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• NBA fines Westbrook, Durant for Game 4 violations

  24-04-2016 23:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant for violations in Game 4 of their Western Conference playoff series.
  
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• I bit Elton John's wife on her arm. Ian Botham had to drag me away! Graeme 'Foxy' Fowler on partying with England and his battle with depression

  24-04-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Graeme Fowler is remembering the time he went to a party held by Elton John, as you do, in Auckland during England’s ‘sex, drugs and rock and roll’ tour of New Zealand in 1983-84
  
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• Juve on brink of title after last-gasp penalty save

  24-04-2016 23:54
  Juventus need one point to secure the Serie A title after beating rivals Fiorentina 2-1 away on Sunday helped by Gianluigi Buffon saving a 90th minute penalty from Nikola Kalinic. Alvaro Morata struck the 83rd-minute winner for Juve two minutes after Kalinic had equalised for the hosts with a curling effort to cancel out Mario Mandzukic's first-half opener. Juve have 85 points, 12 clear of Napoli who have four games left, and will claim a record fifth consecutive Scudetto on Monday if second-pla
  
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• Michelle Wie withdraws because of neck spasms

  24-04-2016 23:53
  
  DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) — Michelle Wie withdrew from the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic on Sunday because of neck spasms after playing the first 15 holes in 11 over.
  
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• Edwards passes Kyle Busch on last lap to win at Richmond

  24-04-2016 23:53
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Carl Edwards had been grinding for 30 laps, doing everything he could to catch Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in a two-way breakaway from the pack at Richmond International Raceway.
  
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• Racing playmaker seeking revenge in Champions Cup final against Saracens

  24-04-2016 23:48
  
  Last season’s quarter-final exit was a tough one to take for the Top 14 side
  
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• Thunder look to advance; Hornets, Blazers try to even series

  24-04-2016 23:47
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With the ebb and flow to the NBA playoffs, momentum can quickly shift.
  
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• Women in Sport calls for further investigation into alleged sexist comments made against Jess Varnish

  24-04-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Varnish, a European, Commonwealth and world medallist, claimed in an interview with the Daily Mail that she was told by technical director Sutton to ‘move on and go and have a baby'.
  
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• Manchester City must get it right against Real Madrid, says Manuel Pellegrini

  24-04-2016 23:43
  
  • ‘Important to have Sergio Agüero firing but all must improve’• Stoke City’s Mark Hughes weighs up summer buys after 4-0 defeatPerhaps most pleasing for Manchester City before taking on Real Madrid is that this canter of a victory occurred without Kevin De Bruyne.Before a serious knee injury in late January the Belgian’s contribution stood at 12 goals and 12 assists. In the six outings since he returned four more goals have been added, including one in eac
  
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• Brilliant last-minute penalty save from Buffon puts Juve on brink of Scudetto

  24-04-2016 23:39
  
  Juventus could be crowned Serie A champions tomorrow after a crucial away victory over Fiorentina.
  
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• Curry out in second half with sprained right knee

  24-04-2016 23:37
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Golden State's Stephen Curry sprained his right knee on the final play of the first half Sunday and won't return in Game 4 against the Houston Rockets.
  
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• Irish raider Willie Mullins can't win, warns champion trainer Paul Nicholls 

  24-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Nicholls warned his Irish rival Willie Mullins that he faces an almost impossible task to wrestle away his jump trainer’s title next season.
  
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• Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini aiming to leave successor Pep Guardiola with elite squad when he departs

  24-04-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manuel Pellegrini believes his legacy to Pep Guardiola will be a team capable of winning the Champions League. City are through to this year's semi-finals against La Liga giants Real Madrid.
  
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• Southampton refuse to give up Europa League dream, says Shane Long

  24-04-2016 23:30
  
  • Saints lie eighth after striker scored one and set up two in 4-2 win at Villa Park
  • Eric Black tells relegated Aston Villa players they must handle fans’ abuseShane Long insists Southampton will fight to the end to keep alive their hopes of a European place. The forward scored one and set up two in their 4-2 win at Aston Villa on Saturday as Ronald Koeman’s side kept intact their slim chances of qualifying for the Europa League.The Saints are eighth in the Premier League
  
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• Roberto Martínez: there are signs I have earned chance to drive Everton forward

  24-04-2016 23:30
  
  • ‘Introduction of a new shareholder brings a different approach to new squad’
  • Manchester United’s Carrick not getting carried away by 2-1 FA Cup semi winAn ominous defeat drove Roberto Martínez to try to show that he can, in fact, build a strong defence. Pointing to the positives amid amid this 2-1 loss against Manchester Unitedand the strides he believes Everton have made during his three‑year tenure, the Spaniard trumpeted his defiance of the fans wh
  
