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• Ronaldo joined by Bayern's big-money signing Renato Sanches in Portugal's Euro 2016 squad

  17-05-2016 23:58
  
  The 2004 finalists will again be led by their Real Madrid talisman this summer.
  
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• Eddie Howe fuming after West Ham's double bid for Callum Wilson and Matt Ritchie... as Bournemouth boss insists it was wrong of them to make offer before last game

  17-05-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe was left fuming at West Ham's double bid for Callum Wilson and Matt Ritchie, labelling their timing as 'bizarre'.
  
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• Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal is just like Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn... his rivals all want him to stay 

  17-05-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL:Louis Van Gaal no doubt pictures himself among the great European coaches, in the grand Dutch tradition. This is rather different from how he is perceived in this country.
  
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• Hull City 0-2 Derby County (3-2 agg): Rams show spirit to fight back but Tigers hold on to book date at Wembley for Championship play-off final

  17-05-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT KC STADIUM: Steve Bruce said he'd not be discussing his future until the end of May - but those talks were nearly brought forward as Hull survived a spirited Derby comeback.
  
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• Sevilla have won eight trophies in nine years at a £160m transfer profit... Monchi is Mr Moneyball behind their success

  17-05-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: He was once a reserve team goalkeeper in awe of Diego Maradona, now he is Sevilla’s Mr Moneyball and it's his turn to inspire the respect of those around him.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Wednesday, May 18

  17-05-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Wednesday's meetings at Bath, Southwell, Warwick, Ayr and Kempton.
  
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• Europa League win for Liverpool would turn Jurgen Klopp's first year into a masterpiece

  17-05-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL IN BASLE: Joggeli is the affectionate name the locals have for the St Jakob Park in Basle, which was appropriate for the training session Jurgen Klopp laid on Tuesday.
  
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• Weidman withdraws from next month's UFC middleweight title rematch

  17-05-2016 23:47
  
  The former champion was due to face Luke Rockhold in the main event at UFC 199 on 4 June.
  
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• West Ham have £31million Alexandre Lacazette bid turned down by Lyon

  17-05-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The French club have fielded enquiries from several clubs and are looking to sell the France international to the highest bidder. Talks are expected to continue over coming days.
  
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• Google could challenge BT and Sky for Premier League TV rights if Champions League final is a hit on YouTube

  17-05-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Google will be using the Europa League and Champions League finals as markers for joining the multi-billion-pound battle for Premier League TV rights at the next tender.
  
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• Louis van Gaal booed by Manchester United fans as he thanks half-empty Old Trafford for their support and vows to win FA Cup

  17-05-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fans brought banners to Tuesday night's game calling for Van Gaal, who has previously admitted finishing in the top four was the minimum expectation for his side, to leave the club.
  
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• Hull survive big scare to set up Yorkshire final

  17-05-2016 23:41
  Hull City will face Sheffield Wednesday in an all-Yorkshire Championship playoff final after surviving a huge scare in a 2-0 home loss to Derby County in their semi-final second leg on Tuesday which left them with a 3-2 aggregate win. Steve Bruce's Hull side conceded two first-half goals but hung on to secure a place in the May 28 final at Wembley, which will bring a money-spinning spot in the Premier League worth up to 170 million pounds for the winners. "We never do things easy but we have to
  
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• Finland stun Canada, Czechs pip Swiss at worlds

  17-05-2016 23:33
  By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW (Reuters) - Finland stunned defending champions Canada at the ice hockey world championships on Tuesday with a 4-0 victory to finish the preliminary round first in the Group B standings. After a scoreless first period, Finland broke the game open in the second with goals from Tommi Kivisto, Leo Komarov and Mika Pyorala before Jarno Koskiranta capped the scoring when he found the net early in the third. The loss marked the first defeat for Canada at the world champio
  
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• Europa League glory can make Jurgen Klopp a Liverpool legend... the club and the continent share special bond

  17-05-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: During their recent years of domestic famine, it has been European football that has sustained Liverpool. On Wednesday, they play Sevilla with a chance of more glory.
  
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• Alastair Cook hailed by England batting heroes as he looks to make history by reaching 10,000 runs against Sri Lanka 

  17-05-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alastair Cook will become the first Englishman in Test cricket history (and the youngest from any country) to reach 10,000 runs if he gets to 36 against Sri Lanka at Headingley.
  
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• Spurs consider move for Bournemouth's £20million Wilson

  17-05-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Bournemouth striker has emerged as a serious candidate for Tottenham for a second summer running, with Spurs looking for more options ahead of a Champions League campaign.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp has used WAGS, pigs' trotters and bratwurst to transform Liverpool into Europa League contenders

  17-05-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING IN BASLE: This story begins in a nondescript corridor in Russia with Jurgen Klopp scrunching up his face in bewilderment.
  
