Is this the beginning of the end for Sir Mo Farah? Britain’s four-time Olympic gold medal winner is beaten by a little-known CLUB RUNNER in the London Vitality 10km and admits: ‘I ain’t young any more’ at 39 Sir Mo Farah’s return to competitive action ended with defeat at Vitality London The former Olympic star … Read more
Winter Olympics falls into chaos in Beijing after REAL SNOW falls, leading to disruption of events including slopestyle skiing featuring British medal hopeful Kirsty Muir Several inches of snow fell inside 24 hours leading to event cancellations at Winter Olympic Games in Beijing Women’s slopestyle skiing qualifiers were delayed, then put back until Monday due … Read more
Jackie Narracott has made Australian Olympic history by winning a shock silver medal in the women’s skeleton at the Beijing Winter Games. The 31-year-old Queenslander scorched to second spot behind German Hannah Neise to capture Australia’s most unlikely Olympic medal at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre on Saturday night. Australia has never medalled in any … Read more
Karen Chen helps Team US to a silver medal in the figure skating at Beijing… despite the 22-year-old suffering a worrying ankle injury the morning before taking to the ice Karen Chen helped Team US bag a silver medal in the figure skating event The 22-year-old suffered a ‘mild’ ankle injury ahead of taking to … Read more
An American Olympic biathlete watched his baby bring born via FaceTime while in Beijing for the 2022 Winter Games. On February 6, Leif Nordgren, 32, and his wife, Vermont NBC-5 meteorologist Caitlin Napoleoni, welcomed their first child, a daughter named Astrid Lynae. But Nordgren, who is competing in his third Olympics, wasn’t able to be there in person, … Read more
Dave Ryding is looking to make more history at the Winter Olympics after becoming the first Brit to win gold at the Alpine World Cup… and veteran skiier admits he doesn’t know how to spend his £80k prize because he’s a ‘tight a**e’ Dave Ryding took victory in the men’s slalom at Kitzbühel in Austria … Read more
Annastacia Palaszczuk announces HERSELF as the new Olympics Minister ahead of the 2032 Brisbane Games Queensland premier will head the ministerial team overseeing 2032 Games Annastacia Palaszczuk announced herself as the new Minister for the Olympics She will be supported by Steven Miles and Stirling Hinchliffe By Nick Gibbs For Australian Associated Press Published: 15:42 EDT, … Read more
Nearly HALF of England’s swimming pools are at risk of being closed by the end of the decade in shocking report in the wake of Team GB’s sweeping success at the Tokyo Olympics Almost half of Britain’s swimming pools could be shut down by 2030 A shocking report found only 2,468 facilities could remain amid … Read more
Heartbreak for Gemili! Team GB star immediately PULLS UP in 200m heats with injury as British sprinter is left inconsolable following ‘worst feeling in the world’ after Tokyo agony By Ollie Lewis For Mailonline Published: 22:40 EDT, 2 August 2021 | Updated: 00:55 EDT, 3 August 2021 Adam Gemili was left in tears after the … Read more
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
For a fleeting moment, Britain’s Laura Muir might have fancied that prospects of all those years of work translating into Olympic 1500m gold had improved when her rival Sifan Hassan stumbled and fell in her heat with only a lap to go. What ensued was a reminder gold may need divine intervention, as well the … Read more
Laura Collett did not imagine she would be here on this humid night under floodlights with a gold medal hanging round her neck. She wasn’t sure she would be alive at all, let alone part of the British eventing team who had just waltzed to a wonderful triumph at the Tokyo Equestrian Park, the country’s … Read more
Holly Bradshaw eases through to pole vault final off her first attempt as she attempts to become the FIRST EVER Team GB athlete to win a medal in the event By Tom Sizeland For Mailonline Published: 10:12 EDT, 2 August 2021 | Updated: 10:42 EDT, 2 August 2021 Holly Bradshaw reached Thursday’s pole vault final … Read more