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• Serena Williams looks the part wearing modified Nike 'nightie' dress despite her first round stutter at Wimbledon

  28-06-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world No 1 wore her own version of the Nike ‘nightie’ dress that has been criticised for being too short but Serena’s had a nipped-in waist and a higher neckline than the standard model.
  
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• Turkey: 28 killed in explosions at Ataturk Airport

  28-06-2016 23:56
  
  Three suicide bombers hit Ataturk Airport, killing 28 and injuring dozens more.
  
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• Katie Swan inspired by Johanna Konta after teenage Brit makes encouraging Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon

  28-06-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 17-year-old Brit, ranked 440th in the world, was beaten 6-2, 6-3 by big-hitting Hungarian Timea Babos but hopes to use the rise of compatriot Johanna Konta as an inspiration.
  
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• How can Claude Puel be a better bet for Southampton than Michael O'Neill?  

  28-06-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: At a time when 17million saw a benefit to not being European, Claude Puel, the new Southampton manager, is taking advantage of not being British.
  
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• Johanna Konta needs to win British hearts as she bids to continue her rise up the tennis ranks at Wimbledon  

  28-06-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Konta could walk down Regent Street unrecognised. Andy Murray, by dint of his immeasurably more considerable deeds, cannot mingle in the crowds.
  
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• Jason Day and Shane Lowry pull out of Olympic golf tournament due to Zika virus fears but Danny Willett will compete in Rio

  28-06-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Once Rory McIlroy pulled out last week it was always likely that others would follow suit, and Day and Lowry have now issued statements, citing familiar concerns about the Zika virus.
  
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• Roy Hodgson admits he leaves England hotseat a broken man and with Three Lions in total disarray

  28-06-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: Roy Hodgson and Martin Glenn made for an unusual double act. Hodgson complained that he had no desire to even attend the press conference in Chantilly.
  
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• Wales defender Neil Taylor has to cancel Beyonce tickets after reaching Euro 2016 quarter-finals 

  28-06-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wales defender Neil Taylor is dreaming of a trip to Paris in the Euro 2016 final but has already cancelled one date with destiny due to Wales' run to the last-eight.
  
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• Arsenal's Petr Cech says he can't play tennis any more, so supporting pal Radek Stepanek keeps him in touch with game

  28-06-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STUART FRASER - COURT REPORT: Radek Stepanek had the support of Arsenal keeper Petr Cech in his box for his first-round loss to Nick Kyrgios. Cech says he can't play much tennis any more.
  
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• Wimbledon bad boy Nick Kyrgios receives caution for swearing during first round victory over Radek Stepanek

  28-06-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The reputation of Nick Kyrgios as the bad boy of tennis preceded him as the umpire cautioned against swearing before his first round match.
  
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• Marcus Willis is following in the footsteps of 'Eaton Rifle' Chris Eaton as he prepares for dream Roger Federer clash at Wimbledon

  28-06-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 2008 Eaton, then 20 years old and ranked 661 in the world, made the same journey that has led Willis into Wednesday’s fantasy second round match against Roger Federer.
  
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• England's surrender against Iceland was greeted by laughter on the streets of Paris

  28-06-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN - FOOTBALL EDITOR: In Paris on Monday evening they laughed as England suffered yet another embarrassing evening, perhaps the worst in their history.
  
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• England in disarray as quest for next manager begins after bizarre campaign

  28-06-2016 23:32
  
  FA chief executive Martin Glenn’s credentials do not augur well for selection with set-up in need of a shake-up after stifling atmosphere in FranceThese are the moments when the mind goes back to one of the sketches that has formed part of Henning Wehn’s stand-up routine since the last World Cup. There are not many Germans on the comedy circuit in England and Wehn used to have a replica of the trophy to bring out on stage. Back home, he would explain, everyone had one. And then he wo
  
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• Gareth Southgate: FA considers England interim manager role

  28-06-2016 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The FA is considering England Under-21 boss Gareth Southgate as interim manager of the senior team following Roy Hodgson's resignation.
  
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• Former Colts RB Tipton dies in accidental shooting

  28-06-2016 23:31
  ROSEVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Zurlon Tipton, a former Indianapolis Colts running back, has died after accidentally shooting himself at a car dealership in suburban Detroit. He was 26.
  
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• Roy Hodgson's England exit scandalously presented with the tarnished outgoing boss reluctant to face the music over failures

  28-06-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE:Roy Hodgson’s resignation statement after the woeful defeat against Iceland would have sent the FA into further meltdown had it been prepared before the game.
  
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• Flood carves a path of destruction at historic resort

  28-06-2016 23:21
  
  WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — At West Virginia's usually immaculate Greenbrier resort, the grandstands set up for a PGA tournament that was supposed to start the week of July Fourth now look out on a muddy, gouged-out golf course strewn with trash, tires, refrigerators and severed trees.
  
