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• Manny Pacquiao may be forced into making retirement U-turn after falling down pecking order in Philippines political leadership race

  07-03-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: Manny Pacquiao’s hitherto seamless transition from world championship prize-fighting to political leadership of the Philippines is suddenly not so gilded.
  
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• Footballer is suspended after ‘posting abusive tweets at Adam Johnson’s victim’

  07-03-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Wade has been banned from playing for Welsh side Airbus UK Broughton pending an investigation, after comments he allegedly made about the victim of Adam Johnson, pictured.
  
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• Formula One chiefs set to look into ‘succession planning’ for life after Bernie Ecclestone 

  07-03-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONATHAN MCEVOY: Life after Bernie Ecclestone will be under discussion when Formula One’s owners meet for their regular board meeting on Tuesday.
  
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• Cheltenham Festival green light for Victoria Pendleton as she prepares to ride Pacha Du Polder in the Foxhunter Chase

  07-03-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARCUS TOWNEND: One year ago Victoria Pendleton embarked on a mission that many in horse racing thought impossible — to be a jockey in a big race at the Cheltenham Festival.
  
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• Cheltenham-bound Victoria Pendleton is racing's own version of Jamie Vardy

  07-03-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETER SCUDAMORE: Alan Hill, husband of trainer Lawney Hill, has been tutoring Victoria Pendleton since her switch to racing. He says... nearest thing to her story is Jamie Vardy.
  
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• Wales coach Rob Howley praises Sir Clive Woodward for his support of Warren Gatland ahead of crunch Six Nations clash at Twickenham 

  07-03-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON: As Wales and England prepare for their frontline battle at Twickenham, Sir Clive Woodward has emerged as an unlikely peacemaker thanks to his defence of Warren Gatland.
  
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• Jockeys won't give Victoria Pendleton an inch... Cheltenham will be something she has never experienced before

  07-03-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETER SCUDAMORE: Do not underestimate the scale of what Victoria Pendleton has achieved so far in her riding challenge after it was confirmed she would ride at Cheltenham.
  
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• James Haskell calls for end to trial by stadium replays after England flanker's yellow card against Ireland at Twickenham 

  07-03-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: James Haskell has called for an end to the ‘circus’ of slow-motion replays being shown on the big screen at Twickenham. The Wasps flanker has been sin-binned twice campaign.
  
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• Flop Rory McIlroy can finally rule at the Masters and Jordan Spieth's got ref licked 

  07-03-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON: On the practice ground at the WGC-Cadillac Championship last week, a seasoned player came up to me and asked: ‘Why are you not harder on Rory McIlroy?’
  
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• Strong promises "wide open" duel for Texas quarterback

  07-03-2016 23:30
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Charlie Strong promised a "wide open" competition for the starting job among the team's five scholarship quarterbacks as the Longhorns opened spring practice Monday.
  
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• Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew faces FA charge over linesman blast after Liverpool defeat

  07-03-2016 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alan Pardew is facing an FA charge for comments he made about the officials after Crystal Palace’s defeat by Liverpool. The Eagles boss was furious after ref Andre Marriner awarded a late penalty.
  
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• Andy Murray backed to take out Novak Djokovic by GB captain Leon Smith 

  07-03-2016 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Andy Murray flew out to the Californian desert to join Britain’s flourishing female players, his Davis Cup captain insisted that he can beat Novak Djokovic in the Serb’s own back yard.
  
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• Olympic medal count to be posted on N.Y.'s 'Freedom Tower' - USOC

  07-03-2016 23:22
  New York's "Freedom Tower," built on the site of the destroyed World Trade Centre, will display the number of medals won by U.S. athletes competing at August's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, officials said on Monday. The U.S. Olympic Committee and the Durst Organization, which manages the 1,776 foot (541 m) One World Trade Centre skyscraper, confirmed the plan but are still working out details of how the illuminated spire will depict the medal count. "During the period of the Olympic Games the
  
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• Indianapolis Colts release QB Josh Freeman

  07-03-2016 23:20
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Now the Indianapolis Colts are in the market for a backup quarterback.
  
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• From Rookie of Year to discarded, RG3's Redskins saga done

  07-03-2016 23:17
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — In the end, Robert Griffin III was just another name on a list, one of four players released by the Washington Redskins on Monday to create salary-cap space.
  
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• Maria Sharapova announces she FAILED a drug test at the 2016 Australian Open after testing positive for Meldonium

  07-03-2016 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maria Sharapova has announced she failed a drugs test at the 2016 Australian Open after testing positive for Meldonium.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Tuesday, March 8

  07-03-2016 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Tuesday's racing at Newcastle, Exeter and Southwell.
  
