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Yorkshire suspended from hosting international and major matches following racism allegations
Yorkshire County Cricket Club have been suspended from hosting international and major matches following allegations of racism by former player Azeem Rafiq.
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Former Liverpool and England striker Roger Hunt dies at 83
Tributes have flooded in for the man known as “Sir Roger” by fans.
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Emma Raducanu celebrates US Open victory at homecoming event
British tennis star Emma Raducanu has split from the coach who helped lead her to her US Open triumph, saying she needs a more experienced mentor to take her to the next level of tennis glory.
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Former MP Keith Vaz subjected aide to ‘sustained and unpleasant bullying’, panel finds
At Westminster, the former Labour Minister Keith Vaz has been found by an independent panel to have subjected a female parliamentary staff member to “sustained and unpleasant bullying”.
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Emma Raducanu must ‘realise how good she is’ to win more honours, says Virgina Wade
From New York City, we spoke to tennis legend Virginia Wade, who was the last British woman to win the US Open singles title in 1968.
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After Emma Raducanu’s success, what are the barriers to playing tennis?
Emma Raducanu’s American dream continued today with appearances on two prime time US breakfast TV shows.
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Emma Raducanu shows “opportunity is endless” for women in sport – Clare Balding
We spoke to broadcaster Clare Balding about last night’s match and we began by asking her to give a sense of the significance of Emma Raducanu’s victory.
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Former footballer Ian Wright on his book for children and ugly racism in the ‘beautiful game’
He was one of the biggest sports stars of his generation, and it all began on a south London housing estate. Now former England footballer Ian Wright has written a children’s book inspired by that journey.
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Paralympics opening ceremony to include Afghan flag
Afghanistan’s flag will be included in tomorrow’s opening ceremony for the Paralympics, even though the country’s athletes are unable to make it to Japan for the games.
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Liverpool FC: ‘Voice of Anfield’ reflects on half a century of football memories
Well for half a century one man has become known as the ‘Voice of Anfield’ – George Sephton, who’s the stadium announcer and one of the club’s longest serving members of staff.
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Paralympics: Japan extends emergency Covid-19 measures for games
A number of Paralympic teams have withdrawn from Tokyo 2020, due to the difficulties of pandemic travel and quarantine measures.
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British Olympic silver medallist subject to disciplinary proceedings after being accused of violating anti-doping rules
The British Olympic silver medallist CJ Ujah has been named as one of four athletes who are now the subject of disciplinary proceedings, after being accused of violating anti-doping rules.
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‘I’m glad they recognised my potential in time,’ says BMX gold medallist Bethany Shriever
We spoke to Bethany Shriever, who won a BMX Olympic gold in Tokyo. She was left to crowdfund her way to the Olympic trials, after UK Sport cut its funding to the female BMX riders. We began by asking her what it was like when she won the title, celebrating alongside her team-mate Kye Whyte.
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Team GB’s Jonny Brownlee reflects on winning gold at ‘strange’ Tokyo Olympics
We spoke to Jonny Brownlee, who won gold in the mixed triathlon. The victory was his third medal in an Olympic career that began nine years ago in London and we began by asking how these Games have been different for him.
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Tokyo 2020: Belarus Olympian receives Polish visa after refusing to fly home
A sprinter from Belarus has been offered a humanitarian visa by Poland, after refusing an order to fly home early from the Tokyo Olympic Games. Krystina Timanovskaya is now under police protection in the Polish embassy, claiming she feared for her safety after she had criticised the Belarus team coaches on social media. Belarus claims…