Olympics 2024: Dame Laura Kenny targeting Paris next summer
Laura Kenny married fellow cyclist Jason Kenny in 2016 Great Britain’s most successful female Olympic athlete Dame Laura Kenny is targeting a fourth Games in Paris next year. Kenny wants to prove that motherhood is no reason to end her career after the birth of her second child in July. She has won five gold […]
Joe Clarke returns to GB canoe squad for 2024 Olympics in Paris
Clarke (second left) won K1 gold at the 2016 Olympics in Rio Olympic gold medallist Joe Clarke has returned to Great Britain’s squad for the Games after being named among the team selected for Paris 2024. The 31-year-old became Britain’s first individual K1 gold medal winner at the 2016 Games in Rio but was left […]
Belgium 3-2 England: Lionesses dealt ‘hard lesson’ as Olympics qualification in doubt
England have lost to Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium in their past five matches England’s defeat in Belgium leaves qualification for the Olympic Games on behalf of Team GB in doubt after another frustrating performance – and their weaknesses are now being exposed far too regularly. The Lionesses, who reached the Women’s World Cup final […]
2026 Winter Olympics: Sliding events to be held outside Italy
Brad Hall and Taylor Lawrence were part of the four-man GB bobsleigh who won World Championship silver in February Sliding events at the 2026 Winter Olympics will be staged outside Italy after plans to build a new track in Cortina were dropped. Games chief Giovanni Malago told the International Olympic Committee (IOC) session in Mumbai […]
2028 Los Angeles Olympics: Cricket’s inclusion voted through by IOC members
Australia beat South Africa to lift the Women’s T20 World Cup in Cape Town eight months ago Cricket will be part of the Olympic programme for the first time since 1900 after International Olympic Committee members voted to include the sport for the 2028 Games. Flag football, squash, lacrosse and baseball/softball have also been accepted […]