Harrods to axe iconic green and gold plastic carrier bags
Harrods does without its famous green and gold plastic carrier bags. The upscale Knightsbridge store has been selling the iconic bags for 50 years but … Read more
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Hannah Cockroft smashes own Paralympic record to claim seventh career gold
Wheelchair racing star Hannah Cockroft broke her own Paralympic record when she drove to gold in the T34 800m in Tokyo. Cockroft flew out of … Read more
Wiggs takes Paralympic gold with personal best time
The British Emma Wiggs made her name in history by winning the first Paralympic gold in the Va’a Paracanoe with a devastating victory in Tokyo. … Read more
More Paralympic gold for Great Britain as Owen Miller wins 1500m
The Scot Owen Miller won a surprising 1500-meter gold for Great Britain after angering the World and European Champion Alexandr Rabotnitskii in the Olympic Stadium … Read more
Dame Sarah Storey claims 16th career gold at Tokyo Paralympics
Dame Sarah Storey set the UK’s record for Paralympic gold medals by taking the 16th of her extraordinary career with a captivating win in the … Read more
Taliban fighters lounge around in warlord's lavish gold palace after he flees
Pictures show fighters armed with rifles lying on the ornate furniture in the house of General Rashid Dostum in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, which … Read more
Team USA dominates Brazil to clinch first women's volleyball gold
On the final day of the Tokyo Olympics, the United States women’s volleyball team seized the moment to make history. The Americans swept past Brazil … Read more
Jason Kenny in seventh heaven after winning keirin gold at Tokyo Olympics
Jason Kenny became the first Briton to win seven Olympic gold medals when he took a stunning win in the men’s keirin final at Izu. … Read more
U.S. women's water polo wins third straight Olympic gold
Too fast. Too strong. Too deep. The United States water polo team completed a threesome on Saturday, beating Spain 14-5 to add gold in Tokyo … Read more
Team USA shutout by Japan, settles for baseball silver as hosts take long-awaited gold
Five Japanese pitchers combined a six-hit shutout on Saturday as the hosts beat the United States 2-0, securing the first ever Olympic baseball gold medal … Read more
