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• Seattle's Richard Sherman speaks about diversity

  16-09-2015 23:59
  
  RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Richard Sherman spoke at length about race relations on Wednesday after an impostor made a social media post under his name that gained attention.
  
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• Mueller and Goetze strike as Bayern see off Olympiakos

  16-09-2015 23:59
  
  By Graham Wood ATHENS (Reuters) - Two goals from Thomas Mueller and one from substitute Mario Goetze helped Bayern Munich kick off their Champions League campaign with an impressive 3-0 victory over Olympiakos Piraeus at the Georgios Karaiskakis stadium on Wednesday. Bayern controlled possession for long spells in an entertaining Group F encounter with Robert Lewandowski a constant threat before Mueller beat Olympiakos goalkeeper Roberto with what looked like an intended cross from out on the ri
  
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• Florenzi strikes from impossible position as Roma hold Barca

  16-09-2015 23:58
  
  Alessandro Florenzi scored an extraordinary goal from a seemingly impossible position on the right touchline, nearly 50 metres from goal, to give AS Roma a 1-1 draw against Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday. Florenzi raced down the touchline and was just inside the Barcelona half when he spotted Marc-Andre ter Stegen off his line and unleashed a looping effort which flew over the Barca goalkeeper's head and into the net off the far post. Ter Stegen ran back desperately, then appeare
  
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• Louis van Gaal: Manchester United had most of the chances but we lost, it is very bad

  16-09-2015 23:57
  
  As Manchester United returned home, attention began to shift from the St Anna hospital on the outskirts of Eindhoven, where Luke Shaw had undergone an operation on the double fracture of his leg, to what lies ahead in the Champions League.
  
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• Tottenham vs FK Qarabag: Mauricio Pochettino eyes bigger prize for Spurs and their Europa games - the Champions League

  16-09-2015 23:56
  
  Tottenham Hotspur play their first Europa League game of the season, dreaming of glory eight months from now and passage into next year’s Champions League. Their greatest barrier, though, may be the draining Premier League season.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino eyes bigger prize for Tottenham and their Europa games - the Champiuons League

  16-09-2015 23:56
  
  Tottenham Hotspur play their first Europa League game of the season, dreaming of glory eight months from now and passage into next year’s Champions League. Their greatest barrier, though, may be the draining Premier League season.
  
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• Vincent Kompany refuses to panic over Manchester City’s loss to Juventus

  16-09-2015 23:54
  
  Vincent Kompany said there was no cause for panic after Manchester City lost 2-1 to Juventus on Tuesday, failing to win their opening home game in the Champions League for the fifth consecutive year in the competition.
  
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• Hector Moreno getting man of the match award leaves Manchester United aghast

  16-09-2015 23:50
  
  Manchester United have reacted in disbelief to Uefa’s decision to give the man of the match award to Hector Moreno on Tuesday night in Eindhoven, after PSV’s Mexican defender launched the misjudged tackle that broke the leg of Luke Shaw.
  
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• Queens Park Rangers 2-2 Blackburn: Nedum Onuoha rescues point

  16-09-2015 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD AT LOFTUS ROAD: Nedum Onuoha's thumping header rescued a point for Queens Park Rangers and prolonged Blackburn's wait for a first win this season.
  
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• Dinamo Zagreb 2 Arsenal 1 analysis: Junior Fernandes the star man as Olivier Giroud loses his cool in Champions League opener

  16-09-2015 23:43
  
  STAR PLAYERJunior Fernandes. The Chile forward was a handful for Arsenal's defence all night with his pace and positive mindset. Showed great strength to leap through a crowded six-yard box and power home a header for the crucial second goal.
  
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• Arsenal analysis: Junior Fernandes the star man in Zagreb as Olivier Giroud loses his cool in Champions League opener

  16-09-2015 23:43
  
  STAR PLAYERJunior Fernandes. The Chile forward was a handful for Arsenal's defence all night with his pace and positive mindset. Showed great strength to leap through a crowded six-yard box and power home a header for the crucial second goal.
  
