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• Yaya Toure has moved on from Manchester City exit talk and the birthday cake rows are behind him... this is his second coming 

  11-08-2015 23:48 via
  
  IAN LADYMAN: Mid-May this year and staff at Manchester City had a problem. It was Yaya Toure’s birthday and they needed to ensure their star midfielder had a cake.
  
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• Barcelona 5-4 Sevilla (aet)

  11-08-2015 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pedro scores an extra-time winner against Sevilla in a nine-goal game to secure a record-equalling fifth Uefa Super Cup for Barcelona.
  
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• England Under 21 boss Gareth Southgate will no longer oversee development teams after disappointing European Championship

  11-08-2015 23:45 via
  
  MATT BARLOW EXCLUSIVE: Gareth Southgate was appointed two years ago as Under 21 boss and the head of the other men's age groups from Under 16 upwards.
  
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• If diving is fair game for trial by video, then why aren't elbows? Dejan Lovren should have seen red after Mame Diouf incident

  11-08-2015 23:41 via
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: If Dejan Lovren had rolled around clutching his knee a bit theatrically, he could have been in considerably more trouble than he was for simply elbowing Mame Diouf in the head.
  
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• When Jose Mourinho said everyone on Chelsea's bench needed to understand the game, it wasn't a sexist dig at Eva Carneiro

  11-08-2015 23:39 via
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: The problem with the keenness of Chelsea’s medical staff on Saturday was that a layman, Jose Mourinho, was proven right. Eden Hazard wasn’t injured. He was just knackered.
  
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• From Ashes to Ashington: Why former fast bowler Steve Harmison swapped cricket to be boss of his hometown football club

  11-08-2015 23:38 via
  
  CRAIG HOPE: When Mark Wood took the final wicket for England to regain the Ashes, the mentor he spoke to the night before, Steve Harmison, was in a much less glamorous setting than Trent Bridge.
  
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• Sam Turner's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Wednesday August 12

  11-08-2015 23:37 via
  
  Daily Mail racing expert Sam Turner brings his hottest selections for Wednesday's races at Bath, Salisbury, Beverley, Kempton and Newton Abbot. 
  
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• Andy Murray struggles to watch his brother due to nerves... but now the British No 1 is preparing to face Jamie for first time on tour

  11-08-2015 23:37 via
  
  It is a rare occurrence to see Andy Murray in attendance at his older brother’s matches, the world No 3 admitting last month that he gets ‘extremely nervous’ when he watches Jamie.
  
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• Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré 'I'm not 'back', I'm always there' in response to claims his form has improved from last season

  11-08-2015 23:36
  The Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré said that his form never went away despite a relatively low-key season last time around when his club surrendered the Premier League title to Chelsea and the Ivorian was beset with off-field problems.
  
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• Dundee spirit delights boss Hartley

  11-08-2015 23:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paul Hartley praises Dundee's determination in the draw with United as Jackie McNamara hails Blair Spittal's impact.
  
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• Greg Dyke warns English players in the Premier League are an 'endangered species' and his fears are shared by Michel Platini

  11-08-2015 23:33 via
  
  Greg Dyke has described homegrown English footballers in the Barclays Premier League as an ‘endangered species’ after only 73 English players started for the 20 clubs across the first weekend.
  
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• Yaya Toure was back to his best against West Brom... Manchester City can challenge for the title if he maintains top form

  11-08-2015 23:32 via
  
  JAMIE REDKNAPP: There's a fine line between looking athletic and a bit plodding and Yaya Toure is back on the right side of it. Some say he can't be a box-to-box midfielder any more but I disagree.
  
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• Boasting a staggering 1,000 sand traps, Whistling Straits is not crazy golf in the US PGA Championship, it’s absolutely bunkers!

  11-08-2015 23:30 via
  
  Last month, The Open was staged on a course with bunkers so famous they have names. This week, the PGA Championship is taking place on a course with so many sand traps you can’t count them all.
  
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• Barcelona 5-4 Sevilla: Pedro hits extra-time winner as last season's treble winners beat brave La Liga rivals to lift UEFA Super Cup

  11-08-2015 23:20 via
  
  PETE JENSON: Manchester United target Pedro struck a late winner in extra-time as Barcelona fought off a brave comeback from Sevilla to lift the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday night.
  
