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By banning journalists in an obsessive desire to control the message, the world’s biggest mixed martial arts promotion comes off as petty and small-time
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Stephen Curry has withdrawn from consideration from the Olympics, leaving the US basketball team without the NBA’s MVP
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US soccer has been boosted by a lively fan culture around its national teams. But striking the balance between passion and petulance can be difficult
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Tthe shortage of English centre-backs begins at youth level, where traditional defensive virtues are harder to come by than ever
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Chelsea are to step up their attempts to sign Álvaro Morata from Juventus before Spain begin their campaign in the Euros
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Martin O’Neill, the Republic of Ireland manager, has apologised for a remark he made during a team function at Cork’s Royal Opera House
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From struggling British bosses to heaps of Spanish silverware, via stunning goals and thrillers in Sevilla, it's time for the annual end-of-season awards
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Former Chelsea manager called Carneiro ‘daughter of a whore’ in Portuguese when she ran on to pitch, tribunal hears
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England are considering playing Maro Itoje at blindside flanker in the first Test against Australia on Saturday
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O’Brien Jr made a spectacular start to his new career with a four-timer on his first day with a training licence
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LeBron James flies through the air to score for Cleveland Cavaliers against the Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson and Draymond Green
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Ian Poulter has been named as Europe’s fourth Ryder Cup vice-captain for Hazeltine in September
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Gifs that keep on givingGifs that keep on givingThe gifs that keep on giving: catches, jumps, falls, fails and unrequited loveFeaturing foolishness on a football field, brilliance on a BMX, buffoonery in a boxing ring, top-notch tennis, creative cricket and bravado on a basketball court
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Forgotten storiesForgotten storiesThe forgotten story of ... fear and loathing in Queensland's State of Origin campUnder Paul Vautin, the Maroons famously triumphed in 1995 but in-fighting and disharmony over the following two series left their mark on the coach
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Novak Djokovic says winning the French open was one of the ‘most beautiful’ moments of his career, after beating Andy Murray 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 at Roland Garros on Sunday
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Muhammad Ali’s coffin arrives in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky
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After beating world No1 Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 in the women’s French Open final, Garbiñe Muguruza shows off the Suzanne Lenglen Cup in central Paris
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Mourners across the US pay their respects to boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who has died aged 74
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Calling Muhammad Ali ‘remarkable, inspirational and extraordinary’, Michael Parkinson looks back at his memories of the iconic sportsman
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George Foreman gives a personal and touching tribute to one his greatest opponents and closest friends, Muhammad Ali
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Guardian boxing correspondent Kevin Mitchell and columnist Gary Younge reflect back on the life and career of the self-proclaimed greatest boxer of all time, Muhammad Ali
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LeBron James flies through the air to score for Cleveland Cavaliers against the Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson and Draymond Green
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