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• Super League round-up: Leeds beat Wigan to move off bottom

  15-07-2016 23:54
  
  • Leeds Rhinos 18-16 Wigan Warriors
  • Widnes Vikings 24-32 Salford Red DevilsLeeds continued their late-season revival with a fourth win in five matches to halt Wigan’s eight-game winning run.The Rhinos, who have rediscovered their form too late to climb out of the bottom four, knocked Hull off the top of the Super League table a week ago but helped them reclaim the spot by defeating their nearest rivals in a tense Grand Final rematch at Headingley. Related: Hull FC inflict third
  
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• Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs joins Ronaldinho in star-studded opening night of Premier Futsal in India

  15-07-2016 23:54
  
  Ryan Giggs could have been helping Jose Mourinho prepare his Manchester United squad for their opening friendly on Friday but instead he was playing futsal with Ronaldinho in India.
  
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• Turkey coup attempt: Army group says in control

  15-07-2016 23:47
  
  Jets and helicopters fly overhead in Turkish capital of Ankara, as military closes two major bridges in Istanbul.
  
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• Former British cycling chief Shane Sutton's claims of being 'totally exonerated' off the mark according to Jess Varnish's agent 

  15-07-2016 23:47
  
  Former British cycling chief Shane Sutton’s claim that he will be ‘totally exonerated’ over allegations of sexism and discrimination has been questioned by the agent of Jess Varnish.
  
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• Jets beat deadline, sign Muhammad Wilkerson to extension

  15-07-2016 23:36
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — After months of frustration and uncertainty, Muhammad Wilkerson got the long-term contract he believed he deserved.
  
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• FA move for Eddie Howe with Bournemouth boss lined up to be Allardyce's No 2, should Big Sam take over as England manager

  15-07-2016 23:32
  
  SAMI MOKBEL and CHARLES SALE: The FA are poised to make an official approach to Bournemouth for manager Eddie Howe as the search for England’s next boss takes another twist.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Saturday, July 16 

  15-07-2016 23:30
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Saturday's meetings at Newbury, Ripon and Haydock.
  
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• Mohammad Amir has his sins forgiven at Lord's after five-year exile from Test cricket

  15-07-2016 23:26
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT LORD'S: When Mohammad Amir bowled Alastair Cook off a thick edge for 81 on the second afternoon at Lord’s, he could finally chalk off his 52nd Test wicket.
  
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• Protester attempts to put out Olympic flame with a fire extinguisher during torch relay 

  15-07-2016 23:24
  
  A protester has attempted to put out the Olympic flame by interrupting the ceremonial torch relay's leg through Joinville in Brazil. He was wielding a fire extinguisher.
  
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• Premier League new boys Hull City begin pre-season with 0-0 draw against Grimsby

  15-07-2016 23:19
  
  Hull City kicked off their preparations for the upcoming Premier League campaign with a 0-0 draw against Grimsby Town.
  
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• Hendricks, 4 relievers throw 5-hitter, Cubs beat Rangers 6-0

  15-07-2016 23:11
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks and four relievers combined on a five-hitter, Addison Russell had a two-run single to key a five-run sixth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Friday in a matchup of slumping division leaders.
  
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• Rory McIlroy: I’m not going to let being on wrong side ruin my mood or week

  15-07-2016 23:07
  
  • World No4 salvages round of 71 in awful conditions at the Open
  • ‘I’m honestly quite happy with my two rounds of golf’Rory McIlroy presented such dogged optimism after firing four bogeys in five holes here on Friday that one was reminded of the Black Knight in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Related: Phil Mickelson marches on with Henrik Stenson hot on his heelsRelated: Jason Day: Open conditions were atrocious but I want more of the sameContinue reading...
  
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• Pakistan can cause an upset this summer with Yasir Shah leading the attack

  15-07-2016 23:07
  
  DAVID LLOYD AT LORD'S: Pakistan have only four bowlers and that meant England were determined not to let Yasir Shah settle. But settle he did to take five wickets and control the game.
  