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• Hawaii to play in Pearl Harbor basketball invitational

  28-06-2016 23:13
  HONOLULU (AP) — The University of Hawaii men's basketball team will play in the Fox Sports Pearl Harbor Invitational in December, part of the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
  
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• Andy Murray shows no mercy to fellow Brit as he mows Liam Broady down in just 102 minutes in Wimbledon round one

  28-06-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Against Liam Broady, Andy Murray did no more than show that his game is in proper working order, and he needed no more than that - a 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 victory for the world No 2.
  
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• Jurgen Klinsmann is my pick to replace Roy Hodgson... I always favoured an Englishman but we may have to turn to a foreign coach

  28-06-2016 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: As England look to replace Hodgson, USA boss Klinsmann should be seriously considered as the 68-year-old's successor following his time with Germany and USA.
  
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• Buddy Ryan, NFL coach and master of defense, dies at 85

  28-06-2016 23:09
  
  Buddy Ryan took a back seat to no one. Neither did his fierce defenses that won two Super Bowls.
  
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• On the march to the Open with Colin Montgomerie

  28-06-2016 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Scotland's David Currie joins Colin Montgomerie as he qualifies for the Open - which will take place at his home course of Royal Troon.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Wednesday, June 29

  28-06-2016 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Wednesday's meetings at Catterick, Bath, Perth and Kempton.
  
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• Marcus Willis enjoying his Wimbledon moment but it is Roger Federer next

  28-06-2016 23:00
  
  Britain’s world No772 is the unlikeliest of first-week success storiesand now he wants to do himself justice on Centre Court against the seven-times championMarcus Willis smiles when asked to compare his chances of beating Roger Federer here on Wednesday with Iceland’s victory over England in the European Championship on Monday night.“Stranger things have happened,” he says before adding quickly: “Well, I don’t know – I had to stop myself there! It would
  
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• JAMIE CARRAGHER'S DAMNING VERDICT: English players are weak... we think we are making them men but we're creating babies

  28-06-2016 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Too soft. The more I think about England's humiliation against Iceland, the more those two words come into my mind. This is what England's players have become. The Academy Generation are soft.
  
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• Analysis - Golf's gender divide over Rio, and Zika

  28-06-2016 22:59
  By Mark Lamport-Stokes (Reuters) - When it comes to golfers and their interest in competing at this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, a curious gender divide is emerging which, at first glance, is counter-intuitive. While world number one Jason Day and fourth-ranked Rory McIlroy are among several big names in the men's game who have already opted out of Rio, not a single women's player has yet withdrawn from global sport's showpiece. Both Day and McIlroy have cited Zika fears as their prim
  
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• The Open 2016: Colin Montgomerie qualifies for Royal Troon

  28-06-2016 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Colin Montgomerie is among the qualifiers for The Open, to be held on his home course of Royal Troon.
  
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• 'Welcome to Hell': Rio police protest financial disaster ahead of Olympics

  28-06-2016 22:52
  
  Rio de Janeiro has cut budgets across the board, delaying officers’ salaries, halting patrols and fueling worries about safety at the world’s premier sporting eventJust weeks ahead of the Olympic Games, police helicopters are grounded, patrol cars are parked and Rio de Janeiro’s security forces are so pressed for funds that some have to beg for donations of pens, cleaning supplies and even toilet paper, fueling worries about safety at the world’s premier sporting event. R
  
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• Golf back in the Olympics after 112 years, but for how long?

  28-06-2016 22:37
  
  AKRON, Ohio (AP) — For the longest time, golf's biggest headache in preparing for a return to the Olympics was getting a new course built in Rio de Janeiro.
  
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• Wimbledon 2016: What not to miss on day three

  28-06-2016 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Briton Marcus Willis takes on Roger Federer, while Novak Djokovic, Johanna Konta and Heather Watson are also in action.
  
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• He's Dunne It Again! Ireland's 2015 bolter clinches place at this year's Open

  28-06-2016 22:26
  
  Paul Dunne is off to Troon after winning the Woburn qualifier for the third year in a row.
  
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• Zenit's Hulk close to joining Chinese club Shanghai SIPG

  28-06-2016 22:22
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Zenit St Petersburg's Brazilian forward Hulk is close to joining Chinese Super League club Shanghai SIPG in a deal worth around 56 million euros (46.41 million pounds), the Russian club said on Tuesday. The deal could break the Asian transfer record of 50 million euros that Jiangsu Suning paid Shakhtar Donetsk for Brazilian midfielder Alex Teixeira in February. ...
  
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• Austin Gleeson fully fit for Munster final but Darragh Fives remains a major doubt

  28-06-2016 22:13
  
  Waterford manager Derek McGrath is likely to have a clearer indication of the defender’s fitness this weekend.
  
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• British showjumper Brash ruled out of Rio Olympics

  28-06-2016 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  London 2012 gold medallist Scott Brash is ruled out of Rio 2016 after his top two rides pick up injuries.
  
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• Turkey: Ten killed in explosions at Ataturk airport

  28-06-2016 22:00
  
  Ten people killed at Istanbul's largest airport, Ataturk, after gunfire and explosions.
  
