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The next Charlie Austin? Non-League hitman to go on trial with Swindon
Non-League goalscoring hotshot Jake Tabor looks set to have the chance to impress in the EFL as he will join Swindon Town on a trial this summer. Tabor opted to leave Amersham Town this summer to pursue a higher level of football, having scored 127 goals in 91 appearances in the Combined Counties League Premier Division North, the ninth tier of English football. Advertisement In May, it was revealed that Tabor had agreed to go on trial at a League Two club, a jump of five divisions, and The Moonraker has reported that Swindon will welcome him through their doors once pre-season begins next week. The Adver floated Tabor's name to a source close to the club earlier this summer, and at that point, it seemed likely he would get his shot with Crawley Town or Gillingham, but Holloway has moved to give him a shot in professional football in recent days. Swindon will be hoping that Tabor can emulate the success that Charlie Austin had stepping out of Non-League and scoring goals in the EFL back in 2009/10. Advertisement The former Amersham striker has been on trial with Wycombe Wanderers before, although he did not earn a contract at Adams Park, who were able to turn Richard Kone into a success in the EFL after he joined from Athletic Newham in 2024, after scoring 88 goals in 109 games. Swindon had evaluated multiple Non-League players in January as Holloway looked for an injection of energy into his team, although none reached his standards for fitness, and at that point of the season, it was not feasible to bring them up to speed. The man who has scored more than a century of goals across the last three seasons will have to impress more than those fellow Non-League players in Holloway's famously punishing pre-season running schedule. Read more: Town's move for Grimsby winger hits late roadblock Advertisement 'Oatmeal thinking' has Swindon in position to compete next season Six potential loan targets for Swindon this summer Since leaving Amersham at the end of last season, Tabor has featured in multiple Non-League showcase games and evidently impressed, scoring three goals against Wolverhampton Wanderers under-21s and netting another six in a game this week. Speaking to Chall on YouTube about his journey, Tabor said: 'It all started just playing Sunday football. I have never really played at a great level or in academy football. 'In the last two or three seasons, I have had a massive rise while scoring loads of goals, and following that, I have been getting more attention and more goals. Advertisement 'I think it is about time for a step up. Everyone says, 'He is doing well, but it is at Step Five or Step Six', so now it is time to put myself in a challenging environment and see if I can live up to it. 'Everyone thinks I am a big fish in a small pond, but hopefully I can prove them all wrong.' The striker may now get the chance to show he is worthy of the attention, with Swindon beginning their pre-season against Step Four sides Swindon Supermarine on July 5 and Melksham Town on July 12.
Express Tribune
16 hours ago
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Mahuchikh headlines Paris Diamond League
Olympic champion Mahuchikh is determined to do her best and give a memory to spectators on Friday. PHOTO: REUTERS Yaroslava Mahuchikh headlines the Diamond League meet in Paris on Friday as athletes continue to fine-tune their form ahead of September's world championships in Tokyo. Mahuchikh has conquered the world of high jumping at the age of 23. The world and Olympic champion set the current world record of 2.10 metres at last year's Diamond League meet in Paris. It was a jump that erased the legendary world record of 2.09m set by Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova at the worlds in Rome way back in 1987 "I don't like the world 'pressure'," said the Ukrainian, adding that her coach insisted she focus on herself and jumping technique. "It's so exciting to jump here again after the world record, I want to do my best and give a memory to spectators on Friday." Mahuchikh, looking ahead to the worlds, added: "Every Diamond League and every competition now shows what we did, what we should do better, and get in better shape for the season. "I think something special is coming." Also vying to top the podium will be the Australian pair of Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers, a two-time world indoor champion who has won twice in Paris (2021, 2023) and beat Mahuchikh in Stockholm last weekend. US star Grant Holloway makes his return to the track after flopping in the opening Diamond League meet in China. Holloway finished last after leading for much of his race but losing momentum disastrously after the eighth hurdle. The three-time world champion and Olympic gold medallist trailed across the line in 13.72sec, way behind fellow American Cordell Tinch. "Everybody wants to win every track meet they go to," Holloway said. "But you've got to be able to give and take. "The ultimate goal is definitely the world championships in Tokyo." Back competing, he added, would allow him to "re-evaluate and attack and do the same thing again". Tinch is absent from the French capital, but Holloway will feel the heat from compatriots Trey Cunningham and Freddie Crittenden, Japan's Rashid Muratake, and the French trio of Wilhem Belocian, Just Kwaou-Mathey and Sasha Zhoya. Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino tops the field for the women's 400m, and will be up against a strong field including last summer's runner-up, Bahraini Salwa Eid Naser, and Dutch athlete Lieke Klaver. Paulino, gold medallist at last year's Paris Olympics and the 2023 worlds in Budapest, has been the star of the show for the past two years. She won the one-lap race in Paris meets in 2023 and 2024. However, it is Eid Naser, world champion in 2019 and victor at Charlety in 2018, who has set the standard this term thanks to a time of 48.67sec in Kingston. "I believe I can continue to be the star of the show," Paulino said. "I've worked hard to be strong and in track, fans like the show, and between me and Salwa we're capable of putting on a show. "It's been a packed season, preparing for the worlds, that's the focus." Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma lit up the 2023 edition of the Meeting de Paris by smashing the previous world record (7:52.11). There was disaster at the Paris Olympics, however, after Girma fell heavily in the last lap of the Stade de France track. "I'm very happy to be able to come back here," said Girma. "Paris is like my home! "After falling in Paris, the feeling was very bad and my head hurt for a long time. It took some months to return to training.
