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• Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb intent on matching it with the best on the biggest stage of all at the Rugby World Cup

  02-09-2015 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON: Rhys Webb has already ousted Mike Phillips to become Wales’ No 1 scrum-half and now the trained plumber has set his sights on becoming ‘the best player in the world’.
  
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• Jonathan Joseph confident he will click with Brad Barritt as England's first-choice centre duo combine for the first time 

  02-09-2015 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: Jonathan Joseph believes he and Brad Barritt can establish an immediate harmony as England’s untried but first-choice duet in the problem area of midfield.
  
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• World Cup-winning All Blacks coach Sir Graham Henry admires Stuart Lancaster for casting England's bad boys aside

  02-09-2015 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY - INTERVIEW: New Zealand's 2011 World Cup-winning coach Sir Graham Henry has a clear idea about what awaits Stuart Lancaster, and is impressed with what he's seen so far.
  
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• Ben Stokes's former teacher reckons the England all-rounder could have made it as a rugby league professional

  02-09-2015 23:54
  
  If Ben Stokes’ all-round talents underpin England’s new, exciting approach to cricket, they can count themselves lucky that he is showing off his skills with a round ball not an oval one. It could so easily have been Wembley last weekend and the Challenge Cup final – not the Rose Bowl on Thursday, and the first one-day international – where the flame-haired one would have been strutting his stuff, such was his talent for rugby league as a youngster.
  
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• Manchester City's transfer template offers lesson to neighbours United

  02-09-2015 23:50
  
  It’s seven years since the deadline day which left the football world reflecting on what was generally agreed to be the breathtaking decadence of Manchester City: the club who signed Robinho from Real Madrid for £32m and had Manchester United so anxious about Dimitar Berbatov being gazumped that Sir Alex Ferguson had him picked up by taxi and ushered through the Old Trafford East Stand in the darkness.
  
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• US Open Bites from the Big Apple: Jamie Murray and John Peers off to a flyer in the doubles

  02-09-2015 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Jamie Murray and Australian partner John Peers got their campaign got off to an excellent start with a 6-3, 6-2 first-round win over Denis Novikov and Bjorn Frantangelo.
  
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• Euro 2016: Chris Coleman dares to imagine Wales at next summer's tournament

  02-09-2015 23:46
  
  Chris Coleman admits he has imagined leading Wales out in France next summer, but has warned his players disappointment may lie ahead if they daydream against Cyprus in Nicosia.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Thursday, September 3

  02-09-2015 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail racing expert Robin Goodfellow (Sam Turner) brings his hottest selections for Thursday's meetings at Sedgefield, Salisbury, Haydock and Chelmsford City.
  
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• Euro 2016: Jonjo Shelvey revels in Roy Hodgson's rallying call to his England squad

  02-09-2015 23:43
  
  England’s footballers may be cruising towards Euro 2016 qualification but manager Roy Hodgson has told them they should be aiming to go up “another level” and make themselves serious contenders for the European Championship next summer, as they prepare for their upcoming qualifiers against San Marino and Switzerland.
  
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• Euro 2016: How Wales went from a lost cause to the brink of success

  02-09-2015 23:40
  
  This journey has hit some very low points before reaching this threshold and the story of Chris Coleman’s lost passport was one of them; a staging post which left Wales as far away as ever from the prospect of qualification for an international tournament and felt like another damning indictment of the national football team.
  
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• Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy hits back at Jeremy Peace over Saido Berahino criticism: 'Making a transfer request public is wholly disrespectful to a player'

  02-09-2015 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has slammed West Brom as the row over Saido Berahino escalated. Levy labelled the club as ‘wholly disrespectful’ in their conduct.
  
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• Chelsea target Paul Pogba could be worth more than €100m, warns Juventus chief

  02-09-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea have been warned they may have to pay close to a world record fee to prise midfielder Paul Pogba away from Juventus. Pogbal was a target for Jose Mourinho this summer.
  
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• David De Gea transfer: goalkeeper does not need an olive branch after failed Real Madrid move, insist Manchester United

  02-09-2015 23:30
  
  Manchester United insist it is not necessary for manager Louis van Gaal to undertake a trip to Madrid to repair his relationship with David De Gea, after the collapse of the goalkeeper’s proposed transfer shattered the 24-year-old’s hopes of a move back to his home city.
  
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• Kelechi Iheanacho left out of Manchester City's 21-man Champions League squad

  02-09-2015 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City have been forced to leave striker Kelechi Iheanacho out of their Champions League squad. The 18-year-old Nigerian has been elevated to the first-team squad this season.
  
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• Ashley Cole heading for Roma exit after Champions League snub

  02-09-2015 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ashley Cole has been left out of Roma's squad for the Champions League and appears to be on his way out of the Serie A club. He joined Roma a year ago on a two-year deal butquickly fell out of favour.
  
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• Arsenal select teenager Jeff Reine-Adelaide in Champions League squad

  02-09-2015 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger has rewardedJeff Reine-Adelaide for his promising performances in pre-season by including the French youngster in Arsenal's Champions League squad.
  
