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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Wednesday, July 6

  05-07-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Wednesday's meetings at Yarmouth, Bath, Kempton, Catterick and Lingfield.
  
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• Mourinho will be massive improvement at United - Ferguson

  05-07-2016 23:50
  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will be a "massive improvement" on predecessor Louis van Gaal, according to former Old Trafford boss Alex Ferguson. Mourinho was appointed in May, three years after Ferguson quit following 26 years in charge during which the club won 13 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues. "I think he'll be a massive improvement, I really do," Ferguson told Sky Sports television on Tuesday.
  
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• 'Tsonga won't hurt Murray' - BBC pundits on the men's quarter-finals

  05-07-2016 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ahead of Wednesday's men's quarter-finals, BBC Sport analysts John McEnroe, John Lloyd and Andrew Castle assess the eight contenders.
  
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• COURT REPORT: Marcus Willis eyeing swift return to SW19 as Andy Murray gears up for Davis Cup clash with Serbia

  05-07-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STUART FRASER: Marcus Willis could be set for a quick return to Wimbledon.Willis, 25, is first alternate with Poland’s Klaudia Jans-Ignacik if a pair drops out in the mixed doubles.
  
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• Jose Mourinho is on the rebound from Chelsea but the Special One at Manchester United makes for a match made in heaven

  05-07-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: It looked such a perfect fit, the only question was why it hadn’t happened earlier. Mourinho and Man U. Man U and Mourinho. Yet there is the irony. Both parties are on the rebound.
  
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• Greg Rutherford reveals long jumping is making him deaf as Brit bids to defend Olympic and European titles

  05-07-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Olympic long jump champion fears he is risking the hearing in his left ear for the rest of his life by continuing to jump this season. The 29-year-old is suffering from a rare ear disorder.
  
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• Hal Robson-Kanu is ready to deal with tricky Pepe when Wales face Portugal at Euro 2016: 'I don’t know how much he will be looking forward to playing against me' 

  05-07-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After scoring one of the finest and most significant goals in Wales’ history, Hal Robson-Kanu takes an emboldened approach to the idea of facing a player with two Champions League titles in his locker.
  
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• Wales stars will ignore UEFA demands by bringing their children onto pitch

  05-07-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wales are set to defy UEFA ‘killjoys’ after their historic Euro 2016 semi-final by encouraging their children on to the pitch after the final whistle - whether they win or lose.
  
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• Chris Coleman is Welsh so why do we think he'd give that up to become England boss?

  05-07-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: Chris Coleman began the biggest week of his career by being asked whether he would like to run off and manage England. Can’t work out why they cheer when we lose, can you?
  
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• Andy Murray 'can deal with pressure' of expectation ahead of Wimbledon quarter-final clash with Wilfried Tsonga

  05-07-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STUART FRASER AT WIMBLEDON: Ever since world No 1 Novak Djokovic’s shock defeat by American Sam Querrey on Saturday, many feel Murray has one hand on the trophy.
  
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• Chris Coleman came up the hard way... the Wales manager is better for it ahead of their date with destiny against Portugal

  05-07-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To understand exactly where someone is it’s sometimes necessary to understand where they have been. That seemed the way of things as Chris Coleman outlined his thoughts and hopes.
  
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• Wales star Hal Robson-Kanu plots Portugal's Euro 2016 downfall: We'll do anything to win

  05-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HAL ROBSON-KANU is not a man ever likely to suffer from a shortage of confidence.
  
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• Wales boss Chris Coleman issues Portugal warning: We're a different beast now

  05-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHRIS COLEMAN delivered a rousing call to arms ahead of the biggest game in Wales' history and warned his players will do whatever it takes to overcome Portugal and reach the final of Euro 2016.
  
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• Venus Williams eyes Hollywood-style Wimbledon ending after coming through illness battle

  05-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VENUS WILLIAMS has reached her first Wimbledon semi-final for seven years.
  
