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• Manchester United could face legal action from Bournemouth's Cherries Trust after many fans missed rearranged match following bomb scare

  28-07-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United are facing the potential threat of legal action after their match against Bournemouth at Old Trafford was abandoned due to a fake bomb.
  
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• Joe Root believes he had to improve significantly and his honesty combined with a talk from Mark Ramprakash led him to glory against Pakistan

  28-07-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rewind to Lord's just under two weeks ago and Joe Root is at a low ebb after twice giving his wicket away softly and then seeing Pakistan take a shock 1-0 first Test lead over England.
  
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• Women's cricket gearing up for T20 launch as they prepare to show the men's game how a Super League can work

  28-07-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  County cricket is on the brink of civil war over T20 franchises but there is no doubt among the women pioneers where the future lies as they get ready to launch the domestic game’s first Super League.
  
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• England heroes of 1966 sparked a social revolution - lives would never be the same again for players and fans

  28-07-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: The lives of so many of us would never be the same again when England's World Cup-winning boys claimed the ultimate prize against Germany back in 1966.
  
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• Wawrinka advances to Toronto quarter-finals

  28-07-2016 23:49
  Swiss second seed Stan Wawrinka won a hard-hitting battle with American Jack Sock on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals at the Rogers Cup with a 7-6(3) 6-2 triumph. Wawrinka and Sock held serve throughout the first set to force a tiebreak that was won easily by Wawrinka who went on to dominate the second set where he charged out to a 4-0 lead and dropped just five points on serve to take the match. Next up for the two-times grand slam champion is unseeded South African Kevin Anderson, who rall
  
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• England 4-2 West Germany: The moment it really was all over - Geoff Hurst's thunderbolt clinches the ultimate prize

  28-07-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: By the time Geoff Hurst swung that thunderous left boot, the celebrations had already begun. This was his time, his perfect day, his place in the storied history of English football.
  
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• French Olympic team protected by armed police in Rio as security is stepped up after Bastille Day attack

  28-07-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Military police performed a sweep for explosive devices in their Belo Horizonte hotel, while the team are provided with a police escort of at least 10 motorbikes as a helicopter hovers overhead.
  
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• Vincent Janssen will be very good for Tottenham... even if he accidentally gave me a black eye, says Kevin Wimmer

  28-07-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN IN MELBOURNE: Vincent Janssen has already made an impact at Tottenham - judging by the look of Kevin Wimmer’s left eye.
  
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• Inspirational Bobby Moore was the key to victory in England's 1966 World Cup final triumph over Germany

  28-07-2016 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BRYAN ROBSON: That was as impeccable a performance as you are ever likely to see from a centre back and this was in a World Cup final against high-quality opposition.
  
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• England's fantastic four of Alan Ball, Nobby Stiles, Bobby Charlton and Martin Peters in midfield were too hot for Germany

  28-07-2016 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN, JAMIE CARRAGHER AND JAMIE REDKNAPP: Sportsmail's Three Wise Men provide their analysis of England's greatest triumph, the 1966 World Cup final victory.
  
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• Rory McIlroy left scrapping to make the cut at US PGA Championship after disastrous first round of 74

  28-07-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON IN BALTUSROL: Driving for show and putting for dough still applies but Rory McIlroy needs more than just that after his first round at the US PGA Championship.
  
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• Root's 254 down to 'hurt' caused by batting coach Ramprakash

  28-07-2016 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England batsman Joe Root says the questioning of his mental approach by a coach spurred him on to his career-best innings.
  
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• Patient Day proves practice overrated

  28-07-2016 23:32
  By Larry Fine SPRINGFIELD, New Jersey (Reuters) - Jason Day, playing after just one day of practice at Baltusrol, kept it simple in Thursday's first round of the PGA Championship, hitting fairways and greens and sinking enough putts to join the hunt. World number one and defending champion Day, who found 17 greens in regulation, shot a two-under-par 68 and said the time away from the course might have been a blessing. "I'm glad I took Monday, Tuesday off, even though I'm a little bit under the w
  
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• Ex-England winger Dave Thomas to auction unique collection of signed Premier League shirts to raise funds for Guide Dogs

  28-07-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dave Thomas, the former England footballer who is now almost blind, has raised more than £20,000 for the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association since Sportsmail revealed his plight last December.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Friday, July 29

  28-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Friday's meetings at Bangor, Bath, Goodwood, Musselburgh and Thirsk.
  
