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Talent, tech and grit: how Team GB’s Big Tricks and Adrenaline dept got its mojo back | Sean Ingle

Snow athletes have rebounded with a radical overhaul after funding was cut in response to poor results at Beijing Winter Olympics Just days before the Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, the young Team GB members who think nothing of flying 30ft in the air while spinning like gyroscopes have once again proved they have the X

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The Spin | How Sandhill Ashes cricket match helped to rebuild a community ravaged by bushfire

A record-breaking heatwave in Australia is a potent reminder of how cricket responded to previous wildfires It’s bushfire season once again in Australia. A record-breaking heatwave, plus intense winds, have resulted in a tinder-box landscape and hard-to-control blazes in large areas of the south east. “To be frank,” said Jason Heffernan, chief officer of Victoria’s

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West Ham agree James Ward-Prowse loan to Burnley and sign Adama Traoré

Ward-Prowse has not featured under Nuno Espírito Santo Traoré understood to have joined from Fulham until June Burnley are poised to sign James Ward-Prowse on loan from West Ham. The midfielder is undergoing a medical with a view to spending the rest of the season at Turf Moor. He is preparing to leave West Ham

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Sinner swats Shelton aside to set up Australian Open semi-final with Djokovic

No 1 seed eases past American player 6-3 6-4 6-4 Sinner will now meet fortunate winner Djokovic Jannik Sinner will take on Novak Djokovic in another grand slam semi-final after a straight-sets win over Ben Shelton at the Australian Open. Sinner’s dramas of the third round, when he was in serious trouble in the heat

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Match of the Day scores viewing figures success with BBC’s new digital strategy

Highlight clips available at 8pm on Saturday for first time Traditional linear viewing of weekend show has declined Match of the Day’s viewing figures have increased considerably this season in a vindication of the BBC’s new digital strategy, according to data obtained by the Guardian. Traditional linear viewing of the Saturday and Sunday evening highlights

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