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Pakistan v England: Alastair Cook 'not sure' Ben Stokes will be fit

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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 17.5pt;">England all-rounder Ben Stokes
could miss the second Test against Pakistan with a stomach virus.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stokes,
24, who runs a 50 and took 4 wickets in the drawn first Test, missed training
on Tuesday but will take part in a net later on Wednesday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"We're
not completely sure [whether he will play]," said captain Alastair Cook.
"He wasn't well yesterday at all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"In
these conditions, it takes a lot of energy to perform at your peak. We'll make
a choice on Thursday morning."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">If
Stokes, who has played in England's past 11 matches, does not play, all-rounder
Samit Patel could come in to give Cook a 3<sup>rd</sup> spin option.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Patel
played the last of his 5 Tests in 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"We
said at the beginning of the tour that if the wicket demands 3 spinners, we
will play three spinners," Cook said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"We've
got that choice and that wouldn't really affect the balance of the side as all 3
of our spinners can bat."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Pakistan
is expected to have leg-spinner Yasir Shah fit after he missed the first Test
with a back spasm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Shah,
29, has taken 61 wickets in just 10 Test matches since making his first
appearance against Australia last year and is 4<sup>th</sup> in the
International Cricket Council's Test bowling rankings.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"We've
obviously clearly got videos and a pair of the guys has faced him a one-day
game," said Cook.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"Once
a guy lets go of the ball, it doesn't come down with a name on it, you've just
got to react to it and make sure that you're clear on how you play a
leg-spinner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"He
is a very good bowler, but he's not this superhuman guy who takes a wicket
every time he bowls."<o:p></o:p></span></div>

Pakistan v England: Alastair Cook 'not sure' Ben Stokes will be fit

England all-rounder Ben Stokes could miss the second Test against Pakistan with a stomach virus. Stokes, 24, who runs a 50 and took 4...

