Sheffield Saints make Bradford Dragons lose their puff

Sheffield Junior Saints U14 basketball team kept up their 100% start to the season (7-0) with a fantastic win over the only other undefeated team in this year's North division, Bradford Dragons.

Cheered on by a partisan crowd, Bradford kept it tight until half-time when the Saints started to pull away.  The strength of their bench showed as they put in a real team performace to run out 64-94 winners with everyone getting on the scoresheet.

http://junior-saints.co.uk/

http://www.basketballengland.co.uk/

Contenders for the 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

Ten contenders are on the shortlist for the 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award.

2014 was a fantastic year for Adam Peaty as he became a double Commonwealth gold medallist and a four-time European champion.  At the XX Commonwealths in Glasgow he took gold in the 100m breaststroke and 4x100m relay medley, and a silver in the 50m breaststroke. He followed that up by breaking the 50m breaststroke world record at the European Championships in berlin, on his way to winning gold in four different disciplines.




Also in the running are:
Gareth Bale
Charlotte Dujardin
Carl Froch
Kelly Gallagher & Charlotte Evans
Lewis Hamilton
Rory McIlroy
Jo Pavey
Max Whitlock
Lizzy Yarnold
Find out more at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/sports-personality/30179284

Good turn out for the Cavendish Cancer Care 10k

The rain held off long enough this morning to let over 100 runners enjoy the muddy trails of Ecclesall Woods in running 10K for http://cavcare.org.uk/

Old boys from Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United, including Mel Sterland and Imrie Varadi, started the race.

World's tallest basketballer joins Cheshire Phoenix

Paul Sturgess, the world's tallest basketball player has signed for British Basketball League side Cheshire Phoenix.

The 7ft 7in player who wears size 20 boots spent two years with exhibition team Harlem Globetrotters and has been at Springfield Armour and Texas Legends.  'Tiny' as he was called during his time with the Harlem Globetrotters is seen above dwarfing his team mates on the bench during an exhibition game at Sheffield Arena in 2012.



Doughnut makers in Sheffield looking at possible redundancies

The tradition at Sheffield Junior Saints basketball is that the player who scores the 100th point in a game brings doughnuts to training the following week.

The first four matches of the season each resulted in scores well over 100, but this last weekend Leeds Force restricted them to a measly 96 points....

The league table still looks good, even though there will be doughnuts going stale on the shelves this week.

Cavendish Cancer Care 10k

This Sunday, 23rd November sees the two halves of Sheffield coming together for the Cavendish Cancer Care 10k run.  Starting at 10am in Endcliffe Woods, the recent rains will make for some interesting going in what is becoming a popular annual event.  Check bak early next week for some photos.

Find out more at: www.cavcare.org.uk/

If you can’t take part you can still show your support: https://www.justgiving.com/thecavendishcentre

Missing - Coffee; Wanted - thief

There are some comforts on a Monday morning, one is which is a nice cup of coffee, but on arriving at work this morning where there should have been something like this on my desk.......

.....there was a space.  Back to the cheap stuff in the canteen and a trip to Security to report the theft of a half-full jar of coffee.

It's bad when people start nicking stuff like this.  Police are looking for a thief who has trouble sleeping at night.

Ched Evans - Jessica Ennis-Hill warns Sheffield United

Jessica Ennis-Hill has said today that she wants her name removed from the Sheffield United away stand if the club gives Ched Evans a contract.  The Olympic gold medallist - in whose honour the club's Bramall Lane stand was named after her London 2012 triumph - said re-signing the convicted rapist would "completely contradict" her beliefs.

She is the latest high-profile figure/sponsor to warn Sheffield United that ties will be cut if Evans is given a chance to play again for the club.  She said in a statement: "I believe being a role model to young people is a huge honour and those in positions of influence in communities should respect the role they play in young people's lives and set a good example.  If [Ched] Evans was to be re-signed by the club it would completely contradict these beliefs."

An interview with John Lane

Olympic gold medalists Daley Thompson and Jessica Ennis Hill tend to make most people's list of famous British decathletes and heptathletes.  Breaking onto the scene is 25 year old British athlete John Lane who is the UK indoor heptathlon record holder after breaking Olympian Alex Kruger’s 19-year-old record.

Read all about it in the online Leeds City Magazine:  http://leedscitymagazine.co.uk/interview-john-lane/

Ched Evans: Charlie Webster resigns as Sheffield United patron

Television presenter Charlie Webster has resigned as a patron of Sheffield United after the club allowed convicted rapist Ched Evans to train.  The club said earlier this week that it had granted their former player permission to train with the side following a request from the Professional Footballers' Association.

Ms Webster told BBC's Newsnight that "at no point" had the club acknowledged the "extremity of his crime".  She also said that "nobody" was making a decision about Evans, adding: "I suppose I feel I need to make a decision as a patron of Sheffield United.  My decision is made on the fact that I don't believe a convicted rapist, as in Ched Evans, should go back to a club that I am patron of and should go back into the community to represent the community."

Charlie Webster pictured at the Great Yorkshire Run in September 2014 where she ran on behalf of Sheffield United's community appeal.

The former Wales international footballer was jailed for five years in April 2012 for raping a woman in a hotel room in Rhyl but was released last month after serving half of his sentence.

Ricky Walden beats Mark Allen to International Championship Snooker title

Well done to England's Ricky Walden who has defeated world number eight Mark Allen 10-7 to take the International Championship title in Chengdu, China.

The world number 11 comprehensively took frames 15, 16 and 17 after a closely fought first session to claim the £125,000 top prize.  He had previously beaten Robert Milkins 9-2 in the semi-final where Mark Allen beat two-time world champion Mark Williams.

Of his third world ranking title, Ricky said "It's a dream come true, "I couldn't be happier. "It was a tough first session today, then I got better in the second session."

Hope to see you back at the Crucible next spring Ricky!