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Great Britain bobsleigh history was made on Saturday as unfunded duo Brad Hall and Greg Cackett secured a first World Cup 2-man medal with silver in Igls, Austria.

Hinch was up to her old tricks to finally kill off a Spanish side who had twice pegged back their opponents to finish 2-2 in their quarter

The historic bronze medal had barely been hung around her neck before Sky Brown, Britain’s 13-year-old skateboarding star, was already planning her next astonishing trick - a twin sport bid at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

With the glorified paddling pool, artistically-arranged plastic flower pots and misbehaving horses, the women’s modern pentathlon threatened to veer more towards It’s a Knockout television game show territory on Friday than prestigious Olympic event.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin appeared to fall asleep during the Beijing Winter Olympic opening ceremony, just as the Ukrainian delegation marched into the stadium.

Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds were denied bronze by Sweden pair at Beijing Winter Olympics

Great Britain have competed at every Winter Olympics since they began in 1924 - and will take a team of 50 athletes to Beijing

Eve Muirhead’s team win Britain’s first Olympic curling title since Rhona Martin’s ‘Stone of Destiny’ in 2002 and GB’s first gold of 2022

Paris Olympics opening ceremony 2024: When it starts and how to watch