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• Andy Murray rules New York as big serves blow away American fans ahead of US Open quarter-final clash

  06-09-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: New Yorkers are known in American sport as a tough crowd to please, but the reaction was almost one of awe as Andy Murray produced his Bank Holiday special.
  
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• The Latest: Vinci says she'll ponder retiring at year's end

  06-09-2016 23:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• After rugby and golf embraced the Olympics can cricket afford to be left behind?

  06-09-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cricket is set to take the first tentative steps on a very long road towards the 2024 Olympics with news that India’s steadfast opposition to the Games could be softening.
  
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• Ian Stannard breaks away to claim solo win in stage three of Tour of Britain

  06-09-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 29-year-old Englishman, one of Chris Froome's key lieutenants at the Tour de France, got into a small breakaway group soon after the race left the start in Congleton and powered home.
  
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• Rashford bags hat-trick on England Under-21 debut

  06-09-2016 23:48
  (Reuters) - Marcus Rashford grabbed a hat-trick on his England Under-21 debut as they crushed Norway 6-1 in a European Championship qualifier on Tuesday. The 18-year-old Manchester United forward, left out of the senior squad by new manager Sam Allardyce, slotted home from 18 yards before adding a deflected shot and converting a penalty to complete his treble. Rashford also scored on his Premier League and Europa League debuts last season as well as netting his first England goal three minutes i
  
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• Sam Allardyce is the boss and must make the big calls, not Wayne Rooney 

  06-09-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: There can be only one explanation for Sam Allardyce’s rather bizarre appraisal of Wayne Rooney’s performance against Slovakia on Sunday: he’s new.
  
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• World Cup qualifying round-up: Portugal lose in Switzerland as France are held

  06-09-2016 23:36
  
  • European champions beaten 2-0 in Basel in absence of Cristiano Ronaldo
  • France draw 0-0 in Belarus while Sweden and Holland finishes 1-1The European champions, Portugal, suffered a 2-0 defeat away to Switzerland in their opening 2018 World Cup Group B qualifier. Breel Embolo headed the Swiss in front at St Jakob-Park on 22 minutes, before Admir Mehmedi fired in a second on the half-hour.Fernando Santos’ side, missing Cristiano Ronaldo who has just returned to training with Rea
  
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• Portugal stunned by Swiss in World Cup qualifier

  06-09-2016 23:34
  By Brian Homewood BASEL (Reuters) - Switzerland struck twice in quick succession to stun Euro 2016 champions Portugal 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday and hand them a first competitive defeat in two years under coach Fernando Santos. Ninteeen-year-old Breel Embolo headed Switzerland ahead in the 23rd minute and Admir Mehmedi doubled the lead six minutes later as Portugal's defence, almost impregnable in France in June, dramatically unravelled. Portugal, missing talismanic forward and reco
  
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• Meet John Malone of Liberty Global... the Darth Vader of Wall Street and the man who wants a slice of Formula One 

  06-09-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RUPERT STEINER: John Malone, the billionaire set to snap up Formula One, is known in the finance world as the Darth Vader of Wall Street due to his cut-throat antics.
  
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• Chris Coleman gives Gareth Bale free rein for Wales as Sam Allardyce does the same with Wayne Rooney

  06-09-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL: Chris Coleman has followed Sam Allardyce’s approach with Wayne Rooney by giving Gareth Bale licence to roam — but stressed the Real Madrid star does have defensive duties, too.
  
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• Celtic set to welcome back key duo Leigh Griffiths and Kieran Tierney for their clash with Rangers

  06-09-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Celtic are set to welcome back Leigh Griffiths and Kieran Tierney for Saturday’ s hotly-anticipated clash with Rangers at Parkhead.
  
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• Great Britain have not rigged Games insists chief Tim Hollingsworth 

  06-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTHA KELNER IN RIO:Great Britain will not cheat their way to the podium in pursuit of their highest ever medal tally, the head of the British Paralympic Association insisted.
  
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• FA must give up seat of power with British Olympic Association for Team GB football to compete at Tokyo 2020

  06-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The FA must relinquish their position as the sole representative for home nations football on the BOA for Team GB to compete at Tokyo 2020.
  
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• FA chairman labels clock counting down to England winning 2022 World Cup 'a joke'

  06-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The clock was erected at St George's Park in response to Greg Dyke setting the goal of England winning the Qatar World Cup during a speech in 2013.
  
