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• Novak Djokovic beats Aljaz Bedene in straight sets to reach the last 16 in Paris

  28-05-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aljaz Bedene’s first experience of the big time at Roland Garros ended last night on a dark and damp evening with defeat at the hands of world number one Novak Djokovic.
  
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• Champions League final: Real Madrid beat Atletico

  28-05-2016 23:44
  
  Real win a record 11th European Cup at the expense of city rivals Atletico Madrid 5-3 on penalties.
  
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• Eddie Jones blames money and commercial activity for the past downfall of English rugby... on the eve of much criticised Test match with Wales

  28-05-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones chose the eve of a Test match with Wales many see as an unnecessary cash-cow to blame English rugby's commercial obsession for the national team’s failures since 2003.
  
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• Civilians caught in crossfire of war against Taliban

  28-05-2016 23:37
  
  As the Taliban threatens to retaliate its leader's death, Afghan civilians continue to pay the highest price.
  
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• Alex Goode 'the best full-back in England' as his masterclass helps Saracens to Aviva Premiership title win over Exeter

  28-05-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Goode produced his latest full-back masterclass before Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall described him as ‘by miles the best full-back in England’. Goode helped Saracens beat Exeter.
  
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• NBA player Bryce Dejean-Jones killed in Dallas shooting

  28-05-2016 23:24
  (Reuters) - New Orleans Pelicans basketball player Bryce Dejean-Jones was killed early Saturday morning after being hit by gunfire in a shooting at a Dallas apartment, police said. The National Basketball Association team issued a statement confirming the death of Dejean-Jones, a 23-year-old guard. (Reporting By Frank McGurty; Editing by David Gregorio)
  
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• Conor Benn makes it two wins from two but is forced to work hard in tough points win over Luke Keleher in Glasgow

  28-05-2016 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conor Benn continued his walk in his father's footsteps with a bloody but tough points win against Luke Keleher in Glasgow on Saturday. Benn was given all four rounds on the referee's card.
  
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• Real and Atletico level at 1-1 after 90 minutes

  28-05-2016 22:57
  MILAN (Reuters) - Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid were drawing 1-1 after 90 minutes in the Champions League final on Saturday. Sergio Ramos gave Real a 15th minute lead, Antoine Griezmann missed a penalty for Atletico at the start of the second half and substitute Yannick Carrasco equalised in the 79th minute. (Writing by Brian Homewood; Editing by Ken Ferris)
  
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• Police: Pelicans guard Dejean-Jones fatally shot in Dallas

  28-05-2016 22:53
  
  DALLAS (AP) — New Orleans Pelicans rookie Bryce Dejean-Jones was fatally shot after breaking down the door to a Dallas apartment, authorities said Saturday.
  
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• The Latest: Champions League final heading to extra time

  28-05-2016 22:48
  
  MILAN (AP) — The Latest on the Champions League final (all times local):
  
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• Murray aware of Nadal injury during practice

  28-05-2016 22:44
  Andy Murray knew nine-times French Open champion Rafael Nadal was struggling with a wrist injury when he practised with the Spaniard during the build-up to Roland Garros. "I practised a bit with him last week and I knew there were some issues with the wrist," world number two Murray, who is through to the last 16 in Paris, told Eurosport. It's a great shame for Rafa and the fans and a shame for the tournament." Fourth seed Nadal, who will be 30 next week, stunned the tournament on Friday when he
  
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• Alastair Cook’s dismissal shows one man’s milestone is another’s millstone | Mike Selvey

  28-05-2016 22:14
  
  Without the artificial, statistical target of 10,000 Test runs England’s captain would have not played the shot he did at Chester-le-StreetAlastair Cook may have played a more abject shot in his Test career than the one that resulted in his first-innings dismissal on Friday, but it is hard to think of one off-hand. The Sri Lanka bowler Suranga Lakmal had decided to bowl round the wicket to the left-hander, and his second ball in such mode was short of a length and had a modicum of width. A
  
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• Lassana Diarra ordered to pay Lokomotiv Moscow £6.8 million after breaching his contract

  28-05-2016 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marseille midfielder Lassana Diarra has been ordered to pay a £6.8 million fine to Lokomotiv Moscow by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after breaching his contract with the Russian club.
  
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• Bryce Dejean-Jones, New Orleans Pelicans guard, dies aged 23

  28-05-2016 22:08
  
  Former Iowa State shooting guard confirmed dead by Dallas County coroner’s office, and reports say he bled to death following a gunshot woundNew Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Bryce Dejean-Jones has died aged 23, reportedly of a gunshot wound. Related: Cleveland Cavaliers stroll past Toronto Raptors and into NBA finalsContinue reading...
  
