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• Jack Butland insists current England Under 21 side are better than the class of 2013

  20-06-2015 23:56 via
  
  Jack Butland has been here before. An opening game defeat to one of Europe’s top nations, a second match against Scandinavian opponents and dreams hanging in the balance.
  
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• Mark Wood plans to cap his meteoric rise with a place in England's Ashes team to take on Australia this summer 

  20-06-2015 23:55 via
  
  It is hard to escape the feeling Mark Wood has timed his run to national prominence perfectly at the start of England’s Ashes summer, with the first Test against Australia three weeks away.
  
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• Gareth Southgate reveals he took heat off Portugal defeat with crazy golf competition

  20-06-2015 23:55 via
  
  Gareth Southgate took action to prevent the atmosphere from plummeting following England’s opening European Under 21 Championship defeat.
  
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• Paul Smith fight with Andre Ward to go ahead despite Liverpool boxer being fined almost £40,000 for being overweight TWICE

  20-06-2015 23:51 via
  
  Paul Smith's fight with Andre Ward will go ahead despite the British fighter being fined $60,000 (£37,780) for being overweight.
  
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• Laura Robson crashes to heavy defeat by Daria Gavrilova on her return to the court 

  20-06-2015 23:51 via
  
  Laura Robson's eagerly anticipated comeback ended in crushing defeat but she insisted she is ready and willing to play at Wimbledon if she is given a wildcard. Robson suffered a 6-0 6-1 defeat.
  
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• Argentina 1-0 Jamaica Copa America 2015 LIVE score - Lionel Messi looks to inspire his side to top spot in their final group game

  20-06-2015 23:48 via
  
  Lionel Messi's Argentina will look to take top spot in Group B when they play their final game of the first round against Jamaica in Vina del Mar. Join JONNY SINGER for all the action.
  
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• Fara Williams has football to thank for finally bringing her home as England midfielder looks forward to Norway clash  

  20-06-2015 23:44 via
  
  Fara Williams, the most capped England footballer of any era and either gender, insists that the current World Cup is no more special because of the tribulations she has endured to get here.
  
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• Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard set to earn less than Clint Dempsey in the US as Kaka keeps top spot on MLS rich list

  20-06-2015 23:42 via
  
  Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard’s deals with LA Galaxy and New York City are worth $6.2million (£3.9m) and $6m (£3.78m) a year respectively, but they will not be the top-paid players in the MLS.
  
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• Germany U21 3-0 Denmark U21: Emre Can fires another reminder to Brendan Rodgers with impressive midfield display 

  20-06-2015 23:38 via
  
  Liverpool's Emre Can caught the eye again with another assured display as Germany claimed their first win at the European Under 21 Championship.
  
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• Mo Farah will speak after Alberto Salazar's 'evidence', says PR guru Hannah Pawlby

  20-06-2015 23:38 via
  
  Mo Farah has enlisted Hannah Pawlby at Freud’s, one of the country’s best PR firms. She claimed Farah cannot go on the offensive again before Salazar makes public his ‘evidence.’
  
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• Athletics' arrogant reaction to Mo Farah's two missed tests shows just why so many believe cheating is endemic 

  20-06-2015 23:37 via
  
  OLIVER HOLT: s it really beyond the bounds of someone’s intelligence to admit that missing a couple of tests and coming up with a particularly poor excuse for one of them is not exactly ideal?
  
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• Alberto Salazar has been silent since doping allegations, leaving Mo Farah angry... so what did coach do when Sportsmail tracked him down in Portland?

  20-06-2015 23:37 via
  
  MATT LAWTON, CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER AND SPORTS JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR: It felt like it was time to find Alberto Salazar. Time to discover where he has been hiding away.
  
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• David de Gea tells Manchester United team-mates he wants to leave Old Trafford

  20-06-2015 23:32 via
  
  David De Gea has told his Manchester United team-mates he wants to quit the club for Real Madrid. The goalkeeper's future at Old Trafford is uncertain as Madrid crank up their interest in De Gea.
  
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• England have no hope of winning the Ashes if Mitchell Starc is on top form for Australia, warns former off-spinner Graeme Swann

  20-06-2015 23:31 via
  
  England will have no chance of reclaiming the Ashes if Mitchell Starc is on top of his game this summer, according to former off-spinner Graeme Swann.
  
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• Jenson Button's 25-place penalty is further evidence that Formula One is disappearing up its own exhaust pipe

  20-06-2015 23:30 via
  
  JONATHAN MCEVOY IN AUSTRIA: A combination of arcane rules and Honda's spluttering engines have produced two of the most absurd punishments ever handed out in Formula One.
  
