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• Jack Leaning is the latest young talent to emerge from Yorkshire and he's not afraid of comparisons to England's Joe Root 

  09-04-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Five of the last nine Cricket Writers’ Club’s young-player-of-the-year winners have been from Yorkshire and Leaning, at 22 three years Root’s junior, has the trophy on the mantelpiece.
  
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• Andy Murray takes to the clay courts in preparation for Monte Carlo Masters

  09-04-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite being the only non-mandatory ATP Masters event, Monte Carlo still plays host to each of the world's top-five players this coming week.. Murray has a first-round bye.
  
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• Manchester City star Gael Clichy praises 'amazing' Kevin De Bruyne and warns rivals the Belgian isn't even close to his best

  09-04-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN: Gael Clichy has fired a warning to the Premier League and Europe by claiming Kevin De Bruyne is only playing at 70 per cent. The Belgian impressed off the bench against West Brom.
  
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• George Groves proves himself a class above David Brophy with stoppage

  09-04-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  George Groves continued his climb back from three failed world title defences by engaging in some useful target practice against a previously unbeaten but completely unequal Scotsman at the O2.
  
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• Lee Selby climbs off canvas to outpoint Eric Hunter and cling on to world title 

  09-04-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lee Selby had to rise from the first knockdown of his career to retain his world featherweight title at The O2. The Welshman was caught by a solid left hook from challenger Eric Hunter in the second round.
  
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• Selby retains IBF featherweight belt

  09-04-2016 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lee Selby defends his IBF featherweight title, as fellow Britons Conor Benn, George Groves and James McDonnell all win.
  
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• Harry Kane will have to think hard when Manchester United come calling, according to former striker Teddy Sheringham  

  09-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MARTHA KELNER: Harry Kane is better than I ever was and should be ready for when Manchester United pick up the phone and try and sign him, according to former striker Teddy Sheringham.
  
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• Manuel Pellegrini slams critics but backs his Manchester City players to cause an upset in the Champions League

  09-04-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN: Criticism of Manchester City in Europe has baffled Manuel Pellegrini, whose players think they are capable of lifting the Champions League trophy.
  
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• FA launch probe after Alzheimer’s diagnosis of England's 1966 World Cup winning trio

  09-04-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM: The FA will ask FIFA to investigate if there is a link between dementia and head injuries, following news three members of England’s 1966 team have Alzheimer’s.
  
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• Masters 2016: Tom Watson bids emotional farewell to Augusta with his usual class

  09-04-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON AT AUGUSTA: it was very special to follow Tom Watson on his final journey up the 18th fairway for what was probably his last hole in Majors golf on Friday.
  
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• Masters 2016: Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day are showing that golf is becoming a sport for the young and athletic

  09-04-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON AT AUGUSTA: The best three players in the world boast an average age of 25 and a roll-call of the names who made the cutafter two rounds point to youth being an advantage.
  
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• Masters 2016: Emulating Jordan Spieth is an exact science for Bryson DeChambeau

  09-04-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON AT AUGUSTA: DeChambeau turns pro on Monday and don’t be surprised if he wins on the PGA Tour before the year is out. He’s right. He does belong.
  
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• Leicester have no pressure - Schmeichel

  09-04-2016 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Battling to stay in the Football League is more pressurised than challenging for the Premier League title, says Leicester's Kasper Schmeichel.
  
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• Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe delighted to reach the 40-point mark as Callum Wilson makes his long-awaited return from injury 

  09-04-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RALPH ELLIS: Victory over Aston Villa saw Bournemouth move on to 41 points and all but seal survival in an impressive debut Premier League season.
  
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• Ukad 'guilty of catastrophic failure'

  09-04-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The whistleblower at the centre of doping allegations against a UK doctor says Ukad's handling of the case was a "catastrophic failure".
  
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• Real Sociedad 1-0 Barcelona: Early goal from 18-year-old Mikel Oyarzabal stuns La Liga leaders in San Sebastian

  09-04-2016 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIK SHARMA: Geronimo! By the full time whistle Barcelona players were ready to shoot Real Soceidad’s goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli out of a cannon.
  
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• 1B Brandon Belt receives $79M, 6-year contract from Giants

  09-04-2016 22:18
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt reached agreement Saturday on a $79 million, six-year contract that takes him through the 2021 season.
  
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• Anthony Joshua vs Charles Martin fight LIVE boxing plus undercard results

  09-04-2016 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Joshua faces unbeaten American Charles Martin for the IBF heavyweight title at the O2 Arena in London. Follow live round-by-round coverage of the fight with Sportsmail.
  
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• No. 2 Kerber retires at Volvo Car Open due to illness

  09-04-2016 22:13
  
  CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber, ranked No. 2 in the world, retired because of a viral illness during her semifinal match at the Volvo Car Open on Saturday, sending American Sloane Stephens to the finals.
  
