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• Why is it so hard for the English to enjoy winning?

  22-06-2018 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: England won a World Cup game this week; there is every chance they will win another on Sunday. Yet you wouldn’t know it, judging by the reaction.
  
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• Jermaine McGillvary on his Grenadian upbringing and Windrush scandal

  22-06-2018 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY GEORGE CLARKE: Although he came late to the sport, England wing McGillvary has made up for lost time. He is revered, and feared, both here and in Australia
  
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• Walker responds to Ferdinand criticism

  22-06-2018 23:48
  England defender Kyle Walker feels playing on the right of a back three is developing him as a player despite Rio Ferdinand questioning him.
  
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• Without VAR, Brazil would have been awarded an undeserved penalty

  22-06-2018 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM POLL: The decision to overturn Brazil’s penalty is a big vindication of the Video Assistant Referee system.
  Watching live, it looked as if Neymar had been pulled down.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Royal Ascot Tips: All the best bets for final day of racing

  22-06-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The colours of the Niarchos family were carried to a remarkable victory in the Coronation Stakes and GILGAMESH (Ascot, nap, 5.00) could make it a week to remember.
  
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• Jessie Harrington on top of the world after Alpha Centauri romps home

  22-06-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARCUS TOWNEND AT ROYAL ASCOT: Trainer Jessie Harrington, the queen of the Cheltenham and Punchestown Festivals, extended her reign to the jewelled stage of Royal Ascot.
  
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• I thought Jesse Lingard would never make it at Manchester United

  22-06-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BRYAN ROBSON: When I first saw Jesse Lingard I thought he would never make it at Manchester United. It is to his eternal credit that he has proved me wrong.
  
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• World Cup things you missed: Ederson knocks Tite to the floor

  22-06-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Late drama and VAR controversy are becoming the running theme at this summer's World Cup it seems with one penalty being given and another taken away on a Friday packed full of action.
  
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• Sir Michael Stoute wins again with Eqtidaar in Commonwealth Cup

  22-06-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURA LAMBERT AT ROYAL ASCOT: It was a surprise result on paper. But, really, Eqtidaar’s Commonwealth Cup triumph should not have come as too much of a shock.
  
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• No sign of Panama hats as England and Southgate reach for tin hats

  22-06-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southgate was buoyant enough to declare his team as good as any at this World Cup in the build-up to the Panama match. He just wasn’t happy that everyone seemed to know what it was.
  
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• Germany vow to bounce back against Sweden having endured torrid time since shock defeat by Mexico

  22-06-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joachim Low called for ‘power and determination” from the World Cup holders Germany last night, after a torrid six days since they were stunned by Mexico in Moscow.
  
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• 'We're happy to be boring!': Roberto Martinez wants Belgium to go under the radar

  22-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LAMBERT IN NIZHNY NOVGOROD: For Belgium’s Roberto Martinez everything — even Saturday’s match against Tunisia — is subsidiary to Thursday’s clash with England.
  
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• Ryan Sessegnon should be playing for England in Russia

  22-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SLAVISA JOKANOVIC: It was great to see Ryan Sessegnon enjoying his time in Russia. He’s been out there to get a smell of the World Cup but in my opinion Ryan should be in the England squad.
  
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• Roy Hodgson claims Ruben Loftus-Cheek is better than Michael Ballack

  22-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON IN NIZHNY NOVGOROD: More facets to his game than Michael Ballack; as gifted in tight spaces as Jack Wilshere. Roy Hodgson thinks Ruben Loftus-Cheek is that good.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, June 23

  22-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Ayr, Newmarket, Redcar, Perth, Haydock and Lingfield.
  
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• Raheem Sterling told he is still integral to World Cup plans

  22-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Raheem Sterling has been assured he remains an integral part of England’s World Cup plans during a heart to heart with manager Gareth Southgate.
  
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• Raheem Sterling assured by Gareth Southgate he still has major World Cup role

  22-06-2018 23:30
  Gareth Southgate has assured Raheem Sterling he still has a big part to play in England’s World Cup campaign, even if he is dropped for Sunday’s game against Panama.
  
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• Olivier Giroud is the unlikely hero for France as he leads the line for Didier Deschamps' side

  22-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW IN SOCHI: France are brimming with fresh and exciting talent and yet Olivier Giroud has emerged as the unlikely key to their success in Russia. 
  
