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• England coach Eddie Jones meets with All Blacks boss

  29-06-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pair have scheduled a drink in Wellington, and, although they are meeting on social terms, it could hand Hansen a chance to gather inside information about the 10 English Lions.
  
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• Lions have their entire future at stake on Saturday

  29-06-2017 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY IN WELLINGTON: Enough of the sideshows. After foul-play rows, the ‘Geography Six’ saga, and the cartoon clowns, the serious business resumes and the stakes are high.
  
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• Leeds youngsters keep St Helens at bay thanks to late Ryan Hall try

  29-06-2017 23:40
  
  • Leeds Rhinos 24-22 St Helens
  • Rhinos move up to second with fullback Jack Walker outstandingLeeds Rhinos strengthened their position in the Super League play-off places with a hard-earned victory against St Helens. The Saints have been steadily improving since the arrival of their new coach, Justin Holbrook, and arrived here on a run of four wins from six games following his appointment to threaten a push for the top four before the Super 8s.But that charge was quelled against a Lee
  
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• Andy Murray will be fit for Wimbledon title, says Lendl

  29-06-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Ivan Lendl moved on Thursday night to calm fears that Andy Murray's Wimbledon title defence is in jeopardy, insisting that he is happy with his player's preparation.
  
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• England forced to explore their options before first Test with South Africa

  29-06-2017 23:37
  
  • Trevor Bayliss speaks of most difficult selection meeting in his two years
  • Dawid Malan and Mark Stoneman will be considered for debutsDawid Malan, Mark Stoneman and Toby Roland-Jones will all be considered for possible Test debuts against South Africa next week during what Trevor Bayliss has described as the toughest selection meeting of his two years as England head coach. Related: FCC cricket podcast: Sam Northeast on captaining Kent and his England chancesContinue reading...
  
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• UK Sport faces rebellion by ruling bodies over funding

  29-06-2017 23:30
  
  • Agency must be scrapped, says UK Athletics chairman, Ed Warner
  • 11 sports left without UK Sport funding before 2020 OlympicsEd Warner, the UK Athletics chairman, has called for UK Sport to be scrapped amid an organised revolt against how the Olympic and Paralympic funding agency operates.Warner claimed UK Sport should be disbanded after 11 national governing bodies left without lottery and exchequer funding for the four-year cycle to Tokyo 2020 amid claims they had be
  
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• Lions leader Sam Warburton ready for his biggest match

  29-06-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL IN WELLINGTON: At his house in the village of Rhiwbina, north of Cardiff, there is not much that marks Sam Warburton out as one of the finest rugby players of his generation. 
  
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• All Blacks can be exposed if Lions play them at their game

  29-06-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Trying to laser in on what is really important has been difficult, but as we get nearer kick-off I keep thinking of something I heard Steve Hansen say on local radio.
  
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• Simon Harmer grabs nine wickets for Essex and they do for Middlesex

  29-06-2017 23:28
  
  • Compton hits first century since August but to no avail
  • Derbyshire end tortuous two-year wait for a victoryThese are heady days for Essex cricket. By defeating Middlesex by an innings and 34 runs, despite losing a day to rain, they sit proudly top of the County Championship by 28 points, after seven years out of the top flight. They have won three in succession and, whisper it, in turning over the title winners so emphatically, have the look of champions themselves. Related: County
  
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• Dawid Malan in frame for England Test debut

  29-06-2017 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England will consider handing a surprise first Test cap to Dawid Malan against South Africa next week after his sparkling debut in the Twenty20 decider in Cardiff.
  
