As a city, we’re renowned football fanatics, but new research has shown that our sporting allegiances could even influence our interior design.
Former England No. 1 goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis believes the time is right for the 30-year-old Karen Bardsley to announce herself on the biggest stage of all as England begin their latest Women’s World Cup quest against familiar foes France on Tuesday.
Jos Buttler is coming of age in England’s Test side, and the mould-breaking gloveman insists there is still plenty more for him to offer in time for this summer’s Ashes with arch-rivals Australia.
A seven-figure sum from energy providers SSE will be committed to the women’s game, ring-fencing funding to create a UK-wide programme of girls-only football activity.
Sunday saw the culmination of the first-ever NBL season with four teams, including Macclesfield’s Matthew Nottingham’s Surrey Smashers, vying for the chance to lift the trophy.
Sam Groth, the world number 72, defeated compatriot Luke Saville 7-5 6-1 in a sell-out final that lasted just 62 minutes at The Northern Lawn Tennis Club in Didsbury.
A Manchester fitness expert thinks that campaigns such as Women’s Sports Week is the perfect time for more women to celebrate and champion their right to participate in and benefit from sports.
Aimee Pratt, 17, was recently crowned the top athlete in England in her age group, and leapt onto the global scene at the Loughborough International Athletics meeting on May 17.
Konstantin Kravchuk, the 30-year-old Russian, edged past Australia’s Matthew Ebden 7-6 4-6 7-5 in the quarter-finals and will now go on to face Luke Saville at The Northern Lawn Tennis Club.
Manchester city centre will host ten days of free cycling events starting on Friday June 5 and ending on Sunday June 14.
Joshua Milton, who won the ATP Futures tournament at The Northern Lawn Tennis Club last year, defeated Japan’s Hiroki Moriya 3-6 6-1 6-1 to book his place in the last eight while compatriot Brydan Klein saw off number one seed Marcos Baghdatis.
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