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• FIFA president Gianni Infantino is dismayed at being dragged into another crisis... here's all you need to know about the data leak

  06-04-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FIFA president Gianni Infantino is 'dismayed' and 'will not accept' that his integrity is being doubted, in relation to documents leaked from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca.
  
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• Daniel Sturridge could be left out against Dortmund as Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp considers starting Divock Origi

  06-04-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp is considering starting with Divock Origi up front instead of Daniel Sturridge for Liverpool's crunch Europa League tie against Borussia Dortmund.
  
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• PSG 2-2 Manchester City PLAYER RATINGS: Joe Hart was worth the risk but David Luiz was typically erratic

  06-04-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City claimed two crucial away goal from an error-riddled Champions League quarter-final first leg. Sportsmail's CHRIS WHEELER rated the players' performances.
  
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• Sam and Tom Curran were evicted by Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe, but the Surrey brothers have overcome the tragic loss of their father to hit the headlines

  06-04-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  County cricket may have receded from public consciousness in recent decades, but it still has the capacity to throw up some remarkable happenings.
  
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• Jack Wilshere faces struggle to make it back into Arsenal first team, even if England star can prove his fitness this season 

  06-04-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger will not hand Jack Wilshere an instant route back into his starting XI once the midfielder regains full fitness.
  
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• Augusta plans for the future with a multi-million pound renovation

  06-04-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON IN AUGUSTA: Derek Lawrenson gives Sportsmail updates from his 'Augusta diary', including plans of a multi-million pound renovation at the legendary course.
  
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• Manchester City were a little lucky to equalise but they now have stats, and momentum on their side for second leg 

  06-04-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Such is Manchester City’s strained relationship with the Champions League that the club have this week been encouraging supporters to come to next Tuesday’s second leg at the Etihad Stadium. 
  
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• Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp: ‘I will not take pills to stop me celebrating a goal’

  06-04-2016 23:30
  
  On his return to Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League, the Liverpool manager explains why he has nothing to prove, the key to his old club’s success and how ‘crazy’ KloppCam is …Twelve months after announcing his decision to end a remarkable seven-year spell in charge of Borussia Dortmund, one that produced two Bundesliga titles, German Cup success and a near-miss in the 2013 Champions League final, Jürgen Klopp returns to Signal Iduna Park on Thursday. Looking fo
  
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• Jürgen Klopp: his Liverpool career so far — in pictures

  06-04-2016 23:30
  
  Jürgen Klopp has fast become one of the most charismatic managers in the Premier League since his arrival in October 2015. As a last-16 Europa League tie against his former club Borussia Dortmund looms, we look back at some of the highs and lows of his tenure at LiverpoolJürgen Klopp: ‘I will not take pills to stop me celebrating a goal’Continue reading...
  
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• Daniel Sturridge may be dropped to Liverpool bench at Borussia Dortmund

  06-04-2016 23:30
  
  • Striker subdued against Tottenham and replaced by Divock Origi
  • Belgian may keep place for Europa League quarter-final first legJürgen Klopp is considering a major selection call on his return to Borussia Dortmund by omitting Daniel Sturridge from Liverpool’s starting lineup for Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final.Sturridge was replaced by Divock Origi in the 72nd minute of Liverpool’s draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday and the 20-year-old may retain h
  
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• Zafar Ansari closing in on Surrey return after bad break put paid to England call-up

  06-04-2016 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seven months after he was forced to withdraw from his maiden England tour, all-rounder Zafar Ansari is closing in on a return to action with Surrey.
  
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• Real Madrid stunned by Wolfsburg’s two goals in seven minutes

  06-04-2016 23:08
  
  Wolfsburg stunned Real Madrid with two goals in seven first-half minutes to take control of their Champions League quarter-final. The Spanish side, 10-time winners of the competition, face an uphill task to progress to the last four. Related: Wolfsburg 2-0 Real Madrid: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – as it happenedContinue reading...
  
