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Dina Asher-Smith storms to victory in 100m at the European Championships, claiming her first major title in FIVE-YEARS
09/06/24 21:36
DAVID COVERDALE IN ROME: As the heavens opened in Rome, the drought finally ended for Dina Asher-Smith. The British star recovered from a disastrous start to storm to glory in the 100metres at the European Championships and claim her first major title in five years. And the sprinter's relief was there for all to see at a soggy Stadio Olimpico, even mouthing 'F*** me' as she crossed the line and smiled with a wince....read
Katarina Johnson-Thompson named in Great Britain's squad for the European Championships next month... with Keely Hodgkinson and Dina Asher-Smith also heading to Rome ahead of this summer's Paris Olympics
28/05/24 14:38DAVID COVERDALE: Katarina Johnson-Thompson will step up her preparations for the Paris Olympics by going for European glory in Rome next week.UK Athletics set target of winning six to eight medals in track and field events at the Paris Olympics, as they look to build on their performance from Tokyo 2021
24/04/24 13:50RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: If the team hit the lower end of that goal, which has been agreed with funding body UK Sport, it would represent a marginal upgrade on the 2021 Games in TokyoUK Athletics SACK Stephen Maguire as technical director after showdown talks over governing body's perilous finances - as Dina Asher-Smith blasts decision to let 'phenomenal' coach go ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics
17/10/23 15:44Maguire guided Britain to a record-equalling 10 medals at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August and was looking forward to leading the squad into next summer's Olympics.Dina Asher-Smith splits with coach John Blackie after NINETEEN years - just nine months before the Paris Olympics - as she prepares to link up with Edrick Floreal in Texas
13/10/23 12:11The Team GB star's announcement comes just nine months before the 2024 Games in Paris kicks off as the 27-year old chases her first ever gold medal at an Olympics.Dina Asher-Smith shows off her gym-honed figure as she poses in colourful bikinis while on holiday in Hawaii
28/09/23 11:42Dina Asher-Smith showed off her gym-honed figure as she posed in colorful bikinis while on holiday in Hawaii on Thursday.EXCLUSIVE: Bianca Williams on winning a World Championship medal for Great Britain and how her three-year-old son Zuri is her biggest fan
14/09/23 22:36EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: In the 200metres semi-final at the World Championships, she clocked 22.45sec to register her first personal best since 2014.Dina Asher-Smith's agonising wait for global gold drags on as the battling star admits 'it's been a tough week' after struggling to find winning form in Budapest
26/08/23 06:17It has been four years since she claimed the only global sprint title of her career and for Dina Asher-Smith the wait for her next goes on after she finished seventh in the women's 200m final in Budapest.Disbelief for Dina Asher-Smith as she flops in the women's 100m final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest - unable to replicate Katarina Johnson-Thompson's Sunday heroics
21/08/23 22:30HENRY CLARK IN BUDAPEST: It was a painful night for Dina Asher-Smith, who missed out on adding another World Championships medal to her collection.British sprint star Dina Asher-Smith is more confident than ever as she prepares to add to her medal haul at her sixth World Championships - and she's unafraid of being written off: 'we don't run on paper, we run on the track'
19/08/23 20:54INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: Asher-Smith was just 17 when she made her debut at a World Championships a decade ago - a year after she was trackside as a kit-carrier at London 2012.Athletics set for Netflix show with Dina Asher-Smith and Noah Lyles in line to feature in new documentary series about 100m and 200m stars
27/07/23 21:30EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Athletics is getting the Netflix treatment with filming underway for a behind-the-scenes documentary on the world's best sprinters.EXCLUSIVE: UK Athletics are forced to pay the BBC for covering Sunday's Diamond League at the London Stadium - ensuring it is televised amid huge financial problems in the sport
21/07/23 15:07EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Mail Sport has learned that UKA have offered to cover a portion of the BBC's production costs to ensure that that the prestigious meeting is televised.Manchester City star Kyle Walker is now the Premier League's fastest player after clocking 23mph before they face Real Madrid - so how does it compare to Usain Bolt and sport's fastest men and women?
