Sports

London Marathon field set to be unaffected by air chaos says Bedford

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun in London

April 22 - Virgin London Marathon Race Director Dave Bedford (pictured) today revealed that every elite athlete entered in the prestigious event on Sunday (April 25) is expected to appear despite the airline disruptions caused by the Icelandic volcanic eruption.

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Putin to combine business with pleasure at European Judo Championships

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom

April 22 - Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a judo black belt 6th Dan, plans to take time out from business this week to support his compatriots at the European Judo Championships in Vienna.

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Grand Slam on for Townend after marathon journey

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom

April 21 - Oliver Townend (pictured), Britain’s top three-day event rider, is ready to compete for the Rolex Grand Slam in Kentucky after completing a 51-hour journey from his home in Shropshire involving a 14-hour, £1,600 ($2,461) night-time taxi ride over the Pyrenees and a chartered flight to Disneyland, Miami from Madrid airport.

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Adlington to spearhead England swimming team challenge at Commonwealth Games

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun

April 20 - Double Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington (pictured) has been named alongside world champions Liam Tancock and Gemma Spofforth to lead the England swimming charge for medals at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games later this year.

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Private jet sent to Kenya by London Marathon to pick-up top runners

By Duncan Mackay

April 20 - London Marathon organisers are arranging for a private jet to pick-up Olympic gold medallist and defending champion Sammy Wanjiru (pictured) from Kenya so that he can travel to England to compete in the race next Sunday (April 25).

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USA pull out of Youth World Boxing Championships despite postponement

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun

April 20 - The International Boxing Association (AIBA) have postponed the start of the 2010 Youth World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, until next Sunday (April 25) due to the closure of European airports following the Icelandic volcanic eruption, they have announced.

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British basketball coach honoured with top award in US

By Duncan Mackay

April 19 - Britain's basketball coach Chris Finch (pictured) has ended his first season back in the United States with Rio Grande Valley Vipers by being named as the winner of the Dennis Johnson Coach of the Year award which honors the NBA D-League’s top coach.

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Townend takes trains, Disneyland planes and automobiles to keep Grand Prix dream alive

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom

April 19 - Oliver Townend (pictured) is keeping his dream of winning the Rolex Grand Prix alive - by taking the Disneyland Express to Miami.

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"Dunkirk spirit" sees arrivals by sea and land for European Gymnastics Championships

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom

April 18 - This week’s European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Birmingham, delayed by a day until Thursday (April 22) because of travel difficulties caused by the shutdown of British airports, look likely to go ahead according to plan.

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Great Danes top dogs in Manchester

By Duncan Mackay

April 18 - Denmark dominated finals day at the Yonex European Badminton Championships in the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester this afternoon, led by Peter Gade (pictured), who won his fifth men's singles title.

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Pakistan turn to Junaid after foreign coaches fear over security

By Duncan Mackay

April 18 - Pakistan have appointed Khawaja Muhammad Junaid (pictured right) as its new hockey coach after they failed to persuade any of its foreign targetsto move there because they feared the security situation there.

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China bids for 2012 Women's World Boxing Championships

By Duncan Mackay

April 18 - China are to bid for the 2012 Women's World Boxing Championships, which is set to be a warm-up for when the sport makes its debut at the London Olympics later that year, they have announced.

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Sheffield Diving World Series first event to be cancelled because of air crisis

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 18 - British Swimming has been forced to cancel the FINA Diving World Series, featuring Tom Daley (pictured), which was due to be held in Sheffield this week because of the continuing problems with flights into the country and parts of Europe caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland, they announced today.

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Exclusive: Townend says London 2012 equestrian events at Greenwich Park will be "fantastic"

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom

April 18 - Oliver Townend (pictured), Britain’s leading three-day-eventer, has backed the vexed decision to site the 2012 Olympic equestrian events at Greenwich Park.

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Daniel Kowalski admits he is gay

By Duncan Mackay

April 18 - Australia's Daniel Kowalski (pictured), winner of four Olympic medals, including one gold, today announced that he was gay, claiming that he was "tired of living a lie" and that he hoped to inspire others to come out of the closet.

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