First time for everything: Walton Casuals boss Liam Collins

First time for everything: Walton Casuals boss Liam Collins

Builder and Walton Casuals manager Liam Collins is in the hotseat as he lifts the lid on becoming a dad at the age of 19.

Teddington Swimming Club's Smail wins county title

Teddington Swimming Club’s Anna Smail led the way with one county title and five further medals as the club kicked off Middlesex County Championship season in Barnet in style at the weekend.
HOCKEY: Surbiton make it three trophies in two seasons with indoor triumph

Surbiton Ladies will play in the Indoor Fives Hockey Championship Premier Division for the first time in their history after claiming the Division One title on Sunday.
ATHLETICS: Kingston's Earley starts as she means to go on

Kingston & Polytechnic Harrier Pippa Earley secured a golden double at th South of Ungland U15 Indoor Championships to start the year in style on Sunday.
Boxing: Kingston's Ayinde talks tough ahead of Queensbury trilogy finale

Welterweight champion Anthony Ayinde says he will make old rival Ashley Dansie wish he’d never fought him again next month, writes Alan Foley.
FOOTBALL: Veteran Flood still alert for more goals

Former Richmond & Twickenham Times sports editor Tony Flood is proving age is no barrier when it comes to goal scoring.
Teddington is home for future wheelchair basketball stars

Teddington could be the breeding ground for the next generation of Team GB wheelchair basketball stars.
Kingstonian: Shock award for Ks coach

Kingstonian Women's U18s head coach Stef Loucaides got a shock last week when he was named female game coach of the year by the Football Association.
New Malden's Woodroffe uses golf to help injured soldiers on road to recovery

With British troops now withdrawn from combat operations in Afghanistan, an award winning Surrey golf professional is hoping he can continue helping injured service men and women on their road to recovery.
Paralympian leads way with leadership skills

Sporty students enlisted a Paralympian to help them get to grips with the athletic challenge they face.
Active Kingston promises to revive Borough Sports Awards

Kingston Borough Council has promised the borough’s annual sports awards will return in 2015.
Kingston's Drake is at cross purposes in the mountains for Olympic bid

Ed Drake is confident of building upon his steady progression in ski cross this season following his switch from alpine skiing last year.
Defeat dampens spirits before Thames Handball Club's Euro adventure

Thames Handball Club keeper Anita Rylow had a day to forget as her St Mary’s University-based club crashed 24-19 to Barking’s league leaders London Angels in England’s Super8 National Women’s League on Sunday.
Tribute to a football referee: 25 years, 2,000 games, one assault

Jim de Rennes may not be able to trump famous referee Howard Webb on quality, but he can beat the former Premier League man in the middle on quantity.
Athletes hit out at Crystal Palace stadium demolition plans

An army of athletes is coming together to defend Crystal Palace stadium from the “greatest threat to the progress of sport” after plans to demolish it were unveiled.
Broughton brings it home for Richmond

Richmond Canoe Club’s Lizzie Broughton was simply relieved to finish as she won silver at the ICF Canoe marathon World Championships in Oklahoma last Sunday.
Surbiton's Sbihi warns of more golden moments to come

Moe Sbihi has warned his Olympic rivals the Team GB men’s four are only going to get better ahead of the 2016 Olympics.
Miller time at Fulwell for champ Chad

Richmond schools gold champion Chad Miller add another title to his haul last week.
Sharp shooter Patel is Kingston's surgeon with a steady hand

Cobham Commonwealth shooting champion Parag Patel says his ability as a surgeon – including work at Kingston Hospital – is what makes him a cut above the rest, writes Jack Miller.
Tiffin schoolgirl Mehmet: I could have won English amateur title

Tiffin Girls’ School student Inci Mehmet admitted two tee shots cost her English Women’s Amateur Championship title last week.
Surbiton High ambassador Alcott ready to inspire next generation

Four-time Winter Olympian Chemmy Alcott is no stranger to adversity and, having hung up her skis after Sochi 2014, she is hoping to inspire Surrey’s next generation of budding athletes, writes Chris Bailey.
Smart Inci in English amateur title hunt in Cornwall

Tiffin Girls’ School student Inci Mehmet saw the value in education to lead the English Women’s Amateur Championship after the first round on Tuesday.
Contrasting fortunes for Surbiton stars

Surbiton trio Hollie Webb, Georgie Twigg and Giselle Ansley will go to next week’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow full of confidence after lifting the Investec London Cup at the weekend but clubmate will be thinking otherwise, writes Colin Pike.
Kids do Kingston proud at London Youth Games and Kuzuki wants more

Kingston swimmer Issei Kuzuki admits even he was taken by surprise as he rebounded from last year’s heartache to clinch gold in the pool at the Balfour Beatty London Youth Games, writes Jonny Green.
Weir challanges Farah to race at Richmond Running Festival launch

Paralympic hero David Weir CBE launched a new junior wheelchair event this week as part of the Richmond Running Festival on September 21 and then challenged Mo Farah to a race.

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Bridge Banter: Diego Costa put his stamp on Chelsea’s victory

Bridge Banter: Diego Costa put his stamp on Chelsea’s victory

Diego Costa put his stamp on Chelsea’s midweek League Cup semi-final victory, and left stud marks on his Liverpool opponents that could force Jose Mourinho to rethink his planned line-up for the weekend’s critical league game against Manchester City.

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