Sports

No silver linings for England's badminton players

By Duncan Mackay

April 17 - England's hopes of turning bronze into silver or better ended in disappointment in the Yonex European Badminton Championships at the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester today.

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Birmingham’s European Gymnastics Championships delayed by volcanic activity

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom

April 16 - The air travel crisis caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland has forced the organisers of next week’s European Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham to put back the start of competition by a day to Thursday, April 22.

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Irish boxing hit by row over appointment of new high performance director

By Duncan Mackay

April 16 - Irish boxing's preparations for London 2012, where they will be seeking to build on their success at Beijing in 2008 when they won three medals, including a bronze for light-flyweight Paddy Barnes (pictured) could be jeopradised after a row broke-out over the appointment of a new high performance director.

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Elliot agrees deal to stay on to coach Ireland eventing team for London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

April 15 - Ginny Elliot (pictured), who won four Olympic medals riding for Britain, has today agreed a deal to stay on to coach Ireland's eventing team for London 2012, Horse Sport Ireland have announced.

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Redgrave puts Searle up on a level with himself and Pinsent

By Mike Rowbottom

By Mike Rowbottom in London

April 15 - Sir Steve Redgrave is backing Greg Searle’s (pictured) quest to seek rowing gold at the 2012 London Olympics at the age of 40 - and puts him on a par as a rower with himself and his former team-mate, the four-times Olympic champion Sir Matthew Pinsent.

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Ayton teams up with Clark for Olympic gold medal hat-trick attempt

By Duncan Mackay

April 14 - Double Olympic champion Sarah Ayton (pictured) has today set-out her plan to become the first British woman to win three successive Olympic sailing golds.

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Thompson cleared of misconduct by Swimming Australia

By Duncan Mackay

April 14 - Former Australia swimming coach Alan Thompson (pictured) has been cleared by an independent investigation of undisclosed "inappropriate behaviour," the sport's national governing body said today.

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Turkish delight for British men and women boxers

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun

April 13 - British Boxing’s men and women are returning from a successful tournament in Ankara, Turkey, where they picked up four medals and two golds, which were won by flyweight Khalid Yafai (pictured) and middleweight Savannah Marshall.

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IAAF unveil new streamlined programme for Daegu

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 13 - A new streamlined timetable for next year's World Championships in Daegu which could be the blueprint for the one used at the London 2012 Olympics was unveiled today by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

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Australian appointed as new chief executive of British Gymnastics

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 13 - British Gymnastics has appointed Jane Allen (pictured middle), the former chief executive of Gymnastics Australia, to lead the sport in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics.

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Lel withdraws from London Marathon again

By Duncan Mackay

April 13 - Kenya's three-time champion Martin Lel (pictured) has been forced to withdraw from this month's Virgin London Marathon for the second successive year.

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London set to miss out on World Series of Boxing over money worries

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun

April 13 - Britain still remain set to miss out on hosting a leg of revolutionary new World Series of Boxing (WSB) due to the financial burden that a London franchise would put on the British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA).

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French Olympic champion announces plans to carry on until London 2012

By Duncan Mackay

April 12 - France's Alain Bernard (pictured), the Olympic 100 metres freestyle champion, today announced that he has decided to continue his career until London 2012 so he can defend his title.

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Smith appointed as Britain's new Davis Cup captain

By Duncan Mackay

April 12 - Leon Smith (pictured) was today unveiled as the new Great Britain Davis Cup captain, succeeding John Lloyd in the post.

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Olympic medallist to stand trial in June on charges of exposing partner to HIV

By Duncan Mackay

April 12 - American Olympic medallist Darren Chiacchia (pictured) will face trial in June on charges for allegedly exposing his former partner to HIV multiple times without telling him of his condition.

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