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• Rutgers coach suspended for contact over academic status

  16-09-2015 23:42
  
  NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Rutgers has suspended football coach Kyle Flood for three games and fined him $50,000 for contacting a faculty member over a player's grade — an issue separate from a string of recent player arrests.
  
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• England winger Anthony Watson insists Stuart Lancaster's team can outrun Fiji flyers as he prepares for World Cup opener

  16-09-2015 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England may be about to face some of the most spontaneously dangerous attacking players in the world, but they are convinced they have the firepower to play Fiji at their own game.
  
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• Tottenham head coach Mauricio Pochettino thinks English clubs are at a disadvantage in Europe due to Premier League strains

  16-09-2015 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettino leads Tottenham into a new Europa League campaign convinced English sides are at a disadvantage because of the extra ‘suffering’ they do in the Barclays Premier League.
  
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• Wales centre Scott Williams desperate to avoid ‘Wall of Shame’ after their Rugby World Cup opener against Uruguay  

  16-09-2015 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scott Williams is desperate to avoid the ‘Wall of Shame’ in the Wales team-room after their World Cup opener against Uruguay.
  
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• Schalk Burger came close to dying after meningitis horror... now the South Africa dynamo has a new outlook on life and is eyeing glory at the Rugby World Cup

  16-09-2015 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTHA KELNER: Schalk Burger is a picture of health with tanned skin, rippling muscles and surfer-boy blond hair, a stark contrast to the image he paints of himself as abag of bones.
  
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• Roma vs Barcelona match report: Allesandro Florenzi scores goal of the season contender as champions are held in Rome

  16-09-2015 23:35
  European champions Barcelona saw their perfect start to the season ended after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Roma at the Stadio Olimpico in Wednesday's Champions League Group E opener.
  
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• Jose Mourinho: I'm not in hell when Chelsea lose and I'm not in heaven with this win - but it's a good victory

  16-09-2015 23:34
  Jose Mourinho said he was not getting too carried away despite an impressive win for his Chelsea win over Maccabi Tel Aviv.
  
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• Olympiacos 0-3 Bayern Munich: Thomas Muller's spectacular strike sparks easy win

  16-09-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two goals from Thomas Muller and a strike from substitute Mario Gotze helped Bayern Munich kick off their Champions League campaign with an impressive 3-0 victory over Olympiacos.
  
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• Pistorius lawyers: Prosecutors persisting with 'failed case'

  16-09-2015 23:31
  
  CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Prosecutors are persisting with a "failed case" by taking an appeal against Oscar Pistorius' acquittal for murder to South Africa's Supreme Court, the athlete's lawyers said Wednesday.
  
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• Chelsea analysis: Did Baba Rahman, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Loic Remy do enough to play against Arsenal on Saturday?

  16-09-2015 23:26
  Chelsea were impressive in their 4-0 win over Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv, keeping a clean sheet for the first time this season and finally showing a bit of attacking flair.
  
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• Blackhawks' Kane on camp roster amid police investigation

  16-09-2015 23:20
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Kane is expected to join his Chicago Blackhawks teammates at training camp this week as he awaits the results of a sexual-assault investigation.
  
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• Chelsea 4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 player ratings: Was Ruben Loftus-Cheek the star man?

  16-09-2015 23:18
  
  Diego Costa scored his first Champions League goal for Chelsea as the beleaguered Barclays Premier League champions claimed a much-needed fillip by thrashing Maccabi Tel Aviv at Stamford Bridge.
  
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• Nine-man Ghent hold on for home draw against Lyon

  16-09-2015 23:12
  
  Champions League newcomers Ghent overcame the disadvantage of two dismissals to come from behind to draw 1-1 at home with Olympique Lyonnais in their Group H encounter on Wednesday. Ghent finished with nine men but goalkeeper Matz Sels made a one-handed penalty save just two minutes from time to ensure a share of the spoils in a drama-filled tie at the Artevelde Stadium. The Belgian club's debut in Europe's premier club competition threatened to turn into a nightmare after Brecht Dejaegere was s
  
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• Roma 1-1 Barcelona: Alessandro Florenzi cancels out Luis Suarez's opener with long-range screamer as holders are held

  16-09-2015 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forget Lionel Messi and Neymar. Alessandro Florenzi will steal the headlines after his long-range screamer cancelled out Luis Suarez's opening goal at the Stadio Olimpico.
  
