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• What happened lads? Chris Robshaw and Stuart Lancaster face Prince Harry and the Queen after England's World Cup exit

  12-10-2015 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was left to Chris Robshaw and Stuart Lancaster to answer for England's early World Cup exit at Buckingham Palace, as the Queen invited the under-fire pair to a reception.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Tuesday, October 13

  12-10-2015 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his guides to the hottest selections from Tuesday's races at Musselburgh, Leicester and Wolverhampton.
  
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• California governor bans Redskins name at public schools

  12-10-2015 23:55
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Four California high schools will be forced to change mascots after Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation making the state the first to bar public schools from using the Redskins name for sports teams.
  
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• US drops ammunition to rebels fighting ISIL in Syria

  12-10-2015 23:51
  
  Military supplies were provided to Syrian groups whose leaders were appropriately vetted by the US, official says.
  
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• England Under-21 duo Joe Gomez and Jordon Ibe face Kazakhstan eager to impress new Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp

  12-10-2015 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gareth Southgate has urged Liverpool’s Joe Gomez and Jordon Ibe to win over Jurgen Klopp by showing the form that has brought them England recognition by impressing against Kazakhstan.
  
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• Slovakia book Euro trip as they beat Luxembourg

  12-10-2015 23:48
  
  Marek Hamsik scored twice and Slovakia netted three goals in a six-minute span to beat Luxembourg 4-2 in Group C on Monday as they booked a place at Euro 2016 in France. The Slovaks are set to make their first trip as an independent nation to the European Championship after finishing second in Group C behind leaders Spain, who beat third-placed Ukraine 1-0 to end their hopes of an automatic berth. Ukraine, who finished with 19 points, three behind Slovakia (22), will now feature in next month's
  
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• Ukraine into Euro play-offs after Spain defeat

  12-10-2015 23:47
  
  Ukraine were consigned to the Euro 2016 play-offs after they lost 1-0 at home to Spain despite the reigning champions fielding a second-string side in their final Group C qualifying match on Monday. Ukraine unrealistically needed to better Slovakia's result in Luxembourg to earn an automatic berth at the tournament in France next year but their fellow Eastern Europeans secured a 4-2 win to make sure of second place. With Spain already assured of top spot, coach Vicente del Bosque fielded an expe
  
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• Del Bosque faces tricky task to select Spain squad

  12-10-2015 23:46
  
  Spain coach Vicente del Bosque acknowledged he faces a tough task in deciding who to leave out of his 23-man squad for Euro 2016, with a particular embarrassment of riches in midfield. The holders wrapped up their Group C qualifying campaign with a 1-0 victory away to Ukraine on Monday, when Del Bosque had the luxury of fielding an experimental side with Spain already through as section winners. While the eight defenders and four forwards may be easier to select, among the midfielders who will b
  
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• Lithuania 0-3 England

  12-10-2015 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England complete a perfect Euro 2016 qualifying campaign as an experimental side eases past Lithuania 3-0 in Vilnius.
  
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• USC fires Steve Sarkisian 1 day after putting coach on leave

  12-10-2015 23:44
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California fired Steve Sarkisian on Monday, one day after the troubled football coach was put on leave.
  
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• Utley not in Dodgers' lineup for Game 3 vs Mets

  12-10-2015 23:42
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Chase Utley was not in the Los Angeles Dodgers' starting lineup for Game 3 of their NL Division Series against the New York Mets on Monday night.
  
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• The Democratic debate: Will it make a difference?

  12-10-2015 23:42
  
  There's lot of buzz ahead of the first debate for the US Democratic hopefuls slated for Tuesday.
  
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• England facing another nightmare 'group of death' draw at 2019 Rugby World Cup

  12-10-2015 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England could face another Group of Death in 2019 after World Cup officials refused to promise an overhaul of their controversial seeding system.
  
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• Royals rally on Correa's error, beat Astros 9-6 to even ALDS

  12-10-2015 23:36
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Astros shortstop Carlos Correa couldn't handle a deflected grounder that might have been a double-play ball, helping the Kansas City Royals rally for five runs in the eighth inning to beat Houston 9-6 Monday and force their playoff series to a decisive Game 5.
  
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• Dodgers pick Kershaw to start on 3 days' rest in Game 4

  12-10-2015 23:34
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to start on three days' rest for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 4 of their playoff series against the New York Mets.
  
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• USC fire football coach Steve Sarkisian after ruling him 'not healthy'

  12-10-2015 23:33
  
  USC football coach fired one day after getting put on leave by schoolIn August, Trojans coach had appeared to be intoxicated at pep rallyOffensive coordinator Clay Helton appointed head coach in interimSouthern California fired Steve Sarkisian on Monday, one day after the troubled coach was put on leave.Athletic director Pat Haden made the move one day after determining Sarkisian showed up at school in no condition to lead practice, although Haden refused to reveal specifics about the coach&rsqu
  
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• Who will start for England at Euros?

  12-10-2015 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The starting XI, the formation, the squad places - Phil McNulty assesses the big decisions facing England boss Roy Hodgson.
  
