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Natasha Perdue's mixed feelings on emotional Olympic debut

Natasha Perdue reflects on a bitter-sweet Olympic debut as she overcomes injury to fulfil her dream of following in her late father's footsteps.

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Olympics weightlifting: Podobedova wins 75kg gold for Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan's Svetlana Podobedova pips Natalya Zabolotnaya to win the Olympic women's heavyweight gold medal

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Olympics weightlifting: Poland's Adrian Zielinski wins gold

Poland's Adrian Zielinski claimed weightlifting gold with a solid display in the men's 85kg category.

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Olympics weightlifting: Ilya Ilyin retains gold with two world records

Weightlifting world champion Ilya Ilyin retains Olympic gold in the men's 94kg, breaking two world records on the way.

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Olympics weightlifting: China's Lulu Zhou wins with world record

China's Lulu Zhou breaks the world record as she holds off Tatiana Kashirina to win the women's super heavyweight weightlifting.

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Olympics weightlifting: Ukraine's Torokhtiy wins 105kg gold

Oleksiy Torokhtiy of Ukraine wins the men's 105kg weightlifting ahead of Iran's Navab Nasirshelal.

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Olympics weightlifting: Behdad Salimikordasiabi wins +105kg gold

Behdad Salimikordasiabi wins the gold medal in the +105kg category with fellow Iranian Sajjad Anoushiravani taking silver

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Wada warns athletes over health risks of banned drug

The World Anti-Doping Agency takes the unusual step to warn athletes about the health risks of a banned substance.

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Tommy Yule appointed GB Weightlifting performance chief

Two-time Scottish Commonwealth bronze medallist Tommy Yule is named GB Weightlifting's new performance director.

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Welsh weightlifter Jokarzadeh targets Commonwealth gold

Darius Jokarzadeh believes winning World Junior bronze will be a springboard for success at Commonwealth Games.

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2016 Olympics: Welsh trio earn Rio Games funding

Darius Jokarzadeh, Natasha Perdue and Gareth Evans are among British weightlifters to win funding for the 2016 Rio Games build-up.

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Zoe Smith's sister Yana makes weightlifting debut

British Commonwealth Games weightlifting bronze medallist Zoe Smith's younger sister Yana follows her into the sport.

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British Championships: Sonny Webster wins, Zoe Smith absent

Sonny Webster is among the title winners at the British Championships, which Olympian Zoe Smith misses through injury.

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Glasgow 2014: High demand for Commonwealth tickets

Glasgow's Commonwealth Games organisers say they are "delighted by the enthusiastic response" to the first day of ticket sales for next year's games.

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Glasgow 2014: Businesses call for 'clear plan'

Commonwealth Games organisers are asked to produce plans for the city's business involvement with "real urgency".

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Glasgow 2014: Commonwealth tickets in high demand

Organisers of next year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow say ticket applications for some events have already outstripped supply.

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Diver Tom Daley is new 2014 Commonwealth Games ambassador

British diver Tom Daley is the latest sports personality to be unveiled as an ambassador for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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Glasgow 2014: Some Commonwealth events 'oversubscribed'

Tickets for some events at next year's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be allocated by ballot, with applications running into the hundreds of thousands.

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Glasgow 2014: 'High demand' for Commonwealth Games tickets

More than 2.3 million requests have been made for up to one million Commonwealth Games tickets, organisers say.

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Teenage weightlifter Tiler could be a Glasgow medal prospect

Teenage weightlifter Rebekah Tiler could challenge for a Commonwealth medal in 2014.

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