Max Whitlock’s magnificent gymnastics career ended with a brutal reminder of how cruel this sport can be. After being knocked into fourth position in the pommel-horse final, Whitlock found himself so ...

An emotional Max Whitlock could not hide his disappointment after a heartbreaking end to his historic gymnastics career. The 31-year-old had hoped to sign off with a third successive Olympic title on ...

Whitlock’s score for that routine came in at 15.266, one-tenth ahead of the figure he had recorded in Saturday’s qualifying event. It was better than either his main rivals – Ireland’s Rhys ...