Paul Booth, now 83, still coaches the volunteer-run Ilkeston Outlaws basketball club he founded in 1966 while teaching at a local school. The club now has more than 200 members across 10 teams, and several former pupils he trained now coach themselves.
Ridgeway Rovers FC in Walthamstow is proud of Harry Kane, who played for the club as a boy, after he was crowned the world's best male football player. The club's chairman praised his hard work and said the club is considering marking the award on its kit. A former academy coach called Kane a role model for young players.
A pool team from Keighley, Breaking Bad from Pilky's Cue Sports Club and Bar, won the Ultimate Pool League final in Leicester, beating Leicester's Rail Huggers 25-19. The win earned them a £10,000 prize, and they had been formed only four months earlier, before competing against about 200 teams.
Graham Turner, a fencing contractor from the Scottish Borders, is set to represent Scotland at the Timbersports world championships in Stuttgart as Scotland's only competitor. He trains hard alone, sharing his wood with neighbours, and says the sport's excitement makes the effort worthwhile.
