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• Stuart Broad sets sights on becoming No 1 Test team in the world after stunning Ashes victory against Australia at Trent Bridge 

  08-08-2015 23:59 via
  
  England captain Alastair Cook said his team's thumping Ashes triumph was a complete surprise while Trent Bridge hero Stuart Broad set his sights on helping his side become No 1 in the world.
  
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• Premier League boss Richard Scudamore defends his multi-billion pound success story:

  08-08-2015 23:54 via
  
  OLIVER HOLT: There are words that Richard Scudamore does not like. ‘Legacy’ is one. ‘I hate it,’ the Premier League’s chief executive and executive chairman says. And then, there is the G-word. Greed.
  
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• Premier League sides now worth £8.4bn and they're getting richer... with Manchester United leading the way

  08-08-2015 23:53 via
  
  The 20 clubs starting this season’s Premier League are worth a combined £8.4billion according to new valuations. Manchester United are worth more than £1.8bn and top the list.
  
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• Baines injury a disaster - Martinez

  08-08-2015 23:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Everton boss Roberto Martinez says an ankle injury to left-back Leighton Baines is a "disaster".
  
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• Bielsa quits straight after defeat

  08-08-2015 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Marseille boss Marcelo Bielsa announces his resignation minutes after their opening-day Ligue 1 defeat by Caen.
  
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• Liverpool have conceded far too many goals in the last two seasons... we'll find out this year if it's as easy to build a defence as Brendan Rodgers says

  08-08-2015 23:47 via
  
  GLENN HODDLE: There is nothing wrong with shutting up shop in football. No manager should be criticised for ensuring his defence is solid even if, at times, it means sacrificing your attacking flair.
  
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• The 50 most influential women in sport: The job of navigating the nominations goes to...

  08-08-2015 23:44
  
  Maggie Alphonsi, rugby World Cup winner with England Women and powerhouse flanker for Saracens WRFC, is one of the most famous characters in British sport. She has played in two World Cups, shared in a record-breaking seven successive Six Nations titles with England and, typically, has now switched her ambitions to qualifying to compete at the Rio Olympics as a shot-putter. Alphonsi is one of four Rugby World Cup 2015 Ambassadors. She also represents several charities with an emphasis on female
  
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• The 50 most influential women in sport: Meeting Barbara Slater, who is making sure female athletes are seen and heard

  08-08-2015 23:44
  
  It is almost 40 years since Barbara Slater carried the British flag at the 1976 Summer Olympics, but the former gymnast can still do an impressive back somersault.
  
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• The 50 most influential women in sport: Meeting Barbara Slater, the lady making sure female athletes are seen and heard

  08-08-2015 23:44
  
  It is almost 40 years since Barbara Slater carried the British flag at the 1976 Summer Olympics, but the former gymnast can still do an impressive back somersault.
  
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• The 50 most influential women in sport: The full list

  08-08-2015 23:43
  
  Women’s power and influence over sport has been pretty minimal until, say, now. In previous centuries they gave birth to famous sportsmen and Queen Elizabeth I may have somehow nudged Sir Francis Drake into bowls. Other than that, their position was somewhat sidelined.
  
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• Trevor Bayliss: I won't gloat in front of Australia but when England took last wicket hairs on the back of the neck were standing

  08-08-2015 23:43 via
  
  England head coach Trevor Bayliss insisted there were no mixed emotions for him yesterday, but he stressed he would not be overdoing the celebrations in front of his countrymen.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers told to improve by Tom Werner as Liverpool chairman says he expects team to make supporters proud

  08-08-2015 23:42 via
  
  Brendan Rodgers has been backed by Liverpool’s board — but told in no uncertain terms they expect the team to ‘make fans feel proud’ after last season’s disappointment.
  
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• Alastair Cook: I'm proud I hung in during the tough times with England... it has been a hell of an 18 months for me personally

  08-08-2015 23:39 via
  
  An emotional Alastair Cook basked in the glory of England’s Ashes triumph only a year after his future at captain seemed in grave danger.
  
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• Rory McIlroy to defend US PGA Championship title next week at Whistling Straits after recovering from injury

  08-08-2015 23:39 via
  
  NICK HARRIS: Rory McIlroy is on course for an astonishing comeback at the PGA Championship this week after looking comfortable on Saturday during practice at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin.
  
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• IAAF to ban drug cheats at last with a significant number of athletes to be exposed and stripped of medals this week

  08-08-2015 23:32 via
  
  NICK HARRIS AND ROB DRAPER: A 'significant' number of 'major' names in world athletics will this week be confirmed as historic dopers and be stripped of medals won as long ago as 2005.
  
