Sports

London Marathon to help British distance runners train at altitude all-year round

By Duncan Mackay

By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year

April 8 - Britain's top distance runners, like Stephanie Twell (pictured), are to be given the chance to prepare for the London 2012 Olympics at altitude in Kenya and Font Romeu after UK Athletics and the London Marathon today announced a new funding funding partnership.

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Medway Park welcomes modern pentathlon’s elite for third World Cup event

By Duncan Mackay

By Mike Rowbottom at Medway Park

April 7 - A modern pentathlon field of Olympic class will take part in the third World Cup event of the season at Medway Park, in Gillingham, starting tomorrow and concluding on Sunday (April 11).

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Athletics Australia chief executive resigns to take up new role in rugby

By Duncan Mackay

April 7 - Danny Corcoran (pictured) has resigned as the chief executive of Athletics Australia to take up a new role in rugby union with the Melbourne Rebels, it was announced today.

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Semenya claims she will return to track in June

By Duncan Mackay

April 6 - Caster Semenya (pictured), the world 800 metres champion at the centre of an investigation into her gender, plans to return to international competition in Zaragoza, Spain, on June 24, she announced today.

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Schumacher drops CAS appeal against Olympic doping ban

By Duncan Mackay

April 6 - German cyclist Stefan Schumacher (pictured) has given up his fight against disqualification from the Beijing Olympics for doping with the blood-booster CERA (Continuous Erythropoiesis Receptor Activator).

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British showjumpers win appeal to be allowed to stay in top division

By Duncan Mackay

April 6 - Britain has been reinstated to the top tier of showjumping's super league following an appeal to the Court of Arbitration in Sport (CAS), it was announced today.

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We need as many countries as possible playing sevens says IRB chairman

By Duncan Mackay

April 4 - Rugby sevens will be promoted around the world during the build-up to the sport's debut at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, International Rugby Board (IRB) chairman Bernard Lapasset (pictured) has promised.

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James hits back at Colangelo criticism

By Duncan Mackay

April 4 - LeBron James, who captained the United States to the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, has hit back at claims by USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo that he will put his place for London 2012 at risk if he decides to miss this year's World Championships in Turkey.

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Pakistan open talks with Lissek to take over hockey team

By Duncan Mackay

April 4 - German coach Paul Lissek (pictured) has travelled to Lahore to open discussions with Pakistan about taking over their national hockey team in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics.

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Miley claims second gold medal of British Championships

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun

April 3 - Hannah Miley tonight stormed to her second gold medal of the meeting in the final of 400 metres individual medley to close the British Gas Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge in Sheffield on a high.

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Bollywood to make film of Flying Sikh

By Duncan Mackay

April 3 - Bollywood is to make a film based upon the life amazing story of Milkha Singh (pictured), India's most famous athlete, to coincide with the London 2012 Olympics after he sold the rights for just one rupee (£0.15/$0.22).

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Pakistan set-up women's hockey academy

By Duncan Mackay

April 2 - Pakistan has launched its first-ever women's hockey academy at the National Hockey Stadium in Lahore with the aim to bolster the sport among females at grassroots level.

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Disciplinary action against Cheune postponed

By Duncan Mackay

April 2 - A decision to postpone disciplinary action against Athletics South Africa (ASA) President Leonard Chuene (pictured) and other Board members and staff has been backed by Gideon Sam.

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Wright clinches Finn gold in Palma

By Duncan Mackay

April 2 - Ed Wright (pictured) bagged Britain’s only gold on the final day of the ISAF Sailing World Cup event in Palma, with British sailors picking up a total of five medals from the opening leg of the European regatta today.

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Brilliant Adlington completes hat-trick in Sheffield

By Duncan Mackay

By Tom Degun

April 2 - Rebecca Adlington (pictured) continued her stunning form at the British Gas Swimming Championships as the double Olympic champion picked up her third gold medal of the meeting on the penultimate day of the meeting at Ponds Forge in Sheffield.

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