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21 August 2001
Triathletes in form across Europe
Simon Lessing and Annie Emmerson made it a British double at the European Triathlon Cup in Geneva on Sunday, whilst 19-year-old Anne...
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21 August 2001
Light winds dent British challenge
The start of the 2001 Mistral World Championships was delayed yesterday by the light winds across Europe. Great Britain's Nick Demps...
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20 August 2001
Pinsent & Cracknell take control
A round-up of the first day's action at the 2001 World Rowing Championships in Switzerland, which saw Great Britain's James Cracknel...
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20 August 2001
Extreme conditions test sailors
The Saronic Gulf Regatta got underway in Athens yesterday - an early chance for Great Britain's Lottery-funded sailing squad to expe...
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19 August 2001
Valuing Sport - have your say now
What do you think about sporting conduct? Do current sportsmen and women uphold the traditions of fair play, and whose responsibili...
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17 August 2001
UNIQUE DOUBLE FOR DANIEL GREAVES
Paralympic Silver medallist Daniel Greaves is set to make history this weekend as he achieves a unique double.
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17 August 2001
US ANTI-DOPING AGENCY HITS QUALITY MARK
Michele Verroken, Director of Anti-Doping at UK Sport, has welcomed the international accreditation of the United States Anti-Doping...
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16 August 2001
Jowell commissions Domesday book
A Domesday Book of all the sporting facilities in England is to be drawn up, Tessa Jowell - the Secretary of State for Culture, Medi...
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16 August 2001
Brits line up for Half Marathon trials
The UK trial for the World Half Marathon Championships - being staged in Bristol in October and supported by UK Sport's World Class ...
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16 August 2001
The Road to Athens: Sarah Wilhelmy
100m runner Sarah Wilhelmy, who burst onto the athletics stage at the age of 13, reflects on world championship month in her latest ...
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16 August 2001
Work starts on Scottish Institute hub
Construction work has started on the £1.1m operations 'hub' in Stirling which will become the nerve centre of the Scottish Institute...
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15 August 2001
Hemmings out to recapture world title
The 9th Canoe Marathon World Championships take place in Stockton-on-Tees in a little over two weeks and Great Britain's Anna Hemmin...
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14 August 2001
Dempsey eighth at Mistral Europeans
Nick Dempsey continued his preparation for the Mistral (Windsurfing) World Championships that begin in Athens on Friday, finishing e...
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14 August 2001
Davies takes first women's pursuit title
Emma Davies won her first women's pursuit title after defending champion Yvonne McGregor withdrew from the final through injury on t...
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14 August 2001
Archers on target at World Champs
The Great Britain team returned home from the World Archery Championships for the Disabled with five medals. Meanwhile the British t...
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14 August 2001
Elite status for Golf and Judo
The Scottish Institute of Sport - part of the UK Sports Institute network - has announced the inclusion of golf & judo as core sport...
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13 August 2001
And finally... the good news
Eagle-eyed sporting patriots will have spotted that it was not all doom and gloom last week, as two Lottery-backed sports - rowing a...
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13 August 2001
New National Centre for Bisley
The new National Shooting Centre at Bisley, which will stage the shooting competition at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, was officially...
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10 August 2001
Team announced for Water Ski Worlds
Five-time World Slalom Champion Andy Mapple heads the British Water Ski team for the 2001 World Championships in Italy, which has ju...
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09 August 2001
World stage for UK Sports Institute
Dr Scott Drawer, Research Analyst at the UK Sports Institute, delivered a presentation on developments in the UK at the official ope...
