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• Kessel, Penguins look to close out Sharks in Game 5

  08-06-2016 23:54
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Phil Kessel insists nothing has changed. Not his game. Not his attitude. Not the shape of his body or his commitment to winning.
  
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• Portugal 7-0 Estonia: Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Quaresma shine as Portugal cruise past Estonia in final pre-Euro 2016 friendly

  08-06-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo, Ricardo Quaresma, Danilo Pereira and Eder left Portugal in good shape as they cruised to a 7-0 victory over Estonia in their final Euro 2016 warm-up.
  
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• Quique Sanchez Flores set to land Sevilla manager job after Watford departure

  08-06-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Quique Sanchez Flores is expected to make an immediate return to management by taking over at Sevilla.
  
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• Dele Alli better look out against Russia - Nicola Rizzoli issued 10 red cards last term

  08-06-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM POLL: England open their campaign against Russia on Saturday night with an excellent, widely experienced referee, Nicola Rizzoli from Italy, in charge.
  
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• Owen Farrell and Luther Burrell to lead England's fight down under 

  08-06-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The selection of Farrell in the play-maker role is recognition of his supreme form for Saracens as he helped his club to a domestic and European double.
  
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• Roy Hodgson to lose his top aide in HQ switch as England's players bond over a darts competition in Chantilly

  08-06-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Roy Hodgson is losing his valued executive assistant Rachael Kerry — however his England side fare at Euro 2016. Hodgson wants to carry on for two more years.
  
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• Roy Hodgson has been bold by putting faith in England's youth at Euro 2016... but you don't take kids just for a ride, you go to win

  08-06-2016 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: Roy Hodgson's decision to be bold and to put his faith in youth has fired a belief that England are going to be the great entertainers of Euro 2016.
  
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• Aussies voted me less popular than Hitler, Saddam and Jack The Ripper!...but I love their attitude and the country 

  08-06-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Australia are sometimes seen as the lesser of the great Southern Hemisphere rugby powers, lagging behind New Zealand and South Africa. Not by me.
  
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• Steve Hansen warns Wales that All Blacks won't be vulnerable despite losing icons 

  08-06-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Zealand will be shorn of 707 caps' worth of experience here as they begin life after Richie McCaw, Dan Carter, Ma'a Nonu, Conrad Smith, Keven Mealamu and Tony Woodcock.
  
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• Joe Allen has been likened to Xavi, Pirlo and Jesus... but the Wales midfielder just wants to be his own man

  08-06-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  No sooner did he shed one nickname that had become a something of a burden then the Liverpool midfielder, growing a beard and leaving his hair long, acquired another that he is also keen to avoid.
  
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• Ryan Moore and Acapulco set for double mission at Royal Ascot

  08-06-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Moore’s ammunition at Royal Ascot next week will include flying American sprinter Acapulco, who could run twice at the meeting.
  
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• France, Germany and England... Sportsmail experts predict who will win Euro 2016 and which players will star at the tournament 

  08-06-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's experts pick their winner, predict how far England will go and explain what they are most looking forward to at Euro 2016.
  
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• Euro 2016: Martin Keown's verdict on every group and team in France

  08-06-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's Martin Keown brings you his guide to all six groups. The former England defender's breaks down each team including star men, ones to watch and his take on their tournament prospects.
  
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• Didier Deschamps is not racist... Eric Cantona is stupid to say that before Euro 2016, blasts France defender Bacary Sagna

  08-06-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW IN CLAIREFONTAINE: Forty-two miles from Saint-Denis, where Euro 2016 opens on Friday, is Clairefontaine - the acclaimed home of French football.
  
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• Lackey goes 7 strong, Cubs beat Phillies 8-1

  08-06-2016 23:23
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — John Lackey gave the Chicago Cubs another excellent start, a common theme for baseball's best team.
  
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• Mets reacquire Kelly Johnson from Braves

  08-06-2016 23:09
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kelly Johnson is back with the New York Mets, who hope he can spark to a slumping team that had lost seven of 10 going into Wednesday night's game against Pittsburgh.
  
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• Paul Pogba has no regrets on Manchester United exit: 'Ferguson came to my place... he wanted to keep me, but I'd made my decision to leave'

  08-06-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If Paul Pogba has his way, Manchester United fans will have more reason to rue his departure from the club four years ago once Euro 2016 has finished.
  
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• Sparkling Quaresma upstages two-goal Ronaldo in Estonia rout

  08-06-2016 22:53
  Mercurial forward Ricardo Quaresma scored twice and set up three more goals in a sparkling individual performance as Portugal demolished Estonia 7-0 in their final friendly before Euro 2016 on Wednesday. The charismatic but erratic forward, given a chance to stake his place in the team for France when he replaced Nani in the starting line-up, even upstaged Cristiano Ronaldo who scored twice before being taken off at halftime. Quaresma, whom critics say has failed to make the most of his talent i
  
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• Broncos CB Aqib Talib will have to stay in Denver

  08-06-2016 22:18
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Aqib Talib returned to the Denver Broncos' headquarters on Wednesday so team doctors could evaluate his gunshot wound after a bullet pierced his right thigh and calf last weekend.
  
