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• Namibia 16-17 Georgia: Prince Harry watches African minnows just miss out on first World Cup victory 

  07-10-2015 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Georgia captain Mamuka Gorgodze broke stubborn Namibia to inspire his side to a nervy second win of the World Cup in Exeter. The African side led at half-time and set up a frantic finale.
  
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• Arsenal sweat on Laurent Koscielny's fitness ahead of Champions League clash with Bayern Munich  

  07-10-2015 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Laurent Koscielny is facing a race against time to be fit for the Champions League crunch clash against Bayern Munich. The Arsenal defender is recovering from a hamstring injury.
  
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• Stones strike Serbian team bus in Albania for Euro match

  07-10-2015 23:47
  
  By Benet Koleka TIRANA (Reuters) - A bus carrying Serbia's national football squad was hit by stones within hours of the team arriving in Albania on Wednesday for a Euro 2016 qualifier, a year after their previous encounter was abandoned in chaos. Albania has stepped up security for the politically-charged match, after their first meeting in Group I in Belgrade was abandoned when a drone carrying a flag depicting 'Greater Albania' flew over the stadium and a brawl ensued between players. The Bal
  
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• Southampton are built on faith from the very beginning... we don't just buy success, we breed it, insists chairman Ralph Krueger

  07-10-2015 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southampton chairman Ralph Krueger gave a bizarre, fairly cringeworthy speech at the start of his discussion at Leaders in Sport about competing at the highest level.
  
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• George Ford's brother reveals England fly-half received no explanation when dropped for Wales and Australia defeats

  07-10-2015 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  George Ford can't speak freely about his World Cup ordeal but his brother has revealed that the England fly-half struggled to come to terms with being dropped for key games with Wales and Australia.
  
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• France's Picamoles rejuvenated for Ireland showdown

  07-10-2015 23:38
  
  By Ed Osmond CARDIFF (Reuters) - France number eight Louis Picamoles is feeling refreshed after sitting out the game against Canada ahead of the Rugby World Cup Pool D showdown against Ireland, he said on Wednesday. Picamoles was disappointed not to play in the 41-18 win over the Canadians but he understands the need to recuperate.
  
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• NFL scouts look to England rugby flops after Rugby World Cup exit as Americans look to convince top stars to make switch 

  07-10-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Members of the England rugby team have caught the attention of NFL scouts interested in discussing a switch to the hugely lucrative world of American football.
  
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• Warren Gatland's secret weapon for Wales Paul Stridgeon lifts the lid on intense training sessions

  07-10-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wales fitness and conditioning coach Paul Stridgeon has lifted the lid on the training methods that inspired the momentous late turnaround against England at Twickenham.
  
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• Wales will finish the job that Gary Speed started by qualifying for Euro 2016, vows Hal Robson-Kanu 

  07-10-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gary Speed will be in the thoughts of Wales players once their expected qualification for Euro 2016 is confirmed, according to Hal Robson-Kanu.
  
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• Theo Walcott ready to take blazing Arsenal form onto international stage with England

  07-10-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England captain Wayne Rooney is almost certain to miss his country’s final two Euro 2016 qualifiers with an ankle injury. But his absence may create an opening for Theo Walcott for Roy Hodgson's side.
  
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• Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini's demise is long overdue... as FIFA folds, it's absurd that these rogues are still clinging to power

  07-10-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL:When the end comes, as it surely will soon, the news will be met with a disconnected shrug. We are immune to it now, this sea of effluent washing up day after day on football’s shores.
  
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• Northern Ireland can become legends by qualifying for Euro 2016, believes manager Michael O'Neill

  07-10-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If Northern Ireland succeed in qualifying for Euro 2016 on Thursday, Michael O’Neill knows his next big challenge will be delaying celebrations long enough ahead of Friday morning's flight to Helsinki.
  
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• NFL targeting Twickenham for upcoming London franchise while Tottenham still hold onto Wembley hope

  07-10-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: American football's NFL are eyeing Twickenham as one of the venues for their upcoming London franchise — which rugby diehards might regard as the final nail in the coffin.
  
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• FIFA corruption scandal explained: Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini facing suspension as world football's governing body is brought to its knees 

  07-10-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shamed FIFA president Sepp Blatter's 17-year reign could finally be brought to an end. Here, Sportsmail's Nick Harris takes us through the corruption scandal's key points...
  
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• Harvey on time, Collins a cutup and mollified Mets off to LA

  07-10-2015 23:26
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — With a gaggle of watchful reporters waiting outside the Mets dugout and a row of photographers kneeling in position, Matt Harvey hopped up the steps and onto the field at exactly 10 a.m.
  