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• Don’t postpone Rio Olympics over Zika, says expert

  28-05-2016 22:00
  
  Wellcome Trust head says potential risks of contracting virus from going to Games do not warrant such a drastic moveBritain’s leading expert on the Zika virus yesterday rejected a call by 150 international academics for this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to be postponed because of the dangers posed by the disease. Professor Jeremy Farrar, head of the Wellcome Trust, said such a move would be disruptive and completely unnecessary.In an open letter to the World Health Organi
  
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• Derby 2016: Deauville’s stamina can spin wheel his way at Epsom casino

  28-05-2016 22:00
  
  Even if Ryan Moore opts for Aidan O’Brien’s apparent No1, US Army Ranger, his stablemate looks attractive at 12-1 ahead of Wings Of Desire and Moonlight MagicNearly 500 colts were entered for the 2016 Investec Derby as yearlings in December 2014 and 17 months later the possible field has been whittled down to no more than 20 that could go to post at Epsom Downs next Saturday, yet the task of finding the winner does not feel any easier now than it was then.Three of the last four Derby
  
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• UN health agency rejects call to postpone Rio Olympics

  28-05-2016 21:50
  
  BERLIN (AP) — The World Health Organization on Saturday rejected a call from 150 health experts to consider postponing or moving the Rio Summer Olympics due to the Zika virus in hard-hit Brazil, arguing that the shift would make no significant difference to the spread of the virus.
  
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• The Latest: Djokovic reaches 4th round at French Open

  28-05-2016 21:49
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):
  
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• Novak Djokovic casts Aljaz Bedene’s French Open into darkness

  28-05-2016 21:45
  
  • Djokovic wins 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 in rapidly fading light
  • Jo-Wilfried Tsonga forced to retire during match with Ernests GulbisWhen Novak Djokovic walked on to Court Philippe Chatrier in passable sunlight at 7.15pm, he looked at the brooding sky as if it were one of two enemies that might cause him grief. The other was someone he admires and respects and ultimately would humble in straight sets, Aljaz Bedene of Welwyn Garden City.So, at the end of a tough week, he brought his minor concer
  
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• Ryan Sidebottom injury is a blow to Yorkshire as bowler suffers hairline fracture in his ankle... playing football

  28-05-2016 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Sidebottom is set to be absent from a chunk of Yorkshire’s quest to become the first side to win three consecutive County Championship titles since the Sixties after suffering a hairline fracture in his ankle playing football.
  
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• Moeen Ali in seventh heaven as runs flow during England's humbling of Sri Lanka

  28-05-2016 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH: As Moeen Ali walked off the field with an unbeaten 155 to his name and the applause of Durham ringing in his ears, it was startling to think he had just scored more runs in one go than in his previous 12 Test innings put together.
  
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• After 'long' coach's speech, Williams gets by at French Open

  28-05-2016 21:34
  
  PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams was ahead, yes, but hardly at her best, when claps of thunder and a heavy downpour interrupted her third-round French Open match at a critical juncture.
  
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• The Latest: Keys moves into 4th round at French Open

  28-05-2016 21:24
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Sergio Ramos fires Real Madrid 1-0 up

  28-05-2016 21:16
  
  MILAN (AP) — The Latest on the Champions League final (all times local):
  
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• Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid: Champions League final – live!

  28-05-2016 21:15
  
  All the action from the final at San Siro
  Send your thoughts to [email protected] get in touch via Twitter: @john_ashdown 8.15pm BST24 min: Atletico put together a coherent attack for the first time in the game. Griezmann sweeps the ball out to Filipe Luis, whose cross evades everyone in the box but drops kindly to Juanfran on the edge of the area. The right-back, though, skews his effort high and wide. 8.13pm BST23 min: Here’s that offside decision on the goal:This is the off
  
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• French Open 2016: Djokovic v Bedene, Tsonga out, and more – day seven live!

  28-05-2016 21:12
  
  Follow updates from the third-round matches at Roland GarrosNadal pulls out of tournament with wrist problem before third round 8.12pm BSTDjokovic is racing to get this finished but Bedene is enjoying himself and reaches 30-30 with a wonderful lob on the stretch. He’s enjoying himself very much now – Bedene breaks for 2-2 in the third. 8.07pm BSTTomas Berdych has wrapped things up against Pablo Cuevas, prevailing 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 to reach the last 16 and David Goffin will join him
  
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• Connacht see off Leinster to win first Pro12 title at Murrayfield

  28-05-2016 21:11
  
  • Pro-12 final: Connacht 20-10 LeinsterConnacht claimed their first Pro12 title at Murrayfield, scoring three tries as the determination of Pat Lam’s men to attack paid off.Tiernan O’Halloran and Niyi Adeolokun crossed for tries in the first half and they wrapped up victory when Matt Healy crossed after the break. Continue reading...
  
