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• What's wrong with Formula One... and how to fix it: Jenson Button, Vijay Mallya, Matthew Carter, Claire Williams and Eddie Jordan give their views  

  04-07-2015 23:54 via
  
  Jenson Button, Vijay Mallya, Matthew Carter, Claire Williams and Eddie Jordan gave their views on the state of their sport.
  
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• Ashes match referees plan sledging crackdown with threats of fines and bans

  04-07-2015 23:46 via
  
  Match referees for the Ashes have been asked to crack down on bad behaviour, with players risking hefty fines and lengthy bans if they overstep the mark.
  
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• Wimbledon 2015 results: Dustin Brown, Roger Federer, James Ward, Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and more

  04-07-2015 23:44 via
  
  Follow Sportsmail's live coverage of day six at Wimbledon with seven-time champion Roger Federer among those in action at SW19. Brit James Ward also takes to No 1 Court this afternoon.
  
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• Federer overcomes big-serving Groth

  04-07-2015 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Roger Federer beats big-serving Sam Groth and Marin Cilic seals victory, but Jo-Wilfried Tsonga exits Wimbledon.
  
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• Ryan Harris admits that the thought of undergoing gruelling rehab on his right knee forced him into retirement

  04-07-2015 23:43 via
  
  An emotional Ryan Harris has spoken of the pain of being forced to retire due to a knee injury as Australia were dealt the first severe blow of their Ashes tour
  
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• Ian Bell gives his guide on how to get it right against Australia's left-arm Mitchells - Starc and Johnson

  04-07-2015 23:41 via
  
  The toughest challenge for England’s batsmen this summer will be combating the twin left-arm threat of the Mitchells — Starc and Johnson. Ian Bell sheds some light on how is best to deal with them
  
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• Rafael Nadal needs a 'super coach' to help him get his mind straight... former world No 1 has lost his aura

  04-07-2015 23:39 via
  
  Rafael Nadal will never get rid of uncle Toni as his coach, but it is time for him to add someone to his team in who has been in these positions as a player.
  
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• England players will earn record bonuses of more than £1m if they recapture the Ashes 

  04-07-2015 23:39 via
  
  England will bank record bonuses of more than £1million if they win back the Ashes this summer. Captain Alastair Cook and his team start the first Test of the five-match series in Cardiff on Wednesday.
  
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• Andy Murray survives scare to reach second week of Wimbledon 2015 after beating Andreas Seppi in four sets on Centre Court

  04-07-2015 23:38 via
  
  OLIVER HOLT: There was still a low hum around Centre Court, the way there is on glorious late summer evenings after the crowd has just witnessed a dramatic match, when Andy Murray walked out
  
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• Manchester United should invest in a women's team says MP Barbara Keeley  

  04-07-2015 23:37 via
  
  It has long since been a point of debate as to why Manchester United do not have a women’s team. When rivals City re-launched last year, they did so by signing a raft of England internationals.
  
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• Justin Rose on how he can crack The Open, beating Nick Faldo's record... and the secret behind his new teeth!

  04-07-2015 23:36 via
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON: Justin Rose is in good form. He talks revealingly about everything from the two men at the summit of the game, to the dental work he had done recently.
  
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• Robin van Persie set to learn Manchester United fate next week... but Dutchman is not short of options if he shown the door 

  04-07-2015 23:35 via
  
  Robin van Persie plans to return to Manchester United next week for talks with manager Louis van Gaal about his future as Valencia became the latest club to express an interest in signing him.
  
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• Stuart Broad stands his ground over ethics with the Ashes just days away as Aussie 'enemy' says: Win at all costs is wrong but I will never walk 

  04-07-2015 23:35 via
  
  OLIVER HOLT INTERVIEWS STUART BROAD: Stuart Broad has never apologised. He doesn’t feel the need. He is, though, ready to lift the lid for the first time on what happened out on the square that day...
  
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• Angel di Maria limps off injured in Copa America final as Manchester United forward suffers yet another setback  

  04-07-2015 23:35 via
  
  Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal might have been concerned to see Angel di Maria limp off injured inside the first half an hour of the Copa America final on Saturday night.
  
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• England and Australia must play the Ashes hard... that's the way Phillip Hughes would like it

  04-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  OLIVER HOLT: It is an easy mistake to confuse compassion for Phillip Hughes and all those who knew and loved him with the idea that Ashes cricket should be a changed landscape in the wake of his tragic death.
  
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• Caroline Wozniacki out to stop to majors rot at Wimbledon as Dane trashes Camila Giorgi to reach last-16 

  04-07-2015 23:28 via
  
  Caroline Wozniacki bought herself a necklace as an incentive to complete the New York marathon last year but will play no such mind games with herself at Wimbledon.
  
