Japanese teenager follows in Kohei Uchimura’s footstepsSixth- and ninth-place finishes for Britain’s all-around finalistsOne of the great hopes of a home Olympics for Japan was the opportunity for the greatest male gymnast of all time, Kohei Uchimura, …
Have you cried with despair in public? There is nothing braver or better | Adrian Chiles
It’s great to see men such as Tom Daley sobbing in victory – and the gold standard for emotional articulacy is surely showing your sadnessI am all for men crying; I do a lot of it myself. If we leave onions out of it, there are only two kinds of crying…
‘We wish that was real life’: USA and Iran unite on Tokyo basketball court
After the USA’s win, a mutual feeling of respect and fellowship emerged, ‘transcending that petty crap from governments’It was not so much the Great Satan. More the Great Love In. And over two enjoyable hours at the Saitama Super Arena, the basketball …
Taekwondo pundit Lutalo Muhammad becomes BBC’s breakout Olympic star
Former Olympian’s calm presence and expertise wins praise from viewers of BBC’s Tokyo 2020 coverageThe BBC has faced a lot of criticism over its Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games coverage, but one element that seems to have only attracted praise has been the re…
Arsenal’s Rob Holding: ‘No Europe this season can be a blessing in disguise’
Defender has sights set on a place back in the Champions League and admits last season’s toils caused real lows around the squadUntil the last possible moment, Rob Holding held out a sliver of hope that the most gruelling of years might yet be extended…
Abramovich was not ‘directed’ to buy Chelsea FC by Putin, court hears
Author accused of repeating ‘lazy inaccuracies’ about businessman’s role in Russian politics and societyRoman Abramovich’s lawyer said it was defamatory to describe the businessman as having “a corrupt relationship” with the Russian president, Vladimir…
Tokyo Olympics 2020: day five – in pictures
The best images from the fifth day of action in Tokyo, including swimming, hockey, fencing and watermelons Continue reading…
Charlotte Dujardin becomes Britain’s most decorated female Olympian of all time
Dressage bronze sets record of six Olympic medalsEquestrian moves clear of Grainger and GodfreeCharlotte Dujardin has cemented her place in the history books as the most decorated British female Olympian of all time, winning a bronze in the individual …
‘Fishermen’s day’ must let women compete, German court rules
Female member wins appeal to be allowed to take part in traditional Bavarian summer event A German court has ruled that women cannot be excluded from a traditional event in which fishermen compete to catch the biggest fish in a stream that runs through…
After Doha double, Dina Asher-Smith has Olympic history in her sights | Sean Ingle
Sprinter hoping to do what no British woman has done before: win Olympic gold over 100m or 200mWhen Dina Asher-Smith ran her first cross-country race in primary school she hated it so much she nearly stopped – only for her parents to bribe her with an …