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ICC Champions Trophy: Waqar Younis pitches into Eoin Morgan's 'lame excuse'
They were also the only team in the eight-nation Champions Trophy to have won all three of their group games. "There were huge expectations they'd go on to win the tournament, I think justifiably so on the back of what they've done over the previous year and a half".
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Buffalo Sabres hire Phil Housley as coach
Perhaps the most surprising thing about the Sabres' coaching process is that Rick Tocchet, who just won a second straight Stanley Cup as an assistant coach in Pittsburgh, wasn't contacted by Botterill , who was an assistant general manager in Pittsburgh before getting the Buffalo gig.
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Ronaldo accused of tax fraud totalling €14.7million
Ronaldo's agent has denied any wrongdoing and previously declared that the player is "up to date with his taxes' ". Madrid's regional state prosecutor has accused Ronaldo of four counts of tax fraud from 2011 to 2014. Barcelona's legendary star - and Ronaldo's great sporting rival - Lionel Messi had recently been found guilty of a similar tax avoidance scheme that involved shell companies and image rights.
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Tampa Bay Lightning trade forward Jonathan Drouin to Montreal
The 22-year-old restricted free agent is coming off the best season of his career, scoring 21 goals and adding 32 assists in 73 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning , all career highs. He played in four National Hockey League games, and did not register a point. Sergachev, the ninth overall pick in last year's draft, played four games for Montreal as a rookie this season.
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Champions Trophy: Win against Proteas our best performance so far, says Kohli
The target was achieved on the last delivery of the 38th over itself to bring an end to a rather one-sided affair. "That didn't happen, and this cautious style of play that seems to lack the intent that we've seen from the same players previously, is what puzzles me the most", Smith said.
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Warriors Draymond Green takes shot at Cavaliers during championship parade
He wore a black T-shirt that seemed to poke fun at the Cavaliers' arena that's owned by Quicken Loans. The shirt seems to be a direct reference to Cleveland and how fast the Warriors got through the series against the Cavs. "With the trophy. Quickie". I was waiting on this moment. I had this one idea for a shirt, and I waited too long to try to get somebody to draw it up.
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Justices give gov't time to address second travel ban ruling
A three-judge panel said the administration failed to show that blocking citizens from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen was needed to protect the U.S. The 9th Circuit, however, did not completely ignore the president's statements. The court noticed that even the federal officials were skeptical how effectual the first executive order might prove.
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Rafael Nadal: Impossible to describe winning feeling of 10th French Open title
Nadal is the first man in the Open era to win a Grand Slam 10 times. With the French Open crown, Nadal went ahead of Pete Sampras. The third-ranked Swiss was coming off a title in Geneva, won his first five rounds at Roland Garros all in straight sets, and beat world No.
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Hamilton win puts pressure on F1 drivers' leader
Max Verstappen surged from fifth to second, clipping Vettel's front wing on his way past before Felipe Massa was taken out by a spinning Carlos Sainz after the Toro Rosso driver had lost control following contact with Romain Grosjean's Haas vehicle in the approach to Turn 3.
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Gareth Southgate takes positives from England's defeat to 10-man France
France's Ousmane Dembele in action with England's Gary Cahill . France's players were touched by the overwhelming show of support they received from England fans when they played a friendly at Wembley Stadium on November 17, 2015 - just four days after the deadly attacks that swept through Paris.
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Man Utd complete £31 million signing of Lindelof
He has been on worldwide duty with Sweden and was an unused substitute for Tuesday night's 1-1 draw with Scandinavian rivals Norway. Anderson Talisca had 89 attempts in the league last season. "I have enjoyed my time at Benfica enormously and I have learned a lot there". United have been previously linked with a move for the 23-year-old, who has a €24m (£21m) release clause in his current contract with the Portuguese champions.
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Sarfraz steers team to semis
One 'reserve' day has been kept by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the final match of the tournament, but there will be none for the semi-finals. "You have to adapt in knockout cricket, so it's an important lesson". For today's important game, England is likely to replace out-of-form opener Jason Roy with Jonny Bairstow while a few replacements by Pakistan are also not ruled out.
