For the first time ever Great Britain won a medal in the women’s 4 x 400m relay at the World Indoor Championships, held in Istanbul, last night, rounding off a fantastic performance by the GB squad. The women’s 4x400m team of Shana Cox, Nicola Sanders, Christine Ohuruogu, and Perri Shakes Drayton put in an amazing [...]
Britain’s reigning world indoor pentathlon champion Jessica Ennis began her title defence yesterday with an impressive win in the 60m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Ennis’s time of 7.91s was enough to beat Olympic rivals Tatyana Chernova of Russia and Natallia Dobrynska of the Ukraine. Afterwards the 26-year-old from Sheffield said, [...]
In the hockey world Alex Danson needs no introduction. Since she made her debut for England back in 2001 as one of the youngest ever England internationals at 16 years of age, Alex has over 155 international caps to date. She has competed in four European Nations cups (winning three bronze medals), three World Cups [...]
Double Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds became the first swimmer to break a world record at the official Olympic swimming venue last night, with her victory in the 200m individual medley.
With Olympic fever sweeping the nation ahead of London 2012, Matthew Roebuck has his say on ‘The Other Olympics’.
It’s been a standout season for golfer Melissa Reid - one which saw her finish second on the European Tour money list.
Ahead of her departure to Australia for the Ladies Masters on the Gold Coast and the Australian Open, we caught up to chat Solheim, London 2012 and golf’s inclusion in Rio 2016.
Shutt Velo Rapide saw the launch of the newly announced Shutt – Squadra Donne Ladies Cycle Racing Team last weekend with the riders donning their new racing gear while battling the wintery elements for a photo shoot.
With so much to look forward to ahead of London 2012 here at Sportsister we thought it would be good to take a closer look at one of the original events of the modern Olympic Games; the Marathon. This month, the 26.2 mile (42km) race has taken us all over the world (not literally unfortunately) [...]
Sportsister’s March cover girl Rebecca Adlington has secured her spot in the British Olympic team with a brilliant performance in the 400m freestyle at the British Swimming Championships yesterday. Joining her are Jo Jackson (400m free), Ellen Gandy and Fran Halsall (100m fly), who also secured their spots at the weekend for London 2012. An [...]
With the Olympic and Paralympic Games fast approaching, sport has rarely had a higher profile in England and Sport England wants to build on this. Sport England, in partnership with Ipsos MORI, is conducting its fourth annual sport satisfaction survey, which aims to improve people’s sporting experiences across the country. With your help, Sport England [...]
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