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Sportsmail's Rio 2016 diving star Chris Mears gets an early taste of fitness mad Olympic city at Team GB training camp

CHRIS MEARS: I’ve just got back from a training camp in Rio and it was amazing. Despite all of the things you hear about the favelas and the dangerous side of things, it had such a good vibe.




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CHRIS MEARS: It was so special to win silver alongside Jack Laugher in London 

I can’t tell you how special it felt to win a medal in front of a home crowd in London. It was a great atmosphere and the fans always give you a huge boost.




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CHRIS MEARS: My body is sore everyday from continual diving but I cannot wait for the World Aquatics Championships to start

Some of you won’t like me saying this, but I feel old! I know I’m only 22 but I’m diving so much and working so hard that my body is sore every day. I’m training for the World Aquatics Championship.




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CHRIS MEARS: I got a lot of heat on social media for saying Kazan looked like a scene from a Disney film... but I'm focused on Rio

It’s only a year to go until the Olympics start, but there’s still plenty of work to do. We went to Rio earlier this year and it was fantastic. I'm really looking forward to getting in the pool out there.




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Chris Mears ramps up the hard work for biggest year of his life at Rio 2016 Olympics

CHRIS MEARS - ROAD TO RIO: I’ve not made any New Year’s resolutions, I feel pretty on top of everything at the moment so I’m just going to carry on what I’m doing because I think I’m on to a winner.




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Becky James ready to get back in the saddle for Great Britain after health scare... and cyclist is dressed to thrill!

BOB TREASURE: There have been some dark days for Becky James over the past year and a half. The double world champion cyclist last raced for Team GB at the World Championships in 2014.




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CHRIS MEARS: I would love an Olympic medal, I'm really confident that we’re good enough to do it in Rio

CHRIS MEARS: Rio has always been there driving me to train harder and to compete as well as I can. It’s really pushed me. Now it’s becoming less of a dream and more of a reality.




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CHRIS MEARS: An Olympic medal is my dream, this is a really important time for me

Training for the Olympic Games is going great off the back of a successful European Championships last month, it was important to make an impact there.




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Three-year-old boy shot dead in botched assassination attempt on his Ukrainian politican father 

Three-year-old Sasha Soboleva (pictured left), was shot in the head on the back seat of his father's car (pictured top right) during a failed assassination attempt in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev.




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Vladimir Putin is accompanied by SIX bodyguards while going to the BATHROOM

The Russian leader, 67, was filmed leaving the bathroom in Paris's Elysee Palace alongside six armed bodyguards. Putin was in Paris for a summit to discuss a ceasefire with Ukraine.




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Whoopi Goldberg shuts down Meghan McCain on The View who then throws a tantrum and refuses to speak

A bitter argument over the impeachment of President Trump on Monday prompted Whoopi Goldberg to tell her The View co-host Meghan McCain to 'stop talking.'




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Pictured: Three British victims of Ukrainian Airlines flight in Iran

Mohammad Reza Kadkhoda-Zadeh (pictured), 40, is understood to have travelled to Iran to see family over the Christmas period and was returning to the UK via Ukraine.




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Bride and groom were only on crash plane because they stayed in Tehran to collect wedding photos

Saeed Tahmasebi had flown to Tehran with new wife Niloofar Ebrahim and had stayed behind to collect their wedding photos following their celebrations.




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Shocking moment three Ukrainian men are seriously hurt when one sets off a GRENADE in their car

The moment of the explosion was caught on a CCTV camera in Lelyaky, Vinnytsia. The three men were put into intensive care and had operations to remove shrapnel.




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Don't Tell The Bride: Angry bride threatens to call off her authentic Ukrainian wedding

Bride-to-be Anna, 30, from Ukraine, is left in tears after discovering her groom Andy, 30, from Jersey, has bought her a £150 wedding gown that's falling apart in Don't Tell The Bride.




