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• RFU charity felt Bletchley prop Gracie Matthews losing a leg wasn't serious enough for support

  02-07-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM PETERS: It is little more than four months since she was told her leg must be amputated above the knee after being left with a dislocated kneecap, shredded ligaments and a trapped artery.
  
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• Glenn Hoddle is happy to talk to FA about succeeding Roy Hodgson as England manager

  02-07-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hoddle, the favourite to take over after being backed by several ex-England players, is willing to consider the prospect of a return to the job but says it is not something which is on the agenda yet.
  
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• FA chief executive Martin Glenn says more must be done to assess the minds of England's players after a terrible Euro 2016

  02-07-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER: In the bedraggled retreat from the Auberge du Jeu de Paume Chateau in Chantilly, where England had stayed during their calamitous Euro 2016, there was a little hope.
  
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• Germany beat Italy 6-5 in shootout to reach semis

  02-07-2016 23:55
  Germany defeated old rivals Italy 6-5 in a penalty shootout at Euro 2016 with a winning spot kick from Jonas Hector after the game finished 1-1 following extra time on Saturday to reach the semi-finals. Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, who had experienced a quiet tournament so far, was in the right place to open the scroring in the 65th minute when he turned in Jonas Hector's cutback after good work from Mario Gomez down the left. The Italians, however, levelled with a 78th minute penalty from Leo
  
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• 200,000 suffer under Houthi siege in Yemen's Taiz

  02-07-2016 23:41
  
  For 15 months, Yemen's second largest city has been under siege from Houthi fighters with aid rarely allowed to enter.
  
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• New England manager must be English and his pay 'will be based on results', says FA chief executive Martin Glenn

  02-07-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER: Martin Glenn wants an Englishman to take over from Roy Hodgson and insists the FA will not be drawn into paying way over the odds for any manager.
  
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• There was a fear about England, it was remarkable! But somehow Iceland made it to the quarter-finals of Euro 2016 

  02-07-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HERMANN HREIDARSSON: As badly as England played when they were knocked out of Euro 2016 by my country — I’m sad to say England looked ill-prepared, clueless and frightened.
  
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• Pep Guardiola vs Jose Mourinho is about to go global as Manchester City and United up the stakes to reclaim their city as the epicentre of English football

  02-07-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN - SPECIAL REPORT: At 3pm on Sunday, Pep Guardiola will fire the opening shots in his hugely-anticipated duel with Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho.
  
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• ICC make significant change which could result in more batsmen being given out lbw by Decision Review System

  02-07-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cricket’s great edict of the umpire’s word always being final was further eroded on Saturday when the ICC decided to give officials less margin for error.
  
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• Eugenie Bouchard faces fine after smashing racket during third round defeat by Dominika Cibulkova at Wimbledon

  02-07-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eugenie Bouchard voiced her frustration after being beaten by 19th seed Dominika Cibulkova. The Canadian could face a fine after being handed a code violation for smashing her racket on the turf,
  
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• Mohammad Amir insists 'I’m trying to be a better human being' as he prepares to return to scene of spot-fixing shame

  02-07-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohammad Amir, the Pakistan pace bowler punished for his part in one of the game’s sorriest scandals, returns to the scene of his crime later this month insisting he’s a changed man.
  
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• Liverpool put £14million price tag on Joe Allen as striker Christian Benteke demands pay rise to leave Anfield for Crystal Palace 

  02-07-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool have placed a £14million valuation of midfielder Joe Allen following his performances for Wales at Euro 2016 and the prices being paid this summer in a booming transfer market.
  
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• Wonder goal proves Hal Robson-Kanu is ready to join creme de la Prem after free agent becomes internet sensation

  02-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the immediate aftermath of the wonder goal that shocked Europe, a narrative gripped that Hal Robson-Kanu, a free agent, has been discarded on the Championship scrap heap.
  
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• Raheem Sterling will improve and has a big part to play in England's future... if there is a campaign against him, it must stop now 

  02-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GLEN HODDLE: If there is a campaign to start blaming Raheem Sterling, then it needs to stop right away. Not many England players came away from this tournament with their reputations enhanced.
  
