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• Victor Moses desperate to make a big impression after deadline day switch to West Ham

  14-09-2015 23:50
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD: It was obvious that Moses so desperately wanted a goal on his West Ham debut, to crown a very encouraging start in claret and blue. But it wasn’t to be.
  
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• Pumas' formidable scrum reflects our personality - Matera

  14-09-2015 23:47
  
  By Justin Palmer WARE, England (Reuters) - Argentina take their scrummaging very seriously. No surprise there, but for flanker Pablo Matera and the Pumas forwards who pack down to get up close and personal with opponents the scrum is where their "personality" shines through. The Pumas have a justifiable reputation as one of the best scrummaging units in international rugby and world champions New Zealand know all too well what awaits them in their World Cup Pool C opener at Wembley on Sunday.
  
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• Newcastle bottom after defeat at West Ham

  14-09-2015 23:47
  
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Newcastle United slumped to the foot of the Premier League table after a 2-0 defeat at West Ham United on Monday left manager Steve McClaren still seeking a first win in charge. Dimitri Payet was Newcastle's chief tormentor, scoring early in each half to lift West Ham into the top five with three wins and two defeats from their opening five games. If West Ham are unpredictable, Newcastle have been predictably uninspired under new boss McClaren and they offered
  
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• Big blow for London as they begin search for new manager

  14-09-2015 23:47
  
  Paul Coggins’ five-year tenure is over.
  
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• Matthew loses in Grand Prix final

  14-09-2015 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Nick Matthew is beaten 3-1 in the final of the British Grand Prix by Egypt's Mohamed El Shorbagy.
  
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• Jets' Cromartie has sprained knee, Mauldin out of hospital

  14-09-2015 23:34
  
  FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets and Antonio Cromartie can exhale after a close call.
  
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• Premier League snub riles Sheffield FC chairman as oldest football club in the world launch fundraiser to return to original site

  14-09-2015 23:33
  
  CHARLES SALE: The oldest football club in the world feel badly let down by the response of English football to their fund-raising attempts to build a new ground on their original site.
  
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• West Ham vs Newcastle match report: Payet double sends Hammers fifth and Newcastle to bottom of the Premier League

  14-09-2015 23:17
  West Ham embrace their heroes and in Dimitri Payet they may have found a new one. Payet has all the skill, flair, attitude and football charisma that Hammers fans love and on Monday night, under lights, he won them a game almost single-handedly.
  
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• Cork City 3-0 Derry City

  14-09-2015 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cork City hit three late goals to defeat Derry City in the FAI Cup quarter-final replay at Turner's Cross.
  
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• Dinamo Bucharest suffer first loss after three sent off

  14-09-2015 23:15
  
  Dinamo Bucharest had three players sent off and were beaten 2-0 at home by CFR Cluj on Monday in their first defeat of the Romanian league season. Spanish striker Cristian Lopez converted a penalty in the 41st minute, his fifth league goal this season, and substitute Claudio Vioculet made it 2-0 with a thunderous long-range shot 13 minutes from time. Dinamo's Cameroon right back Patrice Feussi was dismissed for collecting a second booking five minutes before the break and left back Steliano Fili
  
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• West Ham 2 Newcastle 0 player ratings: Dimitri Payet stars with two goals, but who else impressed?

  14-09-2015 23:12
  
   
  
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• Gloucester flanker Ross Moriarty brought into the Wales World Cup squad after Eli Walker withdraws with hamstring injury  

  14-09-2015 23:10
  
  Wales have called up Gloucester flanker Ross Moriarty to replace winger Eli Walker in their World Cup squad. Walker suffered a hamstring injury prompting Warren Gatland to make the call-up.
  
