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Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat set for bronze medal play-off after losing semi

Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat must settle for a bronze medal play-off after losing their Olympic mixed curling semi-final to Norway at the National Aquatics Centre in Beijing. The British pair led for more than half the match but it turned when ...

07 Feb 2022 at 14:56

Cycling

On this day in 2013: Olympic champion Nicole Cooke retires from cycling

Former Olympic road race champion Nicole Cooke retired from cycling with immediate effect on this day in 2013. Born in Swansea, she was a trailblazer for cycling in Britain and in 2008 became the first rider, male or female, to win Olympic and ...

14 Jan 2023 at 06:00

Swimming

On This Day in 2013 – Rebecca Adlington retires from competitive swimming

Double Olympic champion and former world record holder Rebecca Adlington announced her retirement from competitive swimming on this day in 2013. Adlington, a two-time winner at the 2008 Beijing Games, called time on her career six months ...

05 Feb 2024 at 06:00

Sport

British curling duo prepare for battle with Norwegian foes

Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat are relishing the prospect of immediate revenge as they prepare to face Norway for a place in the mixed curling gold medal match at the Beijing Olympics on Monday. Dodds and Mouat rounded off their ...

07 Feb 2022 at 07:25

Sport

CAS clears teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva to compete at Winter Olympics

Kamila Valieva has been cleared to continue to compete at the Winter Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) determined that no provisional suspension should be imposed. The CAS cited “exceptional circumstances” ...

14 Feb 2022 at 07:55

Sport

Bach: IOC to deal with political expressions at Games, not Chinese government

Athletes should not fear punishment from the Chinese government over the expression of political views at the Beijing Winter Games, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has said. An official from the local ...

03 Feb 2022 at 15:25

Sport

British athletes need freedom of expression in Beijing – Amnesty International

British athletes’ rights to free expression must be upheld at the Beijing Olympic Games, Amnesty International has said. The UK chief executive of the human rights organisation, Sacha Deshmukh, has written to his ...

27 Jan 2022 at 15:55

Sport

On this day in 2013: Former Olympic champion Nicole Cooke retires from cycling

14 Jan 2022 at 07:25

Cycling

On this day in 2008: Britain beat ‘invincible’ France to Olympic sprint gold

Chris Hoy, Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff won Olympic gold for Great Britain in the men’s cycling team sprint final on this day in 2008. Great Britain hit the finishing line in a time of 43.128 seconds, more ...

15 Aug 2023 at 06:00

Sport

Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat to regroup for bronze bid after losing semi-final

Jennifer Dodds and Bruce Mouat face the painful task of regrouping for a shot at Olympic bronze after losing their mixed curling semi-final in a 6-5 defeat to Norway at the National Aquatics Centre in ...

07 Feb 2022 at 15:55

World

Beijing reports first local Omicron case ahead of Winter Olympics

Beijing has reported its first local Omicron infection, according to state media, weeks before the Winter Olympic Games are due to start. The infected person lives and works in the city’s ...

16 Jan 2022 at 08:55

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