Rafael Nadal: 2017 French Open title 'more special'
With 31-year-old Nadal five years younger than the Swiss, time might be on his side to eventually come out tops. The Spaniard won the record 10th French Open title last Sunday after registering a resounding victory over Stan Wawrinka .
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Conor McGregor's Gym Walls Show Him Blasting Floyd Mayweather
So I always say he's got a puncher's chance. However, there have been many times where the "Notorious" has been told he could not do something - dethroning Jose Aldo , defeating Nate Diaz and becoming a two-weight world champion are just some examples.
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Lions captain Warburton casts doubt over role in opening All Blacks Test
It provides the Wales flanker the chance to prove his form and fitness for the first Test with New Zealand on June 24. Owen Farrell , at No10 when originally he wasn't selected in that position, has solidified a test start there. The fly-half, who helped the Aviva Premiership side to European glory this season, converted three first-half penalties in Christchurch before splitting the posts for a fourth time with just ten minutes remaining to secure a 12-3 win for Warren Gatland's side.
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Mourinho in €3.3m (£2.9m; $3.6m) fraud allegation
Ronaldo is now on duty for Portugal at the Confederations Cup in Russian Federation which ends on July 2. Jose Mourinho has been accused of tax fraud amounting to just over 3 million euros. However, Mourinho's representatives Gestifute Media issued a statement on Tuesday evening saying their client had "not received any notification" of the actions by the authorities in Spain, as well as circulating a copy of an official tax document dated July 3, 2015 which covered the periods in question.
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AEGON Championships 2017: Andy Murray Upset Headlines Tuesday's Action
Last year's runner-up at Queen's and Wimbledon - both times to Murray - lost 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8) to No. 698-ranked Thanasi Kokkinakis , who was playing only his sixth singles since November 2015 because of injury problems. Thanasi Kokkinakis , meanwhile, was elated after securing what he described as the biggest win of his career by dumping out Raonic , who was a losing finalist at Queen's and Wimbledon past year - both defeats coming against Murray .
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ICC Champions Trophy : Virat Kohli defends Hardik Pandya's reaction after his dismissal
While Pandya has enjoyed relatively little opportunity with the bat in the tournament to date - he has twice come in towards the end of the innings and, after making 9 in 5 balls against Sri Lanka, thrashed an unbeaten 20 in 6 balls against Pakistan - he has bowled in all four matches claiming three wickets (at a cost of 60 apiece) and conceding 6.20 runs per over.
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Jose Mourinho latest to be accused of tax fraud in Spain
In a statement released on Tuesday, a prosecutor in Madrid said the Portuguese manager had committed two counts of tax fraud in 2011 and 2012, saying that "corporate structures were used by the accused in order to hide revenues generated from his image rights".
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Torino midfielder Acquah says Newcastle move is 90% complete
The 25-year-old admitted that it is his dream to play in England, but denied that he is close to a move to Tyneside. The Torino midfielder featured for the Serie A side in 20 games this season, starting in 13 of those appearances (but also missed a section of games due to African Cup of Nations).
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New Leeds boss Thomas Christiansen reveals transfer shortlist has been prepared
New Leeds United manager Thomas Christiansen has said that he wants to instil a similar philosophy at the club to that held by Johan Cruyff . Ruiz is now scouting the under-21s European Championship in Poland and his arrival will continue the restructure of United's staff and backroom team following the resignation of former head coach Garry Monk who went on to become manager at Middlesbrough .
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Is Paul George Presence with Pacers Short Term?
If you're an Indiana Pacers fan anxious about the future of the franchise without Paul George , have no fear. The problem for IN is IN creating a sense of urgency for teams to try and land George . Without the financial incentive to stay in Indiana, George is primed to make his next move. But keep in mind the Pacers have minimal leverage now that George has made it known he's saying sayonara a year from now, so anything could happen.
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Kohli, Dhawan, Bhuvneshwar in Team of ICC Champions Trophy
Pakistan opening batsman, Fakhar Zaman is turning heads for his aggressive batting. The victory was splashed across most major newspapers, with leading English daily Dawn proclaiming: "Pakistan breaks jinx, trounce India in dream final".
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Rizzo speaks with MLB, no discipline for plate collision
San Diego Padres' Jhoulys Chacin singles off Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Mike Montgomery during the third inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Chicago. I'm not saying he's a dirty player at all - nobody is saying that - but he clearly deviated from his path to hit our catcher, took our catcher out. Not according to the Cubs.






