Cricket, rugby and football stars invest in health start-up November 4, 2024 England rugby international Courtney Lawes and Arsenal footballer Ben White are also among the 60 professional sportspeople invested in The Players Fund.
London 2012 medallist hires Bosman lawyer to reinstate Paris place October 24, 2024 When Elena Congost Mohedano, a blind marathon runner, crossed the finish line in Paris last month, the Spaniard thought that she had completed the set of Paralympic medals with a bronze at the age of 37. Her delight turned to anguish, however, after she was disqualified for letting go of the tether to her guide [...]
Football and Formula 1 most popular sports among Gen Z, but not rugby October 17, 2024 Football, running and Formula 1 are the most popular sports among Gen Z adults, but rugby does not feature in the top 15. Analysis by accounting firm EY has unearthed the top 15 sports among adults aged 18-27. Interestingly wellness sports and hiking make the Gen Z list while larger sports such as rugby union [...]
Ed Warner: My 10 sports for a slimmed down Commonwealth Games October 3, 2024 The self-styled ‘friendly games’ are no longer quite so friendless: it appears Glasgow will indeed host a slimmed-down edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2026, although still we await official confirmation. The trouble is that 20 into 10 won’t go, and boxing’s political turmoil is holding up a decision on which sports will be left [...]
Fund-racing: London Marathon runners smash world record for charity September 25, 2024 Five months on from the race the final total has been confirmed, dwarfing the previous record of £66.4m.
Ed Warner: Seb Coe, Gary Glitter and the most powerful job in sport September 19, 2024 Seb Coe, newly confirmed as one of seven candidates for the presidency of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is regarded as a serial vote winner. It wasn’t always thus. Witness his single term in office as the MP for Falmouth and Camborne in Cornwall, ousted by Candy Atherton as Labour swept to power in 1997. [...]
Coe to face six rivals in election to sport’s most powerful role September 16, 2024 The Briton, the current president of World Athletics, was one of seven approved candidates announced by the IOC on Monday for the election in March 2025.
Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by partner September 5, 2024 Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died from injuries sustained when she was set on fire by her partner after an argument. The 33-year-old distance runner, who competed at the Paris Olympics, passed away in hospital in Kenya four days after the attack by Dickson Ndiema last weekend. Cheptegei suffered 80 per cent burns and [...]
Transgender athlete Petrillo will not race for gold at 2024 Paralympic Games September 2, 2024 Transgender athlete Valentina Petrillo will not race for gold on Tuesday after failing to progress through her T12 400m athletics semi-final on Monday at the Paralympic Games in Paris. The visually-impaired Italian, who previously won 11 national titles in the men’s category, qualified for the semi-finals of the women’s T12 400m. The 51-year-old, who transitioned [...]
Jonnie Peacock smiles despite failing to medal in Paralympic Games as Sherman Guity Guity claims gold September 2, 2024 Jonnie Peacock’s bid for a third gold medal in four Paralympic Games was unsuccessful on Monday as he finished fifth in the men’s 100m T64 final at the Stade de France. The 31-year-old Brit won gold in London and Rio before sharing a bronze medal in the 100m dash in Tokyo but he could finish [...]