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• US Open 2019: second round – live!

  14-06-2019 23:57
  Get all the latest updates from day two at Pebble Beach Official leaderboard for the 119th US OpenSpieth’s caddie criticism shows teamwork gets turbulent
  And feel free to email [email protected] 10.57pm BST Justin Rose remains the leader in the clubhouse on -7 and seems in confident mood as he chats about his second round …I started off much like yesterday, hit a couple of nice shots into the first and then had to scramble a bit. Settled into the round and felt like i got
  
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• Claude Makelele fuels rumours of Chelsea coaching role after stepping down as Eupen manager

  14-06-2019 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claude Makelele has left as manager of Belgian top-tier club Eupen amid speculation he could be part of a new coaching team at Chelsea.
  
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• England win shows they have the spark and fight to go far at World Cup | Suzanne Wrack

  14-06-2019 23:47
  England stood up to their opponents’ attempts to frustrate them and displayed an ability to break down stubborn defencesIt was perhaps appropriate that this match in Le Havre became a battle ground. Blitzed by the allied armies in 1944, the port city is no stranger to the term. And here, amid the concrete rebuild, in a blue lagoon of a stadium, the Argentinians went to war with England.This fixture does not have the deep historic rivalry of the men’s. If anything the talk post-draw w
  
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• Leeds lose Kallum Watkins to NRL and suffer defeat at hands of Wigan

  14-06-2019 23:45
  • Leeds 14-23 Wigan
  • Rhinos captain to leave for Gold Coast at end of monthThe winds of change sweeping through the eight-time Super League champions were more apparent than ever before here on Friday night. They have now lost 12 of their 18 league games this season, the latest another narrow, demoralising setback. Related: Albert Kelly hat-trick helps Hull seal comeback win against CastlefordContinue reading...
  
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• UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin hits out at 'mad' English clubs

  14-06-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ceferin defended European football's governing body's choice of Azerbaijan capital Baku to host the Europa League final between Chelsea and Arsenal last month, a widely criticised decision.
  
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• Get ready for the biggest game in world sport as India face Pakistan

  14-06-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Until the eve of this tournament question marks hung over whether the biggest game in sport would take place, so it would be cruel for the Manchester weather to have the final word.
  
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• England Under-21s’ Lloyd Kelly: ‘My most recent foster carer will be in Italy’

  14-06-2019 23:30
  The defender who has joined Bournemouth from Bristol City for £13m and is off to the age-group European Championship this month was fostered, with his siblings, from the age of sixLloyd Kelly’s summer started with a bang and he is determined for it to finish with a flourish. Over the next fortnight the defender, who joined Bournemouth from Bristol City for £13m last month, will be part of the England Under-21s squad stationed in Cesenatico – a quaint town on the Adriatic
  
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• England players planning holidays rather than a parade after the Women's World Cup ends 

  14-06-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT IN LE HAVRE: Sportsmail understands that defender Alex Greenwood is one of half a dozen England players making her own travel arrangements for leaving France.
  
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• 'I'm one of the best on grass and Wimbledon is the ultimate slam': Kyrgios targets glory at SW19

  14-06-2019 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nick Kyrgios has declared himself one of the world's best grasscourt players on his day, as he prepares for Wimbledon.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, June 15

  14-06-2019 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Saturday's meetings at York, Sandown, Chester, Bath, and Hexham.
  
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• England reach World Cup last 16 with hard-fought win over Argentina

  14-06-2019 23:03
  Jodie Taylor jogged a few memories with a criticism deflecting goal as England guaranteed themselves a place in the knock-out stages on a clear Normandy night when Argentina once again confounded the supposed experts.Carlos Borrello’s side had been depicted as utterly hopeless and potentially the tournament’s worst side but, albeit partly thanks to some atrocious time wasting and cynical fouling, were well on course to embarrass Phil Neville’s Lionesses before Taylor’s in
  
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• England 1-0 Argentina: Jodie Taylor sends Lionesses into last 16

  14-06-2019 22:54
  Jodie Taylor’s second-half strike helped England seal a 1-0 win over Argentina and maintain their position at the summit of Group D in the Women’s Football World Cup.
  
