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• Leger Legends Stakes 2015: Tony McCoy puts retirement on hold to win aboard Gannicus

  09-09-2015 23:59
  
  If Tony McCoy was slightly niggled that such a fantastic career didn’t end with a winner at his Sandown retirement party last April, that niggle has now gone as the 20-time jumps champion made a once-only return to the saddle to land the Leger Legends Stakes aboard Gannicus on the opening day of Doncaster’s St Leger meeting.
  
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• Evian Championship 2015: Charley Hull led astray, but hopes caddie can help in her major quest

  09-09-2015 23:51
  
  To corrupt a phrase, behind every great woman is a good man. At least that is the hope of Charley Hull, who enters the final major of the women’s season with a new man carrying the bag. The setting of the Evian Championship in the shadow of the Alps on the shores of Lake Geneva could hardly be more auspicious for a woman seeking to renew a youthful proposition.
  
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• Wayne Rooney reflects on emotional night at Wembley and reveals Sir Bobby Charlton was among first few well-wishers  

  09-09-2015 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney has revealed Sir Bobby Charlton, whose record he broke on Tuesday night, was one of the first people to send him a congratulations message.
  
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• Wayne Rooney will hold onto England record for a long time... he could score more than 60 goals, insists Gary Lineker

  09-09-2015 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney can put England’s goalscoring record out of sight for a very long time after breaking Sir Bobby Charlton’s tally, according to Gary Lineker.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Thursday, September 10

  09-09-2015 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail racing expert Robin Goodfellow (Sam Turner) brings his hottest selections for Thursday's meetings at Doncaster, Epsom Downs, Chepstow and Chelmsford City.
  
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• Jack Grealish: Aston Villa youngster set to turn his back on Republic of Ireland and choose England

  09-09-2015 23:41
  
  The Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish is set to choose England as his senior international side before the final round of Euro 2016 qualifiers against Estonia and Lithuania next month.
  
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• David Beckham MLS franchise dream edges closer to reality amid plans to build site at former home of Miami Dolphins

  09-09-2015 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Beckham's dream of fielding his own MLS side has moved a step closer after locating a site for the franchise in Miami. The former England captain looking to build on the site of the Orange Bowl.
  
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• Welling striker Sahr Kabba becomes first player charged by FA for feigning injury

  09-09-2015 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Welling striker Sahr Kabba has become the first player to be charged under a new FA law against feigning injury. Tranmere appealed after Ritchie Sutton was sent of for appearing to strike Kabba.
  
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• Tommy Bowe spurred on by 2011 Rugby World Cup pain... and insists Ireland can rule the world 

  09-09-2015 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON: When Usain Bolt called into the Ireland team hotel this week, Tommy Bowe could not resist the opportunity to take a ‘selfie’.
  
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• Paula Radcliffe and the scientific theory behind her abnormal blood scores

  09-09-2015 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blood is measured on a points system and above 103 is considered abnormal for a female. Women's world marathon record-holder Paula Radcliffe's highest was 114. What does this mean?
  
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• Jonny Wilkinson backs George Ford to get the chariot rolling as 2003 Rugby World Cup stars give their verdict on England line-up  

  09-09-2015 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Stuart Lancaster prepares to name his side for next Friday's clash with Fiji, Sportsmail asked four of England’s 2003 champions for their verdict on the players in their positions...
  
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• England and Manchester City No 1 Joe Hart ranks among world's best keepers, raves Roy Hodgson

  09-09-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roy Hodgson  believes England No 1 Joe Hart now ranks alongside Manuel Neuer and David de Gea as one of the best keepers in the world after his unbeaten start to the season.
  
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• Tottenham striker Harry Kane takes cue from Wayne Rooney the role model

  09-09-2015 23:30
  
  Just before Wayne Rooney gave his dressing room speech having scored his 50th goal on Tuesday, his England team-mates roared him on with a chorus of “Rooney, Rooney”, the chant that had echoed round Wembley as they left the pitch.
  
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• The challenge for England: Now go and do it on the big stage at Euro 2016 - Sam Wallace

  09-09-2015 23:30
  
  As he prepared to go back upstairs to see his family and friends at Wembley on Tuesday night, Roy Hodgson, the only manager in Euro 2016 qualifying with eight wins out of eight, was invited to imagine what life would currently be like in charge of the Netherlands team.
  
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• James Taylor out to regain England Test place after his ODI century in Manchester

  09-09-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Taylor has said he is desperate to resume his Test career after scoring his first hundred for England in Tuesday’s one-day win over Australia at Old Trafford.
  