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• Michael Bell's star Big Orange powers home for cup double at Glorious Goodwood 

  28-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARCUS TOWNEND AT GLORIOUS GOODWOOD: Two days remain at this glorious midsummer festival but the performance of Big Orange nearly stole the show on Thursday.
  
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• Gordon rejoins Marlins following 80-game suspension

  28-07-2016 23:14
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Dee Gordon walked into the Miami Marlins clubhouse four hours before game time and was greeted at his locker by a three-foot-high stack of boxes — bats, gloves, shoes and more, all new.
  
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• The Latest: Kaymer right there

  28-07-2016 23:12
  
  SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times EDT):
  
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• Bryan Cooper: Jockey suffers collapsed lung in fall at Galway Festival

  28-07-2016 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gold Cup winning jockey Bryan Cooper is taken to hospital with a partially collapsed lung after a fall at the Galway Festival.
  
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• Domzale 2-1 West Ham: Matic Crnic's double sees Slaven Bilic's side slump to Europa League third-round first leg qualifying defeat

  28-07-2016 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM AT THE STOZICE STADIUM: West Ham were rust-ravaged against Slovenian minnows Domzale and will certainly need a shot in the arm to progress to the Europa League next round.
  
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• Games organizers say Rio's Village is ready after repairs

  28-07-2016 22:58
  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Olympic Village is ready and organizers are turning in the last three buildings Thursday afternoon, the operations director of the Rio 2016 organising committee Rodrigo Tostes said. Tostes told reporters the buildings are "absolutely ready" for the delegations and minor problems in various apartments had been resolved. Complaints over shoddy electricity and water installation at the site had prompted some national teams to boycott the park earlier this week. (Repor
  
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• Mark Noble demands improvement after West Ham humbled at NZ Domzale

  28-07-2016 22:56
  
  • NZ Domzale 2-1 West Ham United
  • Crnic 11pen, 49; Noble 18penWest Ham endured a chastening defeat by NK Domzale in their Europa League third-round first-leg qualifier at Stozice Stadium. Related: Astana accuse Celtic’s Leigh Griffiths of punching defender Igor ShitovContinue reading...
  
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• Packers need 1st-round pick Kenny Clark to get ready quickly

  28-07-2016 22:38
  
  GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Not long after they were drafted this spring by the Green Bay Packers, Kenny Clark and Dean Lowry got a call from the fiery leader of the defensive line.
  
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• Ben Chilwell signs new five-year contract to stay with Premier League champions Leicester City 

  28-07-2016 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old left back did not feature in Claudio Ranieri's league side last season but spent time on loan at Huddersfield, while he was also linked with a possible summer move to Liverpool.
  
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• Aberdeen rescue draw against Maribor

  28-07-2016 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Aberdeen will need to recover from the loss of an away goal to overcome Maribor in the Europa League third qualifying round.
  
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• West Ham lose Europa League first leg in Slovenia

  28-07-2016 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mark Noble scores a penalty but West Ham struggle in a Europa League qualifying defeat in Slovenia.
  
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• Verstappen draws inspiration from Senna and Prost

  28-07-2016 22:34
  By Abhishek Takle HOCKENHEIM, Germany (Reuters) - Max Verstappen's rivals may not have been too impressed by his robust defence against Kimi Raikkonen in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix but he is sure it would have got the approval of some of the sport’s legends. “We are fighting, you know, it’s not like we are on a Sunday drive,” the Red Bull driver said on Thursday ahead of the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim. “That’s how I approach a race because we are there
  
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• US hoops golden partnership forged by 'lunch-bucket' guys

  28-07-2016 22:34
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Nearly every time coach Mike Krzyzewski and USA Basketball boss Jerry Colangelo stage a reunion in their hometown, there's plenty of backslapping, a trophy gleaming in the background and the only thing they have to protect is their cocktails. This time around, it's about safeguarding the Olympic legacy the two built over more than a decade.
  
