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• Belgium 1-1 Finland: Romelu Lukaku rescues draw after Euro 2016 favourites struggle to break down minnows

  01-06-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A dominant display by Marc Wilmots' side was nearly all for nought, with Kasper Hamalainen scoring the first goal of the game in the 53rd minute. Romelu Lukaku scored with a minute remaining.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Thursday, June 2

  01-06-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Thursday's meetings at Kempton, Lingfield, Ripon, Hamilton and Ffos Las.
  
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• PGA Tour says adios to Miami, moves event to Mexico

  01-06-2016 23:46
  (Reuters) - The PGA Tour's long-established tournament in Miami will move to Mexico City next year, a switch prompted by sponsorship issues and welcomed by some players but blasted by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The elite World Golf Championships event formerly known as the WGC-Cadillac Championship will no longer be staged at Trump's Doral course after the tour was unable to find a new title sponsor. The PGA Tour had a contract with Doral through to 2023, but Cadillac ended
  
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• Wayne Rooney gives stirring speech in which he calls for England to seize opportunity at Euro 2016

  01-06-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hours after manager Roy Hodgson named his 23-man squad for Euro 2016 on Tuesday, the players were summoned to a team meeting, which also included psychologist Dr Steve Peters.
  
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• Wrestler ruled incompetent to stand trial in Pennsylvania murder

  01-06-2016 23:44
  By David DeKok HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge ruled on Wednesday that former professional wrestler Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka was mentally incompetent to stand trial for murder in the 1983 death of his girlfriend in Allentown, his lawyer said. Snuka, 73, was ordered by Lehigh County Common Pleas Judge Kelly Banach to return in December for re-evaluation of his competency, Robert Kirwan II, the ex-wrestler's lawyer, said. The Lehigh County District Attorney’s office
  
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• Roy Hodgson bemoans Cristiano Ronaldo's absence for England's friendly with Portugal as Real Madrid star suns himself in Ibiza

  01-06-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hodgson hand-picked the Portuguese as opposition knowing Ronaldo would provide his players with a realistic imitation of what it might be like to face Wales superstar Bale in England's second game.
  
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• NFL's Pro Bowl moves to Orlando, aloha Honolulu

  01-06-2016 23:40
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Pro Bowl is Orlando-bound.
  
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• Eoin Morgan opens door for James Anderson return to one-day internationals ahead of Champions Trophy

  01-06-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ‘He’s still available for selection and you can’t say he won’t play,’ said ODI captain Morgan of Anderson’s chances of returning to what is an increasingly separate England one-day side.
  
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• Amir Khan looking for stunning Olympic return and wants to represent Pakistan in Rio this summer 

  01-06-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amir Khan has opened the door to a stunning return to the Olympics after amateur boxing’s governing body yesterday made the controversial call to allow professionals to fight in Rio this summer.
  
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• England and Australia warned penalties will be awarded for play-acting during Test series

  01-06-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Referees have been ordered to punish players for diving as part of a World Rugby move to outlaw football-style injury simulation. The new rule has been tried out in the southern hemisphere.
  
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• Algometer to take advantage of perfect ground in Saturday's Derby at Epsom

  01-06-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newmarket trainer David Simcock has confirmed Algometer will run in Saturday’s Investec Derby after owner-breeder Kirsten Rausing gave the green light for her colt to start.
  
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• Wayne Rooney happy he took England captaincy and ready for biggest test

  01-06-2016 23:30
  
  • ‘For Euro 2016 I’m as good as I ever felt going into a tournament – injury-free’
  • I need to be a good example to the other players, says RooneyWayne Rooney believes he will go into the European Championship as strong as he has ever been, mentally and physically, before a major tournament as he prepares for the “biggest test” of a 13-year international career. Related: Euro 2016: the complete guide to every squad and every player in FranceContinue
  
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• Roy Keane enjoyed Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 who was in and out process

  01-06-2016 23:30
  
  • It is cruel but was up to them to make sure they were in, says Ireland’s No2
  • The lads who missed out haven’t played enough games, Keane addsRoy Keane has never been one for sentimentality, so when it came to Martin O’Neill breaking bad news to those unfortunate to miss out on the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 squad on Tuesday evening, the assistant manager typically took it all in his stride. Related: Roy Keane ‘wanted to kill’ Republic of Irel
  
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• Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho interested in Port Vale job as he recommends Portuguese coach for role  

  01-06-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Jose Mourinho remarkably spent time on his first day as Manchester United manager trying to influence who becomes the next boss of Port Vale.
  
