Sheffield

:This article is about the city in England. For other uses see Sheffield (disambiguation).

Sport

Sheffield has a long sporting heritage. In 1855, a collective of cricketers joined with pupils from Collingswood School to form the world's first ever official football club, Sheffield F.C., and by 1860 there were 15 football clubs in Sheffield. There are now two local clubs in the Football League: Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday, and two major non-league sides: Sheffield F.C. and Hallam F.C. (the two oldest club sides in the world).

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1855 - Cricket - Collingswood School - Football - Sheffield F.C. - 1860 - Football League - Sheffield United - Sheffield Wednesday - Hallam F.C.

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Sheffield also has close ties with snooker, due to the fact that the city's Crucible Theatre is the venue for the World Snooker Championships. The english squash open is also held there every year. The city also boasts the Sheffield Eagles rugby league, Sheffield Sharks basketball and Sheffield Steelers ice hockey teams. Sheffield is home to World Superbike champion James Toseland and of climber Joe Simpson

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Snooker - Crucible Theatre - World Snooker Championships - Squash - Sheffield Eagles - Rugby league - Sheffield Sharks - Basketball - Sheffield Steelers - Ice hockey - Superbike - James Toseland - Joe Simpson

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Many of Sheffield's extensive sporting facilities were built for the World Student Games which the city hosted in 1991. They include the Don Valley International Athletics Stadium, Sheffield Arena, and Ponds Forge international diving and swimming complex, where Olympic medallist Leon Taylor trains. There are also facilities for golf, climbing and bowling, as well as a newly inaugurated (2003) national ice-skating arena (IceSheffield). The Sheffield Ski Village is the largest artificial ski resort in Europe. The city also has two indoor climbing centres. Sheffield was the UK's first National City of Sport and is now home to the English Institute of Sport (EIS).

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World Student Games - Don Valley International Athletics Stadium - Sheffield Arena - Ponds Forge - Olympic - Leon Taylor - IceSheffield - Sheffield Ski Village - Ski - Climbing - English Institute of Sport

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