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iBet: Serena Williams looks hungry again
Serena Williams has looked right back to her best in recent weeks and more importantly she looks hun...
Manchester City top the ‘injury league’, with Manchester United bottom
The results of new research into every significant injury suffered by every Premier League footballe...
Bunce on Boxing: Johnny Tapia, a great fighter who dodged bullets but not needles
29 May 2012 12:00 AM
Tapia was crazy, but he could still fight when he made his York Hall debut
Trending: The 'oof' word – when charity gets nasty
29 May 2012 12:00 AM
Forget the antics of Joey Barton, the toughest footballers these days are to be found playing in charity games. It's something that Gordon Ramsay discovered at the weekend, after he was floored by Teddy Sheringham during the Soccer Aid event at Old Trafford.
Something From The Weekend: Simon Grayson; Broken Olympic dreams; Bizarre final coverage
28 May 2012 12:00 AM
The Good, The Bad and The Odd
Boxing: Froch takes his place among British greats
28 May 2012 12:00 AM
Nottingham fighter can gain wider recognition after his superb title triumph over highly rated Bute
Gymnastics: GB sweep the Euro board
28 May 2012 12:00 AM
The British men's gymnastics team is heading to the Games on a roll after shading Russia at the European Championships in Montpellier on Saturday. The GB juniors won their team competition on Friday while Louis Smith took silver yesterday on the pommel horse
Cycling: Mark Cavendish's brave bid denied by one point
28 May 2012 12:00 AM
Mark Cavendish's bid to become the sixth rider in cycling history to take the points jersey in all three Grand Tours fell short almost at the final fence yesterday when overall race contender Joaquim Rodriguez deprived the Briton of victory in the Giro d'Italia classification by just one point.
Triathlon: Brownlee wins again in Madrid
28 May 2012 12:00 AM
Britain's Jonny Brownlee won his second straight World Triathlon Series race in Madrid yesterday.
GB canoeists in show of force at world cup
27 May 2012 05:48 PM
Great Britain’s 200m men displayed a show of force in the second canoeing world cup event of the year, winning two gold medals and a silver in Duisburg today.
Cycling: Hesjedal wins one of the closest ever Giro d’Italia races by just 16 seconds
27 May 2012 05:45 PM
Ryder Hesjedal became the first Canadian winner of the Giro d’Italia today in the closest race for 38 years.
Sport on TV: Flintoff returns to Oz to snatch victory from jaws of crocodile
27 May 2012 12:00 AM
It seems entirely appropriate that Freddie Flintoff should pursue his television career on the Discovery Channel. On the cricket field he was a force of nature, an elemental being who had no need of make-up or inane chatter – although a chatshow host with a nice line in sledging is an interesting idea for a new series.
Gymnastics: Thomas keeps his cool to win gold for GB
27 May 2012 12:00 AM
Great Britain's men came through a dramatic high-bar finale to win their first European Gymnastics team gold medal in Montpellier yesterday only after a strong Russian squad, hosts France and Germany all made costly errors.
Inside Lines: Ukrainian stars plead with Government not to boycott Euro 2012
27 May 2012 12:00 AM
The Government are considering whether to join a political boycott of the upcoming European football championship in protest at Ukraine's human-rights record.
Boxing: Froch must find his old self to better Bute
26 May 2012 12:00 AM
Carl Froch's opponent Lucian Bute is unbeaten, smart and seems to be aware that it is rare for a foreign world champion to accept terms for a fight in Britain and then suffer a loss.
Cycling: Kreuziger powers to solo victory
26 May 2012 12:00 AM
Roman Kreuziger won the 19th stage of the Giro d'Italia yesterday, while Joaquim Rodriguez had his overall race lead slashed to just 17 seconds by Ryder Hesjedal.
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