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• Chelsea experienced duo Branislav Ivanovic and John Terry must do better soon to win new deals at Stamford Bridge

  17-09-2015 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea stalwarts John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic must wait until the new year to learn if they will be offered new contracts at Stamford Bridge following a poor start to the season.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers encouraged by his young players after watching Liverpool battle to a draw against French side Bordeaux

  17-09-2015 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers hailed the impact of Liverpool’s young players as his side began their Europa League campaign with a satisfactory draw in Bordeaux.
  
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• Furyk withdraws from BMW Championship with wrist injury

  17-09-2015 23:48
  
  By Ben Everill LAKE FOREST, Illinois (Reuters) - Two years after shooting a magical 59 in the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club, Jim Furyk was forced to pull out of the tournament at the same venue on Thursday because of a wrist injury. Furyk battled through six holes and was one over par in the opening round before calling it quits in the third of the PGA Tour's four FedExCup playoff events after the pain had intensified in his left wrist. "I'm very concerned," said Furyk.
  
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• England do not need to thrill the crowd in Rugby World Cup bow.. just win the game!

  17-09-2015 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Lose and you are immediately in serious trouble in terms of qualification. The priority for England is simply to win. There is no pressing need to entertain
  
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• England will feel heat as hosts at 2015 Rugby World Cup, says Wales' Neil Jenkins

  17-09-2015 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wales skills coach Neil Jenkins believes Pool A rivals England will feel the pressure of being World Cup hosts in Friday's opening Test against Fiji - having played in a home tournament himself.
  
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• 2015 Rugby World Cup: England vs Fiji... guide to to starting lineups for each team

  17-09-2015 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England will begin their World Cup campaign as hosts against Fiji in their opening Pool A encounter at Twickenham on Friday. Sportsmail rugby expert NIK SIMON gives his player ratings...
  
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• England refuse to stand on ceremony with special warm-up planned in case of delays

  17-09-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England's players will have a specially devised warm-up planned in order to avoid problems surrounding pre-match delays caused by Friday night's big budget World Cup opening ceremony.
  
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• England have financial clout but Fiji team spirit is priceless, says Vereniki Goneva ahead of Rugby World Cup curtain raiser

  17-09-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vereniki Goneva believes the enormous financial gulf between England and Fiji will play into the visitor's hands at Twickenham when the two sides raise the World Cup curtain on Friday night.
  
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• Southampton preparing to reward manager Ronald Koeman with new contract as club chiefs look to ward off interest from Holland

  17-09-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Southampton are planning contract talks with Ronald Koeman over a new deal. The former Holland international has just over 18 months left on his existing agreement.
  
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• They fed on human flesh to stay alive... Uruguay lock tells the horrific story of his uncle’s fight for survival after plane crash

  17-09-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It took 72 days for rescue services to find Gustavo Zerbino and his few surviving team-mates after their chartered flight crash-landed in the Andes in 1972. Twenty-nine passengers died.
  
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• The Special Ones! England say a nation's roaring support can spur them on to Rugby World Cup glory

  17-09-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: England have declared themselves ready for the ‘time of their lives’ going into Friday's World Cup opener against Fiji at Twickenham.
  
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• Rugby World Cup diary: Ban on Bagpipes during the tournament reaches the Scottish National Party

  17-09-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's Nik Simon provides his latest diary entry ahead of the Rugby World Cup - which kicks off on Friday when England host Fiji at Twickenham.
  
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• Gary Bettman touts NHL parity as training camps open

  17-09-2015 23:27
  
  NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is a happy man these days, leading a league that seems strong on the ice, in the stands and on TV.
  
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• Photograph shows severity of Pierre-Paul's hand injury

  17-09-2015 23:17
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New photos show the severity of the injury to New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul's right hand, clearly showing his index finger mostly missing and his thumb and middle finger also damaged.
  
