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• Ryan Giggs insists Gareth Bale is still happy amid uncertainty over Real Madrid future 

  30-05-2019 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Giggs has dismissed claims that Gareth Bale has fallen out of love with football and insists the Real Madrid star's enthusiasm for the game is as strong as ever.
  
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• Arsenal's finances are in disarray and missing Champions League means there is only £45m to spend

  30-05-2019 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal will embark on one of the biggest overhauls in their recent history with a transfer budget of just £45million. Manager Unai Emery will tell the club his squad needs significant rebuilding work.
  
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• Tottenham's journey to Madrid for the Champions League final was a rollercoaster ride

  30-05-2019 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettino's side side have led a charmed life in this season's Champions League and on no less than five occasions have they appeared all but out of the competition.
  
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• Maurizio Sarri set for showdown talks with Chelsea as agent flies in to London to thrash out future

  30-05-2019 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The manager's agent, Fali Ramadani, has talks scheduled with the Blues hierarchy to discuss whether Sarri will be backed to continue in the job after leading the club to Europa League glory.
  
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• South Africa captain Faf du Plessis wants team to put England defeat behind them

  30-05-2019 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  South Africa captain Faf du Plessis intends to move on quickly from his side's opening-day World Cup defeat to England. The Proteas fell to a 104-run defeat at the Oval.
  
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• Sarfraz Ahmed warns 'all teams are scared because of Pakistan' ahead of West Indies clash

  30-05-2019 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If Pakistan and West Indies are widely viewed as outside bets for a semi-final place, then their meeting at Trent Bridge on Friday already feels like one that neither side can afford to lose.
  
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• Ben Stokes pulls off one of the all-time great catches in World Cup opener

  30-05-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: That is one of the greatest catches I have ever seen. Seriously. Even Ben Stokes would have been thinking 'how did I do that?'when he caught Andile Phehlukwayo.
  
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• Milner and Matip to be offered new Liverpool deals after starring in run to Champions League final

  30-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING IN MADRID: Liverpool will offer James Milner (far left) and Joel Matip (pictured) the chance to extend their Anfield careers after key roles in the route to the Champions League final.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino poised to start Harry Winks against Liverpool in Champions League final

  30-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The midfielder (left) hasn't played since having groin surgery at the end of April but Pochettino is understood to be considering throwing his fit-again midfielder straight back into the starting XI.
  
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• MARTIN SAMUEL COLUMN: If you want to kill conjecture about your future, Poch, watch Jurgen Klopp 

  30-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Pochettino said it was 'embarrassing' that talk prior to the Champions League final centred on his employment status. But whose fault is that?
  
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• Jan Vertonghen: Mauricio Pochettino's team spirit is the secret to his Champions League success

  30-05-2019 23:30
  Jan Vertonghen says Mauricio Pochettino's "unbelievable" ability to bond Tottenham Hotspur's homegrown players with their overseas talent is the secret of the club's "crazy and beautiful" Champions League adventure.
  
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• Fabregas WILL receive Europa League winners' medal despite watching ex-Chelsea team-mates as pundit

  30-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY KIERAN GILL: Cesc Fabregas will be sent a Europa League winners' medal after watching his former Chelsea team-mates lift the trophy from the BT Sport studio.
  
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• Chelsea face testing summer as they stand on brink of losing Maurizio Sarri and Eden Hazard

  30-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea face a major test this summer as they currently stand on the brink of losing their manager Maurizio Sarri to Juventus and their talisman Eden Hazard Real Madrid.
  
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• Championship clubs fear Aston Villa will avoid points deduction if found in breach of FFP rules

  30-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MATT LAWTON: Championship clubs are concerned that the Premier League will not impose a points deduction on Aston Villa if they have breached profit and sustainability rules.
  
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• Callum Hudson-Odoi has enough talent to replace Eden Hazard and become a Chelsea 'legend', claims David Luiz

  30-05-2019 23:30
  David Luiz believes that teenage winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has enough talent to replace the departing Eden Hazard in the Chelsea attack and one day join the Belgian as a “legend” of the club.
  
