British competitive gaming culture brand EXCEL ESPORTS is excited to announce it has completed the biggest FIFA transfer ever, signing FIFA professional Tom ‘Tom’ Leese. Bursting into the scene at the ripe age of 17, Tom began competing online against other competitive players and pro players as a hobby before…
Britain’s eventers top the team rankings with two individuals on the podium after dressage Uninterrupted sunshine greeted everyone in Avenches for day two of dressage at the FEI European Championships in Switzerland. As competition got underway, Britain had the advantage in both the team and individual contests, but what could…
On the opening day of the Zagreb Grand Prix, Sam Hall marked his return to the IJF World Tour by winning gold. Former European Junior Championship silver medallist Hall (-60kg) was competing for the first time on the international circuit since The Hague Grand Prix back in 2017. He defeated Maximilian Heyder (GER) in…
Following the conclusion of an open recruitment process, UK Athletics is delighted to confirm the appointment of Ian Beattie as Chair to the organisation. This has been made after conducting an inclusive open recruitment process, in accordance with the Code for Sports Governance. With specialist input from Brewster McBride Executive…
New research from Barratt London reveals which towns and cities across the UK have produced the most Gold medallists. The Welsh capital Cardiff has produced the most Gold medals throughout the history of the games with 11 in total. Eccles in Greater Manchester has produced the most Gold medals in…
Lee Rooke prevailed in a play-off to win the Asbri Welsh National PGA Championship at Aberdovey Golf Club, just as he did when winning the tournament for the first time in 2013. But there the similarities end. Whereas he needed two extra holes to clinch victory on home territory at…
Tennis fans will be able to watch live coverage of tonight’s US Open tennis final on Channel 4 after the broadcaster secured a last-minute deal to share the broadcast with Amazon Prime Video. Viewers will be able to cheer on 18-year-old Emma Raducanu as she makes her first Grand Slam…
Each week I share a round up of the biggest developments in women’s sport. I’m feeling particularly inspired this week by the extraordinary Emma Raducanu & Europe’s win in the Solheim Cup. Here’s what else is exciting me. . . BBC + SKY + WSLA huge first for women’s sport…
There are just a few days left to vote for Great Britain’s trio of nominees in their respective FIH Hockey Stars Awards categories. Voting for the annual awards closes on Sunday 12 September, with votes from the media counting for 25% of the overall result. Votes from fans and players…
Dame Sarah Storey made history as she became ParalympicsGB’s most successful athlete of all time with a stunning 17th career gold – and she did it the hard way. Storey, who made her debut as a swimmer at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, would have felt right at home on…
42 British Champions were crowned this bank holiday weekend at the BMX British Championships, held at Huncote Hornets BMX track in Leicester. With Olympic gold medallist and World Champion Bethany Shriever in the lineup, along with Kye Whyte Olympic silver medallist, the crowd knew they were in for a show.…
The Women’s Individual Compound Open today saw Phoebe Paterson Pine, the current world number 15, put in an amazingly strong personal performance at the Paralympics in Tokyo to win the gold medal. Competing in her first Paralympics, Paterson Pine edged past Jess Stretton, fellow ParalympicsGB athlete and world number one…
With Sir Lee Pearson and Natasha Baker giving ParalympicsGB a strong start yesterday and at least eight countries in with a podium chance, the final day for the team medals in Tokyo was perfectly poised for a nail-biting finish. Sophie Wells and Don Cara M There were two remaining grades to complete…