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26.02.2024 / 17:56

Inside George Clarke's rarely-seen personal life – failed marriages to tragic cancer deaths

George Clarke is well known for his TV shows like Amazing Spaces and Ugly House To Lovely House. He returns to our screens on Monday, 26 February, with a new series of George Clarke's Remarkable Renovations, where he visits solicitor Dawn, who is embarking on a mammoth renovation of her local village shop in Yorkshire, in a bid to turn it into a home for her and her two sons. But despite being a regular TV fixture, George has a less-known personal life.The architect from Sunderland, who turns 50 in May this year, is a dad to three teenagers and has been married twice.

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Key warning signs of cancer you should never ignore as Chris Hoy shares shock diagnosis

Scots cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy has revealed he is being treated for cancer following a 'shock' diagnosis last year. The 47-year-old, who won six Olympic gold medals between 2004 and 2012, said he was currently undergoing treatment such as chemotherapy and 'felt fine' despite it all.

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Olympic star Chris Hoy, 47, reveals shock cancer diagnosis as he receives chemotherapy

Sir Chris Hoy has shared some heartbreaking health news.The 47 year old six-time Olympic champion revealed that he was diagnosed with cancer last year and is currently undergoing treatment, including chemotherapy. He said on his Instagram: "I have a bit of news. Last year I was diagnosed with cancer, which came as a huge shock, having had no symptoms up to that point." "I'm currently receiving treatment including chemotherapy which thankfully is going really well.

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Cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy, 47, reveals 'shock' cancer diagnosis

Olympic cycling legend Sir Chris Hoy has revealed he has been diagnosed with cancer. In a message to fans on Instagram tonight (February 16), he told followers the diagnosis was a 'huge shock', but he currently feels 'fine' and intends to work this year.

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Canadian swimmer says she was drugged on final night of World Championships

Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey said on Instagram on Wednesday that she was drugged on the final night of the World Championships, during which time she suffered a rib sprain and a concussion.

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Canada’s Ivanie Blondin wins silver in mass start speed skating at Beijing Olympics

Canada’s Ivanie Blondin won the silver medal in the women’s mass start speed skating final at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday.

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Canada’s Marielle Thompson wins silver medal in ski cross at Beijing Olympics

Canada’s Marielle Thompson won the silver medal in women’s ski cross at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday.

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Canada wins gold in women’s hockey at Beijing Olympics with 3-2 win over U.S.

Canada won the gold medal in women’s hockey at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday in a thrilling 3-2 match against archrivals the United States.

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Canada wins 1st ever Olympic gold in women’s team pursuit speed skating in Beijing

Canada won its first ever Olympic gold medal in women’s team pursuit speed skating at the Beijing Winter Games on Tuesday, after a stunning crash by Japan.

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Canada’s Eliot Grondin wins silver in snowboard cross at Beijing Olympics

Canada’s Eliot Grondin won the silver medal in a thrilling photo finish in men’s snowboard cross at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Thursday.

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Canada’s James Crawford wins bronze in alpine combined skiing at Beijing Olympics

Canada’s James Crawford won the bronze medal in the men’s alpine combined skiing event at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Thursday.

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Canada watching closely as ‘legal consultation’ delays Olympics team figure skating medal ceremony

An ongoing legal issue that could affect the medallists in the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics, an event in which Canada finished fourth, has caused the award ceremony to be delayed, the IOC said Wednesday.

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Canada’s Meryeta O’Dine wins bronze in snowboard cross at Beijing Olympics

Canada’s Meryeta O’Dine won the bronze medal in her Olympic debut at the Beijing Winter Games in women’s snowboard cross Wednesday.

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While you were sleeping: How Canada performed at the Beijing Olympics Monday, Tuesday

Day four of competition was full of ups and downs for Canada at the Beijing Winter Olympics, with another win in women’s hockey and close calls in multiple medal events.

