Sheffield United name stand after golden girl Jess Ennis
The Blades have named one of their stands after the city's golden girl Jessica Ennis.
The Blades have named one of their stands after the city's golden girl Jessica Ennis.
Gold medal-winning heptathlete Jess Ennis had a treat in store today as she returned to the city an Olympic hero.
Jessica Ennis dominated the Olympic women's Heptathlon. Here we map out her event in pictures.
Athletics fans Henry and Emily Lee were meant to be inside the Olympic Stadium when Jessica Ennis won the heptathlon - instead they were welcoming their baby daughter into the world.
To honour the Olympian, from Sheffield, the couple named their baby - Beatrice Jessica Lee - after Team GB's golden girl.
Ennis sent her congratulations to the Lees, after Beatrice's aunt Tweeted her.
Although Beatrice was only 20 minutes old when Ennis won her medal, Henry made sure she was sitting with him in front of a television at Bath Hospital to watch the athlete's special moment.
Jessica Ennis dominated the Olympic women's Heptathlon. Here we map out her event in pictures.
Read the full storyMick Hill has been Jessica Ennis' Javelin coach for years. A former Olympian himself, he now works with athletes of the future at Leeds Metropolitan University, where Jess often goes for training sessions. He was in the stadium last night and has told Calendar that Jess was "incredible."
This post box has gone gold for Jessica Ennis! The letterbox outside Sheffield City Hall at the corner of Division Street and Holly Street has been repainted in her honour.
Royal Mail have produced a stamp within 24 hours to honour Jessica Ennis’ gold medal triumph in the Women’s Heptathlon.
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Great Britain's Heptathlon Olympic champion Jess Ennis has ruled out going for gold in the individual 100 metres hurdles.
Read the full storyJess Ennis has had a strong start in the Javelin throwing 46.61m
Just days after the Olympic torch made its way through Sheffield, the crowds were out in force again to send off the city’s athletes.
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People flying into Britain for London 2012 will be able to spot Sheffield's Jessica Ennis from the air declaring "Welcome to our turf".
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