Anne Wafula Strike is an extraordinary para-athlete who is also an author, inspirational speaker, disability rights campaigner and powerful advocate for the less fortunate in society. Born in Kenya, Anne contracted polio at the age of two, resulting in paralysis of her lower body. Arriving in the UK in April…
The England team will all play without names on their shirts during the entire second half of the England v Switzerland International on the 26 March, to support Alzheimer’s Society. The squad will come onto the pitch after half time sporting nameless shirts to draw attention to how people with…
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Steve Fitzpatrick as the new Head of Competitions at the Angling Trust. Steve (48) joins the Senior Management Team following a 25-year career with Bauer Media’s angling portfolio where he was lately Editor-in-Chief, having stepped down earlier this year as Angling Times’…
Following meetings with Premier Division Clubs, and in line with Reg 3.1, England Hockey ratifies that, in a change from the 2021-22 season, the England Hockey League Men’s and Vitality Women’s Premier Divisions for the 2022-23 season will be made up of 12 teams. The outcome of this means that…
The London Lions women have won their first silverware of the season after they beat the Sevenoaks Suns 72-36 in the Betty Codona WBBL Trophy Final, with the score being 33-23 at the halftime break, the Lions started to assert their dominance in the last two quarters, with the score…
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today (Thursday, 17 March) announced Mark England OBE as Chef de Mission for Team GB for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Mark has successfully led Team GB at each of the last two summer editions of the Olympic Games, where the nation has secured…
Marc Scott (coach: Jerry Schumacher, club: Richmond and Zetland) won Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s first medal of the World Athletics Indoor Championships as he timed his race to perfection to claim bronze in the men’s 3000m. It was a superb morning for the British team as both 4x400m relay…
Sophie McKinna has been chosen as team captain for Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the World Athletics Indoor Championships which will take place in Belgrade, Serbia on 18-20 March. The Great Yarmouth shot putter has been an ever-present member of senior British teams in recent years. Following silver success…
CP Awareness Month takes place each March and for us is a time to talk about the importance of sport and physical activity. During the month we have also been sharing quotes from people with cerebral palsy which provide a snapshot of the different ways regular participation and exercise can…
A dramatic weekend of action saw Surbiton continue their march towards the Vitality Women’s Premier Division title while Old Georgians extended their advantage at the summit of the Men’s Premier Division. In-form Darcy Bourne stole the headlines once again for Surbiton as her four goals helped the league leaders to…
The London Lions have already had a momentous season, breaking records for British teams in Europe and they achieved another milestone last night, beating the Bristol Flyers 85-81 at the Copper Box Arena and 166-142 on aggregate in the BBL Trophy semi-final second leg. The Lions came into the game…
Olympic high jump champion Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA) will compete at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League, the second meeting of the 2022 Wanda Diamond League series, at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday 21 May. The former world indoor and European Championships gold medallist – the Italian national record holder with a…
UK Athletics has today announced the first British athletes to be selected for this summer’s World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon (15-24 July). Five marathon athletes will represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the men’s and women’s races which are due to take place on the 17th and 18th July respectively.…
The British Olympic Association has today confirmed that 10 athletes have been selected to represent Team GB at the Vuokatti 2022 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival (EYOF), which runs between 20-25 March 2022. Team GB will have representation in six of the nine disciplines in Finland, with athletes participating in…
Although we are just two months into 2022, British Dressage is already off to a flying start for the year. Our membership and horse registrations have both hit new record levels and this year’s Petplan Equine Winter Area Festivals have enjoyed record entries and starters. At the end of 2021,…
The boards of Great Britain Hockey, England Hockey, Scottish Hockey and Hockey Wales fully support the European Hockey Federation’s decision to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from participating in events for the foreseeable future. We additionally support the International Hockey Federation (FIH)’s decision to exclude the Russian team…
Ugo Monye is former Harlequins, England and British & Irish Lions rugby player, who’s now more familiar to us as a sports broadcaster, podcaster and TV presenter. He’s a captain on BBC’s Question of Sport and also took part in last year’s Strictly Come Dancing. When not talking about rugby…
The British Olympic Association, together with the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Germany, demands the immediate exclusion of Russia and Belarus from the international sports family until further notice. We call on the international sports federations to ban athletes representing Russia and Belarus from competitions for the time being and…
No fewer than 18 national champions were crowned and eight athletes automatically qualified for the World Athletics Indoor Championships after a packed second day of the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham. Two championships records were also set and another equalled as the fans were treated to some high-quality competition. …
On Roman Abramovich ceding stewardship of Chelsea to its charitable foundation, Stephen Taylor Heath, Head of Sports Law at JMW Solicitors, said: “Journalists supporters and pundits have been analysing the Chelsea statement of yesterday trying to fathom what it actually means. If the government was considering sanctions against Abramovich they will…
Shruti Saujani is Senior Manager for Cities & Volunteers at the England and Wales Cricket Board – the ECB. Recognized as one of sports industry’s next gen leaders in 2021, Shruti is passionate about ensuring cricket is a sport for everyone, and helping women from South Asian backgrounds overcome many…
British Judo are pleased to announce the fighters selected during the first stage selections for the European Championships due to take place in Sofia, Bulgaria from 29th April – 1st May. British Judo has enjoyed great success at the European Championships over the years and will be looking to continue that medal…
Remote and frozen forests in northern Sweden will provide an intimidating challenge as the FIA World Rally Championship enters uncharted territory this week for the second chapter of its exciting new hybrid era. Never before has Rally Sweden (February 24 – 27) journeyed so close to the Arctic Circle. With…
Team GB’s women’s curling rink of skip Eve Muirhead, Jennifer Dodds, Vicky Wright, Hailey Duff and alternate Mili Smith won gold after beating Japan 10-3 in the Olympic final at Beijing 2022. It is Team GB’s first curling gold medal for 20 years as Muirhead follows in the footsteps of…
The Great Britain Men’s basketball team will not travel to Belarus for their FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifier next week because of the threat of potentially serious military action in the region. GB were due to face the Belarusians in Minsk on 25 February, flying to the former Soviet state…
Please find below a statement from CJ Ujah that we are distributing on his behalf in order for this to reach all the media that are following this story. CJ Ujah: I accept the decision issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport today with sadness. I would like to…
Great Britain Hockey has announced its men’s and women’s training squads for 2022 Following the Talent Confirmation process that has taken place over the last few months, a total of 15 men’s players have been added to their programme while four more women have been named in addition to the…
UK Athletics (UKA) today confirmed the BBC as the broadcast partner for their 2022 Major Events series. In an exciting year for the sport boasting no less than four major track and field championships, BBC Sport will bring the key UKA events to fans via a combination of network television…