Team GB’s two-time world champion is the early heptathlon leader at Paris Games after acing the first pair of events

Tom Craig, who helped Australia to silver in Tokyo, said he had made a ‘terrible mistake’

The reigning world champion set a season’s best of 13.40 seconds in the 100m hurdles.

The 18-year-old right-back Acheampong is tipped for big things but Chelsea may be forced to sell for a number of reasons

USA play for gold against Brazil on Saturday afer beating Germany

Glasner made a thrilling start but will need Wharton to shine and signings to work after at least one key departureGuardian writers’ predicted position: 10th (NB: this is not necessarily Ed Aarons’ prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)Last season’s position: 10th Continue reading...

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American aiming to upgrade silver they won in TokyoSaunders says mask and alter ego helps maintain focusThe latest medal table | Live schedule | Full resultsRaven Saunders made a splash during the women’s shot put qualification at the Paris Olympics on Thursday as the American attempts to upgrade from their silver medal at the Tokyo Games.Saunders – who …

The goal is to win a medal and secure a place in history. So how do athletes cope when they are denied that dream by a tiny margin?The Olympics are the pinnacle of athletic achievement, the culmination of years of training, discipline, determination and sacrifice, all for the shot at winning a medal. So what happens when you miss out on a podium spot by …

It's day 13 at the Olympics and there is another huge day of action in store in Paris. Team GB picked up another three medals on Wednesday, taking their tally to 49.

His relationship with Clancy, attracted a lot of attention during the height of his football career, with the pair often pictured together in newspapers.

The club have been linked with a host of names, most recently PSG midfielder Manuel Ugarte, though interest in him appears to have waned with the club unwilling to meet the French side's asking price.

The clash was hotly contested, and the teams were level at 1-1 when umpire Amber Church blew her whistle to signal the end of normal time and a subsequent penalty shootout.

SIMON JONES: The 33-year-old arrived at Newcastle back in 2022 and his contract with the Magpies is set to exppire next year.

Concerns were raised over his health after the 23-year-old was seen lying prone on his stomach after hitting his head against the running track before subsequently being taken away on a stretcher.

The 21-year-old played 21 times for the Blades in the Premier League as they were relegated last season, having spent the previous campaign on loan at Derby in League One.

In their penultimate pre-season game, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Leandro Trossard , Gabriel Jesus , and Kai Havertz were all on the scoresheet in a 401 demolition of Bayer Leverkusen.

EXCLUSIVE BY TOM COLLOMOSSE: The Argentine, who plays as an attacking midfielder but can also operate on the right, would move to King Power Stadium for the season.

The heptathlon got underway in Paris with the 100m hurdles heats, featuring the likes of Team GB stars Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Jade O'Dowda on the track.

Mikel Arteta conducted a bizarre test on his own players during an Arsenal team dinner in a bid to teach them a valuable lesson.