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Andy Murray's glittering career comes to an end at the Paris Olympic Games
By Will Jennings at Roland-Garros So finally, it’s come to an end. Over 1,000 matches, 46 singles titles, three Grand Slam triumphs and two Olympic gold medals – as darkness descended on Roland-Garros last night, Andy Murray finally said au
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Scott Brash goes clear in team showjumping final to deliver Team GB a gold
The margins at the Olympics are everything. A hundredth of a second in the pool can be the difference between gold and silver. Likewise, a centimetre in archery. For Scott Brash, it was the gravity on a jump that fell just the ride side of the
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Anderson hails inspirational Olympic swimming experience
Freya Anderson hailed an ‘inspirational’ experience after concluding her Olympic campaign with a fifth-placed finish in the women’s 4x200m freestyle final. The Birkenhead swimmer joined Freya Colbert, Abbie Wood and Lucy Hope in the British quartet
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Imogen Grant and Emily Craig win gold after Tokyo's agonising fourth place finish
After the agony of Tokyo came the ecstasy of Paris for Cambridge rower Imogen Grant after she and teammate Emily Craig delivered the “grand finale” to their three-year revenge tour. The pair were dominant in the women’s lightweight double sculls
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Fitzpatrick urges new golf fans to keep up wild Olympic atmosphere
By Will Jennings in Paris Matt Fitzpatrick is urging the new ‘non-golf’ fans in Paris to keep cranking up the noise after a razor-sharp second round at the Olympics. The Sheffield star, 29, shot seven under par on Friday to propel himself
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Andy Murray calls time on his career competing for the final time at Paris 2024
Andy Murray insists he is ‘happy’ to have called time on his storied tennis career ‘on his own terms’ after his emotional farewell tour finally came to an end at the Olympics. The two-time Wimbledon champion, 37, left the court for the final time
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Shriever lays down a marker as she begins Olympic gold defence with three wins
By Paul Eddison in Paris Bethany Shriever laid down a marker just three months after suffering a broken collarbone to underline her status as the favourite to defend her Olympic BMX racing title. The Manchester-based 25-year-old was something
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Postcard from Paris: Cashing in on the Lottery and a third Games for a third country
Paul Eddison and James Toney with their daily Olympic diary, with the behind-the-scenes stories you might have missed. There's a joke about the British swimming team at the 1996 Olympics - great news from Team GB at the pool today ... no-one drowned
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Page scales own personal Everest with trampolining gold
No-one does bouncing back quite like Great Britain’s first-ever Olympic trampolining champion. Bryony Page has battled through the yips, multiple serious injuries and a double near-miss on her mission to scale her own personal Everest. And
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Page vows to keep smashing through glass ceilings
Bryony Page vowed to continue smashing through glass ceilings after becoming Great Britain’s first-ever Olympic trampoline champion. The 33-year-old arrived in Paris with silver and bronze already in her collection and completed the set in style
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Craig and Grant create own masterpiece with rowing Olympic gold
In Emily Craig’s house, there is a picture of the agonising photo finish that shows her and Imogen Grant missing an Olympic medal by just 0.01 seconds. But in the city of Monet, Degas, and Chagall, they created their own masterpiece with a sensational
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Peters proud despite disappointing end to Olympic campaign
Hayling Island sailor James Peters found pride amid the rubble of an Olympics that didn't go as he planned. Peters and 49er partner Fynn Sterritt went into the crucial Paris 2024 medal race with an outside chance of a medal, lying seventh going
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Sailors Peters and Sterritt left frustrated after lack of wind meant race postponed
James Peters and Fynn Sterritt were left frustrated by a lack of wind as the men's skiff final was postponed at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The fleet in the medal decider race had set sail, but an unexpected change in weather forced the race to halt
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Micky Beckett with work to do in bid to keep Olympic dream alive
Solva sailor Micky Beckett knows exactly what he needs to do to work his way back into the Olympic regatta. The 29-year-old arrived at the Games with high expectations having won silver at last year’s World Championships and Olympic Test Event
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Stephens shares her admiration for competitor McIntosh
By Paul Martin in Paris Laura Stephens said it was a privilege to share a pool with Summer McIntosh after taking part in her first Olympic final. The Colchester swimmer, who became a world champion in the 200m butterfly earlier this year, finished
