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• More trouble in Tour de France as fan hurls lit flare at Team Sky riders

  20-07-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The yellow flare appeared to be thrown over the heads of Team Sky's riders, massed on the right-hand side of the road, and landed in the middle of the bunch, with all of the riders passing it safely.
  
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• Greg Rutherford is jumping on his bike to tackle new challenge

  20-07-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Greg Rutherford already has lab tests in place with British Cycling as he prepares for the next chapter of his sporting career after the long jump.
  
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• Four to watch at the Anniversary Games this weekend

  20-07-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Muller Anniversary Games returns to the London Stadium this weekend, with some of the rbightest stars in athletics set to compete.
  
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• Debate sparked over first Singaporean to sign for a Premier League club

  20-07-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Benjamin Davis, who is 17, has signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Fulham, but may be forced to postpone his football dream to undergo military service in SIngapore.
  
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• Esports is booming and now they're talking about Olympic inclusion

  20-07-2018 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It’s loud, it’s frantic and it’s just a small glimpse of the fastest growing spectator phenomenon in the world, with industry reports claiming there are 380 million esports viewers globally.
  
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• Luis Suarez, Willian and James Rodriguez make the most of time off

  20-07-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luis Suarez, Willian and James Rodriguez have all shared images of their time away from football as they continue to soak up the summer sun with their families after the World Cup in Russia.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino faces battle to get Tottenham ready for new season with stars on holiday

  20-07-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW: Premier League managers all face tricky decisions as they race time and wrestle with their instincts, but none have seen their plans hit quite as squarely as Mauricio Pochettino.
  
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• Thierry Henry on the shortlist of bosses for Aston Villa manager's job should Steve Bruce leave

  20-07-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AND LAURIE WHITWELL: Thierry Henry will be on a shortlist of candidates to replace Steve Bruce as Aston Villa boss should the club's new owners want a change.
  
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• Tee times for the third round of The Open: Kevin Kisner and Zach Johnson tee off at 4pm

  20-07-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SATURDAY TEE TIMES: Kevin Kisner and Zach Johnson will be hoping they are still in control of the Open Championship once they head out after everyone else at 4pm. 
  
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• Naby Keïta: ‘As a child, I played in the streets wearing a Liverpool shirt’

  20-07-2018 23:31
  The midfielder idolised Steven Gerrard while growing up in Guinea – now he has taken on his No8 shirt and has made an immediate impactEwood Park on Thursday night and it is not only updates on Alisson’s world-record move to Anfield that is enthralling thousands of Liverpool fans in the Darwen End stand. The second-half performance of Naby Keïta against Blackburn Rovers suggests that for Liverpool and Jürgen Klopp here is another high-profile transfer worth the wait.Yes, it
  
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• Tour de France: Peace and quiet restored with uneventful stage as Sagan sprints to victory

  20-07-2018 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE Tour de France responded to a call for “serenity” from its organiser with a yawn of a stage into Vallance won by Peter Sagan with a late gallop.
  
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• The Open 2018: Tommy Fleetwood in pole position to become first English winner in 26 years

  20-07-2018 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  TOMMY FLEETWOOD put himself in position to become the first Englishman in 26 years to win a Claret Jug after equalling the lowest round at a Carnoustie Open yesterday.
  
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• Sandy Lyle REFUSES to admit this is his last Open after emotional final hole

  20-07-2018 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  SANDY LYLE admitted he had “a lump in his throat” as he was given a hero’s reception on the 18th green at Carnoustie yesterday, but refused to accept it was definitely his last Open as a competitor.
  
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• Naby Keita would pretend to be Steven Gerrard and now wears his shirt

  20-07-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING IN NORTH CAROLINA: His reverie was interrupted by a door opening. What happened next, Keita recalls, was surreal. There, holding his No 8 shirt, was Gerrard.
  
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• Maurizio Sarri to hold SEVEN Chelsea training sessions in Perth

  20-07-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL IN PERTH: Maurizio Sarri has wasted no time drilling his style of play into Chelsea’s squad, with seven training sessions booked in at Perth’s WACA ground before Monday.
  
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• Manchester City news: Pep Guardiola insists his side are still HUNGRY for success

  20-07-2018 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  MANCHESTER CITY will still be hungry for success even if some of the players are undercooked come the start of the season, says Pep Guardiola.
  
