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• Wales' head of rugby, Josh Lewsey, was a World Cup hero for England in 2003 and has an acute rugby and business mind... so how did the RFU let such an asset slip away?

  16-10-2015 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Mention Josh Lewsey and I automatically smile, the man who cut Australia’s Mat Rogers in two with one of the best tackles in history and a slightly off-beat but oh-so-driven guy.
  
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• It's Jurgen Klopp's time to shine... after all the talking, Liverpool's new boss targets a dream start away at Tottenham

  16-10-2015 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: Here it is, then, the day which has sparked such interest. A booming laugh has formed the soundtrack for Jurgen Klopp's first week at Liverpool but now it gets serious.
  
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• Lamar Odom reported to emerge from coma three days after collapse

  16-10-2015 23:51
  
  Former pro basketball star Lamar Odom remained hospitalized but was reported to be showing signs of recovery on Friday, three days after he collapsed at a Nevada house of prostitution where authorities said he had been using cocaine. Odom, 35, the estranged husband of reality TV personality Khloe Kardashian, has emerged from a coma and has been removed from a ventilator that was assisting his breathing, the E! online and television outlet reported, citing an unnamed source. E! also reported that
  
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• Steve McClaren gives up on top-eight finish for Newcastle... and will throw a party if they manage to get 40 points this season

  16-10-2015 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve McClaren has accepted defeat in Newcastle United's bid for the top eight in the Premier League and says they'll throw a party if they reach 40 points at some point this season.
  
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• Tim Sherwood: I will keep Aston Villa in the Premier League this season... 100 per cent

  16-10-2015 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tim Sherwood insists he was told during the summer transfer window his sole responsibility this season is maintaining Aston Villa's Premier League status.
  
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• Andy Carroll can be 'unplayable', admits Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew ahead of possible encounter with West Ham striker

  16-10-2015 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alan Pardew has warned his Crystal Palace defenders that they will be counting the bruises if they confront 'unplayable' Andy Carroll on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Jose Mourinho: I won't be sacked... even if we finish mid-table in the Premier League

  16-10-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho claims his job at Chelsea is safe even if the champions finish mid-table in the Barclays Premier League with the manager feeling protected by his four-year contract.
  
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• New Doncaster Rovers manager Darren Ferguson eager to extend Crystal Palace striker Keshi Anderson's loan deal

  16-10-2015 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Doncaster Rovers manager Darren Ferguson wants to extend Crystal Palace striker Keshi Anderson's loan deal and will make it one of his first tasks after being appointed on Friday.
  
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• Germany accused of buying 2006 World Cup with legend Franz Beckenbauer and German FA chief Wolfgang Niersbach implicated in 'very serious' claims 

  16-10-2015 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Germany weresensationally accused of buying the 2006 World Cup on Friday with Franz Beckenbauer among those implicated in 'very serious' claims.
  
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• Fleetwood set to win race for non-League sensation Nathan Ferguson... as club beat rivals to Grays Athletic starlet

  16-10-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fleetwood are set to win the race for non-League sensation Nathan Ferguson. The Grays Athletic midfielder is interesting a host of football league clubs.
  
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• Smiling assassins Argentina can't wait for Ireland

  16-10-2015 23:27
  
  By Ed Osmond CARDIFF (Reuters) - Argentina laughed and joked through their news conference on Friday ahead of the Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Ireland but that did not hide a steely determination to win. Coach Daniel Hourcade and captain Agustin Creevy were the picture of calm relaxation before outlining their respect for Ireland who they face on Sunday. "They attack very well and they defend very well," Hourcade told reporters on Friday.
  
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• The Latest: Lamar Odom's aunt's rep says he woke up, spoke

  16-10-2015 23:25
  
  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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• KG, Prince, Miller mentoring youngsters in Minnesota

  16-10-2015 23:18
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the most interesting roster experiments in the NBA is happening in Minnesota, where the Timberwolves have assembled a mentorship program of sorts for a promising young core of talent.
  
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• Rafael earns Lyon a point at 10-man Monaco

  16-10-2015 23:14
  
  (Reuters) - A late equaliser by Rafael earned Olympique Lyonnais a 1-1 draw at AS Monaco in Friday's Ligue 1 clash at the Stade Louis II. The former Manchester United right back found himself perfectly positioned in the 84th minute when Lyon substitute Rachid Ghezzal's inadvertent touch left the Brazilian to sweep a right-footed shot past Monaco keeper Danijel Subasic. ...
  
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• Officials order fantasy sports sites to shut down in Nevada

  16-10-2015 23:10
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Daily fantasy sports sites have been dealt a setback with Nevada regulators ordering them out of the state unless they get a gambling license — a decision that's likely to be closely watched by other states that allow gambling.
  