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• Andy Robertson: ‘We don’t deserve anything yet. The league shows that’

  30-05-2019 23:30
  Liverpool defender was in Homebase the day after last season’s Champions League final. He hopes to be celebrating this timeKiev is boxed off and parked in the past for Andy Robertson, whose shuddering return to earth after last season’s Champions League final included buying a barbecue in Homebase the following day, but the brutal lesson in what it takes to win European football’s greatest prize has not been forgotten. That much is clear in his blunt dismissal of the theory tha
  
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• Jan Vertonghen hopes for glorious end to ‘craziest Champions League ever’

  30-05-2019 23:29
  • Spurs defender praises Mauricio Pochettino as final nears
  • ‘In every single game something crazy happened’
  Tottenham’s Jan Vertonghen is hoping for a successful end to the “craziest Champions League ever”, as the countdown to Saturday’s final with Liverpool continues.The Belgian has been a mainstay of Spurs’ success in Europe, in a season where the club have been on the brink of elimination several times. Continue reading...
  
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• Eoin Morgan feels excitement and relief as England open with World Cup win

  30-05-2019 23:18
  • England begin World Cup with fine victory over South Africa
  • Morgan: ‘It is a relief to be off and running, great to get a win’Ben Stokes soaked up a phenomenal feeling after his one-handed wonder catch got England’s World Cup campaign under way with a crushing victory and a sprinkling of stardust.The all-rounder was back to his dominant best in the 104-run win against South Africa, top-scoring with 89 as England posted 311 for eight. A run-out and two wickets in t
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Ben Stokes' 'full day out' lights up England victory over South Africa

  30-05-2019 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Stokes enjoys a "full day out" as he and Jofra Archer dazzle in England's opening World Cup victory over South Africa.
  
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• Danny Cipriani could make World Cup squad as emergency scrum-half

  30-05-2019 23:00
  • Barbarians denied access to No 10 for Sunday’s game
  • Cipriani could feature in England’s wider training squadDanny Cipriani is likely to feature in England’s wider World Cup training squad next month after it emerged the Barbarians were blocked from selecting him for the match at Twickenham on Sunday. It is also understood his hopes of being included in the final World Cup squad may hinge on whether Eddie Jones gambles by selecting only two scrum-halves with the po
  
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• Midfield can give Liverpool edge over Tottenham in final reckoning | Eni Aluko

  30-05-2019 22:44
  The relentless pressure to win the ball high up the pitch gives Jürgen Klopp’s engine room a different kind of creativityWhat a Champions League final we have in store. I am in Madrid and visited the Wanda Metropolitano on Thursday and there was already an anticipatory buzz around the stadium, so the atmosphere should be wonderful. I am lucky enough to have secured a ticket through the Uefa Masters course I’m doing and I’m expecting the match between two fantastic English
  
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• Ben Stokes goes from Firestarter to firefighter with dazzling display | Andy Bull

  30-05-2019 22:42
  The all-rounder came in when England were wobbling but set up a big total, then took a wonder catch and the last two South Africa wickets to deliver a convincing victoryAccording to the ICC the average age of people who have bought tickets for this World Cup is 40, but one would never have known it on Thursday morning. It felt as if there were 25,000 children spilling out of the tube stations and pouring up Harleyford Road towards the Oval.Everyone who cares feels a bit like a little kid again o
  
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• Diamond League: Britain's Dina Asher-Smith beats Elaine Thompson and Dafne Schippers in Stockholm

  30-05-2019 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Dina Asher-Smith beats Olympic champion Elaine Thompson and world champion Dafne Schippers at Stockholm's Diamond League meeting.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England smash South Africa in tournament opener

  30-05-2019 22:16
  Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon and Daniel Norcross share their thoughts on the opening game of the Cricket World Cup where England beat South Africa by 104 runs at the Oval.
  