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While you were sleeping: How Canada performed at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday, Monday

Canada hauled in four Olympic medals on Monday, bringing its tally to six at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Canada wins first-ever Olympic medal in ski jumping at Beijing Games

Canada has won a historic bronze medal in mixed team ski jumping at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

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Canada wins bronze in women’s speedskating at Beijing Olympics, 1st of 2022 Games

Canada’s Isabelle Weidemann won the bronze medal in the women’s 3,000-metre speedskating race at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Saturday.

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Beijing Olympics: Opening ceremony kicks off 2022 Winter Games

The 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing are officially underway after athletes marched through the Bird’s Nest stadium as part of the opening ceremony on Friday.

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‘Anti-sex’ Olympics beds to be used for Japanese COVID-19 patients

been made of cardboard in a move to deter sex.“Beds to be installed in Tokyo Olympic Village will be made of cardboard, this is aimed at avoiding intimacy among athletes,” American distance runner Paul Chelimo tweeted.“Beds will be able to withstand the weight of a single person to avoid situations beyond sports,” Chelimo went on. “I see no problem for distance runners, even 4 of us can do.”This, however, was determined to be inaccurate: Despite being constructed of cardboard, the beds are quite sturdy and can withstand over 400 pounds each. “Those beds were for Olympians and they are high-quality,” Osaka Gov.

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Simone Biles Says Naomi Osaka Is Leading an 'Important' Conversation About Athletes' Mental Health (Exclusive)

2021 Tokyo Olympics didn't go as planned for Simone Biles or Naomi Osaka, but both athletes have used their international platform to promote a conversation that's more important than a medal: speaking out on the importance of athletes protecting and prioritizing their mental health.Despite entering the Tokyo Games as a gold medal favorite in nearly every event, Biles walked away with just her team silver and a bronze on the balance beam.

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Helen Maroulis: Bronze Winning Wrestler Says Focusing On Mental Health Made Tokyo Olympics Different

This wasn’t the first time bronze-medalist Helen Maroulis, 29,competed in the Olympic games, but it’s the first time the athlete was having a “different” experience while doing so. The female wrestler has been on the “mat” since she was 7-years-old and she prepared for the Tokyo games for years.

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Tennis Star Coco Gauff Out of Tokyo Olympics After Testing Positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 and won't play in the Tokyo Games, which start this week. The Games would have been the 17-year-old tennis player's first Olympics.«It has always been a dream of mine to represent the USA at the Olympics, and I hope there will be many more chances for me to make this come true in the future,» Gauff said in a statement posted to Twitter and Instagram.In Japan, organizers confirmed earlier Sunday two South African soccer players tested positive for the coronavirus — the first athletes in the Olympic Village to do so.

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Case of Covid-19 at Olympic Village in Tokyo confirmed

Tokyo Olympics organisers have revealed the first Covid-19 case in the Games Village, while seeking to reassure competitors that the pandemic-delayed event will be safe.

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Olympics Venues In Tokyo Won't Allow Fans as City Goes Back Under COVID State of Emergency

Olympic venues in Tokyo because of a new state of emergency imposed due to the spread of the coronavirus, Japan's Olympic minister said Thursday, meaning the Games will happen mostly behind closed doors.

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Autistic teen dreams of dancing for Ireland at 2024 Olympics

The pandemic isn't the first time 15-year-old Jack Doyle has had to cope with big challenges in his life.

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London Ont. Olympic champ bobsledder in hospital with COVID-19

Rick Zamperin: CFL delays 2021 kickoff due to COVID-19, but will a season still happen? Kopacz says the drug Tocilizumab administered to him Friday is helping him turn the corner.“I haven’t had a fever in over 24 hours,” he said.

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Cancelling Tokyo Olympics remains an option, top Japanese party official says

Japanese ruling party official said canceling this year’s Olympics in Tokyo remains an option if the coronavirus crisis becomes too dire, as a fourth wave of infections surges less than 100 days from the planned start of the Games.“If it seems impossible to do it anymore, then we have to stop, decisively,” Toshihiro Nikai, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, said in comments to broadcaster TBS.Cancellation is “of course” an option, Nikai said.