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• Mahama Cho thanks GB Taekwondo after silver medal win

  29-06-2017 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Great Britain heavyweight Mahama Cho remained humble after collecting a silver medal from the World Taekwondo Championships in South Korea as he praises GB staff
  
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• Sam Warburton’s return provides Lions with welcome injection of belief

  29-06-2017 23:00
  
  The Lions captain goes into the ‘most important’ game of his career convinced his beaten side can still fight back against the All Blacks in the second TestThirteen teams have been to take on New Zealand in the past eight years, between them they have played 47 games and won none. The prospectors who came in the 1860 gold rush got better returns than the rugby players who have made the trip lately. In this series the British & Irish Lions, outthought and outfought, 1-0 down with
  
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• Sam Warburton warns All Blacks to be braced for Lions physical backlash

  29-06-2017 23:00
  
  • Captain says side were ‘hurt’ at being ‘physically outplayed’ in the first Test
  • ‘The All Blacks are all human beings and anybody can get put under pressure’Sam Warburton is backing the British & Irish Lions to storm back into the series and ask physical questions of New Zealand in Saturday’s second Test. The recalled Warburton rates the game as “the biggest challenge of my career” and predicts a furious response to the defea
  
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• Leon Goretzka drives Germany past Mexico into Confederations Cup final

  29-06-2017 22:37
  
  • Germany 4-1 Mexico
  • Germany face Chile in Sunday’s finalIt was over before it really began. Two goals in the opening eight minutes from the tournament breakout Leon Goretzka secured Germany a place in the Confederations Cup final on Thursday, and even a valiant fightback from Mexico could not revive the game in Sochi.Despite leaving almost a dozen of their best players in Germany – including Manuel Neuer, Marco Reus, Thomas Müller, Mesut Özil, Sami Khedira, Mat
  
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• Waldgeist continues to attract punters’ money in the Irish Derby

  29-06-2017 22:14
  
  • Aidan O’Brien has five colts lined up for Curragh Classic
  • Fixed Odds Betting Terminals review delayed to autumnWaldgeist, runner-up in the Prix du Jockey Club [French Derby] at Chantilly, edged to within a quarter of a point of joint-favouritism for Saturday’s Irish Derby on Thursday, despite the failure of heavy rain to arrive as forecast at The Curragh, which will stage the Classic.Wings Of Eagles, the 40-1 winner of the Derby at Epsom, remains the favourite for the r
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo meets his newborn twin children

  29-06-2017 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo suffered professional disappointment on Wednesday night when Portugal were knocked out the Confederations Cup - but personal joy on Thursday made up for it.
  
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• Germany 4-1 Mexico: Goretzka double sends Germans to final

  29-06-2017 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Germany have only brought a reserve side to Russia for the Confederations Cup. It is a sign of their strength in depth that it has proved to be one of the best in the tournament.
  
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• Jo Konta beats world No 1 Angelique Kerber at Eastbourne

  29-06-2017 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British No 1 Jo Konta claimed a dramatic win over world No 1 Angelique Kerber to reach the Aegon International semi-finals.
  
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• Wings of Eagles poised to start favourite for Irish Derby

  29-06-2017 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wings of Eagles, 40-1 when successful in the Investec Derby, is poised to start favourite for the Irish Derby on Friday but there will be no ride in the Classic for his Epsom jockey Padraig Beggy.
  
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• Eastbourne 2017: Johanna Konta injury scare after heavy fall

  29-06-2017 21:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Johanna Konta slips and falls heavily on match point, but recovers after on court treatment to complete a 6-3 6-4 victory over Germany's world number one Angelique Kerber.
  
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• Li Haotong sees mum wade into murky pond for his putter

  29-06-2017 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  China's Li Haotong faces the wrath of his mother after she waded into a pond at Le Golf National to retrieve his putter - only to find it had been snapped in half.
  
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• Championship: Sunderland confirm Grayson appointment

  29-06-2017 21:22
  
  Sunderland have appointed Simon Grayson from Preston North End to lead the relegated team in the Championship this season.
  
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• Sunderland name Simon Grayson as their new manager

  29-06-2017 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Compensation of around £750,000 has been agreed with North End for Grayson, who had been at the club since 2013. He is expected to be joined by long-time assistant Steve Thompson.
  
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• Sunderland appoint Simon Grayson as manager after shelving takeover talks

  29-06-2017 21:08
  
  • ‘Grayson has vast experience of building and improving teams’
  • Ellis Short will remain at the club’s helm as talks come to an endSimon Grayson has vowed to return Sunderland to where they should be after being appointed as the club’s new manager. The 47-year-old has signed a three-year contract after the relegated Black Cats were given permission to speak to him by Preston on Thursday and will meet his players for the first time on Friday before flying to Aus
  
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• Usain Bolt in battle to be fit and firing in London

  29-06-2017 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bolt flew to Germany to see controversial doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt in a bid to get his farewell season back on track ahead of the World Championships in London in five weeks.
  
