World heptathlon champions Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) and Nafi Thiam (BEL) have been added to the women’s long jump field for the London Athletics Meet on Sunday 23 July. Two of the all-time greats in the combined events will add further star power to the long jump competition as they join European Indoor champion Jazmin…
Dan Greaves (coach: Zane Duquemin, club: Charnwood) and Sammi Kinghorn (Rodger Harkins, Red Star) will co-captain the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, France which take place between 8-17 July. Greaves competed at his first World Para Athletics Championships in 2002, also…
Team GB’s modern pentathletes delivered three medals and two quota spots for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on an eventful penultimate day of competition at the Krakow 2023 European Games, which saw nine medals won across the board. Joe Choong, the current Olympic and World champion, secured one of Team…
The London Lions competed in the inaugural Jr. NBA European Finals on June 21 – June 24 in Valencia, Spain, a top-level competition that hosted six U-15 boys’ teams and six U-15 girls’ teams (players born in 2008 or younger). The teams competed in a championship-format tournament of 24 total games, NBA skills challenge and a 3-point contest. As part of…
Archery GB is celebrating a week of international successes for several of its athletes at the European Games in Krakow, Poland. 18-year-old Penny Healey returns from the competition with two gold medals, having won the individual women’s recurve and the team recurve women’s competition alongside Bryony Pitman and Jaspreet Sagoo. Penny has also earned GB…
Double Olympic champion Jade Jones brought Team GB’s fourth day at the European Games to a close by landing taekwondo gold in the women’s -57kg category. In total, two gold, one silver and two bronze medals made up Team GB’s medal tally for day four, with the women’s recurve team…
Game On is a powerful new documentary that showcases and celebrates the incredible recent growth in women’s sport. Launching on NETFLIX ON JUNE 26, it features a host of sporting pioneers and global events, charting the past, present and future for women’s sport and its impact on society. The film confronts controversial issues that…
The Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) and Toyota have joined forces to support fans at this summer’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The FSA’s Free Lionesses team will be down under helping fans with free services which include a supporters’ guidebook, pre-match meet-ups and on-the-ground Fans’ Embassy help…
Bianca Williams will captain the Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the European Team Championships First Division fixture in Silesia, Poland (23-25 June). Williams brings a wealth of experience to the team having won European and Commonwealth medals during her career so far. In 2018, Williams was part of…
Great Britain’s female archers are truly leading the world of archery retaining three top spots in world rankings, as well as one number two spot – as well as a world leading Compound Women’s Team and Compound Mixed Team Open. Following the 2022 success of Ella Gibson and Phoebe Paterson…
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…