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• Roy Keane says this Republic of Ireland side will not 'relax and party' like the one that beat Italy 1-0 at World Cup in 1994 did

  25-06-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE IN LYON: Roy Keane later said that Republic of Ireland’s World Cup ended the day they beat Italy 1-0 in their opening game of USA ’94.
  
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• Prime time: Finally, I can be the real me... Lewis Hamilton is enjoying himself and believes the best is yet to come 

  25-06-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: The man who was once Formula One’s wonderkid is 31 years old now and he has relaxed into the prime of his life. He talks like a man who has embraced his maturity. He seems, actually, deeply content.
  
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• Tennis' biggest stars will compete in Rio 2016 Olympics despite fears over Zika Virus

  25-06-2016 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While Olympic golf suffered a huge blow this week with the withdrawal of Rory McIlroy due to fears over the Zika virus, tennis seemingly won't suffer the same fate.
  
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• England's tournament starts now... they should be alongside France, Spain and Germany as favourites at Euro 2016 

  25-06-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GLENN HODDLE: For England, Euro 2016 is about to start. I don’t mean we can ignore everything that has happened so far. It was disappointing to end up in the tougher half of the draw.
  
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• The Brit pack aiming to be smash hits at SW19... meet the players who are set to be unleashed at Wimbledon

  25-06-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray is preparing to lead the Brits at Wimbledon as the world No 2 searches for another SW19 title, though Novak Djokovic will surely have a say in whether the home favourite can win it.
  
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• Croatia 0-1 (AET) Portugal: Ricardo Quaresma scores dramatic late winner to seal quarter-final spot after goalless draw in Lens

  25-06-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW IN LENS: Portugal have edged their way into the Euro 2016 quarter-finals following a dramatic late 1-0 victory over Croatia in extra time on Saturday night.
  
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• Warren Gatland laments Welsh defence after New Zealand crush tourists to complete 'Blackwash'

  25-06-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The dragons’ flames were blown out like a tealight in Dunedin. Wales ran out of puff and the new-look All Blacks offered a glimpse of what to expect in 2017’s three-Test spectacle, when the Lions are in town.
  
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• Do Ireland stick or twist for France showdown? Here's the team we'd pick

  25-06-2016 23:38
  
  Keeping faith with a winning team could help gain momentum but manager Martin O’Neill may have to make a couple of changes for Sunday’s Euro 2016 last-16 encounter.
  
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• Credit to Roy Hodgson for our French evolution... in two years, England's boss has created a vibrant and youthful side full of promise

  25-06-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: Les Tricoteuses are gathering at the foot of the guillotine again this weekend. Lose to Iceland in Nice on Monday night and Roy Hodgson will be for the chop.
  
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• Rory Best rues lack of cutting edge as Irish dreams shattered by clinical South Africa

  25-06-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Springboks fly-half Elton Jantjies led his team to victory, kicking 11 points to add to JP Pietersen’s try and a penalty from Ruan Combrinck. Luke Marshall crossed to keep the Irish alive, but it wasn't enough.
  
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• The Latest: Portugal beats Croatia 1-0 in extra time

  25-06-2016 23:34
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Ruthless Eddie Jones has taken English rugby from the depths of despair to one of its all-time highs

  25-06-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At the end of an extraordinary season, which has included one of the lowest lows in English rugby history, it felt a little surreal celebrating one of the all-time highs, after the whitewash of Australia.
  
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• Iceland are English football's biggest fans... but now we're coming to knock you out! 

  25-06-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HERMANN HREIDARSSON: As a proud Icelander who had the privilege of playingin England for 15 years, I can tell you our match against England on Monday is a dream for us.
  
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• Harry Kane set for England recall as Jamie Vardy prepares to return to the bench 

  25-06-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harry Kane is in line for an England recall against Iceland on Monday. Kane looks like getting the nod as the main striker alongside Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana in a 4-3-3 formation.
  
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• Carl Edwards takes the pole for road course race at Sonoma

  25-06-2016 23:32
  
  SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Carl Edwards edged AJ Allmendinger to earn the stop starting spot Sunday on the road course race at Sonoma Raceway.
  
