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• Five things we learned from Holland v USA: results matter, and striking success

  05-06-2015 23:57
  
  The USA team fought back to record a stunning 4-3 victory over Holland in Amsterdam. Here’s what we learned from a wildly entertaining friendly matchJürgen Klinsmann took charge of his 65th game for the USA against the Netherlands with yet another new-look line-up. Here’s what we learned from a wildly entertaining 4-3 victory: Continue reading...
  
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• West Ham miss out on Unai Emery as manager stays at Sevilla

  05-06-2015 23:54
  
  • Sevilla coach extends contract to 2017
  • Spaniard has won Europa League in last two seasons with SevillaUnai Emery, the double Europa League-winning coach, has distanced himself from a possible move to West Ham by committing his future to Sevilla until 2017.The 43-year-old, who last month secured a second straight Europa League when Sevilla beat Dnipro in Warsaw, was reportedly the No1 candidate to replace Sam Allardyce at Upton Park but he has instead opted to oversee the Andalusians’ t
  
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• Wells won 1980 gold 'with honesty'

  05-06-2015 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former British sprinter Allan Wells denies drug allegations and says he won his Olympic gold with "honesty and commitment".
  
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• JAMIE CARRAGHER: Luis Suarez was made for matches like the Champions League final

  05-06-2015 23:43 via
  
  Perhaps the calf strain that has ruled Giorgio Chiellini out of Saturday night's Champions League final is the best thing that could have happened to Luis Suarez.
  
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• Holland 3-4 USA: Manchester United new boy Memphis Depay strike in vain as visitors seal thrilling comeback victory 

  05-06-2015 23:43 via
  
  Manchester United's new signing Memphis Depay was on target for Holland in a thrilling defeat against the United States of America at the Amsterdam ArenA on Friday night.
  
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• Manchester United slammed for keeping disabled Arsenal fans from their seats... for fears their walking sticks could be weapons

  05-06-2015 23:30 via
  
  An equality watchdog has written to the Premier League and Manchester United over concerns that that disabled fans had their mobility aids confiscated by stewards.
  
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• JAMIE CARRAGHER: Xavi has been the real star of Barcelona's season

  05-06-2015 23:30 via
  
  Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar have been superb this season, but they haven't done anything like Xavi, who will play the 767th and last game of his glorious Barcelona career on Saturday night.
  
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• England’s Ryan Bertrand: I should be at Chelsea but Southampton boosted me

  05-06-2015 23:30
  
  • ‘I know I should still be at Stamford Bridge; that’s my inner confidence’
  • Defender in squad to face Republic of Ireland after ‘growing at Saints’Ryan Bertrand believes he should still be a Chelsea player but has pointed to the clear progress made with regular involvement at Southampton over the past season as key to his return to the England fold.The left-back will compete with Kieran Gibbs for a place in Roy Hodgson’s team in Sunday’s friendly against the Republic of Irela
  
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• Bradley Wiggins to crash through pain barrier in pursuit of hour record

  05-06-2015 23:30
  
  The quadruple Olympic champion is delighted to be going it alone away from Team Sky as he aims to beat science as well as Alex Dowsett’s markDating back to 1876, it is cycling’s most prestigious record: one man alone against the clock, silently battling the increasing mental and physical torment that comes with repeatedly pedalling lap after lap after lap of a velodrome in a bid to discover if he can ride further than anyone else in exactly one hour. Cycling at its purest, it could scarcely
  
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• Richard Kilty: British Athletics must turn back on Mo Farah's coach Alberto Salazar

  05-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RICHARD KILTY, the 60m world indoor champion, has become the first athlete to say publicly that British Athletics should distance itself from Mo Farah's coach.
  
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• Republic of Ireland vs England: Ryan Bertrand still in disbelief at bow in Munich final

  05-06-2015 23:30
  
  When England’s footballers sit down to watch the Champions League final tonight, one member of Roy Hodgson’s squad could be forgiven for letting his mind wander back to the last time the season-ending showpiece was staged in Germany – and pinching himself once more.
  
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• Republic of Ireland vs England: Ryan Bertrand still in disbelief at bow in Champions League final

  05-06-2015 23:30
  
  When England’s footballers sit down to watch the Champions League final tonight, one member of Roy Hodgson’s squad could be forgiven for letting his mind wander back to the last time the season-ending showpiece was staged in Germany – and pinching himself once more.
  
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• Republic of Ireland vs England: England become the distraction to crisis-hit Ireland

  05-06-2015 23:30
  
  For Roy Keane yesterday it was a case of the game and nothing else. As Martin O’Neill’s assistant put it: “I’m not thinking about family, holidays, ye lads, my dogs, I’m thinking about the game on Sunday. That’s my job.”
  
