USAIN BOLT has been handed a lifeline to hang on to his triple triple crown after Jamaica revealed on Thursday that it may appeal against its entire 4x100m relay squad being stripped of Olympic gold from Beijing after Nesta Carter failed a drugs test. It came hours after Carter confirmed he would be lodging his […]
Keri-anne Payne is hanging up her goggles after two 10-kilometre open water world titles and an Olympic silver medal. The Johannesburg-born star moved to the UK when she was 13 after having her talent spotted by British swimming bosses on tour in South Africa. The 29-year-old claimed silver at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing […]
USAIN BOLT may have already won the award for best New Year’s post, two days before the beginning of 2017. The sprinter took to Instagram to tell his followers that he had already made it into the new year. He captioned the image: “BREAKING NEWS: I just heard @usainbolt is already in 2017…” Keep up to […]
ADAM PEATY won Britain’s first gold medal in Rio after twice breaking his own world record at the Games, so it’s hardly surprising he is on the shortlist. In his heat he made a statement by setting a record time of 57.55 seconds before going faster again in the final. Peaty romped home in a brilliant […]
KADENNA Cox is a Paralympic double gold medal winner from Leeds and is a contender for Sports Personality of the Year 2016. She was the first British Paralympian to win Paralympic gold medals in multiple sports since 1984 – in cycling and sprinting, which is why she is up for the prestigious BBC award. What did […]