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On this day in 2013: Olympic champion Nicole Cooke retires from cycling

Former Olympic road race champion Nicole Cooke retired from cycling with immediate effect on this day in 2013. Born in Swansea, she was a trailblazer for cycling in Britain and in 2008 became the first rider, male or female, to win Olympic and world ...

14 Jan 2023 at 06:00

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Kamila Valieva banned for four years after CAS ruling

A four-year doping ban has been imposed on Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, with her results at the 2022 Winter Olympics disqualified. News that Valieva had tested positive for a banned substance, trimetazidine, during the Russian national ...

29 Jan 2024 at 15:09

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On This Day in 2013 – Rebecca Adlington retires from competitive swimming

Double Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington announced her retirement from competitive swimming on this day in 2013. Adlington, a two-time winner at the Beijing Games, called time on her career months after she had won two bronze medals at her ...

05 Feb 2023 at 06:00

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USA figure skaters awarded Olympic gold after Kamila Valieva disqualification

The United States will finally be awarded the team figure-skating Olympic gold for 2022 after the disqualification of Russian athlete Kamila Valieva for a doping offence. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) disqualified all Valieva’s ...

30 Jan 2024 at 15:02

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Kamila Valieva leads standings as 15-year-old competes amid cloud of controversy

Emerging from a cloud of controversy and recrimination, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva delivered her lowest score of the season but it was still more than enough to lead the women’s figure skating competition after the short programme at the ...

15 Feb 2022 at 16:26

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On this day in 2008: Britain beat ‘invincible’ France to Olympic sprint gold

Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff won Olympic gold for Great Britain in the men’s cycling team sprint final on this day in 2008. Great Britain hit the finishing line in a time of 43.128 seconds, more than half a second faster than ...

15 Aug 2023 at 06:00

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Winter Olympic athletes face ‘serious barriers to speaking up’ on climate change

Winter Olympic athletes face “serious barriers” to speaking out over the climate challenges facing their sports, a leading ecology expert believes. Research by the Future Host Commission for the Olympic Winter Games revealed in ...

29 Jan 2024 at 09:45

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On This Day in 2013 – Rebecca Adlington retires from competitive swimming

Double Olympic champion and former world record holder Rebecca Adlington announced her retirement from competitive swimming on this day in 2013. Adlington, a two-time winner at the 2008 Beijing Games, called time on her career ...

05 Feb 2024 at 06:00

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USA figure skaters set for Olympic gold after Kamila Valieva disqualification

The United States appear set to be awarded team figure-skating gold from the 2022 Winter Games after the results achieved by Russian skater Kamila Valieva were officially disqualified. Valieva, who tested positive for the ...

30 Jan 2024 at 08:27

Sport

On this day in 2008: Michael Phelps breaks Mark Spitz’s Olympics record

Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on this day in 2008 to break Mark Spitz’s record for victories in a single Games. Phelps was part of the United States team that won the 4x100m medley ...

17 Aug 2022 at 07:00

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