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Buhurt Castleton Cup, photo by Kea Gerike

Buhurt: The medieval combat sport growing in popularity

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Knights in heavy armour hitting each other with blunt weapons might sound like a scene from the middle ages, but it is just another weekend for the Northern Wolves, the Buhurt association representing the Northwest of England. Not a mere...
Childe of Hale Statue By Juliann Cloud

The 9 ft giant who beat the king’s wrestling champion

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The Great "Giant" Less than three miles from the hustle and bustle of Liverpool John Lennon Airport lies the small sleepy village of Hale. Among the thatch cottages, manor houses and pub sits St. Mary’s Church. Here, you would find...
Sam Lunt at event - image taken from his instagram with permission from manager Tom Bosworth

Sam Lunt on his senior British Athletics call up, representing Merseyside and transcending athletics

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Liverpool native and upcoming athletics star Sam Lunt sat down with Merseysportlive to discuss his career and aspirations ahead of his British Athletics debut at the World Athletics Relays 2025.
London Marathon runners - Chris Spruce (left), Alan and Abbie Rothwell (middle), and Callan Beckett (right)

Meet three local heroes running the London Marathon for children’s charities

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Among the 56,000 runners in this year’s London Marathon on April 27, will be three Liverpool locals each raising money for Merseyside children’s charities. With just days to go, after months of winter training, and thousands of pounds already raised, Merseysportlive caught up with the runners to hear about their causes.
Kop Outs Jurgen Klopp LFC Parade 2019.jpg

Has Slot undermined the legacy of Klopp?

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Liverpool have announced that former manager, Jurgen Klopp will be in attendance when the Reds take on Crystal Palace. This will be Klopp's first official appearance as an honorary ambassador, as part of the LFC foundation, where he will be...
Sam Roberts from Wirral Wise Guys. Image by Jack Burgess.

Wirral Wise Guys football therapy a ‘lifesaver’

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Wirral Wise Guys played two charity matches at Marine’s Travel Arena on Sunday, in a fundraising event all about promoting men’s mental health. Wirral Wise Guys has been promoting men’s wellbeing since it launched in 2024 and runs free weekly football therapy sessions on Merseyside.
(c) Rachel Issit

White collar fighter turned trainer: Rachel Issit’s story

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Hidden in a small business centre in Ormskirk, West Lancashire, sits a gym by the name of NXG Fitness. Working in that gym is a woman called Rachel Issit, a white-collar fighter and personal trainer. From a young age, Rachel had...
Wirral Change asylum seeker and refugee football group. Image by Jack Burgess

Refugee football group leader wins Wirral community champion award

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Wirral Change’s Isaac Stewart has been named this season's community champion by Tranmere Rovers for his work running a weekly football group for asylum seekers and refugees. Wirral Change is a charity that has been empowering disadvantaged groups since 2006.
Inside Bramley Moore Dock Stadium during first test match

Looking forward to Everton’s summer transfer window

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Everton’s last few summer transfer windows have been plagued by restrictions after multiple Financial Fair Play scares. In December 2024, Everton were taken over by the Friedkin Group. This ended the controversial reign of former owner Farhad Moshiri. Evertonians will be...
Liverpool Kop Crowd vs Newcastle by Daniel Moffat

Importance of the transfer window for Liverpool

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Liverpool are recovering from two major losses after being knocked out of the Champions League by PSG and losing the Carabao Cup final to Newcastle United. However, the Reds maintain a 12-point lead over Arsenal in the Premier League with nine games left of the season.

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