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• Exiled Chris Ashton backs Eddie Jones’ decision to pick Kiwi Brad Shields for England tour 

  26-05-2018 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite scoring a record 24 tries for Toulon this season, Ashton remains ineligible for his country because he is based outside the Aviva Premiership.
  
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• OLIVER HOLT: England won't go beyond World Cup quarter-finals but they are making progress

  26-05-2018 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: If Southgate's team finish first in our group, it looks as if we would play Brazil in the quarter-finals. Second in the group and we would probably play Germany.
  
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• Romanised pulls off surprise win in Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh

  26-05-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Aidan O'Brien juggernaut was halted when 25-1 Romanised pulled off a shock win in the Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas at the Curragh.
  
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• Salah's World Cup in doubt as Klopp reveals injury is 'really serous'

  26-05-2018 23:51
  The Egyptian forward was forced off during a Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid and is now waiting on the results of medical tests
  
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• Real Madrid make it three in a row after Loris Karius calamities destroy Liverpool's hopes: live updates

  26-05-2018 23:49
  Real Madrid make it three in a row after Loris Karius calamities destroy Liverpool's hopes: live updates
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo drops HUGE hint he has played his last match for Real Madrid

  26-05-2018 23:48
  Cristiano Ronaldo has hinted he might have played his final match for Real Madrid.
  
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• Fulham’s scintillating football set to invigorate tired Premier League | Ben Fisher

  26-05-2018 23:39
  Slavisa Jokanovic’s side play the kind of front-foot football that makes them welcome Championship play-off winnersThe deafening sound as Fulham celebrated promotion under the Wembley arch gave a whole new meaning to white noise, for Slavisa Jokanovic’s slow-burning, swaggering side had finally got over the line. A couple of months ago, Jokanovic had insisted that dreams were to be had in the bedroom but he woke with his team triumphant and many topless at the end of Fulham’s f
  
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• Dark cloud hangs over Chris Froome's ride into history as he prepares to seal Giro d’Italia victory

  26-05-2018 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Froome will become the first British winner of the Giro d’Italia on Sunday. However, the ill-feeling surrounding his continuing anti-doping investigation resurfaced on stage 20 as he appeared to be spat at.
  
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• Ramos shoots down Ronaldo transfer talk

  26-05-2018 23:35
  The Portuguese superstar appeared to question his future in the wake of a fifth Champions League triumph, but nobody at the Bernabeu wants him to go
  
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• 'Get well soon' - Football world sends support to injured Mohamed Salah

  26-05-2018 23:34
  The 25-year-old was forced off early in Saturday's Champions League final game against Real Madrid
  
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• Kyle Edmund ready for challenge of increased expectation at French Open

  26-05-2018 23:30
  The British No 1 is unfazed by the pressure of his strong position inside the top-16 seedings bubble and welcomes the test of his dangerous first-round opponent Alex de MinaurKyle Edmund, simultaneously handling hay fever and raised expectations, rubs his eyes occasionally while he surveys the opportunities opening up for him at Roland Garros over the next fortnight in the most open major for several years. Related: Serena Williams spells danger on eve of inspirational French Open returnContinue
  
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• ICC could monitor Sri Lanka pitch for England Test after groundsman caught up in undercover sting

  26-05-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Al Jazeera documentary titled 'Cricket’s Match Fixers’ secretly filmed groundsman admitting that pitches were previously manipulated for Australia and India Tests.
  
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• Chris Froome has become a divisive figure as he prepares to seal victory at the Giro d’Italia

  26-05-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: Froome is about to become the first Briton to win the Giro d’Italia in its 101-year history — and the only rational reaction is to look on, not in awe, but in perplexed silence.
  
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• Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool: Los Blancos win third straight Champions League title

  26-05-2018 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT NSC OLIMPIYSKIY STADIUM: In the end, hope alone wasn’t enough to carry Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side to this most unlikely of victories in Kiev against Real Madrid.
  
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• Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool - Champions League final player ratings

  26-05-2018 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING IN KIEV: Gareth Bale scored one of the best goals in Champions League history as Real Madrid retained their title after beating Liverpool in the final.
  
