Athletics legend Steve Cram CBE is heading to Shropshire later this month to share stories from his glittering career. Adrenaline Sporting Events will present An Evening with Steve Cram at Oswestry School on Wednesday, April 24 between 6-9pm. A limited number of tickets for the event, sponsored by The Shrewsbury Club, are now on sale. […]
The biggest women’s tennis tournament in the UK outside of the grass court season is returning to Shropshire later this year. The Shrewsbury Club has been chosen by the International Tennis Federation and Lawn Tennis Association to stage the prestigious Lexus W100 Shrewsbury event. It means local tennis fans can again look forward to watching […]
Shropshire County Cricket Club’s fixtures for the 2024 season have been released by the National Counties Cricket Association – with venues for the matches, both home and away, also confirmed. The county’s fixture list includes four three-day NCCA Championship matches, as well as group games in both the NCCA Twenty20 Cup and 50-over NCCA Trophy […]
Top seed Viktorija Golubic secured back-to-back titles as she delivered an excellent performance to be crowned Budgen W100 Shrewsbury champion. Golubic from Switzerland, currently 87 in the world rankings, followed up her victory at last week’s Rouen 125K Series in France by succeeding Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova as the winner of The Shrewsbury Club’s ITF […]
A Shropshire alpaca farm is supporting the alternative education programme provided by a county company by inviting students to spend time with its animals. Frankly Alpacas, set in an idyllic location in Broseley, has teamed up with The Crossbar Group to further enhance its Crossbar Alternative Provision (CAP) programme. Delivering bespoke educational opportunities for primary […]
Shropshire’s cricketers are looking forward to their attractive home match against first-class neighbours Worcestershire later this month. Shropshire will host the New Road club in a NCCA Showcase game at Shrewsbury Cricket Club’s London Road ground on Sunday, July 30 (11am) – with free admission for spectators. All 20 National Counties Cricket Association clubs will […]
Marketa Vondrousova has been crowned Wimbledon ladies’ singles champion just eight months after winning both the singles and doubles titles at the ITF World Tennis Tour event at The Shrewsbury Club. The Czech Republic star enjoyed her visit to Shropshire last November as she impressed local tennis fans with her excellent performances in the Budgen […]
There was double joy for The Shrewsbury Club at the LTA Tennis Awards in London as they celebrated winning two top national awards. Amy Dannatt, a popular member of the club’s coaching team, won the Rising Star Award, with The Shrewsbury Club claiming the Performance Competition of the Year award for hosting the ITF W100 […]
Czech Republic star Karolina Muchova, who played in the Budgen Motors W100 tournament at The Shrewsbury Club last November, is through to tomorrow’s French Open women’s singles final at Roland Garros. Muchova’s wonderful run in Paris coincides with the exciting news that The Shrewsbury Club will again host the prestigious ITF World Tennis Tour event […]
Sandi Procter, the Lawn Tennis Association president, visited Shrewsbury to officially open Tennis Shropshire’s new Cathie Sabin Community Tennis Centre. Sandi, who has followed Cathie in being appointed as the second female president of the Lawn Tennis Association, officially opened the two-court indoor centre set in a large inflatable dome last Friday. Located on The […]