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Tag Archives: Sport
Sporting app pitches up for court bookings in Croydon
An app for smart phones and tablets, and with its service available online, is offering quick and easy access to booking local sports facilities. MyLocalPitch has recently introduced a bespoke page for Croydon. MyLocalPitch’s borough pages help everyone in the … Continue reading
Whitgift at the double in schools rugby cup quarter-finals
RUGBY ROUND-UP: It’s a red-letter day in the history of Whitgift School rugby next Wednesday, when both their under-15s and under-18s sides will run out on to their South Croydon playing fields to play in the quarter-finals of the national … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon RFC, Elliot Daly, Marland Yarde, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Old Mid-Whitgiftians, rugby, Sport, Streatham and Croydon RFC, Warlingham, Whitgift School
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All mud and guts on Warlingham rugby girls’ night out
Warlingham rugby club’s new women’s section is going from strength to strength, with a full team squad enjoying a training session at Harlequins’ Stoop ground last weekend – in diabolical weekend weather – before taking seats in the stadium to … Continue reading
Posted in Rugby Union, Sport, Warlingham RFC
Tagged rugby, rugby union, Sport, Warlingham
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58-year-old Doe dons his boots again in Warlingham win
RUGBY ROUND-UP: If you think Wales or Ireland’s Rugby World Cup squads have it bad with injuries, then spare a thought for local club Warlingham, who rocked up for their latest London 2SW fixture at Basingstoke missing pretty much an … Continue reading
Streatham ice hockey: complete 2015-2016 fixture list
Posted in Ice hockey, Sport
Tagged Sport, Streatham, Streatham Ice Arena, Streatham ice hockey
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Warlingham gets ready “to host” Rugby World Cup
Posted in Activities, Rugby Union, Sport
Tagged 2015 Rugby World Cup, Chris Robshaw, rugby, Sport, Warlingham, Warlingham RFC
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Young Harriers break records at London Olympic Stadium
Three sprint relay teams from Croydon Harriers tasted victory in London’s Olympic Stadium at the Anniversary Games last Friday evening. Eight teams of Croydon Harriers sprinters got the chance to stretch their legs on the big stage alongside Usain Bolt … Continue reading
Palace offers youngsters sporting chance with One Goal
Crystal Palace Football Club has teamed up with London & Quadrant Housing Association to take part in a project called One Goal, which is offering free sport and arts activities over the summer holidays, as well as the possibility of … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Arts, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace FC, Football, L&Q, London, London & Quadrant, Sport
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Ping! Croydon tables summer-long scheme to deliver a smash
A sports participation project has been launched in Croydon today, with a massive Ping! Launched this lunchtime with a session in the Whitgift Centre, there are now 15 table tennis tables sited around the borough (though only one in the … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Croydon Council, Sport
Tagged Centrale, Croydon Council, Ping!, Sport, table tennis, Whitgift Centre
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Croydon Bowling Club Open Day, Saturday June 13
The Croydon Bowling Club is staging an Open Day on Saturday, June 13, from 10am to 4pm. There is free parking, and the open day will offer visitors a tour of the club, with its hall for indoor play and … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Bowls, Croydon Bowling Club, Sport, Waddon
Tagged bowls, Croydon Bowling Club, South Croydon, Sport, Waddon
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Champion Edwards seeks sponsors to achieve Olympic dream
One of Croydon’s most hard-working and talented sportsmen is seeking help from local businesses to sponsor him as he progresses towards his Olympic dream. Teenager Sunny Edwards won his first senior ABA title last month. At the England Elite championships … Continue reading
Robshaw’s not the star of the latest Warlingham show
STEVEN DOWNES with a review of how the local rugby clubs, and players, have done over the course of the season, with some becoming unlikely stars of the small screen Warlingham RFC could feature on Sky Sports this evening, the … Continue reading
Trams appeal for extra support at their relegation decider
Palace fans not making the trip oop north this Saturday to see the Eagles play at Roker Park, or whatever they call it these days, could do a lot worse than get along to Croydon Arena for what should prove … Continue reading
Posted in AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon FC, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Arena, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Sport
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South Croydon school helps pupils fulfil Paralympic dream
A sports team from St Giles School in South Croydon is celebrating after an action-packed day of inclusive sport opportunities at a Primary Sports Camp staged this week. St Giles is a school for pupils, aged from four to 16, … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Education, Sport, St Giles' School
Tagged London 2012, Paralympics, South Croydon, Sport, Waddon
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Croydon Harriers sprinter becomes four-try rugby star
Croydon Harriers recently lost one of their biggest talents – physically and metaphorically – to another sport, when British discus record-holder Lawrence Okoye signed up for the San Francisco 49ers American football team. Could they be about to lose another … Continue reading
Posted in Athletics, Croydon Harriers, Lawrence Okoye, Rugby Union, Sport
Tagged athletics, Croydon Harriers, Lawrence Okoye, rugby, Sport, Track and field, Tyrese Johnson-Fisher
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Pitch Up and Play rugby for girls at Warlingham, Mar 1
Warlingham rugby club’s growing women’s section is hosting a huge “Girls Rugby Pitch Up and Play” event at Hamsey Green on Sunday March 1. More than 140 girls are due to attend the event, which is backed by both the … Continue reading
Croydon Athletic football trials for teenagers, Feb 19
Posted in Activities, AFC Croydon Athletic, Football, Sport
Tagged AFC Croydon Athletic, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Football, Sport
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Frank Harmer Memorial 10km road race, Mar 1
Posted in Athletics, Herne Hill Harriers, Sport
Tagged athletics, Road running, Sport
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Youth Games cricket team trials, Thornton Heath, Jan 16
Posted in Cricket, Sport, Thornton Heath
Tagged cricket, London Youth Games, Sport, Thornton Heath
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Bromley 10km charity road race, Jan 11
Posted in Activities, Athletics, Bromley Council, Outside Croydon, Sport
Tagged athletics, Bromley, road race, Sport
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Young runners display mud and guts in London Youth Games
Report by Matthew Kiernan More than 60 young runners represented Croydon at the opening event of the 2015 Balfour Beatty London Youth Games at Parliament Hill Fields on Saturday, delivering a batch of team and individual medals. The 67-strong Croydon … Continue reading
Coe wants community to have its say over Palace plans
Sebastian Coe, the double Olympic gold medal-winner and former chairman of the organising committee of London’s acclaimed 2012 Games, wants the local community to back calls to save the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre for future sporting use. Lord Coe, … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Athletics, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Community associations, Croydon Harriers, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Crystal Palace Community Association, Crystal Palace Park, Environment, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Property, South London Harriers, Sport, Stephen Carr, Upper Norwood Library Trust
Tagged athletics, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, London, London Assembly, Lord Coe, Mayor, Seb Coe, Sebastian Coe, Sport, Tory
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England captain Robshaw hands it to volunteers like Doe
RUGBY ROUND-UP: Tony Doe, one of the behind-the-scenes mainstays at Warlingham rugby club, had his volunteering efforts recognised this week by the RFU, the governing body of the English game, when he was invited to an England training session at … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Robshaw, Croydon RFC, Old Mid-Whitgiftians/Trinity RFC, Old Walcountians, Old Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, Rugby Union, Sport, Streatham-Croydon RFC, Warlingham RFC
Tagged Croydon, Old Mid-Whitgiftians, Purley-John Fisher, rugby, Sport, Streatham and Croydon RFC, Warlingham
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