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Kenyan Sawe runs sub-two-hour in London to make history

2026-04-26T11:22:41+01:00

Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe made history at the London Marathon by becoming the first athlete to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a competitive race.

Glasgow to host the 2027 European Cross Country Championships

2026-04-24T21:33:41+01:00

European Athletics has announced that Glasgow will host the 33rd SPAR European Cross Country Championships in 2027, following a successful bid process led by UK Athletics (UKA).

First athletes announced for the Novuna GB & NI squad for the 2026 European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships

2026-04-23T17:42:16+01:00

UK Athletics can today announce the first athletes selected to represent the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team at the European Athletics Off-Road Running Championships in Ljubljana-Kamnik, Slovenia from 5-7 June.

George Whitehead from Hillside wins 45th McEvoy Trophy in Solihull

2026-04-22T17:51:48+01:00

16-year-old George Whitehead from Hillside has won the 45th Peter McEvoy trophy at Copt Heath Golf Club, Solihull.

Sporting legends visit Sport for Good project ahead of Laureus World Sports Awards

2026-04-22T17:47:20+01:00

Real Madrid legend Luis Figo and Cafu, Brazil’s former World Cup winning captain led a team of Laureus superstars back in the sporting arena today – joining in with the young people of the Fútbol Más project in Madrid – one of six programmes nominated for the Laureus Sport for Good Award at the Laureus World Sports Awards.

Scientists say redesigning ball could reduce heading impact

2026-04-21T09:00:25+01:00

Scientists believe footballs could be designed to reduce the impact of heading after research discovered it caused a pressure wave energy transfer to the brain "comparable to those documented in some military gunshots and blasts".