Well, was it an accident waiting to happen? The consensus among the fight fraternity was that sooner or later the fallibility of Anthony Joshua’s defence and in particular his jawbone, would be exposed. It is just that no-one expected to happen against a bloke who looked like Humpty Dumpty.

honour him with a lunch, as we do all UK world champions, but his over-protective, snooty management team

if he’ll be ready for us now.Equally important is that he still largely trains at the lottery-funded Team

GB national HQ at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield under the tutelage of his old amateur

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has appointed Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K) as its public relations agency for a third straight Olympic Games.

Team GB is a team unlike any other, in that we are truly reflective of every aspect of modern Britain

Sir Andy Murray was flagbearer for Team GB at Rio 2016 before winning his second consecutive Olympic

, said: "Our work to support Team GB has been a source of huge energy and pride for H+K Sport and the

Team GB is a unique team that has done a brilliant job of uniting the nation to celebrate the best of

proud to be part of the Team GB family and working to bring the BOA’s inspiring purpose of ‘Believe

Britain have named a 17-person squad for the Tokyo 2020 sailing test event, including two Olympic gold medallists.

British squad is headed by Rio 2016 gold medallists Giles Scott in the Finn and Hannah Mills – with team

mate Eilidh McIntyre – in the 470.Team GB also include a pair of recent European champions, after Dylan

I’m delighted with the progress of the team and am looking forward to watching them perform in the Olympic

I have great foreboding about the Olympic boxing tournament in Tokyo next year. The decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) not to allow the sport’s governing body, the International Boxing Association (AIBA) anywhere near the official tournament is a recipe for a shambles. I feel it will all end in jeers as well as tears.

Yet it seems the IOC are intent on sending in an independent team to organise a new tournament among

Someone like Terry Edwards, the highly successful Team GB national coach and performance director who

President from America who kowtowed to Adolf Hitler by not allowing Jewish athletes to compete in the US team

Joanna Muir and Sam Curry produced a brilliant display to win mixed relay gold and claim Great Britain's fourth medal of the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup in Prague. 

DREAM TEAM ‼️ Huge congratulations to our Mixed Relay heroes who take home the gold at the UIPM 2019

 "I don’t think there was anyone on the GB squad who was hungrier than us for this.

individual gold at the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) World Cup in Prague today, with her team-mate

podium.Britain's Kate French earned the third UIPM World Cup win of her career in Prague today, with team-mate

competitions of the season didn’t quite go to plan for me so I needed a good result," she told Pentathlon GB

Britain have picked three athletes for next season's International Ski Federation (FIS) Alpine Ski World Cup squad, with Dave Ryding one of those chosen.

Alpine Ski World Cup ©Getty ImagesThe three athletes reached the quarter-finals of the Alpine skiing team

 "The depth we're now showing in GB Alpine is great to see and the standards we expect from our

athletes gets higher year after year," said GB Alpine director Paul Trayner, as reported by Eurosport

I once came face to face with Shaquille O’Neal. Or should I say, face to kneecap.

In total he managed Team GB athletes at 12 Summer and Winter Olympic Games, being Chef de Mission at

ParalympicsGB have confirmed their core sports science and sports medicine team for Tokyo 2020 - with

English Institute of Sport (EIS) staff named by the British Paralympic Association (BPA) as part of the team

of doctors, nurses and physiotherapists who will form the core sports science and sports medicine team

at Tokyo 2020.Paulson has been confirmed as performance services manager by the BPA.He will lead the team

from within the Institute and the BPA.In the Rio 2016 cycle, he also delivered performance support to GB

I’m looking forward to being part of the wider team in Tokyo and playing a part in providing world-class

Great Britain are set to begin their bid to retain their title when they face Japan on the opening day of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation Women’s Under-25 World Championships in Suphanburi tomorrow.

It is always an honour to put the GB vest on, so when the opportunity to represent my country arises

Knowing that I, and the rest of team, will get to compete against some of best female junior players

privilege to attend, but what I’m most excited about is the opportunity to showcase the talent of the GB

United States, the 2011 champions.Round-robin action is due to run through to Saturday (May 25).Each team

 This year’s event will mark the first time that a Thai national women’s wheelchair basketball team

The British Olympic Association has announced its selection for the Minsk 2019 European Games with 101 athletes across 11 sports set to represent Great Britain in Belarus’ capital next month.

I feel honoured to represent Team GB and can’t wait to come together with athletes from all different

The team selection for the Games, due to take place between June 21 and 30, includes 25 Olympians, from

GB has such a strong delegation going to the Games."

Cyclist Jason Kenny is among the stand-out names on the team ©Getty ImagesAs with Baku 2015, BT Sport

The European Games will provide BT Sport viewers an early insight into Team GB stars' prospects for the

British biscuit brand McVitie's has become an official partner of Team GB with little more than a year

“We’re incredibly proud to be working with Team GB, bringing together Britain’s favourite team with Britain

produce popular biscuits in Britain such as Jaffa Cakes ©McVitie's Commercial partnerships allow Team

GB to fund its objective of taking athletes and sports to the Summer and Winter Olympic Games."

delighted to welcome a great British brand in the shape of McVitie’s to the roster of supporters for Team

GB as we head towards Tokyo," said British Olympic Association commercial director Tim Ellerton."

Two moments of class – from Grace Balsdon and Lily Owsley – gave Great Britain women a 2-0 win over Belgium and their second victory of the FIH Pro League season. 

GB made the breakthrough in the third quarter at Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Centre, a powerful drag

 "We have a world-class analysis team, so we had analysed Great Britain’s performance from yesterday

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favourite Rebecca McGowan was the best performing British athlete of the day, reaching the quarter-finals ©GB

Doosan Industrial Vehicles UK has become a sponsor for the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester. 

World Championship hosts GB Taekwondo announced the news regarding the forklift and warehouse equipment

 “We’re very proud to become a sponsor of GB Taekwondo, who share not only a Korean heritage like

the World Taekwondo Championships to showcase their Korean heritage and values," said Matt Archibald, GB

“We look forward to starting what we hope will be a long-term partnership with the team at Doosan.”The