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Warren Gatland backs himself and Wales to clinch Six Nations

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• Gatland: ‘I pride myself on my record’• Dispute with Ireland over Principality Stadium roofA feature of Warren Gatland’s coaching career is that his teams tend to deliver when it matters. When he had a dig at England last month for bottling it...

Ronaldo’s defining display shows ‘fino alla fine’ spirit is alive at Juventus

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The striker’s best performance for Juve in the Champions League embodied the club’s ‘until the end’ mottoThe Juventus motto is “fino alla fine” – in other words, until the end. On Tuesday evening the men’s team proved these words are not...

Odell Beckham Jr trade shows NFL teams value draft picks over talent

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The Giants’ dumbfounding decision to trade an all-time great at the peak of his powers is the latest example of an NFL team valuing their culture and the allure of hope over talentThe Giants traded Odell Beckham Jr to...

Mikaela Shiffrin adds to dazzling season with first super-G crystal globe

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Skier wins 10th season-long title and first in speed disciplineShiffrin, 24, locked up overall and slalom titles weeks agoItaly’s Dominik Paris captured men’s title at World Cup finalsMikaela Shiffrin won the World Cup super-G title for her 10th career crystal...

Fremantle star Nat Fyfe books in for elbow surgery after AFLX appearance

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Played Friday’s AFLX with arm in protective sleeveSwift recovery from minor elbow operation expectedNat Fyfe has suffered a pre-season setback with the Dockers skipper set to undergo elbow surgery. Fyfe has been troubled by an inflamed bursa stemming from...

Victory in US for Tommy Fleetwood ‘only a matter of time’, says Rory McIlroy

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• Englishman shot first-round 65 in Players Championship• ‘He is one of the best players in the world’It was hardly a shock to hear Rory McIlroy endorse the chances of Tommy Fleetwood winning in the United States before long. Singing Tommy’s praises has...

Frank de Boer struggles early in MLS as Pity and Atlanta United fail to...

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The Five Stripes won the title in just their second season. But after the departure of two key figures they have struggled to find a new identityGonzalo “Pity” Martínez was welcomed to the US with a song. As...

Gambling Commission ‘content’ with way BetBright voided ante-post bets

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• Punter plans to sue over potential payout of £30k• Backer had outstanding football bets with firmA punter whose ante-post bets with a potential payout of nearly £30k were voided by the defunct bookmaker BetBright last week said on Wednesday...

Cuban cyclist Arlenis Sierra wins Cadel Evans race

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Disappointing result for Australian Mitchelton-Scott team Lucy Kennedy finishes second and Amanda Spratt thirdCuban Arlenis Sierra has spoiled the Australian show for the biggest win of her cycling career.Sierra launched a perfectly timed attack in the last 4km of Saturday’s...

Will MMA ever be an Olympic sport?

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Global popularity and an ancient pedigree make MMA a sensible fit for today’s Olympics. The reasons why it’s not even being considered – too violent? too popular? – are less clearGatekeepers charged with determining which sports can qualify...

Bryony Frost makes history with Frodon in Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham

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• Ryanair Chase winner Frodon and rider get huge reception • Front-runner looked beaten before rallying to win after lastBryony Frost became the first female jockey to win a Grade One chase at the Cheltenham Festival as Frodon made all the running under a...

Hull FC’s Sika Manu: ‘I remember seeing roofs torn off buildings’

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A year on since Cyclone Gita hit Tonga, the forward talks of those dark days and a brighter future in EnglandThe Super League season is barely a month old and there is already talk of a crisis at Hull FC....

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