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2016 PGA Championship – first round!Can Jason Day defend his title at Baltusrol or will Rory McIlroy or Jordan Spieth surge back to form? Join Scott Murray for the latest -
Allardyce blocked from appointing Clement as England assistantSam Allardyce has suffered his first setback as England’s new manager after Bayern Munich blocked the Football Association’s attempt to make Paul Clement part of the new regime
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Pulisic cancels out Agüero to force penalties in Champions CupBorussia Dortmund 1-1 Manchester City Pulisic cancels out Agüero to force penalties in Champions Cup
Minute-by-minute report: Pep Guardiola has two more pre-season matches to assess his squad, starting today against Dortmund in Shenzhen. Join Niall McVeigh for the latest -
Russia team given rousing sendoff for Rio OlympicsRussia’s Olympic team received a hero’s sendoff at a Kremlin ceremony full of fighting words, as the country’s banned track and field competitors rallied behind those going to the Games -
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The biggest threat to the future of the Olympics: does anybody want to host it anymore?Drugs scandals and Rio’s haphazard preparations have dominated the headlines but the biggest concern has barely been reported
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Nazi Germany's Jewish champion: the mystery of Mayer enduresLes Carpenter: Almost 80 years after her silver medal in women’s fencing at the Berlin Games, Helene Mayer remains one of the Olympics’ enduring mysteries
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Fàbregas apologises for horror tackle on Liverpool’s KlavanCesc Fàbregas has apologised to Liverpool defender Ragnar Klavan for the studs-up challenge which saw the Chelsea midfielder sent off in their overnight friendly in Los Angeles
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in depth
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I despise the term. I’m no cage fighter, I'm a martial artistAfter a 20-year journey the controversial Bisping is the first British MMA fighter to win a UFC belt and he hopes to defend his title in Manchester
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Crazy Higuaín fee leads us into theatre of the absurdWhile the real world is looking down the back of the sofa, football burns money for a laugh and the actual game feels almost secondary
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FA’s youth coaching game-changer means more ball-work and less shoutingA fresh approach to the education of coaches moves away from the command-style model to a method that is more about whispering than hairdryer treatment
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Van Persie to Stoke City or Rangers?Kalidou Koulibaly to Chelsea? | Shkodran Mustafi to Arsenal? | Mario Balotelli to Besiktas? | Fernando Llorente to Swansea?
regulars
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Lewis Hatchett, the Sussex seamer born with Poland SyndromeLewis Hatchett was born with Poland Syndrome and is missing his right pectoral muscle and two ribs but earns a living as a seam bowler
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Sign up now for our free and funny email. OK, our free emailIn today’s Fiver: Pizza bans, Neymar can and he will, Zlatan’s training regime and Zinedine’s fluttering eyelashes
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pictures & video
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What might have happened if England hadn't won it?Step into our alternate reality and find out what might have been if Alf Ramsey’s team hadn’t triumphed at Wembley
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Day on title defence: ‘I have zero patience'Defending champion Jason Day says he does not see the PGA Championship competition as a title defense at a press conference at the Baltusrol golf club in New Jersey on Wednesday
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Australia's rich history at the Olympic GamesThe XXXI Olympiad in Rio is nearly upon us, so in this week’s cartoon David Squires picks out some of Australia’s more memorable moments at the Games
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Share your photos and memoriesHow did the London 2012 Games have an impact on your life? We’d like you to share your memories of the last summer Olympics
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Putin: banning Russian athletes from Olympics is ‘discrimination’Russian president Vladimir Putin says that Russian track and field athletes are victims of ‘pure discrimination’
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Guardiola criticises Beijing pitch that scuppered Manchester derbyManchester City manager Pep Guardiola criticises the state of the Beijing pitch which forced the team’s preseason derby against Manchester United to be called off
the big picture
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Terry is a top hat in CaliforniaJohn Terry has helped Chelsea to four Premier League titles as captain and Antonio Conte has assured him he will retain the role
Sir Garfield Sobers: if you could watch only one batsman, it would be him
Cricket Australia put on back foot by Sri Lanka in first Test