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Russia sees hopes of avoiding Winter Olympic ban dashed as WADA reveals damning evidence from Moscow lab
11/11/17 00:33
Russia's chances of avoiding a total ban from the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang received a huge blow on Friday when the World Anti-Doping Agency revealed it has new evidence of its systemic cheating. According to WADA, its investigations unit acquired an electronic file at the end of October which contains all the testing data from the Moscow anti-doping laboratory between January 2012 and August 2015. This enormous file is being analysed and should corroborate the evidence WADA already has from Professor Richard McLaren's 2016 investigation into the allegations made by the Moscow lab's former boss, Dr Grigory Rodchenkov....read
Kenya's 2016 London and Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong handed four-year doping ban
07/11/17 23:40The 32-year-old tested positive for the banned blood-boosting drug Erythropoietin on February 28 and was provisionally suspended on April 3, ruling her out of the 2017 London Marathon.IOC hands out first life bans to athletes identified in 2016 report into Russia's state-sponsored doping programme
01/11/17 18:41The International Olympic Committee has handed out its first two life bans to athletes identified in Richard McLaren's 2016 report into Russia's state-sponsored doping programme.Mo Farah ditches coach Alberto Salazar and returns home to pursue marathon glory, but insists: 'I'm not leaving because of doping allegations'
30/10/17 23:53The 34-year-old, twice a double Olympic champion, who retired from track running after the World Championships in the summer, has decided to move his base back to LondonSports Minister slams Sir Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky for lost faith in cycling... calls on WADA to launch international review to help restore belief and confidence in the system
24/10/17 21:48ADAM CRAFTON: Tracey Crouch believes public trust has been eroded and called on the World Anti-Doping Agency to launch a review into Therapeutic Use Exemptions.Jiffy bag doctor Richard Freeman resigns from British Cycling amid claims he's not well enough to face disciplinary proceedings
20/10/17 00:34Freeman told UKAD investigators he had administered triamcinolone — a drug that is banned in competition without a medical certificate — to staff and non-athletes.Athletes should be fitted with microchips 'like dogs' to prevent doping, World Olympics Association CEO claims
11/10/17 08:45Mike Miller, CEO of the World Olympics Association was speaking to anti-doping leaders at a Westminster forum on integrity in sport this week, when he suggested the radical method.Italian cyclist Stefano Pirazzi hit with four-year ban after positive doping test prior to the Giro d'Italia
03/10/17 15:39The International Cycling Union says the 30-year-old Stefano Pirazzi is suspended until May 3, 2021. He tested positive for growth hormone-releasing peptides in training.British javelin thrower Joanna Blair provisionally suspended following doping violation charge
02/10/17 11:54A UK Athletics statement confirmed the 31-year-old is accused of breaching IAAF Anti-Doping Rule Article 2.1, concerning ‘presence of a prohibited substance or its metabolites or markers'.Benevento captain Fabio Lucioni could face four-year suspension after failing doping test
23/09/17 00:06The anti-doping body said traces of the anabolic steroid Clostebol had been found during routine testing after Benevento's 1-0 defeat to Torino on September 10.Was Serena Williams's drug rant a backhanded dig at Maria Sharapova? US tennis star pens letter hitting out at 'dishonesty' and says she has 'far too much integrity' to take banned substances
20/09/17 21:54Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova, 30, was banned from professional tennis for 15 months for taking the banned drug meldonium.UKAD hit back at Tyson Fury's claim they are delaying his doping case as controversial boxer remains in 'limbo'
20/09/17 16:56UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has denied Tyson Fury's claim that it is to blame for the long delay in the case against him and his cousin Hughie Fury.Stephen and Michael McConville banned for three years after attempting 'to mislead and deceive' Cheltenham stewards following discovery of banned substances
19/09/17 15:32Stephen and Michael McConville attempted to deceive stewards when banned substances were found in their possession at the Cheltenham Festival, as the pair were banned for three years.IOC must refuse cash to lift Russian Winter Olympics ban, insists most experienced member Dick Pound
12/08/17 21:30Pound, whose report concluded that doping in Russia was state sponsored, has said that the IOC’s reputation would be as disreputable as FIFA’s were it to accept the money.Sir Mo Farah coach Alberto Salazar set to skip World Championships as Brit sees mentor as 'unwanted distraction'
