Great Britain’s Georgia Bell clinched a sensational 1500m bronze on her Olympic debut as Faith Kipyegon won a third successive title at Paris 2024. Bell, now 30, had given up on her Olympic dream when she quit the sport in 2017 and has made remarkable progress since rediscovering her love of running three years ago....
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Olympics track cycling: No madison medal for Team GB’s Ollie Wood and Mark Stewart
Great Britain’s Ollie Wood said he felt like he had been “rear-ended by a lorry” after a crash put paid to his and Mark Stewart’s chances in the men’s Olympic madison. The British pair – current world silver medallists – finished 10th as Portugal won a historic first Olympic gold on the track. While they...
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Olympics 2024: Noah Williams snatches bronze for Team GB in men’s 10m platform diving final
Britain’s Noah Williams snatched a bronze medal in the men’s 10m platform final on the penultimate day of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 24-year-old produced a brilliant comeback to challenge for a podium place towards the end of the competition. Williams was fourth going into the fourth round, but some over-rotation caused him to drop...
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Olympics taekwondo: Britain’s Caden Cunningham to go for men’s +80kg gold, Rebecca McGowan to fight again
Britain’s Caden Cunningham will bid for Olympic taekwondo gold later on Saturday – and Rebecca McGowan will fight again for a chance at bronze. Cunningham, competing at his first Olympics, stunned Rio 2016 champion Cheick Sallah Cisse in the men’s +80kg semi-finals. The pair were tied at 1-1 going into the final round of the...
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Olympics diving: Noah Williams takes bronze in 10m platform
Britain’s Noah Williams pulled off a stunning final-round dive to take bronze in the men’s 10m platform and win his second medal of the Paris Olympics. Errors by his rivals had opened up the podium positions going into the final round and Williams – who won 10m synchro silver with Tom Daley earlier in the...
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Paris Olympics: Top five stories from day 15 of the 2024 Games
Tamirat Tola kicked off Saturday’s medal rush in the men’s marathon, crossing the line in an Olympic record time of two hours six minutes 26 seconds to secure Ethiopia’s first gold of the Games. The 32-year-old finished 21 seconds in front of Belgium’s Bashir Abdi, with Kenya’s Benson Kipruto 13 seconds further back in third....
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Breaking makes much-awaited Olympic debut at Paris 2024
By Paul Eddison in Paris It was one of the most anticipated events of Paris 2024 and breaking’s debut did not disappoint – providing spectacle, a political statement and no shortage of questions. The only new sport at these Olympics, breaking was never going to achieve the near-universal approval that greeted sport climbing’s introduction three...
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Team GB legend Ben Ainslie is married to Sky Sports icon after stars aligned
A love story that will stir nostalgia among sports enthusiasts – Olympic hero Sir Ben Ainslie is wedded to Sky presenting icon Georgie Thompson. Football aficionados will recall switching on Sky Sports News and seeing Thompson providing the latest updates on their teams, as she was a popular host for the channel for over ten...
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Kick off the new season with our best way to follow Southend United
Excited – Southend United supporters (Image: NICKY HAYES) A NEW era begins for Southend United today and the Echo will be there every kick of the way. After years of off-field issues, Blues kick off the new National League season against York City at a packed Roots Hall this afternoon with the consortium led by...
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Great Britain’s Kerenza Bryson and Kate French have made it through to Sunday’s modern pentathlon final. Bryson finished as the top qualifier in her semi-final with 1402 points, one above Italy’s Elena Micheli and Alice Sotero. French, who won gold in Tokyo three years ago and took a break from the sport in 2023, was...
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Great Britain’s Emile Cairess impresses in marathon as Ethiopia win first gold
Great Britain’s Emile Cairess finished strongly to claim an impressive fourth-place finish in a men’s marathon won by Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola in an Olympic record. Tola took the title in a time of two hours six minutes and 26 seconds, winning his country’s first gold of the Games. Belgian Bashir Abdi took the silver in...
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Paris Olympics: Emile Cairess fourth as Tamirat Tola wins men’s marathon
Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola dominated the men’s marathon in Paris to win in an Olympic record time as Team GB’s Emile Cairess finished fourth. Tola stormed ahead to seal victory in two hours six minutes and 26 seconds, beating the previous record – set by Kenya’s Samuel Wanjiru in 2008 – by six seconds. Belgium’s Bashir...