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• Stoke go back in for Inter Milan defender Jeison Murillo

  26-06-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stoke have concerns in defence with Ryan Shawcross yet to commit to a new contract. They have considered various options including Mamdaou Sakho and Ben Gibson.
  
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• England 0-4 Germany - what happened to the class of 2009?

  26-06-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Six players from the Germany side went on to lift the World Cup in 2014 but So what what happened to the 11 Stuart Pearce selected for battle on June 29, 2009.
  
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• Warwick: Vettel at fault for Hamilton clash in Azerbaijan

  26-06-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vettel deliberately drove into the side of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes but pointed the finger at the Briton, accusing him of driving erratically and causing the initial collision.
  
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• Aidy Boothroyd urges England Under-21s to keep up the momentum

  26-06-2017 23:54
  
  • Manager challenges team to look beyond semi-final against Germany
  • Says: ‘In order for us to be better, we’ve got to win these games.’For Aidy Boothroyd the frustration is still raw. Eleven months on from England’s semi-final defeat by Italy at the European Under-19 Championship, the manager sacked by Northampton Town in December 2013 with his side rooted to the bottom of the Football League will watch his Under-21 team face Germany in the Silesian city of Ty
  
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• Real Madrid 'won't let untouchable Bale leave this summer'

  26-06-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There have been suggestions that Bale, who was left on the bench in the Champions League final after suffering from an injury-hit second half of the campaign, would be allowed to leave.
  
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• Frank de Boer: Crystal Palace to play like Ajax

  26-06-2017 23:53
  
  Frank de Boer is unveiled as the new Crystal Palace manager, alongside Steve Parish at the club’s training ground.
  
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• Crystal Palace will aim to play like Ajax, says Frank de Boer

  26-06-2017 23:53
  
  • Dutchman succeeds Sam Allardyce at Selhurst Park
  • ‘I want to play dominant when we can be dominant’The new Crystal Palace manager, Frank de Boer, says he wants his side to dominate opponents in the same way as Ajax, the club where he learned his trade.De Boer has signed a three-year contract at Selhurst Park and has been tasked by the chairman, Steve Parish, with turning perennial relegation battlers into a “solid” Premier League side. The former Dutch intern
  
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• Courtney Lawes looking to make up for lost Lions time against Hurricanes | Robert Kitson

  26-06-2017 23:53
  
  The Lions forward, whose tour has been curtailed by a head injury, says he has not given up hope of winning a Test placeThe British & Irish Lions’ final midweek game of their 2017 tour is shaping up to be a collector’s item. As things stand there are set to be only eight matches on the 2021 itinerary in South Africa to permit extra preparation time and to assist player welfare, with no further provincial fixtures once the Test series commences.It potentially gives the management
  
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• John Gosden considers his jockey options for Cracksman

  26-06-2017 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cracksman will head the British challenge for Saturday’s Irish Derby at the Curragh but trainer John Gosden has yet to secure a replacement for injured jockey Frankie Dettori.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for June 27

  26-06-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Beverley, Newton Abbott, Leicester and Brighton.
  
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• Team New Zealand claim first America's Cup win since 2003 

  26-06-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emirates Team New Zealand held their nerve to see off the challenge of Oracle Team USA and seal their first win in the America's Cup since 2003.
  
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• Hamilton and Vettel's rivalry is just what F1 needs

  26-06-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I love the smell of napalm in the morning, as Bill Kilgore famously says in Apocalypse Now. It was a similar, strange whiff that F1 awoke to after Vettel threw a match on his rivalry with Hamilton.
  
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• England's potential openers fail auditions under lights

  26-06-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the day/night Test against West Indies at Edgbaston in August, Haseeb Hameed, Keaton Jennings and Mark Stoneman all missed their chance to make a case for inclusion next week.
  
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• Chelsea insert buy-backs in Traore and Ake clearout deals

  26-06-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bertrand Traore completed a switch to Lyon worth up to £16million on Monday, with Chelsea due 15 per cent of any profit the French club make should they sell him on.
  