17/05/23 13:13Of players currently in the game, Kylian Mbappe edges Walker out - but only by 0.3mph at a top speed of 23.6mph, hence why the right back was tasked with keeping him quiet at the World Cup.Dina Asher-Smith and Keely Hodgkinson set British records in the 60m and 800m at the World Indoor Tour Final, but the sprinter admits she wanted to go faster ahead of the World Championships in Budapest this August
25/02/23 17:50DAVID COVERDALE: Dina Asher-Smith and Keely Hodgkinson bolstered their bank balances in Birmingham but still left feeling short-changed.UK Athletics chief Jack Buckner having 'sleepless nights' over their financial difficulties with a lack of appearance money resulting in a weakened field for the World Indoor Tour Final in Birmingham
23/02/23 23:20UK Athletics chief Jack Buckner admits he is having 'sleepless nights' over the state of the organisation's finances ahead of hosting their first international event of the year.'I am revved up and ready to go': Daryll Neita revels in 'supercar' comparisons as she gets set to do battle with fellow Brit Dina Asher-Smith in next week's World Indoor Tour final after victory over 60m in Birmingham
19/02/23 00:06DAVID COVERDALE: Neita was likened to a 'supercar' by her Italian coach Marco Airale this week and she raced to victory at the UK Athletics Indoor Championships in Birmingham.Laura Muir's coach claims there is 'something very structurally wrong' with the New Years Honours List... as he questions why Britain's female track and field stars keep getting overlooked for an MBE
03/01/23 15:02While it was a less than vintage year for British athletes beyond 1500m world champion Jake Wightman, it was notable that Asher-Smith and Johnson-Thompson were each overlooked in 2019.British Fashion Awards 2022: Dina Asher-Smith goes topless in an oversized blazer and mini skirt combo as the athlete dazzles in white on the red carpet in London
05/12/22 23:34Dina Asher-Smith has shown she brings her A-game to the red carpet as well as the running track as she dazzled in a white oversized blazer and mini skirt at the British Fashion Awards in London.'I saw my parents crying because they were so happy for her': Dina Asher-Smith reveals watching Dame Kelly Holmes win historic double gold in 2004 inspired her to Olympic glory
21/11/22 18:53The sprinter spoke on her journey to becoming a professional athlete as she attended the Bazaar At Work Summit 2022 at the Kimpton Fitzroy London hotel in Bloomsbury on Monday.'Happiest in the sun': Dina Asher-Smith shows off her sensational figure and washboard abs in a TINY string bikini in Antigua
03/10/22 09:50Dina Asher-Smith looked nothing short of sensational as she flaunted her fit figure in a tiny string bikini on Sunday.Dina Asher-Smith sends temperatures soaring as she shows off her washboard abs in a TINY red bikini while posing for a sizzling snap
15/09/22 10:08The athlete, 26, sent temperatures soaring as she posed up a storm in a slew of sizzling Instagram snaps on Wednesday.Dina Asher-Smith's relay nightmare: Great British baton blunder in women's 4x100m final ends bid to top the medal table at the European Championships in Munich
21/08/22 22:13On a night of individual and collective frustration, Britain fell short of topping the medal table at the European Championships in Munich because of a botched baton change in the women's relay.'I'm not super happy': Dina Asher-Smith vows to improve after claiming silver medal in European Championships 200m... as sprinter sets next target following 'up and down season'
19/08/22 21:36To say she was a heavy favourite to stop the clock on Friday night would be a huge understatement, in evaluation of her standing against the remainder of the field for the European 200m final.Dina Asher-Smith suffers more frustration as she pulls up AGAIN in the European Championships 100m final... with fellow Brit Daryll Neita winning bronze despite ALSO suffering from cramp in the blocks
16/08/22 21:30After suffering a cramp so severe she felt like retiring in the blocks, Daryll Neita stormed through the pain barrier to a fine 100m bronze medal at the European Championships in Munich on Tuesday.Dina's D-day looms: Brit Asher-Smith is poised to defend her titles at the European Championships in Munich... but will injury flare up again?
14/08/22 21:30At the European Championships, the queen of European sprinting will learn if the hamstring strain she suffered at the World Championships is now nothing but a distant memory.Dina Asher-Smith WITHDRAWS from the Commonwealth Games after sustaining a 'slight hamstring strain' at last week's World Championships, with Team England star suffering more injury heartbreak
27/07/22 10:29RIATH AL-SAMARRARI IN OREGON: In a huge blow for Team England, and perhaps more so for a Games lacking in domestic star quality, the sprinter has withdraw.Dina Asher-Smith faces race to be fit for Commonwealth Games after suffering an injury scare during the 4x100m relay at World Championships
24/07/22 21:30Asher-Smith pulled up sharply during the 4x100m relay final at the World Championships in Oregon on Saturday night but managed to hobble through the last 25 metres of her leg.Dina Asher-Smith is smiling again after suffering the pain of losing her grandmother as the Briton overcomes grief to win World Championship bronze in lightning-fast 200m
22/07/22 21:48CATHAL DENNEHY: Dina Asher-Smith paid tribute to her grandmother, Sislyn, who died in May, after claiming World Championship bronze in the 200m event in Eugene, Oregon.Dina Asher-Smith dedicates her 200m world bronze to her late grandma and thanks team psychologist for getting her 'brain and body on the same page' after struggling to overcome her grief
22/07/22 05:38Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith dedicated her 200m world bronze to her late grandma and revealed how she has had to overcome grief by using the team psychologist.Dina Asher-Smith claims 200m bronze at World Championships to earn GB's third medal and insists she is 'so happy' with the result despite narrowly losing her title to overwhelming favourite Shericka Jackson
22/07/22 05:16Defending champion Dina Asher-Smith clinched bronze in the 200m at the World Championships. The 26-year-old lost the title she won three years ago to Shericka Jackson, 28.In a golden age for female sport there will be MORE medals for women than men for the first time ever at a major championship, with Dina Asher-Smith, Keely Hodgkinson and the netballers leading Team England's hopes at the Commonwealth Games
