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• Sir Nick Faldo gears up for another St Andrews appearance as former coach David Leadbetter reflects on their glory years

  11-07-2015 23:53 via
  
  A quarter of a century has now passed since Sir Nick Faldo was in his pomp, lapping the field at The Open at St Andrews for the fourth of his six majors. He will be part of The Open field again this week.
  
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• Federer eyes Wimbledon title record

  11-07-2015 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Roger Federer will look to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon titles on Sunday when he plays defending champion Novak Djokovic in the final.
  
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• Ashes 2015: Captain Alastair Cook says England team want to stay on the front foot

  11-07-2015 23:51
  
  Victorious England captain Alastair Cook believes the win in Cardiff shows that his side can beat Australia without needing to compromise on the aggressive, front-foot style that has served them so well so far this summer.
  
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• The Open: Tiger Woods gives Rory McIlroy a shoulder to cry on

  11-07-2015 23:47
  
  A first look at St Andrews in the company of junior golfers followed by a sage word on the absent Rory McIlroy; all in all, a gentle Open loosener for Tiger Woods. “You can’t live in a box,” said Woods, reflecting on a phone call with McIlroy, who dropped him a line after he ruptured the ankle ligament that forced his withdrawal from his Open defence next week.
  
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• Raheem Sterling criticism has to stop, football is ruthless too... if you want loyalty, put a labrador on the wing

  11-07-2015 23:43 via
  
  OLIVER HOLT: So these are the things that have been levelled at Raheem Sterling: he’s selfish, he’s disloyal, he’s callow, he’s arrogant, he’s ambitious. Well, yes. Newsflash: he’s a professional footballer.
  
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• Tour de France 2015: Tony Martin's crash injuries show multiple pile-ups are an unpleasant feature of the race

  11-07-2015 23:43
  
  When race leader Tony Martin abandons with a broken collarbone from one crash, and the Tour itself briefly halts on stage three to allow ambulances to get through to the injured from another, it would be easy to argue that this past week’s multiple pile-ups in the Tour are a new, unpleasant feature of the race.
  
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• Watford join Bournemouth in chase for former Leeds midfielder Max Gradel 

  11-07-2015 23:41 via
  
  Watford are rivalling Bournemouth for St Etienne winger Max Gradel. The French club want £7m for the 27-year-old former Leeds United player.
  
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• Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza win Wimbledon women’s doubles final

  11-07-2015 23:41
  
  • Pair beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in three tight sets
  • Hingis and Mirza fight back for victory under floodlightsMartina Hingis has waited 17 years – half her life – to add to her three Wimbledon titles. The wait is over after a topsy-turvy, tooth-and-nail women’s doubles final in which the 34-year-old Swiss and her partner, India’s Sania Mirza, defeated the formidable Russian pairing of Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina.The match started on Centre Court in bright s
  
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• Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal refusing to panic about the lack of firepower in his squad ahead of USA pre-season tour

  11-07-2015 23:40 via
  
  Manchester United agreed a deal to sign Bastian Schweinsteiger from Bayern Munich for £13million on Saturday, but they still look likely to start the season short on firepower.
  
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• Cardiff Ashes pitch debate continues

  11-07-2015 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robert Croft, Ian Healy and Geoffrey Boycott debate the merits of the Cardiff wicket on which England beat Australia in the Ashes.
  
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• Georginio Wijnaldum did not need to be persuaded to join Newcastle, insists Steve McClaren after midfielder's £14.5m transfer 

  11-07-2015 23:39 via
  
  Steve McClaren says he did not have to sell Newcastle United to Georginio Wijnaldum after the £14.5million Holland midfielder became the third most expensive player in the club's history.
  
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• Tour de France 2015: Riders ready to go flat out for last time

  11-07-2015 23:38
  
  With three stages in the Pyrenees and four in the Alps to come, by common consent the contenders’ battle for supremacy in the mountains will have a greater influence than usual on the final outcome of this year’s Tour de France. But it also means that 12 July's team time-trial represents the last big chance for non-climbers to leave their mark on the outcome of the 2015 race – and they will be determined to make the most of it.
  
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• Casillas to join Porto from Madrid

  11-07-2015 23:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Porto agree a deal to sign Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas, 34, from Real Madrid.
  
