Novak Djokovic will not win the ‘Golden Slam’ after losing to Alexander Zverev in the Olympic tennis semi-finals. The world number one had hoped to become the first man to win all four Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal in the same year – the feat has only...
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Team GB’s medal rush continued in the women’s trampolining, as Bryony Page won bronze. The athlete performed an impressive routine to score 55.735, leading the event with two performances to go, definitely securing her a medal. The next routine, by China’s Zhu Xueying, scored 56.635 and won her the gold...
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Swimmer Duncan Scott won a silver in the men’s 200m individual medley, his third medal of the Tokyo Olympics. He pushed hard, rising from fifth in the final 50m to finish second in a personal best time of 1:55.28, but finished 0.28 seconds behind gold medallist Wang Shun of China....
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Team GB had a medal run on Friday, with a thrilling BMX gold by Bethany Shriever and a third medal for Duncan Scott among the six won by the nation. It was, however, a disappointing day for British Rowing, who produced one of their worst Olympic results. The day kicked...
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Bethany Shriever won a BMX racing Olympic gold for Team GB, minutes after her teammate Kye Whyte won silver in the men’s event. Shriever led from the first bend, holding off a late attempt from defending champion Mariana Pajon of Colombia down the final straight, ending her bid for a...
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Kye Whyte has won Great Britain’s first-ever Olympic medal in BMX after taking silver in the men’s racing event. The win was consolidated a few minutes later by the success of his friend Bethany Shriever, who took gold in the women’s event. He was hampered by poor starts in qualifying,...
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Reece Goodall explains why he has been so disappointed with Joe Biden's presidential performance
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World pole vault champion and Rio bronze medallist Sam Kendricks has tested positive for Covid-19, and has withdrawn from the Tokyo Games. Three Australian athletes who reported close contact with Kendricks are now isolating, although they have all returned negative PCR tests. They will be allowed to continue training, subject...
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Reece Goodall examines the results of the French regional elections from June, in order to see if we can predict how the 2022 presidential election will unfold
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Most of us now know the feeling of being notified that we've been in contact with someone who has Covid, but for actors, it can mean life or death for their production. Reece Goodall looks at the recent news that Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical 'Cinderella' has been postponed due to cast members being forced to isolate due to contact with coronavirus.
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Matthew Coward-Holley won a bronze medal for Great Britain in the men’s trap shooting final, Team GB’s first medal on Thursday after a morning of disappointments. The world and European champion was among Team GB’s gold medal hopes, but a slow start – missing three of his first 10 targets...
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The news that Prince Harry is to release a memoir next year has caused mixed reactions. Reece Goodall explores whether it'll be worth it, considering the criticism he's received lately.
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Reece Goodall explores the inevitable decline of hats over time.
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