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• Vollmer shows heart in another inspiring bid

  06-05-2016 23:58
  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Swimmer Dana Vollmer has beaten the odds before and the American is displaying her inspiring heart again in a comeback quest for more Olympics hardware at this year's Rio Summer Games. Vollmer, who overcame heart surgery as a teenager to win gold at the 2004 Olympics, and set a world record on the way to winning the 100m butterfly at the 2012 Games, aims to show she still has what it takes after giving birth last year. "It’s been a whirlwind, it’s b
  
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• Curry returns to practice, still unlikely to play Game 3

  06-05-2016 23:57
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Golden State superstar Stephen Curry zipped around the court bouncing from spot to spot during his typical extensive post-practice shooting routine, driving to the basket past his regular practice coach Bruce Fraser.
  
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• All those questions about Zika's threat even touch baseball

  06-05-2016 23:57
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists know the Zika virus causes devastating birth defects but they can't yet tell how big a threat it is or what to do about it. It's not just pregnant women who are worried — now it's touched baseball.
  
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• Watford targeting Saido Berahino to replace Odion Ighalo with West Bromwich Albion striker potentially available for under £10m

  06-05-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Talks over a proposed move for West Bromwich Albion striker Saido Berahino are underway as Watford look to steal a march on their rivals in the race for the forward.
  
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• New meets offer alternatives to Europe in Games run-up

  06-05-2016 23:55
  New opportunities are popping up for North American Olympic standouts and hopefuls to compete closer to home in the build-up to August's Rio Games. Four new U.S. and Caribbean meetings have joined the North America schedule, providing alternatives to travelling to Europe for competitions and offering athletes a chance to be fresher for the Olympics. Already world record holders Usain Bolt, Ashton Eaton and Jenn Suhr have agreed to participate in one or more of the events, organisers said.
  
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• Chelsea and Manchester United starlets in another Battle at the Bridge as Adnan Januzaj lasts just 45 minutes before Phil Jones limps off

  06-05-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea U21 0-1 Manchester United U21: Kasey Palmer's ugly challenge which ended up walloping team-mate Aina sparked a 17-man melee during Friday's encounter at Stamford Bridge.
  
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• Dutch star Dumoulin takes Giro lead, Roche just outside top 30

  06-05-2016 23:53
  
  There was a home win for the Dutch fans to celebrate in the opening time trial today.
  
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• West Ham boss Slaven Bilic keeps cool in quest for European football next season

  06-05-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As he cracked jokes with the media, you would not guess Slaven Bilic was talking on the eve of a monumental eight days in West Ham's history.
  
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• Canada thrash U.S., Czech Republic stun Russia in worlds

  06-05-2016 23:52
  By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW (Reuters) - Canada and the Czech Republic enjoyed dream starts to the 2016 world ice hockey championships as they dispatched fellow gold medal hopefuls the United States and Russia respectively in convincing fashion. Defending champions Canada thrashed their fierce rivals 5-1 in St Petersburg after Patrick Maroon had put the U.S. in front in the first period on the power play. Goals from Taylor Hall and Brendan Gallagher gave Canada the lead going into the second pe
  
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• Manchester United starlet Marcus Rashford close to signing bumper new £1.3m-a-year contract at Old Trafford

  06-05-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marcus Rashford has moved a step closer to signing a £1.3million-a-year contract at Manchester United after formally appointing his older brother to handle his business affairs.
  
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• Patriots top draft pick Jones hits the ground running

  06-05-2016 23:50
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Cyrus Jones has spent his life in discipline-rich environments.
  
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• England captain Wayne Rooney invites press to lunch in Manchester with striker on charm offensive ahead of Euro 2016

  06-05-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Wayne Rooney is going on a charm offensive before Euro 2016 by holding an England captain's lunch with the press next week.
  
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• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has 'big sympathy' for Manchester City counterpart Manuel Pellegrini ahead of their meeting

  06-05-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger has expressed sympathy for outgoing Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini. The Chilean will take charge of his penultimate game for City on Sunday.
  
