News in Twickenham

In homes and pubs across Twickenham on Wednesday the joyous cheer of England fans could be heard.

It was, in the words of Times writer Matt Dickinson, "a roar of euphoria 55 years in the making" as the final whistle blew at Wembley - putting England into their first international final since 1966.

Fans returned to International rugby for the first time in seven months today at Twickenham.

And the fans had something to cheer about as England got back to winning ways with a 43-29 win over a spirited USA side.

A Twickenham football club based in Whitton is searching for new players to join its team.

Whitton Wanderers FC Ladies is searching for new players aged 16 and over to join them for the 2021/22 season.

Harlequins are Premiership Champions for the second time in their history after defeating Exeter Chiefs 38-40 at Twickenham in a dramatic Gallagher Premiership Final.

Two tries from Louis Lynagh in the final fifteen minutes were enough to cap off a remarkable season which saw Paul Gustard depart in January.

Twickenham Cricket Club's women's team is on the hunt for new players to join the team on Twickenham Green.

The team meets most Wednesdays at 6.30pm on the green and practise 'until the light fades'.

Parkrun, the international charity which runs popular 5k events around the world including in Bushy Park, has responded to news yesterday evening (June 14) that the end of the UK lockdown will be delayed by four weeks to July 19.

The charity now aims to re-start its 5k races on Saturday July 24, rather than on the 26th as originally planned.

For most cricket fans, the village green is reserved for the amateur sport. Twickenham Green has long bucked this trend, as it did on Saturday when ex-England spinner Monty Panesar turned up with his new team members at Twickenham CC.

Twickenham CC has a long history of attracting elite cricketers – to prove it there's a picture of WG Grace 'wielding the willow' up in its club house.[.b]

Tomorrow Twickenham CC will take on Teddington CC in what will be Monty Panesar's home debut.

The match will take place on on Twickenham Green at 11am (weather dependent!).

Ex-England cricketer Monty Panesar helped Twickenham Cricket Club to victory yesterday in his first match since joining the club.

Twickenham CC beat Teddington CC by 21 runs at Bushy Park in what was the last 16 MCCL/ECB T20 clash between the two teams.

The start of the Six Nations is only days away - but you'd hardly know it.

Twickenham would normally be bubbling with anticipation ahead of the big match with thousands of fans ready to descend upon the town.