Moorlands Farm hosted it’s second Fish’O’Mania qualifier on Saturday and again the weather didn’t play ball with changeable conditions and high winds. On the online draw many fancied Glyn Clark on Meadow and Des Shipp on Silver pool, however, it was the unfavoured Bank pool that threw up both the…
London Lions will be amongst 44 other clubs to participate in the fifth season of the Basketball Champions League. The Lions will become the second BBL team to participate in the European competition, following Leicester Riders who competed two seasons ago.The final lineup was validated and confirmed by the Board…
Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS riders are full of enthusiasm and motivation ahead of the resumption of the World Championship. In a shortened campaign with no room for error, Fernandez and Lowes share the same objective of fighting for results that will allow them to challenge for the title.…
The second in DP World’s three-episode mini-series features DP World Ambassador, Ian Poulter and Renault DP World F1 team driver, Esteban Ocon who provide a candid and upbeat insight into their lives during lockdown and their return to sport. An extremely honest and entertaining conversation between two world class sportsmen…
In its latest round of event allocations, World Rowing has today announced that Great Britain will stage the 2022 World Rowing Coastal Championships and Beach Sprint Finals. The event will be staged on Saundersfoot Beach, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Andy Parkinson, British Rowing CEO commented, “We are delighted to be able to bring international…
The world’s largest women’s sporting event is coming to New South Wales after Australia and New Zeeland were announced as hosts of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™. It will be the very first FIFA Women’s World Cup to be held in Australia, and Sydney will be hosting key matches…
A new state-of-the-art PGA accredited golf academy has opened its doors at the Chee Chan Golf Resort, Thailand to add to its world class golf facilities. Located just outside Pattaya, The Chee Chan Golf Resort opened in 2018 and is ranked as the best course in Thailand by Golf Digest.…
British Rowing is delighted to announce a partnership with indoor rowing studio and on-demand class platform, ROWBOTS to deliver an indoor rowing training concept, ROWBOTS @ HOME, that transforms the way people use an indoor rowing machine. The all-new partnership is in response to a notable rise in the demand…
British Athletics has today announced that the Müller British Athletics Championships will take place on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th September, with events to be held behind closed doors at the Manchester Regional Arena. The format and shape of the competition and guidelines that will be adhered to for competitors…
Elite Soccer – the leading source of coaching session plans – announced the launch of their brand new next-gen website, marking a ten-year partnership with League Managers Association. Since its inception in 2010, Elite Soccer has offered exclusive access to training sessions written by professional managers in the Barclays Premier…
Energetic residents across Stockport have ‘actively’ raised more than £3,800 for charity. The impressive total is the result of generous donations made in sponsorship of those who took part in Life Leisure’s 10 Day Challenge – a ‘virtual’ fitness event set up to raise vital funds for Cancer Research UK.…
Today marks the 72nd Anniversary of some 500 migrants from the Caribbean disembark the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks, Essex to step foot on British soil for the first time on 22nd June 1948. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advocate, Lorna Dwyer, Senior Performance Co-ordinator – Age Group Lead at British Athletics, has collated these…
Just two months on from its inception, this is the story of the non-profit charity team using the power of the game’s good to earn money for a commendable cause. Eight weeks ago, with the United Kingdom locked down amid the peak of the most severe global health crisis in…
GB’s Tom George (Leander Club) has broken the GB Rowing Team men’s 2km indoor rowing record while training at home, setting a new fastest-ever British time of 05:39.6 and becoming the first ever British rower – and eighth man ever – to break the 5:40 barrier. Tom’s incredible time beats the current…
My name is Reece McCook. I’m 18 and my passion is equestrianism. Picture me riding and jumping my beloved bay mare Rose, helping the younger riders on the yard with their horsemanship skills and volunteering with a local equestrian charity. Now I’ll tell you I’m black and from inner-city Coventry.…
The PGA has responded to requests from its Members for more trainees to fill gaps in the workforce by launching a recruitment campaign to inspire anyone considering a career in golf or those who have never given it a thought. The campaign – #PGADraft2020 – calls on the experiences of…
BARROW AFC’S promotion back into the Football League for the first time in almost 50 years has been hailed as a huge boost for the whole borough. The Bluebirds sealed their long-awaited promotion when it was confirmed that the National League table toppers would indeed take their place in League…
“The reason I became a coach is because I learnt some amazing stuff, and not just from my playing career. When my career finished, I ended up homeless, bankrupt, divorced and in rehab. My life was rock bottom nine years ago.” Drewe Broughton is uniquely placed to discuss the potential…
British Athletics has today begun the recruitment process for two key roles part of a new era for the sport. Applications are being sought for a Performance Director to lead a single performance and talent system within the UK as well as a Head Coach to front the Olympic World…
Dear Athletes, As your British Olympic Association (BOA) Athletes’ Commission, we are unanimous and unequivocal in our rejection of racism and all forms of discrimination. As Olympians, we believe in fairness and equality for all, and see the Olympic Games as one of the greatest demonstrations of humanity, inclusivity and…
As someone who prefers to look at his glass as half full rather than half empty, it is no surprise that Mahama Cho has taken lockdown and the postponement of Tokyo 2020 in his stride. The 30-year-old had secured an Olympic spot in the taekwondo heavyweight division for Britain after…
A message from UK Athletics CEO, Joanna Coates: Last week I reached out to athletes and staff following the murder of George Floyd in the USA. I wanted them to understand and know that people were here in support of them at this terrible and distressing time, and I also…
Polar, the pioneers behind the world’s first wearable heart rate measuring technology, announces its new partnership with championship racing driver Valtteri Bottas. The partnership between Polar and Bottas, an avid Polar user for years, officially brings the two legendary Finnish powerhouses together. “My experience with Polar actually started with my…
Pentathletes know all about sharp shooting but for Jamie Cooke, lockdown has allowed him to take it to a whole new level. The 2018 world champion has enjoyed a glittering career at the summit of his sport, claiming overall gold at the 2016 World Cup before going on to represent…
ason Kenny is going nowhere and feels a remodelled mentality will help him go deep into a second decade at the top of track cycling. The six-time Olympic champion vowed to walk away after Rio, when he became the second Brit after Chris Hoy to win three gold medals at…
In our series “Why Are There So Few Women Coaching Elite Track & Field?” so far, we have asked the fastest woman alive Carmelita Jeter and Assistant Track & Field Coach (Jumps and Multi Events) at Murray State University Kelsey Riggins. This time around, we ask the question to our founder Vicky, who has been involved…
CORRUPTION, FINANCIAL, ANTI-DOPING AND OTHER IRREGULARITIES AT THE INTERNATIONAL WEIGHTLIFTING FEDERATION “As a IWF Member Federation, we are hugely concerned and disappointed at both the findings of the McLaren report and to read of the Executive Board’s lack of ability to identify, challenge and prevent any of these alleged abuses…
Nathan Aspinall was crowned champion of the PDC’s first ever home-staged event by winning the Low6 Home Tour Championship Group on Friday night. As the innovative tournament reached its climax with the final night of action, Aspinall recorded a hat-trick of wins over Gary Anderson, Jonny Clayton and Jelle Klaasen to…