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• Real Madrid star Gareth Bale will face Manchester City in his best form of the season when clubs clash in Champions League semi-finals 

  24-04-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid will be twin-engined at the Etihad Stadium with Cristiano Ronaldo fit again and Gareth Bale fresh from his most devastating 90 minutes of the season.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino wants his Spurs to retain the spirit evident at Stoke

  24-04-2016 23:30
  
  • 4-0 win at Britannia has boosted team’s motivation, with finish line in sight
  • Tottenham manager says team is as strong as at the start of the seasonThey call it the Look of Eagles in the equine world and when Mauricio Pochettino felt the footballing equivalent last Monday, it was a thing of beauty and inspiration – not least because of the timing. The Tottenham Hotspur manager took in the body language of his players as they prepared for the Premier League fixture at St
  
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• Maro Itoje is stealing line-outs and the limelight as England star impresses again for Saracens

  24-04-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark McCall claimed England’s ‘attitude problems’ do not stem from the Saracens camp after his Red Rose youngsters booked a place in the Champions Cup final.
  
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• England star Manu Tuilagi to discover extent of knee injury after leaving Leicester game with left leg in a brace

  24-04-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England centre Manu Tuilagi faces medical assessments on Monday to determine the extent of a knee injury that could rule him out of Leicester’s play-off push.
  
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• Eden Hazard happy at Chelsea, insists Guus Hiddink after win at Bournemouth

  24-04-2016 23:30
  
  • Belgian scored twice after difficult period marred by injuries
  • ‘When he is fully fit, physically and mentally, he is one of the best’Guus Hiddink believes Eden Hazard is enjoying football once again following his disappointing year, insisting the Belgian is happy to stay at Chelsea next season.Hazard scored twice as Chelsea beat Bournemouth in an entertaining match during which Cesc Fàbregas orchestrated the tempo in midfield, with Pedro and Willian also scoring
  
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• Chelsea kids are seeing through club's flawed youth policy as Domingos Quina's move to West Ham shows

  24-04-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: Jose Mourinho having been sacked the previous December, this is one budding Chelsea starlet whose absence cannot be artfully blamed on the former manager.
  
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• Burnley await outcome of tribunal over transfer fee for Liverpool’s Danny Ings

  24-04-2016 23:30
  
  • Burnley await compensation from Premier League club for Ings transfer
  • Liverpool striker will attend tribunal along with chief executive Ian AyreBurnley will finally discover how much compensation they are to receive from Liverpool for Danny Ings on Tuesday when a tribunal convenes to decide the striker’s fee.Ings left Turf Moor for Anfield last summer after his contract expired but as he is under 24, Burnley are entitled to compensation for his development. The two clubs were
  
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• Liverpool: Mamadou Sakho controversy weighs heavy on Jürgen Klopp’s shoulders

  24-04-2016 23:29
  
  • Threat of lengthy ban hangs over defender for failed drug test
  • Manager already struggling with injury list before Europa League tieJürgen Klopp lamented seven squandered points that have cost Liverpool a shot at a top-four finish but was well aware the bigger problem lay beyond his control and was the one he could not discuss. Mamadou Sakho took a seat in an executive box on Saturday and, worryingly for Klopp before the Europa League semi-final, he will remain nothing more tha
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Monday, April 25

  24-04-2016 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Monday's meetings at Chelmsford City, Wolverhampton, Ayr, Southwell and Windsor.
  
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• Alan Pardew urges Crystal Palace to banish the demons of 1990 FA Cup final defeat against Manchester United

  24-04-2016 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew urged his Wembley heroes to end 26 years of hurt after booking an FA Cup date with destiny when they face Manchester United next month.
  
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• Spurs rout Grizzlies 116-95, sweep their way to semifinals

  24-04-2016 23:14
  
  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs have swept their way into the Western Conference semifinals after an almost perfunctory, yet very physical test from the most injury-depleted team ever in the NBA playoffs.
  
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• Fiorentina 1-2 Juventus: Massimiliano Allgeri's side on the brink of a fifth Serie A title in a row after late Alvaro Morata winner

  24-04-2016 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juventus could be crowned Serie A champions for the fifth year in a row on Monday after emerging victorious from a gritty encounter with Fiorentina.
  
