Six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy is to retire from competitive cycling. The 37-year-old Scot was contemplating continuing until the 2014 Com...
Bradley Wiggins winning the Tour de France. Andy Murray's maiden Grand Slam. Pretty much every 'high profile' gold at the Olympics and Paralympics, including those of the aforementioned 'Wiggo' and 'Muzza'. What do all of these have in common?
Bradley Wiggins has dismissed any idea of his appearing in The X Factor, saying it would not compare favourably with his Olympic experience. Bra...
Team GB Olympic gold medallists Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah, Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins have reportedly been signed up as mentors on the X Factor. S...
Although there's (probably) more than two years to go, the referendum on Scottish independence is becoming more of an issue. Unsurprisingly, the Olympics have played a part, and similarities and differences can already be seen between the independence campaign and the AV referendum.
Things are changing in the existing state system, but not fast or far enough. Their lack of ambition betrays our children, particularly the cleverest. A recent survey found that less than half the teachers in state secondary schools would advise their brightest pupils to try for Oxford or Cambridge; a tragedy to haunt us long after the Olympic triumphs are forgotten.
Sir Chris Hoy has won his sixth Olympic gold medal at London 2012 to surpass Sir Steve Redgrave as the most successful British Olympian of all time. ...
Britain's Jason Kenny became the host nation's first double gold medallist of London 2012 today with a breathtaking sprint finish. In the heat and ...
Let's hope once the Olympics are over our media don't fall back into flooding us with fashion's thinnest. Our athletes are the perfect inspiration.
Gurning, beaming and pulling faces that are probably best kept behind closed bathroom doors, David Cameron looked to be competing in Olympic feats of ...
Chris Hoy says he has "hot pants" and The Chemical Brothers to thank for pushing him to victory and his most memorable yet Olympic gold medal. Spea...
Chris Hoy rocketed Team GB to yet another medal - and himself into the history books - after the men’s sprint team won gold against France at the Ol...
Britain has moved up the charts after winning two more gold medals, and three silver. Team GB is now fifth on the world medal chart, behind France,...
Britain's Chris Hoy may have earned the moniker “Golden Thighs” for his 27 inch limbs, but these specimens are truly eye-watering. The owner o...
Make no mistake: the failure of G4S to provide the requisite security staff is a true debacle, and lampooning a pitiful British summer has always been fair game. But one of the less helpful stories to have emerged in recent weeks is the discussion of so-called 'Plastic Brits': members of the British Olympic team who were born overseas.
A new Olympics tickets row broke out on Friday after Sir Chris Hoy's father said not enough was being done for families. David Hoy, whose son has w...
The BBC has said it will review the voting process of its Sports Personality of the Year Award after a surge in complaints over the all-male list. ...
MPs have accused the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award of "ignoring women's achievements" in 2011 with its selection of an all-male shortlist. ...
Who should win the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for 2011? Not a woman, apparently. The shortlist, compiled from the suggestions of 27 s...