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• SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Gatland has got it wrong over Murray

  26-06-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Warren Gatland has had a really good tour but he’s got it wrong over this Conor Murray ‘row’. There is no case to answer and the Lions should move on quickly.
  
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• Man City hope to sign three full backs before US tour

  26-06-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dani Alves is expected to be the first through the Etihad door after Juventus agreed to cancel his contract. The Brazilian was one of Pep Guardiola’s first signings at Barcelona in 2008.
  
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• England women's coach Mark Robinson refusing to panic

  26-06-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After their shock opening match defeat, England face Pakistan at Leicester on Tuesday knowing a second loss would leave them facing an uphill struggle to reach the semi-finals.
  
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• England Under 21s ready for penalty shootout showdown

  26-06-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING IN KRAKOW: England's Under-21s have practised penalties for over a month to ensure they are ready for to-night's Euro 2017 semi-final with Germany.
  
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• Andre Ward slams critics of his win over Sergey Kovalev

  26-06-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: Andre Ward, angry at his masterclass victory over Sergey Kovalev being trolled online for more than week, has finally hit back as mightily as he belted the Russian.
  
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• Kyle Edmund lost for words after Dan Evans' drug admission

  26-06-2017 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dan Evans announced on Friday he had tested positive for cocaine at the Barcelona Open in April and the 27-year-old could be banned for up to four years by the International Tennis Federation.
  
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• Rugby League: RFL confirms it is discussing central contracts with top Super League players

  26-06-2017 23:23
  
  The Rugby Football League has confirmed it is in discussions with a number of leading Super League players about becoming centrally contracted with the sport’s governing body.
  
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• RFL confirms it is discussing central contracts with top Super League players

  26-06-2017 23:23
  
  • St Helens says Jonny Lomax is one of those handed a deal by the RFL
  • George Williams, Mike McMeeken and Kallum Watkins believed to be in talksThe Rugby Football League has confirmed it is in discussions with a number of leading Super League players about becoming centrally contracted with the sport’s governing body.Leading members of the RFL’s hierarchy, including the former Leeds and England captain, Kevin Sinfield, have identified a number of players to become the firs
  
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• Man Utd should aim to win the Champions League: Mkhitaryan

  26-06-2017 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mkhitaryan helped United win the Europa League last season, which means they return to the top European competition after a year away. He said United should aim to win the whole tournament.
  
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• England set for test against latest batch of German talent

  26-06-2017 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIT HOLDEN: If England's Young Lions are to truly establish themselves as a force in international football, they will have to prove themselves against the best. Now they have a chance to do just that.
  
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• TRANSFER COLUMN: Liverpool target Naby Keita

  26-06-2017 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TRANSFER COLUMN - SIMON JONES: Liverpool target Naby Keita has expressed a desire to leave RB Leipzig this summer but the German club want at least £70m.
  
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• Alexandre Lacazette will only join Arsenal if Lyon sign a replacement, says club president

  26-06-2017 22:25
  
  Lyon will not allow Arsenal target Alexandre Lacazette to leave until a replacement is signed, says president Jean-Michel Aulas.
  
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• Traore completes move to Lyon in five-year deal worth £16m

  26-06-2017 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lyon have completed the signing of Chelsea's Bertrand Traore in a deal worth up to £16million. He has signed a five-year deal, taking him through until 2022.
  
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• Bertrand Traoré joins Lyon from Chelsea after clubs agree £8.8m fee

  26-06-2017 21:21
  
  • Burkina Faso forward signs five-year contract with Ligue 1 side
  • The 21-year-old impressed during season on loan at AjaxBertrand Traoré has joined Lyon from Chelsea, the two clubs have announced.The Burkina Faso international, 21, has spent recent seasons on loan at the Dutch clubs Vitesse Arnhem and Ajax and will now move to France on a contract until 2022. Continue reading...
  
