9 November 2026

Sport

All the Bedford sport news you need, when and where you want it. The Bedford Independent is your best source of Bedford news on mobile, tablet and desktop…

Bedford teenager wins England Boxing National Development Championship

A young Bedford boxer has won a national championship after a scintillating performance at at the England Boxing National Development Championships at Arena Sports Kettering...

Bedford’s Ladies 1st XI thrash Cambridge University in highlight of hockey card

Bedford Hockey Club Ladies' 1st XI pulled off a statement victory on Saturday (18 October) as they thrashed Cambridge University 5-0 in just one of another huge schedule for the Chester Road outfit...

Bedford Ath lose top spot after second consecutive league defeat against Broadstreet

Bedford Athletic suffered their first home defeat of the season, and back-to-back losses, as they went down 44-33 to visitors Broadstreet on Saturday (18 October). They were undone by the...

Another Allen double helps Real Bedford to Royston Town triumph

Josh Allen's excellent form in front of goal continued, as his brace helped Real Bedford battle to a 2-0 victory against Royston Town at the Ledger Stadium on Saturday with their charge up the table...

Bedford Town earn away point after Radcliffe stalemate

Bedford Town secured back-to-back clean sheets for the first time in National League North this season after battling to a 0-0 stalemate at high-flying Radcliffe on Saturday...

Bedford Blues fight back to find the winning formula against Hartpury

Bedford Blues are in the winner's column in Champ Rugby after scoring six tries to secure a dramatic 38-30 win against Hartpury University at a boisterous Goldington Road on Saturday...

Opinion: The growing problem of racism in football. Why is it happening and what do we do to fix it?

Examples of football matches getting abandoned for alleged incidents of racism are more common than ever in 2025, so the Bedford Independent Sport Editor, Tom Carr asks "Why? And how do we fix it?"...

Bedford Hockey Club’s first teams seal double Broxbourne win at Chester Road

Chester Road enjoyed the spectacle of both the Ladies’ and Men’s first teams playing at the home ground on Saturday (11th October), both hosting Broxbourne opponents. Kate Costin opened...

Bedford Ath’s perfect start stopped in its tracks by prolific Market Harborough

Bedford Ath's unbeaten run this season came to a shuddering halt as they comfortably lost 41-17 at Market Harborough on Saturday (11 October). A side that showed eight changes...

Battling Bedford Blues lose out narrowly at old rivals Coventry

Bedford Blues battled hard, but ultimately succumbed to a painful 35-30 loss at old rivals Coventry in the second round of Champ Rugby on Saturday, marking back-to-back losses...

Sport

Get the latest Bedford news first