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• Manchester City fans to decide whether or not the club changes its crest in a bid to resolve a long-running debate

  15-10-2015 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City will ask their fans if they want to change the club's badge which has been used since 1997. Supporters continue to debate which of the badges City have used is most suitable.
  
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• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he wants to leave the club in a position to 'do even better' as he hints at possible exit

  15-10-2015 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger dropped the clearest hint yet that he is planning his Arsenal exit strategy during Thursday's fiery Annual General Meeting. The Frenchman's contract ends in 2017.
  
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• Arsenal academy under the spotlight after divisions emerge among staff, parents complain about coaching and Hale End fails to deliver next generation of first team stars

  15-10-2015 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NEIL ASHTON: It has taken Arsene Wenger a while to criticise coaching in academy football, but the failure of Arsenal's fabled Hale End academy has prompted action.
  
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• How Wales can beat South Africa in Rugby World Cup quarter-final... having conquered the Springboks with Japan, Eddie Jones gives Warren Gatland's men the lowdown 

  15-10-2015 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Head coach Eddie Jones led Japan to a memorable victory over South Africa and he gives the lowdown on how Wales can overcome their opponents in Saturday's World Cup quarter-final.
  
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• MLB to review Rogers Centre's security following disturbance

  15-10-2015 23:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will review security at Toronto's Rogers Centre in an effort to prevent a repeat of the fan disturbance during Game 5 of the Blue Jays' AL Division Series win over Texas.
  
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• Jose Mourinho dismisses talk of player mutiny after claims Chelsea stars have started 'using derogatory nickname' to refer to Blues manager

  15-10-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has laughed off reports of a player mutiny at Chelsea after it was claimed an unflattering nickname is being used to refer to the manager by several first-teamers.
  
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• ‘Hopefully we can find a few more Colin O’Riordans and drive on from there’

  15-10-2015 23:31
  
  Peter Acheson is wishing his former Tipperary teammate all the best as he pursues AFL dream.
  
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• Andy Murray reveals 2016 Davis Cup intentions and 'massive' Rio Olympics goal

  15-10-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While much of the recent discussion has centred around Andy Murray’s plans ahead of the Davis Cup final next month, the British No 1 revealed that he already has one eye onnext season’s competition.
  
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• Countdown to Champions Day

  15-10-2015 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Hobbs, Frankie Dettori, Solow & the boy from Brazil - Cornelius Lysaght on big Ascot meeting.
  
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• Shane Lowry is using his fame to help his home county on the road to a GAA revival

  15-10-2015 23:24
  
  The county’s new centre of excellence training facility was launched yesterday.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Friday, October 16

  15-10-2015 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his guides to the hottest selections from Friday's races at Redcar, Wincanton, Haydock, Wolverhampton and Fakenham.
  
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• How long will Paul O’Connell be sidelined for? We asked a leading physiotherapist

  15-10-2015 23:19
  
  Jenny Branigan of Total Physio sheds light on the injury.
  
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• Few signs of improvement for NBA star Odom after collapse

  15-10-2015 23:18
  
  By Jane Ross LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Pro basketball and reality TV star Lamar Odom spent a third day hospitalized on Thursday, reportedly on life support following a series of strokes, after collapsing at a Nevada house of prostitution where authorities said he had been using cocaine. With family and friends at his bedside and fans praying for his recovery, the estranged husband of Khloe Kardashian was reported to be comatose and in critical condition after he was found unresponsive at the Love Ra
  
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• FIFA says 'working well' as Hayatou takes charge

  15-10-2015 23:04
  
  FIFA, engulfed by a wave of scandals, is still working well in operational terms, acting secretary general Markus Kattner said on Thursday as interim president Issa Hayatou assumed office to replace the suspended Sepp Blatter. Blatter was last week suspended for 90 days by FIFA's Ethics Committee along with secretary general Jerome Valcke and UEFA president Michel Platini, pending a full ethics investigation. FIFA has been engulfed in crisis since May when 14 football officials and sports market
  
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• One of the most prolific strikers in world football has called time on an illustrious career

  15-10-2015 22:55
  
  Raul will hang up his boots at the end of next month.
  
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• Chelsea boss Mourinho calls FA fine a 'disgrace'

  15-10-2015 22:48
  
  Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has described his Football Association fine as a "disgrace" and branded his suspended one-match stadium ban "astonishing" after his comments about referees, British media reported on Thursday. Mourinho was fined 50,000 pounds ($77,425) and threatened with a future stadium ban on Wednesday for saying referees were afraid to award penalties to the Premier League champions after Chelsea's 3-1 home defeat by Southampton on Oct. 3. "50,000 pounds is a disgrace.
  
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• Cavendish leaves 'Olympic door open'

  15-10-2015 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Mark Cavendish says he is leaving the door open as to whether he represents GB at Rio 2016 in the road race or on the track.
  
