BBC Sports Personality of the year award - Thoughts?

It was a great night of entertainment at last nights BBC Sports Personality of the year awards in Birmingham. There were some truly inspiring stories such as the marathon runner called Ben who ran a whooping 400 marathons in 400 days and the great story about how Paralympic Equestrian legend Sophie Christiansen battled her illness to compete in the sport she loves.

There were some of the usual great awards such as the 'lifetime achievement award' which was won by a humbled Michael Phelps and a very special appearence by Bradley Lowry, who is terminally ill and a huge Sunderland fan. Leicester City won the team of the year after a heroic Premier League win against all odds. There were plenty of people thinking that the Team GB Hockey ladies deserved to win the award after they won Gold in Rio. Leicester boss Claudia Ranieri took the coach of the year accolade in a tight contest.

Then it was the big one, who was going to be crowned the 2016 Sports Personality of the year. Nick Skelton took 3rd place after he won Gold in Rio at the age of 58, while Gold medal winning Triathlon hero Alistair Brownlee took 2nd place. The night belonged to Tennis ace Andy Murray though, who won the award for the 3rd time in 4 years. Few can argue, after an Olympic Gold medal, reaching number 1 in the world and winning Wimbledon in a fantastic year!

What did you think about the awards? Do you think someone else should have taken the big prize? Share your thoughts with us!

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BBC Sports Personality of the year is on TONIGHT!

We are very much looking forward to seeing who is crowned the BBC Sports Personaility of the year tonight at 18:40. With some very strong contenders such as Wimbledon champion and Gold medalist Andy Murray in the running, Gold medal winning Hockey captain Kate Richardson Walsh also nominated and Premier League winning striker Jamie Vardy also in with a good shout after a remarkable year with his team Leicester.

It is set to be an exciting evening, and a real tough one to call!

You can still vote at the BBC website for your winner!

Follow @LiveSportTalks on Twitter for updates throughout the night!

Some exciting progress for our next Live Sport Talks event!

Hello!

We have been working hard on our next event and we can confirm it will be in London! We have been in talks with some guests, so stay tuned!

To avoid missing out on the news, be sure to subscribe as a Live Sport Talks member! You can do this at www.livesporttalks.com!

We cannot wait to finalise details and announce our next exciting Live Sport Talks event!

UK Sport announce funding plan for Tokyo 2020

UK Sport have announced the funding plan for sports for the build up to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. There are 5 sports that have lost all funding, these include Badminton, Archery, Fencing, weightlifting and Paralympic sport Wheelchair Rugby. Badminton's cut have come with a lot of criticism after success on the court, with Bronze medalist Marcus Ellis making his feelings clear on Twitter about the cuts to his sports. The biggest investment does to sailing, which will receive over £32 million, while Swimming will receive over £21 million after their impressive medal haul in Rio. Hockey will receive nearly £2 million more investment compared to the previous funding.

Below is all figures released ( source BBC )

Olympic Sports funding
Sport	Rio 2016 investment	Tokyo 2020 investment
Rowing	£32,622,862	£32,111,157
Athletics	£26,824,206	£27,136,245
Sailing	£25,504,055	£26,231,379
Cycling	£30,267,816	£25,980,427
Swimming	£20,795,828	£21,742,914
Canoeing	£20,043,618	£19,035,169
Hockey	£16,141,393	£18,018,945
Gymnastics	£14,615,428	£16,688,060
Equestrian	£17,992,600	£15,361,769
Boxing	£13,764,437	£14,692,636
Taekwondo	£8,053,837	£9,959,788
Diving	£7,467,860	£8,805,908
Triathlon	£7,457,997	£8,127,753
Judo	£7,366,200	£7,575,680
Shooting	£3,950,888	£7,028,124
Modern pentathlon	£6,972,174	£6,649,932
Totals	£274,465,541	£265,145,887