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• Chris Froome is the man in form as Briton retains lead in Tour de France while Vincenzo Nibali falls short

  11-07-2015 23:35 via
  
  Chris Froome is proving himself to be very much the alpha male on this Tour. It now turns out that his confrontation with Vincenzo Nibali was more heated than was first described.
  
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• Tour de France 2015: Chris Froome goes on the attack to faze rivals

  11-07-2015 23:35
  
  Tour de France leader Chris Froome fired off his third warning shot of the race’s first week to his rivals with a lengthy, testing attack on the Mûr-de-Bretagne summit finish that once again strongly suggests that he will be the standout favourite in the Tour’s crucial upcoming mountain stages.
  
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• Novak Djokovic can't win Wimbledon 2015 final if Roger Federer continues to serve as majestically as he did against Andy Murray

  11-07-2015 23:32 via
  
  JOHN LLOYD EXCLUSIVE: If Roger Federer serves like he did on Friday in the final against Novak Djokovic, he wins Wimbledon. I have no doubt about it.
  
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• Santos set to answer Sandro's call after QPR midfielder is denied a UK return

  11-07-2015 23:32 via
  
  Santos are in talks to sign QPR midfielder Sandro on a season loan. The Brazilian has been left in limbo after the Home Office declared he did not have a work permit last season.
  
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• Tiger Woods believes he can claim a third Open title at St Andrews, but all eyes are on Jordan Spieth with Rory McIlroy absent 

  11-07-2015 23:32 via
  
  Who would have thought they would see the day when Tiger Woods would pitch up for an Open Championship and his first look at the course would involve him holding the flags for other players?
  
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• Wimbledon 2015: Order of play for Sunday 12 July

  11-07-2015 23:31
  
  • Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are first on Centre Court in men’s final
  • Mixed doubles final follows with Martina Hingis in action 2pm start Continue reading...
  
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• Roger Federer is surfing a wave of support as he prepares for his Wimbledon 2015 final showdown with Novak Djokovic 

  11-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Novak Djokovic could not blink back the tears after he missed out on the French Open title five weeks ago and the Roland Garros crowd saluted him on the podium.
  
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• Ben Morgan ready for World Cup battle following injury-ravaged season 

  11-07-2015 23:30 via
  
  Ben Morgan admits he feared for his career when he suffered a serious ankle injury in January - but the England No 8 remains hopeful of being fit for the forthcoming World Cup.
  
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• Ashes 2015: This is not the terrifying Australia side that so many feared

  11-07-2015 23:30
  
  While a week might be a long time in politics, for the Australian cricket team four days proved to be quite arduous enough, the Cardiff Test laughing heartily in the face of nearly all pre-series speculation.
  
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• World Championships in Beijing could become podium of shame as drugs cheats Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell lead the field

  11-07-2015 23:30 via
  
  Next month’s World Championships men’s 100m final is in danger of rivalling the 1988 Olympic final in Seoul as the ‘Dirtiest Race in History’.
  
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• Brian Toomey back in the saddle two years after 'dying' in fall at Perth 

  11-07-2015 23:30 via
  
  Races do not come much more humdrum than the novices’ selling hurdle at Southwell on Sunday afternoon, but to Brian Toomey it is, quite simply, ‘the biggest race of my life’.
  
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• Roger Federer is nullifying stamina with elegance... all real sports fans want him to win Wimbledon final

  11-07-2015 23:30 via
  
  OLIVER HOLT: The best ticket in sport is not at the Nou Camp or the Sydney Cricket Ground. It is not at the Maracana. The best ticket in sport is anywhere you can watch Federer play.
  
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• Robin van Persie leaves Manchester United with some magical memories | Paul Wilson

  11-07-2015 23:30
  
  They need an exceptional striker now, not one looking to recapture his former brilliance, but the Dutchman’s jaw-dropping goals will not be forgotten in a hurryThis time last year it appeared Robin van Persie’s career was again on the verge of something remarkable. There had been that World Cup header against Spain, an exceptional and lasting decoration to the portfolio of a striker who has specialised in the jaw-dropping.Run through any of the YouTube compilations of Van Persie’s goals an
  
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• Burst of pace keeps Great Britain's Chris Froome ahead in Tour de France

  11-07-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN’S Chris Froome held on to the yellow jersey after stage eight of the Tour de France yesterday.
  