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• Real Madrid v Liverpool: Champions League player ratings

  26-05-2018 23:23
  How the players rated after Real Madrid's 3-1 win in Kiev
  
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• Real Madrid's hat-trick of European successes has so much to do with Sergio Ramos

  26-05-2018 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON IN KIEV: This time not with a 93rd minute header or with a scored penalty but with a arm-lock on Liverpool's best player dragging him to ground and putting him out of the game.
  
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• Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo denied Mohamed Salah face-off

  26-05-2018 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT NSC OLIMPIYSKIY STADIUM: The much-talked about face-off between Ronaldo and Salah never got off the ground in Kiev and the former was not at his best for long periods.
  
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• Twitter reacts as Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius makes bizarre blunder in Champions League final

  26-05-2018 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius made an unbelievable error against Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Kiev on Saturday night. 
  
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• Sergio Ramos not to blame for Mohamed Salah injury: Frank Lampard

  26-05-2018 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Salah left the field in tears with a suspected dislocated shoulder after tangling with Real defender Ramos, who linked arms with the Liverpool star before landing on top of him.
  
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• Real Madrid vs Liverpool RCAP: Champions League final - as it happened

  26-05-2018 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The climax of a thrilling Champions League campaign is upon us as Real Madrid and Liverpool meet in the final of European football's biggest game. Follow the action here.
  
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• Bale to discuss Real Madrid future after scoring 'best goal ever'

  26-05-2018 23:07
  The Wales international stepped off the bench against Liverpool to seal European glory, but admitted afterwards that he will be considering his future
  
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• Jurgen Klopp's force of character led Liverpool... memory of achievement will not fade quickly

  26-05-2018 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT AT NSC OLIMPIYSKIY STADIUM: Almost an hour of the Champions League final had passed when a fine red mist began to spread across the NSC Olimpiyskyi.
  
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• Real Madrid v Liverpool, player ratings

  26-05-2018 22:53
  Real Madrid vs Liverpool, player ratings: Who starred and who struggled in the Champions League final?
  
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• Gareth Bale stunner downs Reds amid Loris Karius howlers

  26-05-2018 22:38
  Gareth Bale scored one of the great Champions League goals as Real Madrid beat Liverpool to win the competition for the third consecutive time.
  
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• Is this the greatest Champions League goal ever? Gareth Bale's incredible strike draws comparisons with Zinedine Zidane

  26-05-2018 22:37
  Is this the greatest Champions League goal ever? Gareth Bale's incredible strike draws comparisons with Zinedine Zidane
  
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• Loris Karius gifts Real Madrid two goals

  26-05-2018 22:36
  Loris Karius gifts Real Madrid two goals with two calamitous goalkeeping errors 
  
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• NFL protests compared to 'players giving Nazi salutes'

  26-05-2018 22:27
  A Republican congressman from New York on Saturday said NFL player protests over police brutality and racial injustice were “premised on lies”, and compared the action of kneeling during the playing of the national anthem to “players giving Nazi salutes” or “spewing racism”.
  
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• Mohamed Salah in tears as Champions League final ends and could miss World Cup

  26-05-2018 22:26
  Mohamed Salah in tears as Champions League final ends in early injury heartbreak after Sergio Ramos challenge  
  
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• Real Madrid v Liverpool - In Pictures

  26-05-2018 21:56
  How the action unfolded in Kiev as Real Madrid faced Liverpool in the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final
  
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• Liverpool's Mo Salah as he's forced off with shoulder injury in Champions League final

  26-05-2018 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Salah was forced to leave the pitch with a shoulder injury in the 30th minute after a challenge from Sergio Ramos. Ramos' nicked the ball away from Salah but fell on the Eygptian.
  
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• Champions League final 2018: Real Madrid vs Liverpool live score updates

  26-05-2018 21:34
  Champions League final 2018: Real Madrid vs Liverpool live score updates
  
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• Aston Villa 0-1 Fulham - Championship play-off final player ratings

  26-05-2018 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fulham are back in the big time after winning a thrilling Championship play-off final, with Cairney ending their four-year Premier League absence in a pulsating encounter.
  
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• Giroud feeding off comparisons to fellow France frontman Benzema

  26-05-2018 21:14
  The Real Madrid striker is no longer a viable rival in the Les Bleus squad, but the Chelsea frontman does not mind the constant comparisons
  
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• Aston Villa star Jack Grealish will be a wanted man after Wembley performance

  26-05-2018 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT WEMBLEY: Grealish should have plenty of suitors as Villa prepare to take a scalpel to the balance sheet due to Financial Fair Play regulations.
  