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Olympic surfing hopeful Katherine Diaz, 22, killed by lightning strike

Olympics, has died after being struck by lightning while training on the water last week, officials say.Diaz was training off El Tunco beach in her native El Salvador on Friday when she was struck, according to the country’s surfing federation, FESASURF. Ex-NBA star Shawn Bradley paralyzed from waist down after car accident “A great athlete who has represented our country has left us,” the surf federation said in a post.

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Volunteers from abroad ruled out for Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO – Volunteers from abroad will not be allowed into Japan for the postponed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Monday.

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Spectators from abroad to be barred from Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19

Tokyo Olympics when they open in four months, the IOC and local organizers said Saturday.The decision was announced after an online meeting of the International Olympic Committee, the Japanese government, the Tokyo government, the International Paralympic Committee, and local organizers. Tokyo Olympics creative director resigns amid 2nd sexism scandal to plague Games The move was expected and rumoured for several months.

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Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame announces ‘Legends Class’ inductees

Hamilton Sports Hall of Fame has announced its inductees for 2021.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the hall of fame has opted to induct a “Legends Class” of four athletes and one team whose accomplishments were mostly prior to 1950.This year’s inductees are powerboat racing pioneer Harry Greening, Olympic swimmer and football player George Larson, football player and trainer Jimmie Simpson, football player and coach Brian Timmis and the 1932 Leander men’s heavy eights Olympic rowers.Greening pioneered powerboat racing in 1908 with four race boats named Gadfly and in 1920 with nine more boats named Rainbow.His ‘Rainbow Seven’ won the Lipton Trophy, emblematic of North American Powerboat Racing supremacy and presented to the Royal Hamilton Yacht

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Tokyo Olympic organizers to unveil coronavirus safety ‘playbook’ in early February

Japan when the Olympics open in just under six months.Organizers and the IOC are finally going public with their planning, hoping to push back against reports the Olympics will be cancelled with Tokyo and much of Japan still under a state of emergency with COVID-19 cases rising. Tokyo Olympics organizers, Japanese government deny report Games will be cancelled The rollout at Olympic headquarters in Switzerland is planned for Feb.

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Tokyo Olympics organizers, Japanese government deny report Games will be cancelled

Japanese government are pushing back against reports that the postponed Tokyo Olympics will be cancelled.Now set to open July 23, the Tokyo Games were postponed 10 months ago at the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, and now the event appears threatened again. Senior IOC official says he ‘can’t be certain’ Tokyo Olympics will happen The Times of London, citing unidentified government sources, reported that the games will have to be cancelled.

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COMMENTARY: The COVID-19 pandemic may have changed spectator sports forever

associated costs of keeping a white elephant significantly outweigh its value.Today’s white elephants include sports facilities that have experienced substantial construction cost overruns, are underused or present a financial burden to taxpayers. White elephants are so common that sport facility legacies could possibly be the least promising benefit of hosting a major sport event.

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80% of people in Japan say Tokyo Olympics should be called off amid COVID-19: poll

Tokyo Olympics should be canceled or postponed, or say they believe the Olympics will not take place.The polls were conducted by the Japanese news agency Kyodo and TBS — the Tokyo Broadcasting System. Senior IOC official says he ‘can’t be certain’ Tokyo Olympics will happen The results are bad news for Tokyo organizers and the International Olympic Committee as they continue to say the postponed Olympics will open on July 23.Tokyo is battling a surge of COVID-19 cases that prompted the national government last week to call a state of emergency.

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Senior IOC official says he ‘can’t be certain’ Tokyo Olympics will happen

Tokyo Olympics will open in just over six months because of the surging pandemic in Japan and elsewhere.The comments by Canadian IOC member Richard Pound to British broadcaster the BBC came as Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency on Thursday for Tokyo and surrounding prefectures.

