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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Wednesday, April 27

  26-04-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Wednesday's meetings at Ascot, Brighton, Pontefract, Wolverhampton and Punchestown.
  
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• RFU sponsorship deal under a cloud after Mitsubishi Motors face meltdown in Japan

  26-04-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: The RFU are facing the huge embarrassment of their new sponsorship partner becoming embroiled in the global emissions scandal.
  
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• Premier League clubs considering Hillsborough tributes ahead of weekend fixtures after inquests' verdicts

  26-04-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Premier League will decide on Wednesday if any Hillsborough tributes will take place at matches over this Bank Holiday weekend in memory of the 96 fans who were unlawfully killed there.
  
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• Manchester City hold Ronaldo-less Real to stay in hunt for final

  26-04-2016 23:23
  Manchester City survived a late grilling by Real Madrid thanks to goalkeeper Joe Hart to hold on for a 0-0 draw on Tuesday that keeps alive their hopes of reaching the Champions League final for the first time. Playing in their first European semi-final for 45 years, Premier League City produced a cagey first-leg display that offered little menace, although crucially they denied free-scoring Real an away goal. Ten-times champions Real suffered a setback before kickoff when Cristiano Ronaldo, the
  
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• Warriors look to advance, Clippers, Heat aim for home wins

  26-04-2016 23:20
  
  MIAMI (AP) — There's been the unexpected, like Golden State's Stephen Curry going down with a knee injury. Then came a double whammy for the Clippers, with Chris Paul out with a broken hand and Blake Griffin's season ending because of a nagging leg injury.
  
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• Manchester City 0-0 Real Madrid: five talking points from the Etihad | Jamie Jackson

  26-04-2016 23:05
  
  Vincent Kompany’s calm, Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence and Kevin De Bruyne’s dynamism ensured this semi-final first leg hangs in the balanceThis was Manchester City’s first European Cup semi-final and Real Madrid’s 27th yet there was no suggestion of Manuel Pellegrini’s men suffering stage fright. As this first leg neared the end Real pressed as might be expected from such a gilded side and Joe Hart made one superb save from Pepe that brought cries of “Engl
  
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• Manchester City miss trick against Real Madrid lacking Cristiano Ronaldo

  26-04-2016 22:52
  
  The question lingering in the air for Manchester City as they reflect on a night of few chances and surprising torpor is whether this might ultimately be remembered as a missed opportunity bearing in mind the notable absentee from Real Madrid’s starting lineup. Once again, we saw the evidence that Madrid without Cristiano Ronaldo are a vase without a flower. Yet City did not do enough to exploit it, or even come close, and it might be they come to regret playing with so little attacking im
  
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• Deflategate saga far from over if Brady keeps fighting

  26-04-2016 22:41
  
  Tom Brady won Round 1. The NFL won Round 2. Round 3, anyone?
  
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• Johnny Manziel indicted in alleged attack on ex-girlfriend

  26-04-2016 22:34
  
  An attorney for former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel calls the indictment against him “incredible” and said Tuesday that the way it’s been handled so far suggests there are problems with the case. Manziel was indicted Tuesday on allegations by ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley that he hit her and threatened to kill her in late January. Manziel faces a charge of misdemeanor assault related to family violence, which carries up to one year in jail and a $4,000 fine.
  
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• Man City vs Real Madrid Champions League LIVE score: Cristiano Ronaldo OUT ahead of first leg

  26-04-2016 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the UEFA Champions League as Manchester City host Real Madrid in the first leg of their semi-final at the Etihad Stadium.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo watches video of himself while wearing CR7 branded shoes: A night in the life of injured Real Madrid superstar

  26-04-2016 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All eyes were on Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo after he was ruled out of the Spanish giants' team to face Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.
  