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• Roy Hodgson happy to continue with England but will not beg FA for new deal

  25-06-2016 23:30
  
  • Manager confident team would improve if given new contract
  • Pressure on Hodgson after Greg Dyke set semi-final targetRoy Hodgson has no intention of “begging” the Football Association to keep his job as England manager once his side’s participation at the European Championship is concluded but believes he would oversee notable progress if given the chance to carry on.England take on Iceland in Monday’s last-16 tie in Nice seeking a first knockout win in a dec
  
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• Johanna Konta heads into uncharted territory at Wimbledon’s top table

  25-06-2016 23:30
  
  The British No1 is fit and firing after an injury scare during her defeat to Karolina Pliskova at Eastbourne proved to be a false alarm before her first-round match at SW19 against Mónica PuigThere is no time for Johanna Konta to dwell on her narrow failure to become the first British woman to reach an Eastbourne final since 1976, not if she wants to reach the second round of Wimbledon for the first time.After surviving an injury scare during her fraught 6-7, 6-3, 6-3 defeat to Karolina P
  
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• Roy Hodgson still on the defensive over England’s plan of attack

  25-06-2016 23:29
  
  England’s manager still eager to defend his Slovakia selection gamble but knows chances must now be taken against Iceland to secure his tenureRoy Hodgson was prickly – understandably so given the level of criticism aimed at him from media, supporters and, tacitly, those on high at the Football Association in the wake of a draw with Slovakia that has complicated England’s route into the later stages of Euro 2016. But, as he sheltered in the shade of the solitary stand at the Sta
  
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• Phelps seeks fitting Olympic do-over, starting at US trials

  25-06-2016 23:24
  
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — For anyone else, six medals would've been a marvelous way to exit the Olympic stage.
  
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• Franklin looking to slam dunk U.S. trials

  25-06-2016 23:20
  By Steve Keating OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Missy Franklin was selected this week in the Harlem Globetrotters' 10th annual celebrity player draft, yet she comes into the U.S. Olympic Swim Trials that begin on Sunday as anything but a slam dunk for Rio Games gold. With a resume that includes four gold medals and a bronze from the 2012 London Games followed by six more golds at the 2013 world championships, Franklin had looked as unbeatable in the pool as the barnstorming Globetrotters do on the
  
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• Chris Eubank Jnr returns to ring in style with fourth round stoppage of Tom Doran

  25-06-2016 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Admittedly Tom Doran, the Welsh challenger for Eubank’s British title, is no Triple GGG. But Eubank was at the most impressive best in his career thus far, passing his audition to fight Gennady Golovkin.
  
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• 2016 Greenbrier Classic cancelled due to flooding

  25-06-2016 23:09
  (Reuters) - The PGA Tour's Greenbrier Classic, scheduled to be played next month in West Virginia, has been cancelled due to the devastating flooding caused by record rainfall in the state, organisers announced on Saturday. The Old White TPC, the host course at White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier County, suffered extensive damage from the flooding and is beyond reasonable repair to conduct the tournament, PGA Tour officials said. "We are heartbroken by the devastation that the residents of West
  
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• Ivan Lendl and Andy Murray: different beasts talking the same language | Kevin Mitchell

  25-06-2016 23:00
  
  The British No1 is back working with the coach who helped him to the Wimbledon title and a mutual lack of sentiment could help Andy Murray take down Novak Djokovic once againIt is easy to see why Andy Murray likes Ivan Lendl. The Czech speaks with a directness that cuts to the core of an issue, be it the player’s attitude on court or his attitude to the media.After resuming his partnership with the world No2 at Queen’s – where Murray pleased him no end by winning a record fifth
  
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• Eddie Jones’s wit and ruthlessness key to England whitewash of Australia | Eddie Butler

  25-06-2016 23:00
  
  Coach’s scene-stealing performances against his old mate and rival Michael Cheika were one of five reasons for the memorable series victoryThe legacy of 2003 hung over England. As in, there wasn’t one. A great team reached the end of its time and slipped into retirement or, in the case of Jonny Wilkinson, into injury. Having dared ask what came next, Sir Clive Woodward, a veritable bubble-making machine when it came to ideas, shook his head in despair and left rugby to make tea for H
  
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• Bradley Wiggins shows no sign of flagging before his fifth Olympics

  25-06-2016 23:00
  
  • Britain’s first Tour winner may continue his career after Rio Games
  • Mentoring role at world track championships in 2017 is a possibilityAs Sir Bradley Wiggins approaches his fifth Olympic Games, with a fifth gold medal of his career firmly in his sights, he is not planning to leave his second home at British Cycling even once Rio is past. “I feel I could go on to Tokyo,” he says, tongue firmly in cheek. “Though I could go on for four years, physically, it&rs
  
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• France ensure tied series with Argentina rout

  25-06-2016 22:59
  
  That’s all you’ll be winning this weekend, lads.
  