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• McLaren racing director Eric Boullier lashes out at critics during heated press conference

  22-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  McLaren's temperamental bosses lashed out at their critics during a heated press conference on Friday ahead of Sunday's first French Grand Prix in a decade.
  
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• JAMIE REDKNAPP: Luka Modric is the best midfielder in the world

  22-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INSIGHT - JAMIE REDKNAPP: It has always frustrated me that Modric has been so underrated. It is only when he adds goals to his game that the rest of his game gets the recognition it deserves.
  
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• Germany can bounce back against Sweden, while Belgium should be too strong for Tunisia 

  22-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON - THE BOOT ROOM: Sportsmail's verdict ahead of an action-packed weekend of World Cup football in Russia as Germany take on Sweden.
  
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• England’s Harry Maguire offers perfect antidote to Panama power | Daniel Taylor

  22-06-2018 23:30
  Centre-half nicknamed Slabhead at Leicester has grown in confidence thanks to the faith Gareth Southgate has shownIt was getting towards the end of the questions when a hand went up at the back and it became clear one of Harry Maguire’s teammates had snuck into the press conference room to ask, one Yorkshireman to the other, something out of left-field. “It’s Jamie Vardy here from Vardy News,” he wanted to know, holding up his clenched fist as a pretend microphone. &ldquo
  
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• England striker Jamie Vardy winds up team-mate Harry Maguire

  22-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Jamie Vardy is seemingly destined for a reserve role at the World Cup, but has done the most individually to improve press-player relationships.
  
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• Eddie Jones is in the firing line and has a mountain to climb to save his job

  22-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY IN CAPE TOWN: Eddie Jones is back where it all began, determined to prove that the end is not yet in sight. This is the city where the RFU came to recruit him as England head coach.
  
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• All eyes on Danny Cipriani but England's pack need to deliver

  22-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It is going to be fascinating watching Danny Cipriani at Newlands. I have always been a huge supporter — he was the natural heir to Jonny Wilkinson post 2011.
  
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• Serbia 1-2 Switzerland: Shaqiri puts Swiss on the verge of the last 16

  22-06-2018 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL: Xherdan Shaqiri does not need much invitation to talk up his talent but when his country needed he walked the walk. He scored the winning goal past Serbia.
  
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• Take a look inside England's World Cup hotel where rooms aren't as glamorous as you'd think

  22-06-2018 23:02
  England are out in Russia for the World Cup and will be hoping their stay at the ForRestMix hotel isn’t a brief one - although they might wish they were in fancier surroundings!
  
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• Celtic give Stuart Armstrong green light to secure £7million Southampton move

  22-06-2018 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Celtic gave Stuart Armstrong the green light on Friday night to complete a £7million move to Southampton. The Scotland international has been granted permission to speak to Southampton
  
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• World Cup 2018: 'That's outrageous!' How was that not a penalty?

  22-06-2018 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Aleksandar Mitrovic's protests for a penalty go unanswered by the referee, despite seemingly being wrestled to the ground by two Switzerland defenders.
  
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• Sam Burgess urges England to showcase rugby league in Denver

  22-06-2018 23:00
  • England face New Zealand at Mile High Stadium
  • Burgess calls on England to do the sport justice in AmericaSam Burgess urged his England teammates to “do the sport justice” when they face New Zealand on Saturday in a Denver showcase for international rugby league.Burgess and several NRL-based teammates took a public stance to support the game going ahead after Australian clubs raised concerns over player welfare and the match being played at high altitude. With a World Cu
  
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• World Cup 2018: Serbia 1-2 Switzerland highlights

  22-06-2018 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights as Switzerland take a huge step towards the last 16 of the World Cup courtesy of a brilliant Xherdan Shaqiri 90th-minute winner against Serbia.
  
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• Why Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri's goal celebrations enraged Serbia

  22-06-2018 22:35
  Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri both scored in Switzerland's 2-1 win over Serbia - before they each celebrated their goals with the same controversial gesture.
  
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• World Cup 2018: Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri seals victory over Serbia

  22-06-2018 22:05 via bbc.co.uk
  A solo stoppage-time winner from Xherdan Shaqiri seals Switzerland's 2-1 victory over Serbia in the Group E fixture at the 2018 World Cup.
  
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• Xherdan Shaqiri completes Swiss comeback over Serbia

  22-06-2018 21:55
  Xherdan Shaqiri scored a 90th minute winner as Switzerland beat Serbia, amidst more VAR controversy.
  
