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• Franck Ribery shows off skills in training as Bayern Munich winger targets France return

  24-03-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Franck Ribery may be retired from international football but the Bayern Munich winger showed on Thursday that he still has plenty to offer. He has not ruled out a return to the France set-up.
  
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• VIDEO: Highlights: Wales 1-1 N Ireland

  24-03-2016 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport NI highlights from the friendly international between Wales and Northern Ireland in Cardiff which ended in a 1-1 draw.
  
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• Holland to honour Johan Cruyff with 14th minute silence during France friendly 

  24-03-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Holland will pay tribute to Johan Cruyff by halting their friendly against France in Amsterdam on Friday night after 14 minutes for a 60-second silence. Cruyff passed away on Thursday.
  
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• Luis Suarez was banished from the World Cup 640 days ago for biting Giorgio Chiellini... but he will return on Friday night a changed man 

  24-03-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: He left as a pariah, banished from the World Cup but Luis Suarez will end his 640-day exile from international football, back in Brazil, and a changed man.
  
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• Federer comes clean on how he injured knee bathing twins

  24-03-2016 23:48
  (Reuters) - Roger Federer, not known for serious slip-ups in his flowing run to a record 17 grand slam singles titles, has come clean about the left knee injury that sidelined him for nearly two months. The 34-year-old Federer told reporters he felt a "click" as he transferred his weight to his left leg, but did not realise the seriousness of the injury at the time. In the hospital, when I was about to go into the operating room, that’s when I got nervous and sad about it all." But the sur
  
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• Adam Johnson has dishonoured his England caps, the FA SHOULD take them back as ex-Sunderland winger begins his prison sentence

  24-03-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: If a priest can be de-frocked why can’t a walking obscenity of an England footballer be un-capped? Adam Johnson's actions have brought the game into disrepute.
  
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• Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas took time to shine in Antonio Conte audition as Spain earn draw against Italy

  24-03-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW: If this was an audition for Cesc Fabregas in front of his next Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte, then he will have been delighted to start deep in central midfield. 
  
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• Johan Cruyff: The great Dutchman treated the football world on and off the pitch... here are some of his most memorable quotes 

  24-03-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following his death at the age of 68 on Thursday, following a battle with cancer, Sportsmail presents some of the great Dutchman's most memorable and insightful quotes...
  
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• Johan Cruyff by numbers: A statistical breakdown of a remarkable career

  24-03-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Johan Cruyff had an astonishing career. The Dutch master won a total of 36 honours as a player and scoring 375 goals. Here, Sportsmail highlights those amazing statistics in full.
  
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• Georgia U19 1-2 England U19: Strikes from Tammy Abraham and Joshua Onomah get Young Lions' qualifiers off to a perfect start

  24-03-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD: Early goals from Tammy Abraham and Joshua Onomah handed England the perfect start to their Under-19 European Championship qualifiers as they saw off Georgia.
  
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• Jack Wilshere's recovery will be put to the test as Arsenal star steps up training regime in bid to make England Euro 2016 squad

  24-03-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After months of rehab in the gym at Arsenal’s London Colney training base, Wilshere has finally started running outside. How his left leg reacts will decide if he can make the Euros.
  
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• Premier League academy players made to attend social media workshops in aftermath of Adam Johnson child sex scandal

  24-03-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM: Players as young as 11 are being taught the pitfalls and perils of social media at the Premier League's top clubs. They are being advised on how to behave online.
  
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• Stuart Hogg got the Six Nations player of the year gong but what about England star Billy Vunipola?

  24-03-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: Stuart Hogg proclaimed himself ‘honoured’ to have been named RBS Player of the Championship for the Six Nations on Thursday, but  the overwhelming reaction was shock.
  
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• Everton winger Kieran Dowell has a lovely, easy-moving style but can he perform under the watchful eye of the media? 

  24-03-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Our secret scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star.This week it's Everton winger Kieran Dowell who gets the secret scout treatment.
  