Tour de France 2016: Chris Froome joy at 'great track

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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Britain's defending Tour de France
champion Chris Froome has welcomed a "great" 2016 route which should
help his bid for a third victory.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurTMb97KxiE4Wlc-8MSSOT9Mrx3jHdgbxejEWweLChgSpFQ5dXC9fQBFHq9LfuQM1NomAQ5SMt_6L4w8y4hs_Vdv1J2gjDJb-UHznJqYrPkpGFHX-Q6GKQkaR8TbAOv5B6znIy-mwYYM/s1600/Capture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tour de France 2016: Chris Froome joy at 'great track" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurTMb97KxiE4Wlc-8MSSOT9Mrx3jHdgbxejEWweLChgSpFQ5dXC9fQBFHq9LfuQM1NomAQ5SMt_6L4w8y4hs_Vdv1J2gjDJb-UHznJqYrPkpGFHX-Q6GKQkaR8TbAOv5B6znIy-mwYYM/s320/Capture.JPG" title="Tour de France 2016: Chris Froome joy at 'great track" width="289" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
course for the 2,187-mile race, which runs from 2-24 July, was announced in
Paris on Tuesday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
21  stages feature 28 categorized
climbs visits to Andorra Spain and Switzerland, and two time trials.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"It
challenges every aspect of cycling - time trials, mountains, a technical
descent," said Team Sky's Froome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"It's
such an amazing, special race. I'm still 30 years old and feel I have a lot
left in my legs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"It
suits me better than this year's Tour," he added, in reference to a course
featuring two time trials that total 33.5 miles, compared to one short
individual time trial in the 2015 race.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
103rd edition of the Tour will return to Mont Ventoux on Bastille Day - 14 July
- 3 years after the famous victory that effectively sealed Froome's first Tour
win.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
race begins at Normandy's iconic Mont Saint-Michel and finishes on the
Champs-Elysees in Paris.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">After
leaving Normandy, it heads south to the Pyrenees, via a tough fifth stage to Le
Lioran in the Massif Central.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">That
is the most difficult day in a comparatively sprinter-friendly first week,
which opens with a dash to Utah Beach that should put a sprinter in yellow for
the third time in the past 4 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Once
the race reaches the Pyrenees on stage seven, the Tour reverts to recent type
and largely becomes a climbing contest, punctuated by a couple of opportunities
for the sprinters and the 2 time trials.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"It's
so hard,'' said British sprinter Mark Cavendish, who is third on the all-time
stage win list with 26. "For 21 days, it's going to be full gas.".<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%;">"The favourite will be Chris Froome. He's the most complete
rider. He's the stronger," said 25-year-old Frenchman Thibaut Pinot, who
finished third in 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%;">"But it will also be good for Nairo
Quintana."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 150%;">The Colombian climber, also 25, won the
Giro d'Italia in 2014 and finished second to Froome at the 2013 and 2015 Tours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 20.5pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; line-height: 115%;">2016 Tour de France<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 1:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">2 July,
Mont Saint-Michel to Utah Beach Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, 188km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 2:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">3 July,
Saint-Lo to Cherbourg-Octeville, 182km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 3:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">4 July,
Granville to Angers, 222km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 4:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">5 July,
Saumur to Limoges, 232km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 5:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">6 July,
Limoges to Le Lioran, 216km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 6:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">7 July,
Arpajon-sur-Cere to Montauban, 187km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 7:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">8 July,
L'Isle-Jourdain to Lac de Payolle, 162km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 8:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">9 July,
Pau to Bagneres-de-Luchon, 183km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 9:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">10
July, Vielha Val d'Aran (Spain) to Andorre Arcalis (Andorra), 184km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">First rest day:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">11 July<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 10:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">12
July, Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra) to Revel, 198km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 11:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">13
July, Carcassonne to Montpellier, 164km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 12:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">14
July, Montpellier to Mont Ventoux, 185km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 13:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">15
July, Bourg-Saint-Andeol to La Caverne du Pont-d'Arc, 37km (individiual
time-trial)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 14:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">16
July, Montelimar to Villars-les-Dombes Parc des Oiseaux, 208km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 15:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">17
July, Bourg-en-Bresse to Culoz, 159km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Stage 16:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">18
July, Moirans-en-Montagne to Berne (Switzerland), 206km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong style="outline-style: none;"><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Second rest day:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">19 July<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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July, Berne (Switzerland) to Finhaut-Emosson (Switzerland), 184km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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July, Sallanches to Megeve, 17km (individual time-trial)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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July, Albertville to Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, 146km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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July, Megeve to Morzine, 146km<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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July, Chantilly to Paris, Champs-Elysees, 113km<o:p></o:p></span></div>

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Jamie Murray and John Peers to end doubles partnership

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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 17.5pt;">Britain's Jamie Murray is to
end his doubles partnership with John Peers at the end of the season to link up
with Brazil's Bruno Soares.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Murray,
29, and Australian Peers, 27, have won titles in Brisbane and Hamburg this year
and were also runners-up at Wimbledon and the US Open.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Their 3-year
partnership will end after the World Tour Finals in London in November.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Soares,
33, is an earlier doubles world number 3.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">The
Brazilian has won 11 ATP tour titles with his current partner, Alexander Peya,
35, of Austria.<o:p></o:p></span></div>

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Ireland goalkeeper Gray retires from international hockey

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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 17.5pt;">Ireland goalkeeper Emma Gray
has retired from international hockey after winning 118 caps.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">The
28-year-old Hermes player complete her Irish debut in 2008 and is the most
capped female goalkeeper in Irish hockey history.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"Emma
has been the backbone of the Green Army defense for a number of years. She led
by model on and off the field," said Ireland coach Graham Shaw.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"Her
equanimity and devotion will be sorely missed."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">Gray,
who will continue to play for Hermes, believes there is a bright future for the
women's team.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 13.0pt;">"There
is little doubt in my mind that this squad will continue to progress and
achieve great things," she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>

Ireland goalkeeper Gray retires from international hockey

Ireland goalkeeper Emma Gray has retired from international hockey after winning 118 caps. The 28-year-old Hermes player complete her...