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• Dominic Inglot serves up Davis Cup headache after joining Jamie Murray in US Open doubles semi-finals

  09-09-2015 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chiswick’s Dom Inglot joined Jamie Murray in the semi-finals of the US Open doubles when he and Swedish partner Robert Lindstedt beat sixth seeds Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea 7-6, 6-3.
  
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• Manchester out at Dorel Sports; UK's Merry takes over as GM of North America ... - Bicycle Retailer

  09-09-2015 23:14
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• Fernando boost for Manchester City as Brazilian midfielder steps up recovery from groin injury 

  09-09-2015 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fabian Delph may be facing an injury layoff, but Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has been handed a boost with the news that fellow midfielder Fernando is nearing a return to fitness.
  
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• Sam Warburton: Rivals would be unwise to write off Wales ahead of Rugby World Cup

  09-09-2015 23:00
  
  Sam Warburton has warned England and Australia against taking their World Cup pool rivals lightly despite the loss of key players Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb.
  
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• Sam Warburton interview: Wales skipper not seeking World Cup redemption, only victory

  09-09-2015 23:00
  
  It was the shock that Sam Warburton felt first, followed by a helplessness that then morphed into a sense of having let down his team mates and country before the fears struck of being moulded into a modern-day sporting pariah.
  
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• Kevin De Bruyne takes part in first Manchester City training session and fit-again Wilfried Bony and Fernando join in

  09-09-2015 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New signing Kevin De Bruyne met up with his Manchester City team-mates for the first time on Wednesday as they reported back for training following the international break.
  
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• France return to training following cagey win over Scotland as Philippe Saint-Andre's side step up Rugby World Cup preparations 

  09-09-2015 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following their scrappy win against Scotland in Paris on Saturday night, France have returned to training at their state-of-the-art facility in Marcoussis.
  
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• Anthony Martial will be an expensive flop for Manchester United, claims Ray Parlour

  09-09-2015 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Teen prodigy Anthony Martial joined Louis van Gaal's Manchester United from Monaco for a whopping £36million, rising to £58m on transfer deadline day.
  
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• Jake Livermore escapes drugs ban: Hull City midfielder reprieved despite taking cocaine as FA consider baby's tragic death

  09-09-2015 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jake Livermore will return to training with Hull City on Thursday after being told he will NOT face a ban despite testing positive for cocaine. FA has taken into account the tragic death of his new-born daughter.
  
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• Steven Gerrard will not return to Liverpool on loan during MLS off-season, says commissioner Don Garber 

  09-09-2015 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steven Gerrard is not expected to return to Liverpool on loan this season. MLS commissioner Don Garber frowned upon such a move and said it would devalue his league.
  
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• FA have 'no issue' with England boss Roy Hodgson despite delaying new contract talks until after Euro 2016

  09-09-2015 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: FA chief executive Martin Glenn claimed there was no problems with England manager Roy Hodgson in delaying any discussion about a new contract until after Euro 2016.
  
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• Police say they are ready for late kick-off between Manchester United and Liverpool

  09-09-2015 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United take on Liverpool at 5.30pm on Saturday in what will be the latest kick-off for a Premier League clash between the fierce rivals for more than a decade.
  
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• Towcester racecourse boss Kevin Ackerman among four found guilty of corruption 

  09-09-2015 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Towcester chief executive Kevin Ackerman has been found in breach of rules concerning the involvement in corrupt or fraudulent practices following a disciplinary panel hearing.
  
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• Doping crisis: Paula Radcliffe should just come clean and make all her data public

  09-09-2015 20:46
  
  It would have been laughable were the Conservative MP Jesse Norman not chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee and so, we have to assume, entrusted with a supposed role in helping persuade the athletics establishment that some transparency on doping would help to lift its battered reputation.
  
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• Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal posts mocked-up picture alongside drugs cheat Lance Armstrong as Top 14 giants deal with doping allegations

  09-09-2015 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Toulon deal with allegations of doping, Mourad Boudjellal, who owns the the Top 14 giants, posted a bizarre response on the club's official Twitter feed.
  
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• Conor McGregor could be UFC's best featherweight, but I can beat him, says Urijah Faber

  09-09-2015 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Notorious One has just finished six weeks filming with The California Kid for a new series of reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter in which he coaches European fighters against Faber's all US team.
  
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• Wayne Rooney welcomes Gary Lineker into his home to meet the family as part of new film uncovering England's record scorer

  09-09-2015 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England record goalscorer Wayne Rooney welcomed BBC presenter Gary Lineker into his home to meet his family as part of a newdocumentarytitled 'Rooney – The Man Behind The Goals'.
  
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• Stoke City midfielder Charlie Adam says there was no point in appealing his sending off against West Bromwich Albion

  09-09-2015 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stoke midfielder Charlie Adam insists there was no malice in his apparent stamp on West Brom's Craig Dawson but feels there would have been little point appealing his sending off.
  
