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• France 38-11 Romania: Sofiane Guitoune crosses for a try double at the Olympic Stadium as Les Bleus eventually out-class gallant Oaks in Rugby World Cup 

  23-09-2015 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON AT THE OLYMPIC STADIUM: France talked of the deeds of Usain Bolt and Mo Farah at this venue but there were no signs of greatness from Les Bleus in a torrid World Cup test.
  
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• Liverpool FC 1-1 Carlisle (3-2 on pens): Adam Bogdan the hero for the lacklustre hosts as Brendan Rodgers' poor side sneak through

  23-09-2015 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: Liverpool needed penalties to see off League Two side Carlisle following a lacklustre performance on Wednesday night in the Capital One Cup.
  
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• PGA Tour chief calls season 'A-Plus' thanks to young stars

  23-09-2015 23:55
  
  By Larry Fine ATLANTA (Reuters) - PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem said the emerging crop of young golf stars had made 2015 "the strongest year we have had on the PGA Tour, period". "Roughly 50 percent of all the tournaments in the last two years have been won by players in their 20s," Finchem said in a 'State of the PGA' press conference on the eve of Thursday's opening round of the season-ending Tour Championship. "And all that adds up to us being very bullish as we look forward to the next f
  
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• Perez staying with Force India for 2016

  23-09-2015 23:55
  SUZUKA, Japan (Reuters) - Mexican Sergio Perez will race for the Force India Formula One team again next season in an unchanged lineup with Germany's Nico Hulkenberg. "I am very happy to confirm that I will be staying with Sahara Force India. It means I can simply focus on the important stuff -- driving the car and scoring points for the team," the 25-year-old said in a team statement on Thursday. Hulkenberg's extension had already been announced. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Pritha Sa
  
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• Frosinone stun Juve to pick up first-ever Serie A point

  23-09-2015 23:53
  Serie A debutants Frosinone picked up their first-ever top flight point with a shock 1-1 draw at titleholders Juventus on Wednesday while leaders Inter Milan made it five wins out of five. Juve, who have made a stuttering start to their attempt to win a fifth successive league title, went ahead five minutes into the second half when Simone Zaza scored with a shot on the turn from the edge of the penalty area. Frosinone, whose own stadium holds only 10,000 people, appeared to be heading for their
  
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• Scots burst Japan bubble, Australia and France win

  23-09-2015 23:52
  
  By Justin Palmer LONDON (Reuters) - Scotland burst Japan's bubble at the Rugby World Cup on Wednesday as Australia began their campaign with a hard-fought win over Fiji while a workmanlike France made it two wins out of two by seeing off Romania. Japan had leapfrogged Scotland in the world rankings on the back of Saturday's stunning slaying of twice winners South Africa but, with just a four day turnaround from their opening game, ran out of gas in Gloucester as the Scots won 45-10 in Pool B. Au
  
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• Capital One Cup draw: Chelsea to take on Stoke while Manchester United will host Middlesbrough in the fourth round

  23-09-2015 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Holders Chelsea will take on Stoke City in the Capital One Cup fourth round while Manchester United will host Middlesbrough. Arsenal will travel to Sheffield Wednesday.
  
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• Marseille snatch late leveller, Lyon win 2-0

  23-09-2015 23:41
  Olympique de Marseille's Michy Batshuayi scored a last-gasp equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Toulouse in a match which featured three red cards in the last 13 minutes on Wednesday. Martin Braithwaite put Toulouse ahead in the 67th minute, but Marseille's Benjamin Mendy was dismissed in the 77th, while Francois Moubandje and Steeve Yago then saw red for the hosts before Batshuayi levelled in stoppage time. There was also a red card in Olympique Lyonnais's 2-0 win at home to Bastia with Francois Kaman
  
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• Ireland want players to ‘earn the right’ to force changes to World Cup XV

  23-09-2015 23:39
  
  Skills coach Richie Murphy says Ireland’s coaching staff are judging players on their training performances.
  
