Olympics: Rugby sevens needs Dupont and USA to be medal contenders July 26, 2024 As a former sevens player, the Olympics is always an exciting time. We see the very best of a bunch of athletes who otherwise go under the radar across the rest of the calendar. But in a rugby-mad country like France, where stars like Toulouse and international No9 Antoine Dupont will be on show, this [...]
Westwood and Majesticks aiming to dig deeper as LIV Golf heads to JCB Club July 25, 2024 After two years at Centurion Club near London, the circuit’s only British tournament has been relocated to the JCB Golf and Country Club in Staffordshire.
Qatar Airways to sponsor British and Irish Lions Tour to Australia July 25, 2024 Major long haul group Qatar Airways will be the title partner to the British and Irish Lions series against Australia in 2025. The partnership marks the next step in sponsorship for the famous rugby touring group, who have one of the most valuable pound-per-minute played commercial platforms in world sport. They follow City firm Howden [...]
What is the T100 Triathlon World Tour? July 25, 2024 The T100 Triathlon World Tour is a new series designed to elevate and further professionalise the sport by showcasing only the world’s best male and female long-distance triathletes in a format conceived specifically for broadcast. Each of the races on the global calendar takes place over 100km — a 2km swim, 80km bike ride and [...]
No ticket required: How to watch the London T100 Triathlon July 25, 2024 The first London T100 Triathlon weekend is entirely free for spectators coming down, and includes a dedicated T100 Watch Party venue at the ExCeL London Exhibition Centre for the very first time. The T100 Watch Party will enable fans to see the world’s best triathletes at least 16 times in the flesh during the entertaining [...]
How Lucy Charles-Barclay turned Olympic pain into triathlon superstardom July 25, 2024 Lucy Charles-Barclay on how she fell into triathlon stardom and taking a step towards another world title at the London T100 this weekend. In a parallel universe, Lucy Charles-Barclay might be spending the next few days preparing to go for a fourth gold medal in open-water swimming at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Aged 18, the [...]
‘So much of the world is controllable – sport isn’t like that. That’s the beauty of it’ July 25, 2024 A triathlon in London “just feels right”, says Alistair Brownlee, and he should know. The sport’s only double Olympic champion won gold on home soil in 2012 and it remains his fondest memory as an athlete. It also continued a proud tradition of British excellence in the swim-bike-run event forged by the likes of Tim [...]
Andy Murray withdraws from Roland Garros singles at Olympic Games July 25, 2024 Andy Murray’s farewell tour to tennis took a hit this morning with the Brit withdrawing from the Olympic Games singles. The two-time gold medal winner took the decision on the eve of Paris 2024 and will instead focus on the men’s doubles with Dan Evans. “I’ve take the decision to withdraw from the singles to [...]
Let the Games begin! There’s a rush of excitement for Team GB at Paris 2024 July 25, 2024 The bookies appear to have keyed their odds off the Gracenote forecasts, with a few tweaks. The over/under odds on France golds is currently struck at 24.5; Team GB are at 16.5.
Majority of Brits back idea of Labour extending £77m per year package for Team GB to have shot at Olympic Games success July 25, 2024 Two thirds of Brits back government funding being used to propel Team GB athletes to gold medals at Paris 2024. Exclusive polling shared with City A.M. shows that 67 per cent of Brits support continued state funding for athletes. That’s lower than the likes of Indonesia (91 per cent), Ireland (75 per cent) and Australia [...]