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• Highlights - Day Three at the Masters

  09-04-2016 22:10
  (Reuters) - Latest news from the third round of the 80th Masters golf tournament on Saturday (all times GMT): 1957 BLUSTERY AUGUSTA BRUTAL FOR SCOTT Australian Adam Scott, the 2013 Masters champion, after struggling to a three-over 75 in the third round to finish 12 strokes off the early pace: "It's so brutally difficult out there, there's no birdie opportunities and it's just a scramble all day.
  
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• Jamie McDonnell beats late-replacement Fernando Vargas to retain his world title  

  09-04-2016 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Doncaster’s Jamie McDonnell retained his ‘regular’ WBA world bantamweight title with a fairly regular win over a very regular opponent at London’s O2 Arena.
  
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• Desperate refugees still struggling to reach Greece

  09-04-2016 21:57
  
  Limited options dominate the current situation for stranded refugees after the EU-Turkey deal came into force.
  
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• Last-gasp Wasps to face Saracens in Champions Cup semis

  09-04-2016 21:44
  (Reuters) - Wasps snatched a thrilling 25-24 win over Exeter Chiefs thanks to Jimmy Gopperth's last-minute conversion to reach a European Champions Cup semi-final against Saracens who beat Northampton Saints 29-20 on Saturday. Wasps' Charles Piutau powered over in the corner for his second try and Gopperth calmly converted to deny Exeter, who led 24-18 until the 79th minute after taking control with two first-half Thomas Waldrom tries, a place in their first semi-final.
  
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• Salford 14-10 Leeds

  09-04-2016 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Salford Red Devils hang on to consign Leeds Rhinos to an eighth defeat of the Super League season.
  
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• Samir Nasri looks re-energised after his injury troubles at Manchester City

  09-04-2016 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: The Frenchman is highly likely to be with City next season, ready to knuckle down; and on Sunday he did nothing to disprove that notion.
  
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• Rangers slip past Red Wings; Detroit still reaches playoffs

  09-04-2016 21:27
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Hayes scored with 5:38 remaining, Antti Raanta made 31 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Saturday.
  
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• Arsenal's slim EPL title hopes dashed by Carroll hat trick

  09-04-2016 21:23
  
  Arsenal needed a flawless finish to the English Premier League season to stand a realistic chance of reeling in surprise leader Leicester.
  
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• National win 'beyond words' for Mullins

  09-04-2016 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teenage jockey David Mullins says he has "never had a feeling like it" after winning the Grand National on Rule The World.
  
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• PSG count cost of injuries ahead of Man City return

  09-04-2016 21:19
  PARIS - Paris St Germain coach Laurent Blanc says injuries are taking their toll ahead of the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Manchester City in midweek. Lucas Moura struck twice on Saturday as the Ligue 1 champions beat Guingamp 2-0 but PSG lost goalkeeper Kevin Trapp at the interval due to a thigh injury. "He got a big kick, that's why we took him out at halftime," Blanc told French television. "I think tomorrow morning we'll be in a better place to talk about Kevin's thigh.
  
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• FA wants Fifa to examine dementia link

  09-04-2016 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The FA wants Fifa to investigate whether former players have dementia as a consequence of heading heavy footballs.
  
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• Cavendish not targeting Paris-Roubaix

  09-04-2016 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Cavendish says he will support Dimension Data team-mate Edvald Boasson Hagen in Sunday's Paris-Roubaix race.
  
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• Arsenal title hopes hammered, Villa all but down

  09-04-2016 21:05
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal's title hopes were virtually extinguished by a 3-3 draw at West Ham United and Aston Villa's top-flight status is merely mathematical after an eighth successive defeat all but sealed their fate on Saturday. Needing a barnstorming finish to the Premier League season and a Leicester City wobble to have any chance of finishing top for the first time since 2004, Arsenal seemed on course for a third consecutive win when they led 2-0. Arsene Wenger's team we
  
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• Sheriff: Missing former KU football played killed himself

  09-04-2016 20:59
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former University of Kansas running back who had been missing for a week has been found dead in a secluded area in central Missouri.
  
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• Manchester City 2-1 West Brom: Samir Nasri's strike boosts top-four push but Sergio Aguero injury mars victory

  09-04-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER AT THE ETIHAD: Manchester City opened up a four point gap over fifth-placed Manchester United after Samir Nasri's second-half strike secured a hard fought victory.
  
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• Aston Villa caretaker Eric Black admits it's game over after defeat by Bournemouth left his struggling side on the brink

  09-04-2016 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Caretaker manager Eric Black conceded relegation is inevitable with Aston Villa on the brink of dropping out of the Barclays Premier League after being beaten by Bournemouth.
  
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• Ronaldo record as Real win, Torres lifts Atletico

  09-04-2016 20:45
  Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to hit 30 La Liga goals in six consecutive seasons as he inspired Real Madrid to a 4-0 thrashing of Eibar on Saturday. Elsewhere, Fernando Torres was on target again as Atletico Madrid triumphed 3-1 at Espanyol. Ronaldo netted in the 19th minute and also provided passes for Lucas Vazquez and Jese to score as the hosts stormed into a 4-0 halftime lead.
  
