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• Williams sisters on collision course at U.S. Open

  04-09-2016 23:58
  By Simon Cambers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Serena and Venus Williams, the sisters with 29 grand slams and a stack of records between them, will try to maintain a collision course at the U.S. Open on Monday when they play their fourth-round matches. World number one and defending champion Serena, trying to break the record of 22 grand slam titles she shares with Steffi Graf, plays number 52 Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. Top seed Serena is still managing the right shoulder injury she suffered at th
  
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• It was good to see England's defence get on the front foot and John Stones again proved why he's special

  04-09-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN ON ENGLAND'S DEFENCE: Well, it won’t be the toughest examination this England defence will face, but you can bet Big Sam will be delighted with that!
  
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• Monfils, Tsonga in French charge to Open quarters

  04-09-2016 23:51
  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tenth seed Gael Monfils motored into the U.S. Open quarter-finals with a straight-sets dismissal of Marcos Baghdatis on Sunday launching a French charge at the year's last grand slam championship. Monfils, who has enjoyed a run of success this hard court season, maintained his impressive form with a 6-3 6-2 6-3 romp that kicked off a busy day for the French men's contingent. Ninth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga followed Monfils' lead and booked his berth in the last e
  
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• Scotland's hat-trick hero Snodgrass puts bad times behind him

  04-09-2016 23:47
  (Reuters) - Scotland's Robert Snodgrass scored his first ever hat-trick to complete a heartwarming international comeback as they breezed past Malta 5-1 at the Ta'Qali National Stadium on Sunday. The Hull City midfielder missed all the Euro 2016 qualifiers after suffered a career-threatening kneecap injury in 2014 which kept him out of football for almost 18 months. Snodgrass opened the scoring after 10 minutes with a cross that somehow floated over goalkeeper Andrew Hogg, added a second from th
  
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• GRAHAM POLL: Martin Skrtel’s night of shame as England edge Slovakia

  04-09-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM POLL: Slovakia captain Martin Skrtel was clearly determined to be sent off despite the leniency of Serbian referee Milorad Mazic.
  
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• These aren't the same Broncos who won it all

  04-09-2016 23:42
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Broncos quarterback Trevor Siemian will throw his first pass as a pro Thursday night when the Super Bowl champs kick off the 2016 season against the Carolina Panthers.
  
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• Battling Northern Ireland hold Czech Republic 0-0

  04-09-2016 23:40
  The Czech Republic, who had a disappointing Euro 2016 in which they picked up one point, were held 0-0 at home by a battling Northern Ireland side in their opening European Group C qualifier for the 2018 World Cup on Sunday. The Czechs could have gone ahead in the fourth minute when a cross found right back Pavel Kaderabek unmarked inside the six-yard box but it was at waist height and he only managed to put the ball over the bar with his thigh. Paddy McNair had a shot from outside the box for N
  
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• Dele Alli must be in England's starting line-up because without him we lack creativity and energy

  04-09-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE REDKNAPP ON ENGLAND'S MIDFIELD: Seeing England’s midfielders playing so deep against Slovakia was hard to watch. Why on earth did Dele Alli not start?
  
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• FA urged to act after Mark Halsey's controversial 'blind-eye' claims

  04-09-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: The FA is under increasing pressure to investigate claims by former Premier League referee Mark Halsey that he was pressured into changing his view of an incident.
  
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• Mueller scores twice as dominant Germany brush Norway aside

  04-09-2016 23:36
  Thomas Mueller put his Euro 2016 goal drought behind him, scoring twice to give dominant Germany an easy 3-0 win away to Norway in their opening World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Mueller took advantage of shoddy Norwegian defending to give the title holders an early lead and headed the third goal on the hour of the European Group C game. In between, he produced a superb pass to set up Joshua Kimmich for his first international goal.
  
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• Chris Coleman admits he was tempted 'a little' by Hull City job but says his work isn't done with Wales 

  04-09-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Coleman has conceded his head was turned ‘a little’ by an approach from Hull during the summer but resisted a Premier League move to try and achieve more success with Wales.
  
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• Wasps 25-20 Exeter: Danny Cipriani makes winning return but Jimmy Gopperth steals the show

  04-09-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jimmy Gopperth scored a terrific try and kicked crucial points for his side as Wasps beat Exeter 25-20. Pre-match talk was all about the return of Danny Cipriani but it was Gopperth who takes the plaudits.
  
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• Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales are wavering over England tour of Bangladesh despite consensus to travel from squad 

  04-09-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the England cricketers set to reach a consensus on the decision to tour Bangladesh, Eoin Morgan and Alex Hales still have reservations. England have been briefed on their security measures.
  
