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• Shay Given becomes 12th oldest keeper to play in Premier League... but Stoke ace has game to forget as Tottenham net four in win

  18-04-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shay Given returned to the Premier League on Monday three days short of his 40th birthday - but it was a game to forget for the Stoke keeper and his team-mates as they were battered by Tottenham.
  
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• Christian Wade regains England faith as winger set for South Africa tour

  18-04-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christian Wade has revealed that being omitted from England’s World Cup training squad left him disillusioned, but the winger is back in Test contention after scoring six tries in one game.
  
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• Packers WR Jordy Nelson ahead of schedule in injury recovery

  18-04-2016 23:51
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — When the Green Bay Packers went back to work Monday for the official start of the team's offseason workout program, they saw more of wide receiver Jordy Nelson and less of running back Eddie Lacy.
  
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• AP Derby Top 10: Nyquist is so No. 1, California horses rule

  18-04-2016 23:49
  
  Those California horses sure love the Kentucky Derby. And there's not a beach anywhere near Churchill Downs — only a winner's circle, a blanket of roses and a place in the history books.
  
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• Tottenham run riot at Stoke to cut Leicester's lead

  18-04-2016 23:47
  Tottenham Hotspur took a large bite out of Leicester City's Premier League lead with two goals apiece from Harry Kane and Dele Alli earning them a 4-0 victory at Stoke City on Monday. The visitors produced a scintillating display of attacking football to take full advantage of Leicester's 2-2 home draw with West Ham United on Sunday and close the gap to five points with four matches remaining. Leicester remain favourites with 73 points but Tottenham's fourth victory in five games, achieved with
  
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• Neil Swarbrick's tolerant take on Tottenham's win over Stoke means Jamie Vardy has a right to feel hard done by

  18-04-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM POLL: If a player pulls back an opponent or trips him with no intention or possibility of playing the ball, then he should be cautioned. There were three such incidents in the first half at the Britannia.
  
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• Liverpool midfielder Emre Can hopes to be fit for Euro 2016 as he eyes return from ligament rupture in just four weeks

  18-04-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Germany international has been ruled out for four weeks with ruptured ligaments after limping out of Liverpool's dramatic win over Borussia Dortmund last week and leaving Anfield on crutches.
  
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• Pressure on Middlesbrough, Burnley and Brighton in bid to escape the Championship rat race for £200m Premier League bounty 

  18-04-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is a long slog through 46 Championship games but four remain and Tuesday night is crunch-time with leaders Middlesbrough at second-placed Burnley, while Brighton, in third, spy an opening.
  
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• FA WAGs set to go to Euro 2016 despite England players being kept separate from their partners for most of the tournament

  18-04-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: The FA are allowing the blazers to take their wives to Euro 2016 when the players will be allowed only strictly-limited access to their loved ones.
  
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• Alastair Cook's helmet ban is wrong... England captain should be allowed to make his own safety choices

  18-04-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: Alastair Cook is aware of his role-model status as England captain but if he wants to continue using his old helmet despite rules outlawing it then he should be allowed.
  
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• Chiefs lose appeal of anti-tampering violations

  18-04-2016 23:32
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs' appeal of anti-tampering violations has been denied by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, meaning Kansas City will forfeit its third-round draft pick this year and sixth-round pick next year.
  
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• Carlos Carvalhal signs contract extension at Sheffield Wednesday as Championship club reward manager for impressive season

  18-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal has been rewarded with a contract extension for guiding the club into play-off contention after moving to Hillsborough last summer.
  
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• Exclusive: Openly gay Keegan Hirst on way to Super League's Wakefield

  18-04-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  KEEGAN HIRST is set to become the only openly gay player in the Super League next season after being lined up for a move to Wakefield.
  
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• Boston Marathon survivors run 2016 race

  18-04-2016 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two amputee survivors of the Boston Marathon bombings run the 2016 race with prosthetic limbs.
  
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• Syrian rebels postpone participation in Geneva talks

  18-04-2016 23:26
  
  Opposition delegation asks UN envoy to pause formal negotiations until government is "serious" about transition.
  
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• Chelsea and former Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas: I don't want Tottenham to win the title

  18-04-2016 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cesc Fabregas revealed he does not want Tottenham to win the Premier League title this season - having played for their two London arch rivals Arsenal and now Chelsea.
  
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• Williams & Djokovic win Laureus awards

  18-04-2016 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tennis players Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams are named sportsman and woman of the year at the 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards.
  
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• Jamie Carragher hails 'fantastic' Jon Moss as former Liverpool defender slams 'joke' criticism in Leicester draw with West Ham

  18-04-2016 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Carragher has vehemently defended under-fire referee Jon Moss, claiming the official had a 'fantastic' game during Leicester's draw with West Ham at the King Power Stadium.
  
