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• A year later, could Mayweather and Pacquiao do it again?

  02-05-2016 23:56
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — They met a year ago this week in a fight that was the richest ever, even if it disappointed most of the millions who watched it.
  
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• Ruthless Selby grinds down Ding to win world title

  02-05-2016 23:55
  (Reuters) - England's Mark Selby held his nerve in a ruthless display to beat China's Ding Junhui 18-14 on Monday and win the world snooker championship for the second time. World number one Selby, champion in 2014, never trailed in the match as he ended Ding's hopes of becoming the first Asian player to win the biggest prize in the sport. "It is fantastic," Selby said.
  
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• Leicester's amazing year from impending doom to unimagined glory

  02-05-2016 23:52
  By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - In April last year Leicester City were seven points adrift at the foot of the Premier League and seemingly going down. Leicester lose 4-3 at Tottenham Hotspur to find themselves bottom, seven points adrift. Jamie Vardy scores - his second goal of a season that eventually produced five goals in 37 appearances.
  
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• VIDEO: Leicester players celebrate title moment

  02-05-2016 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester City defender Christian Fuchs posts a video showing the team celebrating the moment the 5,000-1 outsiders became Premier League champions.
  
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• Leicester City fans celebrate following Premier League win – video

  02-05-2016 23:37
  
  Leicester City fans celebrate in the street on Sunday after their team won the Premier League when Chelsea held challengers Tottenham Hotspur to a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Chelsea’s Eden Harard and Gary Cahill secured the Foxes’ successLeicester City win the Premier League title after fairytale season
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• The season of the fearless Foxes, Leicester City – in pictures

  02-05-2016 23:22
  
  Claudio Ranieri’s opening match at Lincoln City, pizza night for a first clean sheet, Jamie Vardy’s goalscoring record, the late goals, player of the year Riyad Mahrez – all the most dramatic photographs from the foxes’ Premier League season
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• Ranieri turns back the clock to make Leicester champions

  02-05-2016 23:22
  By Toby Davis LONDON (Reuters) - Harking back to a previous era and ripping up a text book full of received wisdom, Leicester City's remarkable title triumph has been founded on a footballing philosophy that many had consigned to the dustbin. The statistics of a stunning campaign tell an astonishing tale of how Leicester have turned the clock back by shunning possession and glorying in the long ball to a pacey striker, while spurning rotation in favour of a settled, almost self-selecting side. L
  
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• Warriors still hopeful to have Stephen Curry back for Game 3

  02-05-2016 23:21
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry was expected back on the court for more light shooting Monday to test his sprained right knee, still with the hope he could be ready to return for Golden State's Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals Saturday at Portland.
  
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• Vardy's rags to riches rise a victory for the dreamers

  02-05-2016 23:21
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - In years to come when people recall how Leicester's City intrepid Foxes turned sporting logic on its head to become champions of England it will be Jamie's Vardy's rags to riches tale that may sound the most implausible. It will also offer hope to the thousands of young dreamers tossed aside every year by English football's shiny academies. Because Vardy, whose goals have fired Leicester to the Premier League crown, proves there are gems lurking in the weed-st
  
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• Leicester Win Premier League As Spurs Draw

  02-05-2016 23:21
  
  Leicester City have won the Premier League after their title rivals Tottenham Hotspur failed to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. There were jubilant scenes in pubs across the city and outside the King Power stadium as a 2-2 draw confirmed the Foxes as unlikely champions - beating 5,000-1 odds. It was a heartbreaking night for Tottenham fans, whose team had looked set to keep the title race going before surrendering a 2-0 lead to their London rivals.
  
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• Is Leicester's 5,000-1 upset the greatest sporting shock?

  02-05-2016 23:19
  By Ian Chadband LONDON (Reuters) - At the start of the English football season last August, bookmakers in Britain were offering odds of 5,000-1 against Leicester City winning the Premier League. The bookies offered odds 10 times more generous that the Loch Ness Monster would be discovered. Or more than twice as generous that Kim Kardashian would become U.S. president.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Tuesday, May 3

  02-05-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Catterick, Fakenham, Brighton, Exeter and Sedgefield.
  
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• Leicester wins English title for 1st time in 132-yr history

  02-05-2016 23:13
  
  LONDON (AP) — Leicester secured an incredible first Premier League title without playing on Monday after second-place Tottenham drew 2-2 at Chelsea in one of the biggest-ever triumphs by an underdog in sports.
  
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• How little Leicester pulled off the seemingly impossible

  02-05-2016 23:13
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Leicester has pulled off the seemingly impossible and won the English Premier League.
  
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• Leicester claim Premier League title as Spurs held

  02-05-2016 23:07
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Leicester City's Premier League title dream finally became reality as nearest pursuers Tottenham Hotspur squandered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 in a thrilling game at Chelsea on Monday. With Leicester's players watching on television 160km away in the East Midlands, first-half goals from Tottenham's Harry Kane and Son Heung-min looked like extending the title race to the penultimate weekend of an unforgettable season.
  