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• Maro Itoje labelled ‘world class’ after Saracens power past Wasps

  24-04-2016 23:05
  
  • The 21-year-old shone in Champions Cup victory
  • Schalk Brits: ‘He is the total package’It is nine years since an English club lifted Europe’s premier club trophy but Saracens can sense their time approaching. On their previous final appearance in 2014 they bumped into a Toulon team of rare ability and experience and were taught a lesson in how to seize major European trophies. Next month in Lyon they will be better equipped, in terms of both individual quality and
  
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• How Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid defy the odds and gods | Sean Ingle

  24-04-2016 23:00
  
  Joint top of La Liga and about to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals, Atlético are making a good job of rewriting the scriptWinning Ugly. That’s what Brad Gilbert called his book on defying the odds, and tennis’s gods, with a bitches brew of psychology, gamesmanship, and sheer bloodymindedness. Twenty years on, Atlético Madrid are its most brilliant exponents. The 1-0 win against Málaga on Saturday evening provided another spiky example: the o
  
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• Villarreal held by Sociedad, Valencia dent Getafe survival bid

  24-04-2016 22:44
  Villarreal's poor run continued as they were held 0-0 at home by Real Sociedad in La Liga and Paco Alcacer's late equaliser rescued a point for Valencia in a 2-2 draw at troubled Getafe on Sunday. Fourth-placed Villarreal are stumbling towards the finishing line, missing the chance to pull away from Athletic Bilbao and Celta Vigo in fifth and sixth places following their third game without a win. The draw left Villarreal on 61 points, six clear of Athletic and still in pole position to reach nex
  
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• Ulloa double sends Leicester closer to title

  24-04-2016 22:44
  Leicester City 4 Swansea 0 Leicester City were in touching distance of a fairytale first Premier League title after Leonardo Ulloa's double helped them outclass Swansea City 4-0 at a delirious King Power Stadium on Sunday. The Foxes' dream of completing their surreal journey from 5,000-1 no-hopers to English champions felt more tantalisingly real after 10 minutes when Ashley Williams's careless clearance gifted Riyad Mahrez his 17th goal of the season. Ulloa, filling in for Leicester's suspended
  
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• NBA playoffs: Celtics beat Hawks in OT as Spurs sweep Grizzlies

  24-04-2016 22:17
  
  San Antonio Spurs 116-95 Memphis GrizzliesAtlanta Hawks 95-104 Boston Celtics (OT)Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points as the San Antonio Spurs routed the Memphis Grizzlies 116-95 on Sunday, sweeping the best-of-seven series and advancing to the Western Conference semi-finals. Related: Thunder win despite Durant ejection as Hornets end 14-year playoff droughtContinue reading...
  
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• Dynamo Kiev retain Ukrainian title

  24-04-2016 22:14
  Dynamo Kiev retained the Ukrainian Premier league title after beating FC Vorskla 1-0 on Sunday to move seven points clear at the top of the standings with three games left. Second-placed Shakhtar Donetsk drew 1-1 with FCChornomorets on Saturday, allowing Dynamo Kiev to extend their lead before the arch-rivals play each other next week. Brazilian striker Junior Moraes scored the only goal of the game, firing into an unguarded net on 36 minutes after AndriyYarmolenko broke down the right.
  
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• Nadal beats Nishikori to win Barcelona Open

  24-04-2016 22:13
  
  Spaniard ends Nishikori's two-year hold on the trophy to land his ninth title in Barcelona.
  
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• Alan Pardew insists Crystal Palace deserve to face Manchester United in FA Cup final after 'excellent' performance to beat Watford

  24-04-2016 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew urged his Wembley heroes to end 26 years of hurt after booking an FA Cup date with destiny when they face Manchester United next month.
  
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• Claudio Ranieri hails his team’s ‘fantastic answer’ to Jamie Vardy absence

  24-04-2016 22:08
  
  • Leicester manager says players responded to challenge of top scorer’s ban
  • ‘It’s difficult to beat someone who plays with heart and soul’Claudio Ranieri watched his Leicester City side move within five points of being confirmed as the Premier League champions and then acclaimed his players for a “fantastic answer” to the questions surrounding whether they could cope without Jamie Vardy.Leicester’s 4-0 victory against Swansea City was their b
  
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• Quique Sánchez Flores faces uncertain future after Watford lose at Wembley

  24-04-2016 22:00
  
  The manager is under scrutiny from the club’s owners because of their poor league form and defeat by Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi-finalSurvival was the order of the season for Watford, with this FA Cup semi‑final jaunt to Wembley merely a cherished, if ultimately disappointing, bonus. For Quique Sánchez Flores, though, the notion has been turned on its head. One of the principal plot‑lines for what is now left of Watford’s season will concern the survival of t
  
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• The Dozen: the weekend's best Premier League and FA Cup photos

  24-04-2016 21:54
  
  We round up our favourite pictures from the weekend’s matches in England’s top flight and the FA Cup Continue reading...
  
