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Matt Richards’ first appearance of the Paris Olympics ended in disappointment as Great Britain finished fifth in the men’s 4x100m relay final. Richards came in for the final and swam the first leg in 47.83. Jacob Whittle, Tom Dean and Duncan Scott followed but GB finished just under a second off the podium. The race...

Simone Biles is making her return to Olympic competition on Sunday even more hotly anticipated with the possibility she may perform another new move. The American, the most decorated gymnast in history with 37 world and Olympic medals, will get the first chance to try to get an uneven bars skill named after her in...

Great Britain bantamweight Charley Davison is out of the Olympics after being beaten by Hatice Akbas in the preliminary round. The 30-year-old lost to Turkey’s 2022 world champion by a 3:2 decision in a tight contest at the North Paris Arena. Akbas won the first round on four of five cards but Davison picked up...

“A puncture and the corners were quite slippy. I couldn’t see a lot with the visor so had to get rid of that. A bad day. “I’m going to try to forget about this and move on.” Matt Richards’ first appearance of the Paris Olympics ended in disappointment as Great Britain finished fifth in the...

Laura Collett set an Olympic record on London 52 to help Great Britain top the standings after the dressage phase of the eventing competition. Collett and London 52, who the 34-year-old has described as “the horse of a lifetime”, smashed the record for lowest dressage score with 17.5 penalties in a superb performance to move...

Great Britain’s Anna Henderson won a cycling road time trial silver medal on her Olympic debut on the rain-soaked streets of Paris. The 25-year-old, who has twice broken her collarbone this season, stopped the clock on Pont Alexandre III in 41 minutes 9.83 seconds. Gold went to Australia’s Grace Brown who, in a remarkable performance,...

Great Britain and Northern Ireland celebrated their first medal of the 2024 Olympic Games just a day after the official opening ceremony. A surprise bronze medal in the diving got Team GB onto the medal board on Saturday, July 27. And it’s certainly hoped that more will follow. Britain’s medal hopes are centred around rowing,...

Reaction to Friday’s ambitious opening ceremony continues. The first to be held outside the main Olympic stadium, it featured a range of performances at iconic landmarks along the River Seine. Two of the main talking points were Tom Daley’s Titanic pose with fellow GB flagbearer Helen Glover, and Carl Lewis’ bumpy ride along the Seine...

Dujardin had been set to compete in both the individual dressage and team event on horse Imhotep at the Olympics. The three-time Olympic gold medallist said she was “deeply ashamed” and her actions were “completely out of character”. Both British Equestrian (BEF) and British Dressage (BD) have imposed a provisional suspension on Dujardin pending the...

A sumptuous Chinese procession, an epic Australian choke and a first medal of the 2024 Olympics for Team GB. On a dramatic opening morning in the Aquatics Centre, Scarlett Mew Jensen and Yasmin Harper claimed a bronze medal in the women’s synchronised 3m springboard, proving one of the oldest truisms in sport. You need talent,...

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