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UK Sport chair happy with Team GB medals but ‘work…

Posted by August 12, 2024

The chair of UK Sport, Katherine Grainger, has hailed Britain’s medal tally at the Paris Olympics but admitted “there’s a bit of work to do” to improve

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Paris 2024 Olympics breaks BBC Sport record with 218 million…

Posted by August 12, 2024

BBC Sport's coverage of the 2024 Paris Olympics was streamed a record-breaking 218 million times online - more than doubling the 104 million streams recorded du

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Pickleball star Fiona Edwards delighted to see the sport thriving…

Posted by August 12, 2024

By Matt WrightFor Fiona Edwards, having the largest pickleball tournament outside of the United States take place in her home county is a real source of pride.N

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Who won the 2024 Paris Olympic Games? Everything you need…

Posted by August 12, 2024

The 2024 Paris Olympics have come to a close (Image: David Davies/PA)After two weeks of non-stop sporting excitement, the 2024 Paris Olympic Games have finally

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Graham Thorpe: Former England batter took his own life, family…

Posted by August 12, 2024

Former England and Surrey batter Graham Thorpe took his own life, his family said.Thorpe, who played 100 Tests and 82 one-day internationals for England, died l

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Chelsea transfers: Conor Gallagher’s Atletico Madrid move in doubt after…

Posted by August 12, 2024

Conor Gallagher is expected to return to the UK on Tuesday as negotiations continue between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid over a dea

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Team GB’s Olympics report card: Pass mark for athletics but…

Posted by August 12, 2024

Great Britain’s rowers achieved their best medal haul from an overseas Olympics, while the athletes upgraded on their Tokyo tally at Paris 2024.There was disa

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Raygun race row explodes as political activist calls out reason…

Posted by August 12, 2024

A political activist has called out Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn and claimed her selection represents a culture of 'whiteness' in Australian sports.Ms Gunn,

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Paris Olympics closing ceremony: 2024 Games end at Stade de…

Posted by August 11, 2024

Bach, who will step down as IOC president in 2025, said Paris 2024 had been "sensational, or dare I say, 'Seine-sational'" - a play on words referencing the riv

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GB bettered only by USA and China in medal count…

Posted by August 11, 2024

The Paris Games concluded with Tom Cruise dropping into the Stade de France from its roof and an Olympic medal haul for Great Britain that was bettered only by

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Paris Olympics come to glittering close after bringing Games back…

Posted by August 11, 2024

Under a slowly rusting Parisian sky, an Olympic Games that saw breakdancers light up La Concorde, beach volleyball players cavort beneath the Eiffel Tower and S

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Paris Olympics: The best stats from the 2024 Games

Posted by August 11, 2024

While the USA topped the official medals table, with population of just over 112,000, Grenada were actually the most successful nation when it comes to winning

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