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Russia braced for blanket Olympic ban over doping with athletes set to be froze out

The World Anti-Doping Agency are expected to order a ban on Russian athletes competing at the Olympics as well as preventing them from hosting or competing in major international events.




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UK Athletics allowed Mo Farah to continue training with Alberto Salazar after feeling 'blackmailed'

UK Athletics allowed Sir Mo Farah to continue training with Alberto Salazar after elements of the board felt 'blackmailed' by senior members of their performance team, according. to a review.




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Up to 298 Russian sports stars face possible bans for doping after WADA completes investigation  

Another wave of Russian athletes could face new doping charges after the World Anti-Doping Agency said on Thursday that it has completed its investigation of a vast trove of evidence.




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Liverpool's loss is a reminder of the might of Arsenal's Invincibles

MARTIN SAMUEL - MY VERDICT: There has been considerable revisionism about Arsenal's Invincibles. Too many draws, not enough points, apparently.




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'The characteristic of the ball... made life difficult': Klopp refuses to blame Adrian for goal

Willian's effort from the edge of the area slipped from Adrian's grasp and into the side of the net after only 13 minutes of their FA Cup encounter at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night.




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Wes Brown insists there are no comparisons between Liverpool and Manchester United's treble winners

Liverpool's consistency prior to last weekend's defeat to Watford had led some to question whether they could match the 1998-1999 United team but Brown does not think they deserve that.




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Liverpool's James Milner issues rallying call but Reds make worst possible start against Bournemouth

Captain for the day James Milner urged his Liverpool team mates to react quickly in a speech on the pitch before the match against Bournemouth - only to see them fall behind after nine minutes.




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PLAYER RATINGS: Adrian endures horrid night while Jan Oblak proves he is the world's best

Liverpool have been knocked out of the Champions League by a dogged Atletico Madrid side after extra time. Sportsmail's Pete Jenson has the ratings from Anfield...




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Jurgen Klopp admits Adrian cost Liverpool but insists they will not 'blame' him

DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: Liverpool relinquished their grip on the Champions League after a costly goalkeeping error enabled Atletico Madrid to stage a smash-and-grab victory.




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Jan Oblak is Atletico's Messi in gloves and performance at Liverpool showed why he's world's best

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: No-one needed to tell Jurgen Klopp about Jan Oblak before Wednesday night's performance. Liverpool were one of the clubs interested in signing him in 2018.




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Liverpool squad named 'most valuable in Europe' with Jurgen Klopp's men worth estimated £1.27bn

Jurgen Klopp possesses the most valuable squad in the transfer market across the continent's top-five leagues, according to CIES Football Observatory.




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Emmanuel Petit says Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side are 'more impressive' than Arsenal's Invincibles

Arsenal's Invincibles will go down as one of the Premier League's greatest-ever sides, but for Emmanuel Petit, Jurgen Klopp's current Liverpool crop are 'more impressive'.




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Ted Cruz says Indiana primary will decide the Republican nomination race during Indiana Fox News town hall

The Texas senator spoke at a Fox News town hall Friday in Indianapolis with his running mate Carly Fiorina. He blasted Donald Trump said no one would get 1,237 delegates before the July convention.




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Ted Cruz warns Donald Trump will 'encourage riots' at Republican National Convention

Ted Cruz is ratcheting up the fear factor over a Donald Trump-dominated Republican National Convention, warning that the billionaire could inspire mass violence if he doesn't win.




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Fiorina took a tumble as Ted Cruz was getting ready to face the voters in Indiana

Carly Fiorina fell onstage at a Ted Cruz rally in Indiana as the entering candidate barely noticed she'd fallen.




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Donald Trump ridicules Ted Cruz over disappearing running mate after Carly Fiorina tumbles at rally

Donald Trump called attention to Carly Fiorina's bizarre fall Monday – and faults Ted Cruz for not doing 'anything about it.'




