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• Aidan O'Brien considers surprise run for Saxon Warrior in the Coral Eclipse Stakes at Sandown

  04-07-2018 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trainer Aidan O'Brien will decide on Thursday morning whether to run Saxon Warrior in Saturday's Coral Eclipse Stakes at Sandown.
  
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• England players stayed up past 6am reliving historic Colombia victory

  04-07-2018 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON - CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER IN REPINO: England players sat up past 6am on the morning after their win against Colombia to share stories of their historic performance.
  
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• Club-by-club guide to transfer window ahead of Premier League return

  04-07-2018 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the closure of the window looming in just over a month, Sportsmail's MIKE KEEGAN looks at the deals done so far by every club and what we can expect over a hectic few weeks.
  
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• Premier League clubs regret voting for early transfer window closure

  04-07-2018 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Clubs are finding that the early deadline is working against them, since the fees being quoted remain sky-high and there is less time to negotiate deals.
  
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• Sweden have no star names but are they better off without Ibrahimovic?

  04-07-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the interview area beneath the St Petersburg Stadium, Swedish star Viktor Claesson was asked the question, the Zlatan question. If you are Swedish, the question always arrives eventually.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, July 5

  04-07-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Thursday's meetings at Newbury, Perth, Haydock, Yarmouth and Epsom Downs.
  
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• Watford agree £4m fee with West Brom for goalkeeper Ben Foster

  04-07-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Talks have been ongoing after Watford made an opening bid of £1m last week and upped their offer to £2.5m last weekend. Negotiations have seen the fee come closer to Albion's demands.
  
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• Gareth Southgate and his England team are changing our game for good

  04-07-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The national team has changed in Russia, we hope for good. It has changed in terms of what has been achieved and what can be achieved.
  
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• Terry Venables’ verdict on how Gareth Southgate passed his big test

  04-07-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TERRY VENABLES: England must find the strength to drag themselves, body and soul, through the draining pressure and tension of what remains of this World Cup.
  
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• The secrets of England's historic penalty shootout success

  04-07-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON - CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER IN REPINO: Here, Sportsmail's examines how Gareth Southgate and his coaching staff prepared England for shootout success on Tuesday.
  
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• Southgate has to learn from making his first mistake at this World Cup

  04-07-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BRYAN ROBSON: England did brilliantly to get through and Gareth has handled everything very well so far, but his substitutions were negative and put his side on the back foot.
  
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• Krafth: Sweden will watch out for 'diver' Ashley Young in England tie

  04-07-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sweden have lit the blue touchpaper before Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final with England by accusing Ashley Young of diving. Young has been criticised in the past for going to ground too easily.
  
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• Eric Dier: 'I didn't know I was taking penalty until after extra time'

  04-07-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON - CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER IN REPINO: As an English kid in Sporting Lisbon’s academy, Eric Dier was painfully aware of the national team’s record in penalty shootouts.
  
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• Brit Katie Swan out of Wimbledon as she falls to straight-sets defeat

  04-07-2018 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Katie Swan received a valuable education on Wednesday when she was comprehensively beaten in Wimbledon's second round to reduce the home singles contingent to three.
  
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• FIFA slam Diego Maradona after icon called England's win against Colombia a 'monumental theft'

  04-07-2018 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Argentinian, who is being paid £10,000-a-game to work as an ambassador for the governing body, described the result on Tuesday in the World Cup round of 16 as a ‘monumental theft’.
  
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• Hennessey commits future to Crystal Palace as goalkeeper signs three-year deal with the Eagles

  04-07-2018 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Wales international, 31, joined Palace from Wolves in January 2014 and has since taken over from Julian Speroni as first-choice goalkeeper.
  
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• Wimbledon 2018: Serena Williams & Victoria Azarenka among mums on Centre Court

  04-07-2018 21:52 via bbc.co.uk
  After three mums feature on Centre Court at Wimbledon, BBC Sport asks Victoria Azarenka about 'baby brain' and taking young children on Tour.
  
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• Wimbledon 2018: Wozniacki out, Federer and Williams sisters win – as it happened

  04-07-2018 21:47
  Caroline Wozniacki, the second seed, suffered a second-round exit but Roger Federer and Serena Williams eased through in straight sets, while Venus Williams recovered from a set down 8.46pm BST Quite why they hung around to play those two games, I don’t know. But day three here is done. Thanks for your company today, see you again tomorrow. Bye! 8.44pm BST Cilic seemed determined to resume this match so he could settle matters this evening but he’s probably now wishing he’d sta
  
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• England name seven Olympic gold medallists in 18-player squad for the Women's Hockey World Cup

  04-07-2018 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hosts England have named seven Olympic gold medallists in their 18-player squad for the Women's Hockey World Cup.
  
