Month: March 2021

Researchers from the University of Arizona compared the brain scans of young male cross country runners to those who haven’t engaged in regular physical activity “Running found to improve brain function”

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has named Edmonton in Canada as the host city for the ITU World Championships Grand Final in 2020. Advertisement The “ITU awards 2020 Grand Final to Edmonton”

London — International lawyer Amal Clooney is to spearhead a team of global law experts providing assistance to Philippines journalist Maria Ressa, a London-based law “Amal Clooney takes on case of persecuted Philippines journalist Maria Ressa”

Only two weeks after announcing the launch of Long Course Weekend in Jervis Bay, Australia Activity Wales Events have announced it will have another European event in “Long Course Weekend comes to Mallorca”

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo won’t face criminal charges after a woman accused him of raping her at a Las Vegas Strip resort in 2009, reports “Las Vegas DA declines to bring charges against Cristiano Ronaldo for alleged rape”

Alistair Brownlee has come second, behind tennis world number one and 2016 Wimbledon winner Andy Murray, at BBC Sports Personality of the Year. In third “Ali Brownlee comes 2nd at SPOTY”

Kinshasa, Congo — The 1-year-old daughter of the man who died of Ebola in Congo’s major city of Goma this week has the disease, the “Rwanda closes border with Congo amid rising Ebola fears, new case”

Boardman Bikes have been granted planning permission to build a new performance centre near Evesham in Worcesterhire. The centre will include a cycling specific wind “Boardman gets approval for revolutionary new performance centre”

Alistair and Jonny Brownlee have just faced their greatest challenge ever – forget going 70.3, forget Olympics, forget SPOTY – the real question is ‘who “Ali and Jonny take on the HUUB Waterslide Challenge…”

Thanks to Sony our competition package for the 220 Awards prize draw now includes a framed signed Brownlee tri-suit, worn by Jonny at WTS Cape “Win a framed Brownlee-signed tri-suit”