More Olympic joy for Team GB – Thursday’s sporting social
Mallory Franklin and Matt Coward-Holley enjoyed success in Tokyo.
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Olympics
Mallory Franklin celebrated silver in the C1 class.
While Matt Coward-Holley won shooting bronze.
Tom Dean – double Olympic champion.
Carl Hester was proud of En Vogue.
Jade Jones returned home from Tokyo
Taekwondo bronze medallist Bianca Walkden touched down to a warm welcome.
Helen Glover felt the love.
What a photo!
And another…
Congratulations for Ireland.
Football
Rangers poked fun at Celtic’s Champions League loss to FC Midtjylland.
Some football ability there.
Liverpool paid tribute to supporter Andrew Devine after a coroner ruled his death made him the 97th victim of the Hillsborough disaster.
Viv Anderson turned 65.
Formula One
Happy birthday to two-time world champion Fernando Alonso.
Lando Norris looked a bit creased on his arrival for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Boxing
Tyson Fury works hard in the gym.
Golf
Pop superstar Niall Horan accompanied special guest Amy Bockerstette to the tee as she hit the opening tee shot Northern Ireland.