I’m so excited to share details of season 10 of The Game Changers podcast. You’ll hear from a range of incredible trailblazers as we explore key issues for women in sport & beyond. My fabulous guests this season include: Shaunagh Brown – this professional rugby player for Harlequins and England encourages us all to…
The first athletes selected for this summer’s European Athletics Championships have been confirmed today with 10 marathon runners set to compete in Munich this August. Trials winner Becky Briggs (coach: Geoff Watkin, club: City of Hull) leads the women’s team as she targets the Championships in Germany later in the…
As four million people flee Ukraine and tens of millions flee other countries and territories around the world affected by conflict, disaster and persecution in search of refuge, creating access for forcibly displaced children and youth to play and practice sport has never been so important. The International Day of…
British Equestrian and British Showjumping are delighted to announce three appointments in the key roles of Technical Expert and Nations Cup Chef d’Equipe, both new roles, and Team Veterinarian. The new roles have been developed following a full programme review and feedback from stakeholders to enhance the support team headed…
Lucy Renshall returned to the Antalya Grand Slam to defend the title that she claimed in 2021. Renshall, who recently rose to no.2 in the IJF world rankings in the -63kg category, entered Antalya as the no.1 seed. She certainly lived up to that ranking as she comfortably eased her…
Life Leisure has confirmed that the formation of a new Community Interest Company (CIC) will see its vital health, fitness and neighbourhood activity services continue to go from strength to strength. Life Leisure, the trading name of Stockport Sports Trust, has provided a valuable service for Stockport residents for 20…
The Angling Trust has announced the England squad that will head to Slovenia to compete in the 14th FIPSed Coarse Angling World Championships for U25’s on the 6th and 7th August 2022. The competition will be held on the River Sava in Slovenia, a fast flowing river with depths up…
Olympic 800m silver medallist and British record holder Keely Hodgkinson will put her World Indoor Athletics experience behind her, to return to Wanda Diamond League action at the Müller Birmingham Diamond League at the Alexander Stadium on Saturday 21 May. The prodigious young talent, who turned 20 earlier this month,…
The new blockchain racing game, K4 Rally, has teamed with various professional race drivers to bring blockchain technology into the world of racing, offering users a game filled with enthusiasm, thrill, and fun. K4 Rally combines racing gameplay, a Play2Earn model, NFT gaming, and is as close to being a…
England’s men have announced their squad for the upcoming FIH Hockey Pro League matches away to India. Unfortunately England’s women are unable to travel. Over the weekend, as a result of COVID-19 testing and injuries sustained whilst on club duty, several players and staff have become unable to travel. With…
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…