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VIDEO: NFL: Okoye impresses 49ers team-mates

London-born NFL prospect Lawrence Okoye impresses San Francisco 49ers team-mates in his quest to make their playing squad.

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Castrogiovanni 'did not want to go'

Martin Castrogiovanni says he does not have a club for next season, but had to leave Leicester for regular rugby.

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Dettori admits to cocaine 'shame'

Jockey Frankie Dettori says he is "ashamed and embarrassed" after admitting for the first time he used cocaine in 2012.

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Lenin mausoleum reopened in Moscow

The mausoleum containing the body of communist leader Vladimir Lenin is reopened in Moscow's Red Square after months of renovation work.

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Warburton enjoying Lions familiarity

Lions skipper Sam Warburton says his transition has been made easier because of the strong Welsh contingent in the squad.

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Date set for Campbell pro debut

Olympic gold medallist Luke Campbell will make his professional debut at Hull KR's MS3 Craven Park on 13 July.

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China joins Arctic 'coldrush club'

Several countries gain permanent observer status on the Arctic Council but there is dissent over the EU.

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VIDEO: Terry limps through Amsterdam

Chelsea captain John Terry does not look like he has been able to shake off an ankle injury in time to play in the Europa League final against Benfica.

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Injured Gotze may be fit for final

Borussia Dortmund are confident Mario Gotze will be fit to face his future club, Bayern Munich, in the Champions League final.

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AUDIO: Gavin and Stacey hits USA

The BBC's hit sitcom Gavin and Stacey is going Stateside.

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Star Trek stuns UK box office chart

The latest Star Trek film opens at the top of the UK box office chart, knocking Iron Man 3 down to second place.

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VIDEO: US and Iranian wrestlers rumble in NYC

The United Nations have played host to a different group of power players when champion wrestlers from the US, Russian and Iran visited its headquarters in New York.

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US man dies dribbling ball to Brazil

An American man trying to dribble a football from Seattle to Brazil in time for the 2014 Brazil World Cup dies less than two weeks in to his trip.

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Malaga not commenting on Pellegrini

Malaga will not comment on manager Manuel Pellegrini's future until their season ends on 1 June.

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Regional arts suffer donation drop

New figures highlight a growing divide in donations to arts organisations between London and the rest of England.

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Mauritius FA chief in match-fixing row

Mauritius FA president Dinnanathlall Persunnoo is accused of match-fixing by National 2 Division League team Stanley United.

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QPR striker arrested over gang rape

Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy is arrested along with two other men on suspicion of rape.

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Nicholls 'shocked' by world record

Paralympian Mel Nicholls reveals the race in which she broke the 1500m T34 world record was only a training exercise.

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VIDEO: Gone for record breaking $37 million

A 1968 oil painting by German artist Gerhard Richter has set a new record in New York for the highest auction price achieved by a work by a living artist.

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VIDEO: David Coverdale hearing loss 'trade off'

David Coverdale, the founding member of Whitesnake and only musician to have remained in the rock band since 1978, says he now suffers from some hearing loss.

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VIDEO: Opera singer who 'broke a leg' on stage

Opera singer Joyce DiDonato is returning to the Royal Opera House, after she broke her leg there in 2009.

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VIDEO: Cannes Film Festival preview

Leonardo DiCaprio and director Baz Luhrmann are expected on the red carpet in Cannes later as their new film The Great Gatsby opens the annual film festival.

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Richter painting breaks record

A 1968 oil painting by German artist Gerhard Richter sets a new record in New York for a living artist's work sold at auction.

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Letter from Africa: Ladies at war

Why Nigeria's powerful women are at loggerheads over land

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Chelsea & Arsenal could play off

Chelsea and Arsenal could play off for third place in the Premier League and automatic Champions League qualification.

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Vaughan tips Root to captain England

Former England captain Michael Vaughan backs Yorkshire batsman Joe Root to skipper the national side.

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Eriksson leaves top athletics role

British Athletics coach Peter Eriksson leaves his post for family reasons after almost eight months in charge.

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'Unusual weather' sees snow in Devon

Snow is reported on Dartmoor as winds of up to 65mph hit Devon and Cornwall.

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Moscow and US envoy discuss spy row

The US ambassador to Russia is called in to the foreign ministry in Moscow to discuss the case of a US diplomat who allegedly tried to recruit a Russian agent as a spy.

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