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• Tottenham's players would each deserve a statue if they were to win the Premier League

  17-04-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spurs currently sit eight points off the leaders with five games left to play but their manager would most likely settle for his team not turning to stone when they make the trip to Stoke on Monday night.
  
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• Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares beaten in champions tiebreak at Monte Carlo Masters

  17-04-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Murray and Soares took the first set but were pegged back after a disastrous second and lost the resulting champions tie-break to fall 4-6, 6-0, 10-6 to their in-form opponents.
  
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• Monaco recapture second spot as Marseille misery continues

  17-04-2016 23:34
  PARIS (Reuters) - AS Monaco beat troubled visitors Olympique Marseille 2-1 on Sunday to move back above Olympique Lyonnais into second place in Ligue 1 which brings an automatic Champions League spot. Bernardo Silva opened the scoring in the 47th minute with apowerful strike from outside the area, before Andrea Raggi settled a low-key contest with a close-range effort in the 75th. The win moves Monaco into second place on 58 points, two ahead of Lyon, who were held to a 1-1 home draw by Nice --
  
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• Jurgen Klopp faces a tough call as squad rotation comes to fruition for Liverpool... he may be two players from a title challenge

  17-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE REDKNAPP: Four weeks ago, everybody said Liverpool needed five or six players but maybe this squad isn’t as bad as people think. The Reds showed their strength in depth at Bournemouth.
  
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• Heurelho Gomes reveals the mind games behind two penalty saves from Saido Berahino

  17-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gomes explained his spot-kicks heroics by saying: 'The first one I said 'It's your responsibility, not mine'. In the second one I just said 'You again?' I believe I was more prepared than him.'
  
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• Rangers shock old enemy Celtic to end four years of hurt and spark rebirth of proud club

  17-04-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After four years in the wilderness; after four years of jibes and taunts; after four years touring Elgin, Annan, Stenhousemuir and various other Scottish football outposts, Rangers are well and truly back.
  
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• Guy claims third British title

  17-04-2016 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World champion James Guy completes an impressive week with his third title at the British Olympic trials in Glasgow.
  
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• Carl Edwards wins Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Speedway

  17-04-2016 23:27
  
  BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Carl Edwards avoided tire issues that hampered his teammates and took off on the final restart to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  
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• MPs scuffle as Dilma Rousseff impeachment vote begins

  17-04-2016 23:23
  
  Opponents and supporters of Brazil's president await voting results outside Congress under heavy security.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Monday, April 18

  17-04-2016 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Monday's meetings at Hexham, Pontefract, Huntingdon, Newton Abbot and Windsor.
  
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• Curry still questionable for Warriors for Game 2 vs Rockets

  17-04-2016 23:00
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Golden State Warriors are preparing to play without NBA MVP Stephen Curry for Game 2 of their playoff series against Houston as he nurses an ankle injury.
  
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• Striker Ulloa says Leicester not relishing title chase

  17-04-2016 22:59
  Leicester City striker Leonardo Ulloa says the players are "not enjoying to the full" their unlikely assault on the Premier League title and that the matches are getting tougher. The Argentine kept Leicester's hopes of lifting the trophy on course when he scored an added-time penalty to earn a 2-2 home draw with West Ham United on Sunday. Speaking before Sunday's game in which leading scorer Jamie Vardy was sent off, Ulloa said the pressure is starting to tell on Leicester, who have never won th
  
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• Rafael Nadal glad he won 9th Monte Carlo title the hard way

  17-04-2016 22:56
  
  MONACO (AP) — Rafael Nadal is glad he won a ninth Monte Carlo Masters title the hard way, after defeating Frenchman Gael Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 in an error-strewn final Sunday.
  
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• Barcelona 1-2 Valencia: Lionel Messi scores 500th career goal but side suffer third straight league defeat as meltdown continues

  17-04-2016 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: Barcelona suffered a third straight league defeat for the first time since 2003 as first-half goals from Santi Mina and an Ivan Rakitic own goal threw the title race wide open in Spain.
  
