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• Joe Hart is England's No 1, insists Gareth Southgate

  12-06-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL IN PARIS: Manager Gareth Southgate insists Joe Hart is still England’s first-choice goalkeeper despite his error-strewn performance against Scotland at the weekend.
  
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• Aston Villa in shock bid to sign Chelsea legend John Terry

  12-06-2017 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Villa boss Steve Bruce wants to add experience, leadership and physical presence to his squad ahead of the new Championship season. Terry can deliver on all counts.
  
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• Sebastian Vettel issues statement of intent with Canadian GP recovery | Giles Richards

  12-06-2017 23:51
  
  German’s high-risk style yields benefits; Force India have bout of indecision; Fernando Alonso engine failure brings McLaren divorce from Honda closerThat Sebastian Vettel does not want to lose points to Lewis Hamilton is a given. What was impressive at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was just how committed he is to the task. Damage to the front wing on lap one was a major setback, coming back to finish fourth a huge recovery and the manner he achieved it a statement of intent. Having chased
  
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• New Zealand's fourth Barrett brother - meet Kane

  12-06-2017 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY IN DUNEDIN: When the Lions take on New Zealand, they will have to deal with three Barrett brothers. But if it hadn't been for a training accident, there might have been four in the squad.
  
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• Joe Hart still England's number one goalkeeper, says Gareth Southgate

  12-06-2017 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England manager Gareth Southgate insists Joe Hart remains his first-choice goalkeeper - but warns he now faces tough competition for his place.
  
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• County Championship round-up: Tom Westley takes Essex top

  12-06-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With his side chasing 253, Westley hit 108 not out to secure a third victory of the season under coach Chris Silverwood. They will be confident of maintaining their lead against struggling Warwickshire next week.
  
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• British Caneoing to investigate into abuse allegations

  12-06-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail revealed in April that a coach made a young female athlete an offer of guaranteed team selection for last year’s Rio Olympic Games in return for sex and made a lewd comment to another athlete.
  
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• Evans out with injury as Robson loses at Nottingham Open

  12-06-2017 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Top seed Dan Evans withdraws from the Nottingham Open with an injury, while fellow Briton Laura Robson loses in the first round.
  
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• How new-look Barcelona could line up under Valverde

  12-06-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: When Luis Enrique took over the Barca job, he was given Luis Suarez and Ivan Rakitic as a welcoming present. Ernesto Valverde will want something just as shiny and expensive.
  
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• First team or loan move? What next for England's World Cup winners?

  12-06-2017 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's youngsters won the Under-20 World Cup - but what are their chances of club first-team football?
  
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• Silva was Palace's No 1 choice but Parish was on holiday

  12-06-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish missed out on his first choice of manager to replace Sam Allardyce partly by going on holiday to Majorca.
  
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• McLaren to ditch Honda engines and switch to Mercedes

  12-06-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONATHAN MCEVOY: Mclaren are edging towards a deal with Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team to supply their engines next season - a partnership they hope will keep Fernando Alonso.
  
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• Wimbledon worry for Dan Evans after fresh injury

  12-06-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British No 3 Dan Evans is a worry for Wimbledon after being forced to withdraw from the Aegon Open Nottingham and spotted on crutches on Monday.
  
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• Lions facing Fiji, Argentina and Co would be great

  12-06-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON IN DUNEDIN: Fiji-born All Blacks winger Waisake Naholo has urged the Lions to add the Pacific Islands to future tour schedules.
  
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• Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain warns England's U20 heroes

  12-06-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has fired a stark warning to England’s Under-20 heroes. The aim for the youngsters is now to break through at their respective Premier League teams this year.
  
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• Pakistan next for England in Champions Trophy semi-final

  12-06-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RICHARD GIBSON AT SOPHIA GARDENS: Captain Sarfraz’s unbeaten 61 against depleted Sri Lanka at Cardiff guided his side into Wednesday’s last-four meeting on the same Sophia Gardens ground.
  
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• England stars to miss T20s to gain pink ball experience

  12-06-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid and Jake Ball are missing from an England squad that includes five uncapped players to take on the Proteas after the Champions Trophy.
  
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• England put me in bubble wrap to keep me fit - Mark Wood

  12-06-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN: Wood, who feared his career was over after a third operation on his left ankle in a year, has recovered to become the most important member of England's bowling attack.
  