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• Swiss authorities ask FIFA for access to suspended general secretary's emails

  23-09-2015 23:30
  By Mark Hosenball ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland's Attorney General Michael Lauber has formally asked FIFA to give investigators access to the email accounts of the global football organization's suspended General Secretary Jerome Valcke."The Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) has requested FIFA to get access to all email accounts of Jerome Valcke," a spokesman for the office said in an email."These email accounts are under seal by FIFA so far. The OAG has not received access to
  
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• Dortmund's winning run snapped by Hoffenheim draw

  23-09-2015 23:27
  Borussia Dortmund's perfect start to the Bundesliga season was snapped by Hoffenheim following a 1-1 draw on Wednesday, ending a run of five successive wins for the Ruhr Valley club who dropped two points off leaders Bayern Munich. Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang snatched a 55th-minute equaliser to become the first Bundesliga player ever to score in each of the opening six matches of a season, after the hosts had gone ahead with Sebastian Rudy before the break. "But we should be caref
  
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• Manchester United 3-0 Ipswich Town

  23-09-2015 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United ease into the League Cup fourth round with a comfortable victory at home to Ipswich Town.
  
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• France 38-11 Romania

  23-09-2015 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  France overcome a shaky opening 30 minutes to beat Romania and continue their winning start in World Cup Pool D.
  
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• Newcastle 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

  23-09-2015 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Newcastle's poor start to the season continues as Sheffield Wednesday reach the League Cup fourth round.
  
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• Liverpool FC 1-1 Carlisle Capital One Cup LIVE football score: Brendan Rodgers in desperate need of a win as pressure mounts

  23-09-2015 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Capital One Cup as Tottenham host Arsenal in the north London derby in the pick of the night's third round action.
  
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• Japan head coach Eddie Jones suggests Rugby World Cup 2015 scheduling could be fairer following defeat by Scotland

  23-09-2015 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Japan head coach Eddie Jones refused to blame fatigue but suggested that scheduling at future World Cups could be made fairer after Scotland put an end to his team’s giant-killing heroics.
  
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• Norwich 3-0 West Brom: Matt Jarvis and Kyle Lafferty both score for hosts as Canaries soar into the Capital One Cup fourth round

  23-09-2015 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Norwich progressed to the fourth round of the Capital One Cup with a convincing 3-0 win against West Brom. Second-half goals from Matt Jarvis and Kyle Lafferty and an own-goal secured the victory
  
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• France earn bonus point win against dogged Romania

  23-09-2015 23:15
  
  The French made it two wins from two in tonight’s Pool D encounter.
  
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• Walsall 1-4 Chelsea: Ramires, Loic Remy, Kenedy and Pedro strikes secure Blues' Capital One Cup fourth round spot

  23-09-2015 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW AT BESCOT STADIUM: Ramires, Loic Remy, Kenedy and Pedro produced the goals to ease the Capital One Cup holders into the fourth round of the competition.
  
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• Newcastle 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday: Lewis McGugan fires Owls through as Toon Army turns on Steve McClaren's men

  23-09-2015 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: The Toon Army turned on their pathetic team and Steve McClaren as Lewis McGugan’s second-half strike dumped them out of the Capital One Cup.
  
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• MK Dons 0-6 Southampton: Jay Rodriguez, Sadio Mane and Shane Long all score twice as Saints cruise into fourth round

  23-09-2015 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD AT STADIUM MK: Jay Rodriguez, Sadio Mane and Shane Long all scored twice as Southampton eased their way into the fourth round of the Capital One Cup.
  
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• Residents flee Palmyra as Syrian government bombs ISIL

  23-09-2015 23:08
  
  All but a few dozen residents flee ISIL-controlled city as air raids intensify, killing more than 100, activists say.
  
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• Manchester United 3-0 Ipswich: Wayne Rooney and teenagers Andreas Pereira and Anthony Martial on target for Red Devils

  23-09-2015 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Manchester United bridged the generation gap at Old Trafford with Wayne Rooney and teenagers Andreas Pereira and Anthony Martial scored
  
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• Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Real Madrid: Karim Benzema double sends Rafa Benitez's side top of La Liga after Barcelona slip up

  23-09-2015 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIK SHARMA AT SAN MAMES STADIUM: Real Madrid moved above Barcelona to the top of La Liga with a brace from brace from Karim Benzema in a 2-1 victory over Athletic Bilbao.
  
