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Promotion success for West Yorkshire Futsal Club
West Yorkshire Futsal Club have been promoted to the second highest competitive futsal league in England, which is “something we never even thought of achieving at the start of the season” according to the club’s owner. The club gained promotion to the National...
Sheffield Tigers women’s rugby team smash donation target to cover costs for cup final at Twickenham
Sheffield-based women's rugby team The Sheffield Tigers have smashed their fundraising target allowing them to travel to a cup final at Twickenham. The team set up a GoFundMe with an original aim of raising £5,000, it has since received more than £7,500 in donations...
Hillsborough Park to undergo sporting makeover as council plans new facilities
Plans have been approved to transform the sports facilities at Hillsborough Park, including a new community café, two all-new padel courts and space for indoor fitness classes. The site currently has four tennis courts, a pump bike track, and a multi-use sports area...
Sheffield University Netball Club secures victory against Hallam across all teams
Sheffield University's netball team played Hallam in the final stretch of the city's Varsity tournament and secured wins across all seven teams. Sheffield Varsity is a tournament in which the city's university sports teams play each other over the course of a...
Kyren Wilson wins the Snooker World Championships in Sheffield
Kyren Wilson has won his first World Snooker Championship at the Crucible, beating Welshman Jak Jones 18-14. After beginning the match with a century break, Wilson used...
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Prestigious tennis trophy returns to Sheffield’s unbeaten men’s team
The University of Sheffield’s men’s first team has claimed the Northern Conference tennis trophy for a second successive time after a close final went the distance....
Angered Sheffield Wednesday fans plan protest in Leeds match to oust owner Chansiri
Sheffield Wednesday fans are planning to protest before the game tonight against Leeds after further frustrations with the club's owner. Leaflets will be handed out...
Sheffield Steelers Wheelchair Basketball Club secure Eurocup finals spot
Sheffield Steelers Wheelchair Basketball Club has secured a spot at the IWBF Eurocup finals in Spain marking their return to the European Basketball scene for the first...
Uni of Sheffield secure 12/16 wins against Hallam during Sports park varsity fixtures
The University of Sheffield maintained a large lead over Hallam in Sheffield's Varsity tournament following field sports fixtures last week. Out of the 16 events that took place at Sheffield Hallam Sports Park on last Wednesday, the University of Sheffield took home...
Sheffield commemorates the 97 victims on the 35th anniversary of the Hillsborough tragedy
A memorial service was held on Monday to mark the 35th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. A total of 97 Liverpool fans died and 766 were injured during a FA Cup final match between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest on April 15 in 1989, in which they were wrongly...
University of Sheffield emerge victorious in varsity boxing against Sheffield Hallam University
University of Sheffield beat Sheffield Hallam University 8-4 in boxing, for the second year in a row to add another point to their varsity score. The varsity boxing was held on 15 April, 2024 at the Octagon Centre in Sheffield. Twelve bouts were fought, with 10 men...
Ronnie O’Sullivan sparks Sheffield outrage after calls for World Snooker Championships to leave the Crucible
Sheffield’s city centre been filled with fury after Ronnie O’Sullivan called for the Crucible Theatre to no longer host the World Snooker Championships. The Crucible has come under scrutiny before, as its 1000-seat capacity proves to be a limit on the scale of the...
Shots fired at family home in Sheffield
Gunshots were fired at a Sheffield home while young children slept upstairs on Wednesday night. Police officers were immediately sent to Gresley Road in the Lowedges...
Roundabout raises huge sum at Hillsborough stadium fundraiser with the help of Sheffield Wednesday fans
A South Yorkshire youth homeless charity has raised over £11,000 with its annual Sleepover fundraiser. For the first time ever the Roundabout youth charity joined up...
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We can all do more to keep the city stainless say Sheffield Litter Pickers
Litter pickers in Sheffield have issued a rallying call for people to help them to keep our streets spotless. Groups from across the city have shared their views on how to keep Sheffield tidy, with one common theme, that anyone can pitch in to help. Tricia Flynn, 50,...
Muslim students across Sheffield unite during holy month of Ramadan
Sheffield Hallam and University of Sheffield students put rivalries aside to break their fasts together in Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. The two...
Sheffield Dance Team performs in front of Strictly Come Dancing star wrapping up the 2024 competition season
A Strictly Come Dancing star has praised the “phenomenal” talent of University of Sheffield dancers, revealing she was “absolutely blown away”. The University of Sheffield Dance Society competition team competed at their final competition of the season over the...
‘It’s a Tampon, not Thomas the Tank Engine!’ – creative bid to smash period taboos by Sheffield student
As Sheffield celebrates five years of being Period Positive, Sheffield University’s Women Officer dressed as a box of tampons to advocate for free period products for students. Eloise Taylor, the newly appointed Women student’s officer, spent election week determined...
Concerns over Sheffield’s West Street safety after stabbing
Fears have been raised over the safety Sheffield's iconic West Street after a stabbing took place in the early hours of Saturday leaving a 26-year-old with serious injuries. This was the second stabbing in Sheffield last week, following the incident on Shirecliffe...
AI tool predicts kidney failure six times faster than human experts in Sheffield Teaching Hospital
Kidney doctors have used AI tools to provide a super-fast analysis of kidney lifespan in patients with polycystic disease, reducing the process time to less than a minute. Autosomal Dominant Polycystic kidney disease is an inherited kidney disease caused by the growth...