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• Southampton fans fume at Premier League and Sky Sports over decision to move Manchester United fixture to Friday night

  07-07-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The game was originally scheduled for a Saturday, but with Sky moving into the realms of Friday night Premier League coverage for the first time, Southampton fans will nowface a complicated trip.
  
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• Griezmann focused on final after giving Germany Les Bleus

  07-07-2016 23:58
  France have found a new hero in Antoine Griezmann and the striker has his eyes firmly set on lifting the Euro 2016 trophy after his two goals fired Les Bleus past Germany on Thursday and into the final. Griezmann slammed home a first-half penalty, following a needless handball from Bastian Schweinsteiger, and then poked in the second after the break to secure the host nation's first competitive win over Germany in 58 years. The Atletico Madrid marksman tops the Euro 2016 scorers table with six g
  
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• Nicola Rizzoli took his time but he was right to award France a penalty against Germany in their Euro 2016 semi-final clash 

  07-07-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM POLL: Nicola Rizzoli is an excellent referee but when he pointed to the penalty spot right on half time, there appeared to be some confusion over what had happened in the box.
  
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• Newcastle's new signings get to work ahead of Championship season

  07-07-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ritchie and Gayle were both involved in a training session on Thursday after making the switch to the north east and the pair pointed to Benitez as the major factor in their decisions to join.
  
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• Nani goes from Manchester United flop to Portugal hero as Fernando Santos claims 'he's been an influence in each game'

  07-07-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: Despite the special contribution of Cristiano Ronaldo in Wednesday's semi-final win over Wales, Portugal's player of the tournament has undoubtedly been Luis Nani.
  
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• Biles has free pass to use as ticket to Rio Games

  07-07-2016 23:36
  By Steve Keating SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - When you are a three-time world all-around champion you get a free pass and Simone Biles will have one tucked into her leotard if needed at this weekend's U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics trials. It is doubtful, however, that Biles will need any charity to punch her ticket to next month's Rio Games.
  
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• Everton in talks with Utrecht over a deal for France Under 21 striker Sebastien Haller

  07-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The France U21 striker was the subject of failed bids from Norwich City and Swansea in January and has been monitored by Ajax, Tottenham, Sunderland, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace.
  
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• Arsenal must pay £42m to prise Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon as they make approach for Lille full-back Djibril Sidibe

  07-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal, who have enquired about Lille full-back Djibril Sidibe, have held talks over a move for Alexandre Lacazette at Lyon but are reluctant to pay the French club’s asking price.
  
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• The Latest: Wizards acquire Trey Burke, sign 3 others

  07-07-2016 23:27
  
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• Germany 0-2 France PLAYER RATINGS: Antoine Griezmann is star of Euro 2016 semi-final as Thomas Muller fluffs his lines

  07-07-2016 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM: France's poster boy Griezmann met the nation's expectations by opening the scoring from the penalty spot before adding a second after the interval.
  
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• Griezmann double sends France into final

  07-07-2016 23:23
  By Mitch Phillips MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Two-goal Antoine Griezmann fired France into the Euro 2016 final on Thursday when a smash and grab 2-0 victory over a territorially dominant Germany ended 58 years of tournament suffering at the hands of their neighbours. Griezmann drove in a penalty at the end of the first half after a needless handball by German captain Bastian Schweinsteiger and poked home in the 72nd minute following a blunder by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer to set up a final agains
  
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• Power Five commissioners propose more time off for athletes

  07-07-2016 23:09
  Power Five conference commissioners want to change NCAA rules to give college athletes more time away from team activities, including no longer counting travel as an off day, a mandatory seven-day break after the season and an additional 14 off days from athletic activity during the academic year.
  
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• Germany 0-2 France: Antoine Griezmann's double sees hosts into the Euro 2016 final

  07-07-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT STADE VELODROME: The Germans always find a way to get it done, don’t they? Not this time. European football's serial achievers found a way to a departure lounge.
  
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• Mets' Harvey might need surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome

  07-07-2016 22:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Matt Harvey has symptoms consistent with thoracic outlet syndrome, and the New York Mets star could be facing season-ending surgery to treat a serious condition that has jeopardized the career of other major league pitchers.
  
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• Griezmann double helps France sink Germany to reach final

  07-07-2016 22:56
  MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Two goals from Antoine Griezmann helped hosts France overcome world champions Germany 2-0 on Thursday to reach the final of Euro 2016, a first competitive victory over their old rivals in 58 years. Twice winners France will face Portugal in Sunday's final in Paris after defending stoutly against a Germany side who dominated possession but conceded a needless first-half penalty before being picked off on the break in the second period. ...
  
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• The Latest: Griezmann gives France 2-0 win over Germany

  07-07-2016 22:54
  
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• Splash! Kevin Durant finalizes two-year deal with Warriors

  07-07-2016 22:47
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Splash: Kevin Durant's big move to the Golden State Warriors is done.
  