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• Embarrassed BT Sport are forced to apologise after Harry Redknapp's infamous training ground rant airs

  16-09-2015 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BT Sport were left red-faced as they were forced to apologise for 'spurious sounds' being picked up on television during half time of Arsenal's 2-1 defeat Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday night.
  
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• Dinamo Zagreb 2 Arsenal 1 player ratings: Did any Gunners players emerge with any credit? And how did the dismissed Olivier Giroud fare?

  16-09-2015 23:09
  Croatian title winners Dinamo Zagreb made a dream start to their Champions League campaign after a goal in each half gave them a 2-1 home win over 10-man Arsenal in their Group F match on Wednesday.
  
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• Dynamo Kiev sneak late draw against Porto

  16-09-2015 23:08
  
  By Igor Nitsak KIEV (Reuters) - Vitaliy Buyalskyi came off the bench to score a late equaliser and earn Dynamo Kiev a 2-2 draw with Porto in their opening Champions League Group C match on Wednesday. After a two-year absence from the group stages, Kiev made a great start when Oleg Gusev scored after 20 minutes. Porto were level three minutes later when Vincent Aboubakar outjumped his marker and he put the visitors in front after the break following a corner. Buyalskyi saved Kiev though, racing o
  
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• Andy Murray pulls out of Davis Cup dinner as Great Britain prepare for semi-final clash against Australia 

  16-09-2015 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Andy Murray gave Britain's Davis Cup team a scare when he failed to attend the semi-finals official dinner on Wednesday night after complaining of feeling 'unwell'.
  
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• Steven Gerrard claims there's 'friction' between John Terry and Jose Mourinho

  16-09-2015 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steven Gerrard believes Jose Mourinho’s relationship with John Terry has deteriorated after the Chelsea captain was benched for the Champions League clash with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
  
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• Chelsea 4-0 Maccabi Tel-Aviv: Willian, Oscar, Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas all find the back of the net to ease the pressure on Jose Mourinho despite Eden Hazard's horrendous penalty miss

  16-09-2015 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: A tiny portal to a happier past briefly opened at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. Thirteen minutes into the second half, Cesc Fabregas clipped a neat pass into the penalty area.
  
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• Chelsea vs Maccabi Tel Aviv match report: Jose Mourinho's new-look team impresses, but bigger test is to come on Saturday against Arsenal

  16-09-2015 23:02
  Saturday will be the eight-year anniversary of the sacking of Jose Mourinho first time around at Chelsea, a suitably solemn occasion for the Stamford Bridge faithful who gave every indication that they did not wish to see history repeat itself.
  
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• Dinamo Zagreb 2-1 Arsenal: Olivier Giroud sent off as Gunners' Champions League bid stumbles at the first hurdle despite late Theo Walcott lifeline

  16-09-2015 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW IN ZAGREB: Arsenal became the third Premier League side to lose their opening Champions League game after stumbling to a 2-1 defeat by Dinamo Zagreb at theMaksimir Stadium.
  
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• Chelsea 4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 reaction: Five things we learnt from Stamford Bridge

  16-09-2015 22:59
  
  Rajkovic’s grasp on ‘new Courtois’ tag looks shaky
  
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• As Arsenal lose in Zagreb, former Gunners striker Ian Wright labels club's summer pursuit of Karim Benzema as 'embarrassing'

  16-09-2015 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal's pursuit of Karim Benzema was 'embarrassing', according to former Gunner Ian Wright. The Real Madrid striker was a summer transfer target for the Gunners.
  
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• Dinamo Zagreb vs Arsenal match report: Gunners fail to find magic against Dinamo as Olivier Giroud sees red

  16-09-2015 22:57
  There was an earthquake here on Tuesday night which registered at 3.2 on the Richter scale, shaking the Stadion Maksimir sufficiently to briefly unnerve those contained within. Arsenal’s performance here would not have registered.
  