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• Gareth Southgate wants no let-up in England games in quest to improve

  12-06-2017 23:30
  
  • England play France in Paris, having lost to Germany and drawn with Spain
  • Manager says the way to learn and get stronger is to play the bestIt was at the end of a long question-and-answer session in the early-afternoon sunshine of Croissy-sur-Seine, the affluent town west of Paris where England are preparing for their final assignment of the season, that someone asked Gareth Southgate if he was ever tempted to find easier opposition.On Tuesday night it is the Stade de France to mee
  
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• Defender Stones may be used in England's midfield

  12-06-2017 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England defender John Stones may be used in a holding midfield role as manager Gareth Southgate plots a route to the 2018 World Cup.
  
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• Man Utd: Antoine Griezmann signs new Atletico Madrid deal

  12-06-2017 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Frenchman has resisted the club’s attempt to raise his buy-out clause and will cost Manchester United the same €100m (£88m) fee he would have cost this summer if they come back in for him.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for June 13

  12-06-2017 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Salisbury, Lingfield, Southwell and Yarmouth.
  
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• 'We have become good friends' - Shapovalov on umpire he hit with ball

  12-06-2017 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Denis Shapovalov says he has become "good friends" with the umpire he hit in the eye with a ball during a Davis Cup tie.
  
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• Man Utd and Liverpool scouts snub Euro U21 Championships

  12-06-2017 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United and Liverpool are among six Premier League clubs to have opted not to send scouts to the European Under-21 Championship this summer in Poland.
  
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• New Zealand to face USA in America's Cup rematch

  12-06-2017 22:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Emirates Team New Zealand defeat Sweden's Artemis Racing 5-2 to set up an America's Cup rematch with holders Oracle Team USA in Bermuda.
  
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• Jenny Pitman seeks to boost confidence in the BHA

  12-06-2017 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jenny Pitman hopes her appointment to sit on BHA Disciplinary and Licencing Panels from next month will help to boost confidence in the system.
  
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• Burnett's world title win was scored incorrectly - IBF

  12-06-2017 22:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ryan Burnett's world title victory over Lee Haskins was scored incorrectly and should have been a unanimous decision, says the IBF.
  
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• Serie A: Buffon almost certain over retirement

  12-06-2017 21:35
  
  Gianluigi Buffon says he will call time on his career at the end of next season unless Juventus can end his wait for Champions League glory.
  
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• Pakistan’s confidence is high for England semi-final, says Sarfraz Ahmed

  12-06-2017 21:28
  
  • Captain’s unbeaten 61 leads his side to Champions Trophy last four
  • ‘We must play positively against world-class England,’ says SarfrazEngland’s Champions Trophy semi-final opponents on Wednesday will be Pakistan, who contrived a harum-scarum victory against Sri Lanka in Cardiff.They won by three wickets when chasing a modest target of 237 but they needed an unbroken 75-run eighth‑wicket partnership – aided by dropped catches by the Sri Lankans &n
  
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• Considerate clubs and coaching revolution - reasons behind U20 World Cup win

  12-06-2017 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  FA technical director Dan Ashworth says England's Under-20 World Cup win would not have been possible without the cooperation of Premier League and EFL clubs.
  
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• Newcastle United could face Chinese takeover

  12-06-2017 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley is considering selling the club amid serious interest from Chinese investors. Sportsmail understands that talks began last month.
  
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• UK-Bound Buruj Academy To Face Ikorodu United In Friendly - Complete Sports Nigeria

  12-06-2017 20:58
  
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  Buruj Sports Academy will trade tackles with city rivals and Nigeria National League side Ikorodu United FC in a friendly encounter on Wednesday. The game, scheduled for Ikorodu United's training ground at the Strong Tower, will come up at 4pm. Ikorodu ...en meer »
  
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• Rafael Nadal reveals freewheeling philosophy motivates him for Wimbledon

  12-06-2017 20:54
  
  Spaniard won his 10th French Open playing with a rare freedom and later explained his approach to life: ‘I do things as they come’Rafael Nadal made an observation in Paris about his philosophy on life that sounded innocuous enough to dip below the radar of those who were correctly more concerned with the history he had just created but it describes perfectly why he is playing some of the best tennis of his career.His words reveal, too, that the 31-year-old Spaniard, who has suffered
  
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• Joe Ledley admits playing abroad 'appeals'

  12-06-2017 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joe Ledley has revealed he is open to playing abroad after being released by Crystal Palace. The 30-year-old said Premier League and Championship clubs had made enquiries.
  
