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• No Welsh identity crisis in Toulouse as Chris Coleman's side deliver best display of manager's reign on dream night

  20-06-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL IN TOULOUSE: So Wales wore red, their colour, and delivered a display just as identifiable. After the poor imitation of Lens, this was the real Wales, full of energy and quality.
  
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• 'Dylan Hartley an impressive leader now he is not biting people': England coach Eddie Jones in thrall to his captain after series win

  20-06-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dylan Hartley has been credited with driving a disciplinary crackdown within the England squad designed to ensure there is no dip in standards as they hunt a series whitewash in Australia.
  
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• Who I am: Maro Itoje, the England flanker on rugby, his love of Jay Jay Okacha and why he is anti-Brexit

  20-06-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maro Itoje is the rising star of English rugby. Born in Camden to Nigerian parents, the Saracens lock is a Grand Slam winner, European champion and has been outstanding on England’s tour of Australia.
  
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• Lawsuit: Baylor fostered 'hunting ground' for sexual assault

  20-06-2016 23:53
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Monday against Baylor University accuses the nation's largest Baptist school of creating a "hunting ground for sexual predators."
  
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• Irish Derby hope Harzand boosted by soft ground at the Curragh

  20-06-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The prospect of rain at the Curragh ahead of Saturday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby has seen Coral push Harzand back into favouritism.
  
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• All Blacks coach Steve Hansen enjoying the view as England coach Eddie Jones 'bullies' opposite number Michael Cheika

  20-06-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jones has verbally jabbed Australia coach and former Randwick team-mate Michael Cheika throughout the historic series, leaving Hansen surprised by the one-sided nature of the battle.
  
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• Mercedes chief Toto Wolff wants rule change after Lewis Hamilton's troubles at European Grand Prix 

  20-06-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mercedes chief Toto Wolff has called on Formula One bosses to ‘look at the rules’ after Lewis Hamilton’s problems at the European Grand Prix.
  
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• Red card? Take it for your team, roars Roy Keane ahead of Republic of Ireland's crunch Euro 2016 clash against Italy

  20-06-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE IN VERSAILLES: If Ireland’s players follow Roy Keane with as much passion — and aggression — when they face Italy in Lille on Wednesday, the knockout rounds surely beckon.
  
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• Michael O'Neill's ready to dance again... Northern Ireland boss eyes win over world champions Germany at Euro 2016

  20-06-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER IN PARIS: Four years ago at Euro 2012 Michael O'Neill hitched a ride on a German supporters' bus to see their team play Portugal in the Ukrainian city of Lviv.
  
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• West Brom target FA board member Roger Burden to succeed Jeremy Peace as chairman

  20-06-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Burden, who has to stand down from the FA board next month following his age-limit 70th birthday, is the name being mooted should Peace getthe sale of the club across the line.
  
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• Nathaniel Clyne was too honest... he kept his feet when he was tripped

  20-06-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM POLL - THE OFFICIAL LINE: Nathaniel Clyne was put through and was tripped as he prepared to shoot. Clyne was too honest, kept his feet and saw his shot tipped away.
  
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• The Latest: Russia coach hints he won't be at helm for long

  20-06-2016 23:38
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Russian fan leader arrested, faces 2nd deportation in a week

  20-06-2016 23:34
  TOULOUSE, France (AP) — The leader of a Russian fan union with alleged far-right links was arrested at Russia's game with Wales on Monday and now faces being deported from France for the second time in a week.
  
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• England fans account for only five per cent of 557 arrests after 10 days of Euro 2016

  20-06-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French police have refused to provide a breakdown of which countries caused the most arrests, but British authorities said that only 30 English fans have been arrested.
  
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• Roy Hodgson's gamble doesn't pay off... England manager makes six changes and Three Lions midfield lose their way as dropping Wayne Rooney backfires

  20-06-2016 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON IN SAINT-ETIENNE: Roy Hodgson chose the most critical game of his tenure with the England national team to start taking risks as he made six changes to his side.
  
