By Aline Vandergoten Pelayo Around 2,900 athletes competed from 96 countries in this year’s Winter Olympics held in Milano Cortina in 16 Olympic disciplines and there were over 1.3 million spectator tickets sold. Milano Cortina has set new expectations for gender equality in sports, having 47% of all athlete quota places female, the highest proportion […]
Category Archives: Sports
Bad Bunny at Superbowl 60
By Amelia Campbell Bad Bunny leads a celebration of cultural diversity in ground-breaking Super Bowl halftime show Sunday the 9th of February saw a series of milestones accomplished during Super Bowl 60. Not only did the Seahawks win their second ever Super Bowl title, but the first Venezuelan athlete, Andrés Borregales, competed in the match. […]
Lioness Legend Earps Slams England Management: “Bad behaviour being rewarded”
By Amelia Campbell Lioness star goalkeeper, Mary Earps, recently revealed her disgust surrounding the mismanagement of “bad behaviour” within the England squad. Only 5 weeks before this year’s European Championships, Earps was abruptly removed from the England first 11, losing her place to rival Hannah Hampton (Chelsea’s current superstar), leaving the public shocked and tentative […]
Sports Day 2025: A Day of Broken Records
By Milly Saber and Shriya Patel On Monday 23rd June, St. Augustine’s Priory hosted its annual Sports Day – one of the highlights of the school calendar – at the Perivale Athletics Track. Throughout the day, there was an invigorating atmosphere, which was lovely to see, and we were also fortunate to have sunshine overhead. […]
St Augustine’s Netball Tour to Paris
By Roisin O’Dwyer On Sunday the 13th of April, sixty-five enthusiastic netball students, assisted by five amazing teachers, from St Augustine’s Priory left for Paris. This was a fantastic school trip opportunity to play at the International Junior Netball Festival open to female teams of all ability levels at under 12, under 14, under 16 […]
Clare Balding Inspires Students at St Augustine’s Careers Fair
By Lucia McQuillan-Puccetti On Wednesday, 19th March, St Augustine’s hosted the Careers Fair, providing senior school students with the opportunity to explore a diverse range of career paths, including law, engineering, architecture, medicine, journalism and many more. The event allowed students to engage with professionals working in their fields of interest, offering invaluable insights into […]
Armand Duplantis breaking his 11th World Record for Pole Vaulting
By Mary Dai On the 28th of February, Armand Duplantis broke his own world record – the world record for the men’s pole vault at his first attempt with a 6.27m (20 ft 7 in) at the All Star Perche event in France. Duplantis’ previous record was set back in August in Poland, with a […]
Jake Paul Beats Mike Tyson in a Fight That Left Fans Shaking Their Heads
By Shanay Nijjar On Friday 15th November, Jake Paul defeated Mike Tyson in a closely watched boxing match in the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Millions around the world tuned into the fight. The mega event was streamed live on Netflix, highlighting the massive global appeal. The event marked a milestone for Netflix as it […]
Celebrating U16s Hockey Success!
By Phoebe Philips On 14th October 2024, the U16s participated in the tier 3 Middlesex hockey tournament. Our first match was against Ibstock Place, in which we secured a 3-0 win. The goal scorers were Alice Bubb, Edie Howell-Jones and Phoebe Phillips. The opposition provided us with a good challenge. Still, St. Augustine’s came together […]
U-18 Netball Victory
By Shriya Patel On Wednesday 16th of October 2024, Years 12 and 13 joined together to compete in a thrilling game of netball against one of our rival schools, St Benedict’s. Although only travelling a short distance down the road, they returned defeated after losing 16-7 to the incredible St Augustine’s Under-18s. The exciting game […]