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• Kershaw's postseason woes a mystery entering LA-Nats opener

  06-10-2016 23:55
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — It is one of baseball's enduring mysteries in recent years and will be front-and-center in Game 1 of the NL Division Series between the Dodgers and Nationals that begins Friday:
  
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• Coleman earns Republic win over Georgia

  06-10-2016 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Republic of Ireland captain Seamus Coleman scores to give his side a 1-0 win over Georgia in the World Cup qualifier in Dublin.
  
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• Massimo Luongo continues to impress for QPR The Secret Scout shares his views on the Australian midfielder

  06-10-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week it's Queens Park Rangers midfielder Massimo Luongo under inspection...
  
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• Gianni Infantino's arrival as FIFA secretary saw him succeed the disgraced Sepp Blatter... but now we are starting to wonder what exactly the new man has achieved

  06-10-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: We are beginning to wonder what exactly has been achieved by driving former FIFA president Sepp Blatter out of football. Gianni Infantino succeeded Blatter to that office six months ago.
  
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• George Groves wishes Tyson Fury well ahead of terrestrial television debut in bout with Eduard Gutknecht: 'Mentally he is not coping... Tyson needs help'

  06-10-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: Even as George Groves announced his forthcoming debut on terrestrial television, he spared a sympathetic thought for the struggling Tyson Fury.
  
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• Champions League matches heading towards Saturday kick-offs if UEFA get their way... despite English opposition

  06-10-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: A Saturday clash between Champions League matches and domestic club games could become reality after continuing talks over the future of European football.
  
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• All Blacks at the centre of controversy again as Aaron Smith incident leaves their global brand in danger 

  06-10-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In New Zealand, it is a national emergency. Aaron Smith has been suspended by the All Blacks for having sex with an unidentified woman in a disabled toilet at Christchurch airport.
  
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• Andros Townsend has little time to dispel doubts about England worth | Jacob Steinberg

  06-10-2016 23:30
  
  The Crystal Palace winger must prove his early-career form was no false dawn if he is to make the most of his late call-up and stay in the international fold under Gareth SouthgateThree years to the day since the exhilarating high of an international debut that briefly turned him into a national treasure, Andros Townsend is likely to be sitting on the bench when England play Slovenia on Tuesday. The buzz that once surrounded the winger has disappeared, replaced by the nagging suspicion that his
  
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• Aviva Premiership clubs slam England training camp after Bath wing Anthony Watson becomes latest injury victim 

  06-10-2016 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Watson will miss the autumn Tests after becoming the latest injury victim of a gruelling three-day England training camp that Saracens have labelled ‘madness’.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: Best bets for Friday, October 7

  06-10-2016 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Friday's meetings at Newmarket, Newcastle, York and Newton Abbott.
  
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• Orioles pitching coach Dave Wallace retires

  06-10-2016 23:01
  
  BALTIMORE (AP) — Dave Wallace is retiring as the Baltimore Orioles pitching coach.
  
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• England’s run of serious training injuries is about more than bad luck | Robert Kitson

  06-10-2016 23:01
  
  After the injuries to Sam Jones and Anthony Watson, it seems players are beginning to buckle under the demands placed on them by club and countryAs Eddie Jones is discovering, there is no such thing as a mellow autumn for an England coach. His predecessors Martin Johnson and Stuart Lancaster often had to scrape bits of their squads off the floor before the November internationals and history is starting to repeat itself.Already Manu Tuilagi, James Haskell, Sam Jones and now Anthony Watson are ou
  
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• Marko Arnautovic double frustrates Wales after Joe Allen’s superb opener

  06-10-2016 23:00
  
  For Wales it was a point that could have been three and also came at a cost, yet once the dust settles and Chris Coleman and his players clear their heads, they will come to view this as a valuable result. Despite leading twice, Wales were never in control of the game and Marko Arnautovic ruthlessly capitalised on some slack defending to earn Austria the draw that they deserved.While Coleman was bitterly disappointed with the way Wales gifted Austria and Arnautovic a second goal shortly after th
  
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• England confirm first day-night Test for 2017 against West Indies at Edgbaston

  06-10-2016 23:00
  
  • ECB announces first pink-ball Test to be held in England
  • August Test is attempt to attract new audiences to the gameEngland’s first Test against West Indies at Edgbaston next August will be a day-night match played with a pink ball, the first of its kind in the country, the England and Wales Cricket Board has confirmed. The England and Wales Cricket Board’s director, the former England captain Andrew Strauss, says the move will “breathe a bit of life into the Test
  
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• Edgbaston: Day-night England v West Indies Test scheduled for August 2017

  06-10-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first day-night Test to be played in England will take place against West Indies at Edgbaston in August 2017.
  