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Celtic agree deal to sign winger Jonny Hayes from Premiership rivals Aberdeen
Hayes, who last figured for Aberdeen against Celtic in the Scottish Cup final, was also a target for Cardiff City , Birmingham and Nottingham Forest. Hayes was part of Martin O'Neill's Ireland squad for their World Cup qualifier against Austria last Sunday and scored 11 goals in all competitions last season for Aberdeen.
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Benfica forward talks United move, says Jose 'loves' him
United are now looking to offload some of their fringe players as manager Jose Mourinho plans to overhaul his squad ahead of a potential title push. Jose Mourinho christened himself "The Special One" upon his arrival in English football in 2004, and then "The Happy One" when he returned to Chelsea for a second spell in 2013, but appears as though he's got a new nickname .
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Phil Mickelson withdraws from US Open to attend daughter's high school graduation
Open since he failed to qualify in 1993 and his first missed major since the 2009 Open. He was hoping Mother Nature would cooperate and deal up a four-hour weather delay that would have allowed him to fly to Wisconsin in time to play.
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Bellerin pondering Barca switch, says Suarez
Suarez, who re-joined Barcelona last summer after an impressive year at Villarreal, has now revealed that Bellerin has also considered returning to Catalonia, but his loyalties to Arsenal remain strong. It is a hard situation and I am nobody to be speaking about this, but I wish he can come". His Spanish under-21 team-mate Suarez says he has spoken to his worldwide colleague about the chances of joining him at Barca, but says the player is yet to decide on his future.
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Richard Sherman: I did not ask Seahawks for trade
Sherman wasn't happy. It was a long story that discussed how Sherman still hadn't gotten over the Seahawks' last-minute loss to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX. "We're teammates, " Sherman said. We fight for one another, just like I'm fighting for the other 52 guys out there; I'm fighting for him and he's fighting for us.
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Vikings to induct Moss, Rashad into ring of honor
The Vikings will induct Moss into the team's Ring of Honor during the upcoming season. The Vikings induct Moss into the team's Ring of Honor this season. "And having been here in Minnesota, I fell in love with this place, I fell in love with the people, I fell in love with the Vikings". So, now I can just reflect back on the touchdowns, the games against the Green Bay Packers, the games against the Chicago Bears.
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Champions Trophy 2017: Pakistan shock England to reach final
England 52-1 after 10 overs, Bairstow 29*, Root 10*. As for Pakistan , this wasn't meant to be their day or them tournament, but they are in the finals, call it luck or sheer brilliance, the side stuck together, believed in themselves and now anything can happen.
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Over 1 million expected at Warriors parade in Oakland
Durant , who lost in his only previous NBA Finals appearance in 2012, led the way for the Warriors with 39 points and was relieved after feeling pressure to deliver prior to the game. "I couldn't sleep for two days, I was anxious, I was jittery", Durant , 28, said in the post-game, on-court interview. Golden State coach Steve Kerr has been among the most vocal figures in sports against Trump's policies.
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Pakistan punish errant England to enter maiden CT final
Azhar Ali (76) and Fakhar Zaman (57) all but ended previously unbeaten tournament hosts England's slim hopes of victory with an opening stand of 118. They bowled really well, especially in the middle part, starting with Shadab. "Once our batting line-up does well, we can get a big score". Joe Root top-scored with 46 and Yorkshire team-mate Jonny Bairstow managed 43.
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Warren Gatland names Alun Wyn Jones as Lions captain for Crusaders match
A brilliant late try denied the British and Irish Lions victory over the Blues - a New Zealand club side - in the second game of the 2017 tour. Gatland has picked a strong but still experimental lineup, though, to meet a Crusaders team which contains nine All Blacks.
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More twists and surprise to come in Champions Trophy?
Pakistan outplayed their English opponents in all departments to clinch an easy eight-wicket victory in the first semifinal of the Champions Trophy on Wednesday. The way he tricked Morgan by forcing him to play an outside ball and edging towards the wicketkeeper was the Oppo Moment of the match. Morgan's opposite number Sarfraz Ahmed hailed Pakistan's near ideal performance.
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Unseeded Jelena Ostapenko, 20, Clinches Her First Major Title, The French Open
Jelena Ostapenko & Martina Navratilova (1978 Wimbledon) are the only women in Open Era to win 1st Grand Slam from down a set in the Final. "We will see what is gonna be". "It was a little bit of like emotional moment, but that's it. So I want to really hit the ball". The 20-year-old may have been unseeded going into the tournament, but her ranking will fly up afterwards from No.
