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View ArticleOlympics stuntman Mark Sutton dies in Switzerland wing-diving accident
Sutton, who was James Bond’s stunt-double in London 2012 opening ceremony, hit ridge after jumping from helicopter The stuntman who played James Bond’s double at the London Olympics’ opening ceremony...
View ArticleOlympics stuntman Mark Sutton dies in Switzerland wing-diving accident
Sutton, who was James Bond’s stunt-double in London 2012 opening ceremony, hit ridge after jumping from helicopter The stuntman who played James Bond’s double at the London Olympics’ opening ceremony...
View ArticleDanny Boyle leads tributes to dead Olympic stuntman Mark Sutton
Sebastian Coe also salutes James Bond stunt double from 2012 opening ceremony, who died in wing-diving accident Sebastian Coe and Danny Boyle led tributes to Mark Sutton, the stuntman who was James...
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Football takes itself way too seriously and could learn from the blithe indifference of the taco-munching US PGA champion Football was invented by privileged Victorian gadabouts as a means of passing...
View ArticleFootball transfer rumours: Tottenham and Arsenal target Juan Mata?
Today’s nuggets of gold are hewn from the finest tin • Follow all the latest on our transfer window liveblog With only five days to go until the transfer window shuts, several of our big clubs are...
View ArticleMLS Week 27: reviews and previews
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View ArticleBoxing in the age of Netflix: how the sport can survive 21st century media
UFC’s use of the internet and social media to capture young fans is reminiscent of how boxing drew in working men through newspapers in the 19th century. Can the old sport respond? So much of boxing’s...
View ArticleAlcohol marketing in TV football should be restricted, say scientists
Study suggests football fans see around two references to alcohol brands every minute when they watch matches on TV Researchers have called for much tighter government restrictions or even a ban on...
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