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• KC's Ventura suspended 9 games, Machado 4 games for brawl

  09-06-2016 23:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas City pitcher Yordano Ventura has been suspended nine games and Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado has been penalized four games after their brawl earlier this week.
  
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• Muhammad Ali: David Haye wants posthumous honorary knighthood for boxing great

  09-06-2016 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former world champion David Haye says Muhammad Ali should be given a posthumous honorary knighthood.
  
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• Maria Sharapova could be expelled from All England Club despite drug ban

  09-06-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Maria Sharapova has escaped the threat of immediate expulsion from the All England Club in the wake of her two-year ban from tennis for doping offences.
  
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• White to lead Aggies against former team in super regional

  09-06-2016 23:47
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — When Boomer White transferred from TCU to fulfill a lifelong dream and play at Texas A&M, the third baseman couldn't have known tings would turn out quite like this.
  
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• Hamilton wary of 'potholes' ahead

  09-06-2016 23:44
  By Ian Gordon MONTREAL (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix as favourite for another win but Formula One's triple world champion remains wary of potential potholes ahead. The Mercedes driver has won four times at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, including from pole last year, while team-mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg has never tasted victory in Montreal. Hamilton's first win of the campaign in Monaco two weeks ago ended a barren run marked by bad luck and c
  
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• Eddie Jones thinks Owen Farrell can be a No 10 great for England as they prepare for first Test against Australia

  09-06-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fly-half has been in excellent form in recent weeks and Jones thinks he has the ability to become one of the best 10's in the world. England face Australia in the first of three Tests on Saturday.
  
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• Agents' union sorry for Remain blunder as accidental mass email urges members to vote to stay in the EU

  09-06-2016 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: The chairman of the football agents' union has apologised to members after they were sent an email urging them to back the Remain campaign in the EU referendum.
  
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• Liverpool look to reward star Emre Can for impressive season with new four-year deal

  09-06-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool have opened talks with Emre Can over a new deal as they look to reward his significant progress. The Germany international is preparing for his country's opening game of Euro 2016.
  
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• New Zealand v Wales: Sam Warburton wants adventure against All Blacks

  09-06-2016 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Captain Sam Warburton says Wales must be bold if they want to beat world champions New Zealand at Eden Park on Saturday.
  
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• Republic of Ireland veteran Shay Given alarmed by 'nerve-wracking' experience of seeing armed guards protect team coach  

  09-06-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Shay Given has seen most things during his 22 years as a professional - but a 24-hour machine-gun guard is unnervingly new.
  
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• The Latest: Boxing promoter: Ali was the mouth that roared

  09-06-2016 23:34
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Latest on memorials for boxing great Muhammad Ali (all times local):
  
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• Johanna Konta crashes out of Nottingham Open in straight-set loss amid injury worry

  09-06-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The British No 1 limped through the final 40 minutes of her two-hour match against China's Zheng Saisai with a pelvis injury, calling for the physio three times and eventually losing 6-4, 7-5.
  
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• Big Orange can win the Ascot Gold Cup insists trainer Michael Bell  

  09-06-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newmarket trainer Michael Bell believes stable star Big Orange will thrive at the longest distance he has ever faced when he lines up in Thursday’s two-and-a-half-mile Ascot Gold Cup.
  
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• Widnes hold on despite Castleford fightback

  09-06-2016 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Patrick Ah Van scores two tries on his return from a five-match ban to help Widnes to victory at Castleford.
  
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• Scott Borthwick set for England call-up for Pakistan series after Nick Compton's latest Test failure

  09-06-2016 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scott Borthwick is set to return to Test cricket next month against Pakistan at Lord’s following Nick Compton’s latest failure at No 3. Borthwick is in line to replace Nick Compton who has been out of form.
  
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• Turkey and Croatia among Kosovo's first World Cup opponents

  09-06-2016 22:57
  By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) - Kosovo will face Croatia, Turkey, Iceland, Ukraine and Finland when they make their debut in the World Cup qualifying competition this year following a decision by UEFA's emergency committee on Thursday. European football's governing body ruled that Kosovo, admitted as a member of both UEFA and global body FIFA last month, should be kept apart from Serbia and Bosnia for security reasons in competitive matches and placed the newcomers in European group I. ...
  
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• Love lost? Cavs wait for Kevin Love's return in NBA Finals

  09-06-2016 22:56
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Love smiled as he walked onto the court, sharing a handshake and laugh with teammate Jordan McRae. Love then worked on his drop-step, dunked, fired up a few outside shots and practiced free throws.
  
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• Smelly bins, pickets plague France on eve of Euro football kickoff

  09-06-2016 22:44
  
  By Brian Love and Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) - As the stench of rotten, uncleared garbage wafts through parts of Paris and pilots prepare to strike, French President Francois Hollande said he would do what was needed to ensure protests do not spoil the Euro 2016 football tournament starting on Friday. "France was chosen to host this big event and will live up to the scale of the task," Hollande said, adding that a smooth running of the world's third biggest sporting event would also showcase
  
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• Astros' Correa leaves with apparent ankle injury at Texas

  09-06-2016 22:38
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Houston shortstop Carlos Correa has left the game against Texas after appearing to sprain his left ankle running out a grounder in the fifth inning.
  
