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• Lincoln Red Imps, the Gibraltar part-timers who embarrassed Celtic

  12-07-2016 23:48
  
  They have won the Gibraltar Premier Division for 14 years on the trot, play just off Winston Churchill Avenue and boast a fiery Uruguayan managerLincoln Red Imps may sound like an ice hockey team from the east Midlands but they are the dominant force in Gibraltar football, having won the Gibraltar Premier Division for the past 14 years. Related: Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic debut hits rock bottom against Lincoln Red ImpsRelated: Shock of Gibraltar: is Celtic’s defeat by Lincoln Red Imps t
  
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• Premier League pre-season 2016: a full list of all the clubs’ friendlies

  12-07-2016 23:44
  
  From Bromley to Beijing here is a list of the 20 clubs’ remaining friendly fixtures before the season starts on 13 AugustAll kick-off times BST. All information correct at time of publication Related: Premier League clubs embark on globetrotting pre-season – but at what cost?Continue reading...
  
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• It was a special moment to see my name inscribed at Lord's after my unbeaten hundred... I want to repeat the feat against Pakistan

  12-07-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONNY BAIRSTOW: To be inscribed on the honours board at Lord's is incredibly special and gives me an added incentive to get my name up there again.
  
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• Mamadou Sakho faces more frustration on the sidelines after Liverpool defender suffers achilles injury

  12-07-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mamadou Sakho’s career remains on hold after it emerged he may miss the start of the new season through injury. He is considering legal action after UEFA cleared him of violating anti-drug laws.
  
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• Lee Westwood enjoys new lease of life as he continues search for elusive first major at The Open  

  12-07-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON AT ROYAL TROON: Three years ago Lee Westwood blew up in the final round of the United States PGA Championship and revealed his angst in a series of ill-advised tweets.
  
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• County Championship roundup: David Willey rips through Surrey top order

  12-07-2016 23:41
  
  • Yorkshire’s England hopeful leaves Surrey batting in tatters
  • Marcus Trescothick hits 48th first-class century for SomersetDavid Willey’s intention on moving from Northamptonshire to Yorkshire – for a fee hefty by county standards – this season was to further his oft-espoused ambitions to play Test cricket. No English left-arm seamer has ever taken 100 Test wickets and Willey has designs on being the first; to do so he felt it necessary to step up to Division
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Wednesday, July 13

  12-07-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Wednesday's meetings at Yarmouth, Sandown, Catterick and Uttoxeter.
  
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• Danny Willett aims to work off his Masters hangover at The Open... while Justin Rose has already recovered ahead of Royal Troon

  12-07-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Justin Rose has spent the last week at Troon, honing his game on the old links with no distractions from the task ahead. Danny Willett, meanwhile, had fun at Wimbledon and Silverstone.
  
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• Ajman Princess and Architecture to take on favourite Even Song in the Irish Oaks  

  12-07-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ajman Princess and Architecture joined the British challenge for Saturday’s Irish Oaks at the Curragh when supplemented to the Classic at a cost of 40,000 euros each on Tuesday.
  
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• Wayne Rooney: This is what impact Jose Mourinho will have at Manchester United

  12-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WAYNE ROONEY says working under Jose Mourinho will galvanise Manchester United’s under-achieving squad.
  
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• Team GB stars sweating in race to get £10,000 super bike ready for Olympics

  12-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON EXCLUSIVE: British cycling stars are sweating on whether their £10,000 state-of-the-art track bikes will be fit for purpose in time for the Rio Olympics next month.
  
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• Sam Allardyce favourite for England job: This could ruin Sunderland's season

  12-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SAM ALLARDYCE is now the favourite for the England job - but Sunderland fear the uncertainly surrounding his future could ruin their season.
  
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• Rory McIlroy hits out at drug-testing in golf: I could take a HGH and get away with it

  12-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RORY McILROY has given his sport an almighty kicking by claiming its drug-testing is so bad he could take human growth hormone and “get away with it” – and that he would rather watch diving than Olympic golf.
  
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• Liverpool ace Mamadou Sakho dealt huge double blow as doping saga looks set to continue

  12-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MAMADOU SAKHO'S hopes of relaunching his career at Liverpool after his doping controversy have been hit by a double blow.
  