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• Newcastle 13-6 London Irish: Exiles waste chances to ease relegation woes as Marcus Watson's try all but seals their fate

  17-04-2016 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY AT KINGSTON PARK: The Exiles have been stalwarts of the Premiership era, but they appear to be doomed after squandering their last big chance to resurrect hopes of survival.
  
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• Christian Pulisic at 17 4th-youngest to score in Bundesliga

  17-04-2016 21:47
  
  FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — American Christian Pulisic got his first goal for Borussia Dortmund on Sunday, and the 17-year-old from Hershey, Pennsylvania because the fourth-youngest player to score in the Bundesliga.
  
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• Berg gets five goals as Panathinaikos finish in style

  17-04-2016 21:45
  By Graham Wood ATHENS (Reuters) - Panathinaikos's Sweden striker Marcus Berg grabbed the first five goals in a 6-1 demolition of relegated Panthrakikos on the final day of the Greek Super League season on Sunday. Argentine midfielder Lucas Villafanez added a sixth with 19 minutes left as the Greens cut loose in front of their fans at the Apostolos Nikolaidis stadium. Champions Olympiakos Piraeus, who wrapped up their 43rd league title back in February with six matches to spare, ended their campa
  
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• Nets hire Hawks assistant Kenny Atkinson as new coach

  17-04-2016 21:35
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have hired Hawks assistant Kenny Atkinson as their new coach.
  
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• Barcelona 0-2 Valencia LIVE: Follow the action as Lionel Messi and Co look to get their La Liga title charge back on track  

  17-04-2016 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's La Liga coverage as Barcelona welcome Valencia to the Nou Camp on Sunday evening. Join JOHN DOWNES with updates from PETE JENSON.
  
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• Arsenal must fight to secure top-four finish, says Wenger

  17-04-2016 21:17
  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger knows his side face a battle to clinch a top-four spot and Champions League qualification after Crystal Palace snatched a 1-1 draw at The Emirates on Sunday. The Frenchman hoped for a Premier League title triumph this season, but instead his charges are scrapping for a place among Europe's elite after slipping behind Manchester City into fourth on goal difference, with Manchester United four points behind. "For us, it will be a fight until the end to get a place in
  
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• Laura Robson knocked out of Porsche Grand Prix qualifying by Oceane Dodin

  17-04-2016 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The result in Stuttgart represents another setback in Robson's frustrating comeback from wrist surgery two years ago, with the Briton winning just three matches all year.
  
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• Arsenal 1-1 Crystal Palace: Yannick Bolasie steals a point for the visitors after Alexis Sanchez's first-half strike put Gunners in front

  17-04-2016 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: Arsenal really ought to have been clear. Well clear. Out of sight, in fact. The same could be said for their title bid, which is now well and truly buried.
  
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• Stoke keeper Jack Butland reveals why he chose the Potters over Chelsea: 'I didn’t want to be just be another number'

  17-04-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Butland was a highly-rated youngster at Birmingham when he headed to the Britannia in 2013. But just six months previously he had turned down what for many would be a dream move to Chelsea.
  
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• Torres scores again as Atletico move level with Barca

  17-04-2016 20:51
  (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid eased to a 3-0 home win over struggling Granada to provisionally move level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona on Sunday after Fernando Torres grabbed his fourth goal in as many games. Spain international Koke opened the scoring after 15 minutes and then teed up Torres for the second in the 59th, while substitute Angel Correa rounded off the victory in the 83rd. Atletico are second on 76 points, level with Luis Enrique’s Barca who host Valencia later on Su
  
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• Peter Crouch backs Tottenham for title but Stoke striker is fully focused on denting his former club's bid at the Britannia Stadium

  17-04-2016 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stoke striker Peter Crouch would love to see his former club Tottenham win the Barclays Premier League - but is ready to put a major dent in their title bid when the two sides meet on Monday.
  
