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• Jake Livermore's party lifestyle included kisses with Lauren Goodyer and a nightclub bust-up with One Direction's Liam Payne

  15-05-2015 23:56 via
  
  MARTHA KELNER: Jake Livermore has repeatedly credited his close family for keeping him going through the tough times and will need their support more than ever over the coming weeks.
  
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• Robin van Persie has almost become an embarrassment for Louis van Gaal... it is time he left Manchester United

  15-05-2015 23:49 via
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: Three years ago Robin van Persie was deciding matches between Manchester United and Arsenal. His lethal instincts and sublime goals made the difference for both.
  
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• Rafa Benitez tops West Ham's wanted list as Napoli boss looks set to leave Italy  

  15-05-2015 23:49 via
  
  SAMI MOKBEL EXCLUSIVE: West Ham are to step up their bid to land Rafa Benitez after deciding he is their first choice to replace manager Sam Allardyce.
  
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• Chelsea set to make formal complaint against FA head injuries panel member over comments about Oscar's injury vs Arsenal

  15-05-2015 23:49 via
  
  Chelsea are furious with a member of the FA’s head injuries panel as their strained relationship with English football’s governing body reached a new low.
  
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• Arsene Wenger: It's vital Arsenal avoid Champions League play-off drama 

  15-05-2015 23:49 via
  
  Arsene Wenger is desperate to avoid another Champions League play-off headache ahead of Sunday’s crunch clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford.
  
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• Justin Gatlin fires warning shots at Usain Bolt after world-leading 9.74 second sprint in Doha 

  15-05-2015 23:36 via
  
  Justin Gatlin sent a message to Usain Bolt on Friday - both with his legs and his mouth. Gatlin lived up to the pre-season hype by winning the 100m in a world-leading 9.74 seconds in Doha.
  
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• Jake Livermore's party lifestyle including kisses with Lauren Goodyer and a nightclub bust-up with One Direction's Liam Payne

  15-05-2015 23:36 via
  
  MARTHA KELNER: Jake Livermore has repeatedly credited his close family for keeping him going through the tough times and will need their support more than ever over the coming weeks.
  
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• Jake Livermore's cocaine rap is Steve Bruce's worst nightmare... but boss will keep his job if Hull go down

  15-05-2015 23:36 via
  
  IAN LADYMAN: Coming towards the end of a season that began with hope, Bruce and his failing team head to Spurs hampered by a dismal run and now by a drug suspension for Jake Livermore.
  
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• Steven Gerrard knows on-field reputation doesn't mean anything if he wants to come back to Liverpool after he retires

  15-05-2015 23:30
  Steven Gerrard, the Liverpool captain, will leave this summer with his reputation secured as one of the best players in the club’s history – but he knows that will count for nothing if he wants to return in an official capacity.
  
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• Norwich vs Ipswich preview: After his Tehran trip nothing can faze Mick McCarthy

  15-05-2015 23:30
  
  Alex Neil began this season managing Hamilton Academical against Arbroath in a Scottish League Cup tie front of 730 spectators. He hopes to finish it in a Championship play-off final in front of 90,000 at Wembley with more than £120m at stake.
  
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• Newcas tle cancel end-of-season party - even if they avoid relegation from the Premier League

  15-05-2015 23:30
  
  Two years ago Newcastle United secured their Premier League status at Queen’s Park Rangers in the penultimate game of the season and there was an impromptu hug between the owner, Mike Ashley, manager Alan Pardew and managing director Derek Llambias.
  
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• Leicester's elite record has Nigel Pearson on the verge of survival

  15-05-2015 23:30
  
  Leicester City’s recent form has put them in exalted company. Only four teams in Europe have won more points than Nigel Pearson’s team in the last seven games: Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
  
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• Jake Livermore’s cocaine test adds to the woes piling up for Hull City boss Steve Bruce

  15-05-2015 23:30
  
  It was a measure of Steve Bruce’s patience that, half smiling, half grimacing, he politely fielded a question on this weekend’s Norwich v Ipswich Championship play-off semi-final at his press conference yesterday, respectfully navigating a course through the merits of both clubs without upsetting the Carrow Road fans he once played before, or Mick McCarthy, the Ipswich manager who he socialises with. “Least of my worries!” he said, when the cameras were off. “Who gives a flying f***?!�
  
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• Grimsby Town dressed to kill off Bristol Rovers’ League bid

  15-05-2015 23:30
  
  It says something about the gap between football’s haves and have-nots that Grimsby Town’s players will stroll out at Wembley before tomorrow’s Conference play-off final wearing suits bought by a pair of fans who had the good fortune to win the EuroMillions lottery jackpot.
  
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• Francis Cummins wins Bradford Bulls legal fight

  15-05-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FRANCIS CUMMINS yesterday won his legal fight with Bradford Bulls after taking his former employers to court for unlawful dismissal.
  
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• Spice Girl Geri weds Red Bull F1 boss

  15-05-2015 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell marries Red Bull boss Christian Horner in a village wedding attended by a string of celebrities.
  
