At Sporting Agenda we always enjoy hearing what our sponsored athletes are up to, and Ellie Gudgeon is ready to take on her 2026 season after some seriously impressive results last year. "After a strong finish to 2025, with becoming national open weight champion and British champion, I am hoping to kick start my 2026 season the same way. My 2026 season had a slightly delayed start as I was unwell at the start of the year, so I missed my first ranking competition of the year.

I started playing club football at six, joining my local grassroots team, Thatcham Tornadoes. I don’t remember tactics or formations. I remember oversized kits, shin pads bigger than your legs, mud everywhere, and parents shouting at six-year-olds like they were Premier League superstars. Back then football was just fun. Running after the ball with your friends and not caring about the result. I had no idea those simple times were laying the foundations for everything that ca

Tick, tick, tick...  Is time finally running out for Djokovic to ever reach that elusive record breaking 25th slam? He's already cemented his place in history as one of the all time greats, but there's something a little irritating about being stuck on 24. 25 CAREER SLAMS has a much nicer ring to it.  At the ripe 'old' age of 38, the Serb champ finds himself in unfamiliar territory - no longer the inevitable favourite, he has to be content with the underdog tag, watching his

Elena Rybakina won the 2026 Australian Open women’s title on Saturday with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka. The win was big for her. It was her second Grand Slam title after Wimbledon 2022 and gave her a major boost in rankings and confidence. She played well under pressure, keeping her cool even when Sabalenka seemed in control. The backstory to Rybakina’s win is worth a bit of closer examination: The tennis world has always been replete with ambitiou

The 2026 Formula 1 season is poised to be one of the most significant turning points in the modern history of the sport. Sweeping technical regulation changes, the arrival of major new manufacturers, and the possible final campaigns of legendary drivers - all these factors are combining to create the potential for an entirely new chapter in Formula 1. The biggest change comes in the form of the all-new car designs introduced for 2026. These regulations have been written with

So here we have it: Liam Rosenior (41) has been confirmed as Chelsea Football Club’s new head coach. For many reasons, the Chelsea fanbase and wider football community are asking why. Why has Liam Rosenior been appointed as Chelsea’s sixth manager since the Boehly era began in 2022? To understand this decision, it is best to start with what led to Enzo Maresca’s departure.  Enzo Maresca was appointed in 2024 after guiding Leicester City back to the Premier League, having prev

In a dramatic late twist at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester City were pegged back by Chelsea in stoppage time thanks to the relentless Enzo Fernandez, who poked home the loose ball from close range past Gianluigi Donnarumma, sending the thousands of travelling Chelsea fans into a state of absolute jubilance. With the recent departure of Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca and plans for protests outside of Stamford Bridge later this month, it seemed that this game was one riding on ho

Not so long ago those words would have sounded crazy as racing set about crowning potentially the greatest hurdler the sport has ever known. Blessed with a bombproof temperament, he also had the engine of a jumbo jet and appeared flawless, just like flat racing’s greatest, Frankel. Ground conditions were never a problem for Michael Buckley’s superstar, who put meat on the bones by destroying the 2022 Supreme Novices’ Hurdle field at the Cheltenham Festival, drawing a whopping

Manchester City advance to second place in the Premier League table thanks to yet another Erling Haaland goal, making it 19 goals in all competitions this season for the Norwegian (14 PL, 5 UCL). Jeremy Doku was electric throughout his 74 minutes on the pitch, with 7 completed dribbles and 3 big chances created, topped off with a sumptuous curling strike from 25 yards out that nestled into the far corner past the outstretched Mamardashvili, earning him the Player of the Match

Tottenham missed a big opportunity to move into second place behind Arsenal after a hugely underwhelming home performance, gifting Chelsea three deserved points. Chelsea's dominant record versus Spurs gets ever better thanks to Joao Pedro's clinical finish in the first half, but all the post-match praise on social media goes to the midfield engine Moises Caicedo, who had another sublime performance in the middle of the park for Chelsea, earning him the Player of the Match awa

My mornings usually start by being woken up by the resident cat manager, Splodge, who is the real boss of Furzen Farmhouse. After coffee(s) the horses are fed, and then each horse is checked before turnout; that they look happy, show no signs of stress through the night, are eating normally and walk keenly to the field. All horses go out daily, and we rotate fields regularly to keep the ground fresh and the grazing quality high. Time outside allows the horses to move freely,

I joined Thames Scullers in 2021 through the “Learn to Row” programme, which is held annually in June. Rowing was like nothing I had tried before, and I began with no expectations of what lay ahead. The following five years at the club have proved tremendously enjoyable, providing me with experiences that I will never forget. The club benefits from the expertise of Ric Colborne, a highly knowledgeable and experienced coach, who has won multiple Henley Royal Regatta titles and