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• NFL Hall of Famer Paul Hornung sues helmet maker Riddell

  07-07-2016 22:43
  CHICAGO (AP) — Pro football Hall of Famer and former Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung is suing equipment manufacturer Riddell, saying its helmets failed to protect him from brain injury.
  
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• Harbaugh hails Michigan and Notre Dame resuming rivalry

  07-07-2016 22:33
  
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh hailed Michigan and Notre Dame for finding a way to resume their rivalry.
  
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• The Latest: Manu Ginobili returning to Spurs on 1-year-deal

  07-07-2016 22:29
  
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• The Latest: EU's Tusk hints at chance for UK to stay in EU

  07-07-2016 22:14
  
  LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain's vote to leave the European Union (all times local):
  
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• Angelique Kerber wants to be first German to win Wimbledon since Steffi Graf... while stopping Serena Williams from equalling her idol's records

  07-07-2016 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  German great Graf won Wimbledon seven times and landed an open era record of 22 Grand Slam singles titles, and American superstar Williams would match both tallies should she triumph.
  
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• Nico Rosberg vows to continue his battle with Lewis Hamilton despite their Austrian Grand Prix collision

  07-07-2016 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nico Rosberg has vowed to continue his battle with Lewis Hamilton despite their dramatic crash in Austria. The team-mates collided on the final lap of last Sunday’s Austrian Grand Prix.
  
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• West Ham striker Diafra Sakho hands in transfer request as Senegalese searches for regular first team football next season

  07-07-2016 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham striker Diafra Sakho has handed in a transfer request. The 26-year old was the subject of an £11million bid from Sunderland last month and Sakho's future could lie in the North-East.
  
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• I'll be back for my 20th Wimbledon, says Venus

  07-07-2016 21:43
  By Pravin Char LONDON (Reuters) - Venus Williams is planning to return to Wimbledon next year to make her 20th appearance confident in the belief that there is no such thing in life as impossible. The oldest woman in the draw at 36, Williams lost 6-4 6-4 to Germany's Angelique Kerber on Thursday but has enjoyed something of a renaissance in reaching her first grand slam semi-final since 2010. Asked whether she would return to Wimbledon next year, Williams told reporters: "I would love to, it's a
  
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• Brock Lesnar slams Jon Jones after light heavyweight failed drugs test scraps UFC 200 headline act against Daniel Cormier

  07-07-2016 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN DOMIN IN LAS VEGAS: Lesnar, who held the heavyweight title for two years until 2010, will make his return to the Octagon on Saturday night after a near six-year absence.
  
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• No all-Williams final at Wimbledon; Kerber stops Venus in SF

  07-07-2016 21:30
  LONDON (AP) — Venus Williams' deepest Grand Slam run in a half-dozen years ended one victory short of what would have been yet another Wimbledon title match against her sister Serena.
  
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• Daniel Ricciardo blames Nico Rosberg for Austrian Grand Prix accident with Lewis Hamilton claiming pair 'have grown apart'

  07-07-2016 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daniel Ricciardo has laid the blame for the final lap accident at the Austrian Grand Prix firmly at Nico Rosberg's door. Contact with his team-mate Lewis Hamilton saw Rosberg lose his front wing.
  
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• Hend, Aguilar set pace at windy Scottish Open

  07-07-2016 21:11
  (Reuters) - Australian Scott Hend and Chile's Felipe Aguilar shot three-under-par 69s to lead the way in the Scottish Open after a windy first round at Castle Stuart on Thursday. The pair finished one stroke ahead of a group of players including three former major champions, Northern Ireland's Graeme McDowell, Irishman Padraig Harrington and South Korean Yang Yong-eun. Hend, who has a place in the field for next week's British Open at Royal Troon, relished the challenge of the elements in a roun
  
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• Wales stars Wayne Hennessey, Neil Taylor and Jonny Williams perform half-naked haka at semi-finalists' Euro 2016 base

  07-07-2016 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Coleman's side forged a strong team bond as they upset the odds in France, and that is in full evidence in a video that has emerged online of them back at their base in Dinard.
  
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• Dana White confirms Cormier will fight at UFC 200 despite Jones' withdrawal

  07-07-2016 21:09
  
  The main event for Saturday night in Las Vegas fell apart in the early hours of this morning, but Cormier is still set to compete.
  
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• Manchester United name Jose Mourinho's backroom staff with trusted lieutenant Rui Faria confirmed as assistant manager

  07-07-2016 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho's backroom staff have been confirmed. Trusted lieutenant Rui Faria has become the Red Devils' assistant manager alongside his coaches.
  
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• UK Media Watch Prompts Sports Journal Correction on 'Illegality' of Occupation - Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America

  07-07-2016 21:06
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  UK Media Watch Prompts Sports Journal Correction on 'Illegality' of Occupation
  Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
  Earlier in the week, we received a complaint about an article in a UK-based online sports journal called Inside the Games. The article, about FIFA's efforts to mediate a dispute between Israel and the PA over travel permits for Palestinian football ...en meer »
  
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• German, French tricolors abound ahead of Euro 2016 semifinal

  07-07-2016 21:06
  
  MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Tricolors fluttered everywhere in Marseille on Thursday ahead of the second European Championship semifinal, with the black, red and yellow German flag outnumbering the red, white and blue of France in the city's packed Old Port.
  
