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• Raptors need Lowry to step up in Game 3 against Cavaliers

  20-05-2016 23:58
  
  TORONTO (AP) — After two bad games in Cleveland, Kyle Lowry isn't lacking confidence as the Eastern Conference finals shift to Toronto.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Saturday, May 21

  20-05-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Saturday's meetings at Haydock, Goodwood. York, Newmarket, Stratford and Chepstow.
  
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• Dele Alli and Jack Wilshere set to start for England in Turkey friendly

  20-05-2016 23:45
  
  • Alli set for first action since three-match ban for striking Claudio Yacob
  • Roy Hodgson encouraged by Jordan Henderson’s eagerness to prove fitnessRoy Hodgson is set to offer Jack Wilshere and Dele Alli starts in England’s friendly against Turkey on Sunday, and is encouraged by Jordan Henderson’s eagerness to prove he will be fit to feature at the European Championship.Alli missed the last three games of Tottenham Hotspur’s season through suspension after the
  
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• Dozens injured as protesters storm Baghdad's Green Zone

  20-05-2016 23:44
  
  Security forces open fire after protesters break into high security area that houses PM's office and foreign embassies.
  
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• Molly Renshaw misses out on European 200m breaststroke medal

  20-05-2016 23:43
  
  • Briton edged out for bronze as Rikke Moller Pedersen took gold
  • Adam Peaty and Ross Murdoch reach 50m breaststroke finalGreat Britain’s Molly Renshaw just missed out on a 200m breaststroke medal at the European Championships. The 20-year-old from Mansfield had a fast start and led at 50m and 100m at the London Aquatics Centre, reaching halfway in 1min 8.90sec.However, the eventual winner, Rikke Moller Pedersen, the world record holder from Denmark, surged past her in the next
  
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• Greg Rutherford wins British comeback in Manchester as he gears up for Olympics

  20-05-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On a long jump runway erected in Manchester’s Albert Square for the CityGames, Greg Rutherford leapt to 8.20m with his final attempt and is confident or defending his Olympic title in Rio.
  
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• Mark Clattenburg made to wait for FA Cup final due to feud with David Elleray

  20-05-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: The fact English football’s top referee Mark Clattenburg had to wait so long to officiate in an FA Cup final is said to be the result of a difficult relationship with FA grandee David Elleray.
  
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• Spurs and England striker Harry Kane targets top scorer double with Euro 2016 Golden Boot

  20-05-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HARRY KANE is on a mission to finish this summer with two golden boot awards in his trophy cabinet.
  
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• Memphis Depay's future at Manchester United in doubt after Louis Van Gaal's FA Cup snub

  20-05-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MEMPHIS DEPAY's Manchester United future is in the balance after he was sensationally axed from their FA Cup final squad.
  
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• Liverpool and Sevilla both suffer UEFA charges after crowd trouble in Europa league final

  20-05-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against Liverpool and Sevilla after the Europa League final in Basel on Wednesday night.
  
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• Jimmy Anderson admits massive mistake after England put Sri Lanka to the sword

  20-05-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JIMMY ANDERSON produced his best spell ever at Headingley on Friday to put Sri Lanka to the sword, then admitted he has been bowling at the wrong end for nine years.
  
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• Exclusive: Ex-Palace boss Steve Coppell talks 1990 heartache, Pardew and Man Utd memories

  20-05-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HE STOOD, wrapped in his own misery in the middle of the Wembley pitch, as his players went up to collect their losers medals.
  
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• England’s Tottenham contingent show no sign of fatigue, says Harry Kane

  20-05-2016 23:30
  
  • Claims of tiredness because of club training and end-of-season results denied
  • Spurs striker lauds Marcus Rashford’s inclusion in provisional Euro 2016 squadOne golden boot won, another to go. That is the ambition for Harry Kane, who has barely stopped scoring since his remarkable breakthrough last year, as he approaches the final weeks of a campaign that ended in disappointment at Tottenham Hotspur but could yet finish with a summer to remember with England. Related: Jack Wil
  
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• Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew sends Man United warning ahead of FA Cup final

  20-05-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ALAN PARDEW says that Crystal Palace’s players know they can beat Manchester United at Wembley today.
  
