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Adventures

Glide like an eagle over Macedonia

The largely mountainous republic is popular amongst paragliders.

12/09/2016

Sport

Joost Luiten storms to victory at the Dutch Open

Joost Luiten of the Netherlands made ten birdies in a final 8-under-par round of 63 to win the Dutch Open by three shots.

11/09/2016

Sport

Former FIFA chief Jeffrey Webb receives lifetime ban from football

Former FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb has been banned from football for life by the body’s ethics committee.

09/09/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Chris Froome gains fighting chance with time trial win

Stage 19 was the penultimate stage of the Vuelta a Espana – a rolling time trial of 37km from Chabia to Calpe.

09/09/2016

Sport

Landon Donovan ends retirement and returns to LA Galaxy

Landon Donovan has decided to come out of retirement to play for LA Galaxy for the remainder of the 2016 Major League Soccer season.

09/09/2016

Sport

Dane Nielsen sizzles in the sun to claim stage 18 of Vuelta a Espana

Stage 18 of the Vuelta a España saw the contenders for the general classification hide in the peloton and leave the stress to the sprint teams.

08/09/2016

Brazil

The Paralympics: all you need to know

The 2016 Rio Paralympic Games are the 15th edition of the competition The Games first took to the world stage in Rome in 1960, a week after the regular summer Olympics ended in the…

08/09/2016

Brazil

Belarus Paralympic official banned from Rio Games for Russian flag gesture

Andrei Fomochkin has been banned from the Rio Paralympic Games after waving a Russian flag at the opening ceremony.

08/09/2016

USA

New era for Formula One as US firm Liberty takes control

A new era has begun for Formula One.

08/09/2016

Sport

'Splashtacular' Stockholm swimrun stuns with three world records

The Swimrun World Championships through the Stockholm archipelago produced world records in all three categories this year.

06/09/2016

Sport

Rory roars back to form with stunning PGA victory

Rory Mcllroy staged a stunning fightback to win the Deutsche Bank Championship by two shots in Norton, Massachusetts.

06/09/2016

Sport

Record breaking Serena Williams bags her 308th Grand Slam victory

Serena Williams has advanced into quarter finals of the US Open after dispatching Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova 6-2 6-3.

06/09/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Jempy Drucker claims first grand tour stage win

Stage 16 of the Vuelta a Espana was one for the sprinters.

05/09/2016

Adventures

Off-road adventures in Macedonia

More than a thousand dirt tracks make this landlocked country a great place to mountain bike.

05/09/2016

Sport

US Open: Lucas Pouille stuns Rafa Nadal in five-set thriller

Young Frenchman Lucas Pouille scored a stunning, five-set upset over 14-times grand slam singles champion Rafa Nadal, winning a climactic tiebreak 8-6 to reach the…

05/09/2016

France

Word World champion crowned in Lille

For most players, it’s a fun but challenging board game, but for the competitors at the World Scrabble Championships it is a serious sport, with a serious prize.

05/09/2016

Sport

British Grand Prix: Maverick Viñales soars to victory at Silverstone

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04/09/2016

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World Nomad Games opening ceremony 2016

Athletes from 40 countries have gathered for the World Nomad Games in Kyrgzstan to compete in 23 different sports, including horse racing, archery, Er enish (horseback wrestling), Jereed (equestrian j

04/09/2016

Sport

Vuelta a Espana: Valerio Conti scores stunning solo win

02/09/2016

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UK: Getting a soccer soaking

Crowds gathering on the banks of the Windrush for the annual 30-minute splashabout in Bourton-on-the-Water, UK, are being warned to wear waterproofs or risk getting…

31/08/2016