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• Carlo Ancelotti arrives at first day of Bayern Munich training to a handwritten 'good luck' message from predecessor Pep Guardiola

  11-07-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carlo Ancelotti was given a welcome surprise when he arrived for his first day at Bayern Munich on Monday as his predecessor Pep Guardiola left the Italian a good luck message. 
  
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• 'Determined' Allardyce would make good England boss - Gold

  11-07-2016 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce would be a good choice for England manager, according to his former boss at West Ham, David Gold.
  
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• Kell Brook did not flinch from challenge of moving up two weight divisions to fight Gennady Golovkin... he has earned the respect of the boxing community 

  11-07-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: Whatever fate befalls Kell Brook when he steps into the ring with Gennady Golovkin, with many expecting him to be knocked out,he will achieve the respect of his violent profession.
  
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• The great Mohammad Amir debate: So, should England be facing the bowler who was banned for spot-fixing at Lord's? 

  11-07-2016 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohammad Amir will return to Lord’s for the first Test on Thursday with the cricket world divided over his right to be there. Two Sportsmail experts, Nasser Hussain and David Lloyd,have their say...
  
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• World champions Barber and Drouin lead Canadian team

  11-07-2016 23:25
  (Reuters) - World champions Shawn Barber and Derek Drouin and heptathlon favourite Brianne Theisen-Eaton headline a 65-member Canadian athletics team for the Rio Olympics announced on Monday. Barber won the pole vault at the 2015 world championships in Beijing and Drouin claimed the high jump title. Theisen-Eaton has the top heptathlon score in the world this year and is the two-time world outdoor silver medallist and 2016 world indoor champion.
  
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• U.S. team for the Rio Olympics

  11-07-2016 23:06
  EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - U.S. athletics team for the Aug. 5-21 Rio Olympics as announced on Monday by USA Track and Field following July 1-10 Olympic trials: MEN 100 metres - Justin Gatlin, Trayvon Bromell, Marvin Bracy. 200 metres - Justin Gatlin, LaShawn Merritt, Ameer Webb. 400 metres - LaShawn Merritt, Gil Roberts, David Verburg. 800 metres - Clayton Murphy, Boris Berian, Charles Jock. 1,500 metres - Matthew Centrowitz, Robby Andrews, Ben Blankenship. 3,000 metres steeplechase - Evan Jager
  
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• U.S. sending very powerful team to Rio, says expert

  11-07-2016 22:50
  By Gene Cherry EUGENE, Oregon (Reuters) - The United States will field a powerhouse athletics team for next month's Rio Olympics even though several big names crashed out in the just-completed American trials. "It's one of the strongest ever," respected international athletics expert Mel Watman told Reuters via email. "They could well exceed the nine gold medals obtained at the London Olympics of 2012." Decathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton, triple jumper Christian Taylor, pole vaulter Jenn
  
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• Mixed martial arts group UFC to be acquired by talent agency WME-IMG

  11-07-2016 22:43
  Mixed martial arts entertainment franchise Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has agreed to be bought by Talent agency WME-IMG in a transaction a source valued at $4 billion (3.08 billion pounds), reflecting the growing popularity of a once-fringe spectator sport. The acquisition, which has one of the largest ever price tags for a sports brand, is also backed by private, equity firms Silver Lake Partners LP [SILAK.UL] and KKR & Co LP, as well as investment firms owned by billionaire Michae
  
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• Vincent Janssen: Tottenham set to sign Netherlands striker

  11-07-2016 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham are set to complete the £17m signing of Netherlands striker Vincent Janssen from AZ Alkmaar this week.
  
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• Spurs set to sign £17m Netherlands striker Janssen

  11-07-2016 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham are set to complete the £17m signing of Netherlands striker Vincent Janssen from AZ Alkmaar this week.
  
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• Rodgers set for first Celtic game in Champions League qualifier

  11-07-2016 22:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Tuesday's Champions League game between Lincoln Red Imps and Celtic.
  
