Trent Bridge will host five matches in the 2019 ICC World Cup, which comes to England next May, June and July, organisers have confirmed. England, Australia, India, Pakistan, New Zealand, the West Indies and Bangladesh will all visit Nottingham during the six-and-a-half week competition. Pakistan will take on the West Indies in the first match […]
Today, Thursday 19 April, nearly 800 school children marked the 50-day countdown to the Accenture World Triathlon Mixed Relay Nottingham by getting a taste of the sport themselves. The city’s Harvey Hadden Sports Village hosted the ‘mini-tri’ event, inviting youngsters to dip their toes into the sport by completing a mini swim, bike and run, […]
British number three Cameron Norrie will play at the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham in June. The 22-year-old shot to fame in Britain’s Davis Cup tie with Spain in Marbella in February when he came from two sets down to beat Roberto Bautista who was ranked 91 places above him. Norrie was a top-10 ITF […]
Twenty-year-old Japanese talent Naomi Osaka, currently one of the hottest properties in tennis, has signed up to play all three of the LTA’s marquee grass court tournaments as part of her preparations for this year’s Championships, Wimbledon. Osaka has entered the Nature Valley Open – Nottingham (June 9-17), Nature Valley Classic (June 16-24) and the […]
British Cycling and HSBC UK have announced that they will be returning to Nottingham in September following the success of last year’s free, family cycling event. HSBC UK Let’s Ride Nottingham (formerly HSBC UK City Ride) will take place on Sunday 16 September. Six kilometres of roads will be closed to motor traffic to give […]
Victoria Embankment is set to come alive this summer, with the official Accenture World Triathlon Mixed Relay Nottingham elite and amateur race routes being released today. On Thursday 7 June, the City of Nottingham is expecting to welcome 15,000 Nottingham locals to the embankment to see 18 of the world’s top triathlon nations dive into […]
A new memorial, dedicated to Nottinghamshire’s Great War dead will be officially announced in time for the Armistice centenary this November. The monument will be part of the 100 year centenary commemorations of the 1914 to 1918 First World War. Over 14,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians from Nottingham and Nottinghamshire lost their lives in […]
The popular Robin Hood Pageant returns to Nottingham Castle this weekend after the event was cancelled in October due to hurricane warnings. Nottingham Castle will again invite the public to experience the medieval world of Robin Hood as the Robin Hood Pageant returns to the City for its 28th year on 10 and 11 March. […]
British Triathlon launches volunteering campaign to #MakeItHappen this summer. 27 February saw British Triathlon officially launch the search for 500 Tri Maker volunteers to help bring the Accenture World Triathlon Mixed Relay Nottingham and ITU World Triathlon Leeds events to life in June 2018. Volunteering in triathlon is a great opportunity for personal development, improving […]
There is just over a week left to apply as volunteers are sought for Nottingham Open International Tennis in June. Nottingham City Council and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help at the Nottingham Open Tennis tournament. Over 16s can apply to the volunteer programme. The deadline for volunteer applications […]