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Connecticut man is charged with threatening to murder Adam Schiff

Robert Phelps, 62, sent the message through the Californian Democratic representatives' schedule-a-meeting website. He told police he sent the message to 'defend' his president.




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Reading come from 2-0 down to defeat Cardiff in penalty shootout thriller

Reading have come from 2-0 down to defeat Championship rivals Cardiff City on penalties to progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup.




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Bothroyd calls for Whittingham's No 7 shirt at Cardiff to be retired

Bothroyd, who played with Whittingham for three years at Cardiff, paid tribute to his former team-mate on social media and believes his Bluebirds jersey should not be used again.




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The worst humiliations suffered by English teams in European competition after Tottenham thrashing

It was one of the darkest moments in Tottenham's 137-year history but some solace can be taken in the fact they're not the first English club to be embarrassed in European competition




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THE SECRET SCOUT: Christian Walton shows good reflexes in goal for a big man

Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches searching for the next star. This week they give you the lowdown on Brighton keeper Christian Walton, who is playing on loan at Blackburn.




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Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton are reunited by Sportsmail 25 years after title win with Blackburn

To celebrate the 25-year anniversary of Blackburn's title triumph, Sportsmail got the SAS back together to look back on their famous 1994-1995 season.




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Deadly duo Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton reflect on the decline of Blackburn Rovers

ALAN SHEARER AND CHRIS SUTTON: All good things must come to an end, and so it proved with Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton's prolific partnership at Blackburn.




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Chris Sutton recalls the day when one Sportsmail columnist chased another into the Highbury toilets

Chris Sutton recounts to Kieran Gill the day he became public enemy No 1 in north London, while Martin Keown explains how it inadvertently helped Arsenal clinch the Double the following season.




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Gaz Beadle's fiancée Emma McVey admits they're 'going through hell at the minute'

The model, 27, admitted that they are going 'through hell at the minute' as Primrose is suffering from 'stomach problems' and has had six hospital appointments.




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Chloe Ferry flashes a little too much in a sports bra as she throws herself into kickboxing

The Geordie Shore star, 24, who has been soaking up the sun after sparking rumours of a reconciliation with Sam Gowland, flashed a little too much flesh




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Charlotte Crosby 'chucks a tanty' and threatens to leave I'm A Celebrity

Charlotte Crosby has threatened to leave the jungle on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! Australia.




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I'm A Celebrity's Charlotte Crosby has a meltdown and threatens to leave the jungle

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here's! Charlotte Crosby had a complete meltdown and threatened to leave the show on Tuesday. 




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Charlotte Crosby reveals details of her thrush outbreak in the jungle

She hasn't been able to consummate her relationship with Ryan Gallagher since they were both kicked off I'm a Celebrity.... Get Me Out of Here! earlier this week.




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Marnie Simpson showcases her three stone weight loss after birth of son Rox in October

The Geordie Shore star, 28, went braless in the eye-popping pic which showed off her trim waist, after overhauling her diet and ditching her sugar.




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Marnie Simpson teases hint of her three stone weight loss in lilac crop top

The former Geordie Shore star, 28, teased a hint of her taut midriff as she headed out for a walk with her boyfriend Casey Johnson and son Rox, six months, on Monday.




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Hannah Green takes three-shot lead at Women's PGA Championship in Minnesota  

Hannah Green continued her fine form with a second-round 69 to hold a three-shot lead at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in Minnesota.




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Andre Gray recounts Eden Hazard greatness and watching team-mates almost throw up

Livewire Watford striker Andre Gray has used the temporary break from football to recount some of his best memories from the game, including the brilliance of Eden Hazard and a donut-eating test.




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US chiefs waiting for Open decision with a three-week run in September being considered

DEREK LAWRENSON: An extraordinary three-week run in September could include the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, the Open at Royal St George's and the Ryder Cup in Wisconsin.




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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West pose in their bathroom ahead of Vanity Fair's Oscars party

Before the party, the reality star, 39, and herhusband, 42, turned their bathroom into a studio as they documented their dazzling preparations for an impromptu photoshoot.




