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• Tottenham's title dream might now be gone, but the power has shifted in London

  25-04-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW AT WHITE HART LANE: Micky Hazard has been wrong before. Four years ago he declared a shift of power in north London. On the pitch at half-time here, he seemed on firmer ground.
  
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• ANC to sue Julius Malema over call to violence

  25-04-2016 23:55
  
  Youth leader turned opposition politician told Al Jazeera "we will remove the government through the barrel of a gun".
  
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• Tottenham title hopes in tatters following West Brom draw

  25-04-2016 23:53
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Tottenham's Hotspur's Premier League title hopes are hanging by a thread after a 1-1 draw at home to West Bromwich Albion on Monday left Leicester City tantalisingly close to being crowned champions of England for the first time. Craig Dawson's 32nd-minute own goal put Tottenham in front as they sought to cut Leicester's lead back to five points. Tottenham struck the woodwork three times on a frustrating night and Leicester can now clinch the title if they bea
  
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• Schwartzel becomes 4th major champion to skip Olympics

  25-04-2016 23:50
  Charl Schwartzel of South Africa is the latest player to drop out of the Olympics, making him the fourth major champion in the last two weeks to decide against being part of golf's return after a 112-year absence.
  
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• Tottenham star Dele Alli appears to punch West Brom midfielder Claudio Yacob in the midriff during Premier League clash

  25-04-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham youngster Dele Alli could find himself in hot water after he appeared to punch West Brom midfielder Claudio Yacob in the midriff during Monday's Premier League clash. 
  
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• Steph Curry out for at least two weeks after scans show sprained knee ligaments 

  25-04-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry is expected to miss several weeks after an MRI Monday morning revealed a Grade 1 MCL sprain in his right knee.
  
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• Manchester City need to stand up and show their real selves when Real Madrid visit the Etihad Stadium in the Champions League 

  25-04-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: With a month until the end of the season and still we don't know how to measure Manchester City. They have been rather aimless at times but credibility has arrived in Europe.
  
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• Celtics-Hawks, Pacers-Raptors all even going to Game 5

  25-04-2016 23:46
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — At this stage of an NBA playoff series, there's not much need for extra film work, no point in making any big adjustments.
  
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• Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo... how Manchester City can unplug Real Madrid's fearsome 'BBC' trident

  25-04-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: Manuel Pellegrini didn’t think twice when asked which Real Madrid player he would like at Manchester City: ‘Cristiano Ronaldo.’ But he also needs to look out for their other two star men.
  
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• Tottenham 1-1 West Brom: Craig Dawson scores at both ends to dent Spurs' title hopes as defender redeems himself following comical own goal to earn point for Tony Pulis' side

  25-04-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: Leicester will win the league if they beat Manchester United on Sunday. That is it, the bottom line. Craig Dawson’s 73rd minute header stunned White Hart Lane into silence.
  
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• Manchester United set to revamp scouting network with 40 appointments worldwide 

  25-04-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: The root-and-branch revamp of Manchester United’s scouting system will see up to 40 appointments around the globe in an initiative started by Ed Woodward.
  
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• Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany urges fans to bring the noise ahead of Champions League semi-final clash with Real Madrid: 'Our support will be able to make the difference' 

  25-04-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vincent Kompany believes the noise of a passionate home crowd can help Manchester City upset European giants Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals on Tuesday night.
  
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• Riyad Mahrez is the reluctant king of Leicester's fairytale season as Algerian highlights team spirit in title chase

  25-04-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the early stages of his time at Leicester, Riyad Mahrez would be somewhat reluctant to collect his man-of-the-match awards from sponsors waiting to applaud his work.
  
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• TV personality Erin Andrews settles video stalker case: reports

  25-04-2016 23:25
  (Reuters) - Television personality Erin Andrews has reached a settlement with the owner and operator of the Nashville hotel where a nude video of her that went viral was secretly recorded, according to media reports on Monday. Terms of the agreement are confidential and the matter is now over, according to newspaper the Tennessean, the ABC TV affiliate in Nashville and E! News - all of which cited Andrews' lawyer. A jury in March found the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University liable for t
  
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• Tottenham 1-1 West Brom PLAYER RATINGS: Jonas Olsson stars as Baggies thwart title chasers at White Hart Lane

  25-04-2016 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham's title hopes suffered a blow as Craig Dawson cancelled out his own goal to deny Mauricio Pochettino's side all three points. Sportsmail's Sami Mokbel gives his player ratings.
  
