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• Call-up 'doesn't feel real' - Vardy

  04-06-2015 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy says his call-up to the England squad to face the Republic of Ireland and Slovenia "doesn't feel real".
  
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• Andy Murray's former coach Brad Gilbert reveals how the Scot can upset world No 1 Novak Djokovic in French Open semi-final

  04-06-2015 23:58 via
  
  After watching him for five matches here I can confidently say this is the best tennis I have seen Andy string together in a major championship. He is playing modern, aggressive tennis.
  
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• Andy Murray vs Novak Djokovic: Can the Scot slay Mr Unbeatable? Heatwave will give him hope in French Open semi-final

  04-06-2015 23:58 via
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Any positive omen is welcome against Novak Djokovic, so Andy Murray will hope the weather forecasters are right when he begins his French Open semi-finalon Friday afternoon.
  
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• Dick Advocaat set to splash the cash as Sunderland eye top 10 in Premier League

  04-06-2015 23:58 via
  
  Dick Advocaat will be given the financial backing to turn Sunderland into a top-10 Premier League club after agreeing to return as head coach. The 67-year-old has agreed a one-year deal.
  
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• UK must probe doping claims now or win gold for hypocrisy, writes Martin Samuel

  04-06-2015 23:52 via
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: Mo Farah has to understand that in a sport sullied by association with drugs, to be working out of Alberto Salazar’s camp in Oregon right now places him in an unfortunate position.
  
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• Monty Panesar's career at risk as former Test spinner's off-field issues deny Essex and England a prized asset

  04-06-2015 23:52 via
  
  PAUL NEWMAN: When England return to Cardiff, scene of one of Panesar’s greatest moments, for the first Ashes Test next month, Monty Panesar will be in a battle to prove he has a place in the game.
  
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• Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar...are the Barcelona trio the most terrifying strikeforce in history? 

  04-06-2015 23:52 via
  
  Barcelona forwards Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar have scored 120 goals between them this season. Could this be the most intimidating strikeforce in the history of world football?
  
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• Gianluigi Buffon back in Berlin to seal his legacy as Juventus goalkeeper returns to the city where he won the World Cup  

  04-06-2015 23:52 via
  
  The road to Berlin started almost a decade ago in Rimini as Gigi Buffon conceded a late equaliser and Juventus started life in Serie B by drawing against 10 men.
  
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• Allan Wells insists he did not take steroids before winning Olympic gold

  04-06-2015 23:52 via
  
  Allan Wells has claimed he has been the victim of a ‘hatchet job’ and plans to fight allegations in a BBC documentary that he doped his way to Olympic gold.
  
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• Wanted man Charlie Austin hints at QPR exit

  04-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WANTED man Charlie Austin has signalled he is ready to quit relegated Queens Park Rangers.
  
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• Serena Williams avoids scare against Timea Bacsinszky to reach French Open final

  04-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SERENA WILLIAMS survived her biggest scare of the French Open so far to book a room through to the weekend when she overcame former hotel manager Timea Bacsinszky.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton admits he 'couldn't care less' about Monaco Grand Prix mishap

  04-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LEWIS HAMILTON insists he "couldn't care less" about his misfortune at the Monaco Grand Prix and is ready to return to winning ways in Canada this weekend.
  
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• Jamie Vardy and Charlie Austin reflect on their tough road to international success

  04-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ENGLAND'S unlikely lads painted an alternative picture of how to scale the game's heights, one as far removed from elite academies and lavish wage packages as can be imagined.
  
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• James Milner: Liverpool move hinged on Brendan Rodgers stay

  04-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JAMES MILNER sought assurances from Liverpool that Brendan Rodgers was staying as manager before finalising a free transfer from Manchester City.
  
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• Ireland received £5million bung after Thierry Henry hand-ball in World Cup qualifier

  04-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE Irish FA were paid five million euros by FIFA not to sue over the World Cup play-off defeat in 2009 by France when Thierry Henry handled the ball.
  
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• Football League clubs vote yes to 'Rooney Rule' to help coaches from minority backgrounds

  04-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FOOTBALL LEAGUE clubs yesterday voted unanimously to bring in a watered-down version of the "Rooney Rule" to give better chances to coaches who are black, Asian or from minority ethnic background.
  
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• England v Republic of Ireland: The history of the 1995 clash that was marred by violence

  04-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IT IS 20 years since England last travelled to Dublin to face the Republic of Ireland only for the ugly face of football to reveal itself.
  
