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• Gary Neville tells Joe Hart not to 'throw his toys out of the pram' and stay at Manchester City to improve under Pep Guardiola

  15-08-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hart was left out of the City side that beat Sunderland 2-1 on the opening day of the Premier League campaign, prompting talk that the England No 1 would be swiftly bound for the Etihad exit.
  
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• Danny Drinkwater can boost England hopes by performing for Leicester in the Champions League says Claudio Ranieri as he eyes knock-out stages

  15-08-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roy Hodgson cut the midfielder from his 23-man squad on the eve of Euro 2016 but the Leicester manager believes competing in the Champions League will help an England bid.
  
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• MSF hospital in Yemen hit by air strike

  15-08-2016 23:51
  
  Hospital supported by MSF in northwestern Yemen hit by air strike, killing at least 11 and wounding 19, aid group says.
  
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• Cycling - Viviani wins gold for Italy in men's omnium

  15-08-2016 23:50
  
  By Martyn Herman RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Italy's Elia Viviani recovered from a mid-race crash to win the gold medal in the track cycling men's omnium on Monday after a thrilling finish in the Olympic velodrome. An attritional battle in the 160-lap points race -- the final event of the two-day omnium -- ended with Viviani doing enough to hold off his main rivals for the title. After winning the penultimate sprint, Viviani knew the gold was all but secure unless either Mark Cavendish or 2012 ch
  
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• Chelsea 2-1 West Ham: Diego Costa goes from villain to hero as late strike seals first Premier League win for new manager Antonio Conte

  15-08-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT STAMFORDBRIDGE: New season, new boss but it was the same old Diego Costa. He argued with the ref, clashed with a team-mate, could have seen redand scored the winner.
  
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• Rio Olympics 2016: Mark Cavendish wins silver medal for GB in men's omnium

  15-08-2016 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain cyclist Mark Cavendish finishes second in the men's omnium to win his first Olympic medal.
  
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• Manchester City's Champions League visit to Romania is full of questions as Pep Guardiola's decisions over Joe Hart and Yaya Toure are scrutinised

  15-08-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola faced some unwanted distractions as he was questioned over his decision to dump goalkeeper Joe Harton the bench against Sunderland and to leave Yaya Toure at home.
  
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• JONNY BAIRSTOW: I'm happy with my form but some of the criticism of Moeen Ali is disrespectful

  15-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONNY BAIRSTOW: We know there are areas for us to improve and this series against Pakistan was a reminder of how tough it is going to be in India this winter if we’re not on top of our game.
  
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• Bolt says tight schedule slowed down 100-meter sprinters

  15-08-2016 23:26
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Usain Bolt rarely complains about going too fast.
  
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• Boxing - Finnish mum ends Irish champion's hopes

  15-08-2016 23:24
  By Alan Baldwin RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Mira Potkonen, a 35-year-old Finnish mother of two daughters, dumped Ireland's 2012 Olympic lightweight champion Katie Taylor out of the Rio Games on Monday in the first shock of the women's boxing tournament. The split points decision in the Finn's favour left Ireland, winner of four boxing medals at the London Games, with only bantamweight world champion Michael Conlan remaining in contention. The quarter-final was five-times world champion Taylor's f
  
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• Klaus Fischer is still scoring spectacular bicycle kicks aged 66... the time in a German TV studio 

  15-08-2016 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Now, 30 years after he retired and with his 70s rapidly approaching, Klaus Fischer showed age is no barrier as he smashed home his trademark skill in a German television studio.
  