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• Heather Watson has to build on her Friday night thriller against Serena Williams 

  04-07-2015 23:28 via
  
  Heather Watson’s quest to build on the dramatic scare she caused Serena Williams will take her next into the depths of the South American winter.
  
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• Powell runs 9.81secs in Paris

  04-07-2015 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell runs the second fastest 100m of the year to win the Diamond League in Paris.
  
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• Manchester United looking to hijack Chelsea's £8million move for Stoke City goalkeeper Asmir Begovic

  04-07-2015 23:04 via
  
  Chelsea fear Manchester United are ready to hijack their swoop for goalkeeper Asmir Begovic. Jose Mourinho has identified the Stoke shot-stopper as the man he wants to replace Petr Cech.
  
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• Steve Smith has gone from the clown to the king, so will he have the last laugh against England in this summer's Ashes series? 

  04-07-2015 23:01 via
  
  Have you heard the one about the Australian who was brought into the Ashes to add a bit of humour to a downhearted dressing room? The joke may have been on Steve Smith then but not now
  
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• Wimbledon 2015: 'Heather Watson has got to hold her head high,' says nine-times champion Martina Navratiolva

  04-07-2015 23:00
  
  There’s no rivalry in women’s tennis any more, they said. None at all given the thundering ascendancy of Serena “Slam” Williams on the cusp of winning her fourth major in a row.
  
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• Ashes 2015: Mitchells Johnson and Starc promise hostility and pace

  04-07-2015 23:00
  
  England’s batsmen won’t simply require technique to tackle Australia’s armoury of fast bowlers this summer – they will also need courage. Scarred by the experience of facing Mitchell Johnson on pitches Down Under 18 months ago, the likes of Alastair Cook, Ian Bell and Joe Root will be out to banish some  demons in the First Ashes Test in Cardiff this week.
  
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• Golden Horn gives Frankie Dettori victory in Coral-Eclipse Stakes after Derby success 

  04-07-2015 22:40 via
  
  Golden Horn and Frankie Dettori blasted away their rivals in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown, as the Derby-winning colt joined an elite list of champions.
  
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• Ivo Karlovic denies doing anything wrong after victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to reach Wimbledon fourth round is marred by double hit row

  04-07-2015 22:37 via
  
  Ivo Karlovic insisted he had done nothing wrong after the big-hitting Croat appeared to get away with a ‘double hit’ against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to set up a last-16 showdown with Andy Murray.
  
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• Kvitova bemused by Jankovic defeat

  04-07-2015 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Petra Kvitova says she cannot explain the surprise defeat by Jelena Jankovic that ended her Wimbledon title defence.
  
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• 'Plastic Brit' Cindy Ofili is accused of taking easy road to World Championships

  04-07-2015 22:32 via
  
  It was Independence Day in the USA but there were no stars and stripes in sight as two American born sisters confirmed their spot on the Great Britain team for the World Championships this summer.
  
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• VIDEO: Magical Monfils wows SW19 crowd

  04-07-2015 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Flamboyant Frenchman Gael Monfils stuns the crowd on Court One by playing some amazing tennis against fellow countryman Gilles Simon.
  
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• Copa America 2015 Final LIVE Chile 0-0 Argentina: Lionel Messi looking for first major international trophy against hosts 

  04-07-2015 22:14 via
  
  Messi will go into his second major international final in as many years hoping to finally lead Argentina to glory. Join JONNY SINGER for all the action, with MARTIN DOMIN in Chile.
  
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• Hughes & Ofili qualify for Worlds

  04-07-2015 22:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zharnel Hughes and Cindy Ofili qualify for the World Championships in their first outings as British athletes.
  
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• VIDEO: Highlights: Murray's win over Seppi

  04-07-2015 21:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray defeats Italian Andreas Seppi in four sets to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon 2015.
  
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• Andy Murray overcomes shoulder injury to beat Andreas Seppi and move into the fourth round at Wimbledon

  04-07-2015 21:38
  
  Andy Murray is the last Briton standing in the singles at Wimbledon after he overcame a third-set blip to beat Italy's Andreas Seppi and book his place in the fourth round.
  
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• Andy Murray survives scare to reach second week of Wimbledon after beating Andreas Seppi in four sets on Centre Court

  04-07-2015 21:30 via
  
  Andy Murray came through a wobble on Center Court as he beat Italian world No 27 Andreas Seppi in four sets to confirm his place in the second week of Wimbledon.
  