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• England v Argentina, LIVE: Lionesses look to make it back-to-back wins at Women's World Cup

  14-06-2019 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phil Neville wants his players to take control of their group as they face Argentina in their second match of the Women's World Cup. Follow all the action as it happens here with Sportsmail.
  
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• HOT OR NOT: Fran Wilson's spectacular diving catch rivals Ben Stokes'

  14-06-2019 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Ian Ladyman reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.
  
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• 'Drake curse': Canadian star vindicated after Raptors' NBA championship win

  14-06-2019 21:58
  Prior to the victory over the Golden State Warriors, many had fallen victim to the music star’s reputation for bringing bad luckHis repeated interactions with athletes before critical games – and their subsequent losses – have earned Drake the unfortunate reputation of bringing bad fortune to teams. But one historic basketball game may have broken the curse.High-profile victims of the so-called “Drake curse” include Arsenal forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, whose t
  
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• Newcastle's players reunite celebrate their 1969 Fairs Cup glory in Budapest

  14-06-2019 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE IN BUDAPEST: It is 50 years since Newcastle United last won a trophy, beating Hungarian champions Ujpest Dozsa 6-2 on aggregate to lift the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup of 1969.
  
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• Arsenal 'to decide on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's future' amid 'huge contract offers' from China

  14-06-2019 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Gunners will reportedly fend off any interest for Aubameyang and will offer him an improved contract to keep him at the club beyond 2021, according to The Mirror.
  
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• Noise bombards Tiger Woods, but he refuses to hear it

  14-06-2019 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: How many time in a round of golf do you think Tiger Woods hears his name? Ten thousand times maybe. Perhaps he doesn't hear it at all.
  
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• Police continue to hunt missing £10m loaned to Northampton Town

  14-06-2019 21:42
  • Borough council made the loan for improvements at Sixfields
  • ‘A complex financial and corruption investigation,’ police sayPolice investigating what happened to £10.25m of public money loaned to Northampton Town for a new east stand which was never completed have said that potential offences being considered include theft, fraud, money laundering, bribery and misconduct in public office.A spokesman for Northamptonshire police explicitly described the case, Operatio
  
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• Jamaica 0-5 Italy: Girelli fires hat-trick to book place in last 16 at the Women's World Cup

  14-06-2019 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiana Girelli scored a hat-trick as Italy cruised into the last 16 of the Women's World Cup with a 5-0 win over Jamaica in Reims.
  
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• Kid Galahad: ‘I’ve got no kids, no girlfriend, no social life – just boxing’ | Tom Seymour

  14-06-2019 21:00
  Abdul-Bari Awad used to rob people on the street but with the late Brendan Ingle as his mentor he turned his life around and now has the chance to become a world championI wait for Abdul-Bari Awad, better known as Kid Galahad, outside the Ingle gym in Sheffield’s Wincobank. The Full Monty was shot in this part of town and the poverty, crime and good humour it depicted remain the same.The gym was once a church hall before Brendan Ingle transformed it at the behest of the vicar in the early
  
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• Tottenham rule out move for Sporting Lisbon star Bruno Fernandes

  14-06-2019 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham have become the latest Premier League club to rule out a move for Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes, clearing the way for Manchester United if they want to sign the Portugal star.
  
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• Power Play: Joe Root bags a ton as England stroll to victory but are hit by double injury blow

  14-06-2019 20:45
  Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon and Daniel Norcross digest an actual day of cricket - just the second this week - as England stroll to victory but are left ruing unfortunate injuries.
  
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• England have set a new trend at this World Cup by unleashing speed demons

  14-06-2019 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: I had reservations about England fielding Jofra Archer and Mark Wood in the same side because it went against the way they have done things on their rise to No 1 in the world.
  
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• Jofra Archer clicks to give Chris Gayle the hurry-up

  14-06-2019 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH IN SOUTHAMPTON: Jofra Archer was four years old when Chris Gayle first played international cricket, but at no stage did this confrontation feel like man against boy.
  
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• Italy on verge of last 16 as Cristiana Girelli hat-trick crushes Jamaica

  14-06-2019 20:30
  Cristiana Girelli scored a hat-trick and the substitute Aurora Galli struck twice as Italy thrashed Jamaica 5-0 which virtually guaranteed qualification for the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup.Back in the tournament after a 20-year absence, the Azzurre top Group C with six points ahead of Brazil and Australia who have three. Jamaica have yet to earn a point. Continue reading...
  
