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• Star-studded Caribbean Premier League poses threat to ECB's plans for franchise T20 competition 

  16-07-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Money from Indian Premier League investors is flooding into the Caribbean competition, which is running concurrently with England’s showpiece T20 tournament.
  
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• The story of judoka Nekoda Davis shows why the Olympic Games matter and puts the arrogant golfers in their place

  16-07-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: There is a way to describe Nekoda Davis that goes beyond saying she is a 23-year-old woman who has fought and scraped and worked and struggled to fulfil her dream.
  
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• N'Golo Kante says Chelsea move 'too good to turn down' after sealing £30m switch from Leicester on five-year-deal

  16-07-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kante joins from Premier League champions Leicester, where he featured heavily in the Foxes’ title triumph. The midfielder follows the arrival of Michy Batshuayi from Marseille.
  
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• I will make Eden Hazard as good as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo says new Chelsea boss Antonio Conte

  16-07-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conte believes his squad have much to improve after their abysmal previous campaign and stressed the importance of helping Hazard 'recover in the best condition'.
  
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• I can lose the word 'promising' by winning gold in Rio 2016 Olympics and I WILL NOT crack under pressure says Katarina Johnson-Thompson

  16-07-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Johnson-Thompson believes she has the ability to beat Ennis-Hill and wants to fulfil her burgeoning potential with a gold medal in Rio next month.
  
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• Mystery athlete to auction off London 2012 gold medal for at least £23,000 in Boston

  16-07-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Athlete who won gold at the 2012 Olympics will this week become the first person to sell a medal won at the London Games, experts believe, with the prize expected to fetch at least £23,000.
  
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• Michael Johnson's legendary gold Nike shoes at Atlanta 96 almost never existed

  16-07-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael Johnson's glittering double gold wasn’t the only thing to catch the eye at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 — his gold shoes did too. But they almost never existed.
  
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• Man Utd's Shaw returns in first Mourinho friendly

  16-07-2016 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's Luke Shaw returns after a 10-month injury lay-off in Jose Mourinho's first game in charge of the club.
  
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• Cedric Soares set to be rewarded with new contract as Southampton look to build under new manager Claude Puel

  16-07-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southampton are planning to reward their Euro 2016 winner Cedric Soares with a new contract at St Mary's. The Saints are in talks with Portuguese right-back Cedric, Serbian midfielder Dusan Tadic.
  
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• David Gower provokes Twitter outrage by appearing to compare Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket with South African apartheid regime

  16-07-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former England captain, talking in the Sky studio after a documentary about England’s 1980-81 West Indies tour, caused outrage by appearing to compare Kerry Packer with apartheid.
  
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• Great Britain target semi-final spot as Kyle Edmund has chance to secure Davis Cup victory over Serbia

  16-07-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kyle Edmund is only 21 and in his second Davis Cup tie but he will need to come of age very quickly in this competition’s rarefied atmosphere on Sunday..
  
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• Usain Bolt beating Justin Gatlin is not going to save athletics, says Michael Johnson 

  16-07-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONATHAN MCEVOY: 20 years on from becoming the only man to claim an Olympic 200m and 400m double, Michael Johnson opens up on the problems facing his friend Lord Coe and British hopes in Rio.
  
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• Terry Flanagan defends world lightweight crown as Jamie Dickens' title hopes ended

  16-07-2016 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Terry Flanagan defends his world lightweight crown but Jamie Dickens breaks his jaw as his title hopes are ended by Guillermo Rigondeaux.
  
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• Lincoln Red Imps out to fulfil more dreams as part-timers target another upset when they travel to Celtic

  16-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For many of the Champions League heroes from Gibraltar’s Lincoln Red Imps, Wednesday night’s second leg against Celtic represents a once-in-a-life opportunity.
  
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• Hal Robson-Kanu favouring move to Hull as Wales hero looks set to be their first signing since Premier League return 

  16-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wales hero Hal Robson-Kanu is set to become Hull City’s first signing since their return to the Premier League.
  
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• Everton interested in signing Georginio Wijnaldum but must battle with Tottenham to land Newcastle midfielder

  16-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton manager Ronald Koeman is keen to sign Newcastle’s attacking midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum and is determined to beat Tottenham to his signature.
  
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• Eddie Howe set to be interviewed by FA as Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce remains favourite for England job

  16-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FA are set to interview Eddie Howe this week and speak to US manager Jurgen Klinsmann with sources close to the governing body insisting that no decision has yet been taken.
  
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• James Anderson and Ben Stokes come through championship audition to press second-Test claims

  16-07-2016 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Both bowled on the opening day of Lancashire’s County Championship match against Durham at Southport, watched by chairman of selectors James Whitaker.
  
