The 2000 IAAF World Junior Championships were all about Mark Lewis-Francis and his excellent double-gold and double championship record performances at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Santiago, Chile. The British team arrived in Latin America off the back of one of the most successful championships in their history as…
My guest on The Game Changers this week is trailblazing sports presenter Jacqui Oatley. Jacqui talks about her lifelong obsession with football, how she changed careers at 27 to re-train as a journalist and how lonely and isolated she felt after the hideous media coverage of her being the first female commentator…
FCN are pleased to announce our brand new NIKE partnership aimed at supporting the mission of working towards gender equality in high performance coaching. Over the coming years, NIKE will be supporting the FCN by helping to deliver the new PRO Strategy – Performance, Relationships, Opportunities. This strategy is a unique way of addressing a lack of female coaches in sport, particularly…
The 15 sailors already named to represent Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will remain the same for the rescheduled Games in 2021, the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) have today confirmed. The announcement follows the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…
British Cycling President, Bob Howden OBE: “On Good Friday I lost a close friend, Mike Hodgson, to the Covid-19 virus, and the world of cycling lost a tremendous servant. We had built up a friendship through his event – the Tour of the Reservoir, where in the early days I…
Stirling Moss 1929-2020 One of the legends upon which the whole sport rests has now left us, but Stirling Moss’ deeds never will. He was one of those very special ones who could seemingly transcend the accepted definition of ‘possible’ and that directly translated into his public standing as he became a…
Do you have what it takes to beat the best in British sailing? Following the success of the RYA and YachtsandYachting.com eSailing Demonstration Event, the RYA and YachtsandYachting.com announce the launch of the ‘Lockdown Cup’, a Virtual Regatta Inshore competition like no other. The Lockdown Cup will be a championship…
The British Olympic Association and British Canoeing have today confirmed that the five canoeing athletes already nominated for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will remain as selected to represent Team GB at the rescheduled Tokyo Olympic Games in July- August 2021. Liam Heath MBE will compete at his third Olympic…
Dan Goodfellow and Olympic diving partner Jack Laugher are keeping in sync while self-isolating in the only way they know how – online gaming. Wherever they’ve been on diving’s globetrotting circuit in the last 18 months, Goodfellow and Laugher can be found in their hotel room cracking into Call of…
Just three months ago tennis coach and tactical analyst Mike James travelled the globe providing his expertise on the ATP Tour. The founder of Tennis Data company Sportiii Analytics is working with the team of former world No.1 junior player Miomir Kecmanović, who reached the semi-finals of the New York Open in…
The new series of The Game Changers launches today with football legend Kelly Smith. Kelly is widely regarded as one of world’s greatest-ever female players. She scored a record 46 goals for England in 117 internationals before retiring in 2015 after a 20-year career. Playing for Arsenal, Kelly won the League title…
Finnish Hockey League, as many other leagues around the world, got cancelled due to coronavirus outbreak. As an enthusiastic hockey nation, the people in Finland took it hard. As a response to feedback from the hockey community, it was decided that the league won’t be cancelled after all. Instead it…
Lando Norris says he is enjoying the more serious and competitive nature of the Esports events being held by Veloce Esports and Motorsport Games. While the F1 season remains on hold due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Norris has been the most high-profile driver involving himself in a number of Esports…
UK Athletics are proud to announce they are launching the first Athletics Pride Network for the LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans) community in the sport, while welcoming allies to support the network. Following the Covid-19 outbreak, many within the LGBT+ community in our sport will be facing extra barriers…
Current Olympic Champion and double World Champion Tom Ransley MBE has announced his retirement from international rowing after more than 11 years representing Great Britain Tom won Olympic gold in spectacular form at the Rio 2016 Olympics as part of the men’s eight. “Rio was very special,” he remembers. “I…
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…