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• Pakistan win sets up England semi-final in Champions Trophy

  12-06-2017 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in a thrilling contest in Cardiff to set up a Champions Trophy semi-final against England.
  
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• Man United 'waiting to see' if Real will sell Morata

  12-06-2017 20:41
  
  Manchester United's proposal to sign Alvaro Morata is 'very interesting' to the Real Madrid striker, his agent says.
  
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• British Canoeing confirms new investigation into abuse allegations

  12-06-2017 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British Canoeing and UK Sport are to hold a second investigation after new abuse claims against a coach.
  
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• England to face Pakistan in Champions Trophy semi-finals

  12-06-2017 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When they slumped from 92 for one to 137 for six in pursuit of 237 for victory, Pakistan looked down and out at Cardiff Wales Stadium. But they wonthanks to Sarfraz Ahmed and Mohammad Amir.
  
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• Pakistan beat Sri Lanka : Calamitous catching sinks Sri Lanka

  12-06-2017 20:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A catalogue of Sri Lanka errors in the field sees Pakistan progress to Wednesday's Champions Trophy semi-final against England.
  
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• England close to finding an identity - Oxlade-Chamberlain

  12-06-2017 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The friendly clash is a chance for Gareth Southgate to try new things against one of the world's best teams as the England manager looks to create a side capable of fighting for major honours.
  
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• France hit the training field ahead of England showdown

  12-06-2017 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  France have been putting the final touches to their preparations ahead of the upcoming showdown with Gareth Southgate's England at the Stade de France. The two sides will face off on Tuesday.
  
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• Canoeing sexual assault allegations leave UK Sport facing up to a crisis | Martha Kelner

  12-06-2017 20:09
  
  Cycling’s bullying culture has already rocked the government organisation, which may now find itself with even more questions to answerThe debate over whether medals have been prized over morals in Olympic sport has been escalated by the revelation that talented young women training with a view to sporting glory now allege they were sexually abused in pursuit of their dream.British Canoeing and the police are currently investigating the claims. These were sportswomen who put their trust in
  
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• Man United bid for Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata 

  12-06-2017 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United have lodged a bid for Alvaro Morata as their aggressive transfer strategy begins to take hold. The Real Madrid striker will cost the Red Devils upwards of £60million this summer.
  
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• Mark Wood enjoying making the difference for England in Champions Trophy

  12-06-2017 19:56
  
  • Fit and fired-up Durham paceman has propelled hosts to semi-finals
  • England call up five uncapped players for South Africa Twenty20 seriesMark Wood is revelling in his role as Eoin Morgan’s bubble-wrapped strike bowler and heads into Wednesday’s semi-final in Cardiff with chest puffed out from the faith that his captain is showing in him.England’s near peril-free passage to the knockout stages of the Champions Trophy, one that sees the management mulling over just
  
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• FIFA 18 Ultimate Team Icons to feature Pele and Maradona

  12-06-2017 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The South American giants will be joining former Real Madrid striker Ronaldo in Ultimate Team for the latest edition of the game, which will be coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC.
  
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• Racing news and tips: Plans to stop Queen being a Royal Ascot non-runner

  12-06-2017 19:42
  
  • Concern that Queen could miss a first Royal Ascot afternoon since 1953
  • State opening of parliament may interfere with her Ascot attendanceRacegoers at Royal Ascot next week can look forward to the Queen being in attendance as usual, despite speculation on Monday that she might be forced to miss at least one of the first four days of the meeting if the state opening of parliament is postponed from Monday to later in the week.The Queen has been an enthusiastic owner and breeder throu
  
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• England U21s arrive in Poland for European Championships

  12-06-2017 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England Under 21s have touched down at their Kielce training base ahead of the start of the European Championships in Poland as they look to build on the U20s success in South Korea.
  
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• Broady ready for 'emotional' tournament in Manchester

  12-06-2017 19:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Naomi Broady says playing at the Aegon Manchester Trophy will be "emotional" after the attack on the city last month.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo highest-paid sporting celebrity at £73m

  12-06-2017 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo's aspirations to be the undisputed No 1 footballer in the world are plain to see and now the Portuguese star can lay claim to the highest-paid sporting celebrity.
  
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• The League Cup first-round draw will take place in Bangkok

  12-06-2017 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  70 teams will learn their fate for the first round via a live stream from Thailand on June 16 at 1pm UK time, where former Arsenal and France midfielder Emmanuel Petit will be the special guest.
  
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