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• Anthony Martial reacts to Wayne Rooney Google story as he reflects on Man United start

  20-05-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ANTHONY MARTIAL smiles when asked to respond to the story that Wayne Rooney had to 'Google him' to find who he was when he arrived at Old Trafford.
  
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• Alan Pardew: Crystal Palace better placed to win FA Cup than in 1990

  20-05-2016 23:29
  
  • Manager believes Palace will beat Manchester United this time
  • ‘I think we can win, and this group of players think they can win’Alan Pardew believes Crystal Palace are better placed to eclipse Manchester United and secure their first major trophy than they were against the same opponents in the FA Cup final 26 years ago.Palace, whose league form tailed off over the second half of the season, finished 24 points off Louis van Gaal’s team, though the FA Cup has provi
  
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• Out of the heat: Rangers plan $1B retractable-roof stadium

  20-05-2016 23:26
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers could be playing in a new $1 billion retractable-roof stadium by 2021 and would remain in Arlington until at least 2054 under plans revealed Friday by the team and the city.
  
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• Iraq protesters storm Baghdad's Green Zone, dozens hurt

  20-05-2016 23:25
  
  Security forces open fire after protesters break into high security area that houses PM's office and foreign embassies.
  
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• Johanna Konta is giving nothing away before start of French Open

  20-05-2016 23:20
  
  British No1 has risen quickly through the rankings and could face Serena Williams in the semi-finals at Roland GarrosOf the four British players in the women’s draw at the French Open, Johanna Konta is not only the best but the most impenetrable, which may be no coincidence.When Konta, seeded 20th, goes on to court in the first round against the German Julia Görges – on either Monday or Tuesday – she will take with her not only one of the most reliable all-round games but
  
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• Kenny Perry holds onto Regions Tradition lead by stroke

  20-05-2016 23:09
  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Kenny Perry shot a 2-under 70 on Friday to maintain a one-stroke lead over Bernhard Langer and Billy Andrade in the Regions Tradition.
  
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• Millwall 1-1 Bradford City (4-2 agg): Lee Gregory seals place at Wembley after Jamie Proctor's goal gave Bantams hope

  20-05-2016 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARK SHAPLAND AT THE DEN: Millwall will play Barnsley in the League One play-off final at Wembley after they prevented a spirited comeback by Bradford City on Friday. 
  
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• Wilfried Zaha has gone from Manchester United sulk to Crystal Palace star and he has a score to settle during FA Cup final

  20-05-2016 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: He was Sir Alex Ferguson's last signing, bought from Palace for £15million in 2013 as a 20-year-old England international of brilliant gifts.
  
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• Inverness part company with manager John Hughes after two-and-half years in charge

  20-05-2016 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Inverness last night confirmed that they had parted company with manager John Hughes after two-and-half years in charge of the club.
  
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• Usain Bolt runs sub-10 seconds in 100m at Golden Spike meeting despite a slow start 

  20-05-2016 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Usain Bolt used his strong finish to win the 100 meters in 9.98 seconds at the Golden Spike meet on Friday, breaking the 10 second barrier for the first time this season.
  
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• Sharks ride top line to 2-1 series lead against Blues

  20-05-2016 22:54
  
  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joe Thornton and his linemates have managed to do what Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Jamie Benn couldn't in the first two rounds of the NHL playoffs: control the play against the St. Louis Blues.
  
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• Phil Mickelson says he'll pay back nearly $1 MILLION in US insider trading case

  20-05-2016 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The US Golfer has agreed to pay back $931,000 (£639,000) in profits he made from an investment in an insider trading scheme in 2012. The five-time major winner was not the target of the probe.
  
