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Guide to the Guinness Premiership

04.09.09
Standard Sport runs the rule over all the teams competing in this season's championship... more

Karen Hardy axed for being 'too old' for Strictly Come Dancing

03.08.09
Strictly Come Dancing's makers are being accused of ageism all over again after axing the oldest female dancer on the show - Karen Hardy. ... more

Young athletes given £1,000 to help realise Olympic dream

22.04.09
Hundreds of young athletes have been awarded £1,000 grants to help realise their dream of competing in the London Olympics... more

Strictly making friends

12.03.09
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Strictly's Bruno: Why all the fuss?

16.12.08
Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli has brushed off the voting row, saying: "I don't see what all the big fuss is about". ... more

Speed is the key to beating old foes Australia yet again

11.11.08
WE WILL have to show considerable improvement to our fantastic start to the autumn international series if we are to continue our recent successes against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.... more

Seve Ballesteros has second operation on his brain

16.10.08
Seve Ballesteros underwent further surgery today after his condition deteriorated following an operation to remove a brain tumour.... more

Pictured: John Sergeant does the seaside shuffle as he prepares for Strictly Come Dancing

14.09.08
The wind was howling, there were puddles underfoot and he was in plain sight. None of this distracted John Sergeant from the task at hand. ... more

Strictly out to rule the dancefloor... The secrets of the Come Dancing team

12.09.08
Family feuds, gay rumours, Big Mac diets and a secret passion for John Sergeant's 'chubby chops' - we lay bare the secrets of the celebrities' TV dance partners... more

Tougher than Vietnam! BBC's John Sergeant prepares for Strictly Come Dancing with daily five-hour training sessions

05.09.08
At 64 he will be the most senior celebrity in the forthcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing. But John Sergeant is making no allowances for his age.... more

Jessie Wallace, Andrew Castle and Lisa Snowdon.... welcome to the new series of Strictly Come Dancing

28.08.08
The new series of Strictly Come Dancing looks set to be full of glamour with models Lisa Snowdon, Jodie Kidd and singer Rachel Stevens showing off their moves.... more

I want to be the Phelps of 2012 says golden girl Becky

18.08.08
Double gold medallist Rebecca Adlington has said she dreams of having the same success as her hero Michael Phelps... more

Adlington breaks Games record as Foster goes out

14.08.08
Rebecca Adlington broke the Olympic record to stay on track for double gold in Beijing as Mark Foster's fifth Games ended in less than 23 seconds... more

Now let's go for it: Foster rallies team GB

08.08.08
Flagbearer Mark Foster today urged his fellow athletes to seize the moment and make it a glorious Beijing Games for Team GB... more

Biggest threat to Paula is the smog

07.08.08
Will the air quality in Beijing hamper our athletes' hopes of success at the Olypics?... more

Foster eyes 2012 Games

06.08.08
Veteran swimmer, now in his fifth Olympics, has not ruled out competing in London - when he will be 42 ... more

Foster joy as he is chosen to fly the flag

06.08.08
Veteran swimmer will carry the Union flag into the national stadium at Friday's Olympic opening ceremony ... more

Golden girl Dara defying the odds

06.08.08
America has a new hero in swimmer Torres, the 41-year-old mum who suffers with asthma... more

Veteran Foster is back in the old routine for Beijing

03.06.08
British swimmer Mark Foster is enjoying a fresh lease of life at the age of 38 thanks to a more relaxed regime.... more

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