Paralympic Sports funding
Sport	Rio 2016 investment	Tokyo 2020 investment
Athletics	£10,837,658	£11,824,489
Swimming	£11,756,218	£11,039,019
Cycling	£6,833,000	£7,662,052
Wheelchair basketball	£5,379,264	£6,292,219
Equestrian	£3,782,800	£4,273,411
Rowing	£3,834,382	£4,210,482
Boccia	£3,663,781	£3,993,203
Triathlon	£3,100,803	£3,913,042
Canoeing	£3,048,816	£3,709,671
Table tennis	£3,006,850	£3,538,713
Archery	£2,449,947	£3,495,664
Shooting	£3,407,444	£2,485,412
Judo	£2,019,874	£2,391,086
Powerlifting	£891,444	£1,337,075
Wheelchair fencing	£194,886	£668,000
Wheelchair tennis	£1,925,270	TBC
Totals	£72,786,652	£70,833,540

What a great night at Live Sport Talks with Olympian Gymnast Beth Tweddle! #LiveSportTalks

Last night saw Live Sport Talks welcome Olympian Gymnast Beth Tweddle as our guest for out latest event. We had a great crowd, with young gymnasts, journalist students and just lovers of sport lovers! Beth shared great stories about winning an Olympic medal at London 2012 as well as 27 other medals in numerous World and European Championships. Beth also shared her opinions on the performances in Rio from the likes of Amy Tinkler and Max Whitlock. The audience were then given a chance to ask their questions to Beth such as her tips on dealing with nerves to training techniques. Beth then had her photo taken with the guests and signed some gymnastics gear!
                                                               
Check out the photos of the event at www.livesporttalks.com as well as video footage of the Q & A session! Thanks for coming and don't forget to keep an eye out for future events!

TODAY is the day! #LiveSportTalks

Finally we are here, today is the day we welcome Olympian Gymnast Beth Tweddle as our guest for the second Live Sport Talks in Manchester! There is still time to get your ticket at www.livesporttalks.com or at the bottom of the blog post!

We have been sharing different facts about our guest Beth everyday leading up to the event, so today is our last one!

FACT-

Beth took home 3 medals,  1 Gold and 2 Silvers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the uneven bars, team performance and the all around!


Hope to see you tonight for an exciting live event!

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Live Sport Talks - Just 1 day away!

We are just 1 day away from our live talk with Beth Tweddle in Manchester! To get everyone ready for the event, we are going through different facts about our guest Beth!

FACT -

Beth's first competition was the World Championships in Belgium at the age of just 16 back in 2001!


There is still time to get your tickets for the event tomorrow at www.livesporttalks.com or at the bottom of this blog! We hope to see you tomorrow night!

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Live Sport Talks - Just 2 days away! #LiveSportTalks

We are just 2 days away now from Live Sport Talks with Olympian Beth Tweddle! To celebrate the event, we are listing a different fact about Beth!

FACT -

Since retiring from gymnastics, Beth team up with former Olympian swimmer Steve Parry to create Total Gymnastics, which is joined with Total Swimming! Total Gymnastics wants to give children the opportunity and confidence to try out gymnastics!

There is still time for you to get involved with our exciting event, you can register for your ticket at www.livesporttalks.com!

Hope to see you on the 24th!

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Live Sport Talks - 3 days away from meeting Beth Tweddle!

So we are now just 3 days away from meeting Beth Tweddle in Manchester as part of the Live Sport Talks events series. Check out our next fact about Beth here!

Did you know?

Beth was actually born in Joannesburg in South Africa, but moved to Cheshire at the age of just 18 months!

There is still time to get involved with this exciting event, register for your ticket at www.livesporttalks.com or at the bottom of this blog post!

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday!

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Event day countdown! 4 days!

We are just 4 days away from our live talk with Beth Tweddle in Manchester! For the build up, we will be giving you a different fact about our guest!

