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Triathlon - Brownlee relishing Hamburg Olympic reunion Alistair Brownlee is finally set to race against both his fellow Olympic medallists at the sixth round of the ITU World Triathlon Series but he admits who will win is anyone's guess. Brownlee won Olympic gold ahead of Spaniard Javier Gomez...

Schleck brothers to return to Trek Brothers Andy and Frank Schleck will reunite under one team banner in 2014 after the duo signed for Trek Bicycle. Trek, who agreed terms with Fabian Cancellara last month, added the Luxembourger ******** to their stable after RadioShack-Leopard announced...

British doubles star Hutchins in remission from cancer Ross Hutchins, one half of Britain's Davis Cup doubles pairing, has confirmed he is in remission from Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hutchins, 28, was diagnosed with the form of cancer in December 2012. He took a break from tennis to undergo...

Brailsford eyes 2014 Wiggins/Froome ***** team Sir Dave Brailsford has backed Chris Froome and Sir Bradley Wiggins to ride together in next year's Tour de France. The pair, who between them have now won the last two editions of the race, both have claims on being the lead rider at Team Sky...

Froome: Cycling is cleanest sport of all Stringent **** testing means cycling is now probably the cleanest sport, Tour de France champion Chris Froome has said. Froome is the first rider to win the Tour since American Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven titles for cheating and, perhaps...

O’Grady announces retirement after 'truly special' Tour Australian Stuart O’Grady has retired from professional cycling a year earlier than planned. O’Grady, Australia’s first Classics champion and a six-times Olympian, said he had always wanted to end on a high note – and that the team time...

Summer Universiade - Russia finish on high as Universiade comes to an end Russian shooter Nazar Luginets had the honour of taking the final gold of the 27th Summer Universiade as the curtain came down on the action in Kazan. Luginets secured victory in the men’s 50m rifle three positions with...

Summer Universiade - Efimova wins fourth Universiade gold in Kazan Russian swimmer Yuliya Efimova claimed another gold in the women's 50m breaststroke final at the 27th Summer Universiade in Kazan. The Olympic 200m breaststroke bronze medallist stopped the clock at 30.12 seconds to secure...

BMC Racing sporting director quits after Tour flop BMC Racing sporting director John Lelangue has quit his post after more than six years at the helm in the **** of the team's dismal showing at the Tour de France that concluded in Paris on Sunday. "John Lelangue is leaving the BMC Racing Team...

Snooker - Williams ends long wait for a title in Rotterdam Mark Williams won his first ranking for two years as he beat Mark Selby 4-3 in an exciting final in Rotterdam. It was a quick-fire final with the players rattling through the frames and after the Welshman took the opener, Selby...

Snooker - Selby to meet Williams in Rotterdam Open final Mark Selby beat David Gilbert 4-3 to progress to the final of the Rotterdam Open where he will face Mark Williams. Gilbert took a tactical first frame 65-14 before a break of 60 was enough to open up a two frame advantage. The ‘Jester...

Fast learner Quintana makes immediate Tour impact Watch and learn - that was the directive Nairo Quintana received when he was included in his Movistar team's Tour de France roster. The diminutive, swarthy-faced Colombian climber did more than just that on his Tour debut, surpassing...

Snooker - Williams, Selby through to semi-final stage in Rotterdam Mark Williams beat Stuart Bingham 4-2 to progress to the semi-finals of the Rotterdam Open. Former world champion Williams, who beat Sam Baird by the same score in round four, took a scrappy first frame 61-16 before a run of 52...

Spectre of Armstrong still hangs over Tour Chris Froome can take immense satisfaction from securing his first Tour de France title but the spectre of disgraced Lance Armstrong and the sport's fight against doping still hangs over the race. The Briton, emulating compatriot Bradley Wiggins last...

Out of Africa to Tour champion, Froome completes journey As softly-spoken off the bike as he is ****** on his machine, Chris Froome completed a long journey out of Africa to claim his maiden Tour de France on the Champs-Elysees on Sunday. As much as **** from Kilburn, London, are not supposed...

Snooker - Maguire thwarts Higgins to reach Rotterdam quarters Stephen Maguire beat fellow Scot John Higgins 4-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam Open. Maguire’s assured success over the four-time world champion set up a last-eight clash with David Gilbert, who beat Ryan Day 4-3 in...

