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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Hockey
ROUND UP: SURBITON REMAIN ON TOP WHILE OLD GEORGIANS EXTEND LEAD IN PREMIER DIVISIONS
14th March 2022A 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…
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Basketball
London Lions progress to the BBL Trophy final, beating the Bristol Flyers
11th March 2022The 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…
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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…
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Athletics
FIVE MARATHON ATHLETES ARE SELECTED FOR THE WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS OREGON 2022
8th March 2022UK 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.…
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Snow Sports
Team GB selects 10 athletes for the Vuokatti 2022 European Youth Olympic Festival
8th March 2022The 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…
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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,…
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Hockey
Great Britain, England, Scotland and Wales support exclusion of Russia and Belarus
2nd March 2022The 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…
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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…