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South African dominate the pool at African Games

The South African swimming team continued to dominate the pool at the 11th edition of the African Games, in Brazzaville. Olympian Chad le Clos won

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Vuelta GC is red-hot ahead of final straight to Madrid

The Vuelta a Espana peloton enjoyed a much needed rest day on Tuesday. But heading down the final straight to Madrid, it’s hotting up at the top of

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Rodriquez closes gap on Aru with win on stage 15 of Vuelta

There was a critical win for Joaquim Rodriquez on stage 15 of the Vuelta. The 175.8 kilometre ride between Comillas and Sotres was the second of

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Euro 2016: Germany beat Poland to go top of Group D

Mario Goetze scored twice to help Germany beat Poland 3-1 in Group D of the euro qualifiers. Thomas Mueller scored the other for the new group

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Vuelta: Oliveira solos to stage 13 victory

Nelson Oliveira of the Lampre-Merida team soloed to a maiden Grand Tour victory on stage 13 of the Vuelta a Espana on Friday. The nature of 178

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Iceland beat the Netherlands to close in on first major tournament appearance

Iceland stunned the Netherland’s 1-0 in Amsterdam on Thursday to take a giant step towards qualification for next year’s European Championships in

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Judge overturns Brady's four-game 'deflategate' suspension

A federal judge in New York has overturned Tom Brady’s four-game ban handed down by the NFL for his alleged involvement in the “Deflategate” scandal

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Durban to make history with 2022 Commonwealth Games

Durban has been awarded the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In doing so it will become the first African city to host the Games since the multi-sport

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Crews set sail for Clipper Round the World Race

The tenth edition of the Clipper Round the world race set sail from Southend pier in the Thames Estuary on Monday. The 12-strong fleet made up of a

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Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc gets eagle's eye view

Runners in Europe’s toughest endurance race, which took place in the Alps at the weekend, had two new cameramen for this year’s ordeal. Two eagles –

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Putin and Medvedev flex their muscle

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Japan complete team double on final day of Judo World Championships

Japan thrashed surprise finalists Poland to win the women’s team title at the World Judo Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan. Having already beaten

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World Athletics Championships: final day round-up

Jamaica won the 4×400 metres relay gold medal in the last women’s track race of the world championships in Beijing, China. Jamaica overtook the

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Rossi wins rainy British GP to claim championship lead

Valentino Rossi once again proved he is the master of riding in the rain as the Italian multiple world champion picked up his fourth win of the

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Chavas retains red as Stuyven wins crash-hit Vuelta stage

Stage eight of the Vuelta was filled with nasty spills and thrills and when the dust settled Belgian Jasper Stuyven was triumphant. A massive pile up

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Bartoletta wins second world long jump gold as Schippers sprints to 200m title

Dafne Schippers continued her remarkable ascent in the world of sprinting. The Dutchwomen produced a stunning late burst to win the 200 metres gold

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Rugby World Cup 2015: Burgess named in England squad as Cipriani left out

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Vuelta a Espana: Chaves reclaims the overall race lead with stage six success

A day after losing the overall race lead in the Vuelta, Colombian Esteban Chaves bounced back in style by winning stage six to don the leaders red

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Bolt dominates 200m to complete the world championship sprint double

Usain Bolt once again highlighted his status as the greatest sprinter of all time by winning the 200 metres gold at the World Championships in