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• Stuart Lancaster admits tears over cutting Luther Burrell among eight unlucky players from England's 31-man World Cup squad

  27-08-2015 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM PETERS: Stuart Lancaster admitted he cried after axing eight players from his 31-man Rugby World Cup squad, which includes Sam Burgess but not Danny Cipriani.
  
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• Eugenie Bouchard enlists the help of legend Jimmy Connors ahead of US Open bid

  27-08-2015 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard has been working with Jimmy Connors ahead of the US Open, prompting speculation she will appoint the American legend as her new coach.
  
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• Midtjylland 1-0 Southampton (agg 2-1): Saints go marching out of Europa League as Morten Rasmussen scores winner

  27-08-2015 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM IN HERNING:A whole season of hard work, tussle and toil was poured down the drain as Southampton were swept out of the Europa League by Midtjylland.
  
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• FC Midtjylland 1 Southampton 0: Saints fall at the final hurdle as 'Big Dunc' nets winner to earn Danes place in Europa League group stages

  27-08-2015 23:40
  Southampton have been sent crashing out of the Europa League courtesy of a strike from FC Midtjylland’s very own "Big Dunc".
  
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• Sam Burgess can be England's secret ingredient at the Rugby World Cup, insists Stuart Lancaster after picking the cross-code international over a slice of pizza

  27-08-2015 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: Sam Burgess was selected by Stuart Lancaster and his assistants over a slice of takeaway pizza, and the head coach insisted the centre can deliver for England at the World Cup.
  
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• Arsenal Wenger attacks punditry after Gary Neville's 'arrogance' slur

  27-08-2015 23:35
  
  Three days after being described as arrogant by Gary Neville, Arsène Wenger refused to accept criticism that his Arsenal side are not defensive-minded enough.
  
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• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger attacks punditry after Gary Neville's 'arrogance' slur

  27-08-2015 23:35
  
  Three days after being described as arrogant by Gary Neville, Arsène Wenger refused to accept criticism that his Arsenal side are not defensive-minded enough.
  
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• Sunderland hopeful of agreeing a deal for Jonathan de Guzman and Ola Toivonen

  27-08-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunderland hope for a positive decision from Napoli midfielder Jonathan de Guzman over a proposed loan on Friday and have made a move for Rennes striker Ola Toivonen, 29.
  
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• Jon Walters unhappy with Stoke's contract offer as Norwich City see a bid for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly rejected 

  27-08-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stoke City forward Jon Walters has voiced his disappointment over the club's contract offer. The Ireland international has been offered a two-year extension but is after a three year deal.
  
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• Jermain Defoe urges Roy Hodgson to throw him England lifeline after Sunderland goals

  27-08-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jermain Defoe has called on Roy Hodgson to include him in the England squad after reminding the Three Lions boss of his goalscoring pedigree. The Sunderland striker has already scored five goals.
  
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• Harry Kane, Alan Shearer and Sir Geoff Hurst take part in all-star walking football match... and Tottenham striker scored five! 

  27-08-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He might be used to the frantic tempo of the Premier League but Harry Kane proved he can still do the business at a more sedate pace after playing in a star-studded walking football match.
  
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• David Elsworth could throw Arabian Queen 'in the ring' with Treve at Prix Vermeille

  27-08-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Elsworth has raised the possibility of swerving the Irish Champion Stakes with Arabian Queen in favour of a shot at the Prix Vermeille, where she could face 2013 winner Treve.
  
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• Andy Carroll to return after six months out against former club Newcastle with West Ham striker not fit enough to face Liverpool

  27-08-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham striker Andy Carroll will not return from his six-month injury hell against former club Liverpoolbut is expected to be fit to face fellow ex-employers Newcastlein the following fixture.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Friday, August 28

  27-08-2015 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Veteran handler David Elsworth lived up to his billing as a ‘grumpy old man’ when shunning the press following Arabian Queen’s stunning Juddmonte Stakes win at York last week.
  
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• US Open draw: Andy Murray faces Nick Kyrgios in tasty starter

  27-08-2015 23:24
  
  Andy Murray is never one to look beyond his next match, which might be just as well given the draw the world No 3 was handed at the US Open.
  
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• England Rugby World Cup squad: Stuart Lancaster argues Sam Burgess selection is all about balance

  27-08-2015 23:20
  
  England will head into their own World Cup tournament with an experience deficit of alarming proportions: two-thirds of the squad chosen by the head coach, Stuart Lancaster, have yet to reach the 30-cap threshold. But the red-rose hierarchy have at least convinced themselves that if things go belly-up against the superpowers of the southern hemisphere next month – or worse, against Wales – it will not be for the want of character.
  
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• Lazar Markovic set to follow Mario Balotelli out of Liverpool as £20m signing prepares for season-long loan deal to Fenerbahce

  27-08-2015 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lazar Markovic is set to follow Liverpool misfit Mario Balotelli out of Anfield. Markovic is on the brink of joining Fenerbahce on a similar deal.
  
