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| Strictly kicks off Sport Relief | Strictly kicks off Sport Relief |
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| Celebrities have been stepping into boxing rings and ballrooms to raise funds for charity Sport Relief. | Celebrities have been stepping into boxing rings and ballrooms to raise funds for charity Sport Relief. |
| A one-off episode of A Question of Sport and a celebrity edition of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One kicked off a weekend of events. | A one-off episode of A Question of Sport and a celebrity edition of Strictly Come Dancing on BBC One kicked off a weekend of events. |
| More than £19m has been raised to help vulnerable people in the UK and across the world so far. In 2006, the biannual event raised £18m in total. | |
| On Sunday, thousands of people will be running the Sport Relief mile. | On Sunday, thousands of people will be running the Sport Relief mile. |
| Former England footballer Alan Shearer and BBC presenter Adrian Chiles cycled 335 miles from Newcastle to London in two days. | Former England footballer Alan Shearer and BBC presenter Adrian Chiles cycled 335 miles from Newcastle to London in two days. |
| Sport Relief Does Strictly Come Dancing saw cricket star Mark Ramprakash, EastEnders actress Kara Tointon, singer Elaine Paige and ex-footballer David Ginola take to the floor. | Sport Relief Does Strictly Come Dancing saw cricket star Mark Ramprakash, EastEnders actress Kara Tointon, singer Elaine Paige and ex-footballer David Ginola take to the floor. |
| There was also a celebrity boxing bout between GMTV presenter Ben Shephard and soul singer Lemar on Friday, with the pair sparring for three one-minute rounds. | There was also a celebrity boxing bout between GMTV presenter Ben Shephard and soul singer Lemar on Friday, with the pair sparring for three one-minute rounds. |
| Mr Shephard won by a unanimous decision by the judges. | Mr Shephard won by a unanimous decision by the judges. |
| Last week, Little Britain star David Walliams and Olympic rower James Cracknell "swam to Africa" - covering the 12 miles from Gibraltar to Morocco. | Last week, Little Britain star David Walliams and Olympic rower James Cracknell "swam to Africa" - covering the 12 miles from Gibraltar to Morocco. |