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• Liverpool finalise £500,000 Allan signing and immediately loan Brazilian midfielder to Seinajoen Jalkapallokerho

  02-09-2015 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool have loaned Allan Rodrigues de Souza to Finnish side Seinajoen Jalkapallokerho after finalising the £500,000 signing of the Brazilian youngster.
  
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• Chelsea new signing Papy Djilobodji left out of Champions League squad as Jose Mourino picks Bertrand Traore and Kenedy

  02-09-2015 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho has left deadline day signing Papy Djilobodji out of Chelsea's Champions League squad. The Blues' maximum squad size was reduced because of a lack of 'locally trained players'.
  
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• Holland gear up for crucial Iceland clash as Memphis Depay and Ibrahim Afellay bid to put club disappointment behind them

  02-09-2015 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United forward Memphis Depay and Stoke midfielder Ibrahim Afellay are among the Premier League stars gearing up for Holland's upcoming Euro 2016 qualifiers.
  
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• West Brom striker Saido Berahino advised against following through strike threat by PFA chief Gordon Taylor

  02-09-2015 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Players' chief Gordon Taylor has advised Saido Berahino against his strike threat at West Brom. The Professional Footballers' Association have offered their help to the Baggies and Berahino.
  
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• Kevin Grosskreutz heads for Galatasaray despite Borussia Dortmund midfielder's transfer collapse

  02-09-2015 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Borussia Dortmund says Kevin Grosskreutz is heading to Galatasaray immediately even though he will not be able to play competitive football for his new club until the next transfer window.
  
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• FIFA's latest reform committee holds first meeting in Switzerland

  02-09-2015 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A panel steering reforms of football's crisis-hit governing body started work Wednesday on its mission to help FIFA change and restore its credibility.
  
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• Arsene Wenger and Manuel Pellegrini join Sir Alex Ferguson, Rafa Benitez and Jurgen Klopp at UEFA elite coaching event

  02-09-2015 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson may once have been great rivals at the centre of English football, but the pair seem to be on better terms these days.
  
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• Silvestre de Sousa to ride Stewards' Cup winner Magical Memory in Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock 

  02-09-2015 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Silvestre de Sousa has secured Stewards' Cup winner Magical Memory in Saturday's Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock. Frankie Dettori is now set to ride Danzeno for Mick Appleby in the Group One race.
  
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• Gareth Bale is strong enough to cope with Cyprus, but I want a strong referee, says Wales boss Chris Coleman

  02-09-2015 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Coleman has called for a strong referee to guard against Gareth Bale sustaining rough-house treatment from Cyprus. Coleman wants more protection for his star player than in the sides' last meeting.
  
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• Chris Froome drops to 15th in the Vuelta a Espana as Brit suffers crash on stage 11

  02-09-2015 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mikel Landa won the 11th stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Wednesday and his Astana Pro team-mate Fabio Aru became the new race leader as Chris Froome crashed before coming home 15th.
  
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• Wales squad sit for official portrait in front of Hensol Castle ahead of their final Rugby World Cup warm-up match against Italy

  02-09-2015 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Warren Gatland's Wales squad posed for their official pre-World Cup portrait on Wednesday in front of Hensol Castle, a 400-year-old building usually reserved for luxury weddings.
  
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• Saido Berahino: Spurs chairman defends his club's pursuit of West Brom striker claiming it was nothing 'personal'

  02-09-2015 21:08
  The recriminations between Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion over the Saido Berahino saga continued this evening with a rare public statement from Spurs chairman Daniel Levy who claimed that his club had done nothing wrong in pursuing the player.
  
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• Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy hits back at Jeremy Peace over Saido Berahino criticism: 'Making public a transfer request is wholly disrespectful to a player'

  02-09-2015 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham supremo Daniel Levy has hit back at Jeremy Peace following the West Bromwich Albion chairman's public criticism of the north London club's summer pursuit of Saido Berahino.
  
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• Victor Wanyama set to snub new deal with Southampton after being denied Tottenham move

  02-09-2015 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Victor Wanyama has no plans to extend his contract at Southampton despite the club proposing a new five-year deal. The Kenya international was denied a late transfer to Tottenham.
  
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• Kell Brook in store for testing title defence against Diego Chavez in Sheffield

  02-09-2015 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kell Brook will defend his IBF welterweight title against Argentina's Diego Chaves at Sheffield's Motorpoint Arena on October 24. Brook has already defended his title twice in seven months.
  
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• David de Gea named in Manchester United's Champions League squad... but Victor Valdes misses out

  02-09-2015 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's Champions League squad has been announced - and David de Gea is in it. But there is no place for fellow stopper Victor Valdes, who has fallen out with Louis van Gaal.
  