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• Murray through after injury scare

  04-07-2015 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Andy Murray overcomes a shoulder problem to beat Italy's Andreas Seppi in the third round of Wimbledon.
  
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• Copa America 2015 Final LIVE Chile vs Argentina: Lionel Messi looking for first major international trophy against hosts 

  04-07-2015 21:18 via
  
  Messi will go into his second major international final in as many years hoping to finally lead Argentina to glory. Join JONNY SINGER for all the action, with MARTIN DOMIN in Chile.
  
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• Smith not feeling the pressure

  04-07-2015 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Steve Smith may come into the Ashes ranked as the world's leading batsman, but the 26-year-old Australian knows his hard work has only just started
  
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• Shane Byrne takes a tumble but comes up smiling with pole at Knockhill

  04-07-2015 20:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SHANE BYRNE had highs and lows en route to pole start for this afternoon’s Scottish fifth round of MCE Insurance British Superbikes at Knockhill.
  
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• Ramsey and Bale lift Wales - Strachan

  04-07-2015 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey are lifting Wales to new heights, according to Scotland manager Gordon Strachan.
  
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• Two ‘plastic Brits’ finish ahead of Jessica Ennis-Hill at the British Championships

  04-07-2015 20:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JESSICA ENNIS-HILL ran a wind-assisted season’s best in the 100metres hurdles at the British Championships – but finished third behind two American-born athletes.
  
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• British pair win sailing bronze

  04-07-2015 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sophie Weguelin and Eilidh McIntyre win sailing bronze for Great Britain at the European Championships in Denmark.
  
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• Rohan Dennis smashes Tour de France speed record as Chris Froome lags behind

  04-07-2015 20:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AUSTRALIAN Rohan Dennis captured the race lead and the opening stage of the Tour de France with a new fastest ever average time trial speed in the Tour’s history – 55.446 kmh.
  
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• Jessica Ennis-Hill finishes third in 100m hurdles but will hold off decision on Beijing 

  04-07-2015 20:35 via
  
  Jessica Ennis-Hill revealed she would make a late call on whether to compete at the World Championships in Beijing in August after proving her speed is returning with a season's best over the 100 metres.
  
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• VIDEO: Inside F1: British GP qualifying

  04-07-2015 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lee McKenzie is joined by David Coulthard as they look back at Lewis Hamilton claiming pole for the British Grand Prix.
  
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• Ward knocked out in five-set battle

  04-07-2015 20:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British number four James Ward's brave bid to reach the last 16 at Wimbledon ends in a thrilling five-set defeat at the hands of Vasek Pospisil.
  
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• VIDEO: Jankovic beats Kvitova - 5 best shots

  04-07-2015 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former world number one Jelena Jankovic comes from a set down to beat last year's champion Petra Kvitova at Wimbledon.
  
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• Chelsea and Barcelona to battle it out for Arda Turan with Manchester United turning their attentions elsewhere 

  04-07-2015 20:15 via
  
  Chelsea and Barcelona have been left to battle it out for Atletico Madrid midfielder Arda Turan with Manchester United opting to put their resources towards Morgan Schneiderlin
  
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• Petra Kvitova beaten by Jelena Jankovic as her Wimbledon title defence comes to shock early end on Centre Court 

  04-07-2015 20:15 via
  
  Petra Kvitova lost her grip on the Venus Rosewater Dish after crumbling from a set and a break up to suffer defeat to Jelena Jankovic, who showed the conviction of play that once took her to world No 1.
  
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• Cavan lose to Roscommon in qualifier

  04-07-2015 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cavan lose to Roscommon in the All-Ireland Football Qualifiers for the second year in succession, going down 3-17 to 1-16.
  
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• Why is it that there’s no women’s team at Manchester United? - Michael Calvin

  04-07-2015 20:09
  
  The cold, grey logic of Manchester United’s marketing strategy corrodes the concept of emotional commitment, so supporters are regarded as “addressable individuals” whose buying habits are minutely analysed and efficiently exploited.
  
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• Wimbledon 2015 - Derek Laud: Serena Williams' pursuit of sixth title is not lost in translation

  04-07-2015 20:02
  
  Serena Williams’ coach and consultant, Patrick Mouratoglou, has been credited with preparing Serena for her recent victory at the French Open. One of the bizarre things about his relationship with her is an informal agreement they have which dictates that under no circumstances can the Frenchman speak to her in English.
  
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• Volkswagen duo lead in Poland

  04-07-2015 20:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Volkswagen team-mates Sebastien Ogier and Andreas Mikkelsen will contest what should prove a thrilling final day of the Lotos Rally Poland on Sunda
  
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