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• Gareth Bale can eclipse fellow galactico Cristiano Ronaldo as Wales prepare for Portugal... but this isn't just a personal duel

  02-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For perhaps the first time at this European Championship, Gareth Bale was curt. Not rude, just firm and wishing to nip a certain idea in the bud. ‘It’s Portugal versus Wales, nothing more,’ he said.
  
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• Steve Johnson sets up date with Roger Federer at Wimbledon after overcoming rain and tie-breaks to beat Grigor Dimitrov

  02-07-2016 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chants of 'USA! USA!' reverberated around Court 18 as Steve Johnson overcame Grigor Dimitrov to set up a Wimbledon fourth round date with Roger Federer. He dug deep in a four-set wrestle.
  
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• The Latest: Djokovic won't play in Davis Cup quarterfinals

  02-07-2016 23:13
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):
  
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• AP source: Magic get Bismack Biyombo for 4 years, $72million

  02-07-2016 23:04
  Bismack Biyombo is on his way to Orlando to form a menacing new frontcourt with Serge Ibaka.
  
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• Wales have messed up my holiday plans - Hartson

  02-07-2016 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales may start their Euro 2016 semi-final against Portugal as favourites, says former Wales striker and BBC pundit John Hartson.
  
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• Tennis fans snap up tickets for Wimbledon 2016 last-minute Middle Sunday session in less than half an hour

  02-07-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tens of thousands of fans were left disappointed by the anticipated high demand for seats to watch the tournament catch up on overhanging third round matches.
  
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• Cleveland's win streak snapped by 9-6 loss to Toronto

  02-07-2016 22:55
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Cleveland's franchise-record 14-game winning streak was snapped by a 9-6 loss to Toronto on Saturday, with the Blue Jays scoring three runs in the eighth to overcome a cycle by Rajai Davis.
  
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• Shanagher hits 4 goals for Clare as they hammer Laois by 35 points in Ennis

  02-07-2016 22:43
  
  Shane O’Donnell and Podge Collins also netted for Clare.
  
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• Raonic flattens Sock to reach round four

  02-07-2016 22:40
  Milos Raonic hurled down a 143 mph thunderbolt serve, the fastest seen at Wimbledon this year, as he toppled American Jack Sock 7-6(2) 6-4 7-6(1) to reach the Wimbledon fourth round on Saturday. The Canadian sixth seed fired 27 aces as he beat Sock for the eighth successive time to maintain his hopes of improving on his 2014 semi-final place at the All England club. Raonic's path to the last four appeared to have got considerably easier on Saturday following the shock exit of the man he was seed
  
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• Donegal make it 6 Ulster finals in a row with semi-final replay success over Monaghan

  02-07-2016 22:36
  
  Donegal finished with 14 men after the sending-off of Rory Kavanagh but still triumphed.
  
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• Hamilton on pole in Austria, Rosberg sixth

  02-07-2016 22:31
  By Alan Baldwin SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton made the most of tricky conditions to take pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, with Mercedes team mate and overall leader Nico Rosberg sixth after a grid penalty. Force India's Nico Hulkenberg joined the Briton on the front row, only his second career top-two start, after stewards cleared the German of a possible flag infringement. In a qualifying session marked by rain and dramatic suspen
  
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• Cibulkova on a roll, lines up Radwanska next

  02-07-2016 22:27
  Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova is on an eight-match winning roll on grass she hopes will continue deep into the second week of Wimbledon. The 19th seed beat 2014 runner-up Eugenie Bouchard 6-4 6-3 on Saturday to reach the last 16 without the loss of a set and now has third seed Agnieszka Radwanska in her sights. Cibulkova prepared for the championships by winning the Eastbourne title -- knocking out Poland's Radwanska in the quarter-finals -- and the old saying that momentum is key to success on
  
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• Russian giants Zenit St. Petersburg join chase for Chelsea's Brazil international midfielder Oscar

  02-07-2016 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Russian club are flush with cash following the £45million sale of Hulk to Shanghai SIPG and expect to sell Axel Witsel to either Everton, Napoli or Chelsea.
  
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• Cork's late show secures hurling qualifier victory against 14-man Dublin

  02-07-2016 22:01
  
  A vital win for the Rebels tonight.
  
