Football is more than just a sport; the pitch reveals emotion in the extreme, from the glory of goals, the thrill of comradeship, the rollercoaster of club loyalty, through to the immense pressure of expectation, fear of injury, and crushing defeat. Fans, players, managers, coaches, and even those new to…
The English Institute of Sport (EIS) and British Equestrian (BEF) are delighted to confirm the appointment of Sam Bradley as the new Head of Performance Support. The role focusses on working with our performance teams to get the best out of the riders on the world stage. All sports under…
Olympic silver medallist Zoë Lee has called time on her rowing career after an incredible nine years representing Great Britain on the world stage. Zoë’s Olympic success came at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as part of the women’s eight. A thrilling Olympic final saw the crew in sixth, and last, place…
Team GB believes that sport should be open to everyone. That’s why today, we’ll be showing our support to Stonewall UK and their Rainbow Laces campaign, by becoming Team LGBT+ for the day. To celebrate Team GB’s rich diversity of athletes, we’ve created a special edition Team LGBT+ t-shirt, available to…
British Athletics has today announced the 62 athletes who have been offered membership to the Olympic and Paralympic Futures Academy programmes for 2021, which is supported by Nike, the Official Partner of the Futures Academy Programme. Due to the challenging circumstances brought by the Covid-19 pandemic this year, and the impact this has had…
Eric Cantona used to wear his collars up, and I used to turn his collars down just to put him off. He just wanted to fight me then, he didn’t want to play football, he called me a fat b*stard and said I’ll fight you in ‘le tunnel’.To be fair,…
The Angling Trust is pleased that the Government has confirmed the resumption of grassroots sports from today (Wednesday, 2nd December) but disappointed that the Government’s travel guidance has not included sport or outdoor recreation as an acceptable reason to leave or enter a Tier 3 area. This means their much…
British Judo are inviting members to join us for a series of virtual judo training sessions to help keep you motivated and in shape, ready for your return to the tatami. Open to members of all ages, Kerry will be hosting her first practical session on Saturday 12th December with…
The British Athletics Indoor Championships will be held across the 20-21 February 2021 at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow is a prestigious venue for world-class athletics, recently hosting the 2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships, as well as the SPAR British Athletics Indoor Championships and Müller Indoor Grand Prix…
Life Leisure has been helping the town’s most vulnerable residents get fighting fit in the battle against COVID. The leisure provider, which runs 13 leisure centres across Stockport and Barrow, has created a hundred activity packs and developed a programme which has been delivered to care homes across the town,…
Former England cricket captain, Michael Vaughan, will host a free virtual Q&A with 70-year-old, Frank Rothwell, before he sets off on an epic 3,000-mile row across the Atlantic. Adventurer Frank, from Oldham, is hoping to be crowned the oldest person to complete the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, when he casts off from…
Manchester Giants have agreed a partnership with the long established Xaverian College that will see local students get the chance to take part in intensive basketball development with the Giants alongside their academic studies. The sixth form college, founded in 1862 is just one and a half miles from the…
BBL Cup, Group 3 Sheffield Sharks 79-90 Newcastle Eagles (26-20, 38-43, 58-66, 79-90)(Sharks – K.Nichols 19, N.Lewis 17, B.Koch 15; Eagles – R.Fletcher 24, C.Edwards 18, E.Maxwell 17) BBL Cup, Group 2 Glasgow Rocks 83-73 Manchester Giants (30-21, 46-34, 68-57, 83-73)(Rocks – J.Bunyan 20, J.Van Sauers 17, D.Mpondo 16; Giants…
Six-time international medallist Ellie Piggott is retiring from rowing after an 11 year career representing Great Britain Speaking of her decision to retire, Ellie says: “I’m happy this is the right decision at the right time for me. I’ve loved my time in the team and feel really lucky to…
