London Sports
English folk are mad about sports and you’ll find plenty of interesting stories from the field of play here.
London Tree-Athlon
The charity Trees for Cities is holding a fund raising run called the Tree-Athlon this Saturday 15 September in Battersea Park. Originally set up in 1993 as Trees for London it now has tree projects in cities throughout the UK, Eastern Europe and East Africa and has helped plant and protect over 450,000 trees in London.
The Tree-Athlon is a 5km race that goes all around Battersea Park and doubles back on itself along the riverside.
Date: September 13th, 2007 |
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Tour of Britain
The Tour de France was a huge success this July when it brought out around 2 million people onto the streets of London to watch its Prologue and 1st Stage, so it’ll be interesting to see the numbers who turn out for the Prologue stage of the 2007 Tour of Britain which takes place at Crystal Palace on Sunday 9 September.
Crystal Palace certainly doesn’t have the glamour of riding around central London and the Tour of Britain is definitely a small event compared to the French equivalent,
Date: September 5th, 2007 |
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The Great River Race
The 20th Great River Race takes place on the River Thames on Saturday 8 September. This unique race is open to any traditional style, coxed boat, propelled by a minimum of four oars or paddles, without sliding seats or riggers who race over a 22 mile stretch of the Thames from Richmond in Surrey to Island Gardens in Tower Hamlets, opposite the Cutty Sark at Greenwich.
Around 300 boats and crews will be taking part this year competing for prizes in 35 different classes
Date: September 3rd, 2007 |
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Rugby World Cup Final and Semi-final tickets
The Rugby World Cup starts next week in France with the final taking place six weeks later on 20 October in Paris. Yesterday the Organising Committee of the Rugby World Cup 2007 released 15,000 more tickets for the two semi-finals and final to the general public. All three games are at the Stade de France in Paris, with the semis on 13 and 14 October.
If you’re interested in buying these tickets try one of the websites below or the telephone number. Having a little French might help.
www.france2007.fr
Date: August 30th, 2007 |
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Review into travel to London’s sports stadiums
The London Assembly has launched an investigation and consultation into the travel arrangements in place for sports fans travelling to events in London. According to the Assembly around 250,000 people go to sports stadiums in London on an average autumn weekend but there’s no one in charge of actually making sure that adequate transport is available to move them around.
As part of this review they want to hear the fans stories of travelling to football, rugby, cricket and tennis matches in the capital and what could be done to improve them.
Date: August 15th, 2007 |
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Turbo Tennis at the O2
Taking a leaf out of cricket’s book and their crash-bang Twenty20 form of the game, this Saturday 15 September the O2 Arena in Greenwich stages the Betfair Turbo Tennis tournament, a souped up version of the game you see at Wimbledon.
This one day event with a $100,000 first prize involves 30 minute matches with strict time limits between points, games and matches, and forfeits for delaying play. There are no net cords and a game goes to sudden death if it reaches deuce. Like the Twenty20 cricket they’ll be loud music played
Date: September 11th, 2007 |
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Rugby World Cup 2007 and where to watch it
The Rugby World Cup 2007 starts this Friday 7 September when the hosts France play Argentina at the Stade de France in Paris. This is the sixth Rugby World Cup, it takes place every four years and England are the reigning world champions after beating Australia in the 2003 final in Sydney.
This year’s tournament involves 20 countries playing 48 games over six weeks with the final being played in Paris on 20 October. The interest in the UK will be huge
Date: September 5th, 2007 |
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Scrum in the Park
The England rugby team are taking time out from preparing for their first game in the upcoming World Cup to take part in O2’s Scrum in the Park day, this Sunday 2 September in Regent’s Park. It’s happening on the eastern side of the park from 12noon-6pm and is a day of activities for the whole family that’s free to attend.
The Scrum in the Park is split into different zones, a Kids Zone, an RFU Go Play Rugby Activity Zone, a Guinness Premiership Rugby area, a main pitch and the O2 Blueroom where fans can get some VIP treatment.
Date: August 30th, 2007 |
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London Marathon applications open
Entry forms are now available for the next London Marathon which takes place on 13 April 2008. If you’re masochistic enough to want to join the almost 40,000 runners who take part and feel like putting in four or five months of training this winter, now’s the time to get your entry in.
For UK based runners you can get an entry form in a free magazine called Marathon News which is available from all major high street sports stores. The London Marathon accepted online entries this year but only from the first 10,000 entrants. If you live overseas and want to apply you need to do it through Sports Tours International who are the London Marathon’s Official Overseas Entry Agent.
Date: August 28th, 2007 |
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Race of Champions at Wembley Stadium
Tickets are on sale for this year’s Race of Champions event at Wembley Stadium in December. The Race of Champions brings together drivers and racers from all forms of motorsport to see who’s the fastest. The competitors use the exactly the same cars on a parallel track so that the drivers talent behind the wheel becomes the deciding factor.
In previous years the likes of F1 Champion Michael Schumacher, NASCAR Champion Jeff Gordon, MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, Le Mans 24 Hours winner Tom Kristensen and many other top racers and rally drivers have taken part.
Date: August 15th, 2007 |
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