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  • Leicester academic urges caution for international sports

    Date: 22/01/2021 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/sport-covid

    A Leicester academic has urged further caution for international sports events taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Cricket Country shortlisted for prestigious non-fiction prize

    Date: 03/05/2020 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/cricket-country-shortlisted

    A book by a Leicester academic exploring the untold history of the first All India cricket team has been shortlisted as one of six entries for the...

  • Dr Prashant Kidambi's cricket book makes 'Best of Year' list

    Date: 06/12/2019 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-cricket-book

    Dr Prashant Kidambi, Associate Professor in Colonial Urban History, has made it into the Financial Times Sports Books of the Year list with his...

  • Talk by Riders Chairman offers insights into running a top-flight basketball team

    Date: 20/11/2019 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/20-riders-talk

    A public lecture at the University of Leicester on 27 November offers a unique insight into the management of Leicester’s legendary basketball...

  • Leicester students win Bronze medal in tough Military Patrol Competition

    Date: 17/10/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/18-leicester-win-bronze-in-tough-patrol-competition

    A team including students from the University of Leicester won a prize at one of the hardest military events in the world.

  • Free public event explores the 1911 ‘All India’ cricket tour of England

    Date: 29/09/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/30-cricket-event

    A fascinating chapter in cricket history will be explored at a free public event on Tuesday 1 October when Dr Prashant Kidambi, Associate...

  • Danielle Brown inducted into BUCS Hall of Fame

    Date: 17/06/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/18-danielle-brown-bucs-hall-of-fame

    On Wednesday 5 June, University of Leicester Law graduate Danielle Brown was inducted into the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Hall...

  • Physics students take off

    Date: 06/05/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-norway-space-students

    David Jessop, Jamie Macquillin and Lewis Jackson were selected for the trip alongside 20 other students from across Europe.

  • Nick Cummins achieves double sporting success

    Date: 22/02/2019 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-nick-cummins-leicester-tigers-wheelchair-rugby-quad-nations

    Sports scholar Nick Cummins wins league with Leicester Tigers Wheelchair Rugby Team and gets selected for Great Britain.

  • Funding boost for sports at Leicester

    Date: 25/01/2019 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/25-funding-boost-for-sports-at-leicester

    Funding boost for sports at Leicester The University of Leicester has been granted around £17,000 to support new sporting initiatives.

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