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😳 WOW: Unseen footage of Floyd Mayweather getting HEATED with a heckler after the press conference!
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We'll never forget this wonderful moment as Estimate won the Gold Cup at Ascot for Her Majesty The Queen.
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😂 Watch Ronnie O’Sullivan make a 147 quicker than it takes Mark Selby to hit one shot...that misses!
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Heartbreaking to hear about the passing of Pat Smullen. Here's how he bravely raised awareness for pancreatic cancer after his legendary career came to an end.
Group 1 jockey. Group 1 gentleman.
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🥊 "I WANT TO FEEL THE POWER!"
😂 Great scenes between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder!
💪 Go on @Tyson_Fury
#WilderFury
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😮 The impossible, made possible.
Take a bow (and a breather) - Eliud Kipchoge, the sub 2-hour marathon man.
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#INEOS159 #Eliud159
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🏝️ West Indian royalty meet at the #CWC19 as Rihanna & Chris Gayle meet up in Durham of all places!
@rihanna @henrygayle #MenInMaroon
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🙌🎾 Unreal! Incredible! Coco Gauff's dream run continues!
✅ Youngest player to qualify for #Wimbledon
✅ Beats Venus Williams
✅ Beats Rybarikova
✅ Beats Hercog
🤩 The 15-year-old star is into round four of her first ever Grand Slam!
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🥊 Tommy Fury knocks out Genadij Krajevskij to extend his unbeaten record to 4-0.
👍 Impressed, @Tyson_Fury?
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🏇 He was originally booked to ride Adayar in the Cazoo Derby...
🎙 ...but instead @oismurphy talked us through the race - as it happened!
You won't want to miss this.
In association with @WHR
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Imagine how a top-flight match featuring FIVE penalties in 27 minutes - three of which being missed - and a sending off would be dissected and angrily debated in today's world?
🤣 This is how Saint and Greavie did it...
RIP Saint
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👏 Nicky Butt clobbering Craig Bellamy in a testimonial will never get old.
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🏃♂️ More marathon records as Brigid Kosgei smashes Paula Radcliffe's 16-year-old world record at the @ChiMarathon
👏 Top effort
#ChicagoMarathon
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💪 Rafael Nadal's #FrenchOpen win-loss record (93-2) since 2005 debut
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Andy Murray may have won two Wimbledon titles, the US Open, two Olympic golds and countless other individual honours.
But remember when Britain's greatest ever tennis player did this for the team...
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Let’s just enjoy this again in all it’s glory
One of THE great horse races
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😲 New Zealand would be Cricket World Cup champions already had this most fortuitous stroke of luck not happened to Ben Stokes with just three balls remaining...
#CWC19 #ENGvNZ
Sky Sports
Cricket World Cup final LIVE!
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🏆 @oismurphy: "This is a dream come true, this is the biggest stage in the world and it's such an honour to win a race here for Japan"
👏👏👏 #競馬 #BreedersCup #BC21
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🎟️ Fancy WINNING x2 tickets for TUESDAY at the Cheltenham Festival?
🏇 We've got SIX pairs of tickets to giveaway for the 14th March!
To enter:
👍 Like this post
🥇 Tell us who you think wins the Sporting Life Arkle!
🤝 Follow @SportingLife
Competition closes 20:00 on 05/03/23
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🏆 6x World champion
🏆 7x UK champion
🏆 7x Masters champion
👏 20 Triple Crowns
🏆 A record 37th ranking title
💯 1,061 century breaks
🙌 15 147s
😲 Legendary brilliance on the table
🤣 Legendary entertainment off it
🐐 Ronnie O'Sullivan, the GOAT
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🏆 First woman 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 to be top jockey at the Cheltenham Festival
🏆 First woman 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 to win the Grand National
🏆 First jockey 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 to win BBC World Sport Star
👏 2021 belongs to Rachael Blackmore
#SPOTY
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🚀 Ronnie O'Sullivan (1992-)
🏆 6x Worlds, 7x UK champ, 7x Masters, 37 ranking titles, 1061 centuries, 15 147s
🏴 Stephen Hendry (1985-2012)
🏆 7x Worlds, 5x UK champ, 6x Masters, 36 ranking titles, 775 centuries, 11 147s
🗳️ Who is the GOAT?
