Simon Gleave from Nielsen Gracenote picks out some interesting data from the Olympic medal table at its halfway stage.

The U.S. men's epee fencing team took the Olympic stage before facing Japan on Friday,with all three of Alen Hadzic's teammates wearing pink masks in protest at his presence.

Team GB's Pat McCormack is guaranteed at least a silver medal in the men's welterweight competition after Ireland's Aidan Walsh pulls out of their semi-final with an ankle injury.

British rider wins gold with Americans secondEmail Beau with your thoughts or tweet @duresport 3.17am BST And with that, enjoy the rest of your Olympic day/night.Reminder of the medalists: 3.14am BST My goodness, what a competition.You could’ve have scripted this any better. Most of the riders were thrilled to be in this spotlight, even if the crowd is a …

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And according to Football Italia , with the two sides 'in total agreement' and the asking price nearly fulfilled, Romero could be set to join the Premier League side, if personal terms are agreed.

MIKE KEEGAN IN TOKYO: When your knee swells to the size of a softball before prom and when you are told you may be in a wheelchair by 50, you tend to be ready for pretty much anything.

John Souttar's late header gave Celtic the worst possible start to the campaign and Postecoglou acknowledged that his side should have been alert to the hosts' set-piece threat.

DANIEL MATTHEWS AT FIGHT CAMP: Leigh Wood lit up the dark Essex skies of Eddie Hearn's back garden with a stunning victory to capture a slice of the WBA featherweight world title.

TEAM GB’s men’s relay team has crowned off a fantastic Friday on the track at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a silver, The squad of CJ Ujah, Zharnel Hughes, Richard Kilty and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake bagged second place behind Italy. But Team GB hasn’t always been so successful. How did Team GB do at the 2021 […]

LEWIS HAMILTON and Max Verstappen lock horns again after their thunderous clash at the British Grand Prix just two weeks ago. The pair will get into action at the Hungarian Grand Prix with Hamilton starting on pole today after qualifying fastest. The Brit was BOOED after his qualifying run and will hope to silence the […]

TEAM GB star Pat McCormack will fight for boxing gold on Tuesday after semi-final opponent Aidan Walsh pulled out through injury. The Irish boxer, 24, was due to take on his British rival at 4.03am on Sunday morning for a place in the welterweight final. But Walsh has not recovered from the ankle injury he […]

Walsh suffered an ankle injury in his quarter-final win but will take home a bronze medal.

NEW Olympic champion Jonny Brownlee admitted he wouldn’t touch his brother’s gold medals because he wanted one of his own. The 31-year-old was part of the four-person team that won the mixed relay triathlon event on Saturday. Brownlee’s brother Alistair, 33, is a two-time Olympic champion in the triathlon, achieving his medals at London …

Lewis Hamilton has told Max Verstappen's fans that he is fuelled by their boos after he secured a crucial pole position for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

MANCHESTER UNITED handing Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a new deal could put the Red Devils in pole position to land Erling Haaland, SunSport can reveal. Meanwhile Man Utd are looking at a number of midfield targets should Paul Pogba choose to leave, with Saul Niguez believed to be among the most likely to join, but Eduardo […]

Chinese boxer Xu was returning to action for the first time since outpointing Manny Robles III in November 2019.

Britain's Leigh Wood beats China's Xu Can via 12th round stoppage to claim the WBA world featherweight title

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Marcelo Bielsa was given a double injury scare as defenders Diego Llorente and Pascal Struijk limped out of Leeds' 3-2 friendly defeat against Real Betis.