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Heraskevych’s ‘helmet of memory’ forces IOC into PR fiasco at Winter Olympics | Sean Ingle

Skeleton racer sacrificed his dream of winning a medal and succeeded in putting the horrors of the war in Ukraine back on the agenda To be a Olympic-class skeleton racer requires extraordinary guts and impeccable nerve, as the corners loom and then whoosh past at frightening speed. So did anybody really believe that Ukraine’s Vladyslav

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Footballer Thomas Partey charged with two further counts of rape

Villarreal player charged in July with five counts of rape Former Arsenal midfielder denies all the charges The footballer Thomas Partey has been charged with two new counts of rape relating to an additional woman who came forward to police with the allegations in August last year. Partey will appear at Westminster magistrates court on

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Gregor Townsend warns England not to underestimate wounded Scotland

Scotland slipped up in Six Nations opener in Italy Townsend keen to lean into strong Calcutta Cup record Gregor Townsend has warned England against underestimating his Scotland team and believes the hosts can maintain their fine recent Calcutta Cup record in Edinburgh on Saturday. The visitors have only won two of the last eight fixtures

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