Kittel ends Cav's Paris reign as Froome wins Tour Marcel Kittel ended Mark Cavendish's dominance in Paris by winning the final stage of the Tour de France as Chris Froome secured overall victory. Argos-Shimano sprinter Kittel won his fourth stage on the race by winning a thrilling sprint on...

Athletics - Injury ends Rudisha's season, targets March return Olympic 800 metres champion and world record-holder David Rudisha will miss the remainder of the season and is unlikely to race again until at least March next year, the Kenyan athlete's coach has said. Rudisha pulled out of next...

Athletics - Coe calls for four-year bans for **** cheats Former double Olympic champion Sebastian Coe wants the ban for athletes failing ***** tests to be increased from two to four years. "We have to go back from two years to four years. The move down to two did a lot of damage to my sport,"...

Williams wins fourth clay title of season in Bastad Serena Williams completed her dominance on clay this season by beating Johanna Larsson 6-4 6-1 in the WTA Bastad final. It made it 28 clay court wins in a row for Serena with five of her seven 2013 titles coming on the surface - four on red...

Albasini signs new deal with Orica-GreenEDGE Michael Albasini has extended his contract with Orica-GreenEDGE for two years. The Swiss rider, who has three victories this year since joining the Australian team, was delighted to have extended his deal for two more seasons. “I know I could have...

Fognini battle to beat Federer-conqueror Delbonis in Hamburg final Fabio Fognini saved three match points before going on to beat Federico Delbonis 4-6 7-6(8) 6-2 in the ATP Hamburg final. It was the second title in as many weeks for the Italian after he won in Stuttgart last weekend. It had...

Federer humbled by world number 114 in Hamburg Roger Federer fell to a shock 7-6(7) 7-6(4) defeat to world number 114 Federico Delbonis in the semi-finals of ATP Hamburg. Federer, who is debuting a new larger racquet, has struggled throughout the tournament and took three sets to beat home...

Snooker - Trump out despite 125 break, Higgins through Jimmy Robertson beat Judd Trump 4-3 in the third round of the Rotterdam Open. Trump had shown fine form getting to round three having whitewashed Mark Joyce and Vinnie Calabrese in rounds one and two earlier on in the day Robertson, in...

Froome triumph all but confirmed, Quintana wins stage Chris Froome all but secured his first ever Tour de France overall victory after Nairo Quintana won the penultimate stage in Annecy-Semnoz. Team Sky’s Froome will become the second successive British rider to win cycling’s biggest stage race...

Serena brushes aside Zakopalova to make Bastad final Serena Williams defeated Klara Zakopalova 6-0 6-4 to book her spot in the final of WTA Bastad. Williams’ early dominance was total as she rattled off the first eight games to bagel her Czech opponent and open up a two game advantage in the...

Snooker star Ali Carter gets the cancer all clear Ali Carter will return to the snooker tour in September after being given the all-clear by doctors from testicular cancer. The two-time World Championship finalist was diagnosed with the illness last month but had successful surgery and has now...

Snooker - Swail into Rotterdam last 16 Joe Swail capped a fine opening day performance with a 4-2 win over Ricky Walden to progress to the fourth round of the Rotterdam Open. The world number 113 blazed a trail through the draw with three victories on day one of the action at the Topsport...

Snooker - Selt sinks 142 break in victorious Rotterdam opener Matthew Selt registered an excellent 142 break in a 4-2 win over Peter Lines on day one of the Rotterdam Open. Selt, who made his World Championship debut in the spring, racked up the impressive total clearance in the second frame...

Athletics - Farah loses to Kiprop but breaks European 1500m record in Monaco Mo Farah broke the 16-year-old European 1500m record at the Diamond League meeting in Monaco but still only finished second in the race to Asbel Kiprop. With the world championships in Moscow just over three weeks...

Costa wins second Tour stage in four days Portugal’s Rui Costa continued a memorable week at the Tour de France by winning a rain-soaked mountainous stage 19 in Le Grand-Bornand. Movistar’s Costa, who won in similar circumstances in Gap on Monday, overtook a spent Pierre Rolland (Europcar)...

