While we dedicate a lot of our time to covering the great and the good of grassroots sport, we cannot help but get a little bit excited about Christmas…especially with the start of the PDC World Darts Championship! Since the inception of the PDC in the 1990s, following the much-documented split from the BDO, the […]
Winter Training – The Dos and Don’ts
Winter is well and truly here, with temperatures below freezing across the country, which has already wreaked havoc on grassroots sports. It is the annual headache that grassroots coaches across many sports face – winter training. Getting games on at the weekend is one thing, but training in the dark on a midweek evening is […]
Kent Youngster Dreams of PGA Tour
Nine-year-old Artie Atwal took up golf during the first Covid lockdown in 2020 and has fallen in love with the game, dreaming of one day playing on the PGA Tour. Artie, who is a member of Poult Wood Golf Club in Kent, was six years old when he was playing mini-golf with his dad, Sanjit […]
Should Grassroots Football be Paused IF England Reach the World Cup Final?
England secured their place in the World Cup quarter-finals and are two games away from a place in the final on Sunday 18 December, potentially clashing with hundreds of grassroots games. The World Cup final will kick-off at 3pm UK time and, due to the tournament taking place in winter, will clash with Sunday afternoon […]
Olympic Star Thankful for Finding Judo
Olympian Lucy Renshall told Fen Regis Trophies that she is thankful for discovering judo in primary school, and dreams of winning gold after competing in Tokyo. Renshall was first introduced to judo at the age of eight when SKK Judu Club coach Peter Blood held taster sessions at her primary school in Walsall. Having discovered […]
Glen Durrant Announces World Seniors Debut
Three-time world champion Glen Durrant has announced his retirement from professional darts and will play in the World Seniors Darts Championship in February. Durrant enjoyed a dominant spell on the BDO circuit, winning the World Championship at Lakeside for three consecutive years in 2017, 2018, and 2019 before making the move across to the PDC. […]
British Racing to Adopt New Whip Rules
New rules will be brought into effect to disqualify horses whose jockeys are found to be in serious breach of whip guidelines in 2023. The new rules will come into place from 9 January for jump racing, with a full implementation from 27 March across all forms of racing. Jockeys who strike their horses four […]
Redmen TV Star Reveals Cricket Passion
Though most known for voicing his opinion on all things Liverpool FC, Sam Walker is just as passionate about cricket as he is football – and it’s all thanks to his dad. Sam can often be found talking about his beloved Liverpool on YouTube channel The Redmen TV, as well as Twitter, but what you […]
How to Get Better at Netball
Whether you are an elite or amateur player, the desire to get better at netball is always there – regardless of how long you have been playing. While there is no silver bullet to suddenly becoming a better netball player overnight, there are good habits that you can pick up to help you see noticeable […]
England Set for World Cup Rematch Five Years in the Making
England reached the final of the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup by defeating Wales 125-22, setting up a rematch of 2017’s final with France. England and France will go head-to-head on Friday evening at Manchester Central for what will be a third successive World Cup final between the two nations. France have narrowly won both […]