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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: best bets for July 22

  21-07-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There will be a few contenders at Royal Birkdale dreaming of hearing the phrase ‘It’s a gimme’ and supporters of Jonjo O’Neill’s gelding hope to hear it too.
  
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• The Open 2017: Jordan Spieth weathers the storm to take two-shot lead at rain-beaten Royal Birkdale

  21-07-2017 23:54
  The Open 2017: Jordan Spieth weathers the storm to take two-shot lead at rain-beaten Royal Birkdale
  
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• Barcelona look on enviously at Real Madrid homegrown pool

  21-07-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: It's not escaped the attention of Real fans that ever since they turned its back on the 'Galaticos' era, and built the team on a Spanish foundation, they've ruled club football again.
  
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• Racing shock after stalls handler Stephen Yarborough dies

  21-07-2017 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stephen Yarborough died after sustaining fatal injuries when run over by the starting stalls before the start of the fourth race at the Merseyside track.
  
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• David Ferrer saves two match points to make Swedish Open semi-finals

  21-07-2017 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  David Ferrer saved two match points to reach the semi-finals of the Swedish Open..
  
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• PSG chairman thinks club are favourite for Alexis Sanchez

  21-07-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PSG chairman Nasser al-Khelaifi believes he has the upper hand in the race to land Alexis Sanchez. Arsene Wenger has been at pains to insist their star player is not for sale this summer.
  
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• When he's bouncing, there's no one quite like Rory McIlroy

  21-07-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHIEF SPORTS WRITER - MARTIN SAMUEL AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: The small boy from Cookridge Hall Golf Club, near Leeds, looked at the ball with a sense of wonder.
  
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• Reed remains a true American as Fowler makes funny gesture

  21-07-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: Day two of the 146th Open saw rain and 40mph winds batter the Royal Birkdale course. Find out what else happened in the Sportsmail's TEE ROOM.
  
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• Chinese Super League needs to improve profile says Wenger

  21-07-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It has been FA Cup quarter-final week in China and, with a Champions League place for the winners, it matters.
  
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• Boasson-Hagen: Glad I Could Cap It Off

  21-07-2017 23:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Edvald Boasson-Hagan has said he was glad he could cap it off after taking the win on stage nineteen of the 104th Tour De France..
  
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• Toni Duggan: ‘I’m not thinking about Barcelona. Hopefully we’ll smash Spain’

  21-07-2017 23:30
  Toni Duggan is concentrating on firing England to European Championship glory as she prepares to face Spain and a number of her new club-mates on SundayA shaft of sunlight highlights a minor chip in the otherwise immaculate bright red polish adorning Toni Duggan’s fingernails. It is a high maintenance colour but Barcelona’s new attacking addition is simply not the type of woman to opt for understated neutrals: taupes, beiges and nudes represent the antithesis of one of the game&rsquo
  
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• The Best of Birkdale from day two at The Open

  21-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BEST OF BIRKDALE: Jordan Spieth led the way at the half-way stage of The Open at Royal Birkdale on six-under par with Ian Poulter three shots back.
  
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• Stars blown off Royal Birkdale course in 40mph gusts

  21-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: With early-morning gusts accelerating into gales of 40mph come lunchtime, it wasn't exactly a day for wearing a cap — which is a bit unfortunate given traditional golf attire.
  
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• Roman Abramovich clears Man United move for Nemanja Matic

  21-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roman Abramovich has cleared the way for Nemanja Matic to join Manchester United but Chelsea will add what has been dubbed a ‘Lukaku tax’ to any transfer fee.
  
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• Jon Rahm insists he is not a cheat

  21-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: Rahm had sought to move a twig that was still attached to the ground near his ball. In golf, that's an act that will bring you a two- shot penalty.
  
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• Ian Poulter promises to 'play hard' for the fans

  21-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: Ian Poulter has promised to 'play hard' for the fans in an effort to bring about a first ever Open win at this course for a British golfer. 
  
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• England have more depth and should win World Cup final

  21-07-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: The improvements in standards and skill levels have been greater in this World Cup than I have ever seen in the women’s game, especially in the striking of a cricket ball.
  
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• Classy Kadeena Cox retains T38 400m crown at World Para Championships

  21-07-2017 23:29
  • Briton makes up for bronze medal disappointment on Monday
  • Cox ignores hamstring problem to land third world titleKadeena Cox, unable to perform at her peak because of fatigue and an aching hamstring, offered another demonstration of her class and resolve with a resounding victory in the T38 400m title at the World Para Athletics Championships last night. Cox, who became the first British Paralympian to top the podium in two sports since 1984 when she won athletics and cycling gold
  
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• Usain Bolt lays down marker with his season’s best 100m in Monaco

  21-07-2017 23:26
  • Jamaican’s 9.95sec serves as a world championships warning
  • Britain’s Laura Muir and Eilish McColgan both set personal bests in 3,000mUsain Bolt produced his season’s-best time in the 100m to canter away with the Monaco Diamond League and suggest he will again be the man to beat going into a major championships.The Jamaican’s time of 9.95sec will not necessarily have his rivals at next month’s world championships in London trembling but the way he did i
  
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• Wrap of Friday's T20 Blast fixtures

  21-07-2017 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  There was a first for Notts Outlaws and Kevin Pietersen was in the spotlight again on a busy night in the NatWest T20 Blast..
  
