Mayor Boris Johnson has said the news that London will host the 2017 World Athletics Championships is “fantastic” for the city.

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VIDEO: ‘Maire de Londres’ shows French flair

Britain’s reigning heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis leads the field on day three of the World Athletics Championships in Daegu.

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Live – World Athletics day three

Colin Montgomerie is running out of routes into what would be his 22nd consecutive Open Championships after finishing last in qualifying.

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Montgomerie facing Open struggle

Britain’s Jade Jones wins a silver at the Taekwondo World Championships in Gyeongju, South Korea, while Martin Stamper wins a bronze.

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Jones clinches World silver medal

Britain’s Jade Jones wins a silver at the Taekwondo World Championships in Gyeongju, South Korea, while Martin Stamper wins a bronze.

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Jones clinches World silver medal

Mini returns to World Rally Championships

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Three-point turn

Performance director Dave Brailsford hints that Britain could sacrifice chasing medals at next year’s World Track Championships in Melbourne to prepare for London 2012.

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GB may sacrifice Worlds for 2012

British Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy wins a silver medal in the keirin and Victoria Pendleton takes bronze at the Track World Championships in the Netherlands.

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Hoy pipped to keirin gold medal

Britain go for bronze in the men’s team sprint final after finishing third in the men’s team pursuit on day one of the World Track Championships in the Netherlands, with a total of five gold medals up for grabs.

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Live – Cycling World Track Championships

Helen Clitheroe storms to an emotional victory in the 3,000m gold as Britain finish the European Indoor Championships with a rush of medals on the final day.

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Clitheroe stars in GB medal haul

Great Britain win gold medals in the men’s and women’s team pursuit events on the first day of the European Track Championships in Poland.

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Brits win Euro team pursuit golds

The winner of the World Conker Championships in Northamptonshire puts his victory down to a perfected mathematical formula.

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What have conkers got to do with a maths formula?

The International Pumpkin Boat Championships have taken place for the second time in southern Germany. Several vegatable-based vessels participated in the 200m race.

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Pumpkin boat championships held

An American telephone engineer is rewarded one million Russian dumplings at the World Karaoke Championships in Moscow.

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Karaoke champ wins a million dumplings

Britain’s Fran Halsall wins silver in the 100m butterfly final at the European Swimming Championships while divers Megan Sylvester and Monique Gladding win bronze in the 10m synchro platform.

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Halsall claims second Euro medal