On Monday, Jamaica celebrates 50 years of independence from Britain. How appropriate then that Jamaica’s favourite son, Usain Bolt, walked away with the London 2012 Olympic 100m gold medal after another blistering […]
What a night in the Olympic Stadium! It was the first time in athletics history that Great Britain had won three golds in a single athletics session with Jessica Ennis, Greg Rutherford […]
The last two days have seen Team GB go from strength to strength as they added to their two medals on Wednesday with another three on Thursday. “This is what dreams are […]
Helen Glover and Heather Stanning became Team GB’s first gold medalists of the London 2012 Games on Wednesday morning. They also became Britain’s first ever female rowing Olympic winners. Incredibly, Glover only […]
Olympic fever is alive and well in England’s capital. Day 4 of London 2012 culminated with Michael Phelps winning his 19th Olympic medal making him the most successful Olympic athlete ever. At the […]
London is positively buzzing after a dazzling opening ceremony followed by the first two competitive days of the London 2012 Olympic Games. In line with expectations, the two powerhouses from Beijing 2008 head […]
The countdown is almost over…. Today, Melosport looks at the heavyweights of the Olympics. Historically, the USA has dominated the Olympics, amassing 931 gold medals. In second place, the old Soviet Union […]
This Friday, the biggest show on Earth has its Opening Ceremony in London. Today Melosport focuses on the marvel that is the Olympic Park. _________________________________________________________________________ The London 2012 Games has transformed 2.5 […]
“The greatest individual achievement in the history of British sport”. That was Sir Chris Hoy’s assessment of Bradley Wiggins’ feat. After three gruelling weeks, Wiggins created history by becoming the first Briton […]
One of Britain’s best gold medal chances in track and field rests on Mo Farah’s slender shoulders. The reigning 5,000m world champion, plus 10,000m runner-up, knows that he has a reasonable chance […]
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