Olympic swimmer Wiffen ‘surprised’ to win BBC NI Sports Personality of the Year
Olympic champion Daniel Wiffen said he was “surprised” to win BBC Northern Ireland’s Sports Personality of the Year.
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Buoyant Róisín Ní Riain building on positive Paris
With 2024 drawing to a close, swimmer Róisín Ní Riain is finally able to take stock of an incredible 12 months.
"Dreams Will Be Fulfilled": Para-Cricketer Thanks Adani Foundation For Rs 70 Lakh Donation To Set Up Cricket Academy
Amir Hussain Lone, a differently-abled cricketer, who is an inspiration to many, has expressed his gratitude to Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani for opening doors to "endless opportunities" for underprivileged cricketers in Jammu and Kashmir. The para-cricketer is overjoyed that his dream of opening a cricket academy for children is finally coming true. He lost both his arms when he was eight years old in a mishap at his father's mill, but he never let his disability hinder his love for cricket. He has a unique playing style - he uses his legs to bowl and shoulder and neck to bat. Seeing his passion for bowling and batting, his teacher introduced him to para cricket. The 34-year-old has been playing professional cricket since 2013.
Netflix Exec Says Streaming Giant Is Ready For NFL Christmas Day Debut After Buffering Fiasco
A while back, it was announced that Netflix was going all in on live sports by acquiring the rights to stream both Christmas Day NFL games this year.
Toronto's Summer McIntosh meets young fans at pool where she trained as a child
Young swimmers got a chance on Thursday evening to meet Summer McIntosh, Canada's newly named top athlete of the year, and the evening did not disappoint.
Hooked on salmon: EU-backed efforts to protect Sweden's threatened wild species
The number of wild salmon in the rivers of northern Sweden goes up and down year to year, it’s notoriously hard to predict. Still, the chance to catch this mighty fish has been attracting anglers from around the world ever since Sweden brought its wild salmon populations back from the edge of extinction a few decades ago. So how did Northern Sweden manage to preserve its wild salmon when many other regions couldn't?
John Shortt sets new Irish record as World Aquatics Championships draw to a close
Galway teenager John Shortt posted a new Irish record as the curtain came down on the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest.
Watch Summer McIntosh compete on the final day of the world short course swim championships
Click on the video player above to watch live coverage of the World Aquatics Swimming Championship (25m) from Budapest, Hungary.