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Lynsey Sharp made European champion after Russian medallist doping ban
• Scottish 800m runner promoted from silver to gold • Yelena Arzhakova banned for two years for a doping offence Britain’s Lynsey Sharp has been promoted from silver to gold medal position in the 800m...
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Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement proves a big hit on Twitter
Manchester United manager’s decision to retire led to 1.4m mentions in an hour, more than the death of Margaret Thatcher If you want an idea of the reverence with which Sir Alex Ferguson is held,...
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BT Sport the upstarts who can put Gary Lineker and co in their place | Marina...
The Football Family in this country resembles a Bunter-style English boarding school whose glories are behind it I’ve no idea what the flagship football show on BT Sport will be called, but I think...
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Why are some people slow to appreciate the talents of Jonathan Trott? |...
Of his nine Test hundreds, five have set up an England win, two have saved a match and one fell stoically short It has been a week to worry, just a bit, about England’s top order as the fall-out from...
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EPO is old hat for cycling’s new generation of doping cheats | Richard Williams
A burst of positive tests for a dangerous synthetic product threatens the sport’s clean-up attempts When Danilo Di Luca got himself thrown off the Giro d’Italia a couple of weeks ago, it seemed like a...
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Football transfer rumours: Arsenal to sign Marouane Fellaini?
Today’s stuff is nonsense We start today with word of Leighton Baines going to Manchester United . Today’s stuff is nonsense We start today with word of Leighton Baines going to Manchester United. Not...
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Mark Webber leaves it late to tell Red Bull he is quitting F1
• Australian will race in Porsche’s new sportscar programme • Red Bull were about to open talks on new one-year contract Mark Webber stunned his Red Bull team on Thursday when he told them he was...
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Wimbledon players beware: don’t start a turf war about the state of our lawns...
As a nation, if there is something we take more pleasure in than our lawns, it is the sight of people falling over Picture the scene: a retired colonel is lying on his belly, maintaining absolute...
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Farah prevails in true 5,000m test
• Jessica Judd impresses again with ‘huge’ 800m victory • Ohuruogu and Shakes-Drayton also claim impressive wins Mo Farah produced a gritty performance to win the Diamond League 5,000m at Birmingham’s...
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Farah prevails in true 5,000m test
• Jessica Judd impresses again with ‘huge’ 800m victory • Ohuruogu and Shakes-Drayton also claim impressive wins Mo Farah produced a gritty performance to win the Diamond League 5,000m at Birmingham’s...
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Live streaming identified as prime child sex abuse threat
Monitoring unit says families in developing countries are at greatest risk of exploitation Child sexual abuse streamed live over the internet has been highlighted as an emerging threat by monitors of...
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The James Horwill case: this has not been the IRB’s finest hour | Paul Rees
Would the Australian Rugby Union’s dudgeon have been so high had it been a Lion caught in the judicial web not a Wallaby? IN THE CLEAR “Idiotic Rugby Board”, screamed a headline here on Tuesday...
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The Fiver | Getting to the Heart of the matter | Scott Murray
Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm, or if your usual copy has stopped arriving DUSTING OFF OUR RAINCOAT AND GIVING THE SECRETARY A SAUCY SLAP ON THE BUM Scotland has...
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Andy Murray will now be rich but his goal is to win more grand slams
Britain’s Wimbledon men’s singles champion says, ‘I don’t think I will be sidetracked’ – despite the wealth heading his way A day later, it was still difficult to take in. Even seeing Andy Murray hug...
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Andy Murray will now be rich but his goal is to win more grand slams
Britain’s Wimbledon men’s singles champion says, ‘I don’t think I will be sidetracked’ – despite the wealth heading his way A day later, it was still difficult to take in. Even seeing Andy Murray hug...
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Just 90 minutes’ sleep, then Andy Murray bandwagon rolls on
Wimbledon champion faces bewildering array of commitments following historic win – and no day off His national treasure status is secure, the lavish endorsement deals are certain to follow, there have...
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The Fiver | www.contrabandsmut.eu/bootlegfitba | Scott Murray
Click here to have the Fiver sent to your inbox every weekday at 5pm, or if your usual copy has stopped arriving DISCLAIMER: OTHER ILLEGAL FEEDS ARE AVAILABLE Professional football is both written...
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Ashes 2013: Have Australia finally transformed into England?
If the Trent Bridge defeat taught us anything, it’s that Australia have become experts at losing remarkable Tests Allons enfants de la patrie, le jour de stepping away from the TV, collapsing on the...
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Simon Taufel’s Spirit of Cricket lecture – the transcript
The Australian umpire delivered the 13th MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture at Lord’s on Wednesday evening Introduction Distinguished guests, MCC members, fellow cricket lovers, ladies and...
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BSkyB annual results: Now TV ‘day pass’ sales hit 50,000
Sky’s total customer base reaches 10.4m as results for year to end of June see pre-tax profits rise 5.7% to £1.26bn • Sky announces Now TV box for £9.99, allowing non-Sky subscribers to connect TV to...
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