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• Surrey beat Middlesex on night to forget for Kevin Pietersen

  21-07-2017 23:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen had a night to forget at The Oval as Surrey beat Middlesex by 15 runs in the NatWest T20 Blast London derby..
  
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• Darren Randolph set to join Middlesbrough from West Ham

  21-07-2017 22:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  West Ham goalkeeper Darren Randolph is on the verge of joining Middlesbrough..
  
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• Cincinnati Bengals' Pacman Jones suspended one game for hotel incident

  21-07-2017 22:08
  Jones suspended one game for violating personal conduct policyCornerback suspended for fourth time by third different NFL teamBengals cornerback Adam ‘Pacman’ Jones has been suspended for the regular-season opener against Baltimore for his role in an altercation at a downtown hotel earlier this year.Jones had pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the January incident, the latest in a history of off-the-field legal issues for the NFL veteran. The NFL said Friday that th
  
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• Top seed Anastasija Sevastova crashes out of Bucharest Open to Ana Bogdan

  21-07-2017 21:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Top seed Anastasija Sevastova crashed out of the Bucharest Open in straight sets to unseeded Ana Bogdan..
  
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• Euro 2017: Lotta Schelin leads Sweden past surprise package Russia

  21-07-2017 21:34
  • Sweden 2-0 Russia (Schelin 22, Blackstenius 51)
  • Pia Sundhage’s team replace Russia at top of Group BSweden replaced Russia at the top of Group B after a 2-0 victory in Deventer, with their captain, Lotta Schelin, opening the scoring and Stina Blackstenius sealing the win in the second half.Both sides earned surprise results in their opening group games, with Sweden holding the six-times champions, Germany, to a goalless draw while Russia upset Italy to top the group. Continue
  
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• Horse racing: Handler dies after suffering serious injuries in stalls at Haydock racecourse

  21-07-2017 21:24
  Stalls handler Stephen Yarborough has died after suffering serious injuries in an incident before the fourth race at Haydock on Friday.
  
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• Handler dies after suffering serious injuries in stalls at Haydock racecourse

  21-07-2017 21:24
  Stalls handler Stephen Yarborough has died after suffering serious injuries in an incident before the fourth race at Haydock on Friday.
  
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• The Open 2017: Jordan Spieth takes two-shot lead on day two – as it happened

  21-07-2017 21:20
  Jordan Spieth battled through dreadful conditions to card a 69 that puts him in control at the halfway point. 8.20pm BSTAnd that’s your lot from this blog today. Make sure to come back tomorrow for Moving Day! Nighty night!-6: Spieth
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  -3: Poulter, Koepka 8.19pm BSTTommy Fleetwood takes out the putter, and sends a lengthy right-to-left swinger racing towards the hole. It stops three feet short. He should be here this weekend. It’s a knee-knocker, though, given the circumstan
  
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• The Open: Pumped-up Poulter ready to take on anyone at Birkdale

  21-07-2017 21:12
  An Open second round featuring 16 pars, one birdie and one bogey represented a fine effort from Ian Poulter, who said: "I'm pumped up."
  
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• Jordan Spieth leads The Open after round two

  21-07-2017 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON AT ROYAL BIRKDALE: Jordan Spieth is in a commanding position at the top of the leaderboard after day two of The Open at Royal Birkdale. Spieth is at six-under par.
  
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• Vertonghen insists Pochettino will create the perfect defence at Tottenham

  21-07-2017 21:05
  Jan Vertonghen says Mauricio Pochettino remains intent on perfecting his team’s defensive line as Tottenham gear up for their first pre-season friendly on Saturday night.
  
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• Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk told to train alone after saying he wants to leave

  21-07-2017 20:49
  • Van Dijk declared ‘he is not available to play’, says Mauricio Pellegrino
  • Liverpool’s No1 defensive target is not for sale, Southampton insistVirgil van Dijk has in effect gone on strike at Southampton in an attempt to force a transfer, according to Mauricio Pellegrino. The manager said the defender had told him he wanted to leave and was not available to play for the club. Pellegrino has responded by ordering the Holland international to train alone.Van Dijk was
  
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• Leonardo Bonucci: AC Milan deserve to be in Europe's elite

  21-07-2017 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nothing is impossible. That's AC Milan's new unofficial slogan following Leonardo Bonucci's surprise transfer from defending six-time Serie A champion Juventus.
  
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• England take on India at sold-out Lord’s in Women’s World Cup final to savour

  21-07-2017 20:37
  Alex Hartley spent four seasons with Middlesex and has never played at the game’s headquarters but she gets her chance on Sunday for England against IndiaIt is a quirk of the women’s game – one that does not reflect well on domestic cricket – that England’s left-arm spinner Alex Hartley, having spent four seasons playing for Middlesex before returning to her home county Lancashire this summer, has never played at Lord’s. In fact, only in her last two seasons a
  
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• Tour de France is mine to lose now admits leader Chris Froome

  21-07-2017 20:13
  Chris Froome called the Tour de France his to lose as he heads into Saturday’s penultimate time trial with a 23-second lead over Frenchman Romain Bardet.Froome and the other contenders enjoyed a sedate stage 19 as the breakaway contested honours in Salon-de-Provence, where Froome’s former team-mate Edvald Boasson Hagen made up for being on the wrong side of two photo finishes by winning solo.“Certainly at this point it’s my race to lose,” Froome said.
  