20/07/22 21:00When the Commonwealth Games opens in Birmingham on July 28, female athletes will compete in 136 medal events, while men will be fighting it out in 134 disciplines.Dina Asher-Smith reaches 200m final at World Athletics Championships but faces a tough battle to defend her title as Jamaican duo Shericka Jackson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce set the pace in semi-finals
20/07/22 07:22Jackson's time of 21.68 seconds and Fraser-Pryce's run of 21.82 seconds set the tone. Asher-Smith ran a season's best to finish behind Tamara Clark in her semi-final.Dina Asher-Smith left devastated after coming 'so close' to a medal in the 100m at the World Athletics Championships... but the Brit insists she's in 'PB shape' and ready to defend her title in the 200m
18/07/22 21:30It's one of the cruel truths of sport that sometimes your best just isn't enough. Dina Asher-Smith found that out in agonising fashion at the World Championships.Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce wins a FIFTH World Championship 100m title as the Jamaican runs the sixth-fastest time in history... as 'gutted' Dina Asher-Smith just misses out on the podium despite equalling the British national record
18/07/22 05:44She ran a championship record of 10.67 seconds, the sixth fastest time in history, ahead of Jamaica team-mates Shericka Jackson and Elaine Thompson-Herah.British sprinting duo Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita will both be backing themselves to challenge for a medal in 100m final but will need something special to compete with Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah
15/07/22 21:30Asher-Smith clocked a wind-assisted 10.87 behind Neita's 10.80 at the British Championships last month, but the reigning world 200m champion says that isn't a reflection of her ability.Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson facing a tall order to defend their crowns with Jamaica looking to make it a clean sweep of golds at World Athletics Championships in Oregon
14/07/22 21:30The concern for the Brits is whether any of their athletes will stand atop the podium. Asher-Smith and Johnson-Thompson arrive as champions but it will come as a huge shock if either strikes gold.Daryll Neita stuns Dina Asher-Smith by taking her British title in thrilling showdown in Manchester... and Jeremiah Azu causes an upset in men's 100m by eclipsing Reece Prescod and Zharnel Hughes
25/06/22 20:03RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN MANCHESTER: Dina Asher-Smith's reign as British champion ended in a thrilling showdown on Saturday.. Daryll Neita was exceptional in taking her first national title.Dina Asher-Smith eyes Birmingham double after Team England name 72-strong athletics squad for Commonwealth Games... with Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Keely Hodgkinson set to compete on home soil
22/06/22 21:31Dina Asher-Smith will lead a strong England athletics team at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer. Katarina Johnson-Thompson will also feature in the team of 72.Dina Asher-Smith says she loves running in front of a home crowd and could not pass up the opportunity to compete in this year's Commonwealth Games as she gets set to run in Birmingham
10/06/22 21:34The British sprinter, 26, will make defending her world 200m crown in the United States next month her main goal this season. But she will compete in Birmingham.Labour MP Stella Creasy - who breastfed in the Commons - says she was making phone calls to ministers 'less than 24 hours after giving birth' to help constituents affected by Afghanistan crisis
07/06/22 23:01In a new issue of Harpers Bazaar, which is out today, Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy said she had to take her son to Parliament because she 'didn't have maternity cover.'Dina Asher-Smith returns to winning ways in Birmingham despite making 'a few mistakes' before claiming she is a 'different person, mentally and physically' to the athlete that won World Championship gold in 2019
21/05/22 22:00The time of 11.11sec will not have caused any great alarm to her rivals across the Atlantic, but it was a significant victory nonetheless, with Asher-Smith leading a decent field from gun to tape.Dina Asher-Smith insists 'we shouldn't put limits on ourselves', claiming Florence Griffith Joyner's controversial 100m record can 'DEFINITELY' be broken by the current golden generation of female sprinters
20/05/22 15:39It has been 34 years since Flo-Jo blitzed a 10.49sec run at the Olympic trials - a mark that has endured despite allegations around performance-enhancing drugs and faulty trackside wind readings.Forget cramped and pricey central London and head east... to this new Olympic Park hotel with blockbuster views, delightful dining and chic bedrooms for £167 a night
16/05/22 06:43Carlton Reid checked into the 'fresh and shiny' Gantry hotel in Stratford, which he describes as being superb value for money for London. Read on to find out why...British sprint star Dina Asher-Smith 'excited' to have finally started her season after recovering from injury despite finishing a 'disappointing' third in her season opener in Doha
13/05/22 18:40Dina Asher-Smith has finally launched her season but will evidently need some time to find her stride after finishing an underwhelming third in the 200m at the Doha Diamond League.BBC will win the TV rights for the London Marathon despite tempting bid from Channel 4 - as sprint star Dina Asher-Smith urges UK Athletics to maintain their foothold in London
12/05/22 21:30In February, Sportsmail revealed that Channel 4 had submitted the most compelling offer for a multi-year deal that would begin with the next race, which takes place on October 2.Dina Asher-Smith begs UK Athletics to keep using the London Stadium due to its Olympic legacy, as they consider cashing in on £15m chance to move their events AWAY from the capital
12/05/22 11:58It is understood UK Athletics are in discussions around a potential deal to relinquish their occupancy of the London 2012 centrepiece for a weekend each July.Olympic sprinter Dina Asher-Smith flaunts her toned physique in a tiny orange bikini as she shares a slew of sizzling throwback snaps
13/10/21 09:52Dina Asher-Smith looked incredible once again as she displayed her toned physique in a tiny orange bikini in holiday snaps shared to Instagram on Tuesday.Maisie Williams rocks her bold bleached eyebrows and a glitzy mini while Olympian Dina Asher-Smith oozes elegance in a white two-piece as they lead the glam at Prada Milan Fashion Week show
24/09/21 14:41The actress, who is best known for playing Arya Stark in the fantasy show, was rocking her trademark quirky style as she showed off bleached brows and pink eye shadowDina Asher-Smith back in business after difficult year with a blistering 10.87-second race to take second in the Diamond League 100m - as Keely Hodgkinson wins 800m title
