Refugee Khudadadi looking to double up at LA Para Games under French flag

Zakia Khudadadi, the first athlete from the Refugees team to clinch a medal at the Paris Paralympics, is hoping to represent France at the next games in Los Angeles in 2028 and wants to expand her repertoire by competing in both taekwondo and athletics.

Refugee Paralympics team named Paris Games

Eight athletes and one guide runner will make up the biggest Refugee Paralympic team when they compete at Paris 2024.

Reggae Boy Lowe joins Saudi Pro League side Al-Akhdoud

Reggae Boy Damion Lowe has completed his transfer to Saudia Arabian football club Al-Akhdoud on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

Reggae Boyz back on top following World Cup qualifying routing over sorry Bermuda

Jamaica regained the lead in Group B of the Concacaf final round World Cup qualification in style after hammering Bermuda 4-0 in their return round game played at the National Stadium in Kingston.

Reggae Boyz falls short against Mexico in Copa America opener

Jamaica was edged out 1-0 by Mexico in their opening Copa America Group B game at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Saturday.

Reggae Girlz pledged $25m boost ahead of vital Olympic qualifying games

In collaboration with the Jamaica Football Federation and the Bob Marley Foundation, the Jamaica Olympic Association has pledged up to $25 million to help their Reggae Girlz in their two-legged Olympic qualifying match against Canada.

Reggae legends UB40 now sponsoring a football club

Legendary Reggae band, UB$O, has just announced that it will be sponsoring a special football West Midlands football club that is very dear to their hearts.

Regis turns back time with record run at the Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships

On a day with no less than 18 finals, Renee Regis (club: Shaftesbury Barnet Harriers, coach: Darren Braithwaite), Jeremiah Azu (Cardiff, Helen James) and Hannah Nuttall (Charnwood, Helen Clitheroe) were among the stand-out performers on the second and final day of action at the Novuna UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham.

Registrations now open for the 2026 Bryn Meadows Caerphilly 10K and 2K Run

Registrations are now open for the 2026 Bryn Meadows Caerphilly 10K and 2K Run, returning on Sunday 10th May 2026 and set to build on the success of last year’s sold-out event.

Regulator to have power to tackle parachute payments in English football

The elite men's game in England is set to introduce legislation to establish an independent football regulator to Parliament by the government.

Reigning World Champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson named in strong GB & NI team for European Athletics Championships Rome 2024

UK Athletics (UKA) have announced the team selected to represent Great Britain & Northern Ireland at the European Athletics Championships in Rome 7-12 June 2024.

Relentless Seahawks avenge 11-year heartbreak over Patriots in Super Bowl LX

The Seattle Seahawks powerful defence proved too powerful for New England as they were just too much to handle in their 29-13 in Super Bowl LX.

Kenneth Walker III rushed for 135 yards to earn Super Bowl MVP honours, while Seattle sacked Patriots quarterback Drake Maye six times -- including a strip-sack returned 44 yards for a touchdown by Uchenna Nwosu that sealed the victory. Jason Myers drilled a Super Bowl-record five field goals, and Sam Darnold connected with AJ Barner for a touchdown to power the Seahawks' offense. The win marked Seattle's second Super Bowl championship in franchise history and their first since 2014.

They suffered a crushing defeat to New England a year later when Malcolm Butler's goal-line interception with 20 seconds left preserved the Patriots' victory. Darnold, who has produced one of the most remarkable late-career turnarounds, became just the fourth quarterback to win the Super Bowl in his first season with a team, joining Tom Brady, Trent Dilfer, and Matthew Stafford. "It's unbelievable,” said an overwhelmingly Darnold.

“I’m just so proud of our guys — I can't say enough good things about our defence, our special teams. It's an unbelievable feeling, man. I'm so happy for the guys in our locker room and our coaches."

Walker became the first running back to win Super Bowl MVP since Denver's Terrell Davis in 1998. He said: "It's just a dream come true because a lot of people play their whole career and never make it this far." Seattle's defence set the tone early, forcing New England to punt on all five first-half possessions.

The Patriots did not record a single snap inside Seattle's 43-yard line through three quarters as the Seahawks' pass rush relentlessly hunted Maye - who capitalized on field position, opening the scoring on Seattle's first drive and adding field goals from 39 and 41 yards to build a 9-0 half-time advantage. He added another in the third quarter before Darnold found Barner for a 16-yard touchdown five plays after a costly Maye fumble, extending the lead to 19-0.

New England finally responded when Maye connected with Mack Hollins on a 35-yard touchdown strike, cutting the deficit to 19-7 with just over 12 minutes remaining. But after being pinned at their four-yard line by a 55-yard punt from Michael Dickson - who became the second Australian to play in and win a Super Bowl - the Patriots' drive ended when Julian Love intercepted Maye, setting up another Myers field goal and a 22-7 Seattle lead. Nwosu's strip-sack touchdown put the game out of reach at 29-7 and while Maye connected with Rhamondre Stevenson for a late Patriots touchdown, Seattle recovered the ensuing onside kick to secure the victory.

