Year: 2026

February 11, 2026 Athletics
Divine Iheme, Shaikira King, Lucia Bertacchini and Charlie Chambers have, in turn, left their mark on the recent national championships and indoor meetings with a string of statement performances. After the surge of qualifying marks in the field events, the track has underlined the current depth of British athletics at youth level. European records, continental and global standards, seasonal leads : the United Kingdom heads towards the European U18 Championships and the World U20 Championships with genuine strength in both the sprints and middle-distance events. Read more Read More
February 10, 2026 Athletics
Tito Odunaike, Moyo Stumpenhusen, Emilia Adese or Harley Henry are all among those who have marked a clear turning point for British youth athletics. Over the space of just two days, athletes from across the United Kingdom delivered a remarkable haul of qualifying standards for the European Under-18 Championships and the World Under-20 Championships, while also setting multiple national age-group records. Most strikingly, these breakthrough performances came not on the track, but in the field events – jumps and throws – disciplines in which Britain has traditionally struggled to assert itself at the highest international level. Read more Read More
February 9, 2026 Judo
Eight years after the last British men’s medal on the Paris tatami, British judo has finally returned to the podium on one of the sport’s most iconic stages. Inside the electric atmosphere of the Accor Arena, 21-year-old Ben Levy delivered one of the standout British performances of recent years, securing a bronze medal in the -73kg category at the Paris Grand Slam. His remarkable run included the scalp of reigning world champion Joan-Benjamin Gaba, the darling of the home crowd, in a result that sent shockwaves through the arena. Read more Read More
February 8, 2026 Football
England U15 have confirmed their squad for the February 2026 international window, which will see the Young Lions travel to Cyprus for two friendly fixtures against Cyprus and the United States. Under the guidance of Matt Thorpe, England continue to shape and develop this emerging generation, just a few weeks after the December training camp at St George’s Park, where they faced Iceland, Spain and Italy. England will take on Cyprus on Tuesday 10 February, before meeting the USA on Saturday 14 February. Read more Read More
February 6, 2026 Rugby
England got their 2026 U20 6 Nations campaign off to the perfect start on Friday night at Franklin’s Gardens, producing a victory as symbolic as it was valuable against Wales (19–16). Trailing 16–0 at half-time and forced to play the final quarter with fourteen men, the young English side delivered a remarkable second-half comeback in atrocious weather conditions to turn the contest on its head and claim a statement win. Read more Read More