The last time the Open Championship left mainland Britain was 68 years ago when it was held at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Antrim, Northern Ireland, and this year it leaves for the second time in its 148-year history… returning to Northern Ireland’s flagship course from 18–21 July. The 36-hole club has two links courses,…
After a thrilling weekend of qualifying action at the British Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham last weekend, there will be at least six Scots competing on home soil in Glasgow when the European Athletics Indoor Championships get underway on 1 March 2019. Laura Muir, Chris O’Hare, Zoey Clark, Neil Gourley and Jemma Reekie all booked…
The countdown to the start of the new Formula One season begins in earnest tomorrow as Toro Rosso and Williams launch their new cars for 2019, following on from Haas, who unveiled their VF-19 machine last week. On Tuesday Renault get in on the act, followed by Racing Point, Mercedes and Red Bull on Wednesday,…
The path to the podium has never been easy for British speed skater Elise Christie… despite being a 10 times European gold medalist and the first European woman to win an overall world championship title, her failure to bring back medals from three Olympics has overshadowed what has so far been a highly successful career…
Track cycling has a long pedigree, with the first world championships dating back to Chicago in 1893. Starting out on an amateur footing, separate professional races were held from 1895 and it wasn’t until 1993 in Hamar, Norway, that “open” racing took over. Regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the championships are open to riders…
With Anthony Joshua sitting on top of the world in the heavyweight game, Britain’s enjoying something of a purple patch in the boxing world at the moment. Joshua currently holds the WBA, IBF and WBO belts and is the man to beat in the heavyweight division but Britain also has four other world beaters in…
One of the biggest participation sports in the world not included in the Olympics, squash is played by an estimated 20 million people worldwide in more than 180 countries. This year the World Championships will be held in Chicago, United States, from 23 February to 2 March and will feature 64 of the best male…
The 2018-19 World Championship was the Professional Darts Corporation’s biggest-ever event, featuring 96 players competing for £2.5 million in prize money at London’s iconic Alexandra Palace. Dutchman Michael van Gerwen was at his relentless best in the tournament, seeing off Gary Anderson in the semi-finals before a 7-3 victory over Michael Smith saw him lift…
From Perth in Scotland to Newton Abbot in Devon, there are 60 racecourses in Britain offering great facilities for functions of all descriptions and a fantastic experience for racegoers throughout the year. In Britain horseracing runs for almost 365 days a year with thousands of races taking place and there’s always a meeting going on…
With some of Britain’s top jockeys and trainers in attendance, 2019 got off to a racing start at Bangor-on-Dee Racecourse when the first meeting of the year took place on 8 January, with almost 1,300 guests enjoying an exciting six-race card on a crisp afternoon in North Wales. This year there are 13 more meetings…
