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• Leicester coach Craig Shakespeare set to join Sam Allardyce's England backroom staff on part-time basis

  04-08-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shakespeare is expected to agree a deal with his club and the FA where he will be away just for international get-togethersyet not interfere with Leicester's day to day commitments.
  
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• Russian rowers earn Games lifeline

  04-08-2016 23:51
  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Two Russian rowers scored a partial victory against an Olympic ban on Thursday, when the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled their exclusion over a past doping sanction was "unenforceable". Anastasia Karabelshikova and Ivan Podshivalov had appealed against an International Olympic Committee ban from the Rio Games, on the grounds that they had already served their doping suspension in the past, and should be allowed to compete. ...
  
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• Rio Ferdinand puts name forward to become the next England manager

  04-08-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Manchester United defender insists a lack of forward planning has left the England team ‘always behind’ other nations like Germany due to their reactive nature.
  
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• Rafa Benitez defends his £45m splurge at Newcastle

  04-08-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The North East club have spent £45million on eight players this summer and just Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool have invested more since the end of last season.
  
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• Mets slugger Cespedes put on DL with quadriceps injury

  04-08-2016 23:49
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes has been put on the 15-day disabled list because of a sore right quadriceps, and a feisty manager Terry Collins has teed off on those wondering whether the outfielder aggravated his injury playing golf.
  
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• Lizzie Armitstead fails to reveal reason for third missed drugs test in emotional interview

  04-08-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As revealed by Sportsmail, the cyclist was suspended for missing three tests within a 12-month period. But after a successful appeal, Armitstead will line up in the road race on Sunday.
  
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• Marlos Moreno deal will round off Manchester City's £70m spending spree on young talent

  04-08-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Moreno joins Leroy Sane and Gabriel Jesus in a flurry of transfer activity this week that underlines Manchester City’s desire to invest in some of the best young talent around the world.
  
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• Pele and Dame Judi Dench to add sparkle to £40million 2016 Rio Olympic Games opening ceremony 

  04-08-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The leading lights of English stage and global football are among the cast of 3,000 dancers, 700 extras and 12,000 essentials — the athletes of the competing nations — that will take part.
  
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• Canoeing - Slalom training cancelled due to power problem

  04-08-2016 23:36
  Canoe slalom training runs were cancelled on Thursday at Rio's Whitewater Stadium after a power issue caused the pumps to stall on the eve of the Olympics opening ceremony. Training was halted at 12:30 p.m. local time and no more runs took place at the Deodoro X-Park in the north west of the city as organisers scrambled to fix the problem. "Technical issues have been found in the power supply distribution to the pumping station," the local organising committee said in a statement.
  
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• Lord Coe receives death threats from Russians ahead of Rio 2016 Games

  04-08-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lord Coe has received death threats on the eve of the Rio Olympics, believed to be linked to his decision to ban Russian athletes from this summer's Games in Brazil.
  
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• West Brom pull plug on £16m deal for Diafra Sakho, putting Saido Berahino's exit on hold

  04-08-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Albion had concerns after his medical that Sakho would not be fit for the opening fixture against Crystal Palace. Stoke have been considering Robin van Persie as an alternative to Berahino.
  
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• TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Jimmy Anderson nabs 50th Pakistan wicket in Tests 

  04-08-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT EDGBASTON: Anderson has now reached the landmark against every Test team bar Bangladesh and Zimbabwe – a feat bettered only by Muttiah Muralitharan.
  
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• Hull City defender Harry Maguire set to submit transfer request

  04-08-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hull City are bracing themselves for yet another pre-season blow with defender Harry Maguire expected to hand in a transfer request this week amid interest from Middlesbrough.
  
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• England bowler Jimmy Anderson apologises to umpires after petulance during Pakistan Test

  04-08-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England's attack leader became involved a tetchy exchange with the official after he was warned for running on the pitch – a show of petulance that may interest match referee Richie Richardson.
  
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• BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Moeen Ali bossed midfield during England's football match

  04-08-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DAVID LLOYD AT EDGBASTON: My debut as referee for England's football match went really well. Two cracking goals, one from Gary Ballance and the other from Jonny Bairstow.
  
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• Moeen Ali is the elephant in the room after he was hardly used by England against Pakistan

  04-08-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN AT EDGBASTON: But one of the big problems Alastair Cook has is Moeen Ali. Is he England’s best spinner? If he is, they could be in a spot of bother.
  
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• Skinsuit makes Team GB cyclists seven per cent faster ahead of push for gold at Rio Olympic Games 2016

  04-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British Cycling refuse to even discuss the science behind the special drag resistant clothing that features special ridges in the material and has been developed by scientists in the United Kingdom.
  
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• Roberto Di Matteo: Aston Villa was a house that had to be knocked down... but I will rebuild the club

  04-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Roberto Di Matteo is back in England with a brief to return Villa to the Premier League inside two years. The wider target is for the club to win the Champions League within 10.
  
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• Everton to return with improved £12m offer for Swansea captain Ashley Williams after opening bid rejected

  04-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swansea rejected Everton's opening £10m bid on Tuesday night but accept that the Wales international is keen to speak to the Goodison Park club and he hopes a deal can be concluded.
  
