The first day of sporting action at the Kraków 2023 European Games saw Team GB athletes advance to finals in artistic swimming, canoe sprint and BMX freestyle park. In BMX freestyle park, Declan Brooks, Sasha Pardoe, Holly Pipe and Kieran Reilly all secured their places in tomorrow’s finals after impressive displays in the qualifiers.…
A brother and sister duo from Stockport Metro are hoping for a super summer after reaching the finals of a national and international swimming championships. Siena and George Oxby, who train daily at the hugely successful swimming club run by Life Leisure, have set their sights on the Paralympics 2028…
Several Paralympic medallists will be heading to the London Athletics Meet on Sunday 23 July, joining a stellar programme of events. Five para events will be included in the programme alongside the Wanda Diamond League events, with many of those athletes set to compete returning from the 2023 World Para Athletics…
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for November’s (5) IAU 50km World Championships in Hyderabad, India, has been announced today. Seven athletes will represent the country at the 2023 edition of the Championships following medal success at the Europeans in 2022. Andrew Davies (Stockport) – the individual bronze medallist…
Only one week to go until a Race For The Sea with world-famous athletes. Ross Edgley challenges Scotsman and one of the most successful Olympic cyclists of all time, Sir Chris Hoy, to the first ever ‘Race For The Sea’ on World Ocean Day in June. A challenge never before…
Sha’Carri Richardson (USA), the fastest woman in the world this year, is the latest addition to an incredible 100m field at the London Athletics Meet on Sunday 23 July. The former NCAA champion showed early-season promise with a wind-aided 10.57 at the Miramar Invitational in Florida in April. She backed that…
On the second day of the Dushanbe Grand Prix Kelly Petersen-Pollard (Hardy Spicer; Fitzroy Davies) records her second medal in two weeks picking up bronze at the Dushanbe Grand Prix. Following an opening-round bye, Petersen-Pollard topped her Pool with a victory against Garima Choudhary (IND). An ippon score for the -70kg judoka…
Unspoilt diving locations across the Central American country allow current and former champions Rhiannan Iffland and Jonathan Paredes to experience the essence of the sport in preparation for the 2023 season opener in Boston, USA on June 3. With the 2023 season start in sight, three World Series champions embarked…
A men’s and women’s team will represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2023 European 10,000m Cup in Pacé, France on Saturday 3 June 2023. UK Athletics’ (UKA) objective for the Cup was to select the best teams possible to achieve medals; and to provide opportunities for athletes on the…
Unspoilt diving locations across the Central American country allow current and former champions Rhiannan Iffland and Jonathan Paredes to experience the essence of the sport in preparation for the 2023 season opener in Boston, USA on June 3. With the 2023 season start in sight, three World Series champions embarked…
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad for the 2023 World Mountain and Trail Running Championships has been confirmed by UK Athletics, with a team of 33 heading to Innsbruck-Stubai in Austria between 7-10 June. Several world and European medallists are among the strong British team selected for the Championships.…
“People are easily forgotten. Statues are there forever.” In the case of Jimmy Murphy, the phrase could not be more apt. Seventy five years to the day after Jimmy Murphy led Manchester United out at Wembley for the 1958 FA Cup Final, a memorial was being unveiled at the stadium. A part…
WBBL Play-Off, quarter-final London Lions 86-37 Newcastle Eagles (26-8, 52-20, 70-32) (Lions: Winterburn, 21; Battle, 15; Joseph, 13 — Eagles: Justinak/Lewis, 11; Fernandez, 5; Nolan, 4) A strong start lifted the London Lions to an 86-37 win over the Newcastle Eagles in their WBBL Play-off, quarter-final match-up at Crystal Palace…
BBL Play-Offs, quarter-final (2nd leg) London Lions (207) 99-86 (164) Newcastle Eagles (33-19, 51-46, 75-71) (Lions: Sharma/Taylor, 18; Hruban, 16; Zubcic, 15– Eagles: Hamlet, 24; Gordon, 19; Defoe, 16) London Lions advanced to the BBL Play-off, semi-finals thanks to a 99-86 win over the Newcastle Eagles and 207-164 on aggregate…