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• Roger Federer wins on return from injury in Stuttgart

  09-06-2016 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Roger Federer makes his return from injury with a second-round victory in the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart.
  
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• Missed Rio debt payment complicates Olympics metro construction

  09-06-2016 22:21
  Missed debt payments by the state of Rio de Janeiro have halted the release of a loan of 1 billion reais ($294 million) from Brazil's state development bank BNDES to conclude a metro line to the Olympics venue, the state's finance secretary told Reuters on Thursday. Julio Bueno said the non-payment of debt to the Agence Française de Developpement and the Inter-American Development Bank blocked the release of the funds. A spokesperson for BNDES was not immediately available for comments.
  
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• 'Not alone was he the Ireland physio, but he was an agony aunt to the players as well'

  09-06-2016 22:13
  
  Mick Byrne and Charlie O’Leary played important roles in the Ireland set-up for many years.
  
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• England in Marseille sparks memories of game's dark days

  09-06-2016 22:02
  By Mitch Phillips MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - The first wave of an expected 70,000 England fans descended on Marseille on Thursday and wasted no time establishing a foothold in Vieux Port to start three days of drinking and singing ahead of Saturday's Euro 2016 match against Russia. Noisy and boisterous, bare-chested and full of lager and bravado, they draped the flags around the Queen Victoria "British pub" and roared out their songs of defiance in the time-honoured manner of "England Away",
  
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• UEFA place Kosovo in World Cup qualifying group to avoid Bosnia for security reasons

  09-06-2016 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UEFA has placed Kosovo in World Cup qualifying Group I after ruling that its newest member could not play against Bosnia-Herzegovina for security reasons.
  
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• 'They keep biltong in the fridges instead of vegetables, which is brilliant'

  09-06-2016 21:58
  
  Ireland tighthead Mike Ross knows he faces a big scrum battle on Saturday.
  
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• Eddie Jones the right man to nurse Joe Marler back into the England fold after prop admits he needed psychological help

  09-06-2016 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As England prepare for their pivotal Test series with Australia - which starts with Saturday’s first match in Brisbane - one man is conspicuous by his absence in the team to face the Wallabies.
  
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• Things to know about NCAA super regionals

  09-06-2016 21:45
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Super regionals is the next stop on the NCAA baseball tournament's Road to Omaha.
  
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• Thousands gather for Muslim funeral honoring Muhammad Ali

  09-06-2016 21:26
  By Steve Bittenbender LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) - A Muslim funeral for Muhammad Ali on Thursday drew thousands of admirers to the boxer's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, where mourners prayed over the body of a man who battled in the ring and sought peace outside it. An estimated 14,000 people, representing many races and creeds, attended the jenazah, or funeral in Arabic, where he was repeatedly feted as "the people's champion." Ali, a three-time heavyweight champion known for his showmanship
  
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• The Latest: Pele, Maradona make peace

  09-06-2016 21:25
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the European Championship football tournament in France (all times local):
  
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• 'People can say what they like but I know who I am and who I represent'

  09-06-2016 21:18
  
  Joseph Duffy feels like the pressure is now off as he gets set for his return to UFC action.
  
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• COMP: Win one of two copies of new PS4 game Mirror's Edge Catalyst

  09-06-2016 21:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRESS SPORT have two copies of new the PS4 game Mirror's Edge Catalyst to give away.
  
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• Bolton set to appoint Phil Parkinson as new manager after agreeing deal with Bradford

  09-06-2016 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bolton will name Phil Parkinson as their new manager on Friday after agreeing a compensation package with his club Bradford City.
  
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• More Irish innovation needed in testing Boks tussle

  09-06-2016 21:01
  By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Ireland's canny planning and out-of-the-box tactics paid dividends in Dublin two years ago when they beat South Africa but their coach Joe Schmidt played down the prospect of more surprises when the two countries meet at Newlands on Saturday. Clever kicking, strong defence and some innovative ideas, like stepping off the mauls, unsettled the more fancied Springboks and helped Ireland to a deserved 29-15 victory in the last clash between the two test nations.
  
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• Factbox - South Africa v Ireland first test

  09-06-2016 21:01
  CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Factbox on the first test between South Africa and Ireland: Where: Newlands, Cape Town (51,900 capacity) When: June 11, 5 p.m. ...
  
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• Pint-sized TMS: Bairstow's century and Boycott's royal lunch

  09-06-2016 20:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonny Bairstow scores his third England century and first at Lord's as Pint-sized TMS discusses alternative lunch partners for Camilla Parker Bowles, rather than Geoffrey Boycott.
  
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• Chris Froome closes in on leader Alberto Contador as Edvald Boasson Hagen wins stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine

  09-06-2016 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alberto Contador saw his lead trimmed as Edvald Boasson Hagen won stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine on Thursday.
  
