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• Wigan Warriors brush aside St Helens with Anthony Gelling hat-trick

  19-08-2016 23:56
  
  • Wigan Warriors 25-0 St Helens
  • Easy win for home side but dour encounter disappointsThis meeting between Wigan and St Helens may not have been the most high-quality or even the most engrossing derby in recent years but try telling that to a Wigan supporter. With four defeats in their last five and the prospect of a second defeat by the Saints in less than a month here, this felt like a night where it was win by any means possible for the Warriors: and, as they have so often done in
  
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• Rio Olympics 2016: GB women win historic first hockey gold

  19-08-2016 23:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Highlights as Great Britain's women win their first Olympic hockey gold medal by beating the Netherlands in a dramatic penalty shootout.
  
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• Raonic uses blistering serve to reach Cincinnati semis

  19-08-2016 23:51
  (Reuters) - Milos Raonic beat Austrian eighth seed Dominic Thiem 6-3 6-4 on Friday to cruise into the semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open where he could get a chance to avenge his Wimbledon final loss to Andy Murray. The big-serving Canadian continued his impressive run of form in Cincinnati as he unleashed 17 aces and did not face a break point during the 68-minute match that put him within two wins of his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title. "I've practiced with him many times,
  
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• IOC sets up disciplinary commission for four U.S. swimmers

  19-08-2016 23:40
  By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has set up a disciplinary commission for United States swimmer Ryan Lochte and his three team mates after they were found to have lied about an armed robbery during the Rio Olympics, an IOC official told Reuters on Friday. The commission will investigate the affair and could sanction the athletes if they considered their behaviour violated the Olympic charter in some way. The 32-year-old Lochte, one of Ameri
  
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• U.S. swimmers' tall tale touches a raw nerve in Brazil

  19-08-2016 23:39
  By Daniel Flynn and Brad Brooks RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - When an angry crowd of Brazilians jeered U.S. Olympic gold medal swimmers Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger, calling them 'liars' and giving one of them a tug on the ear, the young Americans looked shocked by the ferocity of their reaction. What they appeared not to realise was that a fabricated story about how they and two team mates had been robbed at gunpoint - allegedly told to cover up an act of vandalism at a Rio gas station - hit a raw
  
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• U.S. Olympic Committee denies CNN report Lochte to be suspended

  19-08-2016 23:39
  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The U.S. Olympic Committee on Friday denied a CNN report that Ryan Lochte would be suspended by USA Swimming and the U.S. Olympic Committee for allegedly lying about being held up at gunpoint at the Rio Olympics. "It's absolutely not true," USOC spokesman Mark Jones said of the report, which was based on unnamed sources. (Reporting by Scott Malone and Eric Beech; Editing by Eric Walsh)
  
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• Mo Farah will learn from his Rio experiences... according to 1976 Olympic champion Brendan Foster

  19-08-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTHA KELNER IN RIO: Mo Farah will have taken valuable lessons from his brush with potential disaster in his two races so far this Olympics, according to Brendan Foster.
  
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• Claudio Ranieri urges Leicester to play with 'extra edge' against Arsenal

  19-08-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claudio Ranieri wants his side to seek revenge after Arsenal beat Leicester twice last season. The Italian wants the Foxes to play with an 'extra edge' when they face the Gunners this weekend.
  
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• Ibrahimovic and Pogba shine as United win again

  19-08-2016 23:37
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck twice and Paul Pogba, the world's most expensive player, shone on his return as Manchester United beat Southampton 2-0 on Friday to make it two wins from two Premier League games. Ibrahimovic, playing his first home game for the club since leaving Paris St Germain in the close season, opened the scoring in the 36th minute when he produced a towering leap to power a header into the net from a cross by Wayne Rooney. The 34-year-old Swede added a second from the penalty sp
  
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• Arsene Wenger believes Alexis Sanchez can be Arsenal's Luis Suarez after ditching plans to buy striker

  19-08-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal could have their very own Luis Suarez if they deploy Alexis Sanchez as a striker. Arsene Wenger may not sign a new forward as he believes Sanchez can flourish in the role.
  
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• Ronald Koeman hatches plan B as Everton prepare for life without striker Romelu Lukaku 

  19-08-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton are making certain the possible departure of Romelu Lukaku does not negatively impact the team. Ronald Koeman said his is making two plans, 'one is with Lukaku, the other is without.'
  
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• Jurgen Klopp wants finesse from Liverpool's marathon men so players won't have to 'run like devils'

  19-08-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp has his sights set on more finesse to save the legs of his team. Liverpool covered 117 kilometres against Arsenal but the German would prefer them not to have to 'run like devils.'
  
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• Ipswich owner and chairman Marcus Evans is subject of an arrest warrant over Olympic ticket scandal

  19-08-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE IN RIO: The Football League are closely monitoring the Olympic scandal of the IOC’s top European official, Patrick Hickey, being remanded in custody in Rio.
  