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• Tottenham 3-1 FK Qarabag: Heung-min Son scores quick-fire double to hand Spurs the perfect start to Europa League campaign  

  17-09-2015 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heung-min Son scored twice as Tottenham came from behind to defeat Azerbaijani side FK Qarabag 3-1 at White Hart Lane to get their Europa League campaign off to the perfect start.
  
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• It’s been a good night for Tottenham’s new £22million man in the Europa League

  17-09-2015 22:54
  
  Spurs beat Qarabag 3-1 at White Hart Lane.
  
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• France hope to rediscover flair against Italy

  17-09-2015 22:23
  By Rex Gowar LONDON (Reuters) - France could regain their flair and put Italy to the sword in their Rugby World Cup Pool D opener at Twickenham if coach Philippe Saint-Andre's efforts to relieve the pressure work. Saint-Andre, whose side are looking to reach a second successive final and fourth overall, said the players needed to be relaxed but concentrated. Lock Pascal Pape and flanker Thierry Dusautoir feel the same, being the only men in Saturday’s team to have played in the 8-7 loss to
  
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• Unheralded Englishman making name for himself in MLS

  17-09-2015 22:21
  As the number of former English Premier League standouts plying their trade in Major League Soccer continues to grow, there is an unassuming Lancashire lad making just as big an impression in the United States. Real Salt Lake midfielder Luke Mulholland may lack the name recognition of Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard but he is now a mainstay on a team entering the final stretch of the regular season hoping to secure a playoff berth. "There are so many star players now in this league that you jus
  
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• FIFA puts Secretary General Jerome Valcke on leave

  17-09-2015 22:17
  By Mark Hosenball and Mica Rosenberg ZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) - World football body FIFA put Secretary General Jerome Valcke on leave on Thursday just hours after an ex-footballer raised allegations Valcke may have been involved in an improper deal to resell 2014 World Cup tickets for a lucrative profit. FIFA, which has been rocked by ongoing corruption investigations by Swiss and U.S. authorities, said in a statement it was made aware of allegations involving Valcke and has requested a formal
  
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• Europe rock up in leather jackets to face determined United States team at the Solheim Cup

  17-09-2015 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON: Is there any chance the United States team might stand up and make a match of it when the 14th Solheim Cup begins near beautiful Heidelberg on Friday morning?
  
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• Fifa corruption scandal: Secretary General Jérôme Valcke 'put on leave' after Brazil 2014 World Cup claim

  17-09-2015 22:11
  
  Fifa’s Secretary General Jérôme Valcke has been suspended after he was accused of agreeing to help sell Brazil 2014 World Cup tickets on the black market to generate millions of dollars in personal profit.
  
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• Fifa corruption scandal: Secretary General Jérôme Valcke 'put on leave' after Brazil 2014 World Cup allegation

  17-09-2015 22:11
  
  Fifa’s Secretary General Jérôme Valcke has been suspended after he was accused of agreeing to help sell Brazil 2014 World Cup tickets on the black market to generate millions of dollars in personal profit.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Friday, September 18

  17-09-2015 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail racing expert Robin Goodfellow (Sam Turner) brings his hottest selections for Friday's meetings at Ayr, Newton Abbott and Hexham.
  
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• Blackhawks' Patrick Kane says he has 'done nothing wrong'

  17-09-2015 21:58
  
  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane for the first time addressed the sexual assault investigation against him Thursday and declared he had "done nothing wrong" and expected to be absolved.
  
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• For Peterson and Vikings, 'reset button has been pressed'

  17-09-2015 21:50
  
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Adrian Peterson's long-awaited return to the field was a game to forget — a measly 31 yards rushing for the Minnesota Vikings in their dreadful season opener at San Francisco.
  
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• Fenerbahce 1-3 Molde: Turkish giants suffer surprise defeat despite Nani strike in Europa League tie

  17-09-2015 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Norwegian champions Molde claimed a memorable win in Turkey and ended a seven-match winless streak on the road in Europe by beating Fenerbahce on Thursday night.
  
