Sport

Lauren Quigley believes her rivals will see a much different athlete next month in Russia to the person who made her World Championships debut two years ago.

Manchester BMX Club’s 12-year-old sensation Lewis Holmes is already preparing to represent his country at the World Championships, just two years after taking up the sport completely by chance.

After scoring an astonishing 35 goals in 15 games in the Women’s Premier League last season for Blackburn, England Under-17 international Georgia Stanway was courted by Manchester City resulting in a dream move.

Bury-born Scott Quigg will be defending his WBA World Super Bantamweight title against former IBF world champion Kiko Martinez, whilst fellow Mancunian Anthony Crolla meets Darleys Perez for a shot at his WBA World Lightweight belt on Saturday.

Chris Robshaw will lead Stuart Lancaster’s England out at Twickenham on Friday September 18 to start arguably the biggest tournament of his career after getting to grips with the great and the good of the sport’s grassroots heroes at the first ever National Rugby Awards.

Cheadle Hulme tennis sensation Eve Daniels admits she has to pinch herself in amazement when she thinks about following in Andy Murray’s footsteps by strutting her stuff on London’s famous grass courts at August’s Road to Wimbledon

The Founders Walk – which will take place over six days and will see rugby fans visit the original home stadiums of the 22 clubs that founded the Northern Union back in 1895 – has been organised in association with the sport’s charity Rugby League Cares.

Bury twins Simon and Adam Yates have survived the first week of the Tour de France battling crosswinds, cobbles and crashes in one of the trickiest opening weeks in recent memory.

Chadderton Football Club has reached a landmark agreement with Oldham Council to secure a new 35-year lease on their current home at Broadway Stadium.

Manchester City’s Sergio Agüero plans to return to Argentina to play for his boyhood club, Independiente, according to his father, Leonel del Castillo.

Blackpool Supporters’ Trust (BST) – a fan group who have launched a £16million deal to take over Blackpool Football Club – have revealed they were ‘inspired’ to bid by fan-owned FC United of Manchester.