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• Steelers go for 2 and everything else, crush 49ers 43-18

  20-09-2015 23:59
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The sheet and 20 years of conventional NFL wisdom said to kick. The Pittsburgh Steelers took a look at it, ripped it up and set it on fire.
  
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• The Sunday Game panel have selected their football team of the year

  20-09-2015 23:58
  
  Five counties are represented among the 15 players.
  
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• Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink keeps it clean as Burton go top of League One - five things we learned in the Football League 

  20-09-2015 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink may have been known for his explosive goalscoring as a player but as a manager the defensive qualities of his Burton side have impressed.
  
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• Shaky Stoke rattle Mark Hughes as Potters boss admits his side need three points soon

  20-09-2015 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NICK HARRIS: Stoke City's capitulation from two goals up means their worst start to a Premier League season continues, with manager Mark Hughes admitting being winless is starting to concern him.
  
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• Some England players under-performed against Fiji - Catt

  20-09-2015 23:44
  
  Some England players will have been disappointed with their performances in the 35-11 win over Fiji in their Rugby World Cup Pool A opener, backs coach Mike Catt said on Sunday. The hosts started well in the game on Friday but lost momentum and needed strong performances from their replacements to secure a bonus point in the final minute. "Certain individuals will be disappointed with their performances, but come Thursday, Friday, Saturday, there is a lot of experience now so that they can pull
  
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• Louis Van Gaal says Manchester United will challenge for Premier League title after 3-2 victory over Southampton

  20-09-2015 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking after the game at St Mary's in which Manchester United's last minute summer signing Anthony Martial scored a brace in his first start, Louis Van Gaal said his side made a statement.
  
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• Ten-man Marseille salvage Lyon draw amid crowd trouble

  20-09-2015 23:42
  
  By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Ten-man Olympique de Marseille recovered from a nervous start to salvage a 1-1 draw against visitors Olympique Lyonnais in an incident-packed Ligue 1 match interrupted by crowd trouble at the Stade Velodrome on Sunday. The game was held up for 23 minutes in the second half after fans threw bottles, some of them aimed at former OM favourite Mathieu Valbuena, on to the pitch. Karim Rekik's second-half header cancelled out Alexandre Lacazette's opener although Mar
  
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• Rugby World Cup comes up trumps on brilliant opening weekend

  20-09-2015 23:38
  
  Japan’s massive upset win was the story of the first round in England and Wales.
  
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• Indian cricket chief Dalmiya dies in hospital

  20-09-2015 23:36
  
  Dalmiya, 75, was admitted to hospital after falling critically ill with a heart condition last week.
  
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• ”There’s a case to be answered there’ – Tomás Ó Sé had his say on that alleged gouging incident

  20-09-2015 23:35
  
  We haven’t heard the end of this.
  
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• Messi strikes twice as Barca sweep aside Levante

  20-09-2015 23:35
  
  By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) - Lionel Messi scored one penalty and missed another as his double helped Barcelona sweep Levante aside in the second half in a 4-1 victory on Sunday to maintain their perfect La Liga start. Last season’s treble winners lead the standings with 12 points ahead of three teams, including arch rivals Real Madrid, on 10, having won all of their four games so far. Defender Marc Bartra showed composure to open the scoring by converting a Messi cross after 50 minu
  
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• Inter keep perfect record, first win for Juve

  20-09-2015 23:34
  
  Inter Milan made it four wins out of four Serie A games as they beat Chievo on Sunday, while champions Juventus won for the first time by overcoming Genoa and Francesco Totti scored his 300th competitive goal for AS Roma. Mauro Icardi's first-half goal at Chievo, the Argentine's first of the season, gave Inter a 1-0 win and left Roberto Mancini's outfit as the only team with 12 points from their opening four games. Juventus off the mark thanks to an unlucky own goal by keeper Eugenio Lamanna and
  
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• Chelsea captain John Terry set to return for Capital One Cup tie after being left out by Jose Mourinho in win over Arsenal 

  20-09-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chelsea captain has been dropped from the last two games, against Maccabi Tel Aviv and Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Arsenal, but he returns for the holder’s clash against the Saddlers.
  
