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• Jordan Spieth hopes his struggles are behind him ahead of US Open after a 'big last four weeks'

  11-06-2019 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former champion Jordan Spieth arrived at this week's US Open confident that his struggles on the course are firmly behind him after a string of three consecutive top-10 finishes.
  
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• Liverpool bemused by claims that Guinea had to pressurise the club to release Naby Keita

  11-06-2019 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: Liverpool are bemused by claims from Guinea manager Paul Put that he had to pressurise the club to release Naby Keita for a friendly ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.
  
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• Dominic Thiem jokingly asks Serena Williams if she wants to play mixed doubles

  11-06-2019 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roland Garros finalist Dominic Thiem has jokingly asked if Serena Williams wants to partner him in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon. Thiem and Williams fell out in Paris.
  
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• What's the point of a cricket World Cup if nobody is watching?

  11-06-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On TV was the Cricket World Cup, the first in this country for 20 years and a once-in-a-generation chance to enthuse a new audience. Yet some have no idea it has even been taking place.
  
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• England still on track to win first World Cup but India showing depth

  11-06-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: England and India are still my favourites to win the World Cup. But there are four in contention, two capable of springing surprises and four with too much to do.
  
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• Ed Woodward to remain in charge of Manchester United transfer policy

  11-06-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Ed Woodward will continue to call the shots on the transfer policy at Manchester United, with the club not expected to appoint a technical director this summer.
  
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• David de Gea primed for new contract offer from Manchester United

  11-06-2019 23:30
  David de Gea is prepared for a fresh contract offer from Manchester United as talks over a new deal continue. The Spain goalkeeper is about to enter the final 12 months of his existing deal at Old Trafford and has been linked with Paris St-Germain and Juventus.
  
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• Crisis tests on Zing bails after two weeks of problems

  11-06-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Extensive testing of the controversial bails being used at the Cricket World Cup was carried out in Australia on Tuesday after the glut of incidents in the opening fortnight.
  
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• Brooks Koepka fired up to impress at US Open after being left out of advert

  11-06-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brooks Koepka is more fired up than ever to create history at the US Open this week following an extraordinary snub by host broadcaster Fox.
  
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• England’s Fran Kirby fears VAR handball law offers cynical way to win penalties

  11-06-2019 23:29
  England’s Fran Kirby fears cynical players and managers will be tempted to exploit the new handball rules to win penalties.
  
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• USA 13-0 Thailand: Tournament favourites run riot to set RECORD win at Women's World Cup

  11-06-2019 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Morgan was the star as she scored five while braces from Rose Lavelle and Sam Mewis were added to by strikes from Lindsey Horan, Megan Rapinoe and Mallory Pugh and Carli Lloyd.
  
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• Ruthless USA break World Cup record as they hit 13 past hapless Thailand

  11-06-2019 23:15
  It was clear what kind of match this would be a few seconds before the whistle blew. The US put seven attacking players on the halfway line while just three defenders hung back with the goalkeeper. Once the game started, those seven US players sprinted past the Thailand midfield toward the goal. The game largely continued like that, with proceedings taking place almost exclusively in the Thailand half. Related: Golden Boot Standings: top scorers for France 2019 World CupContinue reading...
  
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• Belarus 0-1 Northern Ireland: McNair's late strike maintains perfect start for O'Neill's men

  11-06-2019 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paddy McNair snatched a dramatic 86th-minute winner to maintain Northern Ireland's 100 per cent record at the top of Group D.
  
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• Sheila Lavery 'heartboken' after Royal Ascot hope Lady Kaya suffers fatal gallops injury

  11-06-2019 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Irish trainer Sheila Lavery says her stable has been left 'heartbroken' after star filly Lady Kaya suffered a fatal injury.
  
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• Belgium 3-0 Scotland: Lukaku and De Bruyne combine to down Scots

  11-06-2019 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STEPHEN McGOWAN AT THE KING BAUDOUIN STADIUM: As manager of Scotland Steve Clarke can't wave his arms and turn water into wine. Coaching is his thing, not miracles.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Wednesday, June 12

  11-06-2019 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Wednesday's meetings at Yarmouth, Fontwell, Hamilton and Kempton.
  
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• Andy Ruiz Jnr honoured by Mexico president following stunning Anthony Joshua win

  11-06-2019 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 29-year-old became Mexico's first ever heavyweight world champion by stopping Joshua inside seven rounds to capture the WBA, WBO and IBF titles.
  
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• 'It wasn't if I was going to kill myself, it was when': Robin Smith on when he hit rock bottom

  11-06-2019 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY PAUL NEWMAN: There is nothing of the swagger that epitomised Robin Smith as he talks calmly about the time he wanted to take his own life.
  
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• Hungary 1-0 Wales: Mate Patkai punishes Gareth Bale miss

  11-06-2019 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT THE GROUPAMA ARENA: This ended up being a disastrous night for Wales in Budapest. A performance that contained encouragement finished in crushing defeat.
  