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• Jose Mourinho's treatment of Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro is another truculent assertion of his power

  11-08-2015 23:19
  The message, in the case of Eva Carneiro, seems to be that if you cross Jose Mourinho at Chelsea then, as ever, there can be just one outcome: you are marginalised and, in the long term, out the door. Length of service or reputation does not matter one bit.
  
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• His treatment of Chelsea doctor Eva Carneiro is another truculent assertion of Jose Mourinho's power

  11-08-2015 23:19
  The message, in the case of Eva Carneiro, seems to be that if you cross Jose Mourinho at Chelsea then, as ever, there can be just one outcome: you are marginalised and, in the long term, out the door. Length of service or reputation does not matter one bit.
  
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• Break good for North - Warburton

  11-08-2015 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales captain Sam Warburton believes wing George North will return revitalised after his five months out with concussion.
  
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• Nottingham Forest 3-4 Walsall: Saddlers reach Capital One Cup second round after Tom Bradshaw completes hat-trick late on

  11-08-2015 23:01 via
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT THE CITY GROUND: Tom Bradshaw scored in the fifth minute of added time to send Walsall into the second round of the Capital One Cup.
  
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• Luton Town 3-1 Bristol City: Jack Marriott strikes twice as Hatters knock second-tier Robins out of the Capital One Cup   

  11-08-2015 22:58 via
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT KENILWORTH ROAD: Jack Marriott scored either side of half-time as League Two Luton Town shocked Championship newcomers Bristol City.
  
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• Ipswich 2-1 Stevenage: The Tractor Boys come from behind to eliminate Teddy Sheringham's side at Portman Road 

  11-08-2015 22:58 via
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM AT PORTMAN ROAD: For all the wisdom Teddy Sheringham can impart on his Stevenage side, the first strike of his managerial career had to be an own goal.
  
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• Women's Ashes 2015: Jess Jonassen fights back for Australia after Anya Shrubsole's early heroics

  11-08-2015 22:56
  
  In a devastating spell either side of lunch, Anya Shrubsole tipped the balance England’s way on day one of the women’s Ashes Test here in Canterbury. However, an unbeaten 95 down the order by Australia’s debutant Jess Jonassen frustrated the home side later in the day to leave the match evenly poised with the visitors on 268 for 8.
  
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• Brentford 0-4 Oxford United: Kemar Roofe scores the pick of the goals as the League Two side shock Marinus Dijkhuizen's men

  11-08-2015 22:55 via
  
  KIERAN GILL AT GRIFFIN PARK: Brentford were humiliated in the Capital One Cup by Oxford United as the League Two visitors scored three of their four goals in the opening 12 minutes.
  
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• Twenty20 Blast 2015: David Willey faces move to realise England dream

  11-08-2015 22:54
  
  After the spectacular way in which they reclaimed the Ashes with a game to spare, England might be mistaken for a team with few weaknesses. Yet there are still matters to be addressed for national selector James Whitaker, the most obvious being to find a genuine spinner to replace Graeme Swann. There is one unfilled vacancy, however, that goes back much further.
  
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• Wycombe 0-1 Fulham: Alexander Kacaniklic's cool finish puts Kit Symons' side into Capital One Cup second round

  11-08-2015 22:54 via
  
  JAMES ANDREW AT ADAMS PARK: Swede Alex Kacaniklic spared Fulham’s blushes as he scored the only goal of the game against a spirited Wycombe Wanderers side.
  
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• Sevilla v Barcelona: Uefa Super Cup – live!

  11-08-2015 22:41
  Live updates as Sevilla take on Barcelona in TbilisiRakitic: ‘The hunger never fades. If we relax they’ll come for us’Email [email protected] | Tweet @JacobSteinbergFootball clockwatch: Capital One Cup and more – live! 9.41pm BST 91 min: Extra-time begins.9.37pm BST And so we’ll have extra-time. What a bewildering game of football. Barcelona were in command when they led 4-1 after 52 minutes but Sevilla have fought back brilliantly and this is now impossible to call. Sevi
  
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• Football clockwatch: Capital One Cup and more – live!

