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• Brandon Crawford ready to bring more championships to Giants

  18-11-2015 23:54
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Brandon Crawford's agent called him to say his new deal with the San Francisco Giants had been completed, the shortstop was in the middle of a workout in the AT&T Park weight room. That's where San Francisco general manager Bobby Evans came to congratulate his player on a contract that keeps him here for another six years.
  
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• 'Openly gay players would get respect'

  18-11-2015 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Premier League would be a welcoming environment for gay players, says chief executive Richard Scudamore.
  
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• Sir Des Champs back to push Gold Cup case after two years off the track at Thurles

  18-11-2015 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir Des Champs, runner-up to Bobs Worth in the 2013 Cheltenham Gold Cup, returns after almost two years off the track at Thurles on Thursday.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Thursday, November 19

  18-11-2015 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Thursday's races at Market Rasen, Chelmsford City, Lingfield and Wincanton.
  
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• Jamie Vardy may need jab to equal Ruud van Nistelrooy's Premier League goal record

  18-11-2015 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy is determined to find fitness in time for Leicester’s match at Newcastle as he attempts to equal Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Premier League scoring record.
  
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• Ards beat Mallards in cup shoot-out

  18-11-2015 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship side Ards knock out Premiership team Ballinamallard 7-6 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in the quarter-finals.
  
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• Wurz rules out Manor principal job

  18-11-2015 23:45
  
  Austrian Alexander Wurz has ruled himself out of the running to take over as principal of Manor Marussia, the smallest team on the Formula One starting grid. "After a period of consideration, I have informed (owner) Stephen Fitzpatrick that I have taken the decision not to make myself available to Manor, the 41-year-old ex-Formula One driver told the BBC on Wednesday. Manor will have a vacancy after next week's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with current principal John Booth and sporting di
  
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• Manchester United goalkeeper Victor Valdes a January target for La Liga outfit Espanyol

  18-11-2015 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Espanyol have made an offer to take Victor Valdes back to Spain in January. The 33-year-old goalkeeper continues to train alone away from first team players at United's Carrington training ground
  
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• Ko, Park set for battle royal at LPGA season-ender

  18-11-2015 23:42
  
  (Reuters) - New Zealand's world number one Lydia Ko and second-ranked Park In-bee of South Korea are set to battle it out for an array of LPGA Tour honours at the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship this week in Naples, Florida. Ko, back in action after taking a fortnight's break, is in pole position to clinch the Player of the Year award, the money list title and retain her number one ranking but Park, a winner of two major championships this season, is in close pursuit. "It's so hard whe
  
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• Yankees still moving toward path to win without luxury tax

  18-11-2015 23:32
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Hal Steinbrenner keeps saying that a $200 million payroll shouldn't be necessary to win a World Series title. And the New York Yankees owner, whose team exceeded that number again this season, keeps getting proven right.
  
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• Nick Compton and Samit Patel set to be named in England Test squad for tour of South Africa as selectors look to start anew

  18-11-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN DUBAI: England look set to emphasise on Thursday that the slate is clean for at least some players perceived as problems in the past the Test squad for South Africa is announced.
  
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• Leeds United supremo Massimo Cellino to sell club to highest bidder... with overseas investors keen on striking a deal

  18-11-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN: Massimo Cellino’s reign at Leeds is coming to an end, with two parties in a straight fight to buy him out. Sportsmail understands claims about six parties are incorrect.
  
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• Huddersfield Giants forward Brett Ferres suspended

  18-11-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRETT FERRES' future at Huddersfield has been cast in serious doubt after he was suspended and made the subject of an internal investigation.
  
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• Wood set to miss South Africa tour

  18-11-2015 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England pace bowler Mark Wood looks set to miss this winter's tour of South Africa because of injury.
  
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• VIDEO: Bradford 2-0 Aldershot

  18-11-2015 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bradford ease past Aldershot into the second round of the FA Cup with a 2-0 replay victory at Valley Parade.
  
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• Out-of-sorts Murray beaten by Nadal

  18-11-2015 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray suffers a collapse in form as Rafael Nadal wins their group match at the World Tour Finals in London.
  
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• Woods to be vice captain at Ryder Cup

  18-11-2015 23:00
  
  ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods will be at the Ryder Cup next year. Still to be determined is whether he plays.
  
