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Ivory Coast: Gbagbo troops regain ground
The Ivory Coast’s defiant president Laurent Gbagbo regains ground in Abidjan, as UN human rights workers find more than 100 bodies in 24 hours.
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Rugby: Scotland beat champions South Africa
Scotland has beaten world champion rugby side South Africa 21-17 in a historic victory at Murrayfield.
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Olympian-turned director Savanah Leaf discusses new film Earth Mama
From the Olympics to the big screen, former Team GB volleyball player Savanah Leaf has won critical acclaim for her first feature film at Sundance – and this week she also picked up ‘best debut director’ at the British Independent Film Awards.
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Baku’s European Games – spectacle or gimmick?
Azerbaijan hosts the first European Games in June. With Team GB sending 153 athletes, including Olympic gold medallists, could this be a new major sporting event – or a propaganda vehicle for Baku?
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‘Just not good enough’: a week in sport
Why do British teams keep losing against the big European clubs? Why have Team GB done so (relatively) well at Sochi? Sports Reporter Jordan Jarrett-Bryan has the answers.
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Another last-gasp win for Britain’s men’s curlers?
Team GB’s men’s curlers, led by David Murdoch, made it through to the Sochi finals thanks to a last-stone win after beating Sweden, guaranteeing gold or silver on Friday.
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Sochi 2014: Lizzy Yarnold wins gold in skeleton
Lizzy Yarnold wins Team GB’s first gold medal at the Winter Olympics, triumphing in the skeleton.
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Can Katie Summerhayes deliver another Sochi medal?
At 18, Katie Summerhayes is one of the youngest athletes in Team GB’s squad for the Winter Games. But after taking two World Cup ski slopestyle medals, she is a real prospect for Sochi.
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Can speed skater Elise Christie strike gold at Sochi?
Team GB is an up and coming nation in speed skating, and since competing in the 2010 Vancouver Games, Scotland’s Elise Christie has gone from strength to strength.
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Sochi 2014: how to win at snowboard slopestyle – graphic
It may be the newest of the Winter Olympic sports, but Team GB’s Sochi snowboard slopestyle team contains two medal prospects. Our infographic explains what you have to do to win.
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After golden summer, can Premier League still thrill?
Despite England struggling in the European Championships and Team GB’s footballers doing no better at the Olympics, the outlook is good for the Premier League as the new season approaches.
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Is a United Kingdom London 2012’s legacy?
With the success of Scottish and Yorkshire athletes reflected in Team GB’s final Olympics medal tally, former PM Gordon Brown says the UK could become a “beacon” for how countries can co-exist.
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LIVE BLOG: Celebrating the end of the London 2012 Olympic Games
Team GB’s athletes have won: 29 gold medals, 16 silver and 19 bronze. Britain has finished third in the overall Olympic standings. Thank you #London2012 – next: The Paralympics
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Mo-mentum with Farah for second gold
Mo Farah will be hoping to win his second London 2012 gold in the 5,000m final this evening – with Team GB striking gold in kayaking.
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Target practice: Britain’s medal hits and misses
UK Athletics head coach Charles van Commenee’s “ambitious” goal of 48 medals and fourth place for Team GB now seems to be an underestimate.