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.

History will be made at Sedley Park this weekend as the first counties' mixed-ability rugby match will take place in Manchester between Yorkshire and Lancashire. The match is another step forward for inclusivity and diversity within rugby with the organisers of the event hoping it will widen ‘the scope for growth in community rugby and grassroot clubs’.

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.

The Sheffield Steelkings travelled to Laukaa in Finland on 28th and 29th March to feature in the 5th edition of the Northwest European Para Ice Hockey League (NEPIHL). Saturday 28th March saw all the teams compete in a group stage round robin, split between group A and B, which would determine who would progress to the semi-finals.

Two weeks after this year’s Formula 1 round in China, the sport headed to Japan for the latest Grand Prix at the iconic figure-of-eight circuit called Suzuka, which is located 240 miles southwest of Tokyo, and it was Mercedes’ 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli who earned the right to stand on the top step of the post-race podium, becoming the first teenager to lead the Drivers’ Championship in…

Scott Lincoln finished fourth in the men’s shot put event at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland last weekend as he threw a season’s best of 21.13 m. He ended the final, which took place in the morning session of 22nd March, 0.36m off a medal as he secured his own indoor personal best result.

Round 1 of the inaugural Nations Championship will begin on Saturday, 4th July, as New Zealand faces France in Christchurch, New Zealand, to kickstart this new cross-hemisphere tournament. To celebrate the ‘100 Days to Go’ milestone to this fixture, London’s iconic landmark Nelson’s Column was illuminated with the team colours and crests of all 12 competing nations.

The European Figure Skating Legacy project, an innovative project which was created to help young people in Sheffield to learn how to skate, has been selected as a finalist in the 2026 Move More Awards. The project, which was a joint initiative between Sheffield City Council, Everyone Active, British Ice Skating and UK Sport, has been nominated for the Community Project of the Year category.

Harrogate’s Lottie McGuinness claimed her first major medal when she won the bronze medal in the women’s up to 61 kg category at the Tbilisi 2026 European Open Championships in Georgia. McGuinness’ best lift of 108 left her behind only Turkey’s Besra Duman, who took home the gold, and Russia’s Tamara Podpalnaia, who won the silver.

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic Games came to a close this week, with ParalympicsGB competing in Wheelchair Curling and Para Alpine Skiing. ParalympicsGB won a silver medal (Para Alpine Skiing Men’s VI Super Combined).

Yorkshire squash star Sam Todd will return to action at the end of the month as London prepares to host one of the most esteemed events on the PSA Squash Tour calendar, the Optasia Championships. The Championships will be held at the Wimbledon Club between 24 and 29th March and will see 12 of the men’s top 20 compete across 5 rounds to be crowned the 2026 champion.

Haydock Finance has confirmed its continued support for North Yorkshire road racer Harley Rushton as part of the company’s employee-led charity initiative. The Blackburn-based asset finance specialist first supported Rushton through its staff nomination scheme, which enables employees to champion people who are pursuing meaningful goals.

Rowan Campbell-Pilling, Yorkshire and Sheffield’s rising motorsport star, has officially announced his partners for 2026 ahead of his debut season in the UK’s premier single-seater category, the GB3 Championship. The teenager, who made his international debut in last year’s F4 UAE Trophy Series, has collected over 30 trophies in the past two years.

The 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Paralympic Games got underway this week with ParalympicsGB competing in wheelchair curling, Para Alpine skiing and Para snowboarding.

Over 600 athletes will compete across nearly 80 medal events at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, which will officially commence on 6th March. Six sports will feature at the games, with ParalympicsGB having representation in four of those sports across the 12 days of Paralympic action.

East Yorkshire Judo’s Tommy Jackson took home a bronze medal in the senior male -73kg category at the English Open, which took place between 21st and 22nd February. The bronze medal is the Hull-born fighter’s second of the year so far as he continues to impress in Great Britain’s senior squad after progressing from their U18s and U21s squads.

A litany of action awaits in the first week of March from all over the sporting landscape, with drama and intrigue all to come in a month that is already looking to be a vital time in shaping the fortunes of clubs and players for 2026.

We are already in the last week of February, and we end the month with more Yorkshire action as we await another weekend. Here are our picks on what to expect from another bumper midweek of sports.

All 11 Formula 1 teams have now completed the second and final pre-season test in Bahrain before the new season starts in Melbourne, Australia, in a fortnight’s time, and there were clear winners and a distinct loser in the Middle East, with Mercedes, McLaren and Red Bull looking strong and Aston Martin still woefully off the pace.