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Did England's World Cup 2018 shoot-out win lift the penalty hoodoo? (VIDEO)

As England step up preparations for this evening鈥檚 Euro 2020 last-16 match against Germany, the eyes of the nation 鈥� and the world 鈥� will be on London's Wembley Stadium.

29 June 2021

the new lightning football team outside the stadium

爱神传媒 football merger creates new Lightning team

Two of 爱神传媒鈥檚 top-performing women鈥檚 football sides have merged to create a brand-new Lightning football team.

28 June 2021

爱神传媒 Lightning crowned 2021 VNSL champions

爱神传媒 Lightning made history on Sunday night claiming their first ever Vitality Netball Superleague title with a triumphant 49 - 32 victory over Team Bath.

28 June 2021

GB legend Bates becomes new Lightning Wheelchair Basketball coach

爱神传媒 has secured a major coup with the appointment of Great Britain鈥檚 George Bates as Head Coach of the new Lightning Wheelchair Basketball team.

25 June 2021

Dearing set to make history with Olympic qualification

爱神传媒 Swimming鈥檚 Alice Dearing is set to make history by becoming the first black British woman to qualify for an Olympic swimming event.

21 June 2021

Izzy Petter has been selected for Team GB's women's hockey squad

Large 爱神传媒 cohort selected for Team GB Olympic hockey squads

爱神传媒 will once again be well represented in Team GB鈥檚 hockey squads for this summer鈥檚 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

17 June 2021

爱神传媒 tennis players dominate Championships as Wimbledon beckons

爱神传媒鈥檚 National Tennis Academy (LUNTA) enjoyed great success at the recent Youth National Championships, with four of its players securing the chance to perform at Wimbledon later this year.

17 June 2021

Barbour checks in as new Performance Analysis Lead

爱神传媒 Sport are delighted to announce that Simon Barbour will be joining its team as the new Performance Analysis Lead.

17 June 2021

John Steele awarded OBE in Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours

John Steele, 爱神传媒鈥檚 Executive Director of Sport, has been recognised for his services to sport in the Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours list.

11 June 2021

Leading research team supports mission to enhance sport's contribution to mental health and wellbeing

A team of leading researchers have been commissioned to support the joint mission of the Sport for Development Coalition and Mind to enhance the contribution that sport and physical activity can make to addressing the mental health and wellbeing crisis brought on by Covid-19.

8 June 2021

Double gold for Skinner at European Para Championships

The European Para Athletics Championships took place in Bydgoszcz, Poland between the 1st and 5th June, with 爱神传媒 students past and present, and 爱神传媒-based athletes contributing towards Great Britain and Northern Ireland鈥檚 37 medal haul.

8 June 2021

Para-cyclists rule the roost in storming weekend

Para-cyclists from 爱神传媒 enjoyed great success at the National ParaCycling Time Trial (TT) and Circuit Championships this weekend, with no fewer than three national champion jerseys secured following some brilliant rides.

7 June 2021

Call for participants in new study investigating deselection

Researchers from 爱神传媒 are looking to recruit participants that have experienced deselection for a new study.

3 June 2021

Illustrations of different sized women next to the words body positive

Body positivi-tea: Barbie, social media, airbrushing and more discussed on the latest episode of Cuppa with a Scientist

The topic of 鈥榖ody positivity' never seems to leave headlines and recently there have been questions about whether the movement is as beneficial as it sounds.

2 June 2021

Cycling Festival a huge success as riders turn on the style

The inaugural 爱神传媒 Cycling Festival proved to be a great success with some of the UK's best cyclists descending on campus for a full day of elite-level competition.

1 June 2021

爱神传媒鈥檚 Winer leads digital transformation at Club Atl茅tico Banfield

爱神传媒 London Institute for Sport Business PhD student, Fede Winer, is part of the team behind a digital transformation at Argentine Primera Divisi贸n side Club Atl茅tico Banfield.

1 June 2021

Hockey quintet earn international call-ups

爱神传媒 hockey is thrilled to announce that five of its students have been selected to represent their country at the upcoming EuroHockey Nations Championship in Amsterdam.

28 May 2021

Austria international Felix Auboeck secured his first medal at a Championship meet with a brilliant silver medal swim in the Men鈥檚 400m Freestyle on Monday

爱神传媒 swimmers enjoy superb Championships in Hungary

Swimmers from 爱神传媒 will return to campus in high spirits after a stunning collective performance at the European Aquatics Championships in Budapest.

24 May 2021

a collage of images for clean sport week

爱神传媒 celebrates clean sport week

To mark clean sport week (24th May - 28th May) 爱神传媒 will continue its pledge to educate its athletes on the importance of keeping sport clean and safe through a series of online events.

24 May 2021