Sir Chris Hoy has become the latest athlete to call time on his career

A furious Mo Farah took to Twitter today after his wife was involved in an alleged hit-and-run crash.

The 16-year-old schoolgirl had been targeting a place at the Rio Olympics

Careers are more exciting for Olympians, retirement more painful

Bill Furniss has been named head coach of Great Britain, British Swimming has announced.

A review into the disappointing performance by Great Britain's swimmers at the London 2012 Olympics has recommended that guidelines be put in place to limit the athletes' commercial activities in the run-up to major events.

Doreen Lawrence, author PD James, women's rights activist Zainab Salbi and singer Kate Woolveridge were the four other winners of the Women Of The Year awards.

British success has not come easy in the London Aquatics Centre this summer, and it is to perhaps the hardest-earned of those rare Olympic moments that Hannah Russell turned to find her inspiration to claim a silver medal on her Paralympic debut last night.

Teenager produces personal best to yield to rival only in final 50 yards of freestyle event

Daniel Fogg will today conclude what has been a poor campaign by the British swimmers when he competes in the 10 kilometre open water race in Hyde Park hoping to enjoy a better day than team-mate Keri-anne Payne.

Olympics spectators and commuters are facing major disruption on mainline rail services to and from Euston.

Sir Chris Hoy has said that he believes Sir Steve Redgrave is Britain's greatest Olympian ever despite surpassing him in the medals stakes.

The extent to which Laura Trott has been transformed from a quite good cyclist from Cheshunt into a household name was today proved by the phalanx of autograph hunters and cameras that followed her every move.

Victoria Pendleton stepped down from her velodrome throne last night and prepared to hand over her crown to track cycling's fresh-faced new star Laura Trott.