By Gary AndersonFebruary 11 - The routes for the cycling time trial and road racing events at the Commonwealth Games have been announced by Glasgow 2014 organisers and will see riders travel through the outskirts of the city as well as battling it out through the streets of Glasgow.

route for the Games last week, competitors in both cycling events will also start their challenge for medals

and the finish.For the men's race, competitors will complete 168km (104 miles) and lap the course 12 times

city on the final day of competition at the Commonwealth Games ©Glasgow 2014"Following on from the record

of cycling in this country, by providing inspiration to our current riders and encourage spectators all

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All three are tied on four gold medals.

medals in vein?

After the Russian figure skater we have the Japanese halfpipe snowboarder, as Ayumo Hirano delivers a record

The times of the second runs, which start at just after 6.30pm, will be added to the race one times to

continued the Netherlands utter dominance in speed skating as he led home a Dutch clean sweep of the medals

Smeekens, with a tie for the gold medal initially awarded before the clock readjusted the official times

In the past, I have lost races by one-hundredths a few times.

short track speed skating and moguls freestyle skiing to leapfrog the Netherlands and go top of the medals

table with seven medals, three of which are gold.Under floodlights, Alex Bilodeau came storming back

The wait for Norway's Ole Einar Bjørndalen to become the all time record Winter Olympic winner continues

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Bjørn Dæhlie, winner of a record 12 Olympic medals, including eight gold, is set to lose his title as

I won three gold medals!! And all you people want to talk about is the one I lost!!!"

Where'd all those young people go?

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He broke his own track record, set yesterday, in round three and leads Russia's Albert Demchenko by 0.388

skating and the Netherlands Annouck van der Weijden has taken a three second lead with a near-course record

It just didn't go all right. 

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Einer Bjoerndalen on comparisons with fellow Norweigan skiing great Bjorn Daehlie after he emulated his record

Getty ImagesHe also boast four silvers and one bronze so now equals fellow Norwegian Bjoern Daehlie's record

 tally of 12 Winter Olympic medals.

United States, Mark McMorris of Cananda and Yuki Kadono of Japan.Always a volatile sport at the best of times

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Now let the action begin.Five gold medals are up for grabs on Saturday in: men's slopestyle, ladies'

ice hockey gold medallist and Irina Rodnina, three-times pairs figure skating gold medallist, run out

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Al-Sabah, President of the Association of National Olympic Committees and Olympic Solidarity, has hailed a record

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said.After a poor performance at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, finishing 11th on the overall medals

The fundamental equality of all people."

The United States have selected Nordic combined skier Todd Lodwick , who will be making a record sixth

"I'm exhausted after all those flights.

She will have it all worked out in her head. 

I believe he is the most decorated Olympic skier in American history with five medals,  including one

Sir Steve Redgrave, five-times Olympic rowing gold medallist and a great winter sports enthusiast, is

"Kasai has competed in six Olympics during his career - a record for a ski jumper and I would love to

All I need is a sponsor."

By Mike RowbottomJürgen Gröbler has just made a strange noise. It's a bit muffled, as if someone has attempted to smother him. But there is pain there too. A definite touch of "aarghh!"The man who has earned such golden success as British Rowing's head coach since 1992 is responding in his own slightly alarming way to an alternative London 2012 scenario - one where he had not taken the hard decision to switch his two top men from the pair to the four after three vain years of trying to beat the New Zealanders in a move that was designed...

I always think the other medals are looking a bit better if you have also top medals," he adds.

With all these other nations coming out and challenging us, defending four British medals at the Rio

in the lightweight double at London 2012, and Britain's lightweight four also finished second, the record

Even the great performers have times when they are down.

He has worked for the Daily Mail, The Times, The Observer, The Sunday Correspondent and The Guardian.

By Gary AndersonJanuary 6 - Swimmers Ryan Lochte and Katie Ledecky, along with high diver Cesilie Carlton of the United States, are among the 11 names revealed as the 2013 Athletes of the Year by the International Swimming Federation (FINA).

2010 and 2011, completed another impressive year in the pool with the highlight being his three gold medals

four world titles in the 400m, 800m, 1500m and 4x200m freestyle competitions, while also setting world record

times in the 800m and 1500m in the process.Ledecky, who won 800m freestyle gold at London 2012, has

All of the Athletes of the Year selected for 2013 secured at least one gold medal at last year's World

with victory over Australia in the women's final.Thomas Lurz celebrates after winning one of two gold medals

By Nick ButlerJanuary 6 - The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has been forced to clarify its supposed "blanket ban" on the use of social media by its athletes at next month's Winter Olympics in Sochi, after facing a storm of protests led by defending halfpipe snowboard champion Torah Bright.

athletes "focus 100 per cent on their event", and athletes and coaches were free to use social media at all

other times while in Russia."

swaying, staggering or having rambling conversations October 2013: Australia "unashamedly" chasing record

performance at Rio 2016October 2013: Australia launches "Campaign Rio" in pursuit of top five finish on 2016 medals

By Nick ButlerDecember 18 - Australia's tandem Para-cyclists will begin their qualification process for next year's Commonwealth Games at this week's Para-cycling Track National Championships in Melbourne.

Leading the way will be one of the sports biggest stars, Kieran Modra, winner of five Paralympic gold medals

I have been pursuiting for three Games and although I have done really well in all of then, I felt I

needed something to spice up the sport a little bit," he said"We are chasing qualifying times for Glasgow

, but the qualifying times are very, very fast, so I think we will be doing well to qualify.

Aussie cyclists at London 2012 following amazing recovery from horror crashFebruary 2011: World record

ButlerDecember 17 - A strong United States squad has arrived in Scotland ahead of taking on a European All

These include the 800 metres freestyle Olympic champion and world record holder Katie Ledecky, 10 times

event in Atlanta and will be confident of doing so once again in Glasgow.The US finished top of the medals

finest of Scotland's talent - Michael Jamieson, Robbie Renwick, Hannah Miley and Craig McNally - will all

the industrialised north from Vancouver to Vladivostock will, clearly, be keeping a beady eye on the medals

far-from-winter-sports-mad Britain on any list of countries where issues pertaining to Russia's human rights record

experience, to display its patriotism.As long as Russian athletes fulfil their side of the bargain and the medals

painstakingly-constructed Olympic brand.With the explosive revenue growth enjoyed by the IOC in recent times

any damage sustained to a minimum.David Owen worked for 20 years for the Financial Times in the United