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• Behind scenes at BBC Copacabana studio

  05-08-2016 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Follow BBC Sport presenter Mark Chapman in a behind-the-scenes tour of BBC Sport's Olympics compound at Copacobana Beach in Rio.
  
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• Aston Villa capture Ross McCormack eyes a dramatic impact as he bids to fire himself into the Premier League

  05-08-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The £12million striker has taken a gamble on getting into the top flight by moving to Villa from Fulham after being passed up on by Premier League outfits is hoping this can be his route to the top.
  
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• Golden State Warriors' Kevin Durant leads star-studded Team USA's challenge as they open their 2016 Olympic basketball campaign against China

  05-08-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite the absence of LeBron James and Steph Curry, the American team is packed with some of the NBA's biggest names, including Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, and Kyrie Irving.
  
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• Everton have ditched me after 25 years, says Tony Hibbert: 'It's no longer the People's Club'

  05-08-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Tony Hibbert and fellow local hero Leon Osman were left to find out about their departures from Goodison Park in June via the Everton website without any personal contact.
  
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• Moyes makes first Sunderland signing with Djilobodji

  05-08-2016 23:55
  (Reuters) - David Moyes made his first signing as Sunderland manager on Friday with the transfer of Senegal defender Papy Djilobodji from Chelsea, the Premier League club announced. Djilobodji signed a four-year deal for 8 million pounds two weeks after former Everton and Manchester United manager Moyes took charge at the Stadium of Light, replacing Sam Allardyce, who left for the England national team job. "I’m so happy to join Sunderland, I believe we’re going to do something this
  
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• U.S. closer to testing engineered mosquitoes that could fight Zika

  05-08-2016 23:53
  By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators have cleared the way for a trial of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida that can reduce mosquito populations, potentially offering a new tool to fight the local spread of Zika and other viruses. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that a field trial testing Intrexon Corp's genetically engineered mosquitoes would not have a significant impact on the environment. The announcement came as Florida officials grapp
  
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• Cardinals extend contracts of Fitzgerald, Palmer

  05-08-2016 23:53
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and quarterback Carson Palmer have signed one-year contract extensions with the Arizona Cardinals.
  
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• Chicago police release video from fatal teen shooting

  05-08-2016 23:52
  
  Video shows officers pursuing 18-year-old Paul O'Neal through a residential area in Chicago while shots ring out.
  
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• Jamaican discus thrower Morgan loses appeal to compete in Rio

  05-08-2016 23:51
  Jamaican discus thrower Jason Morgan has lost his appeal over being excluded from their Olympics team despite having reached the qualifying standard, the top sport court ruled on Friday. The Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association said after last month's national trials that Morgan did not warrant an automatic spot on the team as he came fourth in the competition. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel sided with the JAAA and concluded the application filed by Morgan was inadmissibl
  
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• Carried by samba stars and a prince, Olympic torch nears ceremony

  05-08-2016 23:46
  By Brad Haynes and Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Carried by samba stars, a supermodel and Prince Albert of Monaco, the Olympic torch made its final journey on Friday from Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue to the Games' opening ceremony amid anti-government protests. After seven years of preparations for Friday's opening at the Maracana stadium, organizers hope the start of the Games will turn the page on months of bad publicity for Rio, over everything from crime and
  
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• Team GB rowers ready to rule the lagoon in Rio as they bid to match London 2012 feats

  05-08-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Estadio de Remo da Lagoa will become one of the iconic sights of these Games with its stunning backdrop, and it starts when Alan Campbell leads off the GB squad in the single scull heats.
  
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• Steaua Bucharest chief vows to destroy Pep Guardiola's hopes of reaching Champions League

  05-08-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gigi Becali, the owner of Steaua Bucharest insists his team will destroy the Champions League aspirations of Manchester City. Pep Guardiola's men face Bucharest in a play-off on August 16.
  
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• James Milner calls time on England career after talks with Sam Allardyce

  05-08-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Milner has told Sam Allardyce that he will no longer be available for England unless there is an emergency. The midfielder earned 61-caps for his country and played in four major tournaments.
  
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• English amateur boxing facing division over decision to support professionals competing at the Olympics

  05-08-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: There is a motion put forward at Sunday’s annual meeting of the London Amateur Boxing Association for all its clubs to leave England Boxing and join the new Amateur Boxing Alliance.
  
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• Adam Peaty out to emulate Adrian Moorhouse by winning swimming title 

  05-08-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adam Peaty and his room-mate James Guy are hoping to follow in the footsteps of Adrian Moorhouse by winning Great Britain's first medal since 1988.
  
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• Rebekah Tiler may be young but her Olympic medal bid has been long in the making

  05-08-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Faster, higher, stronger — two out of three ain’t bad for Rebekah Tiler, a remarkable teenage prodigy who doesn’t jump but has already hit great heights in both sprinting and weightlifting.
  
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• Nigel Clough comes full circle with Burton Albion as they start life in the Championship: 'Our wage bill will be about five per cent of Newcastle's'

  05-08-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Clough first took charge of Burton Albion for an FA Trophy qualifier against Grantham Town in October 1998. He can still name the team from that day.
  