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• Saracens’ Mark McCall hits out at RFU after England training camp injuries

  06-10-2016 22:59
  
  • Clubs should ‘fight their corner’ says Saracens director of rugby
  • Scheduling criticised after Sam Jones and Anthony Watson injuriesMark McCall, the director of rugby of the European and Premiership champions Saracens, has hit out at the timing of this week’s England training camp in Brighton, at which two players have suffered long-term injuries. He said he was “flabbergasted” that it was being held less than two weeks before the start of the European
  
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• Seven Heavens seeks to transfer Frankel fever from the sales ring to the track at Newmarket

  06-10-2016 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Seven Heavens will face a maximum of six rivals as he seeks to transfer this week’s Frankel fever from the sales ring to track in Saturday's Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket.
  
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• Nicky Henderson's Rather Be claims opening success as racing returns to Hereford

  06-10-2016 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rather Be got punters off to a flying start when taking the honours as racing returned to Hereford for the first time in four years.
  
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• Republic of Ireland win ugly but Robbie Brady injury mars result against Georgia

  06-10-2016 22:55
  
  This was never going to be one for the purists and there were times, especially in the first half, when the Republic of Ireland seemed incapable of stringing more than two passes together. However, Séamus Coleman’s first international goal, on his 40th appearance, was sufficient to earn Martin O’Neill’s team their opening win of the qualifying campaign against a battling Georgia. Related: Marko Arnautovic double frustrates Wales after Joe Allen’s superb openerRelat
  
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• Italy 1-1 Spain: Daniele de Rossi rescues draw with late penalty after Vitolo opener in glamour World Cup qualifier

  06-10-2016 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former world champions Italy and Spain shared the spoils with a 1-1 draw in their Group G World Cup qualifier at the Juventus Stadium in Turin. De Rossi netted the leveller with a late penalty.
  
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• Nats 2B Murphy expected to play; no Game 2 starter named

  06-10-2016 22:41
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dusty Baker expects injured second baseman Daniel Murphy to play for the Nationals in Game 1 of the NL Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but Washington's manager still won't announce his Game 2 starter.
  
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• Wales held by Austria in qualifier

  06-10-2016 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales, top seeds in Group D, are twice pegged back by second seeds Austria as their World Cup qualifier in Vienna ends in a 2-2 draw.
  
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• LSU at Florida game postponed as Hurricane Matthew nears

  06-10-2016 22:34
  
  MIAMI (AP) — No. 18 Florida's home game against LSU has been postponed because of looming and powerful Hurricane Matthew, which already has been blamed for more than 100 deaths and is threatening the southeastern U.S. coast.
  
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• Canada pole vaulter Shawn Barber tests positive for cocaine

  06-10-2016 22:30
  OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Star Canadian pole vaulter Shawn Barber tested positive for cocaine before the Rio Olympics following a tryst with a woman he met on Craigslist.
  
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• Panthers QB Newton sits out practice; Anderson ready to go

  06-10-2016 22:10
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Derek Anderson is preparing as if he will start Monday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with Cam Newton still in the league's concussion protocol.
  
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• Man City win first Women's Champions League game

  06-10-2016 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City begin their first Women's Champions League campaign with a 2-0 home win over Zvezda 2005.
  
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• Fancy Bears change tack with Usada email leak

  06-10-2016 22:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cyber-espionage team Fancy Bears release emails concerning TUEs that the hackers allege show US sports officials "covering up" doping.
  
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• AP Interview: Giants' Mara discusses Beckham Jr. at Vatican

  06-10-2016 21:59
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The volatile nature of Odell Beckham Jr . was on John Mara's mind at a Vatican conference on faith and sport.
  
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• FA must wait to see 'corruption' evidence

  06-10-2016 21:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The FA says it will not be able to access evidence from the Daily Telegraph's football corruption investigation until police finish with it.
  
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• Lionel Messi takes his family to the movies while sidelined for Barcelona and Argentina with groin injury

  06-10-2016 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Argentina will be without Messi for the 2018 World Cup qualifiers against Peru and Paraguay as he recovers from a groin injury suffered playing against Atletico Madrid last month.
  
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• Woman testifies in rape suit against NBA star Derrick Rose

  06-10-2016 21:24
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman accusing NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends of gang-rape testified Thursday in the trial of her $21.5 million lawsuit against the New York Knicks player, who appeared in court for the first time.
  
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• Former Wiggins team mate questions timing of TUEs

  06-10-2016 21:11
  A former team mate of Bradley Wiggins has called into question the British rider's use of a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for triamcinolone before his 2012 Tour de France win. Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, who rode for Team Sky until he was sacked for a doping violation in 2014, was asked about Wiggins' use of the anti-inflammatory drug in a BBC interview. "You assume if you had a need for such a thing it would be consistent throughout his career, that you'd use it year in year out, so from that poi
  
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• Alex Noren targets third European tour title this season as Swede makes supreme start at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at Carnoustie

  06-10-2016 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sweden's Alex Noren is targeting a third European Tour title of the season after setting a blistering pace on day one of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. Noren won the Scottish Open in July.
  
