Olympic years often provoke feelings of nostalgia and introspection as the quadrennial event marks the passage of sporting time, and 2024 is no different. As the Paris Games swing into view amid an already-blockbuster British sporting summer, ESPN UK looks back at the past 24½ years of action since the turn of the millennium, bookended...
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Hollie Davidson set to make history as she referees South Africa v Portugal Test
Hollie Davidson will make rugby union history on Saturday when she becomes the first woman to referee world champions South Africa in a Test match. The Scottish official will take charge of the Springboks’ clash against Portugal in Bloemfontein. “I think it will be a really energetic game at altitude, so that is a challenge...
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Ellie Kildunne says Great Britain can do ‘something special’ at Paris Olympics
England full-back Ellie Kildunne feels “something special” could unfold for Great Britain women’s rugby sevens at the Paris Olympics. The Harlequins player, voted player of the tournament when England’s 15s sealed a third straight Six Nations Grand Slam earlier this year, is included in Team GB’s 12-strong squad. Ciaran Beattie’s side face Ireland on July...
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Luke Humphries battles past Dimitri Van den Bergh to reach Blackpool semis
Top seed Luke Humphries battled past Dimitri Van den Bergh to book his place in the semi-finals of the World Matchplay at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. It was a fast start from the world champion, who broke Van den Bergh in the opening leg and then again to lead 3-0 on the back of...
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Great Britain 81-84 South Sudan: Hosts defeated at Copper Box Arena
South Sudan defeated Great Britain 84-81 at London’s Copper Box Arena as they prepare for their first Olympic Games in Paris. Unlike Royal Ivey’s side, GB did not qualify for the Paris Olympics and failed to bounce back from recent defeats against Portugal and Argentina. South Sudan narrowly led the end-to-end encounter 44-42 at half-time...
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Tiger Woods cuts frustrated figure after 79 leaves him fighting to make Open cut
Tiger Woods cut a frustrated figure as he laboured to an eight-over-par 79 in the first round of the Open at Royal Troon on Thursday. The 15-time major winner rolled back the years when he holed a long putt for a birdie at the third but he fell away badly thereafter in a round that...
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Paralympics 2024: Natasha Baker and Sophie Wells included in GB Para-equestrian squad
Reigning champions Natasha Baker and Sophie Wells will bid for more success at the Paris Games after being selected on the Great Britain Para-equestrian team. Both riders will be appearing at their fourth Paralympics having made their debuts at London 2012. Baker is back in the international fold after giving birth to son Joshua in...
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Paris Olympics 2024: BBC TV schedule, radio and online coverage – times and channels
The BBC will bring you extensive coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympics across TV, iPlayer, Radio 5 Live, BBC Sounds, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app. BBC One and BBC Two will bring you all the best moments as more than 10,000 athletes compete in 329 gold medal events. The opening ceremony...
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Jack Carlin expecting different Olympic experience in team of ‘excitable pups’
For Jack Carlin the Tokyo Olympics feel like they were only yesterday, but three years on he will head to Paris with an older, wiser head on him. Carlin helped Great Britain to silver in the men’s team sprint before picking up individual bronze in the pandemic-delayed Games in Japan. The Scot said he went...
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Leny Yoro: Lille defender completes Manchester United medical after £50m deal agreed
Lille defender Leny Yoro is closing in on a move to Manchester United after a deal worth over £50m was agreed. The 18-year-old completed a medical in England on Wednesday. He is expected to finalise the details of his contract on Thursday with a formal announcement of his move to follow. Yoro will sign a...
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Louie Hinchliffe: The Team GB sprinter coached by history-maker Carl Lewis to the Paris Olympics
Some 40 years ago on August 4, 1984 at the Los Angeles Olympics, history was made when then 23-year-old Carl Lewis emulated his childhood hero Jesse Owens becoming the first athlete since Owens to win gold in the 100m, 200m, long jump and 4x100m relay. The Los Angeles Games where Lewis won those four gold...
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Olympic heroes warn sewage pollution poses ‘existential threat’ to UK water sports
The “scandalous” state of Britain’s rivers is posing an “existential threat” to water sports in the UK, former Olympians have warned. Writing exclusively for i, gold medalist rower Dame Katherine Grainger and cyclist Chris Boardman branded the pollution scandal a “national embarrassment” and called on the Government to take action. It comes as Boardman, who...