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• Japan RWC 2015 win over South Africa has given the world hope. This was rugby's game changer

  20-09-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: Japan's defeat of South Africa, particularly the quite thrilling ambition of its final 10 minutes, is the game-changer. This could now be a watershed tournament.
  
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• West Ham boss Slaven Bilic reveling in stunning away form...as his side sit third in Premier League he declares: 'Life is like a pub full of women!'

  20-09-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: Slaven Bilic was dashing to catch a flight, but as the elation of his best day at West Ham sank in, there was one last question. How did it feel to test himself in the Barclays Premier League?
  
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• UEFA insist study they commissioned does not hint at widespread doping in football 

  20-09-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  European football chiefs insisted on Sunday that a scientific study they commissioned and then published on medical websites earlier this month does not necessarily point to widespread doping.
  
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• Saido Berahino back on song for West Brom and tipped for England call-up by club captain Darren Fletcher 

  20-09-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saido Berahino has been backed to find his finest goalscoring form for West Bromwich Albion and push for a recall to the England senior side. Berahino netted the winner against Aston Villa on Saturday.
  
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• Jose Mourinho: Arsene Wenger should win every title, Chelsea manager taunts Arsenal counterpart

  20-09-2015 23:30
  
  Jose Mourinho, the Chelsea manager, has provoked fresh acrimony with Arsène Wenger by declaring his Arsenal counterpart has a squad which ought to win the Premier League every season and that he is baffled by their failure to do so.
  
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• Everton boss Roberto Martinez hails 'incredible' Phil Jagielka after imperious defensive display against Swansea

  20-09-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roberto Martinez believes he has the best centre-back pairing in the Premier League in Phil Jagielka and John Stones. Everton keptanother clean sheet in the 0-0 draw with Swansea City on Saturday.
  
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• Chelsea 2 Arsenal 0 comment: Any way to win suits Diego Costa - and Jose Mourinho

  20-09-2015 23:30
  
  Let anyone who is tempted to cite Diego Costa’s foul conduct on Saturday lunchtime as evidence of football lacking the purity possessed by rugby consider some of the finer details of England’s win over Fiji the night before. Dominiko Waqaniburotu’s spear tackle on the winger Jonny May was not so good.
  
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• Hubert Buydens and Ray Barkwill show off impressive beards against Ireland 

  20-09-2015 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Prop Hubert Buydens and hooker Ray Barkwill looked like they had spent six months on a Viking longboat when they turned out against Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.
  
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• Flair, balance and strength in depth, Middlesbrough have the look of champions

  20-09-2015 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON: Although it’s only the third week of September a tidal wave of optimism is carrying Middlesbrough’s hopes of gaining automatic promotion.
  
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• Ireland women’s stars help clubs to get off to winning start

  20-09-2015 23:22
  
  The likes of Niamh Briggs, Sophie Spence, Ailis Egan, Nora Stapleton and Tania Rosser were on show.
  
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• BMC Racing of US wins team time trial title in Richmond

  20-09-2015 23:20
  
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Taylor Phinney roared to the front for BMC Racing as the team headed toward the finish line, thousands of fans lining both sides of the downtown boulevard created a tunnel of noise.
  
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• Rugby World Cup 2015 fixtures, groups and results: All the pools as England, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and co seek RWC glory 

  20-09-2015 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 2015 Rugby World Cup is underway and the long road to glory and the battle for the Webb Ellis Trophy has begun. Keep up with the latest standings from the pool stages right here.
  
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• It was a night of shock results in the race for the Waterford SHC title

  20-09-2015 22:59
  
  It was a miserable night at Fraher Field.
  
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• Barcelona 4-1 Levante: Marc Bartra, Neymar and Lionel Messi on target as Luis Enrique's side ease back to the top of La Liga

  20-09-2015 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: Lionel Messi missed a penalty and Marc Andre ter Stegen dropped a cross that led to a goal but Barcelona still ran out comfortable 4-1 winners over Levante.
  
