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Rio 2016: Women’s Football Semi Finals

After the dramas and surprise results of the Quarter Finals, we progress to Semi Final Day.   Sweden’s win over the USA means that for the first time since football was introduced into the Olympic Games [20 years ago] the USA will not feature in the Gold Medal match. So, will Sweden continue their successful campaign

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Sampson selects squad for training camp

England Women head coach Mark Sampson  selected a 23-player squad for a week-long training camp [which has been reduced to 22 after Leah Galton (on her first call up) has had to withdraw through injury]. Notts County goalkeeper Carly Telford, Liverpool’s Alex Greenwood and Arsenal’s Jodie Taylor are all out through injury. The Lionesses met at St

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Rio 2016: Team GB – Day 11 Preview

Giles Scott will be crowned Olympic Finn champion on day 11 of Rio 2016 as Laura Trott attempts to complete a double-double following the finish of the omnium. Sailor Scott heads into the medal race in the Finn guaranteed gold, all he needs to do is take to the start line in anger and finish

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Rio 2016: Team GB – Day 10 Review

Charlotte Dujardin retained her individual Olympic dressage title, Sophie Hitchon won Team GB’s first hammer medal since 1924 and Mark Cavendish claimed his first ever Olympic medal on Day 10 at Rio 2016. Dujardin the second British woman to win three Olympic gold medals Hitchon takes hammer bronze – Team GB’s fourth athletics medal Omnium

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Rio 2016: Charlotte Dujardin wins Gold and Sophie Hitchon Bronze

Charlotte Dujardin scored 93.857 to successfully defend her individual dressage title on Valegro, taking Britain’s 16th gold medal of the Olympic Games. Dujardin, who won team silver with Carl Hester, Fiona Bigwood and Spencer Wilton on Friday, beat Germany’s Isabell Werth by over four percentage points to seal the title, taking her personal gold tally

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