by Esmé Kenney | Apr 15, 2024 11:57AM | Sport
Barry Hearn and Ronnie O’Sullivan are among those who are calling for the World Snooker Championships to change location, after being held at Sheffield’s Crucible for 48 consecutive years. Barry Hearn, the sports promoter who played a huge role in making snooker a...
by Ciara Healy | Apr 15, 2024 11:52AM | Sport
Sheffield Wednesday footballer, Will Vaulks, won the English Football League Community Player of the Year award last night for his work for the Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice and Baton of Hope, a suicide prevention service. The EFL awards celebrate and...
by Huzaifah Khan | Apr 15, 2024 11:13AM | Sport
Nottingham Forest will discuss building a Hillsborough disaster memorial at the City Ground after calls from supporters. Chairman, Tom Cartledge, spoke about the prospect of a memorial 35 years on from the crush that resulted in the death of 97 fans at an FA Cup game...
by Alycia McNamara | Apr 15, 2024 10:50AM | Charity, News, Sheffield, Sport
Funding from the National Lottery Community Fund has been granted to the Sheffield Eagles Foundation to provide SEND-inclusive youth engagement in rugby league. Jack Pemberton, 26, Inclusion Officer at The Eagles Foundation, said: “The funding will be an absolute game...
by Esmé Kenney | Mar 18, 2024 4:47PM | Sport
Sports teams from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University will face off once again for this years’ annual Varsity matches. Sheffield Varsity is a series of sports competitions between the two universities that take place in March and April,...
by Joseph Gilbert | Mar 18, 2024 4:22PM | Sport
Sheffield Wire will be taking a four-week break for the Easter holidays – but while we’re away, the games go on. With the season nearing its end, the coming weeks will be crucial for all our local teams to sustain themselves in their current leagues. Sheffield...
