Archives for Sport - Page 14
Football: No summer holiday for new United boss
Although the football in France may be dominating our TV screens this month it's holiday time for those footballers not participating. Opportunity for rest and recuperation, rehab for torn hamstrings…
Cricket in Hastings: Young Talent to Watch
If you don't have a satellite dish you won't have watched any live international cricket on your home TV since 2005. If you live in Hastings the nearest venue to…
Table-tennis in Hastings: Enjoying a low profile
Back in the days when wooden bats came with rubber pimples, table-tennis was seen as the universal sport for youth. Tables were set up typically in youth clubs and church…
Winning at tennis: 10,000 hours to spare?
Olivia Stapley hitting at Amherstcredit Ben Hamilton In his best-selling book Outliers American author Malcolm Gladwell promoted an arresting thesis. Prodigious performances, he declared, whether in the arts or in…
The Matchmaker of Whitefriars Road
In a modern gym what you tend to notice first is the equipment: the exercise bikes, the weight-lifting contraptions, the rowing machines, the treadmills. They crowd the floor; their steel…
Football: can United make Ryman play-offs?
After an entertaining 4-2 win over Molesey at Pilot Field on 9 April Hastings United remained in fifth place in the Ryman League South table. That would be just enough…
By the skaters, for the skaters: Roller Derby rules
Roller Derby at Eastbourne Call it!’ scream the onlookers as the jammer frantically pats her hips before the blast of four short whistles, signalling the end of the jam. The…
How to survive a half marathon
Hastings Half Marathon 2015 - The original marathon, as many will know, was not a race between competitive runners but the transmission of news from a battlefield. In 490 BC…
The Matchmaker of Whitefriars Road
In a modern gym it's the equipment you notice first: the exercise bikes, the weight-lifting contraptions, the rowing machines, the treadmills. They crowd the floor, steel shafts gleaming, as they…
United in the Community
The relationship between local professional football club and local council is not always easy. In February 2015 we ran a feature article highlighting differences between the Hastings United club and…
Buckswood v Claremont: a modern gold rush
It's less than four miles as the crow flies on the eastern fringe of town between the playing fields of Buckswood School and those of Claremont. Which is about the…
Grassroots football in mudslide
Tilekiln: another empty Saturday You look from a distance. The green sward stretches invitingly between sets of goalposts across the level playing field. Could be a perfect surface for skilful…
Different for girls
by Hugh Sullivan Fewer women than men take part in sport in England, but 75% of English women aged between 14 and 40 say they want to exercise more. These…