Hillsborough disaster: Charges decision due

Families of the 96 victims of the 1989 disaster will be told later what prosecutors have decided.

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This day in history - 28 June 2017

This day in history - 28 June 2017. Stories from this day in the past.

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Funding blow for proposed Welsh MotoGP circuit

Job claims were overstated and there was too much risk to taxpayers, says Welsh Government.

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Rooney future 'could clog up pre-season' - Neville

Wayne Rooney's future needs to be resolved to stop it "clogging up" Manchester United's pre-season, says Gary Neville.

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Surrey's Sangakkara first to 1,000 runs this season

Kumar Sangakkara hits yet another Surrey century to become the first player to reach 1,000 first-class runs this season.

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The New Saints lose first leg of Champions League qualifier

The New Saints face an uphill struggle in the Champions League first qualifying round after losing the first leg 2-1 at home against Europa FC of Gibraltar.

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Andre Cardoso suspended for failed drugs test and misses Tour de France

Portuguese cyclist Andre Cardoso is suspended by his team for a failed drugs test, four days before the start of the Tour de France.

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Wheelchair basketball: Great Britain's men qualify for Euro semi-finals

Great Britain's men's wheelchair basketball team reach the semi-finals of the European Championships by beating Poland in Tenerife.

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Former Italy footballer Maldini beaten on pro tennis debut

AC Milan and Italy great Paolo Maldini's professional tennis debut ends in defeat at the Aspria Tennis Cup in Milan.

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'World-class' Muir still keen on London double - coach

Laura Muir has recovered from a foot injury and remains "keen" to compete in both the 1500m and 5,000m at the World Championships.

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Dinamo Batumi vs Jagiellonia

Dinamo Batumi will have to travel from their fancy coast city to Kutaisi – a city located more centrally into the country of Georgia, to play on Ramaz Shengelia Stadium. It is a 150 kilometer journey, and due to many poor stadiums in Georgia, teams have to play on the bigger venues like this or in Tbilisi.

Dinamo Batumi was a club on the rise in recent years, which even led them to their first European victory last season, when they defeated Omonia Nicosia with 1-0, but lost the away leg with 2-0. It was under coach Shota Cheishvili where their success began. The now 68-year old coach is not with the club anymore, and instead Ukrainian Konstantyn Frolov is in charge. Batumi has undergone a significant change since last season – many players left the team, and new ones were brought in, while some younger players also joined, however they have struggled to maintain the quality in the team. They are currently struggling domestically, having 1 victory in the last 9 matches, and almost rank bottom of the table (8th of 10 teams).

Squad wise, Batumi have one dangerou main man, called Yaroslav Kvasov, who joined from Zorya in Ukraine. The 25-year old striker has scored 6 goals in 18 appearances in the Georgian league. The defensive line consist of main 37 year old veteran center back, Davit Kvirkvelia with experience from Anzhi and Rubin Kazan back in his professional career. The strongest position of the team is still the midfield, with captain Temuri Shonia being the glue, along with younger technical players like Mikheil Gorelishvili and Vako Tevdoradze who can create one-on-one situations and benefit from their skill. Other than the mentioned players, the rest are local players who are going through a difficult season, and Batumi are by far the biggest disappointment in Georgian football in 2017.

The polish side, Jagiellonia finished second in the Polish league, only two points after Legia. In other words, it is an in-form team who are arriving to Kutaisi to take on a struggling bottom team from Georgia. In fact, Batumi have not scored domestically for four straight matches.

Jagiellonia will however miss striker Karol Swiderski (26/2) and winger Przemyslaw Frankowski (35/8) due to fatigue from playing in the U21 championship. Striker Lukas Sekulski is back from loan and is included for the Europa League qualifiers to add some extra attacking options in the squad.

It is important to note that Jagiellonia had a fantastic season, but they had a good coach in Michal Probierz, who now left the club for Cracovia Krakow. Now, Ireneusz Mamrot is the newly appointed coach for Jagiellonia, who came from a smaller club. It remains to see what type of impact he will make, and it is tough to judge after only two friendly matches. So far however, the Polish side have stayed in shape and possess a solid attacking force led by Irish striker Cillian Sheridan, who alone is worth more than the starting lineup of Dinamo Batumi (to put things in perspective) if we only look at market value.

