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Tweddle future not decided

Beth Tweddle is keeping her options open about making a return to gymnastics but said she needed a break after 20 years in the sport.

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Xu steals the show

Lijia Xu stole the show on the second day of the Sail for Gold Regatta at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy.

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Idowu stands by his actions

Phillips Idowu has hit out at former UK Athletics coach Charles van Commenee over his controversial build-up to the 2012 London Olympics.

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GB take Nations Cup victory

Great Britain's showjumpers secured a thrilling victory in the Furusiyya Nations Cup event at St Gallen, Switzerland on Friday.

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Spence slips down to seventh

Great Britain's Mhairi Spence finished seventh at the Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final in Nizhny.

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New focus for Jones

Jade Jones admits last year's Olympic taekwondo gold medal success has made motivation harder to come by.

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Wrestling given Olympic hope

The International Olympic Committee's executive board will consider wrestling, squash and baseball/softball for inclusion in the 2020 Games.

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Brownlee hit by ankle injury

Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee's hopes of regaining his world triathlon title have been hit by an ankle injury.

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Conway misses out on medal bid

Britain's Sally Conway missed out on the chance to fight for bronze as she finished seventh at the International Judo Federation World Masters.

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Osagie shines in New York

Great Britain's Andrew Osagie secured his best finish at a Diamond League meeting with second place in the 800m behind Olympic champion David Rushida.

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Armitstead has double vision

Lizzie Armitstead, the first home medallist of London 2012, is keen to bid for a road and track double at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics of 2016.

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Ainslie pays tribute to Simpson

Sir Ben Ainslie has added his voice to the tributes to Andrew Simpson who died while training with the Artemis Racing team.

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