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• Celtic close in on defender Boyata

  31-05-2015 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Celtic are expected to sign Manchester City defender Dedryck Boyata in the next 24 hours for a fee of around £1.5m.
  
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• Lydia Williams's unconventional journey from red dirt to the Women's World Cup

  31-05-2015 23:45
  
  From kicking about oval balls in remote desert communities to nursing orphaned joeys, the Matildas’ goalkeeper’s journey to the top has been a unique one Over 500 footballers will be at the upcoming Women’s World Cup in Canada, but there are few that have a back-story to match that of Australia goalkeeper Lydia Williams. The half-Aboriginal, half-American Williams grew up in the frontier mining town of Kalgoorlie and spent a chunk of her childhood travelling to remote parts of Western Aust
  
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• AFL: five things we learned from round nine

  31-05-2015 23:45
  
  To be or not to be a racist, monsters of mentality, an epic dual for the ages, a familiar story and how the West was won Related: Adam Goodes dance sparks controversy as Swans down CarltonRelated: Fremantle edge tense tussle with Adelaide to stay unbeatenRelated: West Coast overcome wayward kicking in comfortable win over GeelongContinue reading...
  
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• Rafael Benítez leaves Napoli short of Champions League place

  31-05-2015 23:44
  
  • Napoli lose 4-2 at home to Lazio
  • Palermo defeat second-place Roma
  • Real vice-president appears to confirm Benítez appointmentRafael Benítez failed to deliver Champions League football to Napoli as his final act before leaving the Serie A club for pastures new ended in a 4-2 defeat at home to Lazio.Lazio were three points clear in third place heading into Sunday night’s end-of-the-season encounter in Naples, but the hosts’ superior head-to-head record meant a win would see
  
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• Ennis-Hill sounds warning to rivals

  31-05-2015 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The performance of Jessica Ennis-Hill in her first heptathlon since London 2012 suggests she can be a force to reckon with in Rio.
  
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• Theo Walcott’s subtle threat helps Arsenal unravel Tim Sherwood’s plot

  31-05-2015 23:30
  
  Arsène Wenger’s tactical decision to start with Walcott up front in the FA Cup final paid dividends as Mesut Özil and others were able to exploit the space between Aston Villa’s defence and midfield
  • Match report: Arsenal 4-0 Aston VillaArsenal had thrashed Aston Villa twice already this season – 3-0 at Villa Park, then 5-0 at the Emirates – so a 4-0 win on neutral ground should not have come as a complete surprise. But Villa had replaced their manager since those two Premier League
  
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• Saracens’ Jamie George seizes chance to write himself into England’s plans

  31-05-2015 23:30
  
  The recipient and beneficiary of Dylan Hartley’s head butt showed the class of an international hooker against Bath in the Premiership finalThis past week may yet prove a poignant one for historians of the English hooker. Jamie George started it with the surprise and disappointment of exclusion from England’s World Cup training squad but with the consolation of a place in the Premiership final. He finished it with a try and assist, a champion’s medal and a place in said training squad.It w
  
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• Saracens’ brutalist work of art paints an encouraging picture for England

  31-05-2015 23:30
  
  • Mark McCall’s side become first Premiership winners to not finish in top two
  • Bath’s head coach Mike Ford vows they will come back stronger
  • Owen Farrell faces citing for tackle on Anthony WatsonAnd so endeth a season that confounded from start to finish. The title has gone to a side who barely sneaked into the play-offs, at the expense of a team who played like millionaires the previous week only to crumple when it counted. If – and it is still a big if – the salary cap police
  
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• Arsène Wenger vows to put Arsenal’s cohesion above summer spending

  31-05-2015 23:30
  
  • Arsenal manager says maturing side may not need major investment
  • Wenger rules out ‘stratospheric’ signings like Juventus’s Paul Pogba
  • Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa: match reportArsène Wenger believes Arsenal’s growing maturity means he does not need to embark on a major spending spree to challenge Chelsea for the title next season, although he acknowledges that his side are not yet the finished article.Wenger revealed that he would seek to add quality in the right areas and
  
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• Arsenal must push on for title after enjoying their FA Cup cruise

  31-05-2015 23:30
  
  Arsène Wenger’s side dazzled in the Wembley sunshine against Aston Villa but the test now is to mount a serious Premier League title challenge
  • Santi Cazorla grabbed my camera … and this is what I foundAs Arsenal’s players took turns to lift the FA Cup in watery late-evening sunshine at Wembley the in-house PA avoided the temptation to serenade the trophy winners with We Are the Champions or some other cheese‑encrusted hymn to ultimate sporting triumph. Instead Arsenal lifted the Cup
  
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• Jorge Lorenzo back on track for World MotoGP title after dominating in Mugello

  31-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JORGE LORENZO is back on track to take the World MotoGP crown for a third time after dominating the Italian sixth round at Mugello yesterday.
  
