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• Tyrrell Hatton coming into fashion after two top finishes in Scottish swing as he heads to the US PGA Championships

  23-07-2016 23:53
  
  After finishing runner-up at the Scottish Open to earn himself one of the last spots in The Open, Hatton seized the moment such that he finished alongside Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia in the top five.
  
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• At age 37, Karlovic beats Johnson to reach Citi Open final

  23-07-2016 23:44
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Even Ivo Karlovic willingly admits that whatever success he has on a tennis court is due mainly to his big serve.
  
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• Stewart leaves out nostalgia as final Brickyard 400 looms

  23-07-2016 23:41
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — When Tony Stewart dreamed about winning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he never contemplated saying goodbye.
  
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• West Ham put £18m price-tag on defender Reece Oxford amid Manchester United and Manchester City's interest in youngster 

  23-07-2016 23:39
  
  West Ham have placed an £18million price tag on starlet defender Reece Oxford who is attracting widespread attention after taking England U19sto the semi-finals of the European Championship.
  
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• Katarina Johnson-Thompson puts long jump worries behind her to set up thrilling all-Brit Olympic clash with Jessica Ennis-Hill in Rio

  23-07-2016 23:39
  
  Katarina Johnson-Thompson claimed she had finally slayed her long jump demons after a supreme performance at the Anniversary Games hinted at an almighty battle with Jessica Ennis-Hill.
  
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• Cruz has 2 homers, 7 RBIs as Mariners thump Blue Jays 14-5

  23-07-2016 23:39
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Mariners hitting coach Edgar Martinez is away from the team this weekend so he can watch friend and former teammate Ken Griffey Jr. be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday.
  
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• A 555-strong U.S. Olympics team includes record 292 women

  23-07-2016 23:33
  A record contingent of 292 women will be part of a powerful 555-strong United States team at next month's Rio Olympics. The team, announced on Saturday by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), will contest 244 of 306 medal events. The record number of women on the U.S. team tops the previous mark of 289 by China in 2008.
  
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• Women's cricket leading the way as England's first Twenty20 Super League is set to showcase sport's biggest stars

  23-07-2016 23:32
  
  Women's cricket will this week take a big step forward where the men have so far feared to tread when the world's best players are showcased in England's first Twenty20 Super League.
  
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• Manchester City readying £50m bid for John Stones as Everton defender makes it clear he wants to play for Pep Guardiola 

  23-07-2016 23:32
  
  Manchester City are ready to kickstart the bidding for John Stones this week with Everton expecting a £50million offer. The 22-year-old sat out Everton's friendly at Barnsley on Saturday.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton luckless as Fernando Alonso spin puts timing off in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying

  23-07-2016 23:32
  
  Lewis Hamilton, through no fault of his own, got his timing spectacularly wrong on Saturday. Nico Rosberg, by the finest of margins, nailed his timing to snatch pole position for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
  
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• Sir Ben Ainslie's Land Rover BAR team share lead in America's Cup World Series

  23-07-2016 23:31
  
  Sir Ben Ainslie ruled the waves in front of thousands of fans on Saturday as his Land Rover BAR team won two out of three races on day one of the America's Cup World Series.
  
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• Highland Reel seals victory as Queen's Dartmouth comes third at Ascot

  23-07-2016 23:31
  
  Hopes of roof-raising success for the Queen with her colt Dartmouth in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday were dashed thanks to the performance of Highland Reel.
  
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• England icon Sir Geoff Hurst's 1966 World Cup-winning hat-trick in his own words

  23-07-2016 23:31
  
  SIR GEOFF HURST: For my first goal Bobby Charlton was on the ball and Franz Beckenbauer fouled him. He knocks a free-kick it into the space and I'm there to head it in.
  
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• Wayne Rooney facing fight for Manchester United and England future

  23-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IT’S football’s big – and at the moment unanswered – question: Where does Wayne Rooney go from here?
  
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• People say the 1966 stars don't want England to win again... what total nonsense! insists World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst 

  23-07-2016 23:30
  
  ROB DRAPER: Almost every day someone will stop Sir Geoff Hurst on the street and want to talk to him about a football match which took place at Wembley Stadium 50 years ago.
  
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• KEVIN DAVIES: How Sam Allardyce will win England squad over... he has shown he has the style to motivate world-class players

  23-07-2016 23:30
  
  I last saw Sam Allardyce at a birthday party in Marbella a few weeks ago. We talked football, how he kept Sunderland up, and then he went off to boogie with a group that included my wife Emma.
  
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• Jose Mourinho to sell Louis van Gaal signing: Four others could leave too

  23-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BASTIAN Schweinsteiger will be the biggest name casualty of Jose Mourinho’s clear-out at Manchester United.
  
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• Jonny Bairstow's fate in his own hands as wicketkeeper has the chance to prove he is good enough to keep gloves for England

  23-07-2016 23:30
  
  SAM PETERS AT OLD TRAFFORD: Jonny Bairstow has until the end of the Pakistan Test series to make his case for remaining England's first-choice Test wicketkeeper ahead of Jos Buttler.
  