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• Jimmy Anderson could start the Ashes for England against Australia without playing competitive cricket for five weeks

  20-06-2015 23:30 via
  
  Jimmy Anderson could start the Ashes without having played any first-class cricket since the Headingley Test against New Zealand, which ended on June 2.
  
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• Kevin Pietersen silenced by the ECB as they block a move by Sky to hire him as a pundit for the Ashes over fears of his criticism 

  20-06-2015 23:30 via
  
  England cricket chiefs blocked a move by Sky to secure Kevin Pietersen’s services as a commentator for the Ashes over fears he would continue his stinging criticism of his former team-mates.
  
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• Unlikely lad Jonny Bairstow powers England to memorable series win over New Zealand

  20-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ENGLAND’S brave new world of cricket found another happy hero in Jonny Bairstow as he powered the team to triumph in what many think is the greatest ODI series ever played.
  
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• Tom Sykes sets fastest ever lap time at Misano for World Superbikes eighth round

  20-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TOM SYKES scorched his Kawasaki to the fastest-ever lap of Misano to take pole start for this afternoon’s eighth round of the World Superbikes.
  
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• ROYAL ASCOT: Ryan Moore hailed as 'best in world' after impressive trophy haul

  20-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HE IS quiet and unassuming and few would recognise him in the street but Ryan Moore is suddenly the name on everybody’s lips.
  
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• Rangers duo Murray and Warburton admit there will be NO big-name signings

  20-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RANGERS fans have been told the days of big-name glamour signings such as Paul Gascoigne and Brian Laudrup will not be coming back.
  
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• Racing Tips: 21/6/2015

  20-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE SCOUT is the principal tipster for the Daily Express and Sunday Express, and for the last 20 years he has been acknowledged as one of the top private handicappers in England.
  
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• John Collins: Scott Brown is big BOOST for Celtic's Champions League hopes

  20-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOHN COLLINS has backed Scott Brown to lead Celtic to the money-spinning Champions League group stages after admitting the captain’s absence was a huge loss last season.
  
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• It’s time to blood England's exhilarating hitters against the Aussies

  20-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DARREN LEHMANN and his merry men probably had a little snigger when England’s pre-Ashes training squad was announced last week.
  
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• European Under-21 Championship: Gareth Southgate won’t let fear of failure deflect England

  20-06-2015 23:30
  
  One of the greatest pressures, Gareth Southgate said on Saturday, of coping with playing for England in a high-profile tournament – perhaps the greatest of them all – is dealing with the fall-out when things go wrong. And, of course, he should know.
  
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• Craig Thomson backs SFA's change on mistaken identity red cards

  20-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CRAIG THOMSON has backed the SFA’s move to change their rules on mistaken identity red cards.
  
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• Amber Hill seals Rio 2016 place winning shooting gold at the Baku European Games

  20-06-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AMBER HILL secured her selection for the Rio 2016 Olympics yesterday when she won shooting gold at the Baku European Games.
  
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• Aegon Championships 2015: Frustrated Andy Murray must win twice in one day if he is to lift Queen's title

  20-06-2015 23:25
  
  Andy Murray will have to win two matches in one day if he is to claim his fourth Aegon Championships title here. The world No 3 was tied at 3-3 in the opening set of his semi-final against Viktor Troicki when play was called off following heavy rain. The match will resume at 11am on Sunday, after which the winner will face Kevin Anderson in the final, which will not start before 2.25pm.
  
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• Paul Smith fight with Andre Ward to go ahead despite Liverpool boxer being fined almost £40,000 for being overweight

  20-06-2015 23:25 via
  
  Paul Smith's fight with Andre Ward will go ahead despite the Liverpool boxer being fined 20 per cent of the purse, working out at $60,000 (£37,780), for being overweight.
  
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• McIlroy fails to make US Open charge

  20-06-2015 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy is left to rue a series of missed putts as he fails to make a significant move in his third round at the US Open.
  
