The British Olympic Association (BOA) have selected World University Games 2007 Team GBR Flag Bearer Alex O'Connell (Fencing - Cambridge) as a further member of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
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World University Games Star Heading to Beijing
Posted: May 14th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
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BUSA Squad selected for Loughborough International
Posted: May 13th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
The BUSA team has been selected to compete at this Sundays Loughborough
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EU Footballer's Earn Professional Contracts
Posted: May 12th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
Two players from the English Universities Men's squad have recently signed professional contracts with Football League Clubs. -
Nominations for Executive Board close this week
Posted: May 11th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
Members only have two days left to nominate candidates to stand for the Executive Group of British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS) the new organisation for university sport.
Entries will close on Wednesday 14 May 2008.
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UWIC win Women's Football Championship Final
Posted: May 8th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
A strike by Bethan Price and a penalty save from Jo Price gave UWIC a 1-0 victory over Northumbria in the BUSA Womens Football Championship Final on an afternoon of high tension and high temperatures.
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UWE Hartpury complete the double
Posted: May 6th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
UWE Hartpury walked away with the BUSA Mens Football Championship today. The soaring heat and humid conditions played an integral part at Loftus Road, QPR as Bath once again lost out in the final to Hartpury by a single goal, this year 2-1.
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A Record Breaking Championship At The Outdoor Athletics
Posted: May 6th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
The BUSA Outdoor Athletics Championships held in Bedford over the Bank Holiday weekend saw a fantastic three days of competition with three Championship Best Performances and two Senior Scottish National Records being smashed. -
BUSA Regatta 2008 - Glasgow delivers and Durham dominates
Posted: May 5th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
As over 40 different Universities, 600 crews and over 2000 athletes from BUSA Rowing made their way north to Glasgow this weekend for the annual BUSA Rowing Regatta - the forecast was looking bleak, but the wind of change on Saturday unfolded into gorgeous sunshine by the Monday and brought with it an overwhelming view from all on board that Glasgow had delivered
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Two records broken on day 2 of BUSA Outdoor Athletics Championships
Posted: May 4th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
The BUSA Outdoor Athletics Championships got off to a flying start in the sun in Bedford with over 1000 athletes descending on the Bedford International Athletics Stadium in preparation for three days of intense competition. Two Championship Best Records have already fallen and with 24 finals taking place today (Monday) this year may be one of the strongest BUSA Outdoor Championships yet.
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Bookings open for first BUCS conference
Posted: May 1st, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
The new organisation for university sport in the UK is to host its first conference in June at the University of Sussex.
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Birmingham Double Up at BUSA Golf Team Finals
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
The University of Birmingham took home two of the titles on offer at the finals of the BUSA Golf Team Championships 2008, held at Lindrick Golf Club in Nottinghamshire this week. Birmingham overcame St Andrews in a closely fought Championship Final, with the Birmingham 4th team also beating Liverpool 1st in the Shield Final. Aberdeen 1st completed the winners, edging past Loughborough 2nd in the Trophy Final.
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Outdoor Athletics 2008 Men's Preview
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
The quality of the competition evident in the womens events is reflected in the mens entries at this years BUSA Outdoor Athletics Championships. Participants and spectators alike can look forward to three days of high-class action.
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UWIC Win Mallet Cup
Posted: April 30th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
Last night, UWIC 2nds played the clubs last game of the 2007-8 season by winning the Mallett Cup, the 2nd oldest Cup competition in Great Britain, first played for in 1893...
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GB Internationals Bedford Bound
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
The International stadium at Bedford once again hosts the BUSA Outdoor Athletics Championships this coming Bank Holiday weekend. The entry list promises three days of high quality competition.
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Scotland Hosts Largest University Regatta in Europe
Posted: April 29th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
This weekend sees 43 Universities from the length and breadth of the United Kingdom descend on Strathclyde Park, in North Lanarkshire, for what is the largest university students rowing regatta in Europe
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England emerge victorious in Glasgow
Posted: April 28th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
England Students won the inaugural Student Eight-ball Pool Home Internationals with a tense, nervy win over a Wales team that pushed them all the way.
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BUSA Tennis Victory Over the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
Posted: April 26th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
In the bright sunshine yesterday (26 April 2008), a BUSA tennis representative team took on the All England LTC at their home ground and won convincingly 9-3.
