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• Jessica Ennis-Hill delivers a valuable lesson to young pretender as she wins gold at World Championships

  23-08-2015 23:58
  
  That’s sporting mum of the year sorted. Some would have Jessica Ennis-Hill’s heptathlon gold the greatest performance by a British female athlete in history.
  
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• Fiorentina 2-0 AC Milan: Indiscipline costs Sinisa Mihajlovic's team in Florence

  23-08-2015 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fiorentina eased past 10-man AC Milan 2-0 in their Serie A opener on Sunday night. Both Fiorentina and Milan had new managers in Paulo Sousa and Sinisa Mihajlovic respectively.
  
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• Stoke City manager Mark Hughes to ask Roy Hodgson to leave out Jack Butland for next England squad to aid finger recovery

  23-08-2015 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN: Stoke City manager Mark Hughes will warn Roy Hodgson against calling up Jack Butland to the England squad next month as the goalkeeper nurses a broken finger.
  
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• Slaven Bilic under fire over discipline and attitude of his sloppy West Ham United side

  23-08-2015 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic has admitted that he is feeling the pressure of the Hammers' results only three Premier League games into the season.
  
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• Louis van Gaal is the 'best man' for Manchester United, says Steve McClaren after Newcastle dig deep at Old Trafford

  23-08-2015 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve McClaren ended Louis van Gaal's 100 per cent start to the new season and then backed the Dutchman to restore Manchester United to their former glory.
  
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• Stuart Lancaster left with a World Cup selection crisis after the wheels fall off England's chariot in Paris

  23-08-2015 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: No wonder Stuart Lancaster looked weary and tense on Saturday. After years of meticulous planning, the wheels are threatening to come off England’s ‘Sweet Chariot’ for the World Cup.
  
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• Dick Advocaat admits Sunderland will struggle to survive without three new faces

  23-08-2015 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE: Sunderland risk plunging their season into further crisis if they do not sign the three players Dick Advocaat is demanding from Black Cats owner Ellis Short.
  
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• England's bad loss to France in World Cup warm-up should set off alarm bells for Stuart Lancaster... but it's not time to panic

  23-08-2015 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Warm-up games are exactly that and England must not over-react to what, in anyone’s language, was a very bad night Paris on Saturday.
  
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• Ipswich look a better side without Tyrone Mings - Five things we learned in the Football League

  23-08-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FOOTBALL LEAGUE COLUMN: With the fourth round of games in the Football League done and dusted, Sportsmail's Joe Ridge takes a look a the five most important things we've learned.
  
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• Manuel Pellegrini warns Manchester City will only get better

  23-08-2015 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manuel Pellegrini has sent an ominous warning to Manchester City’s title rivals as he predicted that his in-form team will only get better after defeating Everton 2-0 for a record ninth consecutive win.
  
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• Sam Turner's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Monday, August 24

  23-08-2015 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Supporting MEZZOTINT (Leicester, nap, 7.55) to win the finale requires a leap of faith in some respects but, on a day bereft of decent opportunities, it may pay to employ some patience.
  
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• Australia claimed a consolatory win, but Joe Root was the hero of the series and made runs when it mattered most 

  23-08-2015 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: Australia completed a comprehensive victory in the fifth Test at The Oval, but England claimed the Ashes series 3-2 overall. Joe Root was outstanding.
  
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• Chris Robshaw promises England will fix set-piece glitches before the World Cup after disappointing defeat in France

  23-08-2015 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM PETERS: England captain Chris Robshaw refused to panic after his side's horribly disjointed performance and vowed to dissect every detail to ensure the set-piece problems are rectified.
  
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• Usain Bolt revels in 'hardest ever' victory as star chills out in ice bath after claiming 100m title at World Championships

  23-08-2015 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTHA KELNER IN BEIJING: Usain Bolt described his World Championships 100m gold medal winning race as the ‘hardest ever’ as he was hailed a hero for beating Justin Gatlin.
  
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• Everton 0-2 Manchester City PLAYER RATINGS: David Silva shines at Goodison Park as Vincent Kompany leads by example

  23-08-2015 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: Aleksandar Kolarov's left footed strike from an acute angle on the hour mark put Manchester City on the path to a 2-0 win over Everton but David Silva was the key man for City.
  
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• BT Sport grab 2017-18 Ashes TV rights from rivals Sky Sports in £350m coup

  23-08-2015 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: England’s cricketers are not the only ones celebrating an Ashes win — so are BT Sport, who have seized the rights to the 2017-18 series from Sky in a major coup.
  
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• Sporting Gijon 0-0 Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo and Co fail to find the net as Rafa Benitez's reign gets off to disappointing start

  23-08-2015 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: Rafa Benitez's reign as Real Madrid manager got off to a disappointing start in La Liga after his side were held to a frustrating goalless draw against Sporting Gijon.
  
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• VIDEO: Is Vettel right to be angry about tyres?

  23-08-2015 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sebastian Vettel and some of F1's top names discuss the Ferrari driver's 200mph tyre failure at the Belgian Grand Prix.
  
