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Five Grand National moments that will never be forgotten

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With this year’s Grand National a month away, the country will finally have the chance to watch the ultimate test of horse and rider, when it returns to Aintree Racecourse. We are going to pick five moments that will that will never be forgotten and will forever go down in Grand National history.

Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid: A year on from the “Biological Bomb”

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March 11th 2020. The world as we knew it was beginning to fall apart. The coronavirus pandemic began to take its grip on Europe.
grand national aintree racecourse liverpool - image by Pete Leydon

Grand National: When a stag do ended up in Aintree’s press box!

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With a month to go until the Grand National - the biggest horse race in the world - commentators are already starting to prepare. But sometimes things don't quite go according to plan. ITV Racing Commentator Richard Hoiles spoke to Merseysportlive on the time he was invaded moments before Comply or Die won the race in 2008.

Merseyside sports clubs can access Sports Recovery Package loans

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Merseyside sports clubs can apply for loans from the £300 million Sport Recovery Package  announced by Rishi Sunak in his 2021 Budget. The Government will provide this to support major spectator sports in England badly affected by the pandemic.
Goodison Park view from outside

Top 5 international matches witnessed on Merseyside

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From Eusebio lighting up Goodison to England’s very first loss on home soil against a foreign team, we take a look at the five greatest international matches this city has hosted

Greg Harvey: Halewood golfer aiming for international success

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Golf is a notoriously difficult sport. Any number of factors on a given day can affect performance levels. The margin for error for long drive competitors is even slimmer. This is not something that fazes Merseyside's Greg Harvey, as reporter Luke Reid finds out.

Talking all things Esports with the president of Liverpool Arctic Foxes

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It’s January 2021 and on the BBC iPlayer and the BBC sport website, the world's most popular video game is being streamed live. The "League of Legends UK Championships" had its entire 16-day tournament streamed live to the masses as...

Stephen Bunting ‘full of confidence’ ahead of the UK Open

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World number 17 Stephen Bunting is 'full of confidence' and raring to go ahead of the UK Open this weekend. The tournament marks the occasion of the first major televised event of the year so far, which begins at 12PM...
Liverpool Harrier Jamie Webb after securing a silver medal at the 2019 European Indoor Championships in Glasgow.

Liverpool Harriers athletes ready to run in Torun

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Liverpool Harriers athletes James Williams and Jamie Webb have travelled to Torun to represent Team GB in this weekend's European Indoor Athletics Championships. 400m runner Williams' call-up is his first for his country, and he told Crickcastpod that he couldn't...

Bootle charity raises six figures ahead of walking fundraiser

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A Bootle charity has raised over six figures through their latest walking fundraiser. Autism Initiatives has more than exceeded its2021 expectations after the 4thannual ‘Walk for Autism’ campaign exploded into life.

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