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Meet the Colombian cyclist blazing a South American trail at Lloyds Tour of Britain
Colombia have been a nation on the rise in road cycling over the last decade, and Juliana Londoño is on a mission to bring that legacy to the women's tour. The 21-year-old became the first Colombian to ride in the Lloyds Tour of Britain last week, finishing second in the young rider classification. And while Nairo Quintana and Egan Bernal have become established names making history for the nation on the men's tour, Londoño has had limited role models on the women's side.
Kim Le Court completes ride to redemption with Lloyds Tour of Britain triumph
Kim Le Court rode to redemption at the Lloyds Tour of Britain to become the first African winner one year on from vowing she would never return. The Mauritian rider had crashed out of the tour last year but crossed the line in Royal Leamington Spa with the green jersey secure to earn her first-ever UCI Women’s WorldTour race victory. Having won stage six at the Tour de France Femmes earlier in August, Le Court continued that form to write a far happier ending to her pursuits on British roads.
Sarah Adlington back where her Commonwealth story began
Sarah Adlington is hoping to embrace her full circle moment as she prepares for a ‘bonus' Commonwealth Games . As the first judoka to win two Commonwealth Games gold medals, Adlington remains an enduring presence at the heart of Scottish sport and will leave an astonishing legacy in combat sports north of the border upon her retirement. This will be the 39-year-old's last hurrah on the world stage, 12 years after debuting at another home Games in Glasgow.
World Cup-winning former England coach backing exciting school sides to continue cricket adventures
Mark Robinson reckons his triumphant Brighton Aldridge Community Academy sides can continue their Barclays Knight-Stokes Cup ‘adventures' and go all the way to Lord's. Director of cricket Robinson, who led England women to World Cup glory back in 2017, watched on as his U15 boys' outfit triumphed in the Sussex regional finals of the trailblazing new state school competition.
London Fire Brigade Boxing Club: 'It's a space where young people feel empowered'
Gladiator Montell Douglas was struck by the empowering environment that a Croydon communityboxingclub is providing to young people. The London Fire Brigade Boxing Club is running free sessions for 13- to 18-year-olds and has supported over 300 young people across Croydon and Merton so far.
City of London Nocturne: World-class cycling to return to capital this summer
Tom Harle The City of London will host a new major cycling event this summer as World Class Bike Racing plots its return. The City of London Nocturne is confirmed to take place on June 12 and 13, bringing cycling superstars to a spectacular Square Mile race circuit. The event is supported by the City of London Corporation as part of its ‘Global City of Sport' strategy for the Square Mile and is inspired by the popular Smithfield Nocturne, which started in 2007 and ran for 10 years.
Jo Butterfield and Jason Kean hail team spirit as wheelchair curling comeback continues
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Scottish skiing sensation Kirsty Muir: "I have come out my shell since the last Olympics"
Thrill seeker Kirsty Muir has revealed mountain biking is the secret behind her return to the Winter Olympic stage. The 21-year-old freestyle skier had to put her Olympic ambitions on ice when she suffered an ACL injury in December 2023, also going under the knife to fix a shoulder issue. Almost a year off skis meant the Aberdeen native had to get inventive to keep the adrenaline flowing, so she turned to two wheels.
Hammy McMillan pleased with fighting spirit as remarkable curling comeback falls just short
Tom Harle The men's curling squad were beaten 9-7 by Italy in their third round-robin match but almost staged an incredible recovery after losing the first end 4-0. With the final stone and lying one, skip Bruce Mouat played an aggressive shot in a bid to score two points but an unlucky kiss of his own stone left Italy lying four. They outscored Italy for the rest of the match but the gap was too to bridge.
British skier Scott Meenagh lifts lid on secret inspiration for success at Milano Cortina Paralympic Games
Scott Meenagh is going to leave quite the legacy when he finally hangs up his skis but insists he has one last goal to accomplish: inspire his young daughter Bryn at the upcoming Winter Paralympic Games. The Cumbernauld ace has been officially selected to go to Milan Cortina in March and is determined to come home with a maiden medal in his final event before retirement.
David Gower gives verdict on who must bat at three for England at the Ashes – 'inked in'
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Chelsea Women suffer setback as Man Utd and Arsenal keep slim WSL title hopes alive
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Saturday 5 October 2024
Euro Hockey League Surbiton All times GMT +1 14:30 Lille v Leopold 0 - 4 19:00 Mannheimer v Bloemendaal 0 - 3 Placement Play Offs 12:15 Grasshopper v Banbridge 0 - 3 16:45 Wien v Polo 1 - 4 10:45 Hamburger Polo Club v Arminen 13:00 Rotterdam v Plzen Litice 15:15 Wimbledon v Western Wildcats 17:30 Surbiton v Waterloo Live scores Four-star Léo too strong for Lille Four-star Royal Léopold proved too strong for Lille as the Belgian club pulled clear of the French side with two more goals from Tom...
Stuart Broad makes bold claim about England’s Bazball approach for Pakistan series
Stuart Broad believes a return to Pakistan can breathe life into England’s ‘Bazball’ project. The Test side’s aggressive approach first blossomed in a historic 3-0 series win in Pakistan two years ago as Harry Brook and Rehan Ahmed broke through. Brendon McCullum’s side wilted in similar spin-friendly subcontinental conditions against India but Broad believes England can survive and thrive this time.
