Oh My Goodness! What a magnificent days sporting action that was! Women's Basketball, Netball and Men's Basketball. The competition was between The University of Sheffield and bitter rivals Sheffield Hallam University.
Sharks Players and Fans Enjoying Another Fabulous New Year's Eve Party!
Well it is less than 24 hours to the start of the games and Head of News Alan Perry is going throught his plans to confirm the assignments for the first couple of days. He hands me a ticket and I look at it to see that it is for the opening ceremony at the main games stadium. Words could not explain how I felt. Suffice to say it was wonderful.
The 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester were officially the best Games EVER! Four years on, and the baton passes to Melbourne, Australia. BBC MANCHESTER's Mike SHAFT was the official host in Manchester and now he's off to OZ... And he's keeping a diary:
DNC Netball is the latest sporting organisation to be announced by the Park Community Arena Ltd to re-locate to Park Community Arena, developed by Canon Medical Systems.
Last Monday saw the first game of the new Vitality Superleague Season, and Manchester Thunder got off to a flying start in front of a full house at the glorious Belle Vue Sports Village. The Thunder ran out winners over UWS Sirens 60-43.
The 2021 City of Champions Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony on Thursday, 23 September, at the Stock Exchange Hotel in Manchester was simply off the scale. The event was a huge success with 150 delegates attending. Speakers included Diane Modahl, Co-Founder and CEO of the Diane Modahl Sports Foundation (DMSF); Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham; and BBC presenter Mike Shaft.
The Basketball All Party Parliament Group, under the chairmanship of Sharon Hodgson, MP, met at the House of Commons on Tuesday, 15th January, 2013, to discuss the crisis in basketball engendered by recent funding decisions by UK Sport and Sport England.
The 2021 City of Champions Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony on Thursday, 23 September, at the Stock Exchange Hotel in Manchester was simply off the scale. The event was a huge success with 150 delegates attending. Speakers included Diane Modahl, Co-Founder and CEO of the Diane Modahl Sports Foundation (DMSF); Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham; and BBC presenter Mike Shaft.
One of Great Britain's most successful athletes is Sarah Storey. She started out as a Paralympic swimmer changing to cycling after discovering that she was very good at it. In the run-up to the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, I am delighted to say that I got the opportunity to put some questions to her.
Well, we're a little bit late with this report but the weekend of Saturday 10th February 2024 was a very special one for me. It started at City of Leeds who were taking on Sheffield Elite in D3. Now as you can imagine I have seen a good few basketball games in my time and this was one of the best ever!
Thanks again for all your wonderful comments. These pages are a reflection of SOME on the comments I have received since my announcement. There is simply no way I could have included them all!
Sunday 10th of September 2023, saw a very special get together at the Football Museum in Manchester for the Launch of Great Britain's Davis Cup campaign. The Tournament will see GB taking on France, Switzerland and Australia! I had the great pleasure of hosting the event and, to put it mildly, It was an absolute joy!
