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• Aaron Finch admits Australia are pumped up for World Cup clash with England

  06-07-2019 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aaron Finch labelled his side's crunch World Cup semi-final clash with England in Birmingham 'a real blockbuster'. The Australia captain shrugged off the shock of losing to South Africa.
  
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• 'I want player power in the dressing room': Frank Lampard urges stars to embrace new era at Chelsea

  06-07-2019 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In football folklore, the Chelsea dressing room became a byword for player power. The assumption was that senior players such as Frank Lampard, and Didier Drogba ruled the roost.
  
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• The Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy show is key to England's bid for World Cup glory

  06-07-2019 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH: None of the players will admit it - at least not in public - but England's World Cup changed the moment Jason Roy was reunited with Jonny Bairstow.
  
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• Jonny Bairstow enjoys opening partnership with Jason Roy ahead of semi-finals

  06-07-2019 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jonny Bairstow has opened up about opening up with Jason Roy, the partnership driving England's bid for World Cup glory. The pair are the bedrock of the team's batting exploits.
  
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• Next generation is a real let-down... a lot of young players do not know how to play on grass yet 

  06-07-2019 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: How disappointing to see the 'next-gen' group of Thiem, Zverev and Tsitsipas all fall in the first round. These guys have way too many four out of 10 performances.
  
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• Man Utd sweat on whether Paul Pogba will show up for pre-season flight

  06-07-2019 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  United are sweating on whether record signing Pogba turns up for their pre-season tour. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's players are due to fly out to Australia for their summer tour on Sunday.
  
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• Dan Evans loses four-hour Wimbledon epic against Joao Sousa

  06-07-2019 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON AT WIMBLEDON: Evans found a break in every set but threw away his chance as his long road to redemption brought him to the closed roof and bright lights of Court One.
  
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• OLIVER HOLT: No one I admire in football more than Steph Houghton

  06-07-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: This is a big statement, I know, but there is no one in football I admire more than Houghton. Not just in women's football. In football. Across the board.
  
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• India pile tons on Sri Lanka and end up leapfrogging Australia

  06-07-2019 23:31
  • Sri Lanka 264-7; India 265-3 – India win by seven wickets
  • India openers Rahul and Sharma both score centuriesIndia brushed aside the challenge posed by Sri Lanka with the confidence of a side that already knew their semi-final berth was secure. They won their last match in the qualifying process in the most dismissive manner, by seven wickets. By the end of the night, with Australia losing to South Africa, it meant India have topped the group.Rohit Sharma, with KL Rahul cruis
  
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• Robert Rock is on a roll with a record low of 60 at Irish Open

  06-07-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 42-year-old has the chance to upstage the players he coaches after creating a moment of history with a stunning third-round 60 in front of a capacity crowd at the Irish Open.
  
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• Rafa Benitez reveals he told Newcastle bosses he would be leaving after May meeting

  06-07-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Rafa Benitez says that he knew after his first post-season meeting with club owner Mike Ashley back in May that he would not be staying at Newcastle United for another year.
  
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• Phil Neville insists England must be ruthless to break semi-final barrier

  06-07-2019 23:30
  • Neville ‘cannot think of a better job than leading Lionesses’
  • England lost Women’s World Cup third-place play-offPhil Neville is back where it all began. A month ago he sat at the same beachside restaurant on the pebbly Mediterranean shoreline, just beneath the Promenade des Anglais, and talked about trying to win the World Cup. Four weeks on England manager’s suntan is several shades deeper but Neville has failed, albeit narrowly, to lead the Lionesses into
  
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• Lampard has no fear of player power threatening Chelsea return

  06-07-2019 23:30
  Dressing room manoeuvres thought to have been behind previous sackings but new incumbent is scornful of the ideaTo those on the outside it was the thing that drove Chelsea to titles during Frank Lampard’s playing days at the club but also what did for a clutch of their managers. Player power: it was a double-edged sword, one with slightly murky undertones.In his second coming to Stamford Bridge, as the managerial successor to Maurizio Sarri, Lampard might have been expected to want to cont
  
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• Frankie Dettori gives Enable ultimate accolade after winning at Sandown

  06-07-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frankie Dettori gave Enable the ultimate accolade saying she is the best horse he has ever ridden as she made a foot-perfect winning comeback in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown.
  
