TOM DALEY has sensationally revealed he almost QUIT diving after his London 2012 Olympic nightmare. British diver Daley, a hopeful for Rio 2016, was forced to redo a crucial dive at the last Games after losing control of his first attempt in mid-air because of flashing cameras. Daley, 22, said he received treatment for post-traumatic […]
TEAM GB’s athletics squad has been picked for the Rio 2016 Games with Christine Ohuruogu and Jo Pavey included. Greg Rutherford, Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill will all aim to retain their Olympic titles in Brazil that they won on ‘Super Saturday’ during London 2012. The 2008 400 metres Olympic champ Ohuruogu was sweating on her […]
ANTHONY JOSHUA claims he would not have been crowned Olympic champion if pro boxers had competed at London 2012. Governing body AIBA have been widely criticised for changing the rules ahead of the Rio Games to allow fighters from the paid ranks to go for gold. But Joshua, who still trains alongside the GB Boxing […]
MARK CAVENDISH was lucky enough to be the first Brit to test out British Cycling’s latest machine they hope will bring them success at the Rio 2016 Olympics: a new superbike. The Manx Missile got to try the new wheels that Team GB hope will propel the riders to greatness in Brazil when the Games start on August […]
FOUR weightlifters who won gold at London 2012 face losing their medals after their doping samples were retested. The quartet of Kazakhs included men’s 94kg champion Ilya Ilyin, women’s gold medalists Zulfiya Chinshanlo, Maiya Maneza and Svetlana Podobedova. If all four are disqualified then their country would drop from 12th to 23rd in the medal standings from […]