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Ted Cruz drops out Republican primary after suffering humiliating primary loss in Indiana

Ted Cruz ended his Republican primary challenge to Donald Trump Tuesday after suffering a humiliating defeat in Indiana. Cruz admitted he had no way to win.




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Ted Cruz ridiculed by Twitter users after dropping out of Republican nomination race

Twitter users ridiculed Texas Sen Ted Cruz Tuesday night in a series of cruel tweets and memes after he dropped out of the presidential race following a humiliating defeat in the Indiana primary.




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Republican Ted Cruz welcomed back to Senate with less than open arms

Ted Cruz has been welcomed back to the Senate with less than open arms after returning to Capitol Hill for the first time since losing the GOP presidential nomination.




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Donald Trump wins West Virginia primary securing 71.6% Republican vote

Donald Trump claimed victory in both West Virginia and Nebraska GOP primaries as his race for the Republican presidential candidacy continues almost unchallenged.




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Ted Cruz partisans talk about staging delegate 'coup' at Republican National Convention

A group of top backers of former GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz are calling for a revolt at the GOP convention to still find a way to dump Donald Trump, amid fears he will lose to Hillary Clinton.




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Ted Cruz to take to Republican stage though he STILL won't endorse Donald Trump

Ted Cruz is slated to speak at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, but all signs point to the Texas senator still not endorsing his former rival, presumptive nominee Donald Trump.




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Republicans are restrained from Ted Cruz while wife Heidi is escorted off Convention floor

Ted Cruz's wife Heidi had to be escorted from the Republican National Convention floor in in Cleveland, Ohio, after he refused to endorse Donald Trump.




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Ted Cruz doubles down on RNC speech and insists he WON'T endorse Donald Trump

Ted Cruz refused to back down on his convention speech where he refused to endorse Donald Trump: 'I wasn't elected to do the convenient thing, I was elected to do what's right,' he said on Thursday.




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Ted Cruz says voters will have 'pitchforks in the streets' if Republicans don't deliver

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was optimistic about a GOP-controlled Washington,, though warned fellow Republicans not to screw this up, saying voters would be out with 'pitchforks and torches.'




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Republicans praise Trump for Syrian airstrikes

Republican Senators John McCain and Ted Cruz applauded Donald Trump for ordering airstrikes on Syria on Thursday night saying he deserves the support of American people.




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US satellites are vulnerable to attack says Ted Cruz

Senator Cruz described the development of space ammunition as 'truly chilling' and warned that both China and Russia are developing anti-satellite technology at an event in Washington DC.




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Chris Christie blasts Ted Cruz for Hurricane Sandy vote

Chris Christie attacked Texas Senator Ted Cruz for voting against a $50 billion Hurricane Sandy relief package, saying he used 'reprehensible lies' to defend voting against a bill for 'political gain'.




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Senate Republicans are unsure what to do between now and November - so they're polling THEMSELVES

Senators Ted Cruz and Lamar Alexander are polling their GOP colleagues for ideas as Leader Mitch McConnell resists 'messaging' votes and President Trump dominates agenda




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Sexual assault survivor confronts Ted Cruz outside Kavanaugh vote and blasts dismissive response 

Jessica Morales Rocketto was filmed confronting Senator Ted Cruz Friday asks the Texas Senator, asking if he will listen to sexual assault survivors and vote no to confirm Brett Kavanaugh.




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Omar deletes tweet after Cruz blasts her for claiming 'merit-based' immigration plan is anti-Latino

Ilhan Omar deleted a tweet claiming a merit-based immigration system would disadvantage Latino migrants after Texas Senator Ted Cruz called her out for prejudice against Hispanics.




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Ted Cruz wants to work with AOC to make birth control pills available without prescriptions

The left-right duo agree birth control pills should be available over the counter and Cruz proposed that they collaborate. Republicans last proposed it in 2015; Senate Democrats blocked it




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Republicans skip events over fears of coronavirus but Trump doesn't plan to stop rallies

At least two Republican lawmakers are voluntarily quarantining themselves after claiming they may have been exposed to coronavirus while attending CPAC at the end of last month.