Rugby World Cup final: Hooper & Pocock key to outcome - Lomu

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Zealand legend Jonah Lomu fears back-rowers David Pocock and Michael Hooper
will give Australia the edge in the breakdown in the World Cup final.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Lomu
believes the All Blacks' talent to invalidate Australia's 2 breakdown
specialists will determine the result.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"If
there's any team who can give New Zealand a run for their money it's Australia
because they're the only team to beat them this year," said Lomu.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"Australia's
speed into the breakdown will give the All Blacks a headache."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
  side winning at half-time has won all previous six Rugby World Cup finals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">New
  Zealand are aiming to become the first side to win back-to-back World Cups.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
  Wallabies have won just one of their last 12 Tests against New Zealand (D2,
  L9).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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   - New Zealand v Australia<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Date: Saturday,
  31 October; Kick-off: 16:00</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> <b>GMT; Venue: Twickenham</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Adil Rashid: Why England leg-spinner is one of a rare breed

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<b style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Adil
Rashid has had a mixed introduction to Test cricket with the ball, to say the
least.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The England leg-spinner took 0-163 in
the 1st innings of the opening Test against Pakistan - the most horrible facts
by a debutant - but claimed 5-64 in the 2nd innings as his side almost
pulled off an extraordinary success.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Defeat in the 2nd Test was distinguished
for Rashid's heroics with the bat, although he managed only 1-84 and 1-107
with his strongest suit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Ex-England captain Michael Vaughan has
said: "Now we have a bit of secrecy in the side, someone who can carry our
attack to life."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">With his final-day show in Abu Dhabi,
Rashid became the 1st England leg-spinner to take 5 wickets in a Test since
1959.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Why have successful leg-spinners been
so rare? And why do so few English players even bother with the skill?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Football Gossip

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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Mourinho's
representatives are finding out about the Portuguese moving to Paris St-Germain
or back to Inter Milan if the 52-year-old is sacked by Chelsea. (Independent)  <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Bayern
Munich manager Pep Guardiola's contract does not expire until next summer and
Carlo Ancelotti is expected to reject a return to Stamford Bridge on a
temporary basis. However, another ex-Blues boss in Guus Hiddink may be a
possibility. (Daily Telegraph) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">But
Ancelotti, 56, would consider the Chelsea job if he was offered it on a
permanent basis. (Daily Mirror) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Former
Barcelona coach Guardiola, 44, says he is "not going to answer
questions" about his future anymore. (Daily Express) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Chelsea
and Brazil midfielder Ramires, 28, insists there is "no mutiny against
Mourinho" from the Stamford Bridge club's squad. (Independent, via
ESPN Brazil)  <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Isco
has told Real Madrid Chairman Florentino Perez he wants to leave the club and
Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool are set to battle it out for the 23-year-old
Spain midfielder. (Daily Star) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Manchester
United manager Louis van Gaal says his transfer targets are keen to move to Old
Trafford but that they are being stopped by their clubs. (Daily Express) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The
agent of Paris St-Germain and Italy midfielder Marco Verratti has told Europe's
top clubs they can sign the 22-year-old if they pay £72m. (Daily Star) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Liverpool's
26-year-old striker Daniel Sturridge, who is out injured and yet to play for
new manager Jurgen Klopp, has had his "attitude and desire"
questioned by ex-Reds striker David Fairclough. (Talk sport) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Brazil
forward Alexandre Pato, 26, could sign for West Ham with Corinthians president
Roberto de Andrade understood to be looking to offload the forward. (Daily
Mail) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #404040; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Younus
Khan, you've once again done Pakistan proud. The evergreen right-hander brings
up the 31st hundred of his career by smearing Adil Rashid through the off side
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">That's Younus
Khan's third against England and his fifth in nine Tests in Dubai. This is the
29th consecutive time he has reached 90 and gone on to make a hundred,
equalling Don Bradman's record."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"A
brilliant player. He's just got the gift of being able to play against the
pacers on front or back foot. He's got the options against the spin. And he's
got the drive, which is so important for a player at that age - to keep wanting
the runs."<o:p></o:p></span></div>

Younis Khan making a record in Cricket world

Younus Khan, you've once again done Pakistan proud. The evergreen right-hander brings up the 31st hundred of his career by smearin...