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Grassroots junior football teams across the North West are facing pitch hire costs of up to £120 an hour as parents, coaches and community organisers warn children are being priced out of the game.

Jamie Canning was eight years old when he found his safe space during a tough part of his life. Now aged 22, he is the back-to-back British disability trampolining champion.

The Rugby Nines Festival is helping drive participation, accessibility and visibility in women's rugby league, say organisers. The annual event in Ormskirk brought together players, coaches and supporters from across the region at Edge Hill University, showcasing and celebrating the growth of women's rugby league across grassroots and elite levels.

Local artist and Liverpool fan Abigail Rudkin is often told that "women shouldn't talk about football", especially after her recent appearance on Sky's Monday Night Football. Ms Rudkin discussed new Liverpool signing Jérémy Jacquet and said she was happy with the signing, but was hoping to get Marc Guéhi.

When British Gymnastics hosted the first-ever Paragymnastics trial at the British Championship in Liverpool last month, it was hailed a resounding success. The event was a culmination of work by British Gymnastics to complete their 2023 pledge to help establish international competition for disability gymnastics.

Aintree wrote its name in the history books of motorsport when it hosted its first Formula One race in 1955. The Liverpool circuit - famous around the globe for the Grand National horse race - went on to stage five World Championship F1 races as well as several non-championship races also known as the Aintree 200.

The non-league football season has come to an end, but the real business has now begun as attention for Marine and Vauxhall Motors has switched to the “never-ending cycle” of the summer transfer window.

Wigan Warriors are looking to the future, after including multiple academy players in their pre-season training camp in Tenerife. George Marsden, Jovi Bentley-Elliott and Charlie Jeffrey-Stott will join up with the squad.

By Ed Cartmell and Ross Parry Gaelic Football teams in Liverpool are becoming over-reliant on participation from Irish students. Despite the huge crowds celebrating St. Patrick's Day in Liverpool, the support for Gaelic Football teams do not attract the same level of enthusiasm.

A PhD student at Liverpool John Moores University has called for more education for coaches on Ramadan amid research on how it affects top athletes.