Welcome to our first live blog of 2022! It has been chaos in the world of sport in the last 24 hours, if you’re just waking up there is a lot to catch you up on, as well as live sport going on in Australia Day Eight is drawing to a close in Melbourne and […]
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Bath Director of Rugby Stuart Hooper on new signings Jordan Venter and Tom Prydie
Embed from Getty Images Bath Director of Rugby Stuart Hooper has spoken glowingly of new Bath signings Jordan Venter and Tom Prydie as the side makes efforts to bolster their backline following injury issues. Venter arrives from Edinburgh Rugby after being targeted by the Blue, Black and White for over a year, with the 19-year-old […]
“I don’t know about ‘Sleepless in Seattle’ but it was certainly ‘sleepless in Ebbw Vale’”- Nicky Carey on daughters Commonwealth Games table tennis journey
Charlotte Carey burst onto the international table tennis scene at 14-years-old, and has been travelling the world ever since. Nicky Carey said: “We both feel very proud of everything she has achieved. When Charlotte started playing as a little hobby with her Grandad, we didn’t realise it would end up with her playing full time […]
“It’s about trying to develop new courses for divers in the West Midlands” – Ex-Olympian Sarah Barrow on exciting new diving development project
Embed from Getty Images The ex-Team GB Olympian diver is teaming up with Swim England in an attempt to raise interest in the sport by improving diving facilities at pools in the West Midlands and surrounding areas. Barrow competed in several LEN European Aquatics Championships and Commonwealth Games, including winning gold in in Eindhoven 2012 […]
Retired GB Olympian diver Sarah Barrow to lead exciting new diving project in West Midlands
Embed from Getty Images Ex-Great Britain and European Championship Gold winner Sarah Barrow has teamed up with Swim Britain to announce that she will front an exciting new initiative scheme to develop grass roots diving in the West Midlands region. The former Team GB Olympian has embraced her new role as a Diving Development Officer […]
Former Olympian Sarah Barrow to front project on developing diving in West Midlands
Embed from Getty Images Retired Olympian diver Sarah Barrow is in line to be the face of a new initiative scheme in the West Midlands which will look to help develop diving in the region, in the hope of attracting young people into the sport. The former European Championship Gold winner is working with Swim […]
Controversy over F1 season finale continues; did Lewis Hamilton deserve the Championship?
The sporting world has continued to discuss the finale of the 2021 Formula 1 season on Sunday, which saw Max Verstappen pip Lewis Hamilton on the last lap to win the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, winning the Driver Championship as a result. Verstappen’s win meant he denied Hamilton his record breaking eighth World Drivers’ Title, […]
Reaction to Uefa Champions League Last-16 redraw see’s holders Chelsea drawn to play Lille while Paris Saint-Germain face Real Madrid in the tie of the round plus a recap of the first knockout round Europa League ties
Real Madrid are set for a mouth-watering clash against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League Round of 16 after a re-draw was done following a “technical error”. Following a technical problem with the software of an external service provider that instructs the officials as to which teams are eligible to play each other, a material […]
“We’re working closely with local trusts within the community to keep the programme going post Birmingham 2022” – Sarah Barrow on wanting to make the West Midlands Diving Programme A Success And Thoughts On Funding For The Games
Diving has been one of the many sports that has had its place at the Commonwealth Games since the event’s inception in 1930 and the West Midlands Diving Programme is a project two-time European Championship Gold medallist in diving Sarah Barrow wants to be a real success both in the build up and beyond the […]
“Michael Masi decided to turn F1 into a show rather than a sport” – Former junior karter George Hunt-Mount gives his take on Max Verstappen’s world championship win
Formula 1’s race director Michael Masi has “broken the sporting regulations to turn F1 into a show” according to one former junior karter George Hunt-Mount. Following Max Verstappen’s World Championship win in controversial circumstances over rival Lewis Hamilton, many have struggled to find the words to describe their feelings at the time. The last lap […]