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• England hero Jason Robinson: Transition is in process for rugby union sevens amid Olympics

  17-05-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JASON ROBINSON has predicted rugby league players will begin to convert to rugby union sevens after this summer’s Olympic Games, instead of its traditional 15-a-side format.
  
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• Danny Drinkwater 'would understand' not making final cut for England

  17-05-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hodgson needs to trim three players from his 26-man provisional squad and Drinkwater could be at risk from fellow midfielders Jack Wilshere, Jordan Henderson and Fabian Delph.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers odds-on favourite for Celtic job as ex-Liverpool boss eyes return

  17-05-2016 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Liverpool manager recently hinted at his potential interest in succeeding Ronny Deila and Celtic are believed to have followed up on that willingness to talk.
  
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• We The Ignored: Raptors, mayor upset over team's online snub

  17-05-2016 23:20
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — These Raptors want to make it clear they are not extinct.
  
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• Rafa Benitez agrees to stay on as Newcastle United manager and begins work on list of transfer targets 

  17-05-2016 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez wants to ‘hit the ground running’ after verbally agreeing to stay on as Newcastle manager in the Championship and spent Tuesday working on a list of transfer targets, Sportsmail can reveal.
  
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• U.S. opens criminal probe into doping by Russian athletes

  17-05-2016 23:14
  By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation into state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. The probe is being overseen by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Brooklyn and is examining Russian officials, athletes, coaches and anyone who benefited from the doping, the person said. A spokeswoman for Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Robert Capers said the office cannot confirm or deny the existence of an investigat
  
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• Man United ease past Bournemouth to seal fifth spot

  17-05-2016 23:07
  (Reuters) - Wayne Rooney and Marcus Rashford scored to lift Manchester United to a comfortable 3-1 win over Bournemouth on Tuesday that secured fifth place in the Premier League table. The one moment of quality produced a fine goal, however, just before the interval when United's French forward Anthony Martial injected pace down the left and Rashford stepped over his cross to leave Rooney with a simple finish. The 18-year-old Rashford provided another example of his burgeoning talent with a clin
  
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• Real Madrid convinced they will sign Manchester United keeper David de Gea

  17-05-2016 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Let no one think the war of words between Real and United that followed De Gea's failed transfer last season will stand in the way of the player arriving in Spain at some point this summer.
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday play-off celebrations sees Sky Sports' David Garrido show off crazy dance moves in away dressing room

  17-05-2016 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sky Sports' David Garrido was given the opportunity to express his joy by joining in with the players' celebrations in the away Amex Stadium dressing room on Monday night.
  
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• Divock Origi could return for Liverpool FC against Sevilla in Europa League final but awaits Jurgen Klopp decision on fitness

  17-05-2016 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Divock Origi could be involved in Liverpool's Europa League final against Sevilla depending on how he handles the remaining training sessions ahead of Wednesday's game.
  
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• Darvish closer to Rangers return, 6 Ks in 4th rehab start

  17-05-2016 22:34
  
  MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out six while throwing 47 of 68 pitches for strikes in his fourth minor league injury rehabilitation start, and he could be back in the Texas Rangers rotation by the end of the month.
  
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• AEK sink Olympiakos behind closed doors to win Greek Cup

  17-05-2016 22:32
  By Graham Wood ATHENS (Reuters) - AEK Athens beat holders and Super League champions Olympiakos Piraeus 2-1 in the Greek Cup final thanks to goals by captain Petros Mantalos and Rafik Djebbour at an empty ground on Tuesday. Greece midfielder Mantalos headed home a Ronald Vargas cross seven minutes before the break inside an eerily silent Olympic Stadium without any fans due to crowd violence that has blighted this season's competition. Djebbour added a second against his former club five minutes
  
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• Peter Schmeichel: Manchester United bore me to death under Louis van Gaal... all Sir Alex Ferguson's work has been undone

  17-05-2016 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United legend Peter Schmeichel has begrudgingly admitted that it now 'bores him to death' to watch the club he loves and said the Red Devils are being 'dragged in the wrong direction'.
  
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• Sharapova set for drug ban hearing

  17-05-2016 22:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tennis star Maria Sharapova faces an anti-doping panel hearing on Wednesday after failing a drug test for banned substance meldonium.
  
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• Britain's Peaty wins European gold in Rio warm-up

  17-05-2016 22:17
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Rio-bound world champion Adam Peaty gave Britain their first swimming gold of the European aquatics championships on Tuesday with the fastest time of the year in the 100 metres breaststroke. The 21-year-old world record holder, still in hard training and unshaven, then went back into the pool and did it again to help the hosts end the night with another gold in the non-Olympic 4x100 mixed medley relay. "That's a good sign for me." Peaty will make his Olympic de
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo stars in third Israeli TV advert despite Real Madrid player being criticised for his previous involvement 

  17-05-2016 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo has already appeared in his own documentary and it seems as though he doesn't want to stop playing up to the camera after his latest stint on Israeli TV.  
  