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• Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid UEFA Champions League final 2016 LIVE score: UCL updates

  28-05-2016 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of the biggest fixtures in club football is upon us and on Saturday night Real Madrid will meet Atletico in the San Siro to contest the 2016 Champions League final.  Follow the build-up here.
  
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• Diame fires Hull straight back to the Premier League

  28-05-2016 20:47
  Hull City's Mohamed Diame struck an unstoppable long-range shot to beat Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in the Championship playoff final at Wembley on Saturday and secure a money-spinning return to the Premier League after just one season. It was always going to take something special to beat Wednesday's in-form Ireland keeper Keiren Westwood and Diame, who had hit the post just before halftime, produced it after 72 minutes with a superb shot which curled under the crossbar. "Tonight we will enjoy it a
  
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• Andy Murray's coach Jamie Delgado wants to coach world No 2 full-time

  28-05-2016 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl will forever be linked together, but the chances of them rekindling their hugely successfully relationship look increasingly remote.
  
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• Mo Farah gears up for Rio 2016 Olympics with impressive Diamond League victory

  28-05-2016 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mo Farah showed no sign of rust as he began his preparations to defend his two Olympic gold medals in Rio this summer by coming out on top in the Prefontaine Classic 10,000 metres in Oregon.
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday bring the noise but fall short of Premier League return | Alan Smith

  28-05-2016 20:34
  
  Carlos Carvalhal’s men were superbly backed but must wait another year for a tilt at the big time after being outdone by a Hull side full of knowhowCarlos Carvalhal had a dream, according to the Sheffield Wednesday fans and, while this was by no means a nightmare, the Owls’ manager must wait another season at least to fulfil his wishes.Considering he was largely unheard of before his arrival at Hillsborough last summer, it was an achievement in itself to guide a team pieced together
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Hull City PLAYER RATINGS: Mohamed Diame proves the star man as he guides Tigers to promotion

  28-05-2016 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hull City secured victory in the richest game in football and promotion back to the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday at Wembley. Mohamed Diame proved to be the star man.
  
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• Hull 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday: Tigers win £163m battle for Premier League promotion as Mo Diame strikes stunner at Wembley

  28-05-2016 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT AT WEMBLEY: In a match that has come to be defined by how much it is worth, every missed chance can cost you millions.Hull City squandered countless opportunities.
  
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• South Africa name new-look squad for Ireland tests

  28-05-2016 20:25
  By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - New South Africa coach Allister Coetzee named nine uncapped and just three foreign-based players on Saturday in a 31-man squad to face Ireland in three tests next month. The identity of the new captain will remain under wraps, however, until just before the first test in Cape Town on June 11. Coetzee sprung a surprise with his selection of uncapped French-based prop Steven Kitshoff, who had been earmarked for a possible test career with France after qualifyi
  
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• Lee Westwood defies odds to chase the lead at BMW PGA Championship

  28-05-2016 20:16
  
  • Westwood’s third-day 68 puts him two shots off Wentworth lead
  • Scott Hend the one to catch at nine under par going into final daySurprise at pre-tournament odds of 33-1 for Lee Westwood to prevail at the BMW PGA Championship was no more keenly felt than by the man himself. Far from offering a display of arrogance, Westwood rightly points out that his previous two starts had returned a top-10 finish at the Irish Open and tie for second at the Masters. It seemed curious that he
  
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• Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes put England in total control against Sri Lanka

  28-05-2016 20:12
  
  • England 498-9dec; Sri Lanka 91-8
  • Moeen Ali hits 155no and passes 1,000 Test runsA strong West Midlands means a strong England. This does not trip off the tongue quite so readily as the Yorkshire definition of a prosperous international cricket team but, on an increasingly sunny Durham day, two noble Birmingham-born cricketers shaped the outcome of this Test match.In the first half of the day Moeen Ali sped to his second Test century and his highest score (155no), which allowed Alas
  
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• England take total control against Sri Lanka as Moeen Ali and Chris Woakes put home side on the verge of another innings victory

  28-05-2016 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT CHESTER-LE-STREET: It took some doing after Headingley but Sri Lanka plumbed even greater depths to endure their worst day in what is a one-sided series.
  
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• Switzerland 1-2 Belgium: Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne inspire comeback win

  28-05-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  English Premier League stars Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne scored the goals as Belgium warmed up for Euro 2016 with a 2-1 comeback victory against Switzerland in Geneva.
  