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• Wales show the strain but Gareth Bale shines again to keep dream alive | Stuart James

  25-06-2016 22:52
  
  Chris Coleman’s side were not always convincing but victory over Northern Ireland at Euro 2016 earned them a place in the history booksWhenever Chris Coleman’s players return from France – and it could be a while yet – the homecoming is guaranteed to be more lively than the last and only other occasion they reached the quarter-finals of a major tournament. Back in 1958 four players got the train back to Swansea High Street station after losing to Brazil in the World Cup a
  
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• The Latest: Portugal and Croatia headed to extra time

  25-06-2016 22:51
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• PGA Tour cancels Greenbrier Classic amid West Virginia flood

  25-06-2016 22:50
  
  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — The PGA Tour announced Saturday that the Greenbrier Classic scheduled for next month has been canceled because of the devastating flooding in West Virginia.
  
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• Pete Rose added to Reds' Hall of Fame in long-awaited moment

  25-06-2016 22:47
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Pete Rose joked about his hair and his age. He reminisced about all those wins with the Big Red Machine. There was one thing that the hits king was determined not to do when he was inducted into the Cincinnati Reds' Hall of Fame.
  
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• Pick your England starting XI to face Iceland

  25-06-2016 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Use our team selectors to pick the XI you think should start for England against Iceland on Monday.
  
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• Anthony Joshua vs Dominic Breazeale LIVE: Follow all the action from IBF world heavyweight title fight at the O2 Arena

  25-06-2016 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow all the action from the O2 arena as Sportsmail's boxing correspondent Jeff Powell gives round-by-round updates on Anthony Joshua's first world heavyweight title defence.
  
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• L’Oignon Bag – Euro 2016 diary: Cristiano Ronaldo, Glenn Hoddle and Brexit

  25-06-2016 22:07
  
  Also featuring: Zlatan; Andy Townsend; and some £20 trousersCristiano Ronaldo – two goals, a tantrum meme, a microphone lake toss and a textbook modern era press conference, with the press banned from asking questions. Ronaldo denied that having all the questions posed by a Uefa media officer instead was his idea. “I decide nothing.” Continue reading...
  
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• As it happened: England v Ireland, World Rugby U20 Championship final

  25-06-2016 21:41
  
  We went minute-by-minute as Ireland took on the home favourites in Manchester.
  
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• Wales 1-0 Northern Ireland PLAYER RATINGS: Joe Allen impresses once again as the Welsh make it to the quarter-finals

  25-06-2016 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wales were made to work hard by Northern Ireland but were eventually 1-0 victors as a Gareth McAuley own goal sent Chris Coleman's men through to the quarter-finals in France.
  
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• Gareth Bale not interested in hogging Wales limelight: 'For me, it is just about winning'

  25-06-2016 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On the eve of the match against Northern Ireland, Gareth Bale sat down and discussed his hopes for Euro 2016 in a manner which summed up his attitude towards this Wales team.
  
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• Wales reach last eight as own goal downs Northern Ireland

  25-06-2016 21:32
  By Toby Davis PARIS (Reuters) - Wales reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship for the first time with a 1-0 win over Northern Ireland on Saturday as Gareth Bale showed his quality with a teasing cross turned into his own net by Gareth McAuley. Wales had hogged possession and spent most of the second half on the front foot but were unable to break down a resilient Irish rearguard until Bale produced the only moment of genuine class in the match after 75 minutes. The Welsh talisman
  
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• We didn't deserve that kind of exit, says O'Neill

  25-06-2016 21:31
  By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Northern Ireland will take a long time to forget the own goal that knocked them out of Euro 2016 but they are leaving the tournament with their pride intact after a 1-0 defeat by Wales on Saturday. The Irish had the best chances in the first half of their round of 16 encounter at the Parc des Princes before Gareth McAuley turned a Gareth Bale cross into his own net after the interval. Northern Ireland finished third in Group C to make it to the last 16 playing
  
