Jake Heyward (coach: Mark Rowland; club: Cardiff) surged to 1500m silver and Eilish McColgan (Liz Nuttall; Dundee Hawkhill) and Jazmin Sawyers (Lance Brauman; City of Stoke) added brilliant 5,000m and long jump bronzes to the British medal tally on the fourth evening of European Championships action in Munich. After a…
Eilish McColgan (coach: Liz Nuttall; club: Dundee Hawkhill) added women’s 10,000m European Championships silver to her growing list of honours this year as the British team enjoyed a fine first night in Munich. McColgan – eight days after completing a stunning 10,000m gold and 5,000m silver double at the Commonwealth…
Ashleigh Nelson (coach: Leon Baptiste, club: City of Stoke) will captain the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team at the European Championships in Munich, Germany. The 2014 European 100m bronze medallist, who was also part of the 4x100m relay gold medal winning squad at those Championships in Zurich, will lead…
Tonight, the Blue Hors FEI Dressage World Championship reached its stunning finale – the Grand Prix Freestyle test to music. With a team silver already in the bag and an individual gold for Lottie Fry and Glamourdale in the Grand Prix Special, could any more medals be added to the…
It’s a Penaltyhas completed its thirteenth global campaign for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, focused on harnessing the power of sport to prevent abuse, exploitation and human trafficking. It’s a Penalty‘s first UK-hosted campaign is dedicated to educating sports fans and the general public, about modern slavery, what it looks like and how to…
Ben Maher, in consultation with owners Charlotte Rossetter and Pamela Wright, have made the difficult decision to withdraw their Olympic gold medallist Explosion W from the ECCO FEI World Championships due to competition fitness. Ben explained; “We’re incredibly disappointed to have to take this decision but Explosion W just isn’t…
They were a team of hearts who sadly few people alive today saw play live. Now just a fading black and white team portrait on a half-ripped postcard. Post-war, Torino won five Serie A titles on the run and were set for many more. Led by their magnificent Captain, and…
To celebrate an incredible week for women’s sport enjoy seven new episodes of The Game Changers podcast – The perfect summer listening. Hear from trailblazing women in sport as they talk about their fascinating careers, how they’ve dealt with tough challenges & explore key issues for equality in sport & beyond. You…
UK Athletics can confirm that 115 athletes have been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the European Championships which will take place between 15-21 August in Munich, Germany. As outlined in the policy, the objectives were to select a team that maximised medal success, provided opportunities for developing…
Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko called for more mental health support for young refugees on Monday after a surprise visit to meet children who have fled the horrors of war in his home country. He visited a summer school in Warsaw that is helping children from Ukraine catch-up on missed…
After a busy few weeks of preparations, Great Britain can confirm the Men’s and Women’s rosters that will represent their nation at the FIBA Under-18s European Championships. Craig Nicol’s U18 Men’s side will compete in the competition’s ‘A’ Division in Izmir, Turkey, from 30 July where they’ll compete against some of…
Two of Great Britain’s archers have taken the top spot in world rankings, in their respective categories. Phoebe Paterson Pine is now ranked as number 1 in the world in Women’s Compound Open archery, while Ella Gibson is now ranked as the world’s number one within Women’s Compound archery. On…
Jake Wightman (coach: Geoff Wightman; club: Edinburgh) became Great Britain & Northern Ireland’s latest global champion – and first in the men’s 1500m for nearly 40 years – in sensational style on day five of the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, running the absolute perfect race in the final for…
On the final day of the Zagreb Grand Prix, Natalie Powell won gold to add to the bronze medal she recently won at the Tbilisi Grand Slam. Entering the -78kg category seeded 6th. Powell had an opening-round bye before victories against Linda Politi (ITA) and Beata Pacut-Kloczko (POL) progressed her…
If you hold fast to the belief that it is better to take part than to win, and you only intended taking in one game of this tournament, then this was the game for you. A lot of earnest endeavour and application but the game cried out for a player…
The members of the England badminton team are looking ahead to the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2022 with hope and a belief that they can continue to improve upon their medal winning performances of past events. TheSportfeed.com caught up with a few members of the team to seek their views on…
Rounders England is thrilled to announce the inaugural Unity Cup, a celebration of international competition and sportsmanship. Starting at 10am on 17th July 2022 at Birmingham Moseley RFC, the day will see the international rounders teams from England, Ireland and Wales compete for the Unity Cup. Bringing nations together for…
When the Commonwealth Games commence. Alice Dearing, one of 4 co-founders of the BSA and the first-ever Black female Swimmer representing Team GB in the Tokyo Olympics, and the BSA proudly celebrate the tangible action the BSA has taken, working with underrepresented communities in Aquatics and Ed Accura’s defining documentaries.The Black Swimming…
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (coach: Ryan Freckleton, club: Newham and Essex Beagles) will captain the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022 which starts on Friday 15 July. A 4x100m relay 2017 world champion, Mitchell-Blake has been honoured with the role for the Championships. He booked…
England will face Korea in the crossover stage of the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup and the game will take place on Sunday 10 July at 5pm UK time. Having played their pool matches in the Netherlands, England now travel to Spain for all of their remaining games; flying out…
Women’s Euros 2022 legacy should be on football tackling misogyny and gender-based violence at all levels of the game, says a coalition of feminist campaigners and Violence Against Women and Girl’s (VAWG) experts. The call comes on the same day as yet another Premier League player is arrested on suspicion…
Two programmes set up by Life Leisure to get the community moving have been named finalists at a national awards ceremony. Life Leisure, which manages 11 sports and leisure facilities in and around Stockport, was hailed at the ukactive awards for the work it does to encourage the wider community…
Local hero Mārtiņš Sesks claimed a clean sweep of stage wins to earn himself an enviable advantage on Saturday at Tet Rally Liepāja. Sesks – who hails from the host city – is stepping up from ERC Open to the top-flight category for the fifth round and was simply untouchable…
Sir Geoff Hurst is among the faces who’ve shared a treasured memory in support of Alzheimer’s Society’s Forget Me Not Appeal. The appeal, which runs throughout June, calls on the public to donate and wear a Forget Me Not badge to show those affected by dementia that they are supported,…
Following the publication of the Road to Oregon 2022 qualification positions, UK Athletics can confirm that a further 14 athletes will join a large Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for the World Athletics Championships Oregon 2022, taking the team total up to 77 athletes overall. As outlined in the policy,…
Great Britain’s 12-man squad for the Thursday’s FIBA 2023 World Cup Qualifier against Greece has been confirmed. GB have been in training camp in Larissa this week ahead of their final away fixture of Group B against the European heavyweights, Greece, on Thursday 30 June (6pm BST). GB enter this…
Earlier in June, British Equestrian and its 18 member bodies released their pledge to make equestrian activity more accessible and welcoming to all, with a primary focus on promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. Today, we’ve launched a major research project which aims to discover the barriers to participate in equestrian sport…
UK Athletics can confirm Stephen Maguire has been appointed to the role of Technical Director and will be returning to the organisation from September. The appointment will see Maguire assume leadership responsibility for oversight of the World Class Performance programme and be responsible for ensuring the new direction including increasing…