SPORTS HERO 2017
"Wagner's work is all tailored towards the team ethic"
Congratulations to
#Huddersfield
manager David Wagner, winner of our 2017 YP Sports Hero Poll
#htafc
"Definitely a lesson that we needed and one that can only shape us for better things in the World Cup."
#Lionesses
star
@RachelDaly3
on suffering rare defeat
"If anything showed succumbing to covid-19 was down to fate, not a lack of fight, this was it. Norman Hunter would never lose a fight."
Beautfiful from
@sturayner
on
#NormanHunter
"Sadly, it is no longer the greatest cricket club even in Yorkshire anymore and never will be until Patel finds the decency to apologise publicly to the staff he has sacked."
#yccc
"I have worked my way back. The last three years could not have gone any better."
@billysharp10
on making his Premier League mark at last
@RSootyYPSport
reports
COLUMN
"I didn’t really sleep that night. I was almost track and tracing in my own mind who I might need to tell."
@gazellis12
is first to open up about
@hullfcofficial
Covid nightmare
“This has been a one-sided investigation that set out to prove a particular case against me instead of objectively examining matters before any charges were brought."
#yccc
“There wasn’t anybody in that environment who would even go there. They just wouldn’t."
Shahzad refutes claims of culture of racism at
@YorkshireCCC
in explosive document
When the W Series first launched in 2019, its goal was to address the lack of women within motorsport and driver Abbie Eaton believes the competition is already inspiring a new generation of female drivers.
#WSeriesMiami
#WSeries
@AbbieEaton44
INTERVIEW
"I am asked about my one memory from Bradford. But I do not have one. I have many, many good memories."
@RSootyYPSport
relocates
#bcafc
very own Boy from Brazil
‘Nobody remembers the lap record ... but they remember the winner’
Bradford's
@deanharrisonTT
begins his assault on a hat-trick of Isle of Man TT titles
@MarkAbsolonYEP
reports
@iom_tt
“People thought when we came up two years ago that we’d get absolutely demolished in every single game but it wasn’t like that."
Respect is growing for
@TeamGBicehockey
, believes coach Pete Russell.
@PHarrisonYPN
reports
BIG INTERVIEW
“All the cool, fun stuff died down, all those opportunities, but at the same time the thing that gives me joy is diving.”
@mattydiver
rides the highs and lows of life as an Olympic champion
@NWestbyYPSport
reports
REACTION
"Obviously, we are disappointed to lose the game. I think in terms of how they play, they are probably the best football team who have come here."
Frustration for
#drfc
chief in defeat to
#itfc
@LeonWobYP
reports
“Diving is unpredictable, people will mess up all around, and you must be ready for that."
Which is why
@mattydiver
was happy to take bronze at
#CommonwealthGames2022
today
National League football has returned to Scarborough after 15 years as fan-run phoenix club Scarborough Athletic won promotion to Conference North.
@safc
@sturayner
reports
And the winner is...
Congratulations to
@Leedsknights
captain
@kieranbrownie12
who has earned YOUR vote as Yorkshire's Sports Performer of the Year for 2023
“This has been a one-sided investigation that set out to prove a particular case against me instead of objectively examining matters before any charges were brought."
#yccc
"The 22-year-old right-hander, who hails from Huddersfield, scored a magnificent, unbeaten 111 to power Yorkshire to their fifth successive North Group win."
A new star emerging at
@YorkshireCCC
Chris Waters reports
Jake Young in League Two 23/24 📈
1️⃣0️⃣ games
9️⃣ goals
4️⃣ assists
Would you like to see the Swindon Town loanee back in West Yorkshire, Bradford City fans? 🤔
#bcafc
💪 Nohan Kenneh, a product of the Leeds United academy, has averaged the joint-most tackles per game in League One this season.
Finding his feet at Shrewsbury Town. 👏
#lufc
“There’s a huge amount of talent in Yorkshire, two great universities on their doorstep plus a hell of a lot of good junior and senior clubs in the area."
@LeedsTykes
can get back to the top, believes Stuart Lancaster.
INTERVIEW
“I’m no different now to how I used to be, even back 20-odd years ago it was turn up and try your best, if you win, great, if not, don’t worry about it."
Three-time world champion
@markwil147
ahead of the Crucible
@NWestbyYPSport
reports
"We have probably talked about it for five years on and off, that there is room to do one of these tours, especially in the North of England."
Unique new golf tour for men and women from
@Hansonprogolf
@ChrisJStratford
reports
"I can tell you, the mental stress & exhaustion & grind that goes into it is real"
Coach Aaron Fox on the price - both physical & mental - paid by
@steelershockey
in their pursuit of the
@officialEIHL
league title
@PHarrisonYPN
reports ⬇️
Sheffield Steelers forward Brandon Whistle says he is determined to be part of the Great Britain squad when it competes for a return to the top-tier of the World Championships.
@steelershockey
#EIHL
@PHarrisonYPN
reports
"Sunday night at ‘The Castle’ as it has affectionately been dubbed by the Knights’ faithful, was all about one thing."
@Leedsknights
get their hands on silverware
@PHarrisonYPN
reports
COMMENT
"The outpouring on social media when her death was announced this week showed what she meant to so many people."
@suesmith8
pays tribute to
#JulieChipchase
"The last 10k was really tough, it felt like a bit of a death march but getting to the end was a brilliant feeling.”
@philsesemann
on his
#LondonMarathon
breakthrough and what comes next
@NWestbyYPSport
reports
“I don’t think this place would be the place it is without the fans"
As his testimonial looms next year,
@dowdy75
explains why Sheffield is home & why
@steelershockey
matters so much to him
@PHarrisonYPN
reports
#EIHL
"When he rang me up, I would have walked here with no clothes on. Luckily I’ve got a car and my clothes on but I genuinely would have because it’s an opportunity for me."
Richard Brodie returns as
@YorkCityFC
chase
#FACup
success
@sturayner
reports
“They have sacrificed a hell of a lot in their lives, so that I am in the position I am in now."
@Lionesses
&
@ChelseaFCW
defender
@Mdawg1bright
tells
@LeonWobYP
how family has played such an important role in her career
“I would say the last six to eight games, they have taken another step up for us and have just been outstanding."
@steelershockey
boss hails the character of his players
@PHarrisonYPN
reports
"Rowey's best position is a No 8 with the way he plays that position & arrives in the box"
#drfc
boss Grant McCann has specific plans for Tommy Rowe next season
@sturayner
reports
"They have been fantastic – it is amazing what they have done"
In what is another big year for
@TeamGBicehockey
Pete Russell talks to
@PHarrisonYPN
about the whirlwind ride he has had with his players since taking the reins in 2014
@IIHFHockey