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• Millwall ease into League One play-off final with draw against Bradford

  20-05-2016 22:50
  
  Wembley and a possible return to the Championship beckon for Millwall, who did enough to keep their northern rivals at arm’s length and book their place in the League One play-off final against Barnsley on Sunday week. Bradford had reduced a two-goal play-off deficit twice before in their history but this time the task proved beyond their fairly toothless side. Despite occasional flickers Phil Parkinson’s team were unable to induce panic in their hosts with the score that would have
  
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• David Haye must reaffirm his championship credentials against Arnold Gjerjaj

  20-05-2016 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Haye will continue to cross the boundary between hard core boxing fans and the wider public as he engages in the second fight of his comeback. London's O2 is likely to be packed.
  
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• Walter Mazzarri signs three-year deal as new manager at Watford

  20-05-2016 22:49
  
  • 54-year-old Italian has agreed terms with Premier League club
  • Former Inter and Napoli manager is choice of owner Gino PozzoWalter Mazzarri has signed a three-year deal to take over as Watford manager. The former Napoli and Internazionale manager has held talks with the Watford owner, Gino Pozzo, this week and agreed terms on a deal on Friday night.The 54-year-old has not managed since leaving Inter in 2014 but has spent parts of the past two years in England, learning English. Mazz
  
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• Liverpool duo Christian Benteke and Divock join up with the Belgium squad as Jan Vertonghen leads the team on a bike ride

  20-05-2016 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool duo Christian Benteke and Divock Origi have put their Europa League heartbreak behind them as they joined up with the Belgium squad on Friday morning.
  
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• Derby winner Nyquist ready for Preakness, even a rainy one

  20-05-2016 22:43
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Let it rain again on the Preakness. Team Nyquist doesn't seem concerned.
  
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• As it happened: Leinster v Ulster, Guinness Pro12 semi-final

  20-05-2016 22:39
  
  We went minute-by-minute as Ulster tried to upset Leinster and become the first away winner in a Pro12 semi-final.
  
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• Sportsmail provides an end of term report for each of Chelsea's 34 loanees

  20-05-2016 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From first-team cast-offs via the club's own academy produce to those merely used as financial enterprises, Sportsmail runs the rule over all 34 of Chelsea's loanees this term.
  
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• Memphis Depay's Manchester United future in doubt after he was axed from Louis van Gaal's squad for the FA Cup final

  20-05-2016 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Memphis Depay’s future at Manchester United was plunged into doubt on Friday night after he was axed from the squad for the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace at Wembley.
  
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• Sjostroem ever more of a target after third gold

  20-05-2016 22:26
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjostroem raced to her third gold medal of the European championships on Friday with a 100 metres butterfly that only she has swum faster. The 22-year-old world record holder, who won the 100m freestyle and 50m butterfly earlier in the week, was nearly a second ahead of Danish silver medallist Jeanette Ottesen with a time of 55.89 seconds. Sjostroem's world record of 55.64 was set in Kazan, Russia, at last year's world championships where
  
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• Pep Guardiola plans to bring in five new players as incoming manager bids to kick-off his Manchester City revolution 

  20-05-2016 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN: Pep Guardiola is hoping to add up to five new faces to kickstart his revolution at Manchester City. City have identified key areas of the squad which need strengthening.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers named new Celtic boss as former Liverpool manager returns to dugout

  20-05-2016 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers has been appointed the new manager of Celtic.The 43-year-old has been out of work since he was sacked by Liverpool last October and has signed a 12-month rolling contract.
  
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• Friends who saw David Ginola suffer a heart attack say they thought he was joking

  20-05-2016 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joy Pinquier, 23, who claims she is the star's daughter from an alleged affair, which ended in 1992 when he played for Paris St Germain, was left in tears after Ginola refused to see her.
  
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• Wayne Rooney should be a 'nasty b****** on the pitch' for England at Euro 2016, insists Teddy Sheringham

  20-05-2016 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney needs to embrace his inner predator at Euro 2016, according to former England striker Teddy Sheringham. 'He hunts defenders down for the ball and it's scarily good,' the former England man said.
  
