4 d. ago Chris Hoy's wife kept agonising secret from him and their children still don't know

The six-time Olympic champion cyclist was diagnosed with cancer in 2023 and announced last year that his condition was terminal, while his wife Sarra has also been battling ill health

Society

5 d. ago Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson withdraws from London Diamond League

Olympic 800 metres champion Keely Hodgkinson has had to withdraw from next weekend’s London Diamond League meeting because it’s too soon in her return to full competition

Sport

6 d. ago Diamond League 2025: Monaco schedule, start times and TV channel tonight

Noah Lyles will be in action against Olympic 200m champion Letsile Tebogo in Monaco

Politics

7 d. ago Photos as Olympic champion Semenya wins partial victory in fight over track's sex eligibility rules

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules.

Sport

7 d. ago Human rights court rules Olympic champion runner Semenya did not get fair hearing in Switzerland

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules

Sport

8 d. ago Remco Evenepoel surges to victory on stage five time trial as Jonas Vingegaard loses time

The world and Olympic time trial champion was head and shoulders clear of his rivals in Caen

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8 d. ago Tour de France 2025: Evenepoel wins time trial as Pogacar powers into yellow

Slovenian opens clear gap to rival Jonas VingegaardEvenepoel takes stage win in blistering run around CaenTadej Pogacar took the race lead in the Tour de France from Mathieu van der Poel, after finishing second to Remco Evenepoel in the stage five time trial in Caen, and opened clear daylight on his key rival, Jonas Vingegaard.While Olympic and world time trial champion Evenepoel, riding at an average speed of 54km/h, claimed an expected stage success, Pogacar was the day’s real winner, as Vingegaard’s challenge wilted in the heat of the Calvados afternoon. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 5 result and reaction as Remco Evenepoel wins time trial and Tadej Pogacar takes yellow

Olympic time-trial champion Remco Evenepoel is the favourite on a course that has potential to further shake up the GC

Society

8 d. ago Tour de France 2025 live: Stage 5 result and reaction as yellow jersey contenders chase time trial glory

Olympic time-trial champion Remco Evenepoel is the favourite on a course that has potential to further shake up the GC

Society

8 d. ago Tour de France 2025 LIVE: Stage 5 route and updates as yellow jersey contenders chase time trial glory

Olympic time-trial champion Remco Evenepoel is the favourite on a course that has potential to further shake up the GC

Society

1 week ago Sprint leader Jasper Philipsen crashes out of Tour as Tim Merlier wins chaotic stage three

Remco Evenepoel able to get up after he also crashedDefending champion Pogacar gets climber’s jerseyTim Merlier took stage three of the Tour de France in Dunkirk, after the points classification leader Jasper Philipsen crashed out of the race 60 kilometres from the finish.Merlier’s celebrations were muted because of another crash, with three kilometres to race, that took down his Soudal Quick-Step team leader, the Olympic road race champion, Remco Evenepoel, although the Belgian was able to remount and finish the stage. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Faith Kipyegon breaks her 1500m world record as Beatrice Chebet smashes 5,000m mark

Kipyegon runs final 300m in 44 seconds to set recordChebet is first woman to run 5,000m inside 14 minutesFaith Kipyegon bounced back in spectacular style from the disappointment of failing to run a four-minute mile in Paris by shattering her 1500m world record in Eugene.On a day where the women’s 5,000m world record also fell in the 50th running of the Prefontaine Classic, the 31-year-old Kenyan looked to be odds against to break her record at the bell. Yet Kipyegon was able to find an extra gear as she ran the last 300m in a staggering 44 seconds to break her previous world record by 0.36 sec. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Spectators queue in ponchos as rain threatens to dampen sixth day of Wimbledon

Former Olympic champion, Sir Jason Kenny was seen with his wife Dame Laura Kenny at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.

Events

2 w. ago ‘My cancer diagnosis left me numb – then I got a phone call from Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy’

Six-time Olympic champion and Team GB legend Sir Chris Hoy reached out to fellow BBC star Dermot Murnaghan after the broadcaster was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer

Science

2 w. ago Defiant Imane Khelif breaks silence after new plans for rules to 'protect female Olympians' emerge amid gold medallist's leaked medical report

Olympic champion Khelif has broken her silence in the wake of new measures announced to 'protect the female category' in sport - as controversy continues to swirl around her Paris gold medal.

Politics

2 w. ago Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon falls agonisingly short of becoming first woman to break four

The Kenyan aimed to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes

Sport

3 w. ago Inside Nike's Breaking4 as Faith Kipyegon looks to go where no woman has before

Faith Kipyegon will look to become the first woman to break four minutes for a mile in Paris tonight, helped by her sponsor's full box of science and innovation tricks

Politics

3 w. ago Louis Smith Heading to Scotland in 2026 for Jukebox Idols Tour

Former Olympic gymnast, Strictly Come Dancing champion and Masked Dancer winner Louis Smith MBE has announced he is joining Strictly Come Dancing’s Nadiya Bychkova and the platinum-selling vocal harmony group The Overtones in the cast of Jukebox Idols, the new song & dance spectacular for 2026.

Politics

3 w. ago Olympic champion Sally Gunnell takes on latest challenge to banish stigma around HIV

The 1992 Olympic champion is part of a team taking on the Snowdonia Ten Peak Challenge as part of the Tackle HIV campaign, joining other well-known celebrity supporters as well as the initiative’s advocates, some of whom are living with HIV.

Sport

3 w. ago Nike PR stunt or giant leap forward? Faith Kipyegon aims to make history

Three-time Olympic champion hopes to become first woman to crack four-minute mile, but odds are against herJust before 8pm local time in Paris on Thursday, Faith Kipyegon will play her favourite pre-race song, Shakira’s Try Everything, to pump her up. Then, after listening to the hit from Zootropolis, she will try to chase down the impossible.The 31-year-old from Kenya is already a three-time Olympic champion, the world mile record holder, and arguably the greatest female middle-distance runner in history. And now she intends a spectacular encore, by becoming the first woman to crash through the four-minute mile barrier. Continue reading...

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