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• Jack Wilshere taunts aimed at Tottenham overshadow Arsenal title ambitions

  31-05-2015 23:30
  
  Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere declared on Sunday that the club need to achieve a Premier League title, but then took the gloss off the club’s retention of the FA Cup by joining fans in raucous taunting of Tottenham Hotspur.
  
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• Helen Glover and Heather Stanning row to European gold in Poznan

  31-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HELEN GLOVER and Heather Stanning rowed to pairs glory in Poznan yesterday to add the European title to their World and Olympic glory.
  
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• Christian Benteke to Liverpool or Tottenham: Tim Sherwood tells Aston Villa striker he must sign new contract

  31-05-2015 23:30
  The Aston Villa manager, Tim Sherwood, has told Christian Benteke that he must sign a new contract this summer, with a number of Premier League clubs, including Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, interested in the Belgian.
  
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• Arsenal transfer plans: Arsenal will not compete for Gareth Bale or Paul Pogba due to 'financial reasons', says Arsene Wenger

  31-05-2015 23:30
  One year on from toasting the FA Cup triumph that was to be the springboard to Arsenal winning the Premier League title and, at about 9pm on Saturday, Arsène Wenger was standing in the same corridor at Wembley discussing the same possibility. This time that a second FA Cup triumph might be the springboard to Arsenal winning the Premier League title.
  
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• Roger Federer forced to do it all again on Monday as bad light suspends fourth round clash with Gael Monfils following rain delay

  31-05-2015 23:14 via
  
  Roger Federer will have to come back on Monday to try to seal his place in the French Open quarter-finals after his match against Gael Monfils was suspended for darkness at one set all.
  
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• Alistair Brownlee tastes home victory in ITU World Triathlon London

  31-05-2015 23:12
  
  • Olympic champion’s second win of the season
  • Crossed finish line in 50 minutes 39 secondsGreat Britain’s Alistair Brownlee recorded his second win of the season as he triumphed on home soil at the 2015 ITU World Triathlon London on Sunday.The 27-year-old Olympic, European and Commonwealth champion captured a breakaway win with a familiar crowd cheering him on in Hyde Park as he crossed the finish line in 50 minutes and 39 seconds. Continue reading...
  
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• Kent narrowly defeat Somerset despite Chris Gayle’s stunning century

  31-05-2015 23:11
  
  • Kent 227-7; Somerset 224-7
  • Kent win by three runsChris Gayle’s remarkable century on his home debut for Somerset was in vain as Kent won by three runs in their NatWest T20 Blast encounter at the County Ground.The 35-year-old West Indian struck 10 fours and 15 sixes in an unbeaten 151 off 62 balls. However, despite an innings that should have been good enough to win any game, Gayle finished on the losing side. Continue reading...
  
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• Sloppiness costs England - Agnew

  31-05-2015 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew says New Zealand are now favourites to win the second Test at Headingley.
  
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• Andy Murray aims to make Jérémy Chardy pay for off-the-cuff comments

  31-05-2015 23:00
  
  • Frenchman criticised Murray’s decision to withdraw in Rome
  • Murray has won 11 in a row against home opponents in majorsJérémy Chardy did probably not intend it to be this way but he has brought unexpected edge to his match against Andy Murray in the fourth round of the 2015 French Open – and that might not be the wisest wind-up of his career. The Scot loves a fight.The Pau-born man, who lives in Belgium, will no doubt have his home crowd with him for a second-week appear
  
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• How do you solve a problem like Sepp Blatter and Fifa? The world is waiting for a manager or a player to speak up for the game's soul

  31-05-2015 23:00
  There’s been no sign in the past few days that the descent of football into an ever-deepening slough is worrying those who have benefited most from its fabulous riches. While Sepp Blatter was celebrating being voted back in for four more years, Cristiano Ronaldo was reminding us on Twitter that summer is a great time to wear the latest in his own new shoe range and Wayne Rooney was looking forward to getting his hands on a new live score app he sponsors and putting in a good word for some of
  
