The Olympic Games are now in full swing and Team GB have made a solid start. Equestrians Laura Collett, Tom McEwen and Ros Canter secured Team GB’s first gold medal of the Olympics on Monday by winning the eventing team event. Hours later Tom Pidcock snatched a second gold withContinue Reading
Team GB star Jeremiah Azu was disqualified from his heat in the men’s 100m sprint at the Olympics. A false start was called after the 23-year-old was deemed to have gone too early. Azu claimed to have reacted to a sound, bursting away from the start line before hearing theContinue Reading
Ugly scenes marred France and Argentina’s 2024 Olympics quarter-final match in Bordeaux on Friday night as players clashed on the pitch and in the tunnel at full-time. Jean-Philippe Mateta’s early strike was enough to send Thierry Henry’s side into the semi-finals at the Matmut Atlantique before tensions flared after theContinue Reading
Emma Raducanu has been beaten by Paula Badosa after blowing a big chance to make the semi-finals of the Citi Open in Washington. The 21-year-old was beaten 4-6 7-5 6-4, and was left ruing a series of missed chances in the deciding set. Raducanu chose to play in America insteadContinue Reading
Team GB star Kye Whyte had to be stretchered off while competing in the men’s BMX racing semi-final at the 2024 Olympics on Friday night after an ugly crash. The 24-year-old was a medal hopeful in Paris after winning silver at the Tokyo Games in 2021 but lost control ofContinue Reading
Here’s a look at some of the biggest events taking place on day seven of the Games… 9.42am: Rowing – men’s pair finals 9.54am: Rowing – women’s pair finals 10.00am: Diving – men’s 3km synchronised springboard final 10.06am: Rowing – men’s lightweight double sculls finals 10.18am: Rowing – women’s lightweightContinue Reading
Adam Peaty will miss Team GB’s mixed 4×100 medley relay heats on Friday after testing positive for Covid at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. The Briton was diagnosed with the illness on Monday, less than 24 hours after he won a silver medal in the 100m breaststroke. The world recordContinue Reading
“He’s gonna be missed for British tennis, world game, it’s a figurehead who has gone, I’d say,” the 34-year-old said. “But I can’t imagine he will be leaving this sport – I hope he stays around doing something in some capacity. He’s a great motivator when we’re practising and wheneverContinue Reading
The International Olympic Committee have defended their decision to allow two boxers who previously failed a gender test to compete at the summer Games in Paris. The boxing action on Thursday was clouded by controversy after Algeria’s Imane Khelif, disqualified from last year’s World Championships as a result of highContinue Reading
Rafael Nadal has revealed his plans after being knocked out of the 2024 Paris Olympics. On Wednesday, Nadal and partner Carlos Alcaraz lost 6-2 6-4 to the fourth-seeded American duo of Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram, ending the icon’s hopes of a fairytale finish. In his final summer Games, NadalContinue Reading
