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• Farewell to 'World Boss' Gayle

  12-06-2015 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As Somerset say goodbye to Chris Gayle, BBC Sport looks back at the impact of the West Indies opener at Taunton.
  
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• Manchester City target Paul Pogba as well as Raheem Sterling on their £100m summer transfer hit-list

  12-06-2015 23:51 via
  
  Manchester City will make a second bid for Raheem Sterling but are refusing to meet Liverpool’s £50million-plus valuation of the England star.
  
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• Andy Murray can storm Wimbledon again this summer, says Lleyton Hewitt 

  12-06-2015 23:50 via
  
  Andy Murray can win Wimbledon. That is the view of Lleyton Hewitt as he prepares for his last ever trip to SW19. ‘I think Andy will be tough to beat. I really do,' said the veteran Australian.
  
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• VIDEO: Simon finishes off great Australia move

  12-06-2015 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kyah Simon finishes off a well-worked team move to give Australia the lead against Nigeria in their Group D encounter at the 2015 Women's World Cup in Winnipeg.
  
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• Arsenal closing in on Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech as Arsene Wenger confident of sealing £11million deal next week 

  12-06-2015 23:41 via
  
  Sportsmail understands that Arsene Wenger is growing increasingly confident of concluding a deal to sign the Czech Republic shot-stopper this summer.
  
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• Laura Robson comeback stalled again but Katie Swan earns debut at Aegon Classic 

  12-06-2015 23:38 via
  
  Laura Robson has put any comeback plans on hold for at least another week, while a senior British debut awaits next week for 16-year-old Katie Swan at Birmingham's Aegon Classic.
  
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• Gareth Edwards appointed a knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list 

  12-06-2015 23:32 via
  
  JONATHAN MCEVOY: Gareth Edwards, rated by many as the greatest rugby player of all time, has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
  
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• Women's World Cup 2015: Mark Sampson's England are happy to put substance over style

  12-06-2015 23:30
  
  Having proven they can suffocate, England’s women now have to show they can scintillate, or at least score. Restricting France to a handful of chances in their opening World Cup game on Tuesday was a creditable performance, even if the game-plan effectively surrendered any chance of scoring themselves. But today, against Mexico in the same Moncton stadium, England need to show the attacking side of their game.
  
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• Women's World Cup 2015: Mark Sampson puts substance over style as England need points

  12-06-2015 23:30
  
  Having proven they can suffocate, England’s women now have to show they can scintillate, or at least score. Restricting France to a handful of chances in their opening World Cup game on Tuesday was a creditable performance, even if the game-plan effectively surrendered any chance of scoring themselves. But today, against Mexico in the same Moncton stadium, England need to show the attacking side of their game.
  
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• Slovenia vs England preview: Unbeaten since their World Cup agony, but it's still the familiar old England

  12-06-2015 23:30
  
  It is a year to the day since Steven Gerrard outlined what his final words would be to his England team-mates in Manaus before their first World Cup group stage game against Italy. He said that, after weeks of preparation, it was “time to walk the walk. . . It will be a case of,” he said, “‘let’s not have any regrets’”. Ten days later England were out of the tournament and regrets were all they had.
  
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• Questions for Mo Farah ahead of Sainsbury's Anniversary Games

  12-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MO FARAH will return next month to the scene of his greatest triumph with the spectre of a UK Athletics investigation hanging over his head.
  
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• Lleyton Hewitt interview: Australian giving it his best shot one last time on grass

  12-06-2015 23:30
  
  When does a farewell tour not feel like a farewell tour? When the man making his final bow is Lleyton Hewitt. The former Wimbledon champion is playing his final grass-court season this summer, having decided to retire after playing in his 20th successive Australian Open next January, but the competitive fire still burns so fiercely that he will not be allowing himself to wallow in nostalgia over the next month.
  
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• Jack Wilshere: I made the same mistake twice - but I am not a smoker

  12-06-2015 23:30
  
  To give Jack Wilshere his due, he was offered the opportunity to get out of answering the kind of question that most public people would bat away in an instant: in his short  but eventful career, what was the greatest regret he harboured? The man from the Football Association said he did not have to go there. “I’ll answer it,” Wilshere said, “but I need to think.”
  
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• Bold England lose ODI thriller to NZ

  12-06-2015 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England suffer a 13-run Duckworth-Lewis loss in the second one-dayer against New Zealand after another thrilling game.
  
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• St Helens 30-14 Wigan Warriors

  12-06-2015 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  St Helens score three second-half tries to beat local rivals Wigan Warriors and go top of the Super League table.
  
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• Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko fires Bosnia and Herzegovina to easy victory as Turkey, Bulgaria and Cyprus all record wins 

  12-06-2015 23:13 via
  
  Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko fired Bosnia and Herzegovina to victory against Israel to boost their chances of making the Euro 2016 Championship.
  
