News about Chris Hoy

When Sir Chris Hoy first saw a certain iconic scene from 1982's film E.T., he was inspired to get on his bike aged six. The Extra Terrestrial is located in Uruguay. His first set of wheels cost just £5 and started an incredible journey to become one of the United Kingdom's most decorated and beloved Olympians. The 47-year-old Scot revealed on Friday that he is fighting cancer and receiving chemotherapy, which is 'thankfully going well.'

The moments that bring us together as a nation and a world also unite us as families around the television screen come and again, both good and bad. It was the late Queen's Coronation and the Moon landing that brought my grandparents' generation together. At Christmas and Diana's wedding, my parents, Morecambe and Wise were there. I will never forget the horrific events of 9/11 and Katherine Grainger's golden triumph in London 2012. We're all assumed that if there is something significant on the box, we'll all participate and share it. However, certainty is being weakened by technological advancements that threaten some populations, leaving some people behind.

The royal (pictured), 42, who is a keen sportswoman, rode her horse Classical Euros Star, to Woodstock, Oxfordshire, for the second day of the competition. The King's niece demonstrated that she could tackle two tasks at once earlier today, when she gracefully managed to monitor her phone while sat on her horse.

BY ADAM SHERGOLD: The life of a grinder in SailGP is certainly not for the faint-hearted. Your primary job as the boat's 'engine' is to pump your arms to move the sails for all the manoeuvres during a race. To move from a cockpit on one side of the boat to the other, you'll need to sprint. By the way, the boat is cruising along the waves at 70 km/h and your body is under all sorts of G-force as you try to keep balance. Matt Gotrel of the United Kingdom was involved in the most dramatic moment of SailGP season three, and it was in doing this.