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Ding denied two years at top by team-mate Shiwen

By James Crook

China's Liu Shiwen has taken the |ITTF world number one spot, overthrowing team-mate Ding Ning who was approaching two years at the topSeptember 6 - China's Ding Ning has finally been overthrown as the top-ranked female table tennis player in the world after a 22-month stint at the top by compatriot Liu Shiuwen (pictured left), just weeks before the Women's World Cup starts in Japan.








AIBA lifts provisional suspension on England

By Emily Goddard

AIBA has lifted its provisional suspension on ABAESeptember 5 - A provisional suspension on the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE) has been lifted by the International Boxing Association (AIBA), but they have given the country's national body just over a month to launch a "reform process".





Scrum protocol trial is needed but be patient, says top rugby referee

By James Crook at Twickenham Stadium in London 

Elite rugby union referee Wayne Barnes spoke of why changes to scrum protocol were necessarySeptember 4 - Leading rugby union referee Wayne Barnes has spoken of the necessity for the global trial of the "crouch, bind, set" scrum engagement sequence here at the home of England rugby today, but also warned that "teething problems" were likely in the implementation.