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• Carlin & Halsall miss Olympic standard

  14-04-2016 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jazz Carlin and Fran Halsall miss out on automatic Olympic qualification despite winning their finals at the British trials in Glasgow.
  
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• Chicago's Duncan Keith set to return from 6-game suspension

  14-04-2016 23:52
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ken Hitchcock meant no disrespect when he said Duncan Keith was "just a player on the other team."
  
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• Pep Guardiola hopes to avoid Manchester City in Champions League semi-final draw and potential loss to the man he's replacing

  14-04-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Pep Guardiola watches the Champions League draw on Friday, you imagine there will be an inner conflict behind his usually calm demeanour.
  
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• Top prospect's 19-strikeout, no-hitter wiped out over rule

  14-04-2016 23:37
  BARNEGAT, N.J. (AP) — The nation's top high school baseball prospect will have a 19-strikeout, no-hitter he threw this week erased over a transfer rule.
  
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• FAW improves offer to Wales boss Coleman

  14-04-2016 23:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manager Chris Coleman has been offered improved terms to remain Wales manager by the Football Association of Wales.
  
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• Liverpool 4-3 Borussia Dortmund (5-4 agg): Dejan Lovren, Philippe Coutinho and Mamadou Sakho haul Jurgen Klopp's men into the Europa League semi-final, despite trailing by two goals at half-time

  14-04-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT ANFIELD: Spirit. Passion. Will. Longing. Sometimes raw emotion is enough. Quality. Very over-rated these days. They did it. They really did it.
  
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• Chelsea fear selling Thibaut Courtois could backfire with Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne going on to prove club chiefs wrong

  14-04-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL: Chelsea are agonising over the future of Thibaut Courtois, fearing they could end up with egg on their face if he leaves. He is among the players facing uncertain futures at the club.
  
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• Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino denies he made sexist remarks to Lucy Ward after losing employment tribunal

  14-04-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leeds United owner Massimo Cellino has denied he made sexist comments about a former employee after losing an employment tribunal.
  
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• Anthony Joshua and Danny Willett stake early claims for SPOTY... and they will take some catching, even in an Olympic year

  14-04-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: It is still only April and spring is hardly sprung but already the early declarations for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year are in. Two runners raced out of the stalls last weekend.
  
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• 76ers counting on free agents, draft picks for better future

  14-04-2016 23:33
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The 76ers are ready to dump Philadelphia for the promise of a fresh start practicing in New Jersey.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Friday, April 15

  14-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Friday's meetings at Bath, Fontwell, Newbury, Ayr and Southwell.
  
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• Premier League TV presenter Chris Ford rapped over Facebook dig at BBC Radio 5 Live commentator Alan Green

  14-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: A Premier League TV presenter is understood to have been reprimanded for posting a derogatory comment about BBC Radio commentator Alan Green on social media.
  
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• Manchester United starlet Marcus Rashford to be fast-tracked into England's U21 squad

  14-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM: Marcus Rashford is set to be promoted to England’s Under 21 side thanks to the astounding start to his Manchester United career. The 18-year-old scored against West Ham.
  
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• Harper hits slam, becomes 8th-youngest player to 100 HRs

  14-04-2016 23:32
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper has hit a grand slam to become the eighth-youngest player to reach 100 career home runs.
  
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• Greg Rutherford plays it safe and will not take family to Rio over Zika virus fears

  14-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTHA KELNER - EXCLUSIVE: Greg Rutherford has decided not to take his partner and young son to the Rio Olympics because of the dangers of the Zika virus.
  
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• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang showed why he is such hot property... despite Liverpool comeback against Borussia Dortmund in Europa League thriller

  14-04-2016 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT ANFIELD: The £60million-rated Gabon international striker showed at Anfield why Manchester United and a host of other clubs would love to sign him this summer.
  
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• Nottingham Forest starlet Oliver Burke is a speedy winger who can score 10 goals a season once he's developed

  14-04-2016 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SECRET SCOUT: Our secret scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. Here, he brings his verdict on Nottingham Forest's teen winger Oliver Burke.
  
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• Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund fans take over Merseyside for Europa League tie as Jurgen Klopp admits he has never seen anything like it: 'We all had goosebumps'

  14-04-2016 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There may have been a place in the Europa League semi-finals at stake, butLiverpool and Dortmund's love-in from last week's draw in Germany only intensified at Anfield.
  