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• Eoin Morgan's early cricketing education in Dublin was far from conventional

  06-07-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SPECIAL REPORT BY RICHARD GIBSON: A week today Eoin Morgan has the chance to crown an England career he began planning as a teenager in Dublin.
  
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• Darren Clarke on the return to Royal Portrush after 68 years

  06-07-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The Northern Irishman is a wonderful raconteur and he talks about the course as if it were an old friend or a trusted mentor.
  
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• Lionel Messi's 'corruption' claim dismissed by Copa América organisers

  06-07-2019 23:25
  Messi makes allegations after being sent off in win over ChileOrganisers says ‘unfounded accusations’ are unacceptableThe South American football confederation said questioning the integrity of the Copa América was “unacceptable” after Lionel Messi alleged Argentina were victims of “corruption” in their 2-1 win over Chile.Messi was sent off towards the end of the first half of their third-place play-off in São Paulo and refused to take part in th
  
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• England's rugby stars told to 'think it but don't say it' during social media seminar

  06-07-2019 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: England's rugby stars have been told to 'think it but don't say it' at the World Cup - with footballer Raheem Sterling used as a social media case study.
  
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• Australia’s defeat by South Africa sets up England semi-final at World Cup

  06-07-2019 22:52
  • South Africa 325-6; Australia 315
  • David Warner’s 122 from 117 balls fails to bring victorySouth Africa left the World Cup with a defiant raspberry, defeating Australia by 10 runs in another Old Trafford last-over thriller to set up a semi-final between England and Australia on Thursday.Tension had mounted after the result zipped across from Headingley, which meant Australia had to beat South Africa to finish top of the table – fail, and India would tuck into the freshly
  
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• Africa Cup of Nations: Hosts Egypt stunned by late South Africa strike

  06-07-2019 22:33
  • Thembinkosi Lorch hits 85th-minute winner in Cairo
  • Nigeria come from behind to beat champions CameroonThembinkosi Lorch scored the winner for South Africa in their shock 1-0 victory over Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations. Lorch struck following a counterattack with just five minutes remaining to silence a crowd of 75,000 at the Cairo International Stadium.The hosts were the favourites to win the competition, with Liverpool’s Mo Salah in sparkling form during their opening ma
  
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• Wimbledon 2019: Dan Evans goes down to João Sousa in five-set thriller – as it happened

  06-07-2019 22:26
  Evans suffered a heartbreaking defeat while Murray and Williams looked powerful together and Konta surged back to stun StephensBarty powers past Harriet Dart into Wimbledon last 16 10.32pm BST As a wail of discontent went around Court No 1, Dan Evans did his best to cover his eyes. The winner that had been there for the taking, the one that would have taken another game in this tense marathon to deuce, had flopped into the net. Evans, the last Briton in the men’s draw, was going home.Neith
  
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• Phil Neville dismisses World Cup third-place play-off defeat

  06-07-2019 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phil Neville challenged England to show the courage of champions and return stronger from their Women's World Cup heartache after losing 2-1 against Sweden in the third-place play-off in Nice.
  
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• Madagascar provide Afcon with its most unlikely success story

  06-07-2019 21:34
  The team from the world’s fourth largest island has reached the knockout stages of the Africa Cup of NationsShortly before the African Cup of Nations began the magazine France Football gathered together a handful of coaches taking a team to this tournament for the first time. One of them was Madagascar’s Nicolas Dupuis and at the end of this tête-à-tête he had a message for his fellow coaches: “Do not underestimate Madagascar, friends,” he said.It was a
  
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• Andy Murray and Serena Williams make strong start in mixed doubles

  06-07-2019 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The star duo needed just 76 minutes to record a 6-4, 6-1 victory on Centre Court. Murray and Williams will now play 14th seeds Raquel Atawo and Fabrice Martin, who received a first-round bye.
  
