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Russia strikes gold in men's team sabre in Rio

Victory for Russia in the fencing World Team Championships in Rio. The favourites came out on top in the men’s team sabre, after beating Hungary

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Squash: World number one Elshorbagy into El Gouna last eight

World number one and home hope Mohamed Elshorbagy advanced to the quarter-finals of the last PSA World Series event of the season in El Gouna

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Izagirre wins Tour de Romandie prologue

Spain’s Ion Izagirre won the Tour de Romandie prologue on Tuesday to claim the first leader’s jersey of the 70th edition of the race. The 27-year-old

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Bogdan Nikishin strikes gold at Rio Grand Prix

Ukraine’s Bogdan Nikishin defeated Switzerland’s Benjamin Steffen to strike Epee gold at the Rio Grand Prix, which is also acting as a 2016 Olympic

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Logunova claims first GP win of the season

Russia tasted success at the Rio Olympic venue for fencing this week although there was no Olympic gold on offer. Russia’s Tatiana Logunova upset the

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Nishikori and Nadal to meet in Barcelona final

Rafael Nadal continued his march towards an unprecedented ninth Barcelona Open title after he beat Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets in the

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New Nou Camp as Barca unveil major reconstruction project

Barcelona's Nou Camp is to undergo major reconstruction.

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Th LA Clippers blaze the trail in the NBA playoffs

The Los Angeles Clippers hosted the Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Center for game two of their best-of-seven Western Conference playoffs in the NBA.

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Team Sky withdraw Sergio Henao from racing in biological passport probe

Cycling's anti-doping foundation has opened a biological passport case against Team Sky rider Sergio Henao.

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Hawks shread Boston in NBA playoffs for a 2-0 lead

The Boston Celtics, were the visitors to the Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia for game two of their first round NBA playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks, without injured point guard Avery Bradley.

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Champion snowboarder Balet killed in avalanche

Switzerland’s star snowboarder Estelle Balet was killed by an avalanche on Tuesday aged 21. Balet was making a promotional film in the canton of

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NBA Playoffs: Cavaliers draw first blood against Pistons

The Cleveland Cavaliers drew first blood in their eastern Conference playoff with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday evening following a narrow victory in

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Oklahoma kick start NBA playoff with Dallas demolition

Oklahoma City Thunder thrashed the Dallas Mavericks to kick-start their NBA playoff in devastating fashion. The home side blasted out of the game one

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More Munich Spartans than ever before

The third running of the Spartan Race in Munich ended Saturday afternoon with a record number of participants. In perfect spring weather and with

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Wacken kicks off Strongman Run season

The first Strongman Run of the season took place in Wacken, northern Germany on Saturday. Considered one of the toughest obstacle races on the planet

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Meldonium doping suspensions for 14 athletes lifted, as WADA loosens policy

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Gonzalez and Cook secure first Triathlon World Cup wins

Mexico’s Rodrigo Gonzalez and American Summer Cook celebrated their maiden wins on the ITU Triathlon World Cup circuit on Saturday in Chengdu, China

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Final Anfield memorial service held to commemorate Hillsborough victims

The final memorial service to commemorate the 96 Liverpool fans that died during the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 took place at Anfield on Friday

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El Morabity wins third straight Marathon des Sables title

Home hope Rachid El Morabity won the 31st edition of the Marathon des Sables for his third consecutive title and fourth overall in the Moroccan

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Barcelona crash out of Champions League to Atletico Madrid

Benfica gave Bayern Munich a fright on Wednesday night by going into an early lead in their Champion’s League final four decider. But then the