Offerton tennis coach delight after scooping Disability Award for the North
A Stockport woman has been recognised for her innovative work to grow disability tennis in the region at the prestigious LTA Tennis Awards.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Hoy tips Laura Kenny for most successful Briton status
Chris Hoy has tipped Laura Kenny to take his title of Britain’s most decorated Olympian in Tokyo.
World University Games: Manchester’s Golding basks in bronze glow after 200m backstroke heroics
City of Manchester swimmer Chloe Golding basked in a strong start that helped her clock a personal best and earned 200m backstroke bronze at the World University Games in Naples, Italy.
‘All about grassroots’: Twickenham outing a dream come true for Orrell + North Manchester rugby stars
Running out at Twickenham is the dream for every grassroots rugby player and next month it will come true for no fewer than four of Manchester’s own.
‘Front of the queue’: Lewis Moody lauds Sale’s Tom Curry for his maturity at just 20
From the moment World Cup winner Lewis Moody saw Sale Sharks star Tom Curry strut his stuff, he knew England had a special talent on their hands.
Six Day Manchester: Alice Sharpe hopes to bring Oasis-like party to the velodrome
From student spinning to the Track Cycling World Championships, Manchester is quite simply where it all started for Alice Sharpe.
Ice Ice Baby! Manchester ski star Kamaly-Asl benefits from coach masterstroke to secure Bormio silver
Worsley ski sensation Anna Kamaly-Asl was so tired she needed ice pouring down her neck to keep her awake but still held on for overall under-16 silver at the English Alpine Skiing Championships.
Worsley’s Kamaly-Asl ‘sends it’ to score English Alpine Skiing Championships double
Worsley ski trailblazer Anna Kamaly-Asl showed all of her steel to bounce back for a medal double on the opening day of the English Alpine Skiing Championships in Bormio, Italy.
Asher-Smith credits ‘second Dad’ coach with rise to European athletics summit
The secret to European champion Dina Asher-Smith’s success is all in a name – that of coach John Blackie, a man she calls her ‘second dad’.
‘She makes the wrong decisions, I make the right ones!’ Dina Asher-Smith’s coach on mentoring star athlete to the top
There’s a guru behind every top sprinter and veteran Bromley coach John Blackie is just that to Dina Asher-Smith.
‘We can argue or just enjoy it’: Hale siblings put on a show at National Tennis Centre
A brother-sister tennis double act from Hale strutted their stuff on the big stage at the National Finals of the Quorn Family Tennis Cup last weekend.