Nick Westby reports from Doncaster Rovers about this weekend's Sports Weekend 11/3/24.
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00:00 Hello and welcome to the Eco Power Stadium home of Doncaster Rovers football club, Nick Westby, Sports Editor here with an inside look into the Yorkshire Post Sports weekend supplement.
00:10 I'm here at Doncaster Rovers doing a feature on the Rovers Bells who on Saturday kick off the first of three home games at Eco Power Stadium as they look to build their fan base and reconnect with the community.
00:21 It's a team really well on the up under Kieran Turner and Chief Executive Chris Wood.
00:26 Also football wise we're building up to a big Yorkshire derby in League 2, Harrogate Town against Bradford City. Doncaster Rovers are also here on Saturday against Forest Green Rovers in League 2.
00:38 England play Brazil this coming weekend. We've also got an interview with Hull City's Fabio Carvalho from Stuart Raider who has been out with the Tigers in Turkey on their mid-season break.
00:49 Elsewhere this week is the Challenge Cup in Rugby League. We've got features on Batley against Castleford and Halifax Panthers against Catalan's Dragons.
00:59 Also we're looking ahead to the big boxing night in Sheffield. Title fights for Dalton Smith of Sheffield and Terry Harper of Doncaster.
01:07 Down the road at Doncaster Racecourse it's the start of the flat season and the big Lincoln meeting. Plus we've got all the news from the worlds of ice hockey and basketball and rugby union as Rotherham Titans face Leeds Tigers at the top of National 2 North.
01:23 Have a fantastic sporting weekend.