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• Riyad Mahrez to snub new contract offer and seek Leicester City exit

  15-07-2016 23:03
  
  • PFA Player of the Year ready to reject new contract offer
  • Midfielder N’Golo Kanté also set to leave King Power StadiumRiyad Mahrez is set to reject Leicester City’s offer of a new contract after the Algeria forward decided he wants to pursue a new challenge away from the Premier League champions. Related: Chelsea close to completing £29.2m deal for N’Golo KantéContinue reading...
  
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• Jessica Ennis-Hill leaves stresses aside on different path to Rio glory

  15-07-2016 23:00
  
  The Olympic heptathlon champion is more relaxed than in 2012 but her bid to become the first British woman to retain a track and field title is firmly on trackWhatever has just passed when, later this summer, Jessica Ennis‑Hill sits back and decides whether a remarkable career should continue for another 12 months, she will never have had a period like this. It has been a year for doing things her way, for ensuring that the demands of motherhood square as perfectly as possible with an inju
  
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• Jason Day: Open conditions were atrocious but I want more of the same

  15-07-2016 22:50
  
  • World No1 is only man in second half of draw to end up under par
  • ‘The ball’s moving a ton when the wind’s up but that’s the Open’Jason Day bucked the trend on Friday afternoon, completing his round in 70 to be the only man in the second half of the draw to finish with an under-par total. Related: Phil Mickelson marches on with Henrik Stenson hot on his heelsRelated: Soren Kjeldsen revels in Open rain and wind to blow away age doubtsContinue reading...
  
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• Mickelson shines in wind and rain, keeps British Open lead

  15-07-2016 22:38
  
  TROON, Scotland (AP) — Phil Mickelson has nearly everything going his way at this British Open. He has control of his shots and the flight of his ball in the wind and rain. He has the lowest 36-hole total at Royal Troon. He even caught a break with the weather, his black rain suit coming in handy only over his final 10 holes Friday.
  
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• Vegas fires a 60 to run-up big Barbasol lead

  15-07-2016 22:34
  (Reuters) - Jhonattan Vegas of Venezuela capped a sensational six-hole stretch with an ace on his way to an 11-under-par 60 on Friday that threatened to turn the Barbasol Championship in Alabama into a rout. Vegas, who shared the overnight lead with two-times major winner Angel Cabrera of Argentina at six-under, started at the 10th and played holes 12 through 17 in eight-under, including an eagle-three at 13 and a hole-in-one at the 213-yard 17th. "It was just incredible, to the point where I al
  
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• Great Britain’s Kyle Edmund beats Janko Tipsarevic in Davis Cup opener

  15-07-2016 22:32
  
  • Stand-in No1 won first-ever tie in rain-affected match in Belgrade
  • Serbian complained to umpire throughout three-set defeatKyle Edmund defied awful weather conditions in Belgrade to beat Janko Tipsarevic and give Great Britain the lead in their Davis Cup quarter-final against Serbia.The 21-year-old Yorkshireman took on the role of British No1 for the tie and handled the situation superbly to win 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 and post his first victory in the competition. Related: Andy Murray and N
  
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• Lowry exits despite 'going from Hulk Hogan to Ben Hogan'

  15-07-2016 22:30
  By Tony Jimenez TROON, Scotland (Reuters) - World number 14 Louis Oosthuizen, 17th-ranked Hideki Matsuyama and number 27 Shane Lowry were among the high-profile victims of the halfway cut at the British Open on Friday. Former champions Ernie Els, Justin Leonard, Todd Hamilton, Mark Calcavecchia, John Daly and Ben Curtis also failed to make the weekend. South African Oosthuizen, who won golf's oldest major at St Andrews in 2010 and recorded a hole-in-one at the short 14th on Thursday, crashed to
  
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• Chris Woakes admits England need plan to combat Yasir Shah

