London 2012 – Mixed emotions for golden girl Scuadmore
Great Britain’s Carian Scudamore’s European team claimed show jumping gold at the Youth Olympic Games.
The pitiful Olympic mascots sum up this sorry affair | Catherine Bennett
It seems all that counts in 2012 is getting gold medals. So forget any proper investment in sport Weirdly, it was then thought, Tony Blair chose to launch his 2001 manifesto in a school: St Saviour’s and St Olave’s, Southwark. Perhaps forgetting the traditional affinity between deranged leaders and parties of dumbstruck children, Clare Short [...]
GB allowed back into Nations Cup
The Court of Arbitration in Sport backs Great Britain’s appeal against relegation from the elite Nations Cup showjumping competition.
GB showjumping appoints Hoekstra
Rob Hoekstra is appointed the new performance manager of British showjumping.
GB fail in Cup relegation appeal
International equestrian chiefs dismiss an appeal against Great Britain’s relegation from the Nations Cup showjumping competition.
Livingston denied victory by fall
Britain’s Katy Livingston leads the modern pentathlon world championship until a controversial fall in the show jumping ruins her chances.
Stockdale hopeful of GB success
Tim Stockdale is confident of coming away with some medals after being named in the Great Britain squad for the European Dressage and Jumping Championships.
2012 London Olympics social legacy matters more than sport
Yesterday’s PR event featuring the javelin train ride from St Pancras to Stratford seems to have hit its targets, with upbeat talk from Boris, Tessa and Seb finding its way into the Guardian, the Telegraph and across the pond to the Washington Examiner. I’m happy about this: most media negativity about the Games is boring [...]
