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Alex King

Alex King has written 6 posts for LX News

SUN SHINES ON STUDENT SPORTS

By Alex King ⋅ April 12, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

After the unrelenting downpours of last year’s so-called “summer”, no-one could be blamed for having a rather pessimistic approach towards this year’s summer months. The summer of 2008, however, is predicted to be a scorcher and for the students of Liverpool, there are more opportunities than ever to capitalize on the heat. The Mersey, unbeknown […]

PROUD TO BE A CUP TEAM

By Alex King ⋅ February 25, 2008 ⋅ One comment

Liverpool fans are forever being quoted as wanting their team to bring home the Premier League above all other trophies, but is this media-influenced viewpoint entirely accurate? As a Liverpool fan living in Liverpool, I had to go into the city centre to watch last season’s Champions League final, and although the Reds lost, it […]

UNLEASH THE FURY

By Alex King ⋅ February 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

LX NEWS MEETS THE TEAM BRINGING AMERICAN FOOTBALL TO MERSEYSIDE
October’s NFL match at Wembley heralded the growing popularity of American Football in this country, with the event dubbed as a huge success when half of the 90,000 tickets were sold within two hours of going on sale. As well as being watched fervently across the […]

REVENGE IS SWEET FOR JOHN MOORES

By Alex King ⋅ December 10, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

MATCH REPORT: UoL vs LJMU
The highly anticipated derby match between the Men’s Firsts of LJMU and UoL went in favour of the home side, with LJMU running out 2-0 victors in awful conditions at Waterloo Dock.
The heavens opened just before kick-off, and refused to close for the duration of the match, meaning that the opening […]

CLASH OF THE TITANS

By Alex King ⋅ November 26, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

UoL and JMU’s football teams prepare to do battle
The city of Liverpool is no stranger to local football battles - having two teams in the Barclays Premiership makes sure of that. But the gods of fate have this season ensured that the first teams of the city’s two premier universities are both playing in […]

CHEERING AND CHARITY

By Alex King ⋅ November 26, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Cheerleaders host charity auction at UoL
The University of Liverpool’s finest sportsmen and women are preparing to auction themselves off in aid of the charity CAST, which aims to enhance the lives of Romanian Orphans.
The charity auction is being hosted by the university’s cheerleading squad, the Liverpool Foxes, to raise money for a cause which […]