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• England stars risk future if they pull out of Bangladesh tour, warns Andrew Caddick

  25-08-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andrew Caddick has warned England’s cricketers that their standing in the team will be affected if they decide to pull out of the tour of Bangladesh.
  
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• Lundquist dives into his last season as voice of SEC on CBS

  25-08-2016 23:53
  NEW YORK (AP) — Verne Lundquist recently returned from a Scandinavian summer vacation to find an email with 309 pages of stories on Texas A&M and UCLA. As the 76-year-old play-by-play man gets set for his 17th and final season as the voice of Southeastern Conference football on CBS, he is happily diving into one of his favorite parts of the job.
  
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• Brazilian police recommend charges against U.S. swimmer Lochte

  25-08-2016 23:53
  Brazilian police recommended on Thursday that prosecutors present charges against Ryan Lochte for a false crime report, after the U.S. swimmer told police and media last week that he and three team mates were robbed at gunpoint during the Rio Olympics. Brazilian police said no such crime took place and that Lochte was responsible for an act of vandalism in a gas station while returning home drunk after a party. A police statement on Thursday said the officer in charge of the investigation had re
  
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• Who will Manchester United get in the Europa League group stage draw?

  25-08-2016 23:52
  
  Manchester United will feature in the group stages of the Europa League for the first time in the club's history this season and will learn their opponent's in Friday's (26 August) draw.
  
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• England agree to tour Bangladesh after security talks but captain Alastair Cook could miss series

  25-08-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England have given the provisional green light to their threatened tour of Bangladesh but whether Alastair Cook will lead them there remains to be seen.
  
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• Catcher swap: Dodgers send Carlos Ruiz to Phillies for Ellis

  25-08-2016 23:43
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers have swapped catchers with Philadelphia, getting Carlos Ruiz and trading A.J. Ellis to the Phillies.
  
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• Factbox: South Africa v Argentina Rugby Championship test

  25-08-2016 23:41
  (Reuters) - Factbox on the Rugby Championship test between Argentina and South Africa in Salta on Saturday: When: Aug. 27, 16. ...
  
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• Correction: Giants-Mara story

  25-08-2016 23:41
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — In a story Aug. 24 about New York Giants owner John Mara commenting on placekicker Josh Brown's one-game suspension, The Associated Press erroneously reported some of the details of the allegations made against Brown and details of the NFL's personal conduct policy. According to the NFL, Brown allegedly grabbed his ex-wife by her wrist, not her throat, and the ex-wife's allegations of 20 abusive incidents were contained in a court filing, not made to the media.
  
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• UN agency: No confirmed Zika cases linked to Rio Olympics

  25-08-2016 23:39
  GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. health agency says reports from national authorities indicate no confirmed laboratory cases of the Zika virus in anyone associated with the Rio Olympics.
  
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• Argentina seek consistency in pursuit of elusive win

  25-08-2016 23:39
  Argentina will be driven by a belief that the Pumas are capable of beating anyone on their day when they meet South Africa again in Salta on Saturday (1940 GMT), having let victory slip from their grasp last weekend. The Springboks were 10 points down going into the last 10 minutes of their tournament opener in Nelspruit but hit back with 17 unanswered points for a 30-23 victory. The Pumas were still chewing on their anger in midweek at letting slip what would have been a second consecutive win
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino left unimpressed with Erik Lamela skill after Tottenham star's nutmeg on Andros Townsend  

  25-08-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Erik Lamela’s outrageous nutmeg on former team-mate Andros Townsend during Spurs’ 1-0 win over Palace last Saturday has not gone down well with his boss Mauricio Pochettino.
  
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• West Ham 0-1 Astra Giurgiu (1-2 agg): Filipe Teixeira dumps Slaven Bilic's side out of Europa League on a dismal night at the London Stadium

  25-08-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW AT THE LONDON STADIUM: New home, same old West Ham. Out in the heats at their former Olympic venue. In fact, out before the heats. More of a false start on a night of frustration.
  
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• West Ham close to sealing loan move for Juventus striker Simone Zaza with view to £24m permanent move

  25-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 25-year-old Italy international will join the Hammers on a season loan with view to £24m permanent deal and has been offered wages of around £60,000 per week after tax.
  