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• British swimmers' kit is lost just hours before Rio 2016 races 

  05-08-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The preparations of Britain’s Olympians risked being thrown into chaos as nine kit bags, containing clothing and equipment from a range of sports, disappeared at the Rio Olympic Village.
  
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• Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri craves glorious start to season against Manchester United

  05-08-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Among the telephone calls Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri received after lifting last season's Premier League trophy, one of the first was from Sir Alex Ferguson.
  
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• HOT OR NOT: Welsh FA are right to reward loyalty while Robin van Persie may find suitors hard to come by

  05-08-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Once again it's Hot or Not time as Sportsmail's IAN LADYMAN reveals what's been making him warm and what's been leaving him cold.
  
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• England can benefit from an angry Jimmy Anderson but he crossed the line by being hostile to an umpire

  05-08-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: Having captained him, I know he can show aggression to his own team and even his captain on occasion. That’s fine. No problem. He can't be aggressive to an official.
  
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• Chris Froome aims to start Britain's medal rush at Rio 2016

  05-08-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON IN RIO: The smart money says Chris Froome will win the first British gold medal of what Team GB hope will be a successful Olympic Games in Rio.
  
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• John Gosden is laying the Foundation for victory at Haydock 

  05-08-2016 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM TURNER: Rely on trainer John Gosden to put the building blocks in place for a bold show from FOUNDATION (Haydock, 3.45). The three-year-old’s chance in the Rose Of Lancaster Stakes is anything but concrete.
  
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• Brazil police use tear gas, stun grenades at Rio protest

  05-08-2016 23:24
  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian riot police used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse a small protest near the Maracana stadium that will host Friday's opening ceremony for the Olympic Games, Reuters television images showed. The protest, which grouped a few hundred people according to a Reuters witness, was against corruption and overspending on the Olympic Games, which are taking place during Brazil's worst economic downturn in decades. (Writing by Daniel Flynn; Editing by Mark Bendeich
  
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• Schierholtz suspended 80 games for positive drug test

  05-08-2016 23:20
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Former big league outfielder Nate Schierholtz was suspended for 80 games Friday following a positive test for a performance-enhancing substance under baseball's minor league drug program.
  
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• Brazil tennis star Kuerten to light Rio cauldron, UOL says

  05-08-2016 23:19
  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian tennis great Gustavo Kuerten has been selected to light the Olympic Cauldron at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games after soccer great Pele declined to take part because of health problems, the UOL Internet news service reported on Friday. Kuerten's spokeswoman told Reuters her client has not received an invitation. There was no confirmation from ceremony organisers, who have kept details of the event under wraps. Kuerten, 39 is from Florianopolis Brazil, participated
  
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• Greek competitor at Rio 2016 tests positive for drugs

  05-08-2016 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An unidentified member of the Greek Olympic team has been expelled from the Olympic Games for testing positive for a banned substance. This is second positive test from athlete in Rio.
  
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• Sunderland sign Papy Djilobodji from Chelsea on four-year contract for £8m 

  05-08-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The defender, who only arrived at Stamford Bridge from Nantes last summer, was signed a four-year deal on Wearside and becomes manager David Moyes' first acquisition at the Black Cats.
  
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• Super League leaders Hull beaten by Castleford

  05-08-2016 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two tries from Ryan Hampshire help Castleford upset Super League leaders Hull FC at the KCOM Stadium.
  
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• Great Britain's Galal Yafai will make history during the first Olympic boxing match fought without headguards

  05-08-2016 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Galal Yafai, from Birmingham, will make that little piece of history when he takes on Cameroon light-flyweight Simplice Fotsala in the first bout of the Rio Games on Saturday at 3pm UK time.
  
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• The Latest: Australian archer qualifies after fighting virus

  05-08-2016 23:03
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
  
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• Fulham 1-0 Newcastle: Matt Smith's header gives visitors rude awakening

  05-08-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Newcastle did their best impersonation of the rabble who were relegated from the Premier League last season. No energy, no invention, no idea.
  
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• Fulham hand Newcastle 1-0 defeat in Championship opener

  05-08-2016 22:58
  Rafa Benitez’s relegated Newcastle United started life in the Championship (second tier) with a 1-0 loss at Fulham in the first match of the English league season on Friday. Fulham scored the winner on the stroke of halftime when Matt Smith rose above a flat-footed defence to power a header into the net from a corner. Newcastle, generally second best, had two penalty appeals turned down.
  
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• 'Relieved' Efimova says she's cleared for Rio

  05-08-2016 22:55
  By Mark Trevelyan RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Russian breaststroker Yulia Efimova said on Friday she would take part in the Rio Olympics, a day after winning an appeal against a doping ban, but there was no immediate confirmation from swimming's governing body FINA. Efimova posted a picture of herself on Instagram, looking surprised and tearful, with the caption: "I'm going to the Olympics. Efimova's name is currently missing from the starting list for the 100 metres breaststroke, whose heats tak
  
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• Rowing - Beginner's guide

  05-08-2016 22:53
  By Angus MacSwan RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rowing is one the oldest Olympics sports, a test of teamwork and endurance often played out in spectacular venues. The 2016 Olympic Rowing Regatta, as it is officially called, gets underway in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday. The rowing events in Rio will be held in the Rodrigo Freitas Lagoon, just north of the famed Ipanema beach area.
  
