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• Sharapova senses opportunity but Muguruza is now top-dog

  16-07-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At 6pm California time on Sunday, Maria Sharapova was due to hit her first tennis balls in anger since May.
  
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• Roger Federer: an effortless genius with a ruthless streak

  16-07-2017 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON ON CENTRE COURT: There was not so much as a sideways glance as Roger Federer strode out, promptly, to recommence play after the third game of the second set.
  
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• Roger Federer insists he could play until he is 40

  16-07-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL AT WIMBLEDON: Victory over Marin Cilic made Roger Federer the oldest man in the Open Era to win Wimbledon and he declared he has no intention of calling time.
  
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• SILVERSTONE RACE ZONE: Rosberg socks it to the paddock

  16-07-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SILVERSTONE RACE ZONE: Rosberg flouted the Royal Box dress code on Friday when he turned up at Wimbledon without socks and had to borrow a pair. Silverstone is less strict.
  
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• Roger Federer's magnificent eight Wimbledon triumphs

  16-07-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Federer clinched his eighth Wimbledon title on Sunday. Here, Sportsmail looks at all his victories at the All England Club which have helped make him the greatest man ever to play the game.
  
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• BUMBLE AT THE TEST: My knight to remember

  16-07-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BUMBLE AT THE TEST:Some bright spark at Sky thought it was a good idea for me to wander around as Sir Lancelot with my sword Excalibur. I'm not sure our lad did his homework.
  
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• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger confident over Alexis Sanchez

  16-07-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN IN SYDNEY: Sanchez has a year remaining on his contract and is wanted by Manchester City. His manager has repeatedly spoken of his desire to keep the playmaker.
  
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• Jonnie Peacock storms to gold at Para Athletics Champs

  16-07-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Sprint king Jonnie Peacock stormed to gold in the T44 100m men's event on another day of glory for GB at the World Para Athletics.
  
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• Tom Watson reflects on epic 'Duel in the Sun'

  16-07-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It would take a brave man to question Tom Watson’s judgment. This is one of sport’s true gentlemen and his Popeye forearms still look like they could crush golf balls.
  
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• Liverpool boss Klopp ready to ditch transfer targets

  16-07-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp has revealed Liverpool may be forced to pursue other transfer targets after admitting his patience is not limitless.
  
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• Theo Walcott warns his Arsenal team-mates to step up

  16-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN IN SYDNEY: Theo Walcott believes that more time to work on the tactical shift will put them in a stronger position come the season's opener against Leicester on August 12.
  
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• Roger Federer undisputed as best to ever grace the game

  16-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: Eight times he has stood on Centre Court, drinking in a moment like this. He turned to his courtside entourage, then the rest of the arena, arms aloft, his genius now undisputed.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's tips: Best bets for Monday, July 17

  16-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Friday's meetings at Ayr, Ffos Las, Windsor and Wolverhampton.  
  
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• PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: England's Lionesses ready to roar

  16-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PICTURE EXCLUSIVE - ANDY HOOPER:We first had the idea to photograph England's Lionesses after seeing them on Wimbledon's Centre Court in 2015 and we finally got them.
  
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• Chris Eubank Jr on course for George Groves Super bout

  16-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: Chris Eubank Jr and St George Groves are on a collision course from which there is no turning back. They are bracing themselves for world super-middleweight title combat.
  
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• Carrick warns Lukaku of 'massive jump' at Man Utd

  16-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER IN LOS ANGELES: Michael Carrick warned that Lukaku will discover that the pressure of playing for United is a significant step up from what the Belgium striker has experienced.
  
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• BBC to lose control of Wimbledon cameras form 2018

  16-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: The All England Club are setting up Wimbledon Broadcasting Services (WBS), who will have control of all TV cameras for the first time at the 2018 championships.
  
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• At least Manchester City aren't playing the loan system

  16-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: It is unsurprising that Kyle Walker's £54m transfer is being interpreted as a sign of the madness at the heart of the English game. But there is another way of looking at it.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton silences critics with fifth British Grand Prix win: 'I will keep enjoying my life the way I do'

  16-07-2017 23:22
  
  Lewis Hamilton silences critics with fifth British Grand Prix win: 'I will keep enjoying my life the way I do'
  
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• Euro 2017: Hosts Holland off to winning start thanks to Van de Sanden strike

  16-07-2017 23:12
  
  • Holland 1-0 Norway (Van de Sanden, 66)
  • Denmark 1-0 Belgium (Troelsgaard, 6)The tournament hosts, Holland, got off to a great start at Euro 2017 with a 1-0 victory against Norway in the opening game.The Liverpool forward Shanice van de Sanden scored the only goal of the game after 66 minutes following an excellent cross from Lieke Martens, one of the match’s dominant players. Continue reading...
  