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• Owen Farrell boost as England fly-half comes through 45-minute training session at Saracens

  06-10-2016 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 25-year-old points machine is making 'encouraging' progress in his recovery from a back problem but Saracens are still unable to set a date for his return.
  
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• US senator urging No. 18 Florida to move or delay LSU game

  06-10-2016 20:42
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Florida was urged Thursday by a member of the U.S. Senate to move or at least postpone the football game it is scheduled to host this weekend against LSU, as powerful Hurricane Matthew bore down on the state with threats of extremely severe weather conditions.
  
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• Jonathan Tiernan-Locke questions Team Sky TUE stance

  06-10-2016 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team Sky's stance in allowing Sir Bradley Wiggins to take a banned drug to treat his asthma is questioned by their former rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke.
  
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• France train together ahead of crucial World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria

  06-10-2016 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United duo Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial were among a number of Premier League stars who took part in a training session with France on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Daily Telegraph release 'relevant material' to police after undercover operation

  06-10-2016 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Football Association has confirmed that all relevant material from the Daily Telegraph's undercover operation into football corruption has now
  
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• Rio 2016: International Olympic Committee failed clean athletes, says anti-doping body

  06-10-2016 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anti-doping agencies criticise the International Olympic Committee for "failing clean athletes" by allowing Russians at Rio 2016.
  
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• Andy Murray ready to put friendship aside ahead of China Open clash with Team GB team-mate Kyle Edmund 

  06-10-2016 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  World No 2 Andy Murray will put his friendship with Davis Cup team-mate Kyle Edmund aside when he aims to secure a place in the last four of the China Open.
  
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• Manchester United season-ticket holder banned from away games after missing ONE match due to illness

  06-10-2016 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Graeme Clarke felt unwell on the morning of United's last-gasp victory over Hull at the KCOM Stadium in September and was unable to make the trip for a late kick-off on Humberside.
  
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• Austria vs Wales, FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifier LIVE score: Plus Italy vs Spain and other scores

  06-10-2016 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wales face arguably their most challenging clash in qualification for the 2018 World Cup as they travel to Austria. Follow all the action from the game as it happens with Sportsmail's DAN RIPLEY
  
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• Pieters, Cabrera-Bello trail as Noren leads in Scotland

  06-10-2016 20:18
  CARNOUSTIE, Scotland (Reuters) - Ryder Cup rookies Thomas Pieters and Rafa Cabrera-Bello made a low-key return to the European Tour on Thursday, posting two-under-par 70s in the opening round of the Dunhill Links Championship. Swede Alex Noren, chasing his third victory of the season, led the way on 64 at the pro-am event that is being played on three courses -- St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns. Pieters birdied the par-four seventh at Carnoustie after hitting a monster drive on to the green
  
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• Why the UK pound is still crashing - KITV Honolulu

  06-10-2016 20:17
  
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  The British pound slumped to its lowest level in 31 years on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 on fears that the U.K.'s divorce from the European Union will be bad for the economy. The British pound slumped to its lowest level in 31 years on Tuesday, October 4 ...en meer »
  
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• Ricky Burns ready for 'dangerous' Kiryl Relikh in title defence

  06-10-2016 20:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World champion Ricky Burns "could not be happier" as he prepares to defend his title against Kiryl Relikh.
  
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• UFC: Nate Diaz accepts anti-doping warning after McGregor rematch

  06-10-2016 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nate Diaz accepts a warning from the US Anti-doping Agency for his use of the legal high Cannabidiol after his lost to Conor McGregor.
  
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• George Groves returns to the ring on November 18 against opponent who once beat Gennady Golovkin

  06-10-2016 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  George Groves will face Germany's Eduard Gutknecht next month knowing that his opponent once recorded a rare victory over the fearsome Gennady Golovkin. The Wembley SSE Arena fight
  
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• Kazakhstan U21 0-1 England U21: Demarai Gray hits early effort as Aidy Boothroyd's side secure qualification for Euro 2017

  06-10-2016 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Demarai Gray's early goal proved enough for a wasteful England Under 21 side to secure a victory over Kazakhstan. The win secured England's qualification for Euro 2017.
  
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• AIBA stands down all 36 Olympic judges and referees during investigation into Rio 2016 controversy

  06-10-2016 19:55
  
  The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has responded to the judging controversy that dogged the sport at the recent summer Olympics by confirming that 36 judges and referees who officiated in Rio de Janeiro will remain sidelined pending the outcome of an ongoing investigation. "While the majority of the boxing competition in Rio 2016 was received very positively thanks to the high level of boxing, the seamless integration of recent reforms such as headguard removal and the inclusion of non-
  
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• Patriots TE Bennett: Goodell 'looks like a Pringles guy'

  06-10-2016 19:46
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett hopes his teammates are all playing with a chip on their shoulders — as long as it isn't Pringles.
  
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