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• Lutsenko Has His Day At The Tour De Suisse

  20-06-2015 23:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Thibaut Pinot remains the leader of Tour De Suisse by thirty four seconds from Team Sky's Geraint Thomas going into the final 38km time trial after
  
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• Contador New Route Du Sud Leader

  20-06-2015 23:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Alberto Contador of Tinkoff Saxo has taken victory on the Queens Stage of Route Du Sud race.
  A 181km stage Izaourt to Bagnères-de-Luchon in
  
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• Hofland Wins Ster ZLM Stage Three

  20-06-2015 23:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Moreno Hofland of LottoNL-Jumbo has taken victory on the third stage of Ster ZLM Toer.
  Hofland missed out on victory on stage two by inches
  
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• Uruguay 1-1 Paraguay: Lucas Barrios cancels out Jose Gimenez's opener in La Serena but a point takes Oscar Tabarez's side into the last eight of the 2015 Copa America

  20-06-2015 23:03 via
  
  It wasn't pretty, but they did the job. Jose Gimenez's header helped Uruguay reach the Copa America quarter-finals, while Paraguay fought back to guarantee they will at least finish second.
  
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• Argentina vs Jamaica Copa America 2015 LIVE score - Lionel Messi looks to inspire his side to top spot in their final group game

  20-06-2015 23:01 via
  
  Lionel Messi's Argentina will look to take top spot in Group B when they play their final game of the first round against Jamaica in Vina del Mar. Join JONNY SINGER for all the action.
  
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• Brennauer Sprints Into Women's Tour Yellow

  20-06-2015 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lisa Brennauer sprinted back into the Aviva Yellow Jersey at the end of Stage Four of the Aviva Women's Tour in Stevenage, as the peloton swept up
  
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• Historial Bikes On Show At Refurbished Coventry Transport Museum

  20-06-2015 22:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Coventry's rich heritage of bicycle manufacturing is one of the stars of the show as the Coventry Transport Museum was officially relaunched today.
  
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• New Zealand 21-16 England

  20-06-2015 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Zealand win the World Rugby U20 Championship for the fifth time after beating England 21-16 in Italy.
  
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• VIDEO: GB's Heatly wins diving gold in Baku

  20-06-2015 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Heatly wins diving gold for Team GB in the men's 3m springboard event at the European Games in Baku, his third medal of the competition.
  
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• We've wanted this for years - Morgan

  20-06-2015 22:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England one-day captain Eoin Morgan says the players have been trying to play like they did against New Zealand for "years".
  
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• England loss sets up Russia test

  20-06-2015 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England will face Russia in the quarter-finals of the Cerebral Palsy World Championships despite losing 1-0 to Ukraine
  
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• Uruguay 1-1 Paraguay Copa America 2015 LIVE score - South American stars seeking quarter-final place in final group game

  20-06-2015 21:47 via
  
  Uruguay need a win in their final group game to guarantee a place in the quarter-finals of the 2015 Copa America, but face stiff opposition in Paraguay. Join JONNY SINGER for all the action.
  
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• Hodgson: Door not shut for Carroll

  20-06-2015 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Roy Hodgson has told Andy Carroll he can win his place back in the England squad if he hits the ground running next season.Deep in the bow
  
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• Butland staying positive

  20-06-2015 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Goalkeeper Jack Butland insists England are far better placed than two years ago to progress to the European Championship semi-finals and beyond.
  
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• GB coxed four win Para-rowing gold

  20-06-2015 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain's mixed coxed four win gold in the Para-rowing World Cup in Varese in a new world best time
  
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• Hermitage sets new world record

  20-06-2015 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Athlete Georgina Hermitage claims her first world record after setting a new best in the T37 400m at the IPC Grand Prix.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton quickly into his rhythm as Formula One champion plays the drums after taking pole for Austrian Grand Prix

  20-06-2015 21:35 via
  
  Lewis Hamilton took pole position for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, and celebrated by showing off his percussion skills during a fan event at the Red Bull Ring circuit in Spielberg.
  
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• Uruguay 1-0 Paraguay Copa America 2015 LIVE score - South American stars seeking quarter-final place in final group game

  20-06-2015 21:34 via
  
  Uruguay need a win in their final group game to guarantee a place in the quarter-finals of the 2015 Copa America, but face stiff opposition in Paraguay. Join JONNY SINGER for all the action.
  
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• Scrappy draw enough for Uruguay

  20-06-2015 21:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Uruguay failed to convert a host of chances as they were held by Paraguay, but a 1-1 draw was enough to see them into the quarter-finals of the Cop
  
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• England vs New Zealand: Jonny Bairstow provides twist in the plot that won't be forgotten

  20-06-2015 21:31
  
  There was a pub in Chester-le-Street advertising an 8am opening this morning. There was that kind of anticipation in the north-east air. This is a series that has re-invigorated interest in England’s one-day team and Durham’s Riverside was full early.
  
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