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West Ham record signing Carroll targets trophies

Andy Carroll sees no reason why he cannot help fire West Ham to some long-overdue silverware after the England striker signed in a club record deal for what could be eight seasons.

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Pietersen will return to England fold for T20 games against New Zealand

Kevin Pietersen is set to make a surprise return to England duty in the second of next week’s two Twenty20 matches against New Zealand at the Oval.

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Protesters slam football club ‘greed’ after London march

Organisers of a protest rally against the escalating cost of ticket prices have accused Premier League clubs of “pure greed”.

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Champions Trophy 2013: Cook desperate not to suffer more ODI trophy pain

Alastair Cook hopes England will consign their ODI trophy hoodoo to history on Sunday after they swaggered in to the Champions Trophy final last night with a convincing seven-wicket win over South Africa.

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Lions Tour 2013: Saracens star in Test snub as Gatland opts for Corbisiero

British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland revealed that Alex Corbisiero’s superior scrummaging resulted in his selection ahead of Saracens prop Mako Vunipola for Saturday’s opening Test against Australia.

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Chelsea striker planning to be ‘twice as good’ this season

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku has insisted that he is determined to be ‘deadly’ next season.

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Roche claims Team Sky must work to keep Froome and Wiggins happy to sustain success

Stephen Roche believes Team Sky must endeavour to keep Chris Froome and Sir Bradley Wiggins happy in the same squad.

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Wonder Wall: Why Steve Lomas is the right man for Millwall

When a season ends I’m normally excited for the next one to come around. The days, the weeks, all drag until opening day. However, after the FA Cup semi-final I wanted the season to just end, the poor performances and defeats were all hard to take. The break from football was welcomed.

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Justin Rose believes Ryder Cup gave him belief to make major breakthrough

Newly-crowned US Open champion Justin Rose believes his Ryder Cup experience toughened him up enough to be able to make his major breakthrough.

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Wimbledon 2013: Andy Murray under more pressure than ever before

Andy Murray faces more pressure than ever before as he goes into this year’s Wimbledon Championships to fight for the coveted title that still eludes him, a sports psychologist has said.

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Chelsea star set to leave after Drogba advice

Transfer News: Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has revealed that he is set to sign for Turkish outfit Galatasaray and Blues legend Didier Drogba said he had ‘to make the move’.

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Arsenal striker mulls over exit offer

Transfer News: Arsenal striker Gervinho has admitted that he is open to a move to Ligue 1 side, Marseille.

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Ajax pull out of race to sign Arsenal, Chelsea, Man City and Spurs target

Transfer News: Ajax have pulled out of the race to sign Adam Maher, amid interest from Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham.

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VIDEO: On this day in history - Bergkamp signs for Arsenal

Eighteen years ago today Arsenal splashed out, what was at the time, a British record transfer fee of £7.5million for Dennis Bergkamp.

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Five injured in China stadium stampede to see Beckham

At least five people have been injured in a stampede after fans stormed a stadium gate as David Beckham arrived at a Chinese university.

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Real Madrid, PSG, Monaco and Man City target plays down transfer amid reports that Chelsea sale is close

Transfer news: Edinson Cavani says there are no concrete plans over a summer move away from Naples despite Italian media claiming that Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis is in London to finalise a €58m (£49m) sale to Chelsea.

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Hull plan to spoil Mourinho’s party in season curtain-raiser

Hull have vowed to spoil Jose Mourinho’s return party in his first match back as Chelsea manager.

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Wimbledon 2013: Murray set for Hurlingham Club warm-up

Andy Murray will be hoping the infamous British summer does not hamper his final preparations for Wimbledon when he takes on Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the BNP Paribas Tennis Classic at The Hurlingham Club in Fulham later this afternoon.

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Robson plays down swearing incident after Eastbourne exit

British number one Laura Robson will try not to swear on court again after being caught out by television microphones as she bowed out at Eastbourne.

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Arsenal swoop for Sanogo - but is another young star really the solution?

Dan Mobbs discusses the imminent arrival of France youth international Yaya Sanogo, who has already proclaimed himself to be an Arsenal player.

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Haringey Police host sixth Box Cup at Alexandra Palace

Haringey Police Boxing Club will host the sixth annual Haringey Box Cup at Alexandra Palace this weekend, with 400 fighters taking to the ring over three days.

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Royal Ascot 2013: Punters can count on Estimate in the Gold Cup

Horse Talk: Top horse-racing tips and the latest news

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Berg backs Middlesex to bounce back from Yorkshire reverse

Gareth Berg believes Middlesex remain on course to repeat last year’s top-three County Championship finish, despite their 10-wicket hammering by Yorkshire.

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West Ham smash transfer fee record to sign Andy Carroll

The Hammers have completed the signing of England striker Andy Carroll in a six-year deal

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Wimbledon 2013: British duo KO’d in qualifying

Britain’s hopes of providing a qualifier for the main draw of the women’s singles at Wimbledon were extinguished yesterday as Jade Windley followed Naomi Broady out of the tournament.

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