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• Crystal Palace 4-1 Charlton: Dwight Gayle scores hat-trick as Alou Diarra is sent of for Charlton in south London derby

  23-09-2015 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRYSTAL PALACE 4-1 CHARLTON, JACK GAUGHAN AT SELHURST PARK: Dwight Gayle and Wilfried Zaha starred for Crystal Palace as they overcame 10-man Charlton in London derby.
  
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• Kilmarnock 2-3 Heart of Midlothian

  23-09-2015 22:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hearts progress to quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup after a late win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.
  
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• Celta Vigo 4-1 Barcelona: Iago Aspas at the double as Celta thrash Lionel Messi and co to end 100 per cent record

  23-09-2015 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CELTA VIGO 4-1 BARCELONA: He wasn’t good enough for Liverpool but Iago Aspas was too good for Barcelona on Wednesday night as he scored twice in Celta Vigo’s stunning 4-1 win.
  
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• VIDEO: Kiryienka takes world time trial gold

  23-09-2015 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Belarusian Vasil Kiryienka stuns his rivals to win the men's individual time trial at the world road championships in Richmond, Virginia.
  
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• Kiryienka wins men's world title

  23-09-2015 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vasil Kiryienka wins gold in the men's individual time trial at the Road Cycling World Championships for his first world title.
  
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• Tottenham 1-2 Arsenal: Mathieu Flamini at the double as Gunners get better of London rivals to reach Capital One Cup fourth round

  23-09-2015 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NEIL ASHTON AT WHITE HART LANE: When the ball eventually dropped out of the night sky, the unlikely figure of Mathieu Flamini was lurking on the edge of Tottenham’s penalty area.
  
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• Walsall 1-4 Chelsea

  23-09-2015 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ramires, Loic Remy, Kenedy and Pedro score as Chelsea fend off a battling Walsall to advance to the League Cup fourth round.
  
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• Hibernian 2-0 Aberdeen

  23-09-2015 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hibernian inflict Aberdeen's first domestic defeat of the season and progress to the Scottish League Cup quarter-finals.
  
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• Celta stun Barca 4-1 to go top in La Liga

  23-09-2015 22:23
  By Tim Hanlon BARCELONA (Reuters) - Iago Aspas scored twice as Celta Vigo sent Barcelona crashing to a 4-1 defeat to go top of La Liga ahead of Real Madrid’s clash against Athletic Bilbao later on Wednesday. After disappointing spells at Liverpool and Sevilla, Aspas is back to his best this season having returned to Celta and struck clinical finishes in either half against a Barca side who were far from their normal dominant selves. Nolito, a former Barca youth player, fired his fifth goal
  
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• Clint Bowyer's title hopes hit hard by NASCAR penalties

  23-09-2015 22:16
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Clint Bowyer's slim shot at winning the Sprint Cup championship in Michael Waltrip Racing's final season took a huge hit Wednesday when NASCAR penalized the team for an infraction in the opening playoff race.
  
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• I thought my chance had gone - Patel

  23-09-2015 22:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Samit Patel admits he thought his England chance had gone, after receiving his first call-up for two and a half years.
  
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• Romania have asked questions but the French have started to answer

  23-09-2015 22:06
  
  The French lead thanks to first half tries from Sofiane Guitone and Yannick Nyanga.
  