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• Alexey Smertin believes Chelsea will suffer when Eden Hazard departs club 

  30-05-2019 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea star Alexey Smertin fears Eden Hazard's exit will leave a huge void in the Blues' dressing room. Hazard is expected to seal a move to Real Madrid this summer.
  
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• Rab Havlin can ride Mehdaayih to smash and grab at Investec Oaks

  30-05-2019 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rab Havlin has the opportunity to step out of the shadows and into the Classic spotlight when MEHDAAYIH (Epsom, 4.30) goes for Friday’s Investec Oaks.
  
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• Eniola Aluko believes World Cup win for England would boost women's game

  30-05-2019 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juventus forward Eniola Aluko is convinced women's football will soar to another level if England Lionesses win the World Cup.
  
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• High-five machines, lager and catches: welcome to the Cricket World Cup | Barney Ronay

  30-05-2019 21:06
  On the pitch Jofra Archer and Ben Stokes took centre stage. Off it, the fans’ joy suggest cricket is doing just fine as it isWelcome to the World Cup. Thirteen years, seven England captains, assorted white‑ball revolutions and one frankly alarming opening ceremony in the making: England and Wales 2019 is finally up and running. Related: Stokes and Archer star as England beat South Africa in Cricket World CupContinue reading...
  
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• La Liga chief Javier Tebas hits back at Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak

  30-05-2019 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING IN MADRID: Al-Mubarak, Manchester City's chairman, gave an interview to his club's website on Monday during which he accused their rivals of 'jealousy';
  
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• Johanna Konta faces meeting of minds with Viktoria Kuzmova in French Open

  30-05-2019 20:40
  • Briton’s opponent reads Shakespeare in her spare time
  • Naomi Osaka survives scare against Victoria Azarenka
  If Johanna Konta is to continue her new-found love affair with the clay of Roland Garros, she will have to outsmart an opponent who is studying for a degree in international relations and diplomacy, and reads Hamlet in her spare time – in Slovakian.“I’ve always loved law and philosophy,” says Viktoria Kuzmova, who moved into the third round of the
  
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• Cricket World Cup: Jofra Archer inspires England to victory over South Africa

  30-05-2019 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  England bowler Jofra Archer takes 3-27 in his first World Cup game and inspires the hosts to a 104-run victory over South Africa.
  
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• Loader brothers ready to make their mark for England

  30-05-2019 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A pair of sporting brothers will take their next steps along the path to become international stars this weekend when Ben and Danny Loader appear for England teams in rugby and football.
  
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• England captain Eoin Morgan lauds Ben Stokes after all-rounder's 'full day out' inspires win

  30-05-2019 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: Ben Stokes enjoyed a ‘full day out’ as England got their World Cup campaign off to the perfect start with a 104-run demolition of South Africa at The Oval.
  
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• The Derby 2019: horse-by-horse guide to the 240th Epsom Classic

  30-05-2019 20:31
  The lowdown on the 13 runners lining up for British Flat racing’s most prestigious race at Epsom on SaturdayBroke alertly, travelled strongly and stayed on powerfully to win the Lingfield Derby Trial, despite being said to need the run after an interrupted preparation. Scored three times as a juvenile, including in a Group Two in August, and ran well to be placed in the National Stakes and the Dewhurst, for which he lacked the necessary speed. That won’t matter so much here and any i
  
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• England proved they are not a one-trick pony against South Africa - TALKING POINTS

  30-05-2019 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: After the second-ball loss of Jonny Bairstow, England adjusted skilfully to a pitch that wasn’t as pristine as surfaces they were scoring 350 on.
  
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• Anthony Joshua says Deontay Wilder cannot avoid him forever as he chases heavyweight showdown

  30-05-2019 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL IN NEW YORK: Assuming he beats Andy Ruiz Jr in Madison Square Garden this Saturday night, Joshua will focus on becoming the undisputed world heavyweight champion.
  
