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…
Speed skater Theo Collins brought Team GB’s first week at Lausanne 2020 to a close as he collected his mixed country relay silver medal in St. Moritz. He had earlier competed in the final speed skating event – the men’s mass start – where he fell at the semi-final stage.…
40 of Britain’s most successful and driven female athletes gathered to launch a unique five-month campaign led by women’s sports charity, the Women’s Sport Trust. The campaign, named ‘Unlocked’, will see the 40 elite athletes paired with 40 ‘activators’ made up of leading figures from business, sport and media to…
Team GB scooped five medals on day six of Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games. Speed skater Theo Collins became the first Team GB medal winner at Lausanne 2020 as he collected silver in the mixed country team sprint. Competing with skaters from Finland, Japan and Poland, Collins’s team finished in…
NCAA executives met with the Justice Department’s antitrust chief in November to discuss its plan to change its rules that prevent student-athletes from profiting on their names, according to people familiar with the matter. Several officials,including the NCAA’s chief lawyer, Donald Remy, met with Makan Delrahim to explain the organization’s…
In a must win game on day four at the Champéry Curling Arena, Team GB kept their nerve to produce a mature and disciplined display to beat Slovenia 6-2. The game was nip and tuck throughout but as the game went on Team GB applied the pressure and forced the…
Mirren Foy and Amy Robery are both well in contention to reach the last four of the mixed country 3-on-3 ice hockey event after another successful day on the ice at Lausanne 2020. Foy (Team Blue) and Robery (Team Black) are involved in a three-way tie at the top of…
Kate Avery (club: Shildon) maintained her place at the top of the Cross Challenge standings with victory in gruelling conditions in Stirling as Kris Jones (Swansea AC) produced an excellent performance to take maximum points in the men’s race. Avery’s second series win was done in comfortable fashion following a…
Day two of the Lausanne 2020 Youth Olympic Games saw competition across four venues and for the first time in these Games, action in France in the biathlon. Shawna Pendry got her competition underway in Les Tuffes, France in the 10km race in a very strong 97-person field. An impressive…
London Lions have moved to add a second American to their roster in the shape of 6’6* forward Buay Tuach. The Lions have been looking to fill the spot vacated by Allen-Jordan and waited until they got the right fit. Tuach is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University where he…
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…
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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…