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Rory McIlroy targets fast start in third round at Scottish Open after blocking out the distractions

Rory McIlroy arrived at the ASI Scottish Open thinking that if he could muster four rounds of 67, he'd have a good chance of claiming his first victory in Scotland.




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The Open 2019: Will Rory McIlroy's Portrush homecoming be a blessing or curse?

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER AT ROYAL PORTRUSH: To be on the coastline of County Antrim this week is to see a country beaming its most toothsome smile.




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Golf news: Rory McIlroy has reflected on his nerves at The Open as he blames change of strategy

McIlroy has won two tournaments this season and is the No 1 on the PGA Tour when it comes to the two most important categories concerning play from tee to green but he struggled at The Open.




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Single-minded twit! Rivals line up to blast Bryson DeChambeau for two-minute putt

Koepka sought out DeChambeau on the putting green before the start of the final round on Sunday, while Englishman Eddie Pepperell characteristically took no prisoners.




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Courses in Europe are too easy, blasts Rory McIlroy

DEREK LAWRENSON AT ST ANDREWS: Rory McIlroy rounded off a fortnight's golf in Britain with six straight birdies on Sunday and a pointed barb in the direction of the European Tour.




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How to blow the £170m lottery win in ONE DAY

Once the winner of the £170 million EuroMillions jackpot gets their hands on the cash, they'll be richer than singer Ed Sheeran, golfer Rory McIlroy and Queen's Brian May.




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Kylie Jenner dazzles as a busty fairy as she blows through ANOTHER costume

She blew threw a cavalcade of Halloween costumes this week. And on Friday Kylie Jenner treated her 150 million Instagram followers to a glimpse at yet another one of her glamorous getups.




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Demi Rose flaunts cleavage in a TINY yellow bikini and blonde wig in sizzling Instagram snaps

Demi Rose, 24, continued the sizzling display on her Instagram as she slipped into a tiny yellow bikini which put focus on her ample assets.




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White teacher who wore blackface in class to dress as rapper Common on Halloween is suspended

A student from Milpitas High School in California said former American History educator, David Carter, was imitating the musician Common in his artificial intelligence ad for Microsoft last Thursday.




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Kim Kardashian calls daughter North West 'silly' as she shares adorable shot of her and her friend

Kim Kardashian shared a sweet candid shot of her daughter North West, six, goofing around with her friend Ryan Romulus on Monday.




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Ageless granny, 63, flaunts her incredible figure in photos deemed TOO SEXY for Instagram

Lesley Maxwell is a 63-year-old former fitness competitor and professional fitness trainer from Melbourne who regularly flaunts her ageless physique on her social media channels.




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Emma Roberts goes shirtless under a blazer as she is joined by Lea Michele in a classic black dress

With Halloween over, the gift giving Holiday season is upon us. And Emma Roberts was joined by Lea Michele to kick off a new campaign by department store Kohl's, in NYC.




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Surveillance video shows female burglar take a painful tumble from ceiling

Officials in Ventura County, Florida, have released surveillance video showing a female burglar falling through the ceiling of an Ojai restaurant during a break-in on Halloween morning.




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Heidi Klum sets pulses racing as she flaunts her pert posterior in black thong for sultry selfie

The America's Got Talent judge was sure to command attention as she posed for the snap, which highlighted her pert posterior in her underwear from her own lingerie brand.




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Bill Maher shares he was 'angry' when NBC fired Megyn Kelly for her blackface comments

Maher - who was canned by ABC over controversial statements he made about 9/11 - felt that Kelly's apology sufficed after she defended the usage of blackface in Halloween costumes.




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'Flashbacks hit me like a tsunami': Claudia Winkleman on daughter Matilda's Halloween costume blaze

Claudia Winkleman has opened up about the years of torment she has suffered over her daughter Matilda's Halloween costume blaze.