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• Messi's double takes Barcelona back to the top

  20-09-2015 22:49
  
  Striker scores a penalty and misses another but Barcelona maintain perfect start to La Liga.
  
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• Marseille vs. Lyon game interrupted by crowd trouble

  20-09-2015 22:45
  
  PARIS (Reuters) - The Ligue 1 game between Olympique de Marseille and Olympique Lyonnais was interrupted on Sunday after fans threw bottles on to the Stade Velodrome pitch. Referee Ruddy Buquet sent the players to the dressing rooms in the 62nd minute with Lyon leading 1-0 following Alexandre Lacazette's first-half penalty. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ken Ferris)
  
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• New Zealand's RWC start was far from vintage but All Blacks have done enough after surviving early scare to edge past Argentina 

  20-09-2015 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT WEMBLEY: So the inevitable happened, but not in an inevitable way.
  New Zealand won their opening game of the World Cup against their toughest Pool C opponents.
  
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• Liverpool must show more bravery at home insists manager Brendan Rodgers after latest Anfield collapse against Norwich

  20-09-2015 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits his side have to play with more bravery at home after another Anfield disappointment. The Reds drew 1-1 with newly-promoted Norwich City.
  
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• U.S. team put right a Solheim Cup wrong, says Lewis

  20-09-2015 22:41
  
  By Tony Jimenez ST LEON-ROT, Germany (Reuters) - The U.S. were galvanised into putting right a Solheim Cup wrong, said Stacy Lewis after her team mates rallied from 10-6 down to secure a remarkable 14-1/2 points to 13-1/2 victory over Europe on Sunday. The Americans were left seething earlier in the day when Alison Lee and Brittany Lincicome lost to Suzann Pettersen and Charley Hull by two holes in the morning fourballs carried over from Saturday. American Paula Creamer told reporters golf was "
  
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• 5 of the biggest nutrition mistakes you’re probably making

  20-09-2015 22:35
  
  Let’s set a few things straight.
  
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• Swede Karlberg beats Kaymer in Italian Open playoff

  20-09-2015 22:32
  
  MILAN (Reuters) - Little-known Swede Rikard Karlberg beat twice major winner Martin Kaymer on the second hole of a playoff to win the Italian Open on Sunday. Karlberg (67) and German Kaymer (70) ended the tournament with matching 19-under totals of 269 before the Swede took the title by birdying the second playoff hole. "It feels amazing to get my first win and it has been a pretty crazy year for me," he told reporters at Golf Club Milano. "I got married and now my wife is expecting twins in Dec
  
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• Brendan Rodgers disappointed despite positives in Liverpool draw

  20-09-2015 22:19
  
  The Reds boss was pleased by aspects of his team’s performance as they were held by Norwich City at Anfield.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Monday, September 21

  20-09-2015 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his guides to Monday's races at Newbury and Ayr along with top selections for meetings at Hamilton, Leicester and Kempton.
  
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• Maldonado staying with Lotus in 2016

  20-09-2015 22:02
  
  (Reuters) - Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado will continue to drive for Lotus next season, the financially-troubled Formula One team said on Sunday. "Pastor will continue as a race driver for his third year with the Enstone team after joining at the start of 2014," they said in a statement after the Singapore Grand Prix. British-based Lotus's future has been uncertain for months, with the team facing numerous legal battles and hoping that a takeover deal with former owners Renault can be sealed withi
  
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• Federer helps Swiss win but coy on Davis Cup future

  20-09-2015 21:57
  
  (Reuters) - Roger Federer guided Switzerland to victory in their Davis Cup World Group playoff tie against the Netherlands with an easy 6-3 6-2 6-4 victory over Thiemo de Bakker on Sunday. The 17-times grand slam champion, beaten by Novak Djokovic in the U.S. Open final a week ago, recovered after losing Saturday's doubles with Marco Chiudinelli to give the Swiss a decisive 3-1 lead and secure their World Group spot. Switzerland, winners last year, were beaten by Belgium in the opening round in
  
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• John Gosden plays waiting game over L'Arc de Triomphe bid for Derby and Eclipse hero Golden Horn

  20-09-2015 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trainer John Gosden says it will be a late call whether Derby winner Golden Horn runs in the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe with his supplementary entry required only three days before the race.
  