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• Jones to reach Wales century against All Blacks

  08-06-2016 21:42
  LONDON (Reuters) - Alun Wyn Jones will make his 100th appearance for Wales on Saturday after being named in Warren Gatland's side to face New Zealand in their opening test. Jones, 30, will become the fifth Wales player to reach a century in the first of three tests against the world champions. Gatland made five changes to his side from Wales's last outing, a 27-13 defeat to England last week, with captain Sam Warburton returning from injury alongside Gethin Jenkins, Ken Owens, Bradley Davies and
  
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• Caroline Wozniacki suffers shock second round defeat in the Aegon Open

  08-06-2016 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Caroline Wozniacki's comeback from injury faltered as she was knocked out of the Aegon Open in Nottingham. The former world number one lost to Estonian Anett Kontaveit in three sets.
  
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• Phil Mickelson opts for competitive golf over extensive on-site practice as he aims for the elusive US Open title

  08-06-2016 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phil Mickelson has opted for competitive golf rather than extensive on-site practice in preparation for his third attempt to complete the career grand slam.
  
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• Gold medal stolen from Olympian's car in Atlanta parking lot

  08-06-2016 21:28
  By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Atlanta police were searching on Wednesday for a 1992 Olympic gold medal stolen from champion canoer Joe Jacobi's car in a restaurant parking lot earlier this week. Jacobi told police that the medal he won in the two-man canoe slalom event in Barcelona, Spain, was missing after he discovered the driver's side rear window of his car broken. The break-in occurred on Monday while he was eating at a restaurant, according to an Atlanta Police Department report.
  
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• No 'Specific Threat' To British Fans At Euros

  08-06-2016 21:16
  
  Euro 2016 organisers say they have received no specific terrorist threat against matches involving England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
  
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• Striking transport workers disrupt fans' travel to Euro 2016

  08-06-2016 21:10
  
  PARIS (AP) — Striking workers rather than security threats are the pressing challenges for European Championship organizers right now, with less than two days until France hosts its biggest event since last year's wave of extremist attacks.
  
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• Belgium boast most valuable squad at Euro 2016, says study

  08-06-2016 21:07
  Belgium will boast the most valuable squad at Euro 2016, with their 23 players worth over 50 million pounds ($72.54 million) more than world champions Germany, according to a study. Marc Wilmots's squad are worth 318.9 million pounds, according to an analysis by bookmakers Profit Accumulator, which looked at the most recent transfer fees paid for the 23 players representing each nation at the tournament in France. Belgium's squad have an average transfer fee of 13.9 million pounds, with Manchest
  
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• Capitals' Braden Holtby to march in Capital Pride Parade

  08-06-2016 21:04
  
  Vezina Trophy finalist Braden Holtby will represent the Washington Capitals in the annual Capital Pride Parade on Saturday, which the goaltender hopes is just the start of his involvement in the gay-rights movement.
  
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• Euro 2016 organisers say not aware of any specific security threat

  08-06-2016 20:51
  The organisers of the Euro 2016 football championship fully realise the security challenges in holding the tournament, but are not aware of any precise threat, their head said on Wednesday. More than 90,000 police, soldiers and private security agents will be deployed across France to ensure safety for the June 10-July 10 competition. The tournament opens on Friday with a state of emergency still in force after Islamist attacks last November that killed 130 people in Paris at sites across the ca
  
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• Premier League provides most players at Euro 2016

  08-06-2016 20:29
  Spain may have an iron grip on Europe's club competitions but the English Premier League is the dominant power when it comes to the number of players competing at Euro 2016. Spain have won the last two European championships and La Liga clubs have claimed Europe's major club trophies, the Champions League and Europa League, for the last three seasons.
  
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• Maria Sharapova suspended for 2 years for failed drug test

  08-06-2016 20:24
  
  Maria Sharapova was suspended Wednesday for two years for failing a drug test, labeled "the sole author of her own misfortune" because she hid regular pre-match use of a newly banned substance ...
  
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• Celtic fans must be patient with Brendan Rodgers according to Tom Boyd

  08-06-2016 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Celtic defender and fan favourite Tom Boyd has stressed to the Hoops' fans that they must be patient with Brendan Rodgers. The Northern Irishman took over at the club last month.
  