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• John Stones and Dele Alli the bright sparks as England turn it round

  04-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: After the sheer ineptitude of England’s performance against Iceland, there was always likely to be more than a vowel missing in Trnava.
  
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• Andy Murray stays quiet as former coach Dani Vallverdu plots downfall with Grigor Dimitrov at US Open 

  04-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray's former coach is plotting his downfall in the US Open last sixteen. Dani Vallverdu now works with Murray's opponent Grigor Dimitrov and is looking to upset the odds with his man.
  
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• GRAHAM POLL: I was not pressurised once in my 13 years as a referee 

  04-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a 13-year refereeing career with many controversial incidents (some seen and some missed) I was never asked to say something I didn’t want to, let alone pressurised,
  
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• England boss Sam Allardyce gets lucky but says Adam Lallana's goal gave his side a 'deserved win'

  04-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL IN TRNAVA: Lallana fired home with virtually the last kick of the game as England got their World Cup qualification campaign up and running with a win.
  
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• Angels' Matt Shoemaker leaves after being hit by line drive

  04-09-2016 23:26
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Los Angeles Angels pitcher Matt Shoemaker left Sunday's game against the Seattle Mariners after being hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Kyle Seager.
  
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• Norway 0-3 Germany: Thomas Muller leads from the front to see world champions off to a flying start in their title defence

  04-09-2016 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Bayern Munich forward scored two and set up Joshua Kimmich for his first senior international goal to put the Noorwegians to the sword at their home Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo.
  
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• Malta 1-5 Scotland: Robert Snodgrass hat-trick helps Gordon Strachan's side see off nine-man Malta

  04-09-2016 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scotland stormed to a convincing victory against Malta to kick-start their World Cup qualifying campaign. Robert Snodgrass was the hero on the night as the Hull player slotted a hat-trick.
  
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• Filip Novak miss gives Northern Ireland useful point against Czech Republic

  04-09-2016 23:22
  
  • Czech Republic 0-0 Northern Ireland
  • Filip Novak misses open goal from seven yards outMichael O’Neill believes a point was a more valuable outcome for Northern Ireland than the Czech Republic after the two shared the spoils in a Prague stalemate.In one of their trickiest fixtures in the World Cup qualifying process, the Northern Irish were fortunate to emerge with anything after Filip Novak somehow squandered a close-range chance by firing wide when left all alone in the secon
  
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• Triathlon: Jonny Brownlee storms to Edmonton win

  04-09-2016 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jonny Brownlee is in imperious form as he wins in the triathlon World Series in Edmonton, with GB's Grant Sheldon and Tom Bishop fourth and fifth.
  
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• Sam Allardyce admits ‘huge relief’ after Adam Lallana gives England victory

  04-09-2016 23:19
  
  • Manager delighted to start with win after ‘nerve-racking’ debut in Slovakia
  • ‘You have to beat 10 men’ says Allardyce as England win opening qualifierSam Allardyce admitted his overriding emotion was one of relief after Adam Lallana’s stoppage-time goal secured victory in the manager’s first match in charge to kickstart England’s World Cup qualification campaign.Lallana’s 95th-minute finish, scuffed through the goalkeeper Matus Kozacik
  
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• Scotland’s Robert Snodgrass hits hat-trick in defeat of nine-man Malta

  04-09-2016 23:10
  
  • Malta 1-5 Scotland
  • Effiong 13; Snodgrass 9 61pen 85, C Martin 53, S Fletcher 78Robert Snodgrass scored a hat-trick as Scotland made a flying start to their qualifying campaign by beating Malta, who had two players sent off.Chris Martin and the substitute Steven Fletcher were also on target as Gordon Strachan’s men gave the Scotland fans a much-needed boost after missing out on Euro 2016. Related: 2018 World Cup qualifying clockwatch: Scotland thrash Malta 5-1, Northern Irelan
  
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• Tsonga drops Sock to reach U.S. Open quarters

  04-09-2016 23:09
  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga booked his third trip to the U.S. Open quarter-finals by dropping American Jack Sock in four sets in their fourth-round match at Flushing Meadows on Sunday. Ninth seed Tsonga, 31, breezed through the first two sets but 26th-seeded Sock forced a third-set tiebreak and fought off a match point before taking it 9-7. The Frenchman won on his third match point when Sock sent a forehand wildly beyond the sideline and celebrated with a jumping spin
  
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• Dixon wins IndyCar race at Watkins Glen; Power crashes

  04-09-2016 23:08
  
  WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Watkins Glen International is a special place for Scott Dixon. He showed why again Sunday.
  
