21/05/2014 Newsround


21/05/2014

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Hi, I'm Ricky with your Newsround update. Coming up:

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Find out which Premier League footballer

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The final tickets for the Commonwealth Games are going back

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Sales were stopped last week after two days of technical problems.

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There are about 50,000 tickets left, including ones for athletics and

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The remaining tickets are being released over the next three days.

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we're talking about surfing and a world first - an

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artificial surfing lake that makes waves at the touch of a button.

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Britain's first one is due to open in Wales next year.

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The man-made lake in Snowdonia is three times

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The hope is that by making reliable waves, the same size

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for each surfer, the sport could one day become an Olympic event.

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The technology is already being tested in Spain and BBC reporter

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Claire Marshall had exclusive access to it in a top secret location.

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Riding the energy of the ocean takes exceptional skill.

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Every surfer has to learn somewhere. Could it be here?

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An industrial wasteland in the Welsh mountains.

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Work has just started on an inland surfers lake.

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It could be the first of its type in the world.

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They are using revolutionary technology.

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Just outside Bilbao, professional surfers are having a go.

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It is unique. The wave is pushed up and out.

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We are able to create perfect waves every time.

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This could even make surfing an Olympic sport.

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You are watching the coach of the British team.

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To be able to come and surf a wave every minute,

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it will be a huge benefit, not just to UK surfers but to anybody who

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wants to improve surfing. I have never tried anything

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like this. I will have a go!

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It is really fun, really difficult but really fun.

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I will be back. It's not been a happy birthday

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for Manchester City footballer The club gave him

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a cake last week as the team flew to But the midfielder claims City's

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owners showed him a lack of respect He's now sparked talk he could leave

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City by saying he doesn't know who Rail bosses in France have been

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left red-faced after ordering A mix-up over measurements means

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they are too wide More than ?40 million has already

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been spent changing train platforms but there are still 1,000 more

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platforms left to widen! Next up - gymnast sisters Becky and

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Ellie Downie are back home after sweeping the floor at the European

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Women's Artistic Gymnastics Becky stole the show by winning gold

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in the women's uneven bars over the weekend and her 14-year old

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sister also won gold on the vault. They told me earlier

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about how they help each other out. We always do help each other out in

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the gym. We always tried to pick each other up and keep each other

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going. I'd don't think we can believe it and the family cannot

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believe that we have come back with two European champions. It is a

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phenomenal achievement and hopefully it is not the last. Head over to the

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Newsround website where you can see the full interview.

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Next to the 11-year-old golfer who has just become the youngest player

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Lucy Li has won her home qualifying event in California by seven shots,

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Amazingly though she's not the youngest ever.

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Back in 1966 the 10-year-old Beverly Klass turned pro and played

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Last up - he's less than two feet tall, has a missing button and a

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tear in his collar, but this Humpty was sold for more than ?6,000.

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Why? Well, it's because he used to be on telly.

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He was on a kids show called Playschool about 30 years ago and he

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That's all from me, Leah's back with your update at 4.20pm.

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