Posted on November 18, 2018
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Photo credit: UK Sport Ask any British Olympic medalist the story behind their success and often they will tell you it’s down to help they received from others. While everyone has their own unique path, look closely into the journey of many athletes from…
Category: Olympics, Paralympics, The 52, Winter OlympicsTags: Alpine skiing, Ben Ainslie, BOA, Bradley Wiggins, British Cycling, Canada, Canoeing, Charlotte Dujardin, Charlotte Evans, Chris Hoy, Cricket, Cycling, Dame Sarah Storey, Darren Kenny, David Roberts, David Weir, Diving, Ed Clancy, Ellie Simmonds, Equestrian, football, Germany, Golf, Great Britain, Gymnastics, Hannah Cockroft, Heptathlon, Hockey, Hollie Pearne-Webb, Isabel Newstead, James Anderson, Jason Kenny, Jess Ennis-Hill, Kelly Gallagher, Laura Kenny, Lee Pearson, Liz Nicholl, Lizzy Yarnold, Matthew Pinsent, Mo Farah, netball, Netherlands, Olympics, Paralympics, Pyeongchang 2018, Rio 2016, Robert Matthews, Rowing, rugby, Russia, Sailing, Sir Hugh Robertson, Skeleton, Sochi 2014, Sophie Christiansen, Steve Redgrave, Swimming, Taekwondo, Tanni Grey-Thompson, Team GB, Trampolining, Triathlon, UK Sport, USA, Wales, Wheelchair Racing, Winter Olympics
Posted on August 24, 2016
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It’s all over. Almost as soon as it had begun, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad have ceased to exist. Not that it passed by quietly. The last fortnight was full of drama, suspense, controversy and incredible sporting achievement. Team GB have returned from…
Category: Rio 2016Tags: Abbey D'Agostino, Almaz Ayana, Amy Tinkler, Andy Murray, Argentina, Athletics, Badminton, Becky James, Boxing, Bryony Page, Canoe slalom, Canoe sprint, Cycling, Diving, Ethiopia, Great Britain, Great Britain women's hockey, Gymnastics, Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark, Hockey, Jamaica, Jason Kenny, Jazz Carlin, Joe Clarke, Juan Martin del Potro, Katherine Grainger, Laura Trott, Liam Heath and Chris Schofeld, Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge, Michael Johnson, Mo Farah, New Zealand, Nikki Hamblin, Rio 2016, Rowing, Rugby Sevens, Sailing, Simone Biles, Sir Chris Hoy, South Africa, Swimming, Team GB, Tennis, Track and field, Trampolining, USA, Usain Bolt, Victoria Thornley, Wayde van Niekerk, XXXI Olympiad
Posted on November 15, 2014
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Wayne Rooney – England’s captain, the fourth highest goalscorer for his country and about to become only the ninth Englishman to reach a century of caps. Statistically, it can be said that Rooney is one of the finest footballers this nation has produced; he…
Category: football, OpinionTags: 1966 FIFA World Cup, 2002 FIFA World Cup, Afghanistan, Andrew Flintoff, Ashes, Australia, Ballon d'Or, Barcelona, Bobby Moore, Charlotte Edwards, Cricket, Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, England, FA Cup, FIFA World Cup, football, Geoff Hurst, George Cohen, Gordon Banks, Great Britain, Greece, La Liga, Lionel Messi, Manchester United, Michael Phelps, Michael Schumacher, New Zealand, Olympics, Ray Wilson, Real Madrid, Richie McCaw, Rowing, Rugby Union, Sachin Tendulkar, Senegal, Serena Williams, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Ian Botham, Sir Steve Redgrave, UEFA Champions League, Wayne Rooney, Webb Ellis Cup
Posted on July 16, 2014
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The Commonwealth Games are just around the corner, yet very few people are talking about it! Why is this?
Category: Commonwealth GamesTags: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, Aled Davies, Anna Meares, Athletics, Australia, BBC, Becky James, Boxing, Chad Le Clos, Clare Balding, Cricket, Cycling, David Weir, Diving, England, Gabby Logan, Gary Lineker, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Guernsey, Hazel Ervine, Isle of Man, Jack Bobridge, Jamaica, Jason Kenny, Jersey, Laura Trott, Lawn Bowls, London 2012, Mo Farah, netball, Nicola Adams, Northern Ireland, Rio 2016, Rowing, Rugby Sevens, Sally Pearson, Scotland, Sir Bradley Wiggins, Sochi 2014, South Africa, Squash, Swimming, Tom Daley, Tour de France, Usain Bolt, Wales, Yohan Blake
Posted on February 10, 2013
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It seems as though the Olympics have had more than just a positive effect on sport in this country… After England’s superb victory over Brazil on Wednesday the press were… well, positive! It’s fantastic – journalists now realise that our country can win things…
Category: London 2012, OpinionTags: Becky Adlington, Brazil, Cricket, England, Great Britain, India, Jack Wilshere, Jessica Ennis, Joe Hart, John Inverdale, Lizzie Armistead, London 2012, Luis Felipe Scolari, Mark Cavendish, Mark Hunter, Olympics, Paralympics, Rowing, Roy Hodgson, Shelley Rudman, Sir Steve Redgrave, Skeleton, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, Usain Bolt, Zac Purchase
Posted on January 2, 2013
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As sporting years go, 2012 could not really have gone much better for Great Britain. From tennis to cricket to the greatest Olympic and Paralympic Games of all time it was a truly inspiring year that saw our little collection of islands turn from…
Category: End Of Year ReviewsTags: Alastair Cook, Andy Murray, Anna Watkins, Athletics, Aviva Premiership, Barcelona, Bradley Wiggins, Champions League, Chelsea, CMJ, Cricket, FA Cup, Fabio Capello, football, Frankel, Graeme Smith, Great Britain, Greg Rutherford, Harlequins, Hashim Amla, Heather Stanning, Heineken Cup, Helen Glover, Jacques Kallis, Jessica Ennis, Katherine Grainger, Leinster, Liverpool, London 2012, Manchester City, Martine Wright, Mo Farah, Netpunes Collonges, Paralympic GB, RBS 6 Nations, Roberto Di Matteo, Rowing, rugby, Ryder Cup, Sergio Aguero, Super Saturday, Synchronised, Team GB, Tennis, Tony Greig, Ulster, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
