No time for Laugher: The Briton could only finish 19th in the one-metre event

There will be no British representation in the men’s one-metre springboard final at the World Championships after Chris Mears and Jack Laugher failed to progress here yesterday.

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Briton holds off Olympic sensation Ye to revive fortunes after London 2012 reverses

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Another diving competition?

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Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has rubbished claims that the Olympics has turned the West End into a ghost town, saying that it is "absolute nonsense".

China's Sun Yang sporting a set of Dr Dre Beats headphones

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It was a strange invitation. Dr Dre Beats requested my presence at members club Shoreditch House during the Olympics, where I would be able to "experience the Beats brand in a new way". Intriguing.

Ruta Meilutyte crys as she receives her gold medal

Lithuanian gold medallist Ruta Meilutyte wins a place in British hearts

A Lithuanian gold medallist who lives in Plymouth has become an honorary Brit after adapting to life in the UK.

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