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• Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri stuns Serbia with late breakaway

  22-06-2018 21:55
  Of all the people, it had to be them. Suddenly, in the last minute, Xherdan Shaqiri was racing away, Serbs in pursuit but unable to catch him before he slipped the ball under Vladimir Stojkovic. It was the goal that defeated Serbia and put Switzerland in a strong position to progress to the next round, but it was also much more than that. As he turned and screamed, he took his shirt off, flexed his muscles and performed a double-eagle celebration, a recreation of the Albanian flag. Alongside him
  
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• Female reporter sexually assaulted live on air slams 'blatant harrassment'

  22-06-2018 21:45
  The female reporter who was sexually assaulted live on air at the Russian World Cup has spoken out for the first time since the incident.
  
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• Steven Gerrard puts Rangers side through their paces during Malaga training camp

  22-06-2018 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gerrard will begin what is set to be a long and arduous first season at the helm of a football club on July 12 when Rangers face Macedonian outfit Shkupi in the first round of Europa League qualifiers.
  
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• Aussie to rule on final day of Royal Ascot

  22-06-2018 20:58
  Australian-trained Redkirk Warrior takes on a select field of top-class sprinters in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes on the final day of Royal Ascot. We have the suggestions for every British race meeting on Saturday.
  
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• Sergio Ramos teaches Diego Costa a lesson as Spain get back to work

  22-06-2018 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  he controversial striker looked to have finally met his as he was given a telling off by captain Sergio Ramos as Fernando Hierro's men geared up for their clash with Morocco on Monday night.
  
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• Nigeria 2-0 Iceland: Ahmed Musa helps Argentina out

  22-06-2018 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For a while, the smallest nation at this tournament had seemed comfortable with being named favourites to win only their second World Cup fixture in history.
  
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• Group D permutations: How Argentina can avoid World Cup elimination

  22-06-2018 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nigeria's victory over Iceland on Friday afternoon will have been celebrated as vehemently in Buenos Aires as it was in Lagos. Argentina's World Cup dreams are still alive.
  
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• World Cup 2018 - Serbia vs Switzerland LIVE score updates in Russia

  22-06-2018 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Serbia can move closer to the World Cup knockout stages if they defeat Switzerland in Kaliningrad on Friday evening. Join ROB COTTINGHAM for live coverage of the Group E fixture.
  
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• England’s blistering top order driving each other on to greater feats | Vic Marks

  22-06-2018 20:10
  Batsmen have helped pulverise Australia in the ODI series without letting competition for World Cup places have any effect as Paul Farbrace stands in for Trevor BaylissEngland must wish the World Cup was taking place next week rather than next year – at least their batsmen must. All of them are in sparkling form, flogging Australian bowlers to every corner of every ground they encounter.No one is hitting the ball with greater certainty than Jason Roy, who purred to his sixth ODI hundr
  
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• Nick Kyrgios serves past Feliciano Lopez into Queen's semi-finals

  22-06-2018 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian maverick Nick Kyrgios blazed past Feliciano Lopez with a barrage of aces to reach the semi-finals of the ATP 500 Fever-Tree championships at Queen's Club on Friday.
  
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• Novak Djokovic records 800th career victory to book place in semi-finals at Queen's

  22-06-2018 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Novak Djokovic became just the 10th man in the open era to register 800 victories. The former world No 1 achieved the feat when he beat Adrian Mannarino to continue his good run of form.
  
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• World Cup 2018: Neymar sparks debate with dives, flicks and tears

  22-06-2018 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  The dives, the 'arrogant' flicks, the big cry at the end - Neymar's World Cup escapades have got everyone talking.
  
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• England assistant Paul Farbrace gets audition for the top job

  22-06-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Farbrace will be given a chance to show why he should be England's next coach when he takes over from Trevor Bayliss for the summer's Twenty20 leg.
  
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• Neymar explains why he burst into tears after Brazil's dramatic win over Costa Rica

  22-06-2018 19:37
  The Selecao star took to social media to explain why he burst into tears after the final whistle of the 2-0 win over Costa Rica on Friday
  
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• Costa Rica coach insists his side couldn't have done any more following World Cup elimination

  22-06-2018 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Costa Rica were eliminated from the World Cup after just two games with a 2-0 loss to Brazil on Friday and coach Oscar Ramirez said there was little more his team could have done.
  
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