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Is golf in a rut?
The Olympics have left everything in their shadow since the Queen uttered: “Good evening Mr Bond”, not least other sports.
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Women’s football needs media support to thrive
As the US and Japan prepare to compete for the women’s football gold medal, writer Natasha Henry says the women’s game needs mainstream media support if it is to thrive in the UK.
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FactCheck: how good a sport is the PM?
David Cameron says £1bn is being spent on sports in schools. FactCheck’s looked, but we can’t find it.
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Yorkshire continues rise in Olympic medals table
Alistair Brownlee’s triathlon victory means Yorkshire leapfrogs Hungary, North Korea and the Netherlands in the London 2012 medal rankings.
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Should state schools adopt posh sports?
In 2012 we shouldn’t have “posh” sports anymore. If comprehensive schools can’t afford rowing clubs and shooting ranges we need more community facilities that are easy to join.
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Badminton players lose appeal against Olympic ban
Eight badminton players from South Korea, China and Indonesia are disqualified from the Olympic doubles over match-fixing allegations.
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What can we expect from the opening ceremony?
With 15,000 volunteers, 70 sheep and a homage to the NHS, tonight’s opening ceremony promises to be as eccentric as it will be epic. Channel 4 News looks at the men behind the madness.
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Olympomania takes hold across the UK
With the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony only hours away, excitement builds across the UK.
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Olympic torch touches the heart of London
The Olympic torch races through London on its first full day in the capital, giving crowds a “supreme buzz” before opening ceremonies kick off 27 July.
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Allez le Gentleman Wiggins!
Channel 4 News profiles Bradley Wiggins, the man who looks set to become the first Englishman to win the legendary Tour de France cycle race.
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Olympic torch abseiled into London
The Olympic torch is to be abseiled down to the Tower of London by a Royal Marine commando to start its journey around the capital.
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FactCheck: Is G4S trying to get paid twice?
“You essentially recruit the best people for your own organisation but instead of paying for the cost of vetting, interviewing, training and trialling them yourself, the taxpayer picks up the bill because those things are covered by the 2012 contract. You then collect from the taxpayer a second time because the people you recruited were on the Work Programme and you got them off the dole queue.”
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Let’s talk about mental health say rugby’s hard men
Following a series of sporting suicides, London Wasps rugby club is encouraging players to be more open about issues around mental health, finds Cathy Newman.
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Olympic boost for students seeking summer work
The Olympic effect is hitting the summer job market – but only in London and the south east, recruitment agencies and employers tell Channel 4 News.
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British beer ‘ban’ at the Olympics leaves a bad taste for MP
An MP condemns curbs on local beer at the London 2012 Olympics claiming it is “totally at odds” with the Games’ emphasis on British character.