Sport

From student spinning to the Track Cycling World Championships, Manchester is quite simply where it all started for Alice Sharpe.

When you’re 14 years old and you’re training alongside a World Rugby Player of the Year nominee you know it’s going to be a pretty good week.

Stockport County move into pole position in the National League North with a win at Boston United, whilst several playoff places are still up for grabs.

Denny Solomona says the next chance he gets to play for England will be one that he doesn’t take for granted.

If Jono Ross’s analysis of Akker van der Merwe as ‘Schalk Brits with added physicality’ turns out to be accurate Sale Sharks could be going places next season.

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.

At lot more than league position will be on the line as Manchester United and Liverpool clash in the top flight on Sunday.

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.

Tom Wood has labelled fellow England flanker Tom Curry as a “warrior” and believes the youngster will continue to deliver for the national side.

While horses trained in the north of England don’t have the best record when heading down to Gloucestershire for the Cheltenham Festival, it’s not for want of trying.

Modern sport, and football in particular, looks to have developed an ever increasing reliance on statistics.