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• Chloe Tutton sets British record in women’s 200m breaststroke

  13-04-2016 23:59
  
  • City of Cardiff swimmer finishes in 2:22.34 at British Championships
  • Previous mark of 2:23.82 set by Glasgow runner-up, Molly RenshawChloe Tutton set a British record as she swept to the women’s 200m breaststroke title at the British Championships in Glasgow on Wednesday.The City of Cardiff swimmer touched home in 2min 22.34sec, taking three seconds off her own personal best and a second and a half off the 2:23.82 mark set by the runner-up, Molly Renshaw. Continue reading...
  
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• Liverpool vs Borussia Dortmund: Jamie Redknapp looks at the key clashes ahead of the Europa League quarter-final second leg

  13-04-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ahead of Liverpool's big Europa League quarter-final clash with Borussia Dortmund at Anfield Sportsmail's Jamie Redknapp assesses the on-field battles that could decide the tie.
  
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• Do not feel sorry for Spieth, urges caddie Greller

  13-04-2016 23:55
  (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth’s caddie urged fans not to feel sorry for the Masters runner-up on Wednesday despite his final-round meltdown at Augusta. Michael Greller paid tribute to the dignified way Spieth has behaved throughout his brief career, including throwing away a five-shot lead and virtually handing the Green Jacket to Englishman Danny Willett on Sunday. “A wise coach reminded me recently, winning shows your character and losing shows ALL your character.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic edges towards Premier League move after PSG striker admits he's had 'lots of offers' from England

  13-04-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PSG talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 34, will command mega money wherever he ends up but is not expected to opt for China’s extortionate amounts at this stage of his career.
  
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• West Ham star Mark Noble loses patience with Ander Herrera during FA Cup tie and carries Manchester United man off the pitch

  13-04-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Players wasting time to leave the pitch is a common theme in football nowadays but Mark Noble took things into his own hands when Ander Herrera slowly hobbled off the Upton Park pitch. 
  
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• Atletico Madrid 2-0 Barcelona (3-2 agg): Antoine Griezmann double dumps favourites Barca out as Lionel Messi and Co draw a blank

  13-04-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON AT VICENTE CALDERON: Atletico Madrid knocked Barcelona out of the Champions League on Wednesday night after Antoine Griezmann struck in each half.
  
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• Ruthless Bayern reach fifth CL semi in a row

  13-04-2016 23:43
  Bayern Munich booked their fifth successive Champions League semi-final spot with a 2-2 draw at Benfica on Wednesday to seal a 3-2 aggregate victory that kept the Germans on course for a treble of titles. Arturo Vidal's 38th-minute goal cancelled out the hosts' early lead through Raul Jimenez's header and Thomas Mueller's volley early in the second half eased their nerves. The Portuguese side, vying for their first semi-final in more than a quarter of a century, managed a late equaliser through
  
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• Teenager Tutton sets new British record

  13-04-2016 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Welsh teenager Chloe Tutton produces a stunning personal best to secure 200m British breaststroke gold and put herself into Olympic contention.
  
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• Bayern keep cool heads to see off Benfica

  13-04-2016 23:39
  Bayern Munich were rewarded for keeping cool heads in a 2-2 draw against Benfica on Wednesday that sent them into the Champions League semi-finals even when the game looked to be tipping in the Portuguese side's favour. "There have been occasions in the past when we lost our heads after conceding a goal," Thomas Mueller, who scored Bayern' second goal early in the second half, said.
  
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• Aston Villa eye Nigel Pearson and Chris Powell dream team to oversee their bid to make first-time Premier League return

  13-04-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Leicester boss is a leading candidate to be appointed at Villa Park but Pearson’s long-time assistants Steve Walsh and Craig Shakespeare are still under contract at the King Power Stadium.
  
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• Joe Johnson: One of my boys taped He-man over historic World Championship victory against Steve Davis

  13-04-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Years had passed before Ordinary Joe felt the need to re-visit his most extra-ordinary day. He slipped aa dusty tape into the video. After a couple of frames on came He-Man.
  