  11-08-2015 22:41
  Updates from the League Cup first round as well as action in ScotlandCheck in on Barcelona v Sevilla in the Super Cup with Jacob SteinbergLive scores: follow all the goals as they go in hereEmail [email protected]. Tweet @NickAmes82 9.41pm BST Wow! Walsall were clinging on, absolutely clinging on.....but suddenly they went down the other end, won a penalty and Bradshaw converts it for his hat-trick with the last kick of the game! 9.40pm BST Another shock! Continue reading...
  
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• Chelsea doctor to lose bench role

  11-08-2015 22:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea team doctor Eva Carneiro is set to lose her place on the bench after criticism from manager Jose Mourinho.
  
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• Australia's Ashes humiliation: honestly, who saw such a devastating loss coming? | Matt Cleary

  11-08-2015 22:30
  Just over a month ago, Australia were thought to be nailed on to continue their domination over England in the Ashes. How could so many have got it so wrong? The cracking (if apocryphal) story goes that after the 1989 Ashes Test series Graham Gooch left a message on his phone’s answering machine that went: “Please leave a message as I’m out, probably lbw Alderman”. And lo did people chortle at Gooch’s self-deprecating English humour and admire Alderman’s 80-odd wickets in two Ashes s
  
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• European Tour drops sanctioning of Bridgestone Invitational in 2016

  11-08-2015 22:21
  • Decision has knock-on effect for Ryder Cup in 2016
  • Players must choose between Ryder Cup points or money in OhioAlthough those involved in the process will hastily deny as much, the sense the European Tour has put down a Ryder Cup marker by withdrawing its co-sanctioning of next year’s WGC-Bridgestone Invitational is impossible to ignore. Pertinently, it has the support of Darren Clarke.The Tour announced on Tuesday morning the final WGC event of 2016 would be removed from its schedule
  
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• Olimpia punished for suspending player undergoing chemotherapy

  11-08-2015 22:18
  • Paraguayan club halted Sebastián Ariosa’s contract after cancer diagnosis
  • Cas orders club to compensate Uruguayan and awards ‘moral damage’The Paraguayan club Olimpia have been ordered to pay compensation to a player whose contract was suspended while he was being treated for cancer.The world players’ union Fifpro described the ruling by the court of arbitration for sport in favour of Sebastián Ariosa as a “major legal victory” after the Uruguayan was awarded “moral
  
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• York 2-2 Bradford: Match Report

  11-08-2015 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Carson seals York cup successJosh Carson sent York City through to the second round of the Capital One Cup against Bradford with the winni
  
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• Scunthorpe 1-1 Barnsley: Match Report

  11-08-2015 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Shoot-out joy for BarnsleyBarnsley won a dramatic penalty shoot-out 7-6 to reach the second round of the Capital One Cup following a 1-1 d
  
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• Rochdale 1-1 Coventry: Match Report

  11-08-2015 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dale through after shoot-outRochdale clinched a place in the second round of the Capital One Cup following a 5-3 penalty shoot-out win aga
  
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• Dundee Utd 2-2 Dundee: Match Report

  11-08-2015 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  McPake earns derby draw for DundeeA last-gasp equaliser from Dundee defender James McPake gave Paul Hartley's side a 2-2 draw in a thrilli
  
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• Colchester 0-1 Reading: Match Report

  11-08-2015 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gunter earns last-gasp Royals winChris Gunter's low strike deep into extra-time helped Reading finally see off brave Colchester 1-0 and pr
  
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• Accrington Stanley 2-2 Hull: Match Report

  11-08-2015 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hull edge past Stanley on penaltiesMatt Crooks went from hero to villain as Hull won 4-3 on penalties against a resolute Accrington after
  
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• Geno Smith's broken jaw from fight with teammate may sideline him for ten weeks

  11-08-2015 21:49 via
  
  Smith was 'sucker-punched' during a locker room fight over something 'sixth graders could have talked about'. After the incident on Tuesday, Smith posted on Instagram. 'I'll be back.'
  
