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• Wales coach Neil Jenkins backs Dan Biggar to become the best No 10 in the world

  02-10-2015 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dan Biggar’s 100 per cent accuracy from the tee has been central to Welsh success, with kicking coach Neil Jenkins tipping him to soon challenge the likes of Dan Carter as the best No 10 in the world.
  
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• Scotland coach Vern Cotter vows to fire up his squad ahead of biggest test in 25 years against South Africa

  02-10-2015 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There is a parody Twitter account called 'Stern Vern Cotter'. Biography: 'Coach of the Scotland rugby team and all-round scary biscuit.' The parodists have coloured his eyes a demonic red.
  
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• McIlroy hungry to improve after 'lost year'

  02-10-2015 23:50
  
  The form shown by Jordan Spieth and Jason Day this season has given Rory McIlroy the hunger to improve his golf game and make up for a "lost year", the Northern Irishman said on Friday. Four-times major winner McIlroy has dropped from first to third in the world behind number two Day and the top-ranked Spieth. Spieth and Day have both pulled off a string of victories this year, with the American landing the U.S. Masters, U.S. Open and FedExCup playoff crowns and the Australian winning the U.S. P
  
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• Australia refuse to get drawn into war of words ahead of crunch Rugby World Cup Pool A clash with arch-rivals England

  02-10-2015 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There is nothing quite like the rivalry between teams from these islands and from Australia, and for the most part this summer it is the old country that has emerged on top.
  
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• Klitschko's fight with Fury rearranged for Nov. 28

  02-10-2015 23:48
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - World heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko's bout against Briton Tyson Fury has been rearranged for Nov. 28 after the Ukrainian was given the green light to fight following a calf injury. Klitschko said in a statement on his website (www.klitschko.com) on Friday that the bout would take place in Duesseldorf at the end of November, five weeks after the fight was originally scheduled. "My injury will heal quickly enough for me to enter the ring on Nov. 28," said the Ukrainian
  
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• Rotherham 1-2 Burnley: Sam Vokes scores late winner to ensure Eric Black's caretaker reign gets off to losing start

  02-10-2015 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ALAN BIGGS AT THE NEW YORK STADIUM: Sam Vokes struck in the 81st minute to pile more misery on Championship strugglers Rotherham at the New York Stadium.
  
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• Blatter defies calls from FIFA sponsors to quit immediately

  02-10-2015 23:41
  
  ZURICH (AP) — Sepp Blatter defied calls from FIFA sponsors Budweiser, Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Visa on Friday to quit immediately as president of world soccer's governing body rather than clinging on until the emergency election in February.
  
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• ‘It was just a fairytale ending’ – Bernard Brogan hopes Alan is around for a while longer yet

  02-10-2015 23:39
  
  But other commitments will make it hard to play on.
  
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• New Zealand 43-10 Georgia: All Blacks battle to win over minnows at the Millennium Stadium to secure World Cup quarter-final place

  02-10-2015 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON AT THE MILLENNIUM STADIUM: Steve Hansen might order his All Blacks players to rein in the golf trips after Friday night's showing at the Millennium Stadium.
  
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• McDonald's, Coca-Cola and VISA call for FIFA president Sepp Blatter to resign with immediate effect as sponsors demand 'credible and sustainable reform'  

  02-10-2015 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Sepp Blatter's lameduck FIFA presidency until the election next February was looking increasingly untenable on Friday night as three sponsors urged him to go.
  
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• RFU plan normal World Cup review even if England suffer defeat by Australia at Twickenham and crash out at group stage

  02-10-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The RFU are planning a normal review of England’s World Cup performance even if they crash out at the group stage.
  
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• England vs Australia: Sportmail's team of experts make their predictions ahead of crucial Rugby World Cup clash 

  02-10-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England take on Australia at Twickenham on Saturday with their World Cup hopes hanging in the balance. Ahead of the clash Sportsmail's team of experts make their predictions.
  