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• Benfica 2-2 Bayern Munich (agg: 2-3): Thomas Muller and Arturo Vidal fire Pep Guardiola's side into Champions League semi-finals

  13-04-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT ESTADIO DA LUZ: Pep Guardiola has been managing in the Champions League for seven years and his record of always reaching the semi-finals remains.
  
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• Danny Cipriani, Christian Wade and Kyle Eastmond all bidding for a place in Team GB sevens side at Rio Olympics in summer

  13-04-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Danny Cipriani, Christian Wade and Kyle Eastmond are among the England 15-a-side stars who expect to discover in the coming days if they will be considered for Team GB’s Olympic sevens squad.
  
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• Kevin De Bruyne isn't satisfied with a semi-final spot after helping Manchester City overcome PSG in the Champions League

  13-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN: Manchester City hero Kevin De Bruyne is personally managing his game time during a run-in which could culminate in Champions League glory.
  
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• Jose Mourinho could be tempted by PSG's riches if Laurent Blanc leaves the club

  13-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW: Paris Saint-Germain is considered to be a serious option for Jose Mourinho if the French champions part company with Laurent Blanc in the wake of their Champions League exit.
  
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• England boss Roy Hodgson expects both Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Raheem Sterling to be fit in time for Euro 2016

  13-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pair are progressing well after injury and are set to take significant steps in their recovery in the next week meaning they should be returning to match fitness in time for Hodgson's selection.
  
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• FA chairman Greg Dyke downgrades his Euro 2016 forecast over England's hopes

  13-04-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: FA chairman Greg Dyke, who claimed England would win Euro 2016 before the draw in Paris, has revised his forecast and feels the semi-finals would be a success.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic has ‘lots of offers’ to move to Premier League

  13-04-2016 23:30
  
  • PSG man says: ‘I want to win a lot more. I want to do it wherever I can’
  • Swedish striker out of contract at French champions in the summerZlatan Ibrahimovic has claimed he has received many offers from Premier League clubs to join them if he leaves Paris Saint-Germain in the summer.The 34-year-old’s contract ends after this season and he is expected to move from the French champions then. Continue reading...
  
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• Nigel Pearson emerges as the favourite to be next Aston Villa manager

  13-04-2016 23:30
  
  • Former Leicester manager wanted by members of Villa’s board
  • Pearson is lining up Chris Powell to be his No2 at Villa ParkNigel Pearson is the frontrunner to take over as Aston Villa manager and has lined up Chris Powell to be his assistant when he makes a return to the dugout. Villa are still weighing up their options and considering the merits of other names on their shortlist but Pearson is the standout candidate and it is understood that he already has the support of sever
  
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• Win the Champions League for Manuel Pellegrini, says Manchester City’s Sagna

  13-04-2016 23:29
  
  • We’ve shown we deserve to be one of the best in Europe, says defender
  • Kevin De Bruyne targets final place at least after sinking PSGBacary Sagna has urged Manchester City to win the Champions League for Manuel Pellegrini before the manager is replaced in the summer by Pep Guardiola.City will find out in Friday’s draw who they play in the semi-finals after knocking Paris Saint-Germain out 3-2 on aggregate. Continue reading...
  
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• Man United spoil West Ham party to reach Cup semis

  13-04-2016 23:29
  
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - A glorious rainbow provided a fitting backdrop to West Ham United's last FA Cup tie at Upton Park but Manchester United ended a momentous evening hinting at a brighter future after reaching the semi-finals with a 2-1 victory. Much-maligned all season and in grave danger of missing out on Champions League qualification after a drubbing at Tottenham Hotspur, United returned to the capital to produce one of their most vibrant displays of a poor campaign. Teenager
  
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• Divock Origi: ‘I came to Liverpool to play in big games … it has inspired me’ | Andy Hunter

  13-04-2016 23:29
  
  The Liverpool striker possesses a humble outlook that bodes well for his club as they prepare for the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final against Borussia DortmundThere are no prizes for identifying the highlight of Divock Origi’s Liverpool career so far given it arrived one week ago on a raucous night at the Westfalenstadion complete with a valuable away goal against Borussia Dortmund. The lowlight is clear too, although you have to go further back to a time before the striker
  
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• Manchester United's FA Cup quarter-final victory over West Ham squeezed into two-hour BBC broadcast

  13-04-2016 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The BBC put on what must have been one of their shortest ever live football broadcasts on Wednesday night as Manchester United beat West Ham to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.
  