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• Arsenal make enquiries for Jonny Evans and Skhodran Mustafi but face competition from Chelsea for German

  04-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal have made enquiries for Valencia defender Shkodran Mustafi and West Brom's Jonny Evans but have yet to make a bid. Chelsea have added Mustafi to their list of options.
  
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• Andy Murray nearly reduced to a gibbering wreck after being asked to be Team GB flag bearer at 2016 Olympic Games in Rio

  04-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It matters little to Andy Murray that his initial efforts at carrying the Union Jack suggest he wields a tennis racket with somewhat more control than he does a flag and pole.
  
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• HOF 2016: Trailblazing success carries Dungy to Hall of Fame

  04-08-2016 23:28
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nine games into his bid to transform the bumbling Tampa Bay Buccaneers into championship contenders, the normally unflappable Tony Dungy reached a boiling point.
  
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• Irish boxer Michael O’Reilly becomes first athlete to test positive for drugs at the Rio Olympics

  04-08-2016 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL IN RIO: Britain's boxers dodged a battalion of allegedly clean Russian boxers in the early stages of the Olympics as news broke that an Irish fighter has failed a drugs test.
  
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• 'He's effortless in the ring. He has the talent. It's just a problem with his discipline'

  04-08-2016 23:26
  
  Ireland’s boxers can keep their focus as O’Reilly controversy develops, says Kenneth Egan.
  
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• Ready or not, Pokemon Go comes to the Rio Olympics

  04-08-2016 23:23
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — For some at the Rio Games, there's gold, silver and bronze.
  
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• West Ham start life at Olympic Stadium with emphatic win

  04-08-2016 23:22
  West Ham United marked their first match at the Olympic Stadium with a 3-0 win over Slovenian side NK Domzale on Thursday as Cheikhou Kouyate scored twice to help secure a place in the Europa League playoff round. West Ham left the Boleyn Ground, their home for 112 years, at the end of last season after agreeing a 99-year lease with the London Legacy Development Corporation to rent the 60,000-seater venue built for the 2012 Olympic Games. Kouyate took eight minutes to bag the first goal at the c
  
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• Ireland’s Olympic scandal: From medal dreams to a failed drugs test

  04-08-2016 23:19
  
  Michael O’Reilly’s road to Rio was never straightforward but Team Ireland didn’t expect to be here.
  
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• West Ham clear first Olympic Stadium hurdle as Cheikhou Kouyate stars against Domzale

  04-08-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Slaven Bilic will be satisfied with West Ham's first outing at their new home, the Olympic Stadium, after his side overcame Domzale 3-0 to qualify for the Europa League play-off round.
  
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• Rio's informal foods a key part of the 'Carioca' life

  04-08-2016 23:09
  By Jeb Blount and Thales Carneiro RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - If the most popular foods of Rio de Janeiro have one thing in common, it is their informality. While you can find fine restaurants in Rio, what sets the city apart and brings its residents, known as "Cariocas," together is the unpretentious food they eat in crowded bars and on busy street corners after a day at the beach. Link to photo slideshow: http://reut.rs/2aTWHIz FEIJOADA No sun-drenched Saturday in Rio is complete without lunchi
  
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• Luis Severino to move back into Yankees' rotation

  04-08-2016 22:54
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Luis Severino is rejoining the New York Yankees' rotation.
  
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• Russia says 271-strong team will be cleanest at Rio

  04-08-2016 22:49
  By Jack Stubbs RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Russia will be represented in most sports at the Rio Olympics, with 271 of its sportsmen and women cleared to participate ahead of the opening ceremony, Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) head Alexander Zhukov said on Thursday. Russian boxers, judokas and shooters were among those given last-minute approval by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in the aftermath of a doping scandal which has tarnished Russia's reputation as a sporting superpower and t
  
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• Soccer - Denmark held, Honduras win, Brazil up next

  04-08-2016 22:47
  By Andrew Downie RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Denmark and Iraq kicked off the men's soccer tournament at the Rio Olympics on Thursday with a 0-0 draw that was more entertaining than the scoreline suggested. The match in front a tiny crowd in Brasilia preceded the more widely-anticipated Group A clash between hosts Brazil and South Africa being played later on Thursday. Denmark and Iraq were unperturbed by 80 degree temperatures and set out to play open and attacking football at the near empty 72,0
  
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• West Ham 3-0 Domzale (4-2 agg): Cheikhou Kouyate double and Sofiane Feghouli strike secure comfortable first win at the Olympic Stadium for Slaven Bilic's side

  04-08-2016 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham got life at their new stadium underway in perfect fashion with a comfortable 3-0 victory against Domzale in the Europa League. Cheikhou Kouyate bagged a first half double.
  
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• Michael O'Reilly: Top medal prospect whose Rio ticket was never straightforward

  04-08-2016 22:37
  
  Team Ireland didn’t expect to be here on the eve of the Olympic Games.
  
