Usain Bolt tonight fulfilled his dream of becoming a "legend" of the sport by successfully defending his Olympic 100m title in stunning style in London. Bolt was only fifth quickest out of the blocks but was quickly into his running and stormed
Andy Murray and Ben Ainslie were the big victors at the Olympics on Super Sunday and they have once again closed the gap on Bradley Wiggins in the betting for Sports Personality of the Year. William Hill make Murray 4/1 third favourite, while
Britain's Christine Ohuruogu tonight produced a storming finish to claim a silver medal in the defence of her Olympic 400 metres title on home soil in London. Ohuruogu, whose family lives so close to the Olympic site in Stratford that she could
JACK CORK admits he felt helpless as Great Britain crashed out of London 2012 Olympics on penalties last night – but he believes a first Premier League campaign with Saints will soften the blow. Saints midfielder Cork had been restricted to cameo
Great Britain produced a brilliant second-half comeback to stun world number ones Australia who appeared to be coasting towards the semi-finals. The hosts – including Winchester -born star Rob Moore - were 3-0 down early in the second half before
Great Britain's Iain Percy tonight laughed off talk that he is jealous of Ben Ainslie 's achievements. The pair came through the ranks together and today Lymington -based Ainslie secured gold in the Finn class, which saw him become the most successful
Last night Ben Ainslie must have scrubbed his boat for Britain. He may also have tucked into a Chinese meal - another of his quirky pre-race rituals - before embarking on the voyage of his life. But aspiring sailors, be warned: anyone hoping
There were tears of joy on Centre Court for Andy Murray as he avenged his Wimbledon final defeat by Roger Federer in the finest possible way to win Olympic gold. It was four weeks to the day since that heartbreaking loss had left him sobbing with
HAMPSHIRE-based Ben Ainslie has made history this afternoon with a fourth gold medal guaranteeing his status as the greatest ever sailing Olympian. He finished ninth, ahead of arch rival Jonas Hogh-Christensen from Denmark in tenth, in the Finn class
Ben Ainslie admitted the last few weeks have been “the hardest of my life” as he celebrated a record fourth Olympic sailing gold medal off Weymouth and Portland. “It’s times like this you’re supposed to say something clever but I’m speechless,”
Southampton ’s Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson today claimed British sailing ’s first medal of London 2012 by winning Star class silver at Weymouth and Portland. The silver medal makes IPercy the joint second most successful British Olympic sailor
London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe believes the "supreme" Ben Ainslie is already amongst the best Olympians of all-time. The 35-year-old Lymington -based star could rise further this afternoon as he is on the verge of becoming the greatest sailor
Great Britain coach Stuart Pearce believes his players are stronger for their Olympic experience despite seeing them suffer penalty shoot-out heartache in their quarter-final defeat to South Korea last night. The Millennium Stadium clash had
Sebastian Coe hailed the extraordinary events in the Olympics yesterday as the greatest day of sport he has ever witnessed. The London 2012 chairman said the gold medal feats of British athletes Jessica Ennis, Mo Farah and Greg Rutherford in the
HAMPSHIRE health bosses have withdrawn a drug that helps save people’s sight following the threat of a legal challenge. They have decided to discontinue their use of cancer drug Avastin to treat the estimated 1,000 people in Hampshire and the Isle of
STAMPS bearing the face of Hampshire’s new Olympic heroine will go on sale this afternoon. Dani King will appear on a special commemorative stamp alongside Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott to celebrate their gold medal in the women’s cycling team
HAMPSHIRE sailors were today bidding to continue the county’s already golden Olympic weekend on the waters off Weymouth. Lymington-based Ben Ainslie is aiming to make history this afternoon with victory guaranteeing his status as the greatest ever sailing
SOUTHAMPTON'S Iain Percy was denied a third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the last 100 metres of a dramatic final race at Weymouth. Swedish yachtsmen Fredrik Loof and Max Salminen denied Percy and crewmate Andrew Simpson gold in the Star class.
