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Britain's youngsters shine as Dame Tanni retires

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  IT WAS Britain’s youngsters that shone in the athletics events at the final day of competition for the Visa Paralympic World Cup, as Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson (pictured) called time on her career.

Grey-Thompson took silver in her final race in a GB vest – the T53 200m - finishing behind Jessica Galli of the USA

pushed to silver in the 800m, crossing the line in 2min 10.54sec just behind Tatyana McFadden of the USA


Great day for Britain's swimmers in Manchester

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  BRITAIN had its most successful Visa Paralympic World Cup yet in the pool with an impressive haul of seven gold medals, six silvers and five bronzes in Manchester today, led by Sascha Kindred (pictured).

Rachael Latham added silver behind Jessica Long of the USA in the S8 100m butterfly, finishing in 1:20.62


World's hottest basketball star to play for Britain

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  LUOL DENG (pictured), currently the world's hottest star in the NBA, has today been named for the first time in Britain's squad that is building up towards the 2012 Olympics.

Squad: A Sullivan, A Betts, R Archibald (all Badalona, Spain), K Achara (Dusquesne University, USA),


World's hottest basketball star to play for Britain

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  LUOL DENG (pictured), currently the world's hottest star in the NBA, has today been named for the first time in Britain's squad that is building up towards the 2012 Olympics.

Squad: A Sullivan, A Betts, R Archibald (all Badalona, Spain), K Achara (Dusquesne University, USA),


World's hottest basketball star to play for Britain

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  LUOL DENG (pictured), currently the world's hottest star in the NBA, has today been named for the first time in Britain's squad that is building up towards the 2012 Olympics.

Squad: A Sullivan, A Betts, R Archibald (all Badalona, Spain), K Achara (Dusquesne University, USA),


World's hottest basketball star to play for Britain

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  LUOL DENG (pictured), currently the world's hottest star in the NBA, has today been named for the first time in Britain's squad that is building up towards the 2012 Olympics.

Squad: A Sullivan, A Betts, R Archibald (all Badalona, Spain), K Achara (Dusquesne University, USA),


Top role for British Paralympic champion

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  BRITISH Paralympic champion Lee Pearson (pictured) has been selected as the first chairman of the FEI’s newly formed Athletes’ Committee.

driving, Jeannette Krähenbühl from Suitzrtland representing reining, vaulter Megan Benjamin from the USA


Top role for British Paralympic champion

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  BRITISH Paralympic champion Lee Pearson (pictured) has been selected as the first chairman of the FEI’s newly formed Athletes’ Committee.

driving, Jeannette Krähenbühl from Suitzrtland representing reining, vaulter Megan Benjamin from the USA


Silver for Balfour in Melbourne

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  BRITAIN won its second medal of the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne today thanks for Scotland's Kirsty Balfour.

Robbie Renwick, Simon Burnett  and Ross Davenport came home in 7:11.28 while the medals went to the USA


Second gold for Wiggins in Palma

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  BRITAIN'S Edward Clancy, Thomas Geraint, Paul Manning and Bradley Wiggins recorded an emphatic win over Ukraine in the men's team pursuit at the World Track Championships in Palma De Mallorca tonight.

a strong display in qualifying, could not get the better of defending champion Sarah Hammer of the USA


USA team to base themselves in Birmingham for 2012

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  THE United States track and field squad, the most successful athletics team in the history of the Olympic Games, are set to base themselves in Birmingham during the build-up to London 2012, it was announced today.

  Mike Whitby, the Leader of Birmingham City Council, joined Stephanie Hightower, chairwoman of USA

Hightower said: “The USA track and field team has been coming to Birmingham to compete and train for

Hightower and Craig Masback, the chief executive of USA Track & Field, are currently attending the European


Blatter deals blow to England World Cup hopes

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  ENGLAND'S hopes of hosting the 2018 World Cup have today been dealt a potentially serious blow by FIFA president Sepp Blatter (pictured).

Blatter said his personal inclination was for rotation to continue to North America, with the USA, Mexico


Dream Team fear for London 2012

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  THE United States "Dream Team" could be missing from the London 2012 Olympics because top NBA stars fear burn-out.

wake of a disappointing third-place US finish at the 2004 Athens Olympics and was supposed to give USA


British basketball to receive help from US

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  BRITISH BASKETBALL'S hopes of being successful in the 2012 London Olympics could receive a boost after a new cooperation deal with the United States' oldest professional league was signed today.

It is registered with USA Basketball and FIBA and has standing agreements with all major global leagues


British basketball to receive help from US

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  BRITISH BASKETBALL'S hopes of being successful in the 2012 London Olympics could receive a boost after a new cooperation deal with the United States' oldest professional league was signed today.

It is registered with USA Basketball and FIBA and has standing agreements with all major global leagues