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• US Open 2019 Leaderboard - Live updates from second round at Pebble Beach

  14-06-2019 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 119th US Open continues at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Friday, with Justin Rose leading after a stunning six-under-par first round of 65. You can keep up with all the latest scores right here.
  
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• Liverpool handed boost in move for Timo Werner as Bayern 'cool interest in RB Leipzig forward'

  14-06-2019 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool's hopes of landing RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner have been boosted as the Mirror report that Bayern Munich have 'cooled their interest' in him in a bid to focus on getting Leroy Sane.
  
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• Wind of change for West Indies as Chris Gayle gradually blows out | Andy Bull

  14-06-2019 19:48
  In two decades playing against England, the opening batsman has rarely faced a bowler as quick as Jofra ArcherAccording to the official statistics Chris Gayle is 188cm tall. These days, when he bends down to touch his toes he seems to feel every last one of them. Gayle made a dip in their direction right before he stepped over the boundary rope at the Hampshire Bowl on Friday, the idle stretch of a man only lately out of bed and getting ready for the day ahead. It was his last half-hearted gestu
  
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• Eoin Morgan insists England are 'not at panic stations' over injuries

  14-06-2019 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT SOUTHAMPTON: England face an anxious wait on the fitness of captain Eoin Morgan and opening batsman Jason Roy after both men left the field in the win over West Indies.
  
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• Eoin Morgan says injuries in win over West Indies are no cause for panic

  14-06-2019 19:27
  • Captain and Jason Roy are England doubts to face Afghanistan
  • ‘It’s a worry but we’re not at panic stations,’ Morgan saysEoin Morgan insisted it was not a case of “panic stations” despite injuries to himself and Jason Roy taking the gloss off England’s comfortable victory over West Indies. The England captain and the opener Roy face a struggle to be fit for Tuesday’s game against Afghanistan at Old Trafford – back and hamstring p
  
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• England may face Bulgaria behind closed doors for their Euro 2020 qualifier

  14-06-2019 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Bulgarian Football Union after incidents involving supporters during Monday's Group A qualifier against Kosovo.
  
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• Semenya receives Rabat invite

  14-06-2019 19:05
  Rabat race organisers have given Caster Semenya the green light to compete on Sunday after initially snubbing the South African.
  
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• England cruise to easy win over West Indies but both sides suffer injuries

  14-06-2019 18:51
  • West Indies 212; England 213-2. England win by eight wickets
  • Joe Root hits unbeaten century and takes two key wicketsThe outcome was perfect for England, a resounding eight-wicket victory over West Indies, which gave them two points and a markedly improved net run rate. They overhauled their target with almost 17 overs to spare. For 24 hours at least they are second in the table. But any celebrations were tempered by injury worries on a day when the medical teams of both sides had
  
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• Not just cricket: India and Pakistan prepare to renew rivalry at World Cup

  14-06-2019 18:37
  • ‘Electric’ atmosphere anticipated at Old Trafford on Sunday
  • Some 800,000 fans applied for 26,000-capacity matchIt is a match that – on the surface at least – is just one of 48 at this rain-splattered Cricket World Cup. But when India and Pakistan face off in Manchester on Sunday the sporting contest will be magnified and warped by so much else: the 70-plus years of shared history and antipathy between the two countries, the recent political tensions in Kashm
  
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• Root makes second hundred of the World Cup as England breeze past West Indies

  14-06-2019 18:28
  Test skipper in fine form at Southampton.
  
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• Japan 2-1 Scotland: Mana Iwabuchi and Yuika Sugasawa fire their side to victory at Women's World Cup

  14-06-2019 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scotland suffered a second defeat in Group D at the Women's World Cup as they were beaten 2-1 by Japan in Rennes. There were similarities with the defeat by England.
  
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• Joe Root hits century as England cruise past West Indies

  14-06-2019 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT THE ROSE BOWL: It may have come at a cost but this was an emphatic way for England to take a huge step towards the World Cup semi-finals against a woeful West Indies.
  
