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Teddy Riner claims tenth World Judo Championship gold

The Frenchman saw off the competition to claim an unprecedented tenth title in Marrakech.

Spain

Adidas scores own goal in Spain with controversial football shirt

The colours of the shirt have upset Spanish “right wing” nationalists.

Sport

Triathlon World Cup winners crowned

Cook and van Riel take home gold in the 2017 ITU Trithlon World Cup

Sport

World record for England golf team

Team England have broken the world record for the 'fastest hole of golf by a team of four'

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World News

Olympic flame arrives in South Korea, 100 days before the 2018 Winter Games

The Olympic flame has once arrived in South Korea to mark 100 days until the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

Sport

Greece hands over Olympic torch to South Korea

South Korea has received the Olympic torch in a handover ceremony in Athens for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games.

Green News

Elite sportspeople and meditation

Margins are so tight at the top of world sport that techniques to find this clutter-free mind and extreme level of focus are increasingly common.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sporting events in stadiums

Women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to attend sporting events in three selected stadiums from early next year. The plan is part of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's reforms laid out in his 'Vision for 2030'.

Sport

Briton's Joshua defends world heavyweight titles

The British undefeated champion is now setting his eyes on Joseph Parker and Deontay Wilder to unify the division's five title belts

Sport

Charline Van Snick as good as gold at Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam

On the first day of action at the Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam Belgium’s Charline Van Snick beat Brazil’s Erika Miranda as she took her first ever Grand Slam gold…

World News

It's official: card game bridge is not a sport

The European Court of Justice ruled that sitting around playing cards is not a physical activity.

Monaco

‘We need a strong sport’: Paula Radcliffe on restoring athletics' glory

"If we don’t have faith in what we are watching... then we don’t have a strong sport," says the British marathon champion and anti-doping campaigner.

Italy

Leaders get lost during Venice marathon, local takes advantage

Local runner wins after motorcycle blunder.

Sport

Emmanuel Macron hosts Ryder Cup captains at Elysée Palace

Sport

Tour de France 2018 route unveiled

World News

France and Portugal qualify for World Cup, Dutch miss out

France and Portugal book their tickets for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, but the Dutch won't be on the plane.

Russia

World Cup 2018: What we can expect to see, and what we won’t

The World Cup firsts, familiar faces and unlikely occurrences we can expect at Russia 2018

USA

Pence walks out of NFL game after player protest

Mike Pence refuses to stay for a NFL game after players kneel during the national anthem