Greg Norman played in four playoffs in major tournaments and lost all four to less distinguished Americans, including that notorious misfortune when Larry Mize chipped in to take the US Masters in 1987. The Shark was bested in playoffs v Mize, by Fuzzy Zoeller at the US Open (1984) and in the “tragedy at Troon” when Mark Calcavecchia overcame both […]

A ham-fisted dispute between a Belarusian athlete and team officials over whether she should run a relay at the Tokyo track has morphed into an international incident, with the athlete in protective custody at an airport hotel and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) now involved. International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams today said Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, a Belarussian […]

It’s the feelgood moment that may well define the Tokyo Olympics: Qatar’s Mutaz Essa Barshim and Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi chose to share gold in the men’s high jump on Sunday night. Both athletes cleared 2.37 metres and had no failed attempts, but were both unable to clear 2.39. After three failures each of the height, an Olympic official approached the […]

Qatar's Mutaz Barshim and Italian Gianmarco Tamberi both shared the high jump gold medal in what were incredible scenes in Tokyo. The pair were battling it out to see who could go higher having both negotiated a high of 2.37m But neither could manage to nail their final three jumps attempts and spoke to the official about their options. Normally […]

Australia’s fastest boy helped turn Rohan Browning into Australia’s fastest man, the country’s best sprinter in decades. On Sunday night, Browning will attempt to become the first Australian man in 65 years to qualify for the Olympic 100 metres final. But seven years ago he wasn’t even the fastest schoolboy in the country. He had just had his breakthrough run, […]

The path for Australia’s athletics medal hope Stewart McSweyn has opened up with one of the best runners in the world, former Olympic gold medallist Taoufik Makhloufi, pulling out the Tokyo Games. The 33-year-old Algerian won gold in the 1500m in London in 2012 and silver in both the 800m and 1500m in Rio, but has now withdrawn from his […]

Adam Peaty twice dropped the 'F bomb' on live TV as he reacted to winning Team GB's first gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on Monday. The 26-year-old claimed victory in the 100m breaststroke after finishing in a time of 57.37 seconds – the fifth fastest of all time. Peaty's win also sees him make history as he […]

He's the fastest man in history and the most charismatic man in sport but Usain Bolt made jaws drop yet again with the ­Father’s Day introduction of his twin sons Thunder and Saint Leo. He and his partner of six years, model Kasi Bennett, kept the pregnancy secret from his 10 million Instagram followers. But from the giant smile he’s […]

Team GB has announced a 'Little and Large' duo as our flag bearers for the Tokyo opening ceremony tomorrow. Sailor Hannah Mills, who is 5ft 2in tall, received the honour alongside rower Moe Sbihi – a giant at 6ft 8in. She said it was an 'emotional' moment when she was told that she had been chosen for the role. The […]

Tokyo Olympics organisers on Saturday reported the first case of COVID-19 at the athletes' village, along with 14 other new cases connected to the Games which begin next week, raising fresh doubts over promises of a "safe and secure" event, reports Reuters . Organisers confirmed that a visitor from abroad who was working for the Olympics tested positive in a […]