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It's crunch time: Saints seek Cup inspiration from 50 years ago
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 04/04/2026
» It's time for the quarter-finals in the FA Cup with six Premier League teams in the mix joining Championship side Southampton and League One strugglers Port Vale in the battle to advance to the final four.
A sporting year of cheers, jeers and tears that will be remembered
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 27/12/2025
» It's that time of the year to acknowledge the men and women who have graced the sports pages over the past 12 months. It has been a year of mixed emotions. Here are a few of those who have contributed to the memorable moments of 2025.
From Jeeno's record win to Federer's tribute: Celebrating the best
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/12/2024
» It's that time of the year when Nobby hauls himself out of the armchair and acknowledges the men and women who have graced the sports pages this past year. Here are just a few memorable moments beginning with the Thai successes, particularly the kingdom's female golfers who did themselves proud.
High drama -- if a bit on the noisy side
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 07/10/2023
» In recent weeks, Europe and the United States competed in two terrific golf match-play tournaments in Spain and Italy that had the huge galleries and television viewers on the edge of their seats.
No chance of Red Roses blooming in France as World Cup kicks off
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 09/09/2023
» The 10th edition of the Rugby World Cup got under way at the Stade de France in Paris yesterday launching what promises to be seven weeks of high-octane performances from the best players in the world.
World Cup a triumph for La Roja, women
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 26/08/2023
» The success of the ninth edition of Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, which ended last Sunday, has displayed just how rapidly women's football has advanced in recent years and the huge crowds that attended the tournament have to be a good omen for the future.
Hannah breaks new ground at Rovers
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 15/07/2023
» A headline in the English newspaper the Daily Mirror last week asked "Who is Hannah Dingley?" It was a fair question and few people were able to provide an answer.
Performing in empty arenas will be a true test of the Olympic spirit
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 24/07/2021
» There is little doubt that the Olympics which has finally got under way in Tokyo will be the strangest ever.
Promising steps for female refs as Welch set to officiate EFL game
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 03/04/2021
» A little piece of history will take place in the English Football League on Monday in the unlikely setting of Wetherby Road stadium in Harrogate when a female referee will be in charge of a match in the EFL for the first time.
Some people are not missing sport at all
Sports, Nobby Piles, Published on 28/03/2020
» Anyone reading these pages may well be suffering withdrawal symptoms of not being able to see live sport, or even read about it, because there simply isn't any.