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• Alan Shearer slams Newcastle for not bringing through local talent or giving Rafael Benitez enough time to save them

  09-05-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle are on the brink of the drop with rivals Sunderland only needing one win from two games to send the Magpies down, prompting former Toon striker Shearer to lay into the club.
  
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• West Ham plotting summer swoop for Arsenal's Theo Walcott and will offer striker regular first-team football

  09-05-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham will offer Theo Walcott regular first-team football in a bid to lure him from Arsenal. The Hammers want to add to their forward line ahead of next season, with Walcott a top target.
  
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• England should stick with Alex Hales and pick James Vince for Sri Lanka Test series, selectors must invest in players who are in it for the long haul

  09-05-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: England should make investments that will reap dividends long-term when they pick their squad on Wednesday to take on Sri Lanka for the upcoming home Test series.
  
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• Tom Westley fires timely reminder to England selectors with century against Sri Lanka 

  09-05-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tom Westley has suggested he is ready for a call-up to the Test set-up after he continued his habit of scoring big against touring sides as Sri Lanka toiled at Chelmsford on Monday.
  
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• Brazil: Dilma Rousseff's impeachment thrown into chaos

  09-05-2016 23:46
  
  President Dilma Rousseff's political fate uncertain as senate head overrules lower house speaker's annulment order.
  
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• Rory McIlroy deserves a medal for showing true Olympic spirit 

  09-05-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: As the golf season cranks up several gears this week following a post-Masters lull, thanks are due to Rory McIlroy for shining an Olympic beacon.
  
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• Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal admits he is 'worried' about West Ham striker Andy Carroll

  09-05-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Louis van Gaal is anxious about Andy Carroll's height and admitted Manchester United are vulnerable from set-pieces ahead of their Upton Park showdown.
  
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• Five Things we learned from UFC Rotterdam after Overeem's win against Arlovski

  09-05-2016 23:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRESS SPORT brings you five things we learned from UFC Rotterdam.
  
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• New stadium will never be fortress - Bilic

  09-05-2016 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It will be "impossible to make the Olympic Stadium a fortress", says West Ham boss Slaven Bilic before their final game at Upton Park.
  
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• Jermain Defoe can be England's supersub at Euro 2016, insists Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce after striker's 18-goal heroics

  09-05-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Sunderland striker has scored 18 times this season and has hit five in his last eight matches to move the Black Cats to within one win of safety, prompting Allardyce to talk up his Euro credentials.
  
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• John Terry's Chelsea swansong will be Stamford Bridge kickabout with pals after red card denies captain proper farewell

  09-05-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blues legend Terry will not feature in either of Chelsea’s last two games as he serves a two-match ban for his dismissal at Sunderland on Saturday, his second red card of the season.
  
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• Brook fight will never happen - Khan

  09-05-2016 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Despite his loss on Saturday Amir Khan dismisses calls for a fight against Kell Brook, saying his British rival "is not a big draw".
  
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• Amir Khan aiming for two big fights before retirement but he will never face Kell Brook

  09-05-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: It's a big fat ‘no’ to Kell Brook. Not this year, not next year, not sometime, not ever. ‘He’s not as big a name as he thinks he is,’ says Amir Khan. ‘I don’t like him. I’m never giving him a fight.’
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Tuesday, May 10

  09-05-2016 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Beverley, Southwell, Chepstow, Wincanton and Sedgefield.
  
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• Inspiration hope as Invictus Games begin

  09-05-2016 23:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prince Harry says he hopes the Invictus Games for injured veterans will inspire those with "invisible injuries" to seek help, as the event gets under way in Florida.
  
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• Canada and Finland stay perfect, Russia win on Victory Day

  09-05-2016 23:14
  By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW (Reuters) - Defending champion Canada thrashed Belarus 8-0 on Monday to remain unbeaten through three games at the ice hockey world championships while hosts Russia celebrated Victory Day with an impressive 4-0 win over Latvia. Just as was the case in their previous game against Hungary, Canada took some time to get going before blowing the game open with four goals during a 10-minute span of the second period. Canada, playing their third game in four days, opened t
  
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• Leicester star Jamie Vardy plays down winding up Harry Kane with Lion King picture... 'that's my favourite kids' film!'

  09-05-2016 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vardy offered a tongue-in-cheek response to a question about his social media battle with Harry Kane, who started the exchange by posting on Instagram an image of a pack of lions.
  
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• Champions Leicester 'want hard workers'

  09-05-2016 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester's summer transfer plans will focus on players who work hard without the ball, says head of recruitment Steve Walsh.
  
