19 h. ago Helen Glover: ‘Having kids just made me realise sports is so much bigger than the moment you cross the line’

The double Olympic champion rower and mum-of-three opens up about how her training has changed and parenting non-negotiables.

Politics

60 h. ago The horse of a lifetime: Olympic champion to bow out in London in front of home crowd

The horse of a lifetime: Olympic champion to bow out in London in front of home crowd  Horse & Hound

Sport

8 d. ago 'I know what's it like to be bullied by the Ramsay cult': How Adam Peaty's mother has found shock new ally in war with her son and his in

As the mother of Olympic champion Adam Peaty struggles to end her toxic feud with her son's bride-to-be, Gordon Ramsay 's daughter Holly, she has been lent support by another woman.

Events

8 d. ago Here glums the bride: Holly Ramsay spotted leaving her parents house with strain of wedding feud clearly taking its toll

Determined not to let an astonishing family feud overshadow her forthcoming wedding to Olympic swimming champion Adam Peaty , Holly Ramsey stepped out in south-west London.

Society

2 w. ago Victor Conte, architect of infamous sport steroids scandal, dies aged 75

Balco boss revealed Marion Jones used growth hormonesConte served four months in prison over involvementVictor Conte, the architect of a scheme to provide undetectable performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes including baseball stars Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi and Olympic track champion Marion Jones decades ago, has died. He was 75.The federal government’s investigation into another company Conte founded, the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (Balco), yielded the convictions of Jones, elite sprint cyclist Tammy Thomas, and former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield along with coaches, distributors, a trainer, a chemist and a lawyer. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Meet the British shot put champion doubling up as a bobsleigh pilot with an eye on Milan 2026

Having won her third British shot put title in four seasons in the summer, Adele Nicoll also has a Winter Olympic dream – and admits she’s ‘terrible for wanting to do everything’Walking through the University of Bath’s vast sports complex to Britain’s only bobsleigh push-start track, a momentary silence is broken by the thwack of a ball and hearty cheers from excited adolescent spectators.It is the first Wednesday afternoon – when inter-university sport takes centre stage – of the academic year, and Adele Nicoll is reflecting on how her own undergraduate days inadvertently led her to this point. Nicoll, then a sport and exercise science student at Cardiff University, had an eye on making it as an international shot putter, but not to the detriment of enjoying all aspects of university life; she played as hard as she worked. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago There Was, There Was Not review – how four women’s dreams are destroyed by the shock of war

Emily Mkrtichian’s feature debut was shot in the now defunct republic of Artsakh, a tender, intimate meditation on the impermanence of lifeWith a title taken from the traditional opening phrase of Armenian fairytales, Emily Mkrtichian’s feature debut hints at the impermanence of life itself. Shot in the now defunct republic of Artsakh, the film follows four extraordinary women who find their hopes and ambitions cruelly derailed by war. The breakaway state was formed in 1991, after decades of political discrimination under the Soviet Union and military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. For the predominantly Armenian population here, their peace has always been under threat.The personal journeys of Mkrtichian’s subjects feel even more remarkable in the face of these uncertainties. A judo champion, Sose aspires to represent her country at the Olympics; Siranush campaigns to be on the city council; and Gayane runs a support group for women. For those living in Artsakh, memories o...

Events

3 w. ago Keely Hodgkinson now has new life as a different woman after 'horrible' realisation

The Olympic champion has opened up on a year on and off the track and how she navigates the highs and lows of a professional athlete

Politics

3 w. ago Two men in their 20s rushed to hospital after shooting on east London street

Both men, aged in their 20s, are said to be in a stable condition

Events

3 w. ago Two men in hospital after double shooting on quiet residential street in Bow

Two men in hospital after double shooting on quiet residential street in Bow  East London Advertiser

Events

3 w. ago Man taken to hospital after shooting on quiet residential street in Bow

Man taken to hospital after shooting on quiet residential street in Bow  East London Advertiser

Events

3 w. ago Sir Chris Hoy's wife's selfless health decision a year on from incurable illness diagnoses

Six-time Olympic cycling champion Sir Chris Hoy and his wife Sarra both received terrifying news within a short time of each other, but the couple have been inspirational since their diagnoses

Science

3 w. ago Two of Ben Kinsella's killers 'bid for freedom' after murdering teenager whose ex

Juress Kika, 35, from Islington, north London , and Jade Braithwaite, 36, from Bow, east London, could walk free in a matter of weeks despite murdering the 16-year-old (pictured).

Events

4 w. ago Mikaela Shiffrin expands brand, launches podcast that explores driving forces behind success

The all-time winningest World Cup ski racer and two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin is launching a podcast next week

Politics