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The death of Ayrton Senna Fri, 16 Mar 12 In 1994 the Brazilian Formula One legend died in a crash....
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Talking Sport: Im Dong-Hyun 伦敦谈体育:韩国射箭手 Best hope 最有希望夺牌者 Im Dong-Hyun is an archer from South Korea. He is one of his country's best archers and has already competed in two Olympic Games. At this year's Games he i...
Talking Sport Episode 51: David Beckham Footballer 1) Football idioms In the video we heard from footballer David Beckham. Below are some football idioms: kick off: the start of an event move the goalposts: when someone keeps changing the rules when...
Week 51: Talking Sport: David Beckham transformation, incredible Welcome to Talking Sport! London is getting ready for the world's biggest sporting event which starts on 27th July. This week we hear from footballer, David Beckham. David is from Londo...