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• England forced to put plan to counter Wales’s Bale threat on back burner

  01-06-2016 23:30
  
  • Cristiano Ronaldo’s absence from Portugal warm-up prompts rethink
  • Roy Hodgson may play Wayne Rooney, Jamie Vardy and Harry Kane togetherOriginally, it all made perfect sense why England invited Portugal to be their final opponents before setting off for Euro 2016 and it all goes back to the fact Roy Hodgson’s team will encounter Gareth Bale in a couple of weeks and need to find a way to tie up the most expensive player on the planet.“One of the things we thought a
  
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• Aston Villa to announce Roberto Di Matteo as their new manager as former Chelsea boss agrees two-year deal at relegated club 

  01-06-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY NICK HARRIS: The 46-year-old Italian won the Champions League as Chelsea boss in 2012 but hasn’t worked in management since resigning as the manager of Schalke.
  
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• Euro 2016: Spotlight on Bale means Ramsey can profit for Wales – Coleman

  01-06-2016 23:29
  
  • Ramsey has put in ‘best performances I’ve seen from any Welsh midfielder’
  • Performance, not dyed blond hair, will make Euro 2016 impact, says RamseyChris Coleman said he is more than happy for all the attention to be on Gareth Bale at the European Championship finals in France this month if it enables Aaron Ramsey to thrive in the shadows of the world’s most expensive footballer. Bale scored seven and set up two of Wales’s 11 goals during qualifying and
  
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• NSW coach Laurie Daley calls for axing of State of Origin game 1 referees

  01-06-2016 23:26
  
  Blues fall to Maroons in tight encounter in SydneyNSW coach Daley unhappy with ‘plenty of big calls’ from officialsNew South Wales coach Laurie Daley offered little assessment of the latest bunker controversy in his brief post-State of Origin press conference, but he was scathing in his assessment of on-field officials Gerald Sutton and Ben Cummins. Related: Queensland Maroons break NSW Blues hearts again in gritty State of Origin winContinue reading...
  
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• Ousted Baylor president Starr resigns from chancellor role

  01-06-2016 23:23
  
  WACO, Texas (AP) — Ken Starr resigned as Baylor University's chancellor on Wednesday, a week after the former prosecutor who led the investigation of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky scandal was removed as the school's president over its handling of sexual assault complaints against football players.
  
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• Poland lose to young Dutch side in Euro warm-up

  01-06-2016 23:22
  A strong Poland side lost 2-1 to the Netherlands in a Euro 2016 warm-up friendly on Wednesday as Vincent Janssen and Georginio Wijnaldum scored to secure victory for a young Dutch team. Group C underdogs Poland missed a chance to take an early lead when forward Arkadiusz Milik hit the crossbar following a pass by striker Robert Lewandowski. Cheered on by a capacity crowd of over 41,000 in the Baltic city of Gdansk, the Polish defence failed to stop Steven Berghuis's pass finding the head of the
  
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• Rockets put premium on experience in new coach D'Antoni

  01-06-2016 23:15
  HOUSTON (AP) — Of all of Mike D'Antoni's strengths, the Houston Rockets valued his experience above all else.
  
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• MPs among dead in al-Shabab attack on Mogadishu hotel

  01-06-2016 23:10
  
  At least 15 people including two parliament members killed in attack targeting Ambassador Hotel in Somali capital.
  
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• Late Lukaku equaliser saves Belgium from loss to Finland

  01-06-2016 23:04
  Belgium avoided an embarrassing loss to Finland in their penultimate friendly ahead of Euro 2016 when substitute striker Romelu Lukaku scored a late equaliser to secure a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. Lukaku struck in the last minute of the game for the world's second-ranked team, chesting the ball past Finland keeper Lukas Hradecky who had made a string of important saves for the visitors. Belgium started with a changed forward line compared to last week's friendly against Switzerland with manager Mar
  
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• Only FOUR Manchester United players are safe from Jose Mourinho axe, claims former striker Dwight Yorke

  01-06-2016 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Portuguese succeeded Louis van Gaal at the end of the season and is expected to make widespread changes to an underperforming squad - with an estimated £200million war chest.
  
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• Poland 1-2 Holland: Georginio Wijnaldum deals blow to Robert Lewandowski and Co's Euro 2016 preparations

  01-06-2016 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Poland will play Lithuania on Monday in the final warm-up game before heading to the tournament where they share Group C with Germany, Northern Ireland and Ukraine.
  
