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Athletics: Britain’s golden girls
12.03.12For the first time ever Great Britain won a medal in the women’s 4 x 400m relay at the World Indoor Championships, held in Istanbul, last night, rounding off a fantastic performance by the GB squad. The women’s 4x400m team of Shana Cox, Nicola Sanders,...
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Athletics: Shock triple jump gold for Aldama
11.03.12Yamile Aldama produced the performance of her life to land the world indoor gold medal on Saturday in Istanbul after a superb leap of 14.82m meant the rest of the competition were struggling to make an impact thereafter. The rejuvenated Brit, who has c...
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Athletics: Silver for Jess Ennis in Doha
10.03.12There was disappointment for Jessica Ennis as she came away with a silver medal from the world indoor championships in Istanbul. “I'm absolutely gutted,” the 26 year old Brit said afterwards, “but at the same time I'm pleased with a PB and a national r...
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Showjumping: Zara Phillips boosts Olympic hopes by winning eventing opener
09.03.12Zara Phillips boosted her hopes of making the Olympics this year when she rode Silver Lining V to eventing victory yesterday in Aldershot, Hampshire. The 2006 world equestrian gold medallist won the open intermediate section D class at Tweseldown Horse...
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Badminton: British Olympic rivals progress to last eight of Championships
09.03.12At the Yonex All England Open Championships yesterday, Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier followed up their first round win over world number ones Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei, with a 15-21, 21-19, 21-19 victory over unseeded pair Yeon Seong Yoo and Ye Na Jang ...
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Athletics: Jessica Ennis storms to hurdles victory at World Indoor Championships
09.03.12Britain's reigning world indoor pentathlon champion Jessica Ennis began her title defence yesterday with an impressive win in the 60m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Ennis's time of 7.91s was enough to beat Olympic rivals...
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Swimming: Ellie Simmonds first to break world record at London’s Aquatics Centre
09.03.12Double Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds became the first swimmer to break a world record at the official Olympic swimming venue last night, with her victory in the 200m individual medley. The 17-year-old finished in a time of 3:08.14 on the sixth day...
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Swimming: Fran Halsall sets fastest 100m freestyle time of the year
09.03.12Fran Halsall set the fastest 100m freestyle time of 2012 last night, on the way to becoming number one in the event's world rankings, winning the final at the British Gas Swimming Championships. The European Champion managed to hold on to her lead as A...
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Netball: Super Storm secure second spot with convincing win over youthful Northumbria
08.03.12Surrey Storm continued their impressive 2012 campaign in The FIAT Netball Superleague with another convincing victory, this time over Team Northumbria. This was a match with very little riding on the outcome with each franchise already consigned to the...
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Rugby: England team announced for penultimate Six Nations match
08.03.12England Women’s Head Coach Gary Street has made three changes to the starting team that will take on France in a potential Six Nations title decider this Sunday, 11 March, at the Stade Charlety in Paris, kick off 1245pm GMT. Backrow partners Margaret A...
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Sports governing bodies need more women!
08.03.12The Women’s Sport and Fitness Foundation (WSFF) say that progress is being made to recruit more women to sports governing bodies but still more needs to be done. New figures released by the WSFF show that just one in five of the top positions on sports...
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Dame Kelly Holmes leads US Girls Games to celebrate International Women's Day
08.03.12Double Olympic gold medal winning athlete Dame Kelly Holmes is helping to highlight women's sport today, as part of Us Girls' celebration of International Women's Day, by taking part in a special ‘Getting Us Girls Active 2012 Debate’ event at the Durham Business and Conference Centre.
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Video: Wonder what it takes to be a GB swimming star?
08.03.12With the British Gas Swimming Championships now in full swing many athletes are taking their next few steps, or stokes, on their journey to London 2012. But ever wondered what it takes at the top?
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Football: England finish fourth in Cyprus
08.03.12England finished fourth in the Cyprus Cup following a 3-1 defeat to Italy on Tuesday.
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Tennis: Elena Baltacha digs deep to win opening match at Indian Wells
08.03.12British number one Elena Baltacha battled back from a set and a break down to beat world number 98, Aranxta Rus of Holland, 3-6 6-4 6-3 in the first round of the BNP Paribas Masters in Indian Wells. After a slow start she levelled the match at one set ...
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Badminton: British pair fight back to beat world number ones
08.03.12GB mixed doubles pair Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier fought back to beat the world number ones yesterday, to reach the second round of the Yonex All England Open Championships. Held at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, the British number ones b...
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Swimming: Ellen Gandy secures second Olympic place
08.03.12World championship silver medallist Ellen Gandy secured her second Team GB Olympic berth with victory in the 200m butterfly final at the British Gas Swimming Championships yesterday.
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Taekwondo: Jade Jones wins silver at German Open
08.03.12GB's Jade Jones has won silver in the German Open Championships in Hamburg, competing in the -57kg weight division.
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Badminton: GB pair qualify for main draw at Yonex All England Championships
07.03.12GB pair Jenny Wallwork and Gabby White produced two good wins on the first day of the Yonex All England Open Championships to reach the main draw. Held at Birminghams’ National Indoor Arena, it was a nervous opening for the three time English national ...