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• America's Cup 2017: Sir Ben Ainslie goes full speed ahead as Team BAR begin bid for glory

  25-07-2015 23:57
  
  Cheered on by the crowds lining the Solent, Sir Ben Ainslie made a successful start to his multimillion-pound attempt to claim the world’s most prestigious sailing trophy for Britain.
  
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• Chelsea vs PSG LIVE: Follow all the action as John Terry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic come face to face in International Champions Cup

  25-07-2015 23:46 via
  
  Chelsea come up against Paris St-Germain in the International Champion Cup at the Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina on Saturday night.
  
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• 'Wales can flourish in Group D'

  25-07-2015 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Wales Sport's Rob Phillips assesses Wales' 2018 World Cup qualifying group opponents.
  
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• Brash moves top of Tour standings

  25-07-2015 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain's Scott Brash moves top of the Global Champions Tour standings with a sixth-place finish in London.
  
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• Andrew Strauss denies sending email telling counties to prepare five-day pitches... so, who did order Ashes slow tracks?

  25-07-2015 23:45 via
  
  Andrew Strauss has told England’s players he was not responsible for the email understood to have been sent from an ECB account instructing county ground staff to prepare slow wickets for the Ashes.
  
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• Australia captain Michael Clarke finds batting form in warm-up for third Ashes Test

  25-07-2015 23:43 via
  
  Australia captain Michael Clarke found some form with the bat on the final day of his side’s drawn tour match against Derbyshire — but was still denied a half-century by the Division Two team.
  
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• Mike Brown set to hand England major World Cup boost with return to full training  

  25-07-2015 23:40 via
  
  England's World Cup hopes have been boosted with the news full-back Mike Brown took a full part in contact training this week and is on track to play in the upcoming warm-up games.
  
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• Laura Bassett: Will I ever get over being the face of England heartbreak? If I have helped inspire a nation, I can live with that

  25-07-2015 23:35 via
  
  OLIVER HOLT: The Women's World Cup in Canada seems a long way away, but it isn’t. Not for Laura Bassett anyway. It is right here with her. Bassett is back there in the blink of an eye.
  
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• Happy Lewis Hamilton is streets ahead of his rivals as he again takes pole position ahead of Hungarian Grand Prix 

  25-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  JONATHAN McEVOY IN BUDAPEST: Lewis Hamilton is apt to praise whichever city he is in, but when still wearing sweat-soaked overalls he eulogised Budapest, it carried a ring of truth.
  
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• Calls made for England to boycott 2018 World Cup as campaigners slam Russia's racism record

  25-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  Anti-discrimination campaigners issued a stinging attack on Russia’s racism record on Saturday night and said England should boycott the 2018 World Cup if they qualify.
  
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• Chris Rogers can expect to be bounced, claims England seamer Chris Wood ahead of third Ashes Test with Australia

  25-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  England’s fast bowlers will not hold back from aiming bouncers at Chris Rogers’ head if the Australia opening batsman is passed fit to play in this week’s third Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
  
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• James Milner admits Liverpool move was a selfish decision... but insists fans will see the best of him in a central role and is confident of success at Anfield

  25-07-2015 23:31 via
  
  DOMINIC KING: James Milner is reflecting on his smooth start to life at Liverpool when, suddenly, he drops a word into the conversation that you would never associate with him: selfish.
  
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• Jonnie Peacock says London 2012 triumph is at the back of his mind ahead of Olympic Stadium return at Anniversary Games

  25-07-2015 23:30 via
  
  Jonnie Peacock is explaining his fondness for the Olympic Stadium. 'I love it so much,' he says. It is not difficult to understand why, being the scene of the race which changed his life. 
  
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• Tonia Couch and Sarah Barrow confident of booking Rio Olympic Games place as pair prepare for World Aquatics Championships

  25-07-2015 23:30 via
  
  They stand, tiptoes aligned, with their backs to the pool, three storeys up, knowing the only way down is a dizzying 35mph plummet of spins and somersaults followed by a shuddering plunge.
  
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• Manchester United want Moscow feeling all over again, says Michael Carrick, as club target more Champions League glory

  25-07-2015 23:30 via
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN IN SAN JOSE: Michael Carrick has a picture at home of the dramatic penalty shoot-out in Moscow when Manchester United beat Chelsea to win the Champions League.
  
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• Farah prepared for 'heavy' training

  25-07-2015 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Mo Farah is poised for two "heavy weeks" of training before he defends his 5,000m and 10,000m world titles.
  
