Charlotte Cooper, the first ever female Olympic champion, never let a devastating diagnosis at the age of 26 stand in the way of dominating her era of women’s tennis. Born on 22 September 1870, Cooper ...

Molly Thompson-Smith has broken down barriers to secure an Olympic place. The sport climber was part of our 2023 Black History Month video series where she delved into the personal items and memories ...

As the nation’s favourite sports team, Team GB has a unique power and opportunity to help our young people thrive by building resilience and growing confidence. Using the athletes’ voices as authentic ...

Team GB’s women’s 4x100m relay team stormed to a stunning silver at a rain-soaked Stade de France. The quartet finished just 0.07 seconds behind champions USA, with Neita chasing Sha’Carri Richardson ...

Amidst the driving rain lashing down upon the streets of Beijing on 10th August 2008, cyclist Nicole Cooke had a decision to make. With 600m to go in the Women’s individual road race, the then 25-year ...

Eve Muirhead skipped Great Britain's fab four to fairytale Olympic curling gold with a 10-3 victory over Japan. Muirhead, Vicky Wright, Jennifer Dodds and Hailey Duff soared to victory with an end to ...

Lewis Gibson and Lilah Fear believe their authenticity is a key to success as they started their Winter Olympic campaign in Beijing. Ice dancers Gibson and Fear sit tenth after their rhythm dance as ...

Before there was Josh Kerr versus Jakob Ingebrigtsen, there was Steve Ovett versus Sebastian Coe. One of the greatest rivalries in the history of middle distance running, Coe against Ovett was a ...

The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) is a biennial multi-sport event for young athletes from across Europe, which plays an important role in their development on and off the field of play. This ...

Matt Weston and Marcus Wyatt are no strangers to making history on the skeleton track. Once again, the dynamic duo are making headlines after clinching Great Britain a first-ever one-two finish in the ...

Two years ago, Brad Hall led his four-man bobsleigh crew to joint-second at the World Championships in St. Moritz, winning Great Britain’s first four-man World Championship medal since 1939. But ever ...

Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson was crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2024 following a golden year on the track. After storming to 800m victory at Paris 2024 and defending her European ...