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Matthew Safe From His Climb to the Top of the World

Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton | Posted 23.05.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Sports, Everest, Charity, Mountain Climbing, Climate Change, Climbing, Fundraising, News, Mountains, Mount Everest, Sports News, UK Sport News
Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton

Matthew safely made it to the summit of Everest in the early hours of Saturday morning. He is now back at Base Camp, resting.

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Ouch! Athlete's Painful Steeplechase Fail Caught On Camera

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 03.05.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: UK Sport, Sports, Brigham Young University, Video, UK News, Katy Andrews, Steeplechase, UK Sport News

An athlete’s epic steeplechase fail was caught on camera this weekend. Brigham Young University student Katy Andrews plunged headfirst into the ...

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Why PE for Girls is an Issue Worth Sweating Over

Lauren Bravo | Posted 03.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Sports, Education, UK Teens, Exercise, Fitness, UK Sport, UK Women, UK Health, UK Schools, Pe, UK Lifestyle, UK Universities & Education News
Lauren Bravo

I'm not suggesting we offer girls different PE. I don't believe our feeble muscles and cosmetic commitments require daintier pursuits, like needlepoint or medium-impact gossiping. No. We should offer ALL kids different PE, if they want it.

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That’s Gotta Hurt! Tony Pietrantonio Takes One Hell Of A Smack In The Chops (PICTURE)

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 30.04.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Sports, Tony Pietrantonio, UK Sport, Lavarn Harvell, Boxing, Raging Bull, Atlantic City, Robert De Niro, UK Sport News

There's being knocked out and there's having your face pulverised by your opponent, as this shot of Tony Pietrantonio illustrates. The US light he...

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Teenage Girl Dies During Rounders Game At School

PA | Posted 25.04.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Sports, UK News, Nicky Payne, School Sports, Schoolgirl, Nicky Payne Death, Rounders, UK Schools, Schoolgirl Nicky Payne, UK Universities & Education News

A 15-year-old girl has died during a school game of rounders. Nicky Payne collapsed at around 11.30am on Tuesday during the game at Angley School, ...

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Heroes (Or Why Little Girls Lie)

Lucy Karsten | Posted 24.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Sports, Survey, Felicity Aston, Heroes, Children, UK Lifestyle News
Lucy Karsten

Today's children are constantly being questioned. If I were in charge, I'd worry far more about that than if they are being 'over-tested'. Because ch...

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Forget the London Olympics: This is the Social Olympics

Alistair Niederer | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Tech

Read More: Iphone, Google, Social Media, Fifa, Sports, Teleperformance, Apple, Social Networking, Android, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Samsung, London Olympics, South Africa World Cup, Facebook, UK-Innovation, UK Tech News
Alistair Niederer

I would like to draw your attention to something that I find really interesting about the London Olympic games - that it will be the first time there is a truly social online Olympic event, there is even an online hub connecting fans with athletes.

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Don't Be a Norm - Embrace the Games

Anne Look | Posted 15.04.2012 | UK

Read More: London Olympics, Sports, London 2012 Olympics, UK News
Anne Look

If you were an Australian growing up in the 70s, 80s or even 90s (me) then you'll remember Norm.

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In Defence of the Grand National

David Skelton | Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Sports, Grand National, Horse Racing, Animal Aid, Horses, Animal Rights, Animals, Great Sporting Moments, UK Sport News
David Skelton

This weekend, millions of Brits will be betting on one of the world's most spectacular sporting events. The Grand National will be watched by about ten million viewers in this country alone - once a year punters will be placing a bet and people who don't normally watch horse racing will be watching the big race.

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Musicians 'To Mime' At Olympic Ceremonies

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.04.2012 | UK

Read More: London 2012, Sports, UK News, Olympics, Locog, Prerecorded, Music, Olympic Opening Ceremony, Live Music, News, Rolling Stones, Coldplay, UK News

Most of the music at the London 2012 Olympics opening and closing ceremonies will be pre-recorded, meaning that spectators hoping for a live music ext...

