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Briton ‘on top of the world’ to come second in global cliff diving event

A British diver has said he is “on top of the world” to take second place in the world’s largest cliff diving competition. Aidan Heslop, from Plymouth, represented Great Britain in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, where divers execute ...

18 Sept 2022 at 17:49

Quirky

High-flying investment manager hopes to shatter stereotypes by being crowned Miss Great Britain after applying on a whim

A high-flying investment manager who speaks six languages hopes to shatter stereotypes that women can’t be successful and take part in beauty pageants by being crowned Miss Great Britain after winning a regional contest she applied for on a ...

23 Sept 2022 at 08:06

GB’s Zoe Backstedt and Joshua Tarling crowned junior time trial world champions

Cycling

Zoe Backstedt wins junior women’s time trial at Road World Championships

Great Britain’s Zoe Backstedt and Joshua Tarling stormed to victories in the junior women’s and men’s time trials at the UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, Australia. The 17-year-old Backstedt clocked 18 minutes 26.78 seconds over ...

20 Sept 2022 at 11:34

Cycling

Beth Shriever hoping to secure another title at BMX World Championships

Olympic champion Beth Shriever knows all eyes will be on her when she seeks to defend her crown at the UCI BMX Racing World Championships this weekend. Earlier this month Shriever completed something of a set by adding the European title ...

29 Jul 2022 at 10:00

Sport

In pictures: The images that capture a special Olympics, 10 years on

Ten years ago Great Britain won 65 medals – 29 golds, 18 silvers and 18 bronzes – to clinch third place in the table at London 2012. Team GB claimed three gold medals in one athletics session for the first time in Olympic history on ...

27 Jul 2022 at 07:00

Sport

Commonwealth medallist Dan Bigham aims to earn on-track role at Paris Olympics

Dan Bigham went to the Tokyo Olympics working for a rival team but now has his sights set on competing for Great Britain at Paris 2024. Having established himself as a technical and tactical innovator in team pursuiting, Bigham’s ...

30 Jul 2022 at 12:29

Rare orchid found at Welsh military site for the first time in almost 20 years

A rare orchid known as the “crown jewel” of sand dunes has been discovered at a site in south-west Wales for the first time in almost 20 years. A specimen of the fen orchid, or Liparis loeselii, was found at Laugharne-Pendine ...

28 Jul 2022 at 13:22

Health

Blind mum fearlessly scales climbing walls as high as London’s 180m Gherkin building and plans to represent GB in international competitions

A blind mum who has fearlessly scaled walls as high as London’s famous 180m Gherkin skyscraper is planning to take her sporting prowess to the next level by climbing in international competitions for Great Britain. Theresa ...

07 Jun 2022 at 08:59

Sport

Tokyo 4x100m silver medal reallocated to Canada after Ujah’s doping rules breach

The Olympic 4×100 metres relay silver medal stripped from Great Britain over Chijindu Ujah’s doping rules breach in Tokyo has officially been reallocated to Canada. Ujah was tested on the day of the final last year – ...

19 May 2022 at 18:27

Football

Beth Mead channelled Olympics disappointment into ‘best form of career’

A year on from her Olympics disappointment, Beth Mead is preparing for a home Euros feeling she has been in the finest form of her career – and can produce even better. The Arsenal winger was among the notable ...

20 May 2022 at 20:51

Health

Gym going high flyer wakes up paralysed at 31 but refuses to give in and is representing Great Britain as a wheelchair tennis star

A gym going high flyer who woke up paralysed at only 31 refuses to let her disability hold her back and is representing Great Britain as a wheelchair tennis star. Working as a marketing executive when she ...

24 Mar 2022 at 08:25

Sport

Emma Raducanu set for Billie Jean King Cup debut against Czech Republic

Emma Raducanu is set to make her debut for Great Britain in the Billie Jean King Cup against the Czech Republic next month. The US Open champion heads a four-strong line-up for what will be a fiendishly ...

18 Mar 2022 at 13:25

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