01/08/17 22:36MATT LAWTON: Four-time Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah looks almost certain to contest the World Championships in London without his coach and mentor, Alberto Salazar, at his side.World Championships urine test samples for athletes such as Usain Bolt will be carried on Eurostar to Ghent
01/08/17 21:31MATT LAWTON: Usain Bolt's urine will be travelling by Eurostar during the London World Athletics Championships after WADA revealed sampled will be taken to Ghent by train.Russia enters 19 athletes for World Championships in London despite doping ban
24/07/17 17:01Russia plans to send 19 athletes to the track and field World Championships in London next week despite their suspension from international competition for widespread doping.All 379 doping tests conducted at this year's Confederations Cup in Russia came back negative, FIFA confirm
24/07/17 15:19FIFA said that 379 tests were carried out on players at the eight-team tournament, which finished at the start of this month. The event acts as a dress rehearsal for next year's World Cup in Russia.Dick Pound calls for independent external investigator after it emerges FIFA drugs adviser was paid by Russia
08/07/17 21:30FIFA should appoint an independent external investigator to probe at least 34 football cases arising from Russia's pan-sport doping scandal, according to the former president of WADA.Sir Mo Farah named in dope report but quadruple Olympic gold medallist's camp insist: 'He's never failed a test'
05/07/17 21:30MATT LAWTON: Sir Mo Farah has been named in a cache of files leaked by the Fancy Bears hackers, with one document appearing to suggest he was under suspicion by IAAF anti-doping chiefs.Vitaly Mutko furiously denies Russian doping allegations as he insists country does not support cheats
01/07/17 14:21Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko reacted angrily to a question about doping and sarcastically offered to perform a Russian dance if the media stopped asking him.Key Alberto Contador Tour de France support rider, Andre Cardoso, suspended after failed EPO test
28/06/17 00:09The 32-year-old had been selected in the Trek's nine-man squad for the Tour - which starts in Dusseldorf on Saturday - as a support rider for designated leader Contador.Russia don't have drug cheats, claims deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko as FIFA investigation continues into entire 2014 World Cup squad
25/06/17 21:30IAN HERBERT IN SOCHI: Mutko has attempted to laugh off a FIFA doping investigation into the 2014 World Cup squad, despite evidence that the players may have benefited from state-sponsored cheating.Goldie Sayers understands why Paula Radcliffe would sue over proposal to wipe out all pre-2005 world records
03/05/17 22:56Goldie Sayers can understand Paula Radcliffe’s threat to sue over the proposal to strip all world records pre-2005 despite being cheated out of an Olympic medal by a doper.Kelly Sotherton wants podium presentation for overdue Olympic medals after being upgraded to bronze for Beijing 2008 heptathlon
25/04/17 23:48The 40-year-old former heptathlete is set to be upgraded to third place at the 2008 Beijing Games after the IOC announced on Monday the disqualification of Tatyana Chernova.Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill hopes to see a clean World Championships in London as she finally collects 2011 gold
25/04/17 18:54Ennis-Hill is due to receive heptathlon gold from Daegu 2011 after she was upgraded from silver when Tatyana Chernova was stripped of her title following a doping offence.International Olympic Committee in the dock over Jamaica dope tests
03/04/17 21:43MATT LAWTON: The IOC have been accused of failing to follow ‘correct procedures’ after opting not to investigate a number of positive drugs tests, including Jamaican sprinters.Sebastian Coe apologises after cyber espionage group 'Fancy Bears' hack into IAAF network containing information on athletes using TUEs
03/04/17 09:26The IAAF says its has been hacked by the 'Fancy Bears' group and that information on athletes' therapeutic use exemption (TUE) applications has been compromised.Four more Russian athletes found guilty of doping at the London 2012 Olympics, taking total sanctions to 34
30/03/17 16:36The positive samples take to 34 the number of Russian athletes who have been sanctioned following reanalysis, as recommended by the McLaren report into doping.EXCLUSIVE: Disgraced Maria Sharapova 'won't hold back' about her drug shame as she addresses conference on women in sport weeks before returning to tennis circuit
27/03/17 15:43Maria Sharapova will be open about her 12-month drugs ban when she speaks Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, CA, at a conference on inspiring women in sport. She competes again in April.Sir Bradley Wiggins says 'horrible' doping allegations are the 'worst thing to be accused of' but refuses to explain his side of the story in TV chat