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• Barcelona heroes in Argentina ahead of Messi's wedding

  29-06-2017 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some of Lionel Messi's current and former Barcelona team-mates have touched down in Argentina ahead of his highly anticipated wedding to Antonella Roccuzzo on Friday.
  
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• Queen's Speech passes UK Parliament - Honolulu, Hawaii news, sports & weather - KITV Channel 4 - KITV Honolulu

  29-06-2017 20:28
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• Saúl answers Spain’s call as latest generation seeks to redeem rare failure | Ed Aarons

  29-06-2017 20:24
  
  The Atlético Madrid midfielder has inspired Spain to the European Under-21 Championship final against Germany after the shame of failing to qualify in 2015Saúl Ñíguez, like several of his Spain team‑mates who will contest the European Under-21 Championship final on Friday night, has a point to prove. For the second and final time the Atlético Madrid midfielder, whose brilliant hat-trick destroyed Italy in the semi-final on Tuesday, will attempt to win thi
  
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• Team Sky confident Froome win Tour de France, says Porte

  29-06-2017 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON IN DUSSELDORF: Very much the man in form coming into this year’s Tour Porte actually suggested that Team Sky are no longer the force they once were.
  
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• State of the union: can Australian rugby reclaim the glory days? | Bret Harris

  29-06-2017 20:00
  
  The ARU’s trophy cabinet hasn’t been refreshed in a while, and the Wallabies fan-base is dwindling. It’s time for Australian rugby to get back to basicsIn August last year, at a well-tended oval on Sydney’s affluent north shore, a undeniably significant moment for the game of rugby union came to pass. There was little fanfare, no reporters or camera teams present, yet when the Northbridge No1 Oval at the Shore School – a blue-ribbon nursery for rugby talent –
  
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• In career best form: Richie Porte a genuine Tour de France contender | Kieran Pender

  29-06-2017 20:00
  
  The Australian enters the famous race in ominous form and better placed than ever before to wrest the yellow jersey from his main rival Chris FroomeIt may be now or never for Richie Porte. If the cyclist is to join the exclusive club of Australians to have won the Tour de France – current membership: Cadel Evans – 2017 is his year. After faltering in recent attempts, Porte enters the 104th edition of the famous race in the best form of his life. When the action begins on 1 July with
  
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• Novak Djokovic backs Andy Murray to be fit for Wimbledon

  29-06-2017 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world No 1's preparations were again undermined when injury forced his withdrawal from an exhibition match at Hurlingham scheduled for Friday.
  
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• Marcus Willis misses out on dream Wimbledon return

  29-06-2017 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marcus Willis saw his dreams of a Wimbledon return dashed. Willis crashed out in straight sets to Ukraine's Illya Marchenko to miss out on a second Wimbledon appearance.
  
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• Team Sky are not the force they used to be, says Richie Porte

  29-06-2017 19:00
  
  • BMC rider also plays down talk he is favourite for the Tour de France• ‘Chris Froome has won three and there’s no reason he can’t win a fourth’ As Richie Porte prepares to take on his former team-mate Chris Froome in the Tour de France, he has claimed Team Sky, where he worked with the Englishman for four seasons, are “not as strong as they used to be”. Continue reading...
  
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• Conor McGregor to spar Malignaggi before Mayweather clash

  29-06-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The UFC star will make his professional debut in the squared-circle when he takes on Mayweather, a former pound-for-pound king, in a Las Vegas bout many are labelling a mismatch.
  
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• Amir Khan puts Bolton home on the market for £1.6m

  29-06-2017 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boasting an enormous indoor swimming pool, fully-equipped gymnasium and walk-in steam room, it is easy to see why this is the perfect pad for the finely-tuned athlete.
  
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• Germany vs Mexico, Confederations Cup semi-final LIVE

  29-06-2017 18:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Germany take on Mexico in the second semi-final of the Confederations Cup in Russia on Thursday. Join Sportsmail's TOM FARMERY for all the action as it happens in Sochi.
  