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• Italy face anxious wait over Leonardo Ghiraldini as hooker battles to be fit for Ireland clash

  07-03-2016 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Italy are holding out hope that hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini can beat his shoulder problem in time to face Ireland in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash in Dublin.
  
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• Juan Mata disputes sending off during Manchester United defeat

  07-03-2016 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United playmaker Juan Mata felt his sending off during Sunday's defeat by West Brom was harsh but conceded he could have avoided the dismissal.
  
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• West Ham plan summer transfer spree in Marseille

  07-03-2016 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Striker Michy Batshuayi remains their prime objective but the Hammers have also held discussions over signing winger Georges-Kevin N'Koudou and full-back Benjamin Mendy.
  
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• Palestinians sue pro-Israel tycoons for $34.5bn

  07-03-2016 22:17
  
  Damages sought from Sheldon Adelson and others for financing construction of settlements on Palestinian soil.
  
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• Newcastle board meet in York WITHOUT head coach Steve McClaren with former England boss almost certain to be sacked 

  07-03-2016 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE - EXCLUSIVE: Newcastle United chiefs have held a secret board meeting without doomed head coach Steve McClaren and it is now expected he will be sacked.
  
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• Factbox - Profile on Russia's Maria Sharapova

  07-03-2016 22:10
  (Reuters) - Factbox on Russia's Maria Sharapova who told a news conference on Monday she failed a drugs test at this year's Australian Open due to a substance she has taken for 10 years for health issues. Born: April 19, 1987 in Nyagan, Russia GRAND SLAM TITLES: Five: Wimbledon (2004); U.S. Open (2006); Australian Open (2008); French Open (2012, 2014) MAKING HER NAME * Born in Siberia, moves to Black Sea coastal resort of Sochi aged two. * Moves to Florida in 1996 to train at Nick Bollettieri's
  
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• Sharapova Failed Drugs Test At Australian Open

  07-03-2016 22:01
  
  Tennis star Maria Sharapova faces a ban after announcing she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open.
  
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• Peyton Manning announces his retirement after 18 seasons in the NFL

  07-03-2016 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Peyton Manning, considered to be one of the greatest to ever play the game, made the announcement Monday afternoon at a press conference in Denver.
  
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• Leicester fan accepts 72,000 pounds offer on 5,000-1 bet

  07-03-2016 21:50
  An anonymous gambler has pocketed 72,000 pounds ($102,715) after cashing in on a 50-pounds bet he wagered at the start of the season on Leicester City winning the Premier League at odds of 5,000-1. The Leicester fan decided to take the offer from a British bookmaker before the league leaders won 1-0 at Watford on Saturday. If Leicester do go on to win the title the bet would have been worth 250,000 pounds.
  
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• Maria Sharapova failed drugs test at Australian Open

  07-03-2016 21:49
  
  Former top-ranked tennis player reveals testing positive for Meldonium which she had been taking since 2006.
  
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• Conor McGregor has 'hands of soap' says Jose Aldo as former featherweight champion campaigns for UFC 200 fight

  07-03-2016 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Aldo has called Conor McGregor's punching-power into question despite being knocked out by the Irishman after just 13 seconds in their December title fight.
  
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• Sharapova says failed drug test at Australian Open

  07-03-2016 21:40
  By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former tennis world number one Maria Sharapova said on Monday that she failed a drug test at the Australian Open due to a substance she has been taking the last 10 years for health issues. The 28-year-old Russian, a five-times grand slam champion, tested positive for meldonium, which is used to treat diabetes and low magnesium, and was only banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency as of Jan. 1.
  
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• Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton sidelined by knee soreness

  07-03-2016 21:39
  
  VIERA, Fla. (AP) — Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton missed Monday's exhibition game against Washington because of a sore right knee and visited team physician Dr. Lee Kaplan.
  
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• Utley relieved 2-game suspension rescinded for takeout slide

  07-03-2016 21:37
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Chase Utley says he is relieved Major League Baseball rescinded his two-game suspension for a slide in last year's NL playoffs that left New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada with a broken leg.
  
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• Sharapova says she failed drug test; penalty unknown

  07-03-2016 21:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tennis star Maria Sharapova says she has failed a drug test at the Australian Open.
  
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• West Ham eye move for Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain with Arsenal winger keen to secure more regular first-team action

  07-03-2016 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal's Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain is a potential target for West Ham should manager Arsene Wenger contemplate selling the winger in the summer. The 22-year-old craves first-team football.
  
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• Jurors discuss who is to blame for Erin Andrews nude video

  07-03-2016 21:09
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The key questions jurors are deliberating in Erin Andrews' $75 million lawsuit are whether two hotel companies bear any responsibility for a stalker renting a room next to the sportscaster and taking a nude video of her, and if so, how much they should pay.
  