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• PSG 2-2 Manchester City: five talking points from the Champions League | Jacob Steinberg

  06-04-2016 23:03
  
  Joe Hart shows his class but both sides need to improve defensively while Kevin De Bruyne gives a glimpse of the future under Pep GuardiolaLess than three weeks after he was hospital-passed on to a stretcher by Martín Demichelis, it was not long before Joe Hart was performing wonders again in Europe, soothing fears that he had returned too soon from his calf injury by repelling Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s early penalty for Paris Saint-Germain. Without that save, Manchester City might have
  
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• Exeter’s Ali Hepher takes up England Saxons role for South Africa tour

  06-04-2016 23:00
  
  • Backs coach Hepher accepts offer to be part of Saxons staff
  • Rob Baxter rules himself out but Alex Sanderson also in frameExeter’s Ali Hepher will take his first step up the international coaching ladder in June after being invited to tour South Africa with England Saxons this summer. The Guardian understands the highly rated Hepher has accepted a tour role but the Chiefs’ director of rugby, Rob Baxter, will not be involved. Related: Waikato’s Chiefs set gold stand
  
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• Wolfsburg 2-0 Real Madrid: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – as it happened

  06-04-2016 22:42
  
  Real Madrid followed up their win over Barcelona at Camp Nou with a poor performance in Germany, as Ricardo Rodriguez and Max Arnold gave Wolfsburg a fully-deserved 2-0 first-leg advantage9.54pm BSTWho saw this one coming then? All the form pointed to a comfortable Real Madrid win here, but after Wolfsburg endured a sticky opening 15 minutes, they executed their gameplan perfectly tonight. Playing without a traditional No9, the German side flooded midfield and hit Madrid on the counter-attack. T
  
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• Fernandinho’s equaliser gives Manchester City the edge against PSG

  06-04-2016 22:42
  
  Manchester City have a golden chance of reaching the Champions League semi-final after a memorable display driven by a refusal to be cowed by a Paris Saint-Germain side who at one point threatened to kill the tie.Instead City go into next Tuesday’s return leg level and holding two priceless away goals as they seek to knock PSG out. Continue reading...
  
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• PSG v Manchester City: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live!

  06-04-2016 22:40
  
  Updates from the first leg of the quarter-final at the Parc des PrincesFollow Wolfsburg v Real Madrid live with Michael ButlerPSG v Man City emblematic of how Gulf rivals are fuelling footballManchester City and PSG ready to show money is not all that talksEmail [email protected]. Tweet @Paul_Doyle9.38pm BSTCity have the edge after an entertaining, topsy-turvy game featuring bouts of top play and a lot of slapdash defending. It wasn’t boring, and it’s far from over. Fernandi
  
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• Masters field must match Jordan Spieth’s ferocious will to win

  06-04-2016 21:57
  
  The winner of the Green Jacket in 2015 will defend his title against strong opposition but Augusta is a challenge for which he will up his gameSo to this, the wonderkid’s greatest challenge so far. Jordan Spieth probably lacks the panache, charisma or even mean streak to single-handedly haul golf into a new era. However, the narrative post-Tiger Woods, benefits from such an impressive collection of contenders in this, the 80th Masters, that you can only hope it does not end in anticlimax.
  
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• Real Madrid face tough Champions League test after 2-0 away loss to Wolfsburg

  06-04-2016 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Wolfsburg stunned Real Madrid with two goals in eight first-half minutes to take control of their Champions League quarter-final tie.The 10-
  
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• Manchester City draw first leg of Champions League quarter-final in Paris

  06-04-2016 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Fernandinho hit a deflected equaliser as Manchester City snatched a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Pari
  
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• Fifa ethics committee member resigns over allegations in Panama Papers

  06-04-2016 21:14
  
  • Juan Pedro Damiani resigns over alleged links with Eugenio Figueredo
  • Damiani allegedly did work for at least seven companies linked to FigueredoA member of Fifa’s independent ethics committee has resigned from his post following allegations related to the Panama Papers leak. Related: Leaked documents raise the question: just how new is the new Fifa?Continue reading...
  
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• Massimo Cellino's son Edoardo charged by FA over comments made to fan

  06-04-2016 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The director of the Championship club has been accused of breaching two FA rules following a Facebook rant at a supporter, as first reported by Sportsmail in March.
  
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• Fernando Torres became the 31st player to be sent off against Barcelona in Champions League... but why do they face 10 men more than any other side in tournament?

  06-04-2016 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid were left incensed on Tuesday when Fernando Torres received his marching orders before Barcelona mounted a comeback to secure their 2-1 win in the Champions League clash.
  
