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Sailing: Frenchman Le Cleac'h holds off Brit Thomson to win Vendee Globe

French skipper Armel Le Cleac’h held off Britain’s Alex Thomson to win the gruelling solo round-the-world Vendee Globe sailing race.

19 January 2017

Sport

Citius, Altius, Fortius - A look back at the 2016 Rio Olympics

Every four years the planet’s biggest multi-sport event comes around to thrill the masses.

25 December 2016

Sport

Magnificent Froome seals third Tour de France title

Chris Froome became the eighth man to win the Tour de France at least three times after safely negotiating an uneventful final stage that ended in Paris.

24 July 2016

Sport

Formula One: Hamilton takes championship lead after Hungarian GP victory

Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton has taken pole position in the race to the 2016 Formula One title after cruising to victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

24 July 2016

World

IOC rule against Olympic blanket ban for Russia

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Sunday it will not impose a blanket ban on Russia for next month’s Rio Olympics.

24 July 2016

Sport

Euro 2016: France thump Iceland to reach semi-finals on home soil

Hosts France restored footballing order on the European continent after thrashing minnows Iceland 5-2 to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

3 July 2016

Sport

Germany reach Euro 2016 semis after penalty shoot-out win over Italy

Germany finally broke their Italian hoodoo at major tournament finals by beating the Azzurri 6-5 in a penalty shoot-out to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2016.

2 July 2016

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Euro 2016: Wales stun Belgium to reach semi-finals in their first European Championship

Wales 3-1 Belgium Nainggolan scores opener for Belgium Williams levels for Wales Robson-Kanu and Vokes seal win Wales have reached the semi-finals in their first appearance at the European Champion

1 July 2016

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Euro 2016: Portugal reach second straight Euro semis after penalty shoot-out win over Poland

Portugal progressed to the semi-finals of the European championship for a second consecutive time and for a fifth time overall after beating Poland 5-3 on…

30 June 2016

Sport

Euro 2016: Griezmann saves France blushes, World Champs Germany in cruise control as Red Devils of Belgium too hot to handle

France 2-1 Ireland Griezmann hits twice in three second-half minutes Germany 3-0 Slovakia Boeteng, Gomez and Draxler score for World Champions Hungary 0-4 Belgium Alderweireld, Batshuayi, Hazard and

26 June 2016

Sport

Euro 2016: Portugal, Poland and Wales through to quarter-finals

Croatia 0-1 Portugal Switzerland 1-1 Poland Poland win penalty shoot-out 5-4 Wales 1-0 Northern Ireland McAuley scores own goal Portugal progressed to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 on Saturday ev

25 June 2016

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Euro 2016: Holders Spain and Italy join France in last 16 as Czech Republic score late on to prevent Croatia doing the same

Spain 3-0 Turkey Italy 1-0 Sweden Czech Rep 2-2 Croatia Spain outclass Turkey to reach last 16 Two-time defending champions Spain finally showed their true potential at Euro 2016 after easily brush

17 June 2016

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Euro 2016: Last-gasp victory sends France through to knockout phase

France first team to qualify for last-16 France 2-0 Albania Russia 1-2 Slovakia Romania 1-1 Switzerland Nerves shredded as France progress France became the first team to qualify for the knockout p

15 June 2016

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Euro 2016: Opening wins for Switzerland and Wales, England held by Russia

Switzerland beat Albania 1-0 Wales beat Slovakia 2-1 England draw 1-1 with Russia Swiss survive scare to win opener Switzerland beat competition debutants Albania 1-0 to get their Euro 2016 Group

11 June 2016

Sport

German documentary claims Russian Sports Minister was directly involved in doping cover-up

Russia’s sports minister Vitaliy Mutko has come under fresh criticism after a German documentary claims he was directly involved in covering up cheating and avoiding bans for…

9 June 2016

World

NBA finals: Cleveland Cavaliers bounce back with Game Three mauling of Golden State

The Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back in emphatic style in Game three of the NBA finals by thrashing reigning champions The Golden State…

9 June 2016

Sport

Portugal warm up for Euro 2016 with 7-0 thrashing of Estonia

Portugal tuned up nicely for the European Championship that begin on Friday after thrashing Estonia 7-0 in their final friendly before Euro…

9 June 2016

Sport

Euro 2016: Conte expecting tough time in France as Italy look to bounce back from poor 2014 World Cup

Either side of a runners-up finish at Euro 2012, Italy were embarrassingly dumped out of the World Cup at the group stage in both South Africa and…

8 June 2016

Sport

Mourinho ready to manage 'giants' Manchester United

Jose Mourinho says his appointment as manager of Manchester United has come at the perfect time in his career.

27 May 2016

Sport

Klitschko and Fury warm up for title fight at Dusseldorf airport

Wladimir Klitschko and Tyson Fury undergo a public training session at Dusseldorf airport ahead of their heavyweight title fight.

26 November 2015