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• FC United of Manchester are proof that football is NOT all sick and greedy 

  30-05-2015 23:56 via
  
  OLIVER HOLT: After Sepp Blatter's re-election, If you doubt anything will happen, if you think dissent is pointless, maybe you should consider for a moment something that happened this week in Manchester.
  
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• Arsenal join Liverpool and Tottenham in the hunt for Christian Benteke... if Jackson Martinez doesn't head to the Emirates 

  30-05-2015 23:56 via
  
  ROB SHEPHERD'S FOOTBALL GRAPEVINE: Arsenal are set to challenge Liverpool and Tottenham for Christian Benteke if a move for Porto’s Jackson Martinez does not materialise.
  
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• Serena Williams pulls off remarkable comeback to win at French Open... but Victoria Azarenka disputes 'bull****' call made by umpire during match

  30-05-2015 23:38 via
  
  Serena Williams pulled off a remarkable comeback to beat Victoria Azarenka in three sets at the French Open as the Belarusian was left fuming by a controversial umpire decision.
  
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• Greg Dyke to snub U-turn by Sepp Blatter to appease Europe over 2026 World Cup bid 

  30-05-2015 23:38 via
  
  The FA were given the green light today to bid for the 2026 World Cup in an apparent U-turn by Sepp Blatter to appease his European critics - but Greg Dyke has snubbed the FIFA president's offer.
  
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• Anthony Joshua stops Kevin Johnson with stunning second-round KO 

  30-05-2015 23:38 via
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT RINGSIDE: Anthony Joshua became the first man to stop Kevin Johnson by obliterating the veteran American inside two rounds at the O2 arena.
  
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• Barcelona 3-1 Athletic Bilbao: Lionel Messi stars with support from Neymar to wrap up Copa del Rey and keep treble dream alive

  30-05-2015 23:32 via
  
  PETE JENSON AT THE NOU CAMP: Barcelona kept their dreams of winning the treblealive by following their La Liga triumph with a 3-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final.
  
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• Jessica Ennis-Hill on course to defend Olympic crown in Rio

  30-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JESSICA ENNIS-HILL, Britain’s golden girl in 2012, is on course to win the right today to defend her Olympic crown in Rio next year.
  
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• Dylan Hartley ban: Stuart Lancaster admits hooker might not play for England again

  30-05-2015 23:30
  
  While a bright-eyed batch of World Cup hopefuls begin their bids for selection in the white jersey of England at Twickenham Sunday afternoon, banned hooker Dylan Hartley may never play for his country again, according to the head coach, Stuart Lancaster.
  
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• Andrea Iannone sets impressive lap record for pole in Mugello

  30-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ANDREA IANNONE smashed the Mugello lap record as he charged Ducati onto pole start for their home Italian sixth round of MotoGP but it was a close run thing as he out-gunned Jorge Lorenzo by only a split second.
  
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• Kevin Mitchell loses third world title challenge and is left with horribly swollen eye after brave effort against Jorge Linares

  30-05-2015 23:20 via
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT RINGSIDE: It just wasn’t to be. Kevin Mitchell’s tremendous attempt to win a world belt at the third time of asking came to a bloody and painful end on Saturday night.
  
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• Fifa found serious issues with South Africa's 2010 World Cup bid and did nothing about it, says study

  30-05-2015 23:16
  
  Fifa identified serious issues with South Africa’s 2010 World Cup bid two weeks before choosing it as the host nation but did nothing about it, according to a new study, which also says the tournament has left the country with “an oversupply of under-utilised stadiums”.
  
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• Barcelona 3-1 Athletic Bilbao LIVE: Lionel Messi at the double to help Barca to Copa del Rey title and one step from the treble

  30-05-2015 23:14 via
  
  Barcelona's quest for the treble continues on Saturday night as they face Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final at the Nou Camp. Follow the action with Sportsmail's Oliver Todd.
  
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• Owen Farrell should have been seen red for high tackle on Anthony Watson, says Bath coach Mike Ford

  30-05-2015 23:07 via
  
  Bath coach Mike Ford believes Owen Farrell should have been sent off for his high tackle on Anthony Watson in the second minute of Saturday's Aviva Premiership final.
  