09/09/21 20:56RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: A little too late to catch Thompson-Herah and too late in the tale of a season soaked in tears. But if there's any consolation, it is that she moved back towards her best form.Team GB win BRONZE in women's 4x100m relay as Dina Asher-Smith returns following 200m heartbreak while Team GB's men claim silver after narrowly missing out to Italy
06/08/21 13:33Team GB - The men? That was a harder one. A better colour, but a bigger knot in the stomach. They had the gold medal in their hands and then suddenly and brutally they found themselves wearing silverDina Asher-Smith eyeing a chance at redemption in the women's 4x100m relay after injury hell as Team GB star looks to put rotten start to Tokyo Games behind her and finish on top of the podium
06/08/21 01:02RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN TOKYO: It has been a rotten trip for Asher-Smith and it has been largely underwhelming for a squad that has been exposed far too often here for its lack of compatibility.Team GB star Dina Asher-Smith insists it would be 'absolutely amazing' to win a medal in the 4x100m relay as she aims to end nightmare Olympics campaign on a high after hamstring injury shattered her personal dreams
05/08/21 05:01The 25-year-old saw her Games wrecked by a hamstring injury she suffered in June and pulled out of the 200 metres after failing to reach the 100m final last week.Dina Asher-Smith DOES compete in 4x100m relay heat despite hamstring injury which wrecked her medal chances in 100m and 200m... as Team GB impressively set new BRITISH RECORD ahead of Friday's final
05/08/21 00:35Asher-Smith, who has had her Olympics wrecked by a hamstring injury, was untroubled as she ran the third leg with the team impressively winning their heat in 41.55 seconds - a new British record.'It's been a victory to make it this far': Katarina Johnson-Thompson 'at peace' with her slim chance of winning the heptathlon with Olympic glory set to elude her after an achilles tendon rupture cruelly robbed her of the chance for gold
02/08/21 21:34RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN TOKYO: Johnson-Thompson was a leading contender heading into last year, but the Covid-19 pandemic and a huge injury have virtually ended her hopes of glory.The show must go on! Women's 200m heats get underway WITHOUT Dina Asher-Smith after Team GB star withdrew from event with hamstring injury as fellow Brit Beth Dobbin qualifies along with other big names
02/08/21 01:50Asher-Smith, 25, emotionally announced her withdrawal from the sprint over the weekend after she failed to reach the 100m final, with a hamstring issue blighting the Team GB talent.Dina Asher-Smith's injury brutally postponed her dreams and exposed Team GB's failings in Tokyo... with a worst Olympic track haul since 1976 and questions over the value of UK Sport's £23m funding looming
01/08/21 22:06While Dina Asher-Smith was processing the brutal postponement of her Olympic aspirations, it was necessary to wonder where exactly the wider British athletics team have hidden their Plan B.PAULA RADCLIFFE: I'm in awe of how Dina Asher-Smith kept her hamstring injury quiet before it wrecked her Games... her interview after was brave but crushing, and I know how hard Olympic heartbreak is to take
01/08/21 21:30PAULA RADCLIFFE: What we saw on Saturday was completely devastating for Dina Asher-Smith. You could see it on her face in those brave interviews - I can really relate to how she is feeling right now.Barely able to speak and with tears flowing, Dina Asher-Smith recounted in a 20-minute stream of consciousness how a torn hamstring wrecked her ambitions for Olympic gold... it was as though she felt words could outrun the pain of her broken dreams
31/07/21 15:42OLIVER HOLT IN TOKYO: Asher-Smith was downstairs in an underground car park that has been converted into an area where athletes speak to the media.'Her story made me cry on air': Gregg Rutherford is among those sharing support for Dina Asher-Smith on social media after Team GB sprinter broke down in tears following her withdrawal from the Olympic Games 200m
31/07/21 12:48Supporters and fellow athletes have taken to social media to send Team GB's Dina Asher-Smith their best wishes and mourn her absence from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.GB sprint star Dina Asher-Smith breaks down in tears as she PULLS OUT of the 200m after failing to qualify for the 100m final - and reveals she almost didn't make it to Tokyo because of hamstring tear
31/07/21 10:23RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN TOKYO: Dina Asher-Smith broke down in tears on Saturday after her Olympic dreams were wrecked by a hamstring injury.Team GB wins two golds on Super Saturday: Adam Peaty helps swimmers storm to dramatic victory in 4x100 mixed medley relay in world-record time after late run from Alex Yee wraps up mixed triathlon relay success
31/07/21 06:53Team GB enjoyed more Olympic success in Tokyo overnight, scooping two more gold medals and a bronze on what is already being dubbed a 'Super Saturday'.Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare is provisionally suspended after testing positive for human growth hormone ahead of women's 100m semi-final against Dina Asher-Smith
31/07/21 00:35Okagbare, competing in her fourth Olympics and having won silver in the long jump at the Beijing 2008 Games, had competed in the 100m heats and was due to run in Saturday's semi-final.Dina Asher-Smith insists she has an 'extra level' to give in women's 100m semi-finals but her first loss in 13 races in the heats has triggered soft alarms... her rivals are in top form and Britain's sprint queen faces a daunting task to make the podium
30/07/21 10:56RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN TOKYO: Dina Asher-Smith is up and running. The concern ahead of her summit assault this weekend is the multitude of women who are running considerably faster.Dina Asher-Smith cruises through to Saturday's 100m semi-finals after finishing second behind Team USA's Teahna Daniels to keep her hopes of a double gold medal alive... as she insists she has 'another level' after first loss of the year
30/07/21 03:42Team GB's flag bearer clocked in at 11.07 seconds - coming in just behind the USA's USA's Teahna Daniels, who registered a time of 11.04 seconds as both reached Saturday's semi-finals.There will be a new 100m sprint king as the Olympics prepares for its first final without Usain Bolt since 2004, while Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce goes for her third gold: But when do the sprints start? When are the finals? And who are the favourites to win?