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• Claudio Ranieri close to breaking down in tears again as Leicester continue to defy those who said the title could not be won

  24-04-2016 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: When Leonardo Ulloa prodded in Leicester’s third goal with his studs, his manager Claudio Ranieri once again looked on the verge of tears. 
  
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• Alan Pardew promises Manchester United a ‘difficult’ FA Cup final

  24-04-2016 21:43
  
  • Crystal Palace manager looking forward to rematch after 26 years
  • Pardew highlights Wilfried Zaha motivation in final against UnitedAlan Pardew has promised that Manchester United will face “a difficult game” in the FA Cup final next month after Crystal Palace set up a repeat of the teams’ meeting on that stage in 1990 by easing beyond Watford at the national stadium. Related: Watford outrun as Connor Wickham heads Crystal Palace into FA Cup finalContinue reading..
  
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• Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri hails Riyad Mahrez as his team's 'shining light' following another match-winning display

  24-04-2016 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claudio Ranieri has hailed his Leicester team after they beat Swansea 4-0 at the King Power Stadium to go eight points clear at the top of the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Leicester City understudies shine to make light of Jamie Vardy’s absence

  24-04-2016 21:41
  
  Mauricio Pochettino hoped the Premier League leaders would be tripped up by their top scorer’s ban but they reached into reserves of manpower and spiritThe question everyone wanted to know the answer to was how Leicester City would cope without Jamie Vardy, their leading goalscorer and one of the central characters in English football’s most unlikely narrative. The response was delivered triumphantly by the Leicester City supporters in the closing minutes as “4-0 to the one-man
  
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• Fortunate Feyenoord clinch Dutch Cup triumph as Utrecht keeper Filip Bednarek is left red-faced by heartbreaking own goal

  24-04-2016 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Feyenoord were handed awin over Utrecht in the Dutch Cup final after Eljero Elia's late strike rebounded into the net off keeper Filip Bednarek on Sunday to give them their first trophy since 2008.
  
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• Don Drysdale's 1963 World Series ring sells for $110K

  24-04-2016 21:33
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Don Drysdale's 1963 World Series championship ring with the Los Angeles Dodgers sold for $110,111 in an auction of the late Hall of Fame pitcher's memorabilia.
  
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• Stewart says he won't hold tongue on safety concerns

  24-04-2016 21:25
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — NASCAR driver and car owner Tony Stewart says he's not going to keep quiet when he has safety concerns.
  
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• Yorkshire’s Jason Gillespie ‘not contacted’ over Australia bowling job

  24-04-2016 21:09
  
  • Yorkshire 177-4 v WarwickshireAfter a bitterly cold first day at Edgbaston, where 38 overs were lost to bad light and rain, and Yorkshire battled to 177 for four by the close, their head coach Jason Gillespie could be forgiven for pining for the warmer climes of his home country.But while the Australian has no complaints over the weather in England, and spoke glowingly of his side’s performance against their expected title rivals, Gillespie insisted any talk of him becoming his nati
  
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• Capitals close out Flyers in 6 games with 1-0 victory

  24-04-2016 21:08
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nicklas Backstrom scored, Braden Holtby had 26 saves, and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 1-0 on Sunday in Game 6 to win the series 4-2 and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals.
  
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• Castleford 16-58 Hull KR: Thomas Minns scores hat-trick and Albert Kelly shines as Rovers respond to Challenge Cup exit

  24-04-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Albert Kelly inspired Hull KR to only their third Super League win of the season as coach James Webster got the perfect response after his team's shock 36-22 Challenge Cup exit against Oldham.
  
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• Riyad Mahrez insists Leicester 'don't just need one player' after thumping win over Swansea without suspended Jamie Vardy 

  24-04-2016 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Riyad Mahrez was full of praise for the Leicester team effort after a 4-0 win over Swansea saw Claudio Ranieri's side build an eight-point lead at the top of the table.
  
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• Celtic struggle for draw while Dundee United move closer to relegation

  24-04-2016 20:52
  
  • Ronny Deila urges Celtic to work hard and have fun for remainder of season
  • Dundee United fans protest after 3-1 defeat by HamiltonRonny Deila, the departing Celtic manager, watched his players struggle for a point in a 1-1 home draw with Ross County and urged them to have fun in the remaining four games of the season.Deila announced last week that he would be leaving at the end of the season but instead of quelling increasing dissatisfaction among the Celtic fans, several banners i
  
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