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• ‘I’m starting the campaign tonight – let’s get Dublin out of Croke Park’

  15-10-2015 22:37
  
  Pat Spillane believes the only way to give any county a chance against the Dubs is to stage games away from GAA HQ.
  
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• Few signs of improvement for Lamar Odom after collapse

  15-10-2015 22:19
  
  Former pro basketball player and reality TV star Lamar Odom spent a third day hospitalized on Thursday, reportedly on life support following a series of strokes, after collapsing at a Nevada brothel where authorities said he had been using cocaine. With family and friends at his bedside and fans praying for his recovery, the estranged husband of Khloe Kardashian was reported to be in critical condition after being found unresponsive at the Love Ranch brothel on Tuesday. Celebrity news outlets TM
  
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• Nicolas Colsaerts shoots first round 64 to claim share of lead at Portugal Masters 

  15-10-2015 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Ryder Cup player Nicolas Colsaerts continued his brilliant run of scoring in the Portugal Masters to claim a share of the lead after the first round in Vilamoura.
  
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• Here are the draws for the 2016 provincial football championships

  15-10-2015 22:15
  
  The draws for the next season were made this evening on RTÉ.
  
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• UEFA members back suspended Platini in fight to clear name

  15-10-2015 22:12
  
  NYON, Switzerland (AP) — All 54 European soccer nations on Thursday backed UEFA President Michel Platini's fight to clear his name and overturn FIFA's suspension.
  
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• Cubs SS Russell ruled out for NLCS with hamstring injury

  15-10-2015 22:12
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs shortstop Addison Russell will not play in the NL Championship Series because of a strained left hamstring.
  
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• Marseille take rap for crowd trouble during Lyon match

  15-10-2015 22:07
  
  Olympique de Marseille have been punished for the crowd trouble that marred last month's Ligue 1 clash with Olympique Lyonnnais at their Velodrome stadium, French football's disciplinary authorities said on Thursday. OM were fined 40,000 euros ($45,484.00) and ordered to shut the South stand for two games and the North stand for one game, with a suspended sentence of one game behind closed doors. The disciplinary committee of the Professional Football League (LFP) issued the verdict over the Sep
  
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• Ross Ford and Jonny Gray bans will spur Scotland on, insists Finn Russell as Vern Cotter's men prepare for Australia clash

  15-10-2015 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scotland fly-half Finn Russell has urged his team-mates to use the suspensions of forwards Ross Ford and Jonny Gray as motivation for their World Cup quarter-final clash with Australia.
  
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• Jose Mourinho calls FA's £50,000 fine an 'absolute disgrace' as Chelsea boss jokes: 'I'm happy I can walk in London without an electronic tag'

  15-10-2015 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho reacted angrily to his latest FA punishment by claiming he was relieved to get away without an electronic tag to wear on the streets of London, branding his £50,000 fine a 'disgrace'.
  
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• Bradley Wiggins claims first European track title as Great Britain celebrate double gold at European Track Cycling Championships  

  15-10-2015 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There was double gold for Great Britain at the European Track Cycling Championships in Grenchen as the men and the women delivered dominant displays in the team pursuit on Thursday.
  
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• As it happened: 2016 All-Ireland football and hurling championship draws

  15-10-2015 21:59
  
  The season has only finished but the draw for the 2016 football and hurling championships took place this evening.
  
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• Holders Monaghan get Down in Ulster

  15-10-2015 21:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Holders Monaghan are drawn against Down in 2016 Ulster Championship quarter-finals while Derry face fierce rivals Tyrone.
  
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• Chelsea stars 'using derogatory nickname' to refer to Jose Mourinho as Blues boss struggles to keep control of dressing room

  15-10-2015 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho is facing claims that he is losing control at Chelsea with reports also suggesting an unflattering nickname is being used to refer to the manager by several first-team players.
  
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• Philippe Saint-Andre warns the All Blacks to prepare for a French 'uprising' as Morgan Parra is called on to fire up Les Bleus' pack in Rugby World Cup quarter-final

  15-10-2015 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Morgan Parra can spark a revolution among France's forwards to inflict a second quarter-final defeat on New Zealand in Cardiff in eight years, according to Philippe Saint-Andre.
  
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• Wisconsin's Ryan still not ruling out coaching next season

  15-10-2015 21:46
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — When Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan announced his plan to retire after this season, Michigan State's Tom Izzo called with a message straight from the heart.
  
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• Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom's star-crossed TV reality love

  15-10-2015 21:46
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Khloe Kardashian was a reality TV star. Lamar Odom was a star athlete. Their whirlwind romance was tailor-made for titillation.
  
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• Henderson set to take over from POC as Sexton looks likely to be fit

  15-10-2015 21:43
  
  The Ulsterman is set start in the second row, while there will be two changes to the back row.
  
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• Leon McKenzie 'will teach John McCallum some manners' after he joked about former footballer's battle with depression in lead up to British super middleweight title eliminator

  15-10-2015 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leon McKenzie says he will ignore taunts from his opponent John McCallum about sending him back into depression after their fight at York Hall on Saturday night.
  
