Nearly HALF of England’s swimming pools are at risk of being closed by the end of the decade

Nearly HALF of England’s swimming pools are at risk of being closed by the end of the decade in shocking report in the wake of Team GB’s sweeping success at the Tokyo Olympics Almost half of Britain’s swimming pools could be shut down by 2030  A shocking report found only 2,468 facilities could remain amid … Read more

Sadiq Khan reveals he will bid to bring the Olympics back to London’ if he is re-elected as Mayor

Sadiq Khan reveals he will bid to bring the Olympics and Paralympics back to London in 2036 or 2040 with a focus on ‘the most sustainable Games ever’ if he is re-elected as Mayor Sadiq Khan will try to bring the Olympics back to London if he is re-elected  Khan will put together committee to … Read more

Leon Reid, who plans to run at Olympics, appears in court charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine

Sprinter Leon Reid, who is planning to run at the Tokyo Olympics for Ireland, appears in court charged with conspiracy to supply cocaine and permitting his premises to be used in the production of crack cocaine Leon Reid is hoping to sprint for Ireland at the Tokyo Olympics this summer  However, he has now appeared … Read more

Extreme E driver Claudia Hurtgen rolls her car FIVE times during qualifying in Saudi Arabia

Extreme E driver Claudia Hurtgen rolls her car FIVE times during qualifying in Saudi Arabia… but somehow walks away largely unscathed after ONLY biting her tongue in terrifying crash in the desert Claudia Hurtgen’s car skidded sideways in the sand before rolling over five times Thankfully, the German only sustained a bitten tongue as the … Read more

British team who travelled to European Indoor Championships forced to isolate

ENTIRE British athletics team who travelled to European Indoor Championships in Poland are forced to isolate after a staff member tested positive for Covid-19 British athletes who took part at European Championships will have to isolate   A staff member tested positive for Covid after 46 stars flew back from Poland  All members of travelling party … Read more

Terrifying moment a British driver clips a wall and FLIPS his Formula E car in horror crash

Terrifying moment a British driver clips a wall and FLIPS his Formula E car in horror crash in Saudi Arabia Alex Lynn’s Mahindra car hit Mitch Evans’ Jaguar and British driver overturned  Video footage shows he was incredibly lucky to come out relatively unscathed His car was seen flipping in the air and skidding along … Read more

SPORTS AGENDA: BBC under scrutiny over Test coverage… Premier League stars use loophole for a trim

Government regulators are closely monitoring the BBC website’s coverage of the England cricket tour of India, amid concern that the broadcaster is providing commentary on a series for which they have not paid. The BBC are adamant that their Cricket Social audio feed is not a live commentary, but rather discussion and analysis by the … Read more

New fears for Tokyo Olympic games as Japan’s capital reported a daily record of 1,337 new infections

New fears for postponed Tokyo Olympic Games as Japan’s capital reports a daily record of 1,337 new Covid-19 infections A spike in coronavirus cases in Tokyo has raised fresh fears about the Olympics Japan’s capital reported a daily record of 1,337 new infections on Thursday Japan has banned all non-resident foreigners from entering until January … Read more

10 of the most iconic images from a year like no other 

Sport, and its unrivalled sense of drama and escapism, has perhaps never been needed more than in 2020 with the world grinding to a halt amid the coronavirus pandemic. As the deadly virus swept across the world, plunging the vast majority of the planet going into lockdown by March, the sporting year unfolded with a … Read more

Motoracer left red faced after celebrating early with the finish line in sight before coming THIRD

Stand-up comedy! Motoracer is left red faced after he rises from his bike to celebrate with the finish line in sight… only to be finish THIRD after being pipped by two rivals at Superbike Brazil A motoracer was left embarassed after celebrating early before coming third  Andre Verissimo stood up on his bike close to … Read more