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• Ottis Gibson says England can chase down New Zealand’s total to win

  31-05-2015 22:54
  
  • England must surpass their highest ever run chase for victory
  • New Zealand’s BJ Watling will resume on 100 not outEngland have the character in the dressing room and time left in the game to record the highest run chase in their history, according to their optimistic interim bowling coach, Ottis Gibson.With New Zealand on 338 for six at the close of the third day in their second innings following parity in the first, Alastair Cook’s side already know they must surpass the 332 achieved
  
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• Northern Ireland vs Qatar: Qatari foreign legion pose questions their PR team won't answer

  31-05-2015 22:46
  
  It was hardly a vintage encounter and on 22 minutes the inevitable happened, when the 3,000 or so Northern Ireland fans reached for their wallets, pulled out whatever was in there, waved it in the air and chanted: “How much did you pay for / the Fifa World Cup?”
  
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• Mesut Ozil enjoys a sleepy Sunday evening with his dog as he flies to see his family just hours after Arsenal's FA Cup celebrations

  31-05-2015 22:40 via
  
  It’s been a busy weekend for the Arsenal squad and Mesut Ozil’s Instagram account suggests some players are better at handling it than others.
  
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• Kevin Love wants to return for Cleveland Cavaliers next season

  31-05-2015 22:38
  
  Player has missed finals run with shoulder injuryLove can opt out of contract if he wishes
  Unable to help his team-mates in the NBA finals, injured forward Kevin Love intends to play for the Cavaliers next season.
  Love, sidelined by a left shoulder injury, can opt out of his contract after this season. But the three-time All-Star indicated on Sunday – in his first comments since undergoing surgery – that he’ll stay with Cleveland. Love was asked if there was any question he would return ne
  
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• Leicester players say sorry after allegedly racially abusing Thai women during orgy on club's post-season tour

  31-05-2015 22:22 via
  
  Three Leicester players who allegedly filmed themselves in an orgy in which a Thai woman was racially abused have apologised amid calls for them to be sacked.
  
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• Murray demands better against Chardy

  31-05-2015 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray says there are "a lot of things I can do better" when he plays Jeremy Chardy in the French Open last 16.
  
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• 'Game ready' team will face Romania

  31-05-2015 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says 'game readiness' will be the main influence in his team selection to face Romania.
  
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• Castleford 56-16 Wakefield: Denny Solomona scores four Magic Weekend tries with Ashley Gibson hat-trick to secure win

  31-05-2015 22:15 via
  
  Denny Solomona scored four Magic Weekend tries and Ashley Gibson posted a hat-trick as Castleford laid bare some of the challenges facing incoming Wakefield coach Brian Smith.
  
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• Lancashire make promising start to shackle Surrey and Kevin Pietersen

  31-05-2015 21:53
  
  • Surrey 145-4 v Lancashire
  • Pietersen dismissed for two as Lancashire dominate first dayIt is a funny old game. The last time Kevin Pietersen batted, he hit 36 fours and 15 sixes off 396 balls in scoring 355 runs against Leicestershire here in early May. Having recovered from a calf injury, he strode to the crease on Sunday and made two off three, edging a beauty from Kyle Jarvis to first slip.Pietersen could do little about his dismissal during a day badly affected by weather. Three balls
  
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• Leicester City players apologise over racist orgy in Thailand

  31-05-2015 21:53
  
  • Three players – including manager’s son – filmed in orgy
  • ‘We will take action, if necessary, once the full facts have been established’Three Leicester City players have apologised after they were filmed in an orgy with a Thai woman who was racially abused. The club has said it is “deeply concerned” and has launched an investigation after calls for the trio to be sacked.The footage, obtained by the Sunday Mirror, allegedly shows the 22-year-old defender James Pearson, the so
  
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• VIDEO: Kjeldsen holds nerve to win Irish Open

  31-05-2015 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Overnight leader Soren Kjeldsen clinches victory at the Irish Open after beating England's Eddie Pepperell and Austria's Bernd Wiesberger at the first play-off hole.
  
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• Leicester trio sorry for behaviour

  31-05-2015 21:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three Leicester City players who it is claimed appeared in a racist sex tape apologise for their behaviour, say the club.
  
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• Superb Tsonga beats Berdych in Paris

  31-05-2015 21:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fourteenth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga upsets Czech Tomas Berdych 6-3 6-2 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 to make the French Open quarter-finals.
  