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• South Korea U18s stripped of trophy for 'indecent' celebration

  30-05-2019 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  South Korea Under-18s are stripped of a trophy for "indecent" celebrations after a player posed for a photo with his foot on it.
  
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• Anthony Joshua to savour Madison Square Garden history on day of Andy Ruiz clash

  30-05-2019 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Joshua plans to watch footage of heavyweight greats fighting at Madison Square Garden before defending his IBF, WBA and WBO titles there against Andy Ruiz Jr.
  
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• ANDREA PIRLO EXCLUSIVE: Football's coolest man on Chelsea and Cristiano Ronaldo

  30-05-2019 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY JOE STRANGE: Andrea Pirlo is a couple of weeks away from turning 40 when I ask him how he'd like to be remembered on his milestone birthday.
  
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• Ben Stokes takes spectacular one-handed grab to spark wild celebrations at the Oval

  30-05-2019 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes took an unbelievable catch that will live long in the memory against South Africa in England's opening World Cup clash. 
  
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• NBA Finals 2019 preview: Golden State Warriors go head to head with the Toronto Raptors

  30-05-2019 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The NBA Finals is back with a bang on Friday and history will be made whatever the result. Will the Golden State Warriors romp to another title or can the Toronto Raptors defy the odds?
  
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• Kyle Edmund limps out of French Open amid doubts for grass season

  30-05-2019 19:07
  • British No 1 was trailing 7-6 (3), 6-3, 2-1 to Pablo Cuevas
  • Edmund called trainer but left the court without treatmentKyle Edmund limped out of the French Open on Thursday with a knee injury that left the British No 1 uncertain about being seeded for Wimbledon – or even starting – and resigned, at 24, to a career of pain and frustration.The gnarled Uruguayan clay-courter Pablo Cuevas was leading 7-6 (3), 6-3, 2-1 after an hour and 46 minutes on Court No 6 when Edmund, t
  
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• Norwich sign Patrick Roberts on season-long loan deal from Manchester City

  30-05-2019 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roberts posed in front of an On The Ball, City and the caption read: 'Say hello to our first new face of the summer! He's 22, from London and spent last season in sunny Spain... it's Patrick!'
  
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• Europa League winners Chelsea touch down in London after victory against Arsenal 

  30-05-2019 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The victorious Chelsea squad have landed back in England after winning the Europa League. Chelsea beat Arsenal 4-1 in the final in Azerbaijan, with Eden Hazard hitting a brace.
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2019: latest standings

  30-05-2019 18:59
  Check out the full table for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, updated after each game throughout the tournament Continue reading...
  
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• Cricket World Cup 2019: final group stage standings

  30-05-2019 18:59
  Check out the full table for the 2019 Cricket World Cup after the group stages were completed on Saturday Continue reading...
  
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• England vs South Africa, RESULT: Relive the action from World Cup opener

  30-05-2019 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England claimed victory in their first game of the World Cup against South Africa as Ben Stokes took a truly memorable catch after scoring 89 for the hosts. Relive the action from Jenson.
  
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• Stunning Stokes stars as England beat South Africa in World Cup opener

  30-05-2019 18:54
  England kicked off their home World Cup with a crushing 104-run victory over South Africa, Ben Stokes capping an inspirational all-round performance with a one-handed catch that will go down among the greatest in tournament history.Stokes top-scored with 89 as the hosts posted 311 for eight at a sold out Oval and finished the match …
  
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• Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos agrees to stay at the Bernabeu

  30-05-2019 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergio Ramos said he would 'play for free' for Real Madrid just three days after his president said he had asked to be allowed to leave for China. Ramos spoke to the media on Thursday.
  
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• Ben Stokes takes ‘one of the greatest catches of all time’ in World Cup opener

  30-05-2019 18:37
  England’s Ben Stokes has taken ‘one of the greatest catches of all’, says former England captain and Sky Sports commentator Nasser Hussain.
  
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