
Nick Westby
Sports Editor at The Yorkshire Post
Sports Editor at Wharfe Valley Times
Sports Editor at Yorkshire Evening Post
Sports editor of @YPSport | Husband, father of two young uns | Former press box food critic | Own views
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5 days ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Nick Westby
Missing out on an Olympic debut can be soul destroying for an aspiring athlete who has dedicated their life to reaching the pinnacle. Missing out by 0.13 of a second even more so. But instead of being crestfallen or left to doubt herself or her place in the sport, Yorkshire swimmer Leah Schlosshan saw it as a motivation. In fact, so determined was the then-teenager not to let the disappointment overwhelm her, she actually confronted it head on.
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5 days ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Nick Westby
Redemption is on the mind of Georgia Gayle when her Sheffield Hatters team take to the court for their Super League Basketball play-off semi-final with Newcastle Eagles on Sunday. A year ago, the third-seeded Hatters were shocked by the Eagles in a one-off play-off tie at the Canon Medical Arena, a defeat Gayle felt personally responsible for.
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5 days ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Nick Westby
Tom Pidcock highlighted planning and execution as the two main ingredients for success as he embarked on his maiden Giro d’Italia in Albania on Friday. The 25-year-old from Leeds pilots the second-tier Swiss team Q36.5 team into uncharted territory, the Yorkshireman having raised their credibility significantly since his high-profile departure from Ineos Grenadiers over the winter.
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5 days ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Nick Westby
Leeds Rhinos have called for a video review system to be introduced into Netball Super League and for greater transparency regarding the appeal process after their attempt to have the result of last Sunday’s controversial defeat to Birmingham Panthers was rejected.
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6 days ago |
yorkshirepost.co.uk | Nick Westby
FOR A North American sportsperson honed on play-off match-ups being contested in a best-of format, the British aggregate version can seem alien and antiquated. In basketball, for instance, the majority who come over from US college have never experienced two legs counting towards a decisive aggregate score. With its origins in football, it has never sat quite right with such a high-scoring game.
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A season that promised so much ended abruptly for @SheffieldSharks on Sunday. 🏀Is one trophy a success? 🏀How impactful were injuries to key players? 🏀And how detrimental was the race row? Atiba Lyons answers all that and more ⬇️ https://t.co/NtG2yrrcvz

⚽️FA Women's Championship to be rebranded WSL2 from next season, news that for various reasons, has very little impact here in Yorkshire, the land that progress in women's football forgot✍️ https://t.co/QLsb8PRPTV

🏀 Big win for @SheffieldSharks last night on the road to the @SprLeagueBballM play-off final, can @Hatters_BC follow suit tomorrow in a revenge mission against Newcastle, with @GeorgiaG7 seeking personal redemption https://t.co/qrb25kkS0R