World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper has said he would be open to the idea of Great Britain teams competing in the World Sevens Series.

And we would welcome either alternative [playing as separate nations or combining as GB] in terms of

of those countries to work out if it's much better for them to combine their resources and present a GB

women’s Seven Series for the first time during the 2016-17 campaign.Great Britain's men's rugby sevens team

The top teams such as New Zealand and Australia have been performing as the same team, same squad, for

four, five years and in Great Britain we don't have that opportunity to compete as one team, so hopefully

Another Olympic Games, another huge British medal haul – it really should no longer come as a surprise.

the most potent performance-enhancing substance in sport and, thanks mainly to the National Lottery, Team

GB has plenty of it.Yet, with the media spotlight moving swiftly on to school examination results, I

Right: hockey, the only purely team sport, comes right at the bottom.Why?

, the GB hockey team could have had a perfect Olympics, winning gold in both men’s and women’s competitions

early matches.Similarly, while I have not yet seen statistics, the social media storm surrounding the GB

Four-time world champion Tully Kearney has been forced to withdraw from Great Britain’s swimming team

since the start of the year.Despite her best efforts and those of the British Para-Swimming support team

I’m devastated not to be able to represent GB at the Paralympic Games in Rio," said the 19-year-old,

I would like to wish the team all the best for Rio and thank the staff from British Para-Swimming and

As a team we worked closely with Tully to ensure she had the right support and as much time as possible

Kearney will not be replaced in the swimming team.

Joe Joyce is a name that rolls easily off the tongue and it is still set to be a household one, despite him failing to emulate his pugilistic pal Anthony Joshua and win the Olympic super heavyweight gold medal in Rio de Janeiro. 

it to the world title stage in the next few yearsMeantime, Joyce’s final medal of the Games helped Team

GB to achieve its greatest Olympics ever overall, with medal successes across 16 sports, surely making

GB, although they achieved the UK Sport set medal target of three, with Joyce, Nicola Adams’ much-predicted

was two fewer than in London and some say they thought they sensed a spark missing in the 12-person team

receives just a fraction of the £20 million ($26 million/€23 million) funding that goes to Sheffield-based GB

GB Taekwondo's performance director Gary Hall is already targeting better things at Tokyo 2020 after

Cheick Sallah Cissé instead.Bianca Walkden claimed bronze at over 67kg with the final member of the team

“Shhhh...I’m watching the dressage!” How many times has that message, or something similar, been whispered in British households these past few days?

“I can only hope that Jack Wilshere and his dim chums can learn from Team GB’s dignity and good manners

GB where success has bred even more success.As golden golfer Justin Rose says, they are just proud to

equally important, it has enabled our coaches to become more professional, too.It is estimated that every GB

current national feel-good-factor alone.Of course it is not just hard cash, but hard work that has put GB

GB ©Getty ImagesAs Lord Coe had forecast, once the running, jumping, sploshing and splashing got under

Britain surged to second in the medals table at Rio 2016 yesterday, winning five gold medals, to move above China in what will surely rank as one of the country's most memorable ever sporting days. 

not, as it turned out, as the man from Hemel Hempstead triumphed again on the pommel horse ahead of team-mate

five-time Olympic champion in history ©Getty ImagesWhitlock, who appears far less outgoing than his team-mate

He is far removed from the histrionics of some of his rivals and Ryder Cup team-mates, particularly those

shows that it huge amount to them, just as it did for Scott, Whitlock and Kenny.Everyone is equal on Team

GB - as long as they are winning, of course...

Charlotte Dujardin of Great Britain retained her Olympic individual dressage title with a stunning performance riding Valegro in Rio.

I feel a little bit overwhelmed," said Dujardin, who also won team dressage gold four years ago.The victory

It was the 31-year-old's second medal of the Rio games after she helped Team GB to win a silver medal

in the team dressage competition.Charlotte Dujardin becomes only the second British woman to win three

It was little wonder the faces of the smattering of International Olympic Committee (IOC) members who attended the first-ever men’s rugby sevens gold medal match at the Games were adorned with smiles.

Fortunately for Team GB, they were able to find the winning try in the sudden death period to book a

Paralympic gold medallists Nigel Murray and David Smith have been named on a 10-strong team for Rio 2016

, GB Boccia has announced.

after he triumphed in the individual BC2 competition at Sydney 2000, before he was a member of the team

The selection process has been tough, but it’s been great to welcome some new faces on to the team as

debuts, in the Brazilian city.The quartet secured their spot on the British squad by sealing BC1/BC2 team

gold at the 2015 European Team and Pair Championships in Guildford."

exciting to watch and I cannot wait to get to the Carioca venues in Rio to support this incredible team

Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad is convinced he will come out on top if he faces fellow British-born rival Aaron Cook in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games taekwondo competition.

makes it even more tasty for a fifth fight," Muhammad added, before revealing he has no problems with team-mate

“But they did a wonderful job of shielding me from a lot of the silly stuff, so did GB Taekwondo.

Claire Harvey has been forced to pull out of competing at Rio 2016 because of a hand injury.

hand in training, ruling her out of the Paralympic Games which gets underway in Rio next month.Team GB

has decided that Harvey will not be replaced in the athletics team, leaving the number of athletes in

an injury to her hand in training ©Getty ImagesHarvey competed at London 2012 where she represented Team

GB in sitting volleyball, who finished in eighth place, before switching to track and field last year.She

Qatar, where she came fifth in the shot put and eighth in the discus throw.This news means that Team

GB Bobsleigh have stepped up their search for possible Pyeongchang 2018 stars amid claims from Performance

A team lead by Chris Woolley, Performance Coach, and Lauren Forrow, Performance Programme Manager, travelled

 "Our scouting network is certainly paying dividends.”GB Bobsleigh travelled to Lee Valley for the

national trial of the summer, with a large pool of talent aiming to leave an impression on the selectors ©GB

Fearon who became the third-fastest Brit of all-time over 100 metres last weekend, means the interest in GB

Two small vignettes that indicate the priorities that seem to pertain at these very Brazilian Olympic Games.

the home team’s clear-cut defeat.According to Wikipedia, there was a pitch invasion and “the French team

attack and still level-pegging with their European opponents.I would estimate that at this point, before Team

GB eased to victory, the stadium was perhaps 40 per cent full.Empty seats are, plainly, going to be

The men's Olympic football tournament gets underway at Rio 2016 tomorrow, with hosts Brazil aiming to end their gold medal drought on home soil.

Every team in the competition is set to play tomorrow, with eight matches scheduled.Among those to feature

the Games after clubs were reluctant to release players, and at one point the idea of not sending a team

over age spaces going to defensive players.South Korea took bronze at the 2012 games, where they beat Team

GB on penalties, and would be delighted with a similar result this time around.A podium finish means