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Sam Sills excited for the windsurfing medal race after qualifying eighth
Sam Sills is full of excitement after qualifying for the iQFOIL class final series at the Paris Olympics. Sills currently sits in eighth in the standing, 22 points off the podium and 28 points behind Australia’s Grae Morris in the lead. The
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Morgan Lake admits complacency got the better of her in premature Paris 2024 exit
Morgan Lake admits complacency may have got the better of her after crashing out of the Olympics at the first hurdle. The Loughborough University graduate, 27, was unable to leap into Sunday’s final as a jump of 1.88m proved insufficient to progress
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Laugher and Harding master world's toughest dive for Olympic bronze
Jack Laugher and Anthony Harding had to master the toughest dive in the world together in order to win an Olympic bronze medal. The City of Leeds pair claimed a hard-earned bronze from a thrilling 3m synchro contest in which China won gold by a
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Andy Murray will be missed in tennis, says doubles partner Dan Evans
Dan Evans joked he ‘couldn’t stomach’ Andy Murray having a statue after the British tennis legend’s career came to an emotional end at the Olympics. Cheltenham star Evans, 34, and two-time Wimbledon champion Murray, 37, were unable to continue
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Swimming sensation Tom Dean to swap speedos for salsa after Olympic campaign
The desire to ‘try something a bit different’ convinced Tom Dean to swap speedos for salsa and sign up for Strictly Come Dancing. The 24-year-old races in Friday night’s 200m individual medley final looking to add a fourth gold to his Olympic collection
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George Mills cites 'silly mistakes' leaving his Olympic dream on a knife-edge
George Mills blasted a below-par performance after leaving his Olympic dream on a knife-edge in Paris. The Harrogate middle distance star, son of former England footballer Danny, failed to progress through his 1500m heat and will have to do it
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Ben Proud eyes up individual medal after qualifying with join-fastest time
Ben Proud hopes not being ‘fixated’ on a medal will help him break his Olympic duck as he bids for 50m freestyle glory. The 29-year-old cruised through his semi-final in 21.38s – the joint-fastest time on the night – to bank a plum spot in lane
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Harding conquers fear to claim Olympic diving bronze
By Tom Harle Anthony Harding had to conquer his fear of the toughest dive in the world to win an Olympic bronze medal. The Ashton-under-Lyne star joined forces with Jack Laugher to claim bronze from a thrilling 3m synchro contest in which China
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Paris 2024 Olympics day six round up and the end of a Murray era
The farewell tour finally came to an end for Andy Murray, who saved yet another match point but could not pull off a third escape act in the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles at Roland Garros. Alongside Dan Evans, Murray was facing American pair
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Reform UK opponents reserve tickets to block real fans from attending conference
Reform UK opponents claim to be deliberately reserving thousands of pounds worth of tickets for their conference but not paying for them - to block real supporters from buying them. The political activists appear to be taking strategic steps to
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Andy Murray won't walk away from tennis says 2012 doubles partner Laura Robson
Laura Robson believes Andy Murray won't be staying away from tennis for too long. Robson, who partnered Murray to mixed doubles silver at London 2012, watched the two-time Olympic champion bring the curtain on his career as an expert summariser for
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Simone Biles leaves British gymnast inspired after history-making performance
Alice Kinsella admitted she had to pinch herself after getting an up close and personal glimpse of history at the Olympics. Kinsella finished 12th in the women's gymnastics around all-around final won brilliantly by American Simone Biles. Biles's
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British gymnast admits to 'pinch-me' moment at maiden Olympics
Georgia Mae-Fenton admitted she had to pinch herself after getting an up close and personal glimpse of history at the Olympics. Fenton finished 18h in the women's gymnastics around all-around final won brilliantly by American Simone Biles.
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Hitmaker Craig David delivers fun-filled live set to public
A leading washing brand gave the public an experience of a lifetime this week as hitmaker Craig David gave hardworking hustlers a live set. At the launch of Persil’s Wonder Wash™ Fast Wash & Rave Launderette, attendees experienced the 15-minute
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Redgrave hails National Lottery funding as rowers go for gold in Paris
On the day that Britain secured three Olympic rowing medals in an hour at Paris 2024, the story of elite and grassroots National Lottery funding into the sport was showcased at Fulham Reach Boat Club which is hoping to help produce the next generation
