LJMU student and rising hockey star eyes GB selection

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A student at Liverpool John Moores University has her mind set on hockey success as her chances of being selected for Great Britain’s hockey team increase. Eve Bowen, aged 19, first started playing hockey in primary school and has continued ever since.

Merseyside comes together on derby day to tackle food poverty

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Liverpool and Everton fans came together to tackle food poverty on derby day, amidst the growing cost of living crisis. The day was characterised by hostility and rivalry on the pitch. However, tribalism was put aside off the pitch as both sets of supporters collected for North Liverpool Foodbank.

Widnes Wild’s Vlads Vulkanovs: “I thought I’d have to call it quits”

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Widnes Wild star Vlads Vulkanovs has gone from playing university level ice hockey to Division One in just a few years. He’s had a career spanning across two continents, beginning in his home country of Latvia.

Merseyside Nighthawks ‘shut-out’ on opening week

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The Merseyside Nighthawks began their new Premier Division season with a heavy defeat at home to Edinburgh Wolves on Sunday. The 2014 National Champions remained scoreless throughout, as defensive line coach Andy Taylor put the defeat down to their 'inconsistency'.

Match Report: Tranmere Development 3 Marine Women 2

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Tranmere Women’s Development reached the final of the Women’s League Cup after defeating Marine women 3-2 at Shafts youth club. Dave Crank’s Marine came into the game hopeful after a stunning performance in the previous league cup quarter final fixture that saw his side turnover Halewood Ladies 3-0.

Villarreal CF: What we need to know about the ‘Yellow Submarines’

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The town of Villarreal is neither on the coast, or has any strong links to submarines (never mind yellow ones).  In a city where the Beatles were born, the Yellow Submarine means something more. 

The numbers behind Everton’s relegation battle

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After their defeat in the Merseyside Derby, Everton are staring down the barrel of relegation, trailing Burnley by two points, with a game in hand. We take a look at how they've got to this position, their final fixtures, and whether they can stay up.

Neston Nomads FC beaten in Cheshire Sunday Cup final 

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Neston Nomads were beaten 2-0 by Dock AFC in the Cheshire Sunday Cup final. It ended an excellent cup run for Neston who had hammed AFC Prestbury 9-0 in the semi-final.

Lee Jonas: “Liverpool U18s have definitely under-achieved this season”

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Liverpool Under 18s have lost out on the league to Manchester City in an under-whelming season for the young Reds. Centre-half Lee Jonas looks back on the season with Merseysportlive's Chris Magee.

“Worst performance of the season” – St Helens fans react after Castleford defeat

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St Helens fans bemoaned their side's 30-10 away defeat to Castleford Tigers at the weekend. Merseysportlive reporter Andy Lott spoke to some fans after the match.