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• Diego Simeone proved he's the best coach in the world, his Atletico Madrid side played with the menace and swagger he possesses

  13-04-2016 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIK SHARMA: In the 36th minute Saul Niguez crossed from the right and Antoine Griezmann headed in the goal that effectively decided this Champions League quarter-final clash,.
  
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• 10-man Everton hold out for point at Palace

  13-04-2016 23:12
  April 13 (Reuters) - - Crystal Palace 0 Everton 0 Everton escaped with a point from a lacklustre goalless draw with Crystal Palace after midfielder James McCarthy was sent off at Selhurst Park on Wednesday. McCarthy was dismissed for a second yellow card in the 52nd minute of a possible FA Cup final rehearsal following a clumsy collision with Yannick Bolasie after being booked for a heavy challenge on Yohan Cabaye. Everton, who will meet Manchester United in the FA Cup semi-finals, came closest
  
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• Everton’s James McCarthy off at Crystal Palace in limp goalless draw

  13-04-2016 23:09
  
  It is probably just as well these clubs have FA Cup semi-finals looming large on the horizon because, at present, there is precious little joy for either to be had in the Premier League. The point secured here was arguably a minor triumph for Everton, a team whose top-flight form has drained as the campaign has progressed, given they played most of the second period a man down. Yet, even so, these are sides staggering towards the finish line.At least the visitors could point to their players enj
  
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• Tyson Fury gives Anthony Joshua his due after scattergun tirade

  13-04-2016 23:00
  
  • Champion admits receiving increased racist abuse over Gypsy background
  • Heavyweight lashes out at Eddie Hearn and Wladimir KlitschoThe complex and multifaceted sides of Tyson Fury were again on display in London on Wednesday. The WBA and WBO world heavyweight champion went from eloquently discussing the realities of suffering racism to saying Anthony Joshua “looked like a pumped up weightlifter out of his mind on drugs” and accusing the new IBF holder’s promoter, E
  
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• Lokomotiv edge Barcelona as Laboral sink Panathinaikos

  13-04-2016 22:56
  By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE (Reuters) - Lokomotiv Krasnodar and Laboral Kutxa Vitoria nosed ahead of their more heralded rivals in the Euroleague playoffs after home wins in the opening games of their best-of-five quarter-final series on Wednesday. Lokomotiv celebrated a memorable debut in the competition's knockout stage with a 66-61 defeat of twice former winners Barcelona, while Laboral romped to a 84-68 victory over Panathinaikos, who have six titles. Roared on by a partisan home crowd i
  
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• Atlético Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann sends Barcelona crashing out

  13-04-2016 22:56
  
  The slogan that hung from bridges and balconies all over Madrid read “Never stop believing” and Atlético never did, even if they might have feared it would be taken from them in the final minute. Few know how to suffer like they do but few know how to make opponents suffer like they do either. The pressure built and the Calderón kept singing, Diego Simeone sometimes as much a conductor as a coach as the minutes ticked away, but they have done it again. Two goals from An
  
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• Thomas Müller seals semi-final place as Bayern Munich see off Benfica

  13-04-2016 22:51
  
  Bayern Munich drew 2-2 at Benfica on Wednesday to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the fifth consecutive season with a 3-2 aggregate victory and remain on track for a treble of titles.Arturo Vidal’s 38th-minute goal cancelled out the hosts’ early lead through Raúl Jiménez’s header. Continue reading...
  
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• Atlético Madrid 2-0 Barcelona: Champions League quarter-final – as it happened

  13-04-2016 22:44
  
  Two Antoine Griezmann goals sent the European champions packing. 9.42pm BSTA deserved victory for Atlético. Barcelona should have had a penalty right at the end, of course; Gabi handled Iniesta’s shot inside the box. But then should Iniesta have been on the pitch, after making a save as last man to concede a penalty himself a couple of minutes earlier? Questions, questions. But on the whole the home team were far superior. Every single one of their players put in a fine performance;
  
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• Benfica v Bayern Munich: Champions League quarter-final – as it happened

