United Kingdom-Sports
Hodgson offers Zaha backing
England boss Roy Hodgson has predicted a bright future for Wilfried Zaha for club and country.
Spurs close on finals berth
The San Antonio Spurs are just one win away from a place in the NBA finals after a 104-93 overtime victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Perry leads Senior PGA
Kenny Perry fired a three-under-par 68 to take a two-shot lead after 54 holes of the Senior PGA Championship in Missouri.
MLB: Pagan wins it for Giants
Angel Pagan hit a two-run walk-off inside-the-park home run as the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 6-5 in 10 innings.
Neymar opts Barca over Real
Brazilian striker Neymar has confirmed he will be joining Barcelona next season and will sign his contract on Monday.
Ward open to Froch rematch
WBA & WBC Super-Middleweight Champion Andre Ward has told Carl Froch and his manager Eddie Hearn to pick up the phone if he really wants a rematch.
Nasri double sees off Chelsea
Samir Nasri netted twice as Manchester City beat Chelsea 5-3 in the second match of the English clubs' end-of-season trip to the United States.
Neymar signs for Barcelona on five year deal from Santos
Neymar has revealed he will sign for La Liga champions Barcelona on a five-year deal. The Santos attacker has long been linked with a move to the Catalan club and he confirmed the deal on his Instagram account.
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British and Irish Lions 2013: captain Sam Warburton used to be more interested in football, says first rugby coach
Sam Warburton was so nervous about his first rugby game that he didn't show up, says his first oval-ball coach.



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UFC 160: Cain Velasquez beats Antonio Bigfoot Silva; Junior Dos Santos beats Mark Hunt
Cain Velasquez knocked down Antonio 'Bigfoot' Silva with a combination and finished him on the ground 80 seconds into the first round Saturday night, briskly defending his heavyweight title at UFC 160.
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Carl Froch wants to fight Andre Ward after beating Mikkel Kessler by unanimous decision
No sooner had he taken one considerable step on his road to redemption, Carl Froch immediately began mapping out how to take the giant leap required to reach his final destination.
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Kessler drained after defeat
Mikkel Kessler admitted he could not handle the pace set by Carl Froch as the Nottingham man took a points win in their exciting rematch.
Cobra takes aim at Ward
Carl Froch is determined to avenge his only other defeat against Andre Ward after winning his rematch with Mikkel Kessler in thrilling fashion.
Carl Froch beats Mikkel Kessler by unanimous points decision
JEFF POWELL AT THE O2: History talks with the war to end all wars. Boxing fans around the planet will be glad to know that Carl Froch will fight on for even greater glory.
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Froch defeats Kessler in epic
Carl Froch gained revenge over Mikkel Kessler with a thrilling points win after the super-middleweights served up another epic battle at the 02 Arena in London.
Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp: It was a great occasion... just the result was 's***'
Dortmund fans were inconsolable after their European dream ended in Wembley heartache as boss Jurgen Klopp gave a typically frank assessment, 'it was a great final but the result is s***'.
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Everton fans up in arms over new club crest after Latin motto removed
Everton were facing a rebellion from within their own support after revealing a new club crest. The new design does not feature Everton's motto 'nil satis nisi optimum' - meaning 'Nothing but the best is good enough' - as it has since 1991.
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Bayern Munich 2 Borussia Dortmund 1: Arjen Robben scores the winner
Arjen Robben provided the perfect answer to the doubters by scoring an 88th-minute winner to settle a brilliant Champions League final in favour of Bayern Munich at Wembley.
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Man City 5 Chelsea 3 - match report
Playing in the world’s most famous ball park, Manchester City and Chelsea ended their brief visit to America by providing their audience with a baseball score.
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Jack Wilshere nowhere near the finished article, says Brian Robson
Jack Wilshere, trumpeted as the future of England’s midfield, is nowhere near the finished article, according to Bryan Robson.
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