25/03/17 13:38Wiggins, 36, promised he would have 'a lot to say' when the investigation into claims he was injected with triamcinolone at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine race, was finished.Sir Bradley Wiggins pledges to speak out on doping allegations after UKAD investigation: 'There's a lot to say and it's going to shock a few people'
25/03/17 11:38Wiggins described claims he may have broken anti-doping rules - which he strongly denies - as 'horrible' and 'the worst thing to be accused of when you're a man of my integrity'.Ex-Team Sky rider Josh Edmondson claims he used needles and Tramadol while riding with the British outfit
16/03/17 19:11MATT LAWTON: The crisis at Team Sky deepened on Thursday night after a former rider admitted breaking cycling’s doping rules by injecting himself with a cocktail of vitamins.New doubts over Russia's place at 2018 Winter Olympics as country's Sport Minister denies state involvement in doping scandal
13/03/17 22:30MARTHA KELNER: The man whose explosive report blew the lid off Russian doping has cast serious doubt over whether the country will be ready to compete at the Winter Olympics in 2018.Bournemouth fined £35,000 after accepting FA charge for breach of anti-doping rules
09/03/17 15:55Premier League side Bournemouth faced sanctions from the Football Assocation after breaking regulations on providing accurate 'club whereabouts' information.Team Sky tried sex pill Viagra in search of advantage at altitude training camp
08/03/17 22:30EXCLUSIVE: Team Sky's search for marginal medical gains extended to the point that they even tested the sex pill Viagra to establish if it had performance-enhancing benefits at altitude.Mo Farah faces fresh scrutiny as leak reveals UK Athletics failed to properly record controversial infusion ahead of the 2014 London Marathon
08/03/17 22:30MATT LAWTON AND MARTHA KELNER: Senior sources have confirmed to Sportsmail that medical staff did not follow protocols by 'centrally logging' the infusion on the UK Athletics system.Mo Farah responds to drug retest demands as four-time Olympic champion says he has nothing to hide
04/03/17 22:30The British multiple Olympic champion is the focus of renewed attention after a leaked copy of a report by USADA raised fresh concerns over the methods of coach Alberto Salazar.Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman administered steroid like the one at centre of British Cycling drugs storm to Sir Dave Brailsford after knee op
03/03/17 23:59As UK Anti-Doping chiefs revealed this week, there have been gaps in the record-keeping of Dr Freeman and a large order of triamcinolone that the crisis-hit cycling team have been unable to explain.Americans suspect Sir Mo Farah's coach Alberto Salazar as they ask for athlete's test samples to be released
03/03/17 22:30EXCLUSIVE - MATT LAWTON: American anti-doping investigators have asked their British counterparts to release Sir Mo Farah's drug test samples so they can be re-testedAlberto Salazar controversy rages on with claims US Anti-Doping Agency report says Sir Mo Farah's coach was in possession of testosterone
03/03/17 18:31On Friday, the BBC reported that the USADA dossier also said the 58-year-old American may have committed an anti-doping rule violation for possessing testosterone.Team Sky and British Cycling credibility 'in tatters' as UKAD chief reveals doctor Richard Freeman failed to keep medical records
01/03/17 22:30MATT LAWTON: The credibility of Team Sky and British Cycling was said to be 'in tatters' on Wednesday night after a devastating evidence session in front of MPs.UK Anti-Doping supremo Nicole Sapstead damns Team Sky's dubious story of that package as credibility of Dave Brailsford and Co is left in tatters
01/03/17 22:30MATT LAWTON: As Damian Collins observed on Wednesday, Team Sky's claim to be the cleanest and most ethical cycling team in the world can no longer be taken seriously.Russia 2018 World Cup boss in new doping scandal: Vladimir Putin's ally accused of silencing discus thrower whistleblower who lifted lid in 2012
18/02/17 22:30SPECIAL REPORT BY NICK HARRIS: The man who led Russia's 2018 World Cup bid and a key ally of Vladimir Putin is facing a new scandal over claims he silenced a drugs whistleblower.Deontay Wilder calls for a doping crackdown after winning $5million damages case
16/02/17 23:48The unbeaten WBC heavyweight champion's last two fights have come after his original opponents - Alexander Povetkin and Andrzej Wawrzyk - tested positive for banned substances.Manchester City fined £35,000 and given warning for breach of FA anti-doping regulations
16/02/17 16:42Following an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing, Manchester City have been fined £35,000 after admitting a breach of The FA's Rules on Anti-Doping.Russia's ban should continue, says International Paralympic Committee
13/02/17 23:48Russia was banned from the Rio Paralympics following the revelations of systematic doping, and the taskforce unanimously recommended that the suspension remain in place.Spanish football anti-doping body hopes to resume testing soon once government approves global code