The only factor of benefit for Batumi is that the Georgian league is already underway, while for Jagiellonia – they have just finished the Polish league, but remained active thanks to friendly matches. Jagiellonia just finished their season but have a much more professional club, squad and spiced up with foreigners. Dinamo Batumi are more local, and will struggle to keep up with Jagiellonia over two legs. This is a neutral venue, and there will not be more than a thousand spectators (Batumi’s own fanbase is around 400) and considering this match is played far away, there is no home advantage. My assumption is that quality prevails, which is why I back Jagiellonia to a straight win.

Bet: Jagiellonia Wins @ 1.62 with BetVictor

Dinamo Batumi vs Jagiellonia is a post written by one of the authors on Betshoot. A sports betting website, that provides daily betting tips and a monthly tipsters competition.

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Mexico out to banish bogeymen blues

If the the head-to-head record between the two sides is anything to go by, Mexico will have their work cut out when they meet Germany in the semi-finals at Russia 2017.

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Mexico out to banish bogeymen blues

If the the head-to-head record between the two sides is anything to go by, Mexico will have their work cut out when they meet Germany in the semi-finals at Russia 2017.

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Watch: Sciver's brilliant century gives England win

England all-rounder Natalie Sciver hits a brilliant 137 off just 92 deliveries as England score their highest World Cup total of 377-7 to comfortably beat Pakistan in a rain-affected match at Grace Road, Leicester.

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Watch: Incredible last-minute drop goal for St Helens

Matty Smith scores an incredible drop goal in the dying seconds of St Helens' game against Salford Red Devils, giving Saints a remarkable 25-24 win having been 24-8 down.

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Germany-Mexico: Six things to watch out for

As the current kings of world football prepare to square up with CONCACAF's latest conquerors for a spot in the FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 final, we look at six points to watch out for as Germany meet Mexico.

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'The biggest elation was seeing my toe wiggle' - Ed Jackson fights to walk again

Rugby player Ed Jackson broke his neck diving into the shallow end of a swimming pool - here he charts his recovery.

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England women post record World Cup total before rain

Natalie Sciver and Heather Knight hit centuries as England amass 377-7 against Pakistan in the Women's World Cup before rain.

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WNT: Stephanie Roche ruled out of Scotland trip

The 28-year old forward suffered a hamstring injury in the final Women's Super League fixture of the season for Sunderland and missed the international friendly against Iceland on June 8th.

Roche has been working with the FAI medical staff to overcome the hamstring injury but despite making progress with the injury, she has been ruled out of the Scotland trip.

WNT Head Coach Colin Bell said: "On the advice of the medical staff, we've decided not to risk Stephanie for the trip to Scotland next week.

"Stephanie has worked really hard in her bid to recover from the injury. We don't want to take the risk of bringing her back too soon and aggrevating the injury further.

"She is a hugely important player for us as her recent goals record suggests and we will need her to be fit and available for the start of the 2019 World Cup qualification campaign in September.

"She will continue with her rehabilitation with the FAI medical staff ahead of the trip to Northern Ireland on September 19th."

There will be no replacement called up with WNT Head Coach Colin Bell set to travel to Scotland with a 20-player squad for the game on Friday, July 7th, with kick-off at 7.30pm.

Republic of Ireland WNT squad v Scotland

Goalkeepers: Marie Hourihan (Manchester City), Emma Byrne (Brighton and Hove Albion), Amanda Budden (Cork City WFC).

Defenders: Harriet Scott (Reading WFC), Sophie Perry (Brighton and Hove Albion), Diane Caldwell (SC Sand), Louise Quinn (Arsenal Ladies), Niamh Fahey (Chelsea WFC), Megan Campbell (Manchester City).

Midfielders: Karen Duggan (UCD Waves), Denise O’Sullivan (Houston Dash), Megan Connolly (Florida State University), Ruesha Littlejohn (Celtic), Roma McLaughlin (Shelbourne Ladies), Alex Kavanagh (Shelbourne Ladies).

Forwards: Aine O’Gorman (UCD Waves), Dearbhaile Beirne (UCD Waves), Leanne Kiernan (Shelbourne Ladies), Heather Payne (Peamount United), Katie McCabe (Arsenal Ladies). 

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Republic of Ireland striker Stephanie Roche has been ruled out of the international friendly against Scotland.

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Warren Gatland: Henderson and Lawes' performances have given me 'food for thought'

Warren Gatland says Iain Henderson and Courtney Lawes' performances have given him 'food for thought' before the second Test against the All Blacks.

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