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• Cubs sign Joe Nathan, recovering from Tommy John surgery

  17-05-2016 22:13
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Chicago Cubs agreed Tuesday to a one-year contract with Joe Nathan, a six-time All-Star reliever recovering from Tommy John surgery.
  
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• Wilder on Povetkin doping: Like coming to fight with a knife

  17-05-2016 21:58
  
  Deontay Wilder was willing to risk his heavyweight title and unbeaten mark against a hometown hero in Moscow.
  
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• Finland beats Canada 4-0, only unbeaten at ice hockey worlds

  17-05-2016 21:51
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Finland was the only unbeaten team left in the ice hockey world championship after routing Canada 4-0.
  
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• Manchester United mascots painted BLUE as part of X-Men promotion ahead of final game against Bournemouth

  17-05-2016 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In evidence that Manchester United's commercial tie-ins know no bounds, several of the club's mascots were painted blue ahead of the Premier League clash with Bournemouth.
  
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• Cervelli agrees to $31M, 3-year deal Pirates through 2019

  17-05-2016 21:46
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Catcher Francisco Cervelli and the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a $31 million, three-year contract that runs from 2017-19.
  
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• Making sense of Nepal's protests

  17-05-2016 21:22
  
  Demonstrators in Kathmandu demand federalisation but many believe it is tantamount to fragmenting the country.
  
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• Danny Willett hopes to get back into the swing at Irish Open after Masters madness 

  17-05-2016 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 28-year-old admits he has had to learn to adjust to life as a Masters champion as he prepares for this week's Irish Open. He missed the cut on his return to action in the Players Championship.
  
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• US team hopes to find reason for Altidore's leg injuries

  17-05-2016 21:08
  
  MIAMI SHORES, Fla. (AP) — Jozy Altidore's hamstring injuries are happening far too often for anyone's liking, and the U.S. Soccer Federation is trying to find a way to solve the problem.
  
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• Atletico boss Diego Simeone chills out in Ibiza with his model girlfriend ahead of Champions League final showdown

  17-05-2016 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The highly sought afterAtletico Madrid coach was pictured strolling towards the beach on the Spanish isle with his arm around fellow Argentinian Carla Pereira - who is 16 years his junior.
  
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• Liverpool insist that Europa League important in its own right

  17-05-2016 20:38
  By Brian Homewood BASEL (Reuters) - Liverpool midfielder James Milner believes that winning the Europa League is important in its own right and not just because it offers a back door to the Champions League next season. European football's governing body UEFA have tried to drum up interest in its much-maligned second string club competition by guaranteeing the winners a place in the following season's Champions League. "Everyone wants to play in the Champions League but if you look back on a car
  
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• Stakes high for Liverpool, Sevilla in Europa League final

  17-05-2016 20:31
  
  BASEL, Switzerland (AP) — There's more at stake than just a trophy for Liverpool and Sevilla in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
  
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• Tony Bellew relishing Liverpool homecoming in WBC Cruiserweight title fight against Ilunga Makabu: 'I'm a mad Evertonian and on a Bank Holiday weekend, there's no better time for this to happen.'  

  17-05-2016 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tony Bellew has hailed Liverpool's party atmosphere ahead of his WBC Cruiserweight title fight against Ilunga Makabu and the local lad has vowed to put on a winning performance.
  
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• IOC: 31 caught in retests of 2008 Beijing Olympic samples

  17-05-2016 20:22
  
  LONDON (AP) — In a major doping crackdown stretching back eight years, 31 athletes in six sports could be barred from competing in the Olympics after they were caught in retesting of drug samples from the 2008 Beijing Games, and other positive cases could emerge from the 2012 London Games.
  
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• Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson doesn't 'expect to start' in Europa League final against Sevilla as he continues comeback

  17-05-2016 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jordan Henderson says he has 'progressed well' from his knee injury but doesn't expect to lead Liverpool out in their biggest game of the season.
  
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• Arsenal yet to make offer for Celtic full-back Kieran Tierney with Leicester starlet Ben Chilwell lined up to replace Kieran Gibbs

  17-05-2016 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal have yet to make an offer for Celtic full-back Kieran Tierney. The 18-year-old has been a resounding success after establishing himself in Celtic's first team this season.
  
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• Cleveland's passion rubbing off on Cavs guard J.R. Smith

  17-05-2016 19:52
  
  INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Like one of his 3-pointers, Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith has fallen for Cleveland.
  
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• Leeds United charged by Football Association over Ross McCormack's transfer to Fulham

  17-05-2016 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leeds United have been charged by the Football Association with breaching the governing body's football agent regulations. The charge comes in relation to Ross McCormack's 2014 move.
  
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