Antiques Roadshow guest refuses to sell Suffragette medals despite huge value

“I think they liked being together sometimes,” they added before the expert gave her valuation of the bespoke collection. “With its letters and of course with the whistle, which I can imagine your grandmother blowing, I would say we’re talking about £6,000 to £8,000,” Hilary said. The guest was shocked to hear how much their […]

Russia riding high in Euro Champs medals table after victory for cyclists, synchronized swimmers

Russia’s cyclists and synchronized swimmers have continued the nation’s impressive performances at the European Championships, with the country sitting firmly atop the medals table as of Monday afternoon. Russian synchronized swimmer Svetlana Kolesnichenko claimed victory in the technical solo event in Glasgow on Monday, bringing her country an 11th gold and 22nd medal in total […]

Canada's Abel double dips with 2 medals on final day of Montreal Diving World Series

Canada’s Jennifer Abel completed her hometown Montreal Diving World Series with a pair of medals on Sunday. Abel, born in Montreal, and partner Francois Imbeau-Dulac, from nearby Saint-Lazare, Que., ran away with gold in the mixed three-metre synchro event after Abel took bronze in the women’s three-metre earlier in the day. The duo scored 325.20 points to top the […]

The ‘Miracurl on Ice’ US curling team were given the wrong medals during ceremony

The U.S. men’s curling team won a shocking gold medal at the Winter Olympics and are being called the “Miracurl on Ice.” The team, led by John Shuster, rallied after losing four of their first six matches, and went on a five match winning streak to win gold. During the medal ceremony, the team did […]

The German and Canadian bobsled teams both won gold medals in a rare tie — and they were thrilled for each other

Andy Wong/AP The German and Canadian two-man bobsled teams tied for the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.  The last time there was a bobsled tie at the Olympics was 20 years ago, in Nagano, Japan. The German and Canadian teams stormed the bobsled track and hugged as they celebrated their dual win.  […]

Winter Olympics 2018: Rowan Cheshire reveals amazing comeback as Team GB chase more medals

Four years ago in Sochi, the Team GB athlete wasn’t able to compete after suffering a huge concussion while training on the course ahead of the event. But after a high score of 71.40, Cheshire qualified in ninth place for the 12-strong women’s final in South Korea. Speaking about her achievement, she said: “There were […]

Lifetime Olympic bans lifted for 28 Russian athletes, some past medals to be restored

Getty Images/Quinn Rooney Twenty-eight Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned, throwing the International Olympic Committee’s policy on Russian doping into turmoil. The 28 who had their bans lifted could now seek late entry into the Pyeongchang Olympics — suggesting a chaotic few days ahead for the IOC and winter sports governing bodies before […]

Ben Simmons talks gold medals and being homesick

Video Ben Simmons talks gold medals and being homesick0:34 Aussie NBA star Ben Simmons talks about winning gold medals for Australia and being homesick. Courtesy: ABC January 30th 2018 3 minutes ago /display/newscorpaustralia.com/Web/NewsNetwork/Sport news and galleries/ Sport NRL News AFL Rugby Gold Football Cricket SuperRacing MotorSport Tennis Boxing Basketball Golf Cycling US Sports More Sports […]