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• Peyton Manning jokes, chokes up during retirement remarks

  07-03-2016 21:05
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — His voice cracking with emotion, Peyton Manning said good bye to the game he loved at a news conference packed with friends, family and laughter.
  
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• Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning announces his retirement from American football

  07-03-2016 21:02
  
  NFL legend Peyton Manning has announced his retirement from the sport. The 39-year-old quarterback confirmed his decision to end his 18-year career at a media conference in Denver, during which he struggled to hold back tears. The Denver Broncos star, who turns 40 on 24 March, played his last game in the Super Bowl in February, when he helped the franchise to win the sport's most coveted prize.
  
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• USOC on Zika: Athletes decide whether to compete in Brazil

  07-03-2016 21:01
  BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — U.S. Olympic Committee leaders say athletes have to decide for themselves about competing at the Summer Olympics in Brazil, where the outbreak of the Zika virus has made some question the wisdom of traveling there this year.
  
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• Footballer is suspended after ‘posting abusive tweets directed at Adam Johnson’s 15-year-old victim’

  07-03-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Wade has been banned from playing for Welsh side Airbus UK Broughton pending an investigation, after comments he allegedly made about the victim of Adam Johnson, pictured.
  
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• Refugee crisis: Turkey seeks $3.3bn extra at EU talks

  07-03-2016 21:00
  
  EU to grant Turkish citizens visa-free travel to Schengen zone latest by June in return for cooperation on refugees.
  
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• NBC signs historic three-year deal to broadcast Aviva Premiership matches in the United States  

  07-03-2016 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aviva Premiership rugby will be screened live in the United States after NBC signed a three-year deal to broadcast games from English rugby's top flight.
  
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• Roma boss Luciano Spalletti tells his side the pressure is off ahead of Champions League clash with Real Madrid

  07-03-2016 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roma boss Luciano Spalletti has told his players the pressure is off ahead of the Champions League last-16 clash with Real Madrid.
  
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• U.S. Olympic hopefuls will make final call on Zika risks - officials

  07-03-2016 20:45
  By Scott Malone and Joshua Schneyer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Reuters) - The U.S. Olympic Committee is taking steps to limit the risk of athletes contracting the Zika virus at the Summer Olympics in Brazil and to treat any who do, but will leave the final decision on whether to travel up to individual competitors, officials said on Monday. The mosquito-born virus, linked to a spike in the rare birth defect microcephaly, has hit Brazil hard and has spread through much of Latin America and the Caribb
  
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• ECB announces revamp of the County Championship with a smaller Division One

  07-03-2016 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Specsavers County Championship fixture list is to be reduced from 16 matches to 14 from 2017, and just one team will be promoted this summer, the ECB has announced.
  
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• Ex-South America football boss deported to U.S. from Switzerland

  07-03-2016 20:27
  A former South American football boss was handed over to U.S. authorities for extradition to the United States on Monday to face corruption charges as part of a broader scandal shaking world football body FIFA. Two U.S. law enforcement officers escorted Rafael Esquivel, a former president of the Venezuelan Football Federation and vice president of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL), to an aircraft in Zurich for a flight to New York. Esquivel is accused by the U.S. Departme
  
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• Fulham FC players duped in Facebook exercise with a fake 16-year-old girl

  07-03-2016 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fulham used an online expert to pose as a 16-year-old girl who contacted its under-18 players on Facebook - and several took the bait.
  
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• College Football Playoff moves semis to earlier kickoffs

  07-03-2016 20:17
  The College Football Playoff semifinals are staying on New Year's Eve — despite last season's television ratings — but the schedule is getting a tweak.
  
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• RG3 writes that his Redskins career has 'come to an end'

  07-03-2016 20:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Griffin III says he is done as a member of the Washington Redskins.
  
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• UConn still No. 1 in AP women's basketball poll

  07-03-2016 20:07
  
  UConn is one win away from completing another season at No. 1.
  
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• Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal: Arsene Wenger says Gunners' title hopes are not over yet

  07-03-2016 20:00
  Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is refusing to write off his side's chances of lifting the Premier League trophy this season after the 2-2 draw with north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur left them eight points behind leaders Leicester City. A three-game winless run in the league has severely dented Arsenal's hopes of ending their 12-year wait for the league title. "I believe the championship is far from being over," Wenger said to reporters on 7 March, on the eve of his club's FA Cup fifth round repl
  
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• Cards' Peralta could miss season's first 2 months

  07-03-2016 19:56
  
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis shortstop Jhonny Peralta injured his left thumb and could miss the first two months of the season.
  
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