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• Inter victory leaves Napoli title bid in tatters

  16-04-2016 23:59
  Inter Milan left Napoli's Serie A title hopes hanging by a thread on Saturday after recording a 2-0 home victory with a controversial opener from Mauro Icardi and Marcelo Brozovic's excellent chipped effort. Second-placed Napoli remain on 70 points, six behind leaders Juventus who can take a big step towards a record fifth consecutive Scudetto when they host relegation-threatened Palermo on Sunday. Inter boosted their hopes of securing Italy's final Champions League berth by moving up to 61 poin
  
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• Maria Sharapova's drugs ban is progress in tennis, according to Andy Murray

  16-04-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray has called for tennis to step up its war on doping as the sport tries to come to terms with Maria Sharapova’s suspension. Murray was tested when he arrived for the Monte Carlo Masters last week.
  
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• After three 1966 heroes are revealed to have dementia, Jeff Astle's family ask why the FA have yet to tackle sport's silent scandal

  16-04-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Football Association have been accused of giving a ‘kick in the teeth’ to former players suffering early onset dementia, believed to have been caused by concussions sustained in their careers.
  
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• How Marcelo Bielsa proved to be the inspiration behind Mauricio Pochettino and his Tottenham team of title chasing starlets

  16-04-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Tottenham prepare for their crucial trip to Stoke City, ROB DRAPER reveals how Mauricio Pochettinio is proving to be on one of the Premier League’s most sought-after managers.
  
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• Arsene Wenger defends Arsenal's attacking principles... despite scoring fewer goals than any other team in the top four

  16-04-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Arsenal manager leads his side into Sunday's London derby against Crystal Palace having seen a chance to win the title pass by again with even a top four place now in the balance.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton suffers qualifying disaster to leave him at the back of grid but there's no tantrum... is he finally growing up?

  16-04-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton's bid for a third straight world title is stuck in neutral but at least he is winning admiration for his new-found 'mind-blowing' maturity.
  
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• Ronnie O'Sullivan eyes Stephen Hendry Crucible record as he vows to entertain fans

  16-04-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ronnie O'Sullivan has his sights set on Stephen Hendry’s record of seven Crucible triumphs but it’s wowing audiences as much as winning trophies that is keeping The Rocket motivated these days.
  
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• Aston Villa captain Joleon Lescott declares Premier League relegation 'a weight off the shoulders' after Manchester United loss

  16-04-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aston Villa captain Joleon Lescott described Premier League relegation as ‘a weight off the shoulders’ after a 1-0 defeat by Manchester United at Old Trafford confirmed their top flight exit.
  
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• Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew hoping FA Cup semi-final thoughts can spur on his side against Arsenal in Premier League

  16-04-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alan Pardew admits the distraction of the FA Cup might have cost Crystal Palace points this season. But now he believes a semi-final against Watford at Wembley on the horizon will focus his players.
  
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• Bournemouth captain Tommy Elphick says 'emotional' boss Jurgen Klopp can lead his boyhood club Liverpool to glory

  16-04-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bournemouth's Liverpool-supporting captain Tommy Elphick believes 'emotional' Jurgen Klopp is just what his beloved Reds need to rediscover their glory days.
  
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• James Tomkins issues wake-up call against Leicester after nightmare of FA Cup exit

  16-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tomkins, who admits the Hammers are still struggling to cope with the killing of their Cup dream, says they won’t make the same mistake again — even after some sleepless nights.
  
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• From Ian Holloway playing dodgeball in his underpants, to the Premier League title - the birth of... the Leicester MIRACLE

  16-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN - SPECIAL REPORT: Leicester suffered relegation to League One in 2008, won promotion to the Championship in 2014 and now stand on the brink of making history.
  
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• West Ham ace Tomkins backs Carroll to partner Vardy at Euro 2016 ahead of Leicester clash

  16-04-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SWITCH your telly on tonight and you could see the strike force to net Euro glory for England - playing against each other.
  
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• Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen keen to have last laugh on Kasper Schmeichel

  16-04-2016 23:30
  
  Erikson and his Denmark team-mate at Leicester are fierce rivals in the title race and the Tottenham midfielder is determined his side will keep up the pressureChristian Eriksen needed a table in London, at one of the capital’s hot places, and he needed somebody to help him get it. So the Tottenham Hotspur midfielder turned to a fixer – the Leicester City goalkeeper, and his Denmark team-mate, Kasper Schmeichel. “I needed a table from some of his contacts,” Eriksen says.
  
