On July 22nd five middle aged ladies will set off in relay format to swim across the Bristol Channel at its widest point – a distance of over 40km (25 miles) – from Illfracombe, North Devon to Swansea. The chosen route has only ever been attempted by 4 individuals and one…
Three days of competition at the Müller British Championships came to an eventful close as more national titles – and places on the team bound for the Tokyo Olympics – were decided in Manchester. Another packed schedule of action saw several brilliant performances as stadium records tumbled at the Manchester Regional…
Laura Woods is the 2021 SJA Sports Presenter of the Year and one of the leading female broadcasters in the sports industry. Laura is a regular on Sky Sports and the host of talkSPORT’s Sports Breakfast, one of the most listened to shows in the UK. In this episode, Laura talks…
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has today named the four Modern Pentathletes who will compete at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Following what can only be described as an exceptional season for the British modern pentathlon team, Rio 2016 Olympians, Kate French, Joseph Choong and James Cooke will once…
Team GB has named the four women and seven men that will compete in the boxing competition at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The team includes 2019 middleweight world champion, Lauren Price, and two men that competed at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, flyweight, Galal Yafai and welterweight, Pat…
Head coaches Julius Joseph and Stef Collins have selected their Great Britain squads for two FIBA 3×3 tournaments later this month. GB will take part in the Europe Cup qualifier in Romania and the U23 League of Nations event in Israel. Teams have been entered as part of a collaboration between Great Britain Basketball and Basketball England to help…
On the final day of the IBSA Grand Prix Warwick Chris Skelley and Elliot Stewart both claimed bronze medals in the final Paralympic qualification event before the Tokyo Games this summer. World number 1 Chris Skelley had an opening round bye before defeating Oleksandr Pominov (UKR) with a newaza strangle. However, a…
British Equestrian and the British Dressage selectors can today confirm the nine dressage athlete and horse combinations, plus three reserves, that will be submitted to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) as our nominated entries for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Only the combinations who appear on the nominated entries list (closing…
Olympic champion Mo Farah (coach: Gary Lough; club: Newham & Essex Beagles) will attempt to qualify for the Tokyo Games by beating the qualifying standard of 27:28.00 in an invitational 10,000m race at the Müller British Athletics Championships on Friday 25th June at Manchester Regional Arena. Farah clocked 27:50.64 at the Müller British…
More live rugby will broadcast on free-to-air terrestrial television after Channel 4 secured the rights to show England’s summer internationals. Channel 4 will show live coverage of England’s match up against the USA at Twickenham on 4 July as well as their game against Canada on 10 July. The matches…
England 3 (2) Ward (12′ PC, 14′ PC, 60′ PC) Spain 2 (1) Quemada (27′, PC), Lleonart (49′ FG) England’s men secured their place in the EuroHockey Championships semi-finals with a gripping 3-2 victory over Spain. With the stakes high going into the match, the early nerves were quickly settled…
An incredible image, capturing a moment of intense focus and a single bead of sweat on the brow of Rafa Nadal, at Wimbledon, has won the second World Sports Photography Awards. Taken by renowned sports photographer James Gourley, the image is a remarkable example of the power of sports photography…
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…