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Platini begins appeal hearing to clear his name

Banned UEFA President Michel Platini said he was “quite happy” with the conduct of his FIFA Appeal Committee hearing on Monday (February 15) and

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Westbrook and Bryant shine as West beat East in All star game

The 65th edition of the NBA All star game took place over the weekend the Eastern Conference’s star players against their Western Conference

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Former Russian anti-doping agency head Nikita Kamayev dies

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Cavendish wins second Tour of Qatar title

Mark Cavendish won his second Tour of Qatar title on Friday by the slimmest of margins. The Manxman – who rides for South African Team Dimension Data

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FIFA scandal: Valcke banned for 12 years

Jerome Valcke has joined the growing list of disgraced FIFA officials to be banned from football related activities after the Frenchman was handed a

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Table tennis: Jan-Ove 'Evergreen Tree' Waldner retires

Former Olympic table tennis champion ‘‘Jan-Ove Waldner’‘:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan-Ove_Waldner played his final competitive match on Thursday

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Johnson sacked by Sunderland after admitting to child sex charge

English Premier League footballer Adam Johnson has been sacked by his club Sunderland a day after pleading guilty to sexual activity with a minor

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Cavendish regains overall Tour of Qatar lead ahead of final stage

Britain’s Mark Cavendish of the Dimension Data team took control of the Tour of Qatar on Thursday after overnight leader Edvald Boasson Hagen

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Rally Sweden shortened due to clement weather

Unseasonal temperatures have caused havoc with Rally Sweden – the second stop of the new season. Warm weather has left the event with very little ice

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NBA: Atlanta pile on the misery for struggling Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls continued their struggles in the NBA regular season after losing to the Atlanta Hawks for the team’s fourth straight defeat and

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Royal Shrovetide football: the oldest, largest and most chaotic footy match on earth

We take a look at the latest edition of arguably the world's oldest football competition with the longest playing field.

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Tour of Qatar: Boasson Hagen cruises to stage three victory and overall race lead

Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen of the Dimension Data team dominated the field to win stage three of the Tour of Qatar on Wednesday. The 28-year old

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Jazz sink Dallas in overtime

The Utah Jazz extended their season-best winning streak to seven games on Tuesday night after a thrilling overtime victory against the Dallas Mavericks.

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Goaltending legend Brodeur's New Devils shirt retired

The number 30 shirt of arguably ice hockey’s most celebrated goaltenders Martin Brodeur was retired on Tuesday evening. Prior to the New Jersey

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Katusha escape ban for two failed dope tests in 12 months

The disciplinary committee of world cycling’s governing body UCI has ruled that a suspension for Russian team Katusha was not warranted despite two

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Paris 2024 unveil new Eiffel Tower-inspired Olympic bid logo

The Paris 2024 Olympic bid committee unveiled on Tuesday their new Eiffel Tower-inspired logo at a ceremony in the French capital. The design

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Hadlow retains King-of-the-Air Kitesurfing title

Some 13 thousand spectators lined the shores of Big Bay Beach in Cape Town, South Africa to watch the world’s best compete in the King-of-the-Air

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Tour of Qatar: Kristoff wins stage two

Norway’s Alexander Kristoff claimed stage two of the Tour of Qatar on Tuesday after holding off the challenge of Mark Cavendish in a sprint finish

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Raptors continue fine form with victory over Pistons

Kyle Lowry starred as the Atlantic Division-leading Toronto Raptors beat the Detroit Pistons on home court in Michigan. There was nothing much to

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Famed Cuban baseball brothers believed to have defected to US

Two high-profile baseball playing brothers from Cuba have reportedly abandoned a team travelling in the Dominican Republic with national media