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• Belgium 3-0 Scotland - Euro 2020 qualifier: Lukaku hits brace in victory

  11-06-2019 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve Clarke will look to build on his opening win as Scotland manager as he takes the Tartan Army to face Belgium. Follow all the action from Brussels right here with Sportsmail.
  
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• Hungary cut down Wales after Gareth Bale fluffs the easiest of lines

  11-06-2019 22:51
  Wales would not have wanted the chance to fall to anyone else. It was the sort of opportunity Gareth Bale normally takes blindfolded – on the penalty spot and with only the goalkeeper to beat.In truth, it was a sitter. Somehow Wales’ best player contrived to miss, going with his lesser right foot, and scooping a tame effort towards the target which was easily saved. The mistake was to prove fatal. The Hungary midfielder Mate Patkai took advantage to slam home a late winner which leav
  
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• Matthijs de Ligt admits 'it would be nice to play with de Jong and Messi at Barcelona'

  11-06-2019 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt has admitted that 'it would be nice to play with Frenkie de Jong and Lionel Messi at Barcelona'. De Ligt is one of the most sought after players in world football.
  
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• Why cricket is more vulnerable to doping than ever before

  11-06-2019 22:10
  A generation ago, baseball imagined itself a skill-based game immune from doping risks, only to have a doping epidemic exposed in the early 2000s.
  
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• Emmanuel Eboue reveals how lied to his children to cover up ban

  11-06-2019 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Emmanuel Eboue has told how his ban from football in 2016 led him to lie to his children to convince them he was still playing. Eboue was served a one-year ban from football in 2016.
  
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• India decide to keep Dhawan in World Cup squad despite injured opener facing three weeks out

  11-06-2019 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  India will monitor the progress of Shikhar Dhawan after reports emerged of the opening batsman suffering a hairline fracture on his left thumb.
  
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• England's Jofra Archer and Mark Wood are the quickest bowlers of the World Cup so far

  11-06-2019 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wood leads the way as the World Cup's master of speed having clocked a speed of 95.7mph with the white ball, narrowly followed by Archer who posted 95.1mph.
  
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• Chelsea sell Ola Aina to Torino in £8.7m deal

  11-06-2019 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The defender impressed during a loan spell at the club last season, which saw make a total of 30 appearances in all competitions, and has now completed his move to the club.
  
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• Sweden strike late against Chile after torrential rain stops play

  11-06-2019 21:37
  Kosovare Asllani and Madelen Janogy scored late goals as fancied Sweden laboured to a 2-0 victory over World Cup debutants Chile in their Group F encounter in Rennes.The match was interrupted for 45 minutes by lightning and torrential rain in the second half, but Chile had to weather a storm of a different sort on the pitch as Sweden enjoyed the majority of possession and chances. Related: Chile 0-2 Sweden: Women's World Cup 2019 – as it happenedContinue reading...
  
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• Belgium 0-0 Scotland - Euro 2020 qualifier: LIVE score, lineups and updates

  11-06-2019 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve Clarke will look to build on his opening win as Scotland manager as he takes the Tartan Army to face Belgium. Follow all the action from Brussels right here with Sportsmail.
  
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• Sergio Ramos is now Spain's 11th highest-ever scorer after netting his 20th against Sweden

  11-06-2019 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergio Ramos will have Fernando Hierro's goalscoring record in his sights after netting his 20th goal for Spain on Monday night.  
  
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• Kepa Arrizabalaga sympathises with David de Gea after starting ahead of him for Spain 

  11-06-2019 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kepa Arrizabalaga has admitted that he understands that David de Gea is sad after being dropped by Spain. Kepa started as Spain prevailed past the Faroe Islands and Sweden.
  
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• Warrington switch from union may start a trend, says Luther Burrell

  11-06-2019 20:22
  • Danny Care and Danny Cipriani said to have expressed interest
  • ‘If I can make it look fun, then other people will want to do it’Luther Burrell believes his switch to rugby league could pave the way for further union players to follow in his footsteps and has had conversations with Danny Care and Danny Cipriani about their desire to try their hand at the 13-man code at some stage. Related: Northampton's Luther Burrell on brink of fulfilling his England dreamsContinue read
  
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• Lionel Messi beats Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, and LeBron James as world's best paid athlete

  11-06-2019 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's most expensive ever footballer, Neymar, completes the top three as footballers dominate the podium spots of Forbes list of the 100 highest paid athletes .
  
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• Barry Town drawn against Cliftonville in Europa League preliminary round clash

  11-06-2019 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The draw for the preliminary round of the Europa League has thrown up a cross-Irish Sea clash between Barry Town and Cliftonville.
  