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• Brazil manager Tite is fighting for the Copa América – and his job

  14-06-2019 18:20
  Neymar is absent through injury but the hosts expect nothing less than glory in the Copa AméricaBy Joshua Law and Tom Sanderson for Yellow & Green Football
  The honeymoon has been over for a long time, but it is worth remembering the admirable speed with which Tite became the nation’s sweetheart when he took over from Dunga as Brazil manager three years ago.The team were languishing in sixth in South America’s 10-team qualifying group for the 2018 World Cup and Brazilians w
  
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• FIFA lifts worldwide suspension on super-agent Mino Raiola after ban

  14-06-2019 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Agent Mino Raiola is free to broker transfers in Italy and beyond after FIFA lifted a worldwide suspension. The 51-year-old has a number of high-profile players on his books,
  
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• Chris Froome's surgeon confirms he will be out for 'at least six months' after horror crash

  14-06-2019 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Froome is set for 'at least six months' away from cycling after fracturing his femur, elbow and ribs in a horrendous crash. The British star lost consciousness after smashing into a wall.
  
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• Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan wins game by every digit in sensational season

  14-06-2019 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following Germany's 8-0 demolition of Estonia last week, Ilkay Gundogan has now won matches by one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine goals to nil this season 
  
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• Manchester United's transfer hit list: Wan-Bissaka and Felix high on list of targets

  14-06-2019 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already signed Swansea winger Daniel James but is desperate to bring in more players and Sportsmail has assessed United's targets, where they would fit and how much they will cost.
  
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• Scotland’s World Cup hopes hang by a thread after painful defeat by Japan

  14-06-2019 18:03
  A “terrific” second half in which Shelley Kerr’s Scotland scored what could yet be a vital goal and “finished strongly” was not enough as they slipped to a second World Cup defeat within five days of their first against England .Japan, the winners eight years ago and runners-up in 2015, got over their jitters from the opening stalemate with Argentina to put in a composed performance and remind everyone of their class. Continue reading...
  
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• 'This means everything to the city': Toronto parties as Raptors clinch NBA title

  14-06-2019 18:01
  Kawhi Leonard and his teammates brought home the city’s first-ever NBA championship. And their achievement was celebrated across CanadaWhen Megan MacKeigan made a dinosaur costume two years ago for a performance at a local comedy show, she never imagined it would ever get much use. But as she and Toronto learned on Thursday night: unlikely doesn’t mean never.Following a nailbiting win by the Toronto Raptors over the Golden State Warriors in Oakland, she found herself dressed as a pur
  
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• Fans full of praise for Roma youth team as they spend time consoling rivals AC Milan

  14-06-2019 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roma's under-15s have been praised by football fans around the world for consoling their rivals AC Milan after winning the league title. 
  
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• Eddie Hearn insists Anthony Joshua's loss 'was almost like a relief'

  14-06-2019 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joshua suffered the first defeat of his professional career in New York on June 1 when he was dropped four times by his Mexican opponent but Hearn thinks it has now taken the pressure off.
  
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• Kid Galahad has bottle thrown at him at weigh-in with Josh Warrington

  14-06-2019 17:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The scenes at Millennium Square in Leeds started to get ugly as Abdul-Bari Awad, better known as Kid Galahad, had a bottle thrown at him, according to The Sun.
  
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• England have NO plans for potential triumphant homecoming after Women's World Cup

  14-06-2019 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT IN LE HAVRE: A victorious campaign has the potential to revolutionise the women's game and - as the nation's first World Cup win in 53 years - would lead to national jubilation.
  
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• Tyson Fury enjoys Vegas sparkle in reanimated heavyweight division

  14-06-2019 17:30
  British fighter will face Tom Schwarz on Saturday with Andy Ruiz Jr’s shock title win fresh in his mindAnthony Joshua handled the burden of being called the world’s best heavyweight with the earnest diligence of a class try-hard determined to get top grades in his A-levels, at least until his shock defeat by Andy Ruiz Jr two weeks ago. Deontay Wilder, the heavy-handed Alabamian who has held the WBC’s version of the title for half a decade, is a hard man who burns on a paranoia
  
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