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• Roy Hodgson tells Jack Grealish to hurry up and pick which country he wants to play for

  21-05-2015 23:41
  
  Roy Hodgson has told dual-nationality Aston Villa prodigy Jack Grealish that England cannot be expected to wait indefinitely for him to decide his international allegiance, but that he wants the player to commit himself to England.
  
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• England squad: Jamie Vardy call shows how Roy Hodgson will 'never close the door' on a player

  21-05-2015 23:37
  
  There was a time, before the days when he had a chauffeur-driven Football Association car, when Roy Hodgson was obliged to drive to Kidderminster on an unforgiving mid-week night to watch a young striker from Fleetwood Town with a view to signing him for West Bromwich Albion.
  
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• Steve McClaren leaves Derby County after talks with Real Madrid coach Paul Clement favourite to take Rams hotseat

  21-05-2015 23:34 via
  
  Steve McClaren has left Derby Countyfollowing talks with chief executive Sam Rush. Sportsmail understands the former England boss flew back from holiday for discussions.
  
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• Raheem Sterling: PFA mediation could help resolve Liverpool impasse following claim forward will 'definitely' leave Anfield

  21-05-2015 23:30
  The Professional Footballers’ Association could provide an emergency solution to the escalating contractual dispute between the Raheem Sterling camp and Liverpool, after the club cancelled Friday’s scheduled talks on the issue when the player’s agent said he would even refuse an offer of “£900,000 a week”.
  
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• Raheem Sterling: PFA mediation could help resolve Liverpool impasse following agent's claim forward will 'definitely' leave Anfield

  21-05-2015 23:30
  The Professional Footballers’ Association could provide an emergency solution to the escalating contractual dispute between the Raheem Sterling camp and Liverpool, after the club cancelled Friday’s scheduled talks on the issue when the player’s agent said he would even refuse an offer of “£900,000 a week”.
  
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• Castleford 16 - Huddersfield 24: Giants hold off late advance from Tigers

  21-05-2015 23:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CRAIG HUBY stuck the knife into his former club as Huddersfield responded to last week’s Challenge Cup mauling in style.
  
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• Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott and Co out in force to support Arsenal Foundation charity ball at the Emirates

  21-05-2015 23:06 via
  
  Arsenal stars were out in force on Thursday night as they attended the Arsenal Foundation's annual charity fundraiser a day after their disappointing Sunderland stalemate.
  
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• Wonga may end £24m shirt sponsorship deal with Newcastle United

  21-05-2015 23:00
  
  Crisis club Newcastle United are bracing themselves for another blow with shirt sponsors Wonga contemplating ending their sponsorship, just as they have done at Blackpool and Hearts.
  
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• Season's finale brings the end of an era for top coaches and players across the continent

  21-05-2015 22:57
  
  This weekend could be a day for final league appearances – Iker Casillas in Real Madrid’s goal, Xavi Hernandez in a Barcelona shirt, Jürgen Klopp in his Dortmund dugout and Paul Clement in the technical area at the Santiago Bernabeu.
  
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• New England Patriots did not appeal NFL's punishment as Bill Belichick did not believe Tom Brady, say reports 

  21-05-2015 22:50 via
  
  The Deflategate scandal has taken yet another twist after New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft opted to 'accept reluctantly' the NFL's punishment rather than lodge an appeal.
  
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• LeBron James named in All-NBA first-team as Stephen Curry also features for first time

  21-05-2015 22:09 via
  
  Newly-crowned Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James headlined the list of players selected for the All-NBA team, the league announced on Thursday.
  
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• Jordon Ibe set to be named in England U20 squad for Toulon Tournament a day after signing five-year Liverpool deal

  21-05-2015 21:21 via
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool starlet Jordon Ibe is set to be announced in the England Under 20 squad to play in the Toulon Tournament just one day after signing a long-term contract with Liverpool.
  
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• James DeGale given good luck letter by Arsene Wenger ahead of Arsenal fan's IBF super-middleweight bout with Andre Dirrell

  21-05-2015 21:21 via
  
  Arsene Wenger sent James DeGale a good luck letter ahead of his bid to become the first British Olympic gold medalist to win a world title.
  
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• Rory McIlroy endures frustrating start to BMW PGA Championship as Francesco Molinari goes two shots clear

  21-05-2015 21:19 via
  
  World No 1 Rory McIlroy admitted his patience was tested by a frustrating opening round in the defence of his BMW PGA Championship title on Thursday.
  
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• Six years on from Lahore attack, hope returns to the Pakistan game

  21-05-2015 20:56
  
  It was 3 March 2009 when terrorists opened fire on the Sri Lanka team bus in Lahore. Mahela Jayawardene’s side were on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium for the third day of the second Test, with Pakistan setting off in pursuit of the tourists’ huge first-innings total of 606.
  
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• BMW PGA Championship 2015: Rory McIlroy battles to stay in control as tiredness bites

  21-05-2015 20:51
  
  An indifferent day for Rory McIlroy would be acceptable to most. The world No 1 was battling himself as much as the BMW PGA Championship field during an opening round of 71, in which for the first time in weeks he was fighting the inner toy chucker.
  