29/07/21 14:00This weekend will see both the men's and women's 100m sprint finals take place, in what are perhaps the most eagerly-anticipated events of the Games. Sportsmail outlines the details.Can Team GB's track and field stars beat the one medal low from 1976? Sportsmail's verdict on the prospects to look out for amid fears they could win as few as four medals in Tokyo
24/07/21 21:50The question is whether Team GB's athletes will deliver much in the way of medals. Riath Al-Samarrai gives his verdict on the prime medal prospects.Dina's moment of truth! Life in the fast lane holds no fears for Team GB's golden girl as Asher-Smith chases two medals in Tokyo... but she knows blurry differences will decide if she becomes Britain's first female sprint medallist in 61 YEARS
24/07/21 21:30RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN TOKYO: Here we are, five days shy of the first gun of her Olympic 100m mission, nine short of the last of her push to win the 200m.London runner with the weight of the world on her shoulders, a 13-year-old skateboarder, the climber making her career farewell and the unbelievably talented swimmer... GREG RUTHERFORD reveals his FOUR Team GB stars to watch at Tokyo Olympics
23/07/21 19:00EXCLUSIVE: London 2012 hero Greg Rutherford, who will be working as a Team GB expert for Discovery and Eurosport out in Tokyo this summer, has given us four faces to look out for...Olympic athletes like me should be free to take the knee if they want, Team GB track star Dina Asher-Smith tells Games bosses amid fears of punishments if they do
22/07/21 22:46The IOC have bumbled their way through that important issue, with the belated concession this month that athletes can 'express their views' before and after competing, but not on the podium.'You can't police people's voice on fighting racism': Team GB star Dina Asher-Smith defends athletes' rights to protest at the Olympic Games without receiving sanctions in Tokyo after the IOC told athletes NOT to express their views on the podium
22/07/21 21:30RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN TOKYO: While Britain's leading athlete struck an ominously confident tone here, she has also taken the IOC to task on the subject of racial equality protests.British hopes rest on Dina Asher-Smith and Laura Muir but watch out for epic contests in the 400m hurdles, pole-vault and shot put... Seb Coe's 10 athletes to watch at the Tokyo Olympic Games
22/07/21 20:46SEB COE: These athletes who will take part in the Tokyo Olympics are mostly the emerging talent of one of the most exciting generations that we've witnessed in the sport in many years.A deadly sharp shooter, the sailor who has just won European gold and the 200m backstroke swimmer who has posted the fastest time in the WORLD this year... so, who are the Tokyo 2020 Team GB medal hopes you've never heard of?
22/07/21 17:00With the countdown to Tokyo 2020 now on and excitement building, Sportsmail has picked out 10 largely unknown Team GB athletes who all have a chance of winning a medal in Tokyo this summer.Team GB's Olympics preparation thrown into chaos as six track and field athletes and two staff members go into isolation after a passenger in flight to Tokyo tests positive for Covid
18/07/21 14:41Six Team GB track and field team athletes are isolating after a passenger on their flight to the Tokyo Olympics tested positive for Covid-19 - two members of staff have also been affected.The golden cycling couple, the world champion looking to roar to sprint glory and Britain's youngest-ever summer Olympian... who are 12 home athletes to keep your eyes on in Tokyo
17/07/21 21:30Sky Brown is just 13 and will compete in the women's park skateboarding event, while Laura and Jason Kenny could both break British all-time Olympic medal records.Stick to the media, Gary? Manchester United and England legend Neville pulls his hamstring as he races Team GB gold-medal sprint hopeful Dina Asher-Smith ahead of Tokyo Olympics - and he did it with a 10m head-start!
16/07/21 08:44It's fair to say after 10 years since retiring from football that Gary Neville isn't the athlete he once was - and he reaffirmed that idea when trying to take on sprint sensation Dina Asher-Smith.Dina Asher-Smith pulls out of next Tuesday's British Grand Prix in Gateshead with a tight hamstring less than TWO WEEKS before the start of the Olympics... but the 25-year-old says the decision is just a precaution
11/07/21 16:16Dina Asher-Smith has pulled out of the Diamond League meet in Gateshead on Tuesday with a tight hamstring. The development is a concern less than a fortnight before the Olympics.Team GB's squad for Tokyo Olympics is CONFIRMED with Dina Asher-Smith heading the 65-strong group of athletes with heptathalon star Katarina Johnson-Thompson seeking her first medal while Lawrence Okoye returns to the discus team
29/06/21 12:32World heptathlon champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson joins the team for her third Olympics, subject to demonstrating fitness ahead of Tokyo after battling an Achilles injury.Dina Asher-Smith secures Tokyo Olympics 100m spot as she wins a fourth British title - but a clock MALFUNCTION had the sprinting star thinking she'd smashed her national record before her time was downgraded
26/06/21 21:30In the end she had to be content with a 100m time of 10.97sec and a fourth British title at the distance, but for a brief moment in Manchester it appeared to be a considerably more exciting affair altogether.Dina Asher-Smith takes aim at UK Athletics in a series of stinging posts over how the sport is run... with world champion insisting 'so much needs to change with track and field' as she calls for more support for coaches ahead of the Olympic Games
22/06/21 19:58RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Asher-Smith's criticisms started with the well-documented absence of a television deal, which follows the expiration of UKA's arrangement with the BBC.Laura Muir boosted by her second quickest 1500m ever in run-up to Tokyo Olympics but the Brit finishes behind rivals Sifan Hassan and Faith Kipyegon in Diamond League showdown
10/06/21 20:43Muir was third in 3:55.59 behind the winner Sifan Hassan and Olympic champ Faith Kipyegon in an excellent clash between three quarters of the four women who lead the strongest field in athletics.
