Muir broke British record finishing behind Faith Kipyegon‘I thought, keep pushing, keep pushing. I gave it everything’As one athlete called Faith blasted towards immortality, another – Britain’s Laura Muir – never lost hers. And in a women’s 1500m fina…
Canada win Olympic title after Julia Grosso sinks Sweden in shootout
Sweden 1-1 Canada (Canada win 3-2 on penalties)Christine Sinclair wins first major tournament at 38The all-time international record goalscorer Christine Sinclair praised Bev Priestman for “changing the attitude of the team” and said they were “claimin…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: beach volleyball, cycling, modern pentathlon and more – live!
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageMeet the 46-year-old skateboarder who fended off a jaguarTokyo 2020: the best images from day 13 at the OlympicsEmail Scott, tweet or comment below the line 3.23am BST I’m at the Shiokaze Park today…
From 12 to 66: who are Tokyo’s youngest and oldest Olympians?
Meet the skateboarding silver medallist and veteran equestrian proving age is but a numberThe Olympics may be thought mostly to be the preserve of the young, but there are some sports where experience brings an advantage. The Australian equestrian Mary…
Love, courage and solidarity: 20 essential lessons young athletes taught us this summer
Protect your mental health, stand up for your friends and speak out against racism and homophobia. From the Euros to the Olympics, this season’s biggest stars have shown success is about much more than trophiesThe Olympics are racing towards the finish…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: USA v Australia in basketball semi-final, skateboarding finals and more – live!
McLaughlin wins 400m hurdles gold in world record timeTokyo 2020: the best images from day 12 at the OlympicsGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageEmail Scott, tweet or comment below the line 6.28am BST These are the Tokyo Olympics. The…
Shadows and silhouettes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games – in pictures
Utilising the available light at the Tokyo Olympics, whether natural or artificial, has enabled the photographers there give a different view of the action Continue reading…
Tears, tension and skill as women’s sport climbing takes Olympic bow | Tumaini Carayol
Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret dominates qualifying as Team GB’s Shauna Coxsey fails to make final but realises Olympic dreamAs Shauna Coxsey and Iuliia Kaplina threw their bodies up a 15-metre vertical wall as fast as they possibly could, the difference be…
Sailing and equestrian golds propel Team GB up Tokyo medal table
Hannah Mills becomes most successful female Olympic sailor as Ben Maher triumphs in jump-offSuccess in sailing and showjumping enabled Team GB to shoot up the medal table on day 12 of the Tokyo Olympics but there was disappointment on the track as star…
Talakhadze dominates but is this weightlifting’s last Olympic heave? | Andy Bull
Georgian lifts equivalent of an upright piano but key question in Tokyo is whether the sport has a Games futureIn the British newspaper business we tend to measure heights in quantities of double-decker buses, and area in multiples of tennis courts and…