  13-04-2016 22:43
  
  Benfica take lead on counter-attackBayern storm back but look suspect in defence 9.39pm BSTBenfica’s efforts are applauded by the home fans and rightly so. But Bayern are the team heading to the semi-final, and that is also right, although Martinez should have been sent off. The Germans are a formidable side because they keep and move the ball so well but they are a little flakey defensively. Ergo they are beatable. It would be interesting to see them against Atletico Madrid in the semi-fi
  
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• Spieth will never fully get over Masters meltdown - Love

  13-04-2016 22:28
  (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth will never get over his shocking Masters meltdown, no matter how many major championships he wins, but will learn from his collapse, United States Ryder Cup captain Davis Love said on Wednesday. Spieth heads the rankings for the American team to play Europe at Hazeltine in Minnesota this year. Love does not think Spieth’s Masters experience, where he quadruple-bogeyed the 12th hole in the final round to throw away the green jacket won by Danny Willett, will have a
  
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• West Ham 1-2 Manchester United: Marcus Rashford stunner and Marouane Fellaini secure Wembley semi-final against Everton as Hammers' last-ever FA Cup match at Upton Park ends in defeat

  13-04-2016 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT UPTON PARK: Marcus Rashford scored the goal, Manchester United delivered the performance. It was a fitting send-off for the last FA Cup tie to be played at Upton Park.
  
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• Manchester United reach FA Cup semi-finals by beating West Ham

  13-04-2016 22:15
  
  It was a moment to electrify any game, let alone a must-win FA Cup quarter-final replay, and if it provided the latest evidence of Marcus Rashford’s rare talent, it crackled with meaning for Louis van Gaal.Manchester United had taken a kicking on so many levels after their 3-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and Van Gaal, as ever, had borne the brunt of it. It was impossible to ignore the subplot here that the manager needed a result more than ever. He got one and, even better, it ca
  
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• Manchester United into FA Cup semi-finals with narrow win at West Ham

  13-04-2016 22:15
  
  It was a moment to electrify any game, let alone a must-win FA Cup quarter-final replay, and if it provided the latest evidence of Marcus Rashford’s rare ability, it crackled with meaning for Louis van Gaal.Manchester United had taken a kicking on so many levels after their 3-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and Van Gaal, as ever, had borne the brunt of it. It was impossible to ignore the subplot here that the manager needed a result more than ever. He got one and, even better, it c
  
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• West Ham 1-2 Manchester United - Five things we learned: Andy Carroll's push for Euro 2016 spot may have come too late

  13-04-2016 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AT UPTON PARK: Manchester United reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup to ease the pressure on Louis van Gaal following a 2-1 victory over West Ham
  
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• West Ham 1-2 Manchester United PLAYER RATINGS: Marouane Fellaini was towering presence but Dimitri Payet could not deliver magic moment

  13-04-2016 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini fired Manchester United to FA Cup semi-final atWembley. Sportsmail's SAM CUNNINGHAM rated the players' performances at Upton Park.
  
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• Dominant Karapetyan wins battle of Armenian medallists

  13-04-2016 22:10
  By Brian Oliver FORDE, Norway (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of Armenians watched on television as two of their country’s Olympic medal hopefuls went head-to-head in the men’s 77kg at the European weightlifting championships on Wednesday. The younger of the two, 20-year-old Andranik Karapetyan, easily beat his older rival Tigran Martirosyan, who is one of Armenia's most popular sportsmen. The impressive Karapetyan, the junior world champion, finished 15kg clear of silver medallist
  
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• Braves 'extremely disappointed' to learn of Hector Olivera arrest

  13-04-2016 22:04
  
  Police said they were called to the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Pentagon City just before 7am after a woman with visible bruises said Olivera assaulted herPolice have arrested Atlanta Braves outfielder Hector Olivera after a woman accused him of assault at a hotel outside Washington.Police in Arlington, Virginia, said a woman at the Ritz-Carlton in Pentagon City called them at 6.51am ET. When police arrived, they found a woman with visible bruises claiming she had been assaulted by Olivera. Continue r
  
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• West Ham 1-2 Manchester United: FA Cup quarter-final replay – as it happened

