Great Britain’s men reached the Olympic sevens semi-finals after an extraordinary fightback against the United States. Britain looked down and out after losing their captain, Tom Mitchell, to injury in the first minute and then falling 21-0 down in the first half. But they summoned remarkable recovery powers to stun their opponents 26-21, scoring four […]

The clay dohyo ring had made way for a sprung floor, the judges preferred T‑shirts and jeans to ceremonial kimono, and, overhead, a boom camera rotated in the space usually reserved for a wooden roof resembling a Shinto shrine. A stage made for exponents of Japan’s ancient sport of sumo wrestling has been taken over

Liam Broady, the last Team GB singles player standing, pulled off the biggest win of his career by defeating Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, the world No 12, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the third round. In a strong day for the remaining Britons, Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury beat Kevin Krawietz and Tim Putz of Germany

A huge wrench for many athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics is that, because of Covid restrictions, they are unable to have their friends and family cheering them on from the stands. Fortunately, in a connected social media world, they are able to see how much they are being supported from afar. A video of

This might sound a touch bizarre but I don’t think I quite understood the emotions that millions went through on Super Saturday until I was poolside on Magic Monday. You know that feeling when there is alchemy in the air, and in a blink of an eye one British gold suddenly turns into three. It

Simone Biles was forced to withdraw from the women’s team final at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday due to an unspecified medical issue after struggling on her opening vault. The four-times Olympic champion’s withdrawal leaves questions over whether she will be able to compete – and do so at a high level – for the

This bowl-shaped 35,000-capacity venue about a 45-minute drive from downtown Tokyo, with its steep, elegantly curving blue stands, is sadly empty – but no doubt there’ll be a big home audience watching on television as Japan look to retain their Olympic title. Which they’ve held for 13 years, given that Olympic softball was last seen

An 85th-minute strike from the Scotland forward Caroline Weir cancelled out Adriana Leon’s second-half goal for Canada and ensured Team GB topped Group E ahead of their opponents. It had looked as though Canada would inflict Team GB’s first defeat at the Olympics and leapfrog them in the table after Leon became the first player

An uninspiring stalemate between the United States and Australia ensured the former progressed to the knockout stages and the latter joined them in the quarter-finals after a nervous wait to see whether other results would go their way. With Sweden topping the group after a 2-0 win over New Zealand, the result means the two

The US women won, as usual. It just wasn’t in the dominant fashion that the Americans are accustomed to. The winning streak for the world’s top-ranked team is now 50 games and counting in Olympic competition. A’ja Wilson scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in her debut as the Americans beat Nigeria 81-72 on