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Tom Harvey “Privileged” And “Buzzing” After Making Winning Debut At IWBF World Championships

Alicia Newton
Deputy Sports Editor

Tom Harvey Photo: Lauren Hunt-Newham BWB Photographer

Sheffield Steelers and Team England’s Tom Harvey made his first senior men’s Great Britain appearance at the 2026 IWBF (International Wheelchair Basketball Federation) World Championships last week. He scored three points on his debut against Türkiye as Great Britain men got their campaign underway with a 77-70 victory in their opening match.

P.ublished 15th September 2026

Great North Run Makes History

Biggest ever Great North Run with 63,000 participants and Andy Burnham becomes first ever Prime Minister to run whilst in office. History was made as the 45th staging of the AJ Bell Great North Run saw Prime Minister Andy Burnham line up with 63,000 runners take part in the biggest ever event in the race’s history.

P.ublished 14th September 2026

What's On This Week, 14-18th September

Blaine Roberts-McNally
Sports Reporter

Photo by Markus Winkler: Pexels

As mid-September approaches and the nights grow longer and darker, a flurry of sparring action continues to illuminate the weekdays. Each of these events is poised to dazzle neutral fans and tantalise those who are invested.

P.ublished 14th September 2026

News And Events From F1: Spanish Grand Prix

Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent

20-year-old Kimi Antonelli continues to dominate F1

Mercedes’ 20-year-old Kimi Antonelli is still the clear favourite to become this year’s world champion despite being in only his second season in Formula 1, and it is indeed in effect his to lose, with a now 88 point lead over his second-placed teammate George Russell.

P.ublished 14th September 2026

Antonelli Holds Off Verstappen And Norris To Win In Madrid

Just days after a truly memorable Italian Grand Prix at Monza, the F1 paddock assembled for the first time at a brand new venue in Madrid called the Madring, and it proved to be Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, who claimed his eighth victory of the season, winning the first Spanish Grand Prix to be held in the nation’s capital for 45 years.

P.ublished 13th September 2026

Better Club Games 2026 - Could You Take The Top Spot?

Sports-mad individuals are invited to join the inaugural ‘Northern England Better Club Games' that will take place at Penrith Leisure Centre on Wednesday 21st October. Informally known as 'The Older Persons' Olympics', the event will celebrate sport, fitness and active ageing, bringing communities together for a day of friendly competition, teamwork and the chance to meet new people.

P.ublished 12th September 2026

Great Britain’s Charlotte Fry "Can Hardly Believe It" After History-Making FEI World Championships

Great Britain’s Charlotte Fry and her horse Glamourdale made history at the FEI World Championships as she became the first ever rider to win a double gold medal at two World Championships. Fry secured this feat after she retained her ‘Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Freestyle titles', which she initially won at the 2022 World Championships in Herning, Denmark.

P.ublished 9th September 2026

What's On This Week, 7th-11th September

More weekday action is coming your way from across the counties this week as we have cup matches and vital title deciders all waiting to be enjoyed.

P.ublished 7th September 2026

News And Events From F1: Italian Grand Prix

Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent

Lando Norris is set to remain with McLaren until at least 2030

Following on from the recent extension of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull contract until at least the end of the 2030 season, McLaren has also announced that it has agreed the same for its reigning Formula 1 world champion, Lando Norris, who is also now set to remain with the Woking-based team for at least the same timescale, with a multi-year option to remain beyond that.

P.ublished 7th September 2026

Gripple Renews Royal Oak FC Sponsorship As Steve Bracknall’s Rising Success Continues With Sports Direct Partnership

Steve Bracknall

Sheffield manufacturer Gripple has renewed its partnership with grassroots football club Royal Oak FC and Assistant Manager Steve Bracknall for a second season, as the club unveils its brand-new home shirt in collaboration with Sports Direct.

