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UK: Mud race competitors wade to the finish line

Around 300 competitors slithered, slipped and dragged themselves through a river bed in the annual Maldon Mud Race on Sunday (May 12).

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Keeping tradition alive in Dubai

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Tourists are flocking to Dubai to experience the traditional Bedouin culture.

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Ready to coal-lapse? Competitors race with heavy sacks of charcoal

Competitors raced uphill with heavy sacks of charcoal at a quirky contest in the UK.

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Dubai World Cup: the richest day in horse racing

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The Dubai World Cup is known as the “richest day of racing” on the international calendar with over 31 million euros in prizes on offer. It’s also one of the most vibrant events on Dubai’s social calendar, attracting an estimated 60,000 people from all around the world.

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Feds probe possible racist motivation in church burnings, suspect's link to 'black metal music'

"You cannot destroy our faith. We can have church anywhere ... We'll have church in the very parking lot of the building you destroyed."

France

Runner scales Eiffel Tower's 1,665 steps in under eight minutes

Taking place in one of the world's most visited monuments, the Eiffel Tower Vertical race is a unique running event.

France

PSG fined €100,000 for listing ethnic origins of young recruits

French football club, Paris Saint-Germain, has been fined €100,000 by French Football League for listing ethnic origins of young recruits.

United Kingdom

British ultrarunner Jasmin Paris becomes first woman to win 431km race

Whilst smashing the course record by about 12 hours, remarkably, she expressed milk for her baby daughter along the way.

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“You only have your own mind to battle with”

Preparing for the Dakar Rally or the ultimate marathon for petrolheads through the world’s most unforgiving terrain.

Sport

Extreme victory for team Red Bull

Extreme sports athletes took part in the Rise and Fall relay race in Austria with team Red Bull taking the honours.

World

Clashes break out in Netherlands over 'Black Pete' Christmas character

Dutch pre-Christmas festivities descended into violent scuffles and arrests last weekend — the controversy centres on a character called "Black Pete".

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Argentine waiters race to the finish line during annual competition

Hundreds of waiters in Argentina's capital Buenos Aires took part in the annual waiters' race on Saturday, walking as fast as possible without spilling bottles and drink glasses from their trays.

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Watch: Canine beach race in Croatia

Owner of the establishment, Ruby Montanari-Knez, said that the race is "a way of raising awareness about how important pets are in our lives".

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Watch: Vintage Citroëns battle it out in 24-hour endurance race

Watch: 27 teams took part in the unconventional race, which saw newcomers 'Beacon Downe' snatch first prize.

France

Eight views on the race debate raging over France's World Cup winners

No sooner had France’s hangover from its World Cup-winning celebrations cleared than another headache reared its head.

United Kingdom

First self-driving race car completes 1.8 kilometre track

An automobile known as “Robocar” completed the first ever self-driving race car hillclimb last Thursday.

United Kingdom

Watch: Competitors tumble down hill at annual UK cheese-rolling race

A veteran contestant broke the all-time record for the most cheeses won.

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Tortoises race in the Zoopolis 500 'sprint'

Indianapolis Zoo hosted its annual Zoopolis 500 on Wednesday, known as the "greatest spectacle in tortoise racing"

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Jaguar's all-electric race car prototype presented in Berlin

The race car will ride on the carmaker's all-electric racing championship, the Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY later this year.

United Kingdom

Watch: Motorised shed breaks speed record on Welsh beach

Owner Kevin Nicks told Euronews he was “quite ecstatic” after reaching speeds of more than 160 kilometres per hour in the four-wheeled shed.