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• Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse meets 'legend' Xabi Alonso on a short break before England Under 21 duty 

  31-05-2015 21:28 via
  
  Southampton midfielder James Ward-Prowse bumped into Bayern munich midfielder Xabi Alonso as he took a short holiday to get some rest before joining up with the England Under 21 team.
  
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• Kevin Pietersen follows career best 355 with a miserly two

  31-05-2015 21:14 via
  
  Great things were expected from Kevin Pietersen after his career best 355 against Leicestershire, but the former England batsman could only manage two runs in Surrey's clash with Lancashire.
  
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• Jack Warner posts bizarre Facebook rant, believing a fake report that says the United States will host the World Cup this year

  31-05-2015 21:14 via
  
  Jack Warner uploaded an eight-minute video toFacebook on Sunday, where he mistakenly believes an article using satire that says the United States will host the World Cup in 2015.
  
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• Motherwell's Lee Erwin brands Bilel Mohsni an 'embarrassment' after bust-up with Rangers hot-head... who even challenged him to a fight an hour after full-time

  31-05-2015 21:08 via
  
  Motherwell striker Lee Erwin branded Bilel Mohsni an 'embarrassment' on Sunday night after being left with a bloody face following an astonishing bust-up.
  
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• Stuart Broad has been vulnerable ever since being hit by India's Varon Aaron... but his quickfire 46 will help him overcome his fear

  31-05-2015 21:02 via
  
  DAVID LLOYD: That quickfire 46 from Stuart Broad will do him the world of good. He’s been vulnerable ever since being hit by India’s Varon Aaron and he’s fully aware of the problem.
  
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• Bears fight back after Finn's burst

  31-05-2015 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Trott leads Warwickshire's fightback after three early wickets from Middlesex fast bowler Steven Finn.
  
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• Soren Kjeldsen claims Irish Open after recovering from late slip to win play-off

  31-05-2015 20:49 via
  
  Denmark's Soren Kjeldsen won the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in dramatic circumstances after looking to have let a fourth European Tour victory slip from his grasp.
  
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• Qatar 1-1 Northern Ireland: Ulster Fans sing and chant about bribery as Michael O'Neill's side are forced to share the spoils in Crewe

  31-05-2015 20:49 via
  
  Northern Ireland fans chanted about bribery and waved tenners towards the pitch as they drew with Qatar in a most surreal international friendly at Crewe Alexandra's Gresty Road on Sunday evening.
  
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• Gloucester 22-23 Bordeaux-Begles: Late Pierre Bernard drop goal denies hosts European Champions Cup spot  

  31-05-2015 20:49 via
  
  Gloucester saw their hopes of European Champions Cup qualification ended in dramatic fashion at Sixways as they suffered a crushing last-gasp defeat.
  
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• Danny Cipriani impresses Stuart Lancaster with starring display as England thrash Barbarians

  31-05-2015 20:49 via
  
  Stuart Lancaster noted Danny Cipriani's transformation into a big-game player after watching the Sale fly-half orchestrate England's 73-12 demolition of the Barbarians.
  
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• Brian Smith named new head coach of Super League strugglers Wakefield

  31-05-2015 20:49 via
  
  Veteran coaching guru Brian Smith is the new head coach of Super League strugglers Wakefield following a bombshell announcement.
  
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• Watling century gives NZ control

  31-05-2015 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BJ Watling makes an unbeaten century as New Zealand open up a lead of 338 over England in the second Test.
  
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• World Cup gold for GB sprint pair

  31-05-2015 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Olympic medallists Liam Heath and Jon Schofield win K2 200m gold at the Sprint World Cup 3 in Copenhagen.
  
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• BJ Watling century sets up impressive second innings lead for New Zealand after England were bowled out level at 350

  31-05-2015 20:31 via
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT HEADINGLEY: BJ Watling recorded his fifth Test hundred as New Zealand took the second innings initiative at Headingley after England finished level in the first innings.
  
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• Pietersen fails on Surrey return

  31-05-2015 20:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kevin Pietersen manages just two on his return for Surrey on a rain affected day at the Oval against Lancashire.
  
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• Gloucester 22-23 Bordeaux-Begles

  31-05-2015 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pierre Bernard's late drop goal costs Gloucester a place in the European Champions Cup as Bordeaux-Begles go through.
  
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