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• George North told to step it up as Warren Gatland insists no player is assured a spot in Wales' final 31-man World Cup squad

  27-08-2015 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON: There will be no respite for George North on the day of his 50th Wales cap after Warren Gatland piled the pressure on the winger for only scratching the surface of his ‘freakish’ potential.
  
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• Kevin De Bruyne has an astonishing offer from Manchester City, reveals Wolfsburg chief Klaus Allofs ahead of £54m transfer

  27-08-2015 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Klaus Allofs admitted his side could not compete with the financial muscle of the Premier League - and City in particular after their salary offer of more than £200,000-a-week to Kevin De Bruyne.
  
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• Serena Williams interview: World No 1 keeps her cool at prospect of historic seventh US Open

  27-08-2015 22:24
  
  Serena Williams was not convincing anybody. “I really don’t have much at stake,” the world No 1 insisted here at the draw ceremony as she looked ahead to next week’s US Open. “I’m not thinking like that. Being here is an opportunity to defend my title. I love winning here, I love playing here and that’s all I want to do.”
  
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• Midtjylland 1-0 Southampton UEFA Europa League LIVE football score: Follow the play-off action as it happens

  27-08-2015 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Europa League as Southampton attempt to reach the group stage when they take on Midtjylland in the second leg of their play-off.
  
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• Burnley confirm the signing of Joey Barton following his release from QPR this summer

  27-08-2015 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Burnley have announced the signing of former Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton on a free transfer, subject to paperwork. The 32-year-old has put pen-to-paper on a one-year-deal.
  
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• Sam Burgess makes the England squad: Cautious Cumbrian has suddenly entered high-roller territory

  27-08-2015 22:18
  Stuart Lancaster has enjoyed happier breakfast meetings – his early-morning conversation with the rejected centre Luther Burrell, something of a protégé in recent years, was particularly upsetting – but by the time the England head coach announced his World Cup squad to the masses, he was feeling better about life. All things must pass eventually. Even a red-rose back midfield with Sam Burgess at the heart of it.
  
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• George North to make Wales comeback after five months out

  27-08-2015 22:12
  
  George North will make his first appearance for five months when Wales continue their World Cup build-up against Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The Northampton wing suffered three concussions last season and has not played at all since he was knocked unconscious against Wasps on 27 March.
  
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• Sandro free to play again as QPR midfielder's work visa limbo ends

  27-08-2015 22:11
  
  The Queen’s Park Rangers midfielder Sandro is returning to England today after finally obtaining his new UK work visa. The Brazilian received the paperwork on Wednesday after it was sent from the British embassy in Bogota, Colombia, where UK visas for South Americans are processed. He will fly back on Friday and then report for training.
  
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• Manchester City face another struggle to make an impact in Champions League

  27-08-2015 22:10
  
  Manchester City have drawn a difficult Champions League group, for the fifth season in a row. Juventus, Sevilla and Borussia Mönchengladbach will make Group D yet another “group of death”, giving Manuel Pellegrini a difficult task as City try finally to make an impression on European competition.
  
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• Challenge Cup final, Leeds Rhinos v Hull Kingston Rovers: Aussie prop Adam Cuthbertson takes Rhinos on crazy ride

  27-08-2015 22:02
  The flow of Antipodean players into English rugby league has continued unabated this season. There are precious few, though, who have changed the custom and practice in their adopted country the way Adam Cuthbertson has during the past six months.
  
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• World Athletics Championships 2015: Dina Asher-Smith powers her way into 200m final with 'fantastic' display of sprinting

  27-08-2015 21:53
  Before the World Championships, Dina Asher-Smith had talked about sneaking into the final of the 200 metres; instead, she will line up today as its fastest qualifier.
  
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• World Athletics Championships 2015: Christine Ohuruogu trails in wake of flying Allyson Felix

  27-08-2015 21:51
  
  It was a proverbial kick in the stomach, and with it any aspirations Christine Ohuruogu had of defending her 400 metres title were gone.
  
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• France announce squad for their upcoming friendlies but Premier League pair Dimitri Payet and Mamadou Sakho omitted 

  27-08-2015 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Premier League pair Dimitri Payet and Mamadou Sakho have been left out of a France squad which features a first call-up for Monaco's Anthony Martial for their upcoming friendlies.
  
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• World Athletics Championships 2015: Katarina Johnson-Thompson climbs out of pit and into long jump final

  27-08-2015 21:47
  
  From a walk of shame to a leap of faith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson returned here to the Bird’s Nest stadium yesterday to erase her heptathlon heartache.
  