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• The 12 worst haircuts of the 2014/15 Premier League season

  21-05-2015 20:34
  
  Within the strictures of a club's uniform kit, footballers have to get inventive if they want to express their personality out on the pitch.
  
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• Raonic pulls out of French Open

  21-05-2015 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World number six Milos Raonic pulls out of next week's French Open after failing to recover from a foot injury.
  
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• Stoke City kick-start summer spending by snapping up defender Philipp Wollscheid

  21-05-2015 20:15 via
  
  Stoke have exercised their right to buy defender Philipp Wollscheid from Bayer Leverkusen after a successful loan deal. The German has impressed manager Mark Hughes since joining in January.
  
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• How to make Formula 1 more exciting?

  21-05-2015 20:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From giving every driver the same car to deadly tortoise shells - you tell us your suggestions for how to make F1 more exciting.
  
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• As Teddy Sheringham becomes the latest England Euro 96 player to become a manager, Sportsmail asks... where are the rest of them now?

  21-05-2015 19:48 via
  
  Teddy Sheringham is the latest member of the England Euro 96 squad to move into management. Sportsmail looks at what other members of that England squad have been up to since retiring.
  
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• Root and Stokes lead England rally

  21-05-2015 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Root hits 98 and Ben Stokes 92 as England recover from 30-4 to reach 354-7 in the first Test against New Zealand.
  
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• Joe Root and Ben Stokes out in the 90s as duo lead England fight back on day one of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord's

  21-05-2015 19:41 via
  
  Joe Root and Ben Stokes were instrumental in an England resurgence on day one at Lord's, rescuing the hosts from a dire situation at 30 for four after Alastair Cook lost the toss and was sent in to bat. 
  
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• GB women's games to be shown on BBC

  21-05-2015 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain women's games at the 2015 EuroBasket in Hungary will be shown live by the BBC in June.
  
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• F1 drivers launch global fans survey

  21-05-2015 19:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Formula 1 drivers launch a global fan survey that they hope might help shape the future of the sport.
  
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• Ecclestone challenges £1bn tax move

  21-05-2015 19:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone goes to court to challenge the legal basis of assessments that have left him facing a UK tax claim of more than £1bn.
  
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• UFC star Ronda Rousey insists she'd rather be crowned as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world than as the sexiest woman on the planet

  21-05-2015 19:15 via
  
  Ronda Rousey continues to transcend the women's UFC division with her assets in and outside the octagon, but the 28-year-old insists she would rather just be known for the former.
  
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• Mike Ashley is not a 'threat' to new Rangers chairman Dave King's plans for Ibrox club

  21-05-2015 19:15 via
  
  New Rangers chairman Dave King insists the club are not at war with Mike Ashley and says their troubles with the Newcastle chief, who ownsnine per cent of the club, are 'just business'.
  
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• Found: Former Liverpool full-back

  21-05-2015 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Liverpool right-back Steve Finnan is tracked down just days before an Istanbul 10th anniversary reunion.
  
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• Ibe and Flanagan sign new deals

  21-05-2015 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe and defender Jon Flanagan sign new deals to stay at Anfield.
  
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• Arsenal 0 Sunderland 0 player ratings: Was Costel Pantilimon our man of the match?

  21-05-2015 19:10
  
  Sunderland secured their Premier League survival with an impressive point at The Emirates - thanks largely to a sterling defensive display from goalkeeper Costel Pantilimon.
  
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• Townsend seeks semi-final repeat

  21-05-2015 19:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Head coach thinks Glasgow will need their best home display of the season to beat Ulster and reach the Pro12 final.
  
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• Liverpool seal new contracts with Jordon Ibe and Jon Flanagan

  21-05-2015 18:56
  
  • Ibe understood to have signed five-year deal at Liverpool
  • Injured Flanagan extends contract to end of next season
  • Liverpool cancel contract talks with Raheem SterlingThe Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe and the defender Jon Flanagan have signed contract extensions. It is understood the 19-year-old Ibe, who broke into the first team after a successful loan spell at Derby this season, has committed to a new five-year deal which substantially improves the terms he was on from his time with t
  
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• Report: Patriots accepted punishment because Belichick never believed Brady

  21-05-2015 18:55
  
  Longtime Boston sportswriter says Belichick never believed Brady’s storyBoston Herald writer Ron Borges said coach’s doubts led team to decline appealBorges’ damning remarks came on heels of separate criticism by Darrelle RevisThe decision of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft to “accept reluctantly” the NFL’s punishment over the Deflategate scandal rather than lodge an appeal took many observers by surprise given the organization’s wholesale denial of the accusations.But a jo
  
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• Alberto Contador increases Giro d’Italia lead but Philippe Gilbert wins 12th stage

  21-05-2015 18:46
  
  • Spaniard ‘very happy with outcome’ on rain-hit section
  • ‘The finish was very hard and the weather was horrible,’ says Belgian
  • Clarke’s kindness to Richie Porte was laudable but the Giro rules are clearAlberto Contador increased his advantage on stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia as Philippe Gilbert won in Vicenza.Contador finished the 190-kilometre route from Imola three seconds behind BMC Racing’s Gilbert but the Tinkoff-Saxo rider stretched his overall lead to 17sec over th
  
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• VIDEO: DJ Fresh predicts trouble for Tigers

  21-05-2015 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport's Mark Lawrenson takes on DJ Fresh and Adam F for the final Premier League predictions of the season.
  
