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.…
The Great Britain & Northern Ireland team signed off their weekend’s work at the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 24 securing the Mixed Relay team’s position in the Paris Olympic Games to make it five out of five relay qualifications. Also successful during the session were the women’s 4x100m team winning…
Fair Game has today issued a list of five demands to reform the FA Cup on the back of the FA’s decision to scrap replays from the first round proper. The demands follow a detailed consultation with the 34 men’s professional football clubs Fair Game represents and those the signatories of the…
With just under three months to go until the London Athletics Meet, part of the Wanda Diamond League series, the USA’s six-time world champion Noah Lyles has been confirmed to compete in the men’s 100m on Saturday 20 July at the London Stadium. Sprinting superstar Lyles won a hattrick of gold medals…
Cool temperatures and strong winds couldn’t stop the Elf Marc VDS Racing Team and Sam Lowes from impressing on the opening day of action in round three of the WorldSBK Championship at the legendary Assen track. The Briton’s first appearance on Ducati’s Panigale V4 R at the high speed Assen…
Toyota launches the next chapter of its Start Your Impossible global marketing campaign for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024, showcasing the power of local communities rallying behind their athletes, and Toyota’s belief that no journey is taken alone. The campaign celebrates some remarkable Olympic and Paralympic athletes and reveals the…
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) and Special Olympics Europe Eurasia have agreed to extend their collaboration for a further two years and continue working together to foster inclusive societies and mobility for all, building on a successful three-year partnership. Special Olympics (SO) is a world-wide movement for the inclusion of children…
UK Athletics (UKA), The Great Run Company (GRC) and London Marathon Events (LME) today (Monday 15 April) announced the creation of a new joint venture, Athletic Ventures, which is set to transform the future and growth of athletics in the UK and to deliver major athletics events. Athletic Ventures will deliver the…
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad has been announced for the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan between the 17-25 May 2024. The team has been selected to fulfil UK Athletics’ aim to provide qualification opportunities and global international competition opportunities to support medal success at the 2024…
I am thrilled to share our new documentary, ‘Abbie Ward. A Bump in the Road’ is now on ITVX. Balancing a professional career with motherhood can be challenging for any woman, but it’s even harder when your job is playing professional rugby. Our new ITV documentary explores the challenges faced…
UK Athletics has today announced those athletes selected to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 24 on 4-5 May, in the men’s and women’s 4x100m and 4x400m as well as the 4x400m mixed relay. UKA’s objective for the World Athletics Relays Bahamas 24 is…
It’s all about new in the FIA European Rally Championship this season with new events, new drivers, new teams, new cars and new rules. And it all starts this week when the city of Veszprém hosts V-Híd Rally Hungary from 12 – 14 April. Now all-gravel having used asphalt stages in…