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• Without asking permission, Kylian Mbappé has burst into footballing history | Jorge Valdano

  04-07-2018 21:42
  Forward’s brilliant performance in the last 16 showed he has learned off the best, like Neymar and Antoine GriezmannFootball is a hard drug that offers immediate satisfaction and indignation; viewed through its prism, Kylian Mbappé can be idolised and Lionel Messi sacrificed in the same game. Reason has nothing to do with it: the drug attacks your emotions – and at the cost of the footballers.Mbappé cost €150m before he was worth that. As there is more money than t
  
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• Chris Froome eager to ‘move on to bike racing again’ at Tour de France

  04-07-2018 21:27
  • ASO had moved to ban Froome from race before he was cleared
  • ‘I’m extremely grateful that all the facts have been established’Chris Froome admitted he is keen to put race promoters ASO’s move to ban him from racing in this year’s Tour de France, just days before he was cleared by the UCI of any doping infraction, behind him as he prepares to defend his title .“I can understand the decisions they took,” Froome said. “But I’m drawi
  
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• Croatia put in the hard yards ahead of Russia quarter-final

  04-07-2018 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Croatia are preparing for their date with destiny as they aim for a first World Cup quarter-final place since their charge to third place at France 98.
  
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• Dutch referee Kuipers to take charge of England's World Cup quarter-final clash against Sweden

  04-07-2018 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 45-year-old has been the man in the middle at four matches during the tournament so far including Russia's victory over Spain in the last-16.
  
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• Liverpool's pre-season friendly with Chester will not be moved despite England clash

  04-07-2018 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool's friendly at Chester will not be changed to avoid a clash with England's World Cup quarter-final against Sweden.
  
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• Kyle Walker jokes about his awkward position after Eric Dier's penalty

  04-07-2018 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Manchester City defender hilariously mocked himself on Twitter on Tuesday night, posting a picture of that moment before sharing an image of him in the same position once again.
  
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• Jack Wilshere holds face-to-face talks with West Ham

  04-07-2018 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL: Jack Wilshere has held face-to-face talks with West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini ahead of a potential move to the London Stadium after leaving Arsenal as a free agent.
  
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• Wayne Rooney celebrates July 4 by attending Washington Nationals baseball game

  04-07-2018 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 32-year-old last month completed a transfer from boyhood club Everton to MLS club DC United, based in the United States capital and on Wednesday took the opportunity to attend an MLB match.
  
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• Buttler urges England not to panic against India spinner Kuldeep Yadav

  04-07-2018 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kuldeep Yadav took five for 24, including Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root for first-ball ducks, as India waltzed to an eight-wicket win in the first Twenty20 international in Manchester on Tuesday.
  
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• Yerry Mina's Barcelona future in doubt despite World Cup performances

  04-07-2018 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Yerry Mina ended up with more goals than Lionel Messi at the World Cup but the question he and Barcelona supporters want answering now is: will the two be club team-mates next season?
  
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• Serena Williams beats Viktoriya Tomova to reach Wimbledon third round

  04-07-2018 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  She is not yet back to her best, but the seven-time champion is gaining momentum, particularly with her serve which was inhibited by the injury that forced her withdrawal at the French Open.
  
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• Victoria Azarenka feeling 'special' to play with Jamie Murray at Wimbledon

  04-07-2018 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Victoria Azarenka is feeling 'special' after being asked to play mixed doubles with Jamie Murray. The former world No 1 will team up with Murray after Martina Hingis retired.
  
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• Wimbledon’s mother’s day ends with Serena Williams in and Azarenka out

  04-07-2018 19:49
  Serena Williams stormed past Viktoriya Tomova but Victoria Azarenka was well beaten by Karolina Pliskova on Centre CourtThree women at this tournament will be remembered as champions of struggle against all odds long after they stop playing: Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams – but only one is still standing after three days.Williams, the game’s newest mother, handily beat the world No 135 Viktoriya Tomova, 6-1, 6-4, in 66 minutes on Wednesday, and moves on in
  
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• Praised by Southgate and Pickford – who are England’s backroom staff?

  04-07-2018 19:46
  Manager and goalkeeper paid tribute to those behind the scenes after the World Cup win over Colombia. We look at some of the key membersThe former Crewe Alexandra manager joined Chelsea in 2009 and worked his way through the ranks, from reserves to first-team where he worked under André-Villas Boas, Roberto Di Matteo, Rafael Benítez, José Mourinho, Guus Hiddink and Antonio Conte. Full-time with England since last summer, he takes a hands-on approach to training, overseeing m
  
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• Brazil stars are joined by their children for training as Neymar mocks diving critics

  04-07-2018 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was a training session with a difference for Neymar on Wednesday as the Brazil star was joined by his son.
  
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• McLaren racing director Eric Boullier resigns after Freddo-gate

  04-07-2018 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eric Boullier has been forced to resign from his £1million-a-year job as McLaren's racing director after the team's woeful start to the season.
  
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• Sweden assessing injuries to Albin Ekdal and Jimmy Durmaz as pair miss training

  04-07-2018 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Albin Ekdal has had x-rays on a foot problem while fellow Sweden midfielder Jimmy Durmaz also missed his country's training session on Wednesday because of a minor issue with his hip.
  
