Jeremy Blackmore

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I also write regularly on football and rugby and in 2019 previewed the ATP men’s tennis finals at the O2 in London.

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The Non-League Football Paper •

Drury dead set on title redemption

ROAD TO GLORY: Stamford are looking to clear the final hurdle and return to Step 3

STAMFORD boss Graham Drury is calling on fans to enjoy the ride after the club leapfrogged Halesowen Town to go top of the NPL Midlands table and target promotion after four years of league and cup heartache.

The Daniels are unbeaten in the league since December 3 with nine wins and two draws from their last 11 matches.

Despite this success, Drury insists the club are taking one game at a time after last season’s disappointment when they finished second in the league but lost to Belper Town in the playoffs. That followed two years where the league was impacted by COVID, preventing Stamford from building on strong starts. In recent years, Stamford also enjoyed a record-breaking run to the first round of the FA Cup, but lost to Hereford in the fourth round of the 2021 FA Trophy, having not been able to train due to COVID restrictions.

Despite those setbacks, Drury has remained positive and was rewarded with a two-year contract extension last summer which will keep him at the Zeeco Stadium until the end of the 2024/5 season. It’s part of a shared belief the Daniels are building something special with consistency and togetherness at its heart.
TheStriker.com •

Soccer players turned filmmakers explore when injuries challenge identity — with a 'Ted Lasso' connection

Broke, a online short film which powerfully explores the violent transition of identity for pro sports stars when their dreams (and what defines their lives) are ripped away, is a highly personal one for its filmmakers.

Will Miller, the film’s writer and director, has experienced the pressures of top-flight soccer and the precarious lives of a professional athletes—and more recently, the often unsettling transition into life after sport. It’s also a familiar story for Miller’s former Burton Albion teammates Marvin Sordell and Harry Campbell, his partners in fledgling film production company ONEIGHTY.
The Daily Dot •

Soccer players turned filmmakers explore when injuries challenge identity — with a 'Ted Lasso' connection

Broke, a online short film which powerfully explores the violent transition of identity for pro sports stars when their dreams (and what defines their lives) are ripped away, is a highly personal one for its filmmakers.

Will Miller, the film’s writer and director, has experienced the pressures of top-flight soccer and the precarious lives of a professional athletes—and more recently, the often unsettling transition into life after sport. It’s also a familiar story for Miller’s former Burton teammates Marvin Sordell and Harry Campbell, his partners in fledgling film production company ONEIGHTY.
EDP Norfolk Magazine •

The Glastonbury of Tennis with more grass courts than Wimbledon - Welcome to the the Hunstanton Lawn Tennis Tournament!

Fondly named Wimbledon-on-Sea, Hunstanton Lawn Tennis Tournament, the country’s largest tennis event, finally celebrates its centenary this month.

From humble beginnings on the north Norfolk coast in 1920, the tournament quickly became a hugely popular event attracting entrants from Norfolk and much further afield. It is arguably the most popular grass tennis tournament in the world, taking place across 38 grass courts – 10 more than Wimbledon – on the southern edge of the seaside town.

In 2020 the sport’s governing body, the LTA (Lawn Tennis Association), awarded Hunstanton the accolade of national Tournament of the Year at its annual presentations, dubbing it the ‘Glastonbury of Tennis’. It was testament to the hard work of the committee and the players and spectators who have supported the event over many years.

The pandemic meant celebrations for the tournament’s centenary were put on hold in 2020 and again in 2021, so this year’s event between Sunday 14 to Saturday 20 August will be a special celebration both of tennis and the event’s history.
Kent Life •

Teeing up for Open success

The eyes of the golf world fall on Kent next month as the leading men’s players compete for the prestigious Claret Jug in The 149th Open, the sport’s crown jewel event at Royal St George’s in Sandwich.

The world’s oldest golf tournament returns to the club for the first time since 2011, when an emotional Darren Clarke fulfilled his boyhood dream of becoming Champion Golfer. It will be the 15th time the event will have taken place on the historic links course in Kent.
The Non-League Football Paper •

Dawn of a new era

NORFOLK County FA boss Gavin Lemmon believes football in the county will bounce back stronger than before the pandemic.

As it celebrates its 140th anniversary, Norfolk County FA is gearing up for a resumption of the game with plans to complete all ten of its County Cup competitions this season.

Lemmon’s team are also running a ‘Return to Football’ competition for clubs at Step 7 and below starting yesterday after being given the green light through government and FA guidance.