P.ublished 7th September 2026

Antonelli Wins An Epic Italian Grand Prix From 19th On The Grid

Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent

Young Kimi Antonelli delighted the massed Italian tifosi with an amazing victory

This weekend Formula 1 returned to Monza, located just outside Milan in northern Italy and one of the oldest, fastest and most iconic circuits on the calendar.

P.ublished 6th September 2026

All Elite Wrestling: Did Everyone Go All In To London?

Alicia Newton
Deputy Sports Editor

Photos: Alicia Newton

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) returned to Wembley Stadium on Sunday (30 August) for ALL IN London, with the event giving me my first experience of a live major wrestling promotion’s event. Over 41,000 fans attended the event, which is one of the highest UK attendances for AEW, and were treated to thirteen matches across both the buy-in and main show.

P.ublished 2nd September 2026

What's On This Week, 31st August-4th September?

As we transition from August and summer to September, the intensity of action remains high. Instead, things are only getting more exciting for sports across the region as some sides look to ignite their season's beginning, while others reach what could be the apex.

P.ublished 31st August 2026

Yorkshire Cricket Appoints Trio Of New Directors As Club Begins Ten-Year Revival Plan

Yorkshire County Cricket Club has moved to broaden the expertise on its board, announcing the proposed appointments of three new non-executive directors as it embarks on a ten-year strategy to return the county to the top of the domestic game.

P.ublished 28th August 2026

Quinn Ellis To Make “Always A Blessing” Great Britain Basketball Return Ahead Of The Eurobasket Pre-Qualifiers

Former Sheffield Shark Quinn Ellis will make his return to home soil this weekend as Great Britain Men’s Basketball bring to a close their opening set of fixtures in the FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers. Ellis will join his 15 ‘training camp roster’ teammates in the second round of the pre-qualifiers as they look to advance from their group to the FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Qualifiers.

P.ublished 27th August 2026

Angus Leckonby Hopes He “Inspires Others” Ahead Of Special Olympics Great Britain’s National Summer Games

Angus Leckonby, a swimmer, marathon runner and triathlete from Driffield, was one of four athletes who starred in Coca-Cola and Special Olympics Great Britain (GB) ‘We Can’ campaign. The new campaign, which is part of Coca-Cola’s role as a Headline Partner of the Games, highlights ‘extraordinary sporting journeys and the power of opportunity, inclusion and community sport’.

P.ublished 26th August 2026

104 Aspiring Athletes From Cumbria Celebrated At Sports Awards

Cumbria HSF Awards

Charitable social enterprise and worker-owned co-op GLL has announced 104 athletes from Cumbria, ranging in ages from nine to 66-years will benefit from the 2026 intake of its GLL Sport Foundation (GSF) – the largest independent athlete award programme in the UK.

P.ublished 26th August 2026

Obituary: Sir Billy Boston - The Wigan Warrior

Andrew Liddle
Guest Writer

Boston (together with Gus Risman (left) and Clive Sullivan (right)) features in the Codebreakers Statue in Cardiff Bay. Photo credit: Sionk

One of the most thrilling sights I ever saw in rugby league was Billy Boston bullocking his way down the wing. He was built like the proverbial brick outhouse and, once he got going, he was all but unstoppable. He wasn’t a flyer. He wasn’t one like Martin Offiah to glide past opponents with effortless speed. Boston simply came at them - all power, momentum and sheer bloody-mindedness.

P.ublished 25th August 2026

News And Events From F1: Dutch Grand Prix

Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent

(L-R) A happy Max Verstappen signing his new Red Bull contract alongside team principal Laurent Mekies

The biggest news story from the Zandvoort Formula 1 paddock broke last Thursday when Red Bull announced that its lead driver, Max Verstappen, had signed a new contract to remain with the team until at least the end of the 2030 season, making it the longest and strongest partnership F1 has ever witnessed.

