The Basque region of Northern Spain, and Bilbao, the venue of the Grand Depart of the 2023 Tour de France, is also where Nottingham’s James Shaw, and his EF Education-EasyPost Pro Cycling team are for the three week extravaganza. A total of 21 stages begins in Bilbao, this weekend, before heading to Vitoria-Gastiez-San Sebastian for…
The AFCON affect is potentially changing Nottingham Forest’s recruitment strategy. AFCON: The largest, and main, football tournament in the continent of Africa, one which features 24 teams, with over 50 teams eligible to qualify. With the African Cup Of Nations (AFCON) next year (middle of the 23/24 season), what effect will this have on the…
As the football season is just around the corner, the opening week of fixtures in the Toolstation Northern Counties East League, and the draw for the Preliminary Round of the Uhlsport United Counties League’s, Kingfisher Lighting League Knock-Out Cup competition, have now been released. In the former, the Northern Counties East League, the upcoming seasons’…
There’s been a busy off-season thus far at Greenwich Avenue, manager Steve Kitterick putting his stamp on the side that will take its place in the Northern Premier League Premier Division next season. A number of new signings, the club having struck whilst the iron was hot at the end of last season, and seven,…
Liam Hughes and his Worksop Town team-mates have reaped their just rewards for a successful, last campaign, in the Northern Premier League. A season in which saw manager Craig Parry’s Tigers romp to the NPL East Division title, with a record-breaking season, Hughes would be the foremost name at the recent, league awards night. In…
North of the Border; will the Glaswegian influx help cement Forest’s position above the Championship border? Whether its Toffolo and O’Brien, Lingard and Henderson, Lodi and Felipe, Danilo and Scarpa, Wood and Shelvey – and the list could go on, one rare consistency in Forest’s strategy this season has been to couple characters that have…
The fixtures have been released ahead of the 2023/24 season and, in Sky Bet EFL League Two, Nigel Clough’s Mansfield Town now know who they’ll be facing, and when (subject to change) when it all begins again, on Saturday 5 August. The key dates for the Stags will see them travel to Lee Bell’s Crewe…
Groundhopping, a hobby which involves an individual(s) attending matches at as many different venues as possible, individuals who partake in this are known as groundhoppers, hoppers, or travellers. It is a pastime associated with football-related events and has been growing since the 1980s, with several leagues dedicating full weekends to such an occasion, and again,…
Last season was a tough one to swallow for those connected to West Bridgford, suffering relegation hurts at the best of times but, with what they went through during the season, made it just that little bit harder. A tough, Regional 1 North-East, both in opposition, and travel, saw the Nottinghamshire-based outfit lose their first…
It is uncertain times in the academy at Nottingham Forest, amidst the departure of a widely appreciated figure, Gary Brazil, after ten years with the club, in which an extensive amount of talent rose through. This talent includes Brennan Johnson, Ryan Yates, and Joe Worrall, who all played a role in the retention of Forest’s…
Written by Nigel Clark, Lawn Tennis Correspondent of the Daily Mirror in 1976. It was the day when the rain came . . . the soaking Saturday when two of the world’s great tennis stars gave the game back to the public. llie Nastase of Rumania. and Jimmy Connors of the United States, proved that…
It doesn’t seem all that long since the football season actually finished and already pre-season fixtures have been announced, signings have been made, and, cup draws have been announced. Yes, cup draws, this weekend having seen the opening round of Toolstation Northern Counties East League JCP Construction League Cup being made, and with it, the…
The league season may not be kicking off until 2 September, but, with comings-and-goings already occurring, pre-season friendlies pretty much now lined up, and the league constitution now in place, rugby’s Regional 2 North Midlands division will see the presence of four, Nottinghamshire clubs. Newark, who finished sixth last time around, themselves joined in the…
Does Brennan Johnson have a “monetary value” this season for other clubs to exploit? Every player has a value, so they say; Brennan Johnson is, without a doubt, one of the Premier League’s hottest prospects, at just 22-years old, already representing both his boyhood club, and his nation: Wales. In the last week however, Brentford…
The Owzat Nottinghamshire Premier League Premier currently has a two-way battle between Kimberley Institute CC, and defending champions, Cavaliers & Carrington CC, however, an eye does need to be cast over third place Cuckney CC, and their opening batsman, Nicholas Keast, more if his last two outings are anything to go by. Having racked up…
Andy Murray beat Arthur Cazaux of France to win the Rothesay Nottingham Open men’s singles title and the two-time Wimbledon champion had the perfect father’s day present when post-game, he realised his wife and children were in the audience to watch him win 6-4, 6-4, as he prepares the necessary steps ahead of his return…
A pair of forwards have been welcomed by the Nottingham Panthers this past week in Sweden’s Didrik Henbrant, and Canadian, Tyler Welsh, Head Coach Jonathan Paredes strengthening his offense ahead of the new season later this year. Henbrant, at 25-years-old, debuted for his local club at just 15, making fifteen appearances in the J16 Elit…
It’s somewhat busy over at Lady Bay of late, Nottingham Rugby’s Head Coach, Craig Hammond, adding several new faces to his Archers ahead of the assault on the upcoming season in the Championship. Joining the Archers for the new season, of those recently announced by the club, are that of 5ft 10 hooker ANTONIO ‘TJ’…
In the digital age of football media, it has become more important than ever for football clubs to imprint a high standard of quality within their media teams and the content they push out across their platforms. One such example of a successful team of creators and the content they produce for their club is…
It was a great day for the Brits at the Rothesay Nottingham Open on Thursday as all four matches on centre court went the way of home favour, underneath hot sunny skies at Highfields, Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart, Jodie Burrage and Andy Murray all won by two straight sets to make the Quarter Finals of…
