he Largest running water competition is primed to open entries once more on Monday April 6th at 10.30am. In these unprecedented times this has not been a decision that has been taken lightly, but we believe it’s our best solution in the current climate. Covid-19 casts uncertainty around all our…
The Wimbledon Championships has been axed from the 2020 season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been 75 years since the tournament was last dropped from the calendar and that was due to World War Two in 1945. To underline the uniqueness of the decision, the tournament has never…
We’re excited to announce that Barclays will be supporting the next series of The Game Changers, as our inspirational podcast returns with eight ‘fearless women in football’, reinforcing Barclays’ extensive support for the beautiful game. The new series launches on April 7 and you can listen to the trailer here. The Game Changers podcast…
A British team of 12 has been selected for the IAU 24 Hour European Championships in Verona, Italy, between the 19 and 20 September 2020, although in light of the current Covid-19 outbreak, up to date government advice will be followed and reviewed by British Athletics over the coming months,…
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) have today announced the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will now be held from 23rd July to 8th August 2021. The decision, taken alongside the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan based on protecting the health athletes and all…
Marianne Worth Rudd had a thirty-two-year-old dream: to complete a cross country cycling trip with her husband, Terry. In her debut memoir, “Pedal Pushers Coast-to-Coast: A Cross-Country Bike Tour Fueled by Kindness,” she details how acts of kindness by strangers helped them complete their ambitious expedition. An experienced cyclist who…
This week marks the start of a series of flash backs to memorable British moments in the sport over the past decade. Here week one concludes with how the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow went from being spectacular to record breaking. After the drama of the first two days, there…
During a time of social distancing when more people are staying inside their homes, many people are looking to find alternate ways to boost their health and fitness throughout this uncertain period. To help you make healthy happen whilst at home, Anytime Fitness, the UK’s leading gym chain, has announced…
T54 multi-distance specialist Danny Sidbury (coach: Christine Parsloe; club: Sutton & District) hopes that he can continue to see his times getting quicker and quicker as his career progresses. 2019 proved to be a good year for the Sutton & District man, achieving personal best times in all of his…
The British Olympic Association (BOA), British Paralympic Association (BPA) and UK Sport welcome the news of the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Chief Executive of the BOA, Andy Anson, said: “It is with profound sadness that we accept the postponement, but in all consciousness it is the…
UK Sport, the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the British Paralympic Association (BPA) will host a conference call with the Chief Executives and Performance Directors of summer Olympic and Paralympic sports on Tuesday 24 March, 2020. Athletes representative bodies including the British Athletes’ Commission, and the BOA and BPA Athletes’…
Real Madrid C. F., the club president and Board of Directors all wish to express the deepest regret at the passing of Lorenzo Sanz, who was club president of Real Madrid from 1995 to 2000. The club wishes to convey its condolences to his wife Mari Luz, his children, Lorenzo, Francisco, Fernando, María Luz…
The prospect of testing himself against some of the biggest British athletes is something that is spurring Oliver Dustin (coach: Graeme Mason; club: Border) as he gears himself up for the 2020 track season. Dustin rocketed into the limelight on the international stage as he won the 800m at the…
Everyone at the British Olympic Association (BOA) recognises the unprecedented times we are currently facing. Our primary concern is for those in our society dealing with the impact of COVID-19, specifically anyone affected directly by the virus, and the countless individuals and organisations that are working tirelessly to protect our…
In light of the UK Government advice on the risks to public health presented by the coronavirus, British Dressage (BD) and British Showjumping (BS) have taken a number of decisions around sporting and training activities for the next four week period, up to and including 16 April. These have been…
Para Athletics Head Coach, Paula Dunn, and world champion, Dina Asher-Smith were both victorious at the 2020 British Ethnic Diversity Sport Awards (BEDSA) over the weekend. The BEDSAs – organised by Sporting Equals – are designed to recognise and celebrate the contributions made by black and minority ethnic communities. The…
Newcastle Eagles 96-94 Team Solent Kestrels (22-22, 46-45, 77-65, 87-87)(Eagles – Fletcher 29, Defoe 23, Gettys 21; Kestrels – Sentance 26, Charles 18, Smith 18)After overtime. Newcastle Eagles have won the BBL Trophy for the seventh time in their history – and first time since 2015 – after prevailing through overtime…
Six winners were crowned at the Redgrave Pinsent Rowing Lake yesterday on the final day of the 2020 GB Rowing Team Olympic Trials. Rory Gibbs (Oxford Univ. BC) and Matt Rossiter (Leander Club) took the first win of the day in the men’s pairs A final after a close battle…
The BBC’s Sport Relief event had raised more than £40m for charitable causes by the end of its live TV show. Gary Lineker, one of the hosts, said “a chunk” of the money would go to those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The fundraising marathon – which helps vulnerable people…
Lauren Smith and Marcus Ellis sent the home crowd into raptures after booking their place in the Yonex All England Championships semi-finals. The English pair needed all their grit to beat mixed doubles world No.10s Tang Chun Man and Tse Ying Suet at Arena Birmingham on Friday, coming from behind…
The countdown to the 2020 Müller British Athletics Championships has officially started, with just 100 days remaining until the nation’s biggest stars take to the track and field, with many aiming to secure a seat on the plane for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The event is being held at the Manchester Regional…
Today, on the anniversary of the 2011 Japan earthquake (11 March), Team GB and the British Red Cross have announced a partnership to inspire the British public to come together and make a positive difference this Olympic year, supporting people in crisis in the UK and overseas. As Team GB…
British Athletics has today announced a maximum number of 11 athletes for the European Throwing Cup to be held in Leiria, Portugal from 21-22 March. Hammer thrower Taylor Campbell (coach; John Pearson; club: Windsor Slough Eton & Hounslow) and shot putter Amelia Strickler (Zane Duquemin; Thames Valley) lead an in-form…
Norway’s Marit StrØmØy became the first female powerboat racer to be named “Driver of the Year” at the 11th Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) Awards Ceremony, staged at Le Musée Olympique in Lausanne on Saturday (March 7). One of just two women to make the seven-driver shortlist, the 43-year-old from Sandefjord – the…
Combining sport and solidary attitudes is the brand of Swimming by The Postcards Project. During the 2nd Swimming charity of Lake São Bernardo, which took place in São Francisco de Paula, in southern Brazil, this Sunday,on March 1st , almost a hundred liters of long life milk were collected for…
Charlotte Dannatt (coach: Alan Driver; county: Surrey) and Mahamed Mahamed (Hampshire) headlined the victors at the Inter Counties Championships in Loughborough, as Kate Avery (North East) and Mahamed took the senior Cross Challenge titles. Dannatt took arguably the biggest win of her cross country career as she kicked powerfully to…
OnTee, Europe’s fastest growing golf booking service, is celebrating women’s achievements in golf across the sports history this International Women’s Day. Swedish teen golfer Julia Engström, who won her first Ladies European tour title at the weekend by winning the NSW Open in Dubbo, is a great place to start.…
EXTREME is pleased to partner up with City Mountainbike, who are the official hosts of the UCI Mountain Bike Eliminator World Cup. It will provide the official media platform for this much awaited event. The first round of the 2020 UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup is due to take place…