Japan Today
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Japan Today
Mahuchikh, Holloway headline Paris Diamond League
track & field By Luke PHILLIPS Yaroslava Mahuchikh headlines the Diamond League meet in Paris on Friday as athletes continue to fine-tune their form ahead of September's world championships in Tokyo. Here, AFP Sport looks at four stand-out disciplines at the eighth meeting of the 15-event Diamond League circuit at the Stade Charlety: Women's high jump Mahuchikh has conquered the world of high jumping at the age of 23. The world and Olympic champion set the current world record of 2.10 meters at last year's Diamond League meet in Paris. It was a jump that erased the legendary world record of 2.09m set by Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova at the worlds in Rome way back in 1987 "I don't like the world 'pressure'," said the Ukrainian, adding that her coach insisted she focus on herself and jumping technique. It's so exciting to jump here again after the world record, I want to do my best and give a memory to spectators on Friday." Mahuchikh, looking ahead to the worlds, added: "Every Diamond League and every competition now shows what we did, what we should do better, and get in better shape for the season. I think something special is coming." Also vying to top the podium will be the Australian pair of Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers, a two-time world indoor champion who has won twice in Paris (2021, 2023) and beat Mahuchikh in Stockholm last weekend. Men's 110 meters hurdles U.S. star Grant Holloway makes his return to the track after flopping in the opening Diamond League meet in China. Holloway finished last after leading for much of his race but losing momentum disastrously after the eighth hurdle. The three-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist trailed across the line in 13.72 seconds, way behind fellow American Cordell Tinch. "Everybody wants to win every track meet they go to," Holloway said. "But you've got to be able to give and take. The ultimate goal is definitely the world championships in Tokyo." Back competing, he added, would allow him to "re-evaluate and attack and do the same thing again". Tinch is absent from the French capital, but Holloway will feel the heat from compatriots Trey Cunningham and Freddie Crittenden, Japan's Rashid Muratake, and the French trio of Wilhem Belocian, Just Kwaou-Mathey and Sasha Zhoya. Women's 400 meters Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino tops the field for the women's 400 meters, and will be up against a strong field including last summer's runner-up, Bahraini Salwa Eid Naser, and Dutch athlete Lieke Klaver. Paulino, gold medallist at last year's Paris Olympics and the 2023 worlds in Budapest, has been the star of the show for the past two years. She won the one-lap race in Paris meets in 2023 and 2024. However, it is Eid Naser, world champion in 2019 and victor at Charlety in 2018, who has set the standard this term thanks to a time of 48.67 seconds in Kingston. "I believe I can continue to be the star of the show," Paulino said. "I've worked hard to be strong and in track, fans like the show, and between me and Salwa we're capable of putting on a show. It's been a packed season, preparing for the worlds, that's the focus." Men's 3,000 meters steeplechase Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma lit up the 2023 edition of the Meeting de Paris by smashing the previous world record (7:52.11). There was disaster at the Paris Olympics, however, after Girma fell heavily in the last lap of the Stade de France track. "I'm very happy to be able to come back here," said Girma. "Paris is like my home. After falling in Paris, the feeling was very bad and my head hurt for a long time. It took some months to return to training. "I'm happy to be healthy and back competing." Morocco's Sofiane El Bakkali is the two-time Olympic steeplechase champion. He will also be at Charlety, but this time around he'll be lining up for the 5,000 meter, alongside the Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha, who boasts no fewer than 10 Diamond League victories. © 2025 AFP
Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Times
Holloway review — six former inmates open up movingly about life behind bars
As proved by the four seasons and 130 episodes of HBO's In Treatment, there are few subjects more innately suited to wrenching emotional drama than a high-stakes therapy session. And the stakes rarely get higher than in this documentary, a moving film about a five-day group therapy session for six women who were inmates at Holloway prison in London. • Read more film reviews, guides about what to watch and interviews Shot in 2021 before the building's demolition, it has a deceptively simple format. The women are returned to the crumbling edifice, placed in a seated circle in the old chapel and, under the supervision of a trauma counsellor, asked to explore the often harrowing psychological consequences of the prison experience. The tension is in the women's initial denial and the tough carapace of their coping mechanisms. Two of the younger subjects claim that prison life was a 'walk in the park', with one, Sarah, saying that she won't be opening up to anyone in the group because of her trust issues. 