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GOP Ohio politician blames mass shootings on 'drag queen advocates,' gay marriage

Ohio State Rep. Candice Keller posted on her Facebook on Sunday, just hours after the Dayton massacre, that that gay marriage, failed school policies and 'snowflakes,' were to blame.




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Head of Ohio GOP calls on state lawmaker to resign over 'shocking and utterly unjustifiable' post

Jane Timken (left) said on Monday that the comments posted on Facebook by State Rep. Candice Keller (right) following the mass shooting in Dayton were 'shocking'.




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Biden's first campaign ad attacks Trump, plays up double-digit lead over Democrats

Joe Biden's first campaign ad of the 2020 presidential race, released on Monday, takes an assault on the former vice president's record on race head on and plays up his electability against Donald Trump.




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WH aide slams whistle-blower's letter as he accuses its author of being a 'deep state operative'

Donald Trump's Senior Advisor Stephen Miller compared the Ukrainian saga to a 'little Nancy Drew novel.' Miller told Fox News Sunday that Trump is the real 'whistle-blower.'




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'What is he smoking?' Susan Rice says Kurds' blood is going to be on Donald Trump's hands

'The Kurds were the pointy end of the spear who fought ISIS on our behalf,' Rice said. 'They bled and died ... and we just threw them under the bus in 24 hours.'




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MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Bashar Al Assad - the tyrant who drowned his nation in blood

MICHAEL BURLEIGH: Back in 2012, Barack Obama was unequivocal. He warned that if Bashar Al Assad used chemical weapons on his own people there would be untold consequences.




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Public servant dubbed 'Muslim spy' by alt right sites was wrongly demoted

Sahar Nowrouzzadeh (pictured), who had worked on the Iran nuclear deal under Barack Obama, was demoted in April 2017 shortly after Trump took office as US President.




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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg plans to spend $34 million in just ONE week on anti-Trump ads

The ad campaign is slated to run nearly nationwide beginning on Monday, and comes one day after Bloomberg filed paperwork creating a presidential campaign committee.




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Adam Schiff claims Republicans would vote to impeach Barack Obama 'with a fraction of the evidence'

Adam Schiff said Sunday that the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump isn't a partisan issue as he bashes Republicans for putting party ahead of country.




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Black Friday gun sales are second highest ever, background check data indicates

On Black Friday alone, the FBI ran 202,465 checks, or an average of more than two checks per second. The record for firearms checks was set on 2017's Black Friday with 203,086.




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Barack Obama says women are 'indisputably better' than men when it comes to running the world

The former U.S. president while speaking at a private leadership conference in Singapore blamed most of the world's problems on 'old people', mostly men, holding on to positions of power.




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76 percent of black Americans are 'almost certain' they'll vote

A new survey of black Americans found nearly half are more motivated to vote in 2020 than they were in 2016 and a whopping 76 percent are 'almost certain' that they'll head to the polls.




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Donald Trump blames Barack Obama for funding Iran missiles

The high-stakes address comes just hours after Iran launched what it promised would be a 'crushing revenge' strike over the death of General Qassem Soleimani but only damaged two airbases.




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Trump lashes out at Obama for claiming he's responsible for creating decade of economic growth

President Donald Trump lashed out at former President Barack Obama for claiming that he's responsible for creating legislation that caused economic booms in both of their administrations.




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Donald Trump blames OBAMA for coronavirus testing kit fiasco

Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed his predecessor Barack Obama for the lack of tests to detect the coronavirus, which experts complain has set back the fight against the epidemic.




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Rod Blagojevich says he's a 'Trumpocrat' and that he regrets endorsing Barack Obama

Disgraced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has come out as a 'Trumpocrat' and slammed his party, the Democrats, just days after his prison sentence was commuted by the president.




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Sadiq Khan accused of hypocrisy for doubling tube ads for gambling companies 

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been accused of hypocrisy after gambling ads on London Underground trains have doubled since a ban made on all junk food advertisements.