4 days to go -


FACT - Beth was a contestant on the ITV show Dancing on Ice in 2013, and was victorious!


There is still time to get your ticket for this special event at www.livesporttalks.com!

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Calling journalism students in the Manchester/Salford area! #LiveSportTalks

At Live Sport Talks, we know the importance for journalism and sport students to get real life experience. That is why, we are offering an extra 30 minute session, before the talk with Beth Tweddle on Thursday 24th November to ask your own questions. This is a part of our student ticket package. We will only be able to provide this special access to a limited amount of students, so get your ticket ASAP and email c.rowe@livesporttalks.com with your name and order number to get your place! You will still be able to stay for the talk, which starts at 19:30!

Event location - AJ Bell Stadium, 1 Stadium way, Eccles, Salford, M30 7EY

Join us for an exciting evening of live discussion with a real Olympic legend!

Tickets available on www.livesporttalks.com and also at the bottom of this blog post!

Hope to see to you on the 24th November! 

Live Sport Talks Tickets

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Unfortunately we are unable to sell tickets on the door on Thursday, so please make sure you register for your ticket at the www.livesporttalks.com before 6pm on the night!

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, which is set for an exciting evening of live discussion with Britain's most successful female gymnast Beth Tweddle!

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Happy Friday people! #LiveSportTalks

Happy Friday people! You have worked hard all week, so now is the time to relax and enjoy yourselves!

Talking about relaxing and enjoying yourself, did you know we are 6 days away from our live talk event with Team GB legend Beth Tweddle in Manchester! Join us for an exciting evening of live discussion with Beth where we will be discussing her career where she won 28 medals including an Olympic medal at London 2012. There will also be a chance for you to ask your own question to Beth in our Q & A session! Tickets are available at this blog as well as at www.livesporttalks.com! We hope to see you there!

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Win free tickets to our event by simply retweeting! #LiveSportTalks

We are giving a lucky winner 2 free tickets for our upcoming event with Beth Tweddle in Manchester i aid of #inspirationweek ! To be in with a chance to win, follow @livesporttalks and keep an eye for the tweet then get retweeting! The winner will be picked on Wednesday 16th November!


Happy Sunday people! #LiveSportTalks

Very excited to be working with Greater Manchester Sport Partnership for our upcoming event!

We are very excited to be working with such a Greater Manchester Sport Partnership for our upcoming Live Sport Talks event with Beth Tweddle! The sport partnership are all about getting people involved in sport at all ages, their main aim is to get the number of people taking part in regular activity up to 1 million by 2017!

We want to inspire people at Live Sport Talks, so working with such a great charity is a real honor for us. We welcome some of the team to the event to represent the charity.

Join us for Live Sport Talks with Beth Tweddle on Thursday 24th November by booking your ticket online at www.livesporttalks.com!

We hope to see you then! 

12 days until we welcome Britain's most successful female gymnast Beth Tweddle as our guest!

We are just 12 days away from welcoming Beth Tweddle as our guest at Live Sport Talks! To celebrate, check out Beth in action in 2006 when she won Gold in the World Championships! Beth is the most successful female gymnast in British history after winning 28 medals which included an Olympic medal at London 2012!

Be a part of this special event and hear from Beth live in conversation. The event is on Thursday 24th November and starts at 19:30, with the doors opening at 19:00. Tickets range from £9.65 to £13.75! You can book yours now at the bottom of this blog or at www.livesporttalks.com!

Don't forget to get your questions ready, we will be holding a Q & A with Beth at the end of the discussion!

Calling journalism and sport students! We have a special offer for you at our next Live Talk!

At Live Sport Talks, we know the importance for journalism and sport students to get real life experience. That is why, we are offering an extra 30 minute session, before the talk with Beth Tweddle on Thursday 24th November to ask your own questions. This is a part of our student ticket package. We will only be able to provide this special access to a limited amount of students, so get your ticket ASAP and email c.rowe@livesporttalks.com with your name and order number to get your place! You will still be able to stay for the talk, which starts at 19:30!

