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LA 2028: Hundreds of British Olympic athletes may quit before next Games unless funding increases

Meanwhile, a group of British athletes has called on the government to find an urgent funding increase to prevent a "pending crisis".Athletes are funded through

Geoff Capes, former Olympian and world’s strongest man, dies aged 75

Geoff Capes, twice the world’s strongest man and a three-time Olympian, has died aged 75, British Athletics has announced.The athlete, who was born in Lincoln

British strongman legend and Commonwealth gold medallist Geoff Capes dies aged 75

Two-time world's strongest man and British shot put record holder Geoff Capes has died aged 75.A brief family statement released on Wednesday afternoon confirme

Geoff Capes: World’s strongest man and British shot put record holder Capes dies aged 75

Geoff Capes, the British shot put record holder and two-time world's strongest man, has died aged 75.Capes set the record for the longest shot put by a British

Geoff Capes, Britain’s greatest shot putter and World’s Strongest Man winner, dies aged 75

Geoff Capes, who competed for Great Britain in the shot put at three Olympic Games, won two Commonwealth titles and twice won the World’s Strongest Man compet

NBA: Why are Jeremy Sochan and OG Anunoby only current players with British links?

Despite the lack of British stars in the NBA, the league generates a large British-based audience.In Europe, Great Britain has the second largest number of NBA

Taylor Lawrence: From a chance trial to one of GB’s most successful bobsleighers

The four-man crew finished sixth in the Beijing Olympics in 2022, which was the best result of all the Team GB skeleton and bobsleigh teams who endured a tough

Government pledges to make UK ‘top destination for women’s sport investment’ following record-breaking summit

New scheme launched to attract more private investment in women’s sport to help drive growth in the sector. Over 20 leagues, teams and competitions acro

Emma Raducanu’s 2024 season looks over as fresh doubts emerge after fifth consecutive withdrawal

Emma Raducanu may not play again until 2025 after pulling out of the Hong Kong Open with her participation in the Billie Jean King Cup Finals also a doubt.The B

Emma Raducanu pulls out of another tournament as British tennis star unable to deliver on three-word message

Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the Hong Kong Open to all but end her WTA Tour season for the year.The 2021 US Open champion made her comeback from a long injur

Black History Month: Olympic medallists Amber Anning and Christine Ohuruogu talk about Reclaiming Narratives

To celebrate Black History Month, Sky Sports News brought together 2008 Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu and rising star Amber

Sarah Jones: Two-time Olympian retires from Great Britain hockey duty

Jones featured in every GB game en-route to bronze in Tokyo, which was sealed thanks to a thrilling win over India.She scored a brilliant shootout penalty again