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• Ferrari-driving fraudster dentist who swindled more than £220k struck off - Express.co.uk

  26-04-2016 22:26
  
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  Ferrari-driving fraudster dentist who swindled more than £220k struck off
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  A DENTIST who defrauded the NHS by more than £220,000 by claiming for bogus appointments has been struck off. By Peter Henn. PUBLISHED: 21:17, Tue, Apr 26, 2016 | UPDATED: 21:27, Tue, Apr 26, 2016 ...en meer »
  
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• British Cycling announces independent review over discrimination claims

  26-04-2016 22:11
  British Cycling will form an independent review of its performance programmes following allegations of discrimination by rider Jess Varnish, the governing body said on Tuesday. Varnish, a former European champion in the team sprint, was dropped from the British Cycling performance squad after she failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics at this year's world championships in London. The 25-year-old Varnish and Katy Marchant had needed to better France by three places at the worlds to make Rio, a fe
  
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• Cyclist Banned For Electric Motor Hidden In Bike

  26-04-2016 21:58
  
  An elite cyclist has been banned for six years and fined £14,000 after an electric motor was discovered hidden in one of her bikes. Belgian Femke Van den Driessche, 19, was found guilty of violating competition rules through "technological fraud" at the world cyclo-cross championships in January. The International Cycling Union (UCI) ruled against her and called the ban "a major victory" in the fight against a form of cheating seen as getting worse in the sport.
  
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• British Cycling orders independent review over discrimination claims

  26-04-2016 21:49
  British Cycling will form an independent review of its performance programmes following allegations of discrimination by rider Jess Varnish, the governing body said on Tuesday. "We are fully committed to the principles and active promotion of equality of opportunity and we must take any such allegations seriously," a statement said. Varnish, a former European champion in the team sprint, was dropped from the British Cycling performance squad after she failed to qualify for the Rio Olympics.
  
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• Guardiola in awe of Atletico's ability to 'win, win, win'

  26-04-2016 21:46
  Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola praised his Atletico Madrid counterpart Diego Simeone before Wednesday's Champions League semi-final, first leg for being able to compete with Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona. Simeone led Atletico to a first La Liga title for 18 years in 2014, after winning the Europa League and King’s Cup in preceding seasons, and they are now in second place, level on points with Barca and a point above Real with three games left.
  
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• Boxing, football legends hail research into brain damage

  26-04-2016 21:45
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former football star Herschel Walker and former heavyweight champion Larry Holmes say they are all too aware of the toll that blows to the head can take on an athlete's brain.
  
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• Walsall 2-1 Shrewsbury: Match Report

  26-04-2016 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Walsall clinch play-off place with nervy win over ShrewsburyWalsall clinched a Sky Bet League One play-off place to delay Wigan's promotio
  
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• Livingston 1-0 Rangers: Match Report

  26-04-2016 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Craig Halkett nets Livingston winner against RangersRangers' end-of-season struggles continued as a Craig Halkett goal gave Livingston a 1
  
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• Hull 2-0 Brentford: Match Report

  26-04-2016 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hull win to move clear in fourth but Assem Allam faces pressureHull strengthened their grip on fourth place in the Sky Bet Championship ta
  
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• Hibernian 4-0 Dumbarton: Match Report

  26-04-2016 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Four-star Hibernian close gap to Falkirk with convincing Dumbarton winHibernian moved level on points with second-placed Falkirk in the La
  
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• AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Portsmouth: Match Report

  26-04-2016 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Portsmouth secure play-off spot with win at AFC WimbledonMichael Smith's first-half goal guaranteed Portsmouth a League Two play-off spot
  
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• Martin Castrogiovanni suspended by Racing 92 after being spotted partying with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and PSG stars in Las Vegas

  26-04-2016 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Martin Castrogiovanni is said to have told his club he could not play in their Champions Cup semi-final win over Leicester as he attended to a family matter but he was then pictured socialising with PSG stars.
  
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• Jury blames police, clears fans in 1989 soccer disaster

  26-04-2016 21:26
  
  WARRINGTON, England (AP) — The families of 96 Liverpool soccer fans who were crushed to death at a crowded stadium in 1989 declared they had finally won justice Tuesday after a jury found that police and emergency services were to blame for Britain's worst sports disaster.
  
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• British Cycling sanction independent review amid Jess Varnish's sexism allegations

  26-04-2016 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British Cycling has announced the formation of an independent review, in conjunction with UK Sport, of the federation's performance programmes following allegations of discriminatory behaviour.
  
