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Bet, date... and match? Tennis star honours promise to go out with student

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has kept her word over a Twitter bet to go on a date with a 20-year-old student.

16/02/2017

Croatia

Skydiving stunt celebrates St. Valentine's

Three of the world's top skydivers have marked this St. Valentine's day by jumping above a heart-shaped island in Croatia.

14/02/2017

USA

Lance Armstrong faces uphill struggle in US fraud trial

Lance Armstrong to go to trial in US fraud case

14/02/2017

Sport

PSG ready to host Barca as Champions League resumes

The Champions League resumes on Tuesday with the last 16 phase.

13/02/2017

Sport

Alpine skiing: Aerni wins shock gold at Worlds

Luca Aerni handed host nation Switzerland their third title from six races at the World skiing championships in St.

13/02/2017

World News

Pictures of the week: Afcon final, lunar new year and a royal race

The best images from the last seven days.

11/02/2017

Sport

[LIVE] AFCON 2017 profit: Cameroon climbs 29 places on FIFA World ranking

This is the coverage of the just ended AFCON in Gabon. The line ups, the scores, match statistics, goals, man of the match and the fans were all covered in our LIVE blog.

09/02/2017

Sport

Erik Guay wins Super-G Gold

Canadian Erik Guay produces a stunning run to take Super-G gold

08/02/2017

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Prince Harry beats Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in sprint

The Duchess of Cambridge took part in a relay race along with Prince William and Prince Harry on Sunday to support their charity Heads Together.

06/02/2017

Sport

Cameroon lift the African Cup of Nations

The indomitable Lions win the AFCON

05/02/2017

Sport

Brady, beer and chicken wings it's Super Bowl time

Super Bowl Patriots V Hawks in Houston

04/02/2017

Sport

Marcel Kittel does the double in Dubai

Kittel punches the peloton with victory in Dubai

04/02/2017

Sport

England - France to kick off Six Nations tournament

Twickenham welcomes the French this weekend as the Grand Slam holders England begin their Six Nations title defence and look towards a record winning run.

03/02/2017

Sport

Lampard blows final whistle on illustrious career

Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has announced his retirement from football.

02/02/2017

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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.

02/02/2017

Sport

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.

01/02/2017

Sport

Kittel wins first stage of UCI Dubai Tour

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

31/01/2017

Sport

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.

31/01/2017

Sport

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.

31/01/2017

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

31/01/2017