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• Manchester United defender Eric Bailly in training as Jose Mourinho continues new era at Carrington

  07-07-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The defender, whose move from Villareal was formally completed last week, was chauffeured into the training ground in a Chevrolet, presumably provided by the club's shirt sponsor.
  
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• Heather Watson and Henri Kontinen defeat Leander Paes and Martina Hingis to reach Wimbledon mixed doubles quarter-finals

  07-07-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was the first time we had seen them together this tournament and, thankfully for Britain’s Heather Watson and her Finnish partner Henri Kontinen, it will not be the last.
  
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• Rosberg moves on but no apology for collision

  07-07-2016 20:53
  By Alan Baldwin SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg has moved on from his Austrian Grand Prix collision with Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton and will be making no apologies despite stewards blaming him for it. The Briton also has a contract that extends for two more years while Rosberg is negotiating an extension on his deal and wants to stay.
  
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• Venus and Serena Williams beat Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina Makarova to reach Wimbledon doubles semi-finals

  07-07-2016 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The sisters reached the semi-finals of the doubles event, which they have won five times in the past, after completing a 7-6, 4-6,6-2 victory over Vesnina and her partner Ekaterina Makarova.
  
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• Mercedes drivers on final warning, says Wolff

  07-07-2016 20:36
  By Alan Baldwin SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg are on a final warning and any further collisions between the two could hit the title chances of whoever is at fault, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said on Thursday. Mercedes said earlier that the 'Rules of Engagement' had been tightened after their collision in Austria last Sunday, without giving details. Wolff, speaking to reporters at the British Grand Prix, indicated that the potential sanctions were sufficientl
  
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• World Cup ticket is aim for new Romania coach Daum

  07-07-2016 20:33
  German Christoph Daum was named as coach of Romania on Thursday and his first target will be to qualify for the World Cup in Russia in 2018. The much-travelled Daum replaces Anghel Iordanescu who stepped down after Romania's failure to make it past the first round of Euro 2016. Romania will play Denmark, Poland, Montenegro, Armenia and Kazakhstan in World Cup Group E qualifying.
  
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• Jean Van de Velde to make Champions Tour debut

  07-07-2016 20:30
  
  ENDICOTT, N.Y. (AP) — It's been five years since Jean Van de Velde retired from professional golf. Now, two months after turning 50, he figures it's time for a comeback.
  
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• Leicester set to complete £18million signing of CSKA Moscow striker Ahmed Musa after Nigeria international arrives for medical 

  07-07-2016 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester City are to finalise the £18million signing of Ahmed Musa from CSKA Moscow after he arrived for a medical. The deal for the Nigeria striker will be announced at the weekend.
  
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• Bournemouth agree £6m fee for Leeds United wonderkid midfielder Lewis Cook

  07-07-2016 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bournemouth have agreed a £6million fee with Leeds United for talented 19-year-old midfielder Lewis Cook. The York-born star is due to have a medical with the south coast club on Friday.
  
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• Mueller to lead German line, France unchanged

  07-07-2016 20:10
  By John Irish MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - Thomas Mueller will lead Germany's attack in Thursday's Euro 2016 semi-final against France as coach Joachim Loew made three changes while France named the same team that beat Iceland in the last eight. Mueller has yet to score in the tournament, but in the absence of target man Mario Gomez, Loew has opted to use him as a lone striker and bring Julian Draxler into an attacking midfield position.
  
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• The Latest: Williams sisters advance to doubles semifinals

  07-07-2016 20:05
  
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• The Latest: Lineups for France and Germany semifinal

  07-07-2016 20:01
  
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• Helicopters and GPS to spot floating trash at Rio Olympics

  07-07-2016 19:52
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Helicopters will circle overhead starting at 6 a.m. to spot any floating rubbish. Below, trash-collection boats receiving GPS coordinates will sweep up debris before each day of Olympic sailing kicks off in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara Bay.
  
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• Hamilton and Rosberg warned they could get team orders

  07-07-2016 19:47
  
  Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have been told that they risk being ordered how to drive by their teams if they collide again.
  
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• Kerber confident she can beat Serena in final showdown

  07-07-2016 19:46
  By Pravin Char LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's Angelique Kerber said she felt confident about facing Serena Williams in Saturday's Wimbledon final after beating the world number one in Australia earlier this year, and warned: I'm even more dangerous on grass. The fourth seed gate crashed the Williams sisters' Wimbledon party when she overpowered Venus 6-4 6-4 in the semi-finals on Thursday, setting up the clash with Serena. Kerber beat Serena on a hard court in the Australian Open final in January
  
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• Former Manchester United and Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes signs two-year deal at Premier League newcomers Middlesbrough

  07-07-2016 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Middlesbrough have confirmed the signing of Victor Valdes.The former Manchester United goalkeeper has signed a two-year contract after a troubled 18-month spell at Old Trafford.
  
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