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• Women's Cricket World Cup: Meg Lanning leads Australia to Sri Lanka win

  29-06-2017 18:46
  
  • Sri Lanka 257-9; Australia 262-2 (Australia win by eight wickets)
  • Atapattu’s stunning 178 not out in vain as Lanning hits unbeaten 152Meg Lanning underlined her status as the No1 batsman in women’s cricket with a superb unbeaten century to seal an eight-wicket win over Sri Lanka at Bristol. The Australia captain scored 152 as the world champions chased down their target of 258 inside 44 overs to wrap up their second victory of the Women’s Cricket World Cup.An upse
  
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• Steve Collins’ and Nigel Benn’s fifty-something rematch ‘unlikely’

  29-06-2017 18:46
  
  • Pair claim to have agreed to a third fight two decades after their retirements
  • Board has not received a licence application from either former boxerThe British Boxing Board of Control has not received a licence application for Steve Collins or Nigel Benn and considers a fight between the two “unlikely”. Related: Nigel Benn: 'Boxing is therapy for rage'Continue reading...
  
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• Barcelona heroes in Argentina ahead of Mess's wedding

  29-06-2017 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some of Lionel Messi's current and former Barcelona team-mates have touched down in Argentina ahead of his highly anticipated wedding to Antonella Roccuzzo on Friday.
  
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• Celtic sign Ipswich's Kundai Benyu on a four-year deal

  29-06-2017 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kundai Benyu has signed a four year contract with Celtic after leaving Ipswich Town. The 19-year-old midfielder spent last season on loan at Aldershot but was out of contract this summer.
  
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• Konta beats Ostapenko to earn clash with world No 1 Kerber

  29-06-2017 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two days of rain delays at the south coast grass court event left a backlog of matches with Konta one of several facing a punishing schedule, with the last-four clash due to follow only hours later.
  
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• Lionel Messi and Antonella Roccuzzo wedding: What we know

  29-06-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pair met growing up in Rosario, Argentina, but kept in touch after Messi moved to Spain at the age of 13. And now they have now returned to their hometown for the grand event on Friday.
  
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• COMPETITION: Win tickets to the England v South Africa

  29-06-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MailOnline has teamed up with Yorkshire Tea, the official brew of England Cricket, to give you the chance to winfour tickets to England v South Africa.
  
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• Tiemoue Bakayoko key to Man Utd signing Nemanja Matic

  29-06-2017 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conte has been keen to sign players ahead of a more challenging season and has lined up Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco but still wants another quality midfield addition before letting Matic go.
  
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• Juventus release Dani Alves as he nears Man City move

  29-06-2017 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alves, who played under Guardiola at Barcelona, announced earlier this week he was leaving the Serie A champions. City have been linked heavily since releasing Zabaleta and Sagna.
  
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• Swansea striker Fernando Llorente fractures arm cycling

  29-06-2017 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swansea striker Fernando Llorente faces an anxious wait to discover if he will be fit for the start of the new Premier League season after fracturing his lower arm during a family holiday.
  
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• United can win the league next season, insists Neville

  29-06-2017 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phil Neville believes the key to Manchester United reclaiming the Premier League next season is to turn draws into victories. United drew 15 matches last season, the highest amount in the league.
  
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• Hamilton: British Grand Prix 'most important race of year'

  29-06-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With a decision on the future of the British Grand Prix imminent, Lewis Hamilton has issued an impassioned plea for his home race to remain on the calendar.
  
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• Usain Bolt insists doctor Müller-Wohlfahrt will fix him for London

  29-06-2017 18:00
  
  • Bolt visits German doctor over back problem that hampered Ostrava 100m
  • ‘One run doesn’t really matter to me – it comes down to the championships’Usain Bolt has flown to see the German doctor Hans-Wilhelm Müller-Wohlfahrt in order to fix the back problems that flared up during his narrow win in Ostrava on Wednesday but has no doubts he can recover in time for the world championships in London. Related: Usain Bolt heads for check-up after labouring to nar
  
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