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• Lance Armstrong disgrace revisited as crime movie in 'The Program'

  14-09-2015 23:06
  
  By Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) - The rise and fall of Lance Armstrong, from cancer-beating Tour de France champion to admitted drug cheat, made for an epic heist flick, said the director of "The Program," which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on the weekend. "I think it is a crime story, I think it's a heist movie," British director Stephen Frears said. "He pulled it off and then he threw it all away." Texas-born Armstrong raised hundreds of millions of dol
  
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• West Ham 2 Newcastle 0: Newcastle fans need a break as goal scoring woes continue

  14-09-2015 23:05
  
  STAR PLAYERDimitri Payet. The £10.5m summer signing from Marseille brings substance as well as style to the Hammers' attack. He has plenty of tricks in his locker but two fine goals showed his undoubted class.
  
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• West Ham 2-0 Newcastle: Dimitri Payet at the double as midfielder steals show

  14-09-2015 23:00
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AT UPTON PARK: Dimitri Payet proved his worth once again by netting a brace to ensure West Ham claimed all three points against a lethargic Newcastle side.
  
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• Cork make no mistake second time around to reach first FAI Cup semi-final in 8 years

  14-09-2015 22:58
  
  Three second-half goals were enough to finally see off Derry.
  
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• Walker out of Wales World Cup squad

  14-09-2015 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wing Eli Walker is out of Wales' World Cup squad after suffering a hamstring injury, making way for back-rower Ross Moriarty.
  
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• West Ham 2 Newcastle 0: Newcastle were forced to walk final mile to Upton Park because of London traffic

  14-09-2015 22:54
  Newcastle United's players had to trudge the last mile to West Ham United's stadium after their team coach became stuck in London's rush-hour traffic before Monday's Premier League fixture.
  
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• Florida's McElwain regrets profanity-laced tirade at Taylor

  14-09-2015 22:54
  
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Two days after berating running back Kelvin Taylor on the sideline, Florida coach Jim McElwain expressed regrets about his behavior.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Tuesday, September 15

  14-09-2015 22:53
  
  Daily Mail racing expert Robin Goodfellow (Sam Turner) brings his hottest selections for Tuesday's meetings at Chepstow, Catterick, Carlisle and Yarmouth..
  
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• McIlroy, Spieth keep 'to-and-fro' going in battle for number one

  14-09-2015 22:47
  
  Northern Irishman McIlroy returned to the summit when the latest rankings were issued on Monday, the fourth successive week that he and American Spieth have traded places. McIlroy and Spieth are both in the field for the BMW Championship, the penultimate FedExCup playoff event of the season, and either of them -- along with third-ranked Australian Jason Day -- could be world number one next week.
  
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• Cowboys most valuable sports team in world - Forbes - Yahoo News UK

  14-09-2015 22:34
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  The Dallas Cowboys have dethroned Real Madrid as the most valuable sports team in the world according to a Forbes survey of the richest teams in the National Football League. The Cowboys, often described as "America's Team (NYSE: TISI - news) ...en meer »
  

• Chelsea deny allegations John Terry and Diego Costa were involved in training ground bust-up

  14-09-2015 22:33
  
  SAMI MOKBEL: Chelsea have denied allegations that John Terry and Diego Costa were involved in an angry training ground bust-up. The Premier League champions have had a horror start to the season.
  
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• Ohio State coach expects more from his quarterbacks

  14-09-2015 22:32
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cardale Jones will start. J.T. Barrett will play.
  
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• Victor Valdes to Chelsea: Jose Mourinho happy with options despite Thibaut Courtois injury, won't move for Manchester United keeper

  14-09-2015 22:29
  Jose Mourinho has told Chelsea he prefers to continue the club’s faltering season with his two remaining fit goalkeepers, Asmir Begovic and Jamal Blackman, in the absence of Thibaut Courtois.
  
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• What can Jose Mourinho do to turn Chelsea's poor start around?

  14-09-2015 22:23
  
  It is just four months since Jose Mourinho was lifting the Premier League trophy for the third time. It seems unbelievable to utter it, with the new campaign only five games old, but the Portuguese is now under extreme pressure after Chelsea’s worst start to a top-flight season since 1986-87.
  