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• Tomas Berdych slams 'unfair' Wimbledon officials after sealing quarter-final spot

  05-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Umpire Lars Graf turned down Berdych’s request to switch his fourth-round clash against Jiri Vesely to play under the Centre Court lights after poor light stopped play on court No 3 on Monday night.
  
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• Serena Williams focused on semi-finals task after powering past Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

  05-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IN STARK contrast to her sister's huge grins and leaps of joy at reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon, Serena Williams could barely raise a smile.
  
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• Liverpool star Mamadou Sakho to fight extended drugs ban: UEFA hearing set for Thursday

  05-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LIVERPOOL defender Mamadou Sakho will argue he has not flouted drugs laws and should avoid another suspension when he finally faces a UEFA hearing on Thursday.
  
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• Jose Mourinho lifts lid on Wayne Rooney plans: Man United confident of Paul Pogba deal

  05-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOSE MOURINHO will reverse Wayne Rooney's retreat and deploy the England captain as far up the field as possible for Manchester United to maximise his goal threat.
  
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• Jose Mourinho accepts he must win Premier League titles to be a success at Manchester United

  05-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mourinho was keen to set high expectations on his first public appearance as Louis van Gaal’s successor on Tuesday, claiming he refuses to ‘hide behind words or philosophies’.
  
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• Europe's elite clubs including Barcelona, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Bayern Munich join forces on new website 

  05-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Europe’s biggest clubs, including Barcelona, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea and Bayern Munich, are among those who have agreed to take part.
  
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• Andy Murray confident of Wimbledon glory ahead of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga showdown

  05-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ANDY MURRAY insists winning Wimbledon as favourite is a walk in the park compared to the pressure he was under three years ago to rescue British tennis from 77 years of hurt.
  
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• Italy, Latvia advance as group winners in Olympic qualifying

  05-07-2016 23:29
  
  Italy and Latvia claimed their second straight victories Tuesday to advance to the semifinals as group winners in their respective qualifying tournaments for men's basketball at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
  
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• Nasser Hussain sets Guinness World Record for catching a cricket ball dropped 150ft from a drone 

  05-07-2016 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former England cricket star Nasser Hussain has set a new Guinness World Record or the highest catch of a cricket ball from 150ft.
  
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• World Cup ticket prices break $1,000 barrier for 1st time

  05-07-2016 23:18
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — World Cup ticket prices have broken the $1,000 barrier for the first time.
  
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• Mourinho: I'll be watching these two Man Utd players very carefully against Wigan

  05-07-2016 23:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOSE MOURINHO says his first Manchester United game against Wigan is not about winning.
  
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• Liam Dawson enjoys dream debut as England canter to T20 victory and complete clean sweep against Sri Lanka 

  05-07-2016 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT SOUTHAMPTON: Dawson took three wickets and Jos Buttler smashed 73 as England followed up the Test and ODI series victories by winning the one-off T20 clash.
  
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• Buttler, Morgan lead England to crushing T20 win

  05-07-2016 23:07
  
  A fluent unbroken third-wicket partnership of 114 between Jos Buttler and Eoin Morgan carried England to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in a one-off Twenty20 international on Tuesday. Buttler made an unbeaten 73 and captain Morgan hit 47 not out as the hosts eased to their target of 141 with more than two overs to spare. England, who won the test series between the teams 2-0 and took a rain-disrupted one-day international contest 3-0, continued their complete dominance of the Sr
  
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• England v Sri Lanka: Jos Buttler stars as hosts win Twenty20

  05-07-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jos Buttler, promoted to open, hits an unbeaten 73 off 49 balls for England as they beat Sri Lanka by eight wickets in their one-off Twenty20 at Southampton.
  
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• Chelsea midfielder Jeremie Boga set for two-year loan move to Granada

  05-07-2016 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea teenager Jeremie Boga is discussing a two year loan move to Granada. Attacking midfielder Boga, 19, spent last season at French club Rennes and is set to hold talks with the La Liga side.
  