  15-07-2016 22:26
  
  • Pakistan spinner ripped through England’s middle order with five wickets
  • Woakes claimed his own five-wicket haul and was defiant with the batChris Woakes admitted England will have to “go back to the drawing board” when considering their plans for batting against Yasir Shah during the remainder of the series with Pakistan following the leg-spinner’s five-wicket haul on the second day at Lord’s.Yasir, bowling in his first Test innings outside Asia, gutt
  
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• Turkey PM says army group engaged in 'coup attempt'

  15-07-2016 22:24
  
  Jets and helicopters fly overhead in Turkish capital of Ankara, as military closes two major bridges in Istanbul.
  
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• Phil Mickelson sets new record at Royal Troon as American leads the way after second round at The Open

  15-07-2016 22:21
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON AT TROON: When it comes to who will claim the Claret Jug, never underestimate the value of a good draw. Phil Mickelson shone once again in a rain and wind ravaged second round.
  
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• Tricky Troon too testing for 'Big Four'

  15-07-2016 22:20
  By Tony Jimenez TROON, Scotland (Reuters) - The so-called 'Big Four' of world golf were left trailing in the wake of the leaders for the second day running at the British Open on Friday. World number two Dustin Johnson (69) and fourth-ranked Rory McIlroy (71) were the best-placed of the quartet on two-under-par, eight adrift of championship pacesetter Phil Mickelson. Top-ranked Jason Day (70) was 11 shots behind American Mickelson while number three Jordan Spieth (75) just made the cut on four-o
  
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• Raonic and Halep withdraw from Rio tennis over Zika

  15-07-2016 22:07
  Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic and women's world number five Simona Halep of Romania have pulled out from next month's Rio Olympics due to fears over the Zika virus. The big-serving Raonic, who lost to Andy Murray in the men's championship match at the All England Club on Sunday, was the first tennis player to pull out of the Aug 5-21 Olympics due to concerns over the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
  
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• Andy Murray watches on as Kyle Edmund thrashes Janko Tipsarevic to put Great Britain 1-0 up in wet Belgrade opener 

  15-07-2016 22:03
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN BELGRADE: Peels of thunder, torrential rain, a wet bottom from his bench seat – Andy Murray’s post-Wimbledon holiday could yet turn out to be a wet weekend in Belgrade.
  
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• Von Miller and Denver Broncos agree on six-year, $114.5m deal with $70m guaranteed to Super Bowl MVP

  15-07-2016 22:02
  
  Super Bowl MVP Von Miller ended a fractious and sometimes acrimonious offseason stand-off with the Broncos front-office by penning a six-year, $114.5million deal with $70m in guarantees.
  
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• Pakistan's Yasir takes five wickets as England stumble

  15-07-2016 22:02
  (Reuters) - Yasir Shah's five-wicket haul gave Pakistan the edge on the second day of the first test against England, who suffered a middle order collapse to close on 253-7, 86 runs shy of the tourists' first-innings total on Friday. After Pakistan were dismissed for 339 early in the day, having added 57 runs to their overnight total, England sailed to 118-1 after lunch at Lord's. Yasir, however, turned momentum in Pakistan's favour, ripping through England's middle order to claim his fifth five
  
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• Milos Raonic becomes the latest high profile sportsperson to pull out of the Rio Olympics amid Zika virus concerns

  15-07-2016 21:54
  
  Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic has pulled out of the Rio Olympics citing health concerns, including the Zika virus. The 25-year-old explained his decision 'with a heavy heart' on Facebook.
  
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• Von Miller signs record-breaking $114.5M deal with Broncos

  15-07-2016 21:52
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Von Miller has signed a blockbuster $114.5 million contract with the Denver Broncos that includes $70 million in guarantees and makes him the highest-paid nonquarterback in NFL history.
  
