Category: Sports

Ellie Kildunne has her sights set on making up for missing out on the Olympics three years ago as she eyes a spot the Great Britain rugby sevens team for this summer’s event in Paris. The 24-year-old helped Team GB qualify for the 2020 Games, which were delayed by a year due to the Covid-19...

“Some people don’t see it as right that if you’re a Muslim woman, you’re running around and playing sports in front of people.” Rehana Khalil is the only athlete to have represented a Great Britain basketball team while wearing a hijab. “If I think of basketball in England, there isn’t anybody else that I’ve seen...

Ireland’s former world boxing champion Amy Broadhurst has switched allegiance and will represent Great Britain in the forthcoming Olympic qualifying event in Thailand. The 27-year-old, who holds both British and Irish passports, made the decision after being snubbed for selection by Irish officials for the final stages of the build-up to Paris. Broadhurst landed world...

Great Britain won four gold medals on a successful first day of finals at the European Rowing Championships in Hungary. Helen Glover stepped up her pursuit of a third Olympic title in Paris this summer by helping the British crew win the women’s four. There were also European titles for Britain in the women’s quadruple...

Great Britain’s Luke Whitehouse won gold at the Gymnastics European Championships in Rimini, Italy as he retained his floor title. The 21-year-old scored 14.866 to finish ahead of Olympic champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel, who finished with 14.833. Whitehouse had dethroned Dolgopyat of the title in Antalya, Turkey last year. “The feeling of standing on...

April 25, 2024 The Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE) is a unique and industry-leading programme delivered by Swim England in conjunction with Loughborough College. This government-funded programme is fully integrated into all Swim England talent pathways and offers the perfect environment for athletes to harmoniously combine their sport and education. An extensive list of DiSE...

Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup skipper Anne Keothavong says Emma Raducanu doesn’t need to play every week, despite the star sitting outside the top 200 in the world. Raducanu, currently ranked 221, has recently produced some of her best form since her victorious 2021 US Open run, winning two Billie Jean King Cup matches...

Olympic gold medal-winning cyclist Victoria Pendleton has opened up to Sky Sports about the difficulties of her transition to retirement, explaining how she felt “spat out” by the British Cycling system. The 43-year-old picked up gold medals for Team GB at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing (Sprint) and 2012 Olympics in London (Keirin), also winning...

A year ago, Alice Kinsella did not want to do gymnastics any more. When she started treatment for acne, the Olympic bronze medallist did not think it might leave her on the verge of quitting her sport. The 23-year-old, who will aim to help Great Britain defend their European women’s team title on Sunday, said...

Alice Dearing, the first Black woman to swim for Great Britain in the Olympics, hopes she has left a legacy after announcing her retirement a day before her 27th birthday. Dearing competed in the 10km marathon swim at the Tokyo 2020 Games, finishing in 19th place, having previously believed she was not good enough to...

The field for the women’s race was considered one of the best ever assembled with three of the four fastest women in history competing. They were on track for women’s only record – a record for a marathon run on a course without any male athletes in the race – throughout with the leading pack...

British Olympic gold medallist Maddie Hinch has joined the United States women’s national hockey team as a goalkeeper coach. The ex-goalkeeper made four shootout saves as Britain beat the Netherlands to win Olympic gold at Rio 2016. The 35-year-old announced her retirement from international hockey in March 2023. “I’m thankful for the chance to add...