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• Manchester City 0 Real Madrid 0

  26-04-2016 20:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Manchester City survived a late onslaught from a Real Madrid side lacking Cristiano Ronaldo to draw the first leg of their Champions League semi-fi
  
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• Hillsborough inquest: 96 fans were 'unlawfully killed'

  26-04-2016 20:37
  
  Court verdict absolves Liverpool fans of any role in Hillsborough disaster, blaming police failures for deaths.
  
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• Bayern Munich are the most complete side... we're treating this as a final, says Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez 

  26-04-2016 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid star Saul Niguez says he and his team-mates will 'fight to the death' when they face Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
  
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• Barry Hawkins faces long road back as he is stunned by Marco Fu the day after beating Ronnie O'Sullivan at the Crucible

  26-04-2016 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was a case of 'after the Lord Mayor's Show' as for Hawkins after Monday's dramatic win, as he fell 7-1 behind in Tuesday afternoon's opening session against Fu in the quarter-final.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic can still perform at the highest level... but he must be motivated mentally, says Sweden boss Erik Hamren

  26-04-2016 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sweden boss Erik Hamren believes Zlatan Ibrahimovic's age shouldn't put Premier League clubs off making a move for the striker this summer.
  
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• Syrian amputee carries Rio 2016 flame through Athens refugee camp

  26-04-2016 20:19
  By Karolina Tagaris ATHENS (Reuters) - A Syrian amputee swimmer ran with the Olympic flame through a refugee camp in Athens on Tuesday to highlight the plight of the million people who fled their homes for Europe since last year. Ibrahim al-Hussein, who has been granted asylum in Greece, crossed the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Greece on a rubber boat in 2014 after having lost part of his leg in a bombing in Syria. Torch raised, a beaming al-Hussein crossed through a throng of journalists at the El
  
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• Crystal Palace defender Damien Delaney offered chance to win FA Cup final tickets 

  26-04-2016 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  You would think that Damien Delaney would be strong candidate to start in the FA Cup final for Crystal Palace. The 34-year-old has become an integral part of the Eagles defence since joining in 2012.
  
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• Leicester City super-fan and Kasabian star Serge Pizzorno reveals 'dream' to design champions-elect kit

  26-04-2016 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kasabian guitarist Serge Pizzorno wants to take his creative skills from the music world to the fashion industry for his beloved Leicester City, who are on the brink of clinching the Premier League title.
  
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• Royal Troon will not admit women members before The Open as club get set to vote on controversial issue by the end of the year 

  26-04-2016 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Royal Troon and Muirfield are the only remaining clubs on the 10-strong Open rota to have a male-only membership policy, with Royal St George's voting last year to admit women members.
  
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• Ronaldo out of Champions League semi-final, first leg

  26-04-2016 20:09
  (Reuters) - Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has been ruled out of their Champions League semi-final, first leg at Manchester City on Tuesday. Ronaldo had trained on Monday with the 10-times European champions and was expected to return to the side, having missed the 3-2 La Liga win against Rayo Vallecano at the weekend. Real's talisman has scored 47 goals in all competitions this season and his absence will be a huge boost to Manchester City as they prepare for their first European semi-final in
  
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• Candace Parker disappointed, will not be on US hoops roster

  26-04-2016 20:04
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Candace Parker was shocked when the two-time Olympic gold medalist learned that she will not be on the U.S. women's basketball roster for the Rio Games.
  
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• Jessica Ennis-Hill is in an 'amazing place' despite injury struggles ahead of Olympics 

  26-04-2016 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With 100 days to go until the opening ceremony in Rio, Britain's world and Olympic heptathlon champion said on Tuesday she already felt 2016 would be unlike any other year for her.
  
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• Trainer Colin Tizzard has high hopes for Cue Card in the Punchestown Gold Cup

  26-04-2016 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Colin Tizzard say Cue Card remains 'in the form of his life’ as he lines up in the Punchestown Gold Cup on Wednesday.The 10-year-old has won four of his five races this season.
  
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• God's Own beats Vautour to win BoyleSports Champion Chase at Punchestown Festival    

  26-04-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  God's Own emerged triumphant after a thrilling climax to the Boylesports Champion Chase on the opening day of the Punchestown Festival.
  
