*British weight-lifter Zoe Smith insists she made the right decision to put her studies on hold and focus all her efforts on preparing for next summer's Olympic Games.
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Concentrate on your feet. Like, genuinely make your feet the only thing you can think about. Focus. Harder. They are uncomfortable, aren’t they? Perhaps they are slightly aching from your journey to work, or uncomfortably lodged into ill-fitting heels, but we know they just do not feel right.
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The Transat Jacques Vabre will throw up a multitude of physical challenges for Alex Thomson and Guillermo Altaldi as they attempt top traverse the 4,500 miles of Atlantic Ocean between Le Havre and Puerto Limon.
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Shelley Rudman knows that she is not guaranteed to be selected for the British team despite finishing runner-up in the World Cup series for the past three seasons.
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*World number one Luke Donald lost ground in his battle with Webb Simpson for the PGA Tour money list title on Friday, carding a one-under-par 71 in the second round of the Disney Classic in Florida.
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Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly tracking Barcelona starlets Marc Bartra and Martin Montoya, with a view to a move.   Spurs scouts have been monitoring the progress of the defenders, who are seen as ideal defensive cover for Ledley King and Kyle Walker respectively.
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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is keeping tabs on Genoa striker Rodrigo Palacio following a blistering start to the season from the Argentinian.   Palacio has scored four goals in four games for the Serie A side and according to talkSPORT, Redknapp is keen to add him to his squad in January.
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McLaren’s Jenson Button has warned his rivals not to underestimate his team ahead of next week’s Japanese Grand Prix. Button, who finished a close second to Sebastian Vettel in Singapore last weekend, is confident McLaren can pose a threat on the high-speed circuit despite the seemingly invincible lead of Red Bull.
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Blackburn defender Christopher Samba has admitted he had his head turned by Arsenal's reported interest this summer.   The Gunners were linked to a host of centre-backs in the transfer window before settling for Germany international Per Mertesacker.
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In a world where sporting prowess and achievement is rewarded by multi-million pound deals and endorsements from the world’s biggest sponsors, it’s no wonder so many people look at sport as a career.
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  Britain’s No 1 triathlete Helen Jenkins has beaten illness to win the World Championship series over the Olympic course in Hyde Park, and book her place for 2012.  It’s a first WCS win for the Welsh 27-year old, who knew she would need a podium place to meet Olympic qualification criteria.
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Arsenal are no closer to resolving the future of Cesc Fabregas as the Gunners headed off to a training camp in Germany without their captain on board.
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Arsenal are no closer to resolving the future of Cesc Fabregas as the Gunners headed off to a training camp in Germany without their captain on board.
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You might have thought it was a downcast Justin Rose who began the 2009 season on the back of finishing 81st in the European Order of Merit last year.
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