The Phoenix Newspaper UK | Latest news in UK | Positive news | Inspiring The Next Generation https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/news/sport/feed/atom/ 2026-04-01T22:04:41+01:00 Phoenix Newspaper The Phoenix Newspaper UK | Latest news in UK | Positive news | Inspiring The Next Generation Man paralyzed after car crash learns to walk again and is now a teacher 2026-03-31T21:36:49+01:00 2026-03-31T21:36:49+01:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/man-paralyzed-after-car-crash-learns-to-walk-again-and-is-now-a-teacher Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/OVERSEAS_-_Man_paralyzed_after_car_crash_learns_to_walk_again_and_is_now_a_teacherI_-_Copy.png" /></p><p>Ronnie “Tre” Lawson, an educator from Macon, Georgia, in the U.S.A., who survived a 2017 car crash that caused a spinal cord injury, is living beyond what doctors first expected.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/OVERSEAS_-_Man_paralyzed_after_car_crash_learns_to_walk_again_and_is_now_a_teacherI_-_Copy.png" /></p><p>Ronnie “Tre” Lawson, an educator from Macon, Georgia, in the U.S.A., who survived a 2017 car crash that caused a spinal cord injury, is living beyond what doctors first expected.</p> Kerr eyes mile WR and Lyles return to Rome as world champions plot final course 2026-03-31T21:32:53+01:00 2026-03-31T21:32:53+01:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/kerr-eyes-mile-wr-and-lyles-return-to-rome-as-world-champions-plot-final-course Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_Kerr_eyes_mile_WR_and_Lyles_return_to_Rome_as_world_champions_plot_final_course.png" /></p><p>A week on from the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, the world's best athletes are turning their attention to the outdoor season and the 2026 Wanda Diamond League campaign.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_Kerr_eyes_mile_WR_and_Lyles_return_to_Rome_as_world_champions_plot_final_course.png" /></p><p>A week on from the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, the world's best athletes are turning their attention to the outdoor season and the 2026 Wanda Diamond League campaign.</p> Rodrigue Kwizera sets fifth fastest time in 2026, breaks race and national record to defend title at the Generali Prague Half Marathon 2026-03-29T22:15:51+01:00 2026-03-29T22:15:51+01:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/rodrigue-kwizera-sets-fifth-fastest-time-in-2026-breaks-race-and-national-record-to-defend-title-at-the-generali-prague-half-marathon Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_Rodrigue_Kwizera_sets_fifth_fastest_time_in_2026_breaks_race_and_national_record_to_defend_title_at_the_Generali_Prague_Half_Marathon.png" /></p><p>The 2026 Generali Prague Half Marathon delivered a spectacular morning of elite racing and cosmopolitan feel as 17,000 runners from 117 nationalities took to the streets of the Czech capital under chilly but sunny skies, with temperatures ranging from 1°C to 10°C.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_Rodrigue_Kwizera_sets_fifth_fastest_time_in_2026_breaks_race_and_national_record_to_defend_title_at_the_Generali_Prague_Half_Marathon.png" /></p><p>The 2026 Generali Prague Half Marathon delivered a spectacular morning of elite racing and cosmopolitan feel as 17,000 runners from 117 nationalities took to the streets of the Czech capital under chilly but sunny skies, with temperatures ranging from 1°C to 10°C.</p> World Indoor Champion Josh Kerr targets mile record at Novuna London Athletics Meet 2026-03-28T21:41:50+00:00 2026-03-28T21:41:50+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/world-indoor-champion-josh-kerr-targets-mile-record-at-novuna-london-athletics-meet Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_World_Indoor_Champion_Josh_Kerr_targets_mile_record_at_Novuna_London_Athletics_Meet.png" /></p><p>Newly crowned World Indoor&nbsp;3000m&nbsp;Champion, Josh&nbsp;Kerr,&nbsp;has&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;that he will&nbsp;attempt to break the men’s mile world record at the Novuna London Athletics Meet, part of the Wanda Diamond League series, on Saturday 18 July.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_World_Indoor_Champion_Josh_Kerr_targets_mile_record_at_Novuna_London_Athletics_Meet.png" /></p><p>Newly crowned World Indoor&nbsp;3000m&nbsp;Champion, Josh&nbsp;Kerr,&nbsp;has&nbsp;confirmed&nbsp;that he will&nbsp;attempt to break the men’s mile world record at the Novuna London Athletics Meet, part of the Wanda Diamond League series, on Saturday 18 July.</p> Record 15 marketing and merchandising partners to support 2026 BAL season 2026-03-27T22:43:30+00:00 2026-03-27T22:43:30+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/record-15-marketing-and-merchandising-partners-to-support-2026-bal-season Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/1SPORT.png" /></p><p>The Basketball Africa League (BAL) have announced that a record 15 marketing and merchandising partners, including five new partners, will support the 2026 BAL season that tips off today at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, in South Africa.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/1SPORT.png" /></p><p>The Basketball Africa League (BAL) have announced that a record 15 marketing and merchandising partners, including five new partners, will support the 2026 BAL season that tips off today at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, in South Africa.</p> Statement made on Wanda Diamond League meeting in Doha 2026-03-27T22:09:48+00:00 2026-03-27T22:09:48+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/statement-made-on-wanda-diamond-league-meeting-in-doha Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_Statement_made_on_Wanda_Diamond.jpg" /></p><p>The Wanda Diamond&nbsp;League meeting in Doha is currently scheduled to go ahead as planned on May 8, but the Diamond League continues to monitor the situation in Doha, working in close coordination with meeting organisers, the Qatar Athletics Federation, the relevant authorities in Qatar and World Athletics.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/SPORT_-_Statement_made_on_Wanda_Diamond.jpg" /></p><p>The Wanda Diamond&nbsp;League meeting in Doha is currently scheduled to go ahead as planned on May 8, but the Diamond League continues to monitor the situation in Doha, working in close coordination with meeting organisers, the Qatar Athletics Federation, the relevant authorities in Qatar and World Athletics.</p>