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• Manuel Pellegrini: New deal at Manchester City means nothing if I don't win trophies

  08-08-2015 23:30 via
  
  TIM ABRAHAM: The security of a new contract as Manchester City manager has done nothing to ease the pressure on Manuel Pellegrini — according to the man himself.
  
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• England stars scramble for World Cup slots as Stuart Lancaster closes in on his final squad after cutting seven more players 

  08-08-2015 23:30 via
  
  CHRIS FOY: Sam Burgess and Danny Cipriani remain in the hunt for places in England’s final World Cup squad but they are just two of several big names scrambling to fill the last few vacancies.
  
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• Wales 21-35 Ireland: Warren Gatland must be worried ahead of the World Cup after his side slipped to a disappointing defeat

  08-08-2015 23:30 via
  
  CHRIS FOY AT THE MILLENNIUM STADIUM: Alex Cuthbert's last-minute consolation try at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday created a false impression of a close encounter.
  
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• Wales 21 - Ireland 35: Felix Jones caps off Ireland romp in World Cup warm-up

  08-08-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WALES delivered a disjointed display in their opening World Cup warm-up game as RBS 6 Nations champions Ireland cruised to victory at the Millennium Stadium.
  
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• Stoke vs Liverpool: Adam Lallana ready to take lead in Reds revival

  08-08-2015 23:30
  
  Adam Lallana clutches at his knee as he sits down, pulling it back  towards his chest as if illustrating the need to hold on to something. He bows his head and begins to repent. He is remembering Liverpool’s game at Stoke City on the final day of last season, conceding that “words were said” in the dressing room after his side let in five first-half goals. He is trying to explain a humiliating defeat.
  
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• Scottish challenge not enough for Celtic believes John Collins

  08-08-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOHN COLLINS reckons the standard of Scottish football is dragging Celtic down.
  
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• Malmo strikers could give Celtic headache warns Mikael Lustig

  08-08-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MIKAEL LUSTIG has warned Celtic must stop Malmo’s strike partnership of Markus Rosenberg and Nikola Djurdjic in their Champions League play-off.
  
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• Injured Ronald Koeman replaced by brother for Southampton against Newcastle

  08-08-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SOUTHAMPTON will be without boss Ronald Koeman in the dugout at the trip to Newcastle – he has a hamstring injury – but a Koeman will be in charge, brother and assistant Erwin.
  
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• Huge blow for England as Leighton Baines will miss next two matches

  08-08-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LEIGHTON BAINES is set to miss England's next two games and could need surgery on his injured ankle.
  
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• Everton 2 Watford 2: Arouna Kone denies victory from impressive Hornets

  08-08-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TAKE a group of strangers. Put them under a manager most have never met before. Ask them to win a game in the most demanding league in the world, and at a ground where their club has only ever tasted defeat.
  
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• Captain Cook hails England heroes after stunning Ashes victory in fourth Test

  08-08-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ONLY when glory was being celebrated and The Ashes were back in English hands could captain Alastair Cook admit that he started the summer thinking his young team weren’t ready to beat Australia.
  
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• Bournemouth 0 Aston Villa 1: Rudy Gestede heads dream start for Villa

  08-08-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BOURNEMOUTH’S hopes of a dream start to life in the top flight were wrecked by lanky Villa sub Rudy Gestede at the newly-named Vitality Stadium.
  
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• Arsenal vs West Ham: Arsene Wenger content with strike force, but open to signing 'exceptional' option

  08-08-2015 23:30
  
  After the recent speculation about Arsenal’s pursuit of a striker, manager Arsène Wenger does not think the issue is crucial to their attempt to win a first Premier League title since 2004.
  
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• Band of Brothers bring in new era... England's inspiring team ethic sees a nation cover its mouth in surprise as hosts recapture Ashes

  08-08-2015 23:24 via
  
  OLIVER HOLT AT TRENT BRIDGE: A summer that began with England and their fans haunted by the braying ghosts of the past ended shortly before midday on Saturday with the recapture of the Ashes.
  
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• Root tops world batting rankings

  08-08-2015 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Root has become the leading batsman in the ICC world rankings after helping England to regain the Ashes on Saturday.
  
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• Monk hails Swans' attacking threat

  08-08-2015 23:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Swansea City manager Garry Monk says his side's "excellent" attacking play gave them a "deserved" draw at Chelsea.
  
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• Manchester United to demand £35m for David de Gea from Real Madrid as club hold firm on their star goalkeeper

  08-08-2015 23:08 via
  
  Louis Van Gaal has challenged Real Madrid to match Manchester United’s £35million valuation of David de Gea as the Spaniards prepare to bid for the goalkeeper this week.
  
