Great Britain almost paid the price for resting players versus Canada but should be back at full focus for the women’s quarter-finals. Australia represent spirited opponents but are rated just a level below, judged on what we have seen so far at the Tokyo Olympics.
Great Britain’s women have already done us a couple of favours at the Olympics and can wrap up top spot in their group by edging out Canada. Hege Riise’s well-drilled side have been rock-solid in securing two clean-sheet victories and may again be just too strong.
Great Britain’s women made a winning start to their Olympic campaign but are expected to face a tougher test when they meet hosts Japan on Saturday. Team GB began with a 2-0 victory over Chile – just as we predicted at 4/1 – and are top of Group A after the opening round of matches.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics get under way on July 23 and we are assessing the Team GB odds heading into the Games. The Olympics have been delayed by a year but are still due to take place amid a state of emergency caused by rising coronavirus rates in the Japanese capital.
Four sports will make their respective debuts at the Tokyo Games and here we assess the odds for the new Olympic events. Baseball is back at the Summer Olympics for the first time since 2008 but we’re focusing on debuts for karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing.
Great Britain are one of the leading medal contenders in the women’s Olympic football and will hope to show why when they begin their campaign against Chile. England’s run to the World Cup semi-finals two years ago suggests a squad with three players from Scotland and Wales to strengthen it should be capable of reaching the latter stages.
Great Britain will hope to have an athlete on the podium as we check out the Olympic women’s 100m odds for the Tokyo Games. Dina Asher-Smith is one of the Team GB squad’s biggest medal hopes on the track in Tokyo in the 100m and 200m but faces fierce competition from Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in both events.
The men’s Olympic football tournament gets under way on Thursday and we have analysed the chances of the leading teams. No European country has won the competition since Spain in 1992 but they are the favourites as we make our Olympic men’s football predictions.
The women’s football at the Olympics has more prestige than the equivalent for men and we have taken a look at the leading contenders to win gold. With no age restrictions in place, many of the top players in the world will be on show at the Tokyo Games so here is our assessment of the best Olympic women’s football predictions.
When the International Olympic Committee decided to push Tokyo 2020 back a year in response to the coronavirus pandemic, it disrupted the carefully-laid plans of many established athletes who were aiming to peak at the Games. For some British competitors who have yet to reach their full potential though, the delay has provided additional time for them to prepare.
We’ve analysed every track and field event to reveal which nations have been the most successful medal winners at the Summer Olympics. For example, American athletes have won 315 of the 842 gold medals available – more than the next eight nations combined.
As the world of sport continues to recover from the disruption of the first wave of COVID-19 that brought it to a virtual halt in the Spring, we’ve picked out five major sports and looked at how they responded, with regards to making changes to this year’s sporting calendar.
What makes the greatest ever Olympian? Is it simply the athlete to have won the most gold medals? The athlete to challenge at the top of their discipline the longest at multiple Games? The athlete who was the most dominant? He or she who overcame the biggest adversity? Those who brought their best to the biggest stage and broke records? Lots of questions, but little in the way of answers until now… Scroll down to see the real top 10.