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• Cheating scandal has cast a dark shadow over the 'superhumans'

  06-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: Olympians use drugs and while that path is open to Paralympians, too, there are more complex ways for a disabled athlete to cheat where the evidence leaves no chemical trace.
  
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• Bernie Ecclestone offered role in Formula One after £6bn sale but he will no longer be the main man after 40 years at the top 

  06-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONATHAN McEVOY: Bernie Ecclestone has been offered the chance to stay involved in Formula One management by the company who are planning a £6billion takeover of the sport.
  
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• Bray take step towards safety with big win over St Pat's

  06-09-2016 23:26
  
  The hosts dominated proceedings for long periods but were undone by goals from Ger Pender and Hugh Douglas.
  
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• Christian Eriksen extends Tottenham Hotspur contract to 2020

  06-09-2016 23:19
  
  • ‘There is a great future at this place; I wouldn’t have signed if I didn’t see that’
  • ‘Since I came we are taking steps upwards and I want to be a part of it’Christian Eriksen has signed a contract extension with Tottenham Hotspur and the 24-year-old Denmark midfielder has committed himself to the Premier League club until 2020. Related: Barcelona’s Andrés Iniesta: ‘I was a victim of something that terrified me’Continue re
  
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• France held to frustrating stalemate in Belarus

  06-09-2016 23:18
  (Reuters) - France got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a poor start as they were held to a goalless draw in Belarus in Group A on Tuesday. France, runners-up at this year's European Championship, dominated the match but could find no way through with Olivier Giroud wasting their best opportunities. Giroud pulled an effort wide when through on goal early in the second half and rattled the crossbar with a header. In the group's other games, Sweden and the Netherlands drew 0-0 while Bulg
  
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• Warren Gatland to stand down from Wales and focus fully on Lions tour

  06-09-2016 23:00
  
  • Gatland to be named on Wednesday for tour to New Zealand
  • Rob Howley expected to take over as temporary coach of WalesWarren Gatland will start his role as the 2017 British and Irish Lions head coach with immediate effect once he is officially installed in Edinburgh on Wednesday. Gatland took charge of two of Wales’s autumn Tests before heading up the successful 2013 tour to Australia but this time around will be pouring all his energies into defeating the All Blacks next summ
  
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• Paralympics ready for lift-off amid cautious optimism of further progress

  06-09-2016 23:00
  
  Despite turbulent preparations the Paralympic movement is hopeful of building on momentum gathered in London when the curtain comes up in RioFour years since the perception of disabled athletes was altered for ever by the way their extraordinary feats were embraced and celebrated in London, it is difficult not to suspect that the Paralympic movement is taking a journey into the unknown in Rio.If everything goes to plan, all anyone will want to talk about when the closing ceremony is held on 18 S
  
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• Andy Murray finds A-game at US Open after finally catching a few Zs

  06-09-2016 23:00
  
  • Murray puts improvements against Grigor Dimitrov down to good night’s sleep
  • Brit faces Kei Nishikori for a place in the last four on WednesdayIvan Lendl has been with Andy Murray for all his greatest achievements in tennis. So, when he saw what everyone else saw during some down moments at this US Open, he urged him to “give it everything you’ve got”.Murray was not sleeping well but could not figure out what was wrong. Probably, it was the weight of work he
  
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• Sneijder on target as Dutch draw in Sweden

  06-09-2016 22:59
  By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Wesley Sneijder rifled home a second-half equaliser to cancel out Marcus Berg's cool chip as the Netherlands claimed a point in their opening World Cup qualifier away to Sweden. The Dutch, who came third at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil but failed to qualify for this year's European Championship, struggled for long periods against a resolute Sweden side coming to terms with the departure of record goalscorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Having last played at a Worl
  
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• Kelly not ready to give up on 2 QBs, at least not officially

  06-09-2016 22:59
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Coach Brian Kelly isn't ready to declare the two-quarterback system dead yet at No. 18 Notre Dame. At least not officially.
  
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• Belarus 0-0 France: Didier Deschamps' men fail to impress at the Borisov Arena as their World Cup qualifying campaign gets off to a poor start

  06-09-2016 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  France were held to a 0-0 draw by Belarus as Didier Deschamps' men started their World Cup qualifying campaign with anything but a bang. Paul Pogba and Olivier Giroud were guilty of missing chances.
  