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• England vs Australia: Nik Simon's form guide rates each player ahead of Rugby World Cup showdown at Twickenham

  02-10-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is do or die for England as they take on Australia at Twickenham on Saturday with a place in the World Cup quarter-finals on the line. Nik Simon's Form Guide rates each player from the starting XV's.
  
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• England, Australia and Wales are locked in three-way battle at top of Pool A... but what do each side need to happen to progress?

  02-10-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One thing is certain: If England lose to Australia they will be out of the Rugby World Cup before the group stage is even complete. We break down all the permutations ahead of clash.
  
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• Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross to step up fitness comeback with reserves run out

  02-10-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL: Ryan Shawcross is preparing for a return to action and could feature against Port Vale in a development game on Wednesday. The Stoke skipper had back surgery in August.
  
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• GARETH BARRY: To make as many Premier League appearances as Frank Lampard or Ryan Giggs would be remarkable... but I won't stop having a beer after each game!

  02-10-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: Gareth Barry first stepped into the frenzy of the Premier League 17 years ago and, at 34, he is perhaps the last representative of a certain generation of English players.
  
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• Dick Advocaat could be ready to leave Sunderland regardless of West Ham result

  02-10-2015 23:33
  
  • Sunderland’s match at home to West Ham could be manager’s last
  • Advocaat walks out of press briefing amid questions over futureConsiderable uncertainty surrounds the manager’s position at Sunderland after Dick Advocaat refused to confirm he will remain in charge beyond Saturday’s game at home to West Ham.It is understood the Dutchman could well step down regardless of the result against Slaven Bilic’s side after becoming disillusioned with life on a lim
  
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• Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers insists he will relish the favourites tag for Merseyside derby with Everton that he dare not lose

  02-10-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: Hysteria - ever since Brendan Rodgers said it in the aftermath of Liverpool's win over Aston Villa last week, it has been the buzzword on Merseyside.
  
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• Jo Pavey: I thought I'd be retired by now but Rio 2016 is my target... so, I can't wait to hit Glasgow for the Great Scottish Run

  02-10-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jo Pavey opted for a family holiday in Cornwall and picnic stops rather than a crack at the World Championships in Beijing this summer. And she doesn’t regret it for a second.
  
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• Rain at Dover washes out qualifying; Kenseth on pole

  02-10-2015 23:25
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — For a driver on the brink of championship elimination, Kevin Harvick might have the biggest target at Dover.
  
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• South Africa gear up for Rugby World Cup 2015 Pool B clash against Scotland

  02-10-2015 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With Jean de Villiers ruled out of the rest of the Rugby World Cup with injury and having announced his retirement from the Test scene, Fourie du Preez has inherited the South Africa captaincy.
  
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• 3 MLB games postponed as Atlantic faces rain and wind

  02-10-2015 23:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Three major league baseball games were postponed Friday as the East Coast faced steady rain with Hurricane Joaquin swirling in the Atlantic.
  
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• Burnley’s Sam Vokes strikes late to defeat managerless Rotherham

  02-10-2015 23:17
  
  Sam Vokes’s 81st-minute strike got Burnley back to winning ways in the Championship as they ensured Rotherham began life after Steve Evans with a 2-1 defeat. Related: Rotherham reject approach from Paolo Di Canio over manager’s jobContinue reading...
  
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• Saints coach Payton expects QB Brees to start vs Cowboys

  02-10-2015 23:14
  
  METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Drew Brees is expected to return as starter for New Orleans against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night in the Superdome, Saints coach Sean Payton said Friday.
  