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• Wevers switches tactics at last minute to beat Biles

  15-08-2016 23:15
  By Mark Trevelyan RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Dutch gymnast Sanne Wevers changed her gameplan at the last minute on Monday after American Simone Biles lost her footing on the beam, and it paid off when she became the first woman from her country to win an individual gymnastics gold. Biles had been favourite to win her fourth gold medal of the Rio Games but drew gasps as she lost her balance after a front somersault and had to grab the beam with both hands to stop herself falling. In a sport where
  
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• Chelsea 2-1 West Ham - PLAYER RATINGS: Eden Hazard is spot on as Michail Antonio slips up on Antonio Conte's debut as Blues boss

  15-08-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Italian Antonio Conte began his reign as Chelsea manager with a hard fought 2-1 victory over London rivals West Ham.
  
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• Nicola Adams almost wasn't healthy enough to box for Great Britain... now she's bidding for second gold

  15-08-2016 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: Three years before Nicola Adams became the first woman to win Olympic gold, her head coach Rob McCracken, began to despair of her ever being healthy enough to join his squad.
  
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• Egyptian judoka sent home over handshake refusal with Israeli

  15-08-2016 22:59
  By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian judoka Islam El Shehaby has been sent home from the Rio Olympics after refusing to shake the hand of Israeli Or Sasson following the end of their bout, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. El Shehaby, who was sent home by his own team, lost the fight on Friday and was reprimanded by the IOC for his actions. The athlete said he did not want to shake hands with an Israeli, nor was he obliged to do so under judo rules, but the I
  
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• Colts rookies get mixed reviews after 1st preseason game

  15-08-2016 22:56
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Center Ryan Kelly needed one play to get in sync last weekend. Safety T.J. Green wasted no time making a big splash in his NFL debut.
  
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• German Olympic coach dies following car accident in Rio

  15-08-2016 22:50
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A canoe slalom coach from Germany died Monday after sustaining head injuries last week in a car crash in Rio de Janeiro, the country's Olympic team said.
  
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• The Latest: American Mikaela Mayer loses lightweight bout

  15-08-2016 22:47
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
  
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• IOC reprimands Egyptian who wouldn't shake Israeli's hand

  15-08-2016 22:45
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An Egyptian athlete who refused to shake his Israeli opponent's hand after their judo bout has been reprimanded and sent home from the Rio Olympics, officials said Monday.
  
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• NFL, Pepsi respond to Adele's Super Bowl show turn-down

  15-08-2016 22:33
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — NFL and Pepsi said Monday they have had several conversations with artists about performing at the Super Bowl, but said they haven't formally asked Adele or any other musicians to appear.
  
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• Browns' Gordon grateful upon return to practice field

  15-08-2016 22:28
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — After he was suspended from the NFL for a year, Josh Gordon didn't know if he'd ever take the practice field for the Cleveland Browns again.
  
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• Rio 2016: Two injured as TV camera falls in Olympic Park

  15-08-2016 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two people have suffered minor injuries in Rio after a television camera crashed to the ground in the Olympic Park, outside the basketball arena.
  
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• Adam Peaty is a multiple Olympic medallist and he impressed Michael Phelps - but now British swimming's superstar wants much, much more

  15-08-2016 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 21-year-old won the 100 metres breaststroke - claiming the first Olympic swimming title by a British male in 28 years - and silver in the 4x100m medley relay at the Rio Games.
  
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• Pep Guardiola places question mark over Yaya Toure's Manchester City future

  15-08-2016 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new City manager sparked speculation over the midfielder's future by leaving him out of his matchday squad for Saturday's season-opening Premier League win over Sunderland.
  
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• Britain's Dujardin repeats dressage gold

  15-08-2016 22:00
  
  By Caroline Stauffer RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Britain's Charlotte Dujardin won her second individual dressage gold in her final Olympic performance on her horse Valegro on Monday, nabbing an Olympic record but not quite a personal one. Dujardin topped the standings with the top Freestyle score of 93.857 out of 100, below the world record of 94.3 she set in 2014. Germany's Isabell Werth took silver with an 89.071, becoming the first equestrian in the sport's three disciplines to win 10 Olympic
  
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• Biles' run at history ends with bronze in beam finals

  15-08-2016 21:57
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Simone Biles' run at Olympic history hit a roadblock on Monday when a mistake on balance beam kept the American gymnastics star from a record-tying fourth gold in Rio.
  
