Posted on December 24, 2019
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Following Fallon Sherrock’s two historic victories at the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship, Ollie Godden explains how darts still has a long way to go when it comes to encouraging women to play the game. As Fallon Sherrock stepped up to the oche on… Continue Reading “Fallon Sherrock is making PDC history but darts has a long way to go yet”
Category: Darts, The 52Tags: 2010 PDC Women's World Championship, 2019 PDC World Darts Championship, 2020 PDC World Darts Championship, Alexandra Palace, Anastasia Dobromyslova, Austria, Barry Hearn, BDO, BDO Women's Championship, Canada, Chris Dobey, Darts, England, Fallon Sherrock, Gayl King, Gerwyn Price, GMB, Good Morning Britain, Great Britain, James Richardson, Japan, Lisa Ashton, Mensur Suljovic, Michael van Gerwen, Mikuru Suzuki, PDC, PDC Grand Slam of Darts, PDC World Darts Championship, Piers Morgan, Russia, Ted Evetts, Trina Gulliver, Wales
Posted on November 16, 2019
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(Image Credit: British Athletics) Paralympic champion. Five-time European champion. Seven-time World champion. Throw in a Commonwealth title, a Paralympic silver medal and two world records and it’s easy to see why we’re asking if Sophie Hahn is one of the greatest British athletes of… Continue Reading “Is Sophie Hahn one of the greatest British athletes this era?”
Category: Athletics, Paralympics, The 52Tags: 2013 World Para-athletics Championships, 2016 European Para-athletics Championships, 2017 World Para-athletics Championships, 2019 World Para-athletics Championships, Archery, Asafa Powell, Australia, British Athletics, Charnwood Athletic Club, Commonwealth Games, Danielle Brown, European Para-athletics Championships, Great Britain, Hungary, Jamaica, Justin Gatlin, London, London 2012, London 2012 Paralympics, Luca Ekler, Margarita Goncharova, Olivia Breen, Para-archery, Paralympics, Rhiannon Clark, Russia, Sophie Hahn, T38, Tyson Gay, USA, Usain Bolt, World Para-athletics Championships, Yohan Blake
Posted on June 2, 2019
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Photo credit: Hockey Wales Alun Wyn Jones, Jess Fishlock, Ryan Giggs, Helen Weston, Sam Warburton, Sarah Thomas – just some of the incredible athletes to have come out of Wales. Each has a multitude of accolades – both individual and team – to their… Continue Reading “#50) Leah Wilkinson”
Category: Hockey, The 52Tags: 2017 EuroHockey Championships II, 2018 Commonwealth Games, Abi Welsford, Alex Danson, Alun Wyn Jones, EuroHockey Championships, football, GB Hockey, Gethin Jenkins, Glasgow, Gold Coast 2018, Great Britain, Helen Weston, Hockey, Holcombe HC, India, Jess Fishlock, Leah Wilkinson, Lisa Daley, London 2012, Manchester United, Natasha Marke-Jones, netball, Paul Edwards, Rugby Union, Russia, Ryan Giggs, Sam Warburton, Sarah Jones, Sarah Thomas, Sian French, Team Wales, Wales, Welsh Sports Hall of Fame
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… Continue Reading “#23) Liz Nicholl CBE”
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 October 21, 2018
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Retirement is one of sport’s inevitabilities, alongside success, failure and injury. And while there will always be some upset at seeing their favourite athletes walking away, the mark of one that’s truly special is the universal outpouring of love sent their way after making… Continue Reading “#19) Lizzy Yarnold”
Category: The 52, Winter OlympicsTags: #NotARedCard, A Question of Sport, British Bobsleigh & Skeleton Association, Charlotte Dujardin, Great Britain, Heptathlon, Jade Jones, Laura Deas, Laura Kenny, Lizzy Yarnold, Martha Kelner, Nicola Adams, Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics, Rusada, Russia, Sean Ingle, Shirley Robertson, Sir Chris Hoy, Sir Steve Redgrave, Skeleton, SportSpiel, Steph Cook, Team GB, The Guardian, Twitter, WADA, Wales, Winter Olympics
Posted on July 14, 2018
