who represented his country over 1500 metres at three Olympics - and Sammy Koskei, whose African 800m record

Cram, who won the 800m in 1:43.22 and the 1500m in 3:50.87, was in superb form following his world record-breaking

points out in his recently published book The Commonwealth Games, Extraordinary Stories Behind The Medals

The problem was rugby: New Zealand's All Blacks, like British teams, were still happy to play against

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All times stated are British ENGLAND TOP MEDALS TABLE ON FIRST DAY BUT SCOTS ENJOY GOLDEN EVENINGGood

There's going to be some celebration in the Renick household tonight.20:08 Medals, medals, and more medals

, along with South Africa's Siyabulala Mabulu.World record!

"We've all got problems."

run and when my legs started to fail me with about a kilometre to go, I must have turned around 15 times

All times stated are BritishUntil tomorrow...20:00 We are just about ready to leave you here tonight.

of seven Commonwealth Games cycling medals.

Criminal conviction/ record not usual grounds for refusal.- Four time Olympic gold medal winning rower

Opening Ceremony, says our reporter Gary Anderson at England House.Matthew has won the World Open three times

Lynch (later Liz McColgan) won gold at Edinburgh 1986, she set the first women's 10,000 metre world record

By Gary Anderson at the Main Press Centre in GlasgowEngland's Andrew Baggaley is aiming to peak at the right time in Glasgow as he chases a third Commonwealth Games table tennis gold medal at the Scotstoun Sports Campus.

We have a really good chance of winning medals."

personal form, Baggaley, who competed at the London 2012 Olympic Games, is confident he can continue his record

But, it's all on the day really."

All the top players have a chance and its all down to each individual match and how you are feeling at

I take it on a match-by-match basis and you need to peak at the right times."

As my son would say, "all killer, no filler" - and I feel relatively OK about listening to it all for

ready to extend a family tradition set by her father, Cameron Sharp, who won five Commonwealth sprint medals

Apart from his Commonwealth record, Sharp represented Britain at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and also won

I think his Commonwealth medals they are more important to him than the European medal," she said.

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By Mike RowbottomSix gold medals earned New Zealand the bragging rights at the World Rowing Cup III in

beat Lithuania's world champions and Poland's European champions in a double sculls final in which all

crew.Britain's newly constituted men's four, already European champions, maintained their unbeaten record

that her partner would not be fit enough for the international season, and she maintained her unbeaten record

Greek challengeMay 2014: Germany's Olympic eight champions and British men's four set European best times

kind of a stigma attached to athletes with a disability that leaves them working twice, even three times

But should it really take the hope of winning medals to convince organisations to push for development

sport more in-line with the International Paralympic Committee's rules and regulations.It also saw a record

country for the second time, with Russia hosting the second World Championships in St Petersburg in 2010.All

By Nick ButlerThere was a large Paralympic presence in the Queen's Birthday Honours announced today, led by Sochi 2014 gold medal winners Kelly Gallagher and Charlotte Evans.

expressed her delight, writing on Twitter that the award proves "Friday 13th isn't so unlucky after all

Paralympic Movement was Jenny Archer, the lifelong coach of one of Britain's greatest stars of recent times

since 2002, received an MBE for services to disabled sport.Under her charge, Weir has won 10 Paralympic medals

I wouldn't have won any of my medals without Jenny."

success is a game changerFebruary 2014: Yarnold wins skeleton to maintain 100 per cent British medal record

By Paul OsborneOlympic swimming champion Otylia Jędrzejczak has retired from the sport during a special ceremony at the start of the Polish Championships in Olsztyn.

the 2003 and 2005 World Championships in the 200m butterfly, while collecting a staggering eight gold medals

Otylia Jędrzejczak won three medals at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games including gold in the 200m butterfly

Getty ImagesDespite an incredible career in the pool, which also saw her break the 200m butterfly world record

three times, Jędrzejczak was also involved in a tragic car accident in 2005 which saw her 19-year-old

Jędrzejczak has taken up study at the Russian International Olympic University where she has been learning all

winners of each of the 10 events, and an additional $50,000 (£30,000/€37,000) being due for any world record-breaking

the rebuilding of the stadium named in honour of their four-time Olympic sprinter who won multiple medals

Of the 12 medals the Bahamas has won at the Olympics, 10 have been in athletics, and, of those, five

We have never been given the credit we deserve collectively despite all the titles we have won, but I

am telling you Marion, that is just going to make our victory all the sweeter when it comes."

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By Nick ButlerGreat Britain's Hannah Cockroft broke her own 200 metres T34 world record by nearly four

previous best of 31.23 which she set in Indianapolis in June 2012, shortly before she won two gold medals

I'm delighted with the record, although I know I can go faster looking at my training times."

shows I'm in great form ahead of August's European Championships [in Swansea] hopefully I can lower the record

It was not all celebration for Britain, though, as in one of the most anticipated races of the day four-time

almost perfect" as he finished just 0.03 seconds outside of American Chris Waddell's 10 year-old world record

By Nick ButlerProblems engulfing US Speed Skating have taken another turn for the worse after a letter, sent by a five-person group, highlighted a series of concerns before requesting a hearing with the governing body's grievance committee.

In particular the letter, signed by, among others, four time Olympian and former 3,000 metres world record

recent weeks following the Winter Olympic disappointment, where the US were targeting seven or eight medals

team blamed new Under Armour suits, which were introduced shortly before the Games, for their slow times

Ryan Shimabukuro, a former speed skater from Hawaii who led the team to a total of 195 international medals

resignation.This followed the departure of Finn Halvorsen as high-performance director, Kip Carpenter as national all-around

Olympics - at which he finished 12th in the 50 metres free pistol event - he was already 41, with a war record

I am not trying to pin medals on myself but the people in the FBI knew that I was very handy with firearms

They were all trying to do the same thing.

She didn't interact with me personally...she was the star and got all of the publicity!"

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By Gary AndersonApril 22 - Britain has named a squad of 31 athletes for the upcoming International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven which will be led by a trio of reigning Paralympic champions in Ellie Simmonds, Jonathan Fox and Ollie Hynd.

events and will be among the gold medal favourites in the S8 100m butterfly after breaking the world record

I got five out of my six qualification times so maybe I'll swim all of them in Eindhoven but we'll see

world champion Simmonds takes gold on final day in GlasgowApril 2014: Britain's Slater sets European record

on day two of British Para-Swimming International MeetApril 2014: British trio secure medals on opening

with a 200 metres butterfly world title in 2001 aged 15, Phelps won those staggering 18 Olympic gold medals

Thursday (April 24).Michael Phelps will resume a career which has already included 18 Olympic gold medals

the Olympics more than any other and the ideal plan must be Rio 2016 and an increase on his already record-breaking

former player turned county coach, Moores was appointed England boss in 2007 and, after a mediocre record

persevere, or be allowed to persevere, in a sporting post has been an increasingly important one in recent times