Rasmus Dahlin doesn’t want to be called a savior. From a small town in Sweden, the NHL Draft’s No. 1 pick’s humble beginnings make him a perfect fit in sports-mad Buffalo.

Something is going on with Hanley Ramirez.

Australia and Peru will face off in their third and final Group C match in Russia

The Blues finished the season 44-32-9 but missed the playoffs by a single point.

The trade helps Washington clear cap space as it attempts to re-sign John Carlson, who tallied 68 points for the Capitals last season.

In October 2010, Angela Merkel paid an unscheduled visit to the Germany dressing-room after their 3-0 home win over Turkey. The chancellor was photographed shaking hands with Mesut Özil, the team’s German-Turkish midfielder, and there was a thunderclap of controversy.

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The logic reveals itself only slowly but Royal Ascot’s ability to host the best thoroughbred racing in the world comes because of its baffling dress code not in spite of it

One of the charms of Royal Ascot is that, uniquely among British race meetings, the races are never sponsored. And thus their traditional and often picturesque names – the Gold Cup, the Royal Hunt Cup, the King’s Stand Stakes – continue uncluttered by the commands of commerce.

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Centre-half nicknamed Slabhead at Leicester has grown in confidence thanks to the faith Gareth Southgate has shown

It was getting towards the end of the questions when a hand went up at the back and it became clear one of Harry Maguire’s teammates had snuck into the press conference room to ask, one Yorkshireman to the other, something out of left-field. “It’s Jamie Vardy here from Vardy News,” he wanted to know, holding up his clenched fist as a pretend microphone. “Just how big is the diameter of your head?”

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• Sixth consecutive defeat would increase pressure on coach
• Test is dead rubber as South Africa lead series 2-0

Preparing for the third Test in the shadow of Table Mountain has merely heightened the sense of England’s rugby players being stuck between a rock and a hard place. Even Eddie Jones has been gazing out of his hotel window in the lead-up to the season’s final game and using the view as a metaphor for his team’s current state.

“It’s a nice place, particularly when you’re on top, not so much when you’re looking from the bottom,” Jones murmured. “We need to get back on top.”

• England face New Zealand at Mile High Stadium
• Burgess calls on England to do the sport justice in America

Sam Burgess urged his England teammates to “do the sport justice” when they face New Zealand on Saturday in a Denver showcase for international rugby league.

Burgess and several NRL-based teammates took a public stance to support the game going ahead after Australian clubs raised concerns over player welfare and the match being played at high altitude. With a World Cup in the US seven years away, Burgess says the players must ensure the game delivers on all levels.