Man v Fat: Showing excess weight the red card
By Sean Webster MANvFAT football is an innovative and popular approach for encouraging overweight men to improve their health and well-being, where it’s not just scoring on the pitch that gets results. It’s open to men aged 18 or over who have a BMI of 27.5 or higher and are...
Rotherham BMX track takes it up a gear
With urban roots, BMX racing has gone from the skatepark to the Olympic arena in recent years, fuelling the popularity amongst the younger generation. For those looking to hone their skills on two wheels, Rotherham BMX Club provides first-class coaching on a competition-standard track. Based in Kimberworth, the volunteer-run club...
Aroundtown Meets Kelly Clark
Age doesn’t have to be a barrier. Rotherham powerlifter, Kelly Clark, was 54 when she made her international debut with Team GB at the 2019 World Championships in South Africa. She placed fourth in her category and achieved a personal best – a huge feat for someone who’d only started...
You’re booked! Montagu Cup set for 125th anniversary book
Organisers of the Mexborough Montagu Cup are releasing a special book to commemorate its 125th anniversary.
Sheffield FA’s Grassroots Football Awards
In October, Sheffield and Hallamshire County FA hosted the Grassroots Football Awards 2022 to recognise the achievements of local grassroots volunteers.
Funding boost for girls’ football in South Yorkshire
Girls’ football is growing in South Yorkshire with the formation of 15 new teams.
Watch football for a Steel
As the 2022/23 football season kicks off, Stocksbridge Park Steels FC are hoping to fortify their position as South Yorkshire’s highest ranking non-league football team. Football is the national sport of our country, but the heart of the beautiful game exists beyond the 92 clubs in the EFL and Premier...
Aroundtown Meets Val Hoyle
Trundled in the back of her dad’s green transit van, a 12-year-old schoolgirl captained a bunch of her friends from Swinton to a game of five-a-side football at Rawmarsh baths. While that might sound commonplace by today’s standards of parents ferrying their kids around to after-school sports clubs, this was...
Penistone judoka selected for Commonwealth Games
Penistone’s Lachlan Moorhead has been chosen to represent his country at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as one of 14 athletes that will make up the home nation’s Judo team. And he is looking to add a gold to his already expanding medal collection which includes bronze medals at...
Get the WEURO ball rolling in Rotherham
This July, all eyes will be on Rotherham as it becomes one of nine host cities delivering a record-breaking UEFA Women’s European Championship. The best female players in Europe will join football fans from across the globe at Rotherham’s New York Stadium for three group games and a quarter final....
