Sport

Football fixtures

Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of football fixtures for local and regional sides. WHAT'S NEXT? (3:00pm unless stated) Tuesday 21st April: Derbyshire Senior Challenge Cup Final: Ilkeston Town v Glossop North End (7:45pm) (at Pride Park Stadium - Derby) Central Midlands Premier South: Blidworth Welfare v Borrowash Victoria (7:45pm) Championship: Norwich City v Derby County (7:45pm) Thursday 23rd April: Central Midlands Premier South: Borrowash Victoria v Graham Street Prims (7:45pm) Friday 24th April: Premier League: Sunderland v […]

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Football

Football results

Erewash Sound brings you a round up of the latest football results for borough and regional sides. FOOTBALL: Sunday 19th April: Premier League: Nottingham Forest 4-1 Burnley (Flemming 45+2, Gibbs-White 62, 69, 77, Jesus 90+8) Saturday 18th April: Northern Premier League Premier: Stocksbridge Park Steels 0-0 Ilkeston Town Northern Premier League Midlands: Coventry Sphinx 0-2 Long Eaton United (Garnett 78, Davidson-Miller 82) Central Midlands Premier South: Bakewell Town 1-2 Borrowash Victoria (Boateng 11, N/K 31, Clark 73 pen) United Counties […]

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Cricket

Cricket fixtures

Erewash Sound SPORT brings you a round up of cricket fixtures from borough sides in the top tiers of The Derbyshire County Cricket League. Saturday 25th April: Derbyshire Premier League: Ockbrook & Borrowash v Eckington at Victoria Avenue (The Arthur Honeybun Ground) Sandiacre Town v Swarkestone at Longmoor Lane Division 1: Marehay v Ilkeston Rutland at The Maryfield Sawley v Riddings at The Bill Camm Pavilion For a one-stop-shop for live updates and results, visit / like / follow www.facebook.com/erewashsoundsport and www.twitter.com/erewashsport

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Cricket

Cricket results

Erewash Sound SPORT brings you a round up of cricket results from borough sides in the top tiers of The Derbyshire County Cricket League. Saturday 18th April: Derbyshire Premier League: Alvaston & Boulton 112ao (34.1) v Sandiacre Town 113-1 (23) Sandiacre Town won by 9 wickets at Raynesway Ticknall 206-1 (44-1) v Ockbrook & Borrowash 203ao (45.5) Ticknall won by 9 wickets at The Grange Division 1: Ilkeston Rutland 125ao (33.2) v Tutbury 251ao (49.1) Tutbury won by 126 runs […]

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Angling

Angling: Wednesday ‘Nisa’ Open Match – latest results

MATCH RESULT/REPORT EVENT: WEDNESDAY “NISA” OPEN MATCH VENUE: LAKE TWO - Makins Fishery DATE: 15 APRIL 2026 RESULT Place Peg Angler's Name Sponsor/Club lb/oz Pools 1st A14 John BRANDRICK Kettering 174-05 £88.00 2nd B24 Steve BENTLEY Makins Select 86-06 £60.00 3rd A16 John ADAMSON Nisa Feeders 65-12 £60.00 4th A12 Shaun WEED Old Works AC 64-07 £40.00 5th B13 Andy FINDLAY Preston & Sonubaits 64-03 £40.00 6th B17 Romeo WANG Shrewsbury 54-08 7th A20 John LACK Northampton 40-07 […]

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Rugby

Rugby fixtures

Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of fixtures for local senior rugby sides. RUGBY: Sunday 26th April: Women's Championship: Cannock Lionesses Ladies v Long Eaton Women For a one-stop-shop for live updates and results, visit / like / follow www.facebook.com/erewashsoundsport and www.twitter.com/erewashsport

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Rugby

Rugby results

Erewash Sound Sport brings you a round up of the latest results for local senior rugby sides. RUGBY: Saturday 11th April: Regional 1 North West: Derby 31-49 Long Eaton Regional 2 Midlands North: Ilkeston 31-10 Belgrave Sunday 29th March: Women's Championship: Long Eaton Women 10-43 Sudbury Ladies For a one-stop-shop for live updates and results, visit / like / follow www.facebook.com/erewashsoundsport and www.twitter.com/erewashsport

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Mayor Cllr Harry Atkinson taking to the river

Borough Wide

Mayor supports rowing club expansion

A rowing club that was launched 15 years ago as the only one in Erewash has thanked the borough council for backing it with a £3,438 grant amid a continuing boom in membership. The popularity of the Devil’s Elbow Rowing Club had led to it running out of space to store boats until it asked the town hall for help. Mayor Cllr Harry Atkinson championed its application for a grant so more craft can be kept on new racks outside […]

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Derby

Students get unique chance to interview Rams head coach John Eustace ahead of Championship match

Football Journalism and Specialist Sports Journalism students were given a unique opportunity to interview Derby County Head Coach John Eustace as part of a professional pre-match press conference ahead of the Rams’ Championship fixture against Ipswich Town. More than students from the University of Derby questioned John Eustace on player fitness, match-day tactics and transfer news - alongside professional media - during Derby County’s weekly pre-match press conference, which was specially hosted at the University’s Kedleston Road site. This event […]

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