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• Sebastian Coe: Running for IAAF president is toughest election of my life

  15-05-2015 23:00
  
  This year is all about elections for Sebastian Coe. While the events of last week merited his interest as a former Conservative MP, for Coe the real election day is 95 days hence.
  
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• Eric Dier exclusive: 'I am English but I’m like any other foreigner,' says Tottenham centre-back

  15-05-2015 23:00
  
  Eric Dier can recall, almost word for word, the famously robust response that his late grandfather Ted Croker gave to Margaret Thatcher in 1985 when the Prime Minister of the day told the then Football Association secretary that it was his job to rid the game of hooligans.
  
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• Egocentric Chris Eubank is holding back his talented son’s career - Frank Warren column

  15-05-2015 23:00
  
  Second helpings often taste sweeter and more fulfilling than the first course. That’s why we ask for them. So it is in boxing, where there is a genuine hunger for a rematch between Billy Joe Saunders and Chris Eubank Jnr, who provided us with such a spicy first serving six months ago.
  
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• Middlesbrough 3-0 Brentford (agg 5-1): Lee Tomlin, Kike and Albert Adomah on target as Boro reach Championship play-off final

  15-05-2015 22:54 via
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT THE RIVERSIDE: Aitor Karanka was enjoying the rollercoasters of the Flamingo Land theme park earlier this week – but for this was a far smoother ride to Wembley.
  
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• Middlesbrough 3-0 (5-1 agg) Brentford LIVE score: Albert Adomah fires home a third as Smoggies run riot at the Riverside

  15-05-2015 22:41 via
  
  Middlesbrough host Brentford in the second leg of their Championship semi-final play-off encounter, knowing that they're just 90 minutes away from a trip to Wembley.
  
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• Middlesbrough 3-0 Brentford LIVE score: Albert Adomah fires home a third as Smoggies run riot at the Riverside

  15-05-2015 22:34 via
  
  Middlesbrough host Brentford in the second leg of their Championship semi-final play-off encounter, knowing that they're just 90 minutes away from a trip to Wembley.
  
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• Middlesbrough 3-0 Brentford LIVE score: Follow all the Championship play-off semi-final second leg action 

  15-05-2015 22:28 via
  
  Middlesbrough host Brentford in the second leg of their Championship semi-final play-off encounter, knowing that they're just 90 minutes away from a trip to Wembley.
  
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• Stephane Sessegnon could be sold by West Brom after taking £400 taxi home from Newcastle following row with Tony Pulis

  15-05-2015 22:14 via
  
  CRAIG HOPE EXCLUSIVE: Stephane Sessegnon took a £400 taxi back to the Midlands from Newcastle after a falling out with Tony Pulis, and his future at West Brom is now in doubt.
  
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• Middlesbrough 2-0 Brentford LIVE score: Follow all the Championship play-off semi-final second leg action 

  15-05-2015 22:07 via
  
  Middlesbrough host Brentford in the second leg of their Championship semi-final play-off encounter, knowing that they're just 90 minutes away from a trip to Wembley.
  
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• JAMIE CARRAGHER: David Moyes should stay at Real Sociedad if Sam Allardyce leaves West Ham

  15-05-2015 21:57 via
  
  So the end appears to be approaching for Sam Allardyce at West Ham. David Moyes appears to hold strong claims to replace him, but would that be right for both parties?
  
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• England fast bowler Stuart Broad misses launch of New Zealand series after marathon drinking session

  15-05-2015 21:46 via
  
  CHARLES SALE EXCLUSIVE: Stuart Broad caused yet more anguish for a beleaguered England Cricket Board by missing a sponsors’ engagement after a marathon drinking session.
  
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• Middlesbrough 1-0 Brentford LIVE score: Follow all the Championship play-off semi-final second leg action 

  15-05-2015 21:18 via
  
  Middlesbrough host Brentford in the second leg of their Championship semi-final play-off encounter, knowing that they're just 90 minutes away from a trip to Wembley.
  
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• Rory McIlroy puts putting problems behind him to move two shots off the lead at the Wells Fargo Championship

  15-05-2015 21:11 via
  
  Rory McIlory showed signs of sorting out his putting problems to enter the weekend in sight of winning his 11th US PGA Tour title. The world No 1 recorded a faultless five-under-par 67.
  
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• St Johnstone 0-0 Celtic: Match Report

  15-05-2015 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Saints and Celtic fail to scoreSt Johnstone and Celtic both wasted a barrowload of chances to somehow draw a Scottish Premiership blank at
  
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• Middlesbrough 3-0 Brentford: Match Report

  15-05-2015 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Boro and Karanka heading to WembleyAitor Karanka will cap his first full season in English football with a trip to Wembley after guiding M
  
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• Steven Gerrard will be a legend for life, says Jose Mourinho as Arsene Wenger pays tribute to Liverpool midfielder's longevity

  15-05-2015 20:57 via
  
  Steven Gerrard will be a 'legend for life' in the eyes of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. The 34-year-old plays his final match at Anfield on Saturday before he joins Los Angeles Galaxy.
  
