First introduced to the world of MMA through her husband, Katie Hunter fell in love with the combat sport and she can now be found reporting for MMA UK. Katie was oblivious to the world of MMA before her husband persuaded her to sit down and watch it with him on the television. From there, […]
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Wales’ King of the Mountains
Andrew Davies has been running through the Welsh countryside from a tender age and, still, he is competing at an international level. Andrew first began running as a junior, growing up in Newtown, a small town in Wales. The 43-year-old has represented his country at world championships and Commonwealth Games and his sights are firmly […]
Chloe Kelly – From Soccer Cages to Bringing Football Home
Whatever else Chloe Kelly goes on to achieve, her name will forever be etched into English football history as the woman whose goal brought football home. Not once, but twice, as Kelly followed up her dramatic European Championship extra-time winning goal against Germany by netting the decisive penalty in the inaugural Women’s Finalissima against Brazil, […]
Checkmate! Why You Should be Playing Chess
Chess is the ultimate battle of wits between two opponents battling to checkmate their foe’s king, and it’s a game adored by Rob Hammond and Adam Raoof. Rob, who coaches chess through Chessville Coaching, grew up playing chess at school in South Africa, where the game is recognised as a sport. He moved to England […]
Turn Your Easter Egg Hunt into a Fun and Exciting Sport
Easter egg hunts are a traditional part of the Easter holiday, where children…and adults…search for hidden eggs filled with sweets or small toys. With a little creativity and planning, an Easter egg hunt can be turned into a fun and exciting sport for all ages. Here are some tips on how to make an Easter […]
Is Wrestling a Sport?
Wrestling is a physically demanding and intense activity that has been practiced for thousands of years. While some people view wrestling as simply a form of entertainment or performance art, others argue that it is a legitimate sport that requires strength, agility, and endurance. In this article, we will explore the question of whether wrestling […]
You Know it’s Christmas When the Darts is on!
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 […]
Non-League Football – What Makes it so Special?
The English football pyramid is special and what makes it so special isn’t what sits atop the pyramid, but it’s what makes its foundations. Non-league and grassroots football differs from what you see on the television – and it’s beautiful. Away from the bright lights of the Premier League, you will find the honest dedication […]
Nearly 33 Million Tune in to Women’s Sport
In the UK, 2021 was a record year for women’s sport as 32.9 million people watched from home, according to the Women’s Sport Trust (WST). The report cited football’s FA Women’s Super League (5.9 million) and cricket’s The Hundred (4.9 million) as the biggest driving factors to the record-breaking year, with almost 11 million viewers […]
British American Football – It’s Not Just About the NFL
It is undoubtedly one of the biggest sporting events in the world, with over 100 million people watching the Super Bowl in the United States of America alone. The NFL, despite being a domestic league, enjoys a global reach that the majority of other sports could only dream of…but there is more than just the […]