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• Phelps ready to take final bow at U.S. trials

  02-07-2016 21:40
  By Steve Keating OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - Michael Phelps will swim in likely his final race in an American pool while Katie Ledecky is expected to chase a world record as the two biggest attractions at the U.S. Olympic trials take their final bows on Saturday. The eight days of cut-throat competition to select the U.S. swim team for the Rio Olympics will not end until Sunday with the women's 50 metres freestyle sprint and men's 1,500 free but Phelps and Ledecky will say goodbye looking to add
  
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• Catalans Dragons 6-26 Wigan: Warriors underline Grand Final credentials as Shaun Wane's men spoil tenth anniversary party  

  02-07-2016 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wigan Warriors spoiled the Catalans Dragons' party as they ran out 26-6 winners in Perpignan. The French outfit were celebrating their 10th anniversary and looking to mark the occasion in style.
  
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• Manchester City close to agreeing a deal with Ufa for Ukraine midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko 

  02-07-2016 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are close to an agreement with Ufa for Ukraine international Oleksandr Zinchenko. The 19-year-old midfielder played in all three of Ukraine's Euro 2016 matches.
  
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• Keys locks out Cornet from Wimbledon

  02-07-2016 21:15
  Madison Keys completed a hat-trick of wins over luckless Frenchwoman Alize Cornet as the American ninth seed reached the Wimbledon fourth round for the second successive year with a 6-4 5-7 6-2 victory on Saturday. Cornet had fought back to level the contest at one-set all but when she rolled her ankle to crash heavily onto the slick surface in the second game of the decider, it completely knocked her off her stride. Within the blink of an eye Keys had opened up a 4-0 lead and while Cornet, rank
  
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• FBI probes Hillary Clinton over private email use

  02-07-2016 21:13
  
  US presidential candidate questioned for more than 3 hours by FBI over her use of emails whilst secretary of state.
  
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• Root finds form to lead England to crushing win

  02-07-2016 21:11
  (Reuters) - Joe Root returned to form with a fluent 93 to lead England to a crushing 122-run victory over Sri Lanka in the fifth and final one-day international in Cardiff on Saturday. Root, short of runs in the test series which England won 2-0, shared a 109-run fifth-wicket stand with Jos Buttler to lift the hosts to 324 for seven from their 50 overs. David Willey took four wickets and Liam Plunkett three as England bowled out Sri Lanka for 202 to win the one-day series 3-0.
  
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• Eugenie Bouchard joins list of high profile names knocked out as Dominika Cibulkova progresses to fourth round of Wimbledon

  02-07-2016 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eugenie Bouchard's Wimbledon dream is at an end after the Canadian lost in straight sets to Dominika Cibulkova in the third round on Saturday. Cibulkova could face Agnieszka Radwanska.
  
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• Belgium striker Michy Batshuayi tells Marseille fans: I am leaving this summer

  02-07-2016 20:58
  
  • Chelsea target says his transfer will be confirmed on Sunday
  • 22-year-old expected to move to Stamford Bridge in £33m dealMichy Batshuayi has written an open letter to Marseille supporters, telling them his departure from the club will be confirmed on Sunday.The 22-year-old Belgium striker, who is expected to join Chelsea for £33.2m after two successful years at the Stade Velodrome, wrote on Twitter: “It will be made official tomorrow, I will be leaving Olympique M
  
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• You ain't seen nothing yet. We can win it! say Iceland

  02-07-2016 20:56
  By Toby Davis PARIS (Reuters) - Captain Aron Gunnarsson says Iceland will take inspiration from fellow underdogs Wales when they take on hosts France in the quarter-finals on Sunday -- and the tiny country even believe they can win Euro 2016 outright. Iceland, with a population of just 330,000, have produced a series of astonishing displays to reach the tournament's last eight, including a comfortable 2-1 win over England in the second round. Wales, who are also making their European championshi
  
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• 'Special' Wehrlein raises a cheer at Manor

  02-07-2016 20:53
  By Alan Baldwin SPIELBERG, Austria (Reuters) - Germany's Pascal Wehrlein raised a cheer at backmarkers Manor and drew praise from Mercedes Formula One team boss Toto Wolff on Saturday after qualifying an astonishing 12th at the Austrian Grand Prix. The 21-year-old Mercedes reserve driver, who has been placed at the sport's smallest team to gain experience, said he was thrilled. The grid position was Manor's best since the late French driver Jules Bianchi qualified 12th at Silverstone in 2014, wh
  
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• Madison Keys beats Alize Cornet 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 to reach Wimbledon fourth round... as American shows she is no pushover

  02-07-2016 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: While two sisters do what they can to disprove the conventional wisdoms of ageing, the great young hope of American tennis is developing nicely in the background.
  