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• Jose Mourinho livid at John Terry red card as Chelsea beat West Brom but believes it would be a waste to appeal the dismissal

  23-08-2015 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho seethed about the officiating after John Terry was sent off during Chelsea’s 3-2 victory against West Bromwich Albion, their first win of the season.
  
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• Roger Federer denies Novak Djokovic full set of Masters titles with SEVENTH victory at Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati

  23-08-2015 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roger Federer jutted his right index finger toward the summer-blue sky to celebrate his latest Cincinnati title. He would have needed both hands to count all of them after a record seventh victory.
  
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• Barcelona boss Luis Enrique refuses to comment on Neymar speculation... but doesn't deny Manchester United approach

  23-08-2015 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE SAN MAMES STADIUM: Luis Enrique refused to deny that Barcelona and Manchester United had been in contact about Neymar. He would not be drawn on the stories.
  
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• AC Milan confirm Mario Balotelli loan talks with Liverpool as chief Adriano Galliani warns 'this is absolutely his last chance'

  23-08-2015 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mario Balotelli's Liverpool nightmare could be ended by former club AC Milan, after CEO Adriano Galliani confirmed the clubs are in talks over a loan move for the striker.
  
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• Manchester United dealt blow after transfer target Sadio Mane was forced off injured in Southampton's draw at Watford

  23-08-2015 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Any move for Sadio Mane to Manchester United is in doubt after the forward went off injured in the first-half of Southampton’s goalless draw against Watford at Vicarage Road.
  
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• Pedro marks Chelsea debut with a goal... then flicks boot to touchline in celebration

  23-08-2015 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pedro announced his arrival at Chelsea with a man of the match display in the reigning champions' victory over West Bromwich Albion, before celebrating in bizarre fashion.
  
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• Celtic rubbish reports that £10m Virgil van Dijk is heading to Southampton

  23-08-2015 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Virgil van Dijk will play for Celtic in their crunch Champions League play-off clash with Malmo on Tuesday night amid reports that he is on his way to Southampton in a £10million deal.
  
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• Juventus 0-1 Udinese: Cyril Thereau nets winner for visitors as Serie A holders suffer first league defeat in 48 home matches

  23-08-2015 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Udinese stunned Juventus by winningin Turin on Sunday as the Italian champions' bid for a record-equalling fifth successive league title started with their first loss in 48 Serie A home matches.
  
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• Alastair Cook's England now have to win away from home to show they're a great team after 3-2 Ashes victory

  23-08-2015 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: England deserve great credit for winning back the Ashes after starting the summer being written off - some said they wouldn’t win a single match against New Zealand or Australia.
  
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• Athletic Bilbao 0-1 Barcelona: Luis Suarez gets the La Liga champions off to a winning start after Lionel Messi misses a penalty

  23-08-2015 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE SAN MAMES STADIUM: They weren’t going to capitulate here twice in a fortnight, were they? It’s not Barcelona’s style. Luis Suarez eventually proved the difference.
  
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• Ashes 2015, the Aussie angle: Regrets, we've got a few…

  23-08-2015 20:30
  
  162 minutes sitting in the rain. With the result of this fifth Ashes Test a formality for Australia, and the red confetti already loaded to celebrate England’s series win, this was Ashes purgatory. Everyone wanted it over, not least the hosts. Maybe it was appropriate that this lacklustre affair would conclude in a wet whimper.
  
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• Paul Pogba to Chelsea: £70m midfielder starts for Juventus despite transfer speculation, but suffers shock defeat

  23-08-2015 20:27
  Paul Pogba, a £70m transfer target for Chelsea, played for Juventus on the opening weekend of the Serie A season despite the ongoing uncertainty around his future.
  
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• Michael Clarke leaves Test cricket with parting shot at English pitches as Australia claim consolation victory in Ashes series   

  23-08-2015 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael Clarke quit Test cricket with a dig at English pitches, claiming that groundsmen around the country had been leant upon to produce surfaces which ended up short-changing the fans.
  
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• Bradford chairman was never questioned over spate of fires at his businesses

  23-08-2015 20:16
  
  The problem with the new research into the Bradford City disaster, which briefly took the news agenda by storm four months ago, was objectivity. That much was clear from the start. The writer who, among many other findings in a 246-page book on the subject, discovered that eight other businesses owned or connected to the football club’s chairman had been beset by fires, was extremely close to the events of 11 May 1985: deeply insensitive though that is to say is when he – Martin Flet
  
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• Tour of Spain 2015: Chris Froome hopes dealt early blow

  23-08-2015 20:07
  
  Chris Froome’s hopes of adding the Tour of Spain to his 2015 Tour de France – a rare double indeed – were dealt an early setback when he came home seventh in the first meaningful stage, 30 seconds behind Esteban Chaves, who will wear the leader’s red jersey for today’s third stage into Malaga.
  
