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• Portugal 2-0 Wales PLAYER RATINGS: Cristiano Ronaldo outshines Gareth Bale as star man to reach Euro 2016 final

  06-07-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL IN LYON: The match was billed as battle between Real Madrid team-mates Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale and it was the Portuguese left as the last man standing.
  
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• Dimitri Payet is staying at West Ham even if the big clubs come in... and I hope to see him fire France to glory at Euro 2016

  06-07-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SLAVEN BILIC: With his success, speculation about Payet's future will follow. I have even seen one report suggesting I don’t want him to do well in case it leads to him leaving West Ham.
  
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• John McEnroe can give me the edge over Roger Federer in Wimbledon semi-final, says Milos Raonic

  06-07-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Milos Raonic insists reaching a Wimbledon semi-final is not good enough and is looking to avenge his last-four defeat by Roger Federer two years ago.
  
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• Murray uses crowd to help him beat Tsonga at Wimbledon

  06-07-2016 23:48
  
  LONDON (AP) — His lead slipping away, Andy Murray needed a little something extra to keep him going in the fifth set.
  
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• Sky Sports court anger with US Open axe, ending their run of showing Grand Slam for last 25 years

  06-07-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Sky Sports have decided not to broadcast the next Grand Slam tennis tournament, the US Open, despite the massive interest that will be generated if Andy Murray wins Wimbledon.
  
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• Rob Green joins Leeds United on free as Garry Monk secures fourth summer signing

  06-07-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rob Green has signed for Leeds United on a one-year deal. The former England goalkeeper has joined on a free transfer after his release by QPR this summer.
  
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• Silviniaco Conti and Buveur D'Air up for sale after top owner Jared Sullivan quits jump racing

  06-07-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sullivan, one of the biggest owners in jump racing, is leaving the sport with his best horses, including dual King George VI Chase winner Silviniaco Conti, put up for sale.
  
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• Clinical Portugal begin to dream after denting Welsh pride

  06-07-2016 23:36
  Portugal's players began to look forward to their first European Championship final in 12 years after Cristiano Ronaldo led his team's effort to end the fairytale Welsh story at Euro 2016. Ronaldo and Nani scored early in the second half to earn Portugal a 2-0 win.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Thursday, July 7

  06-07-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Thursday's meetings at Newmarket, Doncaster, Carlisle, Newbury and Epsom Downs.
  
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• The Latest: So, Andy, how's it being the nation's last hope?

  06-07-2016 23:33
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local):
  
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• Wales' Euro Dream Shattered By Portugal

  06-07-2016 23:19
  
  Wales' dream of reaching the European Championship final is over after a 2-0 defeat by Portugal brought their remarkable campaign to a close. A goal and an assist from Cristiano Ronaldo in the space of three second-half minutes sent Portugal into Sunday's final and left Wales and their fans to reflect on an historic campaign. Portugal were the bookmakers' favourites and boasted by far the greater international pedigree.
  
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• Ronaldo delivers as Portugal end dream Wales run

  06-07-2016 23:15
  By Karolos Grohmann LYON, France (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo scored one goal and inadvertently set up the other as Portugal ground out a 2-0 win over Wales on Wednesday to march into the Euro 2016 final. Ronaldo then saw his shot turned in by Nani for a second goal three minutes later, ending Wales' remarkable run at their first major finals since 1958. "We've been dreaming about this from the start," Ronaldo told reporters.
  
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• The Latest: Portugal beats Wales 2-0 to reach final

  06-07-2016 23:14
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from the European Championship (all times local):
  
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• Briles asks court to remove him from lawsuit against Baylor

  06-07-2016 23:13
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fired Baylor coach Art Briles is fighting back, nearly two months after he was let go in the fallout over how the school investigated rape allegations.
  
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• Portugal 2-0 Wales: Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani net twice in three minutes to crush Welsh hopes as Euro 2016 journey ends in Lyon

  06-07-2016 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: When his team-mates had let him go, when the private party over by the corner flag had ended, Cristiano Ronaldo remembered his trademark celebration.
  
