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• Lionel Messi insists Barcelona still have work to do in second leg at Anfield against Liverpool

  01-05-2019 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi insists Barcelona still have work to do at Anfield despite his heroics securing a 3-0 first-leg win in the Champions League semi-final. 
  
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• Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita suffers groin injury in Champions League clash against Barcelona 

  01-05-2019 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita suffered a groin injury that caused him to be substituted in the first leg of his side's Champions League semi-final against Barcelona.
  
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• Bolton players agree to play in final-day game at Nottingham Forest after strike over unpaid wages

  01-05-2019 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bolton's first-team squad will be available for Sunday's Championship clash with Nottingham Forest after going on strike over unpaid wages.
  
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• Lionel Messi: Twitter reacts to Barcelona legend's 600th goal

  01-05-2019 23:48
  Lionel Messi scored his 600th goal for Barcelona against Liverpool on Wednesday sending Twitter into a frenzy.
  
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• Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hails 'super' performance as Lionel Messi masterclass downs Reds

  01-05-2019 23:40
  Lionel Messi struck twice, including his 600th career goal, after Luis Suarez opened the scoring against his former club to put Liverpool in serious trouble.
  
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• Player of Year vote to stay postal as PFA try to retain excitement of awards

  01-05-2019 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY KIERAN GILL: The PFA will resist calls to introduce an electronic ballot for their Team of the Year and Player of the Year awards because they fear players will stop voting.
  
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• Jan Vertonghen faces D-Day to determine if he suffered concussion

  01-05-2019 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham centre back Jan Vertonghen will see a neurologist on Thursday to determine whether he suffered concussion against Ajax on Tuesday night. He had a series of tests on Wednesday
  
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• Doctors must be unbiased when dealing with concussion in sport

  01-05-2019 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DR BARRY O’DRISCOLL - EXCLUSIVE: Do the powers that be in football do enough about concussion? Or do we have to wait for a catastrophe before something changes? 
  
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• The IAAF are right to continue their stand for women's sport... testosterone levels do matter

  01-05-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: There is no joy in the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Even by their own admission, there is not a whole lot of justice, either.
  
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• Is paedophile Adam Johnson back with ex Stacey Flounders?

  01-05-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adam Johnson, 31, has been making regular visits to ex-girlfriend Stacey Flounder's (pictured) home in the north east despite her vow not to take him back after his conviction for child sex crimes.
  
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• Moussa Sissoko backs Spurs to repeat Champions League heroics against Ajax

  01-05-2019 23:30
  • Team scored decisive late goals in group stage and quarter-final
  • ‘We have a lot of character. It would be foolish to write us off’Tottenham stared at elimination in every match during the second half of their Champions League group phase campaign only to find late goals against PSV Eindhoven, Internazionale and Barcelona – in that order – to keep the dream alive.It was a similar story in the quarter-final against Manchester City. Mauricio Pochettino’s
  
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• Mesut Ozil reveals he will stay at Arsenal next season despite tough time under Unai Emery

  01-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mesut Ozil insists he wants to stay at Arsenal next season despite the club’s desire to cash in and get their top earner off the wage bill.
  
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• Jamie Vardy could make late run for Premier League golden boot, says Brendan Rodgers

  01-05-2019 23:30
  Brendan Rodgers is backing Jamie Vardy to make a late run for the Premier League’s Golden Boot.
  
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• Dusan Tadic: I joined Ajax to play for a team that can win trophies after my bruising spell in England

  01-05-2019 23:30
  Dusan Tadic has revealed he left the Premier League because he was tired of playing for a team that could not compete for major honours as well as the lack of protection he was given by match officials.
  
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• Caster Semenya: Cas ruling 'justifies discrimination' - Athletics South Africa

  01-05-2019 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Athletics South Africa (ASA) says it is "reeling in shock" after Caster Semenya lost a landmark case against athletics' governing body.
  
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• Swansea 1-1 Derby: Wayne Routledge strikes to make Frank Lampard wait for Rams to seal play-off spot

  01-05-2019 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM THOMAS AT LIBERTY STADIUM:Frank Lampard’s route to a rapid return to the Premier League in his first season as Derby manager was rammed off the road by Wayne Routledge.
  
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• World Snooker Championship: Judd Trump eases past Stephen Maguire to reach semi-finals

  01-05-2019 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Judd Trump eases through to the World Championship semi-finals with a comfortable 13-6 win over Stephen Maguire at the Crucible.
  
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• Wayne Routledge strike denies Lampard's Derby key win

  01-05-2019 23:16
  Championship play-off hopefuls Bristol City and Middlesbrough can still catch Derby County, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Swansea City.
  
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• Barcelona thrash Liverpool to take control of Champions League semi-final

  01-05-2019 23:11
  Barcelona thrashed Liverpool 3-0 at the Nou Camp, with Lionel Messi scoring a stunning free-kick to give Barcelona the advantage in their Champions League semi-final.
  