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• Venues ready, but many challenges remain for Rio Games

  26-04-2016 19:59
  By Andrew Downie SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil has long been known as a country that can throw a great party as long as the guests do not mind a location that still has the builders in it. With 100 days to go before the Olympic Games begin in Rio de Janeiro, the nation famous for doing things at the last minute faces a novel situation: The venues are ready, but the host does not appear to be. "People are paying no attention" to the Olympics, said longtime Rio resident Julia Michaels, who chronicl
  
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• Factbox - Five things to watch 100 days from the Rio Olympics

  26-04-2016 19:59
  The Summer Olympics are scheduled to start in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5. PUBLIC TRANSPORT Satnav maker TomTom last month named Rio de Janeiro the world's fourth-most congested city. Brazil has failed to invest in traffic infrastructure for years.
  
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• Ibrahimovic could thrive in Premier League, says Sweden coach

  26-04-2016 19:53
  By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic could still thrive in the Premier League despite being nearly 35 years old, his national team manager Erik Hamren said on Tuesday. Ibrahimovic, whose contract with club Paris St Germain expires in the close season, has been linked with a host of teams around the world, including those in the Premier League. When asked if Ibrahimovic, who has scored 32 goals in 27 Ligue 1 games this season, could still succeed in the Premi
  
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• Ennis-Hill in 'amazing place' despite injury

  26-04-2016 19:51
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Motherhood has changed her focus, and injury remains a concern, but Jessica Ennis-Hill is in an "amazing place" as she prepares for the last Olympic Games of her glittering career. With 100 days to go until the opening ceremony in Rio, Britain's world and Olympic heptathlon champion said on Tuesday she already felt 2016 would be unlike any other year for her. "I'm really happy, I'm content with life and enjoying athletics and enjoying my personal life," Ennis-H
  
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• Keith Gillespie reveals how a punch from former Newcastle team-mate Alan Shearer left him unconscious and in hospital

  26-04-2016 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Newcastle winger Keith Gillespie ended up in a street brawl with club legend Alan Shearer after knocking some cutlery off a table during a mid-season trip to Dublin in 1997.
  
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• Premier League unveil new hi-tech TAG Heuer substitutes board

  26-04-2016 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Premier League substitute board has itself been replaced, with a new design set to be raised by fourth officials next season. The change is part of a link-up with watchmakers TAG Heuer.
  
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• Toro Rosso appoint former Manor team boss John Booth as director of racing

  26-04-2016 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Manor team principal John Booth is to work with Toro Rosso on a consultancy basis. Englishman Booth will take up his responsibilities from this weekend's Russian Grand Prix.
  
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• Leicester's Ranieri still waiting for title maths to add up

  26-04-2016 19:18
  By Neil Robinson LONDON (Reuters) - Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has said he will start to celebrate "only when the mathematics are certain" as the club close in on the first top-tier title in their 132-year history. Victory at Manchester United on Sunday will be sufficient for the Foxes after Tottenham Hotspur unexpectedly dropped two points in Monday night's 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion. With Leicester seven points clear of their only remaining title rivals with three games lef
  
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• Spurs' Dele Alli facing ban after violent conduct charge

  26-04-2016 19:16
  Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Dele Alli is facing a three-match ban after he was charged with violent conduct having appeared to punch West Bromwich Albion's Claudio Yacob in Monday's Premier League game. Alli, the PFA's Young Player of the Year, swung his arm at the West Brom midfielder during the first half of the 1-1 draw that left Tottenham's fading title hopes in tatters. The incident was missed by the match officials, but the Football Association decided to charge England international Alli
  
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• Treeless $656 million Olympic Park in Rio a concrete jungle

  26-04-2016 19:13
  By Andrew Downie SAO PAULO (Reuters) - When Rio opened its Olympic Park this month there was one thing conspicuously absent around the venues, walkways and public areas where visitors will gather to watch 16 sports in August: trees. The host city and AECOM, the UK-based company that designed what is being dubbed "the heart of the games," promised a verdant area worthy of the name Park. The Brazilian project manager said that even though the park was opened by Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes on April 12,
  
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• Norwich and Sunderland fined £30,000 each for touchline melee during crucial Premier League encounter

  26-04-2016 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Norwich and Sunderland have both been fined £30,000 following an incident which took place during their Barclays Premier League game at Carrow Road on April 16.
  
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