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• Bastian Schweinsteiger to lead Manchester United exodus with Juan Mata and Memphis Depay also at risk in Jose Mourinho's Old Trafford reshuffle

  23-07-2016 23:30
  
  Bastian Schweinsteiger is expected to become the highest profile casualty of Jose Mourinho's shake-up at Old Trafford as the new Manchester United manager sets about trimming his squad.
  
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• Everton agree £25million fee for Axel Witsel as they steal a march on Chelsea and Inter Milan for 27-year-old midfielder

  23-07-2016 23:16
  
  Manager Ronald Koeman has been ready to walk away from a deal for the 27-year-old who had interest from Chelsea, Napoli and Inter Milan. Axel Witsel has told Zenit he wants to leave.
  
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• ISIL-claimed blasts kill dozens in Kabul Hazara protest

  23-07-2016 23:05
  
  ISIL claims responsibility for blasts targeting a demonstration by members of Afghanistan's Hazara minority in Kabul.
  
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• Miguel Angel Jimenez opens lead in Senior British Open

  23-07-2016 22:59
  CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez opened a four-stroke lead in the Senior British Open, shooting a 7-under 65 on Saturday in mild conditions to fall one short of matching the Carnoustie Golf Links record.
  
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• Leicester beat Celtic on penalties in friendly

  23-07-2016 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Celtic impress against Leicester in the International Champions Cup - but the Foxes win 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
  
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• Chris Froome all but seals third Tour de France title

  23-07-2016 22:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRITAIN'S Chris Froome will ride into Paris on Sunday as just one of eight riders in the Tour’s 113-year history to have won cycling’s premier event three times or more.
  
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• McLaren pair raring to go as new Honda era bears fruit

  23-07-2016 22:45
  By Abhishek Takle BUDAPEST (Reuters) - McLaren's Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button are looking forward to having a race on their hands in Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix, after their best qualifying result since the team renewed its engine partnership with Honda last year. Alonso and Button, who both had their first Formula One wins in Hungary, qualified seventh and eighth in changing conditions on Saturday - the first time both McLaren drivers had made the top 10 shootout since the 2014 sea
  
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• Sunderland boss David Moyes keen on Manchester United striker

  23-07-2016 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NEW Sunderland boss David Moyes wants to raid former club Manchester United for striker Will Keane, according to reports.
  
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• Kyle Busch stays hot at Indy by taking Brickyard 400 pole

  23-07-2016 22:38
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kyle Busch pulled off a rare trifecta Saturday.
  
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• Baseball Hall revamps veterans' committees

  23-07-2016 22:21
  
  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Baseball's Hall of Fame has again revamped its veterans' committees, attempting to increase consideration for more contemporary players, managers, umpires and executives.
  
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• David Beckham: This is what Jose Mourinho will bring to Man United

  23-07-2016 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DAVID BECKHAM has backed Jose Mourinho to bring the glory days back to Manchester United.
  
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• Mo Farah warns Olympic rivals he's in prime condition after claiming dominant 5,000 metres win at London's Anniversary Games

  23-07-2016 21:57
  
  Mo Farah delivered an ominous warning to any rivals who fancy their chances of disrupting his assault on another two distance running titles in Rio next month after his victory in London.
  
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• Joe Root reveals comment from England bowling coach Ottis Gibson helped him deliver career-best 254 against Pakistan

  23-07-2016 21:56
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT OLD TRAFFORD: Joe Root revealed how a comment from England's bowling coach Ottis Gibson spurred him on to a career-best 254 and left his side in control.
  
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• Ched Evans: Chesterfield striker scores on return to football

  23-07-2016 21:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Wales striker Ched Evans scores on his Chesterfield debut, his first appearance on a football pitch in four years.
  
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• Rosberg on pole after investigation as Red Bull also cleared

  23-07-2016 21:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nico Rosberg will keep pole for the Hungarian GP after an investigation, while Red Bull's cars escape grid demotions under the 107% rule.
  
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• Memphis Depay: Manchester United players lost after plane forced to make emergency landing

  23-07-2016 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MEMPHIS DEPAY has confirmed Manchester United's flight to China has been forced to make an emergency lading due to poor weather.
  
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• Rosberg keeps Hungarian pole, Hamilton hindered by yellow flags

  23-07-2016 21:38
  By Abhishek Takle BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Nico Rosberg will keep pole position for Sunday's Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix after having come under investigation for not slowing down enough for the yellow flags that cost title rival Lewis Hamilton a shot at top spot. A spin for McLaren’s Fernando Alonso brought out the yellow flags in the dying seconds of a marathon rain-delayed qualifying session. Hamilton, on his final flying lap, came upon Alonso's, car which was sideways and partially on
  
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• Celtic 1 Leicester 1 (Leicester win 6-5 on penalties): Riyad Mahrez scores stunner

  23-07-2016 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RIYAD Mahrez might have put another £5million on his price tag with a beauty that could be his last in a Leicester shirt.
  