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- Watkins reveals he PREDICTED scoring late winner against the Netherlands to book spot in the Euro 2024 final - and even told Palmer he'd set him up!
- Dutch fans FUME over dubious penalty decision in Euro 2024 semi loss to England - as new footage appears to show Saka handle the ball in build-up
- Atkinson takes SEVEN wickets on debut, before Crawley and Pope hit half-centuries to put England in command against West Indies
- EXCLUSIVERise of the Wimbledon WAG-fluencers! How tennis stars' girlfriends are becoming big figures - with better coverage than Netflix
- Luke Littler posts bizarre message to Lamine Yamal after 16-year-old Spain star becomes youngest scorer in Euros history After France win
- Lamine Yamal's hat-trick! Spanish star, 16, trolls Adrien Rabiot for a THIRD time after his side's victory over France in the Euro 2024 semi-finals
- Is this the beginning of the end for Gary Lineker at the BBC? £1.35m-a-year presenter is SNUBBED for Gabby Logan to front new highlights show
- Novak Djokovic 'gets lucky AGAIN', tennis fans claim after opponent Alex de Minaur was forced to withdraw 'Easy' draw
- Morata injured by a SECURITY GUARD while celebrating Spain's Euro 2024 semi win as he's left visibly upset and clutching his knee ahead of final
- Mbappe admits he 'wasn't good' at Euro 2024 and labels his tournament a 'FAILURE' after France's exit - as he blames his poor form on one reason
- Pickford reveals ref stopped him from doing his 'process' during England's shootout win over Switzerland - as he blames his 'Mackem accent' for the mix-up!
- Fans react in horror to Rob Green's gruesome little finger as ex-England goalkeeper poses for picture ahead of Euro 2024 semi-final of Spain and France
- De Zerbi will 'publicly defend' Greenwood if he signs for Marseille - amid furious fan protests over proposed arrival of £27m Man United outcast
- Spain captain Alvaro Morata's furious wife opens fire at media, who branded him 'an embarrassment', after he threatened to quit on eve of Euros semi
- Everton 'reject Man United's £50m bid for Jarrad Branthwaite' and could force Red Devils to make a THIRD offer - with Toffees holding out for £70m
- Gary Lineker names his England XI to face the Netherlands in Euro 2024 semi-final as he suggests giving one star a first start in Germany
- 'Novak Djokovic was RIGHT!': BBC presenter Sara Thornton says 'jerks' in Wimbledon crowd 'booed him using Holger Rune chants as a disguise'
- Wimbledon feud erupts between Alexander Zverev and Taylor Fritz's girlfriend as Morgan Riddle riles German during five-set defeat
- Nick Kyrgios slams his 'disrespectful' BBC colleague Andrew Castle for his Wimbledon commentary Reignites their feud
- BBC vs ITV! Gary Neville gets an earful from Roy Keane while Micah Richards offers a rousing team talk as the pundits go head to head in a game of six-a-side
- Hero to zero! Bukayo Saka impresses his England team-mates on the driving range... before tripping over his own bag in front of the whole squad
- EXCLUSIVECan YOU take a penalty like Ivan Toney? Mail Sport challenges fans in Germany to shoot without looking at the ball
- Is a BREATHING GURU the secret to England's new-found penalty success? Three Lions have hired a 'breath coach' for the Euros
- Katie Boulter watches her tennis star boyfriend Alex de Minaur surge into the quarter-finals on Court One - as she returns to Wimbledon
- Alvaro Morata sparks a storm in Spain camp on the eve of Euro semi-final as their captain threatens to QUIT after the tournament over 'nonsense' critics
- Ruud van Nistelrooy and former Go Ahead Eagles manager arrive for day one of Man United's pre-season - along with a third unannounced coach
- Emotional Lewis Hamilton struggles to hold back tears after the Mercedes star secures record-breaking ninth victory at British Grand Prix
- Revealed: Jordan Pickford's penalty shoot-out 'cheat sheet' - How England goalkeeper's homework helped him stop Switzerland
- Luke Shaw applauded for his 'classy' gesture after England's shoot-out win over Switzerland, while fans hail joyous image of the Three Lions
- Jadon Sancho shares heartwarming message to Bukayo Saka after England star banished Euro 2020 penalty demons to take Three Lions to semi-final
- Inside the British Grand Prix: Fans brave the rain and the £400 price of admission, with appearances from Stormzy and Brad Pitt at Silverstone
- Inside England's secrets of the shootout: Jordan Pickford's 'cheat sheet', Steve Holland's detailed dossier and the key impact of a former Netherlands star
- England fans brand Ivan Toney 'the coolest man on the planet' for his incredible penalty technique - where he didn't even LOOK at the ball!
