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Wrestling dropped from the 2020 Olympic Games

IOC announce decision

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Judging by this latest EP, Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor values productivity rather more highly than quality.

St Georges Hill, the private residential estate in Weybridge where Alexander Perepilichnyy rented a house

The exclusive gated community in Weybridge where Alexander Perepilichnyy lost his life

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A plate of autumn vegetables

A plate of autumn vegetables

Serves 4

Peter Gordon's butternut squash and leek risotto

Ingredients for 4-6 (as a light main course)

Rev star Miles Jupp in the running for sports book prize

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Spiced butternut squash soup with feta

Spiced butternut squash soup with feta

Serves 4

Britain's world No 1 James Willstrop (white shirt) in action

Squash: Sport hopes it is third time lucky in bid to join exclusive Olympic club

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David Thomas: Come and share my Eton playing fields

Public school privilege is as much a question of attitudes as facilities

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"Unknown road," warned the stranger's satnav. Diverted from the familiar A303 by a sudden closure on a dark evening, I joined another baffled motorist at a tiny junction with an unhelpful signpost indicating an unexpected place name such as Longbridge Deverill, or perhaps it was Marston Magna. It was a shock to be faced so abruptly with the A303's hinterland, hitherto unknown to me and, I suspect, many of the drivers of the vehicles – sometimes more than 30,000 – pounding over what Tom Fort calls "the highway to the sun".

World's top two squash players James Willstrop and Nick Matthew begin British Open bid

James Willstrop is in the form of his life; Nick Matthew is defending champion and aiming for a third title.

Shot And A Ghost, by James Willstrop

Something funny has happened on the way to the squash court in the past couple of decades. For reasons difficult to divine, the game somehow slipped off the mainstream sporting radar.

Squash gnocchi with butter and sage

Squash gnocchi with butter and sage

Ingredients to serve 4

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