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Helen Glover targets further Olympic Games glory at Paris 2024 - 'I can be as good as I was in my 20s'

Double-Olympic gold medal winner Helen Glover has explained how motherhood and rowing have both pushed her to be better in the other aspects of her life. Glover, 36, is bidding to represent Team GB at her fourth Olympic games at Paris 2024, having won gold in 2012 and 2016. Ad At the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, she became the first mother to compete in rowing for Great Britain at the Olympics.

'Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic of women's tennis' - Chris Evert on star trio

Eurosport expert Chris Evert has expressed her excitement about the «very interesting» rivalry that is emerging between Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina, who she believes could end up being the «Federer, Nadal and Djokovic of women's tennis». Evert spoke about the concern that many felt with the retirement of Serena Williams, but has made it clear that the rising trio of women's tennis could develop a rivalry that is comparable to that of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the men's game.

BBC soccer broadcaster Emma Jones shuts down Twitter troll after vulgar remark

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To-do lists and hot chocolate: Sleeping for athletic success

Performance nutritionist and LYIT lecturer Dr Rónán Doherty joined the RTÉ Running Podcast to discuss the importance of sleep to athletes, and the environmental and nutritional factors which can lead to a better night's slumber.

Bombshell for New Zealand sport as Olympic runner is hit with 8-year ban for doping, fraud

Commonwealth Games medallist Zane Robertson was banned from all sports for eight years by a tribunal in New Zealand on Wednesday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug and falsifying documents.

The three fights we'd love to see happen at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi

Last Thursday, the UFC announced their return to Abu Dhabi later this year, with UFC 294 on October 21. While no bouts have been confirmed, we look at three clashes we’d like to see on the card come fight night at Etihad Arena.

'I Have Never Felt That Much Hate', Says Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka

Belarus' world number two Aryna Sabalenka says she has faced "hate" in the women's tour locker-room but hopes tensions with Ukrainian players will eventually ease. Australian Open champion Sabalenka lost to Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina in Sunday's Indian Wells final and at the media day for this week's ATP-WTA Miami Open was asked about her recent comments on "tensions" in the locker-room between Ukrainian and Russian and Belarus players.

Yankees fan acts like outfielder, runs pole to pole at spring training game in hopes of catching home run ball

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Helen Glover targets further Olympic Games glory at Paris 2024 - 'I can be as good as I was in my 20s'

'Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic of women's tennis' - Chris Evert on star trio

BBC soccer broadcaster Emma Jones shuts down Twitter troll after vulgar remark

To-do lists and hot chocolate: Sleeping for athletic success

Bombshell for New Zealand sport as Olympic runner is hit with 8-year ban for doping, fraud

The three fights we'd love to see happen at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi

'I Have Never Felt That Much Hate', Says Belarus's Aryna Sabalenka

Yankees fan acts like outfielder, runs pole to pole at spring training game in hopes of catching home run ball