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• Rivaldo tells tourists to avoid Rio Olympics following shootout killing of a teenager

  09-05-2016 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Brazilian football great brought up the danger of violence. Rivaldo posted the warning on his Instagram account and alluded to the case of a 17-year-old girl killedin a shootout on Saturday.
  
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• Kings hire coach Dave Joerger 2 days after firing in Memphis

  09-05-2016 22:33
  
  Two days after being jettisoned by the Memphis Grizzlies, Dave Joerger has landed in Sacramento as the latest coach looking to end the Kings' decade-long playoff drought.
  
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• Brazil house speaker annuls presidential impeachment vote

  09-05-2016 22:23
  
  The acting speaker of the lower house of Brazil's Congress on Monday annulled last month's vote for impeaching President Dilma Rousseff, potentially delaying and complicating the process that was widely ...
  
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• Roma legend Franceso Totti teams up with rising star Nick Kyrgios for tennis doubles

  09-05-2016 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Francesco Totti, a keen tennis fan, took part in a charity match alongside flamboyant world No 20 Nick Kyrgios and was joined by a host of his team-mates for the event at the Rome Masters.
  
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• England U17s 2-0 France U17s: Ben Morris and Reiss Nelson on target as Young Lions get off the mark at European Championship 

  09-05-2016 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England Under 17s recovered from their opening day defeat by Sweden to beat France 2-0 in their second match of Group C at the UEFA European Under 17s Championship.
  
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• Poyet takes over as Betis coach

  09-05-2016 22:11
  By Adriana and Garcia MADRID (Reuters) - Gus Poyet, who has been in charge of AEK Athens this season, will be the new coach of Real Betis after the Spanish club said earlier on Monday that incumbent Juan Merino would be leaving at the end of the campaign. "Betis have signed Uruguayan Gustavo Poyet for the next two seasons," the club said in a statement. Betis, who are safe from relegation, play their final La Liga game of the season at home to Getafe on Sunday.
  
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• Finland hands US 2nd loss at ice hockey worlds

  09-05-2016 22:07
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Finland handed the United States its second loss by 3-2 at the world ice hockey championship on Monday.
  
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• Leicester star Mathew Tait backs rugby to be moved to summer after record-breaking round

  09-05-2016 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THERE WERE 49 tries scored in the Premiership at the weekend - a record for any round this season - and 43 in the Pro12.
  
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• Johnny Miller opens up about Jordan Spieth's Masters capitulation at Augusta

  09-05-2016 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JORDAN SPIETH had appeared to be more machine than man as he cut a swathe through professional golf last season. No one, it seemed, could stop him in Major Championships.
  
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• Liverpool could beat Valencia to £9.5m midfielder

  09-05-2016 21:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LIVERPOOL are in pole position to sign Ignacio Camacho, according to reports.
  
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• AP Source: Warriors G Stephen Curry wins 2nd straight MVP

  09-05-2016 21:39
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry is adding a second straight MVP award to his record-setting season.
  
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• 33 years later, NC State championship team meets president

  09-05-2016 21:36
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina State University's victorious 1983 men's basketball team finally got its day at the White House on Monday. Older but no less happy, team members debated with President Barack Obama whether the famous, game-winning dunk came after a shot or pass.
  
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• Watson beats world number 18 Errani

  09-05-2016 21:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heather Watson reaches the second round of the Italian Open with a 6-4 3-6 6-0 win over world number 18 Sara Errani.
  
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• Impeachment of Brazil's Dilma Rousseff annulled

  09-05-2016 21:33
  
  Dilma Rousseff's political fate in the balance as lower house's acting speaker says procedural flaws prompted his order.
  
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• John Terry's Chelsea future: Blues skipper makes plea to Antonio Conte ahead of decision

  09-05-2016 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOHN TERRY has sent Antonio Conte a message.
  
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• Russia defends transparency of Sochi doping controls

  09-05-2016 21:22
  Russia's sports ministry said on Monday it was "certain" about the transparency of its doping controls during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and that independent observers had managed the testing operation daily. The ministry was responding to allegations of a testing cover-up at the Sochi Games that included the use of intelligence agents from the country's Federal Security Service, known as the FSB. "We are... certain about the transparency of doping controls during the Olympic Games," the
  
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• Former Sunderland and Brighton boss Gus Poyet appointed new Real Betis manager on a two-year deal after leaving AEK Athens

  09-05-2016 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  La Liga side Real Betis have appointed Gus Poyet as their new manager. The former Sunderland and Brighton boss takes charge with one game remaining of the 2015-16 season.
  
