Laura Williamson: I won't be fighting in Rio but you could as taekwondo seeks stars

Full stretch: Laura Williamson tries out taekwondo with Sarah Stevenson at the UK centre in Manchester

LAURA WILLIAMSON: Sportsmail's Athletics Correspondent trains with London Olympian Sarah Stevenson in a bid to learn what it takes to practice taekwondo.

EXCLUSIVE: Star Gemili ponders private route in bid for London stay

Fastest British teenager in history: Gemili

British sprinter Adam Gemili will consider funding his coaching privately to stay in London under the guidance of Michael Afilaka, who has lost his full-time coaching job.

Team GB golden girl Ennis pipped to Athlete of the Year by sprinter Felix

Unlucky Jessica: Prince Albert of Monaco (left) stood next to, Usain Bolt (centre left) and US sprinter Allyson Felix (centre right) after she pipped Ennis to Female Athlete of the Year

Jessica Ennis has missed out on being named the 2012 Female Athlete of the Year after American sprinter Allyson Felix won the award.

Bolt hopes to run at 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

Switching on: Bolt was turning on the Christmas lights at the Puma store in the Spanish city

Usain Bolt has revealed he 'definitely' wants to compete in the 100 metres at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Scott pays the price for GB's Olympics swimming debacle

Resigned: Great Britain national performance director Michael Scott

Michael Scott, the man responsible for British swimming's flop at the London Olympics, resigned on Saturday night. He had been widely criticised.

Wiggins claims he's better than disgraced Armstrong ever was

Superstar: Bradley Wiggins claims he would be a better cyclist than Lance Armstrong on a level playing field

Bradley Wiggins believes he is a better cyclist than shamed American Lance Armstrong ever was. Wiggins won his first Tour De France title this summer.

Brit Miley claims silver at the European Short Course Championship

Making a splash: Brit Hannah Miley

Hannah Miley set a British record as she claimed silver in the 200m individual medley at the European Short Course Championships in France.

Farah wants YOU to send him Mobot videos for chance to be in music video

Celebrate: Mo Farah's 'Mobot' became the Olympics' most iconic pose

It was the most iconic celebration of the Olympic Games, surpassing even Usain Bolt's famous pose. And now Mo Farah's 'Mobot' has made its way into the music world.

Ellie rules the waves again as 2012 Paralympic hero opens £4m water ride

Making a splash: Ellie Simmonds returns to Center Parcs where she first learned to swim to open the new £4million Tropical Cyclone water ride

Ellie Simmonds moved the nation to tears of joy earlier this summer when she smashed two world records to celebrate two memorable Paralympic golds.

Darts player accused of being 'drunk' recovering from what was a mini-stroke

Ted Hankey

Two-time world champion Ted Hankey will be out of action for the foreseeable future as he continues his recovery from a mini-stroke.

Second fatality rocks Macau as Hong Kong racer Yau Wing Choi is killed

Tragedy: Carreira died from injuries sustained in his crash on Thursday

This weekend's motor sport action in Macau has been marred by a second fatality in less than 24 hours after a local touring car driver was killed in qualifying at the Asian street circuit.

Kenny crashes spectacularly as hosts' Track World Cup campaign falters

Taking a tumble: Home favourite Jason Kenny crashed out of the keirin final

Three-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny crashed at high speed on day two of the Track World Cup in Glasgow as the hosts missed out on gold.

Dunn deal! Paula named new British Paralympic head coach ahead of Rio

Leading the way: David Weir won four golds at the London 2012 Paralympics

Paula Dunn is determined to build on the momentum of the London 2012 Games following her appointment as UK Athletics' Paralympic head coach.

Trott at the double as British star claims second gold of Track World Cup

Laura Trott

Olympic and world champion Laura Trott's Midas touch continued on the final day of the Track World Cup in Glasgow as her annus mirabilis ended on another high.

Hoy exclusive: Cycling consumed me for 20 years, my body won't make Rio

Prospects: Sir Chris Hoy is looking forwards, not backwards, as he approaches the end of his cycling career

Sir Chris Hoy tells Sportsmail how he will not be able to make it to the Rio 2016 games but is aiming instead to compete in Glasgow's Commonwealth Games.

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