by Fast Machines | Jul 9, 2017 | Formula One Blog
Almost half the country believes drug-taking is rife in sport, according to “alarming” new research commissioned by UK Anti-Doping. The chief executive of UKAD, Nicole Sapstead, last night warned the industry was at a “critical” juncture after a survey of 2,000...
by Fast Machines | Jul 3, 2017 | Formula One Blog
‘It was like being on a speed train,’ he recalled. ‘I was learning so much: how to deal with TV shows, red carpets, pressure, press, travel. This is where my fitness coach, Pierre, and Mirka, my wife, have been unbelievable. They were the rocks behind the whole...
by Fast Machines | Jul 3, 2017 | Formula One Blog
Martyn Falconer, the head gardener, and his 16 assistants are tending some 50,000 plants including hydrangeas, petunias and lavenders that are designed to give Wimbledon the air of an English garden. The bane of Falconer’s life is the iconic ivy that covers the...
by Fast Machines | Jun 30, 2017 | Formula One Blog
The 11 NGBs appealing to Grainger, who starts as chair of UK Sport this week, are those of archery, badminton, baseball/softball, basketball, fencing, handball, table tennis, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling and wheelchair rugby. They believe there is ‘fat’ in the...
by Fast Machines | Jun 30, 2017 | Formula One Blog
Children have been sexually abused – including by other children – during “initiation rituals” within British sport, the industry’s most senior child protection officer has revealed. In a horrifying twist on the paedophile scandal that has rocked football and other...