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Aljaz Bedene turns his back on Great Britain and reverts to his old Slovenian nationality to make himself eligible for the 2020 Olympics

16/12/17 00:35

13/12/17 18:08

The 22-year-old clocked a British record of 25.70 seconds as Italy's Fabio Scozzoli won gold in a European record of 25.62secs. Russia's Kirill Prigoda was second in 25.68s.

11/11/17 00:45

British Athletics left themselves open to scrutiny on Friday after financially backing Mo Farah's apparent U-turn to run the marathon at the Tokyo Olympics.

08/11/17 09:07

Fredericks, who has been an IOC member since 2012, was charged with corruption and money-laundering by a French judge who is investigating allegations of vote-rigging in global sport.

19/10/17 15:08

INTERVIEW BY DAN RIPLEY: The Welsh taekwondo star will head to Japan as a double Olympic champion having followed up her stunning 2012 success by defending her title in Rio.

06/10/17 18:50

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has suspended the honorary membership of Rio 2016 president Carlos Nuzman following his arrest in Brazil on bribery and fraud charges.

04/10/17 16:59

Few sportspeople have illuminated athletics like the eight-time Olympic gold medal-winning sprinter and his retirement after the World Championships has left a gaping hole in the sport.

27/09/17 01:18

Six-time Olympic champion Jason Kenny has performed a retirement U-turn and is primed for a return to the track in January.

26/09/17 18:59

The deeply-embarrassing news for the French anti-doping agency centre at Chatenay-Malabry comes only two weeks after Paris was named as the host of the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

23/09/17 01:00

The whistleblower who exposed the state-sponsored doping programme in his country, has called for Russia to be banned from the Olympics but he doubts such action will be taken.

29/07/17 18:06

Laura Kenny has the best cure for those post-wedding blues - but she insists they’ll be no room for complacency as she resets her sights on Tokyo.

24/07/17 12:58

Japan began its three-year countdown to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday with concerts, races and other events meant to drum up low public enthusiasm for the games.

22/07/17 23:21

Tom Daley says he can now put the disappointment of London 2012 'to bed' as he sets his sights on the Tokyo Olympics after he secured the men’s 10m platform world title in Budapest.  

30/06/17 13:36

Five-time Olympic champion cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins has confirmed he is targeting an incredible sixth gold in Tokyo 2020 - but is looking to win it as a rower.

20/06/17 00:39

Wiggins, who is friends with former Olympic champion rower James Cracknell, has since enjoyed rowing on an indoor machine for fitness, sharing images of his workouts on social media.

09/06/17 23:21

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) revealed a 4x400m relay involving both men and women on the track and a mixed 4x100m medley relay in the swimming pool for the games in Japan.

15/05/17 17:07

Jonny Brownlee is determined to crown his career with a shot at the Ironman world title - but only after he has finally grabbed an elusive Olympic gold in Tokyo.

13/04/17 16:07

Burke won Olympic gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016 last August, but has just one title from the annual Track World Championships, claimed in Melbourne in 2012. New Zealand won in 2015.

27/02/17 11:09

Four Olympic medals may already adorn the walls of the Brownlee family home, but Britain’s trailblazing triathlon brothers want more – two apiece, to be precise, at Tokyo 2020.

20/02/17 13:35

Olympic sports archery, badminton, fencing, table tennis and weightlifting, and Paralympic sports goalball and wheelchair rugby will now receive no financial support from the funding agency.

01/02/17 16:20

Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers have asked the people in Japan to donate unwanted electronic devices so the metal can be used to help make medals for the Games.

24/01/17 00:30

Nicola Adams has signed a long-term promotional deal to turn professional with Frank Warren. The flyweight, 34, will make her professional debut on April 8 in Manchester with an opponent to be confirmed.

09/12/16 22:33

A nightmare year for British Cycling off the track has continued as its funding was slashed by UK Sport and they were warned of further cuts if they do not get their house in order.

09/12/16 18:42

Badminton was the big loser after UK Sport announced its investment in Olympic and Paralympic sports for Tokyo 2020 with the sport set to lose its £5.9million funding despite success in Rio.

08/12/16 16:48

Jones is aiming to add to her gold medals from London and Rio by claiming an historic hat-trick at the Tokyo 2020 Games, but is open to a switch to Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in the future.

26/09/16 20:52

EXCLUSIVE: Skateboarding is heading for Tokyo 2020, where competitors will attempt to kickflip, grind and ollie their way to gold and no-one is more excited to than US pro, Theotis Beasley.

22/09/16 17:10

Rome's Stadio Olimpico is slated to host three group matches and a quarter-final for Euro 2020, which will be spread across the continent for the first time with 13 cities hosting matches.

15/09/16 10:00

The mastermind behind British hockey's golden summer, Danny Kerry, believes there will be many changes to Team GB's women's hockey squad when Tokyo 2020 comes around.

27/08/16 22:30

SAM CUNNINGHAM: Adam Peaty looks like he has been enjoying himself. Not Ryan-Lochte-detained-at-the-airport-enjoying-himself, but his eyes are tired and his voice is hoarse.

24/08/16 00:29

Brownlee, who held off the challenge from his younger brother Jonny, 26, in Rio to claim his second title in as many Games, will be 32 at the time of the next Olympics but he still intends to challenge.

23/08/16 11:59

A 29 per cent increase in elite athlete spending for Team GB will be honoured by HM Treasury after the success of the Rio Olympics, according to reports.

23/08/16 10:44

CHARLES SALE: The British Olympic Association’s first priority after their record-breaking Games in Rio will be to secure sponsorship to help pay for their Tokyo 2020 challenge.

23/08/16 01:03

CHARLES SALE - EXCLUSIVE: Hopes will be raised about Team GB fielding a football side at the Tokyo Olympics by Scotland not standing in the way of any of their players.

21/08/16 17:42

The team arrived in Brazil with the target of winning 48 medals to make Rio 2016 Britain's best ever 'away' Games but will end up with 67 medals, two more than London's remarkable haul.

20/08/16 13:27

Usain Bolt completed an unprecedented 'triple-triple' when he crossed the finish line in Rio on Friday night, winning his third event at the Games in Brazil. He had already won the 100m and 200m.

19/08/16 18:47

After taking gold and bronze in London four years ago, the Brownlee brothers achieved their ultimate goal of gold and silver on the Copacabana waterfront on Thursday.

18/08/16 11:19

MATT LAWTON: Laura Trott and Jason Kenny are responsible for one of the stories of the Olympic Games and what became fairly apparent, listening to them on Wednesday, is that their story is far from over.

25/05/16 20:34

The Japanese Olympic Committee on Wednesday established a team to investigate whether any illegal payments were made during its successful bid for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

18/05/16 10:09

A Japanese official who led the bid for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics said the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) plans to investigate the bidding after questions were raised about payments.

12/05/16 15:56

MATT LAWTON: The French financial prosecutor has confirmed that they have launched a criminal investigation into two payments from a Japanese bank account called ‘Tokyo 2020 Olympic Game Bid’.

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