Katie Archibald withdraws from next week’s Track Cycling World Championships due to injury while Great Britain women upset Montenegro in EuroBasket qualifier. Here's our review of the last 24 hours.
British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton revealed they were looking at the bigger picture after Katie Archibald pulled out of next week's Track World Championships due to injury.
Reigning European champion Archibald suffered a posterior cruciate ligament injury in December but had initially been named in the Great Britain team for the World Championships which take place in London from March 2-6.
But while rehab has been progressing, Sutton revealed that the medical team had taken the decision to withdraw the 21-year-old with the selection battle for this summer's Olympic Games in mind.
"Katie has been working so hard to get herself back to full fitness for the championships. Rehab has been going really well but we were running out of time so we've taken the decision to focus on Rio," Sutton told British Cycling.
"I'm disappointed for Katie and disappointed for the team but the squad has a lot of depth so we're still confident we can show the crowds something special in London next week.
"Katie is a world-class rider and a key member of the Great Britain Cycling Team. We'll miss her in London but she'll be back stronger than ever and ready for Rio."
Great Britain are still in with a chance of qualifying for their fourth consecutive EuroBasket Women Final Round appearance after beating Montenegro 71-67 in Manchester.
It came after a thrilling climax to the game which saw the hosts battle back from a ten point deficit in the final quarter to snatch the win.
Montenegro had started off the stronger of the sides and led 35-33 at half-time before increasing their advantage to 55-48 after three quarters and then stretching their lead early in the final quarter.
But Great Britain, led by top-scorer Johannah Leedham on 28 points, hit back to take the win.
"That was awesome and the crowd was just amazing. They really got behind us and we found a rhythm just when we needed to,” said Stewart, who scored 12 points.
"I am really proud and really happy with the win as it keeps our EuroBasket Women 2017 hopes open and we can now go back to our clubs and enjoy the rest of the season, knowing we will be back for the last qualifying window in November when we play Italy and Albania.
"Montenegro are a great team and very smart. They have real size and great guards so this kind of win against a quality opponent has been a long time coming.”
Johanna Konta suffered her first defeat since losing in the semi-finals of the Australian Open after she went down in three sets to Croatia’s Mirjana Lucic-Baroni in the second round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco.
The British number one had two break points in the final set but failed to take them, eventually losing out 4-6, 6-2, 7-5.
Meanwhile fellow Briton Aljaz Bedene lost to Dutchman Robin Haase 4-6, 7-6, 4-6 in the men’s event.
Olympian Aimee Willmott is confident 2016 is her year after she made a strong start to her long course season in Sheffield over the weekend.
Middlesbrough-born Willmott made the switch to the University of East London last year and has now settled into her new surroundings, cruising to 400m individual medley, 200m backstroke and 800m freestyle gold at the 2016 British Universities and Colleges Nationals, including posting a Championship record of 8:36.00 minutes in the latter.
And Willmott insists it was the perfect way to get her long course season started as she looks towards April and the Olympic trials in Glasgow.
"At the start of an Olympic year it's good to start well and to get wins like this,” she said.
"I've been training really well and racing really well and just enjoying myself a lot more than last year and if I can keep doing what I'm doing then hopefully I can be on the way to Rio.
"Last year was my first in London and away from home and I was probably a bit more uncertain of the difficulties I was having but this year everything is in place and I am really settled and seem to be getting on a lot better.”
In-form swimmer Ben Proud believes an increased focus in the gym can pay dividends as he chases Olympic success this summer.
Already a double Commonwealth gold medallist, Proud is targeting an appearance in both the 50m and 100m freestyle events in Rio this summer.
He has already proved he is one to watch having lowered the 50m freestyle British record in 2014 before improving that time to 21.73 at the British Universities and Colleges Championships in Sheffield over the weekend.
Proud also broke Mark Foster's 14-year-old short-course 50m freestyle record when he posted 20.74 seconds in December.
And he admits to taking a leaf out of six-time World Champion swimmer Foster's book when it comes to getting himself into shape.
"This year we've definitely upped the ante in the gym and tried to get a lot stronger," Proud told BBC South West.
"Obviously for the 50m you have to be strong, you have to be big and you have to be good in the water.
"I think Mark Foster definitely set the trend that you don't have to do a huge amount (of training) in the water, especially for a sprint event which lasts 21 seconds.
"At the same time I'm still focusing on the 100m, which means I have to spend a lot more time in the water - so I'm mixing them both up a bit.”
It's a case of when one door closes another opens for England men's sevens after a reshuffle of their team for the fifth leg of the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series in Las Vegas.
"They will be out for a few tournaments now but it is great to be able to bring back Phil, Dan and Charlie and to start building their game time again.”
Chris Langridge knows the race to Rio could well go down to the wire but insists he and men's doubles partner Marcus Ellis are more than up for the fight.
The duo currently sit 12th in the official BWF Rio rankings – inside the required top 16 placings to hit the qualification standard for the Olympic Games.
However the qualification window remains open until the end of May meaning a lot could change between now and then.
And Langridge knows consistency is key if they want to remain in pole position for Rio.
"We're okay at the moment but one or two more good performances should make it more set in stone," said 30-year-old Langridge.
"It could go down to the European Individual Championships, the last event before Olympic qualification finishes.
"We've had some up and down weeks and a few niggling injuries but now we are much more settled.”
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