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• Dinamo Zagreb star Arijan Ademi fails drug test following the Champions League win over Arsenal 

  07-10-2015 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW: Dinamo Zagreb midfielder Arijan Ademi failed a drug test after his team's Champions League win against Arsenal. He played the full 90 minutes against the Gunners.
  
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• Albania on high alert for Serbia grudge match

  07-10-2015 23:22
  
  By Benet Koleka TIRANA (Reuters) - The man behind a drone stunt that triggered chaos at last year’s Euro 2016 football qualifier between Serbia and Albania was arrested on Wednesday on the eve of the teams' second encounter, as hosts Albania mobilised 1,800 police officers to secure the politically-charged match. Long at odds over the independence of Serbia’s former Kosovo province, Albania and Serbia met on the football pitch in October last year amid hopes of a thaw in relations bu
  
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• Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini facing suspensions as house of FIFA comes crashing down in corruption scandal

  07-10-2015 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: The two most powerful figures in world football were on the brink of losing their thrones on Wednesday night. FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini are both facing suspension.
  
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• Besides Lackey in Game 1, Matheny mum on rotation

  07-10-2015 23:04
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — John Lackey gets the start in Game 1 of the NL Division Series for the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday.
  
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• Biting scandal rocks South Africa after prop Frans Malherbe allegedly sinks his teeth into USA lock Matt Trouville

  07-10-2015 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON AT THE OLYMPIC STADIUM: South Africa may have left the Olympic Stadium believing they'd emerged from a crisis but they could yet find themselves at the centre of a biting scandal.
  
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• Analysis - Fantasy sports companies' ambitions tested by scrutiny from lawmakers, regulators

  07-10-2015 22:49
  
  The world of fantasy sports is having to grow up fast. Investors poured money into the top two U.S. companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, ahead of the current National Football League season, the busiest time of the year for fantasy sports. The companies may have painted big targets on their backs through aggressive advertising and relaxed internal policies that allowed employees to bet on rival sites and become some of the biggest cash winners.
  
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• Blatter faces 90 day suspension from FIFA, confidant says

  07-10-2015 22:38
  
  By Simon Evans ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA president Sepp Blatter faces an imminent 90 day suspension from football if the governing body's ethics judge backs a prosecutor's recommendation, a close friend and former advisor to Blatter told Reuters on Wednesday. Blatter's long-term confidant Klaus Stoehlker said the decision by judge Hans-Joachim Eckert on the provisional suspension was expected by Friday. "There is no final decision, this is a recommendation from the lower part of the Ethics Committ
  
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• FIFA President Sepp Blatter 'facing 90-day suspension'

  07-10-2015 22:37
  
  Move to suspend head of football's governing body comes after Swiss officials opened a criminal case against him.
  
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• Barcelona to announce new four-year £48m shirt sponsorship with Qatar Airways

  07-10-2015 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona are expected to confirm a new four-year shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways before the end of the month worth £48million (€65m) per season.
  
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• Leigh Halfpenny having to watch from home as Wales march towards Rugby World Cup quarter-finals despite missing their talisman

  07-10-2015 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One injured Rugby World Cup star is having to find a way to pass the time in between watching his side make progress to the quarter-finals, following a heartbreaking end to his own dream.
  
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• Jose Mourinho will remain at Chelsea... they don't want change, believes Carlo Ancelotti

  07-10-2015 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carlo Ancelotti expects Chelsea to keep faith in manager Jose Mourinho and has ruled out returning to work this season. Former Blues boss Ancelotti has seen the London side struggle.
  
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• Anthony Martial trains with France squad as Didier Deschamps says 'he has taken the bull by the horns' at Manchester United

  07-10-2015 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Martial will be hoping to transcend his blistering form at Manchester United to the international stage once more after taking part in France training.
  
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• Protesters storm red-carpet premiere of UK women's rights film 'Suffragette'

  07-10-2015 22:18
  
  By Sebastien Malo LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Protesters stormed the red carpet at the glitzy premiere of the film "Suffragette" on Wednesday that stars Meryl Streep as a leading British women's rights activist a century ago, staging a lie-in and saying the fight for equality was not yet over. The historical political drama is about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement in London in 1912 and their campaign of militancy to fight for women to get the right to vote. The story c
  
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• Habana dismisses comparisons with class-act Lomu

  07-10-2015 22:17
  
  By Nick Said LONDON, (Reuters) - South Africa winger Bryan Habana scythed through the U.S. defence on Wednesday for a hat-trick of tries that took him level with a player he feels is beyond comparison at the top of the Rugby World Cup try-scoring list. Habana’s treble in South Africa’s 64-0 victory lifted him to 15 tries in his third World Cup, the same number former New Zealand giant Jonah Lomu managed in two tournaments. The 32-year-old Springbok described Lomu as the greatest fini
  
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• South Africa hammer USA to reach World Cup quarters

  07-10-2015 22:13
  
  Habana equals tries record in a 64-0 demolition of the US in the Rugby World Cup.
  
