5 d. ago Pilot's chilling final words before plane crashed in Russia and killed president

This month marks the 15th anniversary of the crash which killed all 96 on board, including the President of Poland. The Smolensk air disaster left two countries in a bitter war of words over who was to blame

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5 d. ago Barry Hoban, British cycling legend and Tour de France icon, dies aged 85

Yorkshire-born cyclist won eight stages of Tour de FranceFamously beat Eddy Merckx at Gent-Wevelgem in 1974The pioneering British road sprinter and Classics rider Barry Hoban has died at the age of 85. Hoban was for many years the UK record holder for stage wins in the Tour de France notching up a tally of eight during his 17-year professional racing career, a total bettered only by the greatest sprinter of them all, Mark Cavendish, in 2009.Hoban’s first stage victory in the Tour, in 1967, was not one he cared to remember – or that he felt was really a win – as it came the day after the sudden death of his friend and rival Tom Simpson on Mont Ventoux; he was “permitted” to escape and cross the line first by the grieving peloton. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Speedway legend Tai Woffinden shares full list of injuries and walking video after horror crash

Tai Woffinden was placed in a medically induced coma after a horror crash in Poland last month and he has now published a full list of his injuries, including a dozen broken ribs and double leg fracture

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1 week ago Speedway legend Tai Woffinden out of induced coma and issues update after horror crash

Tai Woffinden was placed in a medically induced coma after a horror crash in Poland last month that saw him crash into an airfence at high speed as he was taken to hospital by helicopter

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2 w. ago Protesters in Russia try to disrupt Poland's commemoration of president's plane crash

Poland’s ambassador to Russia says a group of Russians tried to disrupt a small commemoration marking the 15th anniversary of the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczyński and 95 other people

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2 w. ago Tai Woffinden health update: Wife reveals heartbreaking reality facing British sporting legend following crash in Poland

The wife of speedway star Tai Woffinden has said her husband is 'fighting' as she shed light on the life-changing injuries suffered folllowing a crash that left him in a coma.

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3 w. ago Tai Woffinden: Wife of British speedway legend in coma releases heartbreaking statement

Tai Woffinden remains in a serious condition in a Poland hospital after crash last weekend left him with a series of injuries as wife Faye says "our hearts are heavy"

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3 w. ago Kelvin Fletcher reveals 'trauma' at family farm as he and wife Liz share update on ITV's Lorraine

During the latest of their regular appearance on ITV's Lorraine, the couple revealed things hadn't been plain sailing for their new arrivals

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3 w. ago British speedway legend Tai Woffinden in coma after horror crash in Poland

Tai Woffinden crashed while racing in Poland on Saturday, resulting in the three-time speedway world champion being airlifted to hospital and later put into a coma

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