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• John Stones to Chelsea: Blues to seek alternatives after Everton turn down £38m bid but remain in the hunt for Paul Pogba

  27-08-2015 21:18
  Chelsea made one final bid for John Stones of £38m this week, their fourth offer for the Everton defender this summer, but now feel that they can do no more to persuade his club to sell him in this window.
  
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• John Stones to Chelsea: Blues to seek alternatives after Everton turn down £38m bid

  27-08-2015 21:18
  Chelsea made one final bid for John Stones of £38m this week, their fourth offer for the Everton defender this summer, but now feel that they can do no more to persuade his club to sell him in this window.
  
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• Warren Gatland says safety is paramount ahead of George North's Wales return

  27-08-2015 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  George North returns to rugby's international stage on Saturday with Wales coach Warren Gatland underlining that player welfare will always be pa
  
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• Ireland coach Joe Schmidt to offer fringe players last chance to impress against Wales before finalising World Cup squad

  27-08-2015 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ireland coach Joe Schmidt will use Saturday's warm-up clash with Wales at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin as a last chance to tinker with his World Cup squad.
  
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• Arsenal Champions League fixtures: Gunners to open with Dinamo Zagreb trip, plus daunting back-to-back Bayern Munich ties

  27-08-2015 20:48
  Arsenal open their Champions League campaign away against Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb, before daunting back-to-back matches against Bayern Munich, the German champions.
  
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• Southampton exit the Europa League after an aggregate defeat to FC Midtjylland

  27-08-2015 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Southampton were sent crashing out of Europe on Thursday evening courtesy of a strike from FC Midtjylland's very own 'Big Dunc'.Former Cel
  
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• Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi beats Ronaldo and Suarez to UEFA award

  27-08-2015 20:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lionel Messi became the first player to win the UEFA Best Player in Europe award for a second time, sweeping this year's vote by a landslide ahea
  
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• Kevin Nolan leaves West Ham by mutual consent

  27-08-2015 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kevin Nolan's four-year spell at West Ham is officially over after it was confirmed on Thursday morning that the captain has left the club by mutual consent.
  
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• Lukas Podolski reacts to his side's Champions League draw by posting picture of Borat ahead of trip to Kazakhstan 

  27-08-2015 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Galatasaray forward Lukas Podolski reacted to his side's Champions League draw by posting a picture of the legendary Kazakh film character Borat. Podolski and his team-mates will face Astana.
  
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• Manchester United Champions League fixtures: United to open with PSV trip, and end with Wolfsburg away tie

  27-08-2015 20:31
  
  Manchester United kick off their Champions League campaign away at PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday 15 September, marking Memphis Depay's return.
  
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• Everton reject John Stones' transfer request as defender pushes for Chelsea move 

  27-08-2015 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton have confirmed that John Stones' transfer request was turned down on Thursday following a statement from chairman Bill Kenwright, as the defender looks to leave the club.
  
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• Champions League fixtures: Manchester United start at PSV, Arsenal travel to Dynamo, Manchester City home to Juventus

  27-08-2015 20:19
  Manchester City kick off their Champions League campaign with a tricky home game against Italian champions Juventus on Tuesday 15 September.
  
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• Champions League fixtures: Manchester United start at PSV, Arsenal travel to Dinamo, Manchester City home to Juventus

  27-08-2015 20:19
  Manchester City kick off their Champions League campaign with a tricky home game against Italian champions Juventus on Tuesday 15 September.
  
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• Eva Carneiro in first public outing since row with Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho

  27-08-2015 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Blues first-team doctor has been pictured smiling while walking her Beagle dog in woods in Surrey with a friend.
  
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• Saido Berahino to Tottenham: West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace criticises Spurs' chairman Daniel Levy's approach

  27-08-2015 20:03
  West Brom have reiterated their stance that Tottenham target Saido Berahino will not be sold during this summer's transfer window, with the club's chairman Jeremy Peace critical of Spurs' chief Daniel Levy's timing of the approach for his star striker.
  
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• West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace meets with Tottenham target Saido Berahino and tells striker he will not be sold this summer

  27-08-2015 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion chairman Jeremy Peace met with Saido Berahino on Thursday afternoon and told the wantaway striker that he will not be sold during the summer transfer window.
  
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• John Stones to Chelsea: Everton release statement saying £40m Blues target 'is not for sale' and transfer request has been rejected

  27-08-2015 19:47
  
  Everton chairman Bill Kenwright has issued a statement in which he says he has rejected a transfer request from John Stones, adding the Chelsea target is "not for sale".
  
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• Serena Williams says she is feeling no pressure ahead of the US Open

  27-08-2015 19:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Serena Williams is not feeling the pressure as she bids to complete her grand slam set this year by winning the US Open.Victory at Flushin
  
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• Australia claim 23-run Duckworth/Lewis win over Ireland in Belfast

  27-08-2015 19:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Australia defeated a spirited Ireland in their first one-day international since winning the World Cup.On a rain-affected day in Belfast,
  
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