Nottinghamshire 662/5dec & 121/2dec v 207/9 & 114/9 Durham (County Championship Duvision Two) 26.09.22-29.09.22 *day four (of four) Nottinghamshire win by 426 runs After securing promotion yesterday, Nottinghamshire needed only a couple of hours to finish the job and beat Durham to win the County Championship Second Division title today in front of a home…
The connection between a Romanian market-stall holder in Prague, me, and Forest’s Brennan Johnson might seem unlikely but there is one. More accurately, it would be with his dad, David, but you’ll get the point. Wandering the bustling streets of that beautiful city one evening, I came across a stall dripping with football memorabilia. Replica…
Nottingham Rugby can go joint top of the table on Friday night should they beat Doncaster Knights at Lady Bay. The side have had a solid start to the RFU Championship season so far and a win could take them level on points with league leaders Jersey and second place Ealing who have a maximum…
Saturday 15th October 2022 will see the last ever league fixture at Watnall Road for Hucknall Town Football Club who will soon move into to their spanking new RM Stadium after 79 years at their popular venue on the west side of town. The club state they are ‘welcoming the whole community’ to their United…
After a 3-2 overtime win at the weekend against biggest rivals Sheffield Steelers in the Challenge Cup, Nottingham Panthers have more good news for their fans having signed Tel Aviv born forward David Levin who’s added to the clubs roster with immediate effect. The 23-year-old left winger has dual Canadian/Israeli citizenship having played through the…
Manager Mark Clifford says he’s relishing the chance to go up against one of his former sides when Basford United host National League North side Boston United in the third qualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup on Saturday. Clifford spent three seasons with the Pilgrims as a player, promoted to the Football League from…
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club have achieved promotion to the County Championship First Division after securing the points they needed yesterday, during their four-day game with Durham at Trent Bridge. The home side scored the four batting points required en-route to a tenth highest ever Notts tally of 662/5 declared, before putting their opponents in bat,…
Worksop Town won their eighth straight game in all competitions on Tuesday night after beating Long Eaton United 1-0 thanks to a Jake Hanson first half goal. The Tigers are unbeaten in nine since losing their opening game of the season at Stockton Town and have conceded just once in their last seven matches. Currently…
Basford United U18 1-0 Notts County U18 (FA Youth Cup Second Qualifying Round) Basford United’s youngsters are continuing to impress in the FA Youth Cup as they beat Notts County U18’s in the competition’s second qualifying round last night. A penalty by Lui Bull five minutes into the second half, enough to separate the two…
United Counties Premier Division North outfit, Kimberley Miners Welfare, are looking to do in the FA Vase this, what they’ve done in the FA Cup, create a little, club history. A little run to the First Qualifying Round in the FA Cup, before losing to Atherstone Town, saw Kimberley put together their best run to…
Cup progression, achieved, as Nottingham Forest Women won their first cup outing of the season, away to Leek Town, in the FA Women’s National League Cup Determining Round, 5-0, on Sunday afternoon. Ringing the changes from the side that lost against Wolverhampton Wanderers Women the previous, Head Coach Andy Cook afforded first starts of the…
The FA Trophy and FA Vase were paramount across non-league at the weekend, with clubs playing out their second qualifying round matches up and down the country, including several across Nottinghamshire. In the former of the two, national competition, Worksop Town progressed to the next stage on the back of a 3-1 win away to…
Nottingham based boxer Ekow Essuman (18-0) beat Londoner Samuel Antwi (14-2) to reclaim his three belts on the undercard of the James Joyce v Joseph Parker bout in Manchester last night. In a classic scrap to start the evening shown live on BT Sport pay-per-view, the Engine outworked and outboxed his resilient opponent to pick…
York City 1-3 Notts County (National League) 24.09.22 Notts County bounced back from disappointing defeat a week ago at Dorking Wanderers to win at playoff contenders York City as Luke Williams’ side re-ignite themselves in the title race of the National League. Some footballers will move to a club on loan and fail to make…
Crewe Alexandra 1-2 Mansfield Town (EFL League Two) 24.09.22 Mansfield Town produced a stunning late comeback to take all three points at Gresty Road in Cheshire. The away side were much the aggressor against Crewe Alexandra and pressed their hosts for an opener with chances missed in both halves as Okonkwo in the Alex goal…
The new English Hockey Premier Division season begins this weekend for Beeston Hockey Ladies, they welcoming the newly-promoted University of Nottingham side to the Nottingham Hockey Centre. Looking to build on last season’s endeavours, one which saw the Bees finish well in the league, and lift the cup, James Sordillo, Zoe Hainsworth et al have…
Despite their midweek exit from the Nottinghamshire Senior Cup, away to Rainworth Miners Welfare, United Counties Division One high-fliers, Radford, are set for another cup outing when they welcome league leaders Aylestone Park, on Saturday afternoon. Aylestone, top of Division One, have won nine and drawn one of their opening ten matches (league) whilst Radford…
England Women will play their first-ever five day test match at Trent Bridge next summer as they take on Australia in the Ashes in a cricket first for the two teams involved. Previously the England women’s team have only played four day matches and will for the first time at Trent Bridge, face Australia over…
Worcestershire 390 v 128 & 183 Nottinghamshire (County Championship Division Two) 20.09.22-22.09.22 *day three (of four) Worcestershire win by an innings & 79 runs It took only an hour of day three for Nottinghamshire to succumb to an innings and more defeat as they woefully chased the County Championship Second Division title with a whimper…
The Notts Senior Cup first round tie against two old foes of past played up a real treat last night as Watnall Road saw six goals a hat-trick, a stunning come back and nineteen penalties in a classic between two previous winners. These days Eastwood CFC play homage to the old ‘Town’ team that has…
