The Sports Desk
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Your weekly dive into the biggest talking point in sport, featuring interviews with top stars and influential figures, plus discussion and debate around the issues that resonate beyond the field of play. BBC Sport’s Sarah Mulkerrins, Dan Roan and Nesta McGregor and their guests take you behind the headlines and tell you what’s really going on.
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe: full exclusive interview
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Harry Kane on breaking records and building resilience
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Luke Littler: The Boy who Changed Darts
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Inside the Saudi sporting revolution
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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How should football react to the Middle East conflict?
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Climate of fear: What's the solution to women's football's ACL crisis?
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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Is Spain's football crisis really over?
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Can women’s football be a billion pound industry?
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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How does protest impact sport?
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Cricket's day of reckoning
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Has Saudi Arabia just bought golf?
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Erling Haaland: full exclusive interview
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Can Vinicius episode be a turning point in football’s racism battle?
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May 25, 2023 |
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The battle for football’s future
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Should Premier League clubs stop flying to domestic games?
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Is horse racing right to crack down on the whip?
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Exercise Me, Influence Me
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Which Heals Quicker - The Body Or The Mind?
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Why are there so few black football managers?
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Changing What We Wear
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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We’re Not All The Same. Period
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Will Wimbledon U-turn on Russian player ban?
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Man City v the Premier League
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Will rugby union’s new tackle law cause more harm than good?
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Southgate: Why I stayed as England manager
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Stalled on the grid - why are there no female F1 drivers?
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Eating disorders & body-shaming 'fat clubs' in English women's football
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Could Ronaldo help bring the World Cup to Saudi Arabia?
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Qatar 2022 – Has it united or divided football?
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Sports Desk Qatar Special: Can we really just focus on the football?
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Liverpool Football Club - up for sale?
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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What price is sport paying in the cost of living crisis?
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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How do we stop the managerial Merry-Go-Round?
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Rugby's financial crisis - what's the solution?
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Is the World Cup a make or break moment for rugby league?
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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The Premier League’s US takeover
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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English cricket’s club v country battle
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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The real Roger Federer
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Rugby’s concussion crisis – do the sport’s risks outweigh its rewards?
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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Serena Williams – the ultimate game-changer?
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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Is there too much cricket?
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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Can England's Euro 2022 win provide real change for the women's game?
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Birmingham 2022 special: How relevant are the Commonwealth Games?
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Did London 2012 inspire a generation?
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Why hasn’t athletics cracked America?
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Can professional cycling ever clean up its image?
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Can Euro 2022 turbo charge English women’s football?
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Can Raducanu shake off her US Open hangover?
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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Will British Gymnastics’ day of reckoning be a turning point for welfare in sport?
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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Football and crypto – perfect match or potent mix?
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Pitch invasions and pyrotechnics: how can football control its fans?
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May 26, 2022 |
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Jake Daniels: Can a 17-year-old trailblazer help kick homophobia out of football?
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May 20, 2022 |
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Mind games: Guardiola, Klopp & the psychology of a title race
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May 13, 2022 |
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Sport’s transgender conundrum
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May 09, 2022 |
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Taylor, Serrano and history at Madison Square Garden
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Kinahan, Fury and the state of boxing
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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The FA Cup: Is the magic still alive?
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Is it time for football to cut ties with gambling?
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Qatar 2022: Can football be a catalyst for change?
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Norman, Mickelson & Saudi money: is golf eating itself?
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Brady’s u-turn: why do sportspeople find it so hard to retire?
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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EXTRA: Life after Abramovich - what’s next for Chelsea and English football?
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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The sports stars on the frontline in Ukraine
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Exit Abramovich as sport turns its back on Russia
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Esports - twiddling thumbs or genuine sport?
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Skating on thin ice – can the Olympics recover from another doping scandal?
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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The push for parity: can women’s sport reach new heights in 2022?
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Christian Eriksen: full exclusive interview
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Olympic dream: Can GB become a top-5 snowsport nation?
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Can Manchester United be restored to its former glory?
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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What is the future for red-ball cricket in the English game?
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Beijing 2022: human rights and athlete activists
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Djokovic’s latest Australian victory: from courtroom to practice court
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Is ‘safe standing’ a forward or backward step for English football?
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Who’d be a ref? How rising abuse threatens grassroots football
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Winning Formula? Hamilton, Verstappen & Netflix drive F1 resurgence
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Rugby revolution: Is it right for sports stars to switch nationalities?
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Is it time for football to put fans before money?
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Qatar 2022 – a World Cup like no other
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Yorkshire racism scandal and cricket’s 'uncomfortable truths'
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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The impossible job? Is the abuse of football managers out of control?
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Does football really care about the environment?
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Wright & Kolisi: Black excellence and white allies
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Can Newcastle shake off the Saudi stigma and build a global super club?
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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Is football failing to protect women?
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Should football ban heading?
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Wenger exclusive: My blueprint for football’s future
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Raducanu and the year of the teenager - can Britain's new sports stars help get the nation active?
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Should sport get tough on vaccine hesitancy?
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Is motorsport killing the planet – or helping save it?
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Can the Paralympics change the world?
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Afghanistan and the threat to progress through sport
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Messi, PSG and football's power shift
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Has Biles changed the game on mental health?
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Super shoes: Has technology gone too far?
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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An Olympics to remember or regret
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Does golf need to rein in the big hitters?
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Euro 2020: Goals galore but tough questions for Uefa
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Federer, Brady, Ronaldo, Williams: the era of the age-defying athlete
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Is the Tokyo Olympics sport's biggest gamble?
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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What can sport learn from Eriksen's cardiac arrest?
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Will Euro 2020 unite or divide?
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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NEW! Exploring the biggest sport news stories
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Jun 04, 2021 |