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• World No 2 Caroline Wozniacki OUT of Wimbledon after second round defeat

  04-07-2018 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  World No 2 Caroline Wozniacki is out of Wimbledon after a shock second round defeat to Russian Ekaterina Makarova losing 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 in a game gatecrashed by flying ants.
  
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• Gambling Commission say Ladbrokes misled them in Black Dave case

  04-07-2018 19:28
  • Long-running 2015 non-runner saga draws to a close• Commission publish warning over Rule 4 deductionsThe Gambling Commission has said it was misled by Ladbrokes during its investigation into the Black Dave case, which ended on Wednesday with a statement warning bookmakers about their handling of Rule 4 deductions in horse racing. The trainer David Evans was fined last year by racing’s ruling body for delaying notification of a non-runner, Tango Sky, so that he could back his ot
  
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• Caroline Wozniacki worst affected as flying ant infestation proves a real distraction at Wimbledon

  04-07-2018 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Australian Open champion and second seed found herself pestered by scores of the insects during her surprise three-set loss to world No 35 Ekaterina Makarova on Court One.
  
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• Wimbledon 2018: Federer storms through, Wozniacki out

  04-07-2018 19:01
  Wimbledon 2018Wed 4 Jul, AT 18:03Wimbledon 2018: Federer storms through, Wozniacki out
  Williams sisters Serena and Venus reach the third round
  
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• Jos Buttler backs England to contain India spinner Kuldeep Yadav

  04-07-2018 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kuldeep Yadav took five for 24, including Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root for first-ball ducks, as India waltzed to an eight-wicket win in the first Twenty20 international in Manchester on Tuesday.
  
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• Serena Williams into Wimbledon third round with comfortable victory

  04-07-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  She is not yet back to her best, but the seven-time champion is gaining momentum, particularly with her serve which was inhibited by the injury that forced her withdrawal at the French Open.
  
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• Possession lost on the World Cup stage as defences learn to adapt | Jonathan Wilson

  04-07-2018 19:00
  Tactical postmortems must also factor in those things which cannot be planned for, as Spain and Germany can attestNo side, perhaps, is ever so much itself as when it is going out of the World Cup. When teams – or at least those with aspirations to the title – fail, they tend to fail in their own way, and become too much of themselves: self-parody is a perennial danger. And so Spain and Germany went out of the World Cup after anaemic performances in which they seemed to fetishise poss
  
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• Lewis Hamilton guided by faith and perspective for new F1 challenges

  04-07-2018 19:00
  Four-time world champion is as driven as ever but says F1 is not worth dying for and credits religion for keeping him focusedLewis Hamilton knows that risk is part of his business but has revealed that while his passion for Formula One is as strong as ever, he believes it is not worth dying for. As he prepares for this weekend’s British Grand Prix, the four-time world champion also emphasised the importance of his faith and despite the danger inherent in the sport, that: “God has his
  
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• England turn to Merlyn to counter India’s spin magician Kuldeep Yadav

  04-07-2018 19:00
  • Bowling machine will replicate Yadav’s left-arm wrist spin
  • Jos Buttler–England may need couple of T20 games to ‘read’ spinnerEngland are expected to fire up the Merlyn spin-bowling machine in the nets at Cardiff on Friday as they search for a method to counter Kuldeep Yadav’s unconventional left-arm wrist spin in their Twenty20 series with India.The message from Jos Buttler, the vice-captain, was not to panic after Tuesday’s opening eight-wicket
  
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• After the euphoria a reality check: England must offer more on Saturday | Barney Ronay

  04-07-2018 18:46
  There were plenty of heroes against Colombia, but in open play England have been over-reliant on Harry Kane and the other attacking players need to up their game against SwedenWell, that was fun. After two hours of vivid, gruelling knockout football at the Spartak Stadium, England’s penalty shootout defeat of Colombia felt at times like an overload of the senses. A quarter-final with Sweden in Samara awaits on Saturday.England have finally won on penalties, led by the man who previously lo
  
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• France prepare for World Cup quarter-final clash against Uruguay

  04-07-2018 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Didier Deschamps' side booked their place in the last eight with a 4-3 victory over Argentina last Saturday. Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe and Co trained at their Istra training base.
  
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• Tunisia hit back after Zimbabwe rugby team sleep on streets before qualifier

  04-07-2018 18:32
  • Players slept on pavement in Tunisia over hotel row
  • Tunisia accuse Zimbabwe’s delegation of ‘unethical actions’Tunisia rugby chiefs have accused Zimbabwe’s delegation of “unethical actions” after players slept on streets prior to a World Cup qualifier.Pictures posted on social media showed Zimbabwe players on the pavements in Tunisia prior to Saturday’s match against their hosts in Beja. Continue reading...
  
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• Rory McIlroy not losing sleep over his major championship drought

  04-07-2018 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy insists he will not lose any sleep over his major championship drought, even if it continues for the rest of his career. McIlroy won four major titles by the age of 25
  
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• Aleksandar Mitrovic keen to rejoin Fulham in £20m transfer

  04-07-2018 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Though other clubs, including Crystal Palace have been mentioned, the 23-year-old is eager to rejoin Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic in the Premier League.
  
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