Sport

Manchester taekwondo star Jordan Gayle hopes his home event in October as part of the 2015 World Grand Prix Series will be a positive end to 2015 after several lows so far.

Driven on by the disappointment of the European Games in Baku, Manchester’s Mahama Cho admits there will be some serious questions asked as he attempts to get back on top form for this year’s Grand Prix series.

England’s women, unbeaten in three matches having scored six goals from a variety of players including two defenders in Monday’s comeback against unbeaten Norway, prepare to face hosts Canada in Saturday’s last-eight clash.

Manchester Storm this week announced their first pre-season matches following their return, 18 years after the original team closed due to financial problems.

Manchester City’s Steph Houghton and Lucy Bronze helped England’s Lionesses overcome a 1-0 deficit against former champions Norway to set up a World Cup quarter-final with hosts Canada on Saturday.

Liam Phillips, 2013 BMX world champion, moved to Manchester seven years ago and is currently preparing for the July 21-25 World Championships to be held at Circuit Zolder in Belgium, a site better known for its Formula 1 pedigree.

Finishing second in the group and with two successive wins from three, England’s women are on their way to the last 16 where they will face Norway.

Amateur athlete Laura Nuttall does the ‘inhuman’ as she faces the UK’s largest non-stop ultra-marathon this Saturday – running 69 miles in just 24 hours for charity Manchester Mind.

British Cycling last week decided to review changes to the BMX youth competition structure proposed at the start of the month following criticism from several corners of the cycling community.

Ellie Simmonds has swapped Loughborough University for the National Performance Centre in Manchester this year as she turns her attentions towards Rio 2016.

Holland and Littleborough Lakeside Cricket Club were awarded a grant of £2000 through the England & Wales Cricket Trust (EWCT) Small Grant Scheme, supported by Waitrose, something ex-England captain Mike Gatting says is vital for the game’s future in this country.