10/02/17 13:53Spain's anti-doping organisation expects to be able to resume drug testing once the government approves a global code. A lack of testing in Spanish football has been highlighted.Caster Semenya takes London 2012 gold after Mariya Savinova is stripped of the honour and banned for doping
10/02/17 12:17Caster Semenya is set to become a double Olympic champion after Russian drugs cheat Mariya Savinova was stripped of 800 metres gold fromLondon 2012.FA drugs cover-up has nothing to do with morals, it's just business
09/02/17 22:56MARTIN SAMUEL: The FA, we now know, feed us both lies and myths. Lies about players who fail drug tests and myths about the spotlessness of their sport and the individuals within.Maria Sharapova receives invitation to play in Madrid Open, which begins two weeks after her doping ban ends
08/02/17 16:54The five-time Grand Slam winner has been given a wildcard for the event, which begins on May 5. It is scheduled to be her second comeback tournament after her suspension for doping.Beijing Olympic champion Dawn Harper-Nelson banned for three months after positive drugs test: 'I have learned a valuable lesson'
08/02/17 09:35Harper-Nelson posted a statement on her Twitter account, admitting she had made a mistake and saying that she'd learned her lesson and hoped her experience would serve as a warning to others.Russia will miss the London World Championships after IAAF votes to continue ban following allegations of state-sponsored doping
06/02/17 20:19The country will stay as global outcasts because they were judged not to have made significant enough improvements since widespread doping in the country was exposed.Lord Coe to resist fresh calls for another grilling from MPs over his knowledge of corruption in sport
03/02/17 22:31MATT LAWTON: Lord Coe is likely to resist fresh calls for him to reappear before a parliamentary select committee to face questions about what he knew of corruption in his sport.League One Fleetwood handed FA fine for failing to record their players' whereabouts for doping tests
01/02/17 16:16Sky Bet League Oone side Fleetwood Town have been fined £4,000 by the Football Association for failing to keep accurate records of players' whereabouts for doping tests.Ben Barba to serve 12-match drugs ban at Cronulla Sharks after he returns from spell at Toulon
01/02/17 13:05The 27-year-old full-back quit Cronulla after testing positive for cocaine, shortly after helping the Sharks to their premiership win over Melbourne in October. Earlier this month Barba signed a new contract.Usain Bolt refusing to dwell on the disappointment of losing an Olympic gold medal: 'I'm not sad'
01/02/17 12:41Usain Bolt is refusing to dwell on the anguish of losing his Beijing Olympics 4x100 metres gold medal after his Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned stimulant.Andre Russell handed one-year ban after West Indies all-rounder breached WADA whereabouts rule
31/01/17 17:40Russell committed the violation 11 months ago after registering three filing failures in 2015. That constitutes a failed drugs test under World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) rules.New email evidence could lead to claims Lord Coe misled MPs over what he knew about Russian athletics scandal
31/01/17 12:07MATT LAWTON: New evidence has left Lord Coe open to accusations that he DID mislead MPs over when he knew about the athletics doping scandal.Usain Bolt's gold medal loss is Bruno de Barros's gain as Brazilian speaks of delight at picking up Olympic bronze
27/01/17 19:33It will be more than eight years late arriving, and it's bronze but none of this matters one bit to the Brazilian, who takes the medal after Nesta Carter's positive drugs test led to Jamaican disqualification.Manchester City to be fined after accepting FA charge for breach of anti-doping regulations
27/01/17 16:29Manchester City will be fined after accepting a FA charge for breaching anti-doping regulations. A regulatory commission is expected to sit in the next two weeks to decide on the punishment.IOC strips three Chinese weightlifters of Beijing gold medals following positive tests for banned substances
12/01/17 18:03Lei Cao, Xiexia Chen and Chunhong Liu have all been disqualified from the 2008 Games after samples were re-tested as part of the International Olympic Committee's crackdown on doping.Lord Coe on the run as IAAF president rejects calls to reappear in front of MPs despite credibility concerns
10/01/17 16:20Lord Coe will reject calls to reappear in front of MPs this month — even after concerns were raised over a 'lack of credibility' in his previous evidence to a parliamentary doping inquiry.More pressure on Sir Dave Brailsford as anti-doping boss lays into Sky chief over the Sir Bradley Wiggins ‘Jiffy bag’ package