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• Alex Rodriguez says he won't play for any team this season

  15-08-2016 21:55
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez says he won't play again this season.
  
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• Russia's Stepanova - 'No accident' if something happens to me

  15-08-2016 21:50
  The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Saturday Yulia Stepanova's online doping management account had been illegally accessed. The doping scandal she lifted the lid on has rocked sport and cost over 100 Russians their place at the Rio Games. Stepanova has been in hiding in the United States with her husband Vitaly, a former Russian anti-doping official, after giving evidence that the Russian government for years facilitated widespread cheating across nearly all Olympic sports.
  
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• You can run but you can't hide, IOC tells doping cheats

  15-08-2016 21:44
  By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Doping cheats using designer drugs or gene doping at the Rio Olympics should know they will eventually be found out, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. The Rio Games are taking place under the cloud of doping with the Russian track and field team virtually excluded after a state-backed systematic doping programme was revealed, and three more athletes having tested positive since the opening of the Games village on July 24.
  
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• Great Britain's Mark Cavendish sits second going into last omnium event

  15-08-2016 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Cavendish looks on course to win his first Olympic medal after the fifth of six omnium disciplines on Monday. Cavendish was third in the flying lap to sit second overall.
  
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• North Korea's Ri soars to men's vault title

  15-08-2016 21:32
  By Pritha Sarkar and Mark Trevelyan RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A big stumble backwards after his first soaring leap could not prevent Ri Se-gwang from becoming the first North Korean man to win the Olympic vault title on Monday. The double world champion also became only the second man from communist North Korea to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics, following the success of Pae Gil-Su on the pommel horse at the 1992 Barcelona Games. "This gold medal is a joy for my country and I think it w
  
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• Gymnastics - Wevers upstages Biles to win beam gold

  15-08-2016 21:30
  Dutchwoman Sanne Wevers caused a huge upset when she ruined Simone Biles' chances of scooping a record five golds at a single Olympics by winning the balance beam title in Rio on Monday. Biles' misfortune allowed Wevers to become the first female Dutch gymnast to grab gold in an individual final, with a graceful routine featuring numerous spins, including a triple. Biles, a double world champion on the beam, will be back on Tuesday when she will be favourite to win the floor exercise.
  
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• Cubs fire DJ who played song with references to violence

  15-08-2016 21:12
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have fired a DJ who played a song with references to violence after reliever Aroldis Chapman left the mound against the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.
  
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• Police seek taxi driver after US swimmer Lochte robbed in Rio

  15-08-2016 21:11
  By Daniel Flynn RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian police searched on Monday for the driver of a taxi in which U.S. gold medalist swimmer Ryan Lochte and three team mates were robbed at gunpoint, as authorities stepped up security in Rio de Janeiro after a spate of incidents. "We apologize to those involved and once again we regret the fact that violence is an issue in these Games," said Mario Andrada, a spokesman for the Rio 2016 organizing committee. "We have requested that authorities make
  
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• Rory McIlroy watched Justin Rose win Olympic gold despite insisting he wouldn't tune into the Rio golf event

  15-08-2016 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy was one of more than 20 top players to withdraw from the Games and insisted he probably wouldn't watch the event, but gold medalist Justin Rose revealed he tuned in.
  
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• Designer unveils 9/11 cleats for Titans' Avery Williamson

  15-08-2016 20:59
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A custom footwear designer says he has given a pair of Nike cleats a patriotic look for Titans linebacker Avery Williamson to wear during Tennessee's opener on Sept. 11.
  
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• Ante-post favourite Ivan Grozny is one of 63 horses still in contention for the Betfred Ebor at York 

  15-08-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Favourite Ivan Grozny is one of 63 horses still in contention for the Betfred Ebor at York on Saturday as Willie Mullins chasesa second Ebor success after Sesenta in 2009.
  
