On This Day: Lizzy Yarnold retains Olympic skeleton title
Britain won two medals in the same event for the first time in Winter Olympics history.
Feb 17, 08:13
On This Day: Lizzy Yarnold lands Winter Olympic gold
Yarnold triumphed with a 0.97 seconds margin over her closest rival Noelle Pikus-Pace.
Feb 14, 08:38
Geraint Thomas beats Lewis Hamilton and Harry Kane to BBC SPOTY crown
The Tour de France champion becomes the fourth cyclist to win the prize in the last decade.
Dec 16, 21:54
Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish knighted in Queen's Birthday Honours list
Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish receives a knighthood in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Jun 8, 22:32
Medal table summary: Norway, GB set winter records, USA fall short of target
Norway beat the record for medals earned at a single Winter Games after finishing in PyeongChang with a tally of 39.
Feb 25, 08:26
Lizzy Yarnold retains Olympic skeleton gold medal
Great Britain's Lizzy Yarnold becomes the first Briton to retain a Winter Olympic title after winning gold in the women's skeleton.
Feb 17, 13:51
Lizzy Yarnold named as Team GB flagbearer
Lizzy Yarnold is named as the flagbearer for Team GB at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Feb 8, 09:58
Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold takes year out from skeleton
Great Britain's Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold decides to skip the upcoming World Cup campaign so that she can "refresh" and "come back even more motivated".
Sep 17, 13:47
Lizzy Yarnold completes skeleton career grand slam
Great Britain's Lizzy Yarnold adds the skeleton world title to her Olympic, World Cup and European golds to complete a career grand slam.
Mar 7, 12:37
Lizzy Yarnold motivated ahead of world bid
Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold admits that it would be "an honour" if she could add a skeleton world championship gold to her list of achievements.
Feb 19, 12:46
Lizzy Yarnold wins third World Cup gold of the season
Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold wins her third gold of the World Cup and is now third in the overall rankings.
Feb 7, 14:39
Laura Deas wins bronze at Skeleton World Cup
Laura Deas wins her second medal of the Skeleton World Cup with a bronze in St Moritz.
Jan 23, 16:42
Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold withdraws from World Cup event
Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold pulls out of the World Cup event in Calgary after suffering dizziness.
Dec 16, 09:30
Skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold appointed MBE
Lizzy Yarnold is appointed MBE by the Queen for her services to sport, after winning Great Britain's only gold medal at the Sochi Games.
Dec 5, 17:32
Nominees for BBC Sports Personality of the Year revealed
The 10 nominees for the 2014 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award are revealed.
Nov 24, 19:48
Charlotte Dujardin named Sportswoman of the Year
British dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin is named Sportswoman of the Year at a ceremony in London.
Nov 20, 03:56
Olympic heroes on Queen's Birthday Honours list
British gold medal winners Lizzy Yarnold, Kelly Gallagher and Charlotte Evans are recognised for their achievements at the Winter Olympics in the Queen's Birthday Honours list.
Jun 13, 23:12
Sir Bobby Charlton given lifetime achievement award by Torch Trophy Trust
Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton is given a lifetime achievement award for his work with charity the Torch Trophy Trust.
Mar 19, 14:45
Mike Hay rejects accusation that Winter Olympic sports are elitist
Great Britain's chef de mission Mike Hay rejects accusations that the Winter Olympic sports are elitist.
Feb 25, 11:59
Lizzy Yarnold hails "wonderful week"
Team GB skeleton gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold says that she has had a "wonderful week" after taking part in the Winter Olympics' closing ceremony as Britain's flag-bearer.
Feb 23, 22:28
Lizzy Yarnold 'nervous but honoured' to carry Great Britain flag
Great Britain athlete Lizzy Yarnold admits that she is nervous ahead of carrying the Union Jack flag at the Sochi closing ceremony today.