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• Hull promoted to Premier League with playoff win

  28-05-2016 19:58
  LONDON (Reuters) - Hull City won promotion to the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship playoff final at Wembley on Saturday to unlock millions of pounds from a game billed as the richest in world football. Mohamed Diame grabbed the winner in the 72nd minute with a swerving long-range strike for Steve Bruce's side to settle the clash between the two Yorkshire clubs with Hull set to earn up to 170 million pounds ($248.6 million) from their triumph. ($1 = 0
  
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• England sense victory in second test as Woakes and Broad strike

  28-05-2016 19:57
  (Reuters) - Potent England pace bowling after an unbeaten 155 from Moeen Ali put Alastair Cook's side in complete control on a one-sided second day of the second test against Sri Lanka in Durham on Saturday. The tourists faced almost an certain follow-on after they slumped to 91 for eight at the close, still 407 behind England who had posted an imposing 498 for nine declared. Sri Lanka's batsmen had no answer to an attack which moved the ball off the seam to provide a conveyor-belt of catches fo
  
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• Mohamed Diamé guides Hull to Premier League past Sheffield Wednesday

  28-05-2016 19:54
  
  A golden strike for a team in gold. Mohamed Diamé sent Hull City back to the Premier League with a goal worth millions, deep into this pulsating play-off final that ended with a deserved winner and the swaths of blue and white from south Yorkshire mulling what might have been. Related: Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday: Championship play-off final – as it happenedContinue reading...
  
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• Verstappen hits a learning curve in Monaco

  28-05-2016 19:47
  By Alan Baldwin MONACO (Reuters) - Dutch teenager Max Verstappen hit the sharp edge of a learning curve at the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday, two weeks after becoming Formula One's youngest winner. The 18-year-old, who won in Spain on his Red Bull debut, will start Sunday's race from the last row of the grid after crashing at the swimming pool exit in the first phase of qualifying. Australian team mate Daniel Ricciardo, who had the benefit of an upgraded power unit, took pole position.
  
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• Saracens 28-20 Exeter: Alex Goode stars to secure Premiership title and wrap up double

  28-05-2016 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON AT TWICKENHAM: Saracens reinforced their position as the most dominant club in the northern hemisphere by seeing off Exeter with Test match intensity to defend their crown.
  
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• Argentina doctor eases Lionel Messi's injury fears with Barcelona star expected to shake off knock ahead of Copa America opener

  28-05-2016 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi, recovering from a bad knock to his back 10 days before Argentina's opening Copa America Centenario match, was feeling less pain on Saturday after the win over Honduras.
  
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• Vincenzo Nibali stands on verge of Giro d’Italia win after late challenge

  28-05-2016 19:41
  
  • Italian steals race lead from Esteban Chaves after thrilling penultimate day
  • Estonia’s Rein Taaramae breaks away to secure stage win on summit finishVincenzo Nibali attacked on the final major climb of the Giro d’Italia and grabbed the pink jersey from Esteban Chaves, virtually clinching his fourth Grand Tour victory, capping a dramatic two days in the 99th edition of the Italian stage race.Nibali entered the penultimate stage to Vinadio, which was won by Estonia’
  
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• Champions League final: Real Madrid, Atletico resume rivalry

  28-05-2016 19:41
  
  MILAN (AP) — Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are resuming their intense city rivalry in the Champions League final on a hot and humid Saturday evening at San Siro Stadium.
  
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• Real Madrid icon Ronaldo criticises Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone's management style

  28-05-2016 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ronaldo's former side take on Simeone's side in the Champions League final on Saturday night, with Atletico looking for the first ever European Cup victory in their history and get revenge for two years ago.
  
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• Stan Wawrinka not looking too far ahead as young guard threaten in Paris

  28-05-2016 19:38
  
  The French champion, a likely semi-final opponent for Andy Murray, is paying no attention to suggestions he has a good chance of reaching the final weekendStan Wawrinka’s softly spoken demeanour could not be more at odds with his explosive tennis, which might be why he is often ignored in discussions about probable winners of the four majors, even this week in Paris, where he is the reigning champion.The conversation usually revolves around Novak Djokovic, and with good reason, given he is
  
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• Serena roars into fourth round, tears for Tsonga

  28-05-2016 19:34
  By Martyn Herman PARIS (Reuters) - Thunderclaps, rain delays, an inspired home favourite roared on by a partisan crowd -- it was all in a day's work for reigning champion Serena Williams as the world number one roared into the second week of the French Open on Saturday. The 34-year-old American needed all her experience and tenacity to fight off France's Kristina Mladenovic 6-4 7-6(10) in an absorbing contest to set up a last-16 clash with Ukraine's Elina Svitolina who beat 2008 champion Ana Iva
  
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