• Whitlock holds nerve to win his sixth Olympic medal• Chinese Taipei’s Lee takes silver, Japan’s Kazuma bronzeMax Whitlock has remarkably defended his Olympic gold medal on the pommel horse, outclassing the field with a score of 15.583.Whitlock is the…
Alexander Zverev secures historic Olympic tennis title for Germany
Straight-sets win over Karen Khachanov in men’s singles finalCzech pair of Krejcikova and Siniakova take doubles gloryAlexander Zverev followed up his upset of Novak Djokovic by becoming the first German man to win a singles gold medal in Olympic tenni…
Lions’ Kyle Sinckler cited for alleged bite on South Africa’s Franco Mostert
• Sinckler faces disciplinary panel on Tuesday• Guilty verdict carries minimum 12-week banKyle Sinckler is facing the prospect of a lengthy ban after he was cited for an alleged bite on South Africa’s Franco Mostert during the British & Irish Lions…
There are 11,656 athletes at the Olympics. Guy Fraser wanted them all on Wikipedia
Fans across the world enjoy complementing their Olympic viewing with some research. We meet the man who wants everyone’s story toldIn 1992, 11-year-old Guy Fraser spent his summer vacation fiddling with a radio. He was searching, sometimes in vain, for…
Laura Kenny sets sights on becoming greatest ever GB Olympian
Childhood cycling club says British star had winning outlook from day one as she prepares to ride into historyMembers of the Welwyn Wheelers cycling club will be setting their alarms early this week to be sure to catch Laura Kenny’s efforts to smash Ol…
‘It’s not really hit me’: Duncan Scott struggles to grasp winning four medals
Scottish swimmer first Briton to win four medals at one Games 4x100m medley relay makes it three silvers and one goldIf you had not just seen Duncan Scott do it, you could never have guessed what he had achieved. His silver in the men’s 4x100m medley r…
Sifan Hassan confirms audacious bid for 1500m, 5,000m and 10,000m treble
Dutch woman to race six times in eight days, twice on Monday‘For me it is crucial to follow my heart … it keeps me motivated’The Dutch athlete Sifan Hassan has announced that she will make an audacious and historic assault on the 1500m, 5,000m and 10,0…
USA’s Xander Schauffele holds on to capture Olympic men’s golf title
Schauffele captures Olympic gold medal in tense finishSabbatini’s final-round 61 propels him to silver medalTaiwan’s Pan prevails in seven-man playoff for bronzeXander Schauffele won an Olympic gold medal he badly wanted by overcoming more pressure tha…
Wounded animal India await England side hurt by loss of Stokes and Woakes | Ali Martin
Joe Root is without several key players before a five-Test series against Virat Kohli’s dangerous-looking visitorsTom Harrison admitted recently he had given up trying to guess the next bombshell to hit English cricket and it is fair to say the withdra…
Jason and Laura Kenny: cycling’s golden couple out to shine in Tokyo
With the typical cycling medal rush expected for Team GB, both athletes will be optimistic of adding to their collectionsBack on track but not exactly back to normal is how it looks for the golden couple of British cycling, Jason and Laura Kenny, who t…