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• Muhammad Ali auction items seen fetching heavyweight prices

  19-08-2016 23:34
  Muhammad Ali's 1974 WBC heavyweight championship boxing belt and a handwritten letter about his conversion to Islam are among items that will hit the auction block in September, in the biggest such sale since Ali's death in June. Heritage Auctions said on Friday that the auction will include the trunks Ali wore for his "Rumble in the Jungle" victory over George Foreman in Zaire in 1974. The gloves worn by Sonny Liston when he lost his title to Ali in 1964 are also among 79 lots in the Sept. 10 a
  
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• Adam Gemili 'gutted' as medal dream is dashed and admits it will take time to get over his Rio disappointment

  19-08-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTHA KELNER IN RIO:Adam Gemili predicted it would take him a while to recover from the devastation of missing out on an Olympic medal by three-thousandths of a second.
  
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• Paul Pogba watch: A shocking first touch but then the Manchester United midfielder showed off his £100m skills

  19-08-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's CHRIS WHEELER assesses how the world’s most expensive player fared on his second soming to Old Trafford on Friday night.
  
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• Ronald Koeman has made plans for life with or without Romelu Lukaku

  19-08-2016 23:30
  
  • Everton manager accepts striker’s future remains uncertain
  • Koeman: ‘We know there is a lot of interest in him, he is a good player’Ronald Koeman admits he is uncertain about Romelu Lukaku’s future at Everton and has made one plan with and one plan without the striker, who continues to be linked with a return to Chelsea.Everton have yet to receive a suitable bid for the 23-year-old and are not encouraging one but Koeman accepts the situation will remain fluid
  
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• Nabil Bentaleb gets the Townsend treatment from Pochettino at Spurs

  19-08-2016 23:30
  
  • Spurs face Townsend’s latest club, Crystal Palace, on Saturday
  • Bentaleb not part of plans and training with the under-21sMauricio Pochettino has spelled out the importance that he attaches to ruthlessness at Tottenham Hotspur as Nabil Bentaleb trains away from the first-team squad and the manager prepares to face Andros Townsend, a player that he let go last season.Thew Argentinian sold Townsend to Newcastle United at the end of January for £12m and the winger has since
  
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• Manchester United 2-0 Southampton: Paul Pogba returns to Old Trafford but Zlatan Ibrahimovic steals the show with match-winning brace 

  19-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT OLD TRAFFORD: The world's most expensive player Paul Pogba made his eagerly-anticipated return to Manchester United but it was Zlatan Ibrahimovic who stole the headlines.
  
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• Leicester’s Claudio Ranieri aims at minimum of 82 Premier League points

  19-08-2016 23:30
  
  • We are underdogs with a lot of big teams, Italian adds
  • Ranieri is preparing for Saturday’s visit of ArsenalClaudio Ranieri maintains Leicester City are underdogs this season, yet the Italian has increased the expectations for his players by saying his ambition is to surpass their title-winning points total. The Leicester manager explained that his objective every season is to win one point more than the previous campaign and he said nothing has changed since Leicester became
  
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• Koné injury and Kaboul transfer leave Sunderland short of defenders

  19-08-2016 23:30
  
  • Koné agitating for move to Everton despite Sunderland offer
  • David Moyes letting Kaboul join WatfordDavid Moyes is confronting a central defensive problem after Lamine Koné declined Sunderland’s offer of a new contract, reiterated his determination to leave Wearside as soon as possible and then reported for Friday morning training complaining of a mysterious back problem.Along with his erstwhile defensive partner, Younès Kaboul, Koné was a big reaso
  
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• Jürgen Klopp says guts are key to a title challenge from Liverpool

  19-08-2016 23:30
  
  • Manager says last season’s heavy fixture list left little time for analysis
  • German claims lineup that won at Arsenal was not an offensive selectionJürgen Klopp has a simple solution in his attempt to turn Liverpool into title contenders: footballing Yakult. The Anfield manager, having begun his first full season at the club, is hoping that the key to future development is a stronger collective gut.Liverpool travel to Burnleyon Saturday after last weekend’s exhilara
  
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• Burnley’s Tom Heaton: ‘It got heated for a minute or two with Alex Ferguson’

  19-08-2016 23:30
  
  Goalkeeper was at Manchester United for 13 years but left on a free transfer for first-team football and is relishing being back in the Premier LeagueTom Heaton knew the meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson was unlikely to go well and so, at least, he was not disappointed. It was towards the end of the 2009-10 season and the Burnley and England goalkeeper, who was then in his 13th year at Manchester United, had reached a decision. He would be leaving the club that summer.Ferguson had wanted him to sig
  
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• Arsenal prepare to face Jamie Vardy, the striker who turned them down

  19-08-2016 23:30
  
  Arsène Wenger appears to be no nearer to signing a centre-forward who can score the goals to bring a first league title since 2004He is that ‘fox in the box’ we have been talking about and although he is a goalscorer I want to develop him as a team player so he is not obsessed by just scoring goals,” Arsène Wenger said of his £8m signing Francis Jeffers back in June 2001.Almost 15 years to the day, Arsenal’s quest for that elusive striker took them to
  
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• Antonio Conte’s transfer frustrations grow as deadline looms for Chelsea

  19-08-2016 23:30
  
  • At this moment it’s very difficult to buy, says Italian
  • Napoli value Chelsea target Kalidou Koulibaly at close to £60mAntonio Conte’s frustrations with Chelsea’s inability to add significantly to their squad will not extend to expecting the club to overpay for “medium-level” players this summer, though the Italian is still hopeful his options will have been bolstered by the time the deadline passes at the end of August.Chelsea had hoped to three
  
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• Park takes 2-shot lead into final round at Olympics

  19-08-2016 23:29
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Inbee Park was in the 16th fairway, only 50 yards from the hole, and couldn't imagine a worse spot to be.
  
