David Pye

PICKLEBALL players from all over the country will converge on Bolton this month for the English Nationals at the Bolton Arena.

Astley and Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club hosted the fourth and final National round of the British Junior League series at Gin Pit last Saturday.

By David Pye Football grounds are far more than simply places where matches are played.

It was another action-packed weekend for Lostock AC, with Team Green represented across the country in parkrun, cross country, marathon, fell racing and even ‘bikejoring’.

Daisy Hill will look to get back to winning ways in the North West Counties League First Division North tomorrow when they travel to face Garstang at the Riverside Stadium.

Sale Sharks suffered a 47-27 home defeat against Glasgow Warriors in their Investec Champions Cup opener on an emotional Saturday afternoon at the CorpAcq Stadium.

Bury racing driver Brittaini Norfolk has made history after becoming the first female Heavyweight Regional Champion in the British Indoor Karting Championship.

Whitefield youngster Sienna Babut has been tipped for a bright future in combat sports after becoming a European Thai boxing champion at just 11 years old.

Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson admitted he was left “frustrated, annoyed and baffled” as his side missed the chance to climb to second in the Gallagher Prem following a disappointing 17-3 defeat at Newcastle Red Bulls.

Storm Boelo could not stop Lostock AC supporting ‘Let’s Lift the Curfew’, a national movement from This Girl Can bringing attention to the unwanted curfew many women feel during the darker months.