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• Man City agree fee with Dortmund to make Ilkay Gundogan Pep's first signing

  01-06-2016 22:46
  
  The German international has been heavily linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium.
  
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• Indians' Marlon Byrd suspended 162 games for drug violation

  01-06-2016 22:44
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Marlon Byrd's second strike with performance-enhancing drugs cost him a full season — and his career.
  
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• Minor league baseball teams troll over Brady, Deflategate

  01-06-2016 22:39
  
  PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Tom Brady is proving to be just as polarizing in minor league baseball as he is in the NFL.
  
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• Thunder star Kevin Durant not rushing to decide on future

  01-06-2016 22:36
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant has a lot to consider in the next month.
  
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• David Squires on ... Shane Warne and the ball of the century

  01-06-2016 22:30
  
  In the latest of his series on defining moments in Australian sport, David Squires turns his eye to the cricket great and the ball that launched his Test career. And you can find David’s archive of Australian sport cartoons here Continue reading...
  
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• Mickelson says he needs to be wary of company he keeps

  01-06-2016 22:28
  
  DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) — Phil Mickelson said he was disappointed to get caught up in a federal investigation that linked him to an insider trader scheme and that he needed to be more responsible for the company he keeps off the golf course.
  
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• Ryan Moore to ride US Army Ranger in Derby and Bravery in French Derby

  01-06-2016 22:22
  
  • Rumours had suggested Ryan Moore would make a surprise choice for Epsom
  • US Army Ranger had drifted to 11-2 and on Betfair 7-1 amid speculationRyan Moore will ride US Army Ranger in Saturday’s Derby, confounding rumours that the jockey was about to make a more surprising choice from Aidan O’Brien’s possible Epsom runners. It appears that at least one and possibly two of O’Brien’s seven entrants will be diverted to Sunday’s French Derby.The odds av
  
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• MPs killed in al-Shabab attack on Mogadishu hotel

  01-06-2016 22:20
  
  At least 15 people including two parliament members killed in attack targeting Ambassador Hotel in Somali capital.
  
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• IOC acts on doping crisis; backs 5 sports for 2020 Games

  01-06-2016 22:20
  
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic leaders took action on two fronts Wednesday, ramping up efforts to keep drug cheats out of the upcoming Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and recommending the inclusion of baseball-softball and four other sports for the 2020 Tokyo Games.
  
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• Troon to vote on women members before British Open

  01-06-2016 22:13
  Royal Troon Golf Club is to hold a vote on admitting women members before next month's British Open at the Scottish course, it said on Wednesday. The club will host a special general meeting on July 1, less than a fortnight before the 2016 Open begins, to consider whether to change its policy, which currently bars women from joining. "Following our consultation with members, the committee of the Royal Troon Golf Club is moving to convene a special general meeting ... at which we will propose tha
  
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• Norway 3-2 Iceland: Late Gylfi Sigurdsson penalty and Eidur Gudjohnsen appearance not enough to prevent defeat  

  01-06-2016 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Iceland looked nothing like the side that powered their way to the finals of a major tournament for the first time as they slumped to a 3-2 defeat by Norway on Wednesday in their final friendly.
  
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• Rafael Benítez’s No2 Pecchia leaves Newcastle to manage Hellas Verona

  01-06-2016 22:08
  
  • ‘I am sad to see Fabio depart but pleased he has been considered for this job’
  • Newcastle say good progress is being made over a replacementRafael Benítez’s bid to lead Newcastle United back to the Premier League at the first time of asking has suffered a blow after his assistant was appointed as the manager of Hellas Verona. Related: Newcastle: seven things Rafael Benítez needs to address in the ChampionshipContinue reading...
  
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• Sloppy Iceland slump to defeat in Norway friendly

  01-06-2016 22:00
  Iceland looked nothing like the side that powered their way to the finals of a major tournament for the first time as they slumped to a 3-2 defeat by Norway on Wednesday in their final friendly ahead of Euro 2016. With Iceland coach Lars Lagerback fielding a makeshift defence, the Norwegians stunned the visitors with a goal in the first minute when Stefan Johansen gleefully rifled home the rebound after Vegard Forren's header was parried. Norway, who lost a playoff to Iceland's Euro Group F oppo
  
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• Indians' Marlon Byrd suspended for 162 games for drug violation

  01-06-2016 21:46
  
  Outfielder faces suspension after testing positive for growth hormoneByrd’s lawyer says player tested positive because of tainted supplementVeteran faces 162-game suspension as a penalty for his second offenseMarlon Byrd’s second strike with performance-enhancing drugs cost him a full season – and maybe his career.The Indians’ veteran outfielder was suspended 162 games without pay by Major League Baseball on Wednesday after testing positive for Ipamorelin, a growth hormon
  
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• Ryan Giggs set for Manchester United exit after rejecting club's offer of new role under Jose Mourinho

  01-06-2016 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN: Ryan Giggs looks set to end his 29 –year association with Manchester United by turning down a new role under Jose Mourinho. The Welshman was Louis van Gaal's assistant.
  