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• Slovakia 0-1 England: Tottenham trio on Three Lions' last minute win

  04-09-2016 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Tottenham trio Harry Kane, Eric Dier and Dele Alli say England deserve a hard-fought win in their opening World Cup qualifier in Slovakia.
  
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• Todd Blackadder has Bath on the up with more to come from George Ford

  04-09-2016 23:00
  
  • New vice-captain Ford scores all 18 points in victory over Northampton
  • Win was Bath’s first at Franklin’s Gardens since April 2000Rumours of discontent have hung around Bath of late like flies around a pig but if it’s not too early to leap to conclusions Todd Blackadder, their new director of rugby, has made his presence felt already. At the very least we can say that in one game he has achieved something no Bath supremo has managed since the turn of the millenniu
  
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• So near, so Farah for Bristol while Worcester endure ‘stiff learning curve’

  04-09-2016 23:00
  
  • Bristol lose to Harlequins despite training inspiration of Mo Farah
  • Saracens snuff out Worcester in Twickenham double-headerThe London double-header is no longer able to live up to its billing with London Irish in Championship exile and Wasps escaping to Coventry. The allure of two teams expected to be involved in the relegation struggle kept the crowd below 50,000, still double what Saracens and Harlequins would attract between them on an average weekend, and on the evidence of Sa
  
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• Andy Murray has no qualms about Dani Vallverdu in Grigor Dimitrov’s camp

  04-09-2016 23:00
  
  • Murray: ‘We went out for lunch the first day we got here’
  • No2 seed flew to US Open from Cincinnati with VallverduAndy Murray’s hopes of winning a second US Open might have taken a minor hit during his three hours and 17 minutes struggle to overcome the awkward 34-year-old Italian Paulo Lorenzi, but he faces an altogether different sort of challenge against Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round on Monday.There is the piquancy of Dani Vallverdu’s presence in the
  
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• Sam Allardyce bats away questions over Wayne Rooney’s role in England victory | Dominic Fifield

  04-09-2016 22:51
  
  Manager reaffirms faith in captain as he becomes country’s most capped outfield player after late win points team in right direction on road to MoscowStoppage time began with Sam Allardyce, alone on the edge of his technical area, burying his head in his hands as another of his side’s desperate attacks ran aground. It ended with a spin, grin and two-fisted pump of the air aimed at those members of his coaching staff still on the bench. His assistant, Sammy Lee, had already bounced gl
  
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• The Latest: Tsonga beats American Sock in US Open 4th round

  04-09-2016 22:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• Czech Republic 0-0 Northern Ireland: Michael O'Neill's men battle hard for a point after facing a barrage of chances in Prague

  04-09-2016 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER AT GENERALI ARENA: It wasn’t pretty by any means but Northern Ireland have the point they wanted to launch their World Cup qualifying campaign on a high.
  
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• Umpire warns US Open player for using cellphone during match

  04-09-2016 22:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Like a schoolkid chastised by a teacher for texting in class, a player at the U.S. Open was caught using his cellphone during a changeover and was admonished by the chair umpire.
  
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• Saban not speculating about Alabama's fresh QBs after opener

  04-09-2016 22:23
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nick Saban had a moment early in top-ranked Alabama's season opener when he wondered if it really had been a good idea to go with two freshman quarterbacks.
  
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• Little-known Sevastova back in the big time after retirement

  04-09-2016 22:23
  By Simon Cambers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Anastasija Sevastova was so unknown when she arrived at the U.S. Open that even the official website could not find a photo of her. A week on and the 26-year-old Latvian is into the quarter-finals of a grand slam for the first time thanks to a 6-4 7-5 victory over 13th seed Johanna Konta of Britain. The photo oversight was corrected by tournament organizers, but they can be slightly forgiven because until the start of last year, Sevastova was officially a fo
  
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• The Latest: Doubles player back after scary fall into stands

  04-09-2016 22:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• Champion jumps trainer Paul Nicholls admits he may struggle to defend trophy

  04-09-2016 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Champion jumps trainer Paul Nicholls has warned a lack of ready-made Grade One performers in his team could hamper the defence of his title this season.
  