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• Borussia Dortmund 1-3 Wolfsburg: Jurgen Klopp's farewell game ruined as ravenous Wolves secure their first ever cup win

  30-05-2015 23:00 via
  
  Wolfsburg spoiled Jurgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund farewell by beating Wolfsburg 3-1 to lift the German Cup. Wolfsburg lifted their first trophy since winning the Bundesliga in 2009.
  
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• Women's World Cup 2015: England aim to gain from brave new world

  30-05-2015 23:00
  
  It is hard to know what is the most significant landmark in the progress of women’s football: the publication of the sport’s first Panini stickers album this month or the revelation that the next issue of the Fifa computer game will include female teams?
  
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• Fifa President Sepp Blatter warns his opponents: 'I forgive everyone, but I don't forget'

  30-05-2015 22:55
  
  Sepp Blatter has warned his opponents that he would never forget the campaign of “hate” they had orchestrated against him, as United States tax authorities revealed that further corruption charges are expected.
  
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• French Open 2015: Petra Kvitova puts doubts over clay form out to grass

  30-05-2015 22:45
  
  Petra Kvitova has the perfect game for grass, but as the two-times Wimbledon champion showed here she can also hold her own on clay. Kvitova’s 6-3 6-2 victory over Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu put the 25-year-old Czech through to the fourth round of the French Open for the first time since 2012, when she reached the semi-finals.
  
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• Arsenal 4 Aston Villa 0: Vindication for Arsene Wenger – the Gunners' history man

  30-05-2015 22:40
  
  Arsène Wenger, History Man. His legacy was confirmed, beyond rational debate, when Arsenal won the FA Cup for an unprecedented 12th time on a balmy evening which should have made even his most consistent critics cower in the shadow cast by his legend.
  
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• Lionel Messi: Is the Barcelona forward the greatest of them all?

  30-05-2015 22:39
  
  It was in the first few days of pre-season training last August that Gerard Pique confided in those closest to him that Barcelona were going to win things this year because Leo Messi had returned from the World Cup in Brazil enchufadisimo.
  
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• Arsenal targeting Premier League glory after second successive FA Cup triumph gives them the winning feeling, says Theo Walcott

  30-05-2015 22:32 via
  
  Theo Walcott and Aaron Ramsey targeted Barclays Premier League glory for next season after securing a second successive FA Cup by beating Aston Villa 4-0 in Saturday's final at Wembley.
  
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• Inverness CT vs Falkirk match report: James Vincent strike secures Scottish Cup for Caley

  30-05-2015 22:27
  
  Ten-man Inverness won the Scottish Cup for the first time in the club’s 21-year history with a dramatic 86th-minute breakaway goal by substitute James Vincent.
  
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• Bath 16 Saracens 28: George Ford is left behind by England rival Owen Farrell

  30-05-2015 22:24
  
  Owen Farrell was England's fly-half, George Ford now is, but this was indisputably Farrell's day. It did not need the award of the Peter Deakin Medal for the man of the match to tell us that.
  
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• Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona: Copa del Rey final – live!

  30-05-2015 22:24
  
  Copa del Rey final updates from the Camp Nou. Kick-off: 8.30pm BSTEmail [email protected] | Tweet @alansmith90 9.24pm BST I’ve just watched a replay of Messi’s goal again. And cannot stop smiling at it. So, so good. 9.23pm BST Some more of your emails – and a tweet“I’m driving - drop us an email with the result of Barca game - thanks,” writes Andy O’Shaughnessy, who I most certainly will not be emailing. @alansmith90 Barcelona looked like Sunderland town centre today with
  
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• Arsenal vs Aston Villa: Theo Walcott's performance was a lesson for Jack Grealish

  30-05-2015 22:22
  
  One of them is suddenly being touted as a teenage wonder, the other has been through all that and come out the other side, even if some still doubt whether he has reached full maturity. Yesterday Aston Villa’s 19-year-old Jack Grealish learnt a lesson that achievement in football demands far more than one semi-final day in the sun.
  
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• Lee Selby produces dazzling display to beat Evgeny Gradovich and win world title

  30-05-2015 22:20 via
  
  Lee Selby admitted last week that he cannot bring himself to look Floyd Mayweather in the eye when they cross paths in the American’s Las Vegas gym. Surely that shyness is now a thing of the past.
  