- Penalties stop play at Wimbledon! Novak Djokovic's match is halted on Centre Court as fans celebrate Euro shoot-out glory for England
- England fans hail Jordan Pickford's 's***housery masterclass' as he is spotted pulling faces to distract Switzerland's penalty takers
- Inside the life of Britain's next F1 star: Lando Norris on shying away from publicity - and why he's 'happy' when friends call him an 'absolute k**b'
- Jamie Carragher slams Southgate's decision to pick Trippier over 'world-class' Alexander-Arnold as England's right wing back against Switzerland
- Emma Raducanu ends Andy Murray's Wimbledon career as she pulls out of her mixed doubles match alongside him 'due to stiffness in her wrist'
- Claressa Shields claims she 'nearly killed' an internet troll in spar as social media footage shows the boxing star stopping opponent before heated exchange
- Jermaine Jenas accuses Rio Ferdinand of 'LYING' in awkward exchange between the BBC pundits during live coverage of France's victory against Portugal at Euro 2024
- Did Gary Lineker make a crude sex joke about Cristiano Ronaldo? BBC presenter shocks viewers with bizarre comment on live TV
- Rio Ferdinand claims England boss Gareth Southgate 'deserves more credit' and insists they CAN win Euro 2024 'playing ugly' Jermain Jenas disagrees
- Emma Raducanu marches on at Wimbledon as she knocks out No 9 seed Maria Sakkari in straight sets on Centre Court Hitting top form
- The faces of Cristiano Ronaldo over the years: Superstar has transformed from 'feeble' teen to one of the most recognisable athletes EVER
- Lionel Messi MISSES his penalty but Argentina still reach Copa America semifinals as world champions survive a nervy shootout
- Wimbledon shares touching Andy Murray tribute video led by Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Venus Williams and more
- Wayne Rooney gives hilarious first press conference as Plymouth boss, with England icon mocking ex-team-mate Gary Neville Jibe at fellow pundit
- Andy Murray reveals hilarious details of booze-fuelled celebrations after winning Wimbledon for the second time in 2016 New revelations
- Kylian Mbappe had Cristiano Ronaldo posters on his bedroom wall... now France and Portugal's captains face each other in a Euro 2024 quarter-final
- Oliver Bearman is the 'proud' teenager who has a TikTok superstar girlfriend and was just 18 months old when Lewis Hamilton made his debut
- The Wimbledon wedding dress! Tennis star wears £235 replica of her bridal gown on court at SW19 - after posing topless on the eve of the tournament
- They're not prima-doners! Turkey's footballers snub healthy food to order 300 doner kebabs to celebrate their run to the Euro quarter-finals
- Jose Enrique 'makes major blunder as former Liverpool defender tries to offer two players - including a Rangers star - to another team' in 'new role as an agent'
- Mikel Arteta claims 'stats show Arsenal should have won the title' and explains why he 'is NOT getting over' heartbreak of falling short against Man City
- Chelsea's academy guru Neil Bath, who masterminded Cobham production line for Mason Mount, Reece James, Conor Gallagher and Co, QUITS club
- Mason Mount 'ends romance with McDonald's worker turned model and viral TikTok star Freya Tidy as they unfollow each other on social media'
- England's quarter-final clash with Switzerland will see 40,000 fans descend on Dusseldorf - despite Three Lions only being allocated 6,700 tickets
- Clive Tyldesley confirms his new role after the legendary commentator was axed by ITV... as he reveals four broadcasters turned him down
- Former England star Andy Carroll spotted yelling 'You f***ing want some?' at bystanders after forward was embroiled in a '1am street brawl in Mayfair'
- Fans praise 'classy' Romania as picture of how they left their dressing room after Euro 2024 exit at the hands of the Netherlands goes viral
- Turkey keeper Mert Gunok pulls off 'Gordon Banks-esque' save in the 94th minute to help his nation dramatically reach the quarter-finals of Euro 2024
- Katie Boulter begins her Wimbledon challenge by beating unseeded Tatjana Maria - with customised 'strawberries and cream nails'
- Jude Bellingham says he felt 'like Cristiano Ronaldo' when scoring his stunning overhead kick vs Slovakia 'Ronaldo's was better'
- Andrey Rublev hits himself SEVEN times with his racquet in furious row at Wimbledon before crashing out Defeat for the Russian
- Fans 'throw TRAINERS' onto the pitch during the Netherlands' victory over Romania Malen narrowly avoids the shoes!
- Chelsea complete the signing of Leicester's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall after agreeing a £30m deal to bring him to Stamford Bridge on a five-year deal
- 'Heartbroken' Leeds United blame 'release clause' for £30m deal which sees 'one of our own' Archie Gray, 18, go to Tottenham in remarkable statement
- How mum's tears sparked Cristiano Ronaldo's meltdown: Portugal star's crying 69-year-old mother appears to trigger his emotional collapse
- Novak Djokovic drinks 'pyramid water' from Bosnia and believes in telekinesis to purify food: Inside the Serb's weird ways ahead of Wimbledon
- Carl Froch reveals MORE messages from 'pathetic' Anthony Joshua as WhatsApp feud rumbles on - as he demands star 'deals with it like a man'
- England stars treated to a private Ed Sheeran concert as they take some downtime to snap out of their Bad Habits after being seconds from elimination
- Cristiano Ronaldo breaks down in TEARS after his extra-time penalty was SAVED by Slovenia keeper Jan Oblak as his nightmare Euro 2024 continues
- Gary Lineker slams 'celebration police' as UEFA threaten to ban Jude Bellingham because of his X-rated gesture against Slovakia
- Kylian Mbappe celebrates in Jan Vertonghen's face minutes after heated exchange as France score late winner against Belgium
- Man United legend Eric Cantona leaves fans in stitches after being spotted walking a GOAT in a hilarious video that has gone viral on social media
- Revealed: Wimbledon hike food and drink prices yet AGAIN - with a glass of Pimms rising to nearly £10 - but one iconic snack is still affordable!
