Entries for this year’s women’s draw at the HSBC Championships confirmed, including eight of world’s top 20 2025 finalist Amanda Anisimova and Jessica Pegula lead the pack, with Victoria Mboko and newly-crowned Madrid Open champion Marta Kostyuk also set to feature at the Queen’s Club Women’s tennis made a historic return to Queen’s last summer
Millions of women are being forced off the sports field by bladder leaks, research from TENA has revealed, with the average age for quitting sport altogether now just 37 years old. Driven by feelings of embarrassment (67%), self-consciousness (58%) and shame (36%), seven in 10 women have given up sport before the age of 40
Freya Christie and Eden Silva claimed their first doubles titles since 2024 in Southwest London The British pair defeated fellow Brit Emily Appleton and Slovakian Viktoria Hruncakova Czechia’s rising star Vendula Valdmannova claims women’s singles title Nottingham’s Freya Christie and Essex’s Eden Silva triumphed in the southwest London sunshine to claim the women’s doubles title
Hove Beach Croquet Club leads the National Croquet Day Celebrations National Croquet Day is set for Sunday 3rd May 2026, but every day should be a Croquet Day, and clubs will be celebrating in their own unique ways over the next few weeks. Kicking off the nation-wide party were the members of Hove Beach who
The University of Bath has been reaccredited as a UK Sport Elite Training Centre (ETC), recognising its role in supporting Olympic and Paralympic athletes to achieve success on the world stage. The accreditation highlights the University’s contribution to providing world-class daily training environments, bringing together high-quality facilities, expert practitioners and a strong performance culture to
Bowls seizes Commonwealth Games moment to spark biggest grassroots movement in a generation With 100 days to go until the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, the sport of bowls is launching its most ambitious participation drive yet, a nationwide campaign designed to turn summer inspiration into a surge of new players across the UK. Bowls’ Big
History-making Olympian Kate Shortman made a medal-winning return to competition and fellow University of Bath sporting scholar Ranjuo Tomblin continued his excellent form when Paris hosted Stop 2 of the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2026. Bill Whiteley Scholar Shortman reunited with partner Izzy Thorpe to win Women’s Duet Technical bronze in their first
Britain’s Alfie Hewett, Gordon Reid, Lucy Shuker and Andy Lapthorne will contest each of Saturday’s men’s, women’s and quad doubles finals at the Cajun Classic, the latest Premier Tier WT1000 event on the 2026 UNIQLO Wheelchair Tennis Tour, in Louisiana. Top seeds Hewett and Reid beat De la Puente and Frenchman Stephane Houdet in Friday’s
Youth charity unveils groundbreaking partnership to provide life‑changing opportunities across the Thames Valley London Youth Rowing to receive vital support from Thames Water to create meaningful opportunities for young people Delivery-led partnership designed to utilise LYR’s powerful ability to drive real change for young people Partnership will see Thames Water support LYR with launching a
Toby Samuel made it back-to-back ATP Challenger Tour titles and Esther Adeshina won her first professional singles crown during another outstanding weekend for Team Bath Tennis. In-form Samuel didn’t drop a set as he won the men’s singles title in Hersonissos, Greece for a second successive week, defeating Czechia’s Maxim Mrva 6-2 6-3 in the
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