Merseyside mayhem: The MMA surge in Liverpool
Liverpool is a passionate sporting city. Football may dominate but Mixed Martial Arts has fast become popular.Â
The popularity and involvement within the MMA scene across has dramatically increased in recent years. This comes with the rise of scouse stars...
Wirral Deaflympic swimmer campaigns for national equality
A deaf swimmer is continuing his campaign to raise more awareness for the Deaflympics as he strives for better equality.
Nathan Young, from Wallasey, says the Covid-19 lockdowns gave him time to think and re-evaluate, seeing other athletes reaping the...
LJMU Fury students excited by NFL growth in the UK
With the NFL going from strength to strength in the UK, two LJMU Fury American Football players have been encouraged by the sport's recent growth in the UK.
Three more games have been announced in London for the coming season.
Players...
Heartbreak for LJMU as New York show their class in All Ireland Final
Liverpool John Moores' GAA team suffered heartbreak in the 2024 Electric Ireland HE GAA Corn na Mac Leinn Final against New York.
The American side displayed their class in defeating LJMU GAA by 1-07 to 1-05 in Tralee, County Kerry.
John...
Liverpool fighter cashing in on Colombian training experience
For Liverpool fighter, Lee Crawley, the dream has always been clear, to become a professional fighter. Now, that dream looks like it may finally come true.
After starting Jiu Jitsu aged 14, Crawley trained for a few years before stepping...
WATCH: Late night basketball sessions thriving in Liverpool
You might think that being active when most people are tucked up in bed would not really catch on, but in fact the a sporting initiative is proving to be a real hit in Liverpool.
The midnight basketball league, based...
Luke Littler inspires LJMU students to start darts league
A group of university flatmates are attempting to start a darts league from their apartment.
Jamie Wood and Rory Jones, both third-year students, have been inspired by 17-year-old Luke Littler's rapid success and they fancied having a go at the...
Darts Premier League: Littler in final as Smith goes early
Michael Smith got us underway on night four of the Darts Premier League in Newcastle facing Stockport born Nathan Aspinall.
After having a disappointing night in Glasgow last week on night three Smith would've been desperate to regain some good...
Luton fan completes cycling challenge to Liverpool in two days
Hats off to Luton Town fan Mark Crowther who cycled an incredible 192 miles from Kenilworth Road to Anfield for charity.
The man from Milton Keynes arrived on Merseyside on Wednesday as he continues his latest challenge of visiting every...
Crime Stoppers charity hoping to use sport to keep the youth safe
A Merseyside initiative has helped create a 22% decrease in knife crime between 2022-23 compared to last year.
Crime Stoppers is a 35 year old independent charity which provides the public with the chance to report violations anonymously, and...
