Hamilton: Hardest year yet

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says he will have to drive “better than I’ve ever driven before” in order to win this year’s World Championship.

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Twin aims for Palace striker

Crystal Palace striker Glenn Murray believes he has to regain his confidence following a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a knee injury.

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Henderson close to Sacre call

Trainer Nicky Henderson expects the final decision over Sprinter Sacre’s participation in the BetVictor Queen Mother Champion Chase to be made within the next 10 days.

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Supporters handed stadium ban

Three teenagers have been banned from Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium for more than three years after a smoke bomb was discharged last month, the club has confirmed.

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Kearney re-apppointed by Kiwis

Stephen Kearney has beaten off competition from Glen Morrison, David Kidwell and Richie Blackmore and been re-appointed as head coach of New Zealand.

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Chiefs edge past Crusaders

The Crusaders missed seven penalties as defending Super Rugby champions the Chiefs opened their 2014 season with an 18-10 win at AMI Stadium.

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Convincing win for Nadal

Rafael Nadal continued his comeback from a back injury by crushing Albert Montanes 6-1 6-2 to reach the last eight of the Rio Open.

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Symonds lauds Mercedes

As Mercedes-powered cars continue to dominate during pre-season testing in Bahrain, Williams Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds has praised the German manufacturer’s new power unit.

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Ozil apologises for miss

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has apologised to the club’s fans following his penalty miss against Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

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McDowell – I’m fortunate

Graeme McDowell was a relieved man to reach the third round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship in Arizona.

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Injury setback for Nishikori

Third seed Kei Nishikori’s hopes at the Delray Beach Open were ended by injury as he was forced to retire in his match with Teymuraz Gabashvili.

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Bahrain Test: Day 3 – Live!

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NBA Trade Roundup: Hawks land Antawn Jamison

The Atlanta Hawks acquired forward Antawn Jamison from the Los Angeles Clippers in return for the negotiating rights to shooting guard Cenk Akyol on Thursday.

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Braves commit $58M to Andrelton Simmons

Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons agreed to a seven-year, $58-million US contract on Thursday.

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Ex-NFLer Darren Sharper pleads not guilty in rape case

Former NFL safety Darren Sharper pleaded not guilty in court Thursday to charges that he drugged and raped two women he met at a West Hollywood night club.

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Andre Miller dealt to Wizards in 3-team swap

The Washington Wizards acquired disgruntled point guard Andre Miller from the Denver Nuggets in a three-way trade involving the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.

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Shakhtar held at Plzen

Viktoria Plzen had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Shakhtar Donetsk in new boss Dusan Uhrin Jr’s first game in charge at the Doosan Arena in the Europa League.

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Yann the man for brave Basle

Basle secured a hard-fought 0-0 draw with Maccabi Tel Aviv after an impressive performance from goalkeeper Yann Sommer.

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Ajax shocked by super Salzburg

Jonathan Soriano scored one of the goals of the Europa League season as Salzburg thrashed an off-colour Ajax 3-0 in the first leg of their last-32 tie at the Amsterdam ArenA.

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Blue Jays ‘unlikely’ to overpay for free-agent starter

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos told reporters Thursday in Dunedin, Fla., that it is unlikely he will add another free-agent starting pitcher.

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