Olympic medallists Emma Wilson, John Gimson and Anna Burnet are among ten sailors named today by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as the first Team GB athletes selected for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The trio headline a new-look group of elite sailors representing seven of the ten Olympic sailing classes, as the team is announced at London’s St.…
The footballers who receive the most attention in the media are typically the most prolific ones. Yesterday, on Sunday, Erling Haaland, who was the most feared striker in the previous season, failed to score for the third consecutive Manchester City game. This prompted SportingPedia to investigate the most reliable sources of goals…
Mads Østberg claims second Hungarian win after home hero Miklós Csomós crashes out on final morning. Mads Østberg completed the FIA European Rally Championship’s 70th-anniversary season in style by winning the fourth edition of Rally Hungary on Sunday.Co-driven by Patrik Barth in a Pirelli-equipped Citroën C3 Rally2, Østberg was…
UKA and the Home Country Athletics Federations have launched the development of a UK based Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) for the sport, issuing a Request For Proposals (RFP) to be submitted from respondents and organisations with relevant experience and expertise to undertake this crucial role. The intention for the establishment…
Just outside Milan, on Monday, Matthieu Ladagnous’ eighteen years of good and loyal service will definitely come to an end. The Coppa Bernocchi will be the last race for the French rider, who has remained faithful to the same team since his jump to the professionals in 2006. At 38…
It’s National Inclusion Week! As part of recognising this important event in the calendar, British Equestrian, in conjunction with our 19 member bodies, is delighted to share a progress update six months on from the release of our #HorsesForAll research response document and commitments. The #HorsesForAll research project was a groundbreaking investigation…
The Great Britain women’s basketball team has been drawn in a group D with Sweden, Denmark and Estonia for the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers. The first matches for the GB team, who are currently ranked tenth in Europe, will be at home to Sweden (currently ranked 15th in Europe) and away to Estonia…
41 athletes have been offered membership to the Paralympic World Class Programme for 2023/24. The Paralympic WCP is UK Sport’s National Lottery funded initiative supporting the delivery of success at the Paralympic Games and other major Championships. The next major events on the para athletics calendar are Kobe 2024 [World…
A team of 12 athletes has been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the inaugural World Athletics Road Running Championships in Riga, Latvia on Sunday 1 October. The athletes have been selected to compete in the one mile, 5km and half marathon races at the first staging of…
A new scheme has been launched by the Department for Business and Trade, the Women’s Sport Investment Accelerator, in association with Deloitte’s Sports Business Group and supported by the International Working Group on Women and Sport, tobenefit elite UK women’s sport competitions. The new programme will provide a series of sessions offering…
Today’s action in Riesenbeck for the FEI European Championships in dressage and para dressage was as hot as the temperatures and, in an exciting battle, it was Britain who took the dressage team honours thanks to a 2.5% margin of victory over hosts Germany, with Denmark completing the podium in…
On the 2nd and 3rd September, the cream of the UK’s archery talent assembled at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham for the National Tour Finals. More than 6,000 spectators attended or streamed the event from across the world as they watched the archers compete for the top podium spots in the…
Supported by the Juniors Program in 2020 and 2021, then a member of La Conti Groupama-FDJ since 2022, Eddy Le Huitouze joins the WorldTour team for two seasons in 2024. Eddy Le Huitouze is two-time French time trial champion in the Espoirs category and bronze medallist at the European Championships in…
Keely Hodgkinson (coach: Trevor Painter, club: Leigh) added another superb silver medal to her major medal collection on the final night in Budapest as brilliant bronze medals for both the men’s and women’s 4x400m relay quartets powered the Great Britain & Northern Ireland team to their best World Athletics Championships…
England Men’s Hockey Team secured their first European-level medal in 14 years after taking silver at the EuroHockey Championships, just missing out on the trophy to the Netherlands. The English side pushed a very impressive Dutch side all the way in the final, but it finished 2-1 to the Netherlands. …
The England Men’s Hockey team have reached the EuroHockey Championship final for the first time since 2009 after beating the world champions Germany on their home soil 5-4 in a penalty shootout. The match was a tightly fought contest but neither team could take advantage of their chances and the…
Olympic bronze medallist Josh Kerr (coach: Danny Mackey, club: Edinburgh) delivered another performance of a lifetime to claim the World Championship title in the men’s 1500m, keeping the crown firmly in British hands as he repeated the feat of a teammate from a year ago in leaving pre-race favourite Jakob…
Archery GB is celebrating a weekend of international successes for several athletes at the final World Cup stage in Paris and the European Para Championships in Rotterdam. Current women’s compound world number one Gloucestershire’s Ella Gibson, gained her first gold medal of the World Cup season in Paris during an incredibly…
Katarina Johnson-Thompson (coach: Aston Moore, club: Liverpool) reclaimed her world heptathlon title and Zharnel Hughes (Glen Mills, Shaftesbury Barnet) took a brilliant 100m bronze as the British team added to their World Athletics Championships medal tally in Budapest. Johnson-Thompson capped an excellent weekend with her second personal best of the…
England Women’s Team started off their EuroHockey Championship 2023 campaign on a high as they beat Ireland 3-0 in their opening match held in Mönchengladbach, Germany on Friday. Grace Balsdon (8′), Tessa Howard (21′) and Hannah Martin (48′) scored a goal each to help earn three crucial points. Although it…
Multiple global medallist Laura Muir will captain the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the 2023 World Athletics Championships taking place in Budapest, Hungary between 19-27 August. The Scottish athlete has been a prolific medallist for GB & NI over several years, winning Olympic 1500m silver in Tokyo two…
On the 2nd and 3rd September, a selection of the UK’s finest archers will assemble at Wollaton Hall in Nottingham for the National Tour Finals, where six champions will be crowned in the disciplines of recurve, compound and barebow archery. The event will give spectators unique access to an incredible…
British Judo is delighted to announce the appointment of Gerry Gualtieri as the new Chair of theBritish Judo Association Board. Mr Gualtieri brings a wealth of experience to the BJA, with a background in financial, technology andsoftware sectors. He has worked across the globe and has significant experience in Europe,…
Following the confirmation of the World Athletics Road to Budapest ranking positions, four athletes have been added to the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary (19-27 August). Athletes considered in this round of the selection process were required to have achieved the…
England Hockey has named 18 players in both the men’s and women’s squads that will represent the country at the EuroHockey Championships in Munchengladbach, Germany from 18 – 27 August. David Ames and Hollie Pearne-Webb have been selected as captains of the men’s and women’s squads and lead the players…
Refreshed and ready to race again is the feeling inside the Elf Marc VDS Racing Team as Moto2 World Championship leader Tony Arbolino and Sam Lowes return to competition in Silverstone’s British Grand Prix this weekend. After a five-week summer break, Silverstone kicks off an intense period of 12 races…
British Equestrian and the British Showjumping selectors can today confirm the 10 horse and rider combinations that will form their list of nominated entries ahead of the FEI Showjumping European Championship, set to take place in Milan, Italy, from 29 August – 3 September this year. Nominated entries in alphabetical…
Theodora Taylor and Jonas Rushworth have been selected as flagbearers for the Closing Ceremony of the Maribor 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival. The pair were chosen not only for the seven medals they’re taking home collectively, but also for proving to be outstanding ambassadors for Team GB. Taylor and Rushworth…