http://www.sportnetwork.net/rss.php Sportnetwork - all RSS feed en Copyright: (C) SportNetwork.net http://backend.userland.com/rss Dave Picken <dave@sportnetwork.net> Jon Steer <jon@sportnetwork.net> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:56:55 +0100 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:56:55 +0100 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s637/st208825.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s637/st208825.htm Barnsley announced the loan signing of central defender Connor O'Riordan from Blackburn Rovers with an option to buy at the end of the season. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:48:03 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/637/102654_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s383/st208824.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s383/st208824.htm It&rsquo;s only two games in. Two games, with 44 still to play. We can&rsquo;t get carried away, obviously. But it already feels like a better team than the one we had last season. We have exactly the same number of points as we did at this stage a year ago, and yes, things could still go belly up &mdash; this being a family website, you know what belly is standing in for &mdash; but there is something different about this side. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:28:35 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/383/153430_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st208823.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st208823.htm Sussex have won the toss and will bowl first and we are startying on time.&nbsp; No Jake Ball today.&nbsp; Josh Shaw comes in as the third seam bowler and Lewis Gregory will captain.&nbsp; Not sure yet whether he will bowl but one would assume he will.&nbsp; Craig Overton also comes back and Lewis Goldsworthy misses out from the eleven.&nbsp; There was a predicted thunderstorm in the early morning today but the rain has gone away and though it might be a bit moist it is a sunny morning in Hove. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:05:22 +0100 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s637/st208822.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s637/st208822.htm Defender Josh Earl has joined Blackpool for an undisclosed fee. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:43:03 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/637/102654_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s99/st208821.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s99/st208821.htm Thanks to Chris for sending over this weekends selection Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:57:21 +0100 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st208820.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st208820.htm The last game at the home ground in the Metro for Somerdset Women.&nbsp; They will be at Taunton Vale for a couple but this will be the final County Ground appearance of 2026.&nbsp; fter the excellent win in Hampshire last week the side will be preparing for their T20 Finals Day at Old Traffoed next weekend but first there is the little matter of Durham in a 50 over game. Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:45:52 +0100 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s503/st208819.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s503/st208819.htm Tomorrow sees ALbion take on Exeter University for their final friendly before the season kicks off with the opening league fixture at Rosslyn Park. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:56:51 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/503/186781_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s105/st208818.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s105/st208818.htm JRR Tolkien didn&rsquo;t actually pen those words in Lord of the Rings, rather Peter Jackson&rsquo;s scriptwriters gave them to Th&eacute;oden to utter at the start of the Battle of Helm&rsquo;s Deep. Since then, the phrase has found its way into popular usage signifying the start of some challenging task. Bath Rugby won&rsquo;t be facing hordes of Orcs, although on second thoughts we could all probably name a few of our rivals who fall into that category, but change is always challenging. Depending on how you deal with it you may either expose weaknesses and succumb to threats or preferably you might exploit it to reinforce strengths and grasp opportunities. So how are we placed to meet the challenges that the new season will bring? Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:57:57 +0100 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s637/st208817.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s637/st208817.htm Barnsley will look to advance to the third round of the EFL Cup for the third year in a row when they host Crewe at Oakwell on Tuesday night Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:24:15 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/637/102654_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s105/st208816.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s105/st208816.htm Bath Rugby&rsquo;s pre-season starts this week in Perpignan (more on that tomorrow), heralding the start of a crucial campaign for the club. The first bricks of the proposed new Rec stadium should be laid this coming summer, hopefully on an accelerated timetable and fans will hope for a return to honours after semi-final frustration in all 3 tournaments last season. So will we see continuing evolution of a dynasty to match the stadium ambitions? Let&rsquo;s examine the chances. Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:33:41 +0100 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st208812.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st208812.htm The 2026 Dutch GP would turn out to be a difficult one for the&nbsp;Atlassian Williams F1 Team with once again, despite some early encouraghing pace, the team continues to suffer from an uncompetitive FW48. For Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz it was a race that would unfortunately see the pair make contact going into T1 as Alex was trying to pass Carlos. This would see damage to Alex's car which would see him forced to pit. He would be classified as 17th while Carlos would continue to be 16th. Very much a race that I suspect the team will want to move on from very quickly. Mon, 24 Aug 2026 02:48:05 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/107/186767_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st208808.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st208808.htm The Sprint and Qualifying session would prove to be both difficult sessions for the Atlassian&nbsp;Williams F1 Team with both Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz finishing down the order in both. The Sprint would see Carlos starting from the pit lane and for him his Sprint would become pretty much a test session. For Alex would he would finish where he started in 16th. Qualifying would see Alex 16th and Carlos 17th after making some changes that did improve their cars but not by as much as hoped. It is very much the case that both drivers are getting the best from a car that is far from its most competitive. Sun, 23 Aug 2026 02:53:04 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/107/186752_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s104/st208803.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s104/st208803.htm It will be great to have rugby back finally. It feels like it has been far too long. Next Friday, we head to Cornwall for the final pre-season test, facing a Cornish Pirates side that will be highly motivated and driven in front of what could well be a sell out crowd. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:51:57 +0100 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st208801.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st208801.htm The opening day of the 2026 Dutch GP would see the&nbsp;Atlassian Williams F1 Team come away with a very muched mixed set of results with Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz&nbsp; having quite different sessions across the single practice and then Sprint qualifying. Alex was able to make it into SQ2 and would finish in 16th after what he described as a not bad Friday but for Carlos he would have issues in practice which affected his Sprint qualifying. Carlos was have several moments where he would go across the gravel and one would damage his floor which affected his ability to learn the car. This would ultimately see him only manage 18th in the qualifying. The results will see both drivers start down the order in Saturday's Sprint but given the state of the teams inability to bring updates to the FW48 this is not a real surprise. Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:01:20 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/107/186731_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s503/st208798.