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Embed from Getty Images   Great Britain’s women defeated defending Olympic Champions the Netherlands on penalties to claim first gold medal. A well-fought match from both sides ended 3-3 in normal time but GB goalkeeper Maddie Hinch proved vital in the shoot-out. The Netherlands started the match on the front ...

Embed from Getty Images   Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt made history once again by completing a unique ‘treble treble’ of Olympic gold medals. Bolt ensured Jamaica won gold in the 4x100m relay after already retaining the 100m and 200m titles with ease himself. The results of the relay were Jamaica ...

Embed from Getty Images Leicester Riders have won the BBL Trophy after beating Newcastle Eagles 85-77 in a narrow win. The two sides have dominated the league this season, but it Leicester who have won the cup after Great Britain captain Andrew Sullivan scored 22 points. Elsewhere, in the league ...

Embed from Getty Images The Nottingham Panthers are through to the final of the Challenge Cup after an emphatic 10-0 aggregate win over their arch-rivals the Sheffield Steelers. In the first leg, the Panthers raced into a 3-0 lead through goals from Evan Mosey, Matthew Myers and Juraj Kolnick. Three ...

The Sports Lowdown looks at the latest round of BBL games, with the season now past the halfway point. Embed from Getty Images Newcastle Eagles aim to make it eighteen wins out of eighteen when they take on Surrey Scorchers this weekend. Surrey currently sit just outside the play-off places ...

Embed from Getty Images With the Elite Ice Hockey league now past the halfway stage, The Sports Lowdown takes a look at which teams are competing for the title and who have been the standout players so far. It is currently Cardiff who lead the way, having won 20 of ...

View image | gettyimages.com Europe have celebrated a sixth straight victory in the Mosconi Cup after beating the USA 11-7 in a closely fought encounter in Las Vegas. Europe went into the tournament as favourites and found them 3-2 ahead after the first day. Although USA won the team match, ...

View image | gettyimages.com Neil Robertson has won the snooker UK Championship after defeating Liang Wenbo 10-5 and making a 147 break along the way. It was the first final between two overseas players in the tournament’s history, and the Thunder from Down Under made the maximum break in the ...

View image | gettyimages.com World number one Mark Selby crashed out of the UK Championships as Neil Robertson played some of his best snooker to win 6-0. The score doesn’t really do the Jester from Leicester justice as he did perform well at times during the match. He made 50-plus ...

View image | gettyimages.com Great Britain have ended the Gymnastic World Championships in fifth place in the medals table after a collection of excellent team and individual performances. The team won five medals in all, including one gold. Britain performed well in both team events, with the men and women’s ...