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• America's Tori Bowie runs fastest 100m of 2016 in Doha

  06-05-2016 23:40
  American Tori Bowie streaked to victory in the women's 100 metres at the Doha Diamond League on Friday, equalling her personal best and smashing the meeting record with a world-leading time of 10.80 seconds. The 25-year-old, who was the world’s fastest woman over 100m in 2014, edged out her Dutch rival Dafne Schippers by 0.03 seconds. Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown finished third in 10.91 to ensure the leading trio all broke Allyson Felix's meeting record of 10.92 set in 2012.
  
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• Kentucky Derby, where revenue flows like aged Bourbon

  06-05-2016 23:35
  Since its first running in 1875, the Kentucky Derby has remained one of those tribal, celebratory events that bring our ever-fragmented viewing populace together. The Kentucky Derby is our equine Miss America pageant, the first Saturday in May devoted to the Sport of Kings and the beautiful people who attend the annual behatted, bespoke gala at the famed Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. While the odds are long that we'll see another Triple Crown winner this year, Churchill Downs, broadca
  
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• Kentucky Derby by the numbers

  06-05-2016 23:34
  (Reuters) - The Kentucky Derby is the oldest, continuously held major sporting event in the United States, happening every year since 1875 at Churchill Downs in Louisville. When the 142nd Kentucky Derby is run Saturday, it will showcase top three-year-old thoroughbreds, as well as the traditions that are part of the race’s pageantry. Here’s a breakdown of “the fastest two minutes in sports” according to Kentucky Derby representatives: - - Horses have one chance to win the
  
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• Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini is a serial offender with his elbows: I hope he never plays in the Premier League again

  06-05-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: Three games is not a sentence that will prove a deterrent to Fellaini. He is a repeat offender and it has gone beyond the point now where people can attempt to defend him.
  
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• John Terry considering move to the United States with Chelsea making no moves on contract talks that would stop his departure 

  06-05-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Terry's contract is set to expire and the club have made no move to open talks about an extension. He has his eye on a move to the United States at the end of the season.
  
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• Eden Hazard warned he is far behind world stars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo by Guus Hiddink despite turn in Chelsea form

  06-05-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eden Hazard showed a glimpse of his brilliant talent with the equaliser in Monday's 2-2 draw with Tottenham but this season has been a huge fall from grace for the former PFA Player of the Year.
  
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• Anthony Crolla is relishing the chance to defend his world lightweight title against Ismael Barroso

  06-05-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If Anthony Crolla is to retain his world lightweight title he will have to overcome the most devastating puncher in his division on Saturday in Manchester.
  
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• Andy Flower admits his reign fell apart in Ashes whitewash but believes England now have a bright future under Trevor Bayliss

  06-05-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN: Andy Flower is taking his place among the sprinkling of supporters at an early season county match happy to remain anonymous as he sizes up England's next generation.
  
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• Worthington denies having Alzheimer's

  06-05-2016 23:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-England striker Frank Worthington denies having Alzheimer's disease, a day after his daughter said he had the condition.
  
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• Italy's Verratti to miss Euro 2016, undergo surgery - PSG

  06-05-2016 23:22
  Italy midfielder Marco Verratti will miss Euro 2016 and undergo surgery on a groin injury later this month, his club Paris St Germain said on Friday. Verratti will have the operation on May 16 and is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks. "As a result, Marco Verratti will play no part in Paris St Germain's final matches of the season, or Euro 2016, to be held in France," PSG said in a statement on their website (www.psg.fr).
  