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• Rohit Sharma sets new World Cup record with a fifth century as India march towards semi-finals

  06-07-2019 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rohit Sharma set a new World Cup record with a fifth hundred at a single tournament as India muscled their way towards the semi-finals with a crushing of Sri Lanka at Headingley.
  
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• Barcelona move ahead of PSG in race to sign teenage striker Louie Barry

  06-07-2019 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 16-year-old left West Bromwich Albion this week after rejecting their offer of a professional contract and French champions PSG were considered favourites for his signature.
  
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• Banners fly over Headingley during India's World Cup clash with Sri Lanka

  06-07-2019 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Banners were flown over Headingley during India's World Cup Clash with Sri Lanka on Saturday calling for 'India to stop genocide and free Kashmir'. It was the second such incident at the tournament.
  
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• New Chelsea boss Frank Lampard gets stuck into pre-season training session in Ireland

  06-07-2019 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lampard, who was finally confirmed as the new Chelsea boss earlier this week, is in Dublin for a pre-season tour and is preparing his side for two games next week.
  
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• Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal remain on collision course at Wimbledon

  06-07-2019 20:42
  • Federer beats Lucas Pouille 7-5, 6-2, 7-6 (4) in third round
  • Nadal thrashes Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2It is now 11 long years since Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer (right) faced each other across the net at Wimbledon, mano a mano, in a 2008 final that was the greatest match in the Championship’s history. Whisper it softly, but the two most successful male players in history look to be finally on a collision course again.Both men had Centre Court eating out of their hands
  
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• Cori Gauff cannot repeat singles success in mixed doubles as she loses in first round

  06-07-2019 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL AT WIMBLEDON: Wimbledon's favourite 15-year-old finally tasted defeat at SW19, losing to an opposing team boasting a Grand Slam champion and a 42-year-old.
  
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• Roger Federer eases through to fourth round with impressive victory over Lucas Pouille 

  06-07-2019 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAMBERT ON CENTRE COURT: On a Centre Court scorched brown by a week of blazing sun, Roger Federer showed that he remains evergreen.
  
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• Defensive frailties continue to haunt England in third-place play-off defeat by Sweden

  06-07-2019 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT AT STADE DE LYON: England's opening half hour here was pretty much their tournament in microcosm - strong attacking thrusts punctuated by dreadful leaks at the back
  
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• Neville urges England to build on World Cup disappointment

  06-07-2019 19:46
  The Lionesses lost out to Sweden in the third-place play-off.
  
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• Megan Rapinoe attacks Fifa: 'A terrible idea to put everything on the same day' – video

  06-07-2019 19:25
  Megan Rapinoe has taken a swipe at Fifa the day before her USA side play in the women's World Cup final. 'It is terrible scheduling for everyone.' the co-captain said. She added: 'Obviously there are two other finals going on but this is the World Cup final – this is like, cancel everything day. So no, I don’t know how it happened, I read somewhere that they said they just didn’t think about it – that’s a bit of a problem.'Elsewhere, it is the final of the Copa Am&e
  
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• England 1-2 Sweden: Lionesses finish fourth at Women's World Cup

  06-07-2019 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER IN NICE: England finished fourth at the Women's World Cup after losing to Sweden in the third-place play-off on Saturday.
  
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• Sweden beat England to Women's World Cup third place finish

  06-07-2019 19:21
  A stubborn Sweden beat England to third place at the Women’s World Cup after the Lionesses saw an equaliser in the first half ruled out by VAR.
  
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• Paris Saint-Germain complete signing of Chelsea goalkeeper Marcin Bulka

  06-07-2019 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of 19-year-old Chelsea goalkeeper Marcin Bulka on a two-year deal. The Poland youth international was out of contract at Stamford Bridge.
  
