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Article thumbnail: 1988: Ben Johnson of Canada is set in his block prior to the start of the men''s 100M Final at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea. Mandatory Credit: Tony Duffy/ALLSPORT
Matt Butler

An 'Olympics for drugs cheats' is a fascinating concept - and utterly grotesque

Imagine the 100m record being shared between an athlete and a man in a white coat

Rugby Union

London Irish may have no option but to consider 'formal insolvency options', expert warns

Matt Butler

Eerily empty Match of the Day without Lineker or Wright was a peek into our dystopian future

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Cycling

Mark Cavendish set to sign for new team and keep hopes alive of breaking Tour de France record

Football

Why is the World Cup in Qatar? How five decades of Fifa corruption led us to this fiasco

Article thumbnail: PRZEMYSL, POLAND - AUGUST 01: Mark Cavendish of United Kingdom and Team Quick-Step - Alpha Vinyl prior to the 79th Tour de Pologne 2022 - Stage 3 a 237,9km stage from Kra??nik to Przemy??l / #TdP22 / #WorldTour / on August 01, 2022 in Przemysl, Poland. (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: PRZEMYSL, POLAND - AUGUST 01: Mark Cavendish of United Kingdom and Team Quick-Step - Alpha Vinyl prior to the 79th Tour de Pologne 2022 - Stage 3 a 237,9km stage from Kra??nik to Przemy??l / #TdP22 / #WorldTour / on August 01, 2022 in Przemysl, Poland. (Photo by Bas Czerwinski/Getty Images)
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Article thumbnail: Lee Westwood at the Centurion Club, Hertfordshire ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Picture date: Tuesday June 7, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story GOLF Super League. Photo credit should read: Steven Paston/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.
Article thumbnail: Lee Westwood at the Centurion Club, Hertfordshire ahead of the LIV Golf Invitational Series. Picture date: Tuesday June 7, 2022. PA Photo. See PA story GOLF Super League. Photo credit should read: Steven Paston/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.
Article thumbnail: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: Amalie Diderkisen of Denmark competes in the Womens Omnium during the TISSOT UCI Track Cycling World Cup at National Cycling Centre on November 10, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 10: Amalie Diderkisen of Denmark competes in the Womens Omnium during the TISSOT UCI Track Cycling World Cup at National Cycling Centre on November 10, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)