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• FIFA's Blatter has not been notified of any ethics action - lawyers

  07-10-2015 22:09
  
  (Reuters) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has not been notified of any action taken by the ethics committee of world football's governing body, despite a report on Wednesday that he could soon be suspended, lawyers for Blatter said in a statement. A close friend and former adviser to Blatter said on Wednesday that world football's chief faces an imminent 90-day suspension if FIFA's ethics judge supports a prosecutor's recommendation.
  
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• South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer 'so proud' of record-matching Bryan Habana

  07-10-2015 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer hopes Bryan Habana is hitting form at the right time after the winger's record-equalling feat against the United States.
  
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• France practice big hits in training as Les Blues set to target Ireland talisman Johnny Sexton in World Cup showdown

  07-10-2015 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eddy Ben Arous has vowed to go after Johnny Sexton as France raise the pressure on Ireland's linchpin fly-half.
  
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• Germany coach backs Jurgen Klopp for Liverpool job

  07-10-2015 21:54
  
  The Germany coach believes there are similarities between the two clubs.
  
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• Miserly Springboks defence wins plaudits from Meyer

  07-10-2015 21:50
  
  By Justin Palmer LONDON (Reuters) - Resurgent South Africa gave a brutal demonstration of their firepower with a 10-try blitz against the United States on Wednesday but coach Heyneke Meyer was just as pleased with their defensive qualities.   The Springboks won 64-0, running riot in the second half at the Olympic Stadium to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals as Pool B winners having lost their opening game to Japan. South Africa found themselves embroiled in a maelstrom of negativity
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo trains in Braga as he prepares to lead Portugal side to Euro 2016 

  07-10-2015 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo will be looking to get back to his best form and fire Portugal to the European Championships next summer, when his nation takes on Denmark on Thursday night.
  
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• United States closing the gap despite SA drubbing - Tolkin

  07-10-2015 21:48
  
  By Padraic Halpin LONDON (Reuters) - The United States suffered the biggest defeat of the Rugby World Cup when a near second-string side went down 64-0 to South Africa on Wednesday but their coach said it would have been worse in previous tournaments. With a four-day turn-around until their last Pool B game, the U.S. made 12 changes from the team that led Scotland for 40 minutes before being overrun and were only 14 points down at halftime until the twice world champions cut loose.
  
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• Gus Poyet says Sam Allardyce is the manager Sunderland need

  07-10-2015 21:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gus Poyet believes Sam Allardyce is the ideal candidate to inspire Sunderland in their battle against relegation.But Poyet has warned t
  
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• David Beckham wanted Roy Keane to play in charity match

  07-10-2015 21:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  David Beckham has revealed he wanted Roy Keane to return to Old Trafford and play under Sir Alex Ferguson in his charity match next month.
  
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• Poland boss Adam Nawalka ready for 'good fight' with Scotland and hails Robert Lewandowski as 'best centre-forward in the world' ahead of Euro 2016 qualifier

  07-10-2015 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Poland manager Adam Nawalka is prepared for a Hampden battle - but he also warned his side to expect an 'advanced European game' from Scotland.
  
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• Emotionless ready to face Air Force Blue in Dewhurst Stakes

  07-10-2015 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Air Force Blue and Emotionless go head-to-head in Saturday’s Dubai Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket with the winner destined to be crowned Europe’s champion two-year-old.
  
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• Good and bad news for Ireland’s boxers at the World Championships

  07-10-2015 21:33
  
  The Belfast boxer claimed a 2-1 points win today.
  
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• Blatter awaiting fate after ethics committee investigation

  07-10-2015 21:27
  
  LONDON (AP) — Sepp Blatter could be facing a 90-day suspension.
  
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• Russian warships join Syria war with rocket attacks

  07-10-2015 21:16
  
  President Vladimir Putin says warships in the Caspian Sea targeted ISIL in Syria with 26 rockets.
  
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• We’ll leave it there so: Keano’s big t***, Coleman’s fitness and the rest of Wednesday’s sport

  07-10-2015 21:13
  
  Elsewhere, Johnny Sexton is compared to Zlatan, and Bryan Habana matches Lomu’s record.
  
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• All Blacks look for momentum and top spot against Tonga

  07-10-2015 21:12
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - New Zealand will be looking for a complete performance to wrap up top spot in Pool C when they take on Tonga in Newcastle in their final Rugby World Cup group match on Friday evening. The reigning champions have yet to hit top gear in wins over Argentina, Namibia and Georgia, so will be hoping to shake of the last of the rust at St James' Park, with France or Ireland waiting in the quarter-finals. Captain Ritchie McCaw is rested because of a sore hip, though coach Steve Hansen
  
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