British Clubs Leagues

Wensum keep pace with champions Drumchapel at WBCL weekend one

Wensum matched defending champions Drumchapel Glasgow stride-for-stride at the first weekend of Women’s British Clubs League.

GB performance

Strong GB squad for ITTF World Para Championships

Reigning men’s class 7 World champion Will Bayley, men’s class 1 European champion Rob Davies and women’s class 7 European champion Bly Twomey head a 12-strong British team that will compete in the 2026 ITTF World Para Table Tennis Championships in Pattaya, Thailand from November 13-19.

October 29, 2026 | Francesca Bullock
British Clubs Leagues

Rivals aiming to topple Drumchapel Glasgow as WBCL returns

Who can stop Drumchapel Glasgow? That is the question five other teams will be asking when the Women’s British Clubs League gets under way this weekend.

October 27, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
Para table tennis

Aaron McKibbin and Jack Hunter-Spivey take big titles at Para Nationals

Aaron McKibbin and Jack Hunter-Spivey took the Open Standing and Open Wheelchair titles respectively at the 2026 Michael Hawkesworth British Para Table Tennis National Championships held at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.

October 19, 2026 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Gold for GB’s Lowri Hurd and Rob Davies in Spain

Teenager Lowri Hurd took gold in the women’s class 9 singles and European champion Rob Davies followed up his gold medal in France last month by taking gold in the men’s class 1 singles at the ITTF World Para Future Region de Murcia in Spain today.

October 7, 2026 | Francesca Bullock
Equality and Diversity

Can you help with Over 50s Black Men Forum research project?

O5BM is developing Across the Table That Takes Me Back Home, a heritage project exploring these personal journeys alongside the wider history of how table tennis reached and developed in the countries and communities connected to our members.

October 6, 2026 | Enitan Kane
Equality and Diversity

‘Sometimes it begins with a table tennis bat’ – community group expands

Over 50s Black Men Forum (O50BM) officially launched its new O5BM Birmingham Community Table Tennis Centre at Handsworth Wellbeing Centre this month.

September 25, 2026 | Chidi Umeano
International

Both English players take medals at Parkinson’s French Open

There was success for both English players who took part in the second PingPongParkinson French Open in Le Mans.

September 23, 2026 | Paul Stimpson
GB performance

Silver for Bly Twomey & Fliss Pickard among three GB doubles medals

Paris 2024 Paralympic medallists Fliss Pickard & Bly Twomey took silver in the women’s class 14 doubles on the last day of the ITTF World Para Elite Yvelines in France, with Tom Matthews & Chris Ryan (men’s class 4) and Martin Perry & Billy Shilton (men’s class 14) taking bronze.

September 17, 2026 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Golds for Bayley and Davies at ITTF World Para Elite Yvelines

Rob Davies and Will Bayley successfully defended their titles in the men’s class 1 and men’s class 7 singles respectively at the ITTF World Para Elite Yvelines in France

September 15, 2026 | Francesca Bullock
GB performance

Bayley and Davies lead GB squad to France as World Championships preparation steps up

World champion Will Bayley and European champion Rob Davies head a squad of 12 British athletes that will compete in the ITTF World Para Elite Yvelines in France from September 12-16.

September 10, 2026 | Francesca Bullock