“It’s been so exciting to come back here,” – Olympic silver medallist Beaumont back where it all began Wednesday’s highlights Follow the livestream and all the results Matt Pinsent’s Pick of the Day Today in photos At 9am on Wednesday morning, Henley Royal Regatta returned to the water in near perfect conditions and from…
Team GB swimmer James Guy returned to a hero’s welcome at Heathrow Airport this week following an impressive Olympic Games which saw him claim two gold medals and a silver in the pool. The 25-year-old won double Olympic gold in the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay and the 4x100m mixed medley…
Laura Kenny has been named Team GB’s flagbearer for the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Kenny was given the honour after completing her programme today, and confirming her place as Team GB’s most successful ever female Olympian*, which included an incredible gold medal winning ride with Katie…
Lauren Price finished off a magnificent Olympic Games for Team GB with a 22nd gold to cement fourth place in the medal table. The Welsh boxer was the final Team GB athlete to compete at Tokyo 2020 and she put on a clinic in the boxing ring, outclassing Li Qian…
Jason Kenny became Team GB’s most successful Olympian of all time with the seventh, and arguably best, gold medal of his glittering career. Kenny – who was deadlocked with Sir Chris Hoy on six golds and Sir Bradley Wiggins on eight medals – defended his keirin title in a stunning…
Joe Choong followed the lead of women’s winner Kate French as he claimed men’s modern pentathlon gold with a gun-to-tape victory in Tokyo. Choong led the field from the fencing ranking round and then kept rivals at bay through the swim, bonus fencing round and ride, meaning he started the…
Galal Yafai fulfilled his lifelong dream and became Olympic champion as he brilliantly won Team GB’s first boxing gold of Tokyo 2020 and 19th of the Games overall. Facing Carlo Paalam of the Philippines in the men’s flyweight final, Yafai – who was eliminated at the round of 16 stage…
Laura Muir secured a brilliant silver as she finally cracked the big stage podium with a British record performance in Tokyo. Muir has been threatening this graduation for the last six years, finishing fifth, fourth and fifth over 1500m at the last three World Championships and seventh at the Rio…
Kate French stormed to modern pentathlon gold with a phenomenal all-round performance at Tokyo 2020. The 30-year-old started the decisive laser-run in fifth position, 15 seconds back following the swimming, fencing and show jumping disciplines. But a brilliant first pistol shoot helped her close the gap and by the end…
Laura Kenny became Team GB’s first female Olympian to win gold at three separate Games, as she and Katie Archibald showed complete dominance to triumph in the first-ever women’s Olympic Madison. Kenny already had back-to-back omnium and team pursuit golds from London and Rio, as well as a team pursuit…
Great Britain’s women clinched bronze at the Tokyo Olympics with a thrilling 4-3 victory over India. Five goals inside a frantic second quarter saw GB go from 2-0 up, thanks to goals from Ellie Rayer and Sarah Robertson, to being 3-2 down at half-time after India rallied. GB responded well…
Holly Bradshaw delivered Team GB’s first pole vault medal in Olympic history with a brilliant bronze in Tokyo – proving all good things come to those who wait. Bradshaw was sixth at London 2012 before finishing fifth five years ago in Rio and, aged 29, is one of the most…
Matt Walls won Team GB’s 16th gold and 50th medal of any colour at Tokyo 2020 with a dominant performance in the men’s omnium. The 23-year-old scored 153 points across four different disciplines in one intense day, beating New Zealand’s Campbell Walsh by a commanding 24 points for Team GB’s…
Leading dementia charity will work with The Football Association over the next two seasons, using the power of football to change lives of people affected by dementia Alzheimer’s Society has been confirmed as official charity partner of The Football Association (The FA) for the next two football seasons, following a competitive…
Ben Maher followed in the footsteps of Nick Skelton by taking individual show jumping gold in a dramatic six-rider jump-off at Tokyo 2020. Maher and horse Explosion W went round in 37.85 seconds to take the title ahead of Sweden’s Peder Fredricson by just 0.17s. His gold is Team GB’s…
Hannah Mills became the most successful female Olympic sailor of all time as she grabbed 470 gold alongside Eilidh McIntyre. The pair had a 14-point lead heading into the medal race, worth double points, and put in an assured performance to finish fifth. It was more than enough for helm…
Ben Whittaker secured Team GB’s fourth boxing medal of Tokyo 2020 after defeat in the men’s light heavyweight final in Tokyo. Whittaker was beaten on a split decision by Cuba’s Arlen Lopez, joining welterweight Pat McCormack with a runners-up spot. The British boxer lost the first round 10-9 on all…
Sky Brown became Team GB’s youngest Olympic medallist ever as she banked skateboarding bronze in Tokyo. Aged 13 years and 28 days, Brown finished behind Japan’s Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki, the latter just 12 years old. The X Games champion, who qualified for the final in second place, fell…
The countdown to the next British Basketball League season has officially begun with the release of the fixtures and dates for 2021-22. After a delayed start to last season, the 2021-22 season will return to its traditional tip-off of late September with the new season commencing on Friday 24 September…
It’s 2031, can I still go and watch a Formula 1 Race? One of LinkedIn’s most influential voices on electric vehicles Roger Atkins asks that question – and lots of others about the future, as well as talking about the here and now. As a motorsport fan, he wanted to…
Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell snatched sailing gold by just centimetres in one of the most dramatic Olympic regatta races of all time. The British 49er crew held off their German rivals by just fractions, the lead continually changing hands in a drag race to the finish line. New Zealand’s…
Emily Campbell wrote her name in the history books as the winner of Team GB’s first ever medal in women’s weightlifting after brilliantly taking silver in the +87kg category. Team GB had previously won one gold, three silvers and three bronzes in Olympic weightlifting but those were all by men…
JAMA Neurology: Association of Field Position and Career Length With Risk of Neurodegenerative Disease in Male Former Professional Soccer Players Researchers at the University of Glasgow have today (Monday 2 August) found that the longer an ex-professional footballer’s playing career, the higher the increased risk of neurodegenerative disease. They also…
Team GB claimed their first eventing team title in nearly half a century as Oliver Townend, Laura Collett and Tom McEwen struck equestrian gold in Tokyo. British riders were perennial silver medallists in the competition, coming second in Los Angeles, Seoul, Sydney, Athens and London, plus claiming bronze in Beijing.…
Max Whitlock took on all-comers again to defend his Olympic pommel title with a nerveless display in Tokyo. Whitlock was the first of eight to compete in the final and posted a score of 15.583 to set the standard. Chinese Taipei’s Lee Chih Kai took silver with 15.400 while Japan’s…
Former chef Charlotte Worthington cooked up another golden recipe for Team GB’s BMX stars. After Bethany Shriever’s gold in the BMX Racing, Worthington won the first BMX Freestyle competition to ever take place at the Olympic Games, rewriting the history books in more ways than one. An error on her…
Team GB ensured their place in the history books as they won the inaugural mixed 4x100m medley relay at an Olympic Games with a mesmerising world record swim at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. The quartet of Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy and Anna Hopkin delivered a dominant display to smash…
Alex Yee led home a brilliant performance from Team GB to claim the first Olympic gold medal ever contested in mixed relay triathlon. The Olympic silver medallist in the men’s triathlon was put into the perfect position by teammates Jess Learmonth, Jonny Brownlee and Georgia Taylor-Brown, who also won silver…