Espresso, wine and being late: Team GB star banks on French way of life to deliver medal August 7, 2024 The 31-year-old is optimistic of making it fourth time lucky in Paris, having taken to the French way of life during a five-year spell living in Montpellier.
Ahead of the Game: Treasury cost-cutting to hit Manchester United £2bn stadium plans August 7, 2024 Rachel Reeves could scupper Sir Jim Ratcliffe's more ambitious stadium hopes.
Don’t be so quick to dismiss the ‘doped Olympics’ – at least they’re honest August 7, 2024 The Enhanced Games have faced a lot of criticism, but are they really any less fair than the Olympics, asks Paul Ormerod Despite all the glitches and the controversies, the Olympics have provided a great spectacle of skill and prowess. Not least was the dramatic men’s 100 metres final, won by America’s Noah Lyles by [...]
Team GB track cycling score another medal at the velodrome August 6, 2024 Team GB celebrated their second medal in the Velodrome on Tuesday while keeping two medal chances alive in other disciplines. The men’s team sprint squad – made up of Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe and Hamish Turnbull – took silver yesterday behind a Dutch side who have looked unstoppable at these Olympic Games. The Brits did [...]
Silver for Kerr as he beats rival Ingebrigtsen at Paris 2024 Olympic Games August 6, 2024 Josh Kerr beat his great 1500m rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen yesterday in the Olympic Games final but it was not enough to claim gold at the Stade de France. Kerr, favourite before last night’s race, came home in second with a British record behind surprise winner Cole Hocker of the USA, who broke the Olympic record [...]
Worms in the fish? Team GB star rails at food in Paris 2024 Olympic Village August 6, 2024 GB staff were forced to send their own chef to cater for the team following complaints about the food.
Team GB miss gold medal chances in triathlon, kayak and hockey August 5, 2024 While millions cheered on Keely Hodgkinson from the Stade de France and the sofa, Team GB suffered mixed fortunes on Monday at Paris 2024. The triathlon mixed relay team looked to be odds on for the gold medal after leading with one leg to go but had to settle for the silver, before a photo [...]
Hodgkinson storms to 800m gold at Paris 2024 Olympic Games August 5, 2024 Keely Hodgkinson stormed to track and field gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Monday to win Team GB their first solo athletics medal of the 33rd Olympiad. The 22-year-old, who won a silver medal in Tokyo three years ago, held off her pre-race rival in the final – Mary Moraa of Kenya – to [...]
Lyles wins Paris 2024 Olympic gold by just 0.005 seconds at Stade de France August 4, 2024 American Noah Lyles beat Kishane Thompson to the Paris 2024 100m gold medal by just 0.005 seconds to win the most iconic race at the Olympic Games. Lyles crossed the line first in a final that saw the eight men covered by just 0.12 seconds – the times clocked for fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and [...]
Fleetwood falls agonisingly short of another triumph in Paris at 2024 Olympics August 4, 2024 leetwood carded a five-under-par final round of 66 to finish on 18 under at Le Golf National.