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
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
How messy they over there think the divorce will be. Join me now on bbc two. Thats newsnight. Good evening and welcome to sportsday. Coming up in the show. The home nations coaches name their teams for the six nations championship, which starts on saturday. After 21 years in the game, Frank Lampard calls time on his football career. And cameroon set up an African Cup Of Nations final against egypt after beating ghana 2 0. Thanks forjoining us. England head coach eddiejones has named his team to face france in their opening match of rugby unions six nations championship. Ahead of the tournament, which starts on saturday, jones has been addressing comments made by Former Scotland and British Lions Coachjim Telfer who compared jones to donald trump and said the twickenham crowd look down their noses at the opposition. Unsurprisingly, jones doesnt agree. We do not behave arrogantly. We are very respectful. If you look at her record on the field and our interaction with opposition teams tha