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• Roy Hodgson likely to omit Andy Carroll from Euro 2016 squad

  16-04-2016 23:30
  
  • ‘We have such a wealth of talent in attack’
  • England manager still assessing Wayne Rooney and Jack WilshereAndy Carroll is likely to miss out on England’s Euro 2016 squad despite calls for the West Ham United striker’s inclusion after his eye-catching hat-trick against Arsenal. Roy Hodgson praised Carroll’s attributes but the coach appeared to suggest the towering centre-forward would struggle to make the trip barring a spate of injuries.“Who do y
  
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• Marc Albrighton opens up about Aston Villa axe and Leicester's Premier League title dream

  16-04-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MARC ALBRIGHTON feels the love of the football world as he lives through the emotional title challenge of Leicester City.
  
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• Eriksen hopes Tottenham can claw gap and snatch title away from Schmeichel's Leicester

  16-04-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE last time Christian Eriksen texted Kasper Schmeichel it was to ask about a table . . . for his home that is.
  
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• England boss Roy Hodgson: This is what I think about Andy Carroll's Euro 2016 chances

  16-04-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ROY HODGSON last night effectively slammed the door shut on Andy Carroll’s chances of going to Euro 2016 with England.
  
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• Eddie Jones looks to football in bid to nudge England further upfield

  16-04-2016 23:30
  
  The Australian has met Chelsea’s Guus Hiddink and hopes to pick the brains of Arsène Wenger as he looks to capitalise on heady days for English rugby and take his grand slam winners to the next levelEnglish rugby has over the years developed a reputation for a Roundhead attitude, but it is the round ball that is inspiring Eddie Jones as the national team’s head coach looks to build on this year’s grand slam success and oversee a fundamental change in playing style. Relat
  
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• Christian Fuchs: ‘Claudio Ranieri came to my birthday party twice … he’s a great character’

  16-04-2016 23:30
  
  Left-back juggles baby formula in supermarkets and plays ‘red ass’ with Robert Huth but he is also a key player in Leicester’s amazing rise to Premier League prominenceChristian Fuchs is chuckling long before he finishes telling the story behind his surprise 30th birthday party and how one of the guests got the date wrong. The Leicester defender celebrated the landmark at a local restaurant, where team-mates joined family and friends 72 hours before last Sunday’s win over
  
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• Arsenal’s Arsène Wenger bristles at thought of Emmanuel Adebayor doing a Carroll

  16-04-2016 23:30
  
  • Physical approach of West Ham’s hat-trick hero still irks Wenger
  • Crystal Palace hope Abebayor can put pressure on suspect back-lineArsène Wenger bristled at the mere mention of Andy Carroll. The question flung his way had been a precursor to a series on the threat Crystal Palace, and Emmanuel Adebayor in particular, might pose a bruised back-line at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, but this was a manager still seething from the events of a week ago. Adebayor would have
  
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• Arsenal boss Wenger launches seething attack on West Ham star Carroll amid Euro 2016 calls

  16-04-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AS CALLS grow for Andy Carroll to join England's Euro Championships campaign Arsene Wenger last night delivered a bitter attack on the West Ham striker.
  
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• Alastair Cook accepts a change of old guard after wearing new helmet in nets session

  16-04-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alastair Cook looks certain to concede defeat in his battle to carry on wearing his old helmet and wear one that meets the ECB’s new safety regulations when he plays for Essex against Sussex at Hove.
  
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• UConn coach Auriemma hospitalized with undisclosed illness

  16-04-2016 23:29
  STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma has been hospitalized with an undisclosed illness.
  
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• Funeral held for slain former Saints football player

  16-04-2016 23:29
  
  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Funeral services were held Saturday for former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith, who was shot and killed a week ago.
  
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• Fan hit by foul ball at Rays game in stable condition

  16-04-2016 23:26
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A fan hit by a foul ball at Tropicana Field was in stable condition Saturday at a hospital, one day after she was injured during a game between the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays.
  
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• Arrieta throws 8 scoreless innings as Cubs beat Rockies 6-2

  16-04-2016 23:21
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Jake Arrieta threw eight scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs hit three home runs to beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2 on Saturday.
  
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• De Jong double puts PSV top, Janssen hits four for AZ

  16-04-2016 23:18
  Luuk de Jong scored twice to steer PSV Eindhoven to a 3-0 win at Roda JC Kerkrade on Saturday that lifted them back to the top of the Dutch league. Vincent Janssen hit four goals, including two penalties, as AZ Alkmaar hammered PEC Zwolle 5-1. The victory kept up AZ's challenge for a place in European competition next season as they climbed into fourth spot, six points behind third-placed Feyenoord.
  