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• Alan Irvine to remain without a club until the New Year after West Brom turn down request to renegotiate 'gardening leave'

  11-07-2015 23:27 via
  
  Former West Brom manager Alan Irvine has been left unable to return to football until the New Year after the Premier League club turned down a request to renegotiate the terms of his dismissal.
  
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• Anthony Crolla, back from the brink after battling with burglars, is a hero no matter what happens against Darleys Perez  

  11-07-2015 23:22 via
  
  Seven months after the horrific attack by burglars that left him with a fractured skull and shattered ankle, Ant Crolla is preparing for a triumphant return to the boxing ring.
  
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• The Bouncer: Brad Haddin fashions criticism, Ed Miliband pitches in

  11-07-2015 23:08
  
  Shane Watson was given out lbw or, as Twitter have renamed it, “Leg before Watson” for the 29th time in Test matchesMoeen Ali’s first spell was two overs long and leaked 22. But Alastair Cook turned back to him for the over before lunch and was rewarded with the key wicket of David Warner, prompting an Australia collapse. Moeen returned after the break to get rid of the once dangerous Brad Haddin. Continue reading...
  
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• Petr Cech picks squad No 33 as he prepares to start new chapter at Arsenal 

  11-07-2015 23:05 via
  
  He may be Arsenal's undisputed No 1 heading into the forthcoming season, but Petr Cech has decided that No 33 will be more appropriate for his career at the Emirates Stadium.
  
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• Ryan Moore set to be out for ‘more than a month’ from Newmarket injury

  11-07-2015 23:02
  
  • Gary Moore, the rider’s father, reveals extent of lay-off
  • Aidan O’Brien’s jockey likely to miss Glorious GoodwoodRyan Moore, who injured his neck when unseated in the stalls before a race on Thursday, is likely to be out of action for “more than a month”, the jockey’s father, Gary Moore, has revealed.Moore, one of the world’s top riders, walked away from the incident at Newmarket but later complained of pain and was taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge for assessm
  
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• Hingis wins Wimbledon doubles final

  11-07-2015 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Martina Hingis wins her first Wimbledon title in 17 years, joining up with Sania Mirza to win a thrilling doubles final.
  
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• Martina Hingis and Sania Mirza fight back to clinch Wimbledon women's doubles title

  11-07-2015 23:00 via
  
  The fairytale comeback continued for Martina Hingis as the 34-year-old claimed her first Wimbledon title since 1998 with Indian partner Sania Mirza on Centre Court under floodlights.
  
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• Tottenham look to re-enter race for Morgan Schneiderlin following Manchester United's capture of German Bastian Schweinsteiger

  11-07-2015 23:00 via
  
  Tottenham are preparing to re-enter the race for Morgan Schneiderlin after Manchester United pushed ahead with their deal for Bayern Munich midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger.
  
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• French referees can give England World Cup edge over Wales and Australia

  11-07-2015 23:00
  
  Jérôme Garcès and Romain Poite are both strict controllers of the scrum and that could play into the hosts’ hands in their two crucial group matchesIt may be the 200th anniversary of the battle of Waterloo but England will not be overly concerned that their two most significant World Cup group matches, against Australia and Wales, are being controlled by Frenchmen.Jérôme Garcès, as he did in the Six Nations at the Millennium Stadium – when the home side took exception
  
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• Andy Murray must hurry to recover from Wimbledon loss to Roger Federer

  11-07-2015 23:00
  
  Andy Murray admitted it will be tough to get over his semi-final defeat but said he would be ready for the Davis Cup quarter-final against France on FridayAndy Murray admits that a single day will not be enough to ease the pain of losing on home soil for the sixth time to Roger Federer, this time within reach of appearing in a third Wimbledon final. But the disappointment will fade, after a quick look back and a determined look forward. Related: Roger Federer unbreakable against Andy Murray in W
  
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• Tony and Brian Smith ready to meet as Warrington and Wakefield coaches