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• Jordon Ibe and Jon Flanagan agree new Liverpool contracts: Duo do what Raheem Sterling doesn't want to

  21-05-2015 18:43
  Liverpool winger Jordon Ibe and defender Jon Flanagan have both signed contract extensions with the club.
  
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• Former FA chairman Lord Triesman backs Damian Collins to chair culture, media and sport committee

  21-05-2015 18:41 via
  
  Damian Collins, Conservative MP for Folkestone and Hythe, is seeking to replace the long-standing chairman John Whittingdale.
  
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• VIDEO: Sheringham excited by Stevenage job

  21-05-2015 18:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teddy Sheringham is excited by the opportunity after taking over from Graham Westley as Stevenage manager.
  
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• Luis Figo withdraws his bid to replace Sepp Blatter as Fifa president, calling the body a 'dictatorship'

  21-05-2015 18:38
  Luis Figo has dropped out of the FIFA presidential election, calling soccer's governing body a 'dictatorship' under Sepp Blatter.
  
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• Joe Denly and Sam Northeast help Kent break duck against Gloucestershire

  21-05-2015 18:37
  
  • Gloucestershire 193 & 282; Kent 235 & 243-2
  • Kent win by eight wicketsJoe Denly and Sam Northeast batted Kent to their first County Championship win of the season on the final day against Gloucestershire at Bristol.Denly was 117 not out and Northeast unbeaten on 88 as the visitors reached their target of 241 with eight wickets and 29 overs to spare to claim 20 points to Gloucestershire’s three. Continue reading...
  
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• Luis Figo pulls out of FIFA presidential election race as Portugal legend pulls no punches with explosive statement

  21-05-2015 18:34 via
  
  Luis Figo is dropping out of the election for president of FIFA, saying the May 29 ballot is 'not a normal electoral act.' Figo said FIFA was 'living under a dictatorship' with Sepp Blatter.
  
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• Jordon Ibe commits long term future to Liverpool by penning new deal while Jon Flanagan signs 12 month extension  

  21-05-2015 18:34 via
  
  Jordon Ibe and Jon Flanagan have both signed contract extensions with the club just hours after it was revealed Raheem Sterling would not be signing a new deal at Anfield.
  
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• Arsenal's Arsène Wenger: we were a bit jaded during Sunderland draw – video

  21-05-2015 18:31
  
  Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger admits that his team not at 100% during their Premier League match against Sunderland at home on Wednesday, which ended in a 0-0 draw. Wenger points out that the game was their 56th of the season and says that his players have 'given a lot'. However the draw still ensured that Arsenal will finish third in the Premier League. Continue reading...
  
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• England's Roy Hodgson: I won't stick my nose into Raheem Sterling's club business – video

  21-05-2015 18:29
  
  England manager Roy Hodgson refuses to comment on the debate currently surrounding Liverpool's Raheem Sterling after naming the 20-year-old as part of his national squad. Sterling recently rejected a £100,000-a-week contract extension with the Reds and is attracting interest from Manchester United. Hodgson says it is important to remember that Sterling is still young and lacks the experience that comes with age, but insists the midfielder has always been 'anxious to please' his England coaches
  
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• Austin bet could net fans £7,905

  21-05-2015 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A bet on QPR's Charlie Austin to score for England could earns thousands of pounds for Poole Town fans.
  
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• Swansea City consider rewarding Lukasz Fabianski with new contract

  21-05-2015 18:28
  
  • Former Arsenal keeper won three end of season awards at Swansea
  • Borussia Dortmund among clubs monitoring Poland goalkeeper
  • Swansea chairman confident Garry Monk will sign new deal ‘quickly’Swansea City are considering offering Lukasz Fabianski a new contract as reward for his outstanding first season at the club and also to remove a £4m exit clause that leaves them vulnerable to losing the goalkeeper for a fee well below his market value.Signed on a free transfer from Arsen
  
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• Olivier Giroud calls Thierry Henry a 'dull' pundit after Sky Sports star claimed fellow Frenchman won't win Arsenal the title

  21-05-2015 18:27 via
  
  Olivier Giroud has fired back at criticism from fellow Frenchman Thierry Henry by labelling Arsenal's greatest ever goalscorer a 'dull' pundit in his role with Sky Sports.
  
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• Norwich boss Alex Neil to tell his squad to play without fear in their play-off final clash against Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium

  21-05-2015 18:27 via
  
  Norwich boss Alex Neil will tell his players to play Monday's £120million Sky Bet Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium against Middlesbrough without fear.
  
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• Giant Rugby World Cup 2015 ball sails down the River Thames

  21-05-2015 18:27 via
  
  A giant Rugby World Cup 2015 ball nearly as high as two bright red London double-decker buses made an astonishing sight as it sailed down the River Thames on Thursday.
  
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