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• Hulk powers Zenit to 3-2 victory at Valencia

  16-09-2015 22:51
  
  Valencia’s hopes of a winning Champions League return after a two-year absence were dashed when Hulk struck twice for Zenit St Petersburg in a 3-2 victory for the Russian champions in their Group H opener on Wednesday. Valencia, the 2000 and 2001 runners-up who finished fourth in La Liga last season, came through qualification by beating Monaco 4-3 over two legs but were brought abruptly down to earth in the first half at their Mestalla stadium by a pair of thunderous Hulk efforts. The Bra
  
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• Florenzi's wonder strike stuns holders Barcelona

  16-09-2015 22:47
  
  Roma hold Barcelona to a draw while Chelsea put dismal domestic form behind them.
  
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• Calhanoglu, Hernandez on target as Leverkusen crush Borisov

  16-09-2015 22:39
  
  LEVERKUSEN, Germany (Reuters) - Hakan Calhanoglu struck twice as Bayer Leverkusen crushed BATE Borisov 4-1 in their Champions League Group E opener on Wednesday, with newcomer Javier Hernandez also on target in their confidence-boosting win. Nicknamed 'Chicharito' (Little Pea), the diminutive Mexico striker, who joined from Manchester United last month to replace Son Heung-min who left for Tottenham Hotspur, scored the Germans' third goal, sliding his low shot under keeper Sergei Chernik. ...
  
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• Seven Newmarket trainers get crash course in commentating ahead of Open Weekend

  16-09-2015 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They are more used to training winners but seven Newmarket trainers will be calling them home on Saturday when they take up commentary duties at their local track as part of the betfair Open weekend.
  
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• Brady says he's supporting Trump for president

  16-09-2015 22:35
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw his support behind presidential candidate Donald Trump Wednesday, hours before the second Republican debate.
  
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• Olivier Giroud red card: 'One of the worst players to wear the shirt' - Giroud blasted by Arsenal fans after dismissal

  16-09-2015 22:34
  Many Arsenal supporters took to Twitter to announce their dismay at striker Olivier Giroud after his red card against Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League tonight.
  
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• Olivier Giroud red card: 'He deserves to walk home from Croatia' - Giroud blasted by Arsenal fans after dismissal

  16-09-2015 22:34
  Many Arsenal supporters took to Twitter to announce their dismay at striker Olivier Giroud after his red card in the 2-1 loss at Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League tonight.
  
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• Bengals CB Adam 'Pacman' Jones fined $35,000

  16-09-2015 22:30
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — Bengals cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was fined $35,000 by the NFL for his personal foul against Raiders receiver Amari Cooper during their opener on Sunday.
  
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• SEC West survivor games begin with Ole Miss-Bama, Auburn-LSU

  16-09-2015 22:18
  
  The SEC West survivor series begins.
  
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• Swimming body calls for virus testing in Olympic water

  16-09-2015 22:15
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — Swimming's governing body FINA has called for virus testing in water which will be used at next year's Olympics following fears for athletes' health.
  
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• Ian Wright describes Arsenal's failed pursuit of Karim Benzema as 'embarrassing' and says Benzema 'mugged off' the Gunners

  16-09-2015 22:05
  Arsenal legend Ian Wright has described the club's failed pursuit of Karim Benzema this summer as "embarrassing".
  
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• Texas interim AD Perrin's job is to heal fractured fan base

  16-09-2015 22:04
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Mike Perrin was firing up the grill for a Labor Day menu of wild salmon and asparagus when his phone rang.
  
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• Early AFC West showdown: Broncos at Chiefs

  16-09-2015 22:02
  
  One quarterback comes off a superb opener, the other off a mediocre performance.
  
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• Soldiers detain Burkina Faso interim leaders

  16-09-2015 21:59
  
  Detention of president, prime minister and cabinet members raises fears of coup before elections.
  
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