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Three Yorkshire Choice nominations for the Sheffield Steelkings

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 Ollie Buckley 371 Views ice hockey, paralympics, Sheffield

The para ice hockey team has been nominated for Sporting Achievement the Year after winning this year’s league and championship

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K-pop meets rollerskating pandas: curtains fall on Pyeongchang Winter Olympics 2018

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 Sindhu Shivaprasad 969 Views Athletics, Beijing, Closing ceremony, Ivanka Trump, North Korea, paralympics, Pyeongchang, Soohorang, South Korea, Winter Olympics

Fireworks, LED drones, energetic k-pop performances and dramatic views of the Olympic torch going out – the curtains were drawn

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Disability In Sport Week kicks off in Sheffield

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018 Amy Walker 1019 Views Disability Sheffield, paralympics, Sheffield Hallam, Sport, university of sheffield

A week of disability-focused sport kicks off today at Sheffield’s universities. The Sheffield Hallam and University of Sheffield sports officers

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Funding cuts by UK Sport affects Badminton, Wheelchair Rugby and more

February 20, 2017February 20, 2017 Mark Bradley 1459 Views 2016, 2020, archery, badminton, bronze, fencing, Funding, funding cuts, goal ball, medals, olympics, paralympics, UK Sports, wheelchair rugby

Archery, fencing and wheelchair rugby are three of seven sports that have lost their appeals against funding cuts for the

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Kawasaki seek to learn from Sheffield’s 2012 Olympic legacy ahead of 2020 games

November 7, 2016 Mark Bradley 1063 Views 2012, 2020, boxing, business, city centre, diving, english institute of sport, kawasaki, london olympic, major events, olympic, olympic games, paralympics, ponds forge, ponds forge international sports centre, Sheffield, sheffield city council, sheffield city region, sheffield sport, south yorkshire, Sport, swimming, table tennis, will bayley

By Lee Beevers and Eliza Frost Sheffield’s key role as a host city during the London 2012 Olympic Games has brought

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Coronavirus Features Health Sport

Sheffield boy inspired by Captain Tom walks lockdown marathon to raise £25,000

May 4, 2020 Rhi Storer Comments Off

A Sheffield boy has vowed to walk a marathon during lockdown – despite having cerebral palsy and autism. Tobias Weller,

Mark Selby crowned first ever Virtual World Snooker Champion

May 4, 2020 Damian Shepherd Comments Off

Mark Selby has been crowned the first ever Virtual Betfred World Snooker Champion in front of thousands of online spectators