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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.

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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

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North American Wife Carrying Championship gets underway in Maine

Dozens of married couples took part in the annual North American Wife Carrying Championship in Maine on Saturday.

World

Unknown Ukranian wins top freerunning competition

Unknown Ukrainian qualifier Alexander Titarenko went from zero to hero as he defeated the world's best freerunners to take a career-defining victory at Red Bull Art of Motion 2017with the highest score in the competition's history.

Living

Dancing is the best medicine

Discover an NHS-approved meditative dance and movement system aiding mental wellbeing and physical fitness.

Focus

Asian Games end on high note in Ashgabat

For 10 days, the sporting flame lit up Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat.

Greece

Greek paralympian scheme gives new hope to refugee children

A scheme to help disabled refugee children resume their lives though sport is taking off in Greece.

Sport

Judo: Zagreb Grand Prix day two

Some outstanding displays of technical prowess in the Croatian capital with the Hungarian anthem ringing out at the close of proceedings

France

Fans hurt as French football barrier collapses

An investigation is underway after the accident at the Ligue 1 match between Amiens and Lille

South Africa

Lion bite forces Wales rugby star to miss match

Fans and teammates have mocked Scott Baldwin over the injury

Sport

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games end on a high note

The Fifth Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games came to an end.