With the Tokyo Olympics underway, Australia’s best and brightest athletes are gearing up to compete in the hopes of winning gold. But when they’re not away for competitions or training hard in their chosen sports, they’re likely to be unwinding at home. A report by realestate.com.au on Friday offered a peek inside the stunning homes … Read more
Furious Olympics fans slam BBC TV coverage that can only show TWO events at once – and has sidelined British athletes big moments including top rowers and badminton players By Katie Weston For Mailonline Published: 21:22 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 21:40 EDT, 24 July 2021 Furious Olympics fans have slammed the BBC‘s television coverage … Read more
Team GB book their place in the women’s football quarter-finals at Tokyo Olympics as unstoppable Ellen White nods home her third goal in two games to down hosts Japan in tight Group E encounter By Mike Keegan For Mailonline Published: 08:23 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 10:53 EDT, 24 July 2021 For long periods … Read more
Surfing will debut at the Olympics this year and there’s a strong chance that gold medal will be draped over a Brazilian’s neck. For decades, surfing has been associated with Californians with bleached blond hair, Australians and of course the first real crossover star, Kelly Slater. But now, Brazil have claimed four of the last … Read more
Olympic champion Max Whitlock adorably gets cheered on by his No 1 fan and two-year-old daughter Willow as Team GB star gets defence of two gold medals off rolling by qualifying for the men’s pommel final By Nick Fagge and Shekhar Bhatia For Mailonline Published: 04:21 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 06:10 EDT, 24 … Read more
Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine is SENT HOME from Tokyo Olympics and suspended from the sport after refusing to face Israeli opponent Tohar Butbul in a show of support to Palestine By Riath Al-Samarrai for MailOnline and Reuters Published: 02:02 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 02:04 EDT, 24 July 2021 Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine has been … Read more
A Japanese super-fan who spent £30,000 on tickets for the Tokyo Olympics has been left ‘heartbroken’ by the ban on spectators which dashed his hopes of setting a world record. Kazunori Takishima, 45, bought 197 tickets for various events before domestic fans were included in the ban in a bid to protect the event from … Read more
Johanna Griggs busts out in daring dress as she hosts Channel Seven’s Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony commentary – and viewers spot the former swimmer making an amusing mistake By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:53 EDT, 23 July 2021 | Updated: 08:00 EDT, 23 July 2021 It may be the first night of … Read more
Olympic rower Helen Glover trained for Tokyo 2020 while her babies were napping on just TWO HOURS of sleep per night By Lydia Spencer-elliott For Mailonline Published: 05:27 EDT, 23 July 2021 | Updated: 05:27 EDT, 23 July 2021 She’s heading to Tokyo 2020 for her third Olympics as part of Team GB. And Helen … Read more
Team GB track star Dina Asher-Smith has insisted Olympic athletes should be free to take the knee amid fears Games bosses will seek to punish those who do. The International Olympic Committee have bumbled their way through that important issue, with the belated concession this month that athletes can ‘express their views’ before and after … Read more