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• Heather Watson beats Dominika Cibulkova at Eastbourne

  26-06-2017 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heather Watson handed herself a well-timed confidence boost ahead of Wimbledon by beating world No 9 and defending Eastbourne champion Dominika Cibulkova.
  
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• Cricket: Dawid Malan sets sights on England Test place after lighting up one-day international stage on dream debut

  26-06-2017 20:56
  
  After producing one of the most eye-catching England debuts in recent memory, Dawid Malan is hoping his stunning T20 performance in Cardiff on Sunday will help put him in contention for a Test place.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo is a smart a**, blasts Arturo Vidal

  26-06-2017 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The South American Copa America winners take on their European Euro 2016 counterparts at the Kazan Arena in the Confederations Cup semi-final on Wednesday night, held in Russia.
  
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• Manchester United eye £40m Nemanja Matic this summer

  26-06-2017 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail reported last week that Chelsea would be prepared to let Matic rejoin his old boss Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford if they are successful in buying Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco.
  
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• Sky cricket-rights duel with BT to yield over £1bn with BBC set for live return

  26-06-2017 20:31
  
  • Final offers to be submitted this week for deal running from 2020 to 2024
  • Rights have been split into five packages expected to bring in £250m per yearA big money battle between Sky and BT is likely to push the broadcasting deal for English cricket past the £1bn mark and put the BBC in pole position to secure the free-to-air rights put up for sale by the England and Wales Cricket Board.Final offers have to be submitted to Lord’s between 9am and 10am on Wednesday f
  
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• Wanyama has street named after him - albeit temporarily

  26-06-2017 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just 24 hours after being announced as Kenya's most influential sporting personality, Wanyamahad a street named after him in Tanzania... but the kindhearted gesture did not last long!
  
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• Tennis: Novak Djokovic 'a work in progress' as Serbian bids to get his career back on track at Wimbledon

  26-06-2017 20:27
  
  Andre Agassi will be back working with Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon next week, but as the Serb prepares for his Aegon International debut here on Tuesday his thoughts have been with one of his former coaches.
  
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• Muir to compete at World Championships after broken foot

  26-06-2017 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Muir stopped any weight-bearing activities when a scan on June 1 revealed she had suffered a stress fracture in her second metatarsal 'weeks if not months' earlier, but began running again on June 16.
  
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• Gatland's claims about dangerous All Blacks play are desperate, says Hansen

  26-06-2017 20:09
  
  All Blacks coach responds to Gatland’s complaints of ‘dangerous’ play‘We want to play hard, but we want to play fair,’ insists HansenThe row between the Lions and the All Blacks escalated on Monday, when Steve Hansen accused Warren Gatland of being “desperate” after the first Test and said that his remarks about the All Blacks’ tactics had taken the gloss off the Lions’ performance.Gatland complained that New Zealand had been “dangerous
  
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• Serena Williams would be '700 in the world' on men's tour, says McEnroe

  26-06-2017 20:03
  
  ‘Perhaps [her ranking] would be a little higher, perhaps it’d be a little lower’Williams asks McEnroe to respect ‘my privacy as I’m trying to have a baby’John McEnroe has reopened a timeworn debate by saying that Serena Williams would “be like 700 in the world” if she played on the men’s tour. That would put Williams (career earnings: $84.4m) just behind Brazil’s Wilson Leite (career earnings: $74,000) in the men’s world rankings.
  
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• Usain Bolt comes out fighting amid De Grasse challenge

  26-06-2017 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN OSTRAVA: He might have only a little gas left in his tank, but Bolt has no shortage of fighting talk. It was sent in the directions of both his youngest and oldest challengers.
  
