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Passionate about sport? So are we! That is why sports journalist Ross Reid started South West Sports News in Spring 2008.

Our word-of-mouth, eco-friendly green game plan is to support sportspeople from the tip of South West England to the top of South Wales, young and old, male and female, grassroots participants to Olympians and Paralympians.

We are a pro-active team with one goal: winning promotion for regional sport.

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COUNTIES CRICKET Bank holiday team news

Details: Created on Friday, 01 May 2026 19:00; Last Updated on Friday, 01 May 2026 19:57; Published on Friday, 01 May 2026 19:00; Written by PAUL BOLTON Cricket Correspondent

The new National Counties season is only a week old but some of the 20 sides already face a make-or-break weekend in the National Counties Trophy.

All counties will be in action at least once over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend with matches on both Sunday and Monday.

COUNTIES CRICKET Trophy fixtures May 3 & 4, 2026

Details: Created on Friday, 01 May 2026 19:00; Last Updated on Friday, 01 May 2026 20:00; Published on Friday, 01 May 2026 19:00

NV Play National Counties Trophy

Sunday May 3 (11am)

Group One: Cheshire v Suffolk (Toft), Shropshire v Cambridgeshire (Shifnal).

Group Two: Bedfordshire v Lincolnshire (Dunstable), Norfolk v Northumberland (Sprowston).

Group Three: Berkshire v Devon (Falkland CC, Newbury), Herefordshire v Wiltshire (Colwall).

Group Four: Dorset v Wales NC (Wimborne), Oxfordshire v Buckinghamshire (Thame).

SW FOOTBALL regional fixtures May 2, 2026

Details: Created on Friday, 01 May 2026 09:30; Last Updated on Friday, 01 May 2026 11:35; Published on Friday, 01 May 2026 09:30; Written by SWSN Football Desk

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Saturdays 1500 unless stated

SATURDAY MAY 2, 2026
Championship all 1230ko
Bristol City vs Stoke City
Portsmouth vs Birmingham City
Preston North End vs Southampton
Swansea City vs Charlton Athletic

NATIONAL LEAGUE play-offs... fixtures May 2-10

Details: Created on Friday, 01 May 2026 08:43; Last Updated on Friday, 01 May 2026 11:38; Published on Friday, 01 May 2026 08:43

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SATURDAY MAY 2
National League South promotion play-off semi-finals
Torquay Utd vs Dorking 1230
Hornchurch vs Weston 1600