20 Years of YM Liverpool: Homegrown sports stars and high profile visitors Since YM Liverpool launched in 1999, some of the most popular sports stars from the city and high profile visitors have taken time out from their training and commitments to grace our pages. Curated by Natasha Young Jamie Carragher A 2008 catch-up ... Read More...
Gymnastics
The 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships will be held in Liverpool, bringing the competition to the UK for the fourth time. British Gymnastics, Liverpool City Council and UK Sport joined forces to bid for the tournament, which is one of the largest international sporting events to ever take place in the ... Read More...
Liverpool has announced it will bid to host the 2022 World Gymnastics Championships at the waterfront’s Echo Arena. The city is joining forces with UK Sport and British Gymnastics to try and stage the tournament, which is expected to bring a £6 million economic boost. If the bid is successful the championships, ... Read More...
What's on in Liverpool Event listings for 10 - 23 March 2017 10 March Emma Haughton Cornerstone Theatre Clarinettist Emma Haughton heads to Liverpool Hope University’s Creative Campus venue and explores progressivism in the 20th and 21st centuries, performing pieces by the likes of Elliot Carter and Louis Cahuzac. 11-12 March MCM Comic Con Exhibition Centre Liverpool A two-day ... Read More...
Update: This event has been postponed due to forecast bad weather. A spokesperson for Liverpool City Council says: “The latest forecast shows there will be heavy rain and blustery conditions at the Pier Head on Saturday afternoon, so rather than risk a complete washout we have decided to postpone the mini Commonwealth ... Read More...
As Britain basks in the glory of Team GB’s golden Rio Olympics performance, a nationwide sports day will take place tomorrow (Saturday 27 August) and Liverpool City Region sporting fans are invited to take part. ‘I Am Team GB’, organised by the National Lottery and ITV, will see thousands of free activities get underway across the country ... Read More...
A line-up of Liverpool sports stars will act as ambassadors for a proposed bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games in the city. Rio heptathlon hopeful Katarina Johnson-Thompson, Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle, boxing champion Tony Bellew and football legends Jamie Carragher and Graeme Sharp are backing the initiative as it begins ... Read More...
A wealth of Merseyside talent will be aiming for this year’s Rio 2016 Olympics. With just months to go until the global tournament, we’ve tracked down the region’s hopefuls looking to make their mark on the competition to athletes hoping to round off their sporting careers on a high. James Tartt Track Dream to ... Read More...