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• Pint-sized TMS: Graeme Smith's cartoon and South Arica dominate England

  16-07-2017 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England end day three of the second Test against South Africa on 4-0, chasing an unlikely 474 for victory at Trent Bridge.
  
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• Jonnie Peacock strikes London gold again in T44 100m final

  16-07-2017 22:50
  
  • Aled Davies stays on course for double after T42 discus gold• Maria Lyle adds bronze to one from Rio in T35 200mAlmost five years after bursting into the public consciousness with a stunning victory at the 2012 Paralympic Games, Jonnie Peacock returned to the London Stadium to strike gold again in the T44 100m at the World Para Athletics Championships.Peacock, who was just 19 when he became one of the faces of the 2012 Paralympic and Olympic summer by winning gold in the blue riband
  
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• Sergio Romero signs new contract at Manchester United

  16-07-2017 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sergio Romero has been rewarded with a new deal at Manchester United, keeping the goalkeeper at the club until at least 2021..
  
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• Manchester United tie down Sergio Romero to a new deal 

  16-07-2017 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  United are confident that Romero could step up and be the club’s first-choice keeper if David De Gea leaves for Real Madrid, and were keen to tie the 30-year-old to a new long-term deal.
  
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• Rafael Cabrera Bello wins Scottish Open

  16-07-2017 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Imagine earning by miles the biggest cheque of your career, guaranteeing your tour card for next year and achieving one of the last three spots into The Open. 
  
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• Federer rolls back the years to win historic eighth Wimbledon title

  16-07-2017 21:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Roger Federer truly is the genius that keeps on giving..
  
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• Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina wins Wimbledon boys' title

  16-07-2017 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Alejandro Davidovich Fokina became the first Spaniard to win the Wimbledon boys' title for 50 years on Sunday..
  
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• Rafa Cabrera-Bello beats Callum Shinkwin in Scottish Open play-off

  16-07-2017 21:37
  
  • Spaniard claims first European Tour victory since 2012
  • Par at 72nd hole would have given young Englishman winOnly those with the hardest of hearts would not feel sympathy for Callum Shinkwin. What a cruel sport golf can be.For Rafa Cabrera-Bello, a first European Tour victory since 2012 was set up by a sensational fairway wood into the green of the first play-off hole. Two putts from there proved sufficient to claim the Scottish Open. Continue reading...
  
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• NatWest T20 Blast wrap

  16-07-2017 21:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chelmsford was soaked in runs as Essex and Glamorgan served up a thriller while Leicestershire are the surprise frontrunners in.
  
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• Roger Federer already planning Wimbledon return after record eighth title

  16-07-2017 21:19
  
  • ‘To mark history here really means a lot to me,’ says 35-year-old
  • Champion credits claycourt break for winning the title againRoger Federer is already planning his return to Wimbledon next year after cruising to a record-breaking eighth title with a straight-sets victory against a distressed Marin Cilic.Federer scaled a number of new heights, becoming the oldest male Wimbledon champion in the Open era at 35 and the first player to win the title without dropping a set si
  
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• Wimbledon roll of honour

  16-07-2017 21:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Roger Federer became Wimbledon's men's singles champion on the final day of thechampionships..
  
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• Lewis Hamilton proud to rank among F1 greats after British Grand Prix win

  16-07-2017 21:02
  
  • ‘I couldn’t imagine matching Jim Clark and Ayrton Senna,’ says driver
  • Sebastian Vettel vows Ferrari will come back strong in HungaryLewis Hamilton has said he finds it difficult to comprehend being counted among the greats of Formula One after his win at the British Grand Prix on Sunday. His victory at Silverstone took him level with Jim Clark and Alain Prost on five wins at the race and his pole position on Saturday put him two clear of A
  
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• Bury 1-3 Huddersfield: New signings Mounier and Ince score

  16-07-2017 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Terriers, set to play in English football's top division for the first time since 1976, rounded off their win with a late penalty after summer signings Steve Mounier and Tom Ince had netted.
  
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• Roger Federer still is not the oldest Grand Slam winner

  16-07-2017 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At the top of the list still sits Ken Rosewall, winner of the 1972 Australian Open at 37 years 63 days. Rosewall beat Malcolm Anderson back in January 1972, etching his name in the history books.
  
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• Wimbledon 2017: Federer the GOAT, celebrity spotting & final-day funnies

  16-07-2017 20:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch some of the quirkier moments from the final day of Wimbledon as Roger Federer becomes the first man to win eight men's singles titles with victory over Marin Cilic.
  
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• Ottis Gibson: England bowlers showed a lot of character

  16-07-2017 20:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  England bowling coach Ottis Gibson praised the efforts of the home attack as South Africa continued to dominate the second Test at Trent Bridge..
  
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• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina wins the Wimbledon boys' title

  16-07-2017 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 18-year-old beat Argentinian Axel Geller 7-6, 6-3 on Court One for his first junior slam success. Spain's last winner of the title had been future US Open champion Manuel Orantes in 1967.
  
