David Menuisier’s filly extends winning streak to fourWilliam Buick likely to ride for Godolphin at LongchampSeven days on from an abortive trip to Ascot, Wonderful Tonight extended her winning streak to four with a comfortable success in the Group Two…
Lewis Hamilton takes Hungarian F1 GP pole as Mercedes best Verstappen
Valtteri Bottas joins British world champion on front rowChampionship leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull is thirdLewis Hamilton executed with sublime precision to take pole for the Hungarian Grand Prix but the Mercedes driver received a blunt and booris…
BBC’s Alex Scott ‘proud’ of working class accent after peer’s elocution jibe
Lord Digby Jones accuses Alex Scott of spoiling Olympics coverage by dropping her ‘g’sThe BBC presenter Alex Scott has said she is proud of her accent after she was criticised by a former minister who said she “needs elocution lessons” and “spoils” Oly…
Original Observer Photography
The fastest British woman in history, the return of the music festival, and a collection of canines – the best photography commissioned by the Observer in July 2021 Continue reading…
Sky Brown ready to wow the world as 13-year-old skateboarder makes Olympic bow
The skateboarding phenomenon has bounced back from a horrendous fall and is set to be the star of the show in TokyoIn May last year, Sky Brown, the young skateboarding phenom, almost died when she fell 15ft onto her head while transitioning between ver…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: GB win mixed relay, Ledecky beats Titmus but more Australian medals, athletics and more – live!
Games schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverage‘Rainbow Olympics’: Tokyo hailed as turning pointSign up for the Guardian’s daily Olympic briefingIn pictures: the best images from day seven in TokyoEmail Jonathan, tweet or comment below the line …
Simone Biles’ Olympics in doubt as she withdraws from vault and uneven bars
Gymnast may still compete in floor and balance beamAmerican says ‘mind and body are not in sync’Simone Biles’s further participation in the Tokyo Olympics looks even cloudier after USA Gymnastics confirmed she will not compete in the finals of the vaul…
Team GB win Olympic triathlon relay as Jonny Brownlee finally claims gold
Alex Lee anchors team for GB’s seventh gold of Tokyo GamesJess Learmonth and Georgia Taylor-Brown complete quartetUSA come home in silver as France finish with bronzeFinally, Johnny Brownlee can call himself an Olympic champion after so many near misse…
Tokyo Olympics 2020: day seven – in pictures
The best images from the seventh day’s action in Tokyo, including swimming, trampolining, judo and athletics Continue reading…
Tokyo Olympic Games: women’s gymnastics individual all-around – live!
Twenty-four women set to compete for Olympic all-around titleBiles’ twisties: mental block which puts gymnasts at serious riskTweet Bryan at @BryanAGraham, email him or comment below 10.50am BST Hello and welcome to Ariake Gymnastics Centre for today’s…