Tennis fans have taken to social media to fume after the BBC cut off coverage of the men’s singles Olympic final between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz midway through. Roland Garros hosted a mouthwatering showdown at the 2024 Olympics, but it was only shown on BBC1 for minutes before switching over to the gymnastics. Alcaraz […]
Olympics medal table LIVE: Team GB on 10 golds as China and USA sprint clear | Other | Sport
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 with an outrageous late overtake in […]
Adam Peaty questions China’s Olympics gold after doping investigation | Other | Sport
Adam Peaty suggested that certain members of the Chinese 4x100m medley relay team should be “out of the sport” and said “there’s no point winning if you’re not winning fair” after two triumphant competitors of the quartet reportedly returned positive doping tests before the Tokyo Olympics. The Chinese swimming team have faced increased levels of […]
Olympics: Noah Lyles seals 100m gold in epic race as stars learn of winner on big screen | Other | Sport
Noah Lyles produced an incredible late surge to pip Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson to gold in the men’s 100m race at the 2024 Olympics. The 27-year-old set a new personal best to reign supreme over a rapid eight-man field, setting Paris’ Stade de France alight with an electric showing. The runners kept their composure after an […]
Lin Yu-ting’s opponent performs protest in ring after losing fight to gender-row boxer | Other | Sport
Svetlana Staneva of Bulgaria made a double ‘X’ symbol to the crowd following her defeat to Lin Yu-ting at the Paris Olympics in a pointed dig at her opponent. The Taiwanese boxer swept into the semi-finals of the women’s 57kg category event with ease, winning unanimously after a defensive display which visibly infuriated Staneva throughout. […]
Adam Peaty fuels retirement talk as Team GB legend ‘hurting too much’ | Other | Sport
Adam Peaty said that he will “step away” from swimming in an emotional interview following his final race for Team GB at the 2024 Olympics. Peaty, a three-time Olympic gold medallist, took fourth in the men’s 4x100m medley relay final alongside Duncan Scott, Ollie Morgan and Matt Richards and admitted that at the very least […]
Man Utd ‘book two medicals’ as Arsenal plot move for Man City star | Football | Sport
The 2024/25 Premier League season begins in under two weeks, in what is a stark reminder for clubs at both ends of the table to kick into gear in the transfer window. Negotiations will need to be accelerated if teams are hoping to have their new signings integrated into their squads ahead of the opening […]
Novak Djokovic in tears after winning Olympic gold as Serb gets Carlos Alcaraz revenge | Tennis | Sport
Novak Djokovic has done it. The 37-year-old finally won the one big title he had been waiting over a decade for – an Olympic gold medal. With his wife and two children cheering him on from the stands, the Serb made history for his country and took home their first gold in tennis as he […]
Team GB’s Amber Rutter ‘cheated out of Olympic gold’ after controversy | Other | Sport
Amber Rutter came ever-so-close to securing Team GB’s 11th gold medal of the 2024 Olympics in the women’s skeet shooting following a dramatic shoot-off, only to be cruelly denied by a controversial refereeing decision. Many, including Rutter, felt that she should have been given the chance to continue competing before Chile’s Francisca Crovetto Chadid was […]
Olympic boxer at heart of gender row forced to shut down social media | Other | Sport
The second boxer at the centre of the Olympics gender row has been forced to shut down her social media accounts – after coming under a barrage of abuse. Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting has guaranteed herself a medal, after beating Bulgaria’s Svetlana Staneva to book a place in the semi-finals. Yu-Ting is one of two athletes, […]