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• Wales’s epic journey comes to an end as Ronaldo gets to run Portugal show | Barney Ronay

  06-07-2016 23:07
  
  Real Madrid maestros indulge in gentle sparring before the senior man pulls away in second-half reckoningAs the minutes ticked down at the Stade De Lyon the Wales support took the chance to sing goodbye to this tournament, just as Iceland had in Paris, a beautiful little wake for a few weeks that will live on in a series of glorious moments. It is a list that stretches out. The Robson-Kanu turn. Joe Allen’s pass. Bale against Russia. The high-class dissection of Belgium, world No1s not so
  
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• Ronaldo leads Portugal to 2-0 win vs Wales, into Euro final

  06-07-2016 23:02
  
  LYON, France (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo led Portugal into its second European Championship final, scoring with a powerful header and then setting up Nani's goal soon after in a 2-0 win over Wales on Wednesday.
  
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• Portugal 2-0 Wales: five talking points from the semi-final in Lyon

  06-07-2016 23:02
  
  Wales may not have got the result they wanted, but their star man Gareth Bale was an inspirational figure in the semi-finalThis was the death of a dream, but not a reason to wallow or curse at the thought of what might have been. Wales have been a breath of fresh air at this championship, a side back at a major finals for the first time since 1958 having excelled on the pitch while their magnificent support chorused them gloriously from the stands. They missed the banned Aaron Ramsey’s com
  
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• Teen queens of women's golf to duel at U.S. Women's Open

  06-07-2016 23:00
  (Reuters) - The teenagers at the top of women's golf, Lydia Ko and Brooke Henderson, form a mutual admiration society and a burgeoning rivalry that will feature at the U.S. Women's Open starting on Thursday. World number one Ko of New Zealand and second-ranked Canadian Henderson, one year younger at 18, have won the year's first two majors and tee off together in the first round of the Open at CordeValle in San Martin, California. The Korean-born Ko won the Ana Inspiration in March and Henderson
  
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• Colin Montgomerie unhappy at Olympic no-show by several top players

  06-07-2016 22:59
  
  • Jason Day, Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott have declined to play in Rio
  • Zika virus and scheduling issues cited as reasons for absencesColin Montgomerie, who was part of the successful bid to restore golf to the Olympics, has questioned those opting not to appear at this year’s Games in Rio. The Scot has also expressed fears over golf’s future at the event given the raft of withdrawals. Related: Luke Donald handed Open lifeline for Troon after Van Zyl pulls outRelated: Dusti
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo sees funny side as ball boys gatecrash Portugal team photo ahead of Euro 2016 semi-final clash with Wales

  06-07-2016 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Real Madrid superstar reacted positively when ayoungster greeted several players before loitering on the outskirts as the photo was taken - prompting laughter and a hug from the forward.
  
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• Andy Murray to face Tomas Berdych in the Wimbledon semi-finals after surviving a huge scare from Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in five set epic on Centre Court

  06-07-2016 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After Andy Murray had grimly clung on to the first game in Wednesday night's deciding set he turned to his support box. 'There's no way I'm losing this match!' he shouted.
  
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• Ex-Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli admits she IS ill with a virus that stops her eating

  06-07-2016 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 2013 Wimbledon champion has admitted she suffers from a virus which stops her eating and will be admitted to a hospital in Italy after the conclusion of this year's tournament.
  
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• Roger Federer's stunning Centre Court comeback sees off Marin Cilic in Wimbledon quarter-finals

  06-07-2016 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Late in a career of supreme beauty came a performance of remarkable grit. With it was the kind of win that would have you believe Roger Federer has found a way to master time as well as tennis.
  
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• Tomas Berdych sets up Wimbledon last four meeting with Andy Murray after straight sets thrashing of Lucas Pouille in SW19

  06-07-2016 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It sums up the level of contest between Tomas Berdych and Lucas Pouille that the most exciting thing to happen on No 1 Court was a group of fans attempting Iceland's Viking clap celebration.
  
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• West Ham offered Carlos Tevez a deal to become their best-paid player in history but he said no, demanding £250,000 a week

  06-07-2016 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carlos Tevez was offered £150,000 – plus bonuses – and told he would be their first-choice striker next season, but he declined the offer and is set to stay at Argentinian club Boca Juniors.
  
