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FIFA's ethics committee seek life bans for Blatter and Platini

FIFA’s ethics committee is reportedly seeking life-time bans for Michel Platini and Sepp Blatter. Both are currently serving 90-day suspensions while

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New Zealand: students' haka in honour of Jonah Lomu

Students from Wesley College in Auckland perform a haka in honour of former student and former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu, who died this week, aged

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Sporting world mourns victims of Paris attacks

The victims of the Paris attacks have been honoured at sporting events across the globe over the weekend. Sportsmen and women along with spectators

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Ireland grab away goal in first Euro playoff against Bosnia-Hezegovina

Thick fog draped the pitch of Sarajevo’s olympic stadium as Bosnia Herzegovina played the first leg of their Euro 2016 play-off qualifier against

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Russia to partly admit to some WADA doping charges

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US athlete Alysia Montano speaks out over doping allegations in athletics

For US Olympian Alysia Montano training does not stop as allegations of doping engulf her sport. The two Russian athletes which the World

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Athletes challenge validity of Russian medal winners

In light of the doping revelations some athletes are questioning the results of competitions involving Russians. At London 2012 Australian Jared

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Moscow doping-test lab closes following WADA allegations

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has suspended the accreditation of a Moscow laboratory used for doping tests. Head of the Russian Anti-Doping

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Russia faces ban from Olympics for widespread doping

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Follow live updates on the World Anti-Doping Agency report

Athletics is bracing for damning revelations with today’s release of a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency. According to media leaks, the

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Jorge Lorenzo clinches his third MotoGP title in Valencia

Hello and welcome back to Speed. One of the most spectacular MotoGP title races of recent memory is drawing to a close with Italy’s Valentino Rossi

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Merroussis clinches the 33rd Athens Authentic Marathon

Local hope Christophoros Merroussis produced a superb display to clinch the 33rd edition of the Athens Authentic Marathon which gives runners a

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Ex-head of IAAF investigated in corruption inquiry

Lamine Diack is the latest to be investigated in an alleged financial scandal in sport. He is the ex-head of the International Association of

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A 'royal' welcome home in Kansas City for Baseball's World Series champions

In America hundreds of thousands lined the streets of Kansas to welcome home the Baseball World Series champs – the Kansas City Royals. And

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Crowds welcome home All Blacks rugby world champions at Auckland airport

From the heights which they achieved in the Rugby World Cup to touch down in New Zealand. There was a traditional ‘Haka’ welcome from the airport

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Sexist owners can "get stuffed", says winning jockey

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Macedonian Postcards: Matka Canyon, Skopje

Our new series of Postcards begins near the Macedonian capital

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The magical retreat near Skopje

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Rugby World Cup: South Africa beat Argentina to third place

South Africa won the third place playoff at the Rugby World Cup for a second time with victory over Argentina. The Springboks, who were also third in