Max Whitlock has praised "incredible" Simone Biles for prioritising her mental health during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and described the US gymnast as the greatest of all time.

Lutalo Muhammad lights up Tokyo 2020 with his taekwondo demonstrations, passionate reactions and top-notch analysis in the best bits from the Tokyo 2020 BBC Sport pundit.

JAMES MCCARTHY is reportedly nearing a move to boyhood club Celtic after leaving Crystal Palace. The Scottish Premiership giants are seeking reinforcements after a shock defeat to newly-promoted Hearts opened their campaign on Saturday. New boss Ange Postecoglou has welcomed the likes of Carl Starfelt and Kyogo Furuhashi to the club so far this summer …

American pays tribute to black and LGBT communities Silver medalist has spoken of struggles with mental healthRaven Saunders took silver in the shot put on Sunday and later made the first podium protest of the Tokyo Olympic Games.Saunders, who is black and gay, formed an “X” with her wrists as she held her arms above her head – to represent “the …

The men’s gold and women’s bronze medals meant everything to Fiji, which has the highest per-capita Covid infection rate in the worldWhen the Fijian men’s sevens team beat New Zealand to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, the entire nation celebrated.The win could not have come at a better time. Fiji is in the grip of a deadly second outbreak …

Botman was a regular for Lille last season and played a key role in helping them beat Paris Saint-Germain to the Ligue 1 title, with the club keeping an impressive 21 clean sheets.

Six races were scheduled at Enoshima Yacht Harbour but all were delayed and then eventually called off for the day, with no prospect of conditions improving.

WWE are on the brink of losing the services of fan-favourite Adam Cole, it’s been claimed. Last week, reports emerged that the 32-year-old’s contract with wrestling’s premier promotion is set to expire in 2024. But according to Wrestling Inc, Cole’s deal is set to come to an end after SummerSlam later this month. They claim […]

Lionel Messi is not known for antagonising opposition fans, partly because one of his most iconic celebrations – in front of Real Madrid supporters – was missed by live TV cameras. During El Clasico, in December 2017, Barcelona were dominant at the Bernabeu. It was a tense first half as the teams went in level […]

USA women out of Olympics after first loss to Canada in 20 yearsGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Tokyo 2020 live blogTweet Bryan at @BryanAGraham or email him 11.29am BST Rapinoe begins to tear up when asked what she said to Carli Lloyd after the final whistle: “Obviously, we’ve been in this a long time together. We’re both closer to the end …

MICHAEL HUNTER claimed Tyson Fury ‘wasn’t doing too well’ while training for Deontay Wilder and his positive coronavirus test was ‘fishy’. Fury was due to face Wilder in a trilogy bout in Las Vegas on July 24 and had set up his camp Stateside. Heavyweight contender Hunter was among the names to have trained with […]

HUNGRY Team GB racewalker Tom Bosworth branded the athletes’ accommodation in Sapporo a “prison” and slammed the quality of food as “cold slop”. The men’s and women’s race walks and marathons have been moved 500 miles north of Tokyo to avoid the harsh and hot Japanese summer climates. This means all the long-distance athletes are […]

Flick back through the startlists for the women’s 400m hurdles at the 2016 Olympics and you could probably have a fair guess at which youngster might since have emerged as the leading contender for gold this summer, even if you’d spent the last five years in a coma.

Italian sprinter-long jumper Marcell Jacobs stunned the world as he claimed Olympic 100m gold after an emotional period in his life reuniting with his American father

It was a painful lesson for Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson in the 200m heats on Monday as her hopes of adding another medal to her tally ended in shocking style. In a performance that left onlookers stunned, the 100m bronze medallist slowed down before crossing the finish line and, as a result, missed out on qualification […]

Great Britain has become accustomed to Olympic success.

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will take her place in Olympic history by becoming the first transgender athlete to compete at the games on Monday.

The Tokyo Olympic Games are now officially into their final week but it still feels as if some of the action is just getting going, particularly at the athletics track.

ARSENAL have unveiled £50million defender Ben White – but are not stopping there. Inter Milan want to buy Hector Bellerin and the Gunners are also trying to open talks over a move for red hot striker Lautaro Martinez with the San Siro club. Meanwhile the Gunners are also reported to be in talks with Lyon’s […]

TOTTENHAM defender Davinson Sanchez is reportedly in talks over a transfer to Sevilla to replace Chelsea target Jules Kounde. Sanchez, 25, joined Spurs in 2017 for what was at the time a club record fee of £42million. But he could now be on his way out of North London as Sevilla prepare for life without […]