Stuart Broad reveals uncapped star who can solve England’s bowling woes
Stuart Broad insists that England must select Dan Worrall and backed him to inject much-needed experience into the Test attack. The standout seamer in county cricket, Worrall was born in Melbourne and represented Australia in 2016. But the 33-year-old holds a UK passport and, having played for Surrey since 2022, becomes eligible to represent England in April next year.
Stuart Broad believes a return to Pakistan can breathe new life into England
Stuart Broad (Image: Visionhaus) Stuart Broad believes a return to Pakistan can breathe life into England’s ‘Bazball’ project. The test side’s aggressive approach first blossomed in a historic 3-0 series win in Pakistan two years ago as Harry Brook and Rehan Ahmed broke through. Brendon McCullum’s side wilted in similar spin-friendly subcontinental conditions against India but Broad believes England can survive and thrive this time.
Knibb stuns in Spain to claim second successive victory on the T100 World Tour
Bike powerhouse Taylor Knibb earned her second successive victory on the T100 World Tour with a stunning performance in Ibiza. The American outclassed the field with a typically dominant display on two wheels, winning by more than a minute in sultry Balearic conditions. Knibb returned from the Paris Olympics with a mixed relay silver medal and is now contending at the sharp end of the inaugural T100 season.
Team GB sailor Beckett admits selling Olympic dinghy was 'no-brainer'
A Team GB athlete says it was a ‘no-brainer’ to give the British public the chance to own a piece of the Olympics for a tenner. Sailor Micky Beckett, who competed at Paris 2024, is raffling off the £8,700 laser dinghy he raced in at the Games in Marseille with tickets available for just £10. The vessel weighs about 60kg and is more than 13ft long with all proceeds going to the Andrew Simpson Foundation, which provides young people with the opportunity to get into sailing.
‘We’ll be back’: Great Britain determined to use pain of wheelchair basketball defeat in bid for 2028 gold
Great Britain’s band of wheelchair basketball brothers were beaten but unbowed as they went down to Team USA in the gold medal game. ParalympicsGB fought back from 12 points down but succumbed to 73-69 defeat in a pulsating final, unable to prevent the greatest team ever from making it a historic three titles on the trot. Captained by Welshman Phil Pratt and coached by Canadian brothers Billy and Joey Johnson, they still achieved the nation’s best result in the sport in 28 years.
Pratt's pride as GB wheelchair basketballers set up gold-medal clash
Phil Pratt led ParalympicsGB into the gold medal match against the USA (Image: ParalympicsGB/Sam Mellish) Wheelchair basketballer Phil Pratt was bursting with pride as Great Britain ended 28 years of hurt at the Paralympics. After six successive semi-final defeats stretching back to Sydney 2000, Britain beat Germany 71-43 in Paris to make the gold medal game for the first time since 1996. Playmaker Pratt captained the side, laying on 14 assists in the seminal success.
Great Britain end Paralympics voodoo to reach wheelchair basketball showpiece
Bench strength has been the key to Great Britain’s wheelchair basketballers ending 28 years of hurt at the Paralympics. Six times in a row Terry Bywater and company fell in the final four at the Games, a miserable run stretching back to Sydney 2000. “They all hurt,” said Bywater. “The quarter and the semi-final are the worst games you can play in.
Morgan Gibbs-White sent special message after ending 27-year drought with England call-up
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Lora Fachie went to Paralympic 'happy place' to win cycling bronze
By Tom Harle at Clichy-sous-Bois Liverpool cyclist Lora Fachie went to her Paralympic ‘happy place’ and came out with a bronze medal. On the day she turned 36, Fachie and sighted pilot Corrine Hall reached the podium in the women’s time trial event at Paris 2024. It was Fachie’s second medal of the Games after she also bagged bronze in the 3000m individual pursuit in the velodrome.
Sophie Unwin storms to time trial silver with pilot Jenny Holl at Paris 2024
Cyclist Sophie Unwin revealed that a good rummage around in the hurt locker was the key to Paralympic silver in the time trial. The 30-year-old did not have time to hone her craft in racing against the clock on her whirlwind rise from redundancy to the Tokyo Games inside a year, finishing fifth in the time trial.
Warrington gets Paralympics off to flying start as she eyes up butterfly medal
Maidstone swimmer Calli-Ann Warrington got a big boost from an unexpected personal best as she bids for Paralympic gold. The 24-year-old’s main event is the 100m butterfly, but she got her Games campaign up and running with a brilliant personal best in the heats of the 100m freestyle. Warrington ripped a 1:01.13 to take half a second off her previous lifetime best and improved it again in the final to finish fourth, just eight-hundredths short of the podium.
Matt Bush wins history-making taekwondo gold in Paris
Matt Bush was the coolest cat under the Grand Palais roof as he made history with Paralympic taekwondo gold. The Welshman showed nerves of steel to totally dominate his final in the +80kg, beating neutral athlete Aliaskhab Ramazanov 5-0. Bush is not given to extreme shows of emotion and instead clinically dispatched his opponent to make history for ParalympicsGB.
Matthew Robertson claims Paralympic bronze in C2 3000m individual pursuit
Matthew Robertson claims Paralympic bronze in C2 3000m individual pursuit (Image: ParalympicsGB) Kent cyclist Matthew Robertson was rewarded for his resilience with a Paralympic bronze medal. Having been heartbroken by narrowly missing out on a place at the Tokyo Games, the 25-year-old was involved in a road traffic accident in 2023.
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