Max Whitlock rose to the occasion once again to successfully defend his Olympic pommel title at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

Sinckler faces disciplinary panel on TuesdayGuilty verdict carries minimum 12-week banKyle Sinckler is facing the prospect of a lengthy ban after he was cited for an alleged bite on South Africa’s Franco Mostert during the British & Irish Lions’ second Test defeat by the Springboks but several other controversial incidents have been overlooked.Sinckler …

American favourite Trayvon Bromell made a surprise exit at the semi-final stage as China’s Bingtian S made a statement with a stunning win of the third race in 9.83

Usain Bolt is the fastest man over 100 meters in the history of Planet Earth. Between 2008 and 2009, the Jamaican icon broke the men’s 100m world record three times, with his final time of 9.58 seconds standing unbeaten to this day. Bolt first broke fellow countryman Asafa Powell’s world record of 9.74 when he […]

Tributes were paid to Leeds United legend Terry Cooper after he died at the age of 77. The left-back, who won 20 caps for England, played 351 times for the club between 1964 and 1975, scoring 11 times. One of those was the winning goal in the 1968 League Cup final against Arsenal and he […]

AJ MCKEE had to tell the referee his rival Patricio Pitbull was unconscious on his way to winning the Bellator featherweight title. The first-round submission victory at Bellator 263 netted him a cool $1million – but it only came after huge drama. The Mercenary locked horns with the former dual-weight champion early this morning in […]

Stuart Hogg has denied biting Willie le Roux during the British and Irish Lions' defeat to South Africa on Saturday, adding he is "annoyed and upset" at the accusation.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Dustin Poirier has capitalised on the power vacuum created by Khabib Nurmagomedov's retirement like nobody else. He will inevitably fight for the title next.

Footage and stills of the incident have been circulated on social media.

Watch highlights as Artem Dolgopyat wins Israel's first Olympic gymnastics gold with victory in in the men's floor exercise at the Tokyo Olympics.

Andrade wins Brazil’s first ever gold medal in gymnasticsUSA’s MyKayla Skinner takes silver as Biles’ replacementSunisa Lee wins bronze on uneven bars for third medalBrazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade has added a gold medal on vault to go with the silver she earned in the all-around.Andrade put together a pair of soaring vaults to post an average of …

TENNIS superstar Novak Djokovic lost the plot during the men’s Olympic bronze medal match – throwing his racket into the STANDS. The World No.1 had his hopes of a Golden Slam shattered by German Alexander Zverev earlier this week, crashing out at the semi-final stage. And the Serbian’s hopes of leaving the Tokyo 2020 games […]

THREE members of USA’s Olympic men’s fencing team wore pink masks in protest over claims of sexual misconduct against their OWN team-mate. Jake Hoyle, Curtis McDowald and Yeisser Ramirez all wore the face masks before the competition on Friday, while Alex Hadzic, the man accused, did not. Back in June, 29-year-old Hadzic was suspended by …

Alexander Zverev followed up his upset of Novak Djokovic by becoming the first German man to win a singles gold medal in Olympic tennis with victory over Karen Khachanov.

The pinnacle of a career in tennis - for Zverev himself, at least

TEAM GB are back in the medals again on Day 9 of the Olympic Games. Max Whitlock has RETAINED his Olympic title after a sensational routine on the pommel horse. Charlotte Worthington put in the performance of a lifetime to stun American Hannah Roberts in the BMX freestyle, winning gold after scoring 97.50. And Declan […]

Rory McIlroy has set his sights on Olympic success at the 2024 Games in Paris after falling just short in his medal bid in Japan.

Xander Schauffele won gold, with Rory Sabbatini taking silver.

The Springboks recalibrated their high-ball defence to fine effect, dominated the set-piece and smashed the Lions 27-9 in the second Test.

Jacoby's goggles fell from her eyes just after she dived into the pool for the second leg breast stroke with her team tied in first place and the mishap proved costly as they finished in fifth.