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s503/st208798.htm This weekend we welcome the Pirates for our second pre-season friendly. &nbsp; Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:46:08 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/503/151747_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s637/st208794.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s637/st208794.htm Barnsley will look for a win at South Yorkshire neighbours Doncaster when they travel to Club Doncaster Sports Village this weekend. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:37:02 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/637/102654_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st208793.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st208793.htm We welcome Henry Nicholls to the squad for 6 games hot off a Test series and with a record we'd like to see him extend in Late August and September.&nbsp; He will not beomce our 60th opening bat in the CC1 as he is booked to enter at number 3 but we'd like to see a lot of him today as Essex have won the toss and decided to bowl first Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:04:03 +0100 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st208790.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st208790.htm Coming off the extended F1 break the&nbsp;Atlassian Williams F1 Team&nbsp;moves to the Dutch seaside circuit of Zandvoort. This circuit offers its own unique challenges but these are made even more so by the fact that this weekend is a Sprint format with its limited practice. For the Williams F1 Team they arrive with the encouraging news that Alex Albon will continue with the team in 2027. But aside from this, what with the challenges that the season so far has placed upon the team, it is far from certain as to how the Dutch weekend will play out. It is not expected to see any significant updates coming for this event so it will very much come down to what the team can achieve in terms of the setup of the FW48. Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:40:53 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/107/186719_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st208789.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st208789.htm Somoerset women return to the fight after the franchise break as they travel to Chelsmford to take on Essex in the return of the 50 over competitiom.&nbsp; This is the 11th of 16 and they need to win all of their remaining games toreally have a say in the next stage.&nbsp; Good to see Emma Corney return to the middle after 14 months away because of injury.&nbsp; Somerset have won the toss and decided to bowl first Wed, 19 Aug 2026 11:29:42 +0100 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s637/st208785.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s637/st208785.htm Defender Mael De Gevigney has left Barnsley to join Danish top-flight side Silkeborg IF for an undisclosed fee. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:53:47 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/637/102654_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st208774.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st208774.htm The last of the first phase games in thios year's 50 over competition.&nbsp; We face Lancashire and have the position of still being able to qualify IF we win AND Warks win AND Glos win AND neither of them do it with a better NRR than us.&nbsp; Winning is our only priority today.&nbsp; if the rest falls into place then we will cntinue.&nbsp; If they don't we'll assess a 4:4 record with all the wins at home and all the losses away.&nbsp; That is IF we win.&nbsp; Lewis has won the toss and put Lancashire in.&nbsp; Sav Perera returns in the battnf and Migael Pretorius returns to the bowling.&nbsp; Let battle commence. Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:47:13 +0100 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st208773.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s59/st208773.htm The last away match of the first part of the Metrobank 50 over competition and it has not been very fertile ground for Somerset.&nbsp; They will hope a young side will change that this afternoon as they chase a possible qualifying spot after smashing Surrey on Friday.&nbsp; Lewis Goldsworthy won the toss and will bat first Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:53:53 +0100 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st208752.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st208752.htm Sunday's race for the 2026 Hungarian GP would be a tough one for both&nbsp;Atlassian Williams F1 Team drivers with Alex Albon finishing 17th and Carlos Sainz 18th. For both drivers it was very much the case of getting the best out of what is still a very difficult 2026 car. For Alex his race marked his 100th for the Williams F1 Team so it was a shame that his race performance did not see him come away with a better result. For Carlos he would have a moment where he would make conatct with the McLaren of Piastri and he was been lapped. He would receive a penalty that would drop him down the order. Overall it was another tough weekend for the team and now with the summer F1 break it is hoped that the team can recover in the second half of the 2026 F1 season. Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:37:17 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/107/186677_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st208746.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s107/st208746.htm In what has been described by both&nbsp;Atlassian Williams F1 Team drivers, Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon, as a tough weekend the 2026 Hungarian GP weekend has seen both drivers struggle across all the practice sessions. And this would continue from practice and into qualifying with Carlos only managing 18th and Alex one place behind in 19th. It could only be described as one of the poorest results so far in 2026. Across their practice sessions and qualifying both drivers would complain of a car that was inconsistent in its ontrack behaviour. And to make it even more frustrating the team has been struggling to understand the reasons behind these issues. Such is the situation it is going to be a very tough race on Sunday for the team and drivers. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:55:13 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/107/186668_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s731/st187310.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s731/st187310.htm At last it begins - Go Europe Thu, 25 Sep 2014 16:59:17 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/731/152645_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s731/st184825.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s731/st184825.htm The five-star La Manga Club has been named as the best golf resort in Spain for the third successive year. Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:35:34 +0000 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/731/149680_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s731/st183127.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s731/st183127.htm The European Ryder Cup Captain, from the 2016 contest onwards, will be decided by a select five-man panel; it has been announced today by Ryder Cup Europe. Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:57:48 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/731/143952_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s731/st181820.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s731/st181820.htm In 2013, Scotland, the Home of Golf is delighted to be welcoming The Open Championship back to Muirfield, East Lothian on 'Scotland's Golf Coast' and we're offering you the chance to win a once in a lifetime experience! Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:48:39 +0100 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/731/146153_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s731/st180967.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s731/st180967.htm The 2013 European Tour Kicks Off with the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club in United Arab Emirates Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:37:29 +0000 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/731/145470_209_185 http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s731/st180074.htm http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s731/st180074.htm A recent interview with Roger Duthie Head of sponsorship for Emirates Airlines.&nbsp; Emirates is the world's second most profitable and among the 20 largest international airlines. It is based in Dubai. Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:42:47 +0000 http://imagescdn.sportnetwork.net/images/731/143963_209_185