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By Charles Hibbert  There will be a number of firsts at the Rio Olympics, but none of them will quite match the Refugee Olympics Team who will, for the first time ever, compete at Rio. Despite not having a home, a flag and no national anthem, these ten athletes will compete with the whole world watching in the biggest sporting event in the world. There certainly is no doubt who everyone’s second favourite team will be, with the Refugee team...

With Rio 2016 just a few days away a poll of 2,000 Brits has revealed the top ten Olympic Games moments of all time. In a stunning 44 minute spell, Super Saturday has come out on top with Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford all winning gold for Team GB. Usain Bolt’s gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics came in second place, with Danny Boyle’s spectacular opening ceremony claiming a bronze medal. Jessica Bridge of Ladbrokes, which conducted the...

Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor @rgdewinter  @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport In the latest episode of TLE Sports Podcast, David de Winter & Richard de Winter discuss the upcoming Olympic Games, the Russian doping scandal, drugs in sport, the 3rd test between England & Pakistan and Sam Allardyce's appointment as England manager.

With the 2016 Olympics less than two weeks away it is disheartening to hear news that female participation in sport still doesn't match that of the opposite sex. The 2012 London Olympics were such a triumph for Britain's female athletes, with first ever golds in rowing, stunning performances in cycling and several riders in the equestrian events. Not to mention Nicola Adams, who won the very first women's boxing gold, and Jessica Ennis, who stole the heart of the nation. But their valiant...

Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter, Martin Lamb & Lauren Johnson @TLE_Sport  @rgdewinter  @martinlamb  @History_Lauren The London Economic's Richard de Winter is joined by cricket nut Martin Lamb and cycling aficionado Lauren Johnson as they discuss England's recent defeat to Pakistan at Lords and Chris Froome's progress as the Tour de France reaches its denoument.

This month we've had to bare witness to some pretty murky goings on; a political merry-go-round, public backstabbing, public frontstabbing, smear campaigns, etc, etc.  Isn't it refreshing to see someone truly standing up for their principles and acting with a degree of integrity. Sports radio presenter Colin Murray yesterday announced that he will be leaving talkSPORT and abandoning his hugely popular sports show following the news that the station has been bought-out by News Corp, who also own The Sun newspaper....

Sport News 24/7 Disillusioned Leeds United fans may have to wait for big transfer news this summer; the club has to settle costly tribunals first! The Championship club have been ordered to pay former academy welfare officer Lucy Ward £290,000 following her employment tribunal victory against the club. Ward was judged to have been unfairly dismissed after arguing that the club's owner Massimo Cellino sacked her because she was the partner of former manager Neil Redfearn. Leeds claimed Ward lost her job, having...

Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter & David de Winter - Sports Editor @rgdewinter  @TLE_Sport  @davidjdewinter TLE Sports Editor David de Winter and TLE Columnist Richard de Winter review Euro 2016, analyse Andy Murray's fabulous victory in the Wimbledon Final, discuss the opening week of the Tour de France and preview both England's Test Series against Pakistan and the Open Golf Championship at Royal Troon.

Brothers Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta have sold the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) for $4 billion after buying it for $2m in 2001. Talent agency WME-IMG confirmed its purchase of the mixed martial arts promotional company, which calls itself the fastest-growing sports organisation in the world. The UFC produces more than 40 live events each year and sells out some of the most prestigious arenas around the world. Shows are broadcast in more than 156 countries and territories, to more than 1.1 billion households worldwide in...