After the excitement of the Lausanne 2020 Opening Ceremony last night, today saw the start of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) with 15 Team GB athletes competing across three sports – alpine skiing, curling and ice hockey. The Super G competition was up first for alpine skiers Daisi Daniels and…
Since their inception in 2010, the YOG have been a testing ground for new ideas. They are known for introducing new sports and event formats, some of which have been included also in the Olympic Games. For example, the YOG pioneered mixed-gender events such as triathlon mixed relay, which will…
Archery has previously featured at the Commonwealth Games in 1982 and 2010. World Archery has sent a letter in support of Commonwealth Games India’s proposal to hold remote shooting and archery events in India alongside the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archery was not chosen for inclusion when the optional sports programme…
Today (Tuesday 7 January) sees the University of East Anglia (UEA) announce a new study to test memory and thinking skills in former professional football players to see if they show any cognitive changes due to concussions and head injuries. Dr Carol Routledge, Director of Research at Alzheimer’s Research UK…
You can forget anything ordinary if you aspire to be an Olympic swim medalist. It takes a superhuman mindset to get to the point when you can cover 50 meters in 26 seconds or less, or forge your way over 400 meters in the mixed freestyle in under four minutes. To…
British squash legend Laura Massaro has been awarded an MBE for Services to Squash in Her Majesty the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. The thirty-six-year-old Lancastrian is Great Britain’s most successful ever female squash player, having been ranked World No.1, crowned World Champion in 2013, won two British Open titles…
The New Year’s fireworks are done and dusted – and that means Tokyo 2020 just moved a step closer. The Paralympic Games are taking place between August 25th and September 6th in the Japanese capital, and they will provide the overwhelming focus for Britain’s elite para-swimmers as they look to build…
ach and every month, dozens of partnerships and sponsorships are announced in esports. It’s hard to keep track of every development if you don’t follow Esports Insider religiously, but even then, there’s a lot of content to consume. To make things easier, Esports Insider has hand-picked a selection of the…
Peter Wright was crowned William Hill World Darts Champion for the first time after an outstanding final victory over Michael van Gerwen at London’s Alexandra Palace on New Year’s Day. The flamboyant Scotsman finally achieved his darting destiny with a 7-3 success, six years to the day since losing out to Van Gerwen in…