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• Manchester United face a midfield conundrum... Louis van Gaal has seven players worth £164.5m vying for three spots 

  25-07-2015 23:30 via
  
  With Louis van Gaal planning to use a 4-3-3 formation next season, seven players including Michael Carrick will be competing for three places in the centre of midfield.
  
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• Michael Carrick praises 'honest' Louis van Gaal's straight-talking approach to managing Manchester United  

  25-07-2015 23:30 via
  
  Louis van Gaal's honesty has been an eye-opener to Michael Carrick who grew up with the unwritten rule that what was said in the dressing-room stayed there.
  
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• Luca Cumani delight as Postponed steals show at Ascot in Golden Horn's absence

  25-07-2015 23:30 via
  
  The headline act of Golden Horn was absent but Postponed still served up a memorable victory in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot as he edged out old rival Eagle Top by a nose.
  
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• Ben Stokes suffered a 'brain explosion' in dismal second Test defeat, but Workington fighter ready to hit Australia hard

  25-07-2015 23:30 via
  
  Last month, after hitting the fastest Test century ever at Lord’s, all-rounder Ben Stokes was heralded as Ian Botham’s latest incarnation. But he was brought down to earth with that run out against Australia.
  
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• Eden Hazard slams Phil Bardsley in plea to referees for protection from rough tackles

  25-07-2015 23:30
  
  Eden Hazard, the Chelsea winger, has urged referees to give him more protection from rough challenges. Hazard, who won the PFA and Football Writers’ Player of the Year last season, revealed that he has had to take  anti-inflammatories after some games due to the amount of pain he was suffering.
  
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• English pair share Euro Masters lead

  25-07-2015 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  English pair Matt Fitzpatrick and Danny Willett share the lead going into the final round of the European Masters.
  
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• Usain Bolt is carrying an entire sport on his back! Sprint king seeks to banish the drug cheats again with his genius

  25-07-2015 23:01 via
  
  PATRICK COLLINS: Bolt, Ali, Woods, Pele, Bradman and a precious few others — Jack Nicklaus, certainly, and, in time, Lionel Messi — constitute an elite on whom the term ‘genius’ sits lightly.
  
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• Leicester City join the race to sign Liverpool misfit Rickie Lambert with striker also due for talks with West Brom

  25-07-2015 22:51 via
  
  Leicester City have expressed interest in signing Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert. The 33-year-old is due to talk to West Brom later this week. Norwich are also interested in him.
  
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• South Africa 20-27 New Zealand

  25-07-2015 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Skipper Richie McCaw scores the decisive late try as the All Blacks beat South Africa 27-20 away in Johannesburg.
  
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• GB win double trap European gold

  25-07-2015 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's men's double trap shooters win team gold at the European Championships in Slovenia.
  
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• Manchester United 1-0 Barcelona LIVE: All the action as it happens as Wayne Rooney and Luis Suarez meet in International Champions Cup

  25-07-2015 22:26 via
  
  Manchester United meet European champions Barcelona in the International Champions Cup in Santa Clara, California as both sides continue their preparation ahead of the new season.
  
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• First Nissan GT academy winners named, leave for UK race camp | Sports, News ... - Philippine Star

  25-07-2015 22:18
  
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  Nissan Philippines Inc. president Antonio Zara (right) and Lotus Junior F1 driver Marlon Stockinger (left) pose with Nissan GT Academy Philippines winners Rafael Lesaguis, Luis Cachero, Terence Lallave, Jose Gerald Policarpio, Daryl Brady and Joel Agojo.en meer »
  
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• British Women's Open: Tragedy to triumph is Mel Reid's aim

  25-07-2015 22:04
  
  From the pit of despair to the joy of rediscovery, Mel Reid is a woman to fear once more on a golf course, the proof of which she hopes will be in evidence at this week’s Ricoh British Women’s Open at Trump Turnberry Resort, Scotland.
  
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• Postponed leaves it late in King George

  25-07-2015 21:59
  
  The prelude included a frantic version of jockeys’ musical saddles and the late defection of the undefeated Golden Horn, but at the business end of Ascot’s midsummer showpiece the aptly-named Postponed repelled Eagle Top in a stirring finish to the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
  
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• VIDEO: England get Scotland in World Cup draw

  25-07-2015 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News' Richard Conway reports from St Petersburg on the draw for qualification for the 2018 World Cup.
  
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• Ennis-Hill still unsure over Worlds

  25-07-2015 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill says she has yet to make a decision about going to the World Championships.
  
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• Ashes 2015: England's tyro paceman Mark Wood hates idea of being rested

  25-07-2015 21:56
  
  Mark Wood is in no mood to mention the “R” word. In fact, his jovial mood is almost cut dead by reference to the England management’s talk of him being rested at some stage during this Ashes summer to protect his injury-prone body.
  
