Summer Sports





Kirin Cup won by Japan's Iron Ladies

By David Gold

142462283April 12 - World champions Japan (pictured in blue) laid down a marker for the London 2012 women's football tournament with a 4-1 win over Brazil (pictured in yellow) to lift the Kirin Cup in Kobe.










Ping! initiative back on the table for 2012

By Tom Degun

Ping table_tennis_ballApril 9 - Sport England have today launched a new initiative to boost recreational table tennis across the country with £250,000 ($397,000/€304,000) of National Lottery funding having been set aside to pay for public ping pong tables in a project titled "Ping! the Public".

Akabusi appointed first BMBA patron

By David Gold

Kriss Akabusi_April_8April 9 – Britain's former European champion athlete Kriss Akabusi (pictured) has been announced as the first ever patron of the British Masters Basketball Association (BMBA).