Mike Ballard targets improvement at Paracanoe World Cup in Poland
Mike Ballard hopes to clock a personal best time at the ICF Paracanoe World Cup in Poland this week, despite a testing build up to the event.
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Why Coronel has no plans to lift off the throttle in WTCR
Tom Coronel turned 50 earlier this year but, as the charismatic Dutchman is quick to point out, ‘the car doesn’t know how old you are’. For the 2022 WTCR − FIA World Touring Car Cup, the car in question is a Goodyear-equipped Audi RS 3 LMS run under the Comtoyou DHL Team Audi Sport banner. And this is what the WTCR Trophy contender has had to say ahead of WTCR Race of Germany, which takes place on the Nürburgring Nordschleife later this week (May 26-28).
Modern pentathlon’s new obstacle discipline includes monkey bars, tsunami wall
Monkey bars and a tsunami wall could be coming to the Olympics.
Fran Brown backs Swansea Para Series event to boost paratriathlon profile
Former world champion Fran Brown is backing the first ever standalone World Triathlon Para Series event in Swansea to dramatically increase the profile of her sport. The best paratriathletes in the world head to south Wales later this summer and will return to the city through to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Ad/> The event also gives non-elite athletes the chance to take part and PTS2 star Brown, who grabbed global glory in 2019, wants the race on August 6 to push paratriathlon onto a whole new level in this country.
‘I was loving life… and everyone was just miserable’ – Jess Learmonth on why losing doesn’t have to matter
Olympic triathlon relay champion Jess Learmonth says she wishes athletes would be «happier» and stop being so wrapped up in results. Speaking to Orla Chennaoui and Greg Rutherford on the latest episode of Eurosport’s new podcast The Breakdown, Learmonth said her unusual route into triathlon meant she had a different perspective to her rivals. Ad/> Learmonth only got into the sport in her 20s after getting back from travelling, in her own words “a bit porky”, and entering a charity triathlon while working in a supermarket.
Sates claims double gold again as SA swimmers star in Monaco
Matt Sates picked up where he left off on day two of the Mare Nostrum meeting in Monaco on Sunday, adding two more gold medals to his identical haul from Saturday.
Cody Simpson to swim rather than sing at Commonwealth Games
Cody Simpson, who was part of the entertainment line-up in the build-up for the last Commonwealth Games, will be on the programme again for the 2022 edition, this time as a member of Australia’s swimming team.
Huddersfield Town's season should be celebrated regardless of what happens at Wembley
Whether next Sunday ends in triumph or despair for Huddersfield Town one thing is for certain. Whilst the final 90 minutes of the campaign will determine which league the Terriers will be in come August (or the last weekend of July this time thanks to the Qatar World Cup) whether it’s triumph or despair come the final whistle it has been a terrific season. That can be celebrated either way, and it’s the result of several people’s hard work.