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Tokyo Olympics athletes won’t need to quarantine for 14 days on arrival: organizers

Olympic Games, postponed from 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be exempt from the 14-day isolation period Japan has imposed on anyone arriving from overseas to help stop the virus spreading.Olympic organizers said on Thursday details still need to be worked out, but measures for athletes are likely to include coronavirus testing within 72 hours before arriving in Japan.

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Tokyo Olympics must go on ‘at any cost’ even if coronavirus lasts into 2021: minister

Olympic Games must be held “at any cost” in 2021, Japan’s Olympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto said on Tuesday.Speaking at a news conference, Hashimoto said the Games should be held for the benefit of the athletes, regardless of the challenges posed by the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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A look at what it takes to get athletes through a disaster like COVID-19

George Floyd and the subsequent anti-racism protests.While these athletes were questioning their futures, it got worse.“I’m losing my skills, I’m losing my strength because my training environment is so not ideal,” Tully said. “While at the same time getting piled on this new disaster.

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2021 Olympics will be 'games that conquered Covid' - IOC

Tokyo's postponed Olympics will go ahead next year regardless of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC vice president John Coates said, vowing they will be the "games that conquered Covid".

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Usain Bolt in quarantine while he awaits COVID-19 test results

Usain Bolt, the Olympic sprinting champion and fastest man alive, says he is in self-quarantine after taking a test for COVID-19.The retired Jamaican sprinter posted a video of himself on Twitter Monday to address rumours that he had the coronavirus.“I was waking up and like everybody else, I checked social media and saw my social media saying that I am confirmed to have COVID-19,” he says in the video. Lego piece falls out of boy’s nose, 2 years after he put it up there Bolt did not confirm that he has the virus, despite multiple reports claiming a positive status based on the video.

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Mills wants activism to be remembered more than gold medal

TOKYO – A few years before Billy Mills won his gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the Native American was several floors up in front of an open hotel window,standing on a chair and ready to jump.He was despondent over yet another racial slight, this time being excluded from a photograph because of his brown skin. It happened several times, often after he'd won a big race.Unknown to him at the time, his bouts of depression were also triggered by un-diagnosed hypoglycemia and type-two diabetes.

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Lethbridge hosts Team Canada judo athletes as they train

“For us to actually have them at the club, it’s a fantastic opportunity,” said Ewan Beaton, the coach for the Judo Canada Regional Training Centre in Lethbridge.

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Rick Zamperin: NHL’s return to play plan to unfold in Toronto and Edmonton

National Hockey League manages to pull off its grand, 24-team return to play plan this summer it will all unfold in the Great White North.As negotiations intensified Wednesday between the NHL and the Players’ Association on a framework for how the COVID-19-pandemic-delayed season will resume, we learned that Toronto and Edmonton had risen to the top of the league’s list in the race to be the two hub cities.

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‘Athlete A’ Maggie Nichols Will Not Be Silent

Trigger warning: The following story discusses Athlete A, a documentary containing descriptions of sexual abuse.If you googled gymnast Maggie Nichols a month ago, the results were filled with news stories about her dominant NCAA career as the “.” Despite the fact that her at the University of Oklahoma was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, Nichols squeezed in five perfect 10s and was the number one ranked vaulter. But today Maggie’s search results (and DMs) are filled with mentions about another aspect of her life—her role as “Athlete A” that brought down convicted pedophile Larry Nassar in 2018.Nichols was certainly not the first to be abused by Nassar, but in 2015 she became the to USA Gymnastics.

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Women's sport will survive in Britain despite damaging effects of coronavirus pandemic

Concerned, confused, even a little cranky.

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Wimbledon 2020 Cancelled Due to Global Health Crisis

Wimbledon, the famed tennis tournament taking place on the outskirts of London, England every year, has been cancelled for the first time since World War II back in 1945, ESPN reports.

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Bach invokes Trump in defense of Olympic decision

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