Year: 2026

June 30, 2026 Cricket
Cricket’s return to the Olympic Games is edging ever closer, and the British team will be part of it. Thanks to England’s performances at the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, the United Kingdom has officially secured its place at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. The qualification rewards England’s campaign at the ongoing World Cup, where they will face South Africa in the semi-finals on 2 July, while also marking another significant milestone in the return of a sport that has been absent from the Olympic programme since 1900. Read more Read More
June 29, 2026 Athletics
At the British trials for the European U18 Championships in Cardiff, young sprinter Ethan Heggarty stormed to victory in the 200m in 20.51 (+2.0), an outstanding performance that lifts him to second on the all-time British U18 rankings. Now the fastest European and world U18 athlete this year, Heggarty will head to the European U18 Championships as the overwhelming favourite. Read more Read More
June 25, 2026 Tennis
Toby Samuel and Jack Draper will both be in the semi-finals at Eastbourne. Just a few days before Wimbledon, the British tournament delivered a particularly successful day for home tennis, with two British players booking their places in the final four of the men’s draw. Toby Samuel, one of the revelations of the week on the grass at Devonshire Park, confirmed his irresistible momentum by seeing off Juan Manuel Cerundolo. Jack Draper, meanwhile, continued his highly encouraging return to competition by dispatching Gabriel Diallo in authoritative fashion. Read more Read More
June 23, 2026 Tennis
Jack Draper rediscovered the feel of competition and, above all, the taste of victory. Absent from the tour for the past two months, the British made a fairly convincing return on Monday as he beat Marcos Giron in straight sets (6-4, 7-6) in the first round of the ATP 250 event in Eastbourne. Just days before Wimbledon, the win comes as a welcome relief for the former world No. 4, who has been held back by injuries for several months and is finally back on grass. It also marked the first official match of his new partnership with Andy Murray, who was in his player box for the occasion. Read more Read More
June 22, 2026 Athletics
In Eugene, at the Nike Outdoor Nationals, Jake Odey-Jordan claimed the European U20 100m record with less than two months to go before the World U20 Championships. The 18-year-old British athlete stormed to victory in 10.01 and wiped Christophe Lemaitre’s 10.04, set by the Frenchman back in 2009, from the record books. Read more Read More