Perhaps the greatest sporting tale is that of Derek Redmond.

The talented British runner was speeding towards the front in the 400m semi-finals at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics when he suddenly pulled up with a hamstring injury just past the halfway mark.  

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In emotional and physical pain, he collapsed on the ground as other athletes completed the race.

But determined to finish, Redmond got up and hobbled round before his father came out of the stands to help him over the line and an iconic moment was made.

Tired of cheats? Feel blue about sport? 

Well we have come up with 10 heart-warming tales to remind us of why we fell in love with sport in the first place.

And now we want your tales. We want to hear your acts of sportsmanship, your sporting gestures and more.

Get involved via Twitter using #feelgoodthursday, external - and feel free to send in photographic or video evidence of your tales.

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After Stuart Lancaster was sacked for England's disastrous World Cup campaign, the hunt is on for his replacement.

Former South Africa coach Jake White is favourite at 3- but there are plenty of other names in the frame.

Take a look at the runners and riders here.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an investigation into claims the country's athletes have been part of a systematic doping programme.

Putin was speaking for the first time since a World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) independent commission revealed its damning findings on Monday.

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Putin said he wanted "professional co-operation" with anti-doping bodies.

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko had earlier said Britain's anti-doping system had "zero value" and was "even worse" than Russia's.

That accusation was rejected by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

At 10:00 GMT we will bring you all the headlines from the Wales new conference ahead of their friendly with the Netherlands on Friday.

Also at 10:00 GMT we will hear from the England cricket camp after their defeat in the first ODI to Pakistan on Wednesday.

Then to round of the morning there is a Spain news conference at 11:30 GMT before their friendly with England on Friday.

The head of Fifa Sepp Blatter may have been suspended amid a corruption scandal, but Bournemouth fan Matt Bradley has shown football still has a heart.

After his father was unable to attend a Bournemouth match at the last minute, Matt gave the spare ticket to an elderly homeless man.

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Gordon Roberts, 86, was the lucky recipient. He watched the match with Matt, who even bought him a cup of tea at half-time.

Great work Matt, the true spirit of Feel-Good Thursday.

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The Sun report the new England coach will receive a £500,000-a-year contract, with South Africa's Jake White at the front of the queue.

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Similar stuff on the back page of The Daily Express.

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While England look for a new coach, Manchester City are reportedly on the look-out for their next manager, according to the Daily Star.

Carlo Ancelotti is the hot favourite if the Blues cannot prise Pep Guardiola away from Bayern Munich. 

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Does Raheem Sterling regret leaving Liverpool for Manchester City? The short answer is no.

The Mirror also reveal exclusively that David Moyes, sacked from his last jobs with Manchester United and Real Sociedad, could step into the Leeds United hot-seat.

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The Telegraph are straight to the point with their front page after Stuart Lancaster's sacking on Wednesday, their headline is 'Wanted: England Coach.'

In addition to celebrating the greatest sporting stories to warm your cockles,we have a bumper packed schedule of news conferences ahead of a weekend of international friendlies and Euro 2016 play-offs.

But first the papers...

Doping, corruption, cover-ups, controversy ... there seems to be an awful lot of bad news around sport at the moment.

So let's lift the mood and get back to what sport is really about, those feel-good, heart-warming moments.

Today is the day when Sportsday becomes... Feel-Good Thursday.

And to kick thing off, who could forget this recentsporting gesturefrom All Black Sonny Bill Williams...

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