Following the Government announcement, we are delighted by the news that badminton will be allowed to return once again in the updated three-tier-system of restrictions. While the measures don’t yet allow for a full return to play, it has been confirmed that badminton will be allowed across all tiers, as set out below: Tier One: In line with our existing ‘return to play’ protocols, the ‘rule of six’ applies (six per court, singles and doubles,…
Worldwide Olympic Partner Panasonic has supported the IOC’s Young Leaders Programme since 2017, giving young people around the world the chance to make a positive impact in their communities. The IOC Young Leaders Programme aims to promote social entrepreneurship through sport by engaging and supporting the next generation of inspirational…
With 28 major events organized in 22 countries and 5 continents, the Ultra-Trail® World Tour continues its development as the world’s top circuit for long-distance trail running races. Iconic events such as the Madeira Island Ultra-Trail®, the Western State®100-Mile Endurance Run and the UTMB® Mont Blanc (UTMB®, TDS® and CCC®) have confirmed that they will continue…
Leading UK sports charity, Greenhouse Sports, is responding to the Coronavirus challenge by launching a range of new programmes designed to help more kids living in poverty reach their full potential at school and into employment. Greenhouse Sports 2.0 is being launched with an exciting new offer with the goal…
BBL is today delighted to confirm the fixtures and dates for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. Following the conclusion of the BBL Cup Quarter Finals, the BBL Championship, which returns to teams playing each other three times, will commence on 3 December, with a double header LIVE on Sky…
Sam Lowes produces a heroic performance to finish third at the Portuguese Grand Prix but just misses out on winning the Moto2 World Championship, while Augusto Fernández secures a fighting eighth place. There was reason for cheer for Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS at the final round of the…
Commitment to embed Equality Diversity & Inclusivity in all UKA and HCAF strategies. Ethnicity targets to be set in addition to mandatory unconscious bias training. Toolkit for ED&I to be created for club use. LTAR network to be launched to ensure delivery against action plan. The UK Athletics ‘Let’s Talk…
Manchester Giants 106-64 Cheshire Phoenix (33-9, 57-23, 75-51, 106-64) (Giants- Cassell Jr 25, Hexom 22, Ouandie 21; Phoenix- Lufadeju 21, Rolls-Tyson 12, Mccall 11) Manchester Giants thumped Cheshire Phoenix Thursday night to book themselves a BBL Cup Quarter Final slot. In the first home game of the season, the Mancunian side…
At the tail end of 1980, in New York City, Madison Square Garden Indoor Arena, on November 29-30 a momentous event in the world of Judo took place: the first Women’s World Judo Championships. There were seven fighters in the women’s Great Britain squad who competed in that inaugural event,…
Adam Peaty had an afternoon to remember, the Olympic champion breaking records galore to help guide his London Roar team into the International Swim League (ISL) final. Winning the 50m Breaststroke on day one of action on Saturday boded extremely well for Peaty ahead of his favoured 100m event today, and he…
The spectacular and demanding Portimao circuit makes its debut on the Moto3 World Championship calendar in an all-new challenge for riders. Sergio Garcia Dols and Ryusei Yamanaka will conclude the 2020 season this weekend at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, a track added to the list of venues after the…
The 24-man squad for Great Britain’s FIBA EuroBasket 2022 Qualifiers against France and Montenegro this month has been named. GB go into the games in top form having won eight of their last ten games including a convincing 81-73 victory over Germany last time out. Eleven of the 12 players who featured in that important win…
A stunning drive from Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in the Turkish Grand Prix gave him his 10th victory of the season – and, more crucially, saw him claim the seventh drivers’ title of his career, to equal the record of Michael Schumacher, as Racing Point’s Sergio Perez and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel…
Lions Sports Academy have joined forces with England Rugby Sevens Players to offer free online training to keep the nation’s children fit through the upcoming lockdown. During the first nationwide lockdown it was announced by UK Sport that physical literacy in school children decreased by 50%. With the closure of…