07/01/17 12:08MATT LAWTON: Sir Dave Brailsford’s position as principal of Team Sky was looking precarious after evidence he gave to the Culture, Media and Sport select committee was described as ‘extraordinary’.Why Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri could face a four-year drug ban after Drip Doctors controversy
05/01/17 22:30Despite playing for loan club Sevilla on Wednesday in the Copa del Rey against Real Madrid, Samir Nasri is still under investigation by Spain’s anti-doping agency after his trip to LA.Russian official claims there was 'institutional conspiracy' of doping in her country but denies the activity was state-sponsored
28/12/16 01:24The second part of Richard McLaren's report found that more than 1,000 Russian athletes benefited from a state-sponsored doping programme from 2011-2015 that included cheating at London 2012.Russia should be stripped of 2018 World Cup as punishment for the systematic cheating which has tarnished two Olympic Games
09/12/16 22:30MARTIN SAMUEL: In 2018, all roads will lead to Russia and the next World Cup. That is the prize Vladimir Putin should lose. That would be the punishment that fits his crime against sport.Shane Sutton and Sir Dave Brailsford to face MPs as investigation into Team Sky mystery package continues
23/11/16 22:00MATT LAWTON - EXCLUSIVE: Sutton has agreed to give evidence to the parliamentary select committee that is looking into the Sir Bradley Wiggins therapeutic use exemption controversy.Maria Sharapova will be reinstated as UN goodwill ambassador as soon as her suspension for being a tennis drug cheat ends
10/11/16 14:35The Russian former world number one, 29, got her two-year ban reduced to 15 months on appeal paving the way for her to return to her role as an ambassador when she returns to the court in April.Boxer Jon Slowey hit with three-year ban after testing positive for cocaine
27/10/16 18:06The 26-year-old featherweight, from Glasgow, confessed to a UK anti-doping tribunal that he had struggled with ‘alcohol and cocaine’ and ‘wasn’t living like a professional’.IOC hit six medal winners with sanctions after reanalysis of samples from Beijing Olympics
26/10/16 18:41The IOC has been gradually working its way through a backlog of cases thrown up by the more than 1,200 samples it retested from Beijing 2008 and London 2012 in the build-up to the Rio Games.Is Sir Brad about to be dethroned? Unless Olympic hero Wiggins can answer devastating questions about drugs, he risks losing his status as a national treasure, writes GUY ADAMS
14/10/16 23:24Over recent days, a team of anti-doping regulators swooped on the British Cycling HQ in Manchester, the 'dream factory' where the team's sensational Rio Olympics campaign was orchestrated.Drug swoop at Velodrome: Cycling in crisis as dream factory is targeted by investigators after Sportsmail's revelations about Team Sky and Sir Bradley Wiggins - EXCLUSIVE
07/10/16 21:30SPORTSMAIL INVESTIGATION: There was shock as the Manchester headquarters of both British Cycling and Team Sky was raided by investigators from UK Anti-Doping on Friday.EXCLUSIVE: Wiggins and Team Sky at centre of drugs probe amid allegation of wrongdoing ahead of 2011 Tour
06/10/16 21:30MATT LAWTON: Doping chiefs are investigating allegations centred around the package and whether it was requested by Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman for Wiggins.Sir Bradley Wiggins, Sir Dave Brailsford and the package delivered to Team Sky: Sportsmail's investigation into the story behind UK Anti-Doping drugs probe
06/10/16 21:30SPORTSMAIL INVESTIGATION: Doping chiefs are looking into allegations centred around the package and whether it was requested by Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman for Wiggins.Thank goodness it's ova! Tennis star Maria Sharapova celebrates drug suspension reduction by donning leather trousers in New York
06/10/16 05:01Maria Sharapova celebrated in style by donning tight leather trousers as she went for a stroll in New York on WednesdayLooking shar-ap! Maria Sharapova steps out in New York in chic ensemble after tennis doping ban is reduced
05/10/16 05:03It looks like she'll get to wear all white again sooner than she hoped. And to celebrate the 29-year-old rocked a chic all black outfit as she stepped out in NY. The tennis ace looked confidenMaria Sharapova has doping ban reduced to 15 months: Tennis star who was heading for retirement set to return at the French Open
04/10/16 08:54Five-time grand slam champion Maria Sharapova has had her two-year doping ban reduced to 15 months. This will allow to her to make her comeback at the French Open in May.Chris Froome says TUE system is open to abuse and says athletes have to take responsibility for their own actions
27/09/16 11:07Froome also seemed to contradict the words of David Brailsford by insisting he doesn't have 'win at all costs' approach and has never pushed the boundaries of anti-doping rules.WADA appear to keep doling out Therapeutic Use Exemptions like sweeties to children... 53 of our Olympians were using them (and that's just the Brits!)
