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Clearing the hurdles: why we're keeping the spotlight on women's sport
Women’s sport has been reaching new audiences in recent months. Now, we want to maintain that momentum beyond the big moments

Owen Gibson

12, Aug, 2017 @11:42 AM

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Young fans have the power to redefine sport with virtual league of their own | Owen Gibson
Supporters disillusioned with modern sport have built enormously popular online teams whose followers are now filling real-life stadiums

Owen Gibson

19, Jun, 2017 @9:00 AM

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Victims of sexual abuse speak out in week that truly shook football
The brave testimony of Andy Woodward has led to fears of a paedophile ring in the sport. The Football Association and clubs are under pressure to show they can handle the outpouring

Owen Gibson

25, Nov, 2016 @10:55 PM

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‘British Olympic champion’ caught up in alleged IAAF doping cover-up
A message from the disgraced former head of Russian athletics Valentin Balakhnichev alleges the IAAF covered up potential doping violations by British athletes

Owen Gibson

25, Nov, 2016 @7:25 PM

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Sebastian Coe: ‘We are the envy of the world, nobody does it better’
Lord Coe may have corruption allegations to deal with in his IAAF capacity but he steps down from BOA role with an Olympic legacy to be proud of, he tells Owen Gibson

Owen Gibson

24, Nov, 2016 @10:01 PM

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Crewe Alexandra: how a football talent factory has been thrown into turmoil | Owen Gibson
Crewe Alexandra are famed for developing talented youngsters but are now tainted after former players spoke of the abuse they suffered at the hands of the coach Barry Bennell at the club in the 1980s

Owen Gibson

24, Nov, 2016 @6:34 PM

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Premier League backs LGBT rainbow laces campaign for weekend’s matches
The Premier League executive chairman, Richard Scudamore, has supported Stonewall’s initiative and sanctioned the league’s branding featuring a rainbow motif

Owen Gibson

24, Nov, 2016 @12:02 AM

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Sporting governance boards ‘out of step’ with their BAME figures
Sporting governance boards have been accused of being ‘out of step’ with their BAME figures

Owen Gibson

22, Nov, 2016 @8:58 PM

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IOC has behaved like Keystone Cops in anti-doping fight, says US chief
Travis Tygart, the US Anti-Doping chief executive, has accused the International Olympic Committee of acting like the Keystone Cops

Owen Gibson

22, Nov, 2016 @7:37 PM

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Aiba president CK Wu accused of personally securing controversial loan
Amateur boxing’s world governing body and its president, CK Wu, face more serious questions after it was alleged a controversial loan deal was secured by the president himself

Owen Gibson

21, Nov, 2016 @8:51 PM

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Wada pushes for power to suspend non-compliant countries
Wada has responded to the farce over Russia’s involvement in the Rio Olympics by calling for greater powers to tackle doping despite strong opposition from the IOC

Owen Gibson

19, Nov, 2016 @3:23 PM

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‘First step’ taken towards introducing safe standing in Premier League
Premier League clubs have agreed to hold further talks over the possibility of introducing safe standing

Owen Gibson

17, Nov, 2016 @7:40 PM

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