Laura Trott will be looking to repeat her London Olympics triumph over Sarah Hammer as she bids to complete a Track Cycling World Championship double in Minsk on Sunday afternoon.

NICK HARRIS: The Scots think of Irn-Bru as their national soft drink and for a long time it has been marketed under the slogan: ‘Made in Scotland from girders.’ Well, England’s Laura Trott was made in Essex from tungsten.

Katie Archibald and Laura Trott won golds on Sunday as Great Britain completed the European Elite Track Cycling Championships in Guadeloupe with an eight-medal haul, six of them gold.

Laura Trott took an 18-point lead into the final points race on Sunday which allowed her to beat USA's Sarah Hammer into second place.

Hero cyclist Laura Trott has become the most successful female British Olympian of all time after claiming her third gold medal in the women's team pursuit.

MATT LAWTON IN RIO: Laura Trott had said she rather liked the sound of being Britain’s greatest female Olympian last week and a challenge to her status was met with a swift, sensational response.

Cyclist Laura Trott, 24, has spoken in support of her sister after accusations from the public that Emma Trott was 'jealous' and 'bitter' over her sibling's Olympic win.

Speaking on ITV's Good Morning Britain today, Emma Trott, the older sister of four-time Olympic gold medallist Laura seemed underwhelmed by her 24-year-old sibling’s achievements.

The Scot won his second Wimbledon title, took gold at the Olympic Games in Rio in August and achieved world No 1 status for the first time while also becoming a father.

Laura Kenny's dream of winning three gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics is in doubt after she was declared only fit enough to race in one event at next week's track cycling World Championships. 

In the 12 months to November, the number of Islamophobic crimes recorded was 818 - 63.9 per cent higher than the 499 crimes recorded in the year to November 2014.

EXCLUSIVE: Every single window at Old Trafford is being covered in clear anti-shatter film to protect players, staff and fans in the event of an explosion in or around the ground.

Najim Laachraoui - now revealed as the second suicide bomber at Brussels Zaventem Airport - is the younger brother Mourad Laachraoui (pictured), who represents Belgium in Taekwondo.

Laura Jane, from Leeds, said she was stunned when she heard a loud thud as the bird crashed into the glass and and left a body-shaped mark for proof.

The 34-year-old was editing clips from his trip to Abbey House Museum in Leeds, Yorkshire, last month when he spotted the 'strange' face lurking behind him.

A businessman has been awarded slander damages after he was wrongly accused of having threatened to slit a woman's throat at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Leeds.

Footage shot by vegan protester Ginette Lindstrom shows one of the butchers becoming angry at the crowd gathering outside his shop in Leeds Kirkgate Market.

EXCLUSIVE:Grand National-winning jockey Ryan Mania is on the verge of a surprise comeback to the saddle, five years after quitting after citing weight and motivation problems.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: After 12 La Liga games there are just five points between the top 13 teams. The usual suspects are up there, but things just don't seem to be clicking at all. Sportsmail examines.

Fingers crossed Storm Dennis doesn't prove the ultimate menace and Yala Enki (Haydock, nap, 3.15) is given the chance to shine in the Unibet Grand National Trial today.

Dual Grand National winning jockey Leighton Aspell will retire after riding at Fontwell on Sunday. Aspell, 43, will ride Ventura Dragon (4.20) and Itsnotwhatyouthink (5.20) for two of his biggest fans.

Hundreds of new homes are to be built on a stud farm near Newmarket, Sebastian Shakespeare has the latest including what's going on with the Archer's actors and what Mumford & Sons are using for loo roll.

We will never know if Tiger Roll would have won a third Grand National at Aintree on April 4 but we will get to see if he wins the 2020 Virtual Grand National with ITV planning to broadcast the race.

Ahead of Saturday's Virtual Grand National programme on ITV which also includes a Race of Champions, Sportsmail's MARCUS TOWNEND relives 10 of the Greatest Grand Nationals.