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• Laura Trott makes strong start to the defence of her Omnium title

  15-08-2016 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Great Britain's Laura Trott made a strong start to the defence of her Omnium title, steering clear of a nasty crash in the process.
  The 24-year-old took second place in the 10km scratch race.
  
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• John Stones says he is 'flattered' by the amount Manchester City paid for him ahead of Champions League bow

  15-08-2016 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Stones has admitted he is determined to continue proving himself at new club Manchester City and he will not be taking a role in the first team for granted.
  
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• Bournemouth sign defender Marc Wilson from Stoke City for £2million 

  15-08-2016 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marc Wilson was in the stands for Bournemouth's defeat to Manchester United on Sunday and has had two previous spells on loan with the club nearly a decade ago, while he was a Portsmouth player.
  
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• Tony Bellew vows to 'smash BJ Flores to bits' after WBC world cruiserweight champion confirms first title defence

  15-08-2016 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tony Bellew will make the maiden defence of his WBC world cruiserweight title against American BJ Flores in his hometown of Liverpool on October 15.
  
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• The Latest: Rio lab's security to avoid Sochi-style cheating

  15-08-2016 20:14
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local):
  
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• South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk says the 'sky is the limit' after smashing 400m world record

  15-08-2016 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk believes the "sky is the limit" after obliterating the 400 metres world record on the way to Olympic gold.
  
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• Record total of gay athletes boost homosexual community

  15-08-2016 20:06
  By Anthony Boadle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The record number of openly gay Olympic athletes has boosted the acceptance of Brazil's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community amid a backlash over same-sex marriages, homosexuals said. With the largest total of openly gay athletes participating, 49 according to Outsports magazine in July and double the number of London in 2012, Rio 2016 has seen the first married gay couple competing and a lesbian marriage proposal at a medal ceremon
  
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• Four THG executives accused of Olympic ticketing scam

  15-08-2016 19:57
  By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Brazilian judge on Monday ordered the arrest of four executives at international sports hospitality company THG Sports accused of fraudulent ticket sales at the Olympics, widening an investigation into ticket overcharging at the Games. THG rejected the accusations against the company and its director Kevin Mallon, saying that more than 1,000 tickets seized by police were being held legally on behalf of authorised Irish reseller Pro 10 and critic
  
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• Rio drugs lab meets all standards after stress test - IOC

  15-08-2016 19:53
  By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Rio Olympics doping laboratory, which was briefly stripped of its credentials two months before the Games, now meets the toughest of internationals standards following a stress test, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) reinstated the lab in July, ending a month-long suspension that had threatened to embarrass the host country, and additional security is in place, such as a feed of footage of th
  
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• AP source: Saints top pick Rankins has fractured fibula

  15-08-2016 19:53
  
  A person familiar with the situation says New Orleans Saints defensive tackle and first-round draft choice Sheldon Rankins has been diagnosed with a broken fibula, an injury that occurred Monday during training camp practice in West Virginia.
  
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• Chelsea vs West Ham, Premier League LIVE: Follow all the action from Stamford Bridge

  15-08-2016 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow all the action as Chelsea host London rivals West Ham at Stamford Bridge. AMITAI WINEHOUSE brings you all the action as Antonio Conte looks to get off to the perfect start.
  
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• 'She's still number one to us': Katie will get a warm welcome home in Bray, locals say

  15-08-2016 19:49
  
  Hopes were high as some 5,000 people gathered in Taylor’s home town today. She’s still a hero in Bray.
  
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• Pep Guardiola places question mark over Yaya Toure's Manchester City future and refuses to discuss Joe Hart's future ahead of crucial Champions League tie

  15-08-2016 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new City manager sparked speculation over the midfielder's future by leaving him out of his matchday squad for Saturday's season-opening Premier League win over Sunderland.
  
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