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Jamie Lee Curtis goes coronavirus chic in black scarf for grocery run after posting Halloween meme

She shared a coronavirus meme of Halloween killer Michael Myers shopping in a grocery store, captioned: 'This mask won't protect you from COVID19, but it'll sure help with social distancing.'




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Rugby World Cup: All the latest fixtures, results and tables

Here is a full list of the key dates and places for every match of the Rugby World Cup - plus you can also keep track of the scores and standings throughout the tournament.




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England's reality check against All Blacks is sure to pay dividends at World Cup

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I am a glass half-full person and 11 months out from the final stages of the World Cup there was a lot to like in that England performance.




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England are a shambles ... Stuart Lancaster is facing a World Cup meltdown if these critical issues aren't addressed 

CHRIS FOY: England are showing no sign of gaining ground on rugby’s leading nations after their 12th loss to South Africa in a row. Here are the pressing issues that need to be sorted out quick smart…




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SARAH VINE: Sorry, I'm not blessed with Fiona Bruce's steely resolve to shun Botox 

SARAH VINE: Fiona Bruce is almost unique among her generation of high-profile female presenters in that she has never - so she says - succumbed to the temptation of Botox.




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SARAH VINE: If the over 70s don't protect themselves, the alternative is unthinkable

SARAH VINE: This is not a generation of doddery, grey-haired retirees, content to potter away their pensions in the back garden: These are people living life to the full. In many cases, their best life.




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Poor Challenge Cup final turnout blamed as RFL post loss of £327,000 

The Rugby Football League made a loss of £327,000 in 2018, which it says was largely due to the low crowd for the Challenge Cup final.




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Austin blow for Warrington as playmaker forced off in agony during ill-tempered clash at Catalans

Blake Austin gave Warrington a major injury scare just three weeks before the Challenge Cup final as an ugly encounter saw clashes between rivals fans.




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Cockney Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook to rock Wembley with St Helens in Saturday's Challenge Cup Final

INTERVIEW BY MIKE KEEGAN: With his chiselled jaw, bulging biceps and St Helens polo shirt, Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook looks every inch the rugby league player.




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Gambler Paul King put his HOUSE on Salford Red Devils ahead of Rugby League Grand Final

King, a security consultant and club director, whose lifelong love look to pull off a huge upset against St Helens at Old Trafford, agreed to secure his family home against the cash-strapped club.




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All Blacks legend Sonny Bill Williams close to Rugby League switch

Toronto Wolfpack are closing in on the signing of the dual-code international, who played his last match for the All Blacks in the World Cup bronze medal win over Wales in Tokyo last Friday.




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MARTIN SAMUEL COLUMN: Is exclusion the answer to a problem like Israel Folau?

MARTIN SAMUEL CHIEF SPORTSWRITER - Rugby League claims to have an 'enviable track record' when it comes to equality, diversity and inclusion. Except fundamentalist Christians, it seems.




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Blunders galore follow the crass decision to sign Israel Folau

IAN HERBERT: Wakefield Trinity, where Folau's new club Catalans Dragons arrive this weekend, do not need to answer to anyone on diversity. Prop Keegan Hirst wondered how he would survive.




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Amir Khan sets sights on Manny Pacquiao after blowing Billy Dib away in four rounds

Dib's corner threw in the towel after Khan showed his hand speed to floor the Australian for the second time with a flurry of body shots. Khan now wants to fight Manny Pacquiao




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Boxing news: Amir Khan and Manny Pacquiao finally 'agree to blockbuster fight in Saudi Arabia'

Khan, who has just come off a £7million payday after beating Billy Dib last week, revealed at a press conference at his gym that the blockbuster fight will take place in Saudi Arabia, according to talkSPORT.




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Amber Heard is stylish in skintight black top and ripped blue jeans as she runs errands in LA

She wore the denims rolled up at the bottom to just above the top of her black and white ankle boots.




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Amber Heard cuts a sleek figure in a black dress as she catches a flight out of Los Angeles

Amber Heard looked carefree and relaxed as she caught a plain at LAX airport near Los Angeles. The Aquaman actress cut a stylish figure in a minimalist black dress and boots.




