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Neville stood down as England Women’s manager in April‘Olympics is a massive ambition of mine. The FA know that’Phil Neville has said he wants to lead Team GB at the Olympics and expects the Football Association to make a decision “pretty quickly” on w…
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The torch relay, Fatso the wombat, Cathy Freeman’s winning sprint and an opening ceremony that stopped the nation: these photographs capture a golden moment Continue reading…
The Olympic champion’s story encapsulates the essence of Australia, from injustices of First Nations people to the power of sportImagine if every child could have an impenetrable belief in themselves in ways which lead them to pursue their wildest drea…
About £120m has been set aside for arts commissions. It may as well be used wiselyWhen, at the 2018 Tory party conference, Theresa May announced a “nationwide festival in celebration of the creativity and innovation of the United Kingdom” to take place…
Seiko Hashimoto says country is planning for event next year even though a widely available vaccine is unlikelyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Tokyo Olympics must be held “at any cost”, Japan’s Games minister, Seiko Hash…
Former Olympic sprinter has been coaching in AustraliaMalcolm will lead Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021Christian Malcolm has been confirmed as the new Olympic programme head coach for British Athletics. The 41-year-old, who was head of performanc…
Fifty-two years after Tommie Smith and John Carlos used the Olympic podium to protest against racial injustice, a new documentary examines the legacy of the gestureChaos on the streets. Poison seeping into minds. Athletes speaking out against racial in…
Mentally, elite athletes steel themselves by looking to the finish line. Suddenly, the finish line had been pushed out of reachEvery day since March, I have thought about the postponement of the 2020 Olympics. I had spent the past four years consumed b…