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• Goal of the year winner retires for video game career

  28-07-2016 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  2015 Puskas award winner Wendell Lira has retired from football to focus on a career as a video game player.
  
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• IOC warned Rio on construction contracts 5 years ago - documents

  28-07-2016 22:31
  By Stephen Eisenhammer RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee warned organizers of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro five years ago that construction contracts they drew up could give developers incentives to cut corners, presaging problems with athletes' housing that drew complaints from several countries this week, documents showed. Rio's city government, responsible for the vast majority of infrastructure projects for the Games, has used public-private partnerships, or PP
  
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• CFP abandons plan to play most of its semifinals on Dec. 31

  28-07-2016 22:26
  
  The College Football Playoff has abandoned a plan to play most of its semifinals on New Year's Eves after television ratings tumbled last year, moving the dates of future games to ensure they will be played either on a weekend or a holiday.
  
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• Vikings give coach Mike Zimmer a contract extension

  28-07-2016 22:19
  MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have given coach Mike Zimmer a contract extension as he opens his third training camp with the team.
  
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• Korean Lee on top after sizzling 62 at Women's British Open

  28-07-2016 22:18
  By Tony Jimenez WOBURN, England (Reuters) - South Korean Lee Mi-rim has developed a penchant for low scoring and she continued the trend with a sizzling 10-under-par 62 in the opening round of the Ricoh Women's British Open on Thursday. Lee then produced a spectacular sequence of five straight birdies from the seventh before putting the seal on a dynamic display by picking up further strokes at the 14th and 17th. "All the holes I played really well... on the fairway, on the green, similar distan
  
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• The Latest: Kaymer challenged for lead

  28-07-2016 22:11
  
  SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — The Latest on the PGA Championship (all times EDT):
  
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• All to play for in Cork next week as City suffer narrow defeat in Belgium

  28-07-2016 22:02
  
  John Caulfield’s men lost 1-0 to KRC Genk in their Europa League first leg tonight in Belgium.
  
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• Likely lad Rickie Fowler relocates his mojo at US PGA Championship

  28-07-2016 21:51
  
  • World No7 returns to form with aggressive 68 at Baltusrol
  • Phil Mickelson recovers from bad start while Jason Day excels In the not so distant past the big four had a different complexion. When Rickie Fowler won in Abu Dhabi at the end of January, his threat to Jordan Spieth, Jason Day and Rory McIlroy was perceived as a concerted one. This quartet, it was assumed, would lead golf into fresh competitive territory. Related: 2016 PGA Championship: first round – live!Related: Ror
  
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• Jason Day seizes on rivals’ mishaps to set up US PGA defence

  28-07-2016 21:51
  
  • World No1 nicely placed after first-round 68 before forecast storms
  • Martin Kaymer and Henrik Stenson excel but Jordan Spieth struggles From golf’s turmoil comes opportunity. Whereas the struggles of Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy could not have been foreseen in the opening round of this, the 98th US PGA Championship, that they transpired opened the door for others. Related: Rory McIlroy suffers frustration with 74 in US PGA first roundRelated: 2016 PGA Championship: first ro
  
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• Rory McIlroy suffers frustration with 74 in US PGA first round

  28-07-2016 21:38
  
  • McIlroy says first objective is to make cut at Baltusrol
  • ‘It was tough. I didn’t have any momentum out there.’Rory McIlroy said his immediate ambition is to survive the US PGA Championship cut after he shot an opening round of 74 in the final major of this year. McIlroy, one of the pre-event favourites, endured a series of problems on the greens with 35 putts contributing heavily to his four over par total. Related: Likely lad Rickie Fowler relocates his mojo at U
  
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• Domzale 1-1 West Ham United LIVE: Slaven Bilic's squad begin their European adventure in Slovenia

  28-07-2016 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham United's eighth European campaign begins at the Stadion Stozice in Ljubljana on Thursday evening, as they take on NK Domzale. Join JOHN DOWNES for all the LIVE action.
  
