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• Broncos going against the grain again

  30-07-2016 23:50
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl in an unorthodox manner and they're out to defend that title in an unconventional way as well.
  
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• Bryan twins withdraw from Olympics, citing health concerns

  30-07-2016 23:49
  
  Bob and Mike Bryan will not defend their Olympic doubles title in Rio de Janeiro, citing health concerns.
  
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• James Milner left to wonder if his England race is run as Liverpool midfielder prepares for heart-to-heart with Sam Allardyce 

  30-07-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is a difficult moment for James Milner. After 61 appearances for England, over the course of seven years and four tournaments, he is wondering if this journey has reached its end.
  
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• Oh brother! Andy and Jamie Murray are in the mood ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio as they say: 'We will have a good shot at a medal' 

  30-07-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STUART FRASER: London 2012 provided the key to open the floodgates for Andy Murray. Four after after he was left in tears on Centre Court against Roger Federer at Wimbledon, he beat him.
  
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• Texans star WR DeAndre Hopkins not at training camp

  30-07-2016 23:45
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins did not report to training camp Saturday.
  
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• IOC failed sport 'because president Thomas Bach is too close to Vladimir Putin', says Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies

  30-07-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NICK HARRIS: The IOC ignored their past failures and betrayed clean sport by not giving Russia a blanket ban from the Rio Games, according to former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies.
  
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• Real Madrid 3-2 Chelsea: Marcelo scores twice as Antonio Conte's men are beaten despite scoring two late goals in Ann Arbor as US tour nears its conclusion

  30-07-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW AT THE MICHIGAN STADIUM: The biggest crowd ever to watch Chelsea saw their limitations brutally exposed by a first-half surge by Real Madrid.
  
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• Sister Act: Siblings and best friends Becky and Ellie Downie are ready to lead Great Britain's best Olympics gymnastics team ever 

  30-07-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTHA KELNER; Sisters Becky and Ellie Downie giggle when I ask if they are best friends and a couple of seconds later decide that yes, they probably are, before bursting into laughter.
  
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• Erik Lamela wants the Premier League title as the Tottenham star dismisses idea he could join Inter Milan

  30-07-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Argentina international has persistently been linked with a return to Italy after initially struggling at White Hart Lane following his club-record £30million move from Roma in 2013.
  
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• Dancing Star brings back memories of Lochsong after Qatar Stewards’ Cup success at Goodwood

  30-07-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Smith’s Lochangel, the Nunthorpe-winning half-sister to Lochsong, is the grand dam of Saturday’s 9-2 winning favourite.Three-year-old Dancing Star also claimed the £121,000 first prize.
  
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• West Ham to bid £20m for Andre Ayew as Slaven Bilic looks to bolster attacking options

  30-07-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham manager Slaven Bilic could up his offer to £20million as he looks to complete thesigning of Swansea City striker Andre Ayew this week.
  
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• Watsons dream of Sevens heaven at Rio Olympics to cap super summer after series victory over Australia 

  30-07-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Watson was part of the England that beat Australia this summer, and his brother now has his own chance of glory in Rio. Here, SAM PETERS meets the parents of the two rugby players.
  
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• The Rio Olympics have been beset by problems as all Games are... but the magic generated by athlete superheroes who walk among us will inspire lasting legacy

  30-07-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There is still something intoxicating and inspiring about the Olympic Games... In the end, it is about the sport. It is about our love of sport and our love of people we admire, people who strive to win.
  
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• Paul Pogba at £100m would be a coup for Manchester United... forget about the cash - football went mad long ago. Old Trafford needs this Frenchman to restore glory days

  30-07-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: Ahead of a season where the title is likely to be wide open, United suddenly look like a decent bet to win the Premier League. Paul Pogba may be the man who might just lift them.
  
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• Nick Skelton banking on Olympic gold in Rio as his last hurrah... with veteran showjumper taking inspiration from the racing success of his two sons

  30-07-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nick Skelton, who won a gold medal in London, is about to start a record-breaking seventh Olympics. But the proudest moment of his life was watching his sons triumph at Cheltenham.
  