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• Euro 2016 pronunciation guide: From Alban Hoxha to Haukur Heidar Hauksson... we help you name the stars in France

  08-06-2016 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having trouble eulogising over Alban Hoxha or Haukur Heidar Hauksson? Don't worry as Sportsmail are on hand to help.
  
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• Euro 2016 organisers confident of safe tournament with unprecedented levels of security promised to protect fans

  08-06-2016 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The organising committee of Euro 2016 has received no formal warnings of terror threats to the tournament but is promising unprecedented levels of security to protect fans in France.
  
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• Preakness winner Exaggerator 9-5 favorite in Belmont Stakes

  08-06-2016 20:11
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Preakness winner Exaggerator is the 9-5 morning-line favorite in a field of 13 entered for Saturday's $1.5 million Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown.
  
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• FIFA says banned UEFA boss Michel Platini can attend Euro 2016 matches

  08-06-2016 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'We received a letter today from FIFA telling us Michel could attend matches as a person, providing he doesn't do so in an official function', a UEFA official told reporters on Wednesday.
  
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• Cavs' Love out for Game 3 of NBA Finals with concussion

  08-06-2016 20:02
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Love can't help the Cleveland Cavaliers climb back into the NBA Finals just yet.
  
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• Eidur Gudjohnsen all smiles in Iceland training as former Chelsea and Barcelona striker gears up for Euro 2016

  08-06-2016 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 37-year-old former Chelsea, Barcelona and Bolton striker is enjoying his international swansong with the national team after they qualified for their first ever international tournament at Euro 2016.
  
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• Ukraine releases recording of alleged French terror plot

  08-06-2016 19:24
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Ukraine's national security service has released what it says are recordings of a Frenchman and a Ukrainian discussing plans for terror attacks in France, in which the Frenchman says targets would include the national tax center and a bridge.
  
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• Russia demands all Olympic retests thrown out

  08-06-2016 19:24
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko wants all retested doping samples from the 2008 and 2012 Olympics to be thrown out because of alleged flaws in the reanalysis process.
  
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• David Edwards in line for central role for Wales against Slovakia as Chris Coleman looks at options before Euro 2016 opener

  08-06-2016 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dave Edwards took a central midfield role in an apparent Wales first XI during training on Wednesday, opening up the possibility the Wolves player could feature against Slovakia.
  
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• Jose Mourinho's transfer wishlist: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andre Gomes and Nemanja Matic wanted by Manchester United boss

  08-06-2016 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho is expecting to bring at least three more new faces to Old Trafford this summer after Wednesday's £30m capture of Eric Bailly.
  
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• Russia step up preparations for Euro 2016 opener against England

  08-06-2016 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England's opening Euro 2016 opponents Russia have stepped up preparations for the tournament after suffering minor set-backs in the week leading up to the game in Marseille.
  
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• Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola WILL be allowed to sign players from Bayern Munich, despite claims from Douglas Costa

  08-06-2016 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Manchester City boss Guardiola moves to the Etihad having won three successive Bundesliga titles and he will be able to return to his former club to bid for players, despite claims by Douglas Costa.
  
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• England striker Jamie Vardy takes time out from preparations for Euro 2016 opener with Russia... to go shopping for a board game

  08-06-2016 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England striker Jamie Vardy isn't letting the pressure of representing his country at Euro 2016 get to him, judging by the latest pictures of him. Vardy treated himself to some shopping.
  
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• Chelsea cleared of wrongdoing over Roma deal for Mohamed Salah after FIFA reject complaint from Serie A rivals Fiorentina

  08-06-2016 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea have been cleared of wrongdoing over the loan of Mohamed Salah to Roma following a complaint to FIFA made by Fiorentina.
  
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• Maria Sharapova BANNED from tennis for two years for failing drugs test

  08-06-2016 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Maria Sharapova has been handed a two-year ban from tennis after she tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open in January.
  
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• Southampton announce three-year shirt sponsorship deal with Virgin Media  

  08-06-2016 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two organisations will also work together to develop a number of initiatives aimed at putting fans at the heart of football, with further details to be announced before the start of the season.
  
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• Sharapova Banned For Two Years Over Doping

  08-06-2016 18:27
  
  Maria Sharapova has been banned from professional tennis for two years after she admitted to breaking anti-doping rules. The 29-year-old's suspension has been backdated to 26 January this year, which was when she provided a urine sample containing meldonium shortly after a quarter-final match at the Australian Open. Meldonium, which is commonly used to treat heart and angina problems, was added to the list of banned substances for players in 2016 - but Sharapova maintained she had been unaware t
  
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• Smalling declared fit for Euro 2016 opener with star to be joined in France by his furry friend

  08-06-2016 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Smalling has declared himself fit for England's Euro 2016 opener against Russia. The defender was involved in an injury scare on Tuesday, but he insists he will be available.
  
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