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• Scholes has say on England boss Allardyce and Man Utd failures Moyes and Van Gaal

  23-07-2016 21:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PAUL SCHOLES has held back on his praise for new England boss Sam Allardyce in light of Manchester United's recent failed appointments.
  
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• Scunthorpe 0-2 Hull: Shaun Maloney and Abel Hernandez net as travelling fans protest Allam ownership

  23-07-2016 21:17
  
  After Steve Bruce's shock resignation, a small but vocal number of Hull fans at Scunthorpe unveiled a banner protesting against the Allams whilst another showed solidarity with their former boss.
  
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• Fans in Vegas miss Olympic hoops exhibition due to glitch

  23-07-2016 21:12
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Thousands of fans expecting to see the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team play against Argentina inside a Las Vegas arena were left outside because of a ticketing snafu.
  
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• Mike Phelan could lead Hull into the Premier League season as manager after replacing Steve Bruce on a caretaker basis

  23-07-2016 21:08
  
  Owner Assem Allam and son Ehab spoke to members of the backroom team on Saturday as they sought to steady the ship in the wake of Steve Bruce's surprise exit on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Anniversary games: Libby Clegg 'terrified' by running blindfolded

  23-07-2016 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Visually-impaired sprinter Libby Clegg won the T11 200m in record-breaking time at the Anniversary Games in London.
  
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• Karlsruher 0-3 West Ham: Andy Carroll, Sofiane Feghouli and Ashley Fletcher net in pre-season win for Slaven Bilic's side

  23-07-2016 20:58
  
  West Ham recorded their first win of pre-season with an encouraging display against Karlsruher. Goals from Andy Carroll, Sofiane Feghouli and Ashley Fletcher gave the Hammers a 3-0 victory.
  
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• Lucescu wins first trophy as Zenit coach

  23-07-2016 20:57
  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Mircea Lucescu won his first competition since taking over as coach when Zenit St Petersburg beat CSKA Moscow 1-0 to retain the Russian Super Cup on Saturday. Brazilian midfielder Jose Mauricio scored the only goal in the 22nd minute at the Lokomotiv Stadium, stabbing the ball home from Artur Yusupov's right-wing cross as Zenit won the Super Cup for the fourth time. "This will help us to keep on working and reach our objectives," said Romanian Lucescu who took over from Andre
  
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• Pint-Sized TMS: Joe Root imperious as England take charge against Pakistan

  23-07-2016 20:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights of the second day's play in the second Test at Old Trafford as England declare on 589-8 and then reduce Pakistan to 57-4.
  
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• Rosberg’s Hungarian Grand Prix pole under investigation

  23-07-2016 20:55
  By Abhishek Takle BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Nico Rosberg seized pole in a rain-delayed qualifying session for Sunday's Hungarian F1 Grand Prix but the world championship leader is under investigation after failing to slow for yellow flags that hindered title rival Lewis Hamilton. Rosberg was fastest with a time of one minute 19.965 seconds, quicker than his previous best and set during a lap on which 'double waved' yellow flags were shown for Fernando Alonso's spun McLaren. Hamilton, ahead of Rosberg
  
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• Celtic 1-1 (5-6 pens) Leicester: Foxes seal shootout win in International Champions Cup after stunning Riyad Mahrez strike

  23-07-2016 20:50
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT CELTIC PARK: It was only a pre-season friendly but Riyad Mahrez sought to make a mockery of Arsenal's apparent £42million valuation of him and Celtic Park rose to applaud.
  
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• England have learned how to tame Yasir Shah... after 10 wickets in the first Test, the Pakistan bowler leaked 200 runs in two days

  23-07-2016 20:48
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT OLD TRAFFORD: At 4.15 on Saturday, Joe Root cut Yasir Shah to deep point, where Mohammad Hafeez fumbled the ball and allowed the batsmen to return for a second.
  
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• Nico Rosberg will not lose pole position for Hungarian Grand Prix after allegedly failing to slow down under yellow flags

  23-07-2016 20:46
  
  The German was summoned to the stewards for allegedly failing to slow down under yellow flags. Nico Rosberg snatched top spot from Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in Budapest.
  
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• Pakistan can't beat Root as England take control

  23-07-2016 20:34
  Joe Root's masterful 254 and three early wickets for Chris Woakes put England in a commanding position on the second day of the second test against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Saturday. Root, who batted for more than 10 hours, struck 27 fours in his highest test score to lead the hosts to 589 for eight declared and Pakistan's top order crumbled as they limped to 57 for four at the close. England, 1-0 down in the series, resumed in the morning on 314 for four and nightwatchman Woakes dominated th
  
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• ISIL-claiemd blasts kill dozens in Kabul Hazara protest

  23-07-2016 20:28
  
  ISIL claims responsibility for blasts targeting a demonstration by members of Afghanistan's Hazara minority in Kabul.
  
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