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Thursday, 16 March 2017 :  This year’s squad does include Gemili and Ujah, as well seven of the eight runners from Britain’s two Olympic bronze-winning women’s relay teams. British Athletics performance director Neil Black said the selection showed that “we are taking these championships incredibly seriously”. “We really only have …

Wednesday, 1 March 2017 :  Varnish, 26, was dropped from British Cycling’s elite programme last April, after which former technical director Shane Sutton was found to have used sexist language towards her. Sutton was later cleared of eight of nine allegations. However, lawyer Simon Fenton told that Varnish now “wants …

Monday, 20 Feb 2017 :  The 26-year-old Scot was making her World Cup debut for Great Britain’s cycling team in the race won by USA’s Sarah Hammer. Evans was also part of the women’s team pursuit, alongside Emily Kay, Emily Nelson and Manon Lloyd. The quartet missed out on a …

Monday, 20 Feb 2017 : British number one Johanna Konta has withdrawn from the Dubai Duty Free Championships with a foot injury. Konta was seeded sixth and travelled to Dubai but was then forced to pull out on the eve of the tournament. The world number 10 last played in Britain’s …

Monday, 14 August 2017 :  Olympic champions the United States reclaimed their women’s 4x400m relay world title as Jamaica suffered more injury heartbreak in the final on Sunday. A day after Usain Bolt sensationally pulled up in his relay event, Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby slowed down clutching her hamstring 20 metres into …