Keely Hodgkinson (coach: Trevor Painter, club: Leigh) will compete at the London Stadium for the very first time on Sunday 23 July 2023, having won medals at the Olympics, World and European Championships and Commonwealth Games since the event was last held in London. The stadium will welcome the very best…
UK Athletics can confirm that the Manchester Regional Arena Track will host the UK Athletics Championships and World Trials this summer, with an action packed two days on the weekend of 8 -9 July. More than 800 athletes are expected to compete at the event which will see athletes battle…
Running a Marathon is a one-of-a-kind experience – challenging, painful, and rewarding at the same time, but not reserved for professional athletes only. Unlike other prestigious sports events such as the Olympics, Marathons are open both to elite runners and to the masses. Many of these races take place in…
With 100 days to go until the athletics returns to the London Stadium for the first time since 2019, excitement is building as 33,000 tickets have already been sold for this prestigious fixture on Sunday 23 July 2023. The stadium will welcome the very best athletes from around the world in…
British Judo are pleased to announce the 13 judoka selected to compete at the upcoming IJFWorld Championships in Qatar, Doha from 7th – 13th May. Lucy Renshall will head to Qatar as the world number one ranked -63kg fighter following herrecent god medal at the Tbilisi Grand Slam. Renshall recorded…
The Board at Archery GB, with support from UK Sport and executive search firm Kinsey Sears, has appointed Ruth Hall as its new Chief Executive. Ruth joins from Sport England’s National Outdoor Centre and will take up her role in May. She arrives at Archery GB with 15 years’ executive…
Several trail athletes have been selected to compete for Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Innsbruck-Stubia, Austria on 6-10 June 2023. In the first wave of selections, eight athletes have been selected to represent the country in the long trail race, while…
Sky News Arabia, the multi-platform news organisation, honoured a group of Arab and international sports stars during this year’s edition of ‘Legends Night’, an event held at its signature Ramadan Tent. The event aims to honour the significant contributions of some of the most prominent regional and international sports icons.…
On the opening day of the Antalya Grand Slam, Chelsie Giles claimed a silver medal to add to thegold medals she won at the Tel Aviv Grand Slam and Portugal Grand Prix earlier this year. Giles lived up to her world number one ranking as she comfortably progressed through her…
Lucy Renshall lived up to her number one seeding on day two of the Tbilisi Grand Slam as shedominated the competition to claim her 6th career Grand Slam title. Following an opening round bye, Renshall, who recently claimed bronze at last month’s Tel AvivGrand Slam, defeated Eter Askilashvili (GEO) in…
Natasha Cockram (coach: Robert Hawkins, club: Micky Morris Racing Team) is the first Great Britain and Northern Ireland athlete selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary in August (19-27). Following the completion of round one of the process outlined in the selection policy for road events, Cockram has been…
BBL Championship Manchester Giants 99-96 Newcastle Eagles (22-26, 45-55, 73-76) (Giants: Fletcher, 23; Roberson, 18; Green, 17 — Eagles: Johnson/Cohn, 20; Hamlet, 18; Gordon, 15 ) BBL Championship London Lions 80-82 B. Braun Sheffield Sharks (13-22, 42-45, 68-59) (Lions: Dekker, 24; Zubcic/Oni, 14; Nelson, 9 — Sharks: Ramsey, 22; Nichols,…
Chef de Mission for Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today announced Olympic champion Eve Muirhead as Team GB’s Chef de Mission for the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games. The four-time Olympian, who led the women’s curling rink to gold as skip at Beijing 2022,…
Defending champion Keely Hodgkinson (coach: Trevor Painter; club: Leigh) and team captain Jazmin Sawyers (Aston Moore; City of Stoke) both delivered truly sensational gold medals on the final night of the European Indoor Championships as the British team finished with a superb six medals overall in Istanbul. A matter of…