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• Astros blow big lead to let Royals back into ALDS

  12-10-2015 23:31
  
  Kansas City Royals 9-6 Houston AstrosAstros shortstop Carlos Correa couldn’t handle a deflected grounder that might have been a double-play ball, helping the Kansas City Royals rally for five runs in the eighth inning to beat Houston 9-6 and force their playoff series to a decisive game five.Correa homered twice, doubled, singled and drove in four runs in game four of the AL Division Series. Houston took a 6-2 lead into the eighth, but a tough error charged to the 21-year-old rookie keyed
  
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• Martin O’Neill confident Republic will reach Euro 2016 via play-offs

  12-10-2015 23:30
  
  • Manager upbeat but irked by suspensions for Jon Walters and John O’Shea
  • Says bans picked up at group stage should not be carried into play-offsRather than dwell on Sunday’s anticlimatic 2-1 defeat in Poland, the Republic of Ireland manager, Martin O’Neill, emphasised the positive aspects of a Euro 2016 campaign that will still finish on a high if his team emerge triumphant from a two-leg play-off in November.On the back of a thrilling win over Germany in Dublin, I
  
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• Ruthless England complete perfect 10

  12-10-2015 23:23
  
  England became only the sixth team to end a European qualifying campaign with a 100 percent record when they beat Lithuania 3-0 in their final Group E match on Monday. England, showing eight changes from the team that started Friday's 2-0 win over Estonia at Wembley, put themselves into a commanding position after scoring two goals which went in off the same right-hand post inside the opening 35 minutes. The first, after 29 minutes, was a powerful long-range strike from Ross Barkley that took a
  
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• McCarthy set to join Ireland squad after scans confirm O’Connell injury

  12-10-2015 23:17
  
  The Ireland captain will need surgery on the hamstring injury he sustained against France.
  
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• VIDEO: Rugby World Cup's pool-stage stats

  12-10-2015 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport present the crucial statistics from the pool stage of the Rugby World Cup, which saw hosts England knocked out.
  
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• Lithuania coach resigns in press conference after his side suffer defeat to England

  12-10-2015 23:09
  
  The Three Lions qualify for France with ten wins from ten.
  
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• England record perfect Euro 2016 qualifying campaign

  12-10-2015 23:09
  
  Hodgson's side beat Lithuania to become only the sixth team to go through qualifying with 100% record.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton refuses to get carried away with F1 title talk

  12-10-2015 23:04
  
  • Briton could seal championship at next race in Austin
  • ‘I don’t think about the title, I’m not there yet’ says Mercedes driverLewis Hamilton is insisting his focus is on the short term so as not to become distracted by how close he is to the F1 title.The 30-year-old returned from Russia to celebrate sealing the constructors’ championship with Mercedes with four races to go, and he has a strong chance of claiming his third drivers’ championship at
  
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• Who has qualified for Euro 2016?

  12-10-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Automatic qualifiers, best-placed team in third, play-off contenders - how Euro 2016 qualifying is shaping up.
  
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• Australian Eddie Jones says England need an experienced coach

  12-10-2015 23:00
  
  • RFU set to begin its inquest into World Cup exit
  • Jones believes an old hand is requiredEddie Jones, one of the men touted as the new head coach if Stuart Lancaster is replaced, has said England need an “experienced” man in charge who could handle pressure at the highest level.As the Rugby Football Union inquest into England’s exit begins, Jones, who led Australia to the 2003 World Cup final, was a technical adviser to the 2007 winners, South Africa, and mastermind
  
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• Tommy Bowe: ‘I was as close to crying as I think any of us have ever been’

  12-10-2015 22:57
  
  The Irish wing reflects on Sunday’s emotional win in Cardiff.
  
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• Swiss complete qualifiers with last-gasp win in Estonia

  12-10-2015 22:54
  
  (Reuters) - Switzerland played like a team already eyeing next year's Euro 2016 finals as they rounded off their qualifying campaign with a listless 1-0 win in Estonia on Monday. The game did come to life late on with Ats Purje wasting a good chance for Estonia before Breel Embolo's trickery forced Ragnar Klavan to bundle the ball into his own net in stoppage time. Xherdan Shaqiri had been Switzerland's most likely goalscorer in the first half before he was substituted.
  
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• Slovenia beat San Marino 2-0 to seal playoff berth

  12-10-2015 22:52
  
  Slovenia secured a Euro 2016 playoff berth after second-half headers by captain Bostjan Cesar and Nejc Pecnik gave them a 2-0 win at San Marino in a dour Group E qualifier on Monday. Slovenia finished third in the section on 16 points from 10 games, behind winners England and second-placed Switzerland who qualified automatically for next year's tournament in France. Needing only a draw to avoid any possibility of a last-minute fiasco, Slovenia produced a largely tepid performance against the gro
  
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• Ukraine 0-1 Spain

  12-10-2015 22:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Slovakia qualify for their first European Championship by beating Luxembourg, as Group C winners Spain beat Ukraine.
  
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• Eoin Reddan and Jamie Heaslip represent Ireland at World Cup reception with the Queen

  12-10-2015 22:48
  
  Representatives from all 20 teams were present at Buckingham Palace.
  