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Chrissy Teigen RIPS personality who criticized Parasite filmmaker's multilingual Oscars speech

Her husband John Legend, also wrote to Miller, 'Do they pay you for these dumb takes or is this something you do for fun.'




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Stassi Schroeder and Brittany Cartwright defend Katie Maloney after she was body-shamed

Vanderpump Rules stars Stassi Schroeder and Brittany Cartwright have defended their co-star Katie Maloney after she was body-shamed over the weekend.




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Margot Robbie has been cast opposite Christian Bale in David O. Russell's next dramatic feature

She's been nominated for two Oscars, including a Best Supporting Actress nod at this past Sunday's awards, and she's already one of the busiest actresses in Hollywood.




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Charlize Theron is magical in monochrome look at Birkenstock 1774 Collection Launch Party

Charlize Theron wore something a little more comfortable on her feet on Thursday night, when the 44-year-old donned Birkenstock sandals for the launch of the company's latest line.




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Chris Rock splits with girlfriend Megalyn Echikunwoke after four years of dating

Chris Rock, 55, and Megalyn Echikunwoke, 36, have called it quits after four years of dating.




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John Legend croons new song to Luna, three, and Miles, one, as they dance along

He has won a grand total of two Academy Awards. But John Legend's most prized audience members are still his two little children, three-year-old Luna and one-year-old Miles.




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Accused of being coronavirus carrier, man thrashed in UP's Aligarh; six booked

Aligarh, May 9 () A 25-year-old man was thrashed and left unconscious with serious injuries on suspicious of being a 'coronavirus carrier' in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh. The incident took place on Friday evening outside a chemist shop in the Shivpuri locality of Aligarh. Police have booked six people in this regard. Abdul Samad fell unconscious after the accused attacked him, alleging that he was a 'coronavirus carrier', police said on Saturday. He was rushed to Malkhan Singh District Hospital by members of his family who arrived at the spot after people raised an alarm. According to the victim's father Laiqur Rehman, Samad was feeling dizzy after his Ramzan fast on Friday night. He had gone to a chemist shop in the neighbourhood to purchase some medicine where he was accosted by some people,




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You wanna be in my gang? Coach 1941 takes a road trip through Americana at New York Fashion Week

Stuart Vevers takes the brand in a new direction




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Ashley Graham models see-through top and bra as she promotes Plus-Size lingerie collection

On Saturday, the 28-year-old Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover girl promoted her new Plus-Size lingerie collection at Nordstrom at the Oakbrook Center mall in Illinois.




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First look! Game Of Thrones fans get a glimpse of Season 7 teaser

The preview featured just three images of the Starks from the medieval fantasy that flashed by in the clip aired by the pay TV channel before its hit drama Westworld on Sunday evening.




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DNCE, Fifth Harmony and a host of stars team up on Christmas fund-raising record Santa Claus Is Coming To Town!

Stars of iHeartRadio' Jingle Balls, set to kick off on Friday night at New York's Madison Square Garden, have recorded the seasonal classic to raise funds to fight poverty and home-lessness in New York.




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Christina El Moussa steps out with Gary Anderson 

In a photo obtained by InTouch the couple are seen taking a stroll around a neighbourhood in Yorba Linda, California, close to Gary's home.




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Chris Addison will direct Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake

Chris Addison has signed on to helm Nasty Women, MGM's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake with Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson starring in the Steve Martin and Michael Caine roles.




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Chris Pratt receives star on Hollywood Walk Of Fame 

A delighted Chris Pratt received a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame on Friday.




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Twiggy turns 70 - and hasn't she branched out! These images shows the model through the years

Twiggy - the National Treasure from Neasden, the girl once known as Lesley Hornby who became a global star - turned 70 yesterday, writes LINDA KELSEY.




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Val Kilmer, 60, admits to watching Top Chef because he misses eating food after throat cancer battle

Val Kilmer is opening up about the highs and lows of his decades-long career, as well as his battle with throat cancer.