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• Leicester City crowned English Premier League champions

  02-05-2016 22:57
  
  Foxes pull off a miracle after Chelsea come from two goals down to hold rivals Tottenham Hotspurs.
  
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• Paralympic champion Josef Craig disqualified from European Championships final for Olympic rings tattoo

  02-05-2016 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paralympic champion Josef Craig has been disqualified from a race at the IPC European Championships in Madeira for failing to cover up his tattoo of the Olympic rings.
  
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• Chelsea vs Tottenham Premier League LIVE score: The action as it happens

  02-05-2016 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester City's failure to win at Manchester United on Sunday means the Barclays Premier League title fight goes on for at least another day as Tottenham Hotspur travel to Chelsea.
  
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• Rafa Benitez among names being considered by Everton should Newcastle be relegated as Toffees eye replacement for Roberto Martinez

  02-05-2016 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Benitez is among the names being considered by Everton as replacement for under pressure Roberto Martinez, should Newcastle be relegated from the Premier League.
  
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• Jamie Carragher slams Spurs midfielder Moussa Dembele for 'shocking' eye-gouge on Chelsea striker Diego Costa

  02-05-2016 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  During the big clash at Stamford Bridge Dembele and Costa came together after a spat between Tottenham full-back Danny Rose and Blues ace Willian just before the end of the first half.
  
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• Manchester United stars arrive at Old Trafford for Player of the Year Awards 

  02-05-2016 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Star men Wayne Rooney, David de Gea and Juan Mata were joined by the rest of the squad for the annual end of season bash. Manchester United are still in the hunt for the top four.
  
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• Evergreen Totti shines again as Roma beat Genoa 3-2

  02-05-2016 22:02
  AS Roma forward Francesco Totti rolled back the years with a spectacular goal in a roller-coaster 3-2 win at mid-table Genoa in Serie A on Monday to boost their bid for an automatic Champions League spot. The talismanic 39-year old, who came on after the break, unleashed a fierce free kick to level the scores at 2-2 before Stephan El Shaarawy swept in a late winner from close range. The result stretched Roma's unbeaten league run to 15 games and put them second on 74 points from 36 games above N
  
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• Leicester stars arrive at Jamie Vardy's house to cheer on Chelsea against rivals Tottenham with title within their grasp

  02-05-2016 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy's could be having a house party tonight if Tottenham fail to beat Chelsea, with his team-mates set to gather around his TV to watch the crucial clash at Stamford Bridge.
  
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• Ex-Tottenham man Scott Parker reveals Harry Kane doubts: 'I would be lying if I thought he would be the striker he is today'

  02-05-2016 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Parker and Kane were team-mates for two years between 2011 and 2013, long before the latter became the leading light in Spurs' first team and one of the Barclays Premier League's top forwards.
  
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• Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Match Report

  02-05-2016 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Leicester crowned Premier League champions after Tottenham lose lead at ChelseaLeicester are Barclays Premier League champions after Totte
  
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• Burnley 1-0 QPR: Sam Vokes strike seals Premier League promotion for Sean Dyche's side 

  02-05-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT TURF MOOR: Burnley have sealed their return to the top-flight, at the first time of asking, thanks to a solitary strike from star forward Sam Vokes on the hour mark.
  
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• Leicester's title shock wave is not the first to rock football

  02-05-2016 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Leicester have claimed an improbable Barclays Premier League title after being 5,000-1 to win the crown at the start of the season, with manager C
  
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• Leicester - a squad full of champions

  02-05-2016 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Leicester have claimed a stunning Barclays Premier League title win after being 5,000-1 to do so at the start of the season. They clinched
  
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• Claudio Ranieri: The Tinkerman who became a champion

  02-05-2016 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  In November 2014 Claudio Ranieri was sacked by Greece. "A most unfortunate choice of coach," said the FA after defeat to the Faeroe Islands
  
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• 'I thought I was going to die': James Taylor recalls the day he discovered his potentially fatal, career-ending heart condition

  02-05-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Taylor thinks about the day last month he was taking part in warm-ups ahead of the second day at of what should have been aroutine pre-season friendly, when his world was turned upside down.
  
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• National Wrestling Hall of Fame revokes Hastert's awards

  02-05-2016 20:54
  STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — The National Wrestling Hall of Fame said Monday that it has revoked all honors for Dennis Hastert after the former House speaker was accused of sexually abusing teenagers decades ago.
  
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• Faustino Asprilla returns to old club Parma to lead the fans in song in Serie D clash 

  02-05-2016 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Parma may have been through some tough times in recent years, but one of the stars of their glory days is clearly standing by the club.
  
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• Atletico Madrid will use teamwork to beat Bayern Munich says Fernando Torres: 'We die for each other... every game is a battle'

  02-05-2016 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid must rely on their teamwork to get past Bayern Munich in Tuesday's Champions League last four clash as they bid to reach a second final in three seasons, said striker Fernando Torres.
  