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Johnny Depp cuts a suave figure in electric blue suit at the Venice Film Festival

Johnny Depp looked every inch the A-lister as he arrived at the Venice Film Festival ahead of the premiere of Waiting For The Barbarians on Friday.




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Kym Marsh is UNRECOGNISABLE as she dresses as Captain Jack Sparrow for Halloween bash

Kym Marsh, 43, hired makeup artist Armand Beasley to turn her into the lead character in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise on Saturday.




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Lily-Rose Depp rocks chic airport ensemble as she jets into New York from her hometown in Paris

She was recently in her hometown Paris. But Lily-Rose Depp has jetted out of town and was glimpsed this Saturday emerging from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.




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Listen to 911 call made the night Johnny Depp and Amber Heard had blowout fight

DailyMail.com has obtained an anonymous 911 call made the night Johnny Depp and Amber Heard had the blowout fight that ended their 18-month marriage back in May of 2016.




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BAFTAs 2020: Emilia Clarke in plunging black beaded dress

She shot to fame for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the hit fantasy series Game Of Thrones, which came to end in 2019 after an eight-season run.




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Maisie Williams exudes glamour in a corseted black gown with a fishtail hem at Sky event 

She always manages to turn heads on an outing.  And Maisie ensured all eyes would be on her as she attended the Sky Up Next 2020 event at London's Tate Modern on Wednesday.




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Sophie Turner is noticeably fresh-faced for afternoon outing with Joe Jonas amid pregnancy rumors

Sophie Turner fueled pregnancy rumors on Thursday, when she stepped out in a silhouette obstructing ensemble for a Los Angeles outing with husband Joe Jonas.




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Why a dessert keeps our date sweet as singletons are more impressed by edible treats than wit

Scientists found singletons were much more likely to be captivated by their date if they ate something sweet. Tucking into puddings made men and women more attracted to other people, they said.




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South Korea shuts down nightclubs after new coronavirus spike is blamed on clubbers last weekend

The measures imposed Saturday by Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon came after the national government urged venues around the nation to close or otherwise enforce anti-virus measures,




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Gym manager, 57, conned Black-ish star Jenifer Lewis and three other women in a romance scam

Antonio Mariot Wilson, 57, of Santa Monica, California, pled guilty to conning Jenifer Lewis and others of nearly $400,000




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Black Lives Matter protesters demonstrate at petrol station where police Tasered father

A group of up to 15 people observed Covid-19 social distancing rules as they gathered at a petrol station forecourt in Stretford, Manchester, where the incident took place.




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Einstein was right: Star orbiting the Milky Way's supermassive black hole behaves as he predicted

The star, called S2, orbits Sagittarius A* in a rosette shape rather than an ellipse or circle - an idea predicted by Einstein in his century old general theory of relativity.




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China blasts Bild newspaper for demanding coronavirus reparations

The Chinese embassy in Berlin responded to Bild's article with an angry letter which accused the paper of 'stirring up nationalism' and prejudice towards China' (pictured, Chinese leader Xi Jinping).




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Germans will be required to wear masks on public transport as country eases restrictions

In Berlin (pictured) it will be mandatory to wear face masks on public transport from April 27, with some states also requiring them in shops as the country begins to relax coronavirus restrictions.




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Diary found that tells of Bletchley park's codebreaker's romance with German woman

Becky Edmunds found 12 diaries on a pile of rubbish in Brighton that uncover the romance story of an Enigma team codebreaker and a German woman torn between her love and her Nazi-loyalist sons.




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Bundesliga bosses outline their blueprint for football's return on May 9

A document from the German football federation has mapped out how the game can return safely, how players will train and play matches as well as what happens if someone contracts Covid-19.




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The Sun has been 'unusually feeble' over the past 9,000 years

Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute in Germany compared the Sun to 369 similar stars and found it typically fluctuates five times weaker than them.