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• Jose Baxter tells of how an ecstasy pill nearly ruined his Sheffield United career

  18-07-2015 23:56 via
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN: For Sheffield United’s Jose Baxter, the worst part of his failed drug test was having to confront close friends and ask if they were responsible.
  
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• Woods misses cut at weather-hit Open

  18-07-2015 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three-time Open champion Tiger Woods misses the cut in two major championships in a row for the first time.
  
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• Sky quizzed own doctor over Chris Froome’s integrity following British cyclist's breakthrough ride in 2011 

  18-07-2015 23:54 via
  
  Team Sky have reiterated their faith in Chris Froome’s extraordinary performances after the revelation that senior personnel once harboured doubts that he was riding clean.
  
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• Quigg stuns Martinez to retain title

  18-07-2015 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Scott Quigg stops Kiko Martinez in the second round in Manchester to defend his WBA super-bantamweight title.
  
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• F1 must 'never relent' on safety

  18-07-2015 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Senior figures in Formula 1 pledge to continue their pursuit of increased safety in the wake of the death of Jules Bianchi.
  
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• Manchester United line up Ajax keeper Jasper Cillessen

  18-07-2015 23:32 via
  
  Louis van Gaal sees his former Holland goalkeeper Jasper Cillesssen as a potential replacement for David de Gea - who has told team-mates of his desire to return to Madrid this summer.
  
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• Adam Lallana ready to step up at Liverpool after starting last season on the back foot

  18-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  DOMINIC KING IN BRISBANE: It has been another summer of immense change for Adam Lallana but, unlike 12 months ago, he is not showing a hint of strain.
  
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• Aston Villa may look to loan stars such as James Wilson and Patrick Bamford to replace Fabian Delph and Christian Benteke

  18-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  Tim Sherwood will scour the loan market as part of his efforts to rebuild Aston Villa after the departures of Fabian Delph and Christian Benteke. James Wilson and Patrick Bamford could be available.
  
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• Angel di Maria must hand in transfer request if he wants to leave Manchester United for PSG this summer

  18-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  IAN LADYMAN IN SEATTLE: Angel di Maria will have to formally ask Manchester United for a transfer if he wants to leave Old Trafford after only a single season in the Premier League.
  
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• Mohamed Salah set for Roma loan as Chelsea ask for Alessio Romagnoli in return

  18-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah has agreed to join Roma on loan. The Blues have asked about Roma’s 20-year-old left-sided centre-back Alessio Romagnoli for their part of the equation.
  
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• Samir Nasri determined not to be fall guy for new signings at Manchester City

  18-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  DOMINIC KING ON THE GOLD COAST: Samir Nasri will not let himself become the odd man out in Manchester City’s midfield and vowed to raise his standards next season.
  
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• Mo Farah hoping for British lift on return to Olympic Stadium for Anniversary Games

  18-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  Mo Farah returns to the scene of his greatest triumph on Friday hoping a rousing reception from British fans will help put recent troubles to the back of his mind.
  
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• Theo Walcott stakes claim for new Arsenal deal with starring show in pre-season

  18-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  MATT BARLOW: Theo Walcott made a timely impression on boss Arsene Wenger as Arsenal won the Barclays Asia Trophy with a 3-1 win against Everton.
  
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• Briton Steve Cummings steals spotlight from Chris Froome in latest Tour de France stage

  18-07-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITON Steve Cummings claimed a stunning smash and grab win on stage 14 of the Tour de France.
  
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• Lord’s Test can be saved - Agnew

  18-07-2015 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The growing potential of all-rounder Ben Stokes and the form of Alastair Cook offer hope of saving the Lord's Test, says Jonathan Agnew.
  
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• Hideki Matsuyama already has the signs of a serial major champion... with the youngster eyeing place in sporting history with victory at The Open

  18-07-2015 23:28 via
  
  CHRIS CUTMORE AT ST ANDREWS: Jordan Spieth may well have his eyes on a third major of the year, but Japan's Hideki Matsuyama is eyeing a equally big feat if he was to win this year's Open.
  
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• Scott Quigg blows aways Kiko Martinez and retains WBA super-bantamweight title

  18-07-2015 23:15 via
  
  Scott Quigg retained the WBA super-bantamweight title with a devastating second round knockout of Kiko Martinez in Manchester on Saturday night.
  
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• FC Groningen 0-3 Southampton: Ronald Koeman's men get off to winning start on mini pre-season tour of Holland

  18-07-2015 23:07 via
  
  Southampton got their pre-season trip to Holland off to a winning start with a 3-0 win against Groningen. Jose Fonte, Sadio Mane and Graziano Pelle were all on target as the Saints cruised to victory
  
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• Kearney and Russell add to GB golds

  18-07-2015 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teenagers Tully Kearney & Hannah Russell add to GB's medal haul on the penultimate day of the IPC Swimming World Championships.
  