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• Wales thump Russia to top group and move into last sixteen

  20-06-2016 23:20
  By Steve Tongue TOULOUSE (Reuters) - Wales outplayed Russia 3-0, scoring twice in the opening 20 minutes, as they moved into the round of 16 at Euro 2016 by winning Group B on Monday. Aaron Ramsey dinked the ball over Igor Akinfeev to finish off a counter-attack in the 11th minute and Neil Taylor added a second, also from a counter-attack nine minutes later as Wales took early control. Russia had no answer to the fast, incisive Welsh breaks and survived several more chances before Gareth Bale sc
  
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• England the side to challenge All Blacks supremacy - Jones

  20-06-2016 23:07
  By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - England coach Eddie Jones admits his side have a way to go yet but believes they are on track to challenge New Zealand's long dominance of the game in the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup. Elevated to number two in the world behind the All Blacks after beating the Wallabies in back-to-back tests to win their first series in Australia, England can solidify their position with victory in Sydney on Saturday. "I think it's good for world rugby for England to be stro
  
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• WNBA showdown: Lynx (12-0) visit Sparks (11-0) on

  20-06-2016 23:05
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When the Minnesota Lynx visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday, it will be just another regular-season game for two teams with championship aspirations.
  
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• England go through after 0-0 draw with Slovakia

  20-06-2016 23:01
  England drew 0-0 with Slovakia on Monday to finish second in Euro 2016 Group B and qualify for the knockout phase behind Wales who beat Russia 3-0 in their final match. Wales top the group with six points ahead of England on five, one ahead of Slovakia who should also reach the last 16 as one of the best third-placed teams. England, who made six changes from the side that started their 2-1 win over Wales, dominated the first half and Jamie Vardy missed a good chance to put them ahead.
  
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• USGA takes heat for delay in Johnson's rule decision

  20-06-2016 22:54
  By Mark Lamport-Stokes OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Sunday's farcical finish at the U.S. Open, where the victory margin for champion Dustin Johnson was uncertain until a review by rules officials, left tournament organisers in the crosshairs of condemnation. Whether or not the United States Golf Association (USGA) made the right call in docking Johnson a stroke after his ball moved fractionally on the fifth green, the governing body has been widely slammed for not taking action as soon as p
  
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• The Latest: England held 0-0 by Slovakia, still advances

  20-06-2016 22:52
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• France re-arrests Russian soccer fan leader days after deportation

  20-06-2016 22:42
  French police re-arrested Russian soccer fan leader Alexander Shprygin in the southwestern city of Toulouse on Monday, two days after deporting him in connection with violence that marred the beginning of the Euro 2016 tournament. It was not immediately clear how Shprygin re-entered France. A message on his Twitter handle said that he had taken an unconventional route and included a photo of a jet belonging to Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling Airlines.
  
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• Vermeulen joins Lambie in missing decisive Springboks test

  20-06-2016 22:39
  South Africa No. 8 Duane Vermeulen became the Springboks' latest casualty ahead of the final test against Ireland after being ruled out with an elbow injury, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) said on Monday. Vermeulen follows flyhalf Pat Lambie, still suffering from concussion, in missing the decisive third test at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Saturday with the series tied at 1-1. Vermeulen sustained the injury in the first half of the Saturday's second test in Johannes
  
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• Off the plane but still sky-high, LeBron brings title home

  20-06-2016 22:27
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James stepped off the plane and into a blizzard of red-and-gold confetti before hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy. It gleamed in the bright summer sun, a symbol of hope and history.
  
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• Turkey's 'deeply upset' Terim lambasts critics

  20-06-2016 22:25
  By Philip O'Connor LENS, France (Reuters) - Turkey coach Fatih Terim launched a broadside at his critics and even sounded disenchanted with some of his own players on the eve of their must-win final Group D game against the Czech Republic in Lens on Tuesday. After overseeing losses to Croatia and Spain, Terim, who knows only a victory realistically offers Turkey any chance of qualification, sounded like a man under pressure on Monday as he complained of being "deeply upset and frustrated". "I wa
  
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• Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique making a case for Spain's defence at Euro 2016 amid galaxy of attacking stars

  20-06-2016 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While Spain's battery of skilful, intricate, attacking footballers hog the limelight, Iniesta, Silva, Fabregas and Co rely on their team's rearguard to lay the platform from which they can wreak havoc.
  
