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Monday, 25 September 2017 :  Britain's double Olympic champion Jade Jones marked her return to competition with silver at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Morocco. Jones, 24, was competing for the first time since claiming bronze at the World Championships in June. "I came here for gold and I was short of where I need to be, but the hunger and desire is coming back," she said. Jones was beaten 8-6 by Turkey's Hatice Ilgun in the -57kg final as Britain claimed their third medal of the event. Bianca Walkden and Mahama Cho won golds on Friday. Jones beat Portugal's Joana Cunha 9-2 in the quarter-finals and Serbia's Marija Stetic 16-7 in the semi-finals. Jones' next event will be the Grand Prix in London on 20-22 October. "I got bronze at the Worlds and silver here, so it's up to me to make it gold in London," she told BBC Sport. "

Tuesday, 26 September 2017 :  Target has always been a go-to destination for affordable workout gear, thanks to its on-trend activewear lines like C9 by Champion, RBX, Xhilaration. And the retail giant is giving us yet another reason to visit its website and stores: on October 1, Target will release …

Monday, 25 September 2017 :  Britain’s double Olympic champion Jade Jones marked her return to competition with silver at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Morocco. Jones, 24, was competing for the first time since claiming bronze at the World Championships in June. “I came here for gold and I …

Monday, 11 September 2017 :  Defending champion Marc Marquez won the rain-affected San Marino MotoGP to go joint top of the world championship standings with Andrea Dovizioso. The Honda rider’s final lap was the fastest of the race as he registered his fourth victory of the year. Italian Danilo Petrucci, …

Saturday, 2 September 2017 :  Former champion Manny Pacquiao has pulled out of a welterweight rematch with Australian Jeff Horn, who stunned the boxing world with victory in July. The Filipino fighter, 38, is said to have “other commitments” at the time of the rescheduled bout on 12 November. Horn, …

Friday, 26 May 2017 :  Dumoulin was ninth on stage 18 and retained a 31-second lead over Nairo Quintana, with Nibali third overall. Dutchman Dumoulin said his two closest rivals were “clearly working together” and hoped they would lose places. Nibali countered: “Has he ever heard of karma? He should …

Thursday, 18 May 2017 :  Former MotoGP champion Nicky Hayden has been injured after he was hit by a car while cycling in Italy. The 35-year-old, who has been racing for Red Bull Honda’s World Superbike team this year, is being treated at a hospital in Cesena. The American competed …

Friday, 21 April 2017 :  Olympic 100 metres hurdles champion Brianna Rollins has been handed a one-year ban for failing to properly file whereabouts information, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said on Thursday. As a member of the USADA testing pool, Rollins is subject to whereabouts requirements enabling her to be …

Tuesday, 11 April 2017 :  As Anne Dickins steps away from the world of elite sport after announcing her retirement, aged 50, she is already thinking of those who might follow in her wake. The mother of two had to cope with big changes in her life after a back …

Monday, 3 April 2017 : Oxford led throughout and although Cambridge tried to stay in touch, they were unable to get past the Dark Blues. Earlier, Cambridge took advantage of a dreadful start by Oxford to claim a first win in the Women’s Boat Race since 2012. They dominated to …