<p>A sports closure (1) for a container (5) has a dispensing opening (9) adapted to be put into the mouth of a user and a valve (6,7) for the control of drink through the closure. The valve can be moved from a closed to an open position with a single manual movement and the area of the passage (6) for flow through the valve is sufficiently large to permit free pouring of carbonated drinks through the valve.
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