The House of Lords Committee on a National Plan for Sport and Recreation will tomorrow take evidence from the Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice, The Police Community Clubs of Great Britain, StreetGames, Fight4Change and the Sport for Development Coalition as it explores the role of sport in supporting social…
Sally Conway has today announced her immediate retirement from judo, calling time on a career that started over 26 years ago and has seen her become only one of two British female judoka to medal at the Olympic Games, World and European Championships and the Commonwealth Games. The 34-year old…
The British Athletics European Indoor Selection Trial events in Manchester and Lee Valley saw several strong performances across the board. In Manchester, there were 3000m victories for Verity Ockenden (coach: Tony Houchin; club: Swansea) and Jack Rowe (Tim Eglen; Aldershot Farnham & District) as both ran inside European Indoor qualifying…
The line-ups are now available for the three British Athletics European Indoor Selection Trials events which will take place at Lee Valley, Loughborough and Manchester this weekend. In the north-west, the two-day event will feature several highly anticipated middle-distance races, the 400m and the combined events. Andrew Butchart (Central) will…
The growing appeal of British basketball as a pre and post NBA destination Could the BBL be the new top European basketball destination for players around the globe? Vince Macaulay, Head Coach of the London Lions, speaks on the teams long term plans and the growing appeal of the league.…
Chelsie Giles had one of the best performances of her career as she defeated the current Olympic Champion in the semi-final before claiming gold on the opening day of the Tel Aviv Grand Slam. There may have only been two British Judo fighters in action on the opening day, with Ashley McKenzie joining Giles,…
BEF update: 17.02.21 Moving horses to the EU – what’s the situation? It’s been six weeks since the new regulations for moving horses to and from the EU came into effect and the team at British Equestrian felt it would be helpful to provide an update on how the new…
Eight UK clubs – including Premier League clubs Leicester City, Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Brighton & Hove Albion – back national call for blood plasma donorsNHS campaign asks fans who’ve had COVID-19 to sign up to ‘Plasma FC’ to support treatment research Eight football clubs, including four Premiership teams, have…
Six Nations internationals: the following thoughts from David ‘Flats’ Flatman, former England, Saracens and Bath prop (who commentated on the Ireland v France match) – On Scotland v Wales “The risk with a talent like Louis Rees-Zammit is to over-hype him too early. With that in mind, I just want…
NEW BRAND GLORIOUS TO LAUNCH NEW VIRTUAL PLATFORM ELEVATING WOMEN’S SPORT 26TH FEBRUARY Inequality, financial fears and gender pay gap concerns have been revealed in a new report by Nottingham Trent University as reasons why women’s sport in the UK has been ‘left behind’ during the pandemic, as reported by…
A cold wet winter’s day at Old Trafford provided a good turn out for a socially distanced remembrance. The traditional “service” was not held but the minute’s silence was impeccably observed by the hardy. The group in attendance included supporters who recall the tragedy in 1958 and more who were…
Recent racism towards sporting icons deters BAME fans from attending future sporting events 41% of BAME fans are still hesitant to attend live sporting events, with 42% feeling that black men are misrepresented in UK sport Vince Macaulay, Head Coach of the one of the UK’s most diverse sports teams, discusses…
A report released by the leading third sector consultancy firm, Oaks Consultancy, today has revealed that the pandemic has left more than a fifth of those in the Sport for Development sector fearing for their future. The statistics collated paint a worrying picture, as both a lack of funding and…