Four Olympic medals may already adorn the walls of the Brownlee family home, but Britain’s trailblazing triathlon brothers want more – two apiece, to be precise, at Tokyo 2020.

Not all couples can boast three gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, four Challenge Cup wins and a Manchester coffee shop.

British Olympic hopeful Adam Gemili admits watching the world’s greatest athlete from the sidelines, rather than staring at his heels, convinced him sprinting is a sport of mind over matter.

Following recent doping scandals involving Russia and Kenya, Manchester’s Diane Modahl believes the IAAF must do more to preserve innocence in athletics.

A Sale Harrier jumped a new personal best at an international indoor high jump competition in the Czech Republic this weekend.

Manchester’s Jessica Fullalove says she can’t wait to compete in her home town ahead of this weekend’s International Swim Meet.

Manchester will again play host to hundreds of runners helping to fast-track a cure for paralysis by taking part in the Life Style Sports Run in the Dark.

Lauren Quigley believes her rivals will see a much different athlete next month in Russia to the person who made her World Championships debut two years ago.

A Bolton wrestler has described the ‘shocking’ moment he received a string of donations from local supporters who aimed to fund his sporting dream.

Filorida Tesfay has excelled at Manchester Academy since joining the Diane Modahl Sports Foundation in September while also showing promise in both basketball and athletics.

Last year Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead cut a frustrated figure when a tactical stalemate saw her miss out on a rainbow jersey at the World Championships – and she’s determined not to see history repeat itself this summer.