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• Spain striker Morata fit and ready for action

  09-06-2016 20:45
  Alvaro Morata is ready to lead Spain's attack at Euro 2016 if called upon after declaring himself fully fit on Thursday. The Juventus forward missed the 1-0 home defeat by Georgia on Tuesday with a thigh injury but will be available for Spain's Group D opener against Czech Republic in Toulouse on Monday. "I feel very well," Morata told a news conference in Ile de Re, Spain's headquarters during Euro 2016.
  
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• Heineken and F1 announce multi-year deal

  09-06-2016 20:44
  By Ian Gordon MONTREAL (Reuters) - Heineken and Formula One announced a multi-year global partnership on Thursday that the Dutch brewer said would rank alongside its long-standing sponsorship of European football's Champions League. No financial details were given for the deal, which was announced at the Canadian Grand Prix and starts in September with title sponsorship of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. "F1 is going to be one of our biggest ever partnerships.
  
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• Rafael Nadal to miss Wimbledon due to wrist injury sustained at French Open 

  09-06-2016 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 30 year-old Spaniard pulled out of the French Open due to damage to a sheath in his wrist, and had already withdrawn from next week’s Aegon Championships at Queen's Club.
  
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• Watford reject £20m offer from Leicester for Troy Deeney as Claudio Ranieri looks to prepare for Premier League title defence

  09-06-2016 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Watford have rejected a £20million offer from Leicester City for Troy Deeney. Sportsmail reported last month that Leicester were looking at Deeney, but Watford do not want to sell.
  
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• Daniel Ricciardo reveals he kept his distance from Red Bull team after the Monaco crash

  09-06-2016 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daniel Ricciardo has admitted he could not speak to his Red Bull team in the days after the Monaco Grand Prix. The Australian was was denied victory at Monte Carlo due to a disastrous pit stop.
  
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• TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Jonny Bairstow becomes only the second England wicketkeeper to score two hundreds in the same Test series

  09-06-2016 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH: Jonny Bairstow rescued England once again as his first Test century at Lord's continued his remarkable recent run of form. Bairstow finished the day unbeaten on 107.
  
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• Saudi denies UN claims over child rights blacklist

  09-06-2016 20:34
  
  Saudi Arabia says no threats were used on UN to remove Arab-led coalition fighting in Yemen from child rights blacklist.
  
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• France train at the Stade de France as Euro 2016 hosts prepare for Romania opener... and star Paul Pogba dons patriotic haircut

  09-06-2016 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Pogba sported a patriotic haircut during France's training session at the Stade de France on Thursday as the countdown to their Euro 2016 curtain-raiser gathers pace.
  
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• Bairstow emotional after first Lord's ton for England

  09-06-2016 20:30
  England's Jonny Bairstow compiled his first century at Lord's -- and his second of the series -- to ensure the hosts completed a satisfactory first day of the final test against Sri Lanka on Thursday, finishing at 279 for six. Captain Alastair Cook earlier fell for 85, shy of his 29th test century, as the tourists hit back before tea but Bairstow, in the form of his life, ensured England regained control in the final session, scoring his third test hundred of the year. Yoorshireman Bairstow, who
  
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• Darren Clarke withdraws from US Open at Oakmont to dedicate time to Ryder Cup  

  09-06-2016 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  European Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke has withdrawn from next week's US Open at Oakmont. Clarke has not recorded a top-10 finish on the European Tour since winning in 2011.
  
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• MVP Newton says he's 'putting aside' the dab next season

  09-06-2016 20:08
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is done with the dab.
  
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• Criterium du Dauphine: Chris Froome closes in on leader Alberto Contador

  09-06-2016 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Chris Froome is four seconds behind leader Alberto Contador after stage four of the Criterium du Dauphine.
  
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• Ryder Cup captain Clarke withdraws from Oakmont U.S. Open

  09-06-2016 20:05
  (Reuters) - Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke has pulled out of next week's U.S. Open at Oakmont in Pennsylvania, citing poor form and his ongoing commitments as Europe's Ryder Cup captain. "I'm currently dedicating all of my time to our preparations for the Ryder Cup and unfortunately the U.S. Open is not the place to be when your game isn't 100 percent," Clarke, the 2011 British Open champion, said in a statement. "I'm very sorry to miss Oakmont but I'm sure it will be a brilliant week.
  
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• Red Bull drivers move on from Monaco mishaps

  09-06-2016 20:00
  By Ian Gordon MONTREAL (Reuters) - Max Verstappen believes he has learnt more from his crash in Monaco than from becoming Formula One's youngest-ever race winner in Barcelona. Two weeks after rewriting the record books on the Circuit de Catalunya on his race debut for Red Bull, the 18-year-old Dutch driver was brought back to earth with a bang in the most watched race of all. Verstappen crashed into the barriers having been forced to start from the back of the grid after also finding Monte Carlo
  
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