This week’s game is on Saturday at 6.30pm.
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MGP to Return With Shorter Festival
The MGP will celebrate its centenary in 2023.
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10 Accidents in One Month
Parents told of accidents since the flumes reopened.
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Gef’s Morning Brief
Be like Garfield, hate Monday’s.
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Back to the Bowl
Kick off this Saturday is at 6.30pm
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Gef’s Morning Brief
Tynwald Yes today’s the day, it’s the Tynwald Christmas Special, see what all your favourite characters get up to as they debate the Liverpool landing stage and pose 25 questions to ministers. See our preview herefor more. Where’s Cav?! A shortlist of six contenders has been announced for the 2021 BBC […]
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Kit Off For Cancer
Brothers Danny and Joe Kane run The Meadow gym.
Image credit Steve Babb.
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Cavendish Burgled by Armed Gang
The Manx Missile is recovering at home following a crash in Belgium.
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Back To The Bowl
This week’s visitors are Alsager Town.
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Allinson: I am Completely Committed to TT22
2022 will mark the return of the world’s greatest road races.
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Cav Injured in Belgium Crash
The Manx Missile fell after world champion Lasse Norman Hansen crashed in front of him.
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Back to the Bowl
Saturday nights under the lights.
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Kicking Racism out of Manx Football
The FA has delivered its report into its diversity and inclusivity survey.
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Club Gives Back to the Community
We can have nice things.
All pictures provided by Vannin Photos.
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Super Sarah Raises Over £4,000 for Diabetes Charity
Sarah had set out to raise £1,000.
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Rodd to Start Against Australia
Having been born in Scotland, Bevan Rodd was raised on the Isle of Man.
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Whatever You Grow Will Save a Bro
If you or your sports club/colleagues are taking part and want to show us what you grow, let us know by emailing hello@gefthemongoose.com
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Back to the Bowl
Kick off on Saturday is at 6.30pm.
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Gef’s Morning Brief
Catchup with the news this Tuesday morning.
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Orran The Dragon Slayer
The Dragon’s Face Race sees competitors run from North to South Wales.
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Highlights From the Paralympics
From Dame Sarah Storey to the wheelchair rugby team, it’s been a great games for Team GB.
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Gran Fondo Comes to the Rock
As a result of the races, there will be a series of road closures in force across the weekend, mostly across the north and west of the island.
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Fancy a Spell in the Dugout?
The island’s FA is looking for new men’s and women’s team coaches.
Photo by Ambitious Creative Co. – Rick Barrett
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T20 Legends Visiting Island This Weekend
Two Northamptonshire Steelback icons will be leading coaching sessions this weekend.
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Female Athletes Fight Back
Recent controversies leading up the Olympics have seen a variety of female athletes criticised for the way they dress or held back from dressing how they want to.
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Fan Park to Cheer on Cav
A cycle ride and a fan zone will cheer on Cav this weekend.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
News from on and off island.
Image: Jen Adams from MWDW using the new equipment in Peel
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Cavaliers Crowned Isle of Man Basketball Champions
Last Thursday saw the Microgaming Cavaliers crowned as Isle of Man Basketball champions in a low scoring, but tense final. This marked the end of a four year odyssey to climb back to the top of the mountain for the first time since 2017 for the Cavs.
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It’s Like Riding A Bike
Back in August 2019, when Nathan Harrison completed his Manx Grand Prix double, none of us could have thought that it would be over two years before we would see racing on the world’s most famous road circuit. Now, with the countdown to TT22 well underway, Gef sat down with […]
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Cav Returns to Le Tour
Mark Cavendish celebrates winning the final stage of the 2021 Baloise Belgium Tour
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Skipton Cup Postponed
FC Isle of Man and Guernsey FC will meet next summer instead as border regs make travel for players and fans unrealistic.
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Steps to Close for Five Weeks
The steps link the South Quay and Douglas Head Road.
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Live TV Coverage for TT22
The TT is going live an uninterrupted on TV from 2022.
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Equestrian Star is Sportswoman of the Year
After last year’s event was held online, the Sports Awards returned to the Villa Marina.