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• 'No-one surprised by Murray split'

  09-05-2016 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patrick Mouratoglou - Serena Williams' coach - tells BBC Sport no-one is surprised by Andy Murray's split from coach Amelie Mauresmo.
  
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• England to implement IFAB rule changes in Euro 2016 warm-up games

  09-05-2016 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  England's Euro 2016 warm-ups will be played in line with new refereeing laws that will be in place during the tournament.The International F
  
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• Frank Lampard and Jurgen Klinsmann lined up as BBC pundits for Euro 2016

  09-05-2016 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pair join a stellar commentary and punditry line-up that also involves the likes of Gary Lineker, Rio Ferdinand, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Martin Keown, Jermaine Jenas and Danny Murphy.
  
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• New hire Tirico to take part in NBC Olympic coverage in Rio

  09-05-2016 20:47
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Tirico will take part in NBC's Olympic coverage in Rio this summer after he joins the network July 1.
  
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• Saracens determined to avoid trap of targeting Dan Carter in Racing 92 European Champions Cup Final, claims Mark McCall

  09-05-2016 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saracens head into the Champions Cup final up against New Zealand World Cup-winner Dan Carter, who has driven Racing 92 to their first European final as the linchpin of the Parisians.
  
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• Revealed: The players who could leave Leicester for Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool or Man Utd

  09-05-2016 20:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RIYAD MAHREZ isn't the only Leicester player linked with a move to Barcelona either.
  
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• Ranieri could one day win World Cup for Italy - Tavecchio

  09-05-2016 20:36
  Leicester City's triumphant coach Claudio Ranieri could one day win a World Cup for his native country, Italian Football Federation president Carlo Tavecchio said on Monday. The 64-year-old coach has led unsung Leicester, 5,000-1 outsiders at the start of the campaign, to the Premier League title this season, the first top-flight crown in the club's 132-year history. "I hope Ranieri can win a World Cup with Italy, that would be the best," Tavecchio told reporters.
  
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• Germany 1 England 0: Airline Lufthansa mock Three Lions supporters in new advert to stoke the fires ahead of Euro 2016

  09-05-2016 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Germany have taken a jovial swipe at England ahead of the European Championship finals with the country's main airline Lufthansa releasing an advert that pokes fun at their traditional rivals.
  
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• Thomaz Bellucci eases past Gael Monfils to reach Italian Open second round

  09-05-2016 20:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gael Monfils was dumped out of the Italian Open at the first round after a straight sets defeat to Thomaz Bellucci in Rome.The 14th seed was
  
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• Mayor candidate opposes Rome 2024 bid, not games themselves

  09-05-2016 20:18
  
  ROME (AP) — A leading candidate for next month's Rome mayoral election maintained her opposition to the city's bid for the 2024 Olympics on Monday, although she said she has nothing against the games themselves.
  
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• Wales underdogs can draw from Leicester success at Euro 2016... and Gareth Bale would walk into England team as their best player, says Robbie Savage

  09-05-2016 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BBC pundit Robbie Savage has compared Wales to Leicester as Chris Coleman's side prepare for the European Championships as one of the tournament's underdogs.
  
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• Record-breaking Bairstow & Root dominate

  09-05-2016 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonny Bairstow hits 198 and Joe Root an unbeaten 190, sharing a stand of 372 as champions Yorkshire pile up 486-5 on day two against Surrey.
  
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• San Antonio's RC Buford named NBA Executive of the Year

  09-05-2016 19:39
  
  R.C. Buford has forged a reputation as one of the NBA's best general managers over the last decade in part by never becoming too intoxicated by the quick-fix schemes that tempt so many executives during free agency every July.
  
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• West Ham preparing £50million of bids ahead of Olympic Stadium move as chairman David Sullivan targets 'top striker'

  09-05-2016 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham have been linked with a move for Marseille frontman Michy Batshuayi and Sullivan said he is set to start his pursuit of a new forward this week, with one bid already having gone in.
  
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• Absent Mallya hopes for Force India boost in Spain

  09-05-2016 19:31
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Embattled Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya will not be attending Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix but he is hoping for a change of fortune on the track at least for his Formula One team in Barcelona. The Indian government last month revoked Mallya's diplomatic passport, which he had been entitled to as a member of the upper house of parliament, and asked Britain to deport him. Indian bankers are seeking repayment of about $1.4 billion owed by his defunct Kingfisher
  
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