A controversial decision has been made to officially include E-sports as a pilot event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The news was met with open arms by many, but not without an equal amount of push-back. One criticism originated from Gloucestershire’s Olympic silver medalist Sharron Davies who said in a response to the […]
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Hege Riise: Former USA Women’s assistant appointed Team GB manager for Tokyo Olympics
Norwegian manager Hege Riise says she is “honoured and humbled” to be handed charge of Team GB’s women’s football team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Despite this appointment, Riise will continue to keep the role of interim manager of the England women’s team. Embed from Getty Images “I know this is a massive job […]
Pyeongchang’s Winter Olympic legacy and its inspiring athletes – why there is more to the Games than Lizzie Yarnold’s gold
The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang have been a welcome reminder of what affect sport can have on people’s lives. Whilst a lot of the focus from an English perspective has been on Lizzie Yarnold, there have been a few real feel good stories that have come from this year’s competition. In this morning’s events we […]