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• England v South Africa - story of day three of second Test

  16-07-2017 20:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  England will have to rewrite Test history if they are to beat South Africa at Trent Bridge after the tourists ground out a near impregnable position..
  
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• Wimbledon 2017: Roger Federer wins record eighth title – video highlights

  16-07-2017 20:19
  
  Roger Federer wins a record eighth men’s singles title at Wimbledon on Sunday after seeing off Marin Cilic in straight sets 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. Cilic appeared to struggle with a foot injury but the Swiss was in imperious form on Centre Court, winning the final in one hour and 41 minutes. It is Federer’s 19th grand slam title and his second of 2017 following victory at the Australian Open in JanuaryRoger Federer wins record eighth Wimbledon title against Marin CilicContinue reading...
  
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• Whiley and Kamiji win Wimbledon wheelchair doubles title

  16-07-2017 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britain's Jordanne Whiley and Japanese partner Yui Kamiji have been crowned Wimbledon champions for a fourth consecutive year in the women’s wheelchair doubles.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton tells critics 'I know what is right for me'

  16-07-2017 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton’s preparation for his home race was derided after he elected to skip the sport’s showcase in London last week in favour of a two-day break on the Greek island of Mykonos.
  
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• Hashim Amla’s masterclass in occupation gives England food for thought | Ali Martin

  16-07-2017 20:15
  
  South Africa batsman followed a first-innings 78 with a controlled 87 spread over 180 balls that demonstrated old-fashioned virtues of bedding inFor a little while now the talk has been of a big four in Test cricket, with Steve Smith, Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli seemingly locked in a game of musical chairs at the top of the batting rankings as the premier players of this generation. Related: South Africa’s Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis leave England chasing 474Continue readi
  
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• Ingram's power proves too much for Essex as Glamorgan claim tense victory

  16-07-2017 20:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Colin Ingram was at his brutal best in smashing 114 from only 55 balls as Glamorgan clinched a thrilling five-wicket.
  
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• Marin Cilic’s tears are the memorable image of one-sided Wimbledon final | Martha Kelner

  16-07-2017 20:07
  
  Roger Federer showed no emotion as Cilic’s meltdown over his blistered foot briefly won support from a Centre Court crowd wildly backing the SwissMarin Cilic had voiced concern about how he might handle the pressure of his first Wimbledon final, before it unravelled spectacularly. But even his nightmares surely could not have thrown up the possibility that the most memorable shot of the final would be of him sobbing into a towel with two medics and the tournament referee crouched at his fe
  
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• South Africa’s Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis leave England chasing 474

  16-07-2017 20:04
  
  • Second Test, day three: South Africa 339 & 343-9dec; England 205 & 1-0
  • England require record run chase to win Test at Trent BridgeWe know the equation now. And we think we know the outcome. England need 474 runs to win and they have two days and 10 wickets in hand to do it. The highest target they have ever chased successfully in a Test match is 332 and that was in Melbourne in 1928.Hence there is not much cause for optimism in the England camp except that a victory for th
  
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• Under-prepared Wallabies need match-hardened Brumbies for Bledisloe Cup

  16-07-2017 20:00
  
  The lack of Australian success in Super Rugby leaves the Wallabies in danger of lacking match fitness for the opener against the All BlacksWith only one Australian team in the Super Rugby playoffs, the Wallabies are in real danger of being badly under-prepared when they face the All Blacks in the Bledisloe Cup opener in Sydney on August 19. The Brumbies are Australia’s sole representatives in the playoffs, while four of the five New Zealand teams have reached the top eight as well as three
  
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• A compelling season marred by AFL's incompetence

  16-07-2017 20:00
  
  Despite being rocked by controversy and the departure of three senior officials, the AFL is enjoying one of its most exciting years on the field Australian rules football is replete with buzz phrases. “The AFL can send a major message here,” is one. “It’s a bad look for the AFL,” is another. With apologies to their cricketing counterparts, it has been the most rotten fortnight imaginable for Australia’s number one sporting organisation, with three senior offic
  
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• Jamie Murray wins battle of Britain in Wimbledon mixed doubles final alongside Martina Hingis

  16-07-2017 19:57
  
  Jamie Murray wins battle of Britain in Wimbledon mixed doubles final alongside Martina Hingis
  
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• Fernando Alonso: McLaren need to make 2018 engine call

  16-07-2017 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fernando Alonso says he would like McLaren to make a decision on its 2018 engine supplier quickly so it can focus on next year's package following another disappointing race,
  
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• Roger Federer claims historic eighth Wimbledon title with straight sets win over emotional Marin Cilic

  16-07-2017 19:50
  
  Roger Federer claims historic eighth Wimbledon title with straight sets win over emotional Marin Cilic
  
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