Matthew Hudson-Smith made history on his home track as he was crowned European 400m champion for a record third time on the third day of action at Birmingham 2026. Hudson-Smith (Birchfield Harriers, Gary Evans) became the first man to win three 400m European titles, powering to victory in 44.17s from…
British Fencing (BF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the World Fencing League (WFL), forging a link between the governing body of one of Britain’s oldest competitive sports and an ambitious new professional league determined to reintroduce fencing to a global audience. For BF, this partnership aligns with…
Some 20 years after the equestrian mecca of Aachen hosted the third iteration of the World Equestrian Games, the Federation International Equestre (FEI) global championships for dressage, driving, eventing, jumping, para dressage and vaulting have returned to the iconic German venue. For the Olympic and Paralympic sports, this marks the…
Amy Hunt crowned herself the fastest woman in Europe as the first-ever European Athletics Championships to be staged on British soil got off to a golden start in Birmingham. Clocking a time of 11.00s, Hunt (Marco Ariale) pushed through in the final stages of the women’s 100m to stamp her…
The Novuna Great Britain & Northern Ireland team ended the World Athletics U20 Championships in style as they claimed a further two medals on the final day of action. With silver in the mixed 4x100m relay and bronze in the men’s hammer throw (6kg), women’s 800m and men’s high jump…
Spaniard Martina Calvo became the youngest ever Premier Padel champion just one month after her 18th birthday after she teamed up with compatriot Claudia Fernández Sánchez to defeat the women’s top seeds as Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia defeated Alejandro Galán and Fede Chingotto in another Superclásico duel. Here is all you need…
Jake Wightman (Edinburgh AC, Steve Hartigan) will captain the 94 strong Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team for the 2026 European Athletics Championships, marking the first time the championships have been held in the UK Last year, Wightman won silver in the 1500m at the 2025…
Athletic Ventures (AV), the joint venture between UK Athletics, London Marathon Events and the Great Run Company, has submitted the final documents to World Athletics for its bid to bring the World Athletics Championships to London in 2029. Jack Buckner, CEO of UK Athletics and co-founder of AV, said: “Bidding to…
The London Lions will make history on Sunday, 12 October 2026 as the first ever British club to face an NBA team, taking on the Portland Trail Blazers at Portland’s Moda Center (1:00 PM local/9:00 PM BST). The game holds special meaning for Head Coach Tautvydas Sabonis, whose father Arvydas Sabonis spent…
Alejandro Galán and Fede Chingotto needed every trick in the book on Sunday to see off plucky underdogs Javier Leal and Francisco Guerrero 9-7 in the deciding tiebreak to win their sixth 2026 Premier Padel title after Gemma Triay Pons and Delfina Brea Senesi battled to back-to-back titles earlier in the day at the maiden…
Sami Pajari and Marko Salminen claimed an emotional home victory at Secto Rally Finland on Sunday, completing a remarkable back-to-back FIA World Rally Championship double just two weeks after their breakthrough success in Estonia. The Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2 crew carried a 46.4sec advantage into Sunday’s two passes of the 30.02km Himos–Jämsä…
A total of 98 athletes have been selected to represent Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham from 10-16 August. With the championships making their debut on British soil at Alexander Stadium, the selection aims are to reinforce GB & NI’s…
Mayo 1-20 Kerry 1-17 By Cian O’Connell at Croke Park Following the decades of pain, this victory brought immense pleasure to Mayo. Andy Moran’s pumped up team brought chaos and class to Croke Park. A first All-Ireland SFC triumph since 1951 was the reward. The near misses and harrowing decider…
Teemu Suninen banked his maiden FIA European Rally Championship victory by fending off home heroes Jakub Matulka and Miko Marczyk on an action-packed 82nd Rally Poland. Leading the Katowice-based event by 8.4sec at the start of Sunday’s seven-stage deciding leg, the Pirelli-equipped Finn edged closer to his first ERC win when…
UK Athletics can announce the full team list for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team heading to the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon later this summer. Thirty-six names were announced earlier this month, with the final selections making up a full team of…
British Cycling, in partnership with Lloyds, have launched Sofa to Saddle, a brand new, free to use app to help inspire and enable the nation to get on their bikes. Launched on the eve of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, new research from British Cycling on the UK public has…
Josh Kerr today produced the fastest mile of all-time, shattering the 27-year-old world record with a stunning run of 3:42.66 in front of sold out 60,000 London Stadium at a Novuna London Athletics Meeting to remember. Having made his record breaking intentions clear in the months leading into the race,…
UK Athletics is pleased to announce the first selections for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team heading to Eugene later this summer for the World Athletics U20 Championships. These selections are announced off the back off the England Athletics U20s Championships at Bedford International Stadium which hosted the…
Roberto Daprà maintained his overnight advantage to land his maiden FIA European Rally Championship victory with a standout first-place finish on Rally di Roma Capitale on Sunday. Leading by 20.2sec heading into Sunday’s deciding four stages, Daprà moved further out of the reach of his rivals by winning the day’s…
A host of Britain’s biggest athletics names will join the world class start list for the Novuna London Athletics Meet, part of the Wanda Diamond League series that will take place on Saturday, 18 July. A trio of British male sprinting talent will line up at London Stadium, Welsh record holder…
The London Lions have confirmed Tarik Phillip has signed a two-year extension through 2027-28. The British-American guard was key to last season’s domestic quadruple, averaging 9.0 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists in league play, and 12.2 points and 4.0 assists in the EuroCup. Since joining in 2022, he’s helped…
Bea González and Paula Josemaría Martín got back to winning ways on Sunday in the Premier Padel Valladolid P2 women’s final with an easy victory as Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia made it three titles in a row after seeing off Alejandro Galán and Fede Chingotto. Here is all you need to know:…
Today, during UK Coaching Week 2026, British Equestrian and a number of its member bodies have unveiled a revitalised Equestrian Coaching Certificate, marking a significant step forward in the evolution of coaching standards across the federation, with a more streamlined framework designed to support coaches at every stage of their…
Success Eduan (Anita Richardson, Sale Harriers Manchester), Amber Anning (Chris Johnson, Brighton & Hove AC) Georgia Hunter Bell (Trevor Painter, Belgrave Harriers), Lucy Hadaway (Matt Barton, City of York) and Jake Wightman (Steve Hartigan, Edinburgh AC) lit up the Alexander Stadium on the second and final day of action at…
To mark the celebration of Estrella Galicia’s 120th anniversary, one of the company’s leading ambassadors for its alcohol-free range, MotoGP rider Marc Márquez, sported a special commemorative helmet design during the Czech Grand Prix, which began on Friday 19 June (19.06) — an emblematic date for the Galician family-owned brewery. The design…
Magnificent 100m victories from Amy Hunt (Marco Airale) and Romell Glave (Michael Afilaka, Croydon) were accompanied by Championship records from Marcia Sey (Lorna Boothe, Blackheath & Bromley) and Elise Thorner (Helen Clitheroe, Wells City Harriers) on a stacked day one of action at the Novuna UK Athletics Championships in Birmingham.…
World 100m champion Oblique Seville (JAM) will compete at the Novuna London Athletics Meet on Saturday 18 July. The 25-year-old, who ran a personal best of 9.77 to take victory in Tokyo 2025 – the first Jamaican since Usain Bolt in 2015 to win the 100m at the World Athletics Championships…
Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia dug deep over three sets in Sunday’s final to defeat rivals Alejandro Galán and Fede Chingotto and win the Premier Padel Valencia P1 stop as Ariana Sánchez Fallada and Andrea Ustero Prieto earned their second 2026 title together as a pair. Here is all you need to know: –…