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• Arsenal in late £50M SUMMER SPLURGE after agreeing deals for Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez

  25-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal have had bids accepted on both players and are confident of clinching the deals before the transfer window closes on Wednesday. It should ease the pressure on boss Arsene Wenger.
  
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• Granada suspend new boy Angulo over failed drugs test

  25-08-2016 23:25
  MADRID (Reuters) - Granada have suspended new signing Jose Angulo after he failed a drug test with his former Ecuadorian club Independiente del Valle during the Copa Libertadores, South America's equivalent of the Champions League. The 21-year-old striker joined the Spanish top-flight team this month on a five-year deal. "Granada ... has tonight received official communication from CONMEBOL (South American Football Confederation) confirming that Angulo tested positive in an anti-doping test," th
  
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• West Ham's depleted forward line costs Slaven Bilic's side as they fall short in Europa League tie against Astra Giurgiu

  25-08-2016 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham are honing in on striker targets just as their depleted forward line were desperately missing their chances against Astra Giurgiu at the London Stadium on Thursday night.
  
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• Canada picks Crosby as captain for World Cup of Hockey

  25-08-2016 23:01
  
  The process of selecting Sidney Crosby as Canada's captain for the World Cup of Hockey was a simple one.
  
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• Ryan Lochte signs endorsement deal for cough drops

  25-08-2016 22:40
  (Reuters) - Days after losing all his major sponsors, Ryan Lochte signed an endorsement deal with a company that made light of the scandal involving the U.S. Olympic swimmer at the Rio Games. Pine Bros Softish Throat Drops, which makes cough drops, said it had signed Lochte, a 12-time Olympic medallist, for a television commercial and print ads. Lochte lost all four of his major sponsors on Monday, including Speedo USA and Ralph Lauren Corp, following his apology for an "exaggerated" story about
  
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• Ace of Diamond Thompson is sprint queen in Lausanne

  25-08-2016 22:33
  Elaine Thompson underlined her new status as the sprint queen of athletics by winning the 100 metres at a Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on Thursday. The 24-year-old Jamaican, who won the 100 and 200 metres at this month's Rio Olympics, clocked a time of 10.78 seconds, well ahead of second-placed American Jenna Prandini (11.11). The race was re-run five minutes after a false start that saw only one runner stop as Thompson and the rest of the field sprinted to the finish only to have to go al
  
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• Olympic champion Thompson stars as Bolt skips Diamond meet

  25-08-2016 22:30
  
  LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic 100-meter champion Elaine Thompson starred while her Jamaican teammate Usain Bolt missed the first Diamond League meet after the Rio de Janeiro Games on Thursday.
  
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• Browns trade linebacker Barkevious Mingo to Patriots

  25-08-2016 22:19
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Browns have traded disappointing linebacker Barkevious Mingo to the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2017 fifth-round pick.
  
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• West Ham 0-1 Astra Giurgiu, UEFA Europa League LIVE score

  25-08-2016 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham United host Romanian side Astra Giurgiu at the London Stadium in the return leg of their Europa League play-off on Thursday. JOHN DOWNES provides the LIVE coverage.
  
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• Nottingham Forest and Cardiff enter chase for in-demand Manchester United reserve keeper Sam Johnstone

  25-08-2016 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  United have already turned down bids for Johnstone from Aston Villa, Fulham, Wigan, Huddersfield and Bristol City but the Championship rivals are hoping to conclude a loan deal.
  
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• Lewis flirts with a 59, settles for 62 in Denmark

  25-08-2016 22:04
  (Reuters) - England's Tom Lewis flirted with shooting the first ever 59 on the European Tour before settling for a nine-under-par 62 and a share of the first round lead at the Made in Denmark tournament in Farso on Thursday. Lewis had got to 12 under with five holes to play and needed only pars coming in to dip under 60 but he slipped back with bogeys at the fifth (his 14th hole), eighth and ninth to finish level with Belgium's Thomas Pieters and Swede Joakim Lagergren. "It was a good round toda
  
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• West Ham sign midfielder Fernandes from Sion

  25-08-2016 22:00
  LONDON (Reuters) - Swiss midfielder Edimilson Fernandes has joined West Ham United from Sion, the London club said on their Twitter account on Thursday. No fee was disclosed but media reports put it at five million pounds ($6.59 million). A Swiss Under-21 international, Fernandes is a product of Sion's youth academy. He made 26 top-flight starts for the club last season. (Writing by Mark Greaves; Editing by Tony Jimenez)
  
