Matt Butler
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Emily Bridges: Why transgender cyclist has been banned from competing in national championships
Cycling authorities ruled that Bridges could not compete in this weekend's National Omnium Championships against the likes of Laura Kenny because her registration as a male rider had not yet expired → Read More
Emily Campbell: Team GB weightlifter hopes her historic medal can 'inspire people to follow their dreams'
Campbell becomes the first British woman to win a weightlifting medal five years after picking up a barbell for the first time → Read More
Laurel Hubbard failed to complete a lift at Tokyo 2020 Olympics but transgender weightlifter has made history
It was no surprise to see how visibly nervous the New Zealander was given the furore caused by her presence at these Games → Read More
Trayvon Bromell: 100m sprinter fails to qualify for final as GB’s Zharnel Hughes beats favourite in semi
The American sprinter has run the fastest time in the world this year but will not compete for gold after missing out by the narrowest of margins → Read More
Tokyo 2020: Noisy upstart BMX park seals its place at Games as Team GB win two more medals
Ex-chef Worthington wins gold in women's event while Brooks was 'stoked' to take home bronze → Read More
Tokyo 2020: Why do swimmers win so many medals? Caeleb Dressel can win four and Adam Peaty can bag three
Swimming is only sport at Olympics where athletes can win up to eight medals at a single Games. The reason is down to its colourful history dating back to a freezing Mediterranean in 1896 → Read More
Tokyo 2020: Team GB's Helen Glover insists rowing career is over after fourth-place finish at Olympics
Double Olympic champion who returned to sport in March after having three children proud of placing with Polly Swann → Read More
Tokyo Olympics: Team GB boat 'forgets' to steer and nearly crashes into Italians to blow rowing medal chances
In a city which has seen its fair share of crashing dynasties Team GB's 21-year rowing hegemony ends with embarrassing near-miss → Read More
Tom Pidcock wins cross-country mountain biking gold as Team GB continues medal rush at Tokyo Olympics
The 21-year-old Leeds rider won the world title last year and is now Olympic champion as well → Read More
Who is Alex Yee? How Tokyo 2020 silver medallist went from racing for chocolate to Olympic triathlon glory
Londoner pays warm tribute to Brownlee brothers after culmination of long journey to top interrupted by serious high-speed crash → Read More
Freeman's gold, typhoons and a 99-mile beach: Aussie surfer Gilmore's Olympic inspiration
Australian surfer proud to be part of history as one of the first wave-riding Olympians at Tokyo 2020 this summer → Read More
Tokyo 2020: Major Olympics sponsor Toyota pulls TV adverts over negative public opinion on Covid risk at Games
Chief executive Akio Toyoda has also indicated that he will not attend the opening ceremony of the Games → Read More
Man Utd fans 'have had enough' and Old Trafford protests show their power is growing
The dramatic conclusion of the game against Liverpool being called off gives fans hope that maybe their concerns are being listened to → Read More
Chloë McCardel: 'Channel swimming helped me to process things during my recovery from PTSD'
The Aussie swimmer McCardel, who is a survivor of domestic abuse, will attempt to cross the English Channel for the 35th time → Read More
Why do so many feel the need to denigrate Serena Williams? I’ll give you one guess…
American lost to Bianca Andreescu in second consecutive US Open final defeat which many saw as 'karma' for her 2018 outburst, writes Matt Butler. → Read More
Ellie Simmonds is ready for one more Paralympics after round-the-world gap year
Interview: Paralympic five-time gold medallist tells Matt Butler she is back in a good place as she prepares for the World Championships in London. → Read More
Novak Djokovic beats Roger Federer in longest ever Wimbledon men’s singles final
The Centre Court crowd may have yearned for another Federer win but their man lost in five sets 7-6, 1-6, 7-6, 4-6, 13-12, reports Matt Butler. → Read More
Cori Gauff: Could 15-year-old achieve her goal of winning Wimbledon after shock results?
While Gauff has the single-minded ambition that all great athletes need, she is growing up in a relentlessly demanding environment. → Read More
How Andy Murray and Serena Williams became mixed doubles partners at Wimbledon 2019
The pairing came about after Murray had been rejected by women's No 1 seed Ashleigh Barty and was set up quietly behind the scenes. → Read More
Lewis Hamilton, Roger Federer and Cristiano Ronaldo’s superfans are more than a little worrying
Devotees of sports stars like Lewis Hamilton and Cristiano Ronaldo come down on people like a bag of hammers at the merest suggestion their idols are less than perfect → Read More