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• Viking 0-8 Arsenal: Joel Campbell, Santi Cazorla, Theo Walcott and Alex Iwobi put Norwegian side to the sword

  05-08-2016 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL IN NORWAY: So what did we learn from Arsenal's trip to Stavanger? Maybe they don't need to sign a striker after all. Eight goals, against any opposition isn't to be gawped at.
  
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• Fulham beat title favourites Newcastle

  05-08-2016 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matt Smith's header condemns title favourites Newcastle to defeat in their opening Championship game of the season at Fulham.
  
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• Hayley Turner is back for the Shergar Cup at Ascot... but she’s not for turning 

  05-08-2016 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARCUS TOWNEND: Hayley Turner is enjoying life far too much to remotely think she made the wrong decision when surprisingly retiring as a jockey in November.
  
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• Cypriot, Greek competitors test positive for drugs - teams

  05-08-2016 22:36
  By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Cypriot weightlifter Antonis Martasidis and an unnamed Greek competitor have tested positive for banned substances and have been expelled from the Rio Olympics, their teams said on Friday. Martasidis tested positive for banned substances in a doping control conducted on July 25 in Athens and has had his Games accreditation stripped, the Cypriot Olympic Committee said. The unidentified Greek competitor's A sample tested positive for banned substances
  
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• Pint-sized TMS: England fight back against Pakistan on day three

  05-08-2016 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch highlights as England fight back against tourists Pakistan with Alastair Cook and Alex Hales building a lead of 17 runs.
  
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• Blame it on Rio - Some U.S. companies see sales hit from Olympics

  05-08-2016 22:27
  By Anna Driver and Malathi Nayak NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Olympics are already proving to be a boon for Comcast Corp’s NBC and a drag for its U.S. media competitors, as well as for restaurants that rely on customers venturing out in the evening for a bite to eat. Viacom Inc , Netflix Inc and Discovery Channel all say they are bracing for a hit to ad sales or subscriptions during the Games, while Cheesecake Factory Inc and others cautioned the event could keep people out of restaurants. Whi
  
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• Canoe - Australian paddler aims to outfox strong field

  05-08-2016 22:25
  By Amy Tennery RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Australia's Jessica Fox knows she will face a tough challenge to trade up her London 2012 silver into gold in the women's kayak slalom at the Rio Games. "Everyone's looking good on this course," Fox said, standing under the blistering sun at the Deodoro Olympic Whitewater Stadium after practising on the course before the women's heats kick off on Monday. In the four years since she made a splash as a teenager in at the London Games, Fox, 22, said she has
  
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• Archery - South Korea make statement as world record falls

  05-08-2016 22:23
  By Ian Ransom RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - South Korea's stranglehold on Olympic archery showed little sign of easing on Friday as men's number one Kim Woo-jin fired a 72-arrow world record and the nation's women dominated the ranking rounds at the Rio de Janeiro Games. The tournament's first shoot-off on a glorious day at the Sambodromo began with a bang as world champion Kim racked up 700 points out of a maximum 720, beating the 699 his compatriot Im Dong-hyun compiled in the preliminary round i
  
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• Rio 2016 Olympics: Greek athlete expelled after failed drugs test

  05-08-2016 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  An unnamed Greek athlete is expelled from the Rio Olympic Games after failing a drugs test.
  
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• Chiefs sign quarterback Nick Foles to 1-year contract

  05-08-2016 22:13
  
  ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Fans will have to wait at least a day to see the Kansas City Chiefs' new presumptive backup quarterback.
  
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• Gymnastics - No obstacle insurmountable for Karmakar coach

  05-08-2016 22:02
  By Pritha Sarkar RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - When Bisweshwar Nandi caught his first glimpse of the Olympic rings after touching down in Rio with his gymnastics protege Dipa Karmakar, he felt an instant surge of adrenaline. Everyone in India is expecting Dipa to create history in Rio," Nandi told Reuters in an interview after he watched Karmakar soar into the air as she practiced her trademark vault in the Rio Olympic Arena. "I feel that we are carrying the dreams of a billion Indians who just can
  
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• Community Shield: Leicester City v Man Utd not a friendly - Ranieri

  05-08-2016 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri insists his team will not be treating Sunday's FA Community Shield against Manchester United as a friendly.
  
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• Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Sunderland: Lamine Kone cancels out Nuri Sahin's opener

  05-08-2016 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Black Cats boss David Moyes will take plenty of positives from the game at the Cashpoint Arena in Attach, as his side provided a thorough test for their Bundesliga opponents.
  
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• Greek competitor tests positive for drugs - team

  05-08-2016 21:53
  By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A member of the Greek team has been expelled from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after testing positive for drugs, the country's Olympic Committee said on Friday. The unidentified competitor's A sample tested positive for banned substances in a pre-Games test conducted in July in Athens and the athlete has left the Olympic village. "The leadership of the Olympic team in Rio announces the positive first sample of a member of the team during drugs testin
  
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