Category: Sports

Novak Djokovic fended off a late comeback attempt from Rafael Nadal after their highly-anticipated 60th meeting quickly turned into a damp squib. The long-time rivals were facing off for the first time in more than two years. But a lot has changed since Nadal beat Djokovic in the 2022 French Open quarter-final and the Spaniard […]

Tom Pidcock won Team GB’s second gold medal of the day at the Paris Olympics, triumphing during an epic mountain bike battle on Elancourt Hill. The reigning Olympic champion was forced to recover from a puncture he picked up on the third lap, where he dropped from first position to eighth. Pidcock, who turns 25 […]

Two female boxers who were ejected from last year’s Women’s World Boxing Championships after being deemed biologically male will be allowed to compete at the Olympics. Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-Ting of Taiwan were found to have XY chromosomes, which determine a person’s biological sex as male. The discovery resulted in both boxers […]

Laura Collett admitted that she was ‘sad’ to be British before winning two Olympic medals for Team GB on Monday. The 34-year-old won their first gold of the Games alongside Rosalind Canter and Tom McEwen in the team eventing before scooping bronze in the individual jumping competition. Collett’s bronze marked her first individual Olympic medal […]

“It wasn’t easy but yeah, I am keeping my glasses on for a reasons,” an emotional Pidcock told the BBC. “I think the Olympics is so special and…you never give up so you give everything, that’s what I had to do. “I knew that Victor was going to be super fast on the last lap […]

Adam Peaty’s involvement for the remainder of the 2024 Olympics is uncertain after Team GB announced he had tested positive for Covid-19. Peaty won silver in the men’s 100m breaststroke on Sunday, missing out on gold by milliseconds, and he is scheduled to compete in relay events later in the swimming programme. The 29-year-old was […]

Lewis Hamilton has spoken out on social media after inheriting the Belgium Grand Prix from his teammate George Russell on Sunday. Russell crossed the line first but was disqualified from the race when his Mercedes was found to have been marginally underweight. The Brit could not contain his excitement after coming home in front, holding […]

Team GB have won team eventing gold following a tense morning of showjumping in Paris. The trio of Tom McEwen, Laura Collett and Ros Canter led France by 4.7 points after the dressage and cross-country phases, despite having their advantage cut when Canter was controversially given 15 jumping penalties in the latter event. And the […]

Tom Daley and diving partner Noah Williams bagged a silver medal in the men’s synchronised 10m diving at the 2024 Olympics, missing out on gold to Chinese duo Junjie Lian and Hao Yang. Already an Olympic champion and bonafide legend of the sport, Daley served up a valiant effort alongside Williams to secure Team GB’s […]

Noah Williams broke down in tears following his silver medal performance in the men’s 10m synchronised platform with diving partner Tom Daley at the 2024 Olympics. The British duo performed valiantly throughout the meet, consistently posting high scores and maintaining second position throughout the six dives. Unfortunately for Daley and Williams, the Chinese duo were […]