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• Allardyce's England get their lucky break

  04-09-2016 21:58
  Not everyone is convinced Sam Allardyce is the right man to lead England but on Sunday's evidence he has fortune on his side, a quality his predecessors have often lacked over the years. England produced the sort of performance in their opening 2018 World Cup qualifier against Slovakia that cost Allardyce's predecessor, Roy Hodgson, his job on the back of a Euro 2016 campaign that ended in an embarrassing shock defeat by Iceland. For all their possession, particularly against 10 men when home ca
  
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• Caroline Wozniacki beats eighth seed Madison Keys to progress to quarter-finals of women's singles at US Open 

  04-09-2016 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STUART FRASER IN NEW YORK: Caroline Wozniacki’s resurgence continued as the former world No 1 knocked out eighth seed Madison Keys to reach the quarter-finals of the US Open.
  
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• Earnhardt Jr. said lingering symptoms kept him from racing

  04-09-2016 21:54
  
  DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. returned to Sprint Cup success after a concussion in 2012. He's betting he'll do it once more in 2017 and beyond.
  
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• André Greipel wins Tour of Britain opener after Mark Cavendish crash

  04-09-2016 21:45
  
  • Cavendish crashed on final corner before sprint finish
  • Bradley Wiggins comes in 111th on stage oneAndré Greipel had last been seen on the Tour of Britain grumbling about a judges’ ruling that had deprived him of the final stage victory in London 12 months ago, but there was no questioning the verdict in Castle Douglas after this year’s first stage. The German sealed a convincing sprint win from the promising young Australian Caleb Ewan, with Mark Cavendish among
  
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• Maverick Vinales claims maiden MotoGP victory at Silverstone

  04-09-2016 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maverick Vinales stormed to victory at the British Grand Prix ahead of Cal Crutchlow. The Suzuki rider pulled away and never looked back as he claimed a maiden win of his MotoGP career.
  
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• Slovakia v England - How the players rated

  04-09-2016 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chief football writer Phil McNulty rates how England's players performed in the Sam Allardyce's first game as manager.
  
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• Referees’ chief: I don’t know of any officials being asked to lie in reports

  04-09-2016 21:32
  
  • Statement made in wake of claim made by former referee Mark Halsey
  • Halsey alleged PGMOL put him under pressure after incident in 2011The head of the referees’ union, Prospect, said he does not know of any officials being asked to lie in their post-match reports to the Football Association, following the former Premier League referee Mark Halsey’s claims he had been put under pressure from PGMOL, the body in charge of Premier League refereeing, to falsely say he had not
  
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• Mark Cavendish crashes as Germany's Andre Greipel wins opening stage of 13th Tour of Britain

  04-09-2016 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Germany's Andre Greipel won the opening stage of the 13th edition of the Tour of Britain as Mark Cavendish fell in a crash on the final corner.
  
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• Ten booked as Poland squander two-goal lead in Kazahkstan

  04-09-2016 21:23
  Euro 2016 quarter-finalists Poland began their World Cup qualifying campaign by squandering a 2-0 lead in a bad-tempered 2-2 draw away to Kazakhstan which saw 10 players booked on Sunday. Poland appeared to be cruising when Bartosz Kapustka put them ahead after nine minutes and Robert Lewandowski converted a penalty 10 minutes before the break in the Group E match, his sixth successive goal in a qualifier. Khizhnichenko struck again seven minutes later when he put away Maksat Baizhanov's low cro
  
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• Keys locked out of U.S. Open quarters by Wozniacki

  04-09-2016 21:20
  By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) - There was no great escape this time for Madison Keys as a resurgent Caroline Wozniacki locked the eighth seeded American out of the U.S. Open quarter-finals with a tidy 6-3 6-4 win on Sunday. Wozniacki, a U.S. Open finalist in 2009 and 2014 but unseeded this year after being sidelined for two months by an ankle injury, dominated from the start and wrapped up victory in a speedy 78 minutes on a sun-splashed Arthur Ashe Stadium court. After rallying from a set
  
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• Dodgers ace Kershaw set to return Friday in Miami

  04-09-2016 21:19
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to pitch Friday at Miami after spending more than two months on the disabled list with a herniated disk.
  
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• Wayne Rooney strives for impact but Adam Lallana looks like England’s creator | Michael Cox

  04-09-2016 21:16
  
  The captain again struggled to convince in a variety of midfield roles and it was England’s matchwinner who looks better suited to a free roleA new era but a familiar set of players, a surprisingly familiar formation, and a very familiar problem – what does Sam Allardyce do with the captain, Wayne Rooney?The England manager had seemingly indicated Rooney would be deployed in his traditional position, just behind Harry Kane in a 4‑2‑3‑1 formation. It quickly became o
  
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