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Rather than the disaster many anticipated, the men’s FIFA World Cup in Russia has actually been one of the most energising, uplifting learning experiences this nation has undergone in recent memory. As fans we have learned so many things – that England actually have… Continue Reading “#5) Aluko, Scott, Sparks”
Category: football, The 52Tags: 2018 FIFA Men's World Cup, Alex Scott, BBC, Costa Rica, England, Eni Aluko, football, Gabby Logan, Gary Linkeker, ITV, Jacqui Oatley, Jason Manford, Patrice Evra, Piers Morgan, Rachel Brown-Finnis, Russia, Sue Smith, Twitter, Vicki Sparks, World Cup
Posted on August 5, 2016
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It’s here, it’s back; the Olympic Games are upon us! It’s scarcely believable that it’s already been four years since London 2012, the memories are that strong. A lot has happened in that period of time however. For example, Britain is no longer part… Continue Reading “How not to run a sport”
Category: Rio 2016Tags: 2012 Summer Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, Athletics, Cycling, Doping, Drugs, France, Germany, Great Britain, Gregory Bauge, IAAF, IOC, Jamaica, Justin Gatlin, Lizzie Armitstead, London 2012, McLaren Report, Rio 2016, Russia, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Team GB, Thomas Bach, USA, USSR, Yohann Blake
Posted on August 6, 2015
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London 2012; arguably the greatest Olympic Games ever, especially if you are British. With gold medals aplenty, records being broken daily and many heart-warming stories of triumph after adversity, it truly was a fortnight no-one will ever forget. However, not everything went according to… Continue Reading “Britain on the rise”
Category: SwimmingTags: 2013 World Aquatics Championships, 2014 Commonwealth Games, 2015 World Aquatics Championships, 2015/16 Barclays Premier League, Adam Peaty, Aimee Willmott, Athletics, Australia, Barcelona 2013, BBC2, Ben Proud, British Swimming, Cameron van den Burgh, Chris Walker-Hebborn, Doping scandal, England, FINA World Championships, Fran Halsall, Glasgow, Great Britain, IAAF, Investec Ashes 2015, James Guy, Jazz Carlin, Kazan 2015, London 2012, London Aquatics Centre, Olympic Games, Russia, Siobhan-Marie O'Connor, South Africa, Swimming, USA, Water polo
Posted on July 14, 2015
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So there it is; after two weeks of racquet smashing, cross-court winners and ridiculous grunting, Wimbledon 2015 is over. Time for the British spectators to put their tennis clobber back in the loft and return to return to the sport(s) they follow for the other… Continue Reading “Wimbledon 2015 Review”
Category: TennisTags: Ana Ivanovic, Andy Murray, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Canada, Carla Suarez Navarro, Caroline Wozniacki, Dustin Brown, Eugenie Bouchard, France, Garbine Muguruza, Germany, Great Britain, Heather Watson, James Ward, Kevin Anderson, Laura Robson, Liam Broady, Maria Sharapova, Marin Cilic, Marko Matosevic, Martina Hingis, Nick Kyrgios, Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Serena Williams, Simona Halep, South Africa, Spain, Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, Tennis, USA, Vasek Pospisil, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Wimbledon 2015
Posted on October 17, 2014
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Professional football is a very fickle business if you’re a manager. One minute fans, players and chairmen alike see you as a God-like figure; the next, you’re a villain who should be banished from the world as quickly as possible. Nowadays, it seems as… Continue Reading “Have a Little Patience”
Category: footballTags: 2012 UEFA European Championship Qualifiers, 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, 2016 UEFA European Championship Qualifiers, Azerbaijan, Chelsea, Chile, David Healy, England, Faroe Islands, Finland, football, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Irish FA, Israel, Kyle Lafferty, Luxembourg, Michael O'Neill, Newcastle United, Niall McGinn, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Roberto Di Matteo, Romania, Russ Wilcox, Russia, Scunthorpe United, Shamrock Rovers, UEFA Champions League, Uruguay, Wigan Athletic
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