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• World Snooker Championship: Judd Trump eases past Stephen Maguire to reach semis

  01-05-2019 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Judd Trump eases through to the World Championship semi-finals with a comfortable 13-6 win over Stephen Maguire at the Crucible, Sheffield.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, May 2

  01-05-2019 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Thursday's meetings at Southwell, Punchestown, Brighton, Salisbury, Redcar, Chelmsford City and Musselburgh.
  
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• Barcelona 3-0 Liverpool – Champions League semi-final RESULT

  01-05-2019 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool put aside their domestic pursuits of landing their first top flight title for 29 years as they travel to Barcelona for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Follow the action as it happens.
  
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• Lionel Messi magic puts Barcelona in command of semi-final with Liverpool

  01-05-2019 23:05
  Sometimes it feels like there are no more superlatives left. Seriously, what else can be said about this little guy with the No 10 shirt and magic in his feet other than to ask, perhaps, whether there is anyone who wants to persist with the argument that Pelé, or Diego Maradona, or any of the others, have ever played this sport any better?There really can be no argument left when Lionel Messi takes the game to these levels and, for Liverpool, that created a harsh reminder about the realit
  
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• Rennes 2-2 Monaco: Radamel Falcao rescues point for struggling Monaco with brace  

  01-05-2019 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Radamel Falcao rescued struggling Monaco with two second-half goals in a 2-2 draw at Rennes in the French league on Wednesday.
  
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• England batsman Alex Hales to return to playing for Nottinghamshire after serving drugs ban

  01-05-2019 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England batsman Alex Hales will be available for Nottinghamshire for the rest of the white-ball season, the county have announced.
  
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• Tottenham Hotspur promoted to Women's Super League

  01-05-2019 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Tottenham Hotspur claim the second promotion spot in the Women's Championship with a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa.
  
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• Swansea City 1-1 Derby County

  01-05-2019 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Derby County miss a chance to all-but secure their place in the Championship play-offs as Wayne Routledge replies to Richard Keogh's opener.
  
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• Iker Casillas: Spain & Porto goalkeeper 'stable' after heart attack

  01-05-2019 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Spain's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Iker Casillas says "everything is controlled" after he has a heart attack during training at Porto.
  
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• Nottinghamshire say Alex Hales is ready for ‘long road back’ after drug ban

  01-05-2019 22:24
  • Batsman set to play against Durham after meeting with hierarchy
  • Hales was removed from England’s provisional World Cup squadAlex Hales will return to cricket with Nottinghamshire on Friday for the first steps of what his club have called “a long road back” to redemption.The opener was removed from England’s preliminary World Cup squad on Monday morning in response to the 21-day ban for recreational drug use that was first revealed by the Guardian last week a
  
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• Sheffield United chairman Kevin McCabe determined to sell the club after Premier League promotion

  01-05-2019 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sheffield United chairman Kevin McCabe is determined to sell the club after promotion and step down from his role but is fighting to prevent co-owner Prince Abdullah from seizing control.
  
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• Valencia boss Marcelino says Arsenal's poor form will have no impact on Europa League semi-final

  01-05-2019 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unai Emery's Arsenal side go into Thursday's game against Valencia having lost their last three Premier League matches as they struggle to secure a return to the top-four.
  
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• Maurizio Sarri targets top-four spot over Europa League as Chelsea injuries grow

  01-05-2019 21:33
  • Manager wants Champions League berth via domestic position
  • Antonio Rüdiger and Gary Cahill injuries dent defenceMaurizio Sarri has admitted Chelsea will prioritise a top-four finish ahead of winning the Europa League as a means of restoring the club to the Champions League next season, with the Italian’s defensive options to be severely depleted over the final few weeks of the campaign.Victories in the last two league games, against Watford and Leicester, would almost ce
  
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• Caster Semenya v IAAF: behind the scenes at sporting trial of the century | Sean Ingle

  01-05-2019 21:30
  The South African’s call for unity stood out amid all the arguments, but it is not only Cas’s verdict that has been criticisedOn the opening morning of the sporting trial of the century, Caster Semenya ran unnoticed through Lausanne’s old town to clear her mind. Then, knowing her career was potentially on the line, she stood up at the court of arbitration for sport and made the speech of her life. “When I was 18 years old, I won gold at the 2009 world championships in Ber
  
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• Cardiff boss Neil Warnock fined £20,000 by FA for controversial comments after Chelsea defeat

  01-05-2019 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cardiff boss Neil Warnock has been fined £20,000 for his media comments about match officials following the club's controversial Premier League defeat by Chelsea on March 31.
  