P.ublished 24th August 2026

What’s On This Week 24th – 28th August

Blaine Roberts-McNally
Sports Reporter

Photo by Markus Winkler: Pexels

August is bowing out in style, as the final midweek of the month is jam-packed with action from across the county. With dramatic curtain raisers and closers still to come, this week could prove all-important to so many clubs.

P.ublished 24th August 2026

Norris On Top In The Netherlands

You should never say 'never' in the ever-changing world of Formula 1 motor racing, but the Zandvoort circuit in the Netherlands has just held what is set to have been its final Dutch Grand Prix and supporting Sprint race, with McLaren’s Lando Norris winning the main event and Mercedes’ George Russell the shorter contest.

P.ublished 23rd August 2026

From Padiham Gym To The Flight Deck: Alfie's Muay Thai Journey To HMS Queen Elizabeth

Ribblesdale High School student Alfie Rowley began Thai boxing training at his local gym Northwest Muay Thai in Padiham aged 15 and now having just turned 20 he’s the combat sports coach on board HMS Queen Elizabeth, one of the UK’s two aircraft carriers.

P.ublished 22nd August 2026

Boxing's Rising Star Balraj Khara Has A Superpower – His Hearing Impairment

In a sport built on noise, pressure and split-second decision-making, professional boxer Balraj Khara has found his greatest advantage in silence. The British super-middleweight fighter, who was born with a hearing impairment, is emerging as one of the most compelling stories in UK boxing today.

P.ublished 22nd August 2026

Ward Hadaway Announces Support For 2026 Ladies European Tour Golfer Jess Baker

Ward Hadaway has announced that it will support Jess Baker as the Newcastle-based professional golfer continues to compete in the 2026 Ladies European Tour (LET).

P.ublished 21st August 2026

Ethan Daintith Felt “Relief And Pride” After Helping Highland Frost To Secure Inaugural NBHL Title

Alicia Newton
Deputy Sports Editor

Ethan Daintith Photo: Dave Paget Barcud Photography

Highland Frost made history as they defeated Merseyside Foxes to win the inaugural Great Britain National Ball Hockey League (NBHL) title in Sheffield. Amongst the winning roster was Hull-born Ethan Daintith, who helped his side to a 3-2 victory in which he scored the deciding goal.

P.ublished 19th August 2026

Inspirational Sheffield Student Rian Snell Competes At British Transplant Games

Alicia Newton
Deputy Sports Editor

Rian at the British Transplant Games

Inspirational Sheffield student Rian Snell has ‘celebrated the gift of a second chance at life’ after he competed at the British Transplant Games, which were hosted in Sheffield.

P.ublished 18th August 2026

What's On This Week? 17th – 21st August

Blaine Roberts-McNally
Sports Reporter

Image by Rising Studio 07 from Pixabay

This week, the excitement of the football league’s commencement is boosted by a Yorkshire derby, while more drama erupts from the Super League and the England cricket team.

P.ublished 17th August 2026

England’s Tom Sorsby “Looking Forward To Showing What We’re About” At FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup

Alicia Newton
Deputy Sports Editor

Tom Sorsby Photo: World Sport Pics

Tom Sorsby and the rest of the England Men’s Hockey team will begin their FIH Hockey World Cup campaign today (Saturday 15th August) in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. England men head into the tournament, which is being held jointly by Belgium and the Netherlands, ranked third in the world behind only the two hosts of this year’s event.

P.ublished 15th August 2026

GB And Sheffield Giant’s Marta Mathews “Super Excited” Ahead Of IFAF Flag Football World Championships

Sheffield Giant’s Marta Mathews will travel to Germany with the rest of the Great Britain women’s team for the IFAF Flag Football World Championships this week. The championships will see Great Britain women compete against fifteen other nations to be crowned world champions for the first time in their history.