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• Darvish returns with 9 Ks, but Hammel, Cubs down Rangers 3-1

  16-07-2016 23:27
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Yu Darvish returned from the disabled list to strike out nine but was inefficient and wild at times, and Anthony Rizzo's two-run double helped lead the Chicago Cubs past the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Saturday.
  
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• Henin, Safin ushered into International Tennis Hall of Fame

  16-07-2016 23:20
  (Reuters) - Justine Henin, a shy, petite Belgian with a fierce desire to win, and big-serving Russian Marat Safin were honoured as the new inductees into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday. Seven-times grand slam singles winner Henin and twice grand slam champion Safin were joined in the festivities by France's Amelie Mauresmo, who won election last year but was unable to attend induction ceremonies due to the birth of her son. Henin, 34, the first Belgian
  
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• Terrible, awful, jumpy Mickelson still dreaming of victory

  16-07-2016 23:18
  The 46-year-old American started the day at the top of the leaderboard with a one-stroke advantage over playing partner Henrik Stenson but ended it one behind the Swede after returning a one-under 70 for an 11-under aggregate of 202. "The game of golf, it just comes and goes," Mickelson told reporters after another windswept day on the rugged links of Royal Troon.
  
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• West Ham launch new claret and blue home strip outside the Olympic Stadium ahead of upcoming Premier League season

  16-07-2016 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The strip was unveiled in front of 500 fans during an exclusive event at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with a number of first-team stars on hand to parade the latest claret and blue kit.
  
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• Woakes keeps England in hunt but Pakistan in charge

  16-07-2016 23:15
  Pakistan ended day three of the first test in a strong position but the match remained delicately poised as a magnificent bowling display by Chris Woakes kept England in the hunt at Lord's on Saturday. England were bowled out for 272, adding only 19 runs to their overnight score, as a Yasir Shah-inspired Pakistan took a first-innings lead of 67. Wickets fell regularly thereafter on a slowish pitch as Pakistan reached 214 for eight for a lead of 281.
  
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• McIlroy lets his three-wood know how he feels

  16-07-2016 23:13
  By Larry King TROON, Scotland (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy let out some frustration on the 16th hole at Royal Troon, where he is enduring an indifferent British Open, and his three-wood caught the brunt of it. Which wasn't entirely his fault, McIlroy said. "I'll get it reshafted tonight ... all will be well in the morning." Not much has been going well this week for McIlroy, who has posted progressively worse scores: A 69 on Thursday, 71 on Friday and 73 on Saturday, leaving him at even par, equal 1
  
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• Can a dark horse like Adam Yates stop Chris Froome's Tour de France cruise?

  16-07-2016 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Froome’s ability to improvise in the first two weeks Tour de France means that he is the outstanding favourite to win a third title in Paris next Sunday.
  
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• Colin Montgomerie to lead the field out on the final day of The Open

  16-07-2016 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Colin Montgomerie was given the honour of hitting the opening shot of the first round but will have to shoulder the mild embarrassment of hitting the first of the fourth.
  
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• Chris Woakes has recovered from a tough start to his Test career to click into gear and become England's go-to man

  16-07-2016 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Back in January, after he had made a mess of a rare Test opportunity against South Africa at Centurion, the diagnosis of more than one seasoned observer was that he simply wasn’t up to the mark.
  
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• STUART BROAD: Mohammad Amir would have received a far hotter reception in Brisbane than he did at genteel Lord's

  16-07-2016 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As it turned out, he actually got an extremely warm reception when he walked out to bat for the first time. He may well have been wondering before the match about how he would be received.
  
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• Sidney Crosby hoists Stanley Cup at hometown parade

  16-07-2016 23:02
  
  HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Sidney Crosby showed off the Stanley Cup to his hometown fans.
  
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• Down-to-earth Johnston maintains Open belief

  16-07-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Andrew ‘Beef’ Johnston will keep up his cheerful demeanour and interaction with fans as he chases The Open title at Royal Troon.
  
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• Exclusive - NADOs, some athletes want total Russia ban if doping report damning

  16-07-2016 22:58
  Several anti-doping agencies, including those of the United States and Canada, want a complete ban on Russia competing at the Rio Olympics if next week's key report into allegations of state-backed doping at the 2014 Sochi winter Olympics is damning, they said on Saturday. Russia's track and field athletes are already banned from competing at next month's Olympics by the world governing International Association of Athletics' Federations (IAAF) over widespread doping in the sport. In a leaked dr
  
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• British Open showdown: Stenson leads Mickelson by a shot

  16-07-2016 22:57
  
  TROON, Scotland (AP) — Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson delivered what everyone expects out of a major championship.
  