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• Football star's slaying plays out in court of public opinion

  14-04-2016 23:16
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The bullet-riddled corpse of a retired football star — seven shots to the back, one to the side — makes a powerful starting point for prosecutors as they build the case against a gunman jailed in the death of former New Orleans Saint Will Smith, say legal experts who are watching the story unfold.
  
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• Broncos owner's son convicted of harassment of girlfriend

  14-04-2016 23:04
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — A son of Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen has been found guilty of harassment after he was accused of pushing his girlfriend during an argument last summer.
  
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• Man Utd - the uncertainty goes on

  14-04-2016 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  By reaching the FA Cup semi-finals, Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal staved off the obituary notices again. But for how long?
  
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• VIDEO: Scottish Cup: Six Old Firm clashes

  14-04-2016 22:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch six memorable moments from recent Scottish Cup encounters between Rangers and Celtic.
  
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• Los Angeles Rams trade up to No 1 pick in NFL draft after blockbuster trade with Tennessee Titans 

  14-04-2016 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Los Angeles Rams have executed a blockbuster trade for the Tennessee Titans' number one overall pick in this month's NFL Draft.
  
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• Football hero's slaying plays out in court of public opinion

  14-04-2016 22:34
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The bullet-riddled corpse of a retired football hero — seven shots to the back, one to the side — makes a powerful starting point for prosecutors as they build the case against a gunman jailed in the death of former New Orleans Saint Will Smith, say legal experts who are watching the story unfold.
  
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• Zimmermann stays sharp, Tigers top Pirates 7-4

  14-04-2016 22:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann pitched six shutout innings, Nick Castellanos homered and drove in four runs and the Detroit Tigers remained unbeaten on the road with a 7-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday.
  
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• CSKA and Fenerbahce close on Euroleague Final Four

  14-04-2016 21:50
  By Zoran Milosavljevic BELGRADE (Reuters) - Six-times Euroleague winners CSKA Moscow and noveaux riche Fenerbahce Istanbul closed in on the competition's Final Four after taking commanding 2-0 leads against their rivals in the best-of-five quarter-final series on Thursday. CSKA ground out a 77-76 home win over plucky Red Star Belgrade while Fenerbahce vindicated several years of heavy investment in a 100-78 whitewash of holders Real Madrid in Turkey. Serbia playmaker Milos Teodosic sank Red Star
  
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• Florida seeks 4th straight gymnastics title with new coach

  14-04-2016 21:48
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Florida's Jenny Rowland inherited a three-time NCAA women's gymnastics champion for her debut as a head coach.
  
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• Vince Velasquez strikes out 16, Phillies beat Padres 3-0

  14-04-2016 21:46
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vince Velasquez struck out a career-high 16 in a dominant three-hitter, Ryan Howard homered and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 3-0 Thursday.
  
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• Gutierrez 'dropped because of cancer'

  14-04-2016 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Winger Jonas Gutierrez was dropped by Newcastle United because of his cancer diagnosis, an employment tribunal has found.
  
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• Armenia strike gold again through Avdalyan

  14-04-2016 21:39
  By Brian Oliver FORDE, Norway (Reuters) - Armenia won gold for the second successive day at the European weightlifting championships when Nazik Avdalyan secured a sensational victory with her last lift in the 69kg category on Thursday. Avdalyan, European champion in 2008 and world champion in 2009, thought she would never compete again when she suffered horrific injuries in a car crash six years ago. Avdalyan broke several bones, and had surgery on her spine after the motorway crash in 2010, fiv
  
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• Stormy Antarctic beats highly fancied Foundation to capture the Craven Stakes at Newmarket

  14-04-2016 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stormy Antarctic is 20-1 to give trainer Ed Walker his first Classic in the Qipco 2,000 Guineas after sweeping aside odds-on favourite Foundation in the Novae Bloodstock Insurance Craven Stakes.
  
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• Illness threatens Scarlets Pro12 hopes

  14-04-2016 21:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A stomach bug has struck up to 20 Scarlets players ahead of Saturday's crucial game against Pro12 play-off rivals Glasgow.
  
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• Memphis hires Tubby Smith as Tigers' new basketball coach

  14-04-2016 21:31
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis is turning to Tubby Smith to get the Tigers back to the NCAA Tournament, something the veteran coach already has done at five other schools.
  
