Daley on BBC award shortlist
BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Tom Daley, Heather Watson and Jodie Williams are selected from a shortlist of 10 to go forward to the final battle for the 2009 Young Sports Personality of the Year title.
BBC Sport (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Tom Daley, Heather Watson and Jodie Williams are selected from a shortlist of 10 to go forward to the final battle for the 2009 Young Sports Personality of the Year title.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 31/08/2009
There was a late addition yesterday to the cast of World Championship stars who will be parading at the Aviva British Grand Prix at Gateshead International Stadium this afternoon. It is fair to say he was the biggest star in Berlin. Fortunately for Tyson Gay, though, it is not the 6ft 5in Usain Bolt but the 8ft tall Berlino the Bear.
The Herald (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009
Craig Pickering was obliged to watch on in Berlin as Great Britain won bronze in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the World Championships. He spent two weeks there without getting a run.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22/08/2009
• British quartet did well against the Olympic champions • Greg Rutherford's long jump medal hopes were hit by a row over a foul Britain added a fourth medal to their haul last night, as the men's 4x100m relay team took bronze in Berlin. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey brought home the baton in a season's best time of 38.02 sec, the podium finish helped along by the disqualification of the US team...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 22/08/2009
Usain Bolt's amazing performances will surely rank alongside Jesse Owens' heroics 73 years ago.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22/08/2009
• Jamaica claim double gold in 4x100m relays • Rooney predicts medal for British 4x400m team Great Britain claimed their first medal of a frustrating day at the World Championships when the men's 4x100m relay team took bronze behind Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago. With the Americans absent after being disqualified from their semi-final, a medal looked achievable for the British quad of...
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 22/08/2009
Britain denied the World its chance of a climactic showdown between Usain Bolt and Tyson Gay when they contrived to have the American relay team disqualified.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 22/08/2009
It rained down cats-and-dogs-style on the Olympiastadion last night. It was so heavy the javelin throwers had to run for cover and the action was temporarily suspended on day seven of the World Championships. When it resumed, some 40 minutes later, it was no damp squib. Not for Lisa Dobriskey, at any rate.
icWales (Free subscription) | 22/08/2009
BRITAIN failed to add to their medal haul on the seventh day of competition at the World Championships in Berlin.
icWales (Free subscription) | 29/07/2009
HURDLERS David Greene and Rhys Williams will fly the Welsh flag at the World Athletics Championships in Berlin next month.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/07/2009
When London's Games open on 27 July 2012 Team GB will be expected to surpass their Beijing medal haul. Guardian writers ask if the Olympic sports are on course to live up to their billing Athletics Anna Kessel With the talent available, particularly in the track events, British athletics should flourish in 2012, but there are plenty of hurdles yet to overcome. The appointment of Charles van Commenee...
icWales (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Dwain Chambers is determined to keep his young rivals in their place after easily qualifying for the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the UK Championships and World Trials on Friday night.
Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Dwain Chambers is determined to keep his young rivals in their place after easily qualifying for the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the UK Championships and World Trials on Friday night.
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Dwain Chambers is determined to keep his young rivals in their place after easily qualifying for the semi-finals of the 100 metres at the UK Championships and World Trials on Friday night.
icWales (Free subscription) | 21/06/2009
THE Great Britain team go into today’s second day of the inaugural European Team Championships lying first – and the margin of one point would have been much greater but for an injury to Rikki Fifton.