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• In New York harbour, a demonstration of the America's Cup on a budget

  06-05-2016 23:16
  By Mike Stone NEW YORK (Reuters) - Six teams including some of the world's best sailors were set to race ultra-light, high-tech catamarans at near highway speeds around New York Harbor this weekend in what organizers hope is a mass appeal on-water event, all done on smaller budgets than past pre-America's Cup competitions.The thousands of shoreline spectators expected to linethe Hudson River will not come away with an impression of an elite regatta being pulled off on the cheap in one of the wor
  
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• Batley 4-40 Catalans Dragons

  06-05-2016 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Catalans Dragons run in seven tries against Championship part-timers Batley to reach the Challenge Cup last eight.
  
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• Andy Murray seeks to dethrone king of clay again as the Scot faces Rafael Nadal in Madrid semi-final

  06-05-2016 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray will on Saturday get the chance to recreate the biggest clay court win of his career when he takes on Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the Madrid Open.
  
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• Brighton manager Chris Hughton does not need to worry about the curse of Manager of the Month... the stats say it doesn't exist!

  06-05-2016 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Put away the horseshoe and stop rubbing that rabbit's foot, Chris Hughton, because there is no such thing as the curse of the Manager of the Month award.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Saturday, May 7

  06-05-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Saturday's meetings at Ascot, Warwick, Haydock, Thirsk and Lingfield.
  
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• Huddersfield 36-22 Leeds

  06-05-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Huddersfield get past Challenge Cup holders Leeds Rhinos to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in three years.
  
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• NASCAR revises format for All-Star Race at Charlotte

  06-05-2016 22:51
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Brad Keselowski doesn't want to take all the credit for wholesale changes to the All-Star Race format.
  
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• Nyquist not the buzziest of favorites for Kentucky Derby

  06-05-2016 22:48
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Go ahead and pity Kentucky Derby favorite Nyquist. He has the unenviable task of following in the hoof prints of Triple Crown champion American Pharoah, and so far isn't getting the respect expected for the only undefeated horse in the race.
  
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• Crolla 'would not swerve Barroso'

  06-05-2016 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anthony Crolla believes he had a "responsibility" to defend his WBA lightweight title against Ismael Barroso on Saturday.
  
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• PGA player DQ'd after hitting himself in head with putter

  06-05-2016 22:41
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — PGA Tour golfer Zac Blair has been disqualified from the Wells Fargo Championship after hitting himself in the head with his putter — and then using the bent club to finish out the hole.
  
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• British trio win European golds

  06-05-2016 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hannah Russell, Andrew Mullen and Susie Rodgers win gold medals on the penultimate day of the IPC Swimming European Championships.
  
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• Frank Worthington denies being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease

  06-05-2016 22:10
  
  • Former England and Leicester striker denies mental health issues
  • Daughter had claimed her father was suffering from Alzheimer’sThe former England and Leicester striker Frank Worthington has denied being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Related: Frank Worthington, former Leicester striker, has Alzheimer’s – daughterContinue reading...
  
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• Pep Guardiola meltdown: Next Manchester City manager in rant over Bayern Munich mole and Champions League semi-final exit

  06-05-2016 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola's exit from Bayern Munich has turned into a bitter split amid the fallout from their Champions League defeat. Manchester City's next manager has been in a series of furious rows.
  
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• Ospreys and Scarlets: Rivals and allies

  06-05-2016 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Welsh rivals Ospreys and Scarlets need a little help from their friends on Pro12 rugby's super Saturday.
  
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• Cardiff City manager Russell Slade appointed head of football

  06-05-2016 21:57
  
  • Bluebirds begin search for new manager after moving Slade upstairs
  • ‘He will help us as we look towards the future,’ says Vincent TanThe Cardiff City manager Russell Slade is to take on a new role as head of football at the Championship club as the Bluebirds begin the search for a new manager.Slade was appointed Cardiff manager in October 2014 and will be in charge for the final time at home to Birmingham on Saturday. The announcement was made in a club statement when it
  
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• Lewis Hamilton tells F1 fans to forget about Mercedes conspiracy theories

  06-05-2016 21:50
  
  • Three-times world champion says he has ‘1000%’ trust in his team
  • ‘I’d like to ask that you please trust in my team, as I do’The world champion, Lewis Hamilton, has urged his fans to “respect” his Mercedes team amid wild claims that they are deliberately conspiring against him this season.Hamilton, who has endured a number of problems with his car, added that he had “1000%” trust in his team. Continue reading...
  