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• OPEC meeting ends without deal on oil production freeze

  17-04-2016 20:42
  
  World's big oil producers fail to agree on output cap to stabilise prices after months of uncertainty.
  
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• Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri keeps his head and calls for perspective as emotions run high in last-gasp draw with West Ham 

  17-04-2016 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: As he appeared for his post-match media duties this afternoon, Claudio Ranieri was still smiling and before long he was laughing.
  
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• Andros Townsend calls on Newcastle fans to turn St James' Park into a fortress as winger looks to build on Swansea win 

  17-04-2016 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andros Townsend has urged Newcastle to grasp the survival lifeline they have been thrown to preserve their Barclays Premier League status. Rafa Benitez's side beat Swansea on Saturday.
  
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• Newcastle 13-6 London Irish: Marcus Watson's edged the Exiles closer to relegation

  17-04-2016 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 13-6 victory extends Newcastle's lead over Irish - who picked up a losing bonus point - at the bottom of the table to seven points after a nervy and penalty-strewn encounter at Kingston Park.
  
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• France beat Dutch to set up Fed Cup final with Czechs

  17-04-2016 20:23
  (Reuters) - Netherlands' dream run in the Fed Cup ended agonisingly short of the final when they lost the deciding doubles rubber of a thrilling semi-final against France in Trelaze. When Kiki Bertens beat Kristina Mladenovic to put the Dutch 2-1 ahead on Sunday the visitors had one foot in the final but Caroline Garcia levelled it up by beating 257th-ranked Arantxa Rus in straight sets. Mladenovic and Garcia then teamed up to beat Bertens and Richel Hogenkamp, coming from a set down to win 4-6
  
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• Atletico Madrid 3-0 Granada: Koke, Fernando Torres and Angel Correa on target as hosts close down Barcelona in La Liga title race 

  17-04-2016 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIK SHARMA AT THE VICENTE CALDERON: Atletico Madrid moved level on points with La Liga leaders Barcelona, at least temporarily, after they beat strugglers Granada 3-0 at home.
  
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• A-Rod homers after lineup shuffle to end 0-for-19 skid

  17-04-2016 20:17
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez homered on the first pitch he saw Sunday, ending his hitless skid immediately after he was dropped three spots to sixth in the New York Yankees' batting order.
  
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• Teenager Pulisic on target in Dortmund victory

  17-04-2016 20:14
  Borussia Dortmund eased past nine-man Hamburg SV 3-0 to keep their slim Bundesliga title hopes alive on Sunday as they moved seven points behind leaders Bayern Munich with four games remaining. American teenager Christian Pulisic became the fourth youngest player to score in the Bundesliga when the 17-year-old drilled in from a tight angle in the 38th minute. Adrian Ramos added another goal six minutes later, shaking off two defenders to fire in as Dortmund looked to recover from their last-gasp
  
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• Last-gasp penalty earns Leicester point, Arsenal held

  17-04-2016 20:13
  By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) - Premier League leaders Leicester City salvaged a point from Leonardo Ulloa's penalty with the last kick of the game to draw 2-2 in a thriller with West Ham United and open an eight-point gap over chasing Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Ulloa struck five minutes into added time to earn a draw for the Foxes, who had looked headed for defeat after West Ham scored twice in three minutes through Andy Carroll's 84th minute spot kick and Aaron Cresswell's fine strike to
  
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• 'Arsenal's players look like they've given up on the season': ex-Gunner Alan Smith slams the current stars for their apathetic attitude

  17-04-2016 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Gunners dominated at the Emirates having 21 attempts on goal, three times more than their visitors, but left with same points as Yannick Bolasie made them pay for their profligacy in front of goal.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp focused on team performance rather than stylish Daniel Sturridge in win over Bournemouth

  17-04-2016 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp insists Daniel Sturridge is not 'undroppable', even when the Liverpool striker impresses as he did in Sunday's 2-1 Barclays Premier League win at Bournemouth.
  
