Middle-distance racing’s finest pro and age-group athletes descended on Zell-Am-See in Austria today for the tenth edition of the Ironman 70.3 World Championships and its debut sojourn in Europe. And, after wins for Germany’s Sebastian Kienle in 2012 and ’13 and Spanish superstar Javier Gomez in 2014, Europe’s hold on the men’s title was maintained,…
Robin Brew, co-founder of the 220 Race Series: “Graham was one of the original good guys in the early days of triathlon in the UK and Europe. His heart was in the sport for the greater good of athletes and the wider promotion of triathlon. His contribution helped shape the Bath Triathlon and subsequent BBC…
Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) has lost the battle against minimum wage increases set in motion by Katherine Wynne, but the business lobby group will likely win the war against minimum wage workers with Doug Ford on its side. In a news release entitled “Ontario Chamber Calls on Provincial Government to Immediately Repeal Bill 148”…
It has snowed in some parts of the Great White North. Already. Mama nature is pretty much leaving us no choice but to seek refuge via blanket forts and Netflix bingeing. Along with mourning the lack of feeling in our extremities with the chilly temps, we’ll also be grieving the loss of “House of Cards.”…
Giuseppe Conte, the Italian prime minister, said five European Union nations have stepped forward to help resolve the latest impasse involving migrants stuck at sea on a humanitarian ship. But he bemoaned the lack of a systematic EU way to deal with migrant rescues. Mr Conte said that the crisis over the Sea-Watch 3, which has…
Dutch board sports retailer Brunotti is opening an office for its sales activities in the UK and Ireland . The company is joining forces with Blue Brands UK Ltd, which was established by Nigel Codron, former UK country manager for Oxbow. Codron will take responsibility for the label immediately and is currently presenting the autumn/winter…
The cream of the sizeable pro athlete field today assembled in Puerto del Carmen ahead of the 25th edition of the Club La Santa Ironman Lanzarote on Saturday 21st May, which included world champion Jan Frodeno, Brits David McNamee and Carolin Livesey and Olympian Ivan Rana. Advertisement Ironman officials hailed the 52-strong pro athlete field as “the strongest…
By now, you’ve probably seen the videos: dark skies, illuminated by exploding balls of light, like alien spaceships doing battle or a terrifying fireworks display, scored by air raid sirens. This is the view of Israel’s Iron Dome, the aerial defense system the country uses to intercept incoming short-range rockets. The intensifying conflict this week…
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today joined players and leadership from leagues around the world in welcoming the landmark decision by the hosts of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games to propose adding baseball/softball among five new sports for the Games in 2020. Tokyo 2020 said in a statement: “This package…
Présidente de Lucasfilm depuis le rachat de la société par Disney en octobre 2012, la productrice Kathleen Kennedy restera à la tête du studio pendant encore au moins 3 ans. Ainsi que l’a récemment annoncé le Hollywood Reporter, la légendaire productrice Kathleen Kennedy dont l’impressionnante carrière a longtemps croisé celles de Steven Spielberg et de George Lucas,…