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• Sweden beat England to Women’s World Cup bronze with help from VAR

  06-07-2019 19:09
  Rotherham in November does not have too much in common with Nice in the searing 30C heat of a July evening but there was a definite sense of deja vu on the Côte d’Azur on Saturday night.Phil Neville readily admits that one of his toughest moments as England coach came in South Yorkshire late last year where a soul-crushing 2-0 defeat inflicted by Peter Gerhardsson’s side “ruined” his Christmas. Continue reading...
  
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• Brazil set out to win the Copa América final and the love of a nation

  06-07-2019 19:00
  Brazil have reached the Copa América final without conceding a goal, but the public remain unconvinced about the teamBy Yellow & Green Football for the Guardian Sport Network
  Despite their tactical teething problems, Brazil got there in the end. At the Maracanã on Sunday, the Seleção will attempt to maintain their record of having lifted the Copa América every time they have hosted the tournament. Standing in their way are Peru, who have improved enormously
  
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• Rafael Nadal cruises into fourth round for third year in a row after Wilfried-Tsonga victory

  06-07-2019 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rafael Nadal was in masterful form as he destroyed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to make the second week of Wimbledon.
  
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• Enable makes sensational return as she lands Eclipse glory in superb seasonal debut at Sandown 

  06-07-2019 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frankie Dettori gave Enable the ultimate accolade saying she is the best horse he has ever ridden as she made a foot-perfect winning comeback in the £750,000 Coral-Eclipse Stakes.
  
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• Johanna Konta surges back from a set down to beat Sloane Stephens

  06-07-2019 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Johanna Konta battled back from a set down to sink Sloane Stephens and reach the last 16 at Wimbledon. The British No 1 appeared to be heading to defeat but fought back on Court One.
  
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• Johanna Konta roars back to knock Sloane Stephens out of Wimbledon

  06-07-2019 17:53
  • British No 1 beats No 9 seed 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
  • Konta will face No 6 seed Petra Kvitova in fourth roundThere was a time, not long ago, when it seemed as if Johanna Konta did not have a plan B. If plan A worked, she was a threat; if not, then things were not going to go well. Under the guidance of the quiet Swiss Dimitri Zavialoff things have changed for the Briton and never was that more evident than at Wimbledon on Saturday when she turned the match round to beat the American Sloane St
  
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• PSG 'offered Neymar to Real Madrid on two occasions' but Spanish giants rejected proposals

  06-07-2019 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neymar is strongly linked with a return to Barcelona, but in a bid to avoid having to do business with the disliked Catalans, PSG have offered their star asset to Real Madrid, according to Marca.
  
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• Manchester United given huge boost in pursuit of Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez

  06-07-2019 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid may be forced to sell Manchester United target Saul Niguez this summer. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has identified the midfielder as a summer transfer target should Paul Pogba leave the club.
  
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• England Women vs Sweden Women, LIVE: Follow all the action from World Cup third-place play-off

  06-07-2019 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phil Neville insisted his side came to France to win the whole tournament but will push to try and finish third after losing their semi-final against the United States.
  
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• Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini in astonishing 'bomb' rant against Wimbledon

  06-07-2019 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Italian tennis player Fabio Fognini said he 'wished a bomb would explode on Wimbledon' during an on-court outburst during his match with Tennys Sandgren on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Andy Murray crashes out of men's doubles in second round with partner Pierre-Hugues Herbert

  06-07-2019 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON AT WIMBLEDON: Andy Murray made an early exit in the men's doubles at Wimbledon after he and his partner Pierre-Hugues Herbert lost to Franko Skugor and Nikola Mektic.
  
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• Top seed Ashleigh Barty outclasses British hope Harriet Dart at Wimbledon

  06-07-2019 17:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON ON CENTRE COURT: It was not quite the humiliation she endured at the hands of Sharapova at the Australian Open but for Dart, this was another humbling occasion.
  
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• Bury in danger of failing to fulfil opening League One fixture unless club is sold

  06-07-2019 17:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Only a handful of Bury players attended the start of pre-season training last week following a mass exodus because of unpaid wages and there are fears Paul Wilkinson could see his squad further depleted.
  
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