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• FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke relieved of his duties after being accused of seeking to earn huge profits by providing World Cup tickets for sale on black market 

  17-09-2015 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s No 2 Jerome Valcke has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations that he was central to ticket touting at last year's World Cup.
  
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• Three changes to Kerry team to face Dublin with captain dropped to bench for All-Ireland final

  17-09-2015 21:47
  
  Dublin name their team tomorrow night.
  
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• The new anti-gravity treadmill is helping GAA stars recover from injury quicker

  17-09-2015 21:42
  
  All the top athletes are using the anti-gravity treadmill.
  
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• Danny Garcia targets Amir Khan rematch as Bolton star looks to plot path to superfight with Manny Pacquiao in the new year

  17-09-2015 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Danny Garcia is targeting a rematch with Amir Khan because he thinks his brutal 2012 knock-out of the Bolton star has left psychological scars. Khan was floored by Garcia's devastating left hook.
  
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• Here’s all the Dublin-Kerry TV and radio coverage to get you set for Sunday’s showdown

  17-09-2015 21:33
  
  We’re closing in on the biggest Gaelic football game of the year.
  
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• The Rugby World Cup has never been bigger - and nor have its huge players

  17-09-2015 21:30
  
  The prize for the most unintentionally ironic name of anyone taking part in the 2015 Rugby World Cup goes to French prop forward Uini Atonio. This formidable hulk of man answers to "Weeny" but stands 197cm tall, and at 155kg is the second heaviest player ever to play international rugby. As England prepare to take on Fiji this evening in the opening game of the tournament, much of the talk centres around Fiji's Nemani Nadolo, the 130kg "demolition man" who has predicted a "jaw-dropping" performa
  
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• Republican debate scorecard

  17-09-2015 21:19
  
  Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher scores the candidates after the second debate of the 2016 Republican White House race.
  
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• Tottenham vs Qarabag LIVE: Follow all the Europa League action plus relive Liverpool's 1-1 draw in Bordeaux 

  17-09-2015 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Europa League as Liverpool travel to France to take on Bordeaux in the opening round of group games in this season's competition.
  
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• Bordeaux vs Liverpool match report: Adam Lallana on the scoresheet but much-changed Reds held in Europa League opener

  17-09-2015 21:07
  
  Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers' Europa League gamble almost paid off as the club's young guns were held to a 1-1 draw in Bordeaux.
  
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• Ajax 2-2 Celtic: Emilio Izaguirre red card sees Hoops cling on for a draw in Europa League

  17-09-2015 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STEPHEN McGOWAN AT THE AMSTERDAM ARENA: Celtic twice took the lead before being held to a 2-2 draw in their opening Europa League match after being reduced to 10-men.
  
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• Bordeaux 1-1 Liverpool: Adam Lallana opens scoring with vintage solo goal but substitute Jussie spoils Brendan Rodgers' night

  17-09-2015 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool and Bordeaux played out a well-fought draw in their Europa League group stage clash after Adam Lallana's individual brilliance in the second half was cancelled out by substitute Jussie. 
  
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• RWC 2015: England's edge at the scrum and line-out will deliver a smooth start, writes Brian Ashton

  17-09-2015 20:55
  My message to England supporters ahead of the big kick-off this evening is a simple one: stay calm, don’t panic, it’ll be all right on the night. I confidently expect Stuart Lancaster’s side to win by 20 points minimum: not because Fiji have lost their attacking devil or are even less organised than usual – neither of those things is remotely true – but because the home side still hold the cards that count in World Cup rugby. Where are those cards played? At scrum a
  
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• RWC 2015: England's edge at the scrum and line-out will deliver a smooth start against Fiji, writes Brian Smith

  17-09-2015 20:55
  My message to England supporters ahead of the big kick-off this evening is a simple one: stay calm, don’t panic, it’ll be all right on the night. I confidently expect Stuart Lancaster’s side to win by 20 points minimum: not because Fiji have lost their attacking devil or are even less organised than usual – neither of those things is remotely true – but because the home side still hold the cards that count in World Cup rugby. Where are those cards played? At scrum a
  
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• Manchester United full back Luke Shaw expected to have a second operation on broken leg on Friday

  17-09-2015 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United defender Luke Shaw is expected to have a second operation on his broken leg on Friday. Shaw was taken a hospital on the outskirts of Eindhoven on Tuesday night.
  