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• Froome feared losing Tour on climb

  25-07-2015 21:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Champion-elect Chris Froome admits he was "in difficulty" and feared he could the lose the Tour de France on Alpe d'Huez.
  
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• Women's Ashes 2015: Natalie Sciver is going places thanks to roving lifestyle

  25-07-2015 21:48
  
  Natalie Sciver was just another fan when, along with two and a half million others, she tuned in to watch England beat Germany for the first time in 31 years at the Women’s football World Cup last month.
  
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• Australia vs Derbyshire: Chris Rogers rejoins Australia squad but Test return still in doubt

  25-07-2015 21:43
  
  Chris Rogers remains the only uncertainty in Australia’s plans for the Third Test at Edgbaston on Wednesday, with wicketkeeper Peter Nevill and all-rounder Mitchell Marsh both strengthening their positions as the tourists’ three-day match against Derbyshire ended in a draw.
  
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• Ashes 2015: Jimmy Anderson and Ian Bell are key to England revival in Third Test

  25-07-2015 21:41
  
  The Ashes are on the line now. For England to stay in this series and defeat Australia for the fourth consecutive time at home the heavy damage inflicted at Lord’s must be repaired immediately.
  
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• Bristol 1-4 Sunderland Ladies

  25-07-2015 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Beth Mead takes her tally to five goals in two games as Sunderland Ladies thump Bristol to top the Women's Super League.
  
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• Angel di Maria set for £46.5m PSG move after Louis van Gaal informs Manchester United squad Argentine is heading off

  25-07-2015 21:37 via
  
  Angel di Maria has told Manchester United he wants to join Paris Saint-Germain. The French champions have proposed a £46.5million offer and hope to finalise terms by Monday.
  
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• Manchester United vs Barcelona LIVE: All the action as it happens as Wayne Rooney and Luis Suarez meet in International Champions Cup

  25-07-2015 21:37 via
  
  Manchester United meet European champions Barcelona in the International Champions Cup in Santa Clara, California as both sides continue their preparation ahead of the new season.
  
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• VIDEO: Tour win is 100% British - Froome

  25-07-2015 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chris Froome says his victory is "100-per-cent British" as the Team Sky rider is set to become the first Briton to win the Tour de France twice.
  
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• Ozil can have best season - Wenger

  25-07-2015 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil can produce his best season since he joined the club, says boss Arsene Wenger.
  
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• Rio 2016: Time for Britain to raise the bar again and reverse the trend of host nations dipping at the next Olympics

  25-07-2015 21:28
  For Jessica Ennis-Hill, it will be a venue and an event that will forever define her. At London 2012 the expectation was ferocious, and billboards of the poster girl of the Games were littered across the country, but she duly delivered for a career highlight that she readily admits will never be matched.
  
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• Hodgson wants new England deal

  25-07-2015 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Roy Hodgson says he wants to lead England in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers after being drawn against rivals Scotland.
  
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• Anniversary Games 2015: Nijel Amos outsprints David Rudisha again

  25-07-2015 21:21
  
  What a difference three years can make. At London 2012, David Rudisha produced the best individual performance inside the Olympic Stadium in a procession to gold and the world record. Yet after injuries to his knee – which required surgery – and calves, the only man to run under 1min 41sec for 800m looks ever more mortal.
  
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• Greg Rutherford eyeing quadruple in Beijing despite falling flat at Anniversary Games 

  25-07-2015 21:17 via
  
  Greg Rutherford is confident of completing the ‘quadruple’ in Beijing despite registering three no jumps on his return to the Olympic Stadium sand pit. The London 2012 gold medallist finished third.
  
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• Montgomerie takes share of lead

  25-07-2015 21:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Colin Montgomerie moved into a strong position on the third day of the weather-affected Senior Open Championship, sharing top spot alongside Americ
  
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• F1 not as exciting as past - Alonso

  25-07-2015 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fernando Alonso says Formula 1 is not as challenging as it was and he is tempted by a switch to other categories in the future.
  
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• Arsenal vs Lyon player ratings: Olivier Giroud, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Mesut Ozil all on target for rampant Gunners

  25-07-2015 21:09
  Damien Martinez: Was not called into action often but when he was he did all that could have been expected from him, making one excellent save from Lacazette. 6
  
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• Wood relishing top-level challenge

  25-07-2015 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mark Wood is, by his own admission, living the dream at the moment.
  After a month of carrying the drinks in the Caribbean, the fast bowler f
  
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