LimeLight sports club and BADU Sports have joined forces to launch a brand-new programme to empower children and young people through sports and break down barriers that are traditionally associated with triathlons. In its inaugural year, the programme will aim to train 100 young female and male athletes from ethnic minorities aged between…
England and Great Britain are very pleased to announce the appointment of Jody Paul as new assistant coach to the senior women’s squads. Jody takes on his new role immediately and brings significant experience to the position. As an international hockey player, he made 38 appearances for South Africa as…
In the film, Rory opens up about the disappointments he faced last year and across his career, and how he has learnt to deal with them and be resilient. · “Disappointment is a part of life and I think you have to learn to get past disappointment quite early in golf because you know, even a good week in golf means you don’t win. A top five finish is a good week. It doesn’t,…
CHANNEL 4 AND FORMULA E ANNOUNCE NEW MULTI-YEAR BROADCAST AGREEMENT Channel 4 to be the exclusive free-to-air UK TV home of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in a new multi-year broadcast agreement More races live on free-to-air in the UK than any previous season Channel 4 coverage will…
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today announced the 18 skiers and three snowboarders selected to represent Team GB at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. GB Snowsport athletes will represent the nation in nine disciplines during the Games, with nine athletes selected for Team GB for the first time.…
Neil has produced a collection of the greatest goal scorers in the history of British football with profiles of 50 of the greatest, including Steve Bloomer, Dixie Dean, Jimmy Greaves, Denis Law, Ian Rush, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Sergio Aguero, Ian Wright and Harry Kane. The book spans the history…
Vince’s role and contribution to the London Lions has proven to be nothing short of legendary. A life-long, celebrated champion of British basketball and the community that supports it, boasting a raft of career milestones that have redefined the history of the sport in the UK, and will continue to impact its…
In a busy week of team announcements ahead of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, the British Olympic Association (BOA) today added four skeleton athletes to the team. Olympic debutants Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt have been selected in the men’s event, with fellow Olympic newcomer Brogan Crowley selected for…
Olympic 1500m silver medallist Laura Muir (GBR) will target the 1000m world indoor record at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix – a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting – at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on Saturday 19 February. Muir, the 2018 world indoor 1500m silver medallist, is the European…
After a successful launch in 2019, the Angling Trust in partnership with the Environment Agency, is pleased to announce a new Get Fishing Fund for 2022 An additional £100,000 of fishing licence income has been made available as part of a new Get Fishing Fund which opens for applications on Monday 17th January.Angling…
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today announced Rupert Staudinger as Team GB’s sole luge representative for the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. The 24-year-old has been selected for his second Games, after finishing 33rd at PyeongChang 2018 where he made his Olympic debut. Staudinger who achieved his best World…
As the men’s and women’s squads return to training for the start of the Paris 2024 cycle, Great Britain Hockey is delighted to announce that eight new players have been selected for the women’s programme. They include several athletes who have already featured for Great Britain, including Holly Hunt –…
Sarah Stevenson MBE, Great Britain’s first Taekwondo Olympic medallist is launching a new fitness challenge, giving sign-ups access to live and on-demand workouts with Sarah herself. Six Weeks With Sarah, which begins on January 17th and is now open for sign-ups, offers individuals a rare chance to train with an Olympic…