- Watch the hilarious moment England fans at the pub wildly celebrated Jude Bellingham's wondergoal against Slovakia in last-16
- German newspapers write off England, the French say Three Lions are relying on a miracle... and even Spain's press sing 'God save Bellingham'
- Nick Kyrgios' most shocking moments from water bottle 'sex act' to '700 drinks' accusation with Australian star set to join the BBC for Wimbledon
- EXCLUSIVERevealed: What Declan Rice said to Slovakia manager Francesco Calzona during fiery full-time exchange after England comeback
- England fans rave over Jude Bellingham's celebration against Slovakia as they spot what the Real Madrid star shouted after stunning overhead
- EXCLUSIVEEd Sheeran gives verdict on England's Euro 2024 chances after dramatic win over Slovakia... and pledges to serenade Jude Bellingham
- Ex-England stars Neville and Wright go CRAZY after watching Jude Bellingham's stunning strike against Slovakia in ITV studio in Germany
- Emma's Euros fever! Raducanu wears her England kit to Wimbledon practice - and carries a personalised £2,400 Christian Dior bag
- Slovakia nearly score from the halfway line as basic John Stones error almost costs England their Euro 2024 spot... before Three Lions rally late on
- Kyle Walker SLAMMED for his involvement in Slovakia's opener against England, as the Three Lions are BOOED off at half-time
- Beer we go! Rio Ferdinand joins England fans for a booze-up in Dusseldorf as the BBC pundit enjoys day off Three Lions clash being shown on ITV
- Clive Tyldesley and Ally McCoist toast final ITV game together by drinking wine long into the night in Germany - after legendary commentator was axed
- 'I've managed to leave Arizona uglier than I came': Sunny Edwards suffers horror cut after clash of heads during win over Adrian Curiel
- German track star Alicia Schmidt, dubbed 'the world's sexiest athlete', goes public with her photographer boyfriend as they share a kiss after her race
- Inside a Wimbledon player's house for the tournament: Tommy Paul's influencer girlfriend Paige Lorenze shows off where they will stay
- Germany's Euro 2024 last-16 clash with Denmark SUSPENDED due to lightning above the stadium in Dortmund... forcing the teams to go inside
- Former Wimbledon champion looks unrecognisable as she is pictured on her return to Centre Court four years after retiring from tennis
- Defending champions Italy CRASH out of Euro 2024 as Ruben Vargas stunner inspires Switzerland to 2-0 win to book potential quarter-final with England
- India win the T20 World Cup for the first time since 2007 as they hold off South Africa by seven runs after posting the highest total in a final
- The Euros' 'most amorous manager'! Germany's Julian Nagelsmann can't keep his hands off reporter girlfriend Lena Wurzenberger
- Tyson Fury the stripper?! The Gypsy King dances with a hen do party and pretends to take his clothes off for female fans at a train station
- Roy Keane aims brutal jibe at Jill Scott to leave Stick to Football colleagues Gary Neville and Ian Wright in stitches Hilarious moment
- Kingsley Coman 'LEAVES France's camp to watch birth of his fourth child in Sweden'... just days before his side's crucial last-16 clash
- Inside Andy Murray's inner-circle as the former world No 1's Wimbledon participation remains in major doubt following fresh injury Two-time champion
- Fans insist 'the future is here' after clip of Kobbie Mainoo 'skinning' Joe Gomez in training goes viral... as they call for him to start England's last-16 clash
- Meet the former Miss Slovakia finalist working with the team ahead of last-16 clash with England at Euro 2024... who insists she's not just a 'pretty face'
- Slovakia's warning to England: Captain vows to 'torment' Gareth Southgate's side in last-16 tie at Euro 2024 and claims they are a BETTER team
- Carl Froch leaks Anthony Joshua's 'EMBARRASSING' messages after he called him a 'pr***' Joshua fights Daniel Dubois on September 21
- Phil Foden is pictured for the first time after birth of his baby son as he returns to England duty at the Euros The attacker's partner gave birth this week
- Man United's potential new coach Rene Hake seen in X-rated rant at his former Dutch side as he tells player they 'f***ed up the game'
- England defender Ezri Konsa reveals cups were thrown 'from all angles' towards WAGs and loved-ones after England's draw with Slovenia
- Fans are left stunned as former Liverpool star Roberto Firmino poses in shirt of another English club that nobody would have expected
- Eden Hazard makes SHOCK return to football as he joins third-tier side to take on European giants in friendly match... and scores their only goal!
- Revealed: Footage shows Turkey's Kaan Ayhan taunting a Czechia star before a mass brawl ensues after their dramatic Euro 2024 clash
- Georgia hero Khvicha Kvaratskhelia puts celebrations on hold after beating Portugal to grab Cristiano Ronaldo's shirt
- Revealed: England stars' WAGs and families were drenched in beer after fans launched cups after 0-0 draw vs Slovenia
- Watch jaw-dropping moment Cristiano Ronaldo narrowly avoids being two-footed by crazed fan who leapt at Portugal star
- Chaos ensues at full time after Czechia's Euro 2024 clash with Turkey as mass brawl breaks out between both sets of players and staff
- Former Chelsea defender Frank Sinclair pays touching tribute to the late Kevin Campbell by wearing a bow tie for coverage of Carabao Cup draw
- Cristiano Ronaldo kicks the turf in anger as he is substituted early during Portugal's shock Euro 2024 defeat by Georgia
- Wimbledon staff 'admit refill station water at qualifier is "undrinkable"', days after announcing they will CHARGE fans for refilling bottles
- EXCLUSIVEJude Bellingham's four-letter tirade towards England team-mate is revealed by an expert lip-reader, as frustration boiled over in dire display
- Hungary star Barnabas Varga is discharged from hospital and travels home with his girlfriend after surgery on broken face bones
- Copa America ref COLLAPSES in frightening scene during Canada-Peru game before being taken off with heat index exceeding 100 degrees
- Southgate has plastic pint cups thrown at him by irate England fans after dire 0-0 draw with Slovenia as supporters turn on boss despite winning Euros group