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Euro 2020: Ukraine told to remove ‘political slogan’ from shirt after Russia protests

Ukraine’s shirt is emblazoned with its borders including Russian-annexed CrimeaUkraine has been told to remove a “political slogan” from its Euro 2020 jersey by Uefa after Russia protested. The shirt, containing a map showing Russian-annexed Crimea as part of Ukraine also included the phrase “Glory to the heroes”. European football’s governing body had previously approved…

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Steph Houghton discusses Manchester City health study

England captain Steph Houghton talks to BBC Sport’s Jo Currie about the research collaboration between Man City and the English Institute of Sport into female athletes’ health, specifically menstruation, and its effect on professional athletes. READ MORE: Man City form female athlete health study

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Periods in sport: Manchester City and English Institute of Sport form research collaboration

Houghton discusses new Manchester City health studyManchester City have formed a research collaboration with the English Institute of Sport to accelerate the understanding of female athlete health. Access to detailed insights is often unavailable but this project will look at how to optimise performance support. “Menstruation has always been a taboo subject, but it shouldn’t…

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Mercedes reshuffles F1 technical team, Allison to become CTO

Allison, who joined the team at the start of 2017, is to become Mercedes’ Chief Technical Officer from July 1, and will take charge of longer-term strategic planning. His change of position has opened the door for current technology director Mike Elliot to step up into the technical director role. Elliot, who has previously worked…

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Newgarden leads three former winners in Indy 500 test

Graham Rahal of Rahal Letterman Lanigan-Honda and Will Power (Penske-Chevy) were the first to break into the 225mph bracket around the iconic 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway and duck under the 40sec barrier, but two-time IndyCar champion Newgarden’s top lap pushed the best speed up to 226.819mph. He was later joined in that stratosphere by two-time…

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