Extraordinary sporting achievement, athletes striving to go faster, higher, stronger, if those were the aims then this is very much their award, many are living up to the high expectations, so many surpassing it. Theres only one place really we can start this review of 2016, and that is some 6000 miles away, from murky manchester, rio, where this heros parade, really began. Brazil welcomes the world with open arms butjust who would be lining up beside them . After months of claims and revelations of widespread doping, russia were at the olympics, their Track And Field team were not. But as they say in sport you can only beat what is in front of you. Team gb, at times, were beating everybody. Adam peaty takes 0lympic gold for Great Britain. In the pool, the best british games for over a century. Above the waves around the base, roaming in rio was truly spectacular. And it is Great Britain who are mens 0lympic champions. It is carnival time for Great Britain. History being written and th
Extraordinary sporting achievement, athletes striving to go faster, higher, stronger, if those were the aims then this is very much their award, many are living up to the high expectations, so many surpassing it. Theres only one place really we can start this review of 2016, and that is some 6000 miles away, from murky manchester, rio, where this heros parade, really began. Brazil welcomes the world with open arms butjust who would be lining up beside them . After months of claims and revelations of widespread doping, russia were at the olympics, their Track And Field team were not. But as they say in sport you can only beat what is in front of you. Team gb, at times, were beating everybody. Adam peaty takes 0lympic gold for Great Britain. In the pool, the best british games for over a century. Above the waves around the base, roaming in rio was truly spectacular. And it is Great Britain who are mens 0lympic champions. It is carnival time for Great Britain. History being written and th
Hes currently the most improved player in the world and set about showing it. He eased to the first then broke at a decisive moment in the second and again in the third. Evans wrapped it up in straight sets 6 3, 6 3, 6 4 to put Great Britain one up with kyle edmund next to play. Parliament will next week debate how english football is governed as mps try to improve the way the sport is run. The culture, media and Sport Committee will bring a motion of no confidence in the Football Associations ability to restructure itself. The fa have responded saying theyre committed to working with the government. Heres our sports news correspondent Richard Conway with more. This is the culture, media and Sports Committee who have had their patients warned by the Football Association in recent years. They have had two reports into the governance of football and as they see it, the sa needs to reform and look at how it governs itself admits to look at that make up of its board level. Fa. They think t
Coming up in sportsday we will have the latest from the davis cup. And, irelands women beat scotland in the six nations. Scotland havent won in the tournament since 2010. Good evening. Eu leaders have made a show of unity at a summit in malta against what they see as a potentially hostile us president. Donald trump has previously praised the uk for voting for brexit. Today, eu leaders declared the importance of a strong europe in the face of a newly uncertain relationship with america. Theresa may offered to act as a bridge with the us following her visit to washington though one eu leader responded its impossible to build bridges with the us when communication is done mostly on twitter. Our deputy Political Editor John Pienaar Reports from malta. This report contains some flashing images. A stroll in the sun among europes leaders, but soon theresa may will be walking alone after brexit, then shell need all the friends she can get. Friends, she believes, like donald trump. She took his
Hes currently the most improved player in the world and set about showing it. He eased to the first then broke at a decisive moment in the second and again in the third. Evans wrapped it up in straight sets 6 3, 6 3, 6 4 to put Great Britain one up with kyle edmund next to play. Parliament will next week debate how english football is governed as mps try to improve the way the sport is run. The culture, media and Sport Committee will bring a motion of no confidence in the Football Associations ability to restructure itself. The fa have responded saying theyre committed to working with the government. Heres our sports news correspondent Richard Conway with more. This is the culture, media and Sports Committee who have had their patients warned by the Football Association in recent years. They have had two reports into the governance of football and as they see it, the sa needs to reform and look at how it governs itself admits to look at that make up of its board level. Fa. They think t