Event location - AJ Bell Stadium, 1 Stadium way, Eccles, Salford, M30 7EY

Be a part of this special arrangement and get your ticket at www.livesporttalks.com!

#LiveSportTalks #InspiringSportStories

Thank you for your follow on Twitter! We have passed 700 followers! #LiveSportTalks

Thank you for your follows on Twitter, we now have over 700 followers! 

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Happy weekend sports fans! #LiveSportTalks

Happy weekend sports fans!

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Listen to Managing Director Charlie Rowe last week on Salford City Radio! #LiveSportTalks

Managing Director Charlie Rowe was a guest on Salford City Radio last week to chat all about the next Live Sport Talks event with Beth Tweddle!

Check it out at 45 minutes - http://podcast.canstream.co.uk/scr/index.php?id=41298 

Let us know what you think!

Remember tickets are still available at www.livesporttalks.com !

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Student ticket offers for Live Sport Talks! #LiveSportTalks

We want Live Sport Talks to be open to everyone, that's why we have offered student tickets for just £11.75 each for our live talk with Britain's most successful gymnast Beth Tweddle in Manchester on the 24th November! You can get yours now at www.livesporttalks.com!

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LAST DAY to get yourself an early bird ticket for our live talk event with gymnast Beth Tweddle in Manchester!

Today is the last chance to get your early bird discount on tickets for Live Sport Talks - Meet Britain's most successful female gymnast Beth Tweddle on Thursday 24th November! Tickets are just £11.75 including booking fee! 

Get yours now at www.livesporttalks.com!

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What is Live Sport Talks all about? #LiveSportTalks

So for those who haven't attended a Live Sport Talks event, let us give you some more information about what Live Sport Talks is all about and why you should come along!

Live Sport Talks was founded by Charlie Rowe. Charlie is a passionate sports fan and has had several sport articles published online after qualifying as a sport journalist. He also worked in conferences, so decided to merge the 2 together and create Live Sport Talks. Live Sport Talks wants to give fans an opportunity to hear from Olympians and sport professionals in a live interview. The plan for the events are to go around the country as much as possible, with London and Manchester being the first 2 cities.


Our first event -

For our launch night event we welcomed 3 time Olympian and medalist swimmer Joanne Jackson as our guest in London. We discussed Joanne's fantastic career, including stories about her breaking a world record in 2009 and winning an Olympic Medal in Beijing.

Joanne also told us about her friendship with fellow Olympian swimmer Rebecca Adlington and how she was forced to retire after London 2012. There was then a chance for the audience to ask Joanne their questions, with young fans asking Joanne technical questions. You can watch this Q & A on our YouTube channel, the link is here! 

We are very excited to be coming up to Manchester to welcome Beth Tweddle as our next guest on Thursday 24th November. Beth, who is the most Britain's most successful female gymnast will be sharing her great stories from winning an Olympic medal to starting her own business 'Total Gymnastics' after retiring. This event is perfect for aspiring gymnasts, people who love the Olympics and also aspiring sport writers. The event will take place at the AJ Bell Stadium ( home of the Salford Red Devils!) with the talk kicking off at 7:30. You can book your tickets via www.livesporttalks.com!

We are excited to be working with the Salford Red Devils on our next event in Manchester!

We are very excited to be working with the Rugby League team Salford Red Devils for our next event with Britain's most successful female gymnast Beth Tweddle in Manchester on the 24th November! We are offering 10% discount on all tickets for Red Devils season ticket holders and members! Simply quote 'SALFORDREDDEVILS' in the discount box when booking tickets.

We cannot wait to welcome Beth as our guest on Live Sport Talks to hear all about her incredible career both in gymnastics and after gymnastics! Get your ticket now and join us for an exciting event! Visit www.livesporttalks.com!

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