Next O’Driscoll in pipeline

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has been planning for outside centre Brian O’Driscoll’s retirement for the past nine months.

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Lennon may rest players again

Celtic manager Neil Lennon says he will definitely consider resting some of his players towards the end of the season.

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Raptors face stiff test in Hawks

The Toronto Raptors will try to win for only the third time in their last dozen visits to Altanta, where they play the hometown Hawks at Philips Arena on Tuesday night.

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Afghans eliminate Hong Kong

Afghanistan bounced back from their nightmare start to the ICC World Twenty20 with a seven-wicket win over Hong Kong, keeping their qualification hopes alive in the process.

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McNamara: Hall deal fantastic

England coach Steve McNamara has welcomed the decision of Leeds winger Ryan Hall to sign a new five-year contract, claiming it sends out “a pretty strong message”.

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Queen’s warm-up for Berdych

Tomas Berdych will warm-up for Wimbledon at the Aegon championships at the Queen’s Club in June.

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Whiting: Red Bull were warned

Race Director Charlie Whiting has revealed that Red Bull were warned after just five laps of Sunday’s Australian GP that their fuel flow system was in breach of the regulations as the ‘fuelgate’ furore continues to rumble on.

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United duo sit out training

Manchester United look set to be with defensive duo Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans for their crunch Champions League match with Olympiakos.

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Hart escapes after Boyd clash

Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart will face no further action from the Football Association following his confrontation with Hull’s George Boyd.

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Koukash to miss out on Bulls

Mandy Koukash understands her bid to buy Bradford Bulls from the club’s administrator has proved unsuccessful.

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Dennis’ shoe gift to Magnussen

Employing a unique mix of homespun philosophy and the fabled language of Ronspeak, McLaren chief Ron Dennis has urged the precociously-talented Kevin Magnussen to keep his feet on the ground following the young Dane’s stunning drive to second place in the season-opening Australian GP.

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Greenway helps England home

England women warmed up for the World Twenty20 with a narrow two-wicket victory over Pakistan in Dhaka.

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Stringer prolongs Bath stay

Bath scrum-half Peter Stringer has signed a new one-year contract at the Recreation Ground.

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Ventura fury at Napoli defeat

Torino coach Giampiero Ventura was left to lament the “shocking injustice” of his side’s 1-0 defeat to Napoli after Gonalzo Higuain’s contentious late winner.

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NCAA basketball tournament highlights Canadian talent drain

This year, Canadian players continue to make their presence felt at the U.S. college basketball tournament known as “March Madness.” As more and more Canadian men head to the U.S. to follow their basketball dreams, Canadian universities look for ways to keep them here.

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Rosicky: Wenger’s a legend

Tomas Rosicky has hailed Arsene Wenger as a “legend” as he prepares to take charge of his 1000th game in charge of Arsenal.

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Shotgun finished for campaign

The Coral Welsh Grand National will be Shotgun Paddy’s main objective in the first half of the next season after he finished the current campaign with an excellent run in the four-mile National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham.

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Zenit appoint AVB as coach

Zenit St Petersburg have confirmed the appointment of Andre Villas-Boas as their new coach.

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Hall commits to Leeds

Ryan Hall has agreed a new five-year contract Leeds Rhinos that will keep him at Headingley Carnegie until at least the end of the 2018 Super League season.

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Evans eases past Smyczek

Dan Evans is through to the second round of qualifying of the Sony Open after a straight-sets win over Tim Smyczek.

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