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• Rotherham dispose of Scunthorpe to seal Wembley play-off final spot

  16-05-2018 23:45
  Rotherham’s hopes of bouncing straight back to the Championship remain alive after they booked their place in the League One play-off final with a 2-0 win over Scunthorpe in the semi-final second leg.The Millers, relegated from the second tier last year, triumphed 4-2 on aggregate after goals either side of half-time by Richard Wood and Will Vaulks at the New York Stadium. Continue reading...
  
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• Newcastle’s Vereniki Goneva wins Premiership player of season award

  16-05-2018 23:45
  • Winger helped Newcastle reach title play-offs
  • Newcastle’s Dean Richards named best director of rugbyNewcastle Falcons’ achievement in reaching this season’s title play-offs has been rewarded with two major accolades at the Aviva Premiership Awards. The Fijian winger Vereniki Goneva has been named player of the season while Dean Richards picked up the best director of rugby award at this year’s ceremony in London. Related: Newcastle Falcons flying high in Pre
  
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• Rafael Nadal cruises through to last 16 of the Italian Open

  16-05-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rafael Nadal got his clay court season back on track with a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Bosnian Damir Dzumhur to reach the third round of the Italian Open on Wednesday.
  
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• West Ham move for Rafa Benitez following departure of David Moyes

  16-05-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MATT LAWTON AND KIERAN GILL:West Ham will move to lure Rafa Benitez from Newcastle after confirming on Wednesday that the tenure of David Moyes as manager was over.
  
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• We might be surprised by how far this England team could go in Russia

  16-05-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: In Harry Kane, Dele Alli and Raheem Sterling, Gareth Southgate has three players who could carry this group further than we may imagine. Southgate needs this trio fit and firing.
  
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• Marseille 0-3 Atletico Madrid: Antoine Griezmann seals his legacy with Europa League win

  16-05-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON AT STADE DE LYON: If this is to be Antoine Griezmann's final game for Atletico Madrid, he can certainly count on a warm welcome each and every time he returns with his new club.
  
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• Devon native Dom Bess set to embrace England opportunity after being handed maiden Test call-up

  16-05-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At 20 years old, the Somerset spinner is set to become the 17th youngest Test cricketer in England's history at Lord's next week after being selected for the opening clash with Pakistan.
  
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• Southgate goes for youth in bold, daring and ruthless England squad

  16-05-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: For all the daring and the thought that has clearly gone into selecting an exciting young group of players who leave for Russia on June 12, the omission of Adam Lallana remains a surprise.
  
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• Ricky Villa reveals all on his iconic FA Cup final winner for Tottenham

  16-05-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER IN BUENOS AIRES: On the farm, with his cows and horses, set deep in the Argentine Pampas, Villa is the scorer of one of English football's most iconic goals.
  
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• Kentucky Derby winner Justify draws No7 post for Preakness Stakes

  16-05-2018 23:33
  Justify, the undefeated Kentucky Derby winner, will run out of the No7 post in Saturday’s 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes and is a better than even money favourite to win the middle jewel of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown.
  
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• England should send out signal and start Alexander-Arnold in Russia

  16-05-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: If Kyle Walker is used as a centre back, either the Liverpool defender or Kieran Trippier will play at right wing-back. Gareth Southgate is not afraid to prioritise form over experience.
  
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• Marco Silva to replace 'disgusted' Big Sam as Everton payouts hit £30m after Allardyce axe

  16-05-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Watford boss could be appointed as the Toffees' new manager as early as next week, though Farhad Moshiri will have to continue to spend in order to implement a new management structure.
  
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• Southgate is not afraid to take risks but this is no maverick selection

  16-05-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Wipe away the Football Association's desperation to be down with the kids and Gareth Southgate's 2018 World Cup squad was all business.
  
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• Manchester City lead the way as Premier League Big Six chase cash

  16-05-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Manchester City are confident the Big Six club battle for a greater share of overseas TV rights money will be resolved at the summer meeting.
  
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• Everton aiming to appoint Marco Silva after sacking Sam Allardyce

  16-05-2018 23:30
  • Allardyce makes around £9m from Goodison tenure
  • Marcel Brands replaces Steve Walsh as director of footballEverton have ended Sam Allardyce’s miserable six-month spell as manager and have made contact with Marco Silva’s representatives after identifying the Portuguese as their choice to replace him.In a day of major change at Goodison Park, Marcel Brands was appointed director of football to replace Steve Walsh, who has also left the club. Continue reading...
  
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• Kyle Edmund bludgeons past Lucas Pouille at Italian Open

  16-05-2018 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN ROME: Standing tall and belting his forehand with that whiplash action, the blonde Yorkshireman took down French No 1 Lucas Pouille 6-2, 7-6.
  