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• Tiger registers for US Open but return date still unknown

  25-04-2016 23:22
  (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has registered to play in June's U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania but has not set a timetable for his return to the PGA Tour. The United States Golf Association confirmed on Monday that Woods, who has not competed since last August while recovering from back surgeries, registered for the year's second major on April 4, well ahead of Wednesday's deadline. While the 14-times major winner has registered for the June 16-19 U.S. Open, there is no guarantee he
  
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• Leicester 1 win from Premier League title after Spurs held

  25-04-2016 23:21
  
  LONDON (AP) — Leicester is one win from its first Premier League title after Tottenham was held 1-1 by West Bromwich Albion on Monday.
  
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• Jamie Vardy to miss Manchester United clash after Leicester star receives extra one-game ban over improper conduct charge

  25-04-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy will miss Leicester’s trip to Manchester United on Sunday after a regulatory commission handed the England international a one-game ban over his FA improper-conduct charge.
  
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• Nicole Cooke: welcome to the world of elite cycling where sexism is by design

  25-04-2016 23:00
  
  The spat between Jess Varnish and Shane Sutton should be ringing alarm bells in a sport that does not appear to have a level playing fieldThe London marathon is a great event. Mass participation as well as elite performance, young and old, the fast and the slow; our great capital city and its citizens once again proving what a superlative show they can put on. But imagine a marathon where the men run 26 miles and 385 yards but the “girlies” event is, say, 15 miles.The men get all the
  
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• Salford docked six points and fined £5,000 for breaching salary cap rules

  25-04-2016 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Red Devils were also fined £5,000l for breaking the Rugby Football League's operational rules and salary cap regulations concerning contractual arrangements made with three players.
  
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• Indians' Carrasco could miss 6 weeks with hamstring injury

  25-04-2016 22:53
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Brantley's return wasn't quite the joyous occasion the Indians had hoped.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Tuesday, April 26

  25-04-2016 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Nottingham, Lingfield, Brighton, Wolverhampton and Bath.
  
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• No wonder Arsenal have blown title bid... Olivier Giroud is being spoon-fed chances by Mesut Ozil yet still can't score

  25-04-2016 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL: Only two centre forwards have been on longer barren runs than Giroud this season and his manager, Arsene Wenger, even admitted afterwards: 'At the moment Olivier cannot score.'
  
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• Jamie Carragher slams Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho for failed drugs test: 'He's let himself and the club down badly'

  25-04-2016 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Carragher believes Mamadou Sakho has badly let Liverpool down after his failed drugs test. UEFA are investigating the central defender, who is facing a potential two-year ban.
  
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• West Ham U21s 1-0 Hull City U21s: Djair Parfitt-Williams gives Irons slender lead after Premier League Cup final first-leg

  25-04-2016 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD AT UPTON PARK: They couldn’t have written a better script for ‘Upton Park’s Final Final’. After 89 minutes of dull stalemate, West Ham’s next generation roused.
  
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• NCAA adds charge, removes another from UNC academic case

  25-04-2016 22:04
  
  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The NCAA has charged North Carolina with five violations, including failing to sufficiently monitor its academic support program for athletes, in its long-running fraud scandal.
  
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• Dana White dismisses Conor McGregor's claim he will fight at UFC 200: 'I don't know why he would tweet that' 

  25-04-2016 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dana White has denied that Conor McGregor will fight at UFC 200, despite the Irishman posting a message on Twitter suggesting that he would.
  
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• South Africa's ANC to sue Malema over call to violence

  25-04-2016 21:57
  
  Youth leader turned opposition politician told Al Jazeera "we will remove" the government through the "barrel of a gun".
  
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• Harry Kane can become England's greatest striker since Alan Shearer... but Tottenham must hold on to him, says Graeme Souness

  25-04-2016 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Graeme Souness has claimed Harry Kane can become England's greatest striker since Alan Shearer - but believes Tottenham have a battle on their hands to keep the star at White Hart Lane.
  
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• NFLPA Brady tops list of top selling players

  25-04-2016 21:53
  BOSTON (AP) — Scandal over deflated footballs put Patriots quarterback Tom Brady under a microscope last season. It didn't stop him from being the NFL's top merchandise seller.
  
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• Stephen Curry out at least 2 weeks with sprained right knee

  25-04-2016 21:50
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry will miss at least two weeks for Golden State with a sprained ligament in his right knee, dealing a blow to the Warriors' hopes of following a record-breaking season with a second straight championship.
  