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• Wales 1-0 Belgium

  12-06-2015 23:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gareth Bale scores on his 50th international appearance as Wales beat Belgium to take a big step towards qualifying for Euro 2016.
  
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• Croatia 1-1 Italy: Mario Mandzukic strikes early but Antonio Candreva's penalty secures share of the spoils for Azzurri 

  12-06-2015 23:00 via
  
  Croatia and Italy were forced to share the points in their top-of-the-table Euro 2016 Group H qualifier which was played behind-closed-doors at the Poljud stadium in Split.
  
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• Latvia 0-2 Holland: Goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Luciano Narsingh give Guus Hiddink's side Euro 2016 qualifier win

  12-06-2015 22:58 via
  
  PSV Eindhoven team-mates Georginio Wijnaldum and Luciano Narsingh scored second-half goals on Friday as Holland beat Latvia 2-0 in Riga.
  
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• Wales 1-0 Belgium: Gareth Bale strike sends Wales top of the group as Real Madrid star proves he belongs at major tournament 

  12-06-2015 22:42 via
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL: The moment seemed to move in slow motion. As the ball dropped from the air the magnitude of the chance could be processed. All those years of near misses and now this.
  
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• England fall short on Duckworth/Lewis despite Eoin Morgan heroics as both sides' bowlers suffer in carnage of second ODI

  12-06-2015 22:28 via
  
  After Eoin Morgan’s side got the ball rolling with a ridiculous 408 for nine at Edgbaston on Tuesday, the tourists hit back with 398 for five to square this impossibly high-octane series.
  
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• Wales 1-0 Belgium Euro 2016 qualifier LIVE score: Plus Latvia 0-2 Holland and the rest of the football as it happens

  12-06-2015 22:24 via
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Euro 2016 qualifiers as Wales host Belgium looking to go outright top of Group B when the teams clash at the Cardiff City Stadium.
  
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• GB well beaten by Russia in Euros

  12-06-2015 21:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain women's EuroBasket 2015 campaign gets off to a disappointing start with a 71-40 defeat by Russia.
  
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• Mo Farah's move to join scandal-hit Alberto Salazar under review as UK Athletics admit doubts about due diligence done at the time

  12-06-2015 21:31 via
  
  Mo Farah's coach Alberto Salazar is under increasing pressure to break his silence as the allegations against him stack up at an alarming rate.
  
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• Slovenia vs England: In-form Josip Ilicic is out to show his superior quality

  12-06-2015 21:21
  
  It is with ambition and confidence that Josip Ilicic will face England on Sunday. Slovenia’s finest outfield player is in the form of his life, having performed brilliantly for Fiorentina in the final months of the Serie A season. He is desperate to prove his worth against England in Ljubljana but also to put behind him a damaging falling-out with coach Srecko Katanec, which led to him being expelled from the national team last autumn.
  
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• 'Lionel Messi is in the form of his life': Javier Mascherano fires a warning to Argentina's Copa America competitors   

  12-06-2015 21:16 via
  
  Javier Mascherano says he would settle for being Lionel Messi for just five seconds. The midfielder is known for his way with words, for expressing what he thinks with precision and clarity.
  
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• Wales 1-0 Belgium Euro 2016 qualifier LIVE score: Plus Latvia 0-0 Holland and the rest of the football as it happens

  12-06-2015 21:14 via
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Euro 2016 qualifiers as Wales host Belgium looking to go outright top of Group B when the teams clash at the Cardiff City Stadium.
  
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• VIDEO: Five great shots from GB v Russia

  12-06-2015 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch five great shots from Great Britain's 71-40 defeat by Russia at EuroBasket.
  
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• Jason Gillespie: 'England? I've the greatest job in the world'

  12-06-2015 21:10
  
  Jason Gillespie is the coach England decided they did not want. All the smart money and most of the column inches were devoted to Gillespie. Yorkshire, where he has been coach for three years, were making succession plans. Then it was announced that he was not the preferred candidate.
  
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• Macclesfield launch audacious bid to bring Raheem Sterling to the Conference Premier

  12-06-2015 21:01 via
  
  Macclesfield have launched a crowdfunding page to try and raise the £50million transfer fee needed to land highly-rated England international Raheem Sterling this summer.
  
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• Transfer News LATEST: Memphis Depay, Ilkay Gundogan, Adel Taarabt and more

  12-06-2015 20:58 via
  
  The summer transfer window doesn't officially open until July 1 but plans for new signings will continue to gather pace. Here, Sportsmail gives you all the latest transfer stories on June 12.
  
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• Baku European Games 2015: Austria refuses to blame Games with swimmer still in a coma

  12-06-2015 20:58
  
  The European Games kicked off with its opening ceremony last night as a 15-year-old synchronised swimmer was in hospital after being hit by a bus at the athletes’ village.
  