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• James Guy out to end Britain's poor Olympic swimming record as he eyes gold in Rio

  30-07-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Guy was educated with Lord Coe’s son at a southern public school but he is a proud northerner. Bury born and bred, the accent remains from his Greater Manchester beginnings.
  
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• James-Andrew Davis sheds pounds to turn into a fencing heavyweight ahead of the Rio Olympics 

  30-07-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Competing as a 22-stone fencer, James-Andrew Davis had a choice to make — shed the pounds or his potential as a gifted foil would never be realised.
  
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• Henrik Stenson and Justin Rose spring to golf's defence following criticism of its presence at the Rio Olympics

  30-07-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  You’ve heard plenty from the sport’s celebrity refuseniks and their tiresome elevation of the Zika virus threat to the level of the Bubonic Plague.
  
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• Manchester City close to sealing £31.2m deal for Germany hot-shot Leroy Sane from Schalke

  30-07-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leroy Sane re-iterated his desire to join Manchester City during the week and was not at Schalke's base on Saturday after saying his goodbyes to team-mates and preparing to travel to Manchester.
  
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• Granit Xhaka already on song with Arsenal ambition as he sets his sights on Premier League title  

  30-07-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is during the course of a conversation about his karaoke skills when Grant Xhaka, Arsenal's standout summer signing, shows how quickly he is learning.
  
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• Ben Stokes hoping to make final Test return but England all-rounder insists 'I won't rush back and risk my future'

  30-07-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes will join up with England’s medical team in Birmingham on Monday as he faces a race to be fit for the final Test of the summer against Pakistan at the Oval.
  
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• Tokyo may elect first female governor as it prepares for its Olympics

  30-07-2016 23:28
  By Elaine Lies and Ami Miyazaki TOKYO (Reuters) - Voters in the Japanese capital head to the polls on Sunday and could elect their first woman governor, after two predecessors stepped down over scandals that clouded the city's preparations to host the 2020 summer Olympic Games. Opinion polls show that Yuriko Koike, Japan's first female defence minister, leads former bureaucrat Hiroya Masuda and liberal journalist Shuntaro Torigoe. Koike, 64, is a member of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling Libe
  
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• Storms interrupt PGA Championship at Baltusrol

  30-07-2016 23:19
  
  SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (AP) — The PGA Championship was halted because of thunderstorms Saturday, raising the possibility of a third straight Monday finish in a major championship at Baltusrol.
  
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• Cool running: GB bobsledder runs 100m in 9.96 secs

  30-07-2016 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bobsledder Joel Fearon runs the joint-third fastest time by a British male in the 100m at the English Championships.
  
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• Paul Pogba's £100m transfer to Manchester United is 'completely crazy', says Arsene Wenger

  30-07-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger suggested he would not pay over the odds for a new defender by calling Paul Pogba's £100million move to Manchester United 'completely crazy'.
  
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• Russian table tennis trio take deep breath reaching Rio

  30-07-2016 22:40
  With Russia caught in the grip of a doping scandal, just getting to the Rio Olympics was a victory of sorts for the country's table tennis players Polina Mikhailova, Maria Dolgikh and Alexander Shibaev. "It was in Moscow, the next morning we had a flight, we were thinking we wouldn’t get confirmation until we get into the plane," said Mikhailova at the team’s first training session in Rio on Saturday.
  
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• Transfer News: Arsenal quoted £50m for Icardi, Juve want Eriksen and Leicester make bid

  30-07-2016 22:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger is weighing up a second bid to land Lyon striker Alexandre Lacazette after his first offer of £29.3million was rejected.
  
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• Real Madrid 3-0 Chelsea LIVE: Marcelo strikes twice after Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes Manchester United debut and Barcelona beat Celtic

  30-07-2016 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea are in action from 8pm when they face Champions League winners Real Madrid in an International Champions Cup clash in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Follow all the action here.
  
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• Ashwin shines as Windies are dismissed for 196

  30-07-2016 22:26
  (Reuters) - Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bagged his 18th five-wicket haul as India dismissed West Indies for 196 on the first day of the second test in Jamaica on Saturday. Ashwin continued his brilliant form, taking 5-52 as India seized command at Sabina Park in Kingston. Paceman Ishant Sharma greased the wheels by picking up two early wickets with a devastating opening spell of seam bowling.
  