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• Women’s Ashes: Anya Shrubsole irked as England let Australia off hook

  11-08-2015 21:47
  • Shrubsole helped reduce Australia to 99 for five before they hit back
  • ‘Hopefully we can pack on the runs tomorrow,’ says the England bowlerAnya Shrubsole praised England’s perseverance after a fluctuating first day in the women’s Test at Canterbury. Australia made 268 for eight, with the debutant Jess Jonassen unbeaten on 95. Her performance allowed the tourists to recover from a devastating spell of bowling by the Englishwoman. Related: Women’s Ashes: England’s swing bowler
  
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• Debutant Jonassen frustrates England

  11-08-2015 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Debutant Jess Jonassen's unbeaten 95 frustrates England as Australia finish day one of the Women's Ashes Test on 268-8.
  
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• Southend 0-1 Brighton: Match Report

  11-08-2015 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LuaLua wins it for BrightonKazenga LuaLua's injury-time winner secured Brighton & Hove Albion a narrow 1-0 win at Southend United in the f
  
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• Nottm Forest 3-4 Walsall: Match Report

  11-08-2015 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bradshaw shines as Forest crash outTom Bradshaw powered Walsall into the League Cup second round in dramatic fashion as he crashed home an
  
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• Milton Keynes Dons 2-1 Leyton Orient: Match Report

  11-08-2015 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dons snatch dramatic winCarl Baker's stoppage-time goal sealed a stunning late fightback by MK Dons as the Sky Bet Championship side came
  
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• Millwall 1-2 Barnet: Match Report

  11-08-2015 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Yiadom strike sinks LionsAndy Yiadom's extra-time goal sent Millwall crashing out of the Capital One Cup 2-1 at the hands of Football Leag
  
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• Luton 3-1 Bristol City: Match Report

  11-08-2015 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Marriott brace helps Hatters to winStriker Jack Marriott scored twice on his full Luton debut as they knocked Championship side Bristol Ci
  
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• Ipswich 2-1 Stevenage: Match Report

  11-08-2015 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tabb sends Ipswich throughJay Tabb booked Ipswich's place in the second round of the Capital One Cup after a narrow 2-1 victory over Teddy
  
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• Bolton 0-1 Burton Albion: Match Report

  11-08-2015 21:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Palmer snatches win for BurtonMatt Palmer's 87th-minute winner gave Burton another Capital One Cup upset as they defeated Bolton 1-0 at Ma
  
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• France midfielder Mathieu Valbuena joins Lyon from Dynamo Moscow

  11-08-2015 21:22
  • Valbuena moves back to Ligue 1 on three-year deal for £3.5m
  • Midfielder asked to leave Russia after Dynamo were banned from EuropeFrance midfielder Mathieu Valbuena has joined Lyon from Russian club Dynamo Moscow for €5m (£3.5m) , the Ligue 1 side said on Tuesday.“Mathieu has signed a three-year contract,” Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas told a news conference. Continue reading...
  
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• US PGA Championship: McIlroy may have to play through pain, says Woods

  11-08-2015 21:19
  • ‘Talent is not going to be a problem. It’s a matter of physically can he do it’
  • World No1 comes through practice rounds after layoff with ankle injuryThe most stark warning yet regarding the challenges Rory McIlroy will encounter on his return to action at the US PGA Championship has arrived from Tiger Woods. The 14-times major winner, whose career has been blighted in part by injury, fears the slopes of Whistling Straits may undermine McIlroy’s ability to successfully defend the
  
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• Four-star Oxford stun Brentford

  11-08-2015 21:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kemar Roofe's exceptional long-range strike helped Oxford shock Brentford in the Capital One Cup as Michael Appleton's men produced a performanc
  
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• Women’s Ashes: England’s swing bowler Anya Shrubsole tests Australia

  11-08-2015 21:08
  • Australia 268-8 v England (day one)
  • Debutant Jess Jonassen scores an unbeaten 95 for the tourists
  • First day – as it happened Anya Shrubsole’s skilled swing bowling tested Australia on a well-paced day of Test cricket at Canterbury, where she took four of the eight wickets that fell as the tourists finished the day on 268. Continue reading...
  
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