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• Cricket World Cup’s efforts to ‘engage’ doomed by terrestrial TV void | Andy Bull

  11-06-2019 20:00
  TikTok, Helo, YouTube and the rest – like highlights after midnight – cannot make up for a widespread inability to watch the games unfoldRepeat a word often enough and it seems to lose all meaning. It’s called semantic satiation, and it’s a phenomenon you will already be aware of if you have spent much time talking to toddlers or sports marketing executives. “Legacy” went some time in the last decade, buzzworded to death after London 2012, and I suspect we&rsq
  
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• Eden Hazard to be given 'bigger welcome than Cristiano Ronaldo' by Real Madrid

  11-06-2019 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Belgium star became the club's record-signing when his £150million move from Chelsea was finally concluded last Friday. Hazard is currently away on international duty with Belgium.
  
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• Tom Schwarz likens himself to Tyson Fury ahead of heavyweight showdown

  11-06-2019 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: 'There will be two crazy heavyweights in the ring at the MGM Grand Garden on Saturday night', says Tom Schwarz. 'Me and Tyson Fury.'
  
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• Power Play: Dilemmas for Australia and Pakistan as Bristol sees another washout

  11-06-2019 19:23
  Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon and Daniel Norcross chat all things adverse weather after Sri Lanka's washout with Bangladesh... but there is hope for Australia's clash with Pakistan.
  
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• Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to agree a new deal to keep him at Liverpool until 2023 

  11-06-2019 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is set to extend his current deal at Liverpool until 2023. Oxlade-Chamberlain's current deal at Anfield, which is worth a reported £120,000, runs out in three years.
  
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• Kal Yafai to make fifth defence of WBA world super-flyweight title against Norbelto Jimenez 

  11-06-2019 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kal Yafai will make the fifth defence of his WBA world super-flyweight title when he takes on unheralded Dominican Norbelto Jimenez on June 29 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island.
  
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• How to stop big-hitting Chris Gayle? Let Jofra Archer have a go at him

  11-06-2019 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England fast bowler Mark Wood has come up with a simple plan for stopping West Indies big-hitter Chris Gayle in Southampton on Friday: let loose Jofra Archer.
  
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• England’s Mark Wood hopes West Indies worry about facing his pace

  11-06-2019 19:00
  • Fast bowler troubled next World Cup opponents in spring tour• ‘It is a team I’ve had success against,’ Wood saysOne feature of the World Cup so far has been the importance of quality pace bowling. This was not on display on Tuesday in Bristol, where for the second time in the tournament play was abandoned for the day without a ball being bowled. Even in benign conditions there may not have been any genuine pace bowling to enjoy since this is not the strength of Sri
  
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• Marianne Vos edges Lizzie Deignan in thrilling second stage of Women’s Tour

  11-06-2019 18:52
  • Vos ends group sprint in Gravesend two metres ahead of rival
  • Sam Bennett wins Critérium du Dauphiné stage threeMarianne Vos won the second stage of the Women’s Tour after a dramatic finish at the Kent Cyclopark in Gravesend on Tuesday.The 32-year-old from the Netherlands, who won the Tour de Yorkshire last month, prevailed in a group sprint, with Lizzie Deignan finishing second. Sarah Roy was third, ahead of Elena Cecchini and Maria Giulia Confalonieri. Continue
  
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• Bangladesh call for reserve days after another World Cup washout

  11-06-2019 18:52
  • Steve Rhodes frustrated after Sri Lanka game rained off
  • Bangladesh coach: ‘Why can’t we have a reserve day?’The Bangladesh coach, Steve Rhodes, bemoaned the lack of reserve days at the World Cup after a tournament-record third abandonment in the space of five days.The weather in England and Wales is starting to become a major talking point after Bangladesh v Sri Lanka became the latest match to be rained off. Continue reading...
  
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• Manchester United's No 7s have scored just 15 league goals in 10 YEARS since Cristiano Ronaldo left

  11-06-2019 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo's departure from Manchester United 10 years ago sent shockwaves around the world - and it also left an indelible stain on the Red Devils' famous No 7 shirt.
  
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• Brighton sack three members of ground staff for allegedly leaking team information on social media 

  11-06-2019 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brighton & Hove Albion have sacked three members of their ground staff for allegedly leaking team information on social media.
  
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• FIFA rejects criticism of Women's World Cup ticketing plan despite empty seats in France 

  11-06-2019 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FIFA has defended its ticketing policy at the 2019 Women's World Cup despite seeing average attendances at the first nine games of less than two-thirds of stadium capacity.
  
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• Chelsea legends Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba catch up in London

  11-06-2019 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frank Lampard was spotted out for lunch in Knightsbridge with former Chelsea team-mate and friend Didier Drogba on Tuesday afternoon, as he closes in on the top job at Stamford Bridge.
  
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• Unbelievable Jeff! Sky Sports pundit Chris Kamara to play himself in Emmerdale cameo role

  11-06-2019 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Kamara is set to appear on Emmerdale in a cameo role as a manager of a local team. The Soccer Saturday pundit has become a cult hero over the years.
  
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• Oldham appoint former Monaco boss Laurent Banide as new manager

  11-06-2019 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Monaco manager Laurent Banide has been appointed as the new Oldham manager. The 51-year-old has worked at a number of different clubs in the middle east.
  
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