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Germany lineup vs. Northern Ireland: Predicted XI for World Cup qualifying clash, as Nagelsmann makes Woltemade call
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Germany could line up for Monday's World Cup qualifying clash with Group A rivals Northern Ireland.Oct 11, 10:24
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Preview:Denmark vs Northern Ireland - prediction, team news, lineups
Sports Mole previews Saturday's International Friendlies clash between Denmark and Northern Ireland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.Jun 6, 15:50
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F22%2F31%2Fdelicious-orie.JPG "English super-heavyweight Delicious Orie celebrates winning Commonwealth Games gold on August 7, 2022.")
England win two golds in boxing at Commonwealth Games
Lewis Williams and Delicious Orie win gold for England on the final day of the boxing at the Commonwealth Games.Aug 7, 21:07
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Scotland's Laura Muir storms to 1500m gold at Commonwealth Games
Scotland's Laura Muir adds to her world 1500m bronze and Commonwealth Games 800m bronze with the gold medal in the 1500m in Birmingham.Aug 7, 19:00
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England's Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix takes gold medal in 10m platform
England's Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix dives her way to the gold medal in the women's 10m platform at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, as Lois Toulson wins silver.Aug 4, 19:39
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England beat Australia by 0.08 seconds for medley relay gold
England's 4x100m medley relay men's team beat Australia by the finest of margins to win the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.Aug 3, 21:11
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Katarina Johnson-Thompson defends Commonwealth Games heptathlon title
Katarina Johnson-Thompson successfully defends her Commonwealth Games heptathlon title with a total of 6377 points in Birmingham.Aug 3, 20:13
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Sam Gaze heads New Zealand one-two in mountain biking
Sam Gaze wins gold for New Zealand in Wednesday's men's mountain biking event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games at Cannock Chase.Aug 3, 12:27
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Alice Kinsella ends on a high with Commonwealth Games floor gold
Alice Kinsella shrugs off her earlier disappointments to win the gold medal in the women's floor on the final day of the artistic gymnastics at the Commonwealth Games.Aug 2, 16:20
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Joe Fraser crowned Commonwealth Games pommel horse champion
Joe Fraser wins Commonwealth pommel horse gold for England in the artistic gymnastics, while Shannon Archer makes history for Scotland with a vault bronze.Aug 1, 14:18
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Pat McCormack crowned Commonwealth Games champion
England's Pat McCormack beats Aidan Walsh of Northern Ireland to win the gold medal in the men's 69kg final at the Commonwealth Games.Apr 14, 10:31
Peter McGrail beats Kurt Walker for Commonwealth gold
England's Peter McGrail wins gold in the men's 56kg category at the Commonwealth Games, beating Northern Ireland's Kurt Walker in the final.Apr 14, 09:57
Australia edge tense road race finale
Australia's Steele von Hoff claims gold after an arduous men's road race at the Commonwealth Games.Apr 14, 06:35
Gold, silver for England in women's boxing
Lisa Whiteside claims gold for England, while Paige Murney settles for silver as the final day of boxing action gets underway at the Commonwealth Games.Apr 14, 03:18
Zharnel Hughes disqualified after winning men's 200m final
Team England's Zharnel Hughes is disqualified after winning the men's 200m final at the Commonwealth Games.Apr 12, 12:02
Clean sweep for Australia in S9 backstroke
Australia complete a clean sweep in the men's S9 100m backstroke event at the Commonwealth Games.Apr 10, 10:52
/https%3A%2F%2Fsportsmole-media-prod.s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net%2F18%2F14%2Frhys-mcclenaghan.jpg "Rhys McClenaghan collects gold for Northen Ireland in the pommel horse event at the Commonwealth Games on April 8, 2018")
Rhys McClenaghan hails "incredible" Commonwealth Games gold medal
Northern Ireland gymnast Rhys McClenaghan says that winning his country's first gold medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games makes the achievement even more special.Apr 8, 07:06
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Max Whitlock takes silver on pommel horse
Max Whitlock collects silver for Team England on the pommel horse at the Commonwealth Games.Apr 8, 06:11
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Interview: Northern Ireland boxer Steven Donnelly
Northern Ireland boxer Steven Donnelly speaks to Sports Mole about his quest for Commonwealth gold, his rocky road back from Rio and what the future may hold for him.Apr 6, 12:07
Caroline O'Hanlon to lead out Northern Ireland at Commonwealths
Netball captain Caroline O'Hanlon is named as Team Northern Ireland's flagbearer for the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.Apr 3, 20:58
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