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• Dylan Hartley set for spell on the sidelines after England skipper suffered concussion during Grand Slam win against France 

  24-03-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON: England skipper Dylan Hartley is facing a spell on the sidelines because of concussion. The Northampton hooker was knocked out in the Grand Slam win against France.
  
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• Johan Cruyff was the supreme artist in the Dutch renaissance of Total Football

  24-03-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: Everything Cruyff did was deceptively languid. As Arsenal had discovered while being hung, drawn and quarter-finalled as he and Ajax began closing in on their first European Cup glory.
  
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• Arsenal hand starlet Alex Iwobi bumper pay rise worth over 10 times his current deal

  24-03-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Iwobi, who has burst onto the scene over the past few weeks, only signed a long-term deal, worth £750 a week, in October but he is set to be rewarded with a rise worth in the region of £8,500 per week.
  
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• Former NFL, Tide player Kevin Turner dies after battling ALS

  24-03-2016 23:29
  
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Former NFL and Alabama football player Kevin Turner has died after battling Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 46.
  
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• England U17 3-1 Turkey U17: Reiss Nelson and Jonathan Leko shine as the Youngs Lions edge closer to Euro qualification

  24-03-2016 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD: England moved one step closer to the Under-17 European Championships with a 3-1 win over Turkey in the first of three crucial qualifiers this week.
  
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• Olympics-Rio cancels cycling test because velodrome is not ready

  24-03-2016 23:26
  Rio Olympics organisers have cancelled the only test event for the indoor cycling at this year's Games because the velodrome will not be ready in time, a spokesman said on Thursday. The event was due to take place on April 30 and May 1 but logistical problems mean the velodrome will not be ready until at least May 31. "The track cycling test event has been cancelled and will be replaced by a training opportunity June 25th through the 27th,” Mario Andrada told reporters.
  
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• Gordon Strachan: Scotland players should be proud of themselves after Prague win

  24-03-2016 23:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gordon Strachan told his Scotland players they should all be proud of themselves following their battling 1-0 friendly win over the Czech Republic
  
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• Chris Coleman happy as Wales grab draw with star duo absent

  24-03-2016 23:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Wales boss Chris Coleman focused on the positive aspects of a 1-1 draw with Northern Ireland that came without Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey.
  
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• Wales 1-1 Northern Ireland: Simon Church's late penalty salvages a draw for Chris Coleman's men after Craig Cathcart's strike put visitors in control 

  24-03-2016 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT CARDIFF CITY STADIUM:Simon Church's late, late penalty secured a draw for Wales in Cardiff after Craig Cathcart's 62nd-minute striker put the visitors in control.
  
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• Czechs slump to home defeat by Scotland

  24-03-2016 23:12
  The Czech Republic lost 1-0 at home to Scotland on Thursday in one of their last warm-up matches for this year's European Championship. The Scots, who failed to qualify for the tournament in France, went ahead in the 10th minute when Ikechi Anya latched on to a through ball from Kenny McLean and coolly slotted home through the Czech goalkeeper's legs. The Czechs had dominated possession and nearly took the lead in the eighth minute when Borek Dockal's direct free kick from just outside the penal
  
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• Spieth on fire, Mickelson ekes out rocky win at Match Play

  24-03-2016 23:11
  (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson won their respective matches at the WGC-Dell Match Play in Texas on Thursday to retain perfect records but did so in contrasting fashion. While world number one Spieth oozed confidence with the state of his game, fellow American Mickelson said he had played poorly and been lucky to beat compatriot Daniel Berger in a bizarre finish to their match. "Very pleased to get today done with quickly," Spieth told Golf Channel after dusting off Frenchman Victor
  
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• Tip-off time nearing for 'Nova-Miami and the Sweet 16

  24-03-2016 23:09
  Tip-off time for the Sweet 16 is getting close.
  