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• Inter victory leaves Napoli title hopes in tatters

  16-04-2016 23:17
  Inter Milan left Napoli's Serie A title hopes hanging by a thread on Saturday after a 2-0 home victory with a controversial opener from Mauro Icardi and Marcelo Brozovic's excellent chipped effort. Second-placed Napoli remain on 70 points, six behind leaders Juventus who can take a big step towards a record fifth consecutive Scudetto when they host relegation-threatened Palermo on Sunday. Inter boosted their hopes of securing Italy's final Champions League berth by moving up to 61 points with fi
  
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• Nothing dusty about Wisden – the cricket tome with a radical edge | Emma John

  16-04-2016 23:00
  
  Spring is in the air when Wisden Almanack arrives to give its authoritative take on the game, which this year includes England’s new attacking styleTo the rap of a gavel, and the shuffle of dress shoes on parquet, the 2016 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack announced itself. The game’s most august and long-lived publication – its bible, Mahabharata and superhero multiverse rolled into one – has just launched with its traditional black-tie dinner, the kind of three-course,
  
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• Managers of Everton and Manchester United face stern chemistry test | Paul Wilson

  16-04-2016 23:00
  
  Roberto Martínez and Louis van Gaal, FA Cup semi-final rivals at Wembley on Saturday, may not be in charge next season even if they win the competitionHistorians of the future charting the decline of the FA Cup as an English sporting institution could do worse than to pay attention to meetings between Everton and Manchester United at Wembley in recent years.The first time they contested a final, in 1985, Kevin Moran was made to wait for his winner’s medal after becoming the first pl
  
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• London 2012 medallist Gemma Gibbons targets European judo title before Rio

  16-04-2016 23:00
  
  After beating the odds to secure silver four years ago the 29-year-old has set herself high standards as sport’s big players gather in RussiaEven in an sport as tough as judo, there are few fighters more resilient than Gemma Gibbons. At London 2012 she left barely a dry eye in the house when she defied the pain of a finger fractured in three places to win a shock Olympic silver medal, before gazing up to the heavens and whispering four words to her mother, Jeanette, who had died of leukaem
  
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• Jason Gillespie’s Yorkshire aiming for third title – and history

  16-04-2016 23:00
  
  Yorkshire, winners of the last two County Championship titles, are favourites to collect a third as they prepare to open their season against HampshireYorkshire’s defence of the County Championship gets under way at home to Hampshire on Sunday, with their head coach, Jason Gillespie, confident that the opportunity to become the first side since the 1960s to claim a hat-trick of titles is being embraced by the club. The White Rose has dominated domestic first-class cricket in England over t
  
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• Dan Robson feels the buzz in Wasps bid to beat ‘benchmark’ Saracens

  16-04-2016 23:00
  
  Scrum-half on the rise at the Ricoh is relishing being in the European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final against a side who can be knockout on their dayPremiership clubs are enjoying their most successful season in Europe since 2007, when Wasps beat Leicester in the Heineken Cup final at Twickenham. It was the last, and only other, year when the league supplied three semi-finalists and with a guaranteed finalist this season there are prophecies of English domination for the rest of the decade and b
  
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• Dan Carter’s Racing have the steel to survive deep in Leicester territory

  16-04-2016 23:00
  
  Racing 92 are the odd ones out in the English dominated European Champions Cup semi-finals but are well accustomed to playing in a hostile environmentIt’s not exactly Brexit. It’s the opposite really, more an Anglicisation of Europe. And this takeover comes with a makeover, for it offers contrasting shades of new England. There is variety in the approaches of Wasps, Saracens and Leicester. If there is a constant it is only that they are all part of England’s joyous rugby revolu
  
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• Anfield effect can be overstated but there’s no denying it is also spectacular | Paul Wilson

  16-04-2016 23:00
  
  Liverpool’s victory against Borussia Dortmund was a memorable occasion with the crowd creating an intensity few clubs in the world can matchFootball supporters are tribal creatures at heart, and remarkable as it may seem there were a few who professed not to enjoy Liverpool’s stupendous comeback against Borussia Dortmund on Thursday, the latest and arguably greatest drama yet in the long-running series of sublime-going-on-surreal European nights at Anfield.Messages appeared on social
  
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• Season only hikes playoff stakes as Spurs open vs. Grizzlies

  16-04-2016 22:59
  
  Overshadowed by Golden State's historic run, the San Antonio Spurs put together their own season for the ages, too. Now that the postseason finally has arrived, they have no intention of easing up.
  
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• Chelsea's players were bordering on a disgrace, says Graeme Souness

  16-04-2016 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Liverpool and Blackburn boss Souness slated the home side's work ethic across 90 minutes, putting particular emphasis on the performance of Willian at Stamford Bridge.
  