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• Vettel on thin ice after Hamilton run-in while Ricciardo restores Red Bull fizz | Giles Richards

  26-06-2017 19:51
  
  Vettel is on the brink of missing the British Grand Prix, Ricciardo and Verstappen are transforming Red Bull’s outlook and Stroll is proving his critics wrongThere was clear disappointment for Lewis Hamilton after his charge in Baku ended in him dropping a further two points to his title rival Sebastian Vettel but, moving on from it and the acrimonious exchanges between the pair, the British driver emerged looking the stronger and more rounded. It was the loose headrest that had actually c
  
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• England women curtail social media activity during World Cup

  26-06-2017 19:51
  
  • Decision not to engage with Twitter taken after consulting GB hockey team
  • Coach Mark Robinson denies his players are being shelteredEngland’s women cricketers have stepped back from social media to focus on the World Cup after consulting the gold-medal winning GB hockey team, who made the same decision during the Rio Olympics.A number of England’s cricketers were scarred from comments they received on Twitter during defeat to Australia in the one-off Ashes Test in 2015.
  
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• Racing news and tips: Cracksman short of a jockey for Irish Derby

  26-06-2017 19:49
  
  • Injured Frankie Dettori will remain on sidelines for at least another fortnight
  • Harbour Law will not race again this year after damaging tendon at AscotCracksman, the joint-favourite for Saturday’s Irish Derby, is in need of a jockey after the news that Frankie Dettori will remain on the sidelines for at least another fortnight.The Italian, who missed out on partnering five winners at Royal Ascot last week, has been told to take plenty of rest in the cause of mending the shou
  
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• New Zealand win America's Cup with overwhelming victory over Oracle USA

  26-06-2017 19:47
  
  Underdog Emirates Team New Zealand win match 7-1Auld Mug returns to Auckland for first time since 2003Peter Burling is the youngest ever America’s Cup winning helmsman after steering New Zealand to the 35th edition of the greatest prize in world sailing.Emirates Team New Zealand completed the upset over holders Oracle Team USA with a 7-1 dismantling and put to bed the demons of a heartbreaking 2013 defeat in San Francisco that saw them turn an 8-1 lead to a 9-8 defeat at the hands of the A
  
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• Kevin De Bruyne marries girlfriend Michele Lacroix

  26-06-2017 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne has taken to Instagram to share the news that he has tied the knot with his girlfriend of three years, Michele Lacroix. 
  
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• Manchester City to sign Dani Alves by the end of the week

  26-06-2017 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alves had a year remaining on his deal with the Turin giants but has negotiated a mutual termination to set up a reunion with Pep Guardiola, and he will sign a two-year deal.
  
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• Chelsea's Eden Hazard becomes part-owner of new NASL team

  26-06-2017 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea star Hazard and Cabaye, who plays for Crystal Palace, will invest along with former Senegal international strikers Demba Ba and Moussa Sow and other local business executives.
  
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• England's Dawid Malan bids to match Adam Voges

  26-06-2017 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Malan thrashed 78 off 44 balls to help set up the series-clinching win over South Africa at Cardiff on Sunday, leaving an instant impression when he pulled his second ball in England colours for six.
  
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• Usain Bolt tells world championship rivals: I’m still the man to beat

  26-06-2017 18:59
  
  • Andre De Grasse ran a wind-assisted 9.69sec in Stockholm last week
  • ‘I am the fastest man in the world,’ says confident BoltUsain Bolt has warned his rivals he remains the man to beat at the world championships in London, despite what he called a “horrifying” start to his season and some impressive performances from his younger opponents.Bolt watched with interest as the Olympic 100m bronze medallist, Andre De Grasse, ran a wind-assisted 9.69sec in Stockholm
  
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• Frank De Boer's Dutch style is just what Crystal Palace need

  26-06-2017 18:59
  
  Crystal Palace’s new manager couldn’t be more different to their last.Since Sam Allardyce announced his surprise resignation a little under a month ago, the Eagles have searched carefully for his successor.It was less than a year ago that de Boer was speaking to the media having taken the biggest job of what is still a fledgling coaching career.
  
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• MLS reveal kit for All-Stars game against Real Madrid

  26-06-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Each summer the best players from teams in the United States top division play together against a major side from Europe, which this year are the Champions League holders.
  
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