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• Andy Murray looking past Stan Wawrinka to final glory at French Open

  01-06-2016 21:34
  
  • ‘I’m here to win the tournament,’ says Scot after reaching semi against holder
  • Murray comes from a set down to beat Richard Gasquet and reach last fourAndy Murray stands on the verge of tennis history yet again. He knows a win over Stan Wawrinka in the semi-finals of the French Open on Friday will put him in his first final here – completing the list for all four majors and becoming the first British player to get to the concluding day in Paris since Bunny A
  
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• IOC reveals new drugs plan for Rio Games

  01-06-2016 21:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  International Olympic Committee to target Russia, Mexico and Kenya for drug testing ahead of Rio Olympic Games.
  
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• Donald Trump blasts PGA Tour after Doral loses World Golf Championships to Mexico

  01-06-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald Trump got a shock after his Doral course in Miami not only lost the right to host a WGC event each March but lost it to a venue in, of all places, Mexico City.
  
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• The Latest: Muguruza fully focused on 1st French Open semi

  01-06-2016 21:29
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local):
  
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• PGA Tour says adios to Miami, moves event to Mexico City

  01-06-2016 21:26
  (Reuters) - The PGA Tour's long-established event in Miami will move to Mexico City next year, a switch widely reported on Wednesday that has angered Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. According to multiple sources, the elite World Golf Championships event formerly known as the WGC-Cadillac Championship will no longer be staged at Trump's Doral course after the tour was unable to find a new title sponsor. The PGA Tour had a contract with Doral through to 2023, but Cadillac ended its
  
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• Muguruza eyes French Open final spot after reaching last four

  01-06-2016 21:24
  (Reuters) - Spanish fourth seed Garbine Muguruza shrugged off an early scare to progress to her first French Open semi-final by finally ending the run of 108th-ranked American Shelby Rogers 7-5 6-3 on Wednesday. Then, after looking down and out in the second, when Muguruza took a 3-0 lead having broken her opponent's opening serve, Rogers somehow summoned new strength -- and accuracy -- breaking back with a fine return before levelling at 3-3. Muguruza, who reached the Wimbledon final last year,
  
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• Tiebreak drama helps Stosur into French Open semis

  01-06-2016 21:23
  PARIS (Reuters) - Australian veteran Sam Stosur battled into her fourth French Open semi-final on Wednesday, beating 102nd-ranked Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in straight sets after a dramatic tiebreak turnaround. Pironkova, keeping Stosur on the move early on with powerful backhand groundstrokes to both wings while the number 21 seed's signature forehand often misfired, came close to taking a grip on the match when she held three break points for a 5-2 lead in the first set. But Stosur won the
  
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• NFL announces move of Pro Bowl to Orlando

  01-06-2016 21:20
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The NFL has announced that the Pro Bowl is moving to Orlando following this season after being played in Honolulu for most of the past 29 years.
  
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• Copa America Centenario teams

  01-06-2016 21:18
  SAO PAULO (Reuters) - • Argentina – Coach Gerardo Martino said his team is going to the U.S. to win and his star-studded squad will be favourites to lift their first major trophy since the Copa America in 1993. Lionel Messi will play after deciding to skip the Olympics in August and he will be joined by Javier Mascherano, Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain, who scored 40 goals for Napoli in all competitions this season.FIFA World Ranking: 1Player to watch: Lionel MessiFirst game v
  
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• Contrasting fortunes for Latin giants as Copa looms

  01-06-2016 21:17
  By Andrew Downie SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The two biggest teams in South America have enjoyed contrasting fortunes recently and will arrive at the Copa America Centenario in hope and expectation, Brazil in hope and Argentina in expectation. Argentina believe this could be their first major title since lifting the Copa America in 1993 and they want to put final defeats in last year's tournament and the 2014 World Cup behind them.
  
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