Olympics

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon to take some personal time with friend and family

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Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon to spend time with friends and family following French Open media boycott, but insists she WILL be at the Olympics in her homeland of Japan By Charlotte Daly For Mailonline Published: 19:38 BST, 17 June 2021 | Updated: 20:02 BST, 17 June 2021 Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from Wimbledon to ‘take some … Read more

Rafael Nadal PULLS OUT of Wimbledon and the Olympics to ‘prolong my career’

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Rafael Nadal has announced he will not be playing at Wimbledon or the Olympic Games this summer in order to protect his body. The 35-year-old, who won the last of his two titles at the All England Club in 2010, revealed his decision on Twitter, much to the disappointment of his 15.5million followers. Nadal wrote: … Read more

Victoria Beckham joins forces with former The Spice Girls bandmates to launch LGBTQ+ charity T-shirt

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She joined them on tour in 2007 and to perform at the Summer Olympics in 2012 after officially leaving the girl band in 2001. And now, Victoria Beckham, 47, has joined forces with The Spice Girls to launch a limited edition Pride T-shirt to raise money for LGBTQ+ youth homelessness charity, the Albert Kennedy Trust. Taking … Read more

Helen Glover is step closer to being first British rower to compete at Olympics after having child

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Women’s single sculls (W1x) Victoria Thornley (Club: Leander Club / Hometown: Wrexham) Coach: Paul Reedy Women’s pair (W2-) Helen Glover (Marlow RC / Penzance) Polly Swann (Univ. of Edinburgh & Leander Club / Edinburgh) Coach: Hamish Burrell Lightweight women’s double sculls (LW2x) Emily Craig (University of London BC / Mark Cross) Imogen Grant (Cambridge Univ. … Read more

Former Olympic showjumping coach, 54, appears in court charged with a string of sexual offences

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Former Olympic showjumping coach, 54, appears in court charged with a string of sexual offences against a young woman By Emer Scully For Mailonline Published: 14:03 BST, 4 June 2021 | Updated: 14:03 BST, 4 June 2021 A former Olympic showjumping coach today appeared in court to deny a string of sexual offences against a … Read more

Heartwarming moment gymnast with Down Syndrome learns she’s qualified for the Special Olympics

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A teenage gymnast with Down syndrome was surprised with the news that she has been selected to compete in the Special Olympics USA Games in 2022 in a heartwarming video.   Izzy Brinkerhoff, 14, from Clifton Park, New York, thought she was going car shopping with her sister when she entered Mohawk Chevrolet on May 25, but she … Read more

BBC director branded an ‘elite entitled brat’ by residents after calling their tower block a ‘dump’

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BBC director is branded an ‘elite entitled brat’ by residents after calling their tower block homes ‘dumps’ By Katie Feehan For Mailonline Published: 09:28 BST, 3 June 2021 | Updated: 09:39 BST, 3 June 2021 A BBC director has sparked outrage after describing a London tower block used for broadcasting during the 2012 Olympics as … Read more