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Stirling & Northumbria Take Home Golfing Honours
Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
Following three days of competition at the Forest of Arden Golf Club in Warwickshire, Stirling and Northumbria were the winners at the Golf Individual Strokeplay Finals 2008. Gavin Dear (Stirling) and Christina Peterson (Northumbria) won the Individual Championships, with Stirling men taking home the team title. -
UWE Hartpury retains Championship title for second year
Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
With a nail-biting finish from the womens Championship this year, the mens final between UWE Hartpury 1sts and Loughborough 1sts had a lot to live up to at Twickenham.
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Portsmouth Edge Victory against Metropolitan Police
Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
On 17 April 08 Portsmouth University Boxing Team took on the Metropolitan Police in a club match held on University Grounds within the Lux Nightclub. The evening started with the University Dance club entering the ring to the music from The Bill and then performing a very entertaining dance display getting the 500 strong crowd completely in the mood for the upcoming bouts.
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BUSA Sprints Regatta 2008
Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
20 April 2008 saw the first ever BUSA Sprints Regatta at Cotswold Water Park. -
UWIC complete hat-trick at RFU Twickenham
Posted: April 22nd, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
Northumbria hearts were broken today as returning Champions UWIC pinched victory, and their third consecutive title, in the BUSA womens Rugby Union Championship Final at RFU Twickenham. Both teams met with unbeaten records under their belt and the final lived up to all expectations with some great rugby and superb individual performances. With over 92 minutes (12 minutes injury time) on the clock Northumbria held a three point lead, but despite the resistance and solid defending at the try line UWIC won with a penalty try, winning the game by just two points, 22-20.
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Newcastle Hosts Successful Gymnastics Championships
Posted: April 19th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
The 2008 Gymnastics Championships were held over the weekend (19-20 April) at the City of Newcastle Gymnastics Academy, where Leeds Met Carnegie, Leeds, Loughborough, Cardiff, Manchester and Brighton all took home winners medals. Steven Jehu (Leeds Met) retained his overall Grade 1 title, with Nina Dearman (Manchester) taking home the women's title. The overall Grade 2 competitions were won by Matthew Maletroit (Cardiff) and Vikki Johns (Leeds), with Leeds Met men and Loughborough women winning the Team Championship titles. -
The best of University Rugby heads to RFU Twickenham
Posted: April 18th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
The BUSA Rugby Union season will enjoy an explosive finish this Wednesday as the four best university teams in the country meet at the home of English Rugby, RFU Twickenham. Loughborough and UWE Hartpury meet in the mens final, both confident after successful seasons, while UWIC and Northumbria womens teams both head into the final with flawless campaigns under their belt.
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Golf Strokeplay Finals 2008 - First Round Tee Off Times
Posted: April 17th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
For information about the qualifiers and first round tee off times for the BUSA Golf Strokeplay Finals, to be held at the Forest of Arden Golf Club between 22-14 April 2008, BUSA Golf 2008 Championship pages, or click this news story for the link. -
All eyes on Glasgow for the inaugural Student Eight-ball Pool Home Internationals
Posted: April 14th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
The weekend of 18-19 April sees the inaugural staging of the University Eight-ball Pool Home Internationals in the Premier Inn Glasgow City Centre South and will feature all five representative teams in what promises to be an exciting competition.
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English Universities wins British University Games
Posted: April 13th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
After 4 days of intense competition across 5 sports it was English Universities who returned home from Edinburgh with the Home Nations Festival Trustees Trophy. English Universities retained their 2006 title with some outstanding performances across a variety of sports. With maximum points obtained from football, badminton and basketball, English Universities finished on an impressive 26 points with Scottish Universities finishing 2nd with a 20 point haul.
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Netball British Universities Team 2008 Selected
Posted: April 9th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
After some great performances at British University Games this week the British Universities netball team has today been selected for fixtures against a Scottish Development team and a Welsh Development team at the end of April and beginning of May.
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Results from day 3 of BUGs
Posted: April 8th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
The penultimate day at the British University Games is drawing to a close and all the results are now in. With some shocks, high scoring games and great victories the third day at BUGs was one to remember for all the competitors.
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BUGs opens with a bang
Posted: April 7th, 2008, 7:00pm CDT
Only the one fixture took place yesterday at BUGs as Northern Ireland opened the netball programme with a 72- 24 victory over Wales. Earlier the Games had been opened by Quentin Sloper (BUSA Director of Competitions) and Prof Steve Chapman (Vice Principal for planning and resources of Edinburgh University) with Sarah Gandon (Scottish Universities) taking the athletes pledge on behalf of the 500 competitors in attendance.