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• A contrite Riley wishes he'd done more to keep Wade in Miami

  16-07-2016 22:41
  MIAMI (AP) — A contrite Pat Riley revealed Saturday that he blames himself for Dwyane Wade's decision to leave the Miami Heat, adding that he wishes he could have done more to keep the three-time champion.
  
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• Rory McIlroy snaps as another major slips from his grasp at The Open

  16-07-2016 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT AT ROYAL TROON: Four-time major champion Rory McIlroy struggled to contain his frustration after carding a disappointing two over par third round of 73 at The Open.
  
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• Rihanna and Beyonce the unlikely thorns in England cricket's side as Old Trafford staff race to repair outfield in time for second Test 

  16-07-2016 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  More than two weeks after 80,000 people attended concerts held by Rihanna and Beyonce, Lancashire ground staff are understood to be working all hours to ensure the outfield is fit for the Test.
  
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• Bohemian 0-6 Newcastle: Magpies run riot in Dublin as Rafa Benitez's men get pre-season campaign off to a flyer 

  16-07-2016 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United got their pre-season preparations off to a stunning start after romping to a 6-0 friendly victory over Bohemian in Dublin on Saturday. New signing Matt Ritchie netted the opener on 15 minutes.
  
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• Andrew Johnston beefs up his bid for The Open crown

  16-07-2016 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: While Sergio Garcia was watching his latest run at a major stumble to a familiar halt, Andrew Johnston stepped out of his huge shadow and delivered a quite brilliant round of 70.
  
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• Jockey Josephine Gordon on the way to be the next Hayley Turner  

  16-07-2016 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If tenacity, determination and a refusal to accept that the odds are stacked against you are essential equipment for an apprentice jockey, then Josephine Gordon is fully equipped for the job.
  
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• Draft letter from sports leaders: Ban Russia from Olympics

  16-07-2016 22:16
  A letter drafted by U.S. and Canadian anti-doping leaders urging Russia's removal from the upcoming Olympics is circulating days before the public release of a report expected to detail a state-sponsored doping system that corrupted the country's entire sports program.
  
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• England's Woakes goes from a 'Skoda to a Ferrari'

  16-07-2016 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chris Woakes has gone from a "Skoda to a Ferrari" in just three months, says former England captain Michael Vaughan.
  
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• Astros sign Cuban free agent Gurriel to $47.5M, 5-year deal

  16-07-2016 21:55
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston general manager Jeff Luhnow first saw Yulieski Gurriel play a decade ago in a tournament in Amsterdam.
  
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• Turkey: Government launches purge after attempted coup

  16-07-2016 21:52
  
  Nearly 3,000 soldiers arrested and 2,700 judges fired as Turkey begins punishing those linked to attempted coup.
  
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• Troon hosts captivating 'grind in the gloom'

  16-07-2016 21:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  It was not as electrifying as Nicklaus v Watson at Turnberry in 1977, but Stenson v Mickelson at Troon was intense and captivating, writes Tom English.
  
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• Chelsea sign £30m Kante from Leicester

  16-07-2016 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester City midfielder N'Golo Kante joins Chelsea on a five-year deal for a fee believed to be in the region of £30m.
  
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• Turkish coup fugitives political hot potato for Greece

  16-07-2016 21:30
  
  Turkish military officers who participated in failed coup become a source of tensions between Greece and Turkey.
  
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• Stenson one ahead of Mickelson after Troon slugfest

  16-07-2016 21:28
  By Tony Jimenez TROON, Scotland (Reuters) - The British Open was fortified by the over-40s on Saturday as Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson produced a ding-dong tussle to turn golf's oldest major into a gripping two-man slugfest. It was a case of parry and thrust from the Swede and the American as Royal Troon showed its teeth for the second day running, the winds whipping up to 25mph on the west coast of Scotland and making good scoring extremely tough. Stenson, 40, bidding to become the first S
  
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• Safin, Henin inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame

  16-07-2016 21:26
  
  NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Marat Safin enjoyed life as a tennis player, calling it like living in a rock n' roll band.
  
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• 'What for? What for?' Swim cap penalty leads to angry row

  16-07-2016 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South African triathlete Richard Murray is disqualified for "unsportsmanlike behaviour" after officials decided he had overreacted to a time penalty.
  
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• Dustin Johnson bemoans triple bogey that cost him a dash at the Open title after carding 72 on day three

  16-07-2016 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world No 2 and pre-tournament favourite saw his hopes of making up ground at Royal Troon dashed by a triple-bogey seven at the 11th hole on Saturday.
  
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• Stenson leads Mickelson at The Open - report & highlights

  16-07-2016 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson are set for a final-round showdown at The Open as Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth fade away.
  
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