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• Liverpool continue pre-season with training session at Melwood

  06-07-2016 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anfield boss Jurgen Klopp has summoned his squad back for pre-season training and put the Reds through a training session on Wednesday with a number of his team's superstars on show.
  
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• Germany boss Joachim Low confirms Bastian Schweinsteiger will captain the side in Euro 2016 semi-final against France 

  06-07-2016 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Manchester United midfielder was a doubt due to a niggling injury he aggravated in the win over Italy in the quarter-finals, but Germany coach Joachim Low confirmed that he is fit and will start.
  
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• Berdych takes shot at glory in his stride

  06-07-2016 22:04
  By John Stonestreet LONDON (Reuters) - Tomas Berdych gets a shot on Friday at his second grand slam final in 52 attempts, but the perennial top-10 player from the Czech Republic will not shed any tears if he makes it but fails to lift the Wimbledon crown -- provided he gives his all. Berdych, who on Wednesday ended Frenchman Lucas Pouille's unexpected love-affair with the All England Club in straight sets, ground through the gears after a slow start to beat a man who had never won a match on gra
  
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• Federer erases 2-set hole, 3 match points at Wimbledon

  06-07-2016 22:01
  
  LONDON (AP) — The match, and Roger Federer's bid for a record eighth Wimbledon championship, essentially should have been over after a little more than 1½ hours Wednesday.
  
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• Ahead of Euro semifinal, a bond forged amid Paris attacks

  06-07-2016 21:58
  
  MARSEILLE, France (AP) — As his Germany team prepares to face France in the European Championship semifinal, coach Joachim Loew has paid tribute to a bond between the teams forged amid the chaos and bloodshed of November's Paris attacks.
  
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• Ex-Boston Bruins Bourque apologizes in drunken driving case

  06-07-2016 21:56
  
  LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — Former Boston Bruins star Ray Bourque (bork) has apologized to his family, friends and fans for driving drunk last month.
  
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• Murray survives Tsonga comeback to reach semis

  06-07-2016 21:52
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Second seed Andy Murray survived a ferocious Jo-Wilfried Tsonga comeback to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals for the seventh time on Wednesday, winning the day's second Centre Court blockbuster 7-6(10) 6-1 3-6 4-6 6-1. After Roger Federer's miraculous earlier escape act against Marin Cilic, when he recovered to win from two sets down, 12th seeded Frenchman Tsonga threatened something equally improbable as dusk settled at the All England Club. Tsonga looked down
  
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• The Latest: Portugal and Wales drawing 0-0 at halftime

  06-07-2016 21:46
  
  PARIS (AP) — The Latest from the European Championship (all times local):
  
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• The Latest: Murray advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

  06-07-2016 21:43
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Wimbledon (all times local):
  
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• Germany can draw on Brazil rout to offset home advantage

  06-07-2016 21:42
  By Mitch Phillips MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - In the history of football there has been no more devastating nullification of supposed home advantage than Germany's 7-1 humbling of Brazil in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals, so playing France in Marseille holds no fears for the world champions. Toni Kroos, who scored two of the early goals and was man of the match in the Brazil demolition job, sensed that France might be similarly disadvantaged by the weight of expectation on Thursday. "We have a
  
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• Injured Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw cleared to play catch

  06-07-2016 21:33
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has been cleared to play catch as he rehabilitates from mild disk herniation.
  
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• How did Federer get out of that? Unbelievable

  06-07-2016 21:14
  By Pritha Sarkar LONDON (Reuters) - When Roger Federer stood on the dusty baseline with the scoreboard showing he was trailing Marin Cilic 6-7 4-6 3-3 0-40, it looked like the man with the dodgy back was about to disappear into a giant Wimbledon sinkhole. When the self-styled "old guy" of tennis stood match point down at 4-5 30-40 in the fourth set, it looked like he would be sucked deeper into the mire. When the 34-year-old stood another match point down two games later, the hole was getting wi
  
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• Pete Rose sues former baseball investigator over rape claims

  06-07-2016 21:13
  Former baseball star Pete Rose on Wednesday sued the lawyer whose investigative report got him kicked out of baseball for gambling, alleging the lawyer defamed him last year by saying on the radio that Rose raped young teen girls during spring training.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton delighted to be 'home' ahead of the British Grand Prix as he touches down in his private jet

  06-07-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hamilton has a chance to create history on Sunday at the British Grand Prix with a win, as it would put him on an equal level with Nigel Mansell's British record of four F1 wins at Silverstone.
  