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• The new Day hungers for more after reaching world No. 1

  23-09-2015 22:05
  By Larry Fine ATLANTA (Reuters) - Jason Day said he did not feel anything special after achieving a career goal by ascending to the world number one ranking with his emphatic victory at last week's BMW Championship. Day gave evidence of the maturity that helped him shake off the disappointment of so many near misses at majors and break through at last month's PGA Championship as part of an amazing run of four wins from his last six tournaments. "It makes me a lot more hungry to try and keep my p
  
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• No bonus point, no worries, says Australia coach Cheika

  23-09-2015 22:03
  
  By Nick Mulvenney CARDIFF (Reuters) - Australia might have come away from their opening World Cup match against Fiji on Saturday without a four-try bonus point, but this one was just about the win, coach Michael Cheika insisted. Both England and Wales, Australia's main rivals in the tournament's toughest pool, secured a bonus point in their opening matches and Australia had a chance to go for one late in their match at the Millennium Stadium. Rattled by a second-half fightback by the Pacific Isl
  
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• Jason Day: 'It's like Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlory had a baby, and I was it'

  23-09-2015 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jason Day has likened his emergence as golf's world number one to if Rory Mcllroy and Jordan Speith had a baby. Day's victory at the BMW Championship saw him overtake Mcllroy as he world's top player.
  
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• Olympic Stadium plays host to Rugby World Cup 2015 as France face Romania

  23-09-2015 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rugby fans got the chance to enjoy the recently converted Olympic Stadium in all its glory on Wednesday night as France took on Romania in the World Cup.
  
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• Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor ends holdout and reports

  23-09-2015 21:58
  
  RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Kam Chancellor ended his holdout and reported to the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday after missing training camp and the first two weeks of the regular season.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Thursday, September 24

  23-09-2015 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his guides to Thursday’s races at Newmarket, Pontefract, Perth and Chelmsford. 
  
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• Nine-week ban for Argentine Galarza

  23-09-2015 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Argentina lock Mariano Galarza is banned for nine weeks for making contact "with the eye or eye area" of Brodie Retallick.
  
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• If Liverpool want a boss deeply respected by players, FSG should get Carlo Ancelotti

  23-09-2015 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: If Liverpool want someone who commands respect it’s hard to think of anyone in football better suited than Carlo Ancelotti after it emerged they had sounded him out.
  
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• Golf-Who needs the $10 million? McIlroy wants FedExCup trophy

  23-09-2015 21:39
  By Larry Fine ATLANTA (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy, whose season was interrupted by injury, said he just wants to get back to winning and does not care about the $10 million bonus that could come with victory at the Tour Championship. "Luckily, that amount of money doesn't sort of mean much to me anymore," McIlroy said on Wednesday on the eve of the season-ending Tour Championship that caps the FedExCup playoffs and awards the bonus to the points leader. In 2013, McIlroy signed a multi-year endorsem
  
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• Iran women’s football captain isn’t at a major tournament – because her husband won’t let her go

  23-09-2015 21:38
  
  Under Iranian law a man has the right to prevent his wife from leaving the country.
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson 'still doesn't have a clue who Paul Pogba is', blasts Mino Raiola!

  23-09-2015 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Pogba's agent Mino Raiola has hit back at claims made by Sir Alex Ferguson by suggesting the former Manchester United manager 'still doesn't have a clue' who the Juventus star is.
  
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• McKee proud as Fiji battle fatigue to make Australia toil

  23-09-2015 21:30
  
  By Ed Osmond CARDIFF (Reuters) - Fiji coach John McKee was proud of his team after they lost 28-13 to Australia on Wednesday to slip to their second successive defeat in Rugby World Cup Pool A. Just as they did in their 35-11 loss to England, Fiji caused problems for the Wallabies and fought back strongly after falling 25-6 down soon after halftime. "For periods of the first half, we had control of the game but some errors crept in a team like Australia are very good at capitalising on that and
  
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• Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal Capital One Cup LIVE football score: Follow the north London derby plus the rest of the third round as it happens

  23-09-2015 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Capital One Cup as Tottenham host Arsenal in the north London derby in the pick of the night's third round action.
  
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• Australia overpower Fiji but miss bonus point

  23-09-2015 21:22
  
  By Ed Osmond CARDIFF (Reuters) - Australia spluttered to a 28-13 victory over Fiji but were left frustrated at failing to secure a bonus point after dominating their opening Rugby World Cup Pool A match on Wednesday. Number eight David Pocock claimed two first-half tries from rolling mauls to lay the platform for the twice world champions and a try by prop Sekope Kepu soon after the interval set them on course for a comfortable win.
  
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