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Olympics badminton: Curtain falls on Emms’ career as doubles are denied by Korean pair

Posted by admin in Thursday, August 14th 2008   under: news    Tags: , , , , , , , , ,    

Gail Emms announced her retirement before the Olympics and today played her final match. Photograph: John Giles/PA
Gail Emms’ international badminton career ended with a straight-games defeat in the mixed doubles quarter-finals. Emms, together with her partner Nathan Robertson lost 21-19, 21-12 to the Korean pair Lee Yongdae and Lee Hyojung.
Emms confirmed before the Olympics began [...]

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Rugby union: RFU punishes England pair for New Zealand misconduct

Posted by admin in Thursday, July 10th 2008   under: news    Tags: , , , , , ,    

Topsy Ojo and Mike Brown have been fined and reprimanded. Photographs: David Rogers/Getty Images
Topsy Ojo and Mike Brown have been fined and reprimanded after being found guilty of misconduct on England’s recent tour of New Zealand, following a report by Judge Jeff Blackett, the disciplinary officer of the Rugby Football Union. Ojo was fined £500 [...]

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