Feb 23, 16:36
Maxim Trankov to carry Russian flag at Sochi closing ceremony
Double gold medallist Maxim Trankov is chosen to carry the Russian Federation flag for the Sochi Winter Olympics closing ceremony today.
Feb 23, 13:11
Lizzy Yarnold grateful for "special" flagbearer honour
Skeleton gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold speaks of her joy at being selected to carry the flag for Great Britain at today's closing ceremony.
Feb 23, 08:30
John Eley: 'I hope we've done Great Britain proud'
Great Britain short track speed skater John Eley says that he hopes the travelling party have done the nation "proud".
Feb 22, 15:20
Lizzy Yarnold to carry Great Britain flag at Sochi closing ceremony
Lizzy Yarnold is confirmed as Great Britain's flag bearer at the closing ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics.
Feb 22, 09:41
Jones: 'Team GB athletes using Tinder in Sochi'
Team GB's bronze medal-winning snowboarder Jenny Jones reveals that mobile dating app Tinder is proving to be popular among the athletes at the Sochi Olympics.
Feb 21, 12:35
Lizzy Yarnold's local postbox painted gold by fans
Residents of Lizzy Yarnold's West Kingsdown home honour the Winter Olympic champion by painting her local postbox gold after the Royal Mail refuse to do so.
Feb 21, 11:35
Lizzy Yarnold's gold medal celebrations delayed by drug test
Team GB's Winter Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold reveals that her celebrations were delayed by the need to provide a urine sample following her skeleton gold medal.
Feb 21, 11:18
Mike Hay delighted with Sochi success
Team GB chef de mission Mike Hay backs Great Britain to achieve more success at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
Feb 21, 05:37
Lizzy Yarnold's mother backs calls for postbox to be painted gold
Judith Yarnold says that her daughter Lizzy deserves to be honoured in the same way that London 2012 gold medal winners were, with postboxes in their hometowns painted gold.
Feb 20, 11:04
Royal Mail 'won't repaint postbox for Winter Olympics hero Lizzy Yarnold'
The Royal Mail reportedly decide against repainting a postbox gold to honour Winter Olympics skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold.
Feb 18, 13:50
Formula 1 rivalry 'slides into Sochi Games'
The famous rivalry between McLaren and Ferrari spills into the Sochi Games.
Feb 17, 15:06
Dominic Parsons, Kristan Bromley qualify for final skeleton run
Kristan Bromely and Dominic Parsons of Great Britain both qualify for the final run of the men's skeleton at the 2014 Sochi Games..
Feb 15, 15:03
Amy Williams: 'Lizzy Yarnold has something unique'
Amy Williams describes Great Britain's Olympic skeleton gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold as "unique".
Feb 15, 14:34
Lizzy Yarnold speaks of humble beginnings
Lizzy Yarnold tells the BBC about her humble beginnings at the start of her road to the Sochi Olympics skeleton gold medal.
Feb 15, 09:54
Lizzy Yarnold: "My dream has come true"
Great Britain's Lizzy Yarnold describes her Olympic gold medal win in the skeleton at the Sochi Games as a 'dream come true'.
Feb 15, 09:42
Lizzy Yarnold hopes to be "someone's inspiration"
Great Britain gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold hopes that her skeleton performance at the Sochi Winter Olympics could go on to inspire other people.
Feb 15, 09:34
Lizzy Yarnold brought "back to earth" with toilet roll mishap
Great Britain's Lizzy Yarnold takes to Twitter to express her bemusement with a toilet roll-related issue.
Feb 15, 08:26
Greg Rutherford emotional over Lizzy Yarnold triumph
British Olympic champion Greg Rutherford says that he was "in tears" after watching Lizzy Yarnold win the women's skeleton in Sochi on Friday.
Feb 15, 07:38
British prime minister David Cameron hails Lizzy Yarnold
British prime minister David Cameron praises Lizzy Yarnold for winning "an amazing gold" in the women's skeleton at the 2014 Sochi Games.
Feb 15, 07:25