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• Leaked documents raise the question: just how new is the new Fifa?

  06-04-2016 20:40
  
  Barely a month after Gianni Infantino pledged to deliver transparency, the Panama Papers have put Fifa’s culture under the spotlight once againIt has become so familiar as to be almost routine. As Swiss police raided Uefa’s offices in Nyon on the “suspicion of criminal mismanagement”, world football’s new dawn at the end of February suddenly seemed a long time ago. Related: Panama Papers: Downing Street says 'no offshore trusts' will benefit Camerons in future &ndas
  
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• Masters 2016: the man who captured the unique flavour of Augusta | Andy Bull

  06-04-2016 20:37
  
  The perfect tournament deserves a perfect sandwich but the celebrated pimento cheese, beloved at Augusta since the 1960s, began as a simple family affairShortly before he shot himself in the head with a Smith & Wesson .38, Clifford Roberts stopped by the barber shop at Augusta National for a haircut. They found his body by Ike’s pond on the par-three course. He was wearing a new pair of pyjamas, which he had bought that very same day. In death, as in life, Roberts needed everything to
  
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• UConn's Breanna Stewart bows out with fourth straight title: 'We made history'

  06-04-2016 20:21
  
  Huskies beat Syracuse 82-51 to win their 75th straight game, all by double figures, and Stewart says: ‘This is exactly what we wanted’Breanna Stewart capped a brilliant career with her fourth straight national championship – and UConn head coach Geno Auriemma didn’t argue with the description of Stewart as the best ever.“I’ll say this. She’s the greatest NCAA tournament player I’ve ever been around,” Auriemma said after UConn lifted the troph
  
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• Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp says it is better to be in Dortmund than North Korea

  06-04-2016 20:20
  
  • Klopp attempts to deflect attention from return to Borrusia Dortmund
  • Liverpool manager: ‘We have the highest mountain to climb’Jürgen Klopp won no prizes for romanticism on his return to Borussia Dortmund, saying it was better to be back at Signal Iduna Park “than North Korea or something”, and he was stark in his warning to Liverpool’s players before Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final first leg. “We have the highest mountain to cl
  
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• Stuart Broad backs Ben Stokes to fully recover from Twenty20 heartbreak 

  06-04-2016 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An important supporter threw his weight behind Ben Stokes in his battle to recover from his Kolkata nightmare in the form of the best Test bowler in the world.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp will not go easy on us, says Dortmund boss Thomas Tuchel

  06-04-2016 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Borussia Dortmund have been warned that Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp will show no mercy to his former club on his return to the Westfalenstadion.
  
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• Newcastle announce £32.4m profit for year ended June 2015

  06-04-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez's men are 19th in the Barclays Premier League with only seven matches remaining, having fallen to a 3-2 defeat in Saturday's crunch clash at relegation rivals Norwich.
  
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• Claudio Ranieri insists Jamie Vardy is not a footballer but a HORSE... and Leicester City manager thinks N'Golo Kante has batteries hidden in his shorts to run so much

  06-04-2016 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claudio Ranieri does not consider Jamie Vardy to be a footballer ‒ because he thinks of the Leicester City and England striker as more of a horse.
  
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• Antonio Conte's ins and outs at Chelsea: Will Hazard, Terry and Costa go?

  06-04-2016 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea this week confirmed that Antonio Conte will be taking over after Euro 2016 with the club facing a significant summer of upheaval. So, who will Conte keep and who will be sold?
  
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• 'Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the type of player West Ham fans love,' says Dean Ashton as he urges former club to gamble on PSG star

  06-04-2016 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham, who are challenging for a place in the Champions League next season, have reportedly made initial enquiries about bringing the striker to Upton Park when he leaves PSG.
  
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• Pacquiao may not retire - Roach

  06-04-2016 19:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manny Pacquiao's world title bout against Timothy Bradley on Saturday might not be his last, says trainer Freddie Roach.
  
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• Joao Sousa eliminated from Grand Prix Hassan II

  06-04-2016 19:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Second seed Joao Sousa was eliminated from the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakech on Wednesday after losing to Facundo Bagnis in straight sets.
  
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• Uefa offices searched by Swiss police

  06-04-2016 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Uefa's offices are searched by Swiss police following papers leaked from a Panamanian law firm, and a Fifa lawyer resigns.
  
