Eilidh Doyle has today announced her retirement from athletics, following a distinguished career which has seen her win Olympic, world, European and Commonwealth medals. Doyle has been a versatile athlete throughout her career, winning a European title over the 400m hurdles, a world indoor bronze medal over 400m, and countless…
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today named the five athletes that will represent Team GB in taekwondo at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Double Olympic champion Jade Jones is named beside returning Olympians Bianca Walkden and Mahama Cho and debutants Bradly Sinden and Lauren Williams. Jones made history by…
A new project by students from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has offered young handball players the chance to improve their shooting technique, with the help of sophisticated video analysis tools. They studied the players’ power, speed, and accuracy, to see the interactions between different techniques, and develop an understanding…
The England men’s and women’s squads travelling to The Netherlands for the 2021 EuroHockey Championships, taking place from 4-13 June, have been announced. Adam Dixon and Hollie Pearne-Webb will captain their respective sides, with the latter set to reach the special landmark of 100 England appearances in her team’s second…
Jake Wightman (coach: Geoff Wightman, club: Edinburgh) will captain the British team at this weekend’s European Athletics Team Championships Super League in Silesia, Poland. Wightman, a European and Commonwealth bronze medallist over 1500m, will compete over the 800m on Sunday (12:44 BST) in his first appearance at the European Athletics…
England’s double Commonwealth and European Champions Chris and Gabby Adcock have today announced their retirement from badminton. The Team GB Olympians have competed on the HSBC BWF World Tour together since 2013 and have achieved remarkable success throughout that period. Having first discovered her passion for playing at school, Gabby attended a local club alongside her…
Chris Skelley claimed silver at the IBSA Baku Grand Prix, the penultimate Paralympic qualification event before the Tokyo Paralympic Games later this year. The Baku Grand Prix is the first competition that the British Judo VI team have competed in since the Tbilisi World Cup back in February 2020. Skelley won…
Mark Hager’s side recorded a dominant 5-1 victory over the USA with goals from Sarah Robertson, Anna Toman, Ellie Rayer and an Izzy Petter brace earning the victory. Great Britain looked strong straight out of the blocks, testing the goalkeeper from a penalty corner in the first minute of the…
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today confirmed Marcus Mepstead as the sole fencer who will represent Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer. Mepstead will take to the piste in the men’s foil Individual event, joins Team GB in Tokyo for his second Olympic Games, having been part of the…
It is time for the 2nd edition of the World Sports Photography Awards – 400 incredible images across more than 20 different sports including Football, Tennis, Golf, Athletics, F1, American Football and Boxing. These images are from some of the world’s leading sports photographers and are stunningly powerful pieces of content. This…
Stockport patients recovering from COVID 19 have hailed a ‘life-saving’ programme run by Life Leisure and Stockport Council. Life Leisure, which saw the return of its indoor fitness classes yesterday (Monday, May 17), has been aiding residents’ recovery with a special rehabilitation programme designed to build up their strength after…
The House of Lords Sport and Recreation Committee will this week hold its first evidence session of the new session of Parliament with coaching experts and trade bodies, including a former professional rugby player and coach, as it explores whether we have the right pathways and resources to help coaches…
WBBL Play-Off FinalLondon Lions 93-71 Newcastle Eagles (21-16, 45-37, 69-55) (Lions – Beckford-Norton 30, Leonard 20, Umeh 16; Eagles – Gorrell 30, McVicar 19, Lowe 10) London Lions have won the WBBL Play-off Final for the first time in club history after over-powering Newcastle Eagles 93-71 at the Morningside Arena…
British Judo has announced the 8 fighters that have been selected for the upcoming World Championships which are due to be held in Budapest, Hungary from 6-13th June. Prior to selection, it was agreed that the team would consist of fighters in direct or continental quota Tokyo Olympic qualification positions, or…
Middle-distance star Laura Muir (coach: Andy Young, club: Dundee Hawkhill) will race on home soil for the first time in 15 months when she tackles the 1500 metres at the Müller Grand Prix Gateshead on Sunday 23rd May. The event at Gateshead International Stadium in just under two weeks’ time is the…
An agreement has been reached between LLDC and UK Athletics for the Müller Anniversary Games to be moved away from the London Stadium in 2021. A spokesperson for LLDC commented: “This event is an important part of London Stadium’s summer schedule and will remain so in future years. However, because…
Today, adidas revealed the new kit that will be worn by Team GB athletes at the Games taking place in Tokyo this summer. Following a year of uncertainty, unprecedented challenges and unique circumstances, Team GB and ParalympicsGB athletes will rise together in a kit that represents unity in diversity. The…
Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis takes on pole vault rivals Sam Kendricks and Piotr Lisek at the Müller Grand Prix Gateshead on Sunday 23rd May. Just over a year ago Swedish star Duplantis set a world record of 6.18m at the Müller Indoor Grand Prix Glasgow and in little over a fortnight he will return to the…
As well as being a rewarding physical sport, archery can also help boost mental wellbeing – and, with a study by mental health charity Mind* reporting that more than half of adults and two-thirds of young people say their mental health has gotten worse since lockdown, it’s never been more important…
The Coventry Spring Meet will host a high-quality field this weekend as Britain’s leading para athletes open their 2021 season. Paralympic champions Hannah Cockroft, Libby Clegg and Kadeena Cox will be among those in action across the weekend. Hannah Cockroft (coach: Jenni Banks; Leeds) and Kare Adenegan (Job King; Coventry)…
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed the selection of the six archers who will represent Team GB at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Among them is four-time Olympian Naomi Folkard and Patrick Huston, who will compete in his second Olympic Games in Tokyo. Sarah Bettles, Bryony Pitman, Tom Hall and…
In April 2017, professional rugby player Ed Jackson was told he would never walk again. Today, he is an adventurer, charity founder, broadcaster, speaker, author, brand ambassador and mentor, driven by a desire to encourage others to never let adversity stop them from achieving their goals. During a weekend off…
The Game Changers is a podcast showcasing the trailblazing women who are paving the way in sport. In the final episode on the season, host Sue Anstiss MBE talks to the incredible Lucy Bronze, professional footballer at Man City, Vice-Captain of the Lionesses, UEFA Women’s Player of the Year in 2019 and FIFA…
“The independent investigation has now concluded and the report was considered by a fully independent disciplinary panel. Whilst the allegations of bullying were not upheld, a number of recommendations have been made by the panel and accepted as part of the process. Furthermore, this investigation identified areas of development for…
The House of Lords Committee on a National Plan for Sport and Recreation will this week hold evidence sessions on whether people from ethnic minority backgrounds are being let down in their access to sport and recreation opportunities. The Committee will hold a further session looking at access and barriers…
Yorkshire Cricket Foundation, the official charity and community arm of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, has chosen Oaks Consultancy to deliver an ambitious income generation plan to support its 2021-2024 strategy. Oaks Consultancy, which is based in Birmingham, has been commissioned by Yorkshire Cricket Foundation to deliver a four-season fundraising strategy,…
UK Athletics can confirm that it will host the Müller Grand Prix Gateshead on 23rd May at the Gateshead International Stadium. Rabat, which was due to host the opening Diamond League fixture on the same date, was no longer able to hold the event, and UK Athletics made the offer to…
As the global pandemic sees a surge in people taking up running, this new book showcases remarkable stories from people using the sport to overcome adversity and experience positivity in their lives – including battling disease, fighting drug addiction, and coping with the aftermath of domestic violence. These are just three of over eighty fascinating and…