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• England beat Lithuania to complete Euro 2016 qualifying clean sweep

  12-10-2015 22:46
  
  Half an hour after the final whistle, in one of the upstairs rooms of the only stand with a roof, the Lithuania coach, Igoris Pankratjevas, took his seat, waited for the first question then casually announced that it was his final act in the job, rose from his chair and walked out without a backward glance.It was a strange ending to a slightly unorthodox game, played on an artificial pitch, with an old-fashioned punch-up in the stands and preceded by the local fire brigade turning up to water th
  
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• Florida's Grier suspended 1 year for positive PED test

  12-10-2015 22:40
  
  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida quarterback Will Grier has been suspended one year for violating the NCAA's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
  
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• UK Sports Network to air pre-Madness special - WKYT

  12-10-2015 22:36
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  LEXINGTON, Ky. – The UK Sports Network will once again air a pre-Big Blue Madness special from 5:30-7 p.m. on UK Sports Network select networks and UKathletics.com on Friday prior to the start of Big Blue Madness, which is slated for Oct. 16 at 7 p.m..
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• Lithuania v England: Euro 2016 qualifier – live

  12-10-2015 22:36
  
  Follow our Euro 2016 clockwatch with Jacob SteinbergEmail [email protected] the other latest scores from the Euro 2016 qualifiers 9.36pm BSTAnd after three added minutes containing nothing, it’s all over. An easy victory. England become only the sixth country in the history of the European Championships to make it to the tournament with a perfect, 100 percent record in qualifying. France 1992, Czech Republic 2000, France 2004, Germany 2012, Spain 2012, and now England 2016. A
  
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• Donald McCain stunned after Paul and Clare Rooney remove entire string of horses from Cheshire yard 

  12-10-2015 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Donald McCain has suffered a major blow after main owner Paul Rooney decided to remove his horses from the Grand National-winning trainer’s Cheshire stable.
  
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• Crowd trouble mars England qualifier

  12-10-2015 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Euro 2016 qualifier in Lithuania is marred by crowd trouble as rival fans clash in the stands.
  
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• VIDEO: Wood's tour diary - Taylor pranked

  12-10-2015 22:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Batsman James Taylor is on the receiving end of a practical joke in this clip from Mark Wood's England tour diary.
  
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• Albania welcomes home heroes after qualification for Euro 2016 | Nick Ames

  12-10-2015 22:27
  
  There were fireworks and flares in Tirana and celebrations in Kosovo’s Pristina as Gianni De Biasi’s team achieved the impossible: qualifying for Euro 2016 in a group that contained Portugal, Denmark and SerbiaIn Tirana the streets were gridlocked on Sunday night while people flocked around the monument to the national hero, Skenderbeu, flares and fireworks erupting long into the night. In Pristina’s Filikaqa (“The Whistle”) bar the Albanian ambassador to Kosovo, Qe
  
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• Uefa told FA Michel Platini had a contract for £1.35m payment by Fifa

  12-10-2015 22:25
  
  • FA says Uefa president has not given full explanation about transaction
  • Platini and Sepp Blatter have allegedly told investigators agreement was oralEuropean football’s governing body, Uefa, told the FA that Michel Platini had a contract for the £1.35m he was paid by Fifa in 2011, which is now the subject of Swiss criminal proceedings and a Fifa ethics committee investigation. In fact, as revealed by the Guardian, sources with knowledge of the payment say there is no wr
  
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• WNBA Finals between Lynx and Fever go to decisive Game 5

  12-10-2015 22:24
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It's only fitting these WNBA Finals are going the distance.
  
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• 'Hamilton too good for Rosberg'

  12-10-2015 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton is close to a deserved third world title but David Coulthard has sympathy for his team-mate Nico Rosberg.
  
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• Burgess 'will come back to league'

  12-10-2015 22:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England coach Steve McNamara is "sure" rugby union convert Sam Burgess will return to rugby league at some stage.
  
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• GB's Joyce loses world semi-final

  12-10-2015 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Joe Joyce has to settle for World Championship bronze after losing to France's Tony Yoka in the semi-finals.
  
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• VIDEO: Joyce loses controversial semi

  12-10-2015 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Joseph Joyce loses his super-heavyweight semi-final to Frenchman Tony Yoka at the World Boxing Championship in Doha after a controversial decision.
  
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• Colts QB Andrew Luck a full participant at practice for Pats

  12-10-2015 22:00
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Colts quarterback Andrew Luck was a full participant in Monday's practice for the first time in two weeks, though his availability for this weekend's showdown with New England remains unknown.
  
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• Beltre late to addition to Rangers starting lineup in Game 4

  12-10-2015 21:58
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Adrian Beltre let the Texas Rangers know he was ready to play and was a late addition to their starting lineup Monday for Game 4 of the AL Division Series.
  
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• 'Savage battles were great to watch'

  12-10-2015 21:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-England star Jeremy Guscott has his say on how the home nations fared in the weekend's World Cup action.
  
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• A night on the prom with a difference – here’s the best events to get you active this week

  12-10-2015 21:54
  
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