Athletics - Race walker Wright wins selection appeal British race walker Alex Wright has won his appeal to be selected for next month's athletics World Championships in Moscow. Wright secured the A standard qualification criteria with a 1:23.05 20km time in Lugano in March and then won the 5km...

Athletics - Semenya set to miss world championships Former world 800 metre champion Caster Semenya is likely to miss next month's world championships in Moscow after being left off South Africa's provisional list of 30 athletes released on Friday. Semenya, who won the world title in 2009 and...

Cunego, others indicted on doping charges An Italian court indicted former Giro d'Italia winner Damiano Cunego and 26 others on doping charges involving his Lampre-Merida team in a new blow for a sport dogged by **** scandals. In a statement, Lampre said it had "full confidence in the team...

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Athletics - Olympic 1500m champ Makhloufi joins world champs absentees Algeria's Olympic 1500m champion Taoufik Makhloufi has become the latest big name to withdraw from the world athletics championships after failing to recover from a viral infection. The 25-year-old had was taken ill in...

Federer progresses, Fognini beats Haas Roger Federer beat Florian Mayer 7-6 (4) 3-6 7-5 to reach the semi-final of ATP Hamburg. Federer, who is using a new, larger racquet, struggled for much of the match and his opponent had more breaks – five to the Swiss’ four – and won more points. The...

Team success leaves Parkinson a happy girl in Utrecht Cyclist Abby-Mae Parkinson took great pride in her teammates' performances as she played a key role to help Team GB to two medals in the girls' road race at the European Youth Olympic Festival. Fresh from her strong showing in Tuesday's...

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Riblon backs Froome on doping issues Chris Froome, whose Tour de France performances have been greeted by suspicion, has received backing from stage 18 winner Christophe Riblon. Riblon, whose AG2R La Mondiale team are part of the Movement for Credible Cycling, told a news conference the...

Athletics - Smikle fourth Jamaican to admit positive test Olympic discus thrower Traves Smikle has become the fourth Jamaican athlete in four days to reveal a positive doping test but said he did not knowingly ingest a ****** substance. Smikle said the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission notified...

Serena brushes aside Tatishvili in Bastad Serena Williams eased into the third round of the WTA Bastad open with a 6-2 6-3 win over Anna Tatishvili. Williams barely broke a sweat, dropping only five games in a match that lasted just over an hour. It was the first time that the two had faced...

Froome penalised 20 seconds for ******* feeding Chris Froome showed rare signs of weakness on Thursday despite extending his overall lead on the Tour de France in the 18th stage, won after two epic ascents of l'Alpe d'Huez by France's Christophe Riblon. The Briton cracked with less than five...

Athletics - Powell ditched by another sponsor Leading Chinese sportswear brand Li Ning has suspended its sponsorship deal with Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell after he failed a ***** test. Former 100 metres world record holder Powell said last week that he had tested positive for a ******...

Federer, Haas through to quarters in Hamburg World number five Roger Federer strolled past Jan Haje to progress into the quarter-finals of ATP Hamburg with a 6-4 6-3 win. Top seed Federer impresses while sporting his new, larger racquet and wasn’t particularly troubled by the unseeded Czech...

Riblon wins for France on Alpe d'Huez as Froome extends lead Christophe Riblon won the first ever double ascent of Alpe d’Huez in Tour de France history to end France's drought in this year's race on stage 18. On a ****** day that saw the riders climb the legendary climb twice in the second...

Athletics - Cancer claims Olympic hero Bennett British Olympic silver medallist Todd Bennett has died aged 51 from cancer. Bennett won silver alongside Kriss Akabusi, Garry Cook and Philip Brown in the 4x400m relay at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. The Southampton-born sprinter, who also won a...

Athletics - Powell trainer: I'm a scapegoat for athletes The trainer accused of causing the failed dope tests of former 100m word-record holder Asafa Powell and fellow Jamaican Sherone Simpson has said they should accept "responsibility for their doping instead of looking around for a...

Athletics - Jamaica to ramp up education, testing programmes, says PM The Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission will be step up its education and testing programmes following five athletes, including Olympic medallists Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, testing positive for ****** substances, the...