Firemen come to the rescue for GB women’s volleyball team
The Great Britain women’s volleyball team has been thrown an unusual lifeline as they bid to reach their peak form at London 2012. Team GB women’s volleyball team has taken up residence at a South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue training base (Picture: PA) The self-funded team have taken up residence at a South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue training More...
Shelly Woods: People are quick to put medals round your neck
Shelly Woods expects a packed schedule to produce an emotional rollercoaster at the Paralympics this summer. James Boylan hears all about it. High hopes: Shelly Woods aims to win multiple medals in London (Picture: More...
Ben Ainslie: I felt proud to be a part of Olympic torch relay
Ben Ainslie tells Matthew Nash how he plans to become the most successful Olympic sailor of all time this summer, with a fourth consecutive gold medal on the waters of Portland & Weymouth. The 35-year-old More...
Jason Gardener: Team GB must believe they have chance of relay gold
Britain’s sprinters must? believe they can be Olympic champions, despite the dominance of reigning relay kings Jamaica, says 2004 golden boy Jason Gardener. Jason Gardener says Team GB should believe they More...
Ryan Giggs keen to team up with old pal David Beckham in 2012 team
Veteran Wales winger Ryan Giggs says he would love to play with old Manchester United colleague David Beckham in the GB Olympic football team. Former Manchester United team mates David Beckham and Ryan Giggs (Picture: More...
Long jumper Chris Tomlinson misses son’s early months to go for 2012 gold
New father and London 2012 long jump hopeful Chris Tomlinson has admitted he is sacrificing his baby son’s first months for the sake of the Olympic Games. Chris Tomlinson hopes a good performance at London More...
The Voice coach Will.i.am carries Olympic torch through Taunton
Rapper Will.i.am made sure he had a firm grip on the Olympic torch as he carried it through Taunton in Somerset. A record lap: Rapper Will.i.am carries the Olympic flame in Taunton, Somerset (Picture: PA) The Black More...
Tom Daley is man enough to challenge for Olympic gold, says GB coach
Tom Daley can break China’s dominance at this summer’s Olympic Games, according to British diving performance director Alexei Evangulov. Newly crowned European champion Tom Daley with GB performance director More...
Olympic bid will not make or break my year, says Oscar Pistorius
Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius insists his year will not be defined simply by whether or not he competes at the Olympics. South Africa’s Oscar Pistorious could be in line for a historic double this summer. More...
Simon Munn, 44, wants to keep balling after Paralympic Games
Simon Munn admits he would find it hard to quit wheelchair basketball after his sixth Paralympic Games this summer. He got game: Munn has been a stalwart of Team GB since the 1992 Games (picture: Getty) The Great More...