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• Barcelona 3-1 Mamelodi Sundowns: Andres Iniesta lifts Nelson Mandela Centenary Cup

  16-05-2018 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In one of his final acts as Barcelona captain, Andres Iniesta lifted the Nelson Mandela Centenary Cup on Wednesday after goals s from Ousmane Dembele, Luis Suarez and Andre Gomes. 
  
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• Griezmann delivers his best amid Payet's tears on mixed night for Deschamps

  16-05-2018 23:23
  France stars Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet excelled together at Euro 2016, but had vastly differing games in the Europa League final.
  
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• Nadal back to dominant best as Dimitrov, Thiem fall in Rome

  16-05-2018 23:22
  A rare defeat on clay seemed to have fired up Rafael Nadal as he trounced Damir Dzumhur, but Dominic Thiem was knocked out in Rome.
  
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• Rotherham 2-0 Scunthorpe (agg 4-2): Millers to face Shrewsbury in League One play-off final

  16-05-2018 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rotherham remain on track for an immediate return to the Championship after seeing off the challenge of Scunthorpe in semi-final second-leg tie at the New York Stadium.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, May 17

  16-05-2018 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Thursday's meetings at York, Salisbury, Perth, Newmarket and Fontwell.
  
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• Harry Angel tipped to cane Ascot rivals after comeback victory in Duke Of York Stakes

  16-05-2018 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harry Angel blew away his opponents in the Duke of York Clipper Logistics Stakes to tee up an attempt at cracking his Ascot hoodoo next month.
  
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• Owen Farrell ready for England’s ‘brilliant tour’ to South Africa

  16-05-2018 23:00
  • ‘The key is to be ready for anything,’ says tour captain
  • Saracens play-off with Wasps still uppermost in Farrell’s mind
  Owen Farrell is relishing the prospect of England’s summer trip to South Africa. The tour captain took time out of Saracens’ preparations for Saturday’s Premiership play-off against Wasps to speak for the first time since his appointment.“South Africa is a brilliant tour, a brilliant challenge,” he said of the land t
  
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• Antoine Griezmann fires Atlético past Marseille to Europa League glory

  16-05-2018 22:47
  Another success for Diego Simeone and Atlético, and another success for Spain in the Europa League. Eight of the past nine winners of European competitions have been Spanish – and Real Madrid could made it nine out of 10 in Kiev next week.La Liga has also provided nine winners of the Europa League in the past 15 years and this was a third in nine seasons for Atlético, two of them under Simeone – although he was confined to the stands after he was sent from the touchline
  
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• Ray Wilson achieved something very special and the World Cup-winning left back never forgot it 

  16-05-2018 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It takes a special kind of courage to open the door and invite a reporter and photographer inside to produce a feature about your husband when he is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s.
  
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• Griezmann nets double to seal Europa League glory

  16-05-2018 22:39
  Atletico Madrid won the Europa League with a 3-0 victory over Marseille, as Antoine Griezmann played a starring role.
  
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• Alexander-Arnold on how Klopp told him of England World Cup call-up

  16-05-2018 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool are currently in Marbella, training ahead of next week's Champions League final against Real Madrid, and Alexander-Arnold has lifted the lid on how Klopp informed him of the good news.
  
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• Roger Federer turns back time at 36 but Andy Murray faces hard questions | Kevin Mitchell

  16-05-2018 21:45
  The Swiss has regained his position as world No 1, while Murray is heading out of the top 50 and should consider restoring his partnership with his brother, JamieLike Roger Federer’s exquisite backhand down the line, all things must pass – and nobody is more aware of the tyranny of time than the Swiss.Still resting from the rigours of clay (the odds on his ever trying again for the French Open are paper-thin), Federer is 37 in August and continues to astound with his longevity. Feder
  
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• Roger Federer turns back time at 36 but Andy Murray faces hard questions

  16-05-2018 21:45
  Like Roger Federer’s exquisite backhand down the line, all things must pass – and nobody is more aware of the tyranny of time than the Swiss.
  
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• FIFA to provide 'player stats tablets' at World Cup

  16-05-2018 21:43
  After ratifying the usage of the video assistant referee in Russia, FIFA is set to break more technological barriers at the World Cup.
  
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• Payet in tears as injury curtails his Europa League final

  16-05-2018 21:39
  Injury left Dimitri Payet in tears after he was forced off during the Europa League final against Atletico Madrid.
  
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• Brilliant Bumrah keeps Mumbai's IPL defence alive

  16-05-2018 21:33
  Mumbai Indians were on the brink of being eliminated from the IPL, but the defending champions stayed alive thanks to Jasprit Bumrah.
  
