Nottinghamshire 266 & 233/5 v Worcestershire 159 & 339 (County Championship Division Two) 28.04.22-01.05.22 *four day match Nottinghamshire win by five wickets A third win in four County Championship matches this season ensures Nottinghamshire stay top of the division as they eye promotion back to the top tier of English red ball cricket. After winning…
A metal bolt bounced off the head of the lad next to me. Then a couple of half-bricks came down, followed by showers of stones like shrapnel. Welcome to Swansea! A bunch of kids had obviously taken a dislike to us walking their streets and, perched on a wall up the hill, decided we were…
Notts County face another lengthy trip on the road this weekend, as the Magpies face Aldershot Town in a fixture where the stakes are well and truly high for both sides. Ian Burchnall’s side come into the fixture off the back of a comfortable midweek victory over already relegated Dover Athletic. Goals on the evening…
Mansfield Town will play Carlton Town in the Notts FA Senior Cup Final after a comprehensive victory in the semi-finals last night against Newark FC. The Stags XI containing mostly under 23 players, overwhelmed their United Counties League opponents at Greenwich Avenue to win 7-1 and close the disappointing ‘tangerines’ campaign in disappointing defeat. Goals…
Nottingham Royalty, of the sporting kind, featured on the recent episode of ITVs DNA Journey (Tuesday 26 April 2022) as Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, better known as the Olympic gold medal pairing, ice dancers, Torvill & Dean, took their trip into what became, for both, a heart-warming, and ultimately interesting, past. Clifton-born Jayne, and…
Fulham 0-1 Nottingham Forest (EFL Championship) 26.04.22 A huge win in the race for promotion as Nottingham Forest get revenge on table topping Fulham after their earlier season 4-0 thumping at the City Ground, the Reds enjoying a massive three points in London to stop the home side becoming champions (for now), with results elsewhere…
Mansfield Town 2-0 Stevenage (EFL League Two) 26.04.22 Mansfield Town made it back to back two-nil wins after seeing off lowly Stevenage at Field Mill to move closer to securing a playoff place whilst putting pressure on Northampton Town in the last of the automatic slots. A tightly contested opening half had the home side…
Dover Athletic 0-3 Notts County (National League) 26.04.22 After two previous wet weather postponements it was third time lucky as the Crabble Athletic Ground tannoy system played out some conspicuous rain themed songs ahead of the match. Notts making changes to the team that won against Weymouth at the weekend, the Whites sitting bottom of…
No less than four Nottingham Forest players featured in the Awards Ceremony of the EFL last night with Brennan Johnson receiving the prestigious honour as Sky Bet Championship Young Player of the Year for 2021/22. The Welsh capped winger has scored 15 times this season and stated upon winning the award “It’s just down to…
Nottingham Forest Women lifted their first piece of silverware this season when, on Sunday lunch-time, they saw off a stern challenge from AFC Wimbledon Ladies, 2-1, to lift the FA Women’s National League Plate. All three goals would come in the first half, in fact the opening half hour, the Reds taking an early lead…
Southwell City have finally overtaken Keyworth United at the top of the Euro Soccer Nottinghamshire Senior League Premier Division, following a weekend of results which also saw Stapleford Town slip up in their pursuit of championship glory. Both playing at home, the new leaders, Southwell, would ease to a 4-0 win over visiting, mid-table outfit,…
The play-offs are now set in stone in the United Counties League Division One after Saturday’s (23 April) season ending round of matches, and two Nottinghamshire clubs, Hucknall Town and Radford, are into the final four, for the chance to join Kimberley Miners Welfare in next season’s Premier Division. Both have tough matches to overcome…
Nottingham Wildcats won their last game of the WBBL regular season at the weekend to end the campaign in fifth place and in doing so they’ll now face Leicester Riders in the Playoff Quarter Finals on May 1st. The Wildcats beat Essex Rebels 91-88 in a tense game down south on Sunday with some impressive…
Nottingham Panthers 2-3 Guildford Flames (Elite League Playoffs Quarter Final 2nd Leg) Nottingham Panthers were eliminated from the Premier Sports Elite League Playoffs on Sunday afternoon as the Guildford Flames took the win on the night & in the tie by one goal after a 4-4 draw in Surrey yesterday. Kevin Carr got the start…
Andy Cook’s double cup-finalists are looking to finish the season in style as his Nottingham Forest Women psyche themselves up for the first of the two, the FA Women’s National League Plate, against AFC Wimbledon Ladies, today, Sunday 24 April. At the conclusion of what has been a long season, both on, and off the…
The big news from Wembley Stadium last night may have been that Tyson Fury knocked out Dillian Whyte to retain his WBC heavyweight title, before pronouncing plans to retire from boxing, but there’s an up and coming star who headlined the undercard, who also retained his titles in dominant fashion, Ekow Essuman of Nottingham beating…
Durham 230 & 117 v 488/9 dec Nottinghamshire (County Championship Division Two) 23.04.22 *day three (of four) A fantastic performance with bat and ball allowed Nottinghamshire to bounce back from home defeat last week to register their second win of the campaign, their second on the road, as they disposed of sorry Durham in dominant…
Guildford Flames 4-4 Nottingham Panthers (Elite League Playoffs Quarter Final 1st Leg) The Nottingham Panthers & Guildford Flames played out an eight-goal thriller in the first leg of their Premier Sports Elite League Playoff Quarter-Final. Kevin Carr returned to the line-up and got the start in goal for the Panthers opposite Kevin Lindskoug for the…
Mansfield Town 2-0 Crawley Town (EFL League Two) 23.04.22 Mansfield Town are back in the playoff places after a 2-0 win against Crawley who were reduced to ten men in the latter stages of the second half. Nigel Clough’s men are back to sixth in the table after a much-needed three points takes them three…
Notts County 3-1 Weymouth (National League) 23.04.22 It’s all still to play for in the Vanarama National League as Ian Burchnall’s Notts County continued their push for a return to the Football League with a 3-1 win at home to relegation-threatened Weymouth on Saturday afternoon. Early goals, at the start of each half, sent the…
