By Melita Jose On Wednesday 17th June, England defeated Croatia 4-2 in their opening 2026 FIFA World Cup match at the Dallas Stadium in Texas. The game started off badly for Croatia after Luka Modrić committed a foul in the box, which led to an early penalty for England. Harry Kane’s shot at goal was initially […]
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Arsenal Achieve Long-Awaited Title Victory
By Esinam Asima It has been a long 22 years since Arsenal last had their hands on the Premier League trophy. According to ESPN, it was estimated that between 750,000 and one million fans took to the streets of North London to celebrate the long-awaited triumph along the 5.6-mile parade route. History of Arsenal’s Premier […]
Underfunding of Sports Facilities Poses Problem for Next Generation of Athletes
By Harriet Wood As youth clubs disappear and leisure centres close due to funding struggles, young people lose access to facilities that help develop their passions and talents in sport. Expenses are a barrier preventing the this generation, especially children and teenagers, from success. Even where there is talent, the cost of maintaining it prevents […]
The Milano Cortina Winter Olympics
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 […]
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 […]