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5 d. ago Rangers next manager latest as Sean Dyche green light transforms into obstacle but 3 supporting pillars remain

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7 d. ago AP McCoy hails successor Sean Bowen as he makes perfect start to stag do with huge win

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8 d. ago Live press conference updates as WRU set to unveil new director of rugby

The WRU are set to unveil a new director of rugby and elite performance

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8 d. ago Live press conference updates as WRU unveil new director of rugby

The WRU have unveiled a new director of rugby and elite performance

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1 week ago Bottle it up: how venting emotion can harm performance in elite sport | Sean Ingle

Studies have shown that failing to control feelings has a negative effect on outcomes – but there are exceptionsTwo scenes from an extraordinary week. The first: Justin Rose, a gentleman in a bearpit as Augusta hollered loud and long for Rory McIlroy. The second: the British tennis player Harriet Dart, causing a stink by asking for her French opponent to apply deodorant as “she’s smelling really bad” before succumbing to a 6-0, 6-3 thrashing.Pressure does strange things, of course. But the wildly different reactions of Rose, Dart and indeed McIlroy, whose final round became part white-knuckle ride, part pass‑the‑parcel, raises an intriguing question: when the heat is on, should sport stars let their emotions out or bottle them up to improve their performance? Continue reading...

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1 week ago Let it out or bottle it up? Does venting emotion harm performance in elite sport? | Sean Ingle

Studies have shown that failing to control feelings has a negative effect on outcomes – but there are exceptionsTwo scenes from an extraordinary week. The first: Justin Rose, a gentleman in a bearpit as Augusta hollered loud and long for Rory McIlroy. The second: the British tennis player Harriet Dart, causing a stink by asking for her French opponent to apply deodorant as “she’s smelling really bad” before succumbing to a 6-0, 6-3 thrashing.Pressure does strange things, of course. But the wildly different reactions of Rose, Dart and indeed McIlroy, whose final round became part white-knuckle ride, part pass‑the‑parcel, raises an intriguing question: when the heat is on, should sport stars let their emotions out or bottle them up to improve their performance? Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Lewis Hamilton's brother Nicolas makes emotional family admission after gambling harm battle

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Sharks strike at death to inflict bitter loss for Edinburgh

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last month Sean O’Malley accepts UFC fans’ frustration at his title shot against Merab Dvalishvili

O’Malley gets an instant rematch against Dvalishvili, who dethroned him with ease in September

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