Category Archives: Sport
Football coaching for kids: Westow Park, June 27
Whitgift wing Yarde poised to go all the way for England
IAN LAMONT on the international call-up for a rugby player made in Croydon Another benchmark for sport in Croydon will be made tomorrow, when Marland Yarde runs out in an England shirt at the Velez Sarsfield stadium in Buenos Aires … Continue reading
Marlpit Lane bowlers appeal for help … and new balls
A year after they were formed, the Friends of Marlpit Bowling Green are appealing for help – volunteers, new players, donations, equipment, and they even want some new balls. Marlpit Lane bowling green is one of the facilities available in … Continue reading
Local athletes running scared of county championships
The Surrey championships used to be a highlight of local athletes’ year, and they used to be staged at Croydon Arena. IAN LAMONT witnessed the 2013 edition at Kingston at the weekend where despite last year’s London Olympics successes, there … Continue reading
Careful what you wish for as you walk the Wembley way
Will there really be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow that is the Wembley arch for Crystal Palace this afternoon? STEVEN DOWNES suggests not Today’s Championship play-off final is being bigged up in some quarters as … Continue reading
Croydon hooker manages to come third (with Clare Balding)
Local author Steven Gauge last night had his book, My Life As Hooker, named as the third-best rugby book of the year. That’s surely over-achievement for a book about life with the Warlingham 4th XV, once reckoned to be the … Continue reading
Inside Croydon’s Hero of the Week: Wilfried Zaha
Cometh the hour and a half, cometh the man. Even some of Wilfried Zaha‘s most devout fans had acknowledged that, well, maybe the young winger had seemed a little weary, perhaps even distracted, since his stunning start to the season, … Continue reading
Streatham Crewe heads to Trinidad for a new scrum
Charlie Crewe, Streatham-Croydon’s scrum half, is to spend the summer playing rugby with Trinidadian champions Harvard. Crewe was put in touch with Harvard on the recommendation of club captain Garvin Toussaint, a former Harvard player. Harvard are the Trinidad and … Continue reading
Korfball club seeks new recruits to back-up latest success
Croydon Korfball Club secured a third straight season in the England Korfball League next year, following victory in the Champions Trophy over the Bank Holiday. Korfball is a dynamic mixed team sport, originally from Holland. It’s a great way to … Continue reading
Play-offs within reach for Palace down Holloway’s road
It is promotion High Noon – well, 12.45 – at Selhurst Park tomorrow, as Crystal Palace seek to secure a promotion play-off place. IAN LAMONT knows where he’s placing his money Inside Croydon’s loyal reader will remember that I have … Continue reading
Sevens Heaven looks for fast start at Warlingham
The first Warlingham Sevens Heaven tournament gets underway promptly on Saturday morning, May 4, with 18 Rugby 7s sides from across the south-east signed up to compete. Hillcrest Netball Club is also staging a tournament of its own during the … Continue reading
Addiscombe charity runner beats her marathon target
Tamsin Carelse, the Addiscombe charity runner who was featured in Inside Croydon as she was looking to raise funds for her baby cousin, Ellis, who was born with hyproplastic heart syndrome, finished last month’s Paris Marathon – having raised £3,167.47. … Continue reading
Lions omit Robshaw “unluckiest man in the British Isles”
Chris Robshaw had seen it coming over the past month, but today the Harlequins and England captain had it confirmed: not only would the former Warlingham junior player not be captaining the British Lions on their tour to Australia, but … Continue reading
“Adonis” Okoye signs NFL deal with San Francisco 49ers
From Croydon Arena to Candlestick Park: Waddon’s Olympic discus thrower Lawrence Okoye announced last night that he has been signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers NFL team. “Proud to announce that I will be signing with … Continue reading
Are you Croydon’s Rory McIlroy? Find out at Addington Court
Addington Court is offering a round of golf on its Falconwood course for less than a tenner, in a price-cutting innovation that could help to discover Croydon’s own Rory McIlroy or Tiger Woods, or Laura Davies. The £9.99 offer applies … Continue reading