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• Records aside, US Open getting personal for Serena

  25-08-2016 21:57
  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - At last year's U.S. Open, Serena Williams was trying to rewrite the record book and fell short, but starting on Monday at Flushing Meadows winning is getting personal. Williams' 184-week reign as world number one is under attack, and the American will be loathe to relinquish it, according to no less an authority than ESPN commentator Chris Evert, who held the lofty perch for a total of 260 weeks. "Serena being number two in the world doesn't sort of sit well wi
  
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• Harrison, Matthews, Peppers talk PEDs with NFL investigators

  25-08-2016 21:51
  
  Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison and Green Bay Packers defensive players Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers met this week with NFL investigators looking into allegations linking them to performance-enhancing drugs, the players' union said Thursday.
  
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• Rosberg won't make assumptions after Hamilton penalty

  25-08-2016 21:43
  By Abhishek Takle SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton's grid penalty may be the break Nico Rosberg needs to re-ignite his Formula One title bid but the German is refusing to take victory in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix for granted. "That is going to make the weekend less difficult for me, for sure, because he is my biggest direct rival," Rosberg told reporters at Spa on Thursday. "Nevertheless it's still going to be a challenge." Hamilton, who leads Mercedes team mate Rosberg by
  
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• Reed and Laird set early pace at Bethpage Black

  25-08-2016 21:39
  (Reuters) - Patrick Reed gave his Ryder Cup hopes a timely boost as he charged into a share of the early first-round lead at The Barclays on Thursday with defending champion Jason Day in hot pursuit, two strokes back. Day, who triumphed by six shots last year when the tournament was held at Plainfield Country Club, returned a 68. "It was a clean day," Reed, a four-times winner on the PGA Tour, told reporters after a bogey-free round that also included an eagle and three birdies, all of them comi
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo beats Gareth Bale and Antoine Griezmann to UEFA Best Player in Europe award

  25-08-2016 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has won the UEFA Best Player in Europe award after a phenomenal 2015-2016 season which saw him win his third Champions League title.
  
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• Ronaldo voted UEFA's 2015-16 Best Player in Europe

  25-08-2016 21:26
  MADRID (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo has been voted UEFA's 2015-16 Best Player in Europe ahead of Real Madrid team mate Gareth Bale and Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann. "We are really happy because two Real players were among the best in Europe," said club president Florentino Perez. Ronaldo scored 51 goals in 48 games in all competitions for Real who won the Champions League and finished runners-up to Barcelona in La Liga. The Portugal marksman also played a key role in his country's triump
  
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• Claudio Ranieri eyeing qualification from Champions League group stage with Leicester

  25-08-2016 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claudio Ranieri's Leicester have been drawn in Group G and will face Porto, Club Brugge and FC Copenhagen in their first-ever campaign among Europe's elite clubs.
  
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• AP source: Browns trading Barkevious Mingo to Patriots

  25-08-2016 21:20
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — A person familiar with the deal says the Cleveland Browns are trading disappointing linebacker Barkevious Mingo to the New England Patriots.
  
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• Soccer-Guardiola returning to Barca in Champions League

  25-08-2016 21:09
  By Brian Homewood MONACO (Reuters) - Pep Guardiola will return to the Nou Camp in the Champions League group stage after his new club Manchester City were drawn against his former Barcelona team on Thursday in one of the toughest of the eight groups. Bayern Munich were given a quick chance to avenge last season's semi-final defeat by Atletico Madrid after they were drawn together while English Premier League winners Leicester City will face Porto, Club Bruges and Copenhagen on their debut. Elsew
  
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• Edimilson Fernandes completes £5.5m move to West Ham from FC Sion 

  25-08-2016 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Edimilson Fernandes has finally secured his move to West Ham from FC Sion for a fee of £5.5m. Hammers boss Slaven Bilic expressed his desire to add another midfielder to his ranks.
  
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• Briton Simon Yates claims first Grand Tour victory in stage six of Vuelta a Espana

  25-08-2016 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Simon Yates put a traumatic season behind him by soloing to victory in the sixth stage of the Vuelta a Espana on thursday.
  