'If I trust you then you can do bare shit to me, and I'm not on with that!' she says. Her journey, and that of the film, will be a gradual softening and a breaking open into sadness, understanding and, yes, trust. It's niftily co-directed by Daisy-May Hudson and Sophie Compton, who are savvy enough to include scenes of the women objecting to the camera and establishing exactly how they will tolerate regular film-making intrusions. Hudson made the tearjerking social drama Lollipop, which came out last week, and is swiftly establishing herself as a directorial powerhouse. Compton recently announced that male film critics are wholly problematic and that, hampered by their gender, they are simply unable to 'understand' films made by women. By some miraculous stroke of good fortune, however, this male critic seems to understand Holloway. Or at least he claims he does. Typical. ★★★★☆12A, 86minIn cinemas from Jun 20 Times+ members can enjoy two-for-one cinema tickets at Everyman each Wednesday. Visit to find out more. Which films have you enjoyed at the cinema recently? Let us know in the comments and follow @timesculture to read the latest reviews
Al-Ahram Weekly
a day ago
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Athletics: Mahuchikh, Holloway headline Paris Diamond League - Omni sports
Yaroslava Mahuchikh headlines the Diamond League meet in Paris on Friday as athletes continue to fine-tune their form ahead of September's world championships in Tokyo Here, AFP Sport looks at four stand-out disciplines at the eighth meeting of the 15-event Diamond League circuit at the Stade Charlety: Women's high jump Mahuchikh has conquered the world of high jumping at the age of 23. The world and Olympic champion set the current world record of 2.10 metres at last year's Diamond League meet in Paris. It was a jump that erased the legendary world record of 2.09m set by Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova at the worlds in Rome way back in 1987 "I don't like the world 'pressure'," said the Ukrainian, adding that her coach insisted she focus on herself and jumping technique. "It's so exciting to jump here again after the world record, I want to do my best and give a memory to spectators on Friday." Mahuchikh, looking ahead to the worlds, added: "Every Diamond League and every competition now shows what we did, what we should do better, and get in better shape for the season. "I think something special is coming." Also vying to top the podium will be the Australian pair of Eleanor Patterson and Nicola Olyslagers, a two-time world indoor champion who has won twice in Paris (2021, 2023) and beat Mahuchikh in Stockholm last weekend. Men's 110m hurdles US star Grant Holloway makes his return to the track after flopping in the opening Diamond League meet in China. Holloway finished last after leading for much of his race but losing momentum disastrously after the eighth hurdle. The three-time world champion and Olympic gold medallist trailed across the line in 13.72sec, way behind fellow American Cordell Tinch. "Everybody wants to win every track meet they go to," Holloway said. "But you've got to be able to give and take. "The ultimate goal is definitely the world championships in Tokyo." Back competing, he added, would allow him to "re-evaluate and attack and do the same thing again". Tinch is absent from the French capital, but Holloway will feel the heat from compatriots Trey Cunningham and Freddie Crittenden, Japan's Rashid Muratake, and the French trio of Wilhem Belocian, Just Kwaou-Mathey and Sasha Zhoya. Women's 400m Dominican Republic's Marileidy Paulino tops the field for the women's 400m, and will be up against a strong field including last summer's runner-up, Bahraini Salwa Eid Naser, and Dutch athlete Lieke Klaver. Paulino, gold medallist at last year's Paris Olympics and the 2023 worlds in Budapest, has been the star of the show for the past two years. She won the one-lap race in Paris meets in 2023 and 2024. However, it is Eid Naser, world champion in 2019 and victor at Charlety in 2018, who has set the standard this term thanks to a time of 48.67sec in Kingston. "I believe I can continue to be the star of the show," Paulino said. "I've worked hard to be strong and in track, fans like the show, and between me and Salwa we're capable of putting on a show. "It's been a packed season, preparing for the worlds, that's the focus." Men's 3000m steeplechase Ethiopia's Lamecha Girma lit up the 2023 edition of the Meeting de Paris by smashing the previous world record (7:52.11). There was disaster at the Paris Olympics, however, after Girma fell heavily in the last lap of the Stade de France track. "I'm very happy to be able to come back here," said Girma. "Paris is like my home! "After falling in Paris, the feeling was very bad and my head hurt for a long time. It took some months to return to training. "I'm happy to be healthy and back competing." Morocco's Sofiane El Bakkali is the two-time Olympic steeplechase champion. He will also be at Charlety, but this time around he'll be lining up for the 5,000m, alongside the Ethiopian Yomif Kejelcha, who boasts no fewer than 10 Diamond League victories. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
