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Great Britain ruled the waves again as they took gold in the women's 470 class  Hannah Mills becomes the country's most successful female sailor as she won with Eilidh McIntyre  They entered the medal race with commanding 14-point lead and a fifth-place finish saw them to victory  Mills was one of the Team GB flag bearers at the opening ceremony in Tokyo  McIntyre emulates her father Mike, who won sailing gold for Britain in 1988 

Ben Shephard left in 'tears' on ITV Good Morning Britain. (PA) Good Morning Britain presenter Ben Shephard was left in 'tears' during Tuesday morning’s instalment of the show. The Tipping Point and Ninja Warrior UK host was presenting the ITV breakfast show alongside Kate Garraway. Ben explained to viewers how he had “been in tears” as Kate joked that it was not down to her for once. Ben was in fact left emotional by the success of Team GB at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. He confession came as Brits added to their medal tally on Tuesday morning, including a gold for Giles Sco...

There is one last chance for a sailing medal on Wednesday as the men's 470 crew of Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox had a good final day of fleet racing with a sixth and a third. That lifted them to fourth on the table for the medal race featuring the top 10 crews, and they are only six points off a bronze medal Burling and Tuke went into the medal race with a four point lead on the table. They ended on the same points as Great Britain after the medal race which had double points on offer, but the British won the tie-breaker by virtue of finishing ahead of the Kiwis in the race that mattere...

Giles Scott took the overall win in the men’s Finn class. Credit: AP Team GB have claimed eight more medals at the Tokyo Olympics - with two golds and a silver in sailing, and two silvers in track cycling. In sailing, Giles Scott took the overall win in the men’s Finn class, shortly after Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell claimed gold in the men’s 49er at the Tokyo Olympics. And Great Britain’s John Gimson and Anna Burnet won the silver medal in the mixed Nacra 17 class. Meanwhile, GB won two silver medals in track cycling - in the women's team pursuit and men's team sprint.

By Press Association 2021 Vivian and Leslie Bithell watch their son Stuart Bithell and his helm Dylan Fletcher win a gold medal in the 49er medal race (Peter Byrne/PA) Tearful and proud family members watched on as Team GB ruled the waves in Tokyo with sailors scooping double Olympic gold medal glory on Tuesday. Giles Scott won gold in the men’s Finn class, Britain’s sixth successive title in the event, shortly after fellow sailors Dylan Fletcher and Stuart Bithell narrowly claimed first in the men’s 49er. There were tears and jubi...