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• Rio 2016: Protesters threaten to extinguish torch

  04-08-2016 22:20
  
  Brazilians angry with the spiralling cost of the Olympic Games are venting their frustration on the iconic flame.
  
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• The Latest: Sculptor Howe gets Brazilian inspiration

  04-08-2016 22:13
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
  
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• Irish boxer fails dope test ahead of Rio Games

  04-08-2016 21:55
  An Irish Olympic boxer has tested positive for a banned substance and been provisionally suspended ahead of the Rio Games, the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) said on Thursday without naming the fighter. The Olympic Council of Ireland said separately that the test had not been conducted in Rio. "The athlete will now decide whether to accept a sanction for a doping violation, to request that a B-sample be tested, or to appeal the provisional suspension," said the Olympic Council of Irela
  
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• On tight budget, opening ceremony adopts 'MacGyver' approach

  04-08-2016 21:52
  By Mary Milliken and Brad Haynes RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Pulling together an Olympics opening ceremony in the midst of a deep recession required what Brazil's organisers called "MacGyverism" and a lot of bargain hunting at a popular Rio bazaar. The three Brazilian filmmakers and creative minds behind Friday's ceremony to open South America's first Olympic Games, said they drew on their country's rich tradition of stretching a little cash a long way. "We had a budget way below what you would e
  
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• The Latest: Russian Olympic committee says 271 cleared

  04-08-2016 21:41
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
  
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• Holly Warden joins Miami Dolphins cheerleaders, becoming first Brit to appear on NFL roster

  04-08-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brit Holly Warden has realised her lifetime ambition by joining the NFL’s most cosmopolitan cheerleading roster. With eight nations represented, Holly joins the Miami Dolphins' 36-strong squad.
  
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• Comaneci laments Romania's Rio no-show in gymnastics

  04-08-2016 21:31
  By Pritha Sarkar RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - When Nadia Comaneci takes her seat at the Rio Olympic Arena on Sunday, she will be able to sit back and follow the women's gymnastics competition untroubled by the pent-up tension she usually feels. "It’s like someone important is missing from a party because you can’t imagine an Olympic gymnastics competition without Romania." That is certainly true for a country used to showcasing perfection in the sport ever since Comaneci landed the fir
  
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• Rio Games preparation chaos hopefully a one-off event - IOC

  04-08-2016 21:30
  By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The troubled preparations for the Rio Olympics proved that the model for the Games could withstand the toughest challenges but the IOC hoped it would not have to face such a stress test again, president Thomas Bach said on Thursday. Speaking on the eve of the opening ceremony, Bach said organisers and the International Olympic Committee had braved and survived Brazil's economic meltdown and political turmoil. "If this financial model of the Olympic
  
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• Azhar and Aslam put Pakistan in control against England

  04-08-2016 21:28
  Azhar Ali's patient century lifted Pakistan to 257 for three and a dominant position on the second day of the third test against England at Edgbaston on Thursday. Replying to the home team's 297 all out, Azhar shared a second-wicket partnership of 181 with Sami Aslam on the way to an excellent knock of 139 as England endured a frustrating day in the field. Aslam was run out for 82 after being called for a quick single by Azhar who was dropped twice before completing his 10th test century.
  
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• Manchester City to stream FA WSL Cup match against Doncaster Belles live on Facebook  

  04-08-2016 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Competitive women's football in the UK will be streamed for the very first time live on Facebook this weekend when Manchester City take on Doncaster Belles.
  
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• Brazil vs South Africa Rio Olympics 2016 LIVE score

  04-08-2016 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Olympic hosts Brazil kick-off their campaign against South Africa on Wednesday at the Mane Garrincha Stadium in Brasilia. Follow Sportsmail for LIVE updates.
  
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• Russia to compete in most Rio events - Russian Olympic chief

  04-08-2016 21:10
  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Russia will compete in the majority of sports at the Rio Olympics with 271 competitors taking part, Russian Olympic chief Alexander Zhukov told a news conference in the host city on Thursday. (Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Mark Bendeich)
  
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• The Latest: Orsi Toth out of Olympics because of doping

  04-08-2016 20:36
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
  
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• Roma sign goalkeeper Szczesny on loan for another year

  04-08-2016 20:35
  AS Roma have signed Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny on loan for a second year. "After a good season last year I had the possibility of coming back and I was very happy the coach (Luciano Spalletti) wanted me," Szczesny told Roma's official TV channel. The Polish international, capped 27 times, made 34 league appearances last season for the Serie A club and played eight times in the Champions League.
  
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• Canoeing - Slalom training cancelled due to technical issues

  04-08-2016 20:28
  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Canoe slalom training runs were cancelled on Thursday at Rio's Whitewater Stadium after technical problems with the course, organisers said in a statement. Training was halted at 12.30 p.m. local time and no more runs took place because of "technical issues on the course" at the Deodoro X-Park. The canoe slalom events begin on Aug. 7. (Reporting by Martyn Herman, editing by Ed Osmond)
  
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• Irish Olympic boxer Michael O'Reilly has failed a doping test

  04-08-2016 20:18
  
  Portlaoise middleweight provisionally suspended following the alleged violation.
  
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