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Table tennis player to represent England for first time at age 70
A table tennis player will fulfil has lifelong ambition to represent his country - more than 50 years after he first picked up a just turned 70 years old, John Poysden has broken into England's top 10 ranked over-70s began his sporting journey at a club in Rochford and was Southend-on-Sea's number-one ranked men's Poysden said he was "absolutely thrilled" to receive the call-up to the Home Nations Tournament in September. His sporting passion took a back seat as he became a city trader, and had a family, but he retired at 54."I then quite quickly discovered that quite a few things had changed in my 25-year absence, and there was an awful lot to learn," he said."I've never really done things half-heartedly, so I guess I just worked on adapting and improving once again."I thought perhaps I'm in with a chance of selection but to be honest it was more in hope than expectation, so when I received the call-up I was absolutely delighted and felt honoured to be asked." The Home Nations Tournament sees teams compete from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Guernsey and are the reigning champions of Mr Poysden's age bracket, and he will have the chance to retain that title between 5 and 7 September at Nottingham Trent University."I've never been the most naturally talented player. I've got great friends who don't pick up a bat for several months and they just pick up a bat and they've just got hand-eye coordination immediately," he explained."I have to work at my game. I have to practice." Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Glasgow Times
16 minutes ago
- Glasgow Times
Sunday's briefing: Eddie Howe frustrated by Isak saga as Wilson joins Hammers
In Scotland, the William Hill Premiership is under way. Howe frustrated by Isak saga Howe has described the affair as 'complex' (Adam Davy/PA) Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has admitted the situation surrounding unsettled striker Alexander Isak is 'far from ideal'. The Magpies rejected a £110million bid for the Sweden international on Friday from Liverpool, who recently beat them to the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt frontman Hugo Ekitike. The 25-year-old did not travel to Asia for Newcastle's pre-season tour due to what the club called a 'minor thigh injury', only for talk of his unhappiness to emerge. Howe said: 'I don't really know what is going to happen next. The situation is far from ideal and it is quite complex.' Newcastle, meanwhile, have signed Southampton goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale on a season-long loan with an option to buy and reportedly made a £65.4m bid for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko. Wilson joins Hammers Wilson's career will continue in London (Bradley Collyer/PA) West Ham have signed Callum Wilson on a one-year contract following his release by Newcastle. The 33-year-old former Bournemouth striker scored 49 goals in 130 appearances in five years for the Magpies. Wilson said: 'I'm excited to be joining a massive football club like West Ham.' Holloway angered by fan behaviour Ian Holloway was appalled by the behaviour of a Swindon supporter (Nigel French/PA) Swindon boss Ian Holloway said he was 'absolutely disgusted' after a fan allegedly threw part of a seat at rival goalkeeper Myles Roberts in a tense 2-1 defeat at 10-man Walsall. The flashpoint occurred in stoppage time, shortly after Connor Barrett scored what proved the winner for the 10-man Saddlers in the Sky Bet League Two opener. Holloway added: 'Whoever you are, you should be ashamed of yourself. I am going to hunt you down and find you.' Opening day frustration for Rangers Rangers were pegged back by Motherwell (Andrew Milligan/PA) Rangers slipped at the starting line of their William Hill Premiership campaign as Motherwell hit back for a 1-1 draw at Fir Park. Gers skipper James Tavernier headed in from a corner in the 14th minute but Russell Martin's side never found any rhythm and Emmanuel Longelo drove in an equaliser three minutes from time. Newly-promoted Livingston came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Kilmarnock, who paid a heavy price for the sending-off of George Stanger. What's on today? Scottish champions Celtic begin their bid for a 14th title in 15 seasons as they host St Mirren. There are two other games in the SPL with promoted Falkirk taking on Dundee United and Dundee facing Hibernian.
Daily Record
an hour ago
- Daily Record
Motherwell hit man admits Rangers frustration, but says goals will come
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos reckons he's getting closer to full sharpness Apostolos Stamatelopoulos was frustrated not to score against Rangers on Saturday, but reckons he's getting closer and closer to top form. The Australian striker got off the mark in the 3-0 win over Morton in Motherwell's Premier Sports Cup group stages finale, and bagged a late equaliser in the friendly against Hertha Berlin on July 25. That type of finish, nipping between defenders to sneak the ball in, is what Stamatelopoulos lives for, and he reckons they will come – even if he did everything except score against the Ibrox giants. He said: 'I definitely should have scored at least one of those chances, but I'm confident that it will come and I can start to put the ball in the back of the net. 'It's just one of those days, really, where it wasn't going for me, but I'm confident that as the season goes on, I'll definitely start hitting the back of the net. 'If I keep banging on the door it will open. I've scored two in the last two, and one of those was a friendly, but I was high on confidence going into this game. 'I think I was just lacking a little bit of sharpness. The header was close, I feel I got up well, I just needed to direct it a bit more, and it's those final little touches. 'But I can definitely see goals coming in the next couple of games.' Having come through a series of injuries last season, Stamatelopoulos is eager to get back to full fitness and wants more goals like the one against Hertha, where he latched onto a Callum Slattery cross from the right to steer the ball in at the near post. He said: 'It's what I live for in the box, those little ratty goals, getting in between defenders and finding space, and I felt I was doing that well, it's just the sharpness in finishing it off. 'I definitely think we could have walked away with three points [against Rangers], but we're happy with the point.' Motherwell head to Paisley on Saturday to take on St Mirren, and Stamatelopoulos said: 'It's a very important game, and hopefully we're going into it, wanting three points, to build on this performance. 'We're happy.'