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• Lee leads British Open after course-record round of 62

  28-07-2016 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South Korea's Mirim Lee leads the British Open at the end of day one after shooting a course-record 10 under par at Woburn.
  
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• Marlos Moreno set to join Manchester City as his agent confirms £8m move from Atletico Nacional

  28-07-2016 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marlos Moreno's agent has said his player will travel to England on Saturday before signing a contract with Manchester City. He is expected to join City for £8million from Atletico Nacional.
  
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• New Zealand's Wagner praises bowling stocks after career-best return

  28-07-2016 21:31
  New Zealand seamer Neil Wagner has praised his country's bowling stocks after career-best figures of six for 41 helped skittle Zimbabwe for 164 on a flat batting wicket on the first day of the opening test on Thursday. Zimbabwe elected to bat first on a wicket that seemingly offered little for the bowlers but Wagner’s ability to generate pace and his exceptional bouncers had batsmen hopping around the crease.
  
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• Jimmy Walker opens with 65 at stifling PGA; McIlroy stumbles

  28-07-2016 21:27
  
  SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — The search for another first-time major champion in the final one of the year began Thursday with Jimmy Walker at the PGA Championship.
  
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• Motor racing-F1 cockpit protection system delayed until 2018

  28-07-2016 21:21
  The key players in the sport's strategy group met in Geneva on Thursday to vote on the adoption for 2017 of the ‘halo’ head protection device, which is fixed to the cockpit at three points, including a central pillar right in front of the driver. The strategy body, made up of representatives of the top teams, the governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) and commercial rights holder Formula One Management, unanimously agreed to push back the introduction of such a device. &
  
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• NBA head: Nixing Charlotte All-Star Game a business decision

  28-07-2016 21:16
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the basketball league made a business decision that North Carolina's law limiting anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people makes holding its 2017 All-Star Game in Charlotte untenable.
  
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• F1 split after Bernie Ecclestone vetoes halo safety device

  28-07-2016 21:11
  
  • Strategy Group rejects introduction of head protection device in 2017
  • But Sebastian Vettel says vast majority of drivers are in favourBernie Ecclestone, Formula One’s chief executive, and the senior drivers’ representative, Sebastian Vettel, found themselves in conflict on Thursday as the sport rejected the introduction of the halo head protection device next season.Vettel, at Hockenheim for the German Grand Prix, supported the idea, claiming “nothing justifies de
  
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• Green Machine and tough Turner fire Australia's women

  28-07-2016 21:08
  By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - The paths taken by athletes to the Rio Olympics are many and varied but few have been shorter or more providential than that of rugby sevens speedster Ellia Green. Four years after giving her cousin a lift to open tryouts for the sevens programme in Melbourne, the former track sprinter is in Rio with an Australia team looking to add Olympic gold to the world crown they won earlier this year. "She's probably the fastest runner in world series women's rugby...
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic has a will to win that has been missing at Manchester United | Johanna Franden

  28-07-2016 21:00
  
  Forget the cocky one-liners – the Swede will bring a winning mentality to Old Trafford and place similar demands on those around him that Eric Cantona didWhen Zlatan Ibrahimovic arrived at Paris Saint-Germain in 2012 he was dismayed to find the training-ground facilities were not good enough. Not only were the premises too small but, to top it all off, the players were not served any meals there.PSG responded to the criticism and drew up plans for the Camp des Loges to be revamped and intr
  
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• McIlroy makes poor start to year's final major

  28-07-2016 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy lies nine shots off the clubhouse lead after a four-over 74 in the first round of the US PGA Championship at Baltusrol.
  
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• McIlroy makes poor start to US PGA

  28-07-2016 20:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy lies nine shots off the clubhouse lead after a four-over 74 in the first round of the US PGA Championship at Baltusrol.
  
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