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• HULL 46-20 HULL KR: Fetuli Talanoa turns on the magic as Lee Radford's side bury the bad memories of their Easter horror show

  30-05-2015 22:17 via
  
  Fetuli Talanoa lit up St James' Park with a Magic Weekend hat-trick as Hull buried the memories of their Easter horror show by beating rivals Hull KR 46-20. This eight-try win was Hull's seventh from nine.
  
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• Barcelona 2-0 Athletic Bilbao LIVE: Lionel Messi and Neymar strike to put Barca in control of Copa del Rey final in treble chase

  30-05-2015 22:14 via
  
  Barcelona's quest for the treble continues on Saturday night as they face Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final at the Nou Camp. Follow the action with Sportsmail's Oliver Todd.
  
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• European Rowing Championships 2015: British eight 'wake up' to reach final

  30-05-2015 22:11
  
  Great Britain’s world champion men’s eight turned round their fortunes on day two of the European Championships to make Sunday’s Poznan final.
  
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• Irish Open 2015: Soren Kjeldsen refuses to be blown off course for two-shot lead

  30-05-2015 22:07
  
  The good news at the Irish Open was the wind changed direction. The bad news was it still blew, so instead of going left to right along the coast the kite surfers of the Irish Sea went right to left.
  
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• The Agenda: Australia warm up for Ashes in Caribbean and footballing nuns

  30-05-2015 22:00
  
  Two-Test series in West Indies offers chance to gauge Aussies’ form, the Women’s World Cup begins in Canada and the tale of Tibet’s Snow LionessesThe tournament begins in Canada on Saturday (Canada v China, BBC3, 10.30pm) and the BBC will, across various platforms, be covering every game. It is also offering a decent spot of build-up too, opening with Heroes: The story of the Fifa Women’s World Cup on Friday (BBC2, 11.05pm) in which Jacqui Oatley tells the story of the tournament’s his
  
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• John Gosden ready for Epsom Derby catharsis with Frankie Dettori

  30-05-2015 22:00
  
  The experienced trainer is looking forward to teaming up with the Italian at Epsom and does not have any plans to slow down a flourishing career
  • Gosden says Derby is not a one-horse raceJohn Gosden sits in the office of his Clarehaven Stables, the Newmarket home to Golden Horn, the hot favourite for Saturday’s Derby, smiling as he calls to mind little details about the time he won the race in 1997 and especially at the memory of his open-ended instructions to the jockey, Willie Ryan. “Ju
  
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• ‘Champion fella’ Trevor Bayliss arrives in England with glowing references

  30-05-2015 22:00
  
  Andrew Strauss’ choice as coach is not a household name but comes with an enviable track record and will now be plotting his home country’s downfall
  • Bayliss asks for youthful limited-overs squadThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz is on his way and he has one thing in common with the character created by L Frank Baum and turned into the 1939 film, which reminds us that it’s Christmas: very few people on this side of the globe seem to know what he looks like. Related: Trevor Bayliss asks for yout
  
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• Glasgow’s three-try burst earns Pro12 title in final against Munster

  30-05-2015 21:57
  
  • Glasgow 31-13 MunsterGlasgow deservedly won the Guinness PRO12 title for the first time and became the first Scottish side to win the league with a 31-13 victory over Munster at the Kingspan Stadium in Belfast on Saturday.There was no fairytale send-off for Paul O’Connell, in his final game for Munster before his move to France, with Warriors’ veteran Al Kellock heading into retirement as a winner as Glasgow made up for last season’s losing PRO12 final by lifting the silverware. Contin
  
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• Barcelona 1-0 Athletic Bilbao LIVE: Lionel Messi scores brilliant individual goal to put Barca ahead in Copa del Rey final

  30-05-2015 21:56 via
  
  Barcelona's quest for the treble continues on Saturday night as they face Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final at the Nou Camp. Follow the action with Sportsmail's Oliver Todd.
  
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• Alastair Cook savours the moment he becomes England's leading Test run-scorer 

  30-05-2015 21:56 via
  
  England captain Alastair Cook described the moment he became England's leading Test run-scorer as 'special' and 'humbling'. The opener made the 32 runs needed at Headingley.
  