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• Scott Allan coping with Rangers jibes having moved to Celtic after booyhood club failed with series of bids for midfielder

  09-09-2015 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boyhood Rangers fan Scott Allan claims he has been subject to as much banter as belligerence since signing for Celtic. Hibernian rejected several bids from the Ibrox club for the midfielder this summer.
  
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• Rio Ferdinand writes Facebook message in praise and defence of England record breaker Wayne Rooney

  09-09-2015 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rio Ferdinand has come out in strong support and defence of Wayne Rooney after his former Manchester United and England team-mate broke the record of the national side's all-time top scorer.
  
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• Eric Dier signs a new five-year contract with Tottenham Hotspur after impressing in defensive midfield

  09-09-2015 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England Under 21 international Eric Dier has signed a new contract at Tottenham, the Premier League club have announced. Dier signed from Sporting Lisbon for £4million in 2014.
  
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• Tiggy Wiggy retired after finishing last in Haydock Sprint Cup

  09-09-2015 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tiggy Wiggy, winner of the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes last year and third in the 1,000 Guineas in May, has been retired after finishing last in the Haydock Sprint Cup last Saturday.
  
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• James Taylor stakes claim for England Test place with ability to play spin

  09-09-2015 19:00
  
  There were several reasons to be grateful for England’s much-needed win in Manchester. For starters it ended a run of seven consecutive one-day defeats at the hands of Australia and kept alive this summer’s series as the teams head to Headingley for the fourth ODI.
  
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• Danny Cipriani works out under water as fly-half bids to move on from Rugby World Cup 2015 snub 

  09-09-2015 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Missing out on a place in England's Rugby World Cup squad does not seem to have affected Danny Cipriani's motivation after he posted a video of his underwater weight training
  
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• Eric Dier: Tottenham defender signs new contract to keep him at the club until 2020

  09-09-2015 18:59
  
  England under-21 international Eric Dier has signed a new contract at Tottenham, the Barclays Premier League club have announced.
  
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• Arsenal will reap the rewards from Arsene Wenger putting faith in Olivier Giroud, insists Nicolas Anelka 

  09-09-2015 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Arsenal striker Nicolas Anelka insists under-fire Olivier Giroud can repay Arsene Wenger’s faith by scoring the goals to win trophies this season.
  
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• Italy centre Luca Morisi to miss Rugby World Cup with knee ligament injury 

  09-09-2015 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Italy centre Luca Morisi has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup because of a torn ligament in his right knee from their defeat by Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.
  
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• Retired AP McCoy chalks up 4,358 career win with victory in Doncaster charity race

  09-09-2015 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  His  April retirement had everything except a sign-off winner but AP McCoy put that right when he drove Gannicus to a two-length win in Wednesday's Clipper Logistics Leger Legends Stakes.
  
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• Everton star Aaron Lennon straining at the leash to get game time against Chelsea

  09-09-2015 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton winger Aaron Lennon looks set for his first competitive action since May as manager Roberto Martinez will name him in the squad for the visit of Chelsea on Saturday.
  
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• Sergio Ramos has won 100 games for Spain including three major trophies... Sportsmail looks back at five of the best

  09-09-2015 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: As he joins Xavi and Iker Casillas in the 100 club, Ramos passes another milestone along the road to becoming one of his nation’s all-time greats.
  
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• Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein to stand for FIFA presidency and hits out rivals: 'They didn't have the guts' to challenge Sepp Blatter

  09-09-2015 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein has announced he will run again for the FIFA presidency next year and threw down the gauntlet to his rivals including Michel Platini.
  
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• Mark Cavendish helps team-mate Fernando Gaviria to Tour of Britain triumph in stage four from Edinburgh to Blythe 

  09-09-2015 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Cavendish helped Etixx-QuickStep team-mate Fernando Gaviria to victory on stage four of the Tour of Britain on Wednesday.
  
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• Burnley fans with good GSCE grades get reward of free tickets under new scheme

  09-09-2015 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Young Burnley fans who did well in their GCSEs will be rewarded with free tickets, starting with this weekend's Championship clash with MK Dons, as part of the 'Grades for Grades' scheme.
  
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• Kell Brook: 'I don't think Floyd Mayweather will retire and I could give him nightmares' 

  09-09-2015 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kell Brook is ready to pass his 'toughest' test against Diego Chaves next month before hunting down the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan.
  
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• Crystal Palace vs Manchester City: Manuel Pellegrini's side hope to continue early Premier League surge against Alan Pardew's side

  09-09-2015 18:00
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