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• New Zealand beat Georgia to reach World Cup quarter-finals

  02-10-2015 23:07
  
  It may have been the first meeting between the countries, but Georgia did not have New Zealand on their minds when they selected their side for what was never going to be a contest of equals. They made 10 changes from the side that had started their first two matches and it may have been as well for the holders who, despite a fast start, scored only one try in a 52-minute spell after securing the bonus point that guaranteed them first place in the pool.They finished with a flourish, but that did
  
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• Coca-Cola and McDonald’s lead calls for Fifa’s Sepp Blatter to stand down

  02-10-2015 23:07
  
  • Visa and Budweiser join as sponsors call for president’s removal
  • Blatter statement ‘respectfully disagrees’ with Coca-Cola’s positionFour of Fifa’s leading sponsors, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Visa and Budweiser, have demanded that the president, Sepp Blatter, step down immediately in the face of an ongoing corruption crisis.The dramatic intervention from four of Fifa’s longest standing sponsors hugely increases the pressure on the 79-year old
  
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• Youngs wants to 'blow away' Aussies

  02-10-2015 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England scrum-half Ben Youngs says his team have to "blow away" Australia in their crucial match at Twickenham on Saturday.
  
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• Stuart Lancaster’s men must climb personal Everests against Australia | Robert Kitson

  02-10-2015 23:00
  
  England can take their wins against Australia in the 2003 and 2007 World Cups as motivation to believe they can stay in the tournamentLast month Stuart Lancaster took a night off from the stress of coaching England and went to the cinema. Instead of a heart-warming tale with a happy ending he ended up sitting through Everest, a movie with the starkest of finales. “I picked the wrong film … a story about a man going to the top of the mountain, a big storm comes and he dies.” In
  
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• New Zealand 43-10 Georgia

  02-10-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Holders New Zealand qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals courtesy of an underwhelming win over a committed Georgia.
  
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• Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling: I did not say I was too tired to play for England

  02-10-2015 23:00
  
  The most expensive English footballer sets the story straight about his international omission in Estonia, the money talk before his move from Liverpool and his relationship with the managers and players at AnfieldAs Raheem Sterling pulled up a seat at Manchester City’s village-sized training ground and started to go through the story that had brought him to this point, his mind briefly went back to his first day at a professional club, at the age of 10, when Queens Park Rangers invited hi
  
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• Late tries flatter New Zealand after sloppy win against Georgia

  02-10-2015 23:00
  
  A frustrating performance from the All Blacks.
  
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• Galway earn crucial victory over Sligo

  02-10-2015 23:00
  
  Conor Winn turned in a man of the match display before Enda Curran hit two vital goals.
  
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• Ben Youngs: England must come out of gate and blow Australia away

  02-10-2015 23:00
  
  • ‘We must do more than match them; we’ve got to go above and beyond that’
  • Jonathan Joseph: We don’t want to be thinking ‘what if?’ after the gameEngland’s scrum-half Ben Youngs, fit to face Australia after recovering from an ankle injury, has called on his team-mates to blow away their opponents in the opening 20 minutes of their Pool A match at Twickenham on Saturday night.“We’ve got to make sure we come out of the gate the firs
  
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• New Zealand v Georgia: Rugby World Cup – as it happened

  02-10-2015 22:57
  
  New Zealand ran in seven tries, including three from Julian Savea, against a fierce Georgia side but there is plenty of room for improvement from the All Blacks, who are know into the quarter-finals 9.57pm BSTThat is all from me. New Zealand are through to the quarter-finals where they are likely to face France or Ireland. They’ll have to be better than that though. Cheerio and be sure to join us again for three humdingers tomorrow, starting with Samoa against Japan. 9.56pm BSTRichie is ha
  
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• Will quarterbacks re-emerge in the Heisman, draft picture?

  02-10-2015 22:50
  
  Quarterbacks have won the Heisman Trophy five straight seasons and have been selected first in the NFL Draft five of the last seven years.
  
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• Rotherham United 1-2 Burnley

  02-10-2015 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sam Vokes' late strike gives Burnley victory over managerless Rotherham as the Clarets move up to third in the Championship.
  
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• Dundalk overcome Longford to reach FAI Cup final

  02-10-2015 22:50
  
  13 years after their last cup triumph, Dundalk are back in Irish football’s showpiece event.
  