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• Dick Advocaat makes dramatic U-turn to sign new one-year deal with Sunderland

  04-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PERSISTENCE has paid off for Ellis Short after Dick Advocaat performed an amazing U-turn to return as Sunderland head coach.
  
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• Andy Murray insists all the heat is on Novak Djokovic in French Open semi-final clash

  04-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ANDY MURRAY insists all the heat - and there is going to be a lot of it in Paris today - will be on Novak Djokovic as the world No1 looks to complete his career Grand Slam.
  
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• Quique Sanchez Flores joins Watford after Spanish head coach signs two-year deal with Premier League new boys

  04-06-2015 23:13 via
  
  Quique Sanchez Flores has signed a two-year contract to become Watford head coach. The 50-year-old has previously worked at Getafe, Atletico Madrid and Valencia.
  
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• Sam Turner's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Friday, June 5

  04-06-2015 23:07 via
  
  Sir Michael Stoute holds a strong chance of ending 28-year hoodoo in the Investec Oaks with Crystal Zvezda in Friday's Group One at Epsom.
  
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• Quique Sanchez Flores joins Watford after Spanish boss signs two-year deal with Premier League new boys

  04-06-2015 23:07 via
  
  Quique Sanchez Flores has signed a two-year contract to become Watford head coach. The 50-year-old has previously worked at Getafe, Atletico Madrid and Valencia.
  
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• Widnes 12-25 Hull FC

  04-06-2015 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom Lineham grabs his third hat-trick of the season as Hull FC come from behind to record a vital win against Widnes.
  
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• Premier League to end 15 year association with sponsors Barclays

  04-06-2015 23:00
  
  The Premier League will ditch its title sponsor after next season, giving it a “clean brand” that the clubs believe will play better internationally as they compete with America’s NFL and NBA for the broadcast millions of emergent markets.
  
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• Barcelona defender Gerard Pique praises 'best player in the world' Lionel Messi as he looks ahead to the Champions League final  

  04-06-2015 22:53 via
  
  Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, speaking to Sportsmail's SIMON JONES, previews the upcoming Champions League final and reveals all about his time at Manchester United.
  
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• After Sepp Blatter's fall, Lionel Messi and Andrea Pirlo can at least remind us how beautiful football is supposed to be

  04-06-2015 22:53 via
  
  JEFF POWELL: There is a quaint, romantic but unfortunately naive notion that a beautiful game of football in Berlin this Saturday will purify football of the corruption crisis which is engulfing FIFA.
  
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• NBA Finals: Answers to the top-five questions people asked Google about the Finals

  04-06-2015 21:40
  
  The NBA Finals are set to tip off and this year’s matchup is one of the juiciest in recent memory, with reigning Most Valuable Player Stephen Curry leading the Golden State Warriors against the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James, who is widely regarded as the best player in the NBA.
  
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• Republic of Ireland 0-0 Northern Ireland: Martin O'Neill's side prepare for England with draw in behind-closed-doors clash

  04-06-2015 21:27 via
  
  Martin O'Neill fielded two entirely different XIs as the Republic of Ireland played out a 0-0 draw with neighbours Northern Ireland in their behind-closed-doors friendly.
  
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• Premier League to be without a title sponsor from 2016-17 season in bid to mirror major American sports' 'clean' branding strategy

  04-06-2015 21:27 via
  
  The Premier League will not have a title sponsor starting from the 2016-17 season, it has confirmed. The move reflects the organisation's desire to mirror major American sports leagues.
  
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• Manchester United stars Robin van Persie and Memphis Depay train with Holland

  04-06-2015 21:27 via
  
  Holland face an international friendly against USA on Friday before Guus Hiddink's side travel to Latvia for a Euro 2016 qualifier at the end of next week.
  
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• Charlie Austin confident England and Ireland have 'moved on' since 1995 clash

  04-06-2015 21:27 via
  
  Back in 1995, the Lansdowne Road encounter between England and Ireland had to be swiftly abandoned after hooligans threw chairs and other objects onto the pitch.
  
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• 'Away from racing, music is what thrills me'

  04-06-2015 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton on moving on from Monaco, how all races should be like Canada and why music is a huge part of his life.
  
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• Carlo Ancelotti tipped for Premier League return by former assistant Paul Clement as Derby County boss praises his 'mentor'   

  04-06-2015 21:16 via
  
  Carlo Ancelotti would not hesitate taking a job back in the Premier League once he ends his break from the game, according to new Derby County head coach Paul Clement.
  