🔁 RT for Ronnie
❤️ Like for Hendry
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💯 The moment Ronnie O'Sullivan secured his 1000th career century to win his 35th title...left handed.
😂 Typical @ronnieo147!
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😲 England going for the throat at Lord's.
Steve Smith is 80 not out, but he's retired hurt for now.
Sky Sports Cricket
The Ashes - second Test LIVE!
Over-by-over updates plus in-play clips from the second Ashes Test at Lord's. Watch live on Sky Sports The Ashes.
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😲 Ronnie O'Sullivan wasn't mincing his words tonight!
😂 'The players coming through are so bad I'd probably have to lose an arm and a leg to fall out of the top 50.'
Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
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👏🇸🇪 Tyson Fury has hailed 'Viking Warrior' Otto Wallin after taking him the distance.
The unknown Swede was a 12/1 outsider and was fighting for the first time since his father, who taught him how to box, passed away back in May.
"He'll be very proud of his son."
#FuryWallin
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🤔 "Why would I apologise? The dude has how many slams? How much money in the bank account? I think he could take a ball to the chest. I'm not going to apologise to him.
😯 "I was going for him. I wanted to hit him right in the chest."
Nick Kyrgios.
BBC Tennis
Kyrgios post-match interview #bbctennis
Watch Wimbledon on @BBCTwo
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Truly heartbreaking news.
Jockey Michael O’Sullivan has died following the injuries sustained in a fall at Thurles on 6th February.
Our deepest sympathies from all at Sporting Life go out to Michael's family and friends.
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🚀🏆 Ronnie O'Sullivan is world champion for a sixth time, 19 years after his first!
💪 At 44, the Rocket also becomes the oldest Crucible winner since 1978 and breaks Stephen Hendry's ranking title record with his 37th!
🐐 GOAT
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🏆 1999 Open champion @PaulLawriegolf will retire from European Tour golf after this week's Scottish Open
💪 Not just a major champion, but a champion of Scottish and junior golf who has given back even more than the game has given him
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Usain Bolt ends his career with 19 golds and great mates
World 🏅x 11
Olympic 🏅x 8
#London2017
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"He was a good jockey, leave him out of it!"
John McCririck sticking up for @LeglockLuke when under fire from Barney Curley on @AtTheRaces is one of the great Big Mac moments.
Enjoy...
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👏 Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Mr Judd Trump...
@judd147t
#HomeNations #NIOpen
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Judd Trump = Cue ball puppeteer
Watch the Northern Ireland Open LIVE on Eurosport and Eurosport Player
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❤️ @Franmberry with an emotional tribute to Michael O’Sullivan, his family, friends and colleagues.
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💔 Rest in peace, Mighty Potter.
The gorgeous four-time Grade 1 winner sadly suffered a fatal fall at Fairyhouse - our thoughts are with connections.
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Like father, like son 🤝
DARYZ WINS THE PRIX DE L'ARC DE TRIOMPHE FOR FRANCE 🏆🇫🇷 #QPAT
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Lester Piggott, aged 12, sitting on a fence at his fathers stables at Lambourn.
The age at which he rode his first winner.
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👏 Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal
🏆2⃣0⃣ Grand Slams each
🇦🇺 Federer 6, Nadal 1
🇫🇷 Federer 1, Nadal 13
🇬🇧 Federer 8, Nadal 2
🇺🇸 Federer 5, Nadal 4
🤝🐐 Joint GOATs
#FrenchOpen
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Boris Koltsov's father, who was also his coach and inspiration, sadly passed away this morning.
But Boris did what his dad would have wanted and represented Russia in the @OfficialPDC World Cup of Darts tonight.
Huge respect 👏
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✋ 'SHUT UP!'
😳 Andy Murray was not happy with Fabio Fognini in their Shanghai Masters clash...
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🅿𝕒𝕥𝕒 🪩 🅲𝕠𝕦𝕗𝕚𝕟
A few weeks ago, no female jockey had ever lifted either of these trophies.