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• QPR line up Hull defender Curtis Davies ahead of West Ham option James Collins

  23-08-2015 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Championship side QPR are keen on Hull City defender Curtis Davies. Manager Chris Ramsey wants a commanding centre-back and has earmarked the 30-year-old ahead of James Collins
  
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• Everton 0-1 Manchester City PLAYER RATINGS: David Silva shines at Goodison Park as Vincent Kompany leads by example

  23-08-2015 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: Aleksandar Kolarov's left footed strike from an acute angle on the hour mark put Manchester City on the path to a 2-0 win over Everton but David Silva was the key man for City.
  
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• Everton 0 Manchester City 2 analysis: David Silva stars as Manuel Pellegrini's side confirm Premier League title credentials

  23-08-2015 19:56
  STAR MANDavid Silva: The City playmaker has started the season superbly and was again in fine form. Some of his movement and passing was brilliant and he could torment some teams if he maintains this level. He might have had two goals in the opening minutes and he was unlucky to hit the post early in the second half.
  
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• John Stones to Chelsea: How did the Everton defender perform against Manchester City amid £30m transfer speculation

  23-08-2015 19:51
  John Stones was at the heart of Everton's defence against Manchester City despite continuing reports of interest from Chelsea. Here, we take a look at his performance.
  
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• Frankie Dettori hails Shalaa as 'best two-year old I have won on in my life' after riding to victory at Deauville   

  23-08-2015 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frankie Dettori paid the ultimate compliment to Shalaa after the John Gosden-trained colt strode through attritional ground to land the Group One Prix Morny at Deauville.
  
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• Everton turn their attention to Brazil international Bernard as Roma interest halts negotiations with Andriy Yarmolenko

  23-08-2015 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton have spoken to Shakhtar Donetsk about play-maker Bernard after talks stalled with Andriy Yarmolenko. Roberto Martinez hopes to tie up a deal for the Brazil
  
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• Watford 0 Southampton 0 analysis: Ikechi Anya the star player, Etienne Capoue heads over from two yards

  23-08-2015 19:47
  STAR PLAYERIkechi AnyaThe winger offered the greatest threat for the home side with his pace and driving runs down the flanks and it was his cross that Odion Ighalo should have turned home in the first half.
  
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• Scotland centre Matt Scott reveals relief after victory against Italy ended six-match losing streak ahead of World Cup

  23-08-2015 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Matt Scott admitted he was relieved to see Scotland finally kick-start their 2015 campaign with a win - but insisted he was never worried the eight-month losing streak would derail their World Cup bid.
  
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• Ashes 2015: Joe Root wins man of the series - then turns attention to making England the best team in the world

  23-08-2015 19:39
  
  Joe Root backed England to become the best team in the world after a heavy defeat by Australia failed to dim the glow of Ashes success this summer.
  
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• Saido Berahino to Tottenham: West Brom manager Tony Pulis admits striker close to leaving with '15 clubs interested'

  23-08-2015 19:32
  Saido Berahino is close to leaving West Bromwich Albion with Tony Pulis claiming that the striker’s head has been turned by a range of interested clubs.
  
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• Andy Vernon in new dig at Mo Farah: Bitter British rival angry over World Championships squad omission

  23-08-2015 19:27
  
  Andy Vernon accused Mo Farah of costing him a place in the British team at the World Championships moments after Farah received his gold medal for the 10,000metres.
  
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• Watford 0-0 Southampton: Etienne Capoue misses sitter and Sadio Mane forced off injured

  23-08-2015 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAMAT VICARAGE ROAD: Last season's surprise package Southampton are still in search of a first win of the season after being held to a goalless draw by Watford.
  
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• Everton 0-2 Manchester City: Aleksandar Kolarov and Samir Nasri keep Manuel Pellegrini's perfect start to the season in tact 

  23-08-2015 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT GOODISON PARK: Aleksandar Kolarov beat Tim Howard at his near post and Samir Nasri finished off a magic move to continue Manchester City's flawless start.
  
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• Everton 0 Manchester City 2 player ratings: Could anyone match David Silva? And how did Raheem Sterling fare on Merseyside return?

  23-08-2015 19:14
  Manchester City earned a third straight win to start the Premier League season with a 2-0 victory over Everton on Sunday, thanks to second-half goals by Aleksandar Kolarov and Samir Nasri.
  
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• Watford vs Southampton match report: Both sides fail to find first victory of the season

  23-08-2015 19:04
  
  Watford and Southampton are still searching for their first Premier League wins of the season after playing out a scrappy goalless draw at Vicarage Road.
  
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• Everton vs Manchester City match report: Aleksandar Kolarov and Samir Nasri extend Premier League leaders City's perfect start

  23-08-2015 19:04
  
  Manchester City earned a third straight win to start the Premier League season with a 2-0 victory over Everton on Sunday, thanks to second-half goals by Aleksandar Kolarov and Samir Nasri.
  
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• Ashes 2015: Alastair Cook refuses to let Fifth Test defeat 'take the gloss off a special summer'

  23-08-2015 18:59
  
  Australia secured a consolation victory in the final Test by an innings and 46 runs on Sunday before England captain Alastair Cook lifted the Ashes urn at the end of a dramatic and fluctuating series.
  
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