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• Canadian Grand Prix will be tougher than Monaco for McLaren, warns Jenson Button

  04-06-2015 21:06 via
  
  Jenson Button believes McLaren should savour their first points of the season but has warned they could struggle to add to them at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.
  
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• Fifa corruption: FBI investigates £295m deals handled by Brazil’s ex-football chief

  04-06-2015 20:58
  
  Brazil was pulled further into the ever deepening scandal engulfing world football as reports emerged that US investigators are examining alleged crooked payments involving millions of pounds made through the head of Brazil’s 2014 World Cup organising committee, Ricardo Teixeira.
  
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• Whiley into wheelchair doubles final

  04-06-2015 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Jordanne Whiley and Japan's Yui Kamiji edge closer to their sixth consecutive Grand Slam wheelchair doubles title.
  
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• Sepp Blatter continues his work as FIFA president despite calls for him to leave post with immediate effect following resignation

  04-06-2015 20:40 via
  
  A defiant departing FIFA president Sepp Blatter is continuing to press forward with his plans for reform within the damaged organisation despite calls for him to have no further involvement.
  
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• Murray v Djokovic: The lowdown

  04-06-2015 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray v Novak Djokovic: the numbers, the weather, the pain, the prize. Can Murray win? All you need to know.
  
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• UK Celebrates Women's Sports Week - teleSUR English

  04-06-2015 20:18
  
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  Professional female athletes have to battle funding issues, lack of media support and sexism in the world of sports, but they persist. Sports fans across the United Kingdom have been celebrating Women's Sports Week this week, and raising awareness of ...en meer »
  
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• Sepp Blatter stared at my girlfriend before I told him to 'move on', reveals Irish FA chief John Delaney

  04-06-2015 20:08 via
  
  FAI chief executive John Delaney has revealed he told Sepp Blatter to 'move on' after the outgoing FIFA president eyed his partner Emma English before saying he 'approved' of her.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton 'couldn't care less' about Monaco mishap

  04-06-2015 19:49 via
  
  Lewis Hamilton saw certain victory slip from his grasp two weeks ago after a decision to pit from the lead behind a late safety car meant he lost out to Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
  
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• Barcelona vs. Juventus: 6 talking points

  04-06-2015 19:46
  
  Let’s get back to business. The football world has been rocked by the FIFA scandal; and we all need a reminder why we love this sport.
  
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• Serena Williams survives scare against Swiss Timea Bacsinszky as world No 1 earns place in French Open final

  04-06-2015 19:41 via
  
  Serena Williams dramatically won her way into the French Open final after coming back from a set down against Swiss 23rd seed Timea Bacsinszky on Thursday. 
  
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• FIFA's Jack Warner accuses English FA of trying to bribe him with David Beckham

  04-06-2015 19:16 via
  
  In a bizarre rant, Warner drew extraordinary comparisons between the former England captain and a shamed FIFA official involved bribery scandal.
  
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• French Open 2015: Serena Williams relieved as she passes health test to set up final against Lucie Safarova

  04-06-2015 19:12
  
  There were moments when she appeared on the brink of tears and others when she looked as if she was about to pass out, but even a flu-struck Serena Williams was too good for Timea Bacsinszky here in the semi-finals of the French Open.
  
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• French Open 2015: Lucie Safarova reaches first Grand Slam final with victory over Ana Ivanovic - will face Serena Williams

  04-06-2015 19:12
  Lucie Safarova is through to the first grand slam final of her career as the Czech extended her remarkable run at the French Open with a surprise victory over Ana Ivanovic.
  
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• French Open 2015: Lucie Safarova reaches first Grand Slam final with victory over Ana Ivanovic

  04-06-2015 19:12
  
  Lucie Safarova is through to the first grand slam final of her career as the Czech extended her remarkable run at the French Open with a surprise victory over Ana Ivanovic.
  
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• Ireland chief claims FAI were paid millions after Thierry Henry handball kept them out of World Cup

  04-06-2015 18:57 via
  
  FIFA are left with yet more questions to answer after the FAI chief executive John Delaney claimed they were paid a large settlement after Thierry Henry’s infamous handball six years ago.
  
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• Andy Murray vs Novak Djokovic preview: Murray faces toughest test yet in French Open semi-final

  04-06-2015 18:55
  
  Andy Murray will be hoping to reverse his recent form against Novak Djokovic as the Brit takes on the world number one in the French Open semi-finals at Roland Garros.
  
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• Scotland fighting the clock

  04-06-2015 18:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Scotland face a fight against the clock if they are to finish off Afghanistan in their rain-delayed the Intercontinental Cup fixture at Stirling.
  
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