Team GB win relay gold in pool as Brit quad defends Olympic Games title July 30, 2024 Great Britain made a splash in the pool on Tuesday, winning a gold medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Tom Dean, James Guy, Duncan Scott and Matt Richards came home for Team GB at París La Defense Arena to win the team’s first gold in the pool. They held [...]
Murray tennis farewell tour goes on at Paris 2024 Olympic Games July 30, 2024 Andy Murray’s farewell tour of tennis lives to fight another day after the Brit and his partner Dan Evans beat Belgians Joran Vliegen and Sander Gille 6-3 7-6 11-9 to reach the quarter-finals of the doubles at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The British duo stormed out of the blocks to a 3-0 lead in [...]
Pierre de Coubertin: Why Paris might like to forget the man who revived the Olympics July 30, 2024 The 2024 Paris Olympics signal a homecoming for the modern Games, but you’d be forgiven for not realising. Set up in the 1890s, the Olympics have Frenchman Baron Pierre de Coubertin to thank for their modern iteration, who was inspired by ancient Greek ideals of amateur athleticism to revive the Games. Accordingly, the Games were [...]
Golds for Pidcock and equestrian as Team GB climb Paris 2024 medal table July 29, 2024 Tom Pidcock headlined a stellar day at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as Team GB racked up a pair of golds and a number of minor medals. Pidcock was favourite in the men’s mountain bike event but suffered a puncture in the second half of the race. Over 35 seconds down on the leaders, the [...]
Murray: Perfect partner Evans can help in Paris 2024 fairytale July 29, 2024 Andy Murray believes Dan Evans is the perfect partner to steer him to a fairytale Olympic farewell ahead of another make-or-break clash in Paris. The two-time Wimbledon champion, 37, and Evans miraculously saved five match points to topple Japanese duo Taro Daniel and Kei Nishikori and dramatically delay the Scot’s retirement in a Roland-Garros thriller. [...]
Triathlon: Paris 2024 competition could be delayed over water quality July 29, 2024 Paris 2024 triathletes will not find out until tomorrow morning whether their events will go ahead as scheduled due to issues with the water quality of the river Seine. The triathlons are scheduled to begin on Tuesday with the swimming leg set to take place in the Parisian river. But recent rainfall and other factors [...]
Adam Peaty wins silver at Olympics but misses out on Michael Phelps record July 28, 2024 Adam Peaty’s attempt at three 100m breaststroke golds in three consecutive games was denied by Italy’s Nicolo Martinenghi yesterday in Paris. The Brit was looking to complete the three-peat but finished in a tie for second, losing out by 0.02 seconds. The 29-year-old would have become the second man after Michael Phelps to win three [...]
LIV Golf: Rahm wins at JCB as Legion XIII claim team title July 28, 2024 Jon Rahm won his first LIV Golf League title yesterday at the JCB course in the United Kingdom. Legion XIII teammate Tyrrell Hatton missed a birdie putt to force a play-off and in doing so handed a first LIV win to his captain. It is an inaugural win since he made the move before the [...]
Paris 2024: A Team GB medal chance per day at Olympic Games July 27, 2024 There’s a lot going on at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. There are 10,000 athletes looking to win one of just over 300 gold medals. So here at Morning Wire we have picked a medal chance per day to keep your eyes on. 27 July – Time trials Remember London 2012 when Britain got their [...]
Why isn’t the BBC showing much of Paris 2024 Olympic Games on TV? July 26, 2024 When you tune into the BBC coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, it might surprise you to see that there’s barely any of it. Remember during London 2012 when you could watch every minute of every sport somewhere on the national broadcaster? Well those days are numbered. Because ahead of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter [...]