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• GB drawn with New Zealand in Olympic sevens

  28-06-2016 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain's men are drawn with World Cup holders New Zealand as the pools are revealed for the first Olympic sevens tournament.
  
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• Wimbledon 2016: GB's wildcard Tara Moore wins first Grand Slam victory

  28-06-2016 21:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch as World Number 227, Britain's Tara Moore, beats Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck 6-3 6-2 to progress to the second round at Wimbledon.
  
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• The Latest: Geno: Pat Summitt had 'indelible impact' on game

  28-06-2016 21:47
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on Pat Summitt, the former Tennessee women's basketball coach who died Tuesday at age 64. (all times local):
  
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• Favourites Fiji to face hosts Brazil in rugby sevens

  28-06-2016 21:45
  Top-ranked side Fiji were drawn against the United States, Argentina and host nation Brazil in Pool A in the draw for the Olympic rugby sevens tournament made on Tuesday. Rugby is returning to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro after 92 years in its sevens format, a smaller and faster version of the 15-man game. In addition to the tough Pool A, seeds South Africa will play Australia, France and Spain in Pool B. Britain are in the same group as New Zealand, Japan and Kenya.
  
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• Manchester City right back Pablo Zabaleta opens talks with Roma over £2.5m transfer 

  28-06-2016 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City right back Pablo Zabaleta is holding talks with Roma over a potential summer move after becoming disillusioned with a lack of playing time at the Etihad Stadium.
  
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• Former England manager Roy Hodgson and FA chief executive Martin Glenn's closing press conference in Chantilly: the FULL transcript

  28-06-2016 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hodgson, who announced his resignation the night before after England's elimination, said he was unsure why his appearance at the press conference was necessary.
  
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• Nick Kyrgios lets his talent have final say in Wimbledon bad boys’ corner

  28-06-2016 21:30
  
  The volatile Australian was warned before his match with Radek Stepanek had even started but produced some brilliant tennis between the chunteringNick Kyrgios, a player for whom notoriety would appear preferable to no fame at all, had the unusual distinction of being warned for his behaviour before his match had even started on Tuesday on No2 Court. Related: Andy Murray up and running with defeat of Liam Broady at WimbledonContinue reading...
  
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• Federer warned to expect the unexpected from Willis

  28-06-2016 21:16
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Seven-times Wimbledon champion Roger Federer has been warned - take 772nd-ranked British qualifier Marcus Willis lightly at your peril. "I don't think Roger is going to have played anyone like Marcus. I know that for a fact. It will be tricky," Liam Broady, Willis' fellow Britain, said on Tuesday.
  
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• Seydou Doumbia joins Basle on loan from Roma following Newcastle nightmare

  28-06-2016 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seydou Doumbia has joined Basle on loan from Roma. The 28-year-old Ivory Coast international striker had an inauspicious loan spell at Newcastle last season, in which he didn't score.
  
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• Team GB hockey squads 'outrageous' for lack of Scots, says Laurence Docherty

  28-06-2016 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former international Laurence Docherty strongly criticises the lack of Scots in Team GB squads for the Rio Olympics.
  
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• Shhh: Serena Williams, coach don't discuss '22' at Wimbledon

  28-06-2016 21:11
  
  LONDON (AP) — Leave all the chatter about Serena Williams' pursuit of her 22nd major singles trophy to others.
  
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• Kuznetsova dumps out sinking Wozniacki

  28-06-2016 21:09
  Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova got a late birthday present under Wimbledon's centre court roof on Tuesday with a 7-5 6-4 win over former world number one Caroline Wozniacki, who is projected to drop out of the top 50 with the defeat. The veteran 13th seed's power undid the Dane, who had been seeking her first win at a grand slam this year after being dumped out of the Australian Open in the first round and missing Roland Garros due to injury. Coming into the tournament ranked 45 after injuries to
  
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• Iceland cast their Euro 2016 spell with grand deeds and small egos

  28-06-2016 21:00
  
  The remarkable success enjoyed by the smallest nation at Euro 2016 is a result of the collaboration of minds, ideals and experiencesNot that the evening could have been more perfect, but there was a moment as Iceland’s chief football plotters Heimir Hallgrimsson and Lars Lagerback tried to explain the spell that is being cast by their football that summed up the fantastic collaboration of minds, ideals and experiences at the heart of it all.“Now the players have gone through this hur
  
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• Celtic sign Moussa Dembele as striker says 'it's unbelievable to play for a massive club'

  28-06-2016 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Celtic have won the race for highly-rated Fulham striker Moussa Dembele. The highly sought-after Frenchman has signed a four-year-deal with the Scottish giants.
  
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• Svetlana Kuznetsova beats Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 6-4 in fiercely contested Wimbledon first round clash

  28-06-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki will drop out of the top 50 after her straight-sets, first-round defeat to Svetlana Kuznetsova at Wimbledon.
  
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