16/09/16 10:45JEFF POWELL: At previous Olympics this has put me at ASCD, full name A Severe Competitive Disadvantage. My view from press boxes was obscured by taller colleagues.
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- Adam Peaty hands HUGE boost to Team GB ahead of relay races as swimming superstar is pictured back in the pool just days after a positive Covid test
- Leny Yoro could be out for TWO MONTHS amid fears he's fractured his metatarsal in blow for Man United - with new signing spotted on crutches
- Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal are knocked OUT of the Paris Olympics as dream Spanish pairing fall short in men's doubles against USA
- Fred Sirieix fights back tears as he tells his daughter Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix live on air that he is 'bursting' with pride after bronze medal
- Saudi Arabia unveil 11 new futuristic stadium concepts in their bid to host 2034 World Cup - with a 92,000-capacity mega-ground to host the final
- EXCLUSIVEJohn Barnes on Jurgen Klopp 'stealing his thunder' before Arne Slot's arrival and what Darwin Nunez must do to be the 'best in the world'
- Brazilian swimmer breaks silence after she was BANISHED from the Olympics for sneaking out 'to go on a night out in Paris' with her boyfriend
- The blueprint for Sir Jim Ratcliffe's new stadium plan? SoFi Satdium has a 120-yard screen, jaw-dropping luxury suites and a futuristic roof
- Lamine Yamal 'UNFOLLOWS his TiKTok influencer girlfriend' after she was shown in a viral video sitting on another boy's lap
- Mason Greenwood scores just 30 minutes into his first Marseille appearance after his £30m move from Man United, as Roberto De Zerbi's side impress
- Tom Daley's diving partner Noah Williams breaks down in tears after winning Olympics silver - as he pays tribute to former coach who passed away
- Matt Richards reveals he thought he had touched the wall FIRST after missing out on Olympic gold in 200m freestyle final to David Popovici by 0.02sec
- 'Seems like he's reinvented himself after his West Ham loan': Kalvin Phillips is mocked by fans as clip of midfielder dwelling on the ball goes viral
- French cyclist knocked-out in HORROR Olympic mountain bike crash BUT her coach declares she will 'come back STRONGER'
- Son of ex-Liverpool star who won the Champions League in 2005 signs scholarship contract with the Reds as he follows in father's footsteps
- Fans impressed after 'middle-aged man disrobes to just a Speedo' before diving into the pool to retrieve lost property
- Adam Peaty reveals what son George, 3, told him after his Olympic heartbreak in Paris - as he admits he thought he'd won gold in incredibly close finish
- Fencing fury as world No 1 Sandro Bazadze rages at referee for 'killing' him, before ranting: 'The Olympic Games... fairness, where is fairness?'