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• Cyprus 0-3 Belgium: Romelu Lukaku scores twice as Roberto Martinez's side get World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign off to perfect start

  06-09-2016 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Romelu Lukaku scored twice as Belgium got their World Cup 2018 qualification campaign off to a perfect start against Cyprus.
  
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• Lukaku double gives Martinez first Belgium win

  06-09-2016 22:50
  Romelu Lukaku scored two headers to set Belgium on their way to a 3-0 win in Cyprus on Tuesday and a first victory for new coach Roberto Martinez at the start of their qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup finals. Yannick Carrasco added the third as Belgium underlined their status as group favourites despite a change of manager following a disappointing Euro 2016 campaign in which they reached the quarter-finals. Lukaku, who played under the Martinez at Everton, put Belgium ahead after 13 m
  
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• Angelique Kerber sweeps past Roberta Vinci into US Open semi-finals

  06-09-2016 22:48
  
  • German Angelique Kerber wins 7-5, 6-0 in ‘one of my best years’
  • ‘I know I can beat everybody and this is what gives me a lot of motivation’Angelique Kerber is in the semi-finals of the US Open, completing a five-year journey that has taken her through most of the highs and lows the game has to offer. Related: Ana Konjuh's huge upset at US Open against Agnieszka RadwanskaContinue reading...
  
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• David Luiz and Marcos Alonso lead the way in training as unbeaten Chelsea prepare for Swansea clash

  06-09-2016 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the international break has consumed Chelsea of many of their big names there were still plenty of familiar faces around the club's Cobham training ground.
  
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• Monfils tops Nadal's conqueror to reach Open SF; Kerber wins

  06-09-2016 22:44
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Beating Rafael Nadal at the U.S. Open took a lot out of Lucas Pouille, and Gael Monfils took full advantage, reaching his first Grand Slam semifinal since 2008.
  
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• Turkish soldiers killed in ISIL rocket attack in Syria

  06-09-2016 22:39
  
  Turkish army says three of its soldiers were killed in an attack by ISIL near the town of al-Rai in northern Syria.
  
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• Monfils routs Pouille to reach U.S. Open semi-finals

  06-09-2016 22:34
  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gael Monfils overwhelmed worn out, fellow-Frenchman Lucas Pouille 6-4 6-3 6-3 to become the first man into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Tenth seed Monfils was his energetic, athletic self and invincible from the service line in a commanding win over 22-year-old Pouille, who was coming off three successive five-set wins including a fourth-round upset of 14-times slam winner Rafa Nadal. The 30-year-old Monfils finished off 24th seed Pouille with h
  
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• Gael Monfils yet to drop a set as he beats jaded Lucas Pouille to reach US Open semi-finals

  06-09-2016 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STUART FRASER IN NEW YORK: The 30-year-old will face Novak Djokovic or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in his first last-four match at a major since losing to Roger Federer at Roland Garros in 2008.
  
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• Paralympian Hannah Cockroft accuses sportswear giants of discrimination

  06-09-2016 22:30
  
  • Nike and Adidas reject Cockroft’s claims and defend their record
  • Cockroft: ‘I have been told it’s because I don’t wear shoes when I compete’Hannah Cockroft has accused the world’s two leading sportswear brands of discrimination after claiming the reason she does not have a kit sponsor is because she does not wear shoes during her wheelchair races.Cockroft, who is expected to be one of the stars of the Paralympic Games in Rio after winning two gol
  
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• New individuals to be named as part of Rio ticket controversy on Thursday

  06-09-2016 22:25
  
  Pat Hickey and Kevin Mallon were formally charged by the public prosecutor today.
  
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• The Latest: Man who beat Nadal loses to Monfils in Open QFs

  06-09-2016 22:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• Like father, like son: Nickerson Jr. setting tone for Illini

  06-09-2016 22:02
  
  Illinois coach Lovie Smith got a fantastic two-for-one deal when he hired Hardy Nickerson as his defensive coordinator. Once Nickerson arrived in Champaign, his son decided to follow as a graduate transfer from California.
  