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• Wales not complaining after winning ugly

  25-06-2016 21:25
  By Patrick Vignal PARIS (Reuters) - After topping their group ahead of England with convincing performances, Wales showed they knew other ways to win by edging out a battling Northern Ireland in a messy British derby to reach the Euro 2016 quarter-finals. Wales looked nervous throughout Saturday's 1-0 win, with tournament joint-top marksman Gareth Bale, who scored in each of their three group games, failing to hit the back on the net. "We knew it was going to be an ugly match", said Bale, who li
  
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• The Latest: Northern Ireland fans again sing about Grigg

  25-06-2016 21:22
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Northern Ireland are homeward bound but their fans are leaving on a high | Barney Ronay

  25-06-2016 21:17
  
  Wales progressed to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 but nothing could stop the Northern Ireland supporters celebrating every step of their remarkable journeyFor Northern Ireland the ride stops here; albeit with a rueful, celebratory roar rather than the usual tournament tears. The Parc des Princes was throbbing with red-shirted glee at the end of this gruelling all-British knockout tie as Wales reached the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 via a stodgy single-goal victory. For Northern Ireland this wa
  
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• Northern Ireland and Wales fans have provided a timely reminder of togetherness at Euro 2016  

  25-06-2016 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: A few minutes after the final whistle had gone and the initial burst of euphoria had died down, the Wales players brought their children onto the pitch at the Parc des Princes.
  
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• Croatia vs Portugal, Euro 2016 LIVE: Follow the last 16 match from Lens as it happens

  25-06-2016 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Croatia and Portugal meet in the third last 16 fixture at the European Championship on Saturday evening. Join AMITAI WINEHOUSE for all the action as it happens.
  
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• Kyrgios takes on Wimbledon's old man and mate

  25-06-2016 21:09
  By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios described his first-round clash with the oldest man at Wimbledon -- wily Czech Radek Stepanek -- as "pretty crazy" on Saturday, saying the 37-year-old had been offering to help coach him. Stepanek likes nothing better than to make life difficult for more celebrated opponents, as world number two Andy Murray discovered last month when he came within two points of defeat in the first round of the French Open. "To play Stepanek obviously is pretty to
  
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• 'Winnable tie is a must not lose for Hodgson'

  25-06-2016 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Roy Hodgson has been criticised during Euro 2016 but England have survived - now he must get it right when it counts or face the consequences, says Phil McNulty.
  
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• Murray plans harsh new initiation ceremony for Broady

  25-06-2016 20:52
  Andy Murray once tried to make his international team mate Liam Broady's life a misery by ensuring his first speech at a Davis Cup welcome dinner was a disaster. Now the world number two is planning to make Broady's life just as uncomfortable in the unforgiving world of grand slam tennis. For the first time in 56 matches over 11 years, Britain's twice grand slam champion Murray finds himself drawn at Wimbledon against a fellow countryman and he admits that playing his 22-year-old colleague will
  
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• Gender test sprinter Chand qualifies for Rio 2016 100m

  25-06-2016 20:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Indian 100m sprinter Dutee Chand secures Rio 2016 berth a year after successfully appealing against an IAAF suspension over gender testing.
  
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• Picture Special: All the Championship done deals in the summer transfer window so far

  25-06-2016 20:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRESS SPORT brings you all the completed deals from the Championship so far ahead of the 2016/17 season.
  
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• Ireland women's sevens side set up showdown with Tunisia

  25-06-2016 20:36
  
  The hosts saw off China earlier.
  
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• Croatia's Modric and Mandzukic start against Portugal

  25-06-2016 20:23
  By Philip O'Connor LENS, France (Reuters) - Croatia playmaker Luka Modric and forward Mario Mandzukic have both recovered from injury to start against Portugal in Saturday's last 16 clash at Euro 2016. Modric replaces Marko Rog in midfield as coach Ante Cacic makes five changes including bringing in Domagoj Vida and Ivan Strinic for defenders Tin Jedvaj and Sime Vrsaljko. Ivan Peritic is set to switch to the left wing in place of Marko Pjaca to make way for Marcelo Brozovic on the right, while f
  
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