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• Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor played down by UFC president Dana White after claims duo will face-off in $100m boxing match

  06-05-2016 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speculation has mounted that the two biggest names in combat sports could go toe-to-toe in a blockbuster boxing match in America this summer.
  
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• VIDEO: Tempers flare at Chisora news conference

  06-05-2016 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dereck Chisora and Kubrat Pulev clash heads at a news conference for Saturday's IBF heavyweight eliminator in Hamburg, Germany.
  
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• -New meets offer alternatives to Europe in Games run-up

  06-05-2016 21:36
  New opportunities are popping up for North American Olympic standouts and hopefuls to compete closer to home in the build-up to August's Rio Games. Four new U.S. and Caribbean meetings have joined the North America schedule, providing alternatives to travelling to Europe for competitions and offering athletes a chance to be fresher for the Olympics. Already world record holders Usain Bolt, Ashton Eaton and Jenn Suhr have agreed to participate in one or more of the events, organisers said.
  
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• Kipchoge heads Kenya's Rio marathon squad but record holder Kimetto out

  06-05-2016 21:30
  By Isaack Omulo NAIROBI (Reuters) - Eliud Kipchoge, winner of the last two London Marathons, has been named in a preliminary Kenyan squad for the Rio Olympics, but there was no place for world record holder Dennis Kimetto. London Marathon winner Jemima Sumgong heads the women's list for Kenya, who will pick three men and three women to send to Rio. World record holder Kimetto did not make the cut for the men, however, having failed this year to reproduce the form that made him the only man ever
  
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• Tunsil signs $12.45 million, 4-year contract with Dolphins

  06-05-2016 21:25
  
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Laremy Tunsil and the Miami Dolphins were quick to agree on his value in the wake of his NFL draft freefall.
  
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• Mickelson uses short game magic to make move at Wells Fargo

  06-05-2016 21:25
  By Andrew Both CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Veteran Phil Mickelson used his short game magic to claw his way within three strokes of clubhouse leader Andrew Loupe in the second round at the Wells Fargo Championship on Friday. Mickelson, a five-times major champion who needs only to win the U.S. Open next month to complete the elusive career Grand Slam, hit only nine greens in regulation but used his vaunted touch around the greens to piece together a two-under-par 70. "I scrapped it aro
  
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• Yankees put Sabathia on 15-day DL with groin injury

  06-05-2016 21:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Just after his best outing this season, CC Sabathia was put on the 15-day disabled list by the New York Yankees on Friday because of a strained left groin.
  
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• Murray to play Nadal in Madrid semi-finals

  06-05-2016 21:13
  Andy Murray and 14 times grand slam winner Rafael Nadal will meet in the last four of the Madrid Open on Saturday in a repeat of last year's final won by the Scot. World number two Murray blasted past eighth seeded Czech Tomas Berdych 6-3 6-2 in their quarter-final while Nadal had a harder task on home clay in seeing off Portugal's Joao Sousa 6-0 4-6 6-3. "We know each other very well," said Nadal, who has won his last two meetings with Murray with the most recent victory coming in the Monte Car
  
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• Dembele banned for six matches

  06-05-2016 21:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele is banned for six games for violent conduct against Chelsea's Diego Costa.
  
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• Capitals are loose and confident and on brink of elimination

  06-05-2016 21:08
  
  ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — For weeks, if not months, the Washington Capitals have brushed off their playoff history, saying this is a new year and a new team with none of the scars.
  
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• Heat, Blazers head home, stung by Game 2 disappointments

  06-05-2016 21:04
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Game 2 became a big missed opportunity for Miami. Same goes for Portland, which now has minimal room for error.
  
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