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• U.S. reports 279 Zika cases in pregnant women, Obama pushes Congress on funds

  20-05-2016 21:54
  By Ransdell Pierson and Roberta Rampton NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health officials said 279 pregnant women in the United States and U.S. territories have tested positive for Zika infection, prompting a new call from President Barack Obama for more funding to fight the outbreak spreading through the Americas. Obama wants the U.S. Congress to provide close to $1.9 billion for vaccine development, faster diagnostic tests, and new tools for killing the mosquitoes that carry the virus, which ca
  
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• Jess Varnish's Rio Olympics hopes all but ended as British Cycling chiefs stick by decision to drop her

  20-05-2016 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE - MATT LAWTON: Varnish has insisted it was not for performance reasons that she was dropped and in a Friday meeting she was challenged over her comments.
  
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• Greg Rutherford keeps up winning habit with victory in Manchester

  20-05-2016 21:46
  
  • World and Olympic champion jumps 8.20m to take fifth victory of 2016
  • 40-year-old Kim Collins runs 10.08sec to win stacked field in 100mWinning remains an unshakable habit for Greg Rutherford, who defied jet lag, spitting winds and a rickety jumping board, to win his first competition in Britain since becoming the world champion in Beijing last year.An impressive leap of 8.20m into a headwind not only brought Rutherford his fifth victory of 2016 but ensured his unbeaten record, whic
  
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• USOC leader: Flawed anti-doping system needs attention

  20-05-2016 21:44
  
  The leader of the U.S. Olympic Committee says the latest anti-doping headlines make it "increasingly difficult to defend the current system."
  
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• Spotted: Look at what Depay did after being axed from Man United's FA Cup final squad

  20-05-2016 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MANCHESTER UNITED'S Memphis Depay shows his generous side just hours after being axed from Louis van Gaal's FA Cup final squad, gifting a security guard two pairs of his football boots.
  
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• Ex-boxing champ Taylor gets probation on Arkansas felony charges

  20-05-2016 21:41
  By Steve Barnes LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - Former world middleweight boxing champion Jermain Taylor was given suspended sentences by an Arkansas judge on Friday and put on probation for six years, avoiding prison after pleading guilty in three separate cases. The cases included shooting a cousin, discharging a firearm before a family at a Martin Luther King Day observance in Little Rock and striking a fellow patient at an Arkansas drug rehabilitation centre. The three cases produced nine felo
  
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• Spieth in early tie for lead at Byron Nelson

  20-05-2016 21:35
  (Reuters) - Hometown favourite Jordan Spieth was not at his best with his iron play but drained two lengthy birdie putts as he charged into a share of the early second-round lead at the weather-hit AT&T Byron Nelson in Texas on Friday. The U.S. Open champion kept errors to a minimum as he followed his opening 64 with a five-under-par 65 at the rain-softened TPC Four Seasons Resort in Irving to post an 11-under total of 129. Spieth reeled off five birdies in his first nine holes, including a
  
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• Jo Pavey faces tough 10,000m test to realise dream of five Olympics

  20-05-2016 21:28
  
  • Kate Avery and Beth Potter have already achieved Rio qualifying mark
  • Andy Vernon strong favourite at UK 10,000m trials to make men’s squadJo Pavey’s ambition to become the first British female athlete to run in five Olympics faces a make-or-break test on Saturday night at the Parliament Hill athletics track, London when she competes at the UK 10,000m trials. Pavey, who will be a month shy of her 43rd birthday when the Games begin in Rio, will be automatically selected i
  
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• Jimmy Anderson takes five wickets as England rip through Sri Lanka to enforce follow-on after Jonny Bairstow hits century

  20-05-2016 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT HEADINGLEY: Jimmy Anderson has taken a long time to feel at home on his least favourite ground but Headingley in May was finally manna from heaven for the Lancastrian.
  
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• Nation's last tackle powderpuff football game gets saved

  20-05-2016 21:19
  JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Almost sacked for safety concerns after 50 years, the nation's last tackle powderpuff football game will now be played.
  
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• Danny Willett and Rory McIlroy set for Irish Open battle as Masters winner leads home favourite by one at halfway mark

  20-05-2016 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Masters champion Danny Willett and tournament host Rory McIlroy are set for a shootout at the Irish Open this weekend after both put themselves in prime position at the halfway stage.
  
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