Taylor, who won the World Championship with a leap of 17.96m, produced four no jumps and could only manage a best of 16.96m for third place, with countryman Will Claye, who took bronze in Daegu, second with 17.12m.
He proved himself as the best of the rest behind China's untouchable world champion Qiu Bo at the recent World Series. Gallantree and her 16-year-old team-mate Starling sealed two Olympic places at the World Cup and will now bid to fill them at...
Skelton was the major money winner at Florida's Winter Equestrian Festival earlier this year, while he also jumped two clear rounds for Great Britain at the FEI Nations Cup opener in France earlier this month and won the Antwerp Grand Prix.
With Brokking rotating his side and putting Kieran O'Malley in the setting position ahead of captain Ben Pipes, the early points were tight until Britain pulled ahead to 16-12. Great Britain's perfect start to the international season continued in...
Organisers will be hoping for a repeat of the packed out scenes that were part of the first day excited people lined the streets in Cornwall to catch a glimpse of the torch. The London 2012 torch relay enters its second day today.
Farah will go into the Games this summer as one of Great Britain's biggest medal hopes having won the 5,000m and come second over 10,000m at last year's World Championships in Daegu, but he has endured a disappointing time of it of late, only...
Rebecca Gallantree will put her Olympic preparation before any thoughts of a European Championships medal in the women's 3metre springboard. The 27-year-old has increased the degree of difficulty of her list in readiness for the Games, by changing...
Turner, while in favour of lifetime Olympic bans for drug cheats in principle, feels it is only fair his friend Chambers has a chance to compete in London given the BOA were the sole governing body across the world imposing such a rule.
It was a shame today that there wasn't enough wind to race because we have had a fantastic week of racing down in Falmouth. This is the sixth time I have won the Finn Gold Cup, but this by far and away the best because I grew up and learned to sail...
They must first negotiate next month's Olympic trials before confirming their London place, although only an unexpected result would deny them a ticket to the Olympic Aquatics Centre. Chris Mears and Nick Robinson-Baker have failed to add to Great...
The 31-year-old won a bronze medal in the 110m event at last year's World Championship in Daegu but only after being promoted following the disqualification of Dayron Robles. Having gone into the 400m final at the Beijing Games in 2008 as favourite...
Fresh from winning his sixth world title, Ainslie was up in the early hours of Saturday to complete the first leg of the relay at Land's End in Cornwall. Devon and Cornwall Police said around 3,500 people were at Land's End to see the start of the...
Great Britain's Mark Cavendish took his third stage win of this year's Giro d'Italia on stage 13 to Cervere. Team Sky manoeuvred Cavendish into position ahead of a rare incident-free sprint finish and he powered away from Team Katusha's Alexander...
Mara Yamauchi, also in the marathon team for London 2012, will lead the British challenge in the women's race. Mo Farah will open his Olympic summer season at the Bupa London 10,000 a week on Sunday. The 29-year-old, looking to bounce back from a...
The 37-year-old was a key member of London's winning bid to host the London 2012 Games and has always said he will fight for a place to compete at the Olympics. The LA Galaxy star feels suggestions that he would get a place in the Team GB football...
Savannah Marshall joined Great Britain team-mates Nicola Adams and Natasha Jonas in qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics after a superb win in the World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China. Adams will next face China's world number one Ren...
Three-time Olympic sailing champion Ben Ainslie has kicked off the London 2012 Olympic torch relay from Land's End. His Olympic dream seems to be on course after he this week became the world Finn champion for the sixth time in Falmouth.
Nicola Adams had to settle for her third consecutive World Championship silver medal after falling to a 14-10 defeat against China's Ren Cancan in the flyweight final in Qinhuangdao. It is now left to Adams's team-mate Savannah Marshall to try to...
It was really nice to hit the ground running because we got caught at the same stage against Azerbaijan two years ago, so we have shown improvements in how we travel and prepare. Great Britain will look to move a step closer to European...
This is the culmination of a lot of years of hard work," said the Bowdon Hightown player, who was the 100th athlete to be selected by Team GB for the London Games. Great Britain defender Sally Walton admits it was difficult to balance the joy of...