Oliver Solberg is a double BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia winner after he outpaced his rivals in a high-speed battle for FIA European Rally Championship glory. The 22-year-old from Sweden began the second day of ERC action with a narrow 3.3sec lead over Hayden Paddon. But while Paddon admitted to…
British Equestrian and the British Dressage Selectors can today confirm the 12 para dressage athlete and horse combinations that will be submitted to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) as our nominated entries for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Only the combinations who appear on the nominated entries list (closing date Wednesday 19 June 2024)…
Thirteen gymnasts have been confirmed to compete for Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The team of ten artistic gymnasts and three trampoline gymnasts includes multi-Olympic medal winners alongside those making their Games debuts with every gymnast having won major championships medal this cycle. Six-time Olympic medallist and gymnastics…
A nostalgic internet sensation featuring animated football-playing badgers has been restored in support of Football for Forests, a non-profit dedicated to tackling deforestation through football. Renowned animator Mr Weebl has released a 20th anniversary edition of Football Badgers to encourage fans to back the cause ahead of the UEFA Euro…
Daryll Neita (coach: Marco Airale, club: Cambridge Harriers) and Megan Keith (Ross Cairns, Inverness) clinched exceptional European silver and bronze medals in the women’s 200m and women’s 10,000m respectively, while there was a seventh-place finish for Lina Nielsen (Tony Lester, Shaftesbury Barnet) in the women’s 400m hurdles on night five…
Keely Hodgkinson (coach: Trevor Painter, Leigh) and Neil Gourley (Stephen Haas, Giffnock North) delivered confident performances to win their respective heats on day four of the European Athletics Championships in Rome (Monday 10 June) as six British athletes progressed through the rounds. Hodgkinson was joined by Alex Bell (Andrew Henderson,…
Australia’s Rhiannan Iffland and Aidan Heslop of Great Britain came out on top as the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series celebrated its milestone 100th stop in Boston on Saturday, while Americans Kaylea Arnett and James Lichtenstein delighted the home fans with runner-up spots. Here is all you need to know: –…
George Mills (coach: Thomas Dreißigacker, club: Brighton Phoenix) secured a superb silver and Romell Glave (Michael Afilaka, Croydon) a brilliant bronze as the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team claimed their first medals on the second evening of the European Championships in Rome. On a night where there were three…
WWF is launching a new campaign for Euro 2024 with a twist on famous chant ‘Don’t take me home’. The environmental organisation is calling on football fans to get behind their Amazon Appeal throughout the tournament, helping to stop the destruction of the rainforest and prevent the impacts of climate change and…
Charley Davison, Rosie Eccles, Chantelle Reid, Lewis Richardson, Pat Brown and Delicious Orie have been named today by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as the six boxers that will represent Team GB at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The three men and three women earnt their ticket for Paris by…
Pat Summitt, an indomitable force in the world of basketball, redefined the landscape of women’s sports with her unparalleled achievements and unwavering dedication. Born on June 14, 1952, in Clarksville, Tennessee, Summitt’s journey from a farm girl to a coaching legend is a testament to her tenacity and passion for the game.…
Ben Lane, Sean Vendy and Kirsty Gilmour have today been named by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as Team GB’s badminton squad for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. To mark the announcement, the athletes were invited to the London Stock Exchange for today’s Market Open ceremony, signalling the official start of their journey to Paris 2024…
British Equestrian and the British Showjumping Selectors can today confirm the 12 jumping athlete and horse combinations that will be submitted to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) as our nominated entries for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Only the combinations who appear on the nominated entries list (closing date Tuesday 25 June 2024) may…
It’s never been so relevant then when charity races take place. Certainly it applies in the case of the Manchester Great Run, entered by people of all shapes, sizes, or costumes. Ability is not a pre-requisite. Determination is more valued. The apparel of the “runners” a term loosely used, will…
UK Athletics (UKA) has today announced the team selected to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the European Athletics Championships in Rome 7-12 June 2024. The team comprising 70 selected athletes and two wildcard entries for reigning European Athletics Champions includes reigning 2023 World Heptathlon Champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Aston Moore, Liverpool),…
Hannah Cockroft claimed an incredible 16th world title as she secured the women’s T34 800m title for the fifth time, before returning to the track 50 minutes later to join her teammates Zac Shaw, Kevin Santos and Ali Smith in winning universal 4x100m relay silver for Great Britain and Northern Ireland…
On the penultimate day of the Abu Dhabi World Championships, Emma Reid claimed a dramatic bronze medal for British Judo to round off a remarkable last month for the -78kg judoka. Reid overcame Aruna Jangeldina (KAZ) with a koshi-guruma throw for ippon score. She followed this up with a round…
In stark contrast to the excitement building for the 2024 Paris Olympics, the 1936 Summer Games hosted by the Nazi regime were mired in controversy and clouded by efforts to boycott. Writers and movie producers Glenn Allen and Richard Kaufman reveal 25 years of painstaking research in their gripping, cinematic…
As a long-standing promoter of clean and ethical trail running, UTMB Group believes in the need for a robust anti-doping policy to support the growth of the sport and guarantee the integrity and transparency of the competition. In 2024 the company is strengthening its commitment and investing a minimum of 100,000…
Hannah Cockroft (coach: Paul Moseley, club: Leeds) sealed world title number 15 – and her seventh career T34 100m title – on the fifth day of competition at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan. Fabienne Andre (Richard Chiassaro, Harlow) was fourth in the T34 100m behind Cockroft, while…
It’s a little over nine weeks to go until the biggest sporting event on the planet returns. Over 300 Team GB athletes are embarking on their final preparations, and over half a million British fans are planning to travel to France to cheer them on in person. But there will also be…
Sabrina Fortune (coach: Ryan Spencer Jones, club: Deeside) produced the best performance of her career as she sealed her third consecutive women’s F20 shot put title in a staggering world record of 14.73m. Fortune broke the world record twice in her series – first with a best of 14.56m –…
British team rider Gareth Hughes announced that his multi-medallist Classic Briolinca would be retiring from international competition. The announcement came on Briolinca’s 18th birthday – which was celebrated with a special cake made from some of her favourite foods Known as ‘Princess’ by those closest to her, including owners Gareth, his…
World silver medallists Kate Shortman and Izzy Thorpe were named today by the British Olympic Association (BOA) as Team GB’s sole artistic swimmers for Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The duet who will be competing at their second Olympic Games were announced at the SEA LIFE London Aquarium. Historic performances at…
Ali Smith (coach: Benke Blomkvist, club: Guildford & Godalming) and Zac Shaw (Leon Baptiste, Cleethorpes) have been chosen by their teammates as captains for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the World Para Athletics Championships Kobe24 which takes place between 17-25 May 2024. After a vote conducted by…
The day after a “home” stage between Avezzano and Naples in the Giro d’Italia, local rider Lorenzo Germani has announced his extension with the Groupama-FDJ cycling team for a further three years. « It was a joint decision on my part and that of the team to sign for three…
Fair Game, a group of professional football clubs campaigning to improve football governance, today called on the Government to rule out state-ownership of football clubs. The call is one of six recommendations included in Fair Game’s comprehensive position paper on the Owners’ and Directors’ Test, a key part of the…
At the Dushanbe Grand Slam in Tajikistan, Emma Reid and Kelly Petersen-Pollard both won bronze medals in the penultimate Grand Slam event of the Olympic qualification window. The final Grand Slam event will be the Kazakstan Grand Slam next week before the World Championships in Abu Dhabi the following week.…