Britain’s rhythmic gymnastics group say they are pleased their bid to secure nomination to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games is going to be considered at an independent appeal by Sport Resolutions Wednesday 29 February. If the appeal is successful, it is understood British Gymnastics will recommend the British Olympic Association to take up [...]
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Swimming: Line-ups confirmed for British Gas Swimming Championships 2012
Britain’s World Champions Rebecca Adlington and Ellie Simmonds are confirmed among a cast of hundreds of swimmers who will dictate the drama of the British Gas Swimming Championships 2012 at the London Aquatics Centre next month. Entries are now closed and line-ups complete as the nation’s swimmers, with designs on achieving sporting greatness, target qualifying [...]
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Tagged British Gas Swimming Championships 2012, rebecca adlington, swimming
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Snowboarding: Watch The World Championships live online
The World Snowboarding Championships are currently being broadcast live online here. More than forty hours of live action will be broadcast featuring all three snowboarding disciplines; the halfpipe, slopestyle and quarterpipe, from the competition that is currently taking place in Oslo, Norway. Adam Kelly, marketing and commercial director for IMG Media, said, “This ground breaking [...]
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Tagged live sport online, snowboarding, The World Snowboarding Championships
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Cycling: Team GB qualify in the team pursuit at UCI Track World Cup
The Great Britain team of Joanna Rowsell, Laura Trott and Wendy Houvenaghel raised the roof of the London Olympic Velodrome, qualifying second fastest behind Canada in the women’s team pursuit. In the overpowering 28 degree heat of the venue, the GB trio lit up the crowd immediately with a startling opening lap, 0.8 seconds up [...]
The Great North Swim
The Great North Swim is described by the organisers as the perfect challenge for all swimming abilities. With ‘no walls, no lanes, no chlorine – just the great outdoors’. We think it’s a great way to have fun whilst raising money for vulnerable children, so why not join the NSPCC team for this one mile [...]
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Tagged Fundraising swim, swimming, The Great North Swim
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Marathon blog: A quick spring of excitement
Some days I work from home, like today, and I’m grateful for it because rather than having to wait for the 45 minute commute back, it means that once the working day has finished, the evening is then mine to play with. It’s nice to get started with my runs earlier and tonight I couldn’t be more excited [...]
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Tagged Lizzie's Marathon mission, marathon training, running
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Cricket: England off to a flying start against New Zealand in T20
Following on from their very successful warm up matches, England women got their Twenty20 series campaign off to a perfect start with a six wicket victory over the New Zealand White Ferns yesterday. Anya Shrubsole achieved the best T20 figures in England Women’s history, by putting in a match winning performance and taking a career best [...]
Five a day makes for a happier you
“Joy’s soul”, wrote Shakespeare in Troilus and Cressida, “lies in the doing.” For anyone who wants to become happier, this is a wonderfully empowering message. Because Shakespeare’s insight is supported by modern science: what we do can have a profound effect on the way we feel. If we’re choosing activities to increase our wellbeing, which [...]
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Tagged Increase wellbeing, self help books, You can be happy
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Train smart for your marathon
As the spring marathon season fast approaches runners need to be more aware than ever that smart training, rather than just clocking up endless miles, is what will not only get you to the the start line in good shape but also see you cross the finish line in time. In days gone by, training [...]
Squash: Laura Massaro wins national title
Laura Massaro became the first player to successfully defend the women’s title for eight years when she beat Londoner Alison Waters 11-2, 11-9, 8-11, 11-4 at the National Squash Centre in Manchester. Waters, a former world No3, was making a comeback after Achilles surgery and was returning to competitive action for the first time since [...]
