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Holly Bradshaw misses out on Paris 2024 Olympics final
Holly Bradshaw was dreaming of the perfect Olympic send-off but was left crushed as she missed out on the women’s pole vault final at Paris 2024. The 32-year-old won bronze in this event in Tokyo three years ago and was looking to become the first
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Top talent David sets 2029 Rugby World Cup marker
England U20 star Millie David is setting her sights on a fairytale 2029 Women's Rugby World Cup in Australia as she looks to reach the pinnacle of her sport in her father’s homeland. Wokingham's David, 19, is one of England’s most promising talents
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Boccia prodigy Curtis hoping to be inspired by Paris 2024
Boccia prodigy Ruby Curtis is ready to be inspired by Paris 2024 as she looks to continue in her rapid rise towards achieving her own Paralympic dreams following selection for a prestigious sporting programme. Morpeth's Curtis, 18, has only been
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Amber Rutter Olympic controversy 'disappointing' says British Shooting chief
British Shooter Team Leader Steven Seligmann has called the controversy surrounding Amber Rutter's silver medal 'a disappointment'. Rutter was pipped to the gold by Chile's Francisca Crovetto Chadid in the women's skeet final at Paris 2024, but
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British Shooting chief hails transformative impact of National Lottery funding
British Shooting team leader Steven Seligmann has hailed the transformative impact of The National Lottery funding on their journey to Olympic success. Team GB won two shooting medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, with Nathan Hales clinching men's
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Allianz announces multi-year partnership with Rugby Football Union
One of the world’s leading insurers, Allianz, and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) today announce the next step in their partnership, as Allianz extends its support for rugby by making a significant, long-term investment in the game. The partnership
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Georgia Taylor-Brown 'super proud' of Team GB's bronze in triathlon mixed relay
By Will Jennings in Paris GEORGIA TAYLOR-BROWN helped Team GB bag a battling Olympic bronze as they were dramatically downgraded from silver on a manic Monday morning in Paris. The Manchester star, 30, ran the second leg of this heart-thumping
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GB triathlon team win bronze in mixed relay in a dramatic photo finish
By Will Jennings in Paris Sam Dickinson helped Team GB bag a battling Olympic bronze as they were dramatically downgraded from silver on a manic Monday morning in Paris. The York star, 27, ran the third leg of this heart-thumping mixed relay
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Team GB's mixed relay triathlon silver downgraded to bronze
By Will Jennings in Paris BETH POTTER bagged Britain’s triathlon stars a battling Olympic bronze as they were dramatically downgraded from silver on a manic Monday morning in Paris. The Scot, who had also won bronze in her individual race last
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A fatigued George Mills will not progress onto the 1500m Olympic semi-finals
By Will Jennings at the Stade de France GEORGE MILLS admits his failure to progress through his 1500m heat proved fatal after crashing out in the Olympic semi-finals in Paris. The Harrogate middle distance star, son of former England footballer
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Tom Pidcock is the best cyclist in the world says former Olympic champion Ed Clancy
Ed Clancy has hailed Tom Pidcock as ‘the best cyclist in the world’ and believes he will soon be surpassed as Yorkshire’s most successful Olympian. Pidcock, from Leeds, defended his mountain bike gold in thrilling fashion in Paris, defying a puncture
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Peaty should be proud of fighting back for Paris, says former teammate
By Paul Eddison in Paris Adam Peaty should take huge pride in the way he has fought back to make it to Paris this summer according to trailblazer Alice Dearing. Three years ago, Peaty and Dearing were part of the same British team in Tokyo,
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Georgia Taylor-Brown 'proud'-of bronze as she takes second leg mixed triathlon relay
Georgia-Taylor Brown and Sam Dickinson helped Team GB bag a battling Olympic bronze as they were dramatically downgraded from silver on a manic Monday morning in Paris. Leeds-based Taylor-Brown, 30, and York star Dickinson, 27, ran the second
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Showjumping star turns to Team GB for inspiration in pursuit of Olympic dream
Showjumping star Jennifer Billington is looking to Team GB’s best for inspiration as she looks to one day achieve her own Olympic dream with the support of a prestigious sporting programme. Billington, 20, is already making a splash on the international
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Vita Heathcote and Chris Grube are hoping for better conditions in Marseilles
Vita Heathcote and her mixed dinghy partner Chris Grube are hoping for better conditions on day two of their Olympic sailing competition. The pair lie in 11th after six races with two top-five finishes but their second day on the water proved
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Mastermind of London-wide drug-dealing gang gets 16 years
THE eighth member of a drug dealing network has been jailed following an investigation by detectives. Aaron Wise, 33, of West Ealing. was sentenced to 16 years in prison last week at Isleworth Crown Court for conspiracy to supply cocaine. Wise
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Dearing enjoying Paris 2024 experience after retirement from swimming
By Paul Eddison in Paris Alice Dearing admits there were some apprehensions as she prepared to attend Paris 2024 as a spectator after missing out on qualification. The 27-year-old from Birmingham made history three years ago in Tokyo when she
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GB's first ever male sport climber makes Olympic debut in Paris
York’s Hamish McArthur ‘loved every minute’ of the first step on his Olympic journey as he became Britain’s first-ever male sport climber to compete on sport’s biggest stage. McArthur, 23, finished eighth in his boulder semi-final, with the lead
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Ellie Aldridge hails 'glorious' day of racing on Olympic debut
Ellie Aldridge hailed a ‘glorious’ day of racing as her Olympic debut got off to a flyer in Marseille. The Poole native won the first-ever women’s kite race at an Olympic Games, and had two more second places to sit on the same number of points
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Bright GB archer earns spot on prestigious sporting programme
