Dame Sarah Storey powered to ParalympicsGB’s first gold at Tokyo 2020 – and crushed her own world record in the process. So often the standard bearer for the team, it seemed fitting Storey got the medal count rolling as British cyclists claimed gold and two silvers at the Izu Velodrome. It’s 29 years since Storey
ParalympicsGB made a strong start in the swimming pool on the first morning of Tokyo 2020, as seven athletes qualified for their respective finals later today. Reece Dunn underlined his gold medal credentials with a new Paralympic record in the men’s 100m butterfly S14 as he touched the wall in 55.99 seconds, 0.79s faster than
World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the Rugby World Cup 2021 qualifier between Kenya and Colombia on Wednesday. Permutation highlights: Kenya cannot improve on 25th position with victory as they will still trail Trinidad and Tobago by at least 2.12 rating points The Lionesses will fall either three or five places in defeat,
Maia Bouchier and Charlie Dean have been called up to the England Women’s squad for the first time for the three-match Vitality IT20 series against New Zealand. The Southern Vipers duo are the only additions to the group which overcame India 2-1 in the IT20s in July. Squad: Heather Knight (Western Storm, captain) Tammy Beaumont
The County Ground at Northamptonshire CCC will play host to the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy final on Saturday September 25. The best-placed team will qualify automatically for the final, where they’ll meet the winner of a play-off between the teams finishing second and third – to be played on Wednesday September 22 – to decide who lifts the
Women’s Rugby League Results weekend 21st and 22nd August 2021 Women’s Super League – 21 August – Play Off Castleford Tigers 6 Leeds Rhinos 28 Women’s Super League 22 August Featherstone Rovers 16 Huddersfield Giants 14 Bradford Bulls 6 Warrington Wolves 24 St Helens 32 York City Knights 0 League 1 Round 10 Rochdale Hornets
ParalympicsGB has announced four-time Paralympians and Paralympic champions Ellie Simmonds OBE (Swimming) and John Stubbs MBE (Archery) as the flagbearers for the British team at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Tuesday 24 August. Chef de Mission Penny Briscoe OBE said, “Both Ellie and John exemplify what it means to be
Barbarian FC has announced the return of Barbarian Women with a first home double header on Saturday 27 November, when they will face the Springbok Women’s XV in The Killik Cup Double Header. The match at Twickenham will take place following the men’s fixture – Barbarian FC v Samoa – with tickets available now for
UEFA has today announced the names of the nominees shortlisted for the 2020/21 UEFA Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year Awards. The award winners will be announced at the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony, which will take place on Thursday 26 August at the Haliç Congress Center in Istanbul, Turkey. On
ParalympicsGB has confirmed the highest ever percentage of female athletes will compete at a Summer Games when the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games begin on August 24th. Last week’s delegation registration meeting (DRM) in Tokyo confirmed that a total of 227 athletes will represent ParalympicsGB in 19 of the 22 Paralympic sports, a figure which includes
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