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Swedish Hasbeens - Better Shoes, for a Better World | An Interview With Founder Emy Blixt

Akeela Bhattay | Posted 05.04.2012 | UK Style

Read More: Sweden, Pop-Up Shop, Oxford Street, Bowling, Shoe Designer, Emmy Blixt, Sustainable Fashion, Vintage, Footwear, London, Article, Interview, Ethical Fashion, Retro, Shoe Galleries, Shoes, Swedish Hasbeens, Selfridges, Sports, Better World, Clogs, UK Style News
Akeela Bhattay

I must confess; I am not a fan of the cuspate, six-incher heel. Yes, they look very fetching and yes, they can add a prominent elegance and sometimes ...

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Hundreds Pay Tribute To Darts Champion Jocky Wilson

PA | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: UK Sport, Darts, Sports, Eric Bristow, UK News, Sport, Jocky Wilson, UK Sport News

Hundreds of mourners have gathered to pay their last respects to former world champion darts player Jocky Wilson. Family and friends were joined by...

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Support the Underdog

Tim Goodchild | Posted 29.03.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Sauber, Sergio Perez, Motorsports, Underdog, F1, Redbull Racing, Formula 1, UK Sports, UK Sport News
Tim Goodchild

So, congratulations Sergio Perez! It was great to see a new face on the podium, and it is a good story for Formula One.

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Why Did Torres Choke?

Richard Bailey | Posted 16.05.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: UK Sport, Sports, Psychology, Sport, Football, Chelsea FC, Fernando Torres, UK Sport News
Richard Bailey

The Spaniard stands at the centre of a sporting soap opera in which he is just shy of 24 hours of playing time without a single goal. Indeed, Torres has received more yellow cards than scored goals since moving from Liverpool to Chelsea for £50 million. Predictably, 'should Torres go?' polls have sprung up across the media and web...

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England in Sri-Lanka: Series Preview and Predictions

Kristian Gough | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Sports, England Cricket, Cricket, Sri Lanka Cricket, Sri-Lanka, UK Sport News
Kristian Gough

After much trumpeting, backslapping and hour-long specials on Sky TV, last summer England were anointed world number one test side and presented with the ICC Disco Mace by a roller skating Sister Sledge (it is nearly camp enough for this to have really happened).

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How Sport Relief Really Can Help Disadvantaged Youths Around the World

Kevin Cahill | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: Sports, UK Impact, World, Football, Sport Relief, Sport for Change, UK Sport, Dame Kelly Holmes, Kevin Cahill, Sport, UK Sport News
Kevin Cahill

Sport Relief was set up in 2002 to use the power and passion of sport to do good. It was founded on the premise that sportsmen and women have the power to drive awareness and engagement; and that the convening power of sport itself offered a genuine opportunity to drive change.

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Pictures Of The Day: Paint, Politics And Prince Harry

Posted 06.03.2012 | UK

Read More: Prince Harry, Politics, Sports, Primaries, Pictures of the Day, Slidewide, UK News, Pictures, UK News

Samajwadi Party supporters look they are having great fun smearing paint across their faces in New Delhi India. Election officials across five Indian ...

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The Olympic Handshake Fiasco

William Hanson | Posted 06.05.2012 | UK

Read More: London 2012, Sports, Etiquette, Handshakes, Olympics, UK Lifestyle, UK Sport, Olympic Handshake Ban, UK News
William Hanson

Do we really think it is sensible to make our athletes - our ambassadors - refuse the hand of a competitor on the grounds that 'they don't know where it's been' and they may catch a nasty bug? This really is bonkers. I am still speechless now.

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Pedro is More Than Boxing!

