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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
Posted on October 4, 2014
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For those of you who like to go to bed early, you would have woken up to the big news gripping the Formula 1 world at the moment. And, for once, it doesn’t concern the battle between Mercedes team-mates Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg….
Category: F1Tags: ' Formula 1, 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, 2014 Japanese Grand Prix, Australia, Brazil, Daniel Ricciardo, Daniil Kvyat, Denmark, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, FIA 2012 Formula 1 World Championship, FIA 2013 Formula 1 World Championship, FIA 2014 Formula 1 World Championship, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Jean-Eric Vergne, Jenson Button, Kevin Magnussen, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren F1, Mercedes GP, Mexico, Nico Rosberg, Red Bull Racing, Russia, Scuderia Toro Rosso, Sebastian Vettel, Sergio Perez, Stefano Dominecali, Tifosi, Vitaly Petrov, Williams F1
Posted on August 20, 2013
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Almost exactly a year after London 2012, the world’s finest track and field stars repeated their battles at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics. Despite the recent doping allegations, legends such as Usain Bolt, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Sally…
Category: AthleticsTags: 2014 European Athletics Championships, Abebe Aregawi, Adam Gemili, Andrew Osagie, Athletics, Australia, Bohdan Bondarenko, Christine Ohuruogu, Czech Republic, Dai Greene, Dominican Republic, Eilidh Child, Emir Bekric, Ezekiel Kemboi, Felix Sanchez, France, Goldie Sayers, Great Britain, Greg Rutherford, Hannah England, Holly Bleasdale, IAAF 2013 World Championships in Athletics, IAAF 2015 World Championships, Jamaica, Javier Culson, Jehue Gordon, Jess Ennis-Hill, Jessica Simpson, Katerina Johnson-Thompson, Kenya, London 2012, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, Michael Tinsley, Mo Farah, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Paul Kipsiele Koech, Perri Shakes-Drayton, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Rio 2016, Robbie Grabarz, Russia, Sally Pearson, Serbia, Shara Proctor, Shelley-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Steve Lewis, Sweden, Team GB, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, USA, Usain Bolt, Warren Weir, Yelena Isinbayeva, Zuzana Hejnova
