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Lessons from new teammates have turned in to a world beater, says Eilidh Child

SCOTS starlet Eilidh Child has revealed lessons from her new training mates has propelled her from being an also-ran to a world-beater in just nine months.Read

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Rebecca Adlington: Returning to sport after Olympics is a bit of a comedown

GUTTED Brit Rebecca Adlington missed out on a 800metres medal yesterday at the World Championships in Rome.Read

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Tour de France: Spaniard Alberto Contador closes in on stunning Tour win

ALBERTO CONTADOR is within touching distance of his second Tour de France title after nearest rival Andy Schleck failed to shake off the Spaniard up the famous Mont Ventoux yesterday.Read

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Tour De France: Mark Cavendish penalised for move on Norwegian Hushovd

ENGLISHMAN Mark Cavendish lost the green jersey yesterday in a day of drama - and tragedy - at the Tour de France.Read

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Simeon Williamson secures place in World Championship side

SUPER Simeon Williamson was in outstanding form to beat Dwain Chambers in Birmingham and seal his place on the British team for the World Championships in Berlin.Read

Tour de France: Sanchez grabs dramatic win in stage eight

SPAIN'S Luis-Leon Sanchez won a sprint finish among a four-man breakaway to claim stage eight of the Tour de France.Read

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I'm ready for swimming World Championships in Rome after silver in Glasgow, says Kris Gilchrist

SUPER Scot Kris Gilchrist won silver at the British Gas Championships in Glasgow yesterday - and will now double up in the breastroke at next month's world championships in Rome.Read

Scots runner Sandra Bowers on her recovery from career-threatening injury to join the British team

SCOTS runner Sandra Bowers on the injury nightmare that almost ended her careerRead

Scots Paralympian Neil Fachie on why he swapped running for cycing - and instant glory

SCOTS Paralympic runner Neil Fachie has always dreamed of winning medals but never believed he would grab the glory as a cyclist.Read

Athletics star Deena Kastor goes for broke in Great Edinburgh Run

AMERICAN star Deena Kastor reckons being laid up for three months with a broken foot will make today's Great Edinburgh Run seem like a walk in Holyrood Park.Read

Wanjiru and Mikitenko claim Marathon success

OLYMPIC champion Sammy Wanjiru kept his nerve to win the men's Flora London Marathon ahead of Beijing bronze-medallist Tsegay Kebede.Read

Scottish athlete Susan Scott surges to victory despite lack of funding

GLASGOW'S Susan Scott surged to victory in the 1500 metres event at the Aviva International to prove a major point to UK Athletics bosses.Read

Future looks bright for Commonwealth Games hopefuls after Youth medals haul

SCOTLAND'S baby Bravehearts laid the foundations for Glasgow 2014 with a superb medals haul at the Commonwealth Youth Games this week.Read

Scots teen Myra Perkins ready to hammer opposition at Commonwealth Youth Games

MULTI-TALENTED Myra Perkins tried everything from Scottish country dancing to acting before finally choosing a career in hammer throwing.Read

Jamaican star Usain Bolt records fastest 200m run in Britain

FLYING Usain Bolt ran the fastest 200 metres ever in Britain with a superb winning time of 19.76 seconds at yesterday's Aviva London Grand Prix.Read

Dwain Bid Set For Judge's Chambers

DWAIN CHAMBERS closed in on an Olympic lifeline by winning the 100 metres at the UK National Championships yesterday - then put his faith in his legal team to finish the job. Read

Olympic 1500m ace must bury ghosts to achieve greatness

TRACK star Andy Baddeley will be carrying excess baggage when he boards the British Olympic team flight to Beijing this year.Read

Young athlete of the year - Craig Howieson

IT started with a father-and-son knockabout on a homemade table but now Craig Howieson has set his sights on dining at the top table of world sport.Read

Kevin Pietersen disappointed by losing start to captaincy

KEVIN PIETERSEN blamed poor batting as he made a losing start to his England cricket captaincy. Read

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