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• Super Bowl champs return to work minus Miller, Ware

  18-04-2016 23:04
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Super Bowl champions reconvened Monday minus some notable star power.
  
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• Steve Davis: snooker’s giant who played longest black-ball game of all | Simon Burnton

  18-04-2016 23:01
  
  The six-times world champion was jeered by fans, loathed by rivals and mocked on Spitting Image but he always refused to retire on cue – until nowThey say 60 million people play snooker in China. There is an exact replica of the Crucible Theatre near Beijing. Hong Kong’s Marco Fu is ranked 14 in the world, with Ding Junhui and Liang Wenbo, both from China, also in the top 20. Steve Davis did this, his focused, relentless excellence throughout the 1980s inspiring the world’s mos
  
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• Wasps’ Christian Wade keen to be recruited for Olympics or England tour

  18-04-2016 23:00
  
  • Wing hopes six tries against Worcester boosts Rio or Australia tour ambition
  • If Wade is offered Olympics GB sevens chance, ‘I would 100% go for it’Christian Wade is hoping to book himself a ticket to Rio over the next month after scoring a record-equalling six tries for Wasps against Worcester. The 24-year-old wing has made it clear he would love to represent Team GB at the Olympic Games but is still waiting to discover if he will be required for either Brazil or Englan
  
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• Sean Dyche demands Burnley clarity to ensure Middlesbrough blink first

  18-04-2016 23:00
  
  Clarets’ manager applies common-sense approach as the three-horse race for promotion from the Championship reaches the final furlongNothing is yet settled in what looks like a three‑way fight for automatic promotion at the top of the Championship – Middlesbrough, Burnley and Brighton are on unbeaten runs and it seems to be a question of which side blink first. Yet something surely has to give when first takes on second on Tuesday night at Turf Moor. Burnley could return to the
  
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• Dragons trying to find their inner Superman but NRL struggles continue | Paul Connolly

  18-04-2016 22:30
  
  The 17-season history of the NRL’s struggling St George Illawarra Dragons shows the gaping chasm between hype and realityFor a while there you wondered if the beleaguered St George Illawarra Dragons should forgo bananas and ban pineapple on their burgers and pizzas. Queensland had not been kind to them, and it seemed that forgoing tropical fruit was the only way the Dragons could strike back: Take that, Queensland!But in Saturday’s twilight game the sun set on their woes and, after c
  
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• Chris Colabello gets gift from Steven Wright after beaning

  18-04-2016 22:21
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Toronto first baseman Chris Colabello showed up at his locker the morning after getting beaned by Steven Wright to find a present the Boston pitcher left for him.
  
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• Djokovic, Serena win top Laureus awards for dominating tennis in 2015

  18-04-2016 22:16
  
  World number ones Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams completed a clean sweep for tennis as they won the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards on Monday. In a glitzy ceremony in the German capital, hosted by U.S. actor Bill Murray, Serbia's Djokovic beat Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi, sprinter Usain Bolt and Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton among others for the top men's award at the annual ceremony. Djokovic and American Williams, who fought off competition from footballer Ca
  
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• Ethiopians complete 1st-ever sweep of Boston Marathon

  18-04-2016 22:07
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Ethiopians ran past the Kenyans on their way to the Boston Marathon finish line Monday and nearly swept them off the victory podium.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Tuesday, April 19

  18-04-2016 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Ludlow, Wolverhampton, Kempton and Brighton.
  
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• Managing peak Schalke: media madness, money and messy misunderstandings | Raphael Honigstein

  18-04-2016 21:57
  
  After defeat by Bayern André Breitenreiter was again quizzed about his job, prompting a messy backlash that served only to darken the clouds over the clubSky Deutschland were berated for showing “a lack of respect” at the weekend and it was hard to disagree: inflicting the heinous Heino as a guest on the unsuspecting viewers of its Sky90 talk show on Sunday night must rank as an all-time low for German football television (although this cringe-tastic aberration cannot be far b
  
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• Andy Dalton's thumb fully healed, he's throwing every pass

  18-04-2016 21:41
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Andy Dalton's first pass with his healed thumb plopped right to the couch. And it felt really good.
  
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• Ex-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho paid with his job for trusting the players 'too much' according to Blues star Cesc Fabregas

  18-04-2016 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mourinho left Chelsea in December with the Blues struggling at the wrong end of the Premier League after losing nine out of 16 games. Fabregas was one of the central figures in the Mourinho exit storm.
  
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• Coleman: Wales must build on qualification

  18-04-2016 21:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales manager Chris Coleman believes simply reaching Euro 2016 will not be enough for Welsh football.
  
