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Great Britain sprinter CJ Ujah says he is ‘shocked and devastated’ after he was provisionally suspended over an alleged anti-doping breach. The 27-year-old won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics with the men’s 4x100m relay team but it emerged on Thursday there was an ‘adverse analytical finding’ from testing that took place during the…
Brazilian Olympic gold medalist Richarlison has been greeted by a giant celebratory banner from his Everton teammates upon his victorious return from the Tokyo 2020 games. An extra-time winner from former Barcelona forward Malcom secured Brazil the gold medal on Saturday, defeating Spain 2-1 in the final to claim his nation’s second consecutive men’s Olympic…
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The Olympic Games in Tokyo will draw to a close this weekend after two weeks of brilliant competition. Team GB have again showed their strength on the global stage with plenty of gold medals across a wide range of sports. The Tokyo Olympics will draw to a close on SundayAFP The delayed Games will come…
Brazil beat Spain 2-1 to retain their Olympic football gold medal at Tokyo 2020 on Saturday. The 2016 champions outlasted the side who were expected to be their biggest challengers and snatched a winner in extra-time. It was jubilation for Brazil, but heartbreak for SpainAFP Brazil have now won back-to-back Olympic goldsAFP Brazil took the…
The Olympic football final is coming up this weekend as powerhouses Brazil and Spain face off for the gold medal. Brazil and Spain were much fancied before the tournament got underway and have seen off the rest to reach the showpiece match. Richarlison will be looking to lead Brazil to Olympic gold against SpainAFP Brazil,…
German coach Kim Raisner has been booted out of the Olympics for punching a horse during the modern pentathlon. The trainer went too far trying to help athlete Annika Schleu, who entered the show jumping event in gold-medal position before things went horribly wrong. The event made for difficult viewingGetty Schleu rode around the arena…
Ben Whittaker’s journey from working at JD Sports and guzzling Pukka Pies at Wolverhampton Wanderers to Olympic medallist is truly an inspiring tale. The 24-year-old won silver in the men’s light-heavyweight final against the slick Cuban Arlen Lopez, but was left devastated to miss out on gold. Benjamin Whittaker was just a simple lad from…
Boxer Galal Yafai was working in a car factory when Tom Daley won his first bronze medal at London 2012. Nine years later, it was Yafai who took gold in Tokyo while Daley was forced to settle for third once again in the 10m platform diving. Yafai delivered Tean GB’s 19th gold medal of the…
Team GB’s men and women’s sprint relay teams have won silver and bronze medals respectively – with the men’s team missing out on the 4x100m gold medal by just a hundredth of a second. Many believed that the men’s quartet of Chijindu Ujah, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty, and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake had a good chance of…
Kate French delivered a sensational performance in the final run-and-shoot to take modern pentathlon gold for Team GB at Tokyo 2020. The Brit, who started her last discipline in fifth, nailed 20 out of 22 targets to soar into the lead and emerge victorious in the dramatic event. French was incredible with the laser pistolGetty…
