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Jul272018 by adminNo Comments

GB's Thomas extends lead to edge closer to Tour de France victory

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Geraint Thomas edged closer to winning the Tour de France by finishing second to Primoz Roglic on stage 19, the final day in the mountains.The Briton outsprinted closest rival Tom Dumoulin on the run-in to Laruns to pick up six bonus seconds and extend his overall lead with two stages left.Thomas leads Dutchman Dumoulin by two minutes, five seconds with Saturday's 31km individual time trial to come. Sunday's processional finale into Paris will see no change in the standings.BeSpoke at the Tour: Thomas clears the final summitTradition dictates that the yellow jersey is not attacked on the final stage, so if Team Sky's Thomas leads after the time trial, he will become the third Briton to win th...

Mar142018 by adminNo Comments

GB's Fitzpatrick & Kehoe win giant slalom silver

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Winter Paralympics on the BBCVenue: Pyeongchang, South Korea Dates: 9-18 March Time in Pyeongchang: GMT +9Coverage: Follow on BBC Radio 5 live and via the BBC Sport website. Television coverage on Channel 4Britain's Menna Fitzpatrick and guide Jen Kehoe won their third Paralympic medal after finishing second in the women's visually impaired giant slalom.They clocked two minutes 28.34 seconds over the two runs to add to a super combined silver and super-G bronze.Slovakia's Henrieta Farkasova and Natalia Subrtova finished 5.34secs clear for their fourth gold medal.GB's Kelly Gallagher and Gary Smith were fifth, with compatriots Millie Knight and Brett Wild seventh.Welsh skier Fitzpatrick, 19, and Kehoe were second after the opening run, 3.62 seconds behind the Slovakian pair.Listen to the la...

Feb172018 by adminNo Comments

Teenager Atkin wins GB's first ever skiing medal – highlights & round-up

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Media playback is not supported on this device XXIII Olympic Winter GamesVenue: Pyeongchang, South Korea Dates: 9-25 FebruaryCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button, Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and mobile app. Full coverage timesIzzy Atkin won a historic bronze in the women's ski slopestyle to claim Great Britain's second medal of the Winter Olympics.The 19-year-old, born in the United States, scored 84.60 on a strong final run to claim a first British Winter Olympic medal on skis.Switzerland's Sarah Hoefflin won gold with a score of 91.20 and compatriot Mathilde Gremaud took silver."I'm speechless and stoked to win the bronze," Atkin said.Fellow Briton Katie Summerhayes finished seventh in the final.Live coverage of day eightThe...

Feb152018 by adminNo Comments

GB's Parsons in skeleton medal contention – highlights & report

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Media playback is not supported on this device XXIII Olympic Winter GamesVenue: Pyeongchang, South Korea Dates: 9-25 FebruaryCoverage: Watch live on BBC TV, Red Button, Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and mobile app. Full coverage timesDom Parsons put himself in contention to win Great Britain's first medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics at the halfway stage of the men's skeleton.The 30-year-old is fourth, 0.03 seconds behind Latvia's Martins Dukurs, after setting a combined time of one minute 41.26 seconds in Pyeongchang.South Korea's Yun Sung-bin leads on 1:40.35, with Nikita Tregubov, an Olympic Athlete from Russia, second and Briton Jerry Rice 12th.The competition finishes on Friday.Live: Watch the latest Winter Olympics actionDo GB's ...

Jul222017 by adminNo Comments

GB's Broom-Edwards wins high jump silver at World Para-athletics Championships

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Jonathan Broom-Edwards won silver in the T44 high jump to earn Britain's 31st medal at the World Para-athletics Championships in London.The 29-year-old, who has muscular and joint impairments in his legs, lost out to Poland's Maciej Lepiato at a major championships for the fourth time.Broom-Edwards now has silver medals from three World Championships as well as last year's Paralympics.Paralympic champion Lepiato has won gold at the last four Worlds.GB have now equalled their medal tally at Doha two years ago, with more medals expected across the final two days.Let's block ads! (Why?) BBC Sport - Sport