A group of 67 athletes have been offered membership to join the British Athletics Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2021/22. The WCP is UK Sport’s National Lottery funded initiative supporting the delivery of success at named milestone targets, namely outdoor track World and European Championships and Olympics Games. The…
The Game Changers podcast, which celebrates trailblazing women in sport, is to receive Sport England National Lottery funding. The grant will enable the producers, Fearless Women Ltd, to broaden the reach of the inspirational content, as they continue to share the stories of women who have challenged the status quo…
A celebration of the extraordinary life of legendary commentator Murray Walker. Murray was the voice of Formula 1 – he managed to the match the thrill of the track with his fast-paced and exhilarating commentary, delivering the euphoria of motor racing to millions. His broadcasting career spanned over 50 years,…
Elfyn Evans stormed to victory at Secto Automotive Rally Finland on Sunday afternoon to keep alive his hopes of a maiden FIA World Rally Championship title. A stunning series of five back-to-back speed test wins on Friday night and Saturday morning propelled the Welshman from fifth to first. He survived…
oday, British competitive gaming organisation EXCEL ESPORTS is excited to announce the signing of FIFA professional, Spencer ‘Gorilla’ Ealing. The signing makes Gorilla the second FIFA professional to join the esports organisation’s newly launched FIFA roster and joins FIFA professional Tom ‘Tom’ Leese and team coach Nathan “Zelonius” Horton on…
Keely Hodgkinson (coach: Trevor Painter, club: Leigh) and Laura Muir (Andy Young, Dundee Hawkhill) have been shortlisted for the European Athletics’ Golden Track Awards. For 19-year-old Hodgkinson it has been a year to remember as she has broken the world U20 indoor record, won the European Indoor title, lowered the…
The British teams have been selected for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships which are due to take place in Thailand next February. The Championships, which were rescheduled from November due to the Pandemic, will see British teams compete in all five events: uphill and up-and-down mountain races, the junior…
Retired Scots Dragoon Guards Major Michael Stanley, better known as Major Mick, has been taking his Tintanic II homemade tin boat on a tour of waterways around the UK this summer. Raising money for Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, Mick and his ramshackle vessel have visited…
Great Britain sweep the podium at the FEI Eventing European Championship History was made today when British quartet Nicola Wilson, Piggy March, Kitty King and Ros Canter secured the team gold medal in Avenches, adding to the World and Olympic titles already held. It was a clean sweep on the…
British competitive gaming culture brand EXCEL ESPORTS is excited to announce it has completed the biggest FIFA transfer ever, signing FIFA professional Tom ‘Tom’ Leese. Bursting into the scene at the ripe age of 17, Tom began competing online against other competitive players and pro players as a hobby before…
Britain’s eventers top the team rankings with two individuals on the podium after dressage Uninterrupted sunshine greeted everyone in Avenches for day two of dressage at the FEI European Championships in Switzerland. As competition got underway, Britain had the advantage in both the team and individual contests, but what could…
On the opening day of the Zagreb Grand Prix, Sam Hall marked his return to the IJF World Tour by winning gold. Former European Junior Championship silver medallist Hall (-60kg) was competing for the first time on the international circuit since The Hague Grand Prix back in 2017. He defeated Maximilian Heyder (GER) in…
Following the conclusion of an open recruitment process, UK Athletics is delighted to confirm the appointment of Ian Beattie as Chair to the organisation. This has been made after conducting an inclusive open recruitment process, in accordance with the Code for Sports Governance. With specialist input from Brewster McBride Executive…
New research from Barratt London reveals which towns and cities across the UK have produced the most Gold medallists. The Welsh capital Cardiff has produced the most Gold medals throughout the history of the games with 11 in total. Eccles in Greater Manchester has produced the most Gold medals in…
Lee Rooke prevailed in a play-off to win the Asbri Welsh National PGA Championship at Aberdovey Golf Club, just as he did when winning the tournament for the first time in 2013. But there the similarities end. Whereas he needed two extra holes to clinch victory on home territory at…
Tennis fans will be able to watch live coverage of tonight’s US Open tennis final on Channel 4 after the broadcaster secured a last-minute deal to share the broadcast with Amazon Prime Video. Viewers will be able to cheer on 18-year-old Emma Raducanu as she makes her first Grand Slam…
Each week I share a round up of the biggest developments in women’s sport. I’m feeling particularly inspired this week by the extraordinary Emma Raducanu & Europe’s win in the Solheim Cup. Here’s what else is exciting me. . . BBC + SKY + WSLA huge first for women’s sport…
There are just a few days left to vote for Great Britain’s trio of nominees in their respective FIH Hockey Stars Awards categories. Voting for the annual awards closes on Sunday 12 September, with votes from the media counting for 25% of the overall result. Votes from fans and players…
Dame Sarah Storey made history as she became ParalympicsGB’s most successful athlete of all time with a stunning 17th career gold – and she did it the hard way. Storey, who made her debut as a swimmer at the 1992 Games in Barcelona, would have felt right at home on…
42 British Champions were crowned this bank holiday weekend at the BMX British Championships, held at Huncote Hornets BMX track in Leicester. With Olympic gold medallist and World Champion Bethany Shriever in the lineup, along with Kye Whyte Olympic silver medallist, the crowd knew they were in for a show.…
The Women’s Individual Compound Open today saw Phoebe Paterson Pine, the current world number 15, put in an amazingly strong personal performance at the Paralympics in Tokyo to win the gold medal. Competing in her first Paralympics, Paterson Pine edged past Jess Stretton, fellow ParalympicsGB athlete and world number one…
With Sir Lee Pearson and Natasha Baker giving ParalympicsGB a strong start yesterday and at least eight countries in with a podium chance, the final day for the team medals in Tokyo was perfectly poised for a nail-biting finish. Sophie Wells and Don Cara M There were two remaining grades to complete…
29 August 2021: Earlier today Phoebe Paterson Pine, 23, qualified for the second round of the Women’s Individual Compound Open. On Friday Games debutante Paterson Pine ranked 16th and achieved a personal best in the rankings round. Today she faced Tatiana Andrievskaia from the Russian Paralympic Committee in the first round in Yumenoshima…
François d’Haene won the 18th edition of the UTMB® early this afternoon, after 20 hours and 45 minutes of racing. He becomes the first athlete to win a fourth title on the event’s flagship race (following victories in 2012, 2014 and 2017), just six weeks after winning and setting a…
Dubai-based esports organisation Galaxy Racer (GXR) and Spain’s LaLiga have signed a three-year content partnership to produce an exclusive original series, focusing on global esports, gaming and lifestyles. The series will see footballers from LaLiga and Galaxy Racer’s influencers from the MENA and SEA region, come together to showcase LaLiga’s…
According to Netflix there are currently over 60 titles in the Sports Documentary category (be that films or docu-series) and with new series such as the ‘Untold’ landing on Netflix in September, GolfSupport.com, sought to find out the highest rated sports documentary on Netflix according to IMDb. * The Results:In first place is…
Sport has an extraordinary, unique capacity to challenge and change society – to bring joy and hope; to improve physical and mental health, reduce loneliness and build self-esteem and happiness. It’s also a multi-billion-pound commercial industry that can transform lives, businesses, nations and regions. Why has half the population been deprived…
Chelsea midfielder Kai Havertz has started a fund-raising campaign supporting Red Cross Germany to help those affected by the flooding of western Germany. At least 58 people have died in the North Rhine-Westphalia district after the area was hit with torrential rain, leaving nearly 4,000 residents in emergency accommodation. A large…