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• Bubba heads Olympic men's field with Ko leading woman

  11-07-2016 22:05
  (Reuters) - American Bubba Watson and Swede Henrik Stenson head an Olympic men's golf field that has been decimated by withdrawals but nonetheless still includes a decent list of world class players. On the women's side, an almost full-strength lineup will include world number one Lydia Ko of New Zealand and number two Brooke Henderson of Canada. The Olympic qualification period for Rio, based on the world rankings, ended on Sunday and the International Golf Federation subsequently submitted the
  
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• Tyson Gay gets chance to recapture relay medal

  11-07-2016 22:02
  
  EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sprinter Tyson Gay will be going to the Olympics, where he'll have a chance to help the U.S. win a relay medal more than two years after his doping case cost the team its silver from the 2012 Games.
  
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• GB's Rachel Parish wins double trap gold at European Championships

  11-07-2016 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rachel Parish won women's double trap gold, as Britain also won men's team and mixed team gold at the European Championships.
  
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• Greatness calling Biles at Rio Olympics

  11-07-2016 21:28
  By Steve Keating SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - In a nod to the domination of her sport, Simone Biles has already entered the debate as the greatest gymnast of all-time even though she has yet to turn a single somersault on the Olympic stage. A charismatic dynamo blessed with otherworldly talent, Biles may be the three-time reigning all-around world champion but for gymnasts it is the Olympics where true greatness is defined. Having dealt with the formality of securing a spot on the Rio-bound
  
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• Sale says Gwynn's death caused him to quit chewing tobacco

  11-07-2016 21:26
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — American League All-Star starter Chris Sale paid tribute to late Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, saying he quit chewing tobacco when the San Diego Padres great died of salivary gland cancer in June 2014 at age 54.
  
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• Stuart Broad challenges England to 'swarm' Pakistan's batsmen as he prepares for the first Test at Lord's

  11-07-2016 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH: Stuart Broad believes England should 'swarm' Pakistan's batsmen as he prepares for Thursday's first Test at Lord's without Jimmy Anderson.
  
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• Ali's gloves, Frazier's jockstrap from famed 1971 fight go on sale

  11-07-2016 21:14
  A jockstrap worn by boxer Joe Frazier when he defeated Muhammad Ali for the combined heavyweight title hit the auction block on Monday, along with the gloves Ali wore in that 1971 bout dubbed the "Fight of the Century." The jockstrap - expected to sell for $10,000 (7,693.46 pounds) - already met its minimum bid of $5,000 (3,845.75 pounds) bid by mid-morning, said Ken Goldin, owner of Goldin Auctions of Runnemede, New Jersey. No bids had yet been received for the gloves, which are expected to sel
  
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• Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish leading the way as British riders revel in each other's Tour de France success

  11-07-2016 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As the Tour reached its first rest day in Andorra, riders from these Isles wore three of the four leaders' jerseys, had won five of the first nine stages, and sat one and two in the overall classification.
  
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• Ramdin dropped from Windies squad for India series

  11-07-2016 21:00
  (Reuters) - West Indies have replaced wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin with Shane Dowrich for the four-test series at home to India which starts in Antigua next Thursday. Ramdin, a veteran of 74 tests, said he had been dropped because the selectors did not think his batting average was good enough. He has scored 2,898 test runs at an average of 25.87. "New chairman says my avg isn't Gud," Ramdin tweeted, referring to new West Indies chairman of selectors Courtney Browne, who has replaced Clive Lloyd.
  
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• Warriors star Draymond Green faces misdemeanor assault claim

  11-07-2016 20:55
  
  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor assault and battery over the weekend near the Michigan State campus.
  
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• Valencia sign midfielder Medran from Real Madrid

  11-07-2016 20:52
  (Reuters) - Valencia have signed Spanish midfielder Alvaro Medran from Real Madrid on a four-year contract, the Liga club said in a statement on Monday without giving any financial details. Medran, who was impressive on loan at Getafe last season, scoring twice in 20 matches, is Valencia's second close-season signing after Portugal winger Nani joined from Fenerbahce. Medran, 22, a Real youth product, played for the Madrid club in La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League before joining
  
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• Nike confirm new Ordem 4 balls will be used in Premier League, La Liga and Serie A for 2016/17 season

  11-07-2016 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail reported that the balls had been leaked on June 6, but the US sportswear company has confirmed that colourful designs will be the official footballs for the three top-flight leagues.
  
