Big Time Drinker

British gold medallist gets drunk in Beijing, jumps in front of a taxi

Cyclist celebrates achievements by endangering life

Bradley Wiggins

Bradley Wiggins was in high spirits after securing two gold medals at the Beijing velodrome (the french term for ‘bike shed’) and decided to have a little tipple at London House (a hastily-named venue set up by the Chinese to celebrate [...]

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Olympic Flashback: Jesse Owens merks Hitler

Man smears powdered egg in Nazi faces

There was so much wrong about Hitler – the indie kid haircut, the Chaplin moustache, the ill fitting suits. Not to mention his massive racism issues and war waging. What was with that, Adolf? Seriously. Anyway, [...]

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China bid to end USA’s Golden dominance

Beijing 2008 Olympic Medals

As with politics and snack foods, America likes to think it is number one when it comes to the Olympics. Host nation China, however, look all set to dispute their sovereignty by claiming the most [...]

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