A total of 62 athletes are nominated for membership of the UK Athletics Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2027. The Olympic WCP is UK Sport’s National Lottery funded initiative to identify, develop and support talented athletes on the pathway to podium success at the 2028 LA Olympic Games and…
For its 70th anniversary, the Ballon d’Or comes to London for the ceremony on October 26th. Creator of the renowned trophy, Maison Mellerio welcomes the press to discover its history and savoir-faire directly from its atelier. For 70 years, Mellerio has had the privilege of crafting one of the most…
La Roche-Posay Racing Team kicks off the 38th America’s Cup in Naples. As the first team to launch its AC75 in the bay that will host the competition in 2027, the French Challenger marks a major milestone in its campaign. Following an initial period of sailing in Lorient this summer,…
Third seeds Juan Lebrón and Leandro Augsburger took top seeds Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia to three sets in Sunday’s Premier Padel Milan P1 final before losing out as Ariana Sánchez Fallada and Andrea Ustero Prieto wrapped up their fifth 2026 women’s title. Here is all you need to know:…
The Golden Trail World Series (GTWS) heads to South Korea for the final and decisive challenge of the season. In just one week’s time, Muju Trail will bring the 2026 campaign to a spectacular close with a Grand Finale set to push the world’s best trail runners to their limits. Featuring one of the most technical…
The British Athletics Cross Challenge Series returns this winter, sponsored by Sportsshoes x Nike, as the UK’s leading endurance athletes take on the mud in Cardiff, Liverpool, and Nottingham. From international medallists and Olympians to aspiring junior athletes, the Cross Challenge offers competitors of all levels the chance to test…
Gaps in fertility education and support are leaving elite female athletes to navigate family planning alongside competition calendars, selection cycles and funding reviews, according to new research from UK charity Fertility Futures Project. Athletes described reconciling two sets of deadlines: the demands of elite training and competition and their own…
Together they will jointly lead Common Goal’s global governing body, bringing their experience, vision, and shared commitment to strengthening Common Goal as the Home of Football for Good. Juan Mata and Sharon Thorne have been appointed Co-Chairs of Common Goal’s Board of Directors, bringing together two people who have spent their…
Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia held off the determined pair of Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz on Sunday to win the Premier Padel Germany P2 title for their third in a row as Claudia Fernández Sánchez and Martina Calvo Santamaria eased to their second women’s title as a pair. Here is all you…
A survivor’s candid account of one of British sports biggest scandal. A true story of one man’s fight against a broken justice system in England that led to the eventualconviction of British sport’s most prolific child sex offender, Barry Bennell. A family holiday led David Lean to a chance encounter…
Thierry Henry and Karen Carney have been honoured with the prestigious Legends of Football Award as the event celebrates its landmark 30th anniversary in aid of music therapy charity Nordoff & Robbins. Held at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London, the anniversary year marks three decades of Legends of…
Five-time runner-up finally claims the prize he has chased for years. Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin are FIA World Rally Champions* for the first time after an extraordinary Rally Italia Sardegna finale went down to the final corners of the season. The Toyota Gazoo Racing crew survived one last twist…
London’s elite races also confirmed as official UK Athletics trials for 2027 World Championships and 2028 Olympic Games The 2027 Double TCS London Marathon will host the UK Athletics (UKA) Championships and be the official trial races for the 2027 World Athletics Championships in Beijing and the LA 2028 Olympic…
Three-year agreement brings live coverage of every FIA World Rally Championship round from 2027 to 2029 The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has secured a new three-year agreement to broadcast the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) across the United Kingdom, bringing live coverage from every round of the global motorsport series…
Hannah Nuttall (Charnwood AC, Helen Clitheroe) will captain the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team for the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen this weekend. Three-time 5000m British champion Nuttall has a wealth of experience competing across track, cross country and road running on the world…
Josh Kerr produced an outstanding performance to claim the men’s 1500m title at the Ultimate Championships in Budapest on the final night. With Farken (GER) setting the early pace, Kerr and fellow Brit Jake Wightman positioned themselves in the middle of the pack during the opening stages. The mile world…
Thousands of amateur darts players arrived at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London today for the first of two open auditions to find the 20 finalists who will take on the two-time defending World Champion, Luke Littler, in Netflix’s upcoming live sports event, Beat Luke Littler. With contenders travelling from…
BKFC-94 is headlined by The Fighting Pride of Liverpool, Darren ‘The Gorilla’ Till of Liverpool, England and long-time Cuban archrival Yoel ‘Soldier of God’ Romero of Miami, FL in the light heavyweight division. Co-featured at BKFC-94, BKFC Middleweight World Champion David ‘The Redneck’ Mundell, (10-2), of Dunedin, FL, USA defends his title against UK professional boxing standout Jack ‘The Meat…
One month before the return of Red Bull Rampage, the event is heading back to where it all started. For its 25th anniversary, the sport’s toughest action sports event will once again be staged at the original 2001 competition zone in Southern Utah. The world’s top 12 female freeriders will take…
Luanda, Angola, is set to play host to the fifth round of the UIM E1 World Championship presented by PIF this weekend, marking the series’ first visit to Southern Africa. The E1 Luanda GP 2026 will take place 12 to 13 September at the Yacht Club of Luanda with E1 team owner LeBron…
Delfina Brea Senesi got back to winning ways with partner Gemma Triay Pons on Sunday when they fended off Bea González and Paula Josemaría Martín to win the Premier Padel Madrid P1 stop as local hero Alejandro Galán and Fede Chingotto also triumphed after the 2026 summer break. Here is all you need to know: –…
UK Athletics is delighted to announce the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team heading to Copenhagen, Denmark, for the World Athletics Road Running Championships next month. Selections have been made based on performance aims designed to maximise medal success and top eight placings at these Championships. 2026 Commonwealth Games…
The final Saturday at the multi-discipline FEI World Championships at Aachen in Germany was all about para dressage and four-in-hand driving. Teams from 20 nations arrived with the goal of securing qualification for the LA28 Paralympic Games, as well as claiming a World Championship medal. Meanwhile, out in Soers park,…
The London Lions have announced their 2026-27 Super League Basketball (SLB) schedule, with the new campaign set to tip off on Friday 18 September. Following a historic 2025-26 season that saw the Lions claim all four domestic trophies, London will begin their Championship title defence on the road against Bristol…
A super-Saturday of equestrian action delighted fans at the FEI World Championships in Aachen, Germany yesterday. It was the final day of the vaulting competition, with Britain’s Urssie Levett performing her free test, while the eventers completed their cross-country phase. The dressage finale, the Grand Prix Freestyle, rounded out a…
Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith wrote their names into the European Athletics Championships history books by helping the Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland Team to 4x100m mixed relay gold, resulting in the team finishing in second place on the medal table. Hunt (Marco Ariale) led the quartet home on…
The competition across three disciplines was as hot at the weather on day four at the FEI World Championships in Aachen, Germany. A full day of vaulting, the conclusion of the dressage phase in eventing and a Grand Prix Special for the first individual medals in dressage was on the…
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS (GWR), the global authority on record-breaking achievements, confirms today that Erling Haaland holds an incredible seven Guinness World Records titles, after the Manchester City striker was presented with a new batch of official certificates celebrating his record-breaking career ahead of the new football season. The Norwegian forward…