Category: Sports

Few would have forecast the men’s heats to be the most chaotic event of Paris 2024 so far – but it is a strong contender after Wednesday’s drama. As the runners in heat one battled for a top-eight qualifying spot, European silver medallist Mills attempted to force his way through the field from near the...

What is coming up on Thursdaypublished at 21:28 7 August 21:28 7 August Gold medal events: 25 Athletics (women’s long jump, men’s javelin throw, men’s 200m, women’s 400m hurdles, men’s 110m hurdles), boxing (women’s 54kg, men’s 51kg), canoe sprint (men’s C2 500m, men’s K4 500m, women’s K4 500m), diving (men’s 3m springboard), hockey (men’s), sailing...

George Mills was involved in a heated altercation with France’s Hugo Hay after the Briton had a collision in his 5000m heat at the Stade de France. Hay remained upright after multiple men, including Mills, tumbled down on the final lap. After the men had crossed the finish line, Mills and Hay were seen arguing...

Youngest Team GB athlete Sky Brown wins bronze medal in nail-biting women’s skateboarding final The Olympics continues with Team GB’s focus remaining on the track at both the athletics and the cycling on day 12 of Paris 2024. Matthew Hudson-Smith’s form in his 400m semi-final marks him as a gold medal contender ahead of tonight’s...

While it may be back to the drawing board for Ingebrigtsen after a sobering night, Kerr will have so many mixed emotions. He had trained like a demon and sacrificed so much for a tilt at gold. He had even taken a trip to the Stade de France at Christmas and talked his way in...

There is no fight for bronze, so both losing semi-finalists win a medal. Verde, the Pan American Games champion, will fight Uzbek Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev in the final. Richardson’s defeat ends British interest in the Olympic boxing. He was the only fighter to win a bout after the other four Britons – Delicious Orie, Rosie Eccles,...

Josh Kerr took silver in the men’s 1500m at the Paris Olympics with American Cole Hocker stunning the Brit and favourite Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win gold. Hocker pulled the upset of the Olympics, outracing Kerr and Ingebrigsten to the finish line. The Stade de France final was billed as the showdown of the century between...

Burnet and Gimson finished in third place after the 12 races, with the top 10 now in to compete for a mixed multihull medal. The Italian pair of Ruggero Tita and Caterina Marianna Banti were the pacesetters in those races and beat Burnet and Gimson for gold at the last Olympics. Will roles be reversed...

Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe and Hamish Turnbull were forced to settle for Olympic men’s team sprint silver for Great Britain as skateboarding star Sky Brown secured a bronze medal, despite dislocating her shoulder before the Games. The British men took team sprint silver as pre-race favourites the Netherlands broke the world record twice on their...

Great Britain’s Josh Kerr was made to settle for Olympic 1500m silver behind shock champion Cole Hocker, as Jakob Ingebrigtsen missed out on a medal. As world gold medallist Kerr and defending Olympic champion Ingebrigtsen played out their anticipated battle for the title, American Hocker found his way past both on the inside to clinch...

Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe and Hamish Turnbull continued Great Britain’s medal-winning start at the Olympic velodrome with team sprint silver in Paris. In a repeat of the Tokyo final three years ago, they were beaten by a supreme Netherlands trio, who set a world record of 40.949 seconds to retain their title. With Carlin –...