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• Wales 1-1 Northern Ireland - Five things we learned: Manchester United bring joy of six but missing Gareth Bale leaves empty seats

  24-03-2016 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT THE CARDIFF CITY STADIUM: Simon Church saved Wales' blushes with a last-minute penalty to earn a 1-1 draw against Northern Ireland in a lacklustre match.
  
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• Church salvages draw for Wales against Northern Ireland

  24-03-2016 23:08
  Wales sorely missed the unavailable Gareth Bale as they laboured to a 1-1 home draw with fellow Euro 2016 qualifiers Northern Ireland in Cardiff on Thursday. Simon Church salvaged a draw for the hosts with an 89th minute penalty after Craig Cathcart's goal on the hour had looked like settling a scrappy contest. Neither side produced enough quality to unduly worry any of their opponents in France later this year but it was a particularly disappointing display by Wales who were without their talis
  
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• Aduriz's first Spain goal secures draw with Italy

  24-03-2016 23:05
  Aritz Aduriz scored his first goal for Spain at the age of 35 to give the European champions a fortuitous 1-1 draw away to Italy in a friendly on Thursday. Lorenzo Insigne ended Spain's run of six successive clean sheets when he finished off a counter-attack to give the hosts a deserved lead midway through the second half at the Stadio Friuli.
  
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• Turkey 2-1 Sweden: Republic of Ireland's Euro 2016 rivals sunk by Cenk Tosun brace

  24-03-2016 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Republic of Ireland's Group E opponents Sweden were beaten by two super strikes from Turkey hot shot Cenk Tosun on Thursday night.
  
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• Stepanenko gives Euro hopefuls Ukraine warm-up win

  24-03-2016 22:54
  By Igor Nitsak ODESSA (Reuters) - Taras Stepanenko's first-half goal earned an experimental Ukraine side a hard-earned 1-0 win over Cyprus in a free-flowing friendly at Chornomorets Stadium on Wednesday. The home side, without a few key injured players, took the chance to tinker with their line-up with an eye on the forthcoming European Championships and were rewarded for their first-half domination with Stepanenko's 40th minute winner. The Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder followed up to finish from
  
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• England's Joe Hart is just as good as Manuel Neuer, insists Jack Butland

  24-03-2016 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Goalkeeper Jack Butland may get the chance to line up against Manuel Neuer when England face Germany - and he believes compatriot Joe Hart is just
  
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• Iceland beaten by Nordic rivals Denmark in Euro 2016 warmup

  24-03-2016 22:26
  By Philip O'Connor (Reuters) - Euro 2016 qualifiers Iceland suffered a blow in their preparations for their first major tournament as they were beaten 2-1 by Denmark on Thursday in an action-packed friendly. Age Hareide's reign as Denmark manager got off to a good start as Nicolai Joergensen scored twice to secure victory at the MCH Arena in Herning. After a scoreless first half in which Denmark dictated the tempo, Yussuf Poulsen created the first goal six minutes after the restart, pulling the
  
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• Wisconsin's road to 3rd straight Final 4 runs through Irish

  24-03-2016 22:24
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Let some of the other top seeds lose and blow up NCAA Tournament brackets.
  
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• Simon Church's late penalty earns Wales draw against Northern Ireland

  24-03-2016 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Simon Church saved Wales from a miserable Euro 2016 send-off in front of their own fans as Michael O'Neill was denied his his first friendly win a
  
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• Ikechi Anya fires Scotland beyond the Czech Republic in Prague

  24-03-2016 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ikechi Anya's first-half strike gave battling Scotland a 1-0 friendly win over Czech Republic at the Generali Arena in Prague. The home sid
  
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• Holland to pay tribute to Johan Cruyff during France friendly

  24-03-2016 22:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Holland's friendly against France will stop after 14 minutes on Friday night for a minute-long silence in tribute to Johan Cruyff. Dutch foo
  
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• A-Rod says he could change mind and play beyond 2017

  24-03-2016 22:24
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez says he could change his mind and play beyond 2017, but the New York Yankees slugger repeated his current intent is to quit after two more seasons.
  
