I’m certainly not a ‘sports’ kind of guy. Anyone who has seen me with my top off will wholeheartedly confirm this (once they finish either laughing or vomiting of course).
But I do know enough to get by. I know all the rules for pretty much every sport ever – mostly because I was a massive SWOT at school but playing them isn’t really something I want to do with my life.
So is watching it. Nothing beats watching a bit of sport with your mates, some food and a fair few pints to wash it all down with.
That’s where Dive NQ will sort you out – they offer, not just all the sport, but also a brilliant Sports Day Platter which comes piled with pulled pork, a generous helping of chilli con carne, a portion of fries, some crispy nachos, a dollop of coleslaw, a juicy corn on the cob, a piece of pitta, Sriracha mayo and a pint. All for £15.
Here’s just some of the things they’ve got coming up…
Cricket
The biggie coming up in the cricket world is England’s tour of the West Indies, which will comprise of 5 One-Day Internationals and 3 T20’s. Taking place throughout the Caribbean, including Barbados, Antigua and St Lucia, Manchester might not be as beautiful and sunny as these places but…err….yeah you’re right – they’re well better than here.
Wednesday 20th February (from 5pm)
1st ODI, Kensington Oval, Barbados
Friday 22nd February (from 5pm)
2nd ODI, Kensington Oval, Barbados
Monday 25th February (from 5pm)
3rd ODI, National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
Wednesday 27th February (from 5pm)
4th ODI, National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
Saturday 2nd March (from 12pm)
5th ODI, Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia
Tuesday 5th March (from 5pm)
1st IT20, Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St Lucia
Friday 8th March (from 5pm)
2nd IT20, Warner Park, St Kitts
Sunday 10th March (from 5pm)
3rd IT20 Warner Park, St Kitts
Six Nations Rugby
The rugby Six Nations continues for the next few weeks, and if the predictions of my best friend’s autistic cat are anything to go by – England will be winning everything. The only problem is that my sister’s psychic gerbil is saying that Wales are going to win everything – I just don’t know who to believe.
WEEK 3
Saturday 23rd February
France v. Scotland (14:15)
Wales v. England (16:45)
Sunday 24th February
Italy v. Ireland (15:00)
WEEK 4
Saturday 9th March
Scotland v. Wales (14:15)
England v. Italy (16:45)
Sunday 10th March
Ireland v. France (15:00)
WEEK 5
Saturday 16th March
Italy v. France (12:30)
Wales v. Ireland (14:45)
England v. Scotland (17:00)
Football
Obviously there’s LOADS of football going on – everyone is bloody obsessed with it. So are Dive NQ and they’ll be showing all the big matches over the next couple of weeks. I’m not going to just list every single game – just the biggies that you might be interested in. If you want to watch a match – I’ll bet my left nut that they’ll be showing it.
Tuesday 19th February
Champions League
Liverpool v. Bayern Munich (20:00)
Wednesday 20th February
Champions League
FC Schalke 04 v. Manchester City (20:00)
Sunday 24th February
EFL Cup Final
Chelsea v. Manchester City (16:30)
Premier League
Manchester United v. Liverpool (14:05)
Boxing
I’ve sort of lost touch with boxing and don’t really know any of the big boys any more. I’m not sure what happened – I think as soon as Tyson turned fat and Barry McGuigan’s face started disappearing into his head – I drifted off. There’s a few decent bouts coming up though that you should be excited about…
Saturday 23rd February
James DeGale vs. Chris Eubank Jr
Saturday 9th March
Shawn Porter vs. Yordenis Ugas
Sunday 17th March
Michael Conlan vs. Ruben Garcia Hernandez
If you want to watch any of these events, Dive NQ also offer the opportunity for you to book out a space for you and your mates. Click the button below to get booked in:
Dive NQ, 12 Tib St, Manchester M4 1SH
0161 826 3080
divenq.co.uk
