UK Athletics announce Olympic cycle funding for 67 track and field stars October 25, 2023 UK Athletics are plotting successful Paris 2024 and LA 2028 Olympic Games with its latest funding round throwing cash at 17 “podium potential” athletes. A total of 67 athletes have been handed funding heading into the Olympic year and each individual has been categorised into one of “podium, potential, relay and confirmation”. Those with the [...]
Ed Warner: English cricket ought to wise up and encourage outside investment September 14, 2023 Middlesex's financial woes highlight wider problems in English cricket, which should be putting plans in place to embrace investment from India and elsewhere, writes Ed Warner.
‘I just enjoyed what I did’: Mo Farah bows out of athletics at Great North Run September 10, 2023 Mo Farah brought down the curtain on one of the most glittering careers in athletics today and declared: “I just enjoyed what I did.” The 40-year-old laced up his spikes for the last time for a farewell appearance at the Great North Run, finishing fourth in the half-marathon race. Farah, who retires with four Olympic [...]
Farah fourth in London racing swansong September 3, 2023 British athletics legend Mo Farah finished fourth in his final ever race in London as the former Olympic track champion competed in the Big Half. Farah will conclude his career next weekend at the Great North Run having won four Olympic gold medals across the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Games. Jack Rowe was first [...]
Ed Warner: London 2012 convinced us that Para sport was moving forward, but it isn’t August 31, 2023 There are 363 days until the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Tickets go on sale on 9 October. The most expensive events are €100, a sliver over a tenth of the price of the best seats for Olympic athletics. I can guarantee there won’t be only one tenth of the enjoyment. You might [...]
What to watch and Team GB medal hopes at World Athletics Championships this weekend August 25, 2023 The 2023 World Athletics Championships reach their conclusion this weekend, but before the last few medals are handed out there is still time to catch some top track and field action. Great Britain and Northern Ireland have medal hopes on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Budapest, while there are other highlights worth making time to [...]
Ed Warner: Why sport shouldn’t waste its time courting royals and politicians August 24, 2023 Politicians and royals rarely mix well with sport, so the fuss about the Prime Minister and Duke of Cambridge missing the Women’s World Cup final was classic British nonsense. In my experience, the less time spent trying to sprinkle dubious stardust on sporting events, the better. Civil servants and UK Sport spent ridiculous time that [...]
Medal magnet Laura Muir Hungary for World Championship gold in Budapest August 22, 2023 A quick search of household name British middle-distance runner Laura Muir will return a plethora of pages, articles and images of her winning medals. The Scottish 1,500m specialist has seen off all comers in the Diamond League, at the European Championships and at the Commonwealth Games. But the gold medals – of which she has [...]
Katarina Johnson-Thompson times run to perfection for World heptathlon gold August 20, 2023 Katarina Johnson-Thompson produced a personal best in the decisive 800m to win heptathlon gold at the World Athletics Championships for a second time. The Briton, whose career has been ravaged by an Achilles injury since she won this title in 2019, showed remarkable guts to pip American rival Anna Hall today in Budapest. Johnson-Thompson, 30, [...]
Non-Brits to watch at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest August 18, 2023 The World Athletics Championships starts this weekend with the best and brightest track and field stars descending on Budapest in Hungary. And while the British contingent will be eager for medals, everyone else will too. Here are four athletes from outside of Britain to take note of over the next 10 days. Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) [...]