Sports

25 OctoberSunday

• 20:11 Sports·1 min read On the bike route: pedalling from parks to forest tracks ▣ 10 photos A rest by the lake, rides along tree-lined paths and bikes waiting on every street corner.
• 12:57 Sports·1 min read Paragliding at sunset: gliding over the mountains Launching from a hillside, the pilot made a long glide through golden light above the valley.
• 11:20 Sports·1 min read Kitesurfers make the most of a windy beach Under the late-afternoon sun, dozens of colourful kites caught the breeze above the waves.
• 09:43 Sports·1 min read Mountain biking down a sagebrush trail Weaving through the bends of a dirt track, the rider kept up speed across the dry scrubland.
• 01:54 Sports·2 min read Wrenhaven Athletic drawn at home to top-flight Velmont in the national cup The Wrens will host one of the country's leading sides at Gull Lane in the fourth round, a tie the club expects to sell out within days.

22 OctoberThursday

• 12:41 Sports·2 min read Wrenhaven Athletic fight back to win at Larchfield and cut the gap at the top to two points Two goals in the final 20 minutes turned a flat afternoon into one of the Wrens' best away results of the season, and left the National First Division title race wide open.
• 01:33 Sports·2 min read Record 1,200 children turn out for Wrenhaven Athletic's academy open trials Coaches ran sessions on six pitches across two days as the club's youth academy held its largest open trials yet, with girls making up almost a third of those who took part.

21 OctoberWednesday

• 23:20 Sports·2 min read Wrenhaven Marathon unveils a flatter route along the coast The new course swaps the climb through Northfield for a loop round Greyling Bay, and organisers hope it will attract more first-time runners.
• 12:57 Sports·2 min read Tour of the Asher Valley cycle race adds a mountain stage in the Greyling Hills Next year's five-day race will finish one stage at the top of the Cairnside climb, giving the event its first summit finish.
• 08:57 Sports·2 min read Bayside AC sprinter, 16, breaks a 12-year-old national junior 400m record at Kestrel Park Imogen Hart clocked 52.41 seconds at the regional open meeting, taking almost three tenths off a mark that had stood since before she started running competitively.
• 06:39 Sports·2 min read Three Bayside club records fall on the opening day of the winter swimming championships More than 600 swimmers from 28 clubs are competing at the city aquatics centre over four days, and the host club made a fast start in the 50-metre pool.
• 04:32 Sports·2 min read River Asher regatta draws 600 rowers in its 120th year Crews from 41 clubs raced over two days on the stretch between Millbrook and the city, making this year's anniversary regatta the largest in its history.
• 02:12 Sports·3 min read Council to restore 48 neighbourhood football pitches across Wrenhaven over two years Patched goalmouths, rusted frames and waterlogged corners will be tackled in a phased programme, with the first 20 sites chosen after residents and local clubs flagged the worst problems.

20 OctoberTuesday

• 21:46 Sports·2 min read Streetball league tips off with 160 teams as Gulls players coach youth sides The city's 3x3 basketball league has more than doubled in size, with games on outdoor courts in five parks and professional players from the Wrenhaven Gulls helping out on the sidelines.
• 16:27 Sports·2 min read Eastmoor climbing centre opens the region's tallest indoor wall The converted warehouse has a 21-metre lead wall, a bouldering area and a youth programme backed by the Eastmoor Community Trust.
• 14:31 Sports·2 min read Greyling Bay sailing week ends with a photo finish in the keelboat class Two crews from the Greyling Bay Yacht Club crossed the line within a second of each other in the final race, with the title decided on a countback.