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Anthony Joshua's torture training! Boxer uses ancient Cossack warriors' stretching machine to prepare himself to fight Tyson Fury in a painful-looking workout routine

Anthony Joshua is using an ancient Cossack Pravilo stretching machine as part of his training for a potential December heavyweight fight against Tyson Fury in Cardiff. The article recounts the machine's history and the venue negotiations.

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'Tragic but avoidable' - how serious is heat-death risk in sport?

BBC Sport examines the rising risk of heat-related deaths and illness in sport, focusing on the death of Fijian rugby player Saimoni Vunilagi and several other 2026 heat incidents. Experts call for standardized heat policies and stronger protections for athletes, arguing heatstroke is preventable. The piece also details challenges in changing athlete and coach attitudes toward heat safety.

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Hero helicopter pilot decorated for saving 31 lives in Afghanistan firefight could die unless he gets stem cell transplant

A former RAF Chinook pilot who received the Distinguished Flying Cross for saving 31 lives in Afghanistan has been diagnosed with severe aplastic anaemia and is appealing for a stem cell donor. Chris Gordon, who is half Jamaican, faces lower odds of finding a match and is working with the charity DKMS to encourage more people to register.

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Debbie Beard and Amanda Thorpe lost their husbands - this is their story

Two widows, Debbie Beard and Amanda Thorpe, discuss the suicides of their husbands, former Liverpool Women manager Matt Beard and former England cricketer Graham Thorpe, at an event launching a suicide-prevention toolkit backed by the Prince of Wales and the Royal Foundation. They describe their husbands' job losses, drinking and mental-health struggles, and call for sport to embed mental-health support in its culture.

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Mother of teen who died ‘deeply hurt’ that NHS staff may have accessed son’s records inappropriately

The mother of Oliver McGowan, an autistic teenager who died in 2016 after being given anti-psychotic medication, says she is 'deeply hurt' that NHS staff may have inappropriately accessed his medical records. Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is investigating several staff members and has referred itself to the Information Commissioner's Office amid wider concerns about NHS record snooping.

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In Amish country, nurses go door to door to stop deadly spread of measles

A measles outbreak in Pennsylvania's Amish community has prompted nurses to go door-to-door offering vaccines, with nearly 4,300 MMR doses administered. The outbreak has caused four deaths and sparked political tension, including vaccine-skeptic Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. disputing the cause of an infant death.

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Eight US sailors in USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide, Navy says

The US Navy disclosed that eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a prolonged Middle East deployment. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao denied a mental health crisis and downplayed supply issues in a letter to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who criticized the Trump administration's dismissive response to reports of grim conditions.

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Dame Sarah Storey is Britain's most decorated Paralympian - now lighting up our screens on Strictly. But in a startling confession she reveals that vile bullies drove her to the brink of anorexia

A feature profile of Dame Sarah Storey, Britain's most decorated Paralympian, as she begins competing on Strictly Come Dancing. She discusses her disability matter-of-factly and reveals that school bullying over her sporting success led her to disordered eating as a teenager.

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