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• Game 7 draws top NBA Finals rating since Jordan's last title

  20-06-2016 22:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Game 7 between the Cavaliers and Warriors drew the highest television rating for the NBA Finals since Michael Jordan's last championship.
  
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• Somali athletics coach arrested in doping raid in Spain

  20-06-2016 21:49
  A Somali athletics coach and a Moroccan physiotherapist were arrested on Monday in Sabadell, 20 km north of Barcelona, as part of a doping raid, Catalan police said. Neither the police nor Spain's anti-doping agency would name the two people arrested. Doctors from the sport's governing International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) also carried out doping tests on 27 athletes training in Sabadell, the police said.
  
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• Johnson answers critics in best possible way with Open win

  20-06-2016 21:38
  By Mark Lamport-Stokes OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - While soaking up perhaps the greatest pressure he has ever experienced, Dustin Johnson delivered a perfect riposte to criticism of his major credentials with a drama-laden U.S. Open victory on Sunday. "Obviously winning any tournament, there's a lot of satisfaction, but to get it done in a major, especially when I've been so close so many times, it's just an unbelievable feeling," said Johnson.
  
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• Guide to world sports bodies judging Russia's doping case

  20-06-2016 21:36
  
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia's ban from Olympic track and field for alleged doping is being investigated and judged by an alphabet soup of world sports leaders.
  
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• IBF will punish boxers who compete in Rio Olympics

  20-06-2016 21:35
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The International Boxing Federation will punish boxers who compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics by removing them from the sanctioning body's rankings or vacating their titles.
  
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• Pro boxers who compete in Rio will lose titles - IBF

  20-06-2016 21:34
  (Reuters) - Professional boxers who compete at this year's Olympics will be stripped of their International Boxing Federation titles, the IBF said in a statement on Monday. Professional boxers were given the green light to compete at the Aug. 5-21 Rio Games earlier this month but the IBF is unhappy with the decision and said there was an inherent safety risk with professionals competing against amateurs. After reviewing medical opinions, the IBF has decided that if professional boxers compete in
  
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• Belgium still need to find right formula - Hazard

  20-06-2016 21:10
  Belgium have the wealth of talent to come up with a variety of approaches to their Euro 2016 matches but still need to find the right formula, said captain Eden Hazard on Monday. Kevin de Bruyne and I can bring a little extra but the engine has to keep turning," he said. Hazard and his team mates came in for heavy criticism after losing 2-0 to Italy in their opening game of the tournament in France but a 3-0 win over Ireland put them right back in contention.
  
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• French prosecutors investigate soldiers for violence in central Africa

  20-06-2016 21:07
  French prosecutors have opened an investigation into two alleged incidents of violence committed by French soldiers in the Central African Republic, the prosecutor's office said on Monday. France, which has about 900 troops in the central African country, has been embroiled in allegations of child sex abuse levelled against foreign troops, including French soldiers. The investigation, opened last week, concerns two separate incidents in the first quarter of 2014.
  
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• Wales v Russia, Euro 2016 LIVE scores: Gareth Bale hopes to fire side to last 16

  20-06-2016 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A place in the last-16 of Euro 2016 is on the line as Wales and Russia hope to advance to the knock out stages when they clash in Toulouse in their final group games. Join MATT MALTBY for all the action.
  
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• England 0-0 Slovakia, Euro 2016 LIVE score: Three Lions gamble with six changes in Saint-Etienne in bid to reach last-16

  20-06-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England are on the cusp of sealing a place in the last-16 of Euro 2016 but the job isn't complete yet for Roy Hodgson's side as they take on Slovakia in their final Group B game. Follow live here.
  
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• Makarova, Vesnina make it to 2nd round of Eastbourne

  20-06-2016 20:52
  
  EASTBOURNE, England (AP) — Russian former champions Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina moved into the second round of the Eastbourne International on Monday.
  