Archery runs in the blood for Chloe A’Bear and the markswoman is poised to hit her career targets after earning selection to a prestigious sporting programme. Inspired to take up the sport after watching her mum and grandmother at a young age,
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Olympic champions on hand to help youngsters hoping to follow local hero
Carmarthen youngsters have been given a helping hand by Olympic champions as they bid to follow the trail blazed by local hero Emma Finucane. Ed Clancy and Dani Rowe were on hand at Towy Riders on Monday morning ahead of Finucane’s Olympic bow
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Young track-and-field star loving life after rubbing shoulders with Laura Muir
Track-and-field star Shannon Flockhart is rubbing shoulders with her heroes after racing Laura Muir at the British Athletics Championships last June. The 22-year-old – singled out by charity SportsAid as an athlete with the potential to reach
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Climber Toby Roberts 'pysched' by a strong start to his first Olympics
By Paul Martin at Le Bourget. A thrilled Toby Roberts was left ‘really psyched’ by a strong finish to the first stage of his Olympic debut. The 19-year-old climbing sensation from Elstead finished third in his boulder semi-final, with the lead
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Connor Bainbridge is feeling at home at the Olympics in his debut
Halifax’s Connor Bainbridge now feels at home at the Olympics after making his debut in the men’s kite. On the eighth day of sailing action the 30-year-old made his bow with the first four of 16 races taking place in Marseille. Bainbridge
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John Gimson and Anna Burnet are chipping away as they aim towards a gold medal
John Gimson and sailing partner Anna Burnet believe they are chipping away at their target of an Olympic sailing gold medal. The pair won silver at Tokyo 2020 in the mixed dinghy and with six races gone in Marseille, they are in sixth having not
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Brits' sporting knowledge lacking this summer, research reveals
In the midst of sports-packed summer, new research has revealed there are gaps in British sporting knowledge. In fact, over two fifths (44%) are unaware Britain last hosted the Olympic Games in 2012 and only 37% know that the England men’s football
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Blind goalball star hopes to inspire a new generation while pursuing Paralympic dream
Goalball is a family affair in the Hudson household but GB’s Chelsea Hudson has her eyes set on going one step beyond the achievements of her nearest and dearest after her selection for a prestigious sporting programme. The 2028 Paralympics is
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Noah Lyles lives up to his fighting talk as he becomes new fastest man in the world
Noah Lyles delivered on his big talk with a big performance on the Olympics’ biggest night. Lyles scampered to the blue-riband 100m final in a race for the ages - officials taking nearly a minute to study a seven-way photo finish, as all eight
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Caudery brought to tears after shock pole vault exit
By Paul Eddison at the Stade de France Molly Caudery broke down in tears after seeing her Olympic dreams shattered at the Stade de France as she failed to clear a height in the women’s pole vault qualification. The 24-year-old former Loughborough
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Adam Peaty wants anyone who has doped to be kicked out of swimming for good
Adam Peaty has urged anti-doping bodies to do their job and throw anyone found guilty of doping out of the sport on the final night of swimming action at Paris 2024. The three-time Olympic champion was part of the men’s 4x100m medley relay team
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Victor Perez just misses medals at home Olympics
Edinburgh-based Frenchman Victor Perez came within a whisker of a medal at his home Olympics after a stunning final round at Le Golf National. Roared on by a partisan Parisian crowd who chanted his name throughout, Perez flew down the back nine
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Adam Peaty doesn't know what the future holds as he leaves Paris 2024
Adam Peaty admits he still does not know what his future holds after bringing down the curtain on his third Olympic Games with a fourth place in the men’s 4x100m medley relay. The triple Olympic champion was diagnosed with Covid earlier this week
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Free support programme to bridge UK small business ‘skills gap’
A popular small business skills programme is set to make a comeback to help supercharge Britain’s smallest firms, as the economy shows signs of recovery. Small Business Britain’s ‘Small and Mighty Enterprise Programme’ - which has boosted nearly
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Josh Kerr v Jakob Ingebrigtsen: the moment we have all been waiting for
Pack the fridge, shut the curtains and kick the dog outside – because tomorrow night’s showdown between Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen is not to be missed. The Olympic final everyone has been waiting for has been booked in after both sailed safely
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Heartbroken wife fundraises for heart condition which killed hubby and sport stars
A devastated wife is fundraising for 'earlier testing' across Britain of the deadly hidden heart condition that is killing sport stars - after her 'gym-loving' new husband died at the wheel six months after they tied the knot. Darren Brooks died
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Matt Richards takes home silver and gold from Paris 2024 and wants to upgrade in LA
Ambition is what drives Matt Richards, so a gold medal and a silver medal is not enough to satisfy him from his second Olympic Games. But after signing off from Paris 2024 with a fourth place in the men’s 4x100m medley relay, Richards was also
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Ollie Morgan finishes Olympics with his fastest time in 4x100m medley relay
Ollie Morgan signed off from his maiden Olympic Games in style as he produced his fastest time of the week as part of the men’s 4x100m medley relay team. The Ludlow swimmer is a relative newcomer to the sport but was competing alongside a trio
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Keely Hodgkinson's 'mission is on' as she eyes gold in the 800m final
Keely Hodgkinson has promised a box-office 800m final tonight after underlining why she is the favourite for gold by qualifying fastest in Paris. The 22-year-old is bidding to upgrade the silver she won in Tokyo three years ago to gold at the Stade
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Jake Jarman looking forward to getting back in the gym to work with new stars
Jake Jarman can't wait to get back in the gym and start working with Britain's gymnastics young guns towards Los Angeles. Jarman, who won Olympic floor bronze on Saturday, just missed a medal in the men's vault final at the Arena Bercy, the event
