Athlete Wayde Van Niekerk of South Africa beat the record previously held by retired Michael Johnson of the USA when he ran 400 metres in a time of 43.03. His coach is his great grandma Anna Botha, aged 74, and Johnson has observed that he could be the next star in the sport though clearly he…
GB’s medal tally 16 gold, 16 silver and 8 bronze Country 1 United States 26 21 23 70 2 Great Britain 16 16 8 40 3 China 15 14 17 46 Jamacia’s Usain Bolt (29), ran 9.81 seconds, became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to…
GB’s medal tally 15 gold, 16 silver and 7 bronze Country 1 United States 26 20 21 67 2 Great Britain 15 16 7 38 3 China 15 13 17 45 GB win four golds and climb to second place in the medal table on day nine of the Rio Olympics. Max Whitlock…
Mo Farah 33, overcame a initial tumble to win the 10,000m, and two other Olympic title, following a long distance double at London 2012. Laura Trott’s (24), women’s pursuit team beat the USA with a world record. Laura Trott made history by claiming their third Olympic medal, having triumphed alongside Joanna Rowsell Shand, Elinor Barker…
Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, 4th Investec Test: England v Pakistan at The Oval, Aug 11-15, 2016 4th Day England 328 ao 76.4 ov, AN Cook 35 off 50, 4 fours, JM Bairstow 55 off 93, 7 fours, MM Ali 108 off 152, 13 fours, 2 sixes, Mohammad Amir 80-2, Sohail Khan 68-5, Wahab Riaz 93-3. England…
Cycling GB women’s team pursuit win gold, Becky James wins keirin silver. GB win gold in mens eight and silver in women’s eight. Ennis-Hill second in heptathlon behing Belgium’s Thiam. Usain Bolt clocks 10.7seconds in Men’s 100m heats, and Farah does 1:27 in 10, 000m Murray beats Nishikori and willplay Del Porto in gold-medal match.…
Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, 4th Investec Test: England v Pakistan at The Oval, Aug 11-15, 2016 3rd Day England 328 ao 76.4 ov, AN Cook 35 off 50, 4 fours, JM Bairstow 55 off 93, 7 fours, MM Ali 108 off 152, 13 fours, 2 sixes, Mohammad Amir 80-2, Sohail Khan 68-5, Wahab Riaz 93-3. England…
Pakistan tour of England and Ireland, 4th Investec Test: England v Pakistan at The Oval, Aug 11-15, 2016 England 328 ao 76.4 ov, AN Cook 35 off 50, 4 fours, JM Bairstow 55 off 93, 7 fours, MM Ali 108 off 152, 13 fours, 2 sixes, Mohammad Amir 80-2, Sohali Khan 68-5, Wahab Riaz 93-3.…
Great Britain rowers win two gold and Team Dressage silver and climb to fourth in the medals table Heather Stanning and Helen Glover of GB claimed two Olympic rowing gold medals within 30 minutes to go fourth in the medal table on day seven of Rio 2016. They retained their Olympic title from London 2012…
On Day four Great Britain won two golds and four bronzes in cycling, shooting , Judo and gymnastics and have 12 medals at the 2016 Olympic games, to go ninth in the medals table. Joe Clarke won the Kayak K1 gold, Jack Laughter and Chris Mears won diving gold with the men’s synchronized 3m…