P.ublished 12th August 2026

Shot Putter Scott Lincoln Excited For “Prestigious” And Historic European Athletics Championships In Birmingham

Shot putter Scott Lincoln will join nearly 100 British and Northern Irish athletes at the Alexander Stadium as Birmingham becomes the first British city to host the European Athletics Championships. Birmingham 2026 will see over 1,500 athletes from 49 nations compete for continental titles, with 50 championships contested over seven days of athletics action.

P.ublished 10th August 2026

What's On This Week 10th -14th August

As we enter the second week of August, many clubs are reaching the end of their seasons, while others are just beginning. This week we have a showcase of both ends of the spectrum, as another bumper midweek of action is ready to take place.

P.ublished 10th August 2026

Sheffield University Graduate Will Donnelly Is Both Boxer And Entrepreneur

Sheffield University student Will Donnelly is now back home in Maidenhead but will likely remember his three years spent “in a city with everything to offer” as much for winning his boxing bout with friend and fellow student Lennie Blagg as for his successful studies leading to a BA in business management, with his graduation having taken place on 23rd July.

P.ublished 8th August 2026

What's On This Week 3rd-7th August

Blaine Roberts-McNally
Sports Reporter

Image by Kev from Pixabay

As we enter the month of August, we are close to a month where many leagues come to a climax whilst some kick off. This week we have approached crunch time many times in both cricket and rugby league. With so much still to play for, there is no shortage of action to get stuck in this midweek.

P.ublished 3rd August 2026

Wales Hockey Donation Matching Campaign Launched By Ranmore Ahead Of 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup

Alicia Newton
Deputy Sports Editor

Photo: Ranmore Fund Management

In a bid to help the Wales Senior Men’s Hockey Team to reach the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, Ranmore Fund Management has launched a sponsorship and donation matching campaign. Alongside sponsoring the team, they have pledged to ‘match every pound donated to the team's crowdfunding campaign from today until it closes, up to a target amount of £40,000’.

P.ublished 3rd August 2026

Grand Départ Trophy Handed To Great Britain As ‘Next Hosts’ Of Tour De France

Alicia Newton
Deputy Sports Editor

Lizzie Deignan and Mark Cavendish receive the Grand Depart trophy from Mayor of Barcelona Jaume Collbon

The presentation of the Grand Départ Trophy after the final stage of this year’s race in Paris confirmed Great Britain as the official next host of the Tour de France.

P.ublished 29th July 2026

Blackpool And Hull To Host 2026 Return Of Lloyds Tour Of Britain Family Cycling Festival

Alicia Newton
Deputy Sports Editor

Two stages of the prestigious Lloyds Tour of Britain event, Blackpool and Hull, will host the return of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Family Cycling Festival. The free-to-attend festival will take place in Blackpool on Thursday 20th August and Hull on Friday 4th September, both between 11am and 2pm, as part of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women and Men’s professional cycle race.

P.ublished 29th July 2026

News And Events From F1: Hungarian Grand Prix

The Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship began in 1950, with the constructors' equivalent being added eight years later, and back in that opening decade Alberto Ascari became an Italian sporting hero on the F1 front.

P.ublished 27th July 2026

What's On This Week 27th-31st July

As July comes to an end, we have plenty on the slate to finish on a high, with action from Super League and The Hundred to play out what has been a month of continuous action into an August that promises to provide much of the same.

P.ublished 27th July 2026

Norris Wins For Mclaren In Hungary

Formula 1’s last round before the four-week summer break took place this weekend at the Hungaroring, located just outside Budapest, and it was McLaren’s Lando Norris who occupied the top step on the podium for the first time this season after a highly entertaining Hungarian Grand Prix. Two key issues dominated paddock discussions ahead of the start of ontrack action on Friday.

P.ublished 26th July 2026

Free Entry To Giants V Catalans For A Massive Announcement About Its 2027 Location

Huddersfield Giants have announced that its upcoming Betfred Super League game at home to Catalans Dragons on Saturday 8th August at 2pm will be FREE ENTRY for anyone who wishes to join them for what is possibly the biggest announcement in the club’s 162-year history.