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It's INDIA vs PAKISTAN in Champions Trophy final
India will start today's game as strong favourites as they had finished the group stage at the top of Pool-B with wins over arch-rivals Pakistan and South Africa. "We can't invite extra pressure on ourselves thinking about what happened during the last two matches in ICC tournaments", he concluded. The semi-final line-up has sprung some surprises.
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Defending champ Muguruza, Venus power to French fourth round
Her best French Open showing was in 2002, when she lost to Serena in the final. At 24, Mladenovic has taken time to mature but on a sunny Sunday afternoon in front of a raucous crowd on Court Suzanne Lenglen, she dumped out the defending champion, Garbine Muguruza of Spain 6-1 3-6, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time.
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Canadian soccer star Cyle Larin arrested for drunk driving in Florida
An Orlando City spokesman confirmed the charge but said it would not be making a comment until it had spoken to its player. Canadian global Cyle Larin was arrested in Florida Thursday morning on a DUI charge, according to the Orlando Sentinel .
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Champions Trophy: India need 265 runs to reach finals
The star batsman added: "Going into a big game like this, we're going to treat it as how we treated the last game". We have an opportunity to win one game and enter the finals. They did very well in the 2015 World Cup. When asked about his skipper's batting, Rohit said, "It felt like he was batting overnight". "It's been 24 months".
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Warriors deny reports that they unanimously declined White House visit
The Warriors made a visit after winning the 2015 National Basketball Association title, while the Cavaliers went to the White House previous year after beating Golden State in seven games. He also said Trump is "the man who's going to lead you has used racist, misogynist words". The Cleveland Cavaliers met with President Barack Obama in November 2016, two days after the 2016 presidential elections.
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Kohli taking nothing for granted against 'dangerous' Bangladesh
According to our predictions, India will win today against Bangladesh and qualify for the Champions Trophy finals. Captain Kohli has made valuable contributions with the bat and helped his team's cause in chasing down tricky totals.
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Crusaders name seven All Blacks for Lions clash
He previously led the Lions in the third Test in Australia in 2013 as well as playing in all the Tests in South Africa in 2009. George North and Jonathan Davies will also be making their first appearances of the tour. Crotty was included in the New Zealand Test squad on Thursday along with two other notable Crusaders injury omissions - Test captain Kieran Read (thumb) and lock Scott Barrett.
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James likes 3-on-3 in Olympics
I'm more of a 5-on-5 guy. "I stay out of the one-on-one matchups during our practice, the 2-on-2s and the 3-on-3s. So probably not. I probably won't be a part of the 3-on-3 matchup". In addition to the regular full-court style of basketball we all know and love, the Games will include a 3-on-3 basketball event on the half-court.
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Paulina Gretzky Gives Birth, Welcomes Baby Boy With Fiance Dustin Johnson
Us Weekly has learned that it was Johnson's grandfather and former L.A. Lakers player Art Whisnant who gave O'Connor consent to publish the photo online. Open champion. Johnson cut short his preparation for this week's U.S. Open to be with Gretzky on Monday when she gave birth to their second child, but in typical DJ fashion he looked neither rushed nor concerned when he did arrive in Wisconsin.
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Bangladesh v India: Everything you need to know
ICC Champions Trophy 2017 IND v BAN Semi Final: Catch Your Favorite Final Match IND v Bangladesh for CT17 Live Streaming Updates -Predictions -Live Scores and Results are Updating Here on 15/06/2017 at Edgbaston Stadium (Humidity 87%).
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ICC Champions Trophy 2017 semifinals: England vs Pakistan match prediction
Amir was replaced by fellow left-arm seamer Rumman Raees, making his ODI debut. Root fell when well set after an edged cut off leg-spinner Shadab Khan was well held by wicket-keeper Sarfraz. "Credit to Pakistan , they played brilliantly". With Pakistan racing towards the finish line, Adil Rashid provided the breakthrough England desperately needed when Zaman was stumped by Jos Buttler off his bowling for 57, which came off 58 balls and included seven boundaries and a six.