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• Vertonghen insists he is 'feeling ok' after head injury against Ajax

  01-05-2019 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen has revealed that he is 'feeling ok' after suffering a nasty head injury in the first leg of his side's Champions League semi-final against Ajax.
  
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• Roberto Firmino named on Liverpool bench for Barcelona clash

  01-05-2019 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roberto Firmino failed in his race against time to recover fully for Liverpool's clash with Barcelona. The Brazilian has been named among the substitutes along with club captain Jordan Henderson.
  
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• Johanna Konta through to Morocco Open quarter-finals

  01-05-2019 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  British number one Johanna Konta reaches her second WTA quarter-final of the season with a three-set victory at the Morocco Open.
  
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• Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen will miss Bournemouth game after head injury

  01-05-2019 20:47
  • Belgian defender will see a neurologist on Thursday
  • Club will continue to monitor Vertonghen over coming daysJan Vertonghen will not play for Tottenham at Bournemouth on Saturday as the club continue to monitor him in the wake of the head injury he suffered in Tuesday night’s Champions League defeat against Ajax.The centre-half will see a neurologist on Thursday and, having undergone a cerebral scan on Wednesday, he will have further tests in the coming days. It is unclear wh
  
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• Barcelona vs Liverpool – Champions League semi-final: LIVE score, lineups and updates

  01-05-2019 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool put aside their domestic pursuits of landing their first top flight title for 29 years as they travel to Barcelona for the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. Follow the action as it happens.
  
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• Ruby Walsh announces retirement aged 39 after with victory in the Punchestown Gold Cup

  01-05-2019 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ruby Walsh announced his retirement from the saddle after winning the Coral Punchestown Gold Cup on Kemboy on Wednesday.
  
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• Chelsea facing centre-back crisis for Europa League semi-final in Frankfurt

  01-05-2019 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maurizio Sarri has admitted Chelsea are 'in trouble' for their Europa League semi-final first leg at Eintracht Frankfurt after Gary Cahill sustained an Achilles injury.
  
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• Ajax train at seventh-tier Bishop's Stortford after beating Tottenham 

  01-05-2019 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having triumphed over Tottenham at their brand new, 62,000-seater stadium on Tuesday night, Ajax could be found training the next day at the home of Bishop's Stortford.
  
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• Aaron Ramsey sends heartfelt message to Arsenal fans after confirmation he has played last game 

  01-05-2019 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ramsey was hopeful of recovering from his hamstring injury in time for a potential Europa League final come the end of May but Emery revealed that his Arsenal career is now sadly over.
  
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• Israel Folau: the ramifications of his Rugby Australia code of conduct hearing | Bret Harris

  01-05-2019 20:00
  The divisive Wallaby’s future may be decided this weekend – but more likely it will be a starting point for further actionAfter weeks of debate, Israel Folau’s code of conduct hearing on Saturday has the potential to not just determine the fate of one of Australian rugby’s highest-profile players, but to redefine the relationship between sporting bodies and their athletes.A three member panel – made up of John West QC, Kate Eastman SC and sports administrator John B
  
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• Valencia's Marcelino García Toral is shaping up to be the next big manager out of Spain

  01-05-2019 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW: Marcelino's coaching career has evolved more slowly than others but there is a growing sense that his next opportunity could take him to a big club in Spain or overseas.
  
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• Ruby Walsh announces retirement after win in Punchestown Gold Cup

  01-05-2019 19:48
  • Irish jockey retires after win on Kemboy
  • Walsh bows out having ridden over 2,500 winnersRuby Walsh, arguably the finest National Hunt jockey that the sport has seen, announced his immediate retirement on Wednesday evening, shortly after riding Kemboy to a two-length victory over Al Boum Photo, the Cheltenham Gold Cup winner, in the Punchestown Gold Cup.Walsh was at his impeccable best for the final ride of his brilliant career. He made the running on Kemboy and then galvanised his
  
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• Mesut Özil says he will definitely not be leaving Arsenal this summer

  01-05-2019 19:24
  • ‘I’m 30 now and I’ve still got two years in front of me,’ says Özil
  • Aaron Ramsey confirms he has played his last game for ArsenalMesut Özil has insisted he will remain an Arsenal player next season. The 30-year-old is the highest-paid player in the history of the club but has been dropped several times this season.The Arsenal head coach, Unai Emery, has not been afraid to omit Özil from his squad for big games and it remains to be seen if the
  
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• Cas tried to provide a clear verdict on Caster Semenya but left a tangled mess | Andy Bull

  01-05-2019 19:15
  The court of arbitration for sport may have come down on one side of the debate over the athlete but its ruling contained enough holes and caveats to mean the dispute will continueThe crux of the Caster Semenya ruling, the line that cuts a path through the thicket of conflicting arguments and contrary opinions, is buried midway through the sixth paragraph of the summary of the verdict. It all turns on one little word – “but”. The paragraph explains that the court of arbitration
  
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