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Athletes to Get Support with Mental Health
Elite sport can be incredibly demanding, and research suggests certain factors such as injury or deselection can increase the risk of athletes developing depression and anxiety.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
Disabled Sports Boost A project that enables children with disabilities to try new sports at the NSC has been given £3,000 to buy new equipment. Currently around 80 children from 13 schools take part in Manx Sport and Recreation’s (MSR) Disability School Sports Programme that started in 2017. It is run by […]
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The Talking Mongoose – Sam meets Paul Jones
In a slightly delayed release, Sam Turton chats to Paul Jones about the European Super League, FC Isle of Man and its role in the community and the dreaming of the FA Cup
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Rugby 7s Event a ‘Practice Run’ For Major Festival Next Year
Douglas Rugby Club to host a major event next year, with details due soon.
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Women’s Football Boss Calls it a Day
Brian Cowin at the Ynys Mon tournament. Photo credit: Gary
Weightman, Vannin Photos.
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MYG Introduces BMX Biking
Manx Youth Games introduces BMX Biking. Here, Sam chats to Gianni Epifani and Gareth Lloyd about this year’s games and the link between sport and mental well-being.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
Business Support Applications for the Coronavirus Business Support Scheme (CBSS) – Circuit Break (March 2021) and the Business Premises Support Scheme (BPSS), which were introduced to support businesses during the Circuit Break Lockdown, have been extended until Friday May 14. The CBSS – Circuit Break (March 2021) was introduced on […]
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
News and sport from on and off island.
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Real Football Will be Found at the Bernabowl
Why the European Super League has me agreeing with Gary Neville, falling out of love with Liverpool and admitting I was wrong about FC Isle of Man.
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Oscar’s Tour de Manx football
From Croit Lowey to Andreas Playing Fields, Oscar will cycle to each ground on the island.
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Ardwhallan Services Under Review
The centre is based on and around West Baldwin Reservoir, better known as Injerbreck.
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Olympic Champion to be Guest of Honour at Sports Awards
Peter Kennaugh won gold at London 2012, becoming the first Manxman to win one in 100 years.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
A win for Cav in Turkey, a law firm moves into new digs and National Rail’s well intentioned gesture backfires.
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If the Cloth Cap Fits
Ahead of Saturday’s Grand National, Sam Turton is hoping for a Manx winner as Trevor Hemmings seeks to make history.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
A busy day with Covid passports, Manx music and the World Snooker Championships making the news headlines.
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Gef’s Daily Roundup
A TT racer will require daily injections because of a rare illness, the island’s tips are so busy they have to close and the death of a beloved TV star.
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FA Analysing Diversity Survey Results
Manx football is currently suspended as a result of the latest lockdown, with the FA stating its intention to complete the season, which can be extended to the end of June if required.
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The End is in Sight
‘We’re tantalisingly close to getting it sorted but every time we schedule a date to get people over to put the blooming things up, coronavirus seems to come up again.’
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Inspirational Anna
A quite remarkable woman is tackling a solo triathlon later this year and raising funds for a charity that has supported her. Anna-Lucia Parker, who lives with the auto-immune disease lupus, is racing in the Solo Sprint Triathlon, which is due to be held in Ramsey on May 8th. She […]
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MSR Goes Zooming On
The school holidays are traditionally when Manx Sport & Recreation runs a variety of sports schools all across the island, but obviously this Easter it won’t be able to do that. Instead, it has decided it will run free Zoom classes for children and their families covering everything from dance […]
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Ambassadors for Manx Sport
Fifty one athletes will receive Isle of Man Sport Aid (IoMSA) scholarships this year through a programme that will see them act as sporting ambassadors for the island. Recipients will receive financial support to help with travel and equipment and access to facilities at the Isle of Man Sport Institute […]
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Sports Awards Delayed
The Isle of Man Sports Awards have been postponed until the summer due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions. The celebration of sport was to be staged at the Villa Marina in Douglas this month but has been rescheduled to Wednesday 2 June The annual event sees the achievements of the Island’s […]
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Mike’s Running for Lung Cancer Research
Mike Hayler Mike Hayler just loves to run and he’s never put off by a hill. The Isle of Man provides plenty of scenic routes to challenge him and the Millennium Way, approximately 28 miles in length, is a particular favourite. He was recently inspired to run the Retro Running […]