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Oklahoma stun Portland with huge NBA home win

Oklahoma Thunder made home advantage count big time in their latest NBA clash against visitors Portland to rack up their fattest winning margin of

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Video: Ivanoff wins Air Race World Championship season opener

The 2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship kicked off in thrilling fashion this weekend in Abu Dhabi with Nicolas Ivanoff of France blazing

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Six Nations: England beat Wales to keep alive Grand Slam hopes

England survived a late challenge by Wales to win the Triple Crown on Saturday as Eddie Jone’s men continued their march towards a first Six Nations

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Ski-jumping: Forfang celebrates maiden win

Johann Andre Forfang upstaged the big guns to win his first individual ski-jumping event in Titisee-Neustadt, southern Germany. With stunning jumps

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Video: Season-ending half-pipe in Tignes

In this video we show you some of the impressive highlights from the last event of the Halfpipe World Cup season, that took place in the French Alps

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Athletics: Russia make progress on anti-doping but not enough to warrant lifting ban

The World Anti Doping Agency (WADA) announced on Friday that 99 athletes had tested positive for Meldonium since it was placed on the banned

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Paris-Nice: Lutsenko celebrates fine solo win on stage five

Alexey Lutsenko of the Astana team enjoyed an impressive solo victory on stage five of the Paris-Nice race on Friday. The 198 kilometre ride to

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Benitez replaces McClaren as Newcastle manager

Struggling English Premier League side Newcastle United have appointed Rafa Benitez as their new manager on a three year deal following the sacking

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Maria 'Drugapova': game, set and meldonium

Maria Sharapova's staged-managed announcement that she had tested positive for the drug meldonium sent shockwaves through the sporting world and begged the question "what is meldonium?"

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Squash: An unbelievable rally thrills crowd and commentators alike

Squash is a fast-paced, heart-pumping sport that – on occasion – dishes up some fantastic rallies. Arguably one of the greatest rallies of recent

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Dreamweavers Hirscher and Shiffrin in 'Gravity'

Euronews snowman Vincent Ménard guides us through all that is Alpine Skiing in 'Gravity.'

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Paris-Nice: Michael Matthews claims opening time trial

Australia’s Michael Matthews produced a superb display to clinch the 6.1km prologue on the opening day of the 2016 Paris-Nice. The Orica-GreenEdge

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Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning to retire

Five-time MVP Peyton Manning has informed the Denver Broncos that he is retiring as a player after 18 years in NFL. The news comes one month after

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The Cavaliers come from behind to beat Boston

The Cavaliers overcame a nervous start to outclass the Boston Celtics in Cleveland on Saturday. The visitors got off to a great start and shot an

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FIFA approves testing of video technology

Football’s international lawmakers have approved live trials of video technology to help referees in decision making. New FIFA President Gianni

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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