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Natalie Pirks

@Natpirks

Sports billy, wife, mama of 2. Lover of Marmite, over user of ellipses... BBC Sports Correspondent but you know the drill about my views.

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A car crash left Faye O'Hara paralysed.

But her love of horses has inspired her recovery to compete in the sport of carriage driving 🐴❤️

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Tomorrow, Faye O’Hara will compete in the British indoor Carriage driving champs as the only wheelchair user in the field. She’s learnt to love life again after a devastating car accident - with a little help from a friend.

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If you’re not watching the Aussie Open final, switch on now. Not just because Sinner has come back from 2 sets down to level the match, but because Nick Kyrgios keeps referring to the Italian as ‘the Slim Reaper’

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A pleasure to chat to Marijn and Scott this morning in Amsterdam. They’re hoping Jordan can turn the season around for and make right his relationship with the LGBT+ community. Chilly day filming with Qs from the excellent Natalie Pirks

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There is a huge number of women working in football through merit, expertise, experience & love for it. If you’ve been affected by any comments this week and would like some support, or if you just want to be inspired by others in the game come and join us:

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Gymnastics exclusive - coaches banned from weighing gymnasts in new safeguarding policies unveiled for the first time by the governing body.

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Exclusive : no coach will ever be allowed to weigh a gymnast again and no U12s will be allowed to miss school for training. It’s the first time the governing body British Gymnastics has ever made safeguarding policies around these issues. But can they be policed? More soon.

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Colombia beat Brazil 2-1 last night, both goals scored by Diaz with his father watching. Absolutely beautiful scenes.

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Luis Diaz has dedicated today’s goal to the freedom of his father and those kidnapped in Colombia. “My mother, my brothers and I are desperate, anxious and have no words to describe what we are feeling. This suffering will only end when we have him home with us.”

Luis Diaz has dedicated today’s goal to the freedom of his father and those kidnapped in Colombia. “My mother, my brothers and I are desperate, anxious and have no words to describe what we are feeling. This suffering will only end when we have him home with us.”
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While Luis Diaz is on the bench at Luton, friends and family of his father Mane have gathered in Barrancas, in Colombia, to pray for his release. He was kidnapped last Saturday by the guerilla group the ELN.

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3 - Manchester United have lost consecutive home games by 3+ goals for the first time since October 1962, while this was Newcastle's biggest away win against the Red Devils since September 1930 (7-4). Nightmare.

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