- Trent Alexander-Arnold is spotted signing a young Real Madrid fan's shirt during holiday with Jude Bellingham
- West Brom's pre-season 'friendly' against Mallorca turns violent as fight breaks out as Jayson Molumby PUNCHES opponent
- Endrick moved to tears as '43,000 fans' turn up to see his Real Madrid unveiling at the Santiago Bernabeu just days after the Brazilian teen finally joined
- Marcus Rashford's luxury Range Rover hit by 'drink driver' in shock incident with Man United team-mate Tyrell Malacia taken to hospital
- Team GB WIN their first medal of the Olympic Games as Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen claim bronze in 3m synchronised diving
- Heavy rain continues to wreck havoc at Paris Olympics as swimming practice for men's triathlon is thrown into doubt... with concerns over River Seine safety
- Watch the INCREDIBLE transformation of an Olympic swimming pool - as £300m La Defense Arena prepares to welcome Adam Peaty
- Meet Team GB's WAGs: Gordon Ramsay's influencer daughter, the dental hygienist-turned entrepreneur and ex- Geordie Shore star
- Andy Murray shares fan's hilarious post that claims tennis star 'will start rusting out in the rain' during eye-catching Paris Olympics opening ceremony
- EXCLUSIVESpoonfuls of caviar, $500 tips and giant TVs with his victorious fights on loop... how boxing great Floyd Mayweather likes to party
- She wants a Porsche if she wins gold at the Paris Olympics but Team GB's poster girl is just as driven on the track - meet the REAL Keely Hodgkinson
- Fans claim that PSG star Achraf Hakimi is driving the Morocco team bus at the Olympics in France in viral video - or is it an uncanny resemblance?
- 'Who is this and what has he done with Mikel Arteta?': Fans are left shocked by Arsenal manager's appearance in new video as he previews new season
- Max Verstappen fires back at critics as he tells them to look at his trophy cabinet and DENIES claims Red Bull have told him to stop staying up late
- Mason Greenwood 'set to pocket £14,000-a-month in rent from Leny Yoro', as Man United's £52m signing 'snaps up his £2MILLION mansion' after Old Trafford exit
- Man City hopeful Rodri's potential ban for chanting 'Gibraltar is Spanish' at Euro 2024 celebration party will not impact Champions League campaign
- Paul Pogba gives update after being handed a four-year doping ban, as ex-Man United and Juventus star opens up on 'difficult time'
- Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola mocks his player Jack Grealish for reaching the latter stages of a quick-thinking game in pre-season
- BRENTFORD'S GREATEST EVER PLAYER: The Bees owe a lot to the goals of David McCulloch... but who do YOU think is the club's all-time star?
- Graeme Souness singles out Man United captain Bruno Fernandes for 'throwing in the towel' as he SLAMS lack of leaders in modern football
- Jarrad Branthwaite has NO intention of signing a new Everton contract unless Goodison Park chiefs match the wages offered by Man United
- Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett opens up on mental health struggles ahead of UFC 304 and reveals his coaches considered 'pulling him out' of fight
- Man United urged to be 'ruthless' in selling Harry Maguire this summer by Dwight Yorke, with a SHOCK move to Premier League rival proposed
- Ben White 'considering a shock return to the England set-up' after Gareth Southgate's departure and the exit of Steve Holland
- Andy Murray has not spoken to Emma Raducanu since her withdrawal ended his Wimbledon farewell and defends mother Judy's reaction
- Jose Mourinho lashes out at UEFA after making winning start to life at Fenerbahce, as Edin Dzeko nets hat-trick in Champions League qualifier
- Revealed: The video footage that shows Charlotte Dujardin whipping horse 'like an elephant in a circus' - as dressage star is suspended in shame
- The real reason seats at Anfield have been covered up after Liverpool fans thought Trent Alexander-Arnold could be signing a new contract
- Man United fans rave over 'leaked' Old Trafford tunnel redesign after video shows traditional walkway's 'stunning' overhaul ahead of new season
- Francis Ngannou opens up on the death of his 15-month-old son during emotional interview - as ex-UFC champion reveals how it 'broke' him
- Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk unveils new hairstyle after cutting off long blonde locks in favour of eye-catching 'Top Boy'-inspired trim
- Wayne Rooney's footballer son Kai, 14, wows fans in training video as they claim he 'learnt from his dad' - and call for him to join Man United's first team!
- England hero Ollie Watkins pictured in Milan with fiancee Ellie Alderson after proposing on holiday as he puts Euro 2024 agony behind him
- What happened to Leon Goretzka? Fans shocked by Bayern Munich midfielder's body transformation as some joke that Harry Kane is to blame
- Shocking moment Norwegian referee shows a PHYSIO a red card - on weekend of chaos where anti-VAR protests caused abandoned match
- Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois throws CAKE at fans AGAIN after joining Steve Aoki on stage at Tomorrowland in Belgium
- Jack Grealish is 'STILL on edge after £1m raid on his £5.6m home eight months ago' - as Man City star 'worries thieves will never be caught'
- Alexander Zverev and Arthur Fils clash in heated Hamburg Open final after Frenchman unleashes controversial underarm serve during the match