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Clinton leans on Democratic loyalists to gain upper hand in Kentucky primary

State was considered Sanders territory, but her campaign thinks she has a chance.

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Euro 2016: Diego Costa, Juan Mata & Fernando Torres not in Spain squad

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been left out of Spain's provisional squad for Euro 2016.

Coach Vicente del Bosque has also overlooked Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata and Atletico Madrid's former Liverpool and Chelsea forward Fernando Torres.

Holders Spain are in Group D, along with Croatia, Czech Republic and Turkey as they chase a third successive European Championship title.

More to follow. >> http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36312769

Transfers - May 2016

The summer transfer window opened in England, Scotland and Wales in July and will close at the end of August.

Signings confirmed in April can be found on the relevant page, while you can see who each club has released on our dedicated page.

Keep up to date with all of the confirmed deals in our list below.

You can also catch up with what the papers are saying in today's gossip column, or for manager ins and outs, see our list of current bosses.

16 May

Enzio Boldewijn [Almere City - Crawley] Free

Chris Maxwell [Fleetwood - Preston] Free

Havard Nordtveit [Borussia Monchengladbach - West Ham] Free

Hayden White [Bolton - Peterborough] Free

Andy Yiadom [Barnet - Barnsley] Free

13 May

John Goddard [Woking - Swindon] Undisclosed

Jordan Rossiter [Liverpool - Rangers] Undisclosed

12 May

Ousmane Dembele [Rennes - Borussia Dortmund] Undisclosed*

Lex Immers [Feyenoord - Cardiff] Undisclosed

*Deal to be completed on 1 July

11 May

Jayden Stockley [Bournemouth - Aberdeen] Free*

*Deal to be completed on 1 July

10 May

Kristian Dennis [Stockport - Chesterfield] Free

Mats Hummels [Borussia Dortmund - Bayern Munich] Undisclosed*

Jodi Jones [Dagenham & Redbridge - Coventry] Undisclosed

Renato Sanches [Benfica - Bayern Munich] Undisclosed*

*Deal to be completed on 1 July. see more >> http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/transfers