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• Astra close on maiden Romanian title with win over Steaua

  16-04-2016 22:41
  FC Astra stayed firmly on course for a maiden Romanian title triumph after scoring two penalties to secure a 2-0 home win over champions Steaua Bucharest on Saturday. The victory at the Marin Anastasovici Stadium in Giurgiu, a town on the banks of the Danube, stretched Astra's lead over second-placed Steaua to six points with three games remaining. Centre back Valerica Gaman slotted home a penalty on the stroke of halftime after Denis Alibec was brought down by Steaua keeper Florin Nita.
  
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• Ibrahimovic at the double as PSG thrash Caen 6-0

  16-04-2016 22:40
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice as Paris St Germain rebounded from their Champions League exit to Manchester City with a 6-0 thrashing of Caen in Ligue 1 on Saturday. PSG, who wrapped up the Ligue 1 title last month and are now 30 points clear of second placed Olympique Lyonnais, suffered heartbreak in midweek when City won the second leg of their quarter-final 1-0 following a 2-2 draw at the Parc des Princes.
  
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• Paul George's 33 points lift Indiana Pacers to Game 1 upset in Toronto

  16-04-2016 22:17
  
  George powers Pacers to Game 1 victory over Raptors in TorontoKyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan struggle for No2-seeded RaptorsPaul George scored 33 points, Monta Ellis had 15 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 100-90 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday.Jonas Valanciunas fouled out after scoring 12 points and setting a Raptors’ playoff record with 19 rebounds. Continue reading...
  
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• Pacers, Warriors, Hawks prevail in NBA playoff openers

  16-04-2016 22:17
  
  George powers Pacers to Game 1 victory over Raptors in TorontoCurry scores 24 as Warriors cruise past Rockets in playoff openerAtlanta hold on against Celtics behind Jeff Teague’s 23 pointsPaul George scored 33 points, Monta Ellis had 15 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 100-90 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday.Jonas Valanciunas fouled out after scoring 12 points and setting a Raptors’ playoff record with 19 rebounds. Continue reading...
  
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• Indiana Pacers, Golden State Warriors prevail in NBA playoff openers

  16-04-2016 22:17
  
  George powers Pacers to Game 1 victory over Raptors in Toronto
  Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan struggle for No2-seeded RaptorsCurry scores 24 as Warriors cruise past Rockets in playoff openerPaul George scored 33 points, Monta Ellis had 15 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 100-90 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday.Jonas Valanciunas fouled out after scoring 12 points and setting a Raptors’ playoff record with 19 rebounds. Continue reading...
  
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• Mets' deGrom stays home due to baby's health complications

  16-04-2016 22:16
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The New York Mets placed pitcher Jacob deGrom on the family medical emergency list Saturday because of health complications involving his newborn child.
  
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• Iraqis protest as political deadlock deepens

  16-04-2016 22:16
  
  Breakaway MPs try to overthrow speaker of parliament after third attempt to approve new cabinet fails.
  
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• Guus Hiddink speaks out on Chelsea's lack of fight after Manchester City loss

  16-04-2016 22:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GUUS HIDDINK believes Manchester City outclassed Chelsea but his side still showed spirit in the 3-0 defeat.
  
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• Chelsea 0-3 Manchester City: Sergio Aguero hits hat-trick against 10-man Blues to send City third as Kevin De Bruyne shines again

  16-04-2016 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Sat in his plush Stamford Bridge box, Roman Abramovich looked more interested in his mobile phone than Saturday's match.
  
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• Saracens 22-12 Harlequins: Full back Alex Goode targets England after impressive Wembley display

  16-04-2016 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Goode inspired Saracens in front of 80,650 fans as they all but guaranteed a home semi-final, while Harlequins’ play-off hopes were left hanging by a thread.
  
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• Lions keep Stormers at bay in bruising Ellis Park battle

  16-04-2016 21:51
  Quick thinking by replacement scrumhalf Faf de Klerk handed the Lions a crucial 29-22 victory over the Stormers in a brutal South African Super Rugby derby at Ellis Park on Saturday. De Klerk took a quick tap penalty to score what provided a decisive try as the Lions opened up a five point lead over the Sharks in their Africa Conference 2. The Stormers are a now just a single point ahead of the Bulls at the top of the other African pool.
  
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• Football clubs trawl social media for gaffes by transfer targets

  16-04-2016 21:49
  
  Cybersecurity firms employed to scour internet accounts for evidence of inappropriate language or behaviourPremier League football clubs now regularly vet the social media activity of prospective players for evidence of bigotry, hate speech and other illegal and offensive behaviour, following a spate of scandals.Kroll, a private investigation and cybersecurity firm, has trawled the social media accounts of potential signings for several Premier and Champions League clubs, checking their posts on
  
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