Olympics

Embed from Getty Images Andy Murray is through to the semifinals of the Olympics in Rio as the defending champion edged out Steve Johnson 6-0 4-6 7-6. The Brit was in ominous form in the early part of the match as he overwhelmed his opponent to take the first set, ...

Embed from Getty Images   US gymnast, Simone Biles, has won her second gold medal of Rio 2016 in the all-around individual event with a score of 62.198. American Aly Raisman and Russian Aliya Mustafina, collected Silver and Bronze respectively. The 19-year-old is on a quest to be the first ...

Embed from Getty Images   Team GB have won silver in the inaugural Olympic Rugby Sevens after they lost 43-7 in the final against pre tournament favourites, Fiji. Fiji, who claim their first ever Olympic medal, dominated possession, and scored five tries before the break through Jerry Tuwai, Osea Kolinisau, Leone ...

Embed from Getty Images   The trio of Jason Kenny, Philip Hindes and Callum Skinner claimed gold in an Olympic-record time of 42.440 seconds, beating world champions New Zealand. The reigning Olympic champions journey to qualify was one of ease, starting impressively by setting an Olympic record in the first ...

Embed from Getty Images   Team GB’s medal prospects in all of the sailing classes at Rio 2016 looked good from the start, but perhaps their greatest chance of a Gold Medal lies with Giles Scott in the Finn Dinghy class. Labeled the Heavyweight Saling class, the Finn Dinghy is the ...

Embed from Getty Images Andy Murray has reached the quarterfinals of the Olympics as the Brit overcame a stern test from Fabio Fognini to eventually beat the Italian 6-1 2-6 6-3. The Brit initially dealt better with the windy conditions as he comfortably led by a set and a break, ...

Embed from Getty Images   Great Britain’s Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley claimed silver in the double sculls coming just behind Poland and ahead of Lithuania. This silver medal adds to Graingers’ gold she won in the same event at the 2012 London Olympics and the silver medals she won ...

Embed from Getty Images   The Brazilian men’s football side have progressed to the quarter finals after a comfortable 4-0 victory over Denmark. Gabriel Barbosa put Brazil ahead, before new Manchester City signing Gabriel Jesus doubled the advantage. Luan added a third, capping off a fine team move, before Barbosa’s ...

Embed from Getty Images   Sally Conway produced a great performance to beat Austria’s Bernadette Graf, earning another bronze for Team GB. Conway, who won in the final of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, scored a single Yuko, the least scoring move out of the three possible, which proved to be the ...

Embed from Getty Images   Great Britain’s Max Whitlock claimed Britain’s first all-around gymnastics medal in over a century. Kohei Uchimura retained his Olympic title ahead of Ukrainian Oleg Verniaiev. Whitlock got off to a great start in the all-around final, scoring 15.875 on the pommel horse. This put the ...