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• South Sudan's warring factions declare ceasefire

  11-07-2016 20:47
  
  The leaders of South Sudan's warring factions call for a ceasefire after days of fighting kill hundreds.
  
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• Southampton confirm £12m signing of midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Bayern Munich on five-year deal

  11-07-2016 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southampton have announced the signing of midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Bayern Munich in a deal believed to be worth £12million. The 20-year-old has signed a five-year deal.
  
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• Bayern's Hojbjerg signs for Southampton

  11-07-2016 20:40
  (Reuters) - Bayern Munich's Danish midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg became manager Claude Puel's first signing at English Premier League club Southampton on Monday after putting pen to a five-year deal. Southampton announced the move, for an undisclosed fee which British media reports have put at 12.8 million pounds ($16.63 million), on their website (www.saintsfc.co.uk). The 20-year-old, at Bayern since 2012, spent last season on loan at Schalke 04 where he made 23 league appearances to help th
  
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• Southampton sign Hojbjerg for reported £12.8m

  11-07-2016 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Southampton sign Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Bayern Munich for a reported fee of £12.8m.
  
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• IOC inspector: Rio de Janeiro 'ready to welcome the world'

  11-07-2016 20:38
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The head inspector for the IOC says she's confident the trouble-plagued Rio de Janeiro Olympics are "ready to welcome the world" with the games opening in just under four weeks.
  
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• Barcelona confident Messi will stay, urge fans to support him

  11-07-2016 20:35
  (Reuters) - Lionel Messi is not interested in leaving Barcelona in the wake of his sentencing for tax fraud, according to club spokesman Josep Vives. A Barcelona court last week handed Messi and his father 21-month prison sentences and fined the former 2.0 million euros (1.70 million pounds) and the latter 1.5 million euros (1.28 million pounds) for tax fraud. Media reports in England recently claimed Messi's father and agent Jorge had met with Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich aboard his yacht, ra
  
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• SEC's Greg Sankey: 'We weep, we mourn' for shooting victims

  11-07-2016 20:33
  
  HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey scrapped much of his planned speech at the league's annual media days to decry the wave of shootings across the country.
  
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• Manchester United reserves to face Salford City in friendly as co-owner Gary Neville jokes it'll be Zlatan Ibrahimovic's debut

  11-07-2016 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Salford City's links with Manchester United are well-documented and the bond between the clubs will see them meet on the football pitch once more later this month.
  
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• Jockey Frankie Dettori targets Goodwood for 3000th winner of glorious career

  11-07-2016 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 45-year-old Italian is aiming for perfect career symmetry by reaching milestone of 3,000 winners at Glorious Goodwood, which starts on July 25.
  
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• Jose Fonte is the first footballer to win the European Championship and Johnstone's Paint Trophy

  11-07-2016 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Fonte became the first footballer to win a Johnstone's Paint Trophy and a European Championship on Sunday when Portugal beat France at the Stade de France.
  
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• Six-time champion Usain Bolt in Jamaica Olympics team

  11-07-2016 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Usain Bolt is named in the Jamaica squad for the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay events at Rio 2016, despite a recent injury.
  
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• Six-time champion Bolt in Jamaica team for Rio Olympics

  11-07-2016 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Usain Bolt is named in the Jamaica squad for the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay events at Rio 2016, despite a recent injury.
  
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• Chris Sale, Johnny Cueto to start All-Star Game in San Diego

  11-07-2016 19:54
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox will start for the American League in Tuesday night's All-Star Game and Johnny Cueto of the San Francisco Giants for the National League.
  
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• UN: Dealing with rape in Central African Republic

  11-07-2016 19:53
  
  As UN debates for its new secretary general, sex assault by peacekeepers in CAR must be eradicated once and for all.
  
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• Mercedes withdraw Rosberg appeal over time penalty

  11-07-2016 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mercedes withdraw their appeal after driver Nico Rosberg was penalised by 10 seconds during the British Grand Prix.
  
