Joanna Adams Appointed as CEO for Governing Body of the Sport Chris Clark to step down as Chair and take on lead role in developing commercial plan for sport Nic Coward to assume role of Chair until end of year UK Athletics has today announced Joanna Adams as the newly…
Perri Shakes-Drayton has today called time on a glittering athletics career that produced seven major international medals indoor and out from a decade representing Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the highest level. Shakes-Drayton claimed three world medals, including the indoor 4x400m relay title in 2012, and four European medals,…
In a race stacked with international stars it was always likely racing would be intense and fast and so it proved to be the case as the visitors dominated the 102km race at the Tarawera Ultramarathon event in Rotorua today in close to perfect trail running conditions. The women’s race…
The 2020 Parimatch Premier Cup held in Doha, came to an end at the weekend with Spartak crowned winners of the Cup. This is the second year in a row that Spartak has won – the team won two matches out of three and lost one in a penalty shootout.…
We’re delighted to have been appointed, along with Point Communications, to deliver all communications and marketing for the Boxing Road to Tokyo Olympic Qualifying at London’s Copper Box Arena on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park which takes place from 14-24 March 2020 We’ll be working together to develop and implement…
On day 2 of the Paris Grand Slam Gemma Howell (-70kg) claimed bronze and more vital Olympic qualification points in her bid to represent Team GB at the Tokyo Games this summer. Howell, competing in Paris for the first time since 2011, defeated the 2017 European Youth Olympic Festival bronze medallist, Lea…
Over the next 12 months, we are creating the World’s biggest instagram coaching resource – AND WE NEED YOUR HELP! We are turning our instagram account into a video catalogue of drills, exercises, plays and tips delivered by female coaches around the World. We want to showcase your skills &…
The year 2019 has brought a significant profit for the most successful esports teams, with more than 4.000 tournaments and $211 million worth prize pools. Dota 2 made a large part of that amount as the highest-paid single game in the world. According to data gathered by Golden Casino News, the…
A charity football tournament has raised more than £1,500 for good causes. Staff at Life Leisure arranged the six-a-side competition in honour of former colleague Martin Harriman, who sadly passed away in May last year, with donations divided between the Stroke Association and Stepping Hill Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. The…
Double Paralympic champion Georgie Hermitage has today announced her retirement from para athletics at the age of 30. Over the last five years, Hermitage has claimed four world titles, defending the T37 400m title at the London Stadium in 2017 – in a race where she set the world record…
The 2020 Parimatch Premier Cup, an off-season winter tournament, held in Doha started at the weekend. The opening ceremony was attended by students from the local Aspire Academy. The coaches of all the teams taking part in the Cup, all discussed the tournament at a press conference which was held…
British Wrestling is seeking experienced and enthusiastic volunteers for our national and regional talent pathway. British Wrestling is evolving the talent pathway with an increased focus on long term athlete development. The GBR Talent Squad is the focus of this development working with Cadet and younger wrestlers to develop the skills and abilities needed to compete…
Dynamic new formats for Modern Pentathlon and Tetrathlon at future Olympic Games were given the seal of approval by the UIPM Executive Board (EB) today. The EB voted unanimously to approve proposals from the New Pentathlon and New Tetrathlon YOG 2022 Working Groups designed to improve the presentation of the…
Two long established angling clubs in the Oxford and Reading areas have decided to enter into a new water sharing agreement with aim of encouraging more anglers to experience some of the great fishing that the River Thames has to offer. Reading & District Angling Association (RDAA) have offered Oxford…
Three-time Olympian Jamie Murray and Bethanie Mattek-Sands are still in the hunt for the mixed doubles crown at the Australian Open after reaching the semi-finals thanks to a convincing quarter-final victory. The duo overcame Saisai Zheng of China and Joran Vliegen of Belgium in straight sets in their clash on…
A REVOLUTIONARY SOFTWARE TOOL TO VALUE THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF SPORT The Harlequins Foundation, the independent charity of Premiership Rugby club Harlequins, has revealed details of SportVB, an online Social Value Bank which enables sports organisations to accurately assess, record and value the impact of their community activity. The launch…
On the final day of action at the Tel Aviv Grand Prix in Israel, Natalie Powell (-78kg) took a big step forwards in securing her Olympic qualification by winning the -78kg category in what was her 3rd Grand Prix gold medal, her first time topping the podium since 2017. Powell entered the competition ranked…
Bristol Flyers 59-67 Worcester Wolves (12-16, 25-34, 43-47)(Flyers – G. Thomas 13, Thomas-Edwards 12, F. Thomas 10; Wolves – A. Williams 23, Hughes 12, Edwards 11) Worcester Wolves have lifted the BBL Cup for the first time in their history, after beating Bristol Flyers 67-59 in Sunday’s final in front of a…
Laura Kenny tuned up for next month’s World Championships with Madison gold at the Track World Cup to kick-start a massive 2020. The four-time Olympic champion partnered Neah Evans in Canada and the pair stopped the clock in 11m24.23s to take top spot ahead of Belgium and USA. It’s the…
On the second day of action at the Tel Aviv Grand Prix in Israel, Sally Conway (-70kg) moved one step closer to securing Olympic qualification by winning gold. Conway showed her class to win her Pool by defeating Elisavet Teltsidou (GRE), Alena Prokopenko (RUS) and Kelita Zupancic (CAN) to set…
Paralympic and world champion Paul Blake (coach: Rob Ellchuk; club: Dorchester) has announced his retirement from athletics. Blake has been an ever-present figurehead in British squads since 2011 where he won three medals at the world championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, including the T36 400m title. His crowning glory came…
Team GB clinched two medals on the final day of competition at the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games. Kirsty Muir secured Team GB’s only individual medal of the Games, winning silver in the freestyle skiing big air competition at the Leysin Park and Pipe Centre. The Scot, who qualified for…
With the SPAR British Athletics Indoor Championships now just one month away, many of Britain’s best athletes are continuing to confirm their attendance as the run-in to the championships continues. Heading to Glasgow’s Emirates Arena for the very-first time, and a key stepping stone for many athletes in the run-in…
Freestyle skier Kirsty Muir qualified in third place in the big air competition on day 12 of the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games. The Aberdeen athlete qualified comfortably with a score of 81.33 behind two adversaries from the slopestyle event in the shape of Swedish skier Jennie-Lee Burmansson (second with…
The Great Fishing Prize Draw, supported by Angling Trust Ambassadors, sees the launch of five separate prize draws under the new banner, each with their own amazing fishing experience day as the winning prize. Each prize promises to be a unique opportunity to spend time with some of the UK’s…
Day 10 at Lausanne 2020 was a busy one for Team GB with six sports in action and after four days of official training, the bobsleigh finally got underway in St. Moritz with the women’s monobob competition. Charlotte Longden lined up for Team GB having only been training in the…
The Australian Open has been a tournament of many happy memories for former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki. During her 2008 debut, she won back-to-back grand slam matches for the first time in her career en route to the fourth round at the age of 17. Three years later she reached…
Rio 2016 Olympian Will Fletcher has announced his retirement from international rowing following a decade of exceptional performances for Great Britain. Fletcher leaves the sport after spending ten years at the top of British lightweight rowing, covering both sculling and sweep disciplines. He can reflect on an impressive haul of…