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• Spaniard Villar withdraws from UEFA presidential race

  06-09-2016 21:56
  Spanish football boss Angel Maria Villar has withdrawn from next week's UEFA presidential election, he said in a statement on his federation's (RFER) website on Tuesday. Villar, who is UEFA's first vice-president and has taken on the presidential role at events such as Euro 2016, said he made the decision after being asked to stand for re-election this year as head of his own country's federation. "There have been many representatives of Spanish football who have made their voices heard and aske
  
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• Alex Lees gives Yorkshire upper hand against Durham with a 132

  06-09-2016 21:56
  
  • Headingley, day one: Yorkshire 341-5 v Durham
  • Lees reaches 1,000 championship runs for season and gives England reminderWhen it came to Test opening batsmen, Alex Lees was England’s next cab off the rank not so long ago. Others are now primed to pocket the fare. Related: Somerset’s Dom Bess takes six-for on remarkable debut against WarwickshireContinue reading...
  
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• Marcus Rashford’s debut hat-trick for England Under-21s helps thrash Norway

  06-09-2016 21:52
  
  • Under-21 European Ch’ship 2017 Group Qualifying: England 6-1 Norway
  • Rashford 29, 65, 71pen, Chalobah 37, Loftus-Cheek 64, Baker 86; Zahid 68Marcus Rashford hopes he has sent a message to José Mourinho and the watching Sam Allardyce after his hat-trick on his England Under-21s debut helped the Young Lions to a 6-1 rout of Norway.The Manchester United forward was left out of Allardyce’s first senior England squad for their 1-0 win in Slovakia on Sunday, despite pla
  
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• Manchester United supporters slam Feyenoord after receiving a heavily reduced ticket allocation for their upcoming Europa League clash

  06-09-2016 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United supporters have criticised their heavily reduced allocation at Feyenoord next week, claiming they are being unfairly punished for unruly home fans.
  
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• Marcus Rashford scored a hat-trick on his England U21 debut against Norway but how have other top-level English strikers fared on their bow?

  06-09-2016 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marcus Rashford netted three goals on his England Under 21 debut against Norway on Tuesday evening, but how have other English strikers fared at that level? Here Sportsmail takes a look.
  
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• Syrians stifle Korea, Japan back on track

  06-09-2016 21:38
  (Reuters) - South Korea were held to a surprise 0-0 draw by Syria in 2018 World Cup qualifying on Tuesday, while Japan got their campaign back on track with a 2-0 win over Thailand and Australia beat United Arab Emirates 1-0 to top their group. The Koreans, bidding for a ninth consecutive appearance at the World Cup finals, were lucky to hang on for a 3-2 win over China in their Group A opener last week and again failed to shine against Syria, ranked 57 places below them at No. 105. With Son Heu
  
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• Ticketing controversy: Pat Hickey to "invoke right to silence" during Rio police interview

  06-09-2016 21:08
  
  While there is no time limit on how long the judge must take to decide on how to proceed, it is likely to be a matter of days.
  
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• England U21 6-1 Norway U21: Marcus Rashford scores hat-trick as Gareth Southgate's men claim easy victory

  06-09-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT WEST HOMES COMMUNITY STADIUM: Marcus Rashford grabbed a dream hat-trick on his England U21 debut for Gareth Southgate's side.
  
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• Warren Gatland warned about New Zealand hostility ahead of Lions tour... as George Ford plays down Dan Carter comparisons

  06-09-2016 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Warren Gatland, the Kiwi coach of Wales, will be confirmed as the figurehead for the British and Irish crusade next summer, which will culminate in three Tests against the All Blacks.
  
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• Barcelona fans didn't want Guardiola... then I gave my Pep talk! Icon Andres Iniesta on what it's like to be on the inside during Spanish boss' revolution

  06-09-2016 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: Nobody knows what a Pep Guardiola revolution feels like inside a club as well as Andres Iniesta. Guardiola has started well at Manchester City, enjoying a 100 per cent record so far.
  
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• Smolov goal gives World Cup hosts Russia win over Ghana

  06-09-2016 20:32
  Fedor Smolov's 20th-minute goal gave Russia their first win under new coach Stanislav Cherchesov as the 2018 World Cup hosts overcame Ghana 1-0 in a friendly in Moscow on Tuesday. It was a proud moment for captain Vasili Berezutski who won his 100th cap for Russia, who came into the game looking for a much-improved performance following a disappointing goalless draw in Antalya against Turkey a week ago. Smolov scored his sixth goal for his country after playing a one-two with Alexander Samedov a
  
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• Angelique Kerber steps up world No 1 bid after defeating Roberta Vinci to reach US Open semi-finals

  06-09-2016 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STUART FRASER IN NEW YORK: The German, who will become world No 1 if she equals or betters Serena Williams' performance at Flushing Meadow, has reached the semi-finals.
  
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