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The Mets have the second-highest payroll in baseball. They also own the worst record in the major leaguesA franchise once known as baseball's lovable losers are, for the moment, merely baseball's most expensive losers.The New York Mets wrapped a shocking April by losing 5-4 to the Washington Nationals on Thursday, dropping to a major league-worst...
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Updates from seven County Championship matches This week's Spin | comment BTL or email TanyaThomas Rew is making his Championship debut, alongside brother James, at Taunton. Yorkshire have lost Adam Lyth, lbw Ogborne, for 8. Yorks 26-1.And an early wicket in glorious Canterbury sunshine, Dawkins dollies a catch back to Haydon. Kent 21-1. Continue...
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Manager says Watkins' ankle could have been brokenPereira hails 'the spirit of this team' as Forest win 1-0Unai Emery raged at the video assistant referee for failing to flag Elliot Anderson's dangerous first-half tackle on Ollie Watkins in defeat at Nottingham Forest and claimed the England striker was fortunate to avoid a broken ankle. Villa's...
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Stadium sharing, men's broadcast picks and fun runs can all cause headaches in upper echelons of English women's gameWaiting for men's broadcast picks, dodging local fun runs and even having to avoid clashing with nearby comedy gigs: welcome to the quagmire of trying to arrange the Women's Super League and WSL 2 schedule.The fixture list is often a...
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USA retain the world 50+ title, while Germany-Lasker SGK win the 65+ equivalent, with England fourth in both eventsEngland finished out of the medals for the first time in five years in this week's world senior team championships for over-50s and over-65s, played at Durres, Albania, as the US, fielding a largely former USSR squad, retained the...
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Training ground fun, rock star fans and a Christmas party in Copenhagen were ingredients in the rank outsiders' triumph, sealed on 2 May 2016 I remember in January, February that season Riyad Mahrez asked: "What do you think we can achieve?” I laughed, but didn't say anything. Riyad said: "You know, you know.” I am a very pragmatic man … I...
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The uniqueness of Royal Ascot was a factor in the track CEO's jump from the Premier League to the sport of kings"I was used to fans,” Felicity Barnard, the chief executive of Ascot, says, recalling earlier roles in charge of commercial operations at Arsenal and West Ham. "At Arsenal, I was used to selling 60,000 shirts at the beginning of every...
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We are in a world where robots compete against humans and while perfect scores might be impressive, they are also dullIt hurts to miss an unmarked shot in basketball. And it certainly seemed to pain the Alvark Tokyo shooter, halfway through April's Japanese league game against Shimane Susanoo Magic. As the ball bounded off the rim, the player...
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Buildup to the weekend's action across the leagues Things to look out for | Fixtures | Standings | Mail LukeAnd with that, I'm handing over to Luke McLaughlin, who'll take you through to lunchtime. Laters.One of the biggest games of the bank holiday weekend doesn't come until Monday night, when Hearts host Rangers knowing they could practically end...
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Eddie Howe is under pressure, Rayan needs protection at Bournemouth and John Stones returns to Everton with CityPremier League top scorers: latest standingsThe equation is simple. If Leeds beat relegated – and now managerless - Burnley at Elland Road on Friday they will reach 43 points and be extremely unlikely to meet the same fate as their...
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Strasbourg lost 1-0 away to Rayo Vallecano in the first leg of their Conference League semi-final. Below their usual standard, the French side limited the damage to a single-goal deficit, keeping their hopes alive ahead of the return leg at the Stade de la Meinau next Thursday.
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So bare are their playing stocks, the club named just three AFL-listed players in their VFL team to play on Friday night. Meanwhile, a star Magpie has been cleared of structural damage and hopes to line up in Scott Pendlebury's milestone match.
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Jaden McDaniels had 32 points and 10 rebounds and Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 24 points in a surprise start for the injury-ravaged Minnesota Timberwolves in a 110-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 on Thursday night that finished off another tense NBA playoff series between the rivals.
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Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points, a resurgent Paul George had 23 points and a Philadelphia 76ers' team that lost by 32 points twice in this first-round playoff series played their most complete game of the season and forced Game 7 with a 106-93 win over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
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The injury-ravaged Minnesota Timberwolves lost two more key players for Game 6 of their first-round NBA playoff series on Friday against the Denver Nuggets, scratching guard Ayo Dosunmu with a sore right calf and forward Kyle Anderson with an illness.
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The Minnesota Wild look to celebrate on home ice as they host the Dallas Stars in Game 6 of their first-round series on Thursday. Live coverage on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+ begins at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT, or follow along with our live tracker.
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Jibril Rajoub refuses handshake at Fifa congressInfantino to seek third term as presidentThe Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, confirmed his intention to stand for re-election for a third full term next year after an attempt to orchestrate a handshake between the Palestinian and Israeli delegates at the governing body's congress backfired.The...
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'It needs to change,' insists seven-time championLance Stroll labels rules 'fundamentally flawed'Lewis Hamilton believes Formula One drivers should have a "seat at the table” in discussion on directions the sport should take in future, to have an input alongside key stakeholders such as the teams and the FIA. Hamilton's view was largely echoed...
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Keep this up and Crystal Palace's European adventure could end in yet more silverware for Oliver Glasner. Four years ago it was Daichi Kamada who scored the winning goal for Glasner's Eintracht Frankfurt in the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against West Ham on their way to lifting the trophy. The Japan midfielder again provided the...
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There was a sheepish look on Lucas Digne's face and for the referee, João Pinheiro, it was a case of reviewing whether the ball was out of play and not if the Aston Villa defender had handled inside the box. Even Digne would not dispute that bit. Digne naively raised both hands after Omari Hutchinson refused to deem Morgan Gibbs-White's cross a...
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