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• Eddie Jones hopes Tour de France visit will help England towards becoming world's best

  12-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EDDIE JONES revealed he wants his England team to get on their bike if they are to climb to the top of the mountain after being blown away on a visit to the Tour de France.
  
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• Steve Bruce: England's new manager should be English... we need to get our identity back and remove the fear. Players arrive in headphones now... show some humility!

  12-07-2016 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Steve Bruce has been involved in 1,711 matches, so you think he might know a thing or two about English football. Yet still he waits to hear from the FA.
  
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• Defender confirms Liverpool transfer: I've heard beautiful things about new club

  12-07-2016 23:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MARTIN SKRTEL has confirmed he has signed for Turkish giants Fenerbahce.
  
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• Gibraltar part-timers embarrass Celtic on Rodgers debut

  12-07-2016 23:15
  (Reuters) - Former European champions Celtic suffered an embarrassing 1-0 defeat at Gibraltar's Lincoln Red Imps in the first leg of their Champions League second qualifying round tie on Tuesday, in a sour competitive debut for coach Brendan Rodgers. Former Liverpool boss Rodgers, who said in the build-up to the match that Celtic would treat the part-timers "as if they were Real Madrid or Barcelona", must have been pinching himself after his side conceded early in the second half. ...
  
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• A thankful Popovich bids farewell to 'irreplaceable' Duncan

  12-07-2016 23:13
  Gregg Popovich bade an emotional farewell to Tim Duncan's playing career Tuesday, the longtime San Antonio coach saying the now-retired Spurs star was the best teammate anyone could have known.
  
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• Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers: This is what I think about our shock loss to Lincoln Red Imps

  12-07-2016 23:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CELTIC manager Brendan Rodgers defended his Champions League flops and claimed that it was “no embarrassment” losing to Lincoln Red Imps – a side ranked 451st in Europe.
  
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• Eddie Jones plots the next stage of his England tour de force

  12-07-2016 23:03
  
  England players can expect gruelling times ahead as their coach, inspired by the Tour de France, plans to push them to the limits of enduranceIf Eddie Jones’s players live in perpetual fear of what he may think of next, they should discourage him from taking field trips to the mountain stages of the Tour de France. Jones flew in from Barcelona on Tuesday with a big grin on his face, having witnessed miles and miles of Pyrenean torment, while devising ever-higher standards for his England t
  
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• Sam Allardyce emerges as frontrunner for England job after Sunderland manager meets with FA chiefs  

  12-07-2016 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON EXCLUSIVE: Sam Allardyce strides away from his interview to be the next manager of England on Tuesday having discussed his ambition with the FA's kingmakers.
  
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• Dylan Hartley set to continue as England captain as Eddie Jones' men strive for autumn clean sweep

  12-07-2016 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dylan Hartley will continue as England captain next season, as the national team strive for an autumn clean sweep which would leave them with a perfect return of 13 wins from as many Tests in 2016.
  
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• Manfred says he's not worried PEDs behind home run increase

  12-07-2016 22:59
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — With home runs up to a level not seen since the height of the Steroids Era, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says he is not worried performance-enhancing drugs are a reason for the increase.
  
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• Mark Johnston: ITV should get rid of all coverage of betting

  12-07-2016 22:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MARK JOHNSTON, the leading Flat trainer, is living in a bubble if he believes ITV should not discuss betting when they broadcast on January 1.
  
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• Jamaican anti-doping measures a 'model' for others - JOA

  12-07-2016 22:45
  By Kayon Raynor KINGSTON (Reuters) - Rio Games-bound athletes from Jamaica, a nation that is no stranger to doping scandals, went through a drug-testing programme the head of the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) calls a "model for many other countries." The tiny nation known for producing dominant sprinters has not veered off course since receiving high marks from the World Anti-Doping Agency early last year in its efforts towards beefing up drug testing, according to JOA head Mike Fennell. ...
  
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• Lincoln Red Imps 1-0 Celtic: Brendan Rodgers' debut ends in embarrassment after Lee Casciaro gives minnows edge in Champions League qualifier

  12-07-2016 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOHN GREECHAN AT THE VICTORIA STADIUM: Lee Casciaro scored an unexpected winner for the lowest ranked team in the competition with a deft flick and finish to embarrass Brendan Rodgers.
  
