Members of the Angling Trust’s Voluntary Bailiff Service have continued to help protect fish and fisheries during the Covid-19 crisis, carrying out 2,649 patrols during the recent national lockdown and reporting 124 incidents of illegal fishing and wider crime to the Environment Agency and Police. They also carried out 38…
The PGA is delighted to be continuing its work with Prostate Cancer UK and today launches Team PGA, with PGA professionals and golfers taking on the charity’s fundraiser The Big Golf Race, across the summer, in an effort to beat a disease killing one man every 45 minutes in the…
UK Athletics in cooperation with the Home Country Athletics Federations have published updated safety advice for runners and joggers as well as suggested guidance for non-runners. The advice was refreshed following some recent high-profile cases of harassment of athletes training in public areas. Any abuse or threats against athletes whilst…
FIH Hockey Pro League match schedule update – 7/4/21 Following on from the FIH’s confirmation today of a further round of 24 FIH Hockey Pro League matches that are scheduled to be played in May, Great Britain Hockey can provide an update on the match schedule for London. Due to…
S7 Ep 6 Maria is Executive Director of Women Win, an organisation that leverages the power of sport to equip adolescent girls and young women to exercise their rights. A former Global Director of Community Investments at Nike, Maria championed sports and play as a powerful tool for social change.…
The evolution of Olympic kit has certainly come a long way since Queenie Newall won archery gold in her favourite petticoat. And while styles have shifted, the importance of what it means has never changed significance for those who follow. Although the class of Tokyo 2020 won’t be sewing a…
Professional footballer Jess Fishlock has played in nine countries winning numerous accolades include a UEFA Women’s Champions League winners medal. Wales’ most capped footballer. Jess is the first player, male or female, to reach 100 caps for her country. Off the field Jess is a role model for the LGBTQ+…
The race for -63kg Olympic selection to Team GB took another turn today as Lucy Renshall won gold at the Antalya Grand Slam. Renshall entered the Antalya Grand Slam less than 200 points behind current -63kg top seeded British Judo fighter, Amy Livesey, in the race for the sole spot to…
British Athletics can confirm the first seven members of the athletics squad who have been nominated to the British Olympic Association to represent Team GB in Tokyo this summer. Chris Thompson, 39, (coach: Alan Storey; club: Aldershot Farnham and District) and Stephanie Davis, 30, (Phillip Kissi, Clapham Chasers) secured their…
Bernard Gallacher has begun his year as PGA Captain and in doing so become just the eighth person to lead the Association and a home Ryder Cup team. Gallacher captained Europe in 1991, 93 and 95 and joins a distinguished list comprising PGA co-founder J H Taylor, Ted Ray, George Duncan, Sir Henry…
It is not often a person is grateful for rather unpleasant news from the doctor but, having been a heavy smoker when younger, at the age of 55 I was diagnosed with the lung condition bronchiectasis. This started me on an amazing adventure that continues to this day and included…
Today heralds the return of dressage competition in the UK, with the belated start of our summer season, but it also marks the beginning of a new era for British Dressage with the introduction of a new logo and brand identity. In 1998, British Dressage was launched with its now…
David Weir (coach: Jenny Archer; club: Weir Archer Academy) and Shelly Woods (Peter Wyman; Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde) showed their quality in tough conditions at the Thruxton Circuit and Venue as they recorded victories at the inaugural Müller 2021 Wheelchair Marathon, Thruxton Circuit. Weir scored a comprehensive win in the…