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• West Ham Olympic Stadium rent is £2.5m

  14-04-2016 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Ham will pay £2.5m a year to rent the Olympic Stadium, it is revealed after the deal is made public.
  
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• 'Dinosaur' claim by ex-Leeds Utd worker

  14-04-2016 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A former Leeds United employee who won her case for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination says football still has "a lot of dinosaurs".
  
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• Craig Gordon hopes to mark 100th game for Celtic with Old Firm triumph 

  14-04-2016 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Craig Gordon admits his 100th appearance for Celtic will be all the more memorable if he helps them to a William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Rangers.
  
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• Manchester City agree five-year partnership with NAC Breda and will send young players on loan to Dutch club

  14-04-2016 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City have agreed a five-year partnership with NAC Breda. The Dutch club now hope to take players on loan over the next few seasons as part of the tie up.
  
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• Brazil will open Olympic football against South Africa as the hosts hope Barcelona release striker Neymar for the games

  14-04-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brazil will face South Africa in the opening men's Olympic football match, as the five-time World Cup champions target their first gold medal.
  
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• Bye, Brick: Jets' Ferguson bares heart in send-off

  14-04-2016 20:49
  
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — D'Brickashaw Ferguson insists it was simply time for him to walk away from football and that playing at a high level in the NFL was becoming increasingly more difficult.
  
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• Drogba welcomes charity investigation

  14-04-2016 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba says "everything is clear" despite an investigation into how his charity has spent funds.
  
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• GB's Tiler wins three European bronzes

  14-04-2016 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Rebekah Tiler boosts her Olympic selection hopes with three bronze medals at the European Weightlifting Championships.
  
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• French League reinstates promotion and relegation playoffs

  14-04-2016 20:27
  Playoffs will be reinstated next season to decide promotion and relegation to and from Ligue 1, the French League (LFP) said on Thursday. The LFP said in a statement that the playoffs would feature the club who finished 18th in the 20-team Ligue 1 standings and the team ending up third in Ligue 2. It will be the first time that playoffs will decide promotion and relegation in the French top flight since 1993.
  
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• Murray survives Paire scare to reach Monte Carlo quarters

  14-04-2016 20:25
  Andy Murray avoided following Novak Djokovic out of the Monte Carlo Masters exit door after surviving a scare against local favourite Benoit Paire to reach the quarter-finals with a 2-6 7-5 7-5 victory on Thursday. A day after world number one Djokovic suffered a stunning defeat by 55th-ranked Czech Jiri Vesely, Murray looked in trouble against Paire before subduing his opponent to set up a meeting with Canadian Milos Raonic. World number two Murray was 5-4 down in the third set when Paire crack
  
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• 'Kobe means LA': Lakers fans lament on Bryant's last game

  14-04-2016 20:25
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — After one, last, unforgettable, 60-point night, the fans of Los Angeles will have to get used to life without Kobe Bryant. It's something many of them have never known.
  
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• UFC announce November debut at Madison Square Garden as mixed martial arts is legalised in New York

  14-04-2016 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After years of campaigning the legalistation of mixed martial arts in New York was finally confirmed on Thursday, moments before the UFC announced their first event at the state's most famous arena.
  
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• Liverpool FC vs Borussia Dortmund UEFA Europa League LIVE score: UEL 2016

  14-04-2016 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the UEFA Europa League as Liverpool host Borussia Dortmund at Anfield in the second leg of their quarter-final.
  
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• Baby, no: Cavs playoffs could bump Bieber show in Cleveland

  14-04-2016 20:10
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James and the Cavs may have a conflict with the Biebs.
  
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• Stoke City boss Mark Hughes: 'Professional referees should never have their integrity questioned... it was led by social media'

  14-04-2016 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stoke's Mark Hughes believes everyone should feel comfortable with the integrity of referees, no matter which team they support, after Kevin Friend was removed from their game against Tottenham.
  
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• Russian runner Tatyana Andrianova has two-year doping ban overturned by CAS due to sample retested outside eight-year limit

  14-04-2016 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russian middle-distance runner Tatyana Andrianova has had her two-year drugs ban annulled by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) due to a technicality.
  
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• British astronaut all set to run London Marathon from space

  14-04-2016 20:03
  
  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Britain's first official spaceman, Timothy Peake, says he's ready to run the London Marathon in 1½ weeks — from 250 miles up. But he's not expecting to set a PR, or personal record.
  
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