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• Jordan Henderson calls on Liverpool to turn their potential into trophies

  05-06-2015 23:30
  
  Liverpool’s last day 6-1 defeat to Stoke City was “horrendous” Jordan Henderson said this week but the midfielder has backed Brendan Rodgers to rebuild the team this  summer and win a trophy next season.
  
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• Ian Hutchinson returns to do battle in Isle of Man TT five years after near-fatal crash

  05-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IAN HUTCHINSON is ready to re-live his Isle of Man TT glory days - just five years after a near-fatal crash.
  
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• Brian Smith takes the reins at Super League bottom club Wakefield

  05-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRIAN SMITH is refusing to accept Wakefield are doomed for relegation as he prepares to take the reins at the Super League's bottom club.
  
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• Bradley Wiggins hopes to beat coveted Hour Record at Olympic Velodrome

  05-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IT WAS in January when Sir Bradley Wiggins fully appreciated the toll, both mentally and physically, that cyclists endure while attempting to break the coveted Hour Record.
  
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• Holland 3-4 USA | International friendly match report

  05-06-2015 23:25
  
  They were losing 3-1 with 20 minutes left. They were losing 3-2 with two minutes of normal time remaining. Yet in a finish as wild as it was improbable, the US pulled off their first ever win over Holland.Jürgen Klinsmann famously likes to set his players stiff challenges. But with another friendly against Germany coming up next week, sending a roster missing many key names to face two of Europe’s top teams seemed to be courting the risk of severe embarrassment. Continue reading...
  
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• West Ham target Unai Emery signs new two-year extension with Sevilla as boss appears to rule himself out of move to Upton Park    

  05-06-2015 23:23 via
  
  Two-time Europa League-winning coach Unai Emery has distanced himself from a possible move to West Ham by committing his future to Sevilla until 2017. West Ham wanted him to replace Sam Allardyce.
  
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• Manchester United target Aymeric Laporte signs new Athletic Bilbao deal until 2019 as defender's buyout clause rises to £36.5m

  05-06-2015 23:23 via
  
  Manchester United will have to pay £36.5million to sign Athletic Bilbao's central defender Aymeric Laporte. The defender has signed a new deal at Bilbao on Friday that will run until 2019.
  
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• Premier League and Manchester United face legal threat over disabled provision

  05-06-2015 23:18
  
  • Equality and Human Rights Commission says ‘all options remain on table’
  • ‘We are also seeking urgent meetings to clear up issues identified’The Premier League and Manchester United have been threatened with legal action over inadequate provision at stadiums for disabled supporters after years in which campaign groups such as Level Playing Field have complained about the issue. Only two Premier League clubs meet the number of wheelchair spaces recommended in the Home Office guide t
  
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• Sam Turner's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Saturday, June 6

  05-06-2015 23:15 via
  
  Andrew Balding took just six months as a trainer to send out a first Classic winner, Casual Look in the 2003 Oaks, and he could celebrate further Epsom success with ELM PARK (Epsom, 4.30).
  
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• Lewis Hamilton is hung out to dry as another Mercedes blunder causes him to crash in rain-hit practice for Canadian GP

  05-06-2015 23:15 via
  
  JONATHAN McEVOY IN MONTREAL: After the fiasco of Monaco, came the mystery of Montreal— why Lewis Hamilton was sent out for in the rain and ended up with him crashing into the barriers.
  
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• Novak Djokovic driven to his finest by best of British Andy Murray at French Open

  05-06-2015 23:08 via
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL IN PARIS: It isn’t that Andy Murray doesn’t give Novak Djokovic a game. He gives him a great game, possibly the greatest out there right now.
  
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• Scotland 1-0 Qatar: Matt Ritchie strikes as Gordon Strachan's men toil during dismal warm-up for vital Republic of Ireland clash

  05-06-2015 23:08 via
  
  JOHN McGARRY: Scotland warmed up for their European Championship qualifying clash with the Republic of Ireland with a win over Qatar thanks toMatt Ritchie's first-half strike.
  
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• St Helens 32-12 Salford Red Devils

  05-06-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tommy Makinson scores a haul of 20 points as St Helens return to the top of Super League by beating Salford.
  
