An Austrian daredevil leapt into the stratosphere from a balloon near the edge of space 24 miles above Earth on Sunday and safely landed, setting a record for the highest skydive and breaking the sound barrier in the process. Cheers broke out as Felix Baumgartner, 43, jumped from a skateboard-sized shelf outside the 11-by-8-foot (3.3-by-2.4 […] Read more
England have shelved plans to announce their squad for the Test tour of India on Thursday, as talks over Kevin Pietersen’s future continue. Team director Andy Flower had previously stated that he wanted the touring party finalised before flying to Sri Lanka for the World Twenty20 but, while selection discussions are at an advanced stage, […] Read more
Team GB has stormed to victory in team dressage and clinched gold, making London 2012 Britain’s most successful Games in more than 100 years. The unbeatable trio of Charlotte Dujardin, Laura Bechtolsheimer and Carl Hester claimed Team GB’s 20th gold medal, making it Britain’s best medal haul of the modern era. Germany took the silver […] Read more
The woman who upset Indian officials after she walked with the country’s Olympic team during the athletes’ parade at the opening ceremony has apologised for her “error of judgement”. Madhura Nagendra gatecrashed the Indian contingent as they made their way around the stadium’s track in east London. She was dressed in red and blue in […] Read more
British rower Katherine Grainger has captured Olympic gold at her fourth attempt, winning the women’s double sculls with Anna Watkins at Eton Dorney. The duo won by more than a length in 6 minutes, 55.82 seconds. Australia took the silver medal and Poland the bronze. Grainger sobbed after winning silver in the quadruple sculls at […] Read more
As if Olympians didn’t already feel like winners. They got a double triple dose of the royal treatment yesterday, when Team GB’s foremost cheerleaders, Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince Harry, descended into Olympic Village and met with members of the England squad. How’s that for some queen and country motivation? We can practically hear […] Read more
The badminton stars accused of throwing matches in the women’s doubles have been disqualified from the Olympics. Eight female players were kicked out of the competition for unsporting conduct after trying to lose matches in order to receive more favourable placing in the play-offs. The Badminton World Federation investigated the doubles players from China, South […] Read more
A Chinese swimmer whose sensational gold medal performance raised eyebrows passed her drug tests, according to the World Doping Agency. An international row has erupted over Ye Shiwen, 16, after she took five seconds off her personal best and more than a second off the world record in the 400m individual medley. She completed her […] Read more
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson says “lots” of Olympic Games lanes in the capital have been “turned off” to speed up the flow of traffic. He said it was because many officials, including the head of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge, were taking buses and trains instead. “We’ve been able to turn off […] Read more
Team GB will be hoping to add more medals on day three of the Olympic Games after cyclist Lizzie Armitstead won silver in the road race and swimmer Rebecca Adlington finished third in the 400-metres freestyle. Divers Tom Daley and Pete Waterfield will compete in the synchronised 10m platform final while Team GB’s gymnasts will […] Read more
