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The maths is stark. Three into two won’t go.Britain has three leading names in the men’s 200m freestyle, all seeking Olympic places. Tom Dean is the Olympic champion. Duncan Scott won silver at Tokyo 2020. Matt Richards won gold at the 2023 world championships.All three will line up in the event at the British Swimming…

Laura Kenny has only a “slim chance” of competing at the Paris Olympics, says British Cycling’s performance director.Kenny, Britain’s most successful female Olympian, gave birth to her second son Monty in July, but said in November she was targeting a fourth Games in 2024.The 31-year-old has not yet returned to team training.April’s Track Nations Cup…

“I definitely feel that I’m a better athlete for what I’ve been through.”Kathleen Dawson won a relay gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, but then spent three years battling with a career-threatening back injury.The 26-year-old from Fife has now earned a spot at the Paris Games this summer after winning the 100m backstroke at the…

Daphne Schrager won the C2 individual pursuit world title at the Para-cycling Track World Championships, the last major event before the Paris 2024 Paralympics.Schrager triumphed against Switzerland’s Flurina Rigling, the defending champion, for the gold medal in Rio de Janeiro.”To come back and be world champion again is everything,” said Schrager.Kadeena Cox defended her world…

Former teen heartthrob Jesse McCartney — best known for his boy band days in Dream Street, his solo hit “Beautiful Soul,” writing “Bleeding Love” for Leona Lewis and an acting career on “Summerland” — is aging like a fine wine on “All’s Well,” his late…ByMARTINA REBECCA INCHINGOLO Associated PressFormer teen heartthrob Jesse McCartney — best…

Irish featherweight Jude Gallagher beat Turkmenistan’s Sukur Ovezov in his World Qualification Tournament quarter-final to seal his place at Paris 2024.The Tyrone boxer’s superior power helped him dominate the contest in Busto Arsizio, near Milan, and secure a unanimous 5-0 decision in his favour.The 22-year-old from Newtownstewart becomes the sixth Irish boxer to qualify for…

Matt Weston earned Britain’s first overall World Cup men’s skeleton title in 16 years after finishing joint-fourth in the season’s final event.Weston pipped Germany’s Christopher Grotheer to gold on the last day of the contest in Lake Placid, United States.”I wasn’t expecting this at all but it’s an amazing feeling,” he said.The title is won…

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson won silver at the 2024 European Figure Skating ChampionshipsWorld Figure Skating ChampionshipsVenue: Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada Dates: 18-24 March Coverage: Live on BBC Sport app and website, BBC iPlayer and Red Button on 21-23 MarchIce dancers Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson are seeking to win…

Adam Peaty said he is back after winning the British 100m breaststroke title in the fastest time this year to qualify for the Paris Olympics. A resurgent Peaty, who is continuing a comeback after taking time out to deal with depression and alcohol problems, won in 57.94 seconds in London.It was his quickest time since…

Great Britain’s Corie Mapp produced a storming final run to clinch bronze in the Para-Bobsleigh World Championships in Lillehammer, Norway.He followed up a gold medal in Friday’s World Cup race on the same track, which doubled as the European Championships. Mapp, 45, was out of the medals going into Sunday’s fourth run, but posted the…