  11-07-2015 23:00
  
  The brothers have never coached against each other before and will put all family ties aside when they meet on SundayTony Smith and his older brother, Brian, have taken very different paths to get to this point, but on Sunday they will finally coach against each other for the first time. Unlike Brian, who returned home to Australia after two previous spells in England with Hull and Bradford, Tony has remained in the country ever since taking charge at Huddersfield in 2000. He even became a Briti
  
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• Steve McClaren demands top-eight finish as Newcastle sign Wijnaldum

  11-07-2015 23:00
  
  • McClaren says Newcastle in better shape than he expected
  • Calls club record Wijnaldum deal a ‘real statement of intent’Steve McClaren has told his Newcastle players he expects them to finish in the Premier League’s top eight this season, pointing to the club record signing of the Holland international Georginio Wijnaldum as a “real statement of intent”.Considering John Carver’s former team dallied with relegation last spring, achieving such a target represents a challenge for
  
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• Open 2015: Seats for 21,000 to marvel at ‘insane’ and ‘disgusting’ changes

  11-07-2015 22:59
  
  St Andrews stages the Open for a 29th time where a two-tiered grandstand will form part of the biggest arena in the 144 years of the championshipThe home of golf, the venerable links course where players soak up the history like sunbathers on the nearby beaches. St Andrews oozes history and has hosted the Open 28 times, dating back to 1873, the year the first sleeper was introduced in Britain on the Glasgow to London express. Continue reading...
  
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• Jordan Spieth: the all-American hero predestined for golfing greatness | Ewan Murray

  11-07-2015 22:59
  
  The 21-year-old Masters and US Open champion can join Ben Hogan in the record books with victory at the Open but his rocket-fuelled progress is no surpriseLong before Jordan Spieth was burdened by constant attention, he had acquainted himself with lofty ambition. On YouTube, a 2008 video exists of a 14-year-old Spieth outlining his golfing plans. “My ultimate goal is to win the Masters,” says the skinny teenager. Skip forward to December 2012 and footage appears of Spieth explaining his deci
  
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• How Williams blew Silverstone win

  11-07-2015 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why Williams' best-of-the-rest tag is remarkable given their budget, and stats say they could have taken a memorable win at Silverstone.
  
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• Iker Casillas agrees Porto transfer as Real Madrid confirm goalkeeper is on his way 

  11-07-2015 22:45 via
  
  Real Madrid have announced that legendary goalkeeper Iker Casillas has agreed a move to Porto. The Spanish giants announced the news on their official website on Saturday night.
  
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• Hall fifth as Stimpson returns

  11-07-2015 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Lucy Hall finishes fifth at the triathlon European Championships in Geneva, as Jodie Stimpson returns from injury.
  
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• It's the Serena Slam! Now Williams is just one shy of Graf’s record of 22 majors after thrilling final

  11-07-2015 22:27 via
  
  NICK HARRIS AT WIMBLEDON: Serena Williams remains on course to complete a calendar Grand Slam after defeating Garbine Muguruza 6-4, 6-4 at Wimbledon.
  
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• De Villiers makes Springboks return

  11-07-2015 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South Africa captain Jean de Villiers makes his first appearance for eight months ahead of the World Cup.
  
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• Verona Stars 0-10 QPR: Double figures for Chris Ramsey's side in pre-season opener

  11-07-2015 22:16 via
  
  Queens Park Rangers got their pre-season off to the perfect start with a 10-0 demolition job of make-shift opponents Verona Stars on Saturday. The Italian side replaced Shakhtar Donetsk late.
  
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• Daniel Brooks regains Scottish Open lead despite suffering nightmare start at Gullane 

  11-07-2015 22:12 via
  
  England's Daniel Brooks battled back from a nightmare start to reclaim the lead after the third round of the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open on Saturday.
  
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• For the young guys in their first Ashes Test, England's win over Australia is a special moment but there is no resting on laurels

  11-07-2015 22:09 via
  
  STUART BROAD: I hesitate to describe any performance as perfect but that certainly was not far off. To come out and play the way we did against Australia is incredibly gratifying for everyone. 
  
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• Joe Root hails his most important ton after starring as England beat Australia to win first Ashes Test in Cardiff 

  11-07-2015 22:06 via
  
  Man-of-the-match Joe Root hailed the most important innings of his increasingly impressive international career after England crushed Australia in Cardiff to take a 1-0 Ashes series lead.
  
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