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It is a third title in a row for the US, for whom Jake Williams (26 points) and Steve Serio (24) dominated the scoring. Lee Manning (21), Pratt (17) and Gregg Warburton (15) kept Britain in the game until the final minute. “They are a hell of a team and Steve Serio was incredible –...

Cockroft, 31, further cemented her reputation as one of the all-time Para-athletics greats. Her title comes three weeks and five days before she is set to get married. “[My fiance’s] voice was the last one I heard,” she told Channel 4. “It means so much. He understands what goes into that performance. “I’ll go home,...

Finlay Graham, Emma Wiggs and Charlotte Henshaw won gold medals on Saturday morning at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, taking Great Britain’s tally to 45. Graham, 24, won the men’s C1-3 road race, while Wiggs, 44, was victorious in the women’s VL2 200m Va’a Single final. Henshaw, 37, continued GB’s Para-canoe success, winning the women’s...

Finlay Graham won Great Britain’s 43rd gold medal of the Paralympics in Paris with victory in the men’s C1-3 road race. Graham, 24, beat France’s Thomas Peyroton-Dartet in a sprint finish to the 71km route. He also won silver in the men’s C3 3,000m individual pursuit on the track last week. Graham, Peyroton-Dartet and Alexandre...

“The Kicking Machine” Superlek Kiatmoo9 continued his glorious ride to the Mount Rushmore of Muay Thai with a scintillating sub-minute knockout of Britain’s Jonathan “The General” Haggerty in the main event of ONE 168: Denver. The ONE Flyweight Kickboxing world champion arrived inside the packed Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, game to prove why he’s...

Jack Draper put his heart and soul into Friday’s gladiatorial battle with world No 1 Jannik Sinner, giving Britain a glimpse into a very bright future. Draper went through every kind of emotion during his 7-5 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 defeat to Sinner, vomiting numerous times as he struggled with the heat and humidity that also...

Jack Draper will lead Great Britain’s squad as they aim to reach the finals of the Davis Cup, while Wimbledon doubles champion Henry Patten is in the team. Captain Leon Smith announced his team on Friday, which also includes Billy Harris, Dan Evans and experienced doubles player Neal Skupski. Draper is currently competing at the...

After being penalised a point, Bayley engaged in a long debate with Mikita and also spoke to an off-court official before having to accept the penalty. He also spoke to the umpire afterwards. Asked what he told Mikita, Bayley said: “I said, I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s the Paralympic final. It’s difficult to...

Great Britain’s Poppy Maskill claimed her third gold medal of the Paralympics in Paris by winning the women’s S14 100m backstroke. Maskill, 19, continued her wonderful Games by adding to the two golds and two silvers won earlier in the Games. She trailed Valeriia Shabalina at the halfway mark, but fought back to win in...

Frenchman Paul Magnier beat British rider Ethan Vernon to the line in a bunch sprint finish to claim stage four of the Tour of Britain on Friday. Victory for the Soudal Quick-Step rider on the 138.5km route from Derby to Newark-on-Trent was his second of this year’s tour after he also won Tuesday’s opening stage....