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• Jimmy Bullard's hilarious outtakes while shooting new TV promo show he's still football's funny man 

  02-10-2015 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite his football career sadly coming to a premature end, Jimmy Bullard's popularity continues to grow and the funny man's latest antics are sure to make you chuckle.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Saturday, October 3

  02-10-2015 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his guides to the hottest selections from Saturday's races at Ascot, Newmarket, Redcar, Fontwell and Wolverhampton.
  
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• Dick Advocaat set to quit Sunderland even if they beat West Ham for first Premier League win of the season

  02-10-2015 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE EXCLUSIVE: Dick Advocaat has indicated to staff that he is ready to end his seven-month association with Sunderland following Saturday's game.
  
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• Celta miss chance to go top with Getafe draw

  02-10-2015 22:43
  
  Celta Vigo missed a chance to climb above Villarreal to the top of La Liga when they failed to spark and were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Getafe on Friday. Celta demonstrated little of the attacking verve that helped them stun champions Barcelona 4-1 at their Balaidos stadium last month and the match in Galicia produced few memorable moments. Forward Iago Aspas, who scored twice against Barca, hit the post with an angled shot after rounding goalkeeper Vicente Guaita in the 11th minute and Geta
  
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• Major FIFA sponsors call for Blatter's resignation

  02-10-2015 22:38
  
  Coca-Cola and McDonalds urge Blatter, who is facing criminal probe, to quit "for the benefit of the game".
  
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• Williams sees off Vinci in Wuhan

  02-10-2015 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Venus Williams beats Italy's Roberta Vinci - conqueror of Serena Williams at the US Open - to reach the Wuhan Open final.
  
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• Is it Everton’s time to end derby run and other Premier League talking points

  02-10-2015 22:16
  
  Arsene Wenger will look to get one over on Louis van Gaal, while Chelsea need to turn their season around and Man City are without a couple of big names.
  
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• Bowyer lands ride with HScott before replacing Tony Stewart

  02-10-2015 22:15
  
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Clint Bowyer hopes his one-year pit stop at HScott Motorsports is more than just a footnote on his career.
  
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• Holmes and Connelly thank players for their efforts as they step down as managers

  02-10-2015 22:14
  
  Mayo are on the lookout for a new manager.
  
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• Jim Furyk to miss Presidents Cup, replaced by JB Holmes

  02-10-2015 21:57
  
  PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jim Furyk's season ended earlier than he wanted Friday when he removed himself from the Presidents Cup because of a wrist injury that hasn't fully healed.
  
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• Coca-Cola and McDonald’s call for Fifa’s Sepp Blatter to stand down

  02-10-2015 21:52
  
  • Coca-Cola has become first sponsor to call for president’s removal
  • ‘Every day that passes, the image and reputation of Fifa continues to tarnish’Leading Fifa sponsors Coca-Cola and McDonalds have demanded Sepp Blatter’s immediate resignation as president.The two companies have issued statements saying reform at world football’s scandal-ridden governing body can only take place with its beleaguered leader out of the picture. Continue reading...
  
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• McDonald's calls for FIFA's Sepp Blatter to step down immediately

  02-10-2015 21:50
  
  NEW YORK (Reuters) - McDonald's joined calls on Friday for FIFA President Sepp Blatter to resign immediately after Swiss authorities said they had opened a criminal investigation into the head of the world soccer body. "The events of recent weeks have continued to diminish the reputation of FIFA and public confidence in its leadership," the company said in an emailed statement. The fast food giant's comment came after the Coca-Cola Co made the same plea for Blatter to step down, increasing press
  
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• New York Jets ship toilet rolls to UK

  02-10-2015 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The New York Jets ship 350 toilet rolls to London ahead of their Wembley clash with the Miami Dolphins because an intern said British toilet paper was "very thin" and the plumbing was inferior.
  
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