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Gig review: Sports Team at Rescue Rooms

Sports Team ‘Go Fishing’ for more than they expected at Rescue Rooms, the crowd delivering on their beer sloshing, gear moshing mayhem. Adept support was delivered by C Turtle and mary in the junkyard...

Sports Team

We chat with Sports Team about changes in sound, their live show ethos, and KSI...

Sports Team are a band who take music seriously – and always have fun with it. Famous for headline-grabbing stunts, which have led to a feud with Matty Healy and a chart battle with Lady Gaga, the English alt-rockers are determined to keep making waves. Before their big headline show at rescue Rooms next week, Ali Glen caught up with the band...

Nottingham's Mary Earps Crowned Sports Personality of the Year 2023

England goalkeeper and Nottingham's very own Mary Earps won the 2023 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award tonight...

We Chat With Emily Campbell, the Nottingham Weightlifter Making Sports History

Emily Campbell made sporting history in Tokyo when she won the first ever British Olympic medal for female weightlifting. The Bulwell native chats to us about her journey to silverware, the messages she uses her platform to promote, and her expectations for Paris 2024…

Sports Team

Our Editorial Assistant Tries Out Six of the Toughest Sports Nottingham Has to Offer

Wrestling. Archery. Roller derby. It's possible to master all of these in a month, right? Lizzy O'Riordan finds out... 

Meet the Nottingham Lions, the LGBT+ Football Club Aiming to Make the Sport a Safe Space for All

Founded over sixteen years ago, the Nottingham Lions have been trailblazers in our city’s sporting scene ever since - with the LGBT+ friendly football club bringing together people of all abilities and walks of life to enjoy the beautiful game. We sit down with Robbie Jacques, the club’s Social Media and Commercial Officer, to hear all about their story so far, and explore how the world of football can become a more inclusive, tolerant place…

We Hear About How Nottingham’s Footfalls and Heartbeats Are Using Knitwear to Revolutionise the Sports Performance Industry

When you hear the word knitting, you may be forgiven for picturing your nan painstakingly putting together a brightly-coloured, itchy jumper. However, one Nottingham textile company is on a mission to change all that with their revolutionary smart textiles, which use sensors knitted within the fabric  to monitor health and wellbeing without the need for wires. Addie Kenogbon caught up with Footfalls & Heartbeats founder Simon McMaster to find out how these innovative textiles could hold the key to changing the game for sports performance tracking…

We Learn All About Korfball, the Mixed-Gender Sport Rivalling Netball and Basketball

We chat to Ruth, Publicity Secretary at Nottingham Korfball Club, about one of Nottingham's most unique sports...

Nottingham Wrestler Joseph Conners Chats WWE, House of Pain Wrestling Academy, and Crafting a Career in Sport

Having come up through the House of Pain Wrestling Academy, Nottingham lad Joseph Conners has achieved what very few in the world of wrestling have. From performing for audiences around the world, wrestling for Next Generation Wrestling and, most impressively, WWE at their 2017 and 2018 UK Championship Tournaments, he’s come a long way since first stepping into the ring. We caught up with the wrestling legend to find out what’s next…

The Thompsons Chat Forest, the Panthers and Their Greatest Sporting Achievements

The Thompsons flex their punditry muscles for this month's sports issue...

The Novice Director Lauren Hadaway Chats Sports Dramas, Surrealism and Diversity in Cinema

Up-and-comer Lauren Hadaway’s directorial debut The Novice is making huge waves in the industry and it’s easy to see why. We catch up with Lauren to discuss the film, its inspirations, and the state of the wider cinema scene...

Gig Review: Sports Team at Rock City

Sports Team headlined Rock City with support from Courting and Nottingham band Blondes to bring a night of indie-fuelled chaos as part of their Deep Down Happy tour… 

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This Girl Can Teams Up with The Renewal Trust for Series of Sporting Summer Roadshows

The summer roadshows will offer women and their families the chance to try out a range of new sports and activities for free...

Louisey Rider Cup: Local Charity Sports Event Comes Back Brighter Than Ever

Nottingham’s brightest sports event, the Louisey Rider Cup, is back for its fourth year on March 30th and is going to be bigger, better and more fun than ever before.

Live Music Review: The Magic Gang + The Orielles + Sports Team at Rock City

The Magic Gang assert themselves as one of the most exciting indie bands around...

Non-Stop Sports and Forty Two: An Ode to the Skateboard Shops of Notts

We take a fond look at Non-Stop Sports and Forty Two Skate Shop... 

LeftLion's Feature-Length Documentary The Lord of Milan Goes To China

Last year, we at LeftLion released our first feature-length documentary, telling the tale of the Notts man who founded AC Milan. In August our Editor-in-Chief Jared Wilson went out to show The Lord of Milan in two of China’s biggest sports arenas. It seems a long way from that pokey little Mansfield Road house our Herbert was born in…

10 Nottingham Pubs Where You Can Get Your Game On

We checked out the ancient, the retro and the downright filthy. Get right competitive with your mates, just try not to punch each other... 

Ten Greatest Film Sporting Rivalries

To celebrate the release of Borg vs. McEnroe, we take a look at ten of the greatest sporting rivalries in film

Dan Hardy To Become Sky Sports Regular

With the billion dollar super fight between Floyd Mayweather and Connor McGregor breathing down our necks, MMA fans throughout the world have been hit with some knockout news...