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• The Latest: Bomb survivor runs marathon on prosthetic blade

  18-04-2016 21:21
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on Monday's 120th running of the Boston Marathon (all times local):
  
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• Stoke City 0-0 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League LIVE: Follow all the action as Harry Kane and Co look to close the gap on table-toppers Leicester City

  18-04-2016 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham Hotspur travel to the Britannia Stadium on Monday night on the hunt for three points against Stoke City as they continue to chase current Premier League leaders, Leicester City.
  
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• Batsman Rob Key decides to call it a day after 18 'long and enjoyable' years with Kent and England

  18-04-2016 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former England batsman Rob Key has announced his retirement from professional cricket.The 36-year-old scored almost 20,000 first-class runs in 299 matches for Kent. He also won 15 Test caps.
  
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• Arsenal fan view: The buck stops with Arsene Wenger

  18-04-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FAN'S VIEW: Arsenal's dismal 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace on Sunday summed up their season. Here, Peter Wood, who runs the Arsenal blog Le Grove, has his say on why Arsene Wenger should go.
  
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• IAAF lifts Petrova suspension after U-turn on meldonium

  18-04-2016 20:51
  Bulgarian triple jumper Gabriela Petrova had her doping suspension lifted by the IAAF on Monday, less than a week after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced an amnesty for athletes who had tested positive for meldonium before March 1. Petrova, silver medallist at the 2015 European indoor championships in Prague, had denied any wrongdoing after failing an out-of-competition drug test on Feb. 6, saying she had stopped taking the banned substance in September. ]"On the basis of WADA's noti
  
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• Britain claim second win at Worlds

  18-04-2016 20:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An overtime goal from Robert Dowd gives Great Britain a 4-3 win over Estonia at the World Championships in Croatia.
  
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• The Latest: Top American finisher's sister also ran marathon

  18-04-2016 20:49
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Latest on Monday's 120th running of the Boston Marathon (all times local):
  
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• Ethiopians sweep Boston Marathon

  18-04-2016 20:49
  By Tim McLaughlin and Richard Valdmanis BOSTON (Reuters) - Ethiopian runners vying for a place in the summer Olympics dominated the Boston Marathon on Monday, taking the top three spots in the men's division for the first time, and the top two spots among the women. Lemi Berhanu Hayle won for the men in a dramatic late surge against defending champ and fellow Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa, covering the notoriously hilly course in two hours, 12 minutes and 45 seconds, as thousands of spectators cheered
  
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• Jamie Vardy charged with improper conduct following angry reaction to being sent off for diving in Leicester's draw with West Ham

  18-04-2016 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vardy was sent off by referee Jon Moss, picking up a second booking for simulation in Sunday's 2-2 draw with West Ham, and his angry reaction to the dismissal has drawn an FA charge.
  
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• Jonny Bairstow and Liam Plunkett put champions Yorkshire in control in county clash with Hampshire

  18-04-2016 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  COUNTY CRICKET ROUND-UP: England wicketkeeper Bairstow, passed 8,000 first-class runs en route to a career-best 246 while paceman Plunkett blasted 126 off just 102 balls
  
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• Court upholds $1bn ruling against NFL

  18-04-2016 20:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US appeals court backs a $1bn settlement between the National Football League and retired players who suffered brain damage.
  
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• NFL's $1billion concussion settlement upheld as United States appeals court describe the payout as 'imperfect but fair'

  18-04-2016 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A small group of players had objected to the deal because it did not cover potential victims of a degenerative brain disease that scientists have linked to repeated blows to the head.
  
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• Luck returns to Colts' complex feeling healthy, ready to go

  18-04-2016 20:24
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts quarterback Andrew Luck says he has recovered from a kidney injury that forced him to miss the last seven games in 2015.
  
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• US primaries: The King of Queens

  18-04-2016 20:22
  
  Residents of Donald Trump's native neighbourhood of New York City reflect on the presidential hopeful.
  
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• David Beckham says Wembley is too 'sacred' for the FA Cup semi-finals and backs a return to alternative neutral venues

  18-04-2016 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Manchester United legend scored two of his most memorable goals in the FA Cup semis at neutral venues before the games were switched to English football HQ after the stadium reopened.
  
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• Snooker will remain indebted to Steve Davis, says Dennis Taylor after six-time world champion announces retirement

  18-04-2016 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dennis Taylor says snooker will remain indebted to Steve Davis following the six-time world champion's decision to bring an end to his competitive career at the age of 58.
  
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• Manchester City expected to finalise £23m Ilkay Gundogan transfer, with the Germany international offered a five-year deal

  18-04-2016 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City expect to finalise the £23million transfer of Ilkay Gundogan from Borussia Dortmund at the end of the season. Sportsmail reported in March that the 25-year-old had opted to join City.
  
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• Lawro's predictions - midweek matches

  18-04-2016 20:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson makes his predictions for this week's five rearranged Premier League games.
  
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