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Hirscher defends World Cup title in giant slalom

Marcel Hirscher kept his composure to claim the giant slalom in Kranjska Gora on Saturday. The Austrian looked in great shape and held on to his

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WRC Rally Mexico: Latvala leads Ogier going into day 3

Finland’s Jari-Matti Latvala produced yet another flawless run to build a lead of 32.1 seconds after Day 2 of Rally Mexico. The Volkswagen driver set

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No empty stadia for Euro 2016 - France coach Deschamps

The head coaches of the 24 teams participating at this summer’s European championships in France gathered in Paris this week for a pre-tournament

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Raptors beat Jazz for club record 11th striaght home win

The Atlantic division leading Toronto Raptors proved too hard to handle for the Utah Jazz on Wednesday evening as the Canadian outfit enjoyed a

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Australia's Olympic silver medallist Sarah Tait dies aged 33

The Australian Olympic committee announced on Thursday that former world rowing champion and Olympic silver medallists Sarah Tait has died of cancer

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Adidas optimistic about 2016 though still trails Nike

German sportswear company Adidas expects sales and net profit to keep rising fast this year after losing ground to larger US rival Nike.

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Russian athletes compete domestically as they maintain 2016 Olympic aspirations

Russia’s elite track and field athletes have been training hard in Moscow this week as the nation keeps alive its slim hopes of making the Rio

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Sweden's 15000 metre indoor world champion suspended for doping

Abeba Aregawi – Sweden’s current 1500 metre indoor world champion – has been suspended from competition after returning a positive test for a banned

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Surf's up!

Surfers participate in the rare Eddie big wave surfing event at Waimea Bay in Hawaii. The Eddie, as it’s commonly known, takes place only when waves

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FIFA presidential election day begins with two nations banned from voting

Election day has arrived for FIFA, but the suspension of two voting nations could harm one lead candidate's chances.

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NBA: Oklahoma halt losing streak with victory in Dallas

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday to complete a season sweep of the Texas franchise. Oklahoma playing led for the

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Sri Lanka: Let’s play Tuk Tuk Polo!

First there was Horse Polo, then Bike Polo and in more recent times Elephant and Segway polo. But now a new form of polo has emerged – Tuk Tuk Polo

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Dusseldorf Grand Prix: Dimitri Peters triumphs on home soil

Local favourite Dimitri Peters gave the crowd something to smile about when he downed Cuba’s Jose Armenteros in the under 100 kilo final at the

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Lara Gut regains overall World Cup lead

Switzerland’s Lara Gut kept her composure to clinch a downhill event at La Thuile in Italy. The 24-year-old looked in great shape and completed the

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Ferrari and Williams unveil new cars

Ferrari has become the latest team to unveil its new Formula 1 car as it bids to overtake Mercedes at the front of the grid this year. The team

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Red Bull unveil new design for upcoming F1 season

Red Bull unveiled a new look for a new era on Wednesday, with a warning that hardly lifted Daniel Ricciardo’s heart as the Australian driver gears up

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Haryanto to make history with F1's Manor Racing

Rio Haryanto will become Indonesia’s first Formula One driver this season after raising the funds to secure a seat with backmarkers Manor Racing on

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Four cities determined to host 2024 Olympics

The race to host the 2024 Olympics is now in full swing as the International Olympic Committee confirmed four cities had submitted the first part of

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Cycling: Jungels takes Tour of Oman opener

Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels won the opening stage of this year’s Tour of Oman for his first victory for the Etixx-QuickStep team since joining the

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Renard appointed coach of Morocco

Herve Renard was presented as the new coach of the Morocco national football team this week as the Frenchman takes his managerial career back to