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• Mat Pillans extends loan spell at Leicestershire

  21-07-2017 20:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Surrey fast bowler Mat Pillans will spend another month on loan at Leicestershire after an impressive start to life at Grace Road..
  
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• Chelsea confirm Alvaro Morata signing from Real Madrid

  21-07-2017 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea have completed the signing of Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid for £70.6million. Morata has put pen to paper on a five-year contract at Stamford Bridge worth £155,000 a week.
  
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• Chelsea announce signing of Álvaro Morata on a five-year contract

  21-07-2017 20:01
  • Spain striker is champions’ third signing of summer at cost of £58m
  • ‘It’s an incredible emotion to be part of this big club,’ says MorataChelsea have announced the signing of Álvaro Morata from Real Madrid on a five-year contract. The Spain striker is the Premier League champions’ third major signing of the summer, following the arrival of Antonio Rüdiger from Roma and Tiemoué Bakayoko from Monaco and reportedly costs in the re
  
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• Corinthia Knight win would cap year for Archie Watson

  21-07-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If Corinthia Knight lands Saturday afternoon’s Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury, it will cap a memorable first year as a trainer for Archie Watson.
  
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• Sergio Aguero reveals his love for Man City's Phil Foden

  21-07-2017 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After impressing Pep Guardiola in Manchester City's defeat by city rivals United in Houston on Friday, 17-year-old Phil Foden has gained himself another big-name fan at the club.
  
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• Javier Mascherano insists team-mate Neymar is happy at Barcelona

  21-07-2017 19:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Javier Mascherano sees no reason why Barcelona team-mate Neymar would want to leave the LaLiga club amid reports the Brazil.
  
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• Tour de France: Edvald Boasson Hagen wins stage 19 – video highlights

  21-07-2017 19:43
  Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen wins stage 19 of the Tour de France in Salon-de-Provence on Friday. The Dimension Data rider finally gets a stage victory on the 2017 Tour after twice missing out in a photo finish. Team Sky’s Chris Froome stays in yellow before Saturday’s decisive time trial in MarseilleBoasson Hagen breaks clear to win as Froome tightens grip on Tour title
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• Chelsea complete signing of £70m Alvaro Morata

  21-07-2017 19:43
  Chelsea have announced the signing of striker Alvaro Morata from Real Madrid on a five-year contract.
  
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• England coach Mark Robinson believes women's cricket is gaining recognition

  21-07-2017 19:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  England coach Mark Robinson believes women's cricket could soon be as popular as its tennis equivalent as his side prepares.
  
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• Hughie Morrison lfaces wait to autumn for BHA hearing into doping case

  21-07-2017 19:20
  • Trainer’s horse tested positive for anabolic steroid in January
  • Haydock called off after stalls handler air-lifted to hospitalIt was a frustrating afternoon for Hughie Morrison here on Friday as his filly Aurora Gray was touched off in a £12,000 handicap after looking the likely winner two furlongs out. Such setbacks must seem very minor to the trainer at present, however, with no end in sight to the ordeal which began when his filly Our Little Sister tested positive fo
  
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• Van Dijk training alone after telling Saints he wants to leave - Pellegrino

  21-07-2017 19:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Southampton captain Virgil van Dijk has said he wants to leave the club, according to n ew managerMauricio Pellegrino..
  
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• Tour de France: Boasson Hagen breaks through as Froome stays in yellow and Matthews clinches green jersey

  21-07-2017 19:03
  After the disqualification of Peter Sagan and Marcel Kittel's withdrawal, Michael Matthews clinched the Tour de France's green jersey.
  
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• Team Sky rule the Tour de France again but will remain unloved | Richard Williams

  21-07-2017 19:00
  Chris Froome’s impending triumph cannot mask the unpopularity of a team tainted by the increasing bullishness of Dave Brailsford in the face of legitimate questionsWhen Team Sky changed their jerseys from black to white for this year’s Tour de France, it was a fairly transparent attempt to rebrand themselves as good guys. A line of eight or nine riders in pitch-black uniforms stretching out at the front of the peloton day after day, squeezing the life out of the competition, was neve
  
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• Celtic blast reckless fans after safe-standing closure

  21-07-2017 18:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The announcement comes a day after Celtic were hit with UEFA disciplinary charges over an alleged 'illicit banner' and 'blocked stairways' during their Champions League win over Linfield.
  
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• Tour de France 2017, stage 19: Edvald Boasson Hagen ends his six-year wait for victory as Chris Froome edges closer to fourth title

  21-07-2017 18:57
  Tour de France 2017, stage 19: Edvald Boasson Hagen ends his six-year wait for victory as Chris Froome edges closer to fourth title
  
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