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• Refugees: From Syria to Somalia, tales of displacement

  20-06-2016 20:51
  
  War and persecution forced more than 65 million people from their homes by the end of last year, UNHCR reports.
  
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• Leicester City have £11.5million bid for Michael Keane rejected

  20-06-2016 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Foxes are keen to get reinforcements in early this summer as they prepare to defend their title and play in the Champions League for the first time in their history.
  
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• Poor pitches down to UEFA, says French grass association

  20-06-2016 20:42
  By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) - Uefa has been accused of "scandalously" trying to pass the buck over the state of playing surfaces at Euro 2016. A French grass association said that much of the criticism over sub-standard pitches should instead be directed at Europe's governing body whose pitch consultant was to blame. UEFA on Friday said it was unhappy about the state of pitches at the tournament, in particular in Marseille, Saint Denis -- where the showcase Stade de France is located -- and Li
  
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• Mats Hummels 'loves' Northern Ireland story but defender says Germany will be prepared for passionate Euro 2016 opponents

  20-06-2016 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Low, who was caught on camera putting his hand down his trousers during Germany’s opening win over Ukraine, missed the event at the Parc des Princes due to a sore throat.
  
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• Mercedes boss supports easing driver radio clampdown

  20-06-2016 20:36
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff has backed Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton in calling for engineers to be allowed to give drivers more guidance on technical matters during a race. "You can do two things: make the technology much less complicated, (and) I don’t think this is the right direction, or maybe adjust the regulations so you can communicate more with the drivers in case it is a problem." Triple world champion Hamilton said on Sunday
  
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• Russia make four changes in must-win game versus Wales

  20-06-2016 20:26
  By Steve Tongue TOULOUSE, France (Reuters) - Russia have made four changes for a match against Wales that they need to win to have any hope of qualifying for the knockout stages of Euro 2016. Dmitri Kombarov comes in at full back in place of Georgi Schennikov and the midfield, changed at halftime in the 2-1 defeat by Slovakia, has been revamped again.
  
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• Aston Villa make Tommy Elphick their first signing of the Tony Xia era as former Bournemouth skipper signs three-year deal

  20-06-2016 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Villans have moved quickly after new owner Tony Xia's takeover was completed last week. Di Matteo has targeted players with Football League experience to lead their promotion bid.
  
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• As it happened: Ireland v Argentina, World Rugby U20 Championship semi-final

  20-06-2016 20:24
  
  We went minute-by-minute as the Wolfpups tried to sniff out a route to their first final.
  
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• All the tries as Ireland U20s secure place in World Championship final

  20-06-2016 20:22
  
  Nigel Carolan’s men are into a World Championship final.
  
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• England make six changes, rest Rooney for Slovakia match

  20-06-2016 20:21
  ST ETIENNE, France (Reuters) - England manager Roy Hodgson has changed more than half of his team for Monday's Euro 2016 match with Slovakia, including leaving out captain Wayne Rooney. Jordan Henderson replaces Rooney in midfield, while strikers Daniel Sturridge and Jamie Vardy start in place of Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane, having come on for them at halftime and scored a goal apiece in the 2-1 win over Wales last Thursday. ...
  
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• Fighting breaks out in Central African Republic's capital

  20-06-2016 20:19
  Fighting broke out in the capital of Central African Republic on Monday and the sound of gunfire resounded across Bangui, witnesses said. Members of the former rebel Seleka group took six police officers hostage in Bangui on Sunday, Jean Serge Bokassa, the minister of territorial administration and public security, told Reuters. "We demand the liberation of the officers who were taken hostage ... The government will do everything possible to free them," Bokassa said.
  
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• The Latest: Bales leads Wales attack against Russia

  20-06-2016 20:18
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Dimitri Payet says France have found the formula for success at Euro 2016 

  20-06-2016 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The West Ham man has been the star attraction for Les Bleus so far this summer but he was quick to highlight how everyone in the squad has contributed to their resolve at the back.
  
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