  13-04-2016 22:00
  
  Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini fired Manchester United into the semi-finals, despite a late West Ham flurry 8.58pm BSTPeep! Peep! Peeeeeeeeep! It’s all over at the Boleyn Ground, where Manchester United have qualified to play Everton in the FA Cup semi-final. Goals from Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini put Manchester United two goals up, before Mark Tomkins pulled one back to keep West Ham in contention. It wasn’t enough, but West Ham certainly came close to taking the ga
  
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• Lucy Ward's victory in sex discrimination case against Leeds marks new nadir in Massimo Cellino's funereal reign

  13-04-2016 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Massimo Cellino was branded a sexist on the most embarrassing day of his disastrous reign as owner of Leeds United as Lucy Ward won her sex discrimination case against the Championship strugglers.
  
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• Paraguay stadium closed due to cracks in stand

  13-04-2016 21:34
  Paraguay’s iconic Defensores del Chaco, the country’s only stadium permitted to hold World Cup qualifiers, was ordered to be temporarily closed on Wednesday because of cracks in one of the stands. “The municipal government is responsible for the physical integrity of people in crowded places,” councillor Daniel Centurion said. The repairs on the 99-year-old stadium must be finished by Sept. 1 when Paraguay host a 2018 South American World Cup qualifier against Chile, APF
  
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• Kobe Bryant: eight classic moments you may have missed

  13-04-2016 21:24
  
  The Lakers legend leaves the NBA on Wednesday night after five championships and countless brilliant plays. We run down some moments to savorFrom throwing paper in a trash can, to playground horse games, to high school, college and professional games, you’re bound to hear someone shout ‘Kobe!’ Bryant’s cold and calculated playing style has become the stuff of legend over a glittering 20-year career, so in commemoration of his Lakers farewell, and to mark his original jers
  
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• Olympique de Marseille owner putting club up for sale

  13-04-2016 21:17
  Olympique de Marseille's majority owner, billionaire businesswoman Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, is putting the French Ligue 1 football club up for sale, she said on Wednesday. Louis-Dreyfus, the Russian-born chairwoman of global trading house Louis Dreyfus Commodities, said she would sell Marseille to the best long-term investor. Louis-Dreyfus, who has injected tens of millions of euros into the club in recent years, said a club backed by an individual like herself was no match to rivals supported b
  
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• Wild playoff matchup for Stars vs Minnesota replacement

  13-04-2016 21:15
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Patrick Sharp is getting ready to face Minnesota in a playoff series for the fourth year in a row. It will be the first for the Dallas Stars, the franchise with roots in the Twin Cities.
  
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• Nottinghamshire make perfect start with victory over Surrey

  13-04-2016 21:09
  
  • Nottinghamshire, 446 & 172-7, beat Surrey, 225 & 389 (f/o), by 3 wkts
  • Nottinghamshire 24pts, Surrey 4ptsThe enforced retirement of James Taylor has seen Nottinghamshire’s players pledge the delivery of silverware this season in his honour and, after a tense fourth-day run chase in their campaign opener, a three-wicket victory over newly promoted Surrey made it the perfect start.When the No9 batsman, Jake Ball, crashed the winning runs past point at 5pm, with Notts sev
  
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• Syrian opposition: Regime using pretexts to avoid talks

  13-04-2016 20:59
  
  Opposition leader says government flouting UN resolutions as Geneva talks get underway amid fresh fighting in Aleppo.
  
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• Djokovic exits Monte Carlo as Vesely scores biggest career win

  13-04-2016 20:46
  (Reuters) - Defending Monte Carlo champion and world number one Novak Djokovic suffered his earliest tournament defeat for three years when 55th-ranked Czech Jiri Vesely beat him in the second round of the Masters tournament on Wednesday. Vesely won 6-4 2-6 6-4 in what was his first meeting with the Serb. "It's the dream of every single player to beat a world number one,” Vesely said.
  
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• French Open hikes prize money by 14 percent

  13-04-2016 20:42
  Should Serena Williams and Stan Wawrinka retain their French Open titles in June, they will take home 200,000 euros ($225,540) more than last year, after the tournament announced an increase in prize money on Wednesday. "This noticeable increase in prize money at Roland Garros is the final raise mentioned in the four-year plan drawn up for 2013 to 2016," tournament director Guy Forget said in a statement.
  
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