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Emma Finucane, Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant kick-started the medal charge in the Paris velodrome by winning Great Britain’s first Olympic women’s team sprint gold. They set a new world record – for the third time in the session – of 45.186 seconds to beat New Zealand. It is the first time Britain has won...

Great Britain’s women will leave the Olympics without a hockey medal for the first time since 2008 after a 3-1 quarter-final loss to the Netherlands. GB won bronze at London 2012, took a memorable gold in Rio in 2016 when they beat the Netherlands in a shootout, and claimed bronze in Tokyo three years ago....

Nelly Korda begins the defence of her women’s Olympic title on Wednesday aiming to match the success of her world number one counterpart from the men’s game. In the wake of Scottie Scheffler’s sensational victory in Paris last Sunday, the women’s event occurs with questions over golf’s Olympic credentials surely well and truly banished from...

Great Britain’s Joe Clarke won Olympic silver after team-mate Kimberley Woods claimed bronze in a wonderfully-chaotic kayak cross event which entertained and excited the Paris 2024 fans. In an event making its Olympic debut, Clarke finished second to make up for missing out on a medal in the men’s kayak single final earlier this week....

Team Ireland showjumpers Shane Sweetnam and Daniel Coyle both produced superb clear rounds to qualify for the individual final at the Olympic Games. The Ireland duo occupied second and third positions after being among 20 riders to post clear rounds as the top 30 progressed. Riding James Kann Cruz, Cork man Sweetnam went clear in...

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news They still held hands, beamed wide smiles, and stepped onto the podium as one. Not for gold, despite leading for the majority of the race,...

On a busy morning in the athletics, Alastair Chalmers made a desperate dive for the line to ensure he qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s 400m hurdles, while defending champion Karsten Warholm won his heat. Jessie Knight also made a late lunge for the line in the women’s 400m hurdles to join GB team-mate...

The 24-year-old competed for Ireland at the 2021 European Championships and Tokyo Olympics before switching to Team GB in 2022 after moving to Scotland to attend the University of Stirling. After making the switch, the Bangor swimmer had to sit out competition for a year before making his Team GB debut at the 2024 World...

Ireland medal hope Rhasidat Adeleke comfortably won her 400m heat to ease into Wednesday’s semi-finals at the Olympic Games in Paris. Adeleke, 21, had a big lead entering the finishing straight and was able to jog the final 30 metres as she took victory in 50.09 seconds. Despite turning off the power in the closing...

Britain’s Molly Caudery has been eliminated in qualification for the women’s pole vault final at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Caudery, the world indoor champion who set a British record 4.92m at the event in June, failed to clear 4.55m at the Stade de France. After exiting the event, an emotional Caudery acknowledged the crowd before...