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Top award for insidethegames editor

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March 8 - Duncan Mackay, the editor of insidethegames, has tonight been voted the Internet Writer of the Year at the annual British Sports Journalists' Association (SJA) Awards dinner in London.

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Glasgow launches new logo for 2014 Commonwealth Games

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March 8 - The new £95,000 logo for Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games has today been unveiled at an event in the city.

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Great Dane appointed by Britain to guide London 2012 preparations

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March 8 - Badminton England finally got their man today when Kenneth Jonassen, formerly one of the world's top players, was confirmed as their new British and England men’s singles coach and will guide the programme in the build-up to the London 2012 Olympics.

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South Korean success in Vancouver worth trillions it is claimed

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By Duncan Mackay

March 7 - South Korea's success at the Olympics in Vancouver last month, when they finished fifth overall in the medals and produced the star of the Games in figure skater Kim Yu-Na (pictured), was worth a staggering 20.2 trillion won (£12 billion) to the country's economy, a new study has claimed.

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Putin wants to know how Russian sport has spent his money

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By Duncan Mackay

March 7 - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (pictured) has demanded to know why the country spent so much money for so little success at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver and how they can avoid being embarrassed again at Sochi in 2014.

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Marion Jones tries out for Tulsa Shock

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March 7 - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones (pictured) has had a trial with Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) side Tulsa Shock as she continues to try to find a new role in life.

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Delhi opens Commonwealth Games archery venue but much work still to do

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March 7 - On the eve of the Commonwealth Games archery test event, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) formally inaugurated the archery arena at the Yamuna Sports Complex in the Indian capital when it was unveiled by Union Minister of Urban Development S Jaipal Reddy (pictured).

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British tennis in the gutter - literally

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March 7 - British tennis hit a new low today with defeat by Lithuania in the Davis Cup in Vilnius which leaves them having to face the prospect of playing in the lowest international tier of the sport and the future of team captain John Lloyd (pictured) in the balance.

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Italy will pick candidate for 2020 Olympics in May

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By Duncan Mackay

March 7 - Italy will decide in May whether to choose Rome or Venice as its candidate to host the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, it has been announced.

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