Former Notts County Midfielder Kyle Dixon has returned to Basford United after a successful spell at Newark Flowserve ended prematurely following the FA’s decision to expunge all competitions below the National League yesterday. Dixon scored eleven goals from Midfield at the Midland Leaguers as Newark finished the campaign in fourth place in the division with…
As the horrific Covid-19 virus envelops our planet, primarily, our aim is to preserve life, but when the beautiful game returns, we’ll incur a fixture pile up that’ll appear to have no beginning or end. Amazingly, it’s happened before in this country; I’m going to take you back to a year when the League Cup…
The National League System (NLS) and FA have today announced that it is season over for teams in steps three to six and below of the football pyramid after liaising with the appropriate competitions following the premature suspension due to the outbreak of coronavirus. That means for the likes of Basford United, Carlton Town and…
NOTTINGHAM Forest hover around the playoff zone. World Cup semi-finalists England march into Euro 2020. Dina Asher-Smith prepares her sprint double at the Olympics and the marathon World Record is set to fall at the hands of either Eliud Kipchoge or Kenenisa Bekele in one of the greatest showdowns in the history of the London…
So this is how it feels to be on lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has kindly asked us to stay indoors other than when we are to go to work (if we have a key job), get our shopping (when necessary) or to exercise (once a day). So what are we going to do with…
It’s been a turbulent season for all our football clubs across the county as postponements have become a way of life during the 2019/20 campaign, initially down to the bad weather, we’ve seen many a game across the levels called off and more recently due to the termination of all football following the outbreak of…
The ECB has suspended the start of the new 2020 cricketing campaign with cricket at all levels postponed until May 28th. The England & Wales Cricket Board last night announced “following the Government’s latest advice around social distancing, it is with sadness and reluctance that we recommend that all forms of recreational cricket are for…
Springwater Golf Course have proposed temporary new rules and advice for members & participants which can be helpful to anyone hoping to play golf in the county this weekend and beyond (or at least until told otherwise). The club have updated their members and visitors with some new safe and easy rules to follow as…
The Rugby Football Union has announced the end of the 2019/20 season following its previous suspension due to the outbreak of coronavirus. This means that all remaining games below the Gallagher Premiership will now be cancelled and the leagues and competitions that are incomplete this season, originally scheduled to finish in May, will be now…
So on Wednesday afternoon, we posed a serious question on our Twitter feed to find the best fish ponds and spots in Notts… After all, fishing is a sport isn’t it? Growing up in the 90’s and kicking flat leather peeling balls around on the street corners and parks after school every night past dark…
The FA Premier League and EFL have made a joint statement collectively agreeing that the professional game in England will be further postponed with no fixtures played any earlier than April 30th. This delays the original re-scheduled prediction that football would return from the 3rd April and will ensure that the season will also terminate…
Basketball England has cancelled the remainder of the 2019/20 season with affiliated leagues ceased with immediate effect This includes the BBL, WBBL and NBL and effects all of the counties teams including the womens Nottingham Wildcats side that are currently fifth in the Elite National Division and the Nottingham Hoods mens team who play in…
The Elite Ice Hockey League have been running through the statistics whilst usual EIHL action has been put to a premature end due to the outbreak of coronavirus and Nottingham Panthers have featured in the IIHF top fifty for highest average attendances across Europe. The Panthers have came in as the 49th highest attended club…
Our third and final report on the counties three major professional teams focuses on one that sadly had to give up their title as the worlds oldest football league club last summer. Notts County Football Club had a disastrous 2018/19 which started after missing out the year before on promotion with optimism and ended with…
At Nottingham Sport we’ve been doing a little bit of research to hopefully ease any concern on what the next few weeks might have in store for us. No toilet roll or bread perhaps but it can certainly be used as a time to reflect how valuable life just is. As we hear the news…
Mansfield Town Chairman John Radford has done a telephone interview direct with the club from his home in Portugal stating his concern on the recent devastation that the outbreak of coronavirus has caused to not just football but in day to day life. After the decision was announced last week that the Stags game against…
Lavished with greenery, bestowed with fresh air and away from the crowds it seems that one way of getting your sporting fix during these hard and quiet times might be to play golf? OK an elder persons sport true, we might be concerned that by not self-isolating we could be doing more harm than good…
Nottingham Forest will delay the start of construction works that would have seen the initial rebuild of the Peter Taylor Main Stand this summer after hitting delays with the planning process. This means supporters will now be able to renew their season cards for the 2020/21 season and enjoy the same seats that have been…
Well it’s been a funny old season for the Stags… Starting last summer a little underwhelmed with a new Manager in John Dempster who was quickly appointed gaffer last May following the sacking of David Flitcroft. A previous boss who took over from Steve Evans just 3 months earlier before leading the side from the…
Rugby Union is the latest sport to be suspended due to the fear of coronavirus with the game across all levels from top to bottom now put on hold. In a statement the RFU said: “The decision has been taken in the interests of players, coaches, referees, volunteers, supporters and the wider rugby union community.”…
