American news outlets have been mocked for ranking countries at the Tokyo Olympics by total medals won instead of golds. The longstanding practice keeps the US on top of the leaderboard with a two-medal lead as of Tuesday morning, even though China has seven more golds. The New York Times posted a medal count to Facebook … Read more
Emily Campbell makes history by becoming Team GB’s first-ever Olympic women’s weightlifting medallist as she wins silver in the +87kg category… with New Zealand’s transgender athlete Laurel Hubbard failing to register a lift Emily Campbell won a silver medal for Great Britain in the +87kg category Campbell won Team GB’s first-ever women’s Olympic weightlifthing medal … Read more
Olympics fans label US media ‘misleading’ for ranking their medals table by total won rather than just golds… which puts America in first place and ahead of China, despite having seven less first-place finishes! By Jack Bezants for MailOnline Published: 11:55 EDT, 2 August 2021 | Updated: 12:03 EDT, 2 August 2021 American media has … Read more
Our beach volleyball stars have their sights set on gold: Australia’s women’s team dominates China to set up quarter-final clash at the Tokyo Games Mariafe Artacho de Solar and Taliqua Clancy beat China in quarter finals The Australians fell behind 15-13 and then 16-14, before blunting the Chinese Australia has not won women’s beach volleyball … Read more
Government watchdog calls for review of the use of foreign CCTV technology in Whitehall after a video of Matt Hancock clinch with Gina Coladangelo was leaked Requested in letter from the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Fraser Sampson said ‘risks and considerations are complex and multi-faceted’ False claims blamed leak of Hancock clip on hostile … Read more
Emma Wilson claims BRONZE in the RS:X windsurfing despite racing into second position as France’s Charline Picon nudges ahead of her with China claiming the gold Emma Wilson has claimed bronze in the RS:X windsurfing on Saturday The 22-year-old entered the final in second position overall in Tokyo However, Charline Picon overtook her to nudge … Read more
British trampolining star Bryony Page settles for bronze after Chinese duo seal top two podium places as the Team GB athlete wins back to back medals at the Games Byrony Page sealed a bronze medal in the women’s trampolining event She had soared up to top spot before Zhu Xueying leapfrogged her Liu Lingling … Read more
Superb Duncan Scott lands SILVER in the 200m individual medley after finishing 0.23 seconds off gold to earn his THIRD medal of the Tokyo Olympics already By David Coverdale For Mailonline Published: 22:42 EDT, 29 July 2021 | Updated: 22:46 EDT, 29 July 2021 Duncan Scott became the first British swimmer in 113 years to … Read more
Team GB’s Jack Laugher endures disastrous attempt to defend men’s synchronised 3m diving title after finishing seventh with partner Dan Goodfellow… as dominant China take gold ahead of USA and Germany By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 02:58 EDT, 28 July 2021 | Updated: 03:09 EDT, 28 July 2021 Team GB laboured in a poor … Read more
Eden Cheng and Lois Toulson finish second from BOTTOM in women’s 10m synchronised doubles diving final for Team GB… with China continuing their 100 per cent Olympic gold medal record in the event in Tokyo By Mike Keegan For Mailonline Published: 02:50 EDT, 27 July 2021 | Updated: 03:00 EDT, 27 July 2021 It was … Read more
Team GB’s men’s gymnastics team finish fourth at the Tokyo Olympics as Max Whitlock and Co just miss out on a bronze medal after being pipped to a podium place by China with Russia claiming gold Team GB have finished fourth in the men’s gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics Max Whitlock, Joe Fraser, James Hall … Read more
China’s Yang Qian claims FIRST gold medal of Tokyo Games after holding her nerve against Russia’s Anastasiia Galashina in the women’s 10-metre rifle competition By Reuters Published: 03:03 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 03:03 EDT, 24 July 2021 China‘s Yang Qian claimed the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday after prevailing … Read more
Victoria Beckham stuns in £1,350 goldfish motif dress from her own collection during Paris trip… which she says is a symbol of ‘wealth and good luck’ By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 10:16 BST, 12 July 2021 | Updated: 10:36 BST, 12 July 2021 Victoria Beckham was sending good vibes from Paris on Sunday afternoon … Read more