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Weekly Sports Quiz: Test Yourself on Transfers, Tattoos and Photo Finishes

A new weekly sports quiz tests readers on football transfers, the European Athletics Championships and The Hundred, with only 8% scoring full marks last week.

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Georgia Stanway shows off her tattoos on her arms, with a yellow question mark overlay

Ruby Evans: Welsh Gymnast on Sudden Fame After Olympic Breakthrough

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Gold medallist Ruby Evans of Team Wales (centre) with silver medallist Abigail Martin (left) and bronze medallist Shantae-Eve Amankwaah, both of Team England, at the medal ceremony for the women's floor exercise final at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Hudson-Smith Claims Historic 400m Gold on Home Track in Birmingham

Matthew Hudson-Smith won 400m gold at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, equalling the men's record medal tally at the event and adding to an Olympic silver won in Paris in 2024.

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Glave and Azu Give Britain European 100m Gold-Silver at Home Championships

Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu claimed gold and silver in the men's 100m at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham after defending champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs pulled up injured.

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Empty Seats Spark Backlash at Birmingham's European Athletics Championships

more expensive than a family holiday for a single night. Separately, according to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/11/european-athletics-championships-face-backlash-over-crazy-prices-and-empty-seats" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a national newspaper's report</a>, no further d...

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A photo of six women in a race. The floor is blue and the stands are behind which are not full. The signs are pink.

Hodgkinson, Werro and Broeders-Bol Sail Through 800m Semis at Europeans

Keely Hodgkinson, Audrey Werro and Femke Broeders-Bol all progressed through their 800m heats at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, setting up a highly anticipated final on Friday 14 August.

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Keely Hodgkinson smiles after winning her women's 800m heat in Birmingham

Amy Hunt Storms to European 100m Gold in Birmingham

Amy Hunt won her first senior international title, taking 100m gold at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on 10 August 2026 with a late surge from fifth to first.

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Britain Sweep Relay Gold as McMillan Helps Seal Historic Win in Paris

Great Britain won gold in both the men's and women's 4x200m freestyle relays at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris on 10 August 2026, with Max Litchfield adding bronze in the individual medley.

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Team GB's Matthew Richards, Jack McMillan, James Guy and Duncan Scott

Birmingham Hosts European Athletics Championships as GB Chase Medal Table Return

Great Britain field 96 athletes as the European Athletics Championships open in Birmingham on 10 August, with Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and Matthew Hudson-Smith among the home stars chasing medals across seven days of competition.

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Italy finished top of the medal table as Great Britain finish third behind France

Pritchard eyes world title defence after retaining European crown

Welsh Para-rower Ben Pritchard overcame a freak pre-race injury to retain his European title in Varese, and now targets the World Championships in Amsterdam.

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Uganda team manager says missing Glasgow boxers have switched off phones

Police Scotland is investigating after several athletes failed to return home following the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Uganda’s team among those affected.

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Nuhu Batte, with blue boxing gloves on and with an arm flexed, preparing to fight.

Glasgow praised for rescuing Commonwealth Games as baton passes to Amdavad

Glasgow’s Commonwealth Games closed with fireworks, a baton handover to Amdavad and praise for reinventing the event after its future was in doubt.

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GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 02: A fireworks display takes place on the River Clyde during the Closing Ceremony on day ten of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at The Hydro on August 02, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by James Fearn/Getty Images)