by Taejah Boothe | May 22, 2025 | Community, Sport, Top stories
A group of six women have come together to fight back against gender stereotypes about women in sports as they take on an open water swim. Their name, ‘She Swims Like A Girl’, was chosen by Medical student Lucy Hirst. She said: “It could be seen as something you use...
by Anna-Louise Adepegba | May 22, 2025 | News, Sport, Top stories
Leading historian Ged O’brien has responded to Sheffield charity claims the Steel City founded football, with evidence that the sport has deep origins in Scotland. In an interview with ShefNews, trustee of charity ‘Sheffield:The Home of Football’...
by Rosie Wood | May 22, 2025 | Community, Sport, Top Story - Home Page Lead, Watch
The Frog and Parrot pub on Division Street recently unveiled a blue plaque outside the building to honour John Tasker, who is known to be a pioneer of modern football. They found out that his engineering workshop had once been on the premises in the 1800s – a...
by Caitlin Gannon | May 19, 2025 | Community, Environment, Sport
More than 200 cyclists took to the streets of Sheffield this weekend in support of The Big Ride, calling for safer, more child-friendly cycling infrastructure. Organised by Cycle Sheffield, the ride attracted parents with children in prams, toddlers on training...
by Hayley Reith | May 19, 2025 | Community, News, Sport
A 17-year-old from Upperthorpe, Sheffield, has fundraised the expenses to compete in the roller derby world cup in Australia. Thomas Halsall plays for Sheffield Steel Junior Rollers and has played for Team GB since 2023, qualifying to compete at the sports highest...
by Moleed Mire | May 16, 2025 | Charity, Community, Culture, Sport
A blue plaque has just been unveiled in Sheffield city centre to honour an engineer who created the world’s first football match played under floodlights. On 14 October 1878, John Tasker, an electrical engineer, set up the world’s first football game played under...