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• Sale 29-17 Bath: Dave Seymour and Mark Easter score late tries as Sharks move sixth

  17-04-2016 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Late tries from Dave Seymour and Mark Easter helped move Sale up to sixth in the Aviva Premiership following a hard-fought bonus-point triumph at the AJ Bell Stadium.
  
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• Relief evident for Nadal as he wins 9th Monte Carlo title

  17-04-2016 20:06
  
  MONACO (AP) — The relief was evident for Rafael Nadal, as he overcame a sloppy performance on his serve to beat Frenchman Gael Monfils 7-5, 5-7, 6-0 on Sunday and get his hands on the Monte Carlo Masters trophy for the ninth time.
  
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• Hundreds killed in powerful Ecuador earthquake

  17-04-2016 19:54
  
  Rescue teams race to find survivors after 7.8-magnitude tremor shakes Ecuador's northwest Pacific coast.
  
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• Brazil: All you need to know about bid to oust Rousseff

  17-04-2016 19:47
  
  Brazilians keenly await outcome of key vote that will determine the future of embattled president.
  
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• Andy Carroll facing possible FA charge after criticising referee Jonathan Moss

  17-04-2016 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'The same decisions, bad decisions, cost us games. It is eight points now that we've dropped. It is not acceptable,' said Carroll after Moss awarded penalty against him in the 90th minute.
  
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• Late goals earn Leicester draw, cost Arsenal victory

  17-04-2016 19:21
  By Mike Collett LONDON (Reuters) - Leaders Leicester City salvaged a point with a penalty from the last kick of the game to draw 2-2 with West Ham United on Sunday and open up an eight-point gap over Tottenham Hotspur at the top of the Premier League. Although Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri praised his team's "fantastic" performance built on "blood, heart and soul", the match proved costly for the side bidding for their first English top-flight title. Goalscorer Jamie Vardy was sent off early
  
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• Arsenal's season may be over but Gunners fans have a ray of light in Alexis Sanchez

  17-04-2016 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER TODD AT THE EMIRATES: Against Crystal Palace there was a glint of the Chilean's first-season sparkle. It is time to look at how key Sanchez could be in the next title race.
  
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• Arsenal held 1-1 at home by Palace after Bolasie blast

  17-04-2016 19:18
  LONDON (Reuters) - Arsenal had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Crystal Palace after Yannick Bolasie struck a late goal in their Premier League clash on Sunday to leave Arsene Wenger's side looking over their shoulders in the race for a top four place. Alexis Sanchez put the hosts ahead when he nodded home Danny Welbeck's delightful dinked ball just before halftime but Bolasie equalised with a low drive from the edge of area that beat Petr Cech at his near post in the 82nd minute. ...
  
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• Rafael Nadal beats Gael Monfils in final to win Monte Carlo Masters

  17-04-2016 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Rafael Nadal made an emphatic statement for the clay court season by winning his first Masters series event since 2014, beating Gael Monfils in the final.
  
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• Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri praises his side's 'blood, heart and soul' after sealing draw against West Ham with 10 men but stays silent on refereeing decisions  

  17-04-2016 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri avoided getting drawn into widespread criticism of referee Jon Moss after his side drew 2-2 with West Ham United in the Premier League on Sunday.
  
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• Italy's Marchisio to miss Euro 2016 due to knee injury

  17-04-2016 18:58
  (Reuters) - Italy midfielder Claudio Marchisio will miss this year's European Championship after tearing knee ligaments during Juventus' 4-0 Serie A victory over Palermo on Sunday. Marchisio was replaced by Mario Lemina in the 16th minute after falling awkwardly in a challenge and Juventus said on their website that an MRI scan had confirmed a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.
  
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