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Relegated, liquidated, resurrected: Bradford Bulls are back in the big time

After hitting rock-bottom, the four-time Super League champions are finally returning to the top flight By No Helmets Required When Super League was cut to a dozen teams at the end of the 2014 season, it lost two of its biggest cities in Bradford and London, which followed big markets such as Paris, Tyneside and […]

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Patriots’ Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault, strangulation charges

Diggs denies allegations that prompted felony charge Arraignment had been postponed to after Super Bowl New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs on Friday pleaded not guilty to felony strangulation and other criminal charges stemming from an alleged dispute with his personal chef. The arraignment at Dedham District Court in Massachusetts was postponed until after

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From vertigo to Van Gogh: 10 things you may have missed at the Winter Olympics

Benoît Richaud is working on the ice with 13 countries, with uniform changes to match, and Korean skiers are having nightmares on wax Domen Prevc set a men’s ski jump world record of 254.5m on the Planica flying hill in Slovenia last March, known for its steepness and long jumps. Germany’s Philipp Raimund sat it

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‘Arctic blast’ threatens to disrupt UK horse racing programme until next week

Ascot only UK jump card which does not face inspection Below-freezing forecasts for Wincanton and Haydock The valuable card at Ascot which features the Grade One Ascot Chase is the only jumps meeting in Britain on Saturday which does not face a morning inspection as an “arctic blast” expected to last until early next week

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