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• Andy Murray advises Nick Kyrgios to concentrate harder after Aussie's flamboyance fails to pay off in US Open clash

  02-09-2015 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British No 1 Andy Murray admits Nick Kyrgios may have to tone down his flamboyant style to realise his full potential but believes the Australian will only get better with experience.
  
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• England looking to finish the summer with a flourish as Eoin Morgan promises to keep his side playing positively in ODI series

  02-09-2015 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eoin Morgan's England will finish the Ashes summer in style if they pull off a notable Royal London Series double against a second set of World Cup finalists.
  
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• Jack Butland insists England inclusion has not caused a problem with Stoke City boss Mark Hughes despite fractured finger

  02-09-2015 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Goalkeeper Jack Butland has stressed there is no problem with Stoke boss Mark Hughes over him joining up with England - and now he is keen to put pressure on Joe Hart.
  
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• Manchester United are to blame for David de Gea's failed transfer to Real Madrid, claims La Liga chairman Javier Tebas

  02-09-2015 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  La Liga chairman Javier Tebas claims Real Madrid's 10-point defence of the collapse of David de Gea's £29m transfer is closer to the truth than Manchester United's version of events. 
  
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• Louis van Gaal asks Anthony Martial his preferred position as Manchester United new boy admits he doesn't know if he’s worth £58m

  02-09-2015 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has not been assured by manager Louis van Gaal that he will play in his preferred striker position after becoming history's most expensive teen.
  
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• Vengeur Masque sweating on final decision to race in Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster

  02-09-2015 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A decision on whether France will be represented in next week’s Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster will be made after trainer Mikel Delzangles assesses Vengeur Masque.
  
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• Ibrahim Afellay gets red card suspension cut to two games following Stoke appeal

  02-09-2015 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stoke midfielder Ibrahim Afellay's suspension after his red card against West Brom, for handling Craig Gardner's fac,e has been reduced to two games following a successful appeal by the club.
  
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• Essex coach Paul Grayson leaves club as county appoint Chris Silverwood as temporary replacement until season's end 

  02-09-2015 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Essex confirmed Grayson's departure - after almost 20 years as a player, captain then coach at Chelmsford - in a statement on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Mark Noble's red card against Liverpool rescinded but West Ham charged with failing to control their players at Anfield

  02-09-2015 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Noble will be available for West Ham's first fixture after the international break against Newcastle after the red card he received against Liverpool was rescinded.
  
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• Anthony Watson aims to cement England starting spot for Rugby World Cup 2015 with good display against Ireland

  02-09-2015 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Watson knows he must back up his stunning two-try salvo against France if he is to capture one of the wing slots for England's World Cup opener against Fiji.
  
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• Manny Pacquiao will fight once more next year before retiring from boxing to focus on becoming Philippines president

  02-09-2015 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manny Pacquiao will have one more fight in 2016 before calling time on his boxing career, according to his promoter Bob Arum. Arum said Pacquiao will be back in the ring once more next year.
  
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• Aaron Lennon cracks a smile after sealing return to Everton... seven months after looking grumpy in previous unveiling

  02-09-2015 18:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aaron Lennon was unveiled as an Everton player on Wednesday after sealing a permanent move away from Tottenham - and he looked much happier than in his previous unveiling.
  
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• James Pattinson and Nathan Coulter-Nile wrestle and rip each other's shirts as Australia train at Rose Bowl for first ODI 

  02-09-2015 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nathan Coulter-Nile and James Pattinson went head to head in a wrestling match as they tried to rip each other's shirts apart for some unknown reason.
  
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• Rangers' former chief Charles Green needs police escort as he leaves court with angry crowd outside after alleged fraud charges 

  02-09-2015 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Rangers chief executive Charles Green has left Glasgow Sheriff Court amid chaotic scenes after appearing on charges relating to the alleged fraudulent acquisition of the club.
  
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• Transfer window: Ten things we learnt

  02-09-2015 18:29
  
  1. Swansea show how to succeed in a transfer windowIf there is a mantra for how to operate in the transfer window is to move fast, and early. Swansea did just that. They made four main signings; all were completed by July 1 enabling the players to take a full part in pre-season training and settle into the dressing room. Their fast start is no surprise. The recruits include Andre Ayew, an absolute steal on a free transfer from Marseille, snapped up by Swansea while other clubs, including Spurs,
  
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• Transfer deadline day behind the scenes: Undisclosed fees, offsetting tax and image rights

  02-09-2015 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Accountant and tax expert Pete Hackleton, who specialises in the sports and entertainment sector at Saffery Champness, revealed how football clubs deal with the issue of transfer taxes.
  
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• Arsenal didn't reach out to me, says Zlatan Ibrahimovic

  02-09-2015 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic has admitted that former side AC Milan were keen on doing a deal with PSG to bring him back to Italy but didn't hear anything from Arsenal over the summer.
  
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• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger hits out at Manchester United's £36m Anthony Martial transfer

  02-09-2015 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has aimed a thinly veiled swipe at Manchester United for their 'absolutely huge investment' in £36million French youngster Anthony Martial.
  
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