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• Cool Colsaerts hits eight straight birdies at Italian Open

  17-09-2015 20:53
  
  Nicolas Colsaerts became the 11th player to fire eight successive birdies on the European Tour as the Belgian surged to the top of the leaderboard after the Italian Open first round on Thursday. Colsaerts' flawless nine-under-par 63 gave him a two-stroke lead over Italian Francesco Molinari, Shiv Kapur of India and Swede Kristoffer Broberg. "The course is not long and the back nine is very scoreable so I would be surprised if I was the only player who gets hot out there," Colsaerts told reporter
  
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• Military coup protesters killed in Burkina Faso

  17-09-2015 20:50
  
  Street clashes erupt after army declares full control of West African nation, weeks before planned elections.
  
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• RWC 2015 - England vs Fiji: England are ready to make statement of intent on the world stage

  17-09-2015 20:40
  History will not quite be made if England fail to win the opening game of their own World Cup at Twickenham on Friday evening: as tournament hosts the first time round, they were beaten by New Zealand in a curtain-up contest on the same rectangle of grass back in 1991. But if finishing second to the  All Blacks was no crime, defeat by Fiji would very definitely be criminal. The whole lot of them could end up in the Tower.
  
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• John Cleary has withdrawn from the race to be the next Cork football manager

  17-09-2015 20:38
  
  The Rebels will have to look elsewhere.
  
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• Curry returns to Charlotte, takes NBA trophy to Davidson

  17-09-2015 19:58
  
  DAVIDSON, N.C. (AP) — Stephen Curry made a surprise visit to his alma mater, bringing the Larry O'Brien NBA championship trophy along with him to show off to the Davidson College community.
  
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• Bournemouth sign former Inter Milan midfielder Alessandro Cannataro on a one-year deal 

  17-09-2015 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Premier League newcomers Bournemouth have signed Italy youth international Alessandro Cannataro on a one-year contract, subject to international clearance following a successful trial.
  
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• Fiji target chinks in England's armour

  17-09-2015 19:55
  
  Fiji have identified weaknesses in the England team which they intend to exploit in the World Cup's opening match at Twickenham on Friday. The Pacific Islanders' coach John McKee admits that the tournament hosts have a strong team but he believes Fiji can expose some frailties in the Pool A game. "We have had a good look at England over a number of competitions now and we recognise that they are a very good side across the board and they have got a number of strengths," McKee told reporters on T
  
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• Lee's stomach bug disrupts American Solheim Cup plans

  17-09-2015 19:50
  By Tony Jimenez ST LEON-ROT, Germany (Reuters) - United States captain Juli Inkster's Solheim Cup plans have been damaged by a stomach bug sustained by Alison Lee and the rookie is struggling so much that her participation in the event is in doubt. Lee, who secured a place in the team through her world ranking of 27, made her way on to the stage for Thursday's opening ceremony at the women's version of the Ryder Cup despite not having eaten for almost 48 hours. Inkster had planned to select the
  
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• FIFA 16: Lionel Messi is the best dribbler, but how many Premier League players are in the top 10? And which Chelsea flop is included?

  17-09-2015 19:49
  You just cannot take the ball off Lionel Messi, and the Barcelona ace has been unveiled as the best dribbler in the soon-to-be-released computer game FIFA 16.
  
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• Stuart Broad dons unfamiliar pair of whites as Ashes hero competes with Steven Finn and Matt Prior... in the kitchen! 

  17-09-2015 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ashes hero Stuart Broad donned an unfamiliar pair of whites as he cooked up a treat alongside fellow cricket legends at Lord's cricket ground - all in the name of charity.
  
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