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Sebastian Coe unsurprised by injury woes suffered by Olympic stars including Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford

Athletes are fragile after an Olympic year says the former gold medallist

A screenshot from League of Legends showing the champion Garen

US border authorities declare professional gamers 'athletes'

The visas were issued to professional League of Legends players - a free multiplayer arena-style game

Dad who joined bone marrow register when a friend became ill saves stranger's life just four weeks later

A dad who joined the bone marrow register when a friend became ill has become a match for someone else just weeks after she passed away.

Firefighters lighting a backfire, to scorch shrubland before the out-of-control blaze gets to it

In pictures: More than 1,000 firefighters battle Springs Fire in California

Firefighters say it could take until Monday to contain the inferno

Duncan Roy was charged with extortion after he tried to claim $500,000 damages for structural faults at his house in Malibu

British film director imprisoned in California jail for 84 days despite having been freed on bail Duncan Roy sues Los Angeles police for millions of dollars

A British film director who spent 84 days in a Californian prison, despite having been ordered free on bail, will today file a multi-million dollar wrongful imprisonment claim against the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Tony Scott death: Top Gun director dies after jumping from Los Angeles bridge

Tony Scott, the British-born filmmaker who directed Hollywood blockbusters such as Top Gun, True Romance and Crimson Tide, has died after leaping off a bridge in Los Angeles.

Tessa Sanderson: I won gold - but having the Olympic Games in my home town is something else

Finally, the Games are here – and I still have to pinch myself to believe they are happening. As an adopted Londoner – I live in east London and work in the Olympic heartland of Newham – my emotions today as the curtain goes up are a mixture of excitement, immense pride, and great anticipation. The goose bumps have already started.

The Teleportation Accident By Ned Beauman

Miss Hitler: Her part in my downfall

Boxing: Amir Khan ready for Danny Garcia test

Amir Khan has promised to beat Danny Garcia after his next opponent's father claimed the former world champion was overrated ahead of their July 14 meeting.

'Yellow Dragon Disease' threatens fruit crop

A citrus disease that has killed millions of trees and cost growers billions of dollars across Florida and Brazil has been detected in California, despite the industry's best efforts to keep it at bay.

Julia Roberts in Mirror Mirror

Julia Roberts - Pretty woman shows her ugly side but still comes up smiling

Julia Roberts is cast against type as a wicked queen in her new film, Mirror Mirror. The Hollywood favourite has more starring roles coming up but tells Lesley O'Toole that she's now happy to treat acting more like a hobby

The rock, part of Michael Heizer’s work Levitated Mass, at a quarry in Riverside

An 11-day tour, a huge entourage and traffic at a standstill: another ageing rock star hits LA

340-tonne block of granite completes epic journey to become city's latest landmark

Five-month-old Melinda Guido goes home with her mother

Nine-inch baby survives, grows up, and goes home with mum

She weighed less than a couple of mobile phones at birth, but now Melinda's made medical history

Portfolio: Kalpesh Lathigra

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'Hello. I have cancer': When comedian Tig Notaro discovered she had a tumour she decided the show must go on

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