Jorn Tomter | Posted 02.05.2012 | UK Culture

Read More: UK, Clapton, Chatsworth Road, Youth, Community, London, London Riots, Pedro, Sports, Riots, Hackney, Jorn Tomter, Boxing, Portraits, UK Photography, UK Impact, UK Culture News
Jorn Tomter

I have been photographing the Chatsworth Road area in Hackney, London, since 2007, but decided to turn it into a more expansive project after the riots last summer. The project aims to honour and celebrate the people of the neighbourhood, giving locals a face and a voice.

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Weekend Shopping: The Tracksuit Trend WitWeekend Shopping: The Tracksuit Trend With Exclusive Styling Ideas From Fellow Adi-Fan, Alexis Knoxh Exclusive Styling Ideas From Fellow Adi-fan, Alexis Knox

Sarah McGiven | Posted 02.05.2012 | UK Style

Read More: Sweatshirts, Tracksuits, Fashion Designers, Jeremy Scott, Sweatpants, Hoodies, Free City, Fashion, Sportswear, Adidas, Fashion Trends, Sports, Unisex Fashion, Womenswear, Menswear, Dj, Stylist, Alexis Knox, Circus, Dog Tracksuit, UK Style News
Sarah McGiven

This weekend I'm tracksuit shopping - old school Adidas tracksuit shopping, to be specific. I'm going all out for the classic three-stripe, totally man-made matching numbers that made such a lasting impression on me when the likes of Run DMC popularised them in the mid-1980s and have been sneaking into my wardrobe ever since.

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Why I'll be Supporting the Union's Proposed Olympic Strike

Ellen Grace Jones | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK Politics

Read More: Sports, Strike, Len McLuskey, Olympics, David Cameron, UK Politics, London Olympics, Nick Clegg, Unions, Occupy Movement, UK Politics News
Ellen Grace Jones

People are angry and are no longer the blind, flag-waving serfs we are expected to be by the governing elite. Contrary to Cameron, Unite's proposal to co-opt the games is patriotism personified and whether or not the strike will be executed, its proposition is something most should be getting behind. Given that sick and vulnerable patients will lie stranded in ambulances whilst a cavalcade of sponsors, dignitaries speed by in their Mercs along one of the VIP lanes, London's transport system is already pretty screwed, strike or no strike.

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The Hazards of Being Healthy

Dr Sneh Khemka | Posted 01.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Pain, Sports, Accident, Sneh Khemka, Active, Healthy, Snow, Health, Bupa, Scar, Doctor, Adventurous, Skiing, UK Media, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News
Dr Sneh Khemka

I started thinking - how often do people put themselves at risk in the pursuit of good health? How often do people end up injured, in hospital or left needing long-term treatment because of skiing or other leisure activities? What's the cost of sporting injuries, both to our health and financially, in comparison to being inactive?

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WATCH: Sports Announcer Falls Off Stool

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 29.02.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Sports, Espn, Falls Over, UK Viral Videos, Basketball, Stool, Sports Presenter, Presenter, Presenter Fail, College Basketball, Stool Breaks, Video, UK Comedy News

Here in Britain, we don't much care about basketball, least of all college basketball - but there is one thing we really do care about, and that's peo...

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The Determination of Graeme Obree

David Reilly | Posted 24.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Bicycling, Sports, Cycling, Self-Confidence, UK Lifestyle News
David Reilly

I attended the Edinburgh Road Club annual dinner last week which I really enjoyed and, as well as good food and chat, we were treated to a presentation from Graeme Obree.

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Dereck Chisora Should be Banned From Boxing for Life

John Wight | Posted 21.04.2012 | UK

Read More: Professional Boxing, Sports, Dereck Chisora, Boxing, UK Sport, Dereck-Chisora-Boxing-Ban, UK News
John Wight

If the sport of boxing is to retain a shred of credibility and integrity after the shameful scenes in Munich at the weekend, before and after the heavyweight title fight between reigning champion Vitali Klitschko and challenger Dereck 'Del Boy' Chisora, Dereck Chisora must be given a lifetime ban.

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