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• Kilkenny to begin 2016 championship campaign against Wexford or Dublin

  15-10-2015 21:38
  
  The Cats are aiming for a 16th provincial title in 19 years.
  
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• Sportsmail's top tipster Sam Turner previews British Champions Day at Ascot

  15-10-2015 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 2015 Flat racing season reaches its climax on Saturday with the fifth running of Qipco British Champions day. Racemail’s top tipster SAM TURNER runs the rule over all six races
  
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• Taylor to make history in Australia

  15-10-2015 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's Sarah Taylor is to make history by becoming the first woman to play Australian first grade cricket.
  
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• Conde likely to win Guinean presidential election in first round

  15-10-2015 21:26
  
  Guinean President Alpha Conde is likely to win another term in office after the first round of voting in the country's presidential election, results from the National Electoral Commission showed on Thursday. With around 80 percent of the vote counted after Sunday's election in the West African state, Conde leads by more than 55 percent, the results showed. Conde took power in 2010, ending two years of military rule during which security forces massacred more than 150 people in the capital.
  
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• Seahawks' Coleman arrested in hit-and-run investigation

  15-10-2015 21:20
  
  BELLEVUE, Wash. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks fullback Derrick Coleman was suspended indefinitely by the team Thursday after his arrest in a hit-and-run investigation.
  
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• Former Real forward Raul to retire in November

  15-10-2015 21:20
  
  (Reuters) - Former Real Madrid forward and joint record scorer Raul, who currently plays for the New York Cosmos, announced on Thursday that he would retire from the sport at the end of the North American Soccer League (NASL) season in November. Spaniard Raul, 38, who won a host of trophies with Real during a stellar career, including three Champions League crowns and six La Liga titles, made his debut in April for the New York franchise, who compete in the NASL -- a tier below Major League Socc
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino: Dele Alli can make England's Euro 2016 squad next summer

  15-10-2015 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is backing youngster Dele Alli to be included in England's Euro 2016 squad for the tournament in France next summer.
  
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• French hunt for O’Brien ban tougher to take than the Tullow Tank’s swinging arm

  15-10-2015 21:12
  
  Pascal Pape is an instigator, he exactly the reaction he wanted from O’Brien, just not from the referee.
  
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• European FAs to discuss alternative to Platini next week - source

  15-10-2015 21:11
  
  By Simon Evans NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) - European football associations will decide next week whether to pick another candidate from UEFA, as an alternative to their suspended president Michel Platini, to stand in February’s election for president of FIFA, a source told Reuters on Thursday. Platini and FIFA president Sepp Blatter were given a 90-day ban by the FIFA Ethics Committee last week, pending a full investigation into both men's activities, in the latest twist to the scandal wh
  
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• France keep the faith for latest All Blacks showdown

  15-10-2015 21:04
  
  By Julien Pretot CARDIFF (Reuters) - There's no shortage of historical reference points to show why France's quarter-final showdown with defending champions New Zealand will be anything but an enthralling and intriguing battle. Les Bleus enter Saturday's clash at the Millennium Stadium on the back of a dismal 24-9 defeat against Ireland in their final pool game and face an All Blacks side who breezed through the group phase on cruise-control. The French, however, know more than most about what i
  
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• Texas assistant coach gets leniency after hit on referee

  15-10-2015 21:03
  
  ROUND ROCK, Texas (AP) — Texas high school sports officials showed leniency Thursday after a former assistant football coach denied ordering two players to blindside a referee but acknowledged making comments that may have unintentionally instigated the hit.
  
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• The Latest: Kardashians show support for Lamar Odom online

  15-10-2015 20:52
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — The latest on the hospitalization of Lamar Odom, who was found unconscious Tuesday in a Nevada brothel (all times local):
  
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• Real Madrid legend Raul announces his retirement after a glittering career as New York Cosmos stint draws to a close

  15-10-2015 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Spain and Real Madrid favourite Raul is to retire from professional football next month after finishing the current season with the New York Cosmos, ending a trophy-laden career.
  
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• Manchester City stars in buoyant mood as Manuel Pellegrini's league leaders prepare for Bournemouth clash

  15-10-2015 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After bouncing back from two-successive Premier League defeats in impressive fashion against Newcastle, Manchester City were in high spirits as they prepare for their clash with Bournemouth.
  
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• UEFA wants fast decision for Platini, no delay for FIFA election

  15-10-2015 20:46
  
  By Simon Evans and Brian Homewood NYON, Switzerland (Reuters) - European soccer's governing body UEFA called for a rapid decision in the case of its suspended president Michel Platini on Thursday and said the FIFA presidential election, which he is contesting, should go ahead in February as planned. Platini and FIFA president Sepp Blatter were banned for 90 days by the FIFA Ethics Committee last week pending a full investigation into both men's activities, in the latest twist to a scandal which
  
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