Wow. Just wow. So it’s Chelsea who will be heading to the Greenhous Meadow in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup. How good does that sound? What a fitting reward for Shrewsbury Town after their giantkilling heroics against Blackpool, Leicester City and Norwich City already this season. I feared, almost expected, that Town […]
The man in charge of British tennis has given his seal of approval to a partnership between Tennis Shropshire and Shrewsbury Town Council to help re-establish a tennis programme at Monkmoor Recreation Centre. Michael Downey, the chief executive of the LTA, called in at Monkmoor along with the Mayor of Shrewsbury, Councillor Beverley Baker, during […]
An impressive double bill of guest speakers attracted a full house to The Shrewsbury Club for a hugely successful sporting dinner. Renowned television sports presenter John Inverdale, who fronts the BBC’s Today at Wimbledon programme and their Six Nations rugby coverage, entertained guests with amusing stories featuring some of sport’s biggest names from his long […]
French qualifier Oceane Dodin will meet rising German star Carina Witthoeft in the ladies singles final at the $25,000 Aegon GB Pro-Series tournament at The Shrewsbury Club tomorrow afternoon. The highly promising teenagers successfully came through entertaining semi-finals at the Sundorne Road venue today to set up an intriguing clash. Dodin, ranked 559 in the […]
The $25,000 Aegon GB Pro-Series event at The Shrewsbury Club has now reached the semi-final stage, but there is no place in the last four for No 1 seed Cagla Buyukakcay after she bowed out to An-Sophie Mestach in straight sets.The Turkish player, ranked 144 in the world, had no answer to the impressive Belgian […]
Staff from a Hereford health club and spa will be helping to form a glittering string of pearls around the streets of the city as part of a huge charity fundraiser. The team from Holmer Park, a Mosaic Spa and Health Club, will add the money they raise to the hundreds of pounds they have […]
Dominic Smith, the latest in a growing line of Shrewsbury Town youngsters to gain Welsh youth caps, is hoping his first taste of international captaincy can boost his prospects of pushing for a breakthrough at Shrewsbury Town. Fellow defender Connor Goldson, who has skippered Town in many of their early season matches, certainly believes the […]
Lauren McMinn, the ambitious Shrewsbury tennis ace, is spending the week training in Belgium before striving to make an impact in the Aegon GB Pro-Series tournament which starts in her home town this weekend. Lauren earned her first world ranking last year after impressively battling through qualifying in the prestigious $25K event held at The […]
Rising stars of European tennis are heading to Shropshire as The Shrewsbury Club gears up to host a prestigious professional women’s tournament. Qualifying for the $25K Aegon GB Pro-Series event gets under way at the Sundorne Road venue on Sunday with the first round draw to be held during a civic reception next Monday. Local […]
Highly rated young tennis ace Roan Jones, a junior member at The Shrewsbury Club, has ended his excellent season ranked number one on the national 10U competition leaderboard. Roan, from Condover, enjoyed another highly successful season as he continues to move firmly in the right direction. The highlight of the 2014 season for the talented […]