This week Katie Sadleir features on The Game Changers, a podcast which showcases the incredible trailblazing women in sport. Before joining World Rugby in 2016, Katie started her career in the pool, competing in syncronised swimming at the 1984 Olympic Games in LA before going on to win bronze at the CommonWealth Games in…
The former champion, who last won the Paris trophy back in 2016, overcame some stiff resistance early on to prevail 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, on the Philippe Chatrier Court. Becoming only the second player in history to reach the last eight of a major for the 47th time after Roger Federer.…
Malcolm McPhail, group CEO of Life Leisure has stepped down from the role after 14 years. Malcolm leaves following a string of successes at the social enterprise, which runs leisure services across Stockport and Barrow on behalf of the local councils. As well as winning numerous national and regional accolades,…
Stalwart Esports announces team for FFIC 2020. Stalwart Esports is all set out to conquer the FreeFire Indian Championship 2020. FFIC 2020 will take place on 18th October with a prize pool of 50 Lakhs INR. With an experienced roster, the team eyes for the Champions Tag. INDIA: Stalwart Esports…
British Cycling is pleased to announce the Great Britain Cycling Team has been given Care Quality Commission (CQC) status, officially recognising that the medical services team operates in a regulated environment to provide riders with safe, effective, compassionate and high-quality care. Receiving CQC status is just one measure the Great…
Several British athletes will compete in the elite races at the 2020 Virgin Money London Marathon on Sunday 4 October. The elite women’s race kicks off proceedings at 7:15am live on BBC Two, before the elite men’s race at 10:15 and the elite wheelchair races at 13:12. World Athletics announced…
UK Athletics are supporting Black History Month which celebrates the achievements and contributions of black people around the world while educating all on black history. Following on from the ‘Let’s talk about Race’ discussions, the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team at UK Athletics wanted to continue to educate our colleagues and the…
Ross Cameron completed an unforgettable September by following up his victory in the Scottish PGA Championship at the start of the month by winning the Northern Open at its end. In doing so the 41-year-old PGA Professional from Peterhead topped the Tartan Tour Order of Merit for the first time,…
CatalanGP / Race Second place for Lowes after brilliant Barcelona battle Sam Lowes comes within two laps of scoring his first win for Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS at the Circuit of Barcelona but eventually finishes as the runner-up while Augusto Fernández suffers an unfortunate late crash. The ninth…
Ebony Rainford-Brent is a former England cricketer, World Cup Winner, sports broadcaster at the BBC and Sky, Director of Women’s Cricket at Surrey, motivational speaker and a podcast host. Is there no end to this woman’s talents? The Game Changers: Fearless Women in Sport. Listen here – https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangers/ebony-rainford-brent
British Cycling has today announced the 14 cross-country mountain bikers who will represent Great Britain at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships which are scheduled to take place in Leogang, Austria, from 5th – 11th October. The reigning Commonwealth Games champion Annie Last will line up for the Great Britain Cycling Team…
2020 European half marathon leaders Callum Hawkins (coach: Robert Hawkins; club: Kilbarchan) and Charlotte Purdue (Nic Bideau; Aldershot, Farnham & District) have been added to the full 10-strong team for the rescheduled 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships in Gdynia, Poland on October 17. 2019 World Athletics Championship marathon fourth…
Following the Government’s announcement at 12.30pm today, the Angling Trust is pleased that the government has not sought to place further restrictions on healthy outdoor activities such as angling. Through our ‘When We Fish Again’ campaign earlier in the year we demonstrated to ministers that by following sensible COVID-19 guidelines…
Please support the launch of the Women’s Sport Collective – an inclusive, collaborative network for women working in the sports sector. The not-for-profit network will provide a range of opportunities for women, at any stage of their career, to connect, learn, share and support each other. The Women’s Sport Collective…
New stats show the UK cares more about the environment than ever before – nearly 9 in 10 households ‘regularly recycle’ The theme for Recycle Now’s 17th annual Recycle Week is to thank the nation for continuing to recycle, despite all that has happened this year, under the banner ‘Together – We…
Hannah Lees – an England Athletics Coach in Running Fitness (CiRF – and her team of eight Leaders in Running Fitness (LiRF) have almost 650 grassroots runners on their database with 98% of those being female. With a focus on road and trail running from 5k to full marathons, all…
The election process for four members to join the UK Athletics Athletes’ Commission is now open and will run from Friday 18th September until Friday 2nd October 2020. All athletes that have competed for Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the last six years are eligible to vote and have been emailed…
Mitcham & Carshalton Rugby Club are delighted to reveal a number of key developments at the club since it had its season prematurely halted due the effects of COVID-19. After an unbeaten season 2019/20, which saw Mitcham gain promotion back into Surrey 4, win the Surrey 4 Chairman’s Cup, a Surrey T.R.E.D.S…
Following on from the elite women’s team announcement for the UCI Road World Championships in Imola last week, British Cycling has today confirmed the riders for the elite men’s time trial and road race events. Geraint Thomas will once again pull on the Great Britain Cycling Team jersey, contesting the…
This weekend saw the 9th edition of the Ultra-Trail Harricana™ take place in La Malbaie, Canada; the first sporting event to be held in Quebec since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the green light given from the local Ministry of Public Health, the organisers behind this year’s event…
“I feel like an expectant father waiting in the delivery room for the birth to happen,” declared Jacques Rogge, the then President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in the hours leading up to the Opening Ceremony of the first-ever Youth Olympic Games, which were held in Singapore 10 years…
As James Baldwin sat behind the wheel of his McLaren 720S GT3, ahead of the opening race of the British GT Series, his career had already reached its latest milestone. But the race would soon exceed even his wildest expectations. On August 8, Baldwin and team-mate Michael O’Brien crossed the…
On the four-year anniversary of her golden final in Rio, Paralympic Champion and four-time World Champion Grace Clough MBE has announced her retirement from international rowing Since joining the GB para squad in 2013, Grace has been an integral member of the PR3 mixed coxed four. She became Paralympic Champion…
Since retiring from competitive diving, Olympic medallist Leon Taylor has become a huge advocate of physical and mental wellness and is now helping people all over the world to improve their health, happiness and performance through the Olympian & Paralympian Online Experiences available on Worldwide Olympic Partner Airbnb’s platform. BOOK…
Following World War I, the IOC selected Antwerp to host the 1920 Olympic Games. Organisers overcame many obstacles to deliver an edition of the Games that is still recognised for its lasting contributions to sport, gender equality, unity and peace. One hundred years later, as the entire world is fighting…
Thanks to Sport England for their support, which helps us share stories of these inspirational women – knocking down barriers and challenging the status quo for women and girls everywhere. Eleanor Oldroyd Game Changers first guest this season is Elly Oldroyd – one of Britain’s most respected sports broadcasters. If you…
Movement Strategies, a subsidiary of GHD and leading people movement and crowd dynamics consultancy, was commissioned by the SGSA (Sports Grounds Safety Authority) and EFL (English Football League) to assess the application of social distancing at professional football grounds, and this work has now been carried out. Two EFL grounds, Charlton Athletic FC’s Valley…
First inaugurated in 1938, the Helsinki Olympic Stadium will reopen on 22 August after an extensive modernisation and rebuild. While the four-year renovation project was carried out with great respect towards the Stadium’s original modernist architecture, new functionalities have been added and comfort and safety have been increased to match…