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• Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 West Brom: Match Report

  25-04-2016 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Spurs slip means Leicester could wrap up title success at Old Trafford on SundayLeicester will be crowned Barclays Premier League champion
  
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• Spurs slip means Leicester could wrap up title success at Old Trafford on Sunday

  25-04-2016 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Leicester will be crowned Barclays Premier League champions with a win next weekend after Craig Dawson's header held Tottenham to a 1-1 draw agains
  
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• Edgar Davids wants Spurs to make finishing above Arsenal a regular occurrence

  25-04-2016 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former Dutch international Edgar Davids has challenged Tottenham to make finishing above north London rivals Arsenal in the Premier League a regul
  
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• Borna Coric and Leonardo Mayer reach last 16 in Cascais

  25-04-2016 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Seeds Borna Coric and Leonardo Mayer both booked their places in the last 16 of the Millennium Estoril Open with comfortable first-round victories
  
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• Gareth Bale says he is surprised it has taken Manchester City so long to reach Champions League last four, ahead of semi-final first leg against Real Madrid 

  25-04-2016 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gareth Bale has admitted his surprise that Manchester City have not reached the Champions League's final four before now.
  
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• Frankie Dettori keen on riding Galileo Gold in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket

  25-04-2016 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trainer Hugo Palmer is set to switch Galileo Gold to Saturday’s Qipco 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket and says odds-on favourite Air Force Blue should not be regarded as unbeatable.
  
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• New Redskins CB Josh Norman enjoyed 'all the glitz and glam'

  25-04-2016 21:04
  
  ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Josh Norman was not used to being courted for his football skills, whether by a top college or an NFL team.
  
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• Championship round-up: Mark Stoneman makes 15th first-class century as Durham dominate Middlesex attack on day two 

  25-04-2016 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Stoneman amassed 139 not out on a painfully cold day two between hosts Durham and Middlesex in Specsavers County Championship Division One. He and Jack Burnham (61) put on 131.
  
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• Nancy secure return to Ligue 1

  25-04-2016 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nancy have joined Dijon in winning promotion to Ligue 1 following their 1-0 victory over Sochaux.The Thistles were relegated in 2013 but, af
  
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• Racing Hall of Fame: Rachel, Zenyatta, Dominguez, Asmussen

  25-04-2016 20:37
  
  Steve Asmussen hit the jackpot seven years ago with Rachel Alexandra. Soon, they'll be together again — in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame.
  
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• Tom Brady's Deflategate ban restored as appeals court overturns four-game suspension for New England Patriots quarterback

  25-04-2016 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A US appeals court has restored the four-game 'Deflategate' suspension of New England Patriots star quarterback Tom Brady.
  
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• Suhr, Blake among Rio contenders to compete in Boston

  25-04-2016 20:28
  (Reuters) - Rio Olympic medals contenders Jenn Suhr, Meseret Defar, Yohan Blake and Nick Willis are among top athletes expected for the inaugural adidas Boost Boston Games on June 17-18, organizers said on Monday. The international meet, which replaces the adidas Grand Prix Diamond League meeting that had been held in New York City, will climax on Saturday in a "street meet" held on historic Charles Street between the Boston Public Garden and Boston Common. American Suhr is the 2012 Olympic wome
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo WILL be fit to face Manchester City as Zinedine Zidane confirms Real Madrid star is '100 per cent'

  25-04-2016 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo has handed Real Madrid a major boost after Zinedine Zidane declared his talisman fit to start against Manchester City.
  
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• Diego Schwartzman sets up Istanbul meeting with Bernard Tomic

  25-04-2016 20:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Argentina's Diego Schwartzman beat compatriot Facundo Bagnis 6-1 6-4 in the first round of the TEB BNP Paribas Istanbul Open on Monday to set up a
  
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• WADA names cycling doping expert to spearhead RUSADA rebuild

  25-04-2016 20:07
  (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency has appointed former war crimes investigator Peter Nicholson to help troubled Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) overhaul its anti-doping programme. Nicholson, an Australian who was also part of the 2015 Cycling Independent Reform Commission, will lead the project to rebuild Russia's anti-doping programme and has already started his two-year mandate, WADA said on Monday. Ieva Lukosiute-Stanikuniene, the director of the Lithuanian Anti-Doping Agency, will
  
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• PSG stars Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marco Verratti and Javier Pastore celebrate French League Cup with bikini-clad women in Las Vegas

  25-04-2016 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic toasted further silverware in style as the Paris Saint-Germain talisman joined team-mates Marco Verratti and Javier Pastore for a celebratory jaunt to the bright lights of Las Vegas.
  
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• Kenny Miller feeling 'brand new' as striker looks forward to Scottish Premiership return with Rangers at the age of 36

  25-04-2016 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kenny Miller has revealed the sense of frustration he felt earlier in the campaign when he did not feature as often as he would have liked, but now his pivotal role is giving the 36-year-old new life.
  
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• Tottenham vs West Brom Premier League LIVE score: Follow the action as it happens

  25-04-2016 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Tottenham Hotspur host West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane to wrap up the weekend's top flight fixtures.
  
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• Trump on Deflategate: 'Leave Tom Brady alone'

  25-04-2016 19:36
  
  WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is weighing in on Deflategate, saying "Leave Tom Brady alone."
  
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