Sheffield
City in South Yorkshire, England
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Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated 29 miles (47 km) south of Leeds and 32 miles (51 km) east of Manchester. Its name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its southern suburbs were transferred from Derbyshire to the city council. It is the largest settlement in South Yorkshire.
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GB women begin Olympic qualifying with Latvia win Great Britain's women open their 2026 Winter Olympic qualifying campaign with a 3-2 victory against Latvia in Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | |
GB women chasing historic Olympic ice hockey qualificationGreat Britain's women's ice hockey team start their push to reach a first Winter Olympics at a qualifying event in Sheffield this week. BBC Sport looks at the individual stories behind their bid.BBC Sport - Published | |
Lightweight Dubois to fight Camara in January Unbeaten lightweight Caroline Dubois will continue her charge towards a world-title shot by taking on Jessica Camara in Sheffield on 11 January.BBC Sport - Published | |
Harper beats Dixon to become three-weight championTerri Harper reignites her career by outpointing fellow Briton Rhiannon Dixon in Sheffield to become a three-weight world champion.BBC Sport - Published | |
Dixon v Harper: The 'cursed' world title fight finally takes place Terri Harper will finally challenge lightweight world champion Rhiannon Dixon in Sheffield on Saturday after the bout was rescheduled three times.BBC Sport - Published | |
Fans campaign to move Remembrance Sunday Sheffield derby Fans of both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday ask for the 12:00 kick-off time to be moved.BBC Sport - Published | |
'Master not to drink and you can master anything'Sheffield boxer Liam Cameron details how boxing has given him a "fresh start" after dealing with depression and alcohol abuse.BBC Sport - Published | |
Catalans beat Wigan in Wheelchair Challenge Cup finalWatch highlights as Catalans Dragons beat reigning Super League champions Wigan Warriors 81-18 in the Wheelchair Challenge Cup final in Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | |
Sheffield to 'move heaven and earth' for World ChampionshipBarry Hearn predicts Sheffield will do everything within its means to keep snooker's World Championship in the city.BBC Sport - Published | |
Wilson beats tenacious Jones to win world titleAn emotional Kyren Wilson claims his first world title with a nervy 18-14 victory over Jak Jones at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | |
Watch the best shots as Wilson beats Jones to world titleWatch the best shots from the World Snooker Championship final as Kyren Wilson beat Jak Jones 18-14 at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | |
22 dogs seized in Sheffield - with most believed to be XL bullysPolice have seized 22 dogs in Sheffield, with most believed to be XL bullys.Sky News - Published | |
Watch: World Snooker Championship highlightsHighlights from the 14th day of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | Bingham & Jones tied in hard-fought opening to semiStuart Bingham and Jak Jones are level at 4-4 after the opening session of their World Championship semi-final in Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published |
Gilbert & Wilson level in high-quality semi-finalDavid Gilbert and Kyren Wilson split the opening eight frames of their World Snooker Championship semi-final in Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | 'Tastes nice!' Did Maguire eat a fly?Watch as Stephen Maguire eats a fly off the table during his 13-8 defeat to David Gilbert in the quarter-finals of the Snooker World Championship at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published |
O'Sullivan & Trump suffer shock quarter-final defeatsSeven-time champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and Judd Trump both suffer shock defeats in the quarter-finals of the World Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.BBC Sport - Published | |