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• Dallas Cowboys overtake Real Madrid to become world's most valuable sports team while Manchester United remain in fifth   

  14-09-2015 22:17
  
  NFL outfit Dallas Cowboys have overtaken Real Madrid to become the world's most valuable sports team. The Cowboys are said to be worth in the region of $4billion (£2.59bn).
  
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• Memphis Depay admits he is still getting to grips with Premier League

  14-09-2015 22:14
  
  CHRIS WHEELER IN EINDHOVEN: Memphis Depay admitted that he still has a lot to learn in the Premier League as he returned to PSV Eindhoven for the first time as a United player.
  
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• Naismith can be Scots' lone striker

  14-09-2015 22:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Steven Naismith believes he can play effectively as Scotland's lone striker in the Euro 2016 qualifier against Poland
  
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• Champions League: Louis van Gaal wary of going back to PSV on Manchester United's big return

  14-09-2015 22:02
  
  The Champions League without Manchester United is like Christmas without Morecambe and Wise and to Louis van Gaal their return to the European elite would have been as familiar as a chorus of “Bring Me Sunshine” to a  family on the sofa.
  
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• RWC 2015: The A to Z guide to the tournament, including M for McCaw and P for Pool of Death

  14-09-2015 21:56
  A is for AerialRugby used to be played at ground level, largely between two heaving bodily masses known as the rival packs. Now, it is increasingly played in the heavens: the masters of the “contestable kick” – New Zealand, Australia, Ireland – see it as a prime attacking weapon. If you’re no good in the air, you’re in trouble.
  
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• Newcastle players caught out by traffic at West Ham

  14-09-2015 21:55
  
  Newcastle United's players had to trudge the last mile to West Ham United's stadium after their team coach became stuck in London's rush-hour traffic before Monday's Premier League fixture. It's a shorter preparation but we just need to deal with it," Newcastle manager Steve McClaren was quoted by the BBC as saying prior to kickoff at Upton Park. Newcastle's players and coaching staff eventually arrived at the stadium less than an hour before kickoff.
  
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• The UFC Dublin card is now finalised after the addition of a cracking featherweight bout

  14-09-2015 21:54
  
  Twelve fights will take place on 24 October at the 3Arena.
  
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• Depay to buck trend and celebrate if he scores

  14-09-2015 21:53
  
  Memphis Depay has every intention of properly celebrating if he scores for Manchester United against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Tuesday, even if he spent his entire career at the Dutch club before moving to England this summer. The Netherlands international's 22 league goals last season helped PSV land the Dutch title after a seven-year hiatus. "It is the club where I spent 10 years and very special to me," he said of PSV in the pre-match news conference on Monday.
  
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• Pollard purrs as Du Preez set to return

  14-09-2015 21:49
  
  By Mark Gleeson EASTBOURNE, England (Reuters) - The prospect of the long-awaited return to the South African team of veteran scrumhalf Fourie du Preez for Saturday’s Rugby World Cup game against Japan in Brighton has his potential halfback partner purring with pleasure. Bok coach Heyneke Meyer believes on-field leadership in the tight moments of the World Cup will be crucial and along with captain Jean de Villiers and lock Victor Matfield, Du Preez is a key part of that. The 33-year-old Du
  
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• US Open 2015: Novak Djokovic rises above the decibels for Roger Federer by reaching double figures

  14-09-2015 21:48
  
  Novak Djokovic may not be the most popular player plying his trade but in winning his 10th Grand Slam title here he proved once again that he is the best. Although Roger Federer had the support of the overwhelming majority of the 24,000 spectators in Arthur Ashe Stadium, Djokovic focused on his task to win the US Open final 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.
  
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• Man City's Aguero to miss Juve game

  14-09-2015 21:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will miss Tuesday's Champions League opener against Juventus with a knee injury.
  