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• Italian agent and coach held in Kenya for questioning

  06-07-2016 20:59
  Italian sports agent Federico Rosa and coach Claudio Berardelli are being questioned by Kenyan police over the alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs by athletes they managed and trained, court documents showed on Wednesday. Kenya, renowned for its distance runners, has faced frequent allegations of doping, with some 40 cases reported in the past four years. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said last month that competitors from Russia and Kenya, given the recent history of doping in
  
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• Soccer superstar Messi gets 21 months jail for tax fraud, unlikely to serve time

  06-07-2016 20:50
  By Emma Pinedo and Angus Berwick MADRID (Reuters) - World soccer superstar Lionel Messi was sentenced on Wednesday to 21 months in prison and fined 2 million euros ($2.2 million) after being found guilty of three counts of tax fraud, although it is unlikely he will serve time in jail. The Spanish court handed the same sentence to the Argentine player's father, Jorge Horacio, with a 1.5 million euro fine. "The sentence is not correct and we are confident the appeal will show the defence was right
  
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• Regrets? Cilic has a few after facing Wimbledon curtain

  06-07-2016 20:41
  Having let three match points slide in the fourth set against Roger Federer on Centre Court, Marin Cilic may be forgiven for wanting to rewind the video and replay the key moments again. "Maybe there was a slight hesitation in some of them obviously. The situation made it big. In those situations, I was not getting the best out of me." In a clinical breakdown of what sent the crowd packed with Federer fans into near delirium, Cilic, 27, outlined how the match turned. In contrast to the
  
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• Clinical Berdych ends Pouille's Wimbledon romance

  06-07-2016 20:41
  By John Stonestreet LONDON (Reuters) - Czech 10th seed Tomas Berdych cruised into his second Wimbledon semi-final on Wednesday, grinding into gear after a slow start to end Frenchman's Lucas Pouille's unexpected love-affair with the All England turf in straight sets. Carrying more court time than any other quarter-finalist, Berdych started slowly against the 22-year-old Pouille, the 32nd and lowest seed in the draw and a man who had never won a match on grass before his eye-opening streak of the
  
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• Messi given 21 months for tax fraud, likely to avoid prison

  06-07-2016 20:36
  
  MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi and his father were sentenced to 21 months in prison for tax fraud by a Barcelona-based court on Wednesday, with both sentences likely to be suspended.
  
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• Oscar Pistorius is sentenced for murder as Reeva Steenkamp's family weep in court

  06-07-2016 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Oscar Pistorious could be freed from jail within a year, despite being sentenced to six year's jail for murdering his girlfriend, says a defence lawyer.
  
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• AP sources: Mavs sending Evans to Pacers in salary cap dump

  06-07-2016 20:28
  DALLAS (AP) — The Mavericks are sending 2012 NBA slam dunk champion Jeremy Evans and cash to Indiana as Dallas prepares to wrap up several moves in free agency.
  
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• West Ham on verge of sealing loan deal for Besiktas winger Gokhan Tore

  06-07-2016 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham are signing theformer Chelsea trainee, who failed to make a competitive first team appearance at Stamford Bridge, on an initial loan with view to a permanent deal.
  
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• Agencies say they have Operation Puerto blood samples

  06-07-2016 20:19
  AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency and cycling's governing body announced Wednesday that they are in possession of samples of blood and plasma bags seized and stored as part of the Operation Puerto case.
  
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• Taste of the Tour: Potatoes and cheese in the Massif Central

  06-07-2016 20:18
  LE LIORAN, France (AP) — A gastronomical, sporting and cultural glance at Stage 5 of the Tour de France on Wednesday:
  
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