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Even the Queen could not watch - 10 years since Olympic hockey gold
Ten years since Team GB clinched women's hockey gold at the Rio Olympics, BBC Sport looks back at the legacy of that historic win.
August 18, 2026GB's Fry claims historic double-double at Worlds
Great Britain's Lottie Fry becomes the first rider in the history of the FEI World Championships to retain both individual titles.
August 16, 2026Liebmann and Douglass set world records on same day
Germany's Johannes Liebmann and American Kate Douglass set swimming world records on Saturday, dazzling crowds at events in Paris and California.
August 15, 2026GB women top group as they aim to book Olympic spot
The Great Britain women's team progress as group winners as they aim to secure an Olympic spot at the flag football World Championships.
August 14, 2026'I'd never watched the Olympics' - Evans on gymnastics fame
British gymnast Ruby Evans speaks to BBC Sport about how she copes with fame and followers ahead of the 2026 European Artistic Gymastics Championships.
August 13, 2026GB dressage team qualify for LA28 Olympics
The Great Britain dressage team secure qualification for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles by winning silver at the FEI World Championships in Aachen, Germany.
August 12, 2026The team behind Hodgkinson's golden rise and the hunt for a world record
BBC Sport looks at the team behind Great Britain 800m star Keely Hodgkinson's golden rise and pursuit of a world record.
August 10, 2026How a former GB Olympian curbed his porn problem - and the signs and steps to recovery
Experts share the signs to look out for if you are worried about your porn use, and how to seek help.
August 8, 2026Olympic champion curler Muirhead revokes retirement
Winter Olympic gold medallist Eve Muirhead revokes her retirement, saying being Team GB's chef de mission at this year's Games has inspired her to return to curling after four years away.
August 6, 2026Mumbai, Mie, Madrid - GB part-time stars' search for sevens
Since their contracts were stripped back to part-time last summer, Great Britain Sevens players have had to find alternative employment and teams to keep their passion alive.
August 5, 2026Why the Commonwealth Games are important to NI athletes
After 16 medals in Glasgow, why are the Commonwealth Games so important to athletes from Northern Ireland, especially in the bigger sporting picture?
August 2, 2026'Nothing to prove' at Commonwealths for Finucane
Olympic team sprint champion Emma Finucane insists she has nothing to prove in Glasgow as she chases a Commonwealth gold medal.
July 29, 2026Injury denies Richardson spicy reunion with Australia
England's Olympic cycling silver medalist Matt Richardson is ruled out of the Commonwealth Games, denying the event one of its most intriguing subplots.
July 29, 2026Hodgkinson & Asher-Smith in GB squad for Europeans
Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson are named in the Great Britain squad for next month's European Championships in Birmingham.
July 27, 2026Paddle UK chief hails GB start to LA28 qualification
The British team start their Olympic qualification campaign with third place in the medal table at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Oklahoma City.
July 26, 2026USA's Lyles wins 100m in world-leading 9.79 seconds
Noah Lyles runs a world-leading 9.79 seconds as he claims an impressive victory in the 100m at the US athletics championships.
July 25, 2026Two waste paper bins, one Olympic dream
Derived from basketball and developed by teenagers in late-Victorian England, netball is sport's great misunderstood "girly game". It could be heading to the Olympics in 2032.
July 23, 2026Norwegian Olympic champion Tufte dead at 50 - Reuters
Norwegian Olympic champion Tufte dead at 50 Reuters
July 21, 2026Richardson unfazed by any Australia animosity over Team GB switch
Cyclist Matt Richardson says he has "moved on" from a storm over his nationality switch as he aims to defend his Commonwealth Games titles.
July 21, 2026'Medal guarantee' Wiffen ready for Commonwealth Games
Daniel Wiffen tells BBC Sport NI about his breakthrough at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, dealing with his newfound fame and his unwavering self-belief.
