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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Nick Garnham |Paul Grunill
Prolific non-league striker Charlie Warren says he is "excited for what's to come" after signing an initial two-year professional contract with Bolton Wanderers. The 21-year-old was picked up by the League One club after scoring 34 goals for eighth-tier Felixstowe & Walton United in 2024-25. Warren had also attracted interest from Stoke City, Coventry City, Wycombe Wanderers and Southend United. But a goal in a trial match for Bolton in February prompted them to make an offer.
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1 week ago | 
sports.yahoo.com | Tom Williams |Paul Grunill
"It's such a special meeting, it's like no other week in racing - you could sort of equate it to FA Cup finals, Ryder Cups and things like that."Newmarket trainer George Scott and jockey Callum Shepherd proved a winning combination when Isle Of Jura won the Hardwicke Stakes at last year's Royal Ascot and they can't wait to get back there for this week's meeting.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Warren Muggleton |Paul Grunill
Peter Taylor, now manager of Essex non-league outfit Canvey Island, only had one game as caretaker boss of the Three Lions in 2000. But his influence was an enduring one because of his decision to name Beckham - who won 59 caps as captain and 115 in total - as skipper for that friendly against Italy. And on the midfielder's expected inclusion in the King's Birthday Honours List, Taylor told BBC Essex: "I'm delighted for David.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Paul Grunill |Charlotte Vowden
Image source, Matt Alexander, PA Media Assignments/GoodwoodImage caption, Bruno Senna drove his late uncle Ayrton's Lotus at GoodwoodCo-host, The Motorsport Show"Unfortunately for me, all his cars are too small.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Ged Scott |Paul Grunill
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Harrison Burrows' two late goals won the EFL Trophy for Peterborough United at Wembley a year ago Ged Scott and Paul GrunillIt is a competition that began quietly last September as the Bristol Motors Trophy and ends at Wembley on Sunday in front of a 70,000-plus audience as the Vertu Trophy final.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Paul Grunill |Tom Williams
Image source, BBC Look EastImage caption, Kate Coppack took 46 wickets in 51 games for the Sunrisers regional sideOne player who would feel right at home immersed in such fine legal details is seam bowler Kate Coppack, who will be part of the Essex women's squad this summer. Coppack, who helped Sunrisers win last summer's Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy under the old regional format, is an employment lawyer by profession.
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Mar 24, 2025 | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Rob Butler |Tom Williams |Paul Grunill
"I remember the song on the bus going down, It's Now Or Never by Elvis - this was our big opportunity, our big chance."On 24 March 1985, defender Steve Bruce was a member of the Norwich City squad heading for Wembley to take on Sunderland in the League Cup final. Bruce was to know many big occasions in his later career with Manchester United, but for him, having been plucked from the lower divisions by Norwich after seven years with Gillingham, it was one to savour.
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Mar 6, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Graham McKechnie |Paul Grunill
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Darren Lehmann played 27 Tests and 117 One-Day Internationals for AustraliaBBC Radio Northampton sports editorAustralian Darren Lehmann has promised a brand of cricket "people love to come and watch" after taking over as Northamptonshire's head coach. The 55-year-old brings vast experience to the role after agreeing a two-year contract last October.
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Tom Williams |Paul Grunill
Image source, BBC Look EastImage caption, Oliver Bearman will partner Esteban Ocon in the US-based Haas team in 2025Britain's Oliver Bearman is aiming for a year of "continuous growth and development" as he prepares for his first full campaign in Formula 1. Bearman, who will not be 20 until May, signed a multi-year agreement with the US-based Haas team after making his debut as a replacement for Ferrari last year when Carlos Sainz was stricken with appendicitis.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
bbc.com | Paul Grunill
Peskett scored the only goal when Ipswich beat Bournemouth 1-0 to set up the tie against City. Town also reached the fourth round in the past two seasons and in 2022 made it all the way to the last eight before losing 1-0 to WSL side West Ham. They are unbeaten in Women's National League Southern Premier this season, winning nine of their 11 games so far, and lead the table on goal difference from Hashtag United.