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• The Latest: Hewitt and Thompson win 19-17 in doubles

  02-07-2016 20:45
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest from Wimbledon (all times local):
  
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• Jenson Button vows not to 'leave anything on the table' in Austrian Grand Prix after highest grid spot for almost two years

  02-07-2016 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jenson Button has promised not to 'leave anything on the table' in Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix after securing his highest grid spot for nearly two years. Button is third on the grid for the race.
  
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• Laver's record safe as Djokovic feels weight of history

  02-07-2016 20:37
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Serena Williams knows how tough it is to reach tennis's Holy Grail by winning all four majors in a year and Novak Djokovic does too after his quest fell short on Saturday. Williams cleared three of the hurdles last year, stumbling in the U.S. Open semi-finals when history beckoned. Djokovic claimed a first French Open title last month, having triumphed for a sixth time in Australia at the start of the year, and was favourite to become the first man since Rod L
  
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• Germany switch to back three to blunt Italy

  02-07-2016 20:30
  By Angus MacSwan BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - Germany coach Joachim Loew has opted to play three central defenders as he looks to counter the threat of Italy's striking duo in their Euro 2016 quarter-final on Saturday. Benedikt Hoewedes has returned to the starting lineup and will join Jerome Boateng and Mats Hummels, making his 50th international appearance, in a three-man central defensive unit. Joshua Kimmich and Jonas Hector have been given a more attacking brief to get forward from wing-bac
  
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• Contador crashes at Tour de France

  02-07-2016 20:30
  
  SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, France (AP) — With his biological clock ticking, Alberto Contador had made the Tour de France his main goal of the season.
  
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• Eoin Morgan praises England's bowlers after Sri Lanka are thrashed in Cardiff 

  02-07-2016 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Captain Eoin Morgan praised England's discipline in adapting to changing conditions in Cardiff as they beat Sri Lanka by 122 runs to complete a 3-0 Royal London Series win.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton delighted with Austrian GP pole at one his 'weakest' F1 circuits

  02-07-2016 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton has vowed to seize the initiative at his 'weakest' race of the year after claiming a dramatic pole position for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix.
  
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• Chelsea target Michy Batshuayi confirms Marseille exit: 'It will be made official tomorrow... I will be leaving this summer'

  02-07-2016 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michy Batshuayi has written an open letter to Marseille supporters in which he says his departure from the club will be confirmed on Sunday.
  
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• Cavendish honors D-Day after Utah Beach Tour de France win

  02-07-2016 20:14
  
  SAINTE-MARIE-DU-MONT, France (AP) — Minutes after pulling on the yellow jersey for the first time in his award-filled career, Mark Cavendish walked over to the Utah Beach Peace Monument and placed a white rose to commemorate the Allied landings in Normandy that took place there more than 70 years ago.
  
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• Twice Wimbledon champion Kvitova bows out

  02-07-2016 20:12
  Twice champion Petra Kvitova bowed out of Wimbledon in the second round on Saturday, losing a two-hour slugfest 7-5 7-6(5)to unseeded Ekaterina Makarova after a far longer battle against the weather. "I was waiting all day long almost every day to be scheduled on, and didn't really have a chance to finish or step on the court." When play was finally possible, blustery conditions contributed to a relatively high error count by both women -- Kvitova serving five double faults and Makarova six. Mak
  
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• Mario Balotelli back with Liverpool team-mates after returning from loan spell at AC Milan... as player who said he never wanted to return to Merseyside trains at Melwood

  02-07-2016 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mario Balotelli said two months ago that he did not want to return to Liverpool but on Saturday the striker was back with his team-mates at Melwood training ahead of next season.
  
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