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• Sean Dyche happy to celebrate Premier League return with service station coffee

  02-05-2016 20:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sean Dyche saw his Burnley side seal a £100million promotion to the Barclays Premier League but was happy to shun a champagne celebration for a ser
  
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• Brian Stuard wins Zurich Classic of New Orleans to secure first PGA Tour title

  02-05-2016 20:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Brian Stuard recorded his first PGA Tour win at the weather-affected Zurich Classic of New Orleans after a three-way sudden-death play-off.S
  
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• Burnley unlock riches with promotion to Premier League

  02-05-2016 20:16
  
  (Reuters) - Burnley returned to the Premier League at the first attempt with a 1-0 home win over Queens Park Rangers securing promotion from the Championship and a minimum 100 million pounds windfall on Monday. Brighton & Hove Albion's earlier 1-1 draw with Derby County meant Burnley could go up with a game to spare with victory over QPR and they achieved it through a Sam Vokes header on the hour. The Lancashire club, relegated last year, have 90 points, two more than Brighton and Middlesbro
  
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• World Snooker Championship final: Mark Selby v Ding Junhui – live!

  02-05-2016 20:15
  
  Updates from the snooker world final at the Crucible in SheffieldSelby goes into fourth session with three-frame cushion: 14-11Email [email protected]. Tweet @stuartgoodwin 7.15pm BSTSelby’s visit ends on 57 as he misses a red to the middle pocket by some distance.But not as much as Ding misses a longish red to the bottom corner. Lacked conviction, and this is now Selby’s frame to lose.@stuartgoodwin If it goes past midnight I'll shout you your taxi home! 7.11pm BSTDing
  
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• Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League - live!

  02-05-2016 20:15
  
  Leicester City will win Premier League title if Spurs fail to winAlbrighton says Leicester players will watch Spurs match togetherEmail [email protected]. Tweet @TomBry 7.14pm BSTThe talk before the match is how up for this the Chelsea team will be, desperate to beat Tottenham, desperate not to give them a sniff of winning the league.The converse point hasn’t been made all that much, however: that Tottenham are hardly going to be taking it easy. They are in the hunt for a first ti
  
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• Bayern winger Ribery ruled fit for Atletico semi-final

  02-05-2016 20:13
  Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has recovered from a back injury in time for their Champions League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, coach Pep Guardiola said. "Today Franck trained with us and he is here with us," Guardiola told reporters on Monday. "He is an option for us tomorrow and that is very good." Ribery missed Bayern's league game on Saturday against Borussia Moenchengladbach and fellow winger Arjen Robben is already sidelined through injury.
  
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• No time to revel in Game 7 wins for Raptors and Heat

  02-05-2016 20:08
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The exhilaration of winning Game 7s was short-lived for Toronto and Miami.
  
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• Jamie Vardy's having a party as Leicester stars watch Chelsea play Tottenham

  02-05-2016 19:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Leicester's players were watching their Premier League title hopes play out at Jamie Vardy's house on Monday night.Foxes fans have coined th
  
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• Burnley back in the Premier League with Sam Vokes winner against QPR

  02-05-2016 19:44
  
  Sam Vokes sealed Burnley’s return to the Premier League at the first attempt with a brilliant headed winner against QPR kicking off a promotion party at Turf Moor.Sean Dyche’s side came into the match knowing victory would guarantee them a top-two finish in the Championship and the Wales international delivered the goal for a 1-0 win in the 61st minute, rising highest to convert David Jones’s free-kick. Continue reading...
  
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• Zenit St Petersburg 4-1 CSKA Moscow: Hulk fires two penalties to seal Russian Cup final

  02-05-2016 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brazil striker Hulk scored two penalties as Zenit St Petersburg beat CSKA Moscow 4-1 on Monday to win the Russian Cup for the first time since 2010.
  
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• BHA defends ban on Paul Gilligan despite clear appeal risk

  02-05-2016 19:25
  
  • Banned trainer questions disciplinary panel’s independent status
  • Panel chairman’s firm had in the past been paid by BHA for adviceRacing’s ruling body has defended its decision to ban the trainer Paul Gilligan, despite the clear possibility that his case may have to be reheard. The disciplinary panel in the case was chaired by Matthew Lohn, a solicitor whose independent status has been challenged in a separate case involving the trainer Jim Best which will come be
  
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• Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink 'satisfied' with his second tenure as interim manager but admits disappointment with cup failures

  02-05-2016 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hiddink won the 2009 FA Cup in his first spell as caretaker and lost just one game. But, seven years on, his second spell has seen just one home win in the Premier League ahead of Tottenham's visit.
  
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• Atletico to focus on teamwork against Bayern, says Torres

  02-05-2016 19:18
  Atletico Madrid must rely on their renowned teamwork to get past Bayern Munich in Tuesday's Champions League last four clash as they bid to reach a second final in three seasons, said striker Fernando Torres. Atletico beat the Germans 1-0 in last week's first leg to take a narrow advantage with them to Munich on Tuesday as they look to repeat their 2014 feat of reaching the showpiece match. Real Madrid, who beat Atletico in that final, face Manchester City in the other semi after a goalless firs
  
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