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• Willie Mullins bids to seal trainers’ title at Grand National meeting

  06-04-2016 19:08
  
  • Annie Power can follow up her smooth Champion Hurdle victory
  • Trainer’s son lines up with winning chance in Foxhunters’ ChaseTwelve months ago, the all-conquering Willie Mullins had 10 runners, and just a single winner, over the course of the three-day Aintree Festival meeting. This year, he will send eight horses into action on Thursday’s opening card alone and it seems to be a question not of if, but when Mullins will overtake Paul Nicholls in the race to be Brit
  
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• Warriors star Draymond Green admits team is 'bored' and wants season to end

  06-04-2016 19:03
  
  Green says side lost focus in unexpected loss to the Timberwolves, and says: ‘It’s kind of at a point now where you’re ready for the regular season to be over’After the Warriors’ quest for a record-setting 73 wins was dealt an unexpected setback against the Timberwolves on Tuesday night, Draymond Green admitted his team had become “bored” by the slog of the NBA regular-season – and were ready for the season to end.“Talking 82 games, we g
  
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• World T20 success of West Indies must be followed by change at the top | Mike Selvey

  06-04-2016 19:00
  
  For cricket in the West Indies to move on, the impasse between the players and the president of the WICB will only be resolved when the latter steps downThose who have feared a terminal decline in West Indies cricket might just have to revise that view after the finals of the World Twenty20. The dramatic last-ditch men’s victory over England was the climax to one of the outstanding matches that the format, which generally precludes ebb and flow and narrative, can have produced at internati
  
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• 'To Zlatan' & your best sporting verbs

  06-04-2016 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "To Zlatan" - meaning to dominate - is in the Swedish dictionary. We asked BBC Sportsday readers to provide more sporting verbs.
  
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• Peter Oosterhuis becomes honorary life member of the European Tour

  06-04-2016 18:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Peter Oosterhuis has been made the 49th honorary life member of the European Tour in recognition of his stellar career as a player and broadcaster.
  
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• Livesey named in GB Euro judo squad

  06-04-2016 18:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  European Under-23 champion Amy Livesey is named in a 13-strong Great Britain squad for the European Championships.
  
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• Rory McIlroy positive but 'more subdued' going into the Masters 2016

  06-04-2016 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy summed it up perfectly when he said he felt less 'exposed' at this year's Masters than he did in 2015, when his quest for the career grand slam and the return of Tiger Woods dominated the build-up.
  
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• KEHL: Liverpool FC boss Jurgen Klopp is going back to HIS stadium

  06-04-2016 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp will get a huge reaction but he won’t get emotional. People are still very grateful for his seven years here. It won’t be easy for him, because he’s coming back to his stadium.
  
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• Ledley King delighted with Tottenham Hotspur influence in England squad

  06-04-2016 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ledley King is thrilled at the prospect of an England team with a Tottenham Hotspur core being unleashed at this summer's European Championship.
  
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• Top females in record Q School entry

  06-04-2016 18:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World ladies champion Reanne Evans and rival Ng On Yee are among a record entry of 174 for World Snooker's 2016 Q School.
  
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• Stokes can be 'one of England's best'

  06-04-2016 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stuart Broad says Ben Stokes can be "one of England's best ever" and will learn from Sunday's World Twenty20 loss.
  
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• Nick Blackwell gives thumbs-up as he recovers from coma after defeat by Chris Eubank Jnr

  06-04-2016 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boxer Nick Blackwell has been pictured smiling and giving a thumbs up from his hospital bed as he recovers from an induced coma.
  
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• Barcelona are one of our favourite teams to watch and the greatest club side in the world... but here are 10 reasons NOT to like Luis Enrique's European champions

  06-04-2016 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From surrounding the referee to playacting and some of the more controversial misdemeanours, Sportsmail look at 10 reasons not to like Barcelona...
  
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• Dwayne Bravo blasts West Indies Cricket Board as 'most unprofessional in the world' for their criticisms of the World T20 winners

  06-04-2016 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three days after their win over England all-rounder Bravo revealed in a Skype interview with CNC3 that the side were not provided with the correct kit for the tournament and they had issues with their contracts.
  
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