Paris Olympics sailing: GB’s Ellie Aldridge wins gold in women’s kite final
Great Britain's Ellie Aldridge has won gold in the women's kite sailing final at Paris 2024.The 27-year-old became the inaugural Olympic kitesurfing champion by
Olympic diving: Jack Laugher and Jordan Houlden miss out on medals
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Paris Olympics hockey: Netherlands beat Germany in shootout for gold as India claim bronze
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Paris Olympics: Top five stories from day 13 of the 2024 Games
It is early days, but Katarina Johnson-Thompson has made a strong start in her bid for an elusive Olympic medal.Twice a world champion, the 31-year-old is yet t
USA set up GB showdown in women’s 4x100m relay after surviving close call
Team GB have made it into the finals of the 4x100m relays in the women’s and the men’s competition. But there were tense moments for the favourites in the w
UK riots: Government meets with sporting bodies to calm tensions
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Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads in Paris 2024 Olympic heptathlon
Great Britain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads the heptathlon after making a superb start in her bid to finally land the Olympic medal which has so far eluded
Olympics taekwondo: Jade Jones beaten in first round of taekwondo women’s -57kg
Jade Jones' bid for Olympic history ended in another early defeat in the taekwondo -57kg first round in Paris.The 31-year-old Briton was bidding to become the f
Australians delight in outshining silver-polishing Poms
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Olympic Games 2024: Every medal won by Scots – and the ones maybe still to come
Laura Muir won silver in Tokyo in the women's 1500m and will have a medal in her sights again in Saturday's final (19:25). Becoming the first Scot to win track
Paris 2024: Sharon van Rouwendaal clinches gold in 10km marathon swim
The Netherlands' Sharon van Rouwendaal made a late move to clinch gold in the women's 10km marathon swim in the River Seine.An Olympic champion in 2016, Van Rou
Alastair Chalmers ‘proud’ despite fall at 2024 Olympic Games
Chalmers was the first person from Guernsey to win a Commonwealth Games athletics medal when he won 400m hurdles bronze in Birmingham two years ago. He narrowly
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