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• Scotland seal place in next year’s World Twenty20 in India following 23-run victory against Oman 

  18-07-2015 23:00 via
  
  Scotland secured their place in next year’s World Twenty20 after beating Oman in their final qualifier and then getting the result they needed from the match between Holland and Kenya.
  
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• Mitchell Marsh: Australia are in the driving seat against England at Lord's 

  18-07-2015 22:57 via
  
  Rookie all-rounder Mitchell Marsh celebrated his first Ashes wickets and said he wants more as Australia look to level the series against England at Lord's.
  
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• The Open: Tee times

  18-07-2015 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tee times for the 144th Open Championship at St Andrews.
  
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• Ashes fan takes a tumble while Alastair Cook gets ‘nervous nineties’ again - TALE OF THE DAY AT LORD'S

  18-07-2015 22:50 via
  
  Wickets weren’t tumbling on Saturday night, but one spectator certainly was. Cameras zoomed in on a lady as she tried to sit down, but her seat was up and she crumpled to the floor.
  
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• 'All joy and no tears' as five-time champion Tom Watson calls time on his Open glories

  18-07-2015 22:44 via
  
  This is not how it was meant to end for Tom Watson. In his dreams, he must have imagined a sunny, mid- afternoon stroll over the Swilcan Bridge to the cheers of swollen galleries.
  
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• Steven Finn set to beef up England's bowling attack against Australia in third Ashes Test at Edgbaston 

  18-07-2015 22:39 via
  
  England's selectors will consider freshening up the bowling attack for the third Test at Edgbaston, with Steven Finn and Mark Footit both in the frame for selection.
  
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• Davis Cup: Andy and Jamie Murray beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Nicolas Mahut in doubles giving Britain 2-1 lead in quarter-final

  18-07-2015 22:30
  Britain are on the brink of earning a place in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup for the first time for 34 years after Andy and Jamie Murray joined forces to secure what should prove to be a crucial doubles victory.
  
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• Donald and Westwood are game for a laugh, Pepperell joins Spieth fan club and Nagle remembered - all the latest from The Open 2015 Tee Room

  18-07-2015 22:27 via
  
  Some stars were able to keep their sense of humour during Saturday’s delays. Lee Westwood tweeted ‘The 11 o’clock announcement seems to have been blown away!’
  
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• Women in sport: England's cricketers are fired up for the Ashes, meet the team

  18-07-2015 22:19
  
  After England swept aside Australia in last week’s First Test, Charlotte Edwards reacted just like the rest of the English supporters. “It was brilliant,” she said. As captain of the England women’s team, Edwards was watching alongside the rest of her team as they applied the finishing touches to their own Ashes preparations in Loughborough.
  
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• Women in sport: England's cricketers are fired up for ashes, meet the team

  18-07-2015 22:19
  
  After England swept aside Australia in last week’s First Test, Charlotte Edwards reacted just like the rest of the English supporters. “It was brilliant,” she said. As captain of the England women’s team, Edwards was watching alongside the rest of her team as they applied the finishing touches to their own Ashes preparations in Loughborough.
  
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• England 'shot themselves' with pitch

  18-07-2015 22:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England "shot themselves in the foot" with the pitch for the second Test, says former skipper Michael Vaughan.
  
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• Jose Mourinho says he is 'proud' of Chelsea for letting Petr Cech leave for Arsenal... but admits he would have tried to stop his exit 

  18-07-2015 22:07 via
  
  ROB DRAPER IN MONTREAL: Jose Mourinho has praised Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich for allowing Petr Cech to join Arsenal, admitting he would have attempted to dissuade him.
  
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• Radamel Falcao is over his knee injury otherwise Chelsea wouldn't have signed him, insists boss Jose Mourinho

  18-07-2015 22:07 via
  
  Jose Mourinho has insisted that Chelsea signing Radamel Falcao is full recovered from the knee ligaments injury he sustained in 2014 and that he can return to his best form at Chelsea.
  
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• Jose Mourinho admits Chelsea will put in a fresh bid for Everton defender John Stones

  18-07-2015 22:07 via
  
  Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Chelsea will make a fresh bid for Everton defender John Stones even though the Merseysiders insist their man is not for sale.
  
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• Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho admits his players must be better than ever to retain the Premier League next season

  18-07-2015 22:07 via
  
  ROB DRAPER IN MONTREAL: Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has admitted he wants to utilise his current tools at Stamford Bridge rather than purchase the likes of Paul Pogba from Juventus.
  
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• Tiger Woods looks done after missing another major cut to bow out of The Open

  18-07-2015 22:05 via
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT ST ANDREW'S: Tiger Woods stumbled to a three over-par at The Open on Saturday and consequently missed the cut for a second successive major.
  