🏆🏆 Step forward Rachael Blackmore.
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🤣 Now that's just cheeky, Sir Gerhard!
@WillieMullinsNH | @CPStudOfficial
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🎯🙌 When you find out you've qualified for the Premier League Darts play-offs for the first time...mid interview!
👏 Congratulations Daryl Gurney!
@Superchin180
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🏆 Fancy WINNING a pair of tickets to Gold Cup Day?
🏇 We've got two tickets to giveaway for the action at @CheltenhamRaces on Friday 17th March!
To enter:
👍 Like this post
🔁 Share this post
🤝 Follow @SportingLife
Competition closes at 20:00 on 26/02/23
Good luck!
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😯 Nick Kyrgios' underarm ace against the legendary Rafael Nadal is well worth a watch...
#Wimbledon
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Legendary jockey Lester Piggott has sadly passed away at 86.
- First winner aged 12
- A record 30 British Classics
- A record 9 Derby wins
- 116 Royal Ascot wins
- 11-time champion jockey
- Last winner aged 58
And he was still riding in charity races in his 60s.
RIP Lester
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❗️BREAKING: Fran Berry retires
🏇 Jockey @Franmberry sadly won't return to race-riding following injuries sustained at Wolverhampton in January.
"Whilst this news is heartbreaking, I am fully aware how lucky I am."
Full story 👇
sportinglife.com/racing/news…
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🥳 For those born on New Year's Day, the party is only just getting started
🎂 Happy Birthday to @PaulLawriegolf, 1999 Open champion thanks to one of the purest four-irons in history
The Open
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Galopin Des Champs is in the house! 🏆
#CheltenhamFestival
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🏆 "THREE GOLD CUPS!"
💕🤩 An absolute 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝 of the game - show some love for Stradivarius!
@FrankieDettori | @Ascot
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👍 Good news? Former drugs cheat Justin Gatlin didn't defend his 100m world title.
👎 Bad news? An athlete who missed three drugs tests in 12 months did win.
To say sprinting isn't the same without Usain Bolt is the understatement of the century.
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😂 "What's your nickname in Germany, boo?"
🎯🤝 Daryl Gurney and Gerwyn Price meet on the oche to grill each other about their own careers and more...
👍 @Superchin180 @Gezzyprice @OfficialPDC
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🤔🤞"Fingers crossed, you'll get the shot with Deontay Wilder later in the year?"
🥊 "No. He'll get the shot with me. He's only the WBC champion. Remember who the lineal heavyweight champion is? Moi, the Gypsy King. This is my era!"
👍 @Tyson_Fury
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The question on everyone's lips heading into the #CheltenhamFestival... Who is bigger, Allaho or Monkfish?
🤣 @WillieMullinsNH gets the tape out to settle it once and for all! @Franmberry
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Class act - Aidan O’Brien stops to sign autographs for the @Southwell_Races crowd ✍️
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🏆Roger Federer, the gift that keeps giving for 15 years!
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🏆 Fancy WINNING a pair of tickets for Gold Cup day?
🎟️ We've got two tickets to give away for the action at @CheltenhamRaces on Friday 15th March!
To enter:
👍 Like this post
🔄 Share this post
🤝 Follow @SportingLife
Competition closes at 20:00 on 03/03/24
🤞 Good luck!
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🏇@oismurphy on the way home from a big winner on The Lir Jet!
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😮 Just a foul? Just a foul??!
Quite remarkable scenes in the match between Gary Wilson...
#ChampionshipLeagueSnooker
BetVictor Championship League Snooker
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🙌 HISTORY MAKER!
🛷 Lizzie Yarnold is skeleton champion again!
🥇🥇 She becomes the first #TeamGB athlete ever to win two #WinterOlympics golds!
#PyongChang2018 #WinterOlympics2018
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Happy Father's Day.
💪 RT or like if your dad has picked you when you've been down.
#FathersDay #HappyFathersWay
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🤣 Fair to say Bristol De Mai and @Dazjacob10 were pleased to see each other this morning...
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🏇 Lydia Hislop: Fear and loathing
@LydiaHislop discusses the driving factors behind the outpouring of outrage over the image of Gordon Elliott sitting on a dead horse on his gallops.