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• NFL: Former wife for Josh Brown would not talk to league

  19-08-2016 23:29
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The NFL says the former wife of suspended New York Giants placekicker Josh Brown turned down multiple requests to speak to the league about her allegations of being the victim of repeated domestic violence.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino holds no grudge with Andros Townsend but questions Crystal Palace winger's 'flexibility' ahead of Tottenham return

  19-08-2016 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andros Townsend returns to White Hart Lane for the first time since leaving the club in acrimonious circumstances in January, when he joined Newcastle for £12million.
  
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• Chelsea boss Antonio Conte bemoans being overcharged for average players... 'the market is crazy'

  19-08-2016 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having captured N’Golo Kante and Michy Batshuayi earlier this summer, Chelsea’s attempts to strengthen their squad have stuttered due, in part, to the hefty price tags.
  
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• In-form Bray hold firm against Galway to win out west

  19-08-2016 23:28
  
  It’s now eight games unbeaten for the Seagulls.
  
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• Correction: Turner Field Future story

  19-08-2016 23:20
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — In a story Aug. 18 about a redevelopment deal at Turner Field, The Associated Press reported erroneously the name of a real estate firm. The real estate firm is named Carter, not Carter U.S.A.
  
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• Bolt says this is goodbye; Lochte says he's sorry

  19-08-2016 23:07
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. men's basketball team just got by Spain on Friday, hours before another Olympic juggernaut, Usain Bolt, says his goodbye at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
  
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• Joe Hart had 12 months to prepare for Pep Guardiola, don't feel sorry for him

  19-08-2016 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: It has been claimed Pep Guardiola has treated Hart badly because the new manager has dropped him for the opening games of his reign. Why is that a lack of respect? This is football.
  
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• Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic proves double trouble for Southampton

  19-08-2016 23:01
  
  These are still early days but already there is the unmistakable feeling Manchester United are on their way back and anxious to make up for lost time. They have suffered more in the last few years than they will probably wish to remember but José Mourinho could be seen saluting the crowd in triumph after this victory. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has two more goals for his personal collection while Paul Pogba, the world’s most expensive footballer, came out of his homecoming with a sunrise of
  
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• US beats Spain 82-76 in men's basketball, will play for gold

  19-08-2016 22:59
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The U.S. Olympic men's basketball team is still a little better than Spain.
  
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• Jade Jones’s second taekwondo gold shows she is no flash in the Olympic pan

  19-08-2016 22:59
  
  Welsh star’s defence of her title in Rio shows she has grit in abundance as well as great talent and suggests a third medal is on the cards in TokyoWhatever Jade Jones does for the rest of her life – and when she sets her sights on something it generally happens – she will always cherish Rio. Winning her first Olympic taekwondo gold medal in London four years ago at the age of 19 was a surprise to many, herself included. This time she had that title to defend, which made her re
  
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• After apology, questions about future loom for Lochte

  19-08-2016 22:53
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte apologized Friday for his behavior surrounding an incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have been more "careful and candid" about how he described what happened after a night of partying with his teammates.
  
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• Russia stripped of Beijing 2008 4x400m women's silver medal

  19-08-2016 22:51
  By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Russia have been stripped of the 4x400m women's relay silver medal from the Beijing Olympics after Anastasia Kapachinskaya tested positive for a steroid in a re-test of her sample, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. "Re-analysis of Kapachinskaya’s samples from Beijing 2008 resulted in a positive test for the prohibited substances stanozolol and dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (turinabol)," the IOC said. Jamaica were third
  
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• Exxon touts clean tech in Olympic ads as climate pressure grows

  19-08-2016 22:41
  By Terry Wade and Ernest Scheyder HOUSTON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp is running television advertisements at the Rio Olympics to showcase its work on clean energy, a high-profile blitz as the company faces pressure over global warming in an intense year of climate politics. The suite of four ads tout oil major Exxon's work to capture carbon dioxide from power plants, turn algae into biofuel and develop fuel-efficient cars. Many other fossil fuel companies also face pressure from shareholders,
  
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• Bastian Schweinsteiger in the stands at Old Trafford as Paul Pogba makes Manchester United return 

  19-08-2016 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bastian Schweinsteiger cheered on Manchester United from the stands at Old Trafford on Friday night despite being told he has no future at the club.
  
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