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• With 84 dead, France investigates whether truck attacker acted alone

  15-07-2016 21:36
  By Sophie Sassard, Michel Bernouin and Tom Bergin NICE, France (Reuters) - French authorities were trying to determine on Friday whether a Tunisian who killed at least 84 people by ploughing a truck into Bastille Day crowds had acted alone or with accomplices, but said the attack bore the hallmarks of Islamist militants. Thursday night's attack in the Riviera city of Nice plunged France into new grief and fear just eight months after gunmen killed 130 people in Paris. The truck zigzagged along t
  
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• Retired champion Gordon could race for Earnhardt next week

  15-07-2016 21:36
  LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Jeff Gordon is ready to pull his firesuit out of storage and come off the bench for one more shot at winning one of NASCAR's crown jewel races.
  
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• Brazil to intensify Olympic security checks after Nice attack

  15-07-2016 21:35
  By Paulo Prada RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazil will step up security cordons, add further roadblocks and frisk more visitors in Rio de Janeiro for next month's Olympic Games to increase security after the truck massacre in France, the government said on Friday. Already on guard because of recent attacks in Paris, Brussels and Orlando, Brazilian officials met to re-assess preparations for the Games, which start Aug 5 and are expected to attract as many as 500,000 foreign visitors. Authorities h
  
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• Tennis stars Raonic, Halep withdraw from Olympics, cite Zika

  15-07-2016 21:32
  LONDON (AP) — Two top-10 tennis players have withdrawn from the Rio Olympics, citing concerns about the Zika virus.
  
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• Fillip for Mickelson as wind and rain takes a grip

  15-07-2016 21:32
  By Tony Jimenez TROON, Scotland (Reuters) - Five-times major winner Phil Mickelson shrugged off the worst weather of the week, squally showers and gusts up to 20mph, to maintain his lead in the British Open second round on Friday. Swede Henrik Stenson (65) was one shot off the pace while Dane Soren Kjeldsen (68) and American Keegan Bradley (68) shared third place on 135. Conditions were perfectly acceptable on the front nine for the morning starters and Mickelson took advantage with early birdie
  
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• Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic pulls out of Olympics over Zika virus

  15-07-2016 21:15
  
  • Canadian cited other health concerns when announcing decision
  • Tomas Berdych also withdraws after recently starting a familyThe Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic has pulled out of the Rio Olympics citing health concerns, including the Zika virus.The Canadian, ranked seventh in the world, reached his first grand slam final at the All England Club on Sunday, losing in straight sets to Andy Murray. Related: Milos Raonic says he will learn from losing at Wimbledon to Andy MurrayContinue r
  
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• Louis van Gaal a 'potential candidate' to be new manager of Belgium as they begin search for Marc Wilmots replacement

  15-07-2016 21:11
  
  Van Gaal has been linked with the Red Devils post as they look for an 'open communicator.' Belgian FA chief Chris van Puyvelde expects 'top candidates' to be interested.
  
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• From fire-knife dancing to Open challenger: Tony Finau an unexpected and imposing presence on Troon leaderboard 

  15-07-2016 20:46
  
  Catch a bad break in a bunker and you might lose a shot; catch a flaming knife in the wrong place and you could lose your hand. Tony Finau, at six foot four inches, stands out a mile at The Open.
  
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• Alastair Cook rightfully takes the plaudits but Yasir Shah could prove to be the difference this series

  15-07-2016 20:42
  
  TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: England captain Alastair Cook continued to break records on day two at Lord's but Yasir Shah could prove to be the difference for Pakistan this series.
  
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• Valencia defender Barragan joins Middlesbrough

  15-07-2016 20:40
  Valencia defender Antonio Barragan has joined promoted Middlesbrough on a three year contract, the Premier League side said on Friday. The 29-year-old right-back was on Liverpool's books as an 18-year-old, making just one appearance in a Champions League qualifier, and becomes the sixth summer signing by Boro's Spanish manager Aitor Karanka. Spanish goalkeeper Victor Valdes arrived from Manchester United on a two-year contract last week.
  
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