Why this and why now? 🤔
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😲 Cost just €800
💰 Has won over over £400k in prize money
🏆 bet365 Gold Cup
🏆 Galway Plate
🏆 American Grand National
🏆 Oaksey Chase
💚 Hewick 💚
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🏇❤️ Our sincerest condolences go out to @PFNicholls, the team at Ditcheat and all connected with the brave 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘆𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿.
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😭 Rory McIlroy as you may never have seen him before, unable to speak despite winning his point today
"I love these guys so much. I should've done more for them this week."
Sky Sports Golf
Ryder Cup LIVE!
Watch the 43rd Ryder Cup live on Sky Sports' dedicated Ryder Cup channel
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😍 Look at the size of him! And he has the talent to back it up...
🐟 @WillieMullinsNH chats to @Franmberry about Monkfish heading into the #CheltenhamFestival - one of the most exciting prospects in training 👇
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G1 King George
G1 Ryanair Chase
G1 Ladbrokes Champion Chase
G2 Rising Stars Novices Chase
G2 Pendil Novices' Chase
G2 Old Roan Handicap Chase
G2 Cotswold Chase
G2 Silviniaco Conti Chase
G2 Oaksey Chase
Happy retirement, Frodon! What a horse he's been for the @PFNicholls team 💙
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🎩 Louie Sibley makes just his second league start at the age of 18 and bags a hat-trick!
🤩 The Derby star is the youngest to score three in the top four tiers since Ryan Sessegnon in November 2017!
👌 First one was pretty special too...
@dcfcofficial #DCFC @louie_sibbo
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🤣 One for the blooper reels! @Franmberry @WillieMullinsNH
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👏If the 8,000 travelling Bristol City fans are anything to go by, the home crowd could make all the difference in the second leg
Just like they did against #mufc!
#MCFCvBCFC #bcfc
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Matt Chapman into 14/1 for @SkyBet Supreme at @CheltenhamRaces after promising jumping debut @Ascot
@MCYeeehaaa
ITV Racing
Max Whitlock eat your heart out...
There are athletes and then there's ＠MCYeeehaaa! ＠maxwhitlock1 eat your heart out 😂
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😂🤳 Great scenes at @Sandownpark as @CSoumillon's son roars him home aboard Vadeni in the Eclipse
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🥊 A fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder is almost a done deal!
👊 "I have just got to beat Pianeta first, and then I'll fight Wilder next."
🤔 Would you be ready to beat Wilder in December?
👍 "I was born ready in 1988."
@Tyson_Fury
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👏 Incredible moment at the end of the Grand Final as Rob Burrow's daughter presents St Helens' Kevin Naiqama with the Harry Sunderland Trophy.
He then thanks the rugby league legend for everything he's done in the sport.
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👑 The Gypsy King reigns in a thrilling Trilogy! 🥊
💪 Tyson Fury sent Deontay Wilder down in the 3rd
😲 Wilder knocks down Fury TWICE in the 4th
👊 Fury puts Wilder down again in the 10th and the 11th to finish the job!
🏆👏 WHAT. A. FIGHT
#FuryWilder3
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El Fabiolo doesn't want to share the limelight with his trainer 🤣
@WillieMullinsNH | @simon_munir | @Dazjacob10
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💪 Thriller - 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙮 𝘿𝙖𝙬𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 outbattles Ginny's Destiny in the Turners Novices' Chase!
👏 THREE winners on the week for @DSkeltonRacing and @harryskelton89!
👀 British domination in the day three opener!
#CheltenhamFestival
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🏇🇮🇪 Ruby Walsh has retired after a legendary career in the saddle!
🏆 2x Grand Nationals
🏆 2x Cheltenham Gold Cups
🏆 59x Cheltenham Festival winners
🏆 5x King Georges
🏆 7x Punchestown Gold Cups
🙌 Over 2600 winners
🥇 Over 210 Grade One wins
👏 Thanks for the memories!
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🤔 Eddie, would Anthony Joshua have a chance against Tyson Fury?
#WilderFury2 #WildervsFury2
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