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• Man City close in on £75m move for Leicester winger Riyad Mahrez

  26-05-2018 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail reported earlier this month how City have focused their attention on Riyad Mahrez and Napoli midfielder Jorginho, however the asking price for both has escalated.
  
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• Great Bettin': In the U.K., sports gambling has been legal since 1961 ... - New York Daily News

  26-05-2018 20:33
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  Great Bettin': In the U.K., sports gambling has been legal since 1961 ...
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  In London's Hammersmith neighborhood on a recent Wednesday evening, 54-year-old Benjamin Ahmed stood in a betting parlor called Paddy Power.en meer »
  
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• Aston Villa 0-1 Fulham: Cottagers captain Tom Cairney the hero

  26-05-2018 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT WEMBLEY: Fulham booked their place back in the Premier League after much-vaunted English teenager Ryan Sessegnon set up the winning goal in a thrilling play-off final.
  
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• Sessegnon proves he can handle pressure after assist takes Fulham to Premier League

  26-05-2018 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT WEMBLEY: He washed his own kit in one charming moment and in the short space of another he took Aston Villa to the cleaners.
  
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• Neymar was the leader at PSG, not me: Unai Emery

  26-05-2018 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emery, who has previously managed Sevilla, Spartak Moscow and Valencia, had never been faced with handling a real superstar until Neymar walked through the door at the Parc des Princes.
  
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• Jos Buttler and Dom Bess keep alive England's slim chances of claiming a result against Pakistan

  26-05-2018 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT LORD'S: England’s new era is clinging on by its fingertips. On a glorious day and in the best conditions of the game, their top order produced a dismal performance.
  
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• Wentworth fans struck by stray shots as Rory McIlroy loses outright lead

  26-05-2018 20:07
  Rory McIlroy shared the lead with Italy’s Francesco Molinari after the third round of the PGA Championship at Wentworth.Before McIlroy hit that fateful shot at the 6th, he had to back off as a youngster tried to take a selfie with the former world No 1.
  
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• 'Ryan Fredericks got away with murder' after escaping red card for stamp on Jack Grealish: Hendrie

  26-05-2018 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fredericks was dispossessed by the Villa midfielder right next to the touchline after 28 minutes and appeared to deliberately stamp on him as he tried to get the ball back.
  
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• Fulham reach Premier League after play-off win over Aston Villa

  26-05-2018 19:56
  Fulham have been promoted to the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 victory against Aston Villa in the Championship play-off final at Wembley.
  
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• Buttler and Bess save England from innings defeat

  26-05-2018 19:53
  Jos Buttler and Dom Bess justified their selections with a seventh-wicket stand of 125 to save England from the ignominy of an innings defeat to Pakistan on Day Three of the First Test at Lord's.
  
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• Exeter come up short on the day but the future is theirs to shape | Michael Aylwin

  26-05-2018 19:52
  The Chiefs’ defence could not cope with the variety of Saracens’ attacks in the Premiership final at Twickenham but the future is rosy for Rob Baxter’s well-run clubThe English champions have been toppled might be one way of looking at this. Another is that Saracens have simply reiterated their status as by some distance the best side in England.Last season they surrendered their domestic crown to Exeter but there was little doubt even then that they were the best side in Engla
  
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• Neymar in high spirits before World Cup as he enjoys helicopter ride with Brazil teammates

  26-05-2018 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Quartet took in the sights of Rio de Janeiro from up high after completing a week of training in Teresopolis. Brazil will continue their World Cup preparations in London next week.
  
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• Johanna Konta insists she won't focus on opponent Yulia Putintseva's antics during French Open

  26-05-2018 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Johanna Konta has vowed not to let fiery first-round opponent Yulia Putintseva get under her skin.
  
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• Red Bull boss Christian Horner calls for Max Verstappen to stamp out errors following Monaco crash

  26-05-2018 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christian Horner has increased the pressure on Max Verstappen by calling on him to stop making mistakes following his Monaco crash.
  
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• Kiev suffers bomb scare ahead of Champions League final

  26-05-2018 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid on Saturday night, police checked the stations and 'dangerous items were not found.'
  
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