Popular energy drinks that “give you wings” also give you a greater desire to keep drinking when mixed with alcohol, an Australian study finds. The study, published today in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research adds to concerns in the field of public health over the growing popularity of combining alcohol with energy drinks. Senior author

Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, found that trained athletes who took in caffeine pre-exercise burned about 15% more calories for three hours post-exercise, compared to those who ingested a placebo. The dose that triggered the effect was 4.5 mg of caffeine per kilogram of body weight. For 150-pound woman, that’s roughly 300 mg of caffeine, the

After a heartbreaking Wimbledon loss to Novak Djokovic, the sports world will once again wonder whether Roger Federer will ever win another major. Federer turns 33 next month and has only played in three of the last 18 major finals. He may never again be as close to a Grand Slam as he was on Sunday, when

Soul Relief is a collective of Leicester based music events, businesses and individuals working together to raise money for a nominated charity. Description: This years nominated charity is LOROS. The aim is to raise £5,000 by the end of June 2014 through gaining support from Music events being held across Leicester, local businesses, and individuals.

LOROS, the Leicestershire and Rutland Hospice Charity Registration No. 506120 LOROS Hospice is a local charity and every year we care for over 2,500 people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We deliver free, high-quality, compassionate care and support to terminally ill patients, their family and carers, that is special and unique to each individual. For

Born, 15th October 1989, in a small suburb of Watford, Anthony Joshua MBE had excelled at a number of sports during his childhood, including football and athletics. In his early teens, Joshua clocked an impressive eleven seconds in the 100 metre sprint. Despite this athletic promise, his cousin suggested that his physique would be better

Amir Khan says Kell Brook does not deserve to fight him and insists the latter is trying to use him as a way to earn money. Brook is the mandatory challenger for IBF welterweight champion Shawn Porter and the pair must face each other before July 19. But Khan, who defeated Luis Collazo on May

FA Commission: New four-point plan to boost England football. The creation of a new tier within the Football League to accommodate Premier League B teams is at the heart of the Football Association commission’s four-point plan to boost English football. The review also calls for a ban on non-European Union players outside of the top

An unnamed British buyer has shelled out a rumoured £6.2 million on a McLaren F1 hypercar McLaren F1 is back on these shores after an unnamed British collector paid a reported £6.2m for the privilege of owning one of the world’s most iconic sports cars. The F1 was built by McLaren at its headquarters in Woking,

Emma Pooley can win the world’s biggest bike races, but she cannot make the numbers add up. As a road cyclist, the 31-year-old has a world title and Olympic silver medalto her name. She is one of the world’s pre-eminent time-trial specialists. Has that earned enough to put food on the table? Yes. After almost a decade in