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Firwood Waterloo rugby club has commemorated 100 years at the Memorial ground - but Covid restrictions have stopped any major celebrations for their loyal supporters. The Merseyside club moved to the Memorial ground in March 1921 after Rex Schofield the 1890’s captain suggested a new home for the team.

In light of the latest development’s, the Nighthawks decided it was time to recruit more players and staff despite there still being doubts about the season going ahead. From the Nighthawks official Facebook page, they are currently seeking recruits for the following coaching roles:

Tranmere Rovers tasted defeat at Wembley for the first time since 2000 as they lost 1-0 to Sunderland in the EFL Trophy Final. Lydon Gooch's 57th minute strike was enough to end Sunderland's 48-year wait for a Wembley win.

Carlo Ancelotti’s men missed their chance to pressure the top 4 as they lost their second game in a row, this time falling to a 1-2 defeat to Sean Dyche’s Burnley. The impressive performance from the visitors, Burnley, saw them claim their first win in 5 matches and moved them 7 points clear of the relegation zone.

Tommy Fleetwood failed to make the cut at this weekend’s Player’s Championship with Justin Thomas the eventual winner. Fleetwood went into the tournament having finished T10 shooting -3 par at the Arnold Palmer Invitational just last week.

The Foxhunters' chase at this year’s Grand National will be renamed to The Rose Paterson Randox Foxhunters’ Chase as a tribute after her passing last year. Rose was the chairman of Aintree Racecourse from 2014, and has always been an ever-present part of the track since being chairman.

Ben Godfrey (Everton), Tom Davies (Everton) and Curtis Jones (Liverpool) have been recruited for the UEFA U21 European Championship finals group stage next week.

Everton manager, Carlo Ancelotti, confirmed that Doucoure suffered a fractured foot that would leave the French midfielder on the side-lines for roughly 8-10 weeks, which could greatly damage Everton's aspirations to gain a passage into Europe's elite competition.

A fire that was started in one of the stands at Walton Hall Park is now being investigated  as a suspected arson attack. Merseyside fire services were called to the scene on Friday evening and extinguished the blaze in about 30 minutes.

St. Helens winger Tommy Makinson celebrated 10 years at the club this weekend with his testimonial match against Super League newcomers Leigh Centurians.