Gair Rhydd

A Queue for Change

Over one hundred students take part in an Invest in Sport protest against inadequate sports facilities

Over 100 people queued up outside the Park Place gym on Tuesday evening in protest of the lack of sporting facilities for Cardiff University students.

The protest, named Project Queue, was devised to raise awareness of the long queues that are a regular occurence at the university’s main gym.

Hamilton: a true champion

LEWIS HAMILTON has won the Formula One World Championship in just his second professional season.

He became the youngest driver, at just 23, to claim victory in the World Championship and the first British Formula One champion since Damon Hill in 1996.

It's just not cricket

THE STANFORD Super Series, run by the Antiguan billionaire Sir Allen Stanford, is a possible future of English cricket after its announcement at Lords this summer.

However after England’s 10-wicket defeat to the Stanford Superstars, serious questions have been raised concerning the wider value of the tournament.

The hand of God

DIEGO MARADONA has been confirmed as the new manager of Argentina. The decision comes in the wake of a bitter 1-0 defeat for the Argentines against fierce rivals Chile.

However, the decision to grant the footballing legend his country’s managerial position has come in for heavy criticism. Many feel that Maradona, recently voted Fifa Player of the Century, lacks the necessary experience to handle the reigns of a major national team.

Professional loser

LAST FRIDAY Peter Buckley, boxing’s greatest loser, won his first fight in five years. This final twist of fortune was the last in Peter Buckley’s journeyman career as he signs off on his 300th fight.

The tragedy is that Peter Buckley was earmarked early in his career for success and a crack at world titles. Although he never fought a title match, he prided himself on providing up and coming talents, such as Prince Naseem, with opportunities to blood themselves – albeit shedding little of their own.

A Question of Sport

Following Project Queue, the Great Sports Debate took place in the Great Hall to discuss the proposed gym facilities, the state of sport at Cardiff University and where improvements can be made.

Following the Project Queue protest outside the Park Place gym on Tuesday evening, the Great Sports Debate was held in the Great Hall.

After the successful attendance of the earlier protest, numbers had noticeably dropped for the debate.

London falling

CARDIFF Ladies’ 1sts…...........25

UCL Ladies’ 1sts…....................1

Perfect Ex-ecution

CARDIFF Men’s 1sts…..............3

EXETER Men’s 1sts…................0

Ultimate Frills

CARDIFF UNIVERSITY Ultimate Frisbee First team, ‘No frills’, breezed through the first regional tournament of the year, held in Plymouth, to qualify for the National finals, albeit with a slight sense of disappointment.

Cardiff, BUSA outdoor national champions, eased through the group stage beating 2nd and 3rd teams with determined discipline. A more focused mentality had to be conjured by captain, Tony Fuller, for the semi-final, which was against much more credible opposition, Plymouth. Cardiff, successfully pumped-up by the tirade of taunts from the home support and opposition, silenced them by storming to a 9-3 victory.

Valiant Cardiff foiled

CARDIFF 1sts….....................118

ABERYSTWYTH 1sts…...........130

UWE hit for six

CARDIFF Men’s 1sts…..............6

UWE Men’s 1sts….....................1

Pharmacists sedate Cardiff

Cardiff A 14-14 Pharmacy B

Both Cardiff A and Pharmacy B battled hard from the opening centre pass in what was a surprisingly hard-fought match for Cardiff, who are currently settled at the top of Group A.

Jets soar to victory

Cardiff Jets 15-8 E. Automotive

NEWCOMERS CARDIFF JETS A secured their second group stage victory in a hard-fought match against the established Engin Automotive. The game, played at Talybont in cold and slippery conditions, was littered with unforced errors but both sides dug deep to deliver an exciting contest.

Samba Tigers stall Engin

Samba Tigers 3-3 E. Locomotive

PONTCANNA SET THE STAGE for an enthralling tie between the two unbeaten teams in Group C. Something had to give as FC Samba Tigers took on Engin Locomotive.

Men-tal breakdown

Inter MeNan 6-3 Men United

WITH BOTH TEAMS yet to win this season it was a do-or-die encounter at Trelai and it was Men United who looked to take the initiative early on.

Starstruck

Uni HallStars 4-0 Liability FC

UNIHALLSTARS REGISTERED THEIR second win of the season in considerably better conditions than last week at Trelai.