Boxers in gender eligibility row will both fight for goldFormer swimmer says opponents should take legal actionThe former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies has encouraged the women beaten by the two boxers embroiled in the Olympics gender eligibility row to challenge the results of their bouts.Imane Khelif, from Algeria, and Lin Yu-ting, representing Chinese …

Briton says missed test was due to dehydration trainingBradly Sinden pulls out of bronze fight due to injuryThe double Olympic ­taekwondo champion Jade Jones denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs after a shock first-round exit that came months after she escaped sanctions for missing a test in December.Jones was beaten 2-1 by the Macedonian Miljana …

Newman, 30, sent the internet wild on Wednesday when she celebrated a memorable Olympic bronze medal by twerking to the crowd at the Stade de France in Paris.

Noah Lyles fell just short of a historic sprint double at the Paris Olympics with a third-place finish in the 200 meters behind Letsile Tebogo of Botswana.

The 41-year-old made his debut for Portuguese side Maritimo in 2001 and eventually made 737 club appearances, as well as receiving 141 caps for his national team, in a glittering career.

Noah Lyles ran the men's 200m final with Covid and needed to be wheeled out of the Stade de France after surprisingly finishing third in the race.

Imane Khelif has had to deal with a lot outside of the ring in Paris this summer, but the Olympic women's boxer has now received an apology.

Jade Jones was knocked out in the first round of the -57kg event and failed in her bid to become the first British woman to win gold at three Olympics.

Team GB's taekwondo fighter Bradly Sinden had been in contention to win a bronze medal in the -68kg category before being forced to pull out.

Noah Lyles missed out on the 200m Olympic gold medal in Paris on Thursday evening.