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• WADA declares Russian anti-doping agency noncompliant

  18-11-2015 22:58
  
  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Leaders of the World Anti-Doping Agency declared Russia's anti-doping operation out of compliance Wednesday — a harsh though expected blow to a country accused of widespread corruption throughout its sports.
  
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• Murray suffers a bad hair day against Nadal

  18-11-2015 22:49
  
  Andy Murray was known for his wild mop of hair earlier in his career but the world number two surprised fans at the O2 Arena on Wednesday when he took out a pair of scissors and gave himself a mid-match trim against Rafael Nadal. It was early in his 6-4 6-1 defeat by the Spaniard at the ATP World Tour Finals that the Briton sat down on his courtside chair and began carefully cutting his fringe. "I had some hair in my eye, and I just wanted to get rid of it.
  
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• Bradford City 2-0 Aldershot Town

  18-11-2015 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bradford City qualify for the second round of the FA Cup after beating National League Aldershot in a replay.
  
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• 5 ‘superfoods’ which will help you maximise your training results

  18-11-2015 22:47
  
  Give them a go and see for yourself!
  
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• ‘We had to take the baton on and carry it forward after Ireland’s Rugby World Cup disappointment’

  18-11-2015 22:45
  
  Ireland manager Martin O’Neill has been speaking on Off The Ball this evening.
  
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• Galatasaray confirm head coach Hamza Hamzaoglu's departure by mutual consent

  18-11-2015 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Galatasaray says it has parted company with head coach Hamza Hamzaoglu. His departure follows back-to-back defeats against Benfica in the Champions League and a 4-3 loss away to Rizespor.
  
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• Ex-NFL QB Doug Flutie says both parents die in same hour

  18-11-2015 22:35
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Former New England Patriots quarterback Doug Flutie says both of his parents died within an hour of each other.
  
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• Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal tells Paul Scholes: I won everything with very attacking football!

  18-11-2015 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Louis van Gaal has defiantly told an audience of fellow managers that his career was built on attacking football, despite the recent criticisms aimed at him by club legend Paul Scholes.
  
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• Russian anti-doping agency suspended for non-compliance

  18-11-2015 22:22
  
  By Steve Keating COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (Reuters) - The Russian Anti-Doping Agency was suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday for non-compliance. The decision, which had the unanimous support of WADA's foundation board, came less than two weeks after an independent commission set up by the international anti-doping commission uncovered widespread doping offences and systematic failures. ...
  
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• Andy Murray brands International Tennis Federation 'disrespectful' over treatment of Aljaz Bedene ahead of Davis Cup final

  18-11-2015 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray says Aljaz Bedene has every right to feel frustrated after the Great Britain No 2 was told he'd have to wait until after the Davis Cup final to find out if he is allowed to play for his country of choice.
  
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• Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker appointed US Ryder Cup vice-captains by Davis Love III

  18-11-2015 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tiger Woods is a veteran of seven Ryder Cups as a player, most recently in 2012 under Davis Love's captaincy, and is battling to recover from a back injury after having surgery twice in two months.
  
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• Woods named US Ryder Cup vice-captain

  18-11-2015 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tiger Woods is named as one of United States captain Davis Love III's assistants for the 2016 Ryder Cup.
  
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• The Republican candidate who couldn't catch a break

  18-11-2015 22:07
  
  Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal dropped out of Presidential race after he struggled to get noticed or to raise money.
  
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• Chile football chief resigns, heads to U.S. to meet FBI - media

  18-11-2015 22:07
  
  By Anthony Esposito SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The president of Chile's ANFP national football association Sergio Jadue has resigned from his post and gone to the United States to talk to the FBI about corruption at football governing body FIFA, local media reported on Wednesday. Chile's investigative police had served Jadue a subpoena on Friday, hours after he announced he would take a 30-day leave for medical reasons, as part of what the ANFP said was an investigation into how it allocates salaries.
  
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• Woods named as a vice-captain for 2016 Ryder Cup

  18-11-2015 22:06
  
  (Reuters) - United States captain Davis Love III, looking for passion and experience, has appointed 14-times major winner Tiger Woods as one of five vice-captains for next year's Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National in Chaska, Minnesota. Woods, 39, is a veteran of seven Ryder Cups as a player, most recently in 2012 under Love's captaincy, and is battling to recover from a nagging back injury that led him to undergo two surgeries over the past two months. Love also announced on Wednesday that Steve St
  
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• This Brazilian blast from the past has just landed himself a management job

  18-11-2015 22:01
  
  Claudio Taffarel will take interim charge of Galatasaray this weekend.
  