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• England vs New Zealand second Test: Adam Lyth gives selectors 107 reasons to be cheerful

  30-05-2015 21:51
  
  The list of Yorkshire openers who have achieved great distinction for England is as illustrious as it is daunting. The names Herbert Sutcliffe, Len Hutton, Geoffrey Boycott and Michael Vaughan will echo through the ages. You can pick up their biographies for just a fiver from the homespun book stall in the shadow of the Western Terrace, now renamed the White Rose Stand, but those bargains say more about the bookseller’s local knowledge of his market than the quality of their subjects.
  
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• Barcelona 0-0 Athletic Bilbao LIVE: Lionel Messi, Neymar and Co chase treble, follow the Copa del Rey 2015 final football here

  30-05-2015 21:50 via
  
  Barcelona's quest for the treble continues on Saturday night as they face Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final at the Nou Camp. Follow the action with Sportsmail's Oliver Todd.
  
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• Townsend hails victorious Warriors

  30-05-2015 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Glasgow Warriors coach Gregor Townsend hailed his side's performance in securing their first ever trophy after defeating Munster 31-13 to lift th
  
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• Joshua passes Johnson test

  30-05-2015 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Anthony Joshua passed the biggest test of his professional career with flying colours as he stepped up in class to destroy former world heavywei
  
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• Coleman committed to Wales

  30-05-2015 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chris Coleman says he will never walk away from Wales after revealing he has been approached about other managerial jobs.Coleman's stock h
  
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• Jessica Ennis-Hill is lifted by high jump on her return to the heptathlon

  30-05-2015 21:45
  
  Jessica Ennis-Hill made an impressive return to heptathlon action to lie third overall after four events at the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis, Austria.
  
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• Giggs wins best goal of last 50 years

  30-05-2015 21:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ryan Giggs' solo 1999 FA Cup semi-final striker is voted as the best Match of the Day goal of the last 50 years.
  
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• Serena Williams rallies to see off Victoria Azarenka at French Open

  30-05-2015 21:36
  
  • Williams grinds down Azarenka 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
  • Books fourth-round match against Sloane StephensThere were 17 American women in the French Open draw at the start of the week. At the end of play on Monday – if rain does not sluice through the entertainment – there will be one and her name is likely to be Serena Williams, despite trailing by a set and being 3-1 down in the second. Related: Serena Williams v Victoria Azarenka: French Open 2015 – as it happened | Les RoopanarineContinue re
  
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• Arsene Wenger's sixth FA Cup win draws him level with the most important man in Aston Villa's history... George Ramsay

  30-05-2015 21:35 via
  
  Arsene Wenger's sixth FA Cup success with Arsenal took him level with the most important man in Aston Villa’s history. George Ramsay is a name unlikely to resonate far beyond Villa Park's walls.
  
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• Alistair Cook savours the moment he becomes England's leading Test run-scorer 

  30-05-2015 21:35 via
  
  England captain Alastair Cook described the moment he became England's leading Test run-scorer as 'special' and 'humbling'. The opener made the 32 runs needed at Headingley.
  
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• Arsenal FA Cup victory parade: Where and when will the Gunners show off the trophy?

  30-05-2015 21:34
  
  Arsenal have retained the FA Cup after beating Aston Villa 4-0 in a one-sided final to secure a record-breaking twelfth victory in the competition.
  
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• Heartache for Mitchell

  30-05-2015 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kevin Mitchell suffered heroic heartache in his third world title shot as WBC lightweight champion Jorge Linares bludgeoned him to a 10th round
  
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• VIDEO: 'Villa have losing mentality'

  30-05-2015 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood admitted that Arsenal "had too much quality" for his side as they were defeated 4-0 in the FA Cup final at Wembley.
  
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• Southampton qualify for Europa League: Arsenal FA Cup victory means Saints reach Europe for second time in 30 years

  30-05-2015 21:24
  Arsenal's victory means Southampton qualify for Europe for only the second time in 30 years. With the Gunners having already reached the Champions League by virtue of their league position, their Europa League spot for winning the FA Cup goes to the next highest-placed Premier League side – Southampton, who finished seventh.
  
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• Soren Kjeldsen takes two-shot lead into final day at Irish Open

  30-05-2015 21:23
  
  • Dane aiming for first European Tour title in six years
  • World No9 Rickie Fowler takes 16 shots over final two holesDenmark’s Soren Kjeldsen moved into pole position to claim his first European Tour title for six years, despite a poor finish to his third round in the Irish Open. Related: Rory McIlroy disappoints sell-out crowds as he misses Irish Open cutContinue reading...
  
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