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Even the Queen could not watch - 10 years since Olympic hockey gold
Team GB players celebrate victory over the Netherlands in the Rio 2016 Olympic hockey final It is getting tense. The date is 19 August 2016, and Great Britain's women hockey players are on the cusp
GB's Fry claims historic double-double at Worlds
Fry and Glamourdale complete historic double-double Great Britain's Lottie Fry has become the first rider in the history of the FEI World Championships to retain both individual titles. Again compet
Liebmann and Douglass set world records on same day
Kate Douglass won two gold medals and two silvers at the 2024 Olympics Germany's Johannes Liebmann and American Kate Douglass set swimming world records on Saturday, dazzling at events held in Paris
GB women top group as they aim to book Olympic spot
Emily Kemp is Great Britain's leading touchdown scorer The Great Britain women's team have progressed as group winners at the flag football World Championships as they aim to secure an Olympic spot.
'I'd never watched the Olympics' - Evans on gymnastics fame
Evans celebrates her historic gold medal for Wales at the 2026 Commonwealth Games Ruby Evans did not appreciate the scale of what she was about to do back in the summer of 2024. Competing at the Par
GB dressage team qualify for LA28 Olympics
The Great Britain dressage team secured qualification for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles by winning silver at the FEI World Championships in Aachen, Germany. Fiona Bigwood, Charlotte Fry, Carl Hest
The team behind Hodgkinson's golden rise and the hunt for a world record
The team behind Hodgkinson's golden rise and the hunt for a world record The Olympic champion and the world silver medallist over 800m embrace by the side of the track after surviving their latest br
How a former GB Olympian curbed his porn problem - and the signs and steps to recovery
Former Team GB diver Freddie Woodward said he sometimes watched online porn multiple times a day Former Team GB diver Freddie Woodward was a teenager when he realised he had a problem with porn. "Ev
Olympic champion curler Muirhead revokes retirement
Winter Olympic gold medallist Eve Muirhead has reversed her retirement, saying being Team GB's chef de mission at this year's Games has inspired her to return to curling after four years away. The 36
Mumbai, Mie, Madrid - GB part-time stars' search for sevens
Abbie Brown leads out a GB team including Meg Jones (10) and Holly Aitchison (11) at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 Ellie Kildunne; Helena Rowland, Meg Jones, Jade Shekells, Alex Matthews; Holly Aitchiso
Why the Commonwealth Games are important to NI athletes
Kate O’Connor, Jon McConnell, Ellie McCartney and Gary Kelly The slimmed-down version of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is over and Northern Ireland athletes will return home with 16 medals. It's
'Nothing to prove' at Commonwealths for Finucane
Finucane won Olympic gold in the team sprint alongside Katy Marchant and Sophie Capewell at Paris 2024. Olympic champion cyclist Emma Finucane insists she has "nothing to prove" at the Commonwealth G
Injury denies Richardson spicy reunion with Australia
Richardson was defending champion in the men's sprint, having won gold for Australia in Birmingham England's Olympic cycling silver medalist Matt Richardson has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Gam
Hodgkinson & Asher-Smith in GB squad for Europeans
Keely Hodgkinson and Dina Asher-Smith are part of the GB squad for the European Championships Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson have been named in Great Britain's 98-st
Paddle UK chief hails GB start to LA28 qualification
Sam Leaver and his sister Lois Leaver both won bronze medals at the World Championships Paddle UK performance director Tom Duggan said he is proud of the British team after they started their Olympic
USA's Lyles wins 100m in world-leading 9.79 seconds
Noah Lyles is the defending Olympic 100m champion while Sha'Carri Richardson won 100m silver at Paris 2024 Noah Lyles ran a world-leading 9.79 seconds as he claimed an impressive victory in the 100m
Two waste paper bins, one Olympic dream
Two waste paper bins, one Olympic dream "Big up the netballers. That sport is so difficult." - Stormzy, May 2026 Derived from basketball and developed by teenagers in late-Victorian England, netbal
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GB's Richardson unfazed by any Australia animosity
Maidstone-born Matt Richardson now rides for Great Britain, having switched from Australia in 2024 Double Olympic silver medallist Matt Richardson says he has "moved on" from the furore surrounding h
'Medal guarantee' Wiffen ready for Commonwealth Games
Daniel Wiffen will compete in the 400m, 800m and 1500m in the Commonwealth Games He has won gold in the Olympics, Worlds and Europeans since taking silver in the 2022 Commonwealth Games, but Daniel W