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• Midfielder reveals transfer meeting with Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool boss’ home

  25-08-2016 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GEORGINIO WIJNALDUM has revealed a meeting at Jurgen Klopp’s home helped convince him to sign for Liverpool.
  
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• English top-flight spending 'could top one billion pounds'

  25-08-2016 20:44
  Spending by Premier League teams has already broken last season's record and could exceed one billion pounds ($1.32 billion) by the time the transfer window closes at the end of the month. The clubs had already splashed out 880 million pounds by Thursday, overtaking last season's total summer outlay of 870 million, according to financial analysts Deloitte. "With...a number of clubs keen to strengthen with a view to competing in European and domestic cup competitions, total spending in this windo
  
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• Steelers LB James Harrison meets with NFL investigators

  25-08-2016 20:43
  The NFL players' union says Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison met Thursday with league investigators looking into allegations linking him to performance-enhancing drugs.
  
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• Lewis flirts with 59, settles for 62 in Denmark

  25-08-2016 20:43
  FARSO, Denmark (AP) — Tom Lewis flirted with the first 59 in European Tour history Thursday until three late bogeys made him settle for a 9-under 62 and a three-way tie at the Made In Denmark tournament.
  
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• Vegas stadium backers down to 2 top sites for Raiders

  25-08-2016 20:42
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Proponents of an NFL stadium in Las Vegas say they've narrowed their list to two potential sites and are unwilling to accept any less than $750 million in public funding toward the project, which they hope will provide a new home for the Raiders.
  
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• Manchester United set to loan youngster Andreas Pereira to La Liga side Granada

  25-08-2016 20:30
  Manchester United youngster Andreas Pereira is reportedly on the cusp of joining La Liga side Granada on loan. The 20-year-old midfielder does not feature in Jose Mourinho's plans this season and has been made available for loan. Pereira has been linked with moves to Fulham and Middlesbrough, but now appears set to make the switch to Spain, where he can continue his development.
  
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• Pep Guardiola returns to Barcelona with Manchester City as Leicester, Tottenham and Arsenal are handed favourable Champions League draws

  25-08-2016 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola will return to Barcelona with Manchester City after his new club were paired with the Catalan giants in the Champions League. City will also face Borussia Monchengladbach and Celtic.
  
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• Argentina name unchanged team to face South Africa

  25-08-2016 20:29
  (Reuters) - Argentina will bid to avenge their defeat in South Africa five days ago with an unchanged team when the sides clash again in the Rugby Championship in Salta on Saturday. Coach Daniel Hourcade's only change to the Pumas squad named by the Argentine Rugby Union on Thursday was on the bench with fullback/wing Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino, a veteran of two World Cups, replacing Ramiro Moyano. ...
  
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• Jenson Button close to making decision on F1 future after considering options during summer break 

  25-08-2016 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jenson Button has revealed he is close to determining whether he is ready to bring down the curtain down on his world championship-winning career.
  
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• Rookie Ocon steers clear of Schumacher parallels

  25-08-2016 20:25
  By Abhishek Takle SPA FRANCORCHAMPS, BELGIUM (Reuters) - French teenager Esteban Ocon steered clear of drawing parallels between his Formula One debut in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix and that of boyhood idol Michael Schumacher. Like the 19-year-old, who will be driving for Manor in place of cash-strapped Indonesian Rio Haryanto, Schumacher made his first appearance at Spa in 1991. "I have to do a good job, thinking about that (comparison) will put some pressure that is not needed," Ocon told repo
  
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• West Ham vs Astra Giurgiu, UEFA Europa League LIVE score

  25-08-2016 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham United host Romanian side Astra Giurgiu at the London Stadium in the return leg of their Europa League play-off on Thursday. JOHN DOWNES provides the LIVE coverage.
  
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• Ander Herrera insists Manchester United will fight for the 'very enjoyable' Europa League

  25-08-2016 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  United missed out on a return to the Champions League after finishing fifth in the Premier League under Louis van Gaal and had to settle for a spot in Europe's secondary club competition.
  
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• Avalanche hire Bednar to replace Roy as coach

  25-08-2016 20:19
  
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche have hired Jared Bednar as their new head coach.
  
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• Dolphins, Marlins increase Zika-control efforts at stadiums

  25-08-2016 20:18
  MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins say they've intensified mosquito-control treatments at their stadiums because of the Zika virus.
  
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