Almost five million people tuned in to Saturday's Virtual Grand National won by 18-1 shot Potters Corner as over £2.6million was raised for NHS Charities Together from people betting on the race.

Potters Corner won his trainer Christian Williams a virtual fortune yesterday during a computer simulation of the Grand National watched by almost five million viewers.

The population in parts of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane is growing at double the national average pace. CommSec senior economist Ryan Felsman cited international students.

The review into the Government's policy towards migrants has seen the claim edited out of the final draft. It was commissioned in 2018 after the Windrush scandal.

The woman, 37, is being held in an immigration detention facility after she allegedly took a trip to Queensland's Hamilton Island after being tested and discharged from hospital.

She and Zayn Malik were rumored to have split for the second and final time in January 2019. And on Monday, fans went wild as it was revealed Gigi Hadid, 24, began following Bachelorette frontrunner.

Sir Mo Farah set a personal best for the half-marathon in the process of winning the Great North Run for a record sixth consecutive year yesterday.

Mo Farah finished a disappointing four minutes behind winner Lawrence Cherono in Sunday's Chicago marathon after posting his worst ever time over the distance, one year after winning event.

England doctor Rob Chakraverty has left his role with the Football Association with immediate effect after revelations about his involvement with Mo Farah.

Northern Ireland's Euro 2020 qualifying hopes survived a scare as substitutes Conor Washington and Josh Magennis scored twice in four minutes to snatch a 2-1 win in Estonia.

Jeremy Clarkson has been slammed after he complained about a road in Hammersmith, London being closed following a horrific three-car 'street race' crash which killed a man in his 70s. 

Jeremy Clarkson enjoyed some downtime between filming as he sipped on a refreshing glass of wine in Notting Hill, London on Tuesday.

The former Top Gear presenter is renovating his £3.5m home in Hammersmith which he bought in 2000, but he had the plans to change the style and size of his windows rejected in April.

He embarked on a relationship with his stunning girlfriend Lisa Hogan in 2017, almost three years after he split from wife Frances Cain.

Above-average temperatures will warm Britain tomorrow and on Saturday with highs of 79F (26C) expected before the leftovers of Hurricane Humberto bring heavy rain and gale-force winds.

Rush hour commuters in London were hit by severe delays with railway lines flooded and several tube stations closed as thunderstorms and a month worth of rainfall hit the UK on Tuesday.  

Soggy September is continuing as flood alerts and rain are forecast for the rest of the week, with meteorologists  issuing wet weather warnings across the UK throughout the weekend.

The wettest and windiest weather today will be in South West England and South Wales, before showers fall across the country over the weekend - with the heaviest rain expected on Sunday.

Thunderstorms and winds of up to 50pmh are making their way across the UK today and tonight. The autumnal weather will see lightning strike right across southern England, before moving across to Wales.

Severe weather is predicted to hit large swathes of southern England and Wales from around 6am on Saturday affecting cities including Cardiff, Plymouth, Bristol, and London.

The woman in her 60s was killed instantly when a tree crashed onto her while she was driving through Moors Valley Country Park in East Dorset. The Met Office had enforced weather warnings today.

The man, who is understood to have been sleeping rough, was found by police outside the St John The Evangelist Church in Essex this morning.

Festive revellers flocked to Leeds city centre last night and battled against wind and rain from Storm Atiyah. Partygoers were seen dressed in full Christmas garb, including a Christmas tree.

Jet stream winds steering three low pressure systems from Iceland will send temperatures plummeting, prompting the Met Office to warn of flying debris from buildings and on sea fronts.

The Met Office has warned the gales could hit by this afternoon issuing a series of yellow wind warnings which will remain in place between 3am and 6pm on Saturday.

Millions of homes all over the UK could be affected by the pressure, which could be the highest since 1957, meaning viewers may miss out on shows like Dancing on Ice and Doctor Who.