Maye completed 27 of 43 passes for 295 yards while throwing two interceptions. "I'm proud of everything that they did,” Mike Vrabel, in his first year as head coach of the Patriots, told reporters.

“I'm disappointed just like they are. But just like every year, someone is going to lose this game and we have to remember what it feels like and make sure that it's not repeated."

Rennie makes history as first All Blacks coach of Pasifika heritage

Dave Rennie has made history after being appointed the new head coach of New Zealand and becoming the first person of Pasifika heritage to do so.

Report highlights Premier League players and their nationalities

Sportslens.com has put together some interesting numbers about Premier League football players and their nationalities. According to their calculations, only two Premier League clubs gave more than half of their game time to English players in 2021-22. Premier League champions Manchester City afforded only 24.5% of playing time to English players in the Premier League.

Report shows that Black girls are being failed by sport

Charity, Women in Sport, has called on sport's leaders to do more for young Black girls.

Residents and businesses encouraged to ‘Get Set for the Games’ as organisers mark six months to go until Birmingham 2022

Birmingham 2022 and Games Partners officially launched the ‘Get Set for the Games’ programme which will provide useful information for businesses and residents, to help ensure the region is ready to welcome a huge influx of visitors from around the UK and the world this summer.

Birmingham 2022 is the biggest multi-sport event to be held in the UK since the London 2012 Olympics and it is the largest event ever to be held in the West Midlands region.

Resonance Golf Collection launches with new ‘lifestyle’ vision for golf

Resonance Golf Collection has today been unveiled, during National Golf Week, as the new name for Open Golf Club, a network of 40 golf courses in Europe.

Founded in 1987, Open Golf Club has completely overhauled its identity in 2022 to convey the collection's high-end positioning and establish a new, more modern and inspiring brand image, embarking on a new chapter in the business’ development.

Response to CAS outcome and statement from CJ Ujah

I accept the decision issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport today with sadness. I would like to make it clear that I unknowingly consumed a contaminated supplement and this was the reason why an anti-doping rule violation occurred at the Tokyo Olympic Games. I sincerely regret that this has inadvertently led to the forfeiture of the men’s 4 x 100m relay team’s Olympic silver medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Return of Premier League football sparks spike in data usage on O2 network

The return of Premier League football last night caused a nationwide spike in data traffic on the O2 network from the week before, as fans streamed the games live.
 
Data traffic started to increase after 4pm and began to peak at 6pm.

The busiest hour was 8pm – just before kick-off for the Manchester City vs Arsenal match – where O2 saw a 13% increase in the amount of data used nationwide.
 
The home cities of the four teams playing last night saw differing patterns. Interestingly, Liverpool saw one of the largest spikes (21% at 7pm) as fans hoped for a potential City loss.

Sheffield – 7pm 24% increase in data traffic
Birmingham – 7pm 13% increase in data traffic
Manchester – 8pm 21% increase in data traffic
London – 8pm 11% increase in data traffic 

Brendan O’Reilly, Chief Technology Officer at O2, said: “Our data shows that the football is bringing Britain together again – whether that’s chatting via text or calls, or online sporting ‘Watch Parties’ – with yesterday’s matches allowing us to return to some sense of normality. During lockdown, O2 has doubled elements of our network capacity to ensure Britain stays connected and it’s great to see we’ve been able to help fans watch football again.”
  
Since the lockdown began, O2 has offered its customers 388 million free minutes, as well as 3 million GB of data to NHS employees at the forefront of efforts to battle the coronavirus and rebuild Britain.
 
O2 experienced an initial 25% increase in phone calls as Britons checked on their friends and family, with people spending 30% longer on the phone since lockdown.

Revised route for London 2020 Marathon

It has been announced that this year's London Marathon will take place on a closed-loop circuit around St James's Park.

The event, moved from April because of the coronavirus pandemic, is restricted to elite athletes, who will be in a bio-secure bubble during race week. The finish line will be in its traditional place on The Mall, with no spectator access to the course.

Event director Hugh Brasher said: "We are confident we have created the safest environment for everyone. Sports fans all over the world are eagerly anticipating these great races in this unique environment." The revised route will feature 19.6 laps, taking in The Mall, Horse Guards Parade, Birdcage Walk and the spur road running adjacent to the front of Buckingham Palace.

Kenya's defending champion Eliud Kipchoge will take on Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele, who went within two seconds of Kipchoge's world record last year. In the women's race Brigid Kosgei of Kenya, who beat Briton Paula Radcliffe's long-standing world record in Chicago last October, will also be trying to defend her title in London.

British Paralympic great David Weir will be aiming for a record ninth win in the men's wheelchair race, with course record holder Manuela Schar attempting to follow up her 2019 win in the women's wheelchair race.

Athletes will be tested for Covid-19 four days prior to travel and again on arrival at a hotel outside London, which will be used exclusively by athletes and support staff.

Testing will continue at the hotel until the Friday before the event on October 4.

The hotel was chosen for its 40 acres of grounds where athletes will be able to train during race week. It will be mandatory for everyone inside the bubble to observe social distancing rules and wear face coverings.