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• Charlie Adam urges Asmir Begovic to stay at Stoke City but admits the club might be forced to sell to Manchester United

  12-06-2015 20:45 via
  
  Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam has urged Asmir Begovic to sign a new deal at Stoke City and ignore interest from Manchester United.
  
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• Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood looking to sell defender Aly Cissokho this summer 

  12-06-2015 20:44 via
  
  Tim Sherwood is looking to move on Aly Cissokho before the beginning of pre-season after telling the left back he is not a part of his plans for the next campaign.
  
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• England Women v Mexico Women

  12-06-2015 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Women's World Cup game between England Women and Mexico Women.
  
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• Wales 0-0 Belgium Euro 2016 qualifier LIVE score: Plus Latvia 0-0 Holland and the rest of the football as it happens

  12-06-2015 20:36 via
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Euro 2016 qualifiers as Wales host Belgium looking to go outright top of Group B when the teams clash at the Cardiff City Stadium.
  
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• Derby County sign Scott Carson on a two-year deal from Wigan Athletic 

  12-06-2015 20:31 via
  
  Scott Carson has signed a two-year contract at Derby County to become Paul Clement’s third signing in a week since taking charge.
  
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• Alex Scott: Opening defeat was a downer, but the dream is still on for England and me

  12-06-2015 20:23
  
  Some people may think there is a dark cloud over the England camp, having lost our opening game of the World Cup. No team ever likes losing, even if it is against a team ranked third in the world that possesses some of the best players in the world.
  
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• Raheem Sterling to Manchester City: Liverpool set to receive second transfer offer but will City will reject £50m price

  12-06-2015 20:07
  Manchester City consider Liverpool’s £50m-plus asking price for Raheem Sterling to be way over a reasonable valuation and their second bid for the player is unlikely to be anywhere near that figure.
  
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• Raheem Sterling to Manchester City: City set for second Sterling bid but will reject £50m price

  12-06-2015 20:07
  
  Manchester City consider Liverpool’s £50m-plus asking price for Raheem Sterling to be way over a reasonable valuation and their second bid for the player is unlikely to be anywhere near that figure.
  
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• Manchester United and Arsenal target Ilkay Gundogan reveals he will make a decision on his future at the end of the month 

  12-06-2015 20:04 via
  
  Borussia Dortmund star Ilkay Gundogan has put clubs on red alert after revealing that he will decide his future this summer.
  
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• How profits replaced passion at the heart of Nike

  12-06-2015 20:03
  
  There was an emotional core to Nike once, in the days before their determination to be the richest, most ubiquitous brand led them to suffer the dubious coincidence of being the one attached to Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods and Oscar Pistorius when each of those individuals plumbed the depths of notoriety.
  
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• Republic of Ireland vs Scotland: Martin O'Neill desperate for an upbeat end to week of bad news

  12-06-2015 19:52
  
  After a week that has seen the Republic of Ireland squad deal with tragedy, accident and furore, as well as the usual daily bouts of team speculation, John O’Shea yesterday got to the core of matters on the pitch when he was asked about Scotland and possible mind games from Gordon Strachan’s squad.
  
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• Wales vs Belgium Euro 2016 qualifier LIVE score: Plus Latvia vs Holland and the rest of the football as it happens

  12-06-2015 19:49 via
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Euro 2016 qualifiers as Wales host Belgium looking to go outright top of Group B when the teams clash at the Cardiff City Stadium.
  
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• McInnes agrees new Aberdeen deal

  12-06-2015 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes and assistant Tony Docherty "have a long way to go" at Pittodrie after agreeing deals until 2019.
  
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• Froome struggles as Nibali leads

  12-06-2015 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Chris Froome drops to seventh after stage six as Italian Vincenzo Nibali takes the Criterium du Dauphine lead.
  
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• Chris Ramsey: Football League's Rooney Rule must not encourage clubs to employ a black manager just to tick a box

  12-06-2015 19:39 via
  
  EXCLUSIVE by SEAN GALLAGHER: Chris Ramsey believes the Football League's decision to implement the Rooney Rule is a step in the right direction - but must not encourage 'tokenism'.
  
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• Manchester United and Arsenal target Ilkay Gundogan insists he's staying at Borussia Dortmund next season 

  12-06-2015 19:38 via
  
  Germany midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has delivered a blow to his Premier League suitors by restating his commitment to his current contract with Borussia Dortmund.
  
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• Jamie Osborne-trained Secret Tale hoping to be a perfect 10 for part-owner Bo Derek

  12-06-2015 19:38 via
  
  Trainer Jamie Osborne is aiming for a perfect 10 mark from actress Bo Derek at Royal Ascot next week. Derek will have her colours carried by Secret Tale next week at Royal Ascot in Surrey.
  
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• VIDEO: Red Bull's home GP hopes up in smoke?

  12-06-2015 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC F1 pit-lane reporter Tom Clarkson takes a look at some of the biggest news stories unfolding after the Canadian GP
  
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