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• Stan Collymore to leave talkSport after eight years of service after station decides not to renew former Liverpool striker's contract 

  12-07-2016 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Liverpool and Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore has announced he will be leaving talkSport after eight years of service after his contract with the radio station was not renewed.
  
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• Shock of Gibraltar: is Celtic’s defeat by Lincoln Red Imps their worst ever?

  12-07-2016 22:33
  
  Brendan Rodgers’ first competitive match ended in defeat by a part-time side in Gibraltar. But is this the most embarrassing result in Celtic’s history?Celtic have suffered an embarrassing defeat by Lincoln Red Imps in the Champions League qualifiers in Brendan Rodgers’ first competitive match in charge. Here is how that compares with some of their previous low points in Europe. Related: Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic debut hits rock bottom against Lincoln Red ImpsRelated: Meet
  
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• The Latest: Manfred says minors lawsuit not economic issue

  12-07-2016 22:27
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Latest on the All-Star Game (all times local):
  
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• West Ham sign England Under-20 international Ashley Fletcher

  12-07-2016 22:24
  
  • Striker was out of contract at Manchester United
  • 20-year-old agrees a four-year dealWest Ham have signed the England Under-20 international Ashley Fletcher from Manchester United. Related: West Ham negotiating with Carlos Bacca over £26m move from MilanContinue reading...
  
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• England U19 2-1 France U19: Dominic Solanke's goal proves vital as Young Lions win Euro Finals opener

  12-07-2016 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England passed their first test of the European Under 19 Championship on Tuesday evening as they beat France 2-1 thanks to a Jerome Onguene own goal and a Dominic Solanke strike.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic debut hits rock bottom against Lincoln Red Imps

  12-07-2016 22:12
  
  • Lincoln Red Imps 1-0 Celtic
  • Lee Casciaro 48Brendan Rodgers claimed there was “no embarrassment” in losing his first game as Celtic boss 1-0 against part-time Lincoln Red Imps in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier. Related: Meet Lincoln Red Imps, the Gibraltar part-timers who embarrassed CelticRelated: Shock of Gibraltar: how does Celtic’s defeat to Lincoln Red Imps compare?Continue reading...
  
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• The Shock of Gibraltar: Celtic beaten by minnows in Brendan Rodgers' first match

  12-07-2016 21:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRENDAN RODGERS tasted humiliation in his first competitive match as Celtic manager - with defeat to part-timers Lincoln Red Imps from Gibraltar.
  
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• Kenya starts doping allegations probe - Minister

  12-07-2016 21:59
  By Isaac Omulo NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya is investigating newspaper allegations that doctors from the country supplied prohibited performance enhancing drugs to British athletes, a government minister said on Tuesday. Undercover footage taken by the Sunday Times showed two Kenyan doctors and an associate claiming that they had given British athletes EPO, a banned blood-boosting drug. ...
  
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• McIlroy's Postage Stamp advice - Try to hit it in the middle

  12-07-2016 21:40
  By Larry King TROON, Scotland (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy had never played Royal Troon before he came to town last Thursday to get ready for the 145th British Open and after his practice round on Tuesday, you could not blame him if he never played it again. Specifically, he might not want to play the Postage Stamp, the 123-yard, par-three eighth hole. "I think I took an eight or a nine," he told a news conference at Troon. "Headed into the front right bunker and it took me like five or six goes to
  
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• Wigan sign former Manchester United starlet Nick Powell on three-year deal, beating Wolves, Hull and Blackburn to young forward

  12-07-2016 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old was widely expected to be signing for Wolves on a deal worth £16,000 a week but their ongoing talks over the sale of the club has allowed ambitious Wigan to step in.
  
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• West Ham United make fourth signing of the summer as Manchester United forward Ashley Fletcher moves to Olympic Stadium

  12-07-2016 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 20-year-old was delighted to make the switch to the Olympic Stadium and has signed a four-year-deal with Slaven Bilic's men.
  
