John Lane makes Athletics Weekly

For two weeks on the trot, one of my pictures has made it into the results section of Athletics Weekly - first KJT and now the record-breaking John Lane.

It is always nice to see your work published and it makes me look forward to the UK Indoor Athletic Championships at the EIS Sheffield on 8th/9th February even more!

Jessica Ennis selfies

Nice to see Jess Ennis out at the EIS Sheffield on Sunday watching the young GB team competing at the Combined Event.  She looked very radiant with no sign yet of a bump...and gave everyone plenty of time for chats and snaps.

As soon as she appeared trackside a host of Spanish and then French athletes mobbed her for selfies and then persuaded Toni Minichiello to take group photographs.  It was very flavoursome of the great atmosphere at the event.

More photos from the event are at: Andy Chubb Photography

The match reports can be accessed at: British Athletics

Athletics Weekly covers Katarina Johnson-Thompson's personal bests at the Northern Athletics Indoor Championships

Athletics Weekly decided to publish one of my pictures of Katarina Johnson-Thompson in the edition for 23rd January 2014 (page 43):

 

Go KJT!  On track for a great year in 2014!

Fantastic results from the International Indoor Match Combined Events 2014

There was a fine weekend of athletics (fine also because it was indoors and not subject to the cold and wet of Sheffield in late January) at the EIS on Sat 25th and Sun 26th January 2014.

The highlight came at the end of Sunday as it was confirmed that John Lane (City of Sheffield) had broken the long-standing GB Men's Heptathlon record by 4 points.

GB Senior Mens Team (Left to Right): Ben Gregory, John Lane, Ashley Bryant,  Richard Reeks



More photos can be seen at: Andy Chubb Photography

Results are available at: http://gb.athletics-uk.org

Ronnie O'Sullivan - the undisputed master

Following his 10-4 victory at the Masters Snooker at Alexandra Palace last weekend which followed hot on the heels of his 6-2 semi-final victory over Stephen Maguire, Ronnie O'Sullivan is sitting comfortably on the top of the pile.

His quarter-final 6-0 win over Ricky Walden came on the back of over 500 points without reply and commentators and players alike are full of praise for his consistency and the fluidity of his shot-making.  When O'Sullivan plays snooker like this, it looks like he is playing another game. It is the same as watching Arsenal at their pass-the-ball-into-the-net best or Ali in the ring or Jack Nicklaus tearing apart a golf course.

He fully deserves all the praise for giving so much enjoyment to the watching public in the beauty of his performances.  Personally, I cannot wait to see him return to the Crucible in April.

See more snooker photos at: http://www.peverilphoto.com/section665568_549149.html

Fantastic Personal Best performances from Katarina Johnson-Thompson at the Northern Athletics Indoor Championships

Katarina Johnson Thompson (Liverpool Harriers & AC) kicked off 2014 in spectacular style with three personal bests at the Northern Athletics Indoor Championships in Sheffield.

Competing at the EIS in the Senior Women categories, she posted scores that will further enhance her potential heptahthlete performances.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Liverpool Harriers & AC) on her way to recording a personal best of 12.49m in the Senior Women Shot Putt Final.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Liverpool Harriers & AC) winning her heat of the Senior Women 60m in a new personal best of 7.50 seconds.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Liverpool Harriers & AC) on her way to winning the Senior Women 60m Hurdles Final in a new personal best of 8.40 seconds.

More photos from the event can be found at: http://www.peverilphoto.com/section665568_606577.html

Results can be found at:  Northern Athletics

Louise Hazel considering Commonwealth Games comeback

Heptathlete Louise Hazel has confirmed she is considering making a comeback for this year's Commonwealth Games.  Hazel said in September that she was retiring, but described Jessica Ennis-Hill's announcement of her pregnancy as a "game changer".  The 28-year-old current Commonwealth champion said "the temptation is there" to defend her title in Glasgow later this year.  "My body is still in good shape. It's definitely something I'm not ruling out."

Jessica Ennis-Hill announced last Friday that she was expecting her first child and would miss the Glasgow Games in late July.  Louise Hazel, who won gold in Delhi in 2010, will consider a welcome return over the coming weeks.

Jessica Ennis, a new reason to smile

Congratulations to Jessica and Andy Ennis-Hill on the announcement of their happy news that Jess is pregnant.

Bit of a disappointment for all those athletics fans who were hoping to see her compete this year, especially at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow this summer.  All the best, and look forward to see you trackside again soon.