BARRY SHEENE TRIBUTE AND "MASTER OF MALLORY" RACE CONFIRMED FOR 2026
Mallory Park celebrates 70 years with the 1000 Bike Revival! July 4-5, 2026, featuring GP legends and Barry Sheene tributes.
Mallory Park is turning 70, and to celebrate, it’s bringing back one of its biggest, most beloved events—the 1000 Bike Revival. If you remember the original Festival of 1000 Bikes, you’ll know how it packed the place with racing legends and even Grand Prix stars, all tearing around this small but iconic Leicestershire circuit.
For 2026, the spotlight is on history. The event’s pulling out all the stops with the Classic Race of the Year and the Master of Mallory race—think of it as a reunion for the riders and bikes that put this track on the map. There’s also the Grand Prix and Formula Two-Stroke Frenzy race, plus a special tribute marking 50 years since Barry Sheene and the Suzuki RG500 clinched their first GP500 World Championship.
The 1000 Bikes Revival isn’t just about racing, though. It’s shaping up to be a whole weekend packed with two-wheeled action, perfect for hardcore fans and families. You get proper on-track battles and that laid-back, festival vibe all at once.
What’s on offer? Pretty much everything: dirt track racing, trial demos, rows of classic and vintage bikes, manufacturer and owners’ club displays, and meet-and-greets with legends. Off the track, there’s a trade village, a retail area, electric youth racing at the Mallor-E MX track, a funfair for the kids, live music, street food, camping, and plenty of evening entertainment.
And honestly, the prices are hard to beat. Adult single-day tickets are £25 in advance (£30 on the day), while a weekend ticket with camping will set you back just £55 if you book early, £65 at the gate. That even covers Friday and Monday night camping if you want to make a real weekend of it. Kids under 14? They get in free.
Mark your calendar: the 1000 Bike Festival rolls into Mallory Park on July 4 and 5, 2026.
HAMMER DROPPED: DILLON BROOKS SUSPENDED BY NBA AFTER HITTING 16TH TECHNICAL FOUL LIMIT
Dillon Brooks hits the 16-technical foul limit! Discover the cost of his suspension and how it affects the Phoenix Suns' season.
Dillon Brooks just picked up a one-game suspension from the NBA; his 16th technical foul of the season finally caught up with him. If you’ve followed Brooks at all, this probably doesn’t surprise you. The guy’s known for playing right up to the edge, stirring things up on the court, and, honestly, not backing down from anyone. This latest tech happened in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder, after a run-in with referee James Williams. That was all the NBA needed to drop the hammer.
The league released a pretty standard statement: “Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks has been suspended one game without pay for receiving his 16th technical foul of the 2025-26 season,” signed off by James Jones, who runs basketball ops for the Suns. Because of the suspension, Brooks will lose a chunk of change, $121,403, according to ESPN’s Bobby Marks.
After the game, Brooks sounded tired of the whole thing. “I had a ref tell me that I play the victim, so I ain’t talking no more about that,” he told reporters. “Yeah. He said I’m playing victim all the time. And when I don’t play victim, I’m the bad guy.” When pressed, Brooks didn’t hold back. “If you’re going to be consistently bad, then be consistently bad throughout the whole game. Don’t try to fix it during the game. Don’t try to even out foul calls or whatever it may be. If you’re going to be bad, be bad the whole game.”
The NBA isn’t budging on this one. Brooks will sit out the Suns’ first game after the All-Star break. Hitting 16 technicals in a season triggers an automatic one-game suspension. And it doesn’t stop there; every two more technicals means another game on the bench, no pay.
Brooks is actually having a career year in Phoenix, averaging 21.2 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists, shooting 44.1% from the field, 34.3% from three, and 85.6% from the line. But now, with this suspension hanging over him, he’ll have to rein it in if he wants to stay on the court.
This season’s been wild with NBA suspensions, not just Brooks. The massive brawl between the Pistons and Hornets stands out. Four players got tossed and then suspended: Isaiah Stewart (aka Beef Stew) and Jalen Duren for Detroit, and Miles Bridges and Moussa Diabate for Charlotte. Stewart got seven games for charging off the bench and into the fight. Duren, who just made his first All-Star team, got two games but will still play in the All-Star Game. Bridges and Diabate each got four games for “fighting and escalating the altercation”, per the league.
And that’s not all. Jaxson Hayes of the Lakers got suspended for a game after shoving a mascot. Yes, really. He apologised but still had to sit. Rudy Gobert picked up a one-game ban for racking up too many flagrant fouls. Dennis Schroder, back when he was with Sacramento, drew a three-game suspension for a post-game incident with Luka Donci, who he reportedly tried to take a swing at in the arena tunnel. Jose Alvarado and Mark Williams both got two games for fighting earlier in the year.
Then there’s Paul George, who got hit with a whopping 25-game suspension for violating the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program. That’s the longest one in recent memory.
As for who’s next in the technical foul race, Luka Doncic has 13, Stewart has 12, and Draymond Green sits at 11. If any of them hit 16, expect a similar one-game vacation from the league.
MVG MASTERCLASS: MICHAEL VAN GERWEN KNOCKS OUT LUKE LITTLER TO REACH ANTWERP FINAL TODAY
Michael van Gerwen is back! Read how he defeated Luke Littler in Antwerp to secure his second straight Premier League final.
Michael van Gerwen is looking like his old self again. He just knocked Luke Littler out of night two at Premier League Darts and did it in style.
Littler, who’s only 19, picked up his first win of the Premier League season on Thursday; he edged out his long-time rival Luke Humphries in a wild match in Antwerp. But that run didn’t last. In the semi-finals, he ran straight into a fired-up Van Gerwen.
Last year was rough for Van Gerwen, no way around it. But now? He’s come roaring back. He won the opening night in Newcastle and just added Littler’s name to his growing list of big wins.
Fans loved it. “That was a quality performance from Van Gerwen! “Back-to-back finals for MVG,” someone posted online. Another said, “If this version of Van Gerwen is here to stay, darts are going to be in a better place by the end of 2026!” The excitement kept rolling—"Darts is always better when MVG plays like this,” one fan wrote. And then: “He is so back. This is his year!” Someone else just put it simply: “MVG is so back, and you love to see it!”
Even on Sky Sports, Dan Dawson couldn’t help himself: “Michael van Gerwen is in back-to-back finals to start this year’s Premier League. The Green Machine sees off The Nuke.”
Littler’s stuck at just two points from the first two weeks, while Van Gerwen could walk away with two weekly wins already.
Now Van Gerwen waits to see if he’ll face Johnny Clayton or Gerwyn Price in the final in Belgium. Both Welshmen got there by beating Stephen Bunting and Gian van Veen.
Littler, on the other hand, really needs a deep run next Thursday in Glasgow to get his campaign back on track. Two points in two weeks just isn’t enough.