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• Jermaine McGillvary hat-trick leads Huddersfield comeback at Castleford

  20-07-2018 23:30
  • Castleford 18-32 Huddersfield• Giants continue fine run of form under Simon WoolfordWhen the final curtain comes down on this Super League season in October, it remains unlikely that Huddersfield will be anywhere near the closing acts: but that does not make this story of the Giants’ mid-season revival any less remarkable.Simon Woolford arrived in the country only in late May but from what has been seen since his appointment as Huddersfield coach it is not unrealistic to expect
  
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• Gary Neville accused of STEALING a place in the EFL by Accrington owner Andy Holt

  20-07-2018 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  GARY NEVILLE has been accused by Accrington owner Andy Holt of attempting to “steal” a place in the EFL after the Vanarama National League newcomers signed Adam Rooney from Aberdeen.
  
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• England's hockey coach Danny Kerry is fit again after heart attack and is aiming for gold

  20-07-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: England hockey coach Danny Kerry says there has been no ‘softening’ from his squad during his recovery from a heart attack, as they look to triumph at the World Cup.
  
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• David De Gea to lead Man Utd to Premier League glory? ‘The best I’ve ever seen in my life’

  20-07-2018 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  MANCHESTER UNITED always have a chance in winning the Premier League title so long as David De Gea is in-between the sticks.
  
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• Aston Villa news: Tony Xia to relinquish control of club following huge investment

  20-07-2018 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  TONY XIA will relinquish control of Aston Villa after announcing a much-needed cash injection from businessmen Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens.
  
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• Ander Herrera defends David de Gea after goalkeeper’s World Cup struggles

  20-07-2018 23:30
  • Goalkeeper criticised during Spain’s World Cup campaign
  • ‘He is the best keeper in the world; he will show it again’Ander Herrera has defended David de Gea by saying the Manchester United goalkeeper was criticised during Spain’s World Cup campaign because of his world-class status.In Spain’s opening match at Russia 2018 against Portugal De Gea spilled a Cristiano Ronaldo shot to allow a soft goal in the 3-3 draw. This came after he committed a similar e
  
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• Horse Racing tips: Cartmel, Haydock, Lingfield, Market Rasen, Newbury, Newmarket, Ripon

  20-07-2018 23:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Horse Racing tips - Saturday 21st July
  
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• Danny Willett storms into Carnoustie reckoning and now plans to 'attack the golf course'

  20-07-2018 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT CARNOUSTIE: Willett arrived on Carnoustie's rain-spattered course looking a little like a stormtrooper - but by the end was standing out for his golf instead.
  
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• Golf fans forced to cough up again as USPGA goes to pay TV channel

  20-07-2018 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Golf fans will have to fork out another subscription fee to watch the USPGA Championship now Eleven Sports are believed to have won the rights to show the season’s final major.
  
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• Ukraine U19s 1-1 England U19s: Marcus Tavernier's opener cancelled out

  20-07-2018 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Both teams came into the game on the back of opening round victories and it was Paul Simpson's side who struck first through Marcus Tavernier before Vladyslav Supriaha levelled before the break.
  
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• Tommy Fleetwood is ready to take the Claret Jug, says Rory McIlroy

  20-07-2018 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON AT CARNOUSTIE: Rory McIlroy has backed Tommy Fleetwood to lift the Claret Jug this weekend — if he does not win it himself.
  
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• Phil Mickelson in the mix at the Open after clawing back to level par

  20-07-2018 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 48-year-old lefty was frustrated not to have been even further in credit having spoiled his round with a double-bogey at the par-five sixth and another dropped shot on the eighth.
  
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• Why we all need Tiger Woods to charge through the field at Carnoustie

  20-07-2018 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONATHAN McEVOY ON TIGER'S TRAIL AT CARNOUSTIE: A crowd 20 deep, unable to be accommodated in the grandstands, peered over each other’s shoulders to see his final par putt.
  
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• Rock on Tommy Fleetwood and Rory McIlroy is having a ball too! But it is an American duo who lead

  20-07-2018 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON AT CARNOUSTIE: It was entirely typical that Tommy Fleetwood played in the rain here on Friday holding an umbrella bearing the Open logo.
  
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• What a hell hole! No place like Home for shattering hopes and dreams

  20-07-2018 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There's no place like the hole they call Home. And there’s possibly no place that Kisner would rather board up and leave to the termites, in the absence of any matches and a jerry can of petrol.
  
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• CARNOUSTIE CORNER: Sandy Lyle signs off in style at the Open

  20-07-2018 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lyle signed off in style from what will inevitably be his final Open. The 60-year-old Scot holed from 30 feet at the notoriously difficult 18th to trigger the warmest cheers from the crowd.
  
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• Top-ranked duo Dustin Johnson and Justin Thomas miss cut at the Open

  20-07-2018 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON AT CARNOUSTIE: The next time we see Johnson and Thomas, it will be in the stadium-like setting of Le Golf National for the Ryder Cup. We will not see them again this weekend
  
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• Leicester complete signing of Danny Ward in £12.5m move from Liverpool 

  20-07-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester have announced the signing of Wales goalkeeper Danny Ward from Liverpool. Sportsmail understands the transfer fee for the 25-year-old is £12.5million, plus a 20 per cent sell-on clause.
  
