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Skaters take to frozen river in Czech capital

People were ice skating on the Vltava River in Prague for the first time in several years on Wednesday.

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Cycling: Kittel maintains perfect start at 2017 Dubai Tour

Marcel Kittel continued his perfect start to the defence of his Dubai Tour title when he won a sprint finish for his second win from the opening two stages.

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Kittel wins first stage of UCI Dubai Tour

Europe's cyclists are back in action for the UCI Dubai Tour

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Wardian destroys World Marathon Challenge records in epic win

Seven marathons on seven continents in seven days. Sounds mad just to attempt, but America's Michael Wardian has taken the prize by winning every single race.

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Olympic bobsleigh champion Trunenkov banned for four years

Dimitriy Trunenkov, a member of Russia's four-man Bobsleigh gold medal winners at the Sochi Olympics, has been banned for unspecified doping offences for four years.

World News

World Marathon Challenge: 7 Marathons on 7 continents in 7 days

A look at this years 'ultra marathon' and the incredible achievements of its participants

Sport

Payday for Payet as the prodigal returns to Marseilles

Dimitri Payet is a Marseilles player. The former West Ham lynchpin has returned to France's south coast for 30 million euros.

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EuroLeague: Belgrade win seven in a row as Fenerbahce win Istanbul bragging rights

Crvena Zvezda Belgrade celebrated their seventh straight win in the EuroLeague on Thursday evening when they beat six-times champions Panathinaikos in front of a sellout crowd in the Serbian…

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'Free to Run' - a documentary which traces the birth of jogging and womens fight to compete in marathons

In the 1960’s, it was rare to see people running in the streets or in parks and those who did were considered a bit strange.

Sport

Handball: France beat Slovenia to close in second straight world title

Holders France have reached the final of the men’s world handball championship on home soil after seeing off the semi-final challenge of Slovenia.

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Olympic course stands firm on controversial female membership policy

A Japanese golf club set to host 2020 Olympic tournament said on Wednesday it would not change its membership policy that bars female players becoming regular…

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Japan end 19-year wait for home-grown sumo grand champion

For the first time in 19 years Japan have a Sumo Grand champion.

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EuroLeague: Zalgiris stun defending champs CSKA, Pana hold off Barcelona

Struggling Zalgiris Kaunas claimed a major scalp in the Euroleague regular season on Tuesday when they beat table-topping CSKA Moscow The defending champions from Russia were leading by seven points

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UCI celebrates first successful Snow Bike Festival in Gstaad

Fed up of fighting with the traffic? Take to the slopes as the UCI holds its first ever Snow Bike Festival.

Brazil

Raw emotions as Brazilian football club Chapecoense play first match since plane crash tragedy

Emotions were raw as Chapecoense played their first match since most of their players died in a plane crash.

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Ogier takes over the lead at season-opening Monte Carlo Rally

M-Sport’s Sebastien Ogier surged into the lead at the Monte Carlo Rally after overnight pacesetter Thierry Neuville lost considerable time because of a mechanical problem in Saturday’s 13th and final…

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Porte closes in on Tour Down Under title

Australian Richie Porte all but guaranteed his maiden victory at the Tour Down Under on Saturday after winning the penultimate stage five to stretch his lead at the top of the overall…

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Neuville takes the lead at a crash-hit Monte Carlo Rally

Thierry Neuville took the lead at a crash-hit Monte Carlo Rally on Friday following stage two.

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Tour Down Under: Ewan celebrates third win in four stages

In a repeat of the previous day Australian Caleb Ewan outsprinted world champion Peter Sagan to win stage four of the Tour Down Under.

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The Vendée Globe: Time is running out for Alex Thomson

The eighth edition of the Vendee Globe, the world’s only solo, nonstop around-the-world sailing race is drawing to a close as the two frontrunners Alex Thomson and Armel le Cleac’h are giving sailing