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• I would do same again, says unrepentant Pettersen

  20-09-2015 21:54
  
  By Tony Jimenez ST LEON-ROT, Germany (Reuters) - European stalwart Suzann Pettersen, the subject of most of the U.S. anger on a stormy final day of the Solheim Cup, had no regrets over her part in a controversial incident on Sunday. The Americans were bitterly disappointed when Alison Lee and Brittany Lincicome lost to Pettersen and Charley Hull by two holes in the morning fourballs carried over from Saturday. After Europe let slip a 10-6 overall lead in the match to lose by 14-1/2 points to 13-
  
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• Inspired Gasol propels Spain to European title

  20-09-2015 21:52
  
  Spain won their third European championship in style after a blistering performance by the talismanic Pau Gasol inspired them to an 80-63 win over Lithuania in Sunday's final. The Chicago Bulls centre poured 25 points and racked up 12 rebounds for the 2009 and 2011 winners. Runners-up on home court in 2007 and third in 2013, Spain forced Lithuania into submission with an electrifying display of speed, skill and lethal long-range shooting at crunch moments.
  
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• Indoor rock climbing is all the rage now and not just amongst adrenaline junkies

  20-09-2015 21:49
  
  It’s rapidly becoming one of the most sought-after activities in sports facilities around the country.
  
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• Wales' RWC injury nightmare continues with Liam Williams and Samson Lee among FIVE players to suffer knocks in Uruguay win

  20-09-2015 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON: Wales’ injury jinx struck again on Sunday as they suffered five casualties ahead of Saturday’s Pool A Test against England. The main concerns are Liam Williams and Samson Lee.
  
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• Son Hueng-min vows to get even better for Tottenham

  20-09-2015 21:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Son Hueng-min believes that he can considerably improve on the impressive form he has already shown since joining Tottenham. The South Ko
  
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• Rusty All Blacks will improve for battle with Pumas - Hansen

  20-09-2015 21:46
  
  By Justin Palmer LONDON (Reuters) - New Zealand were rusty and will only improve as the Rugby World Cup progresses, coach Steve Hansen said as the holders needed all their guile and craft to overcome Argentina 26-16 in their Pool C opener on Sunday. Hansen hailed his bench for injecting energy and urgency in the second half as the All Blacks wore down their combative opponents after trailing for 56 minutes at Wembley Stadium. "It took a long time to get on top," Hansen told a news conference.
  
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• Wales vs Uruguay player ratings: Centres shine as Wales claiming unconvincing victory in Cardiff

  20-09-2015 21:35
  Wales claim an unconvincing 54-9 victory over Uruguay at the Millennium Stadium and suffer more injury woe
  
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• Widnes 10 Salford 24: Visitors secure survival with impressive win over Vikings

  20-09-2015 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Salford secured top-flight survival with an impressive win to leapfrog Widnes in second place in the Super 8s qualifiers. They led 18-4 at half time with tries from Josh Griffin, Scott Taylor and Cory Paterson.
  
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• The Latest: Bills honor ex-GM, Hall of Famer Bill Polian

  20-09-2015 21:31
  
  The Latest from NFL stadiums around the country on the second Sunday of the season(all times EDT):
  
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• Rikard Karlberg beats Martin Kaymer in play-off to win Italian Open

  20-09-2015 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sweden's Rikard Karlberg defeated Martin Kaymer in a play-off to win his first European Tour title after the two-time major winner squandered a three-shot lead in the Italian Open.
  
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• New Zealand 26 Argentina 16 RWC 2015 player ratings: Marcus Ayerza outshines off-colour All Blacks but Pumas comes up short

  20-09-2015 21:19
  New Zealand had to fight back from a three-point half-time deficit to open the defence of their world crown with a 26-16 victory over Pool C rivals Argentina.
  
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