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| Blonska thrown out of long jump Olympic heptathlon silver medallist Liudmyla Blonska is removed from the start list for Friday's long jump final after she failed a drugs test. Olympic horses fail drugs tests Four of the horses that competed in the Olympic show jumping event test positive for banned substances. GB sailors take Star gold medal Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson win Britain's fourth sailing gold as they hold their nerve in a thrilling climax to the Star class event. Olympian Saunders hit by ABA ban Olympic boxer Billy Joe Saunders is suspended by the Amateur Boxing Association following allegations of lewd behaviour. GB pair sneak into platform final Britain's Stacie Powell and Tonia Couch both make it through to the final of the women's 10m platform diving. Heavy rain delays BMX star Reade BMX favourite Shanaze Reade will have to wait 24 hours before she gets she gets her shot at an Olympic gold medal. Olympics day 13 preview British triple jumper Phillips Idowu goes for gold, and Shanaze Reade aims for BMX glory. Battling Davies lands 10km silver Britain's David Davies just misses out on Olympic gold in the men's 10km swim after a brave performance at Shunyi. Poor England salvage Czech draw England draw 2-2 against Czech Rep in their last game before the start of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. Wales v Georgia Match report will appear here. |
Video - GB and US crash out in 4x100m relay Handover errors cost the US and Great Britain a place in the final of the men's 4x100m relay as both countries fail to qualify from their heats. Video - Campbell-Brown storms to 200m title Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown defends her Olympic 200m title with a fine performance in the Bird's Nest Stadium. Video - USA women retain beach crown US duo Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor beat China's Tian Jia and Wang Jie to win women's beach volleyball gold for the second successive Games. Video - Croatian action drives Chiles crazy BBC Sport's Adrian Chiles gets very excited as Zoran Primorac from his mother's native Croatia makes it through to the final 16 with an amazing rally to finish his match. Barwick proud of his FA legacy Brian Barwick says he is proud of what he has achieved in his tenure as FA chief executive and hopes his legacy will continue when he leaves in December. Video - Gold star performance by GB sailors Relive the end of Star Class sailing, as Britain's Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson beat the Swedish team to win the gold medal. Video - Slip-sliding away in Beijing Bad weather in Beijing wreaks havoc with athletes, as the javelin competitors are unable to stay on their feet at the Birds Nest Stadium during qualification. Video - Star sailors in shock after gold win Great Britain sailors Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson are overjoyed and exhausted following their win in the Star class sailing. Video - Slip-slidding away in Beijing Bad weather in Beijing wreaks havoc with athletes, as the javelin competitors are unable to stay on their feet at the Birds Nest Stadium during qualification. Video - Davies takes open water swimming silver Relive the closing stages of the men's 10km swim as Maarten van der Weijden beats Britain's David Davies to the gold medal. |
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| Keane closes in on Healy signing David Healy is in Sunderland undergoing a medical and could join Djibril Cisse at the Stadium of Light. Man City agree deal for Kompany Manchester City agree a fee to sign Belgian defender Vincent Kompany, according to German club Hamburg. Barwick to leave FA post The Football Association confirms chief executive Brian Barwick is to leave his post at the end of the year. Pompey seal permanent Thomas deal Portsmouth sign Charlton winger Jerome Thomas on a permanent deal. Keane closes in on forward pair Sunderland boss Roy Keane is hoping to sign more players in addition to Djibril Cisse before 1 September. |
Robles wins gold in 110m hurdles World record holder Dayron Robles wins his first Olympic gold medal with a fine victory in the men's 110m hurdles. Spotakova takes gold in javelin Czech world champion Barbora Spotakova wins the women's javelin, as Goldie Sayers finishes fourth with a new British record. GB & US both out of sprint relay The Great Britain and US 4x100m relay teams crash out in the heats after botching their baton handovers during the heats. Merritt clinches shock 400m gold LaShawn Merritt claims a surprise gold in the 400m final to lead a clean sweep of the medals for the United States. Campbell-Brown takes 200m gold Jamaica's domination of the sprint events at the Olympics is completed as Veronica Campbell-Brown wins gold in the women's 200m. |
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| GB quartet win US Open qualifiers Four British players reach the second round of US Open qualifying at Flushing Meadows. Keothavong set for US Open debut British number one Anne Keothavong prepares for her debut at the US Open. Nadal heads seedings for US Open Rafael Nadal will be the top seed in a Grand Slam event for the first time in his career, in next week's US Open. Del Potro captures fourth title Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro wins his fourth successive title at the Legg Mason Classic in Washington. Nadal takes Federer's top ranking Rafael Nadal replaces Roger Federer as world number one in the official rankings. |
Matt Roberts's MotoGP round-up Tyre controversy and how Rossi upset female drivers F1 track guide A guide to the new Valencia Grand Prix circuit Loeb triumphs in Germany Sebastien Loeb wins his seventh straight Rally of Germany title to regain the lead in the World Rally Championship. Melandri confirms Kawasaki move Ducati MotoGP rider Marco Melandri will compete for Kawasaki next season. Stoner crash gifts Rossi victory Valentino Rossi wins the Czech MotoGP after defending world champion Casey Stoner crashes out when in the lead. |
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