By Jonathan White
Nantwich Pirates beat Cheshire Cat 4-1 in the Final of the Crewe & District FA Sunday Vase at the Cumberland Arena.
The Pirates were 3-0 up after a brace from Alex Beedles and a goal from Liam Hayes-Porter.
George & Dragon clinched Crewe Regional Sunday League Premier Division title with four games still to play when they beat Cooper Buckley 0-2.
Goals from Matty Birchall and James Smith were enough to seal victory for the title winners.
By Liam Donaldson
Nantwich Town’s hopes of clinching a late play-off place were ended after they lost at home to City of Liverpool.
The Dabbers were beaten 2-1 at Swansway Stadium, which leaves them in 10th place and likely to finish in mid-table with one game to go.
A number of South Cheshire Harriers members will be competing in the London Marathon this weekend.
And one of them Sian Fern, 37, is running her sixth marathon – and the first since she was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2022.
A young Nantwich pupil has swapped Malbank for Madrid to take his next steps to become an elite footballer.
Luca Rodgers, 12, has been training at Atletico Madrid for a week every other month since January.
England Amputee Football Association juniors have won support from South Cheshire firm Mornflake as they prepare for a major European event this summer.
The youngsters, part of the EAFA based at Reaseheath College in Nantwich, will travel to Belgium to play football and be part of a junior camp community bonded by a love of sport.
By Liam Price
Nantwich Town Women have reached their first ever cup final after a 2-0 win over Wirral United in the semi-final of the Cheshire FA Challenge Cup.
Jade Buckley-Ratcliff was played in behind early on but Wirral keeper Agi Skiba did well to dive at her feet and stop the danger.
George & Dragon advanced to the semi-final of the Premier Division Cup after a convincing 5-0 victory over Sandbach Town.
Zac Billinge netted a hat-trick and the other scorers were Matthew Birchall and Jordan Johnson.
By Liam Price
Nantwich Town’s hopes of making the play-offs were dealt a blow in a 1-0 away defeat at Newcastle Town.
The hosts completed a league double over the Dabbers at The Red Industries Stadium.
Sport plays a massive part in life around South Cheshire – and this is certainly true for football.
While Dabbers fans are heading down to support Nantwich Town in the Northern Premier League, there are plenty cheering on nearby League Two side Crewe Alexandra as they bid for promotion this season.
Nantwich Town’s Swansway Stadium will host the annual Andrew Scoffin Memorial Match.
The match, which first took place in 2021, is dedicated to Andrew, a lifelong Crewe Alex fan and former stadium announcer at Gresty Road.
A Nantwich-based boxer has been helping World Champion Tyson Fury prepare for his clash with Oleksandr Usyk.
Ricky Gorman is Fury’s cousin and has been training with him at the WBC heavyweight champion’s gym near Morecambe.
The World Snooker Championship is the highest stage that the sport offers and it attracts top players from all over the globe to compete each year.
Typically the legendary names dominate the headlines with the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Mark Selby often tipped to achieve snooker’s greatest prize.
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