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• Molinari opts out of Olympics for family reasons

  12-07-2016 21:19
  By Tony Jimenez TROON, Scotland (Reuters) - Former Ryder Cup player Francesco Molinari has joined a growing list of golfing withdrawals from next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The world's top four -- Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy -- have pulled out due to health worries, three of the quartet citing concerns about the Zika virus in the Americas. "I have decided to withdraw from the Italian Olympic team due to family reasons," Molinari said on Instagram without el
  
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• The Open 'the one you want to get your hands on' says Willett

  12-07-2016 21:17
  By Larry King TROON, Scotland (Reuters) - Danny Willett comes to Royal Troon as both a major championship winner and as a contender for last year's British Open championship, and that is not a coincidence. Willet was within a shot of the lead in the second round of the Open at St Andrews. He fell back a bit in the third round, but he was still doing well enough to be paired with Zach Johnson, the eventual winner, in the final round, and watching Johnson was instructive. "The one thing that's imp
  
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• Joe Root moves to No3 for England after Alastair Cook charm offensive

  12-07-2016 21:17
  
  • Captain and Trevor Bayliss convince best batsman new role is his destiny
  • Gary Ballance will bat further down the order against Pakistan at Lord’sTrevor Bayliss first floated the idea of Joe Root moving to No3 at the end of the Test series victory over South Africa last winter and now six months on, after Nick Compton’s final series proved one too far and much discussion behind the scenes, the button has finally been pushed. For the first Test with Pakistan at Lord&rsquo
  
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• The Latest: British Open caddie struck by ball, hospitalized

  12-07-2016 21:11
  
  TROON, Scotland (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):
  
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• Manchester City step up efforts to sign John Stones from Everton

  12-07-2016 21:10
  
  • England defender has indicated he wants to join Pep Guardiola
  • City expected to make offer for 22-year-oldManchester City are stepping up their interest in John Stones after the central defender indicated to Everton he is keen on moving to the Etihad Stadium to work under Pep Guardiola.The new head coach is intent on adding a high- class central defender given the uncertainty over Vincent Kompany’s long-term fitness and the faltering form of Eliaquim Mangala. Related: Premier
  
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• Dutch swimmer Dekker wins race to Rio after cancer surgery

  12-07-2016 21:03
  (Reuters) - Dutch swimmer Inge Dekker, who was diagnosed with cervical cancer in February and had surgery in March, will take part in her fourth Olympics after being named on Tuesday in a 17-strong squad for next month's Rio Games. The 30-year-old, who won a 4x100 metre freestyle relay gold in Beijing in 2008 as well as bronze in 2004 and silver in 2012, missed the European championships in London in May as she continued her recovery. ...
  
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• Premier League clubs embark on globetrotting pre-season – but at what cost?

  12-07-2016 21:00
  
  Leicester won the league last season after spending their summer in England. Now they are joining the raft of clubs playing lucrative glamour friendlies around the world. But are the clubs staying closer to home the sensible ones?The nearest Leicester City came to making a long-haul pre-season trip last summer involved a 66-mile excursion up the M1 which carried them into South Yorkshire and a game against Rotherham United.Otherwise the Premier League champions in waiting did not move outside th
  
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• Stan Collymore to leave talkSPORT after contract is not renewed

  12-07-2016 20:55
  
  • Former striker says station withdrew offer made in May
  • Collymore makes announcement on TwitterStan Collymore, the former Nottingham Forest, Liverpool and Aston Villa striker, has announced he is leaving talkSPORT radio station after not having his contract renewed.The 45-year-old, who retired from playing in 2001, has been a pundit for the station for the last eight years and was part of their coverage of Euro 2016.talkSPORTRead: https://t.co/kVF3itwnz6 Continue reading...
  
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• The Latest: Jason Day feels twinge in ribs, OK at Troon

  12-07-2016 20:50
  
  TROON, Scotland (AP) — The Latest on the British Open (all times local):
  
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• Taking a cruise to disputed South China Sea islands

  12-07-2016 20:50
  Tourist boat cruises to Paracel islands highlight China's public relations moves to stake its claim on them.
  
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• Zach Johnson keen to keep the Americans’ run going at Royal Troon

  12-07-2016 20:39
  
  • The last six Opens at Troon have produced an American winner
  • Johnson seeking to be first back-to-back Open winner since Tiger WoodsOne of the oddities about Open venues is that they often seem to turn up a similar type of champion to the ones they produced previously. This is certainly true of Royal Troon, which in the last six instances has thrown up an American winner, more often than not an unheralded one.In 2004 it was Todd Hamilton winning his one and only major, in 1997 it wa
  
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• 'No legal basis' for China's South China Sea claims

  12-07-2016 20:37
  
  Ruling seen as a victory for the Philippines, which filed the case before the tribunal at The Hague.
  
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