An academic and sports nutritionist at Northumbria University is the lead performance nutritionist for the Turkish Olympic team competing in Paris, this summer. Dr Ozcan Esen, an Assistant Professor in Sport and Exercise Nutrition, is Nutrition Lead and Consultant for the Turkish Olympic Committee and TeamTurkiye for the Paris Olympic Games, 2024. While Dr Esen...
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Spain captain Alvaro Morata delivers eight-word injury update on his fitness for the Euro 2024 final – and suggests security guard’s sliding tackle which hurt him was worth a yellow card!
Alvaro Morata was collided into by a security guard after Spain beat France 2-1 The security guard had slipped as he tried to intercept a pitch invader at full-time LISTEN to It’s All Kicking Off! EUROS DAILY: Have France underachieved by crashing out to Spain in the semi-finals? By Will Pickworth Published: 12:09 BST, 10...
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Roy Keane delivers brutal verdict on Andy Murray’s Wimbledon farewell – as he claims ‘it’s NOT sad news’ that the British tennis icon is retiring
Andy Murray is set to retire from tennis after the Paris Olympics this summer The double Wimbledon champion said an emotional farewell to SW19 last week Several tributes have since poured in for the British tennis icon in recent days By Will Pickworth Published: 09:26 BST, 10 July 2024 | Updated: 17:58 BST, 10 July...
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Netherlands suffer travel CHAOS ahead of crucial semi-final against England – with Ronald Koeman’s squad left stranded on a train station platform and requiring a police escort to airport for emergency flight
England will face the Netherlands for a place in Sunday’s Euro 2024 final The Dutch were forced to cancel their press conference on Tuesday afternoon LISTEN to It’s All Kicking Off! EUROS DAILY: Will England have a ‘lightbulb moment’ and stop muddling through? By Mike Keegan Published: 17:35 BST, 9 July 2024 | Updated: 17:55 BST,...
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The F1 genius who can turn Hamilton into a GP-winning machine for Ferrari
This day had been coming. The incremental gains made over recent grands prix were pointing, Mercedes thought, to a legitimate challenge in Hungary next week or the following race in Spa. Trust Lewis Hamilton to smash the performance arc and deliver one of the great sporting moments of any British summer. The combination of a...
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UK Sport confident Great Britain can win ’50 to 70′ medals at Paris Olympics
Great Britain stand a strong chance of landing a record post-War Olympic haul in Paris, according to UK Sport’s director of performance, Dr Kate Baker. The elite sports funding agency has set a target range of between 50 and 70 medals for the impending Games, despite Team GB being poised to name its smallest team...
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How to Style like … Lewis Hamilton: F1 champ dresses as boldly as he drives
Formula One drivers don’t lack confidence. Their sport favours the fast and the brave and Lewis Hamilton has very much proved he is both those things, winning the world championship a joint record seven times – and piling up millions in the process. The 39-year-old Briton displays those same traits off the track too, with...
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Jake Wightman relieved to get Team GB ‘lifeline’ for what could be last Olympics
Former world champion Jake Wightman feels relieved to have been thrown a “lifeline” after he was named in the Team GB athletics squad for the Paris Olympics. The British team of over 60 athletes is stacked with medal hopefuls including Dina Asher-Smith, who won 100m gold at last month’s European Championships, reigning 1500m world champion...
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Understudies upstage number ones as Norrie and Dart win battles of Britain
British number ones Jack Draper and Katie Boulter crashed out of Wimbledon as understudies Cameron Norrie and Harriet Dart stole the limelight with second-round victories. Norrie last month surrendered his status as Britain’s top-ranked men’s player to Draper but gave a timely reminder of his talents by beating his compatriot in straight sets. Dart earlier...
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Athletes left ‘ashamed to represent’ Great Britain after Olympic selection policy
Another national champion planning to retire is Phil Norman, who delivered the performance of his life in winning the trials in Manchester on Sunday with a time that was the best by a Briton for 33 years, and the fastest ever by a British steeplechaser on home soil. It was, however, an agonising 0.15sec outside...
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Wimbledon day four: Murray brothers ready to join forces after Brits bonanza
Andy Murray will take to the court after Britain’s next generation have battled for supremacy on a highly anticipated day at Wimbledon. Murray and his brother Jamie start their doubles campaign in what promises to be an emotional evening on Centre Court. Before that, Britain’s top-two ranked singles players in both the men’s and women’s...
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Paul Kent’s wild street brawl was sparked by seven brutal words from a stranger – as ex-Fox Sports, News Corp commentator learns his fate
Paul Kent handed two-year good behaviour bond Eventually pleaded guilty to one count of affray Followed wild street brawl outside Sydney pub in April By Steve Zemek For Nca Newswire and Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:56 BST, 3 July 2024 | Updated: 07:22 BST, 3 July 2024 Rugby league journalist and commentator Paul Kent’s wild...