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• Russia names athletics team hoping ban will be lifted

  05-07-2016 22:53
  By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has named a track and field team for the Rio Olympics which includes gold medallists Yelena Isinbayeva and Ivan Ukhov among 68 athletes who are hoping an IAAF ban on them competing will be lifted by sport's highest court later this month. The All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) on Tuesday published a list of athletes it said had met its criteria for taking part in the Olympics. Russian track and field athletes are currently suspended by the In
  
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• Jose Fonte could help Portugal reach the Euro 2016 final... four years on from watching them from his couch: 'It means everything, it means the world'

  05-07-2016 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Fonte is on the brink of helping Portugal to the Euro 2016 final, four years on from watching their last semi-final at home without so much as a Premier League appearance to his name.
  
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• Honeymooner wins July 4th Florida Key lime pie-eating contest

  05-07-2016 22:52
  KEY WEST, Florida - Honeymooner Elliot Zeller defeated nearly two dozen other contestants on Monday to win the Key lime pie-eating contest during July 4th celebrations in southern Florida on Monday. The resident of Sunrise, Fl. consumed the 9-inch graham cracker crust pie, made of condensed milk, egg yolks and Key lime juice topped with layers of whip cream, without using his hands in slightly more than a minute. "I think I've been training for this my whole life," said a jubilant Zeller. ...
  
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• Santos in typically gruff mood ahead of Portugal semi

  05-07-2016 22:44
  By Brian Homewood LYON, France - Portugal coach Fernando Santos was in typically gruff mood ahead of their Euro 2016 semi-final, saying he did not want to think about anything other than Wednesday's game against Wales. Asked what he thought about forward Nani's move to Spanish club Valencia, announced earlier on Tuesday, Santos frowned and explained it was not a subject he wanted to address. "Nani is a Portugal player, he is just focussed on our team and the game tomorrow.
  
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• Chun embraces pressure in U.S. Women's Open defence

  05-07-2016 22:37
  (Reuters) - Chun In-gee welcomes the pressure of making her first defense of an LPGA major at this week's U.S. Women's Open, and the South Korean believes she is on the brink of more grand achievements. The sixth-ranked Chun, who birdied three of her last four holes to register a one-stroke win last year at Lancaster Country Club, begins defence of her crown on Thursday at CordeValle in San Martin, California. "The win at the U.S. Women's Open last year was my dream come true," said Chun.
  
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• Leicester City plot new £15million bid for Michael Keane with £3m in add-ons 

  05-07-2016 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester City are set to make an improved offer for Burnley defender Michael Keane after the club turned down an initial £15million bid for the 23-year-old.
  
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• Russian whistleblower still waiting for Rio go-ahead

  05-07-2016 22:29
  By Gene Cherry EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - Russian whistleblower Yulia Stepanova returns to action at the European Athletics Championships on Wednesday but is still waiting to hear from the IOC whether she can participate in the Rio Olympics, her husband told Reuters on Tuesday. The 800 metres runner, along with husband Vitaly, helped expose massive doping problems in Russia that led to the country's athletics team being banned from international competition. The International Association of Athl
  
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• Long, hard slog to Euro semis for Portugal's Fonte

  05-07-2016 22:14
  By Brian Homewood LYON, France, July 5 (Reuters) - It has been a long, hard slog to the European Championship semi-finals for Portugal defender Jose Fonte. When his country reached the last four in 2012, the center half had just helped Southampton win promotion to the English Premier League and the idea of playing international football was but a distant dream. Fonte, who at one point spent a season in the English third tier, could not even remember where he was when his nation lost to Spain on
  
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• Euro 2016: Gareth Bale v Cristiano Ronaldo

  05-07-2016 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport compares the form of Wales' Gareth Bale and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo before Wednesday's Euro 2016 semi-final.
  