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• Middlesbrough 0-0 Brentford LIVE score: Follow all the Championship play-off semi-final second leg action 

  15-05-2015 20:57 via
  
  Middlesbrough host Brentford in the second leg of their Championship semi-final play-off encounter, knowing that they're just 90 minutes away from a trip to Wembley.
  
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• Bayern Munich reveal new home kit with Manuel Neuer, Thomas Muller, Philipp Lahm and Bastian Schweinsteiger the models

  15-05-2015 20:57 via
  
  Bayern Munich have revealed their new home kit for the 2015-16 season which features a stylish all-red design. The German champions have previously had a red and blue striped kit.
  
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• Mario Balotelli banned from driving after taking £240,000 Ferrari for 109mph spin on motorway near Liverpool

  15-05-2015 20:50 via
  
  Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli was fined £800 and banned from driving for 28 days at Wirral magistrates court on Friday after he admitted speeding at 109mph in his Ferrari.
  
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• VIDEO: Hole-in-one gets Jimenez dancing

  15-05-2015 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Miguel Angel Jimenez shows off his best dance moves after getting a hole-in-one at the Spanish Open.
  
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• VIDEO: Farah beaten by Gebrhiwet in 3,000m

  15-05-2015 20:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mo Farah is beaten by Ethiopian Hagos Gebrhiwet in the 3,000m race in the Diamond League in Doha.
  
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• Middlesbrough vs Brentford LIVE: Follow all the Championship play-off semi-final second leg action 

  15-05-2015 20:36 via
  
  Middlesbrough host Brentford in the second leg of their Championship semi-final play-off encounter, knowing that they're just 90 minutes away from Wembley.
  
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• Jake Livermore tests positive for cocaine with Hull midfielder facing two-year ban

  15-05-2015 20:36 via
  
  Hull City midfielder Jake Livermore has tested positive for cocaine and will not feature again this season. The 25-year-old failed a random drug test following Hull’s 2-0 win at Crystal Palace last month.
  
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• Tony Fernandes and Mike Ashley have both damaged their respective clubs, but in different ways - Glenn Moore column

  15-05-2015 20:33
  There are many ways to damage a football club. Loftus Road will witness two of the most contrasting. The home team, Queen’s Park Rangers, are completing their second relegation campaign in three years, laid low by one that loved not wisely but too well. The visitors, Newcastle United are in danger of following them into the second tier thanks to a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
  
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• Manu Tuilagi: Assaults on police officers cost England centre his World Cup place

  15-05-2015 20:29
  
  Manu Tuilagi will play no part in England’s World Cup campaign, having been ruled out by Stuart Lancaster after pleading guilty to assaulting two female police officers.
  
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• Manu Tuilagi: Ban has at least left England with one less choice

  15-05-2015 20:28
  
  Manu Tuilagi is a problem player, behaviourally as well as positionally, and the best that can be said for his latest transgression is that it solves a problem for someone else. That someone is Stuart Lancaster, the England head coach, who can now plan for the forthcoming home World Cup without tying himself in Gordianesque knots over his midfield selection.
  
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• Jake Livermore: Hull midfielder faces two-year ban for cocaine positive test

  15-05-2015 20:27
  
  Steve Bruce, the Hull City manager, who enters the penultimate weekend of the Premier League season in a desperate relegation fight, faces the prospect of one of his principal midfielders, Jake Livermore, being banned for up to two years after testing positive for cocaine.
  
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• Jake Livermore: Hull midfielder faces six month ban for cocaine positive test

  15-05-2015 20:27
  
  Steve Bruce, the Hull City manager, who enters the penultimate weekend of the Premier League season in a desperate relegation fight, faces the prospect of one of his principal midfielders, Jake Livermore, being banned for six months after testing positive for cocaine.
  
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• Gatlin runs fastest 100m since 2012

  15-05-2015 20:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  American Justin Gatlin runs the joint-sixth quickest 100m time to dominate the Diamond League opener in Doha.
  
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• Middlesbrough vs Brentford LIVE score: Follow all the play-off semi-final second leg action: 

  15-05-2015 20:01 via
  
  Middlesbrough host Brentford in the second leg of their Championship semi-final play-off encounter, knowing that they're just 90 minutes away from Wembley.
  
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• VIDEO: Gatlin leaves field trailing in Doha

  15-05-2015 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Justin Gatlin easily wins the men's 100m race in his first appearance of the season, at the Diamond League meet in Doha.
  
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• Rafael Nadal is still man to beat at French Open, says Roger Federer

  15-05-2015 19:57
  
  Rafael Nadal may have admitted in recent weeks to a crisis of confidence, but as far as the Spaniard’s greatest rival is concerned he remains the man to beat at the French Open, which starts in eight days’ time.
  
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• VIDEO: 'Happy' Mourinho aims to keep squad

  15-05-2015 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho says his primary aim is to retain his title-winning Chelsea squad during the summer transfer window.
  
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• Colin Graves: I didn’t make a promise to Kevin Pietersen about England return

  15-05-2015 19:53
  
  In what will assuredly not be the last word on the Kevin Pietersen saga, the new chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board felt compelled to defend his integrity.
  
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