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• Rio 2016: City ready to host Olympic Games, says IOC

  11-07-2016 19:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rio de Janeiro is ready to hold the Olympics despite fears over its ability to stage the event, says the International Olympic Committee.
  
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• Dawson: Players over-reacting to Zika situation at Olympics

  11-07-2016 19:40
  
  TROON, Scotland (AP) — The latest from the British Open (all times local to Scotland):
  
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• County Championship: Middlesex tail-end pair seize control against Somerset

  11-07-2016 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James Fuller and James Harris share an unbroken stand of 149 as Middlesex lead by 125 after day two against Somerset.
  
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• Williams says he was drug tested "at least 500 times" in NFL

  11-07-2016 19:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former running back Ricky Williams says he went through "at least 500" drug tests during his 11-year NFL career.
  
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• Top U.S. officials rejected push to prosecute HSBC - lawmakers' report

  11-07-2016 19:14
  By Mica Rosenberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - Senior U.S. Department of Justice officials overruled internal recommendations to prosecute global bank HSBC Holdings Plc for money laundering violations because of concerns about the stability of the financial system, a congressional report released on Monday said. In 2013, the Financial Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, led by Republican Congressman Jeb Hensarling of Texas, began investigating the Justice Department's November 2012
  
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• Mercedes will not appeal Rosberg penalty

  11-07-2016 19:11
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Mercedes have decided to accept a British Grand Prix penalty that leaves Nico Rosberg just one point clear of team mate Lewis Hamilton at the top of the Formula One world championship, the team said on Monday. Mercedes had advised Rosberg on how to deal with a gearbox problem that had emerged in the closing laps. "We were able to prove to the Stewards that a car-stopping gearbox failure was imminent and, as such, were permitted within the rules to advise Nico o
  
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• England job: No contact with Allardyce, no approach for Klinsmann

  11-07-2016 19:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce is yet to be contacted by the FA about the England job, while there has been no official approach for Jurgen Klinsmann.
  
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• Talent agency WME-IMG to buy mixed martial arts group UFC

  11-07-2016 19:04
  (Reuters) - Talent agency WME-IMG said on Monday it would buy mixed martial arts promoter Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in a transaction a source valued at $4 billion (£3 billion), making it the world's biggest ever sports deal. The deal involving the global sports powerhouse is backed by private equity firms Silver Lake Partners LP and KKR & Co LP as well as investment firms owned by billionaire Michael Dell and his family. Founded in 1993, UFC holds more than 40 fights around
  
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• Dubuisson and Kim also out of Rio, along with Spieth

  11-07-2016 19:00
  
  TROON, Scotland (AP) — The latest from the British Open (all times local to Scotland):
  
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• Bolt headlines Jamaica's 63-member Rio team

  11-07-2016 18:51
  By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON (Reuters) - Sprint king Usain Bolt was named to the Jamaican Olympic team in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m races despite an injury that kept him from qualifying at trials, the Jamaican Olympic Association said on Monday. The six-time Olympic gold medallist was forced to withdraw from his country's trials earlier this month with a hamstring injury but was allowed on Jamaica's team headed to the Rio Summer Games after applying for a medical exemption. The inclusion of the worl
  
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• Mourinho hopes to unite Manchester United fans

  11-07-2016 18:45
  (Reuters) - Unifying the Manchester United faithful is high on the priority list of new manager Jose Mourinho, who is determined to recapture the glory days at Old Trafford. Former United boss Louis van Gaal failed to win over the fans during his tenure, despite an FA Cup triumph in May, as inconsistent performances led to the 20-times English title winners missing out on Champions League qualification. "I understand that they expect a lot from me but I also expect a lot from them," Mourinho tol
  
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• Bayern Munich rule Brazil winger Costa out of Rio Games

  11-07-2016 18:40
  (Reuters) - Bayern Munich's pacey Brazilian winger Douglas Costa has withdrawn from the Rio Olympics due to injury, the German champions said on Monday. Costa had been chosen along with Barcelona's Neymar among the over-age players in Brazil's squad for the first summer Games in South America. Bayern said on their website (www.fcbayern.de) that an injury to Costa's left thigh had not healed and they had told the Brazilian football federation that the player could not be released.
  
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