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Team GB will be flying the flag for the country over at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. And the British athletes making the short journey across the channel will be hoping to enter the Olympic history books alongside sporting greats from yesteryear. The first British athlete took a Gold medal way back at the inaugural modern Games in 1896: Weightlifter Launceston Elliot claimed the nation’s first gold medal in the one hand lift at Athens. Let’s take a look at the most successful Olympians in British history. Who is Britain’s most successful Olympian? Team GB’s most decorated Olympian in…

Lionel Messi has been branded ‘selfish’ after the racism row (Pictures: Instagram/Getty) Ex-England striker Carlton Cole has branded Lionel Messi ‘selfish’ and says his silence on the Argentina racism row suggests he ‘does not care’ about the issue. Enzo Fernandez faces disciplinary action from Chelsea and FIFA after posting a video on social media that the French Football Federation said included ‘racist and discriminatory’ language. The £107m midfielder was filming some of his Argentina team-mates celebrating their Copa America final win over Colombia on a team bus when a chant was sung about France’s black and mixed-race players. Fernandez said…

Mason Mount had a forgettable first season at Manchester United (Picture: Getty Images) Manchester United are not intending on selling Mason Mount this summer, despite the England international being linked with a shock exit. Mount arrived at Old Trafford ahead of last season in a £55m move from Chelsea, but things did not go as hoped for him over his first campaign with the Red Devils. The midfielder suffered multiple injuries over the season, including a calf problem which kept him out of action for four months and he struggled to find any sort of rhythm in Erik ten Hag’s…

Joey Barton has been charged over tweets relating to Eni Aluko (Pictures: Getty) Joey Barton has been charged with making ‘malicious communications’ towards ex-England star and football pundit Eni Aluko. The former Premier League footballer, who spent most of his career at Manchester City and won one cap for England, will appear in court later this month. Cheshire Police said the charges concerned messages sent by the 41-year-old between 1 and 18 January. In a statement, a force spokesman said: ‘A man from Widnes has been summoned to court to face charges of malicious communications. ‘Following an investigation by Cheshire…

UK Daily Trending stories Trending – Joe Biden drops out of the presidential election race It’ll be no surprise that today’s biggest trending story – across the globe – is news the current sitting US President has announced he will not seek re-election. Joe Biden will remain in office until the end of his term. He has given his support to his vice president Kamala Harris – who is widely expected to become the official Democratic nominee – and will face Donald Trump in the November election.  Trouble started for the 81-year-old president a few weeks ago when he delivered…