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• Contador to carry on competing in wake of Basque triumph

  09-04-2016 20:44
  By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spain's twice Tour de France champion Alberto Contador has vowed to continue competing for at least another year after claiming the Tour of the Basque Country title on Saturday. Contador, 33, declared last year he would retire at the end of the 2016 season but after his Basque triumph with victory in the time trial, he said he would shelve plans to stop racing. Contador has won all three professional cycling Grand Tours, winning the 2007 and 2009 Tour de F
  
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• Alan Shearer poses with Sir Alex Ferguson as Newcastle legend jokes ex-Manchester United boss 'finally' got him in a red shirt

  09-04-2016 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Manchester United boss posed for a photo with Newcastle legend Alan Shearer on Twitter as the two prepared for a day of watching the Masters in Augusta.
  
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• Nervous Bayern edge past Stuttgart to stay on title course

  09-04-2016 20:42
  Bayern Munich laboured to a 3-1 win at VfB Stuttgart on Saturday to increase their lead at the top to eight points with five games left and edge closer to a record fourth consecutive Bundesliga title. Treble-chasing Bayern, who visit Benfica in their Champions League quarter-final return next week with a 1-0 advantage, have 75 points. Second-placed Borussia Dortmund travel to Schalke 04 on Sunday.
  
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• Lucas strikes twice as second-string PSG triumph

  09-04-2016 20:41
  Lucas Moura struck twice after the interval for a second-string Paris St Germain team as the Ligue 1 champions triumphed 2-0 at lowly Guingamp on Saturday. Lucas opened the scoring from the penalty spot after young Christopher Nkunku was brought down by Jeremy Sorbon in the 56th minute as he burst into the box. The Brazil forward added a second goal in the 71st minute when he finished calmly from inside the area following Layvin Kurzawa's cut-back.
  
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• Swansea City in talks over £100m takeover bid from American investment group

  09-04-2016 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The deal with US businessmen Jason Levien and Stephen Kaplan would see Swansea's board members sell the majority of the shares they bought to save the club in 2002.
  
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• Rule The World Wins Grand National At Aintree

  09-04-2016 20:39
  
  Rule The World, ridden by teenager David Mullins, has won the Grand National, denying jockey Leighton Aspell a third consecutive victory. Mullins, aged 19 and making his debut in the world's greatest steeplechase, brought the 33-1 outsider home ahead of joint 8-1 favourite The Last Samuri and third-placed Vics Canvas at 100-1. But in the last 100 yards, the gelding, which is owned by Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary, finished strongly, crossing the line six lengths in front.
  
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• Aguero and Nasri give Man City win over West Brom

  09-04-2016 20:36
  Manchester City 2 West Bromwich Albion 1 April 9 (Reuters) - Goals from Sergio Aguero and Samir Nasri helped Manchester City cement their place in the top four of the Premier League but only after they had been given a fright at the Etihad Stadium. West Brom went ahead with their first attack after six minutes when Stephane Sessegnon fired a shot past a flat-footed Joe Hart in goal. Sessegnon then blotted his copybook when he fouled Aleksandar Kolarov and Aguero slotted home a 19th-minute penalt
  
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• Chivas owner Vergara looks to invest in Italians Catania

  09-04-2016 20:32
  Guadalajara Chivas owner Jorge Vergara is considering buying former Italian Serie A club Catania with a view to helping Mexican players improve their skills in Europe. Catania, relegated from Serie A in 2014, were demoted to the third tier the following year for match-fixing. "(Catania) sent us the proposal and we're analysing (it).
  
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• Major leaguers trying to figure out proper slide into 2nd

  09-04-2016 20:28
  
  Something that used to be second-nature in baseball — sliding hard into second base to prevent a double play — is deciding games and giving major leaguers fits a week into the season. From the AL to the NL, runners making that 90-foot dash are wondering: What's acceptable anymore?
  
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• Man City 2-1 West Brom Premier League LIVE score: All the action as it happens

  09-04-2016 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Manchester City host West Bromwich Albion at the Etihad Stadium to complete Saturday's action.
  
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• From the brink of oblivion to promotion

  09-04-2016 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Radio Northampton's Joe Townsend tells the remarkable story of how Northampton Town went from £10m debts to League One.
  
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• Jets' Ferguson makes retirement official in letter to fans

  09-04-2016 20:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — D'Brickashaw Ferguson played 10 rugged seasons in the NFL, never missed a snap due to injury and established himself as one of the best at his position.
  
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• United were diabolical - Paatelainen

  09-04-2016 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mixu Paatelainen is critical of Dundee United's display against Inverness and admits it will be "very hard" to avoid relegation.
  
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• Boost for Burnley, Boro in Premier League push

  09-04-2016 19:59
  By Ian Chadband LONDON (Reuters) - Burnley and Middlesbrough earned crucial wins on Saturday in their push to be the two teams that clinch automatic promotion to the Premier League. In the Championship's early kickoff at Turf Moor, Burnley ground out an unconvincing 1-0 victory over Leeds United after taking a first-minute lead. It gave the leaders a brief four-point advantage over closest pursuers Middlesbrough who then responded by bringing the gap back to one point with an equally hard-earned
  
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