CRICKET coach Rick Halkon, from Sale Sports Club, has been recognised for outstanding services to grassroots cricket by cricketing great Shane Warne. Former Australian International Warne presented him with a special coaching certificate during the second Investec Test Match against South Africa at Headingley. Rick was given the chance to attend the Test Match as part of the Sky Sports Continue Reading

Alex Moore, a volunteer and keen tennis player at Sale Sports Club, has grabbed the chance to volunteer at the Olympics. She is working in the press operations team at the Aquatics centre, a role that involves a fine balance of looking after athlete needs and those of the press. Alex has been an active volunteer at the club for Continue Reading

Sixteen year old Sale bowler Johnathan Dickens achieved a very rare feat on Saturday, taking 5 wickets in 5 balls against local rivals Timperley.  Playing for Sale 3rd XI he bowled all 5 victims and finished with incredible figures of 2 overs, 1 maiden, 6 wickets for 4 runs. It capped a day in which the Sale side dominated.  In Continue Reading

Sale Sports Club launched Sky Sports ‘Get Involved’ week on Monday 4th June with a live Sky Sports News broadcast from the club’s Sports Fun Day to promote their initiative to encourage more people to get involved in their local sports club. The fun day included Cricket, Hockey and Tennis challenges and a fun run, as well as go-carting, zorbing, Continue Reading

Sale Cricket Club was named Chance to Shine Project of the Year at the Brit Insurance annual achievement awards at Lords Cricket Ground on 3rd November. The star-studded event was attended by the Governor of the Bank of England and Chance to Shine President, Mervyn King, England captains Andrew Strauss and Charlotte Edwards along with fellow England players Chris Tremlett Continue Reading