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• Confusion over 'humanitarian routes' in Syria's Aleppo

  30-07-2016 22:25
  
  Conflicting reports over opening of humanitarian routes, as opposition sources call Syrian state TV video propaganda.
  
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• 2 Russian swimmers file appeals against Olympic ban

  30-07-2016 22:23
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two Russian swimmers filed an appeal Saturday against their exclusion from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, claiming the ban is "invalid" and "unenforceable."
  
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• Ibrahimovic scores spectacular goal on Man United debut

  30-07-2016 22:18
  By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Zlatan Ibrahimovic netted a superb goal just four minutes into his Manchester United debut and promised that there would be much more to come after they thrashed Turkish side Galatasaray 5-2 in a friendly in Gothenburg on Saturday. The 34-year-old Swede, who arrived at Old Trafford on a free transfer after a trophy-laden four-year spell with Paris St Germain, wasted no time in making his presence felt, flinging himself into the air to meet Antonio Valenci
  
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• Nationals acquire Melancon from Pirates

  30-07-2016 22:10
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Washington Nationals found their reliable new man for the ninth inning, acquiring All-Star closer Mark Melancon from the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.
  
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• Bryant singles to stop Miley's no-hit bid

  30-07-2016 22:01
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bryant singled sharply to left field with no outs in the seventh inning Saturday for the Chicago Cubs' first hit off the Seattle Mariners' Wade Miley.
  
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• Bryan brothers withdraw from Rio Games, cite health priority

  30-07-2016 21:47
  Bob and Mike Bryan will not defend their Olympic doubles title in Rio, citing health concerns.
  
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• Swimming - Two Russians launch appeal against Rio ban

  30-07-2016 21:46
  Russian swimmers Vladimir Morozov and Nikita Lobintsev have launched an appeal against the ruling preventing them from competing at next week's Rio Olympic Games. Lobintsev and U.S.-based Morozov, were part of Russia's bronze-medal winning 4x100m freestyle team at London 2012, while Lobintsev also won a silver medal in the 4x200m freestyle relay at Beijing 2008. The two swimmers were banned after they were named in a World Anti-Doping Agency-led report into doping in Russia.
  
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• Ariya Jutanugarn takes Women's British Open lead

  30-07-2016 21:45
  
  WOBURN, England (AP) — Ariya Jutanugarn took the Women's British Open lead Saturday at tree-lined Woburn, nearly four months after blowing a late lead in the first major championship of the year.
  
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• Manchester United's Paul Pogba splurge to spearhead first £1billion transfer window

  30-07-2016 21:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THE first £100million footballer is set to spearhead the first £1billion spending spree as Manchester United prepare to take Paul Pogba back to Old Trafford.
  
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• Real Madrid 2-0 Chelsea LIVE: Marcelo strikes twice after Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes Manchester United debut and Barcelona beat Celtic

  30-07-2016 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea are in action from 8pm when they face Champions League winners Real Madrid in an International Champions Cup clash in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Follow all the action here.
  
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• Manchester United 5-2 Galatasaray: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores bicycle kick three minutes into debut with Wayne Rooney, Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata also on target

  30-07-2016 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN: Two goals from Wayne Rooney and a stunner on his debut from Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave Manchester United a thrilling 5-2 pre-season victory against Galatasaray in Gothenburg.
  
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• Smiles better for British Open leader Jutanugarn

  30-07-2016 21:29
  By Tony Jimenez WOBURN, England (Reuters) - Ariya Jutanugarn, who likes to smile before going into her pre-shot routine, was grinning from ear-to-ear after surging two strokes clear of the field in the Ricoh Women's British Open third round on Saturday. The 20-year-old Thai, who reeled off three LPGA Tour wins in a row in May, fired six birdies in a faultless 66 to finish on 16-under-par 200 in the fourth and penultimate major of the season at Woburn. South Korean Lee Mi-rim (69), who led after
  
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