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• Chelsea offical spotted talking to Antonio Conte's agent before Italy and Spain's friendly clash

  24-03-2016 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gary Staker, who holds the position of 'player liaison' at the Stamford Bridge club, was seen chatting with the Italy's manager's brother and agent Daniele Conte at the Friuli Stadium.
  
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• Mets' Cespedes backs away, gives Astros inside-the-park HR

  24-03-2016 22:21
  
  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — In a bizarre play, Mets center fielder Yoenis Cespedes backed away from a ball that was in plain sight underneath the padding on the wall, giving the Houston Astros an inside-the-park homer Thursday in an 8-5 win over New York.
  
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• Netherlands to hold Cruyff tribute during France friendly

  24-03-2016 22:15
  The friendly between Netherlands and France on Friday will be halted for a minute's silence in the 14th minute in a tribute to Johan Cruyff. Cruyff, who wore the number 14 in his playing days, died on Thursday aged 68 after a five-month battle with lung cancer. The decision to interrupt the game was announced by the Dutch football association (KNVB) on Thursday, following the death of the former player and coach who captained the country to the World Cup final in 1974.
  
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• Tosun double gives Turkey morale-boosting win over Sweden

  24-03-2016 22:14
  ANKARA (Reuters) - Cenk Tosun was in brilliant form for Turkey, scoring both goals in a morale-boosting 2-1 victory over fellow Euro 2016 qualifiers Sweden at the Antalya Stadium on Thursday. The Besiktas striker hit the target with a left-foot strike after 32 minutes when midfielder Ozan Tufan put him through with a headed assist. Sweden then took control in the second half to earn a deserved 74th minute equaliser from Andreas Granqvist, who scored from close range. ...
  
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• WADA to investigate claims of Chinese swimming cover-up

  24-03-2016 22:10
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is to investigate allegations that Chinese swimming covered up positive tests ahead of Olympic trials due to be held next month, it said on Thursday. WADA, which has already said it will probe earlier claims in the newspaper of 'systematic drug use' in Russian swimming, expressed concern. "WADA is now fully scrutinising the information that The Times newspaper has passed on to us so that we can determine exactly what the appr
  
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• Geneseo State men's hockey team honors fallen teammate

  24-03-2016 22:05
  
  Geneseo State hockey coach Chris Schultz is certain about one thing — no matter what his Knights do at the NCAA Division III Frozen Four, he's coaching champions.
  
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• Premier League to continue 'salary caps' for next three seasons but mild restrictions won't hit high earners at top clubs

  24-03-2016 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: The Premier League are continuing their version of salary caps for the next three seasons but the impact on top players in the world’s richest league will be minimal.
  
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• Federer blames bath mishap for injury that led to surgery

  24-03-2016 21:56
  
  KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) — Roger Federer wasn't playing tennis when he hurt his knee two months ago. He was playing Dad.
  
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• Sweden defender Jan Olsson recalls the day he was fooled by Johan Cruyff

  24-03-2016 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cruyff's mesmeric turn in Dortmund has gone down as one of football's most stunning moments as the Holland forward feigned to go one way but twisted the other, leaving a befuddled Olsson staring into space.
  
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• Act II for RG3: Griffin's shot to reboot career with Browns

  24-03-2016 21:33
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Back before he rocketed into the NFL as a freakish touchdown-maker, before the knee injury and his downfall in Washington, Robert Griffin III was convinced he'd play for the Browns.
  
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• Confusion over F1 qualifying format

  24-03-2016 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The future of Formula 1's new qualifying format remains uncertain after bosses fail to agree on a change for Bahrain.
  
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• Kell Brook ready for an 'old fashioned war' against Kevin Bizier

  24-03-2016 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brook has been out of action since May last year after suffering a broken rib shortly after a routine win over domestic rival Frankie Gavin, and wants to use the Bizier fight to re-stamp his authority at 147lbs.
  
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