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• Spotted: Jose Mourinho's first Man United signing Eric Bailly poses for photos with fans

  05-07-2016 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MANCHESTER UNITED defender Eric Bailly has been snapped getting to know fans a little better outside the Lowry Hotel in the city centre.
  
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• Argentina coach Gerardo Martino resigns after failing to end country's 26-year wait for a major trophy at Copa America Centenario  

  05-07-2016 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gerardo Martino has resigned from his position as Argentina manager after failing to lift the Copa America, according to local reports in the country. The AFA have yet to comment.
  
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• Argentina coach Martino joins Messi in quitting

  05-07-2016 22:01
  Argentina coach Gerardo Martino has added his resignation to that of captain Lionel Messi's, citing a leadership vacuum that was posing problems in picking a team for next month's Olympics. Martino, whose senior side lost the Copa America Centenario final 10 days ago, said he was quitting over a lack of support from the cash-strapped Argentine FA (AFA) in preparing an 18-man squad for the Rio de Janeiro Games. "Owing to the lack of decisions in ... the Argentine Football Association and serious
  
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• England fans to pay £80 for a group game at the 2018 World Cup in Russia as FIFA are accused of exploiting foreign fans

  05-07-2016 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FIFA have been accused of exploiting foreign fans after revealing extortionate ticket prices for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. A group game will set an England supporter back at least £80.
  
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• It's fight week: UFC 200 caps 3 big shows in 3 Vegas nights

  05-07-2016 21:46
  
  UFC 200 has grown so big that a single fight card can't contain it.
  
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• Watford reject £20million swap deal with West Brom involving Saido Berahino and Odion Ighalo

  05-07-2016 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Watford have rejected a proposed £20million swap deal with West Bromwich Albion involving Saido Berahino and Odion Ighalo. Albion want £20m for Berahino but Watford value Ighalo higher.
  
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• Man Utd News: Surprise Bailly revelation, Man City ace speaks out, Mourinho's striker plan

  05-07-2016 21:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRESS SPORT brings you all the latest news from Old Trafford.
  
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• England stars will be coming on Manchester Unied pre-season tour of China... but they won't play, confirms Jose Mourinho

  05-07-2016 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England were embarrassingly eliminated by Iceland at the European Championship, forcing early returns for captain Wayne Rooney, Marcus Rashford and Chris Smalling.
  
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• Wimbledon 2016: Elena Vesnina produces 'the kind of shot that gets you to a semi-final'

  05-07-2016 21:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elena Vesnina hits the shot of the day during the second set of her thrilling win over Dominkia Cibulkova in their quarter-final at Wimbledon.
  
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• UEFA tells Wales to keep their children off the pitch

  05-07-2016 21:29
  The sight of Welsh players bringing kids on to the pitch after their quarter-final victory over Belgium at the European Championship last week may have warmed the hearts of millions around the world, but for UEFA it appears to have been a step too far. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, tournament director Martin Kallen sought to bring a bit of harsh reality to the elite tournament. "This is not about pitch condition, the question is how far do you go with having other people on the pitch?", he s
  
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• Portugal defender Pepe doubtful for semi-final

  05-07-2016 21:14
  By Brian Homewood LYON, France (Reuters) - Centre half Pepe is doubtful for Portugal's Euro 2016 semi-final against Wales on Wednesday and a decision on his fitness will be made in the morning. The defender, a commanding presence at the back in all five of his team's games, missed training on Monday after complaining of muscular pain in his thigh and trained separately from the rest of the squad on Tuesday morning. "You are going to have a sleepless night," coach Fernando Santos told reporters w
  
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• Lionel Messi's first Barcelona coach promoted as part of Pep Guardiola's Manchester City revolution, with ex-protege Raheem Sterling a possible beneficiary

  05-07-2016 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola's Manchester City revolution will be boosted by the promotion of Rodolfo Borrell - the first Barcelona coach to train Lionel Messi and one of Raheem Sterling's biggest mentors.
  
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