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…
Two gold medal-winning sporting champions are leading a unique run to stamp a defiant message against cancer across 100 miles of British coastline. Olympian Greg Rutherford MBE and Paralympian Erin Kennedy MBE have teamed up with The Institute of Cancer Research, London, to help the world-leading institute and charity…
British Equestrian and the British Dressage para selectors can today confirm the four horse and rider combinations that will form their list of definite entries ahead of the FEI Para Dressage European Championship, set to take place in Riesenbeck, Germany, from 5–10 September this year. Nominated entries, listed by grade…
The Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary (19-27 August) has been announced today by UK Athletics. The team has been selected to fulfil the aim of the policy for these championships; to optimise medal success and the number of top eight…
The London Lions, the premier basketball team in the UK, is set to launch a first-of-its kind youth teams initiative, set to provide to a series of unique opportunities for aspiring basketball players and coaches to progress professionally throughout the country. This initiative marks a major step forward for the sport in the UK, as the Lions will be one…
Led by Zharnel Hughes’ (GBR, coach: Glen Mills, club: Shaftesbury Barnet) astonishing take down of the long-standing British 200m record, the world’s best showed up in style on a day of world-class athletics at the sold-out London Athletics Meet in Stratford, London. On a day which once again showed that…
Head coach Alan Keane has confirmed his Great Britain Under-18 Men’s roster for the FIBA European Championships Division B which start on Friday in Matosinhos, Portugal. GB were drawn in Group A and will face North Macedonia, Austria, Iceland and Norway. Ahead of their opening game against Iceland on Friday, Keane said: “Regardless…
There are more female Head Coaches at this years FIFA Women’s World Cup than ever before. Out of the 32 teams, 12 are headed up by women The teams include: Details supplied by Female Coaching Network – https://femalecoachingnetwork.com/
Aled Davies (coach: Ryan Spencer-Jones, club: Cardiff) completed a decade of dominance in the men’s F63 shot put at the World Para Athletics Championships in Paris, becoming the ninth British athlete to win gold while a trio of bronze medals from Danny Sidbury (Chris Parsloe, Sutton & District), Kevin Santos…
Carlos Alcaraz overcame a first-set hammering to beat Novak Djokovic in a thrilling match to claim his first Wimbledon title at the age of 20. The rollercoaster final at SW19 saw the top seed bounce back to triumph 1-6, 7-6(5), 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, against a player who had won the…
Superb medals from Dan Pembroke (coach: David Turner, club: Windsor Slough Eton and Hounslow) Sammi Kinghorn (Rodger Harkins, Red Star) and Dan Greaves (coach: Zane Duquemin, club: Charnwood) made for a night to remember in the Charlety Stadium in Paris, bringing Great Britain & Northern Ireland’s overall tally to 19with two days…
British Equestrian and the British Dressage selectors can today confirm the eight horse and rider combinations that will form their list of nominated entries ahead of the FEI Para Dressage European Championship, set to take place in Riesenbeck, Germany, from 5–10 September this year. Nominated entries, listed by grade then in…
With the ever increasing attention on women’s sports globally, you’d be forgiven in thinking that sportswomen are in a good place. An increase of investment in women’s sport has resulted in the professionalisation of women’s leagues, equal prize money for grand slams and championships, shoe companies providing paid maternity leave,…
I reported and photographed the UK Athletics Championships in my home city of Manchester, thanks to an invitation from British Athletics. 6000 tickets were sold for this two day family event where youngsters could be seen tiring themselves out running along temporary running lanes or just playing tag with others…
Hollie Arnold (coach: David Turner, club: Blackheath and Bromley) underlined her claim to be arguably one of Great Britain & Northern Ireland’s best ever athletes as she navigated one of the most hotly contested World Para Athletics Championships finals in recent memory to win a remarkable fifth successive global title…
“There is no way that is was not going to happen” so declared Alastair Chalmers after he crossed the winning line in first place. Chalmers had just become the men’s 400m hurdles champion at the Regional Arena, Manchester, with a time of 49:49s. The determination and intensity he displayed throughout…
There was drama plenty in the men’s 800 metres final. Max Bergin was leading the race with less than 10 metres to go when suddenly, he seemed to stumble, possibly because he pushed himself so hard to get to the winning line but he fell across the track. However, instead…
Zharnel Hughes added to his victory in the 100m last night with another superb victory in the 200m at the Regional Arena Manchester. He enjoyed a sub 20 seconds finish, Joe Ferguson & Jona Efoloko finished in the silver and bronze positions
The true spirit of competition and the ability of athletes to strive for greater success was exemplified at the Manchester regional centre in the hydrogel, as part of the UK Athletics event. Molly Caudery set herself a personal best of 4.61 metres that was then matched by Holly Bradshaw’s season…
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…