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Giro d'Italia: Giovanni Visconti claimed his first-ever stage win on the Giro
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The Gunners won 1-0 at Newcastle
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Wilkinson keeps a door open to late Lions call-up
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McDowell joins list of World Match Play legends
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Motorcycling: Pedrosa roars to top of table
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Serena Williams shapes up to put last year's Paris horror behind her
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Boxing: Lee Purdy can't make either the weight or a title fight of it
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Farhh's breakthrough cheers Godolphin
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America's Cup sailors may wear body armour following death of Andrew "Bart" Simpson
Competitors in this year's America's Cup may wear a revolutionary body armour and stronger helmets to protect them from the sort of accident that killed British sailor Andrew "Bart" Simpson.
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Jodie Williams ready to start again after year of trials
As Britain's leading athletes were preparing at their pre-Olympic training camp in Portugal and the Opening Ceremony of the London Games was moments away from its lavish beginning, Jodie Williams was back at school.
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