Olympic boxing legend Terry Spinks dies

Terry Spinks, who won boxing gold at the 1956 Olympics at the age of only 18, has died at the age of 74.

Terry Spinks

East Londoner Spinks, the youngest Briton to win an Olympic boxing gold medal, died at his Essex home after a long illness.

The baby-faced Spinks, who was an apprentice jockey before concentrating on boxing, won flyweight gold in Melbourne having been a late replacement.

Spinks, who clinched the British featherweight crown as a professional, won 41 of his 49 professional fights and was awarded an MBE in 2002.

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WTA Stuttgart: Victoria Azarenka v Mona Barthel - watch free live streaming

World Number One Victoria Azarenka from Belarus reached the quarters when she ousted German Andrea Petkovic 6-2 and 4-4 when the latter retired due to twisted ankle. This was Azarenka's first clay court match Thursday.

Victoria Azarenka [L] v Mona Barthel [R]

Azarenka felt sorry for Petkovic, who was playing just fine and said:

"What a terrible thing to have happened, I feel so very sorry for her. She is a great player and I hope she will recover soon." 

Friday today, Azarenka now meets wildcard German Mona Barthel, ranked 35th in the world, who earlier claimed her second scalp of the clay court tournament when she knocked out seventh seed Marion Bartoli. The 21-year-old German, who hit 11 aces to out-muscle ex-world number one Ana Ivanovic on Wednesday in straight sets, needed just 71 minutes to beat France's Bartoli 6-3, 6-1 as she hit a further seven aces. 

The match is scheduled for Friday 27th April 2012 at 13:00 GMT

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Maria in last eight after Alize retires

World No 2 Maria Sharapova eased into the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart indoor tournament after France's Alize Cornet retired with an injury at the start of the second set.

Alize Cornet reacts as her injured shoulder is treated during her second round match against Maria Sharapova of the Stuttgart indoor tournament on Wednesday. Alize retired during the second set. [Photo: AFP]

Maria, hoping to complete her set of grand slams with victory at the French Open, had added the Stuttgart clay-court event to her calendar to prepare for next month's tournament at Roland Garros.

Alize, however, gave her a short start on the indoor clay-courts retiring with a shoulder injury while trailing 6-3 1-0.

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Nadal, Murray reach Barcelona quarterfinals

Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray cruised into the Barcelona Open quarterfinals with straight-set victories on Thursday.

Nadal broke Robert Farah of Colombia in the first game on his way to a 6-2, 6-3 victory for his 31st straight win at the tournament. Nadal set up a quarterfinal match with fifth-seeded Janko Tipsarevic after the Serbian beat Frederico Gil 6-2, 6-2.

Murray made quick work of another Colombian in a 6-1, 6-2 win over Santiago Giraldo, the fourth-ranked Briton serving up nine aces in a quick victory.

Murray will play Milos Raonic next after the 11th-seeded Canadian got past Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-3.

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The best NFL Prospect in 30 Years

The big kick-off is still months away, but the new NFL season officially starts in New York on Thursday with the glitz, glamour and tension that is the annual draft.

The whole event dominates the US media and is like a souped-up version of English football's transfer deadline day, with a bit of real-life fantasy football thrown in for good measure. After weeks of speculation, gossip and bar-room arguments, the 32 teams will finally select the cream of the crop from the ultra-competitive college game.

They will do so having gone to extraordinary lengths to find out everything about their potential new players.

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Barcelona's Manager Pep Likely to quit

It amy not have nothing to do with the Barcelona's defeat at the hands of Chelsea, but 41 years old Barcelona's manager Pep Guardiola may say good bye to his association with the Barca.

Pep is likely to announce his mindset at a press conference at the Nou Camp on Friday afternoon.

The Barcelona manager has arranged to meet his players on Friday morning.

UEFA: Suspended Chelsea Captain Terry may lift Trophy

Suspended Chelsea captain John Terry would be allowed to lift the Champions League trophy if his side defeat Bayern Munich in the final on 19 May, UEFA has confirmed to BBC Sport.

Terry is banned after being sent off for violent conduct in the semi-final second leg against Barcelona.

UEFA's rules only prevent suspended players from sitting on the bench. The governing body also said it will not change its rules to let six other suspended players feature.

It means Terry will have to watch the final from the stands, along with Raul Meireles, Ramires and Branislav Ivanovic, all of whom are banned after being booked against Barcelona.

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