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• Scotland 1-0 Qatar | International friendly match report

  05-06-2015 23:00
  
  • Scotland 1-0 QatarScotland at least have victory to remember from an utterly forgettable game. And victory alone. Onwards to more serious, more anticipated, inevitably more entertaining stuff against the Republic of Ireland in a Euro 2016 qualifying tie next weekend. The less said about this game, though, the better.These are curious times for Scotland. Some of Gordon Strachan’s players had a month’s gap between the conclusion of their domestic season and this friendly. Qatar’s visit w
  
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• Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg resume rivalry at Canadian F1 Grand Prix

  05-06-2015 23:00
  
  Bernie Ecclestone considers Rosberg ‘not so good for my business’, but on the track there is still no clear winner in the battle between showman and shy manOne cannot help but sense an air of unfinished business here in Montreal as Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg resume their battle for the world championship. The season is still young – this is only round seven of 19 – but with the title fight now finely balanced and both drivers looking for an edge, the magnificent Circuit Gilles Ville
  
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• Mo Farah to face questions on ending ties with Alberto Salazar

  05-06-2015 23:00
  
  • Farah needs to make clear his relationship with the coach
  • No suggestion Olympic champion has done anything wrong
  • Five uncomfortable questions for FarahThe uneasy holding pattern that British Athletics and Mo Farah have taken since doping allegations were made against Alberto Salazar on Wednesday will be finally broken on Saturday when Britain’s 5,000m and 10,000m Olympic champion speaks to the media for the first time since the BBC’s Panorama was broadcast. Ostensibly, Farah will
  
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• Dina Asher-Smith hopes to learn from Allyson Felix encounter over 200m

  05-06-2015 23:00
  
  • 19-year-old makes light of pressure for Birmingham race
  • Asher-Smith finds the longer distance of 200m more relaxing
  • New British 100m record set by teenagerThe tests keep coming for Dina Asher-Smith but so far Britain’s brightest young athlete keeps passing them. Last month the 19-year-old became the fastest-ever British woman over 100m only days after taking her first-year university exams. And even the prospect of facing the four-times Olympic champion Allyson Felix over 200m at t
  
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• Lancashire’s Jos Buttler hits out to steal Yorkshire’s thunder

  05-06-2015 22:49
  
  • Yorkshire 185-8; Lancashire 186-6 (Lancashire win by four wickets)
  • Buttler hits winning run on last ball of inningsLancashire were not supposed to win this match. The majority of a 16,199 sell-out crowd had come to watch Yorkshire’s seven internationals sparkle, including their blue-eyed boy Joe Root, and from the first ball it looked like they would get their wish, as Glenn Maxwell reverse swept Steven Croft’s off-spin over cover for six. Unfortunately for them, they were treated to
  
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• Andy Murray’s French Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic halted by storm

  05-06-2015 22:35
  
  • Play will resume before women’s final on Saturday
  • World No1 leads 6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 3-3
  • Read Jacob Steinberg’s game-by-game report of the matchFor most of the first two-and-a-quarter hours of their French Open semi-final here on Friday, Andy Murray was lost in a miasma of helplessness against Novak Djokovic, who looked every inch the undisputed best player in the world that his deeds and form have suggested for at least a year.Two days ago he beat Rafa Nadal to a pulp in three sets:
  
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• Holland 3-4 USA – as it happened

  05-06-2015 22:33
  
  USA produced an incredible comeback from 3-1 down to defeat Guus Hiddink’s side at the Amsterdam ArenaEmail [email protected] or tweet @timmyhilleh 4.33pm ET Well, that was really enjoyable. Seven goals, much to admire – and a fantastic comeback from USA. Two debut goals from Bobby Wood and Danny Williams – the latter might go down as a Luuk de Jong own goal – and the USA deserved their victory for their tenacity and commitment, and no little skill. Holland? Well, basically, they�
  
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• Mo Farah set to break his silence over Alberto Salazar allegations

  05-06-2015 22:22
  
  Mo Farah will find himself under pressure today as he prepares to respond over the Panorama investigation that this week made doping allegations about his coach, Alberto Salazar, and his training partner, Galen Rupp.
  
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• Hamilton crashes in Canada rain

  05-06-2015 22:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton sets the pace and then crashes in a rain-interrupted second practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix.
  
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• Paula Radcliffe's shock over Nike Oregon Project Panorama drug allegations

  05-06-2015 22:14
  
  Paula Radcliffe has admitted being shocked by the Nike Oregon Project drug allegations and called for a thorough investigation.
  
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• Ill Williams suffering ahead of final

  05-06-2015 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Serena Williams will have to overcome a bout of flu if she is to beat Lucie Safarova in Saturday's French Open final.
  
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• Canadian Grand Prix 2015: Eddie Irvine savages Formula One 'mess' but Lewis Hamilton finds positive spin

  05-06-2015 22:04
  
  Former Ferrari driver Eddie Irvine launched a blistering attack on Formula One yesterday, suggesting the sport’s powerbrokers risk wiping out its history because they are more interested in making money than in promoting the sport.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton crashes in rain-hit practice for Canadian GP after Mercedes send him out on intermediate tyres 

  05-06-2015 21:58 via
  
  Lewis Hamilton was left to rue a second strategy faux pas from Mercedes in as many races after he crashed in Friday’s rain-hit second practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix.
  
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• VIDEO: Hamilton crashes in Canada rain

  05-06-2015 21:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton crashes out during a rain-affected second practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix.
  
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