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• Bradford 2-0 Aldershot: Match Report

  18-11-2015 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Greg Leigh strike sets Bradford on the way to FA Cup successGreg Leigh set last season's FA Cup giant killers Bradford on the road to the
  
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• Wales lock Charteris set for Bath

  18-11-2015 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales and Racing 92 lock Luke Charteris is set to sign for Bath on a three-year contract before the 2016-17 season.
  
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• Tiger Woods named as one of three USA vice-captains for next year’s Ryder Cup

  18-11-2015 21:26
  
  Davis Love III is assembling his team for the biennial showdown with Europe.
  
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• Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal: Feedback is important... but I have to say that, if I don't I'm arrogant!

  18-11-2015 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Louis van Gaal has joked he does nothing as Manchester United manager and instead delegates all his work to his staff but still earns lots of money.
  
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• Stuart Lancaster has left England in good shape for his successor despite dreadful World Cup, insists forward Geoff Parling

  18-11-2015 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geoff Parling says England's incoming head coach will inherit the nucleus of a squad capable of competing with the best, as the search for a successor to Stuart Lancaster continues.
  
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• Kevin McHale fired by Houston Rockets after 4-7 start

  18-11-2015 21:03
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Six months ago, Kevin McHale coached the Houston Rockets to the Western Conference finals for the first time in 18 years.
  
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• Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker named Ryder Cup vice-captains

  18-11-2015 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  Davis Love III has named Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk and Steve Stricker as three of Team USA's vice-captains for next year's Ryder Cup in Minnesota.
  
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• Louis van Gaal: I don’t do anything anymore and earn a lot of money!

  18-11-2015 20:44
  
  The Manchester United manager has joked about what he actually does.
  
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• Carl Frampton accuses Scott Quigg’s camp as pair exchange verbal blows in Belfast

  18-11-2015 20:44
  
  The pair clashed as their media tour ended in heated fashion.
  
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• Jonah Lomu put me on the map... for the wrong reasons of course, claims Mike Catt 

  18-11-2015 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former England back Mike Catt has spoken of the moment New Zealand star Jonah Lomu famously trampled him to score the first of his four tries against the Red Rose in the 1995 World Cup semi-final.
  
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• Murray criticises Bedene treatment

  18-11-2015 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray describes the decision to postpone Aljaz Bedene's appeal against his Davis Cup ineligibility as "disrespectful".
  
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• FIFA candidate Sexwale wants shirt sponsors for national teams

  18-11-2015 20:11
  
  By Simon Evans ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA presidential candidate Tokyo Sexwale says he wants national teams to be able to wear sponsors' names on their shirts at an expanded World Cup tournament. South African Sexwale, a prisoner under apartheid who became a politician and businessman, unveiled his election manifesto on Wednesday as he bids to replace Sepp Blatter at the helm of world football's governing body in the Feb. 26 vote. Sexwale said the current crisis at FIFA, which faces investigations
  
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• Prince Ali confident he can win open FIFA election

  18-11-2015 20:08
  
  By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) - The Jordanian prince beaten in May's FIFA presidential election says he can win the race to become president next February because the old order which led world football's governing body into crisis is being swept away. Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein of Jordan is one of five men seeking to replace Sepp Blatter in February's special elective vote. "I am confident that I can win the election because I believe I have the best ideas for what the future of FIFA should be
  
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• Cork reveals Stade de France panic

  18-11-2015 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England scout Alan Cork tells of the panic he witnessed after being caught up in two stadium security alerts in five days.
  
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• Andy Murray: ITF a bit disrespectful over treatment of Aljaz Bedene

  18-11-2015 20:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Andy Murray described the International Tennis Federation's (ITF) treatment of Aljaz Bedene as "a bit disrespectful" after the British number two
  
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• What do you think of the new Cork GAA jersey which was unveiled this evening?

  18-11-2015 19:59
  
  This is the kit the Rebels will be sporting next year.
  
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• Martin Murray up for Arthur Abraham battle despite 'dodgy scoring in Germany'... and aims to remove tag of fighter who went 11 rounds with Gennady Golovkin

  18-11-2015 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mention the name Martin Murray and that of Gennady Golovkin will inevitably follow. For 32 minutes and 10 seconds, he absorbed the Kazakh's punishing power, longer than anyone else.
  
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