The 2026 GB3 season got underway at Silverstone between 23rd and 26th April with Sheffield’s Rowan Campbell-Pilling making his championship debut at the iconic ‘home of British motorsport'. The race weekend, which is the first of eight events in the GB3 calendar, saw Campbell-Pilling finish all three of the races in the top 10 to finish the weekend as the top-ranked rookie.

Rochdale teenager Jack Hodgkinson is establishing a solid reputation as a skilful, talented and courageous boxer following his title belt win on a major northern promotion at Barnsley Metrodome. “I won the WF Promotions title belt at 62kg,” said Jack, 16. “I boxed a lad from Skipton who was well up for a tough fight and got the win by unanimous decision after the three two-minute rounds.

There is a bumper midweek on the horizon, with some of the most pivotal matchups happening all in the space of five days. Drama-filled action awaits from across the world of sports in a week that will be season-defining.

Formula 1 returned to action this weekend in Miami, Florida, following a five-week gap since the previous Grand Prix in Japan, caused by the cancellation of the rounds in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia last month for safety reasons.

The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games prize medal has been unveiled at the Glasgow School of Art, with the medals including braille and tactile elements for the first time in the games' history. The ‘world-first inclusive design’ is inspired by Glasgow’s iconic landmarks and coat of arms, with the Braille and tactile elements ensuring ‘inclusion is a tangible and felt experience’.

Figures confirm that Yearsley Swimming Pool, which is managed by the UK's foremost leisure charitable social enterprise GLL, hosted 66 fundraising challenges for Swimathon 2026, raising a record £2,700.00 for charities. Individuals swam a variety of distances - 500m, 1.5k, 2.5k, Swimathon 5k and Triple 5k distances - with teams choosing 1.5k, 2.5k and 5k challenges.

Baildon 2nd XV travelled to the Avenue after a period of decent spring weather and after their 41-15 defeat by Old Rishworthians 2nd XV last Saturday. In late March they had shown much superior form against Skipton 2nd’s, winning to nil. In the previous round of the Aire-Wharfe Plate, Baildon narrowly beat Roundhegians at Moortown.

James Piercy captained Beverley Town to the NCEL Premier Division playoff final, where the East Yorkshire side secured promotion to the Northern Premier League – East. The promotion comes four years into Piercy’s time at the club, which has seen him already amass over 150 appearances for the Beavers.

As another weekend comes to an end, the action on the field continues unabated, with many teams' aspirations and desires being showcased in venues across the region and beyond. If you need to pass the midweek time away with full-throttle action, then look no further.

Paul Drinkhall, representing Middlesbrough, will compete in the England Men's team at the ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships Finals in London next week. Drinkhall, who has competed internationally as a senior England player for more than two decades, will join Sam Walker, Tom Jarvis, Connor Green and Joe Hunter in the men’s team event.

Rowan Campbell-Pilling’s 2026 racing campaign will get underway this week as Silverstone hosts the opening round of the 2026 UK GB3 Championship. The Sheffield driver has made the step up to GB3, the UK’s leading single-seater category, after two successful seasons in F4, which saw him finish in the top 10 standings.

Kash Ali says he is determined to rebuild his career and prove he still belongs among Britain’s top heavyweights as he prepares to return to the ring later this month. The Rotherham fighter, who holds a professional record of 22 wins with 12 knockouts and three defeats, is scheduled to face Phil Williams in Sheffield on April 24 — his second bout since losing to Joe Joyce.

Midweek is once again the place to be for sport and Yorkshire, with action from around the county in a multitude of sports to keep you hooked from Monday to Friday.

The Travelling Faithful were treated to a very mixed afternoon at Heslam Park. They constituted a fair amount to the crowd of 150. If you were a neutral then this was a fantastic, entertaining afternoon. Both sides scored some excellent tries. The first 15 minutes were dominated by Dale who played some outstanding rugby to run in 3 converted tries to lead by 21 points.

A local schoolboy who once attempted to arrange a boxing league amongst his friends has now been commended in the school newsletter for his commitment to and success in the sport. Isaac Brewin, who competes out of Craven Community Boxing Club, has now won four of his five bouts and is looking forward to fighting for a title belt on the club’s second home show at the end of May.

Sheffield came to the Avenue unbeaten but went back down the M1 to the City of Steel without a point. Wharfedale thoroughly deserved the victory by playing accurate positive rugby. The division champions were guilty of making some bad errors in handling and also giving too many penalties away. This earned them 3 yellow cards, and they were also marched back 10 yards on too many occasions.

Newton Turton, a young engineer and aspiring rugby player, has been awarded the Douglas Clasper Elite Sports Scholarship, which supports elite young sportspeople. The 19-year-old University of Sunderland student who is in the first year of his BEng Mechanical Engineering degree has been selected as only the third-ever recipient of this prestigious scholarship.

Four amateur fighters from Doncaster’s HD Performance Centre distinguished themselves on the spring Caged Steel Show held at its regular Doncaster Dome venue. AJ Hall won his debut caged boxing fight with MMA victories going to Ramzi Braiek, Dylan Power and Rami Hameed.

Ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, Team England have announced their new partnership with GLL as they hope to inspire communities ahead of the games. GLL, the UK’s largest charitable leisure social enterprise, will work with Team England, as both organisations hope to help people across England to ‘get active, discover new sports and feel part of something bigger’.