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• Petr Cech isn't the last piece of Arsene Wenger's jigsaw, he is the first 

  08-08-2015 23:07 via
  
  OLIVER HOLT: Chelsea have not strengthened yet. Man United are mired in uncertainty over David de Gea and Manchester City are at a crossroads. And so the stage should be set for Arsenal.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather lives up to 'money' moniker as boxing star 'packs light' for upcoming trip

  08-08-2015 23:00 via
  
  Floyd Mayweather's flamboyant lifestyle shows no signs of letting up after the outspoken boxer posted a picture of himself packing 'light' for an upcoming trip.
  
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• Mourinho angry at Blues medical team

  08-08-2015 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho criticises his "naive" medical staff for treating Eden Hazard in their draw with Swansea.
  
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• Walk-in goal the 'moral' thing to do

  08-08-2015 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bury boss David Flitcroft says Doncaster helped protect the "morality" of the game by allowing them a walk-in equaliser.
  
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• Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho hits out at his 'naive' medical team

  08-08-2015 22:43 via
  
  Jose Mourinho has hit out at his medical team for going on to the pitch without knowing the extent of an injury to Eden Hazard, accusing his staff of potentially costing Chelsea a late goal. 
  
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• Rock band inspire Leicester victory

  08-08-2015 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Claudio Ranieri uses rock band Kasabian to inspire Leicester to their opening-day victory over Sunderland.
  
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• Catalans Dragons 26-16 St Helens: Scott Dureau puts in man of the match performance as Saints beaten in Perpignan

  08-08-2015 22:14 via
  
  Scott Dureau gave Catalans Dragons fans a glimpse of what they will be missing next season with a superb man of the match performance as the French side defeated St Helens 26-16.
  
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• Matt Prior on Ashes 2015: New England have all the makings of a potentially great side

  08-08-2015 22:00
  
  1. Broad gives rise to false expectationsThursday was the first time I had been to a match as a spectator. I was there with some people who had never been to watch a game of cricket before and, as the players walked out, I didn’t think there was any particular sign that something extraordinary was about to happen.
  
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• Austin likely to leave QPR - Ramsey

  08-08-2015 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Striker Charlie Austin is likely to leave QPR if the club gets the right offer, says manager Chris Ramsey.
  
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• Work to do for Van Gaal's United XI

  08-08-2015 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Why there is still a lot for Man Utd manager Louis van Gaal to think about despite his new-look side's opening-day win over Spurs.
  
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• Chelsea 2-2 Swansea City

  08-08-2015 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea finish with 10 men and are held as their title defence gets off to a frustrating start against Swansea City.
  
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• Kings or clowns: Surviving as a football manager - Michael Calvin

  08-08-2015 21:14
  
  On any given Sunday, Karl Robinson rises early and takes his eight-year-old daughter, Jasmine swimming. They sip coffee afterwards, as they walk around the lake close to their home in Milton Keynes. The ritual represents a snatched moment of innocence, a semblance of a release from an all-consuming job.
  
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• Jonjo Shelvey stars for Swansea but Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has off day as Champions draw - PLAYER RATINGS

  08-08-2015 21:10 via
  
  Chelsea began their title defence with a 2-2 draw against Swansea at Stamford Bridge. Sportsmail's Kieran Gill rates the players from both teams.
  
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• Jose Mourinho refuses to discuss Thibaut Courtois red card and says Chelsea impressed in the first half

  08-08-2015 21:02
  Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho refused to discuss the incident that saw goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois sent off against Swansea.
  
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• VIDEO: Mourinho silent over penalty decision

  08-08-2015 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho refuses to speak about the penalty decision which resulted in the equaliser as the Blues draw 2-2 at home to Swansea.
  
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• League Two round-up: Teddy Sheringham gets managerial career off to losing start as Stevenage are beaten 2-0 at home

  08-08-2015 20:59 via
  
  Former Manchester United and Tottenham striker Teddy Sheringham started life in management with a 2-0 home defeat as Stevenage were beaten by a new-look Notts County in Sky Bet League Two.
  
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• Chelsea 2 Swansea 2 reaction: Jose Mourinho and Blues paying the price for delaying the start of pre-season preparations

  08-08-2015 20:57
  One of the reasons why Jose Mourinho is regarded by many as the best manager in the League is because of his attention to detail and meticulous planning.
  
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• Chelsea 2 Swansea 2: Andre Ayew impressed on debut as Blues struggle with visitors

  08-08-2015 20:53
  
  MOMENT OF THE MATCHAndre Ayew: The summer signing impressed on his debut, with his equalising goal in the first half a moment of real quality. Having seen his initial attempt blocked, the former Marseille forward showed great intelligence to drag the ball back before rifling home.
  
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