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Boxing: Witter faces uncertain future after Bradley loss

Junior Witter endured a dreadful night in Nottingham on Saturday, losing both his World Boxing Council light-welterweight title and any faint hope of a fight against Ricky Hatton. Witter was defending his title for the third time against his unbeaten No 1 contender Timothy Bradley in a fight that was a risk but at the same time still looked within Witter's capabilities.

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Equestrianism: Whitaker's Amai displays London potential with Grand Prix victory

Monday, 12 May 2008

Michael Whitaker appeared to have a bright star of the future in his stable when he rode Beatrice Mertens Amai to win yesterday's Grand Prix on the closing day of the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

Rowing: Britain makes waves at world cup

Monday, 12 May 2008

British crews opened their Olympic campaign by scooping up five gold and two silver medals and topping the overall points at the first round of the rowing world cup. Ghosts were laid and opportunities realised, not least by the men’s four who, robbed of trying out their new line-up when newcomer Tom James went out with a rib injury, outshone their event with young Tom Lucy as substitute.

Fishing Lines: Farewell to Fred, a genial giant who was first among equals

Sunday, 11 May 2008

Everyone seems to have a Fred J Taylor story. My favourite one concerning the great man happened on a cold, wet winter's day, the sort of day when sensible fishers sit in front of a fire and think: "Glad I didn't go out today!"

Inside Lines: Hoey an 'inspired choice' says Moynihan

Sunday, 11 May 2008

Kate Hoey's role as sports adviser to the new London mayor, Boris Johnson, has been strongly backed by the British Olympic chairman, Colin Moynihan, a key member of the 2012 Olympic Board. Moynihan says he is surprised at suggestions that some 2012 officials are "aghast" that the ex-Labour sports minister could also have a seat in the organising committee's boardroom. One is said to have described her as a "total nightmare". But Moynihan says: "I disagree fundamentally with that. She is an inspired choice. Her knowledge of London sport is second to none and she has always put sport above party politics. Neither do I accept she is anti-Olympics. I worked with her on a major review for sport and her view, quite rightly, is that the Olympics should not be taking money away from grass-roots sport." We understand that Games chief Seb Coe is also happy to have Hoey on board, where she and Johnson will provide a much-needed challenging eye to 2012 expenditure after some of the apparent acquiesence to the financial excesses of Ken Livingstone.

O'Connor ready to ride crest of wave so that British crew all pull together

Sunday, 11 May 2008

It was Victoria Pendleton who declared recently how remarkable it is what the British can achieve in sport by sitting on their backsides. She was talking, of course, about the phenomenal successes she and her fellow cyclists had obtained, but an examination of the outstanding results from recent Olympics suggests that the prolific pedal-pushers are not alone in taking their gold medal victories sitting down.

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Sunday, 11 May 2008

It's Saturday night in Vilnius, and you've just been walloped 48-0 by the Lithuania rugby union team (no, we didn't know they had one either). Do you a) go out to dinner in the town centre; b) drown your sorrows with a reported 74 beers; or c) orchestrate a mass striptease on an ornamental staircase? Last week, the 22 members of the Austria rugby squad decided on all three, but several questions remain. Who counted the beers? Why did Austria's captain choreograph the proceedings in English throughout? And where were the Vilnius police? If you want to see just how strong in the tackle the Austrians are, you'll find them on YouTube.

Swimming: One last record to break for the reverend who walks on water

Sunday, 11 May 2008

Mingle with the 400 athletes from 45 nations assembled in Manchester this weekend for the Paralympic World Cup and you will be uplifted by scores of heart-warming stories of courage and high achievement born out of adversity, not least that of the paraplegic padre.

Boxing: Witter's title blown away by Bradley's powerful right hand

Sunday, 11 May 2008

Junior Witter became the fourth of Britain's clutch of world champions to lose his title this year, suffering a shock defeat at the fast hands of young Timothy Bradley from California, known as The Desert Storm.

Rowing: Britain's eight storm to final

Saturday, 10 May 2008

The British men’s eight opened their world cup account by storming straight into tomorrow’s final after being edged into second place by the Australians at halfway. It was an assured performance, matched by China in the other heat who fended off powerful challenges from Romania and Germany and were slightly faster over the first half.

Boxing: Witter hopes to set up Hatton fight

Saturday, 10 May 2008

Junior Witter defends his World Boxing Council light welterweight title in Nottingham tonight when he takes on Timothy Bradley. It is the third time he has defended the title and is annoyed that he is not recognised as an equal to Ricky Hatton.

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