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Serena Williams has continued to turn heads with her unique one-legged catsuit at the Australian Open. The Number 10 seed smashed Serbian Nina Stojanovic in the second round match-up 6-3 6-0 while wearing the striking outfit on Wednesday. Following her win, Williams revealed the inspiration behind the colourful catsuit was from the late Florence Griffith, … Read more
A former GB swimmer has told how she was left battling eating disorders after struggling to maintain her professional athlete figure. Lucy Davis, 24, from Salford, Manchester, swam for England internationally and came fifth in the British Championships before she quit her career to go to university. But years of competitive swimming and being weighed … Read more
All hail King Tom Brady! The superstar quarter-back’s record-breaking 7th Super Bowl victory yesterday means he’s now won it more times than any NFL franchise, let alone any other player. And the fact he’s done it again at the age of 43, after leaving the team that he’d been with for 20 glorious years, makes … Read more
An endurance athlete has gone missing just days after completing a marathon running challenge for a mental health charity. Sarah Thomson, 28, ran a marathon a day for a week for the charity Mind, completing her final run last Tuesday in three hours and 40 minutes. She took on the challenge to help her own … Read more
The Chase’s creator has revealed that the popular quiz show was inspired by athlete Usain Bolt. Michael Kelpie, who is an executive producer and creator of the ITV series, explained how the concept came about after a researcher suggested making a ‘quiz race’. The show was launched in 2009 and has successfully ran for 14 … Read more
Met police will have to justify using HANDCUFFS after Team GB athlete Bianca Williams accused the force of ‘racially profiling’ her during a stop last summer Team GB’s Bianca Williams accused the Metropolitan Police of racial profiling She was stopped with her partner while driving through Maida Vale in July Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick apologised … Read more
As a top-set student and talented runner with dreams of becoming a vet, Autumn Bradley had so much to look forward to As a top-set student and talented runner with dreams of becoming a vet, Autumn Bradley had so much to look forward to. Aged 11, she was clearing adult-height hurdles with such speed that … Read more
Special Olympic athlete Chris Nikic gifted his mom with his Ironman triathlon completion medal after he made history when he became the first person with Down’s syndrome to finish the grueling race. In a heartwarming video posted to Nikic’s Instagram on Monday, the athlete could be seen showing off his stellar accomplishment to his mother. … Read more
Searchers find body in hunt for missing Team GB athlete, 43, who had not been seen since setting off for arduous mountain run Chris Smith was on holiday with his family when he went missing on Tuesday Police say the body of a man was found near to Meall Garbh in the Glenlyon area Formal … Read more
Six Russian military officers have been charged in the US with carrying out ‘cynical and reckless’ global cyber attacks, including attempts to disrupt next year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo. British and US officials said the attacks were conducted by Unit 74455 of Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency. In an indictment unsealed today, the US … Read more