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• Dustin Johnson maintains one-shot lead over Danny Willett at The Open after weather disrupted day of play

  18-07-2015 22:01 via
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON AT ST ANDREWS: Dustin Johnson leads the way at The Open with 10 under par heading into the third round of the tournament which commences on Sunday.
  
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• Tour de France 2015: Chris Froome has cup of urine thrown over him to overshadow Stephen Cummings victory

  18-07-2015 22:00
  
  The innuendo attack on Chris Froome reached a new low when the Tour de France leader had a cup of urine hurled by a fan who yelled: "Dopé!" [meaning doped]. Froome blamed "irresponsible reporting" that had questioned if he was clean.
  
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• Johnson leads weather-disrupted Open

  18-07-2015 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  American Dustin Johnson leads The Open at the halfway stage after a weather-disrupted day, one shot clear of England's Danny Willett.
  
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• Ben Stokes issues battle cry to team-mates as England bid to ‘survive 150 overs’ against Australia on Sunday 

  18-07-2015 21:53 via
  
  Ben Stokes was defiant as England face an uphill battle to save the second Test at Lord’s when he said: ‘If there is any pitch on which to survive 150 overs, this is it.’
  
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• The Open 2015: The old master Tom Watson crosses the last bridge

  18-07-2015 21:53
  
  It was too dark to tell but the man who blubbered his way up the 18th hole of the Old Course as he accompanied Jack Nicklaus on his farewell 10 years ago said he did not shed a tear as he said goodbye to The Open on Friday evening.
  
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• The Open 2015: Another round? Ill wind drives fans to 19th hole to the local pubs' delight

  18-07-2015 21:46
  
  When golf is run by old people obsessed with ties and blazers, in the world's most exclusive retirement home in St Andrews, nobody should be surprised that there was a problem with wind at The Open.
  
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• Chelsea transfer news: 'I don’t care what all the others spend' says Jose Mourinho

  18-07-2015 21:44
  
  Jose Mourinho has only just started putting into practice his preparations for Chelsea's title defence and already he has made himself hoarse due to barking at the players during gruelling double training sessions.
  
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• The Open 2015: Storm rages over 'play on' call before 10-hour delay sees championship run into Monday

  18-07-2015 21:37
  
  For only the second time in the history of The Open, the Claret Jug will be presented on a Monday. Let’s hope the spectacle matches that of 1988 at Royal Lytham, where Seve Ballesteros edged Nick Price in a slug fest, chipping dead at the last from 60 feet to claim his third Open and final major.
  
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• John Stones looked far from his usual composed self, Theo Walcott is in the groove and Santi Cazorla was a revelation - FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED  

  18-07-2015 21:36 via
  
  MATT BARLOW IN SINGAPORE: Theo Walcott, Santi Cazorla and Mesut Ozil all got on the scoresheet as Arsenal cruised to a 3-1 win against Everton to secure the Asia Trophy.
  
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• Ashes 2015: Mitchell Johnson kills the laughter with short but explosive spells

  18-07-2015 21:28
  
  The look on Ben Stokes' face in the nets told the story of the journey England faced. Others in their ranks walked out with equanimity into Saturday morning's sunshine to prepare for the batting challenge which lay ahead. Adam Lyth was not so chastened by his three-ball first-innings appearance to resist a grin and some words with the coach, Trevor Bayliss. Stokes just brooded. He hit balls for a time and then sat on a portable cricket net, alone with his thoughts, staring into space, jabbing t
  
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• UFC GLASGOW LIVE: Michael Bisping vs Thales Leites in middleweight showdown

  18-07-2015 21:27 via
  
   Follow all the action from an electric night in Glasgow as Michael Bisping takes on Thales Leites in the middleweight UFC headliner on Saturday.
  
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• Ashes 2015: Jos Buttler's walk a rare act of charity in cut-throat series

  18-07-2015 21:22
  
  It takes something remarkable to silence the traditional Lord's hum – but Jos Buttler managed it on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Ashes 2015: Nathan Lyon, the king of spin, could steal the show for us

  18-07-2015 21:13
  
  I love our off-spinner Nathan Lyon. He has a bit of Bill Murray’s character Carl Spackler from the movie Caddyshack about him, and they are both former greenkeepers. It’s a bit of a Cinderella story too, the way he progressed to the Test side after his days as a young cricketer at the Adelaide Oval, opening the bowling for the South Australia Redbacks in the T20 competition – a form of the game  he rarely plays in these days. He is now the leading off-spinner in Australian Test history,
  
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• John Stones to Chelsea: Jose Mourinho - We will keep trying to sign Everton defender

  18-07-2015 21:09
  
  Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Chelsea will make another bid for the Everton defender John Stones. Having had an offer of £20m rejected, they are expected to go back in this week with £26m.
  
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• Lawrie two off lead at St Andrews

  18-07-2015 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scotland's Paul Lawrie is two shots off the lead after the second round of a weather-hit Open at St Andrews.
  
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