Every rugby supporter looks forward to the month of February, as it marks the return of the Six Nations Championship. The same anticipation applies at Under-20 level, and with only a few weeks to go before the opening round of the U20 Six Nations, England U20 have officially launched their 2025 campaign by naming an initial 32-man training squad. Gathered for a four-day camp in Portugal, this selection signals the beginning of a new cycle, with the majority of players unfamiliar with the environment following the mass departure of the 2005-born cohort, who are no longer eligible at this age grade. Read more Read More
The weekend of 10–11 January 2026 saw the best young athletes in the United Kingdom come together for the South of England Championships at the start of the indoor season. At the heart of the action, several names stood out in emphatic fashion: Divine Iheme, Honor Oteng and Michael Maguire all left an indelible mark on the championships, producing performances rarely seen at their respective age groups. With national championships just weeks away and the European U18 Championships on the horizon, the signs could hardly be more encouraging. Read more Read More
With just weeks to go until the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, scheduled from 6 to 22 February, British skeleton is heading into the Games with a level of confidence rarely seen in the recent history of winter sport in the United Kingdom, a nation that has never been a major medal powerhouse on snow and ice. At the European Championships in St. Moritz, Matt Weston delivered continental gold, while Tabitha Stoecker secured silver in the women’s event. Two standout results, achieved on one of the most demanding tracks on the circuit, which further underline British ambitions ahead of the Olympic skeleton competitions, set to take place from 12 to 15 February in Italy. Read more Read More
After eighteen months away from the ring, Amy Broadhurst is back where everything accelerates: at the heart of Great Britain’s Olympic boxing programme. A former World, European and Commonwealth champion, the Dundalk-born boxer has rejoined the GB Boxing setup with the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games firmly in her sights. Read more Read More
At Wolverhampton, the 2025–26 campaign had until now felt like a long and painful trek through the wilderness. No wins, no identity, and barely a flicker of hope. Then Mateus Mané emerged. At just 18, the Portugal-born but England-developed forward has become, in the space of a few weeks, the symbol of a fragile yet genuine revival for the Midlands club, who have collected three times as many points in three matches as they had managed across the rest of the season. Read more Read More
