The beautiful city of Nottingham is set to welcome the best of Europe’s sitting volleyball players later this month as the UK’s first, international tournament, since London 2012, takes place next weekend (19-21 May) at the University of Nottingham. Described as being “A fast, exciting sport often played by amputees and individuals with limb difference,”…
Back on Cromwell lakes for May’s Blog Noveygoesfishing. Blessed with a 48hr session This trip so definitely wanted to make the most of the extra 24hrs. A very pleasant Friday morning on arrival to the lake a few showers forecast over the 48hrs but nothing too heavy. A quick brew with the gaffer Nathan and onto…
Veteran Hockey player, Beeston Hockey Clubs’ Sophie ‘Robbo’ Robinson, has hung up the stick following victory in the England Club Championship final, against Guildford Hockey Club. The 4-2 success, on Monday 1 May, also saw a Robinson goal, her 180th for the club, in an impressive 219 appearances, as the Bees successfully defended the trophy…
Evening All… Hope you’re all enjoying the double Bank holiday weekend. Finally after a couple of disastrous trips a sunny Saturday welcomed the first Rich Tea club outing. Sunny Sibthorpe Portland fishery the venue. Glorious sunshine welcomed us on a fine morning, Kingfisher Lake the preferred lake for the bragging rights to begin. Road side peg 15 was…
The Nottingham Caesars, they are ready to go, more than ready in all honesty, as Head Coach Vanden Warner and his NFC1 South side go all out for promotion this season, just ask Will Hobbs – we did!! One of the team captains at the Caesars this, 2023 season, Hobbs, who joined the club during…
Moving to the David Ross Sports Village, at the University of Nottingham, has been but one of many highlights for Vanden Warner’s Nottingham Caesars off-season. The past few months, in preparing for the new British American Football Association (BAFA) NFC1 South campaign has been nothing short of stellar, from announcing new coaches, to a plethora…
“The question is, is Takeru ready to take on the biggest and best challenge of his career?” Bailey Sugden, Tokyo, Japan, March 2023. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, on the other side of the world, Tokyo, Japan to be precise, Nottinghamshire’s ISKA World super lightweight kickboxing champion, Bailey Sugden, was going face-to-face with…
Good afternoon fisherthem’s (men & women who enjoy fishing). Back to the residency, Cromwell Lakes for this months Novey goes Fishing. Two in to One this Blog as Feb’s visit was nothing to write about really. As usual 8am at the gates for opening to be welcomed with a brew from the bailiff Gizzy. Quick…
All that sport, it would be rude not too give it a mention – #BUCSBIGWEDNESDAY in all its glory, was played out this past week, and Nottingham’s two universities, Nottingham Trent University (NTU), and University of Nottingham (UoN), they had an impressive TWENTY teams qualify, they certainly gave their all on finals day, across a…
Head Coach Jason Scott is creating somewhat of a dynasty over at the University of Nottingham, his BUCS Gold side heading into Tuesday’s battle with the UWE (University of West England) Bullets, for the National Championship. He’s not averse to winning championships either, is Scott, both as a player, and as a coach; in fact,…
“The Caesars have a huge opportunity to win the division this year and I am enjoying being part of the coaching team, and bringing some new ideas to the defensive side of the ball.” Laura Moore, 2023 Having played both codes of rugby, Union with Nottingham/West Bridgford, and League with the Nottingham Outlaws, Defensive Coach…
It’s been another, roller-coaster season, for Beeston Hockey, but it’s been one that has, yet again, seen them qualify for the play-offs. Among their ranks is the experienced, central midfield athlete, the 24-year-old, Paige Gillott, someone who continues to strive to achieve, in every capacity, but it could have been so, very different for her,…
It’s our third year of telling you who’s the best in these parts and in 2022 we enjoyed a memorable 12 months of sport with success on the field of play and some serious added talent to go with, born in the county, raised in the city, working for one of our great clubs, whoever…
Nottingham Wildcats legend Siobhán Prior has been announced as a Club Representative on the Women’s British Basketball League board, taking up a new role in growing the sport in this country. A former England International who won a Commonwealth Silver Medal, a player who represented her hometown club winning countless silverware and who is currently…
Good day to our avid readers of Nottingham Sport, And a happy New Year to you all. So managed to get back to my monthly visit to Cromwell Lakes on a mild(ish) January morning. The heavy drizzle not putting me off once I arrived. A quick chat with the gaffer Nathan and Peg 1 was…
Grantham, 11 March 2023, Newark’s world champion kickboxer, Bailey Sugden, defends the world title he won against France’s Ibrahim Madi twelve months prior, in what will be his first fight in a year, against Spaniard, Pedro ‘Mimao’ Ruiz. It’s not because he didn’t want to, or there was nothing available to him, the 25-year-old son…
Having her made her professional, fight debut, back in late August, Worksop’s super flyweight, Nicola ‘Hurricane’ Hopewell, 2-0(1), is preparing herself for what will be her third outing, in just six months, whilst also having a sly glance towards the future. Hopewell, who recently announced that she was being sponsored by OnlyFans sensation, and IBF…
Nottinghamshire sporting royalty was out in force on Wednesday (23 December) night when Salford played host to the annual, BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards, one which has been given since way back in 1954. Several stars with Nottinghamshire connections have lifted the main award, including that of Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean, who…
So, what fight fans have expected for quite some time, finally materialised overnight as Leo Santa Cruz relinquished the WBA Super featherweight championship meaning that Nottingham fighter, ‘Leighthal’ Leigh Wood is the divisions, sole, world champion. The decision by Cruz, 38-2-1(19) means that Wood, 26-2(16) is the WBAs only world champion now, and attention, for…
She is the brains behind the brawn, the beating heart behind the ‘Hurricane’ fight game, whilst being so much more than that herself and the mastermind of Mar Fit PT. Mafisia Lanza, originally from Tarsia, in the Calabria region of Southern Italy, where she grew up living on a farm and took in that of…