P.ublished 25th July 2026

New Partnership Hopes To Get More Parkinson’s Communities Into Table Tennis

Alicia Newton
Deputy Sports Editor

Pauline Jones

Parkinson’s England Table Tennis (PETT) has entered into a new partnership with Parkinson’s UK and Table Tennis England (TTE) with the aim of getting more people with Parkinson’s into the sport.

P.ublished 25th July 2026

World Triathlon Championship Series London Race A ‘Big Thing’ For Great Britain’s Jess Fullagar

Alicia Newton
Deputy Sports Editor

Jess Fullagar Photo: World Triathlon

Great Britain’s Jess Fullagar will join some of the world’s best triathletes in London as the World Triathlon Championship Series (WTCS) visits the city this weekend. The Leeds-based triathlete will be joined by her fellow Britons, including Beth Potter and Georgia Taylor-Brown, as she looks to make her mark at the sixth elite women’s race of the championship.

P.ublished 23rd July 2026

What's on this week 20-24th July

Blaine Roberts-McNally
Sports Reporter

Image by u_g5kzowan0q from Pixabay

With the World Cup coming to a close, fear not, as there is still a litany of high-octane sporting action taking place across the region. From the throwing of darts to the swing of a bat and the clash of a tackle, there is all to play for still this midweek.

P.ublished 20th July 2026

Antonelli Wins Spa Thriller

Graham Read
Formula 1 Correspondent

Kimi Antonelli very much deserved his victory in the Ardennes

Two weeks after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Formula 1 returned to action amidst Belgium’s Ardennes forests on the legendary Spa Francorchamps circuit, a challenging high-speed track which has always sorted the men from the boys and the great from the merely very good, and, after an exciting rollercoaster of a race, it proved to be Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli who claimed the victo…

P.ublished 19th July 2026

Torz Anderson Proud Of England’s “Amazing” Bronze At Inaugural Women’s European Box Lacrosse Championships

Torz Anderson and England Women’s Lacrosse cemented their place in the history books as they secured the bronze medal at the inaugural Women’s European Box Lacrosse Championships. The inaugural women’s championships brought together the best European women's box lacrosse nations for 10 days of action in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic.

P.ublished 18th July 2026

Nations Championship Round 2 Review

The second round of the inaugural Nations Championship picked up where round one left off with nearly 400 points scored across the six matches. The wins were shared equally between the two hemispheres again in the second round.

P.ublished 16th July 2026

Report On The Combat Academy Barnsley At Their Kings Of Combat Homeshow

Coaches and fighters from The Combat Academy in Barugh Green are delighted with their success at the ‘Kings of Combat’ show held at the Metrodome, which had 1500 attendees." “This event is our major home show,” explained coach Tommy Crossland. “It was the fourth kings, which we arrange every two years.

P.ublished 15th July 2026

What's On This Week 13th-17th July

As the heat grips us all around the county, things are hotting up on the pitch for a litany of teams looking to go through another tournament or round with what could prove to be famous victories.

P.ublished 13th July 2026

Vitality Roses And AO Manchester Thunder Star Nat Metcalf Selected For Third Commonwealth Games

Alicia Newton
Deputy Sports Editor

Nat Metcalf Photo: Flynn Duggan

Nat Metcalf has been named as one of twelve athletes in England’s Netball squad for the upcoming Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. The AO Manchester Thunder star will line up in the midcourt for her third Commonwealth Games after previously representing England at Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022.

P.ublished 11th July 2026

Tackling The Barriers Stopping Women Trying Triathlon

Image by Dimitris Vetsikas from Pixabay

This weekend, the Yorkshire & Humber Supporting Women & Girls in Triathlon Network will be out in force at the Ripon Triathlon Festival, running talks throughout the weekend aimed at breaking down the barriers that stop women and girls from getting into triathlon.

P.ublished 10th July 2026

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