The British Judo Championships returned this weekend with our Pre-Cadet and Cadet judoka battling it out to be crowned British Champion at the EIS, Sheffield. Saturday saw our Pre-Cadet Girls and Cadet Boys take to the tatami, whilst Sunday was reserved for our Pre-Cadet Boys and Cadet Girls. Cadet Boys…
Goalkeeper Harry Gibson has announced he is retiring from international hockey. Across six years, Harry made a total of 77 international appearances, with 41 of those coming in a Great Britain shirt while 36 of those games were for England. He played at the 2013 Youth Olympic Festival for Great…
A full team has been selected to represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland at next month’s (12 December) European Cross Country Championships in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland. Trials winners Jess Judd (coach: Mick Judd, coach: Blackburn) and Jack Rowe (Tim Eglen, Aldershot Farnham and District) lead the senior women’s and men’s teams…
Alzheimer’s Research UK is undertaking a comprehensive review into the links between sport and dementia risk. The announcement comes today (Wednesday 24 November), with the charity partnering with The Health Policy Partnership to carry out the six-month project. Dementia is a heart-breaking condition that affects nearly one million people in…
Two community leisure centres run by Life Leisure have been named among the top three in Stockport. Life leisure Grand Central, on Wellington Road South, and Brinnington Park Lesiure Complex, based on Northumberland Road in Brinnington, have earned the accolade from Three Best Rated, an independent company developed to identify…
Today, Special Olympics Europe Eurasia has launched a unique online-offline activity hub and campaign called Faces of Basketball to celebrate European Basketball Week 2021 and International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3 December. It will be available to athletes, coaches and supporters across the region in six European languages: English, French,…
The retired Jamaican sprinter was speaking to Chuckie on the latest drop of JD’s In the Duffle Bag Podcast when Bolt, now 35, revealed just how tense it became between the two competitors. Bolt, who is an eight-time Olympic gold medallist said: “There definitely was a rivalry – I live off it…
Only six weeks before Santa slides down the chimney, we hope he will have his sack filled with copies of our book “Running Stories by people of all ages, speeds and backgrounds.” With all our profits being donated to The Running Charity and their work with young homeless people, this is the perfect…
EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM, CARDIFF IN MAY 2023Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR), who claimed an historic gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 ParalympicGames this summer, has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2023 World Wheelchair Rugby EuropeanChampionship Division A Tournament. As Great Britain enjoys unprecedented…
British Athletics has announced the cohort of athletes on the Olympic and Paralympic Futures Academy Programme for 2021/22, which is supported by Nike. Recent graduates from the Futures Academy programme include Olympic silver medallist, Keely Hodgkinson (Trevor Painter, Leigh) and Paralympic champion Owen Miller (Steven Doig, Fife) while five European…
NEW: Winter Fishing Campaign to run fromFriday 17th December 2021 to Sunday January 2nd 2022 Registration for a FREE fishing licence is open now atwww.anglingtrust.net/takeafriendfishing December and January are a fantastic time of year to get outdoors and enjoy some time next to the water. Taking a friend or family…
England Hockey will host the first ever international hockey tournament in Durham next summer as the Women’s EuroHockey Qualifiers are set to take place at Maiden Castle Sports Centre. The tournament will be contested in from 22-27 August 2022 and act as one of four qualification events for the Women’s…
British Rowing and Concept2 are today delighted to announce an extension of their partnership through to the end of September 2024. The partnership, which will see Concept2 continue to support the GB Rowing Team and Performance Pathway, includes the provision of world-class equipment from rowing machines to oars. Kenny Baillie,…
Last weekend’s British Dressage annual National Convention, in association with Harrison Clark Rickerbys, featured some amazing insight and unique learnings from hosts Katrina Wuest, Philipp and Christoph Hess and Tom Hunt and our annual awards and trophies were also presented, including a very special recognition. For only a second time,…
Lucy Renshall continued her impressive recent form to win gold at the Baku Grand Slam today whilst Kelly Petersen-Pollard continues to impress in her debut year on the IJF World Tour by winning bronze. Adding to the silver medal won by Chelsie Giles on the opening day. Following an opening…
15 leading international events now confirmed for the inaugural UTMB® World Series with more exceptional events to be revealed in coming weeks. UTMB® World Series today confirmed the newest seven world-class events in Hong Kong, Andorra, Mexico, Italy, France, and the USA that will join the inaugural circuit in 2022,…
George Pinner has called time on a 14-year career and announced he is retiring away from international hockey. The goalkeeper played 195 times for England and Great Britain between 2007-2021, with 128 of those appearances coming for the former and 67 for the latter. George featured in a total of…
Last night marked yet another historic moment in British Basketball, with the London Lions winning their fourth game in a row in the FIBA Europe Cup, becoming the first British team to do so. Completed with a dominant 85 – 67 win against Dutch team Donar Groningen, the Lions have continued breaking records…
British Rowing has announced that Alastair Marks will take up the position of Interim Chief Executive Officer on a fixed term basis until the end of March 2022. Marks brings extensive experience from across the sports industry in a corporate, agency and governing body environment having held a similar position…
E-Bike Grand Prix (EBK GP) has today announced that the first ever race series will take place in 2022, with Dubai, one of the world’s most pioneering cities with a reputation for delivering sporting spectacles, confirmed as the first host city partnership. EBK GP is an exhilarating new international cycling…
UK Athletics and its four partner Home Country Athletics Federations (HCAFs) has officially launched the Coaching Strategy for the sport of athletics in the UK. The formation of the strategy – a significant milestone – has been led by UK Athletics’ Interim CEO and Director of Development Mark Munro and…
UK researchers have published findings showing that a history of concussion in former elite level, amatuer rugby players is not linked with memory and thinking in later life. The journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia published the results today (Wednesday 20 October). What did the researchers in this study do? Researchers looked at 146…
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…