England and Manchester City goalkeeper Karen Bardsley withdraws from Team GB squad after picking up a ‘devastatingly cruel’ hamstring injury while on loan with OL Reign By Kathryn Batte For Mailonline Published: 16:55 BST, 12 June 2021 | Updated: 16:55 BST, 12 June 2021 England goalkeeper Karen Barsley has been forced to withdraw from the … Read more
Jump to it! Queen Maxima of The Netherlands dons an eye-catching floral jumpsuit as she attends the Special Olympics National Games By Nicole Conner For Mailonline Published: 16:27 BST, 11 June 2021 | Updated: 17:01 BST, 11 June 2021 Queen Maxima of the Netherlands made a statement in a floral white and pink jumpsuit to … Read more
Brisbane set to be awarded the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics next month after IOC president Thomas Bach hails their vision for a sustainable and feasible Games as ‘irresistible’ The IOC executive board had proposed Brisbane for the 2032 Games Bach said the Brisbane bid had ‘strong support across the political spectrum’ Members will make a … Read more
Laura Muir boosted by her second quickest 1500m ever in run-up to Tokyo Olympics but the Brit finishes behind rivals Sifan Hassan and Faith Kipyegon in Diamond League showdown By Riath Al-Samarrai for the Daily Mail Published: 21:43 BST, 10 June 2021 | Updated: 21:43 BST, 10 June 2021 Laura Muir is getting quicker but … Read more
Brisbane moves one step closer to hosting the 2032 Olympics with a vote due in less than two months time By Australian Associated Press Published: 21:29 BST, 10 June 2021 | Updated: 21:31 BST, 10 June 2021 Brisbane has moved one step closer to becoming the third Australian city to host the summer Olympic Games, … Read more
Winston Churchill once observed ‘history with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past’. My trail along that path takes me from the World Athletics HQ in Monaco to the incomparable Italian gem Florence, where now the city is hosting our third Diamond League athletics meeting of the year. It would normally be … Read more
Paralympic legend David Weir in Tokyo U-turn as he announces he WILL return to the track for 1,500m and 5,000m as well as the marathon in bid to add to his 10 previous medals at the Games David Weir has announced he will return to the track at this summer’s Olympics The wheelchair racer retired … Read more
Women’s single sculls (W1x) Victoria Thornley (Club: Leander Club / Hometown: Wrexham) Coach: Paul Reedy Women’s pair (W2-) Helen Glover (Marlow RC / Penzance) Polly Swann (Univ. of Edinburgh & Leander Club / Edinburgh) Coach: Hamish Burrell Lightweight women’s double sculls (LW2x) Emily Craig (University of London BC / Mark Cross) Imogen Grant (Cambridge Univ. … Read more
Women’s single sculls (W1x) Victoria Thornley (Club: Leander Club / Hometown: Wrexham) Coach: Paul Reedy Women’s pair (W2-) Helen Glover (Marlow RC / Penzance) Polly Swann (Univ. of Edinburgh & Leander Club / Edinburgh) Coach: Hamish Burrell Lightweight women’s double sculls (LW2x) Emily Craig (University of London BC / Mark Cross) Imogen Grant (Cambridge Univ. … Read more
Alistair Brownlee’s Tokyo bid dashed after the two time Olympic champion is disqualified for pushing rival under the water during swimming leg of triathlon in his home city of Leeds as Britain’s Alex Yee takes victory By Riath Al-Samarrai for the Daily Mail Published: 22:31 BST, 6 June 2021 | Updated: 00:16 BST, 7 June … Read more