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• Nikola Kalinic refuses World Cup silver medal after Croatia striker was sent home early

  20-07-2018 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Croatia national team have been celebrated as heroes after reaching the World Cup final, but one member has refused his silver medal.
  
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• Alexis Sanchez flies to America to join Manchester United team-mates

  20-07-2018 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  United tweeted a picture of Sanchez from their official account. The image showed him on a plane as he headed out to join his team-mates on their pre-season tour.
  
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• Tottenham announce new four-year deal for Erik Lamela

  20-07-2018 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 26-year-old winger joined Spurs from Roma for £30million in 2013 and has scored 23 goals in 154 appearances for the Premier League club during a spell which has been marred by injury.
  
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• Sofiane Boufal leaves Southampton for Celta Vigo on loan

  20-07-2018 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A statement on the Southampton website said: 'We wish Sofiane good luck for the season ahead.' Celta finished 13th in La Liga last season. They visit Southampton for a pre-season friendly.
  
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• William Haggas believes Sea Of Class can make her name in Irish Oaks

  20-07-2018 19:39
  • Trainer not concerned about possible Ballydoyle tactics
  • ‘She exercised on the July Course and worked beautifully’
  Ireland has not traditionally been a happy hunting ground for William Haggas, who has trained a grand total of three winners there since he sent his first runner over in 1994. But the Newmarket man flies over for Saturday’s Irish Oaks with high hopes of getting his second bit of Group One glory there this year, which would put him one ahead of the man
  
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• HOT OR NOT: Whitchurch High School have reason to be proud again after Thomas' Tour de France form

  20-07-2018 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Adam Crafton reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.
  
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• Lit flare thrown in Tour de France stage 13 narrowly misses Team Sky

  20-07-2018 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The yellow flare appeared to be thrown over the heads of Team Sky's riders, massed on the right-hand side of the road, and landed in the middle of the bunch, with all of the riders passing it safely.
  
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• Paul Pogba parties in Los Angeles after World Cup win... and Dele Alli is at the same nightclub

  20-07-2018 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Pogba has been out partying in Los Angeles with friends following his World Cup success less than a week ago. He was seen leaving The Nice Guys nightclub in full Gucci gear.
  
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• Team Sky's Geraint Thomas retains Tour de France yellow jersey

  20-07-2018 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bora-Hansgrohe's Sagan won by a wheel length from Alexander Kristoff of UAE Team Emirates, with both overhauling French hope Arnaud Demare of Groupama-FDJ in the final few metres.
  
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• Greg Rutherford set for emotional farewell to London Stadium

  20-07-2018 18:47
  • Long jumper hindered by ankle pain before Anniversary Games
  • ‘I haven’t trained since Monday,’ 2012 Olympic champion saysGreg Rutherford has said he is emotionally preparing for one final return to the London Stadium – the scene of his long-jump Olympic gold in 2012 – but admitted that constant pain in his left foot has left his training schedule in tatters.Rutherford was part of the British trio including Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill who won Olympic
  
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•  Lewis Hamilton determined to exploit 'weakness' in Sebastian Vettel

  20-07-2018 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After sealing a new £80million deal with Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton believes he can overhaul Sebastain Vettel's eight-point lead at the top of the Formula One standings.
  
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• Everton close to signing Richarlison from Watford in a deal worth £50m

  20-07-2018 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MATT BARLOW: Everton are close to signing Richarlison from Watford in a transfer which could be worth up to £50million. Watford stand to make a staggering profit.
  
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• Roma president James Pallotta handed three-month Champions League ban

  20-07-2018 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UEFA has imposed a 3-month Champions League ban on Roma president James Pallotta for critical comments after his side's Champions League defeat to Liverpool in May
  
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• Max Verstappen fastest in Friday practice ahead of German Grand Prix

  20-07-2018 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE DOWNES AT HOCKENHEIM: Red Bull stunned title rivals Mercedes and Ferrari by topping both of Friday's practice sessions for the German Grand Prix.
  
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• Mauro Icardi is back on Real Madrid's radar after Ronaldo departure

  20-07-2018 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mauro Icardi is back on Real Madrid's radar following the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus. The Argentine has scored 53 goals during his last two seasons at Inter Milan.
  
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• England's Tom Mitchell and Abbie Brown tell all about their team-mates

  20-07-2018 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER IN SAN FRANCISCO: Ahead of the Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco Sportsmail caught up with both England captains Tom Mitchell and Abbie Brown.
  
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