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• Moriarty replaces injured Walker in Wales squad

  14-09-2015 21:45
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - Winger Eli Walker has withdrawn from the Wales World Cup squad due to a hamstring injury and has been replaced by flanker Ross Moriarty, the tournament website reported on Monday. Walker was only called into the squad last week in place of injured fullback Leigh Halfpenny. Wales start their campaign against Uruguay in Cardiff on Sunday in a tough Pool A which also includes hosts England, twice world champions Australia and Fiji. (Reporting by Ed Osmond; editing by Martyn Herma
  
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• Emmanuel Adebayor's pay-off from Tottenham is scant consolation for his crisis of confidence

  14-09-2015 21:44
  Somewhere in Aston Villa’s media department office there are pictures of Emmanuel Adebayor in a Villa home shirt taken for the bells-and-whistles social media announcement of the summer transfer window signing that never came.
  
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• Rooney out of Champions League tie

  14-09-2015 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Injured Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney will not play in Tuesday's Champions League game at PSV Eindhoven.
  
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• Your complete guide to the best fitness events taking place in Ireland this week

  14-09-2015 21:38
  
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• Trainer Tom Dascombe overwhelmed by public affection for Brown Panther

  14-09-2015 21:35
  
  Trainer Tom Dascombe has expressed how touched he has been by the public response to the fatal injury suffered by Michael Owen-owned Brown Panther in Sunday’s Irish Leger.
  
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• Manchester City vs Juventus: Vincent Kompany admits City's record in Champions League leaves club unsatisfied

  14-09-2015 21:34
  The intelligent conversation of Vincent Kompany has been a constant over the four turbulent years in which Manchester City have tried – and failed – to make a mark in the Champions League and the eve of another tournament was no different.
  
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• Fedor Chudinov targets more Brit bashing amid plans to send Frank Buglioni the same way as George Groves

  14-09-2015 21:27
  
  Fedor Chudinov says he plans to inflict more heartache on British fans when he takes on Frank Buglioni on Saturday week following George Groves loss to Badou Jack at the weekend.
  
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• Memphis Depay explains why he will celebrate against former side PSV Eindhoven

  14-09-2015 21:26
  Memphis Depay has said he will celebrate if he scores for Manchester United on Tuesday night, despite playing his former side PSV Eindhoven.
  
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• 'This is Sparta' is U.S. Open champ Djokovic's battle cry

  14-09-2015 21:18
  
  Novak Djokovic summoned some cinematic inspiration to help him conquer grand slam king Roger Federer and silence the roaring supporters of the Swiss at Sunday's U.S. Open men's final. The Serb said after winning the titanic battle against Federer that he had watched the movie '300' the night before to put him in the mood, and had its star, Scottish actor Gerard Butler, in his player's box. The 2007 film depicts a vastly outnumbered band of 300 Spartans fighting off advancing Persians in 480 B.C.
  
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• New thrilling film ‘Building Jerusalem' revisits momentous journey the England World Cup-winning squad went on

  14-09-2015 21:18
  
  EDGE OF THE BOX: A new DVD release, ‘Building Jerusalem’, tells the story of how England emerged into the new era of professional rugby, and within a few years came out as world champions.
  
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• David Haye inspired by Muhammad Ali and Wladimir Klitschko as former heavyweight champion plots comeback

  14-09-2015 21:17
  
  David Haye insists he is still planning to follow in the footsteps of Muhammad Ali by returning from a lengthy lay-off to become heavyweight champion of the world again.
  
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• Gianluigi Buffon optimistic Champions League opener with Manchester City will prove kick-start to season for Juventus

  14-09-2015 21:11
  
  Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon believes this week's clash with Manchester City provides the perfect opportunity for his side to kickstart their season, after picking up just one point from three league games.
  
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• Thomas follows Froome out of world championships

  14-09-2015 21:08
  
  Geraint Thomas has joined Team Sky colleague Chris Froome in pulling out of the World Road Race Championships in Virginia starting this weekend, saying he is not physically up to it. "It's been a hard decision to make but the season has taken its toll on me and I don't feel physically up for a good Worlds," Welshman Thomas, 29, wrote on Facebook. "I don't want to go there just to make up the numbers, I'd want to be competitive or at least do a good job for the boys." Thomas, who helped Froome wi
  
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