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• Gareth Southgate sticks to his guns with squad it’s hard to argue with

  16-05-2018 21:15
  John Stones may count himself fortunate to be in England’s World Cup 23 but the manager has largely remained true to principles he set out just after his appointmentA video has been doing the rounds in the last couple of days showing the moment when Fagner, a defender for Corinthians, is waiting to discover whether he has been named in Brazil’s squad for the World Cup. It is lovely to see. Fagner is with his family – lots of family, mostly wearing that famous yellow kit –
  
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• Tennis: Wozniacki makes strong start in Rome

  16-05-2018 20:47
  Alison Van Uytvanck had her moments against Caroline Wozniacki, but the world number two ultimately won comfortably.
  
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• Sterling, Walker and Alli enjoy hilarious pranks before World Cup

  16-05-2018 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All three were on Wednesday named in Gareth Southgate's 23-man England squad for this summer's World Cup and Whitehall's new series sees him mix it with the biggest names in football.
  
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• Southgate lays out bold vision for energetic new England

  16-05-2018 20:26
  Gareth Southgate lays out bold vision for energetic new England
  
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• Leeds weigh up swoop for Hull striker Abel Hernandez with Rangers eyeing Ollie McBurnie deal

  16-05-2018 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uruguayan frontman looks set to leave the KCOM Stadium after four years this summer with his current contract due to expire next month and no agreement reached over an extension.
  
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• Chelsea hit with £20,000 FA fine for failing to control their players in Huddersfield draw 

  16-05-2018 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Blues accepted a charge relating to the penultimate Premier League match of the season, when Lee Mason was surrounded after blowing the half-time whistle before a corner.
  
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• Marseille vs Atletico Madrid, Europa League Final LIVE: Follow all the action

  16-05-2018 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Europa League final is finally upon us as Marseille face Atletico Madrid in this season's showpiece. Follow all the action from the Stade de Lyon as it happens with Sportsmail.
  
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• Ray Wilson, the modest linchpin of England’s 1966 World Cup winners

  16-05-2018 20:17
  Full-back did not seek the limelight like some of his England team-mates and became an undertaker when he retiredAs the members of Gareth Southgate’s squad prepare themselves for this summer’s World Cup, the news of the death at the age of 83 of Ray Wilson, the left-back in Alf Ramsey’s Boys of ’66, comes as a sharp and poignant reminder of a different time, when a World Cup winner could retire from the game and spend his remaining decades as a professional undertaker.Lik
  
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• Chelsea get creative in FA Cup final training

  16-05-2018 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea have taken a walk on the wild side in training this week as they try to spur themselves out of the funk that saw them submit to a 3-0 defeat against Newcastle United in time for the FA Cup final.
  
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• IDAHOBIT: time to reflect on impact negative reporting has on trans kids | Hannah Mouncey

  16-05-2018 20:00
  Almost half of young trans people in Australia attempt suicide. That must change To say the last six months have been interesting would be an understatement. I’ve found myself in a world that is truly bizarre, and that I think I will always fail to comprehend. The football media is in many ways a false economy; quite often with more space and air time to fill than stories available, which does make me wonder how much my story would have carried in the days prior to social media and the 24/
  
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• Yates wins his second stage at the Giro d'Italia and extends lead to 47 seconds

  16-05-2018 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britain's Simon Yates launched a stinging attack in the final phase to extend his lead in the overall classification and win the 11th stage of Giro d'Italia on Wednesday.
  
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• Michigan State agrees to pay Larry Nassar victims $500M in settlement

  16-05-2018 19:55
  The $500 million agreement is believed to be the largest settlement ever in a sexual misconduct case involving a university.
  
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• Ray Wilson interview: Read England's 1966 World Cup winner's final public piece

  16-05-2018 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  His last ever interview was conducted with Sportsmail's Matt Barlow in January 2017. Below is the brilliant piece with which Wilson spoke about his career and battle with Alzeihmer's disease.
  
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• Man United consider bid for Atletico Madrid star Sime Vrsaljko

  16-05-2018 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United have put Atletico Madrid right-back Sime Vrsaljko on their list of options for the summer. The Croatian has impressed this season but Atletico would sell to help strengthen other positions.
  
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• Everton appoint PSV's Brands as director of football

  16-05-2018 19:21
  Marcel Brands is to replace Steve Walsh as director of football at Everton, arriving from PSV.
  
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• Simon says: Giro leader Yates says another day for sprinters on stage 13

  16-05-2018 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  British rider Simon Yates takes us through the route for the Giro d'Italia, a race he now leads.
  
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• Paddy Power Betfair in talks to buy FanDuel after US sports betting ruling

  16-05-2018 19:14
  Paddy Power Betfair has made the first move in an expected wave of takeover activity prompted by the legalisation of sports betting in the US, as it launched a bid for fantasy sports league company FanDuel.
  
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• Ray Wilson: The forgotten member of England's World Cup 1966 squad

  16-05-2018 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: Ask even the most avid football fans to name England’s only World Cup-winning team and the name most likely to elude them is that of Ray Wilson.
  
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