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• Losing bonus point in Edinburgh of scant consolation for stuttering Ulster

  16-10-2015 23:10
  
  The Irish province have yet to click into gear this term and suffered another defeat tonight.
  
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• Rio 2016: No viral testing of sewage-filled Olympic waters

  16-10-2015 23:09
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro's Olympic organizing committee ruled out conducting viral tests of the human sewage-laden waterways where the 2016 Games' aquatic events will be held, following recommendations from the World Health Organization, a Rio 2016 spokesman said Friday.
  
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• Harlequins 26-21 Wasps: Nick Evans outshines World Cup flops with 21-point haul in Premiership season opener

  16-10-2015 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER:Harlequins welcomed back their England internationals with open arms as they beat Wasps by five points in their Premiership Rugby opener at the Stoop.
  
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• Longford Town move closer to safety thanks to a shock win in Cork

  16-10-2015 23:07
  
  A huge result for Tony Cousins’ team on Leeside.
  
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• Dortmund beat Mainz to snap winless run and cut Bayern lead

  16-10-2015 23:07
  
  Second-placed Borussia Dortmund beat hosts Mainz 05 2-0 on Friday in coach Thomas Tuchel's return to his former club, ending their three-game winless run in the Bundesliga to close in on leaders Bayern Munich. Marco Reus put Dortmund ahead in the 18th minute but the Germany international, criticised for a string of weak performances recently for club and country, saw his second half penalty saved as Dortmund wasted several good chance to score. The visitors had to wait until Henrikh Mkhitaryan's
  
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• Craig Whyte and Charles Green appear in court charged with conspiring to commit major international fraud during takeovers of Scottish football club Rangers

  16-10-2015 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Rangers bosses Craig Whyte and Charles Green have appeared in court charged with conspiring to commit major international fraud during takeovers of the Scottish football club.
  
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• Bristol City 2-0 Nottingham Forest: Aaron Wilbraham nets first-half double to lift Robins out of Championship drop zone

  16-10-2015 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RALPH ELLIS AT ASHTON GATE: Aaron Wilbraham piled misery on his former Crystal Palace manager Dougie Freedman by scoring an early double.
  
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• Time running out for Mark Kinsella’s Drogheda as Pat’s close in on European berth

  16-10-2015 23:02
  
  Another defeats leaves the Drogs in the red.
  
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• Worcester 13-12 Northampton: Tom Heathcote kicks last-gasp winner as Saints are shocked by newly-promoted Warriors

  16-10-2015 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RORY KEANE: At Sixways on Friday night, two of Northampton’s leading lights were given the opportunity to put a summer of frustration behind them.
  
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• Marco Reus and Henrikh Mkhitaryan seal Bundesliga win for Dortmund at Mainz in clash of Jurgen Klopp's old teams

  16-10-2015 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Borussia Dortmund beat Mainz 05 2-0 on Friday in coach Thomas Tuchel's return to his former club, ending their three-game winless run in the Bundesliga as they closed in on leaders Bayern.
  
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• We won't dwell on past All Blacks upsets, Michalak says

  16-10-2015 22:52
  
  By Julien Pretot CARDIFF (Reuters) - France beat New Zealand in the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals in 2007 at the Millennium Stadium but that was eight years ago, French flyhalf Frederic Michalak stressed before the teams meet in the same arena in the last eight on Saturday. The flyhalf has played New Zealand six times in his career, including twice at the World Cup, and enjoyed only one win when he set up the last try as France reached the semi-finals in 2007 with a 20-18 victory. The other Wor
  
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• Giants linebacker Beason accuses Niners' Boone of dirty play

  16-10-2015 22:49
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — An angry Jon Beason accused 49ers guard Alex Boone of grabbing him from behind and deliberately pushing him in the back in a "cowardly" move in Sunday's night's game that caused the Giants middle linebacker to sustain his first concussion.
  
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• Questions surround future of Mattingly after Dodgers' exit

  16-10-2015 22:48
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another early playoff exit by the Los Angeles Dodgers assures their absence from the World Series for 28 years.
  
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• Late rally not enough as Leinster slump to second defeat of season in Wales

  16-10-2015 22:48
  
  Fresh from four tries at the World Cup, DTH van der Merwe punished Leo Cullen’s side.
  
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• Fourie du Preez leads from the front in Springboks revival as South Africa prepare for Rugby World Cup showdown with Wales

  16-10-2015 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fourie du Preez planned only to play a bit-part role for South Africa in the Rugby World Cup pool stage but he has instead been a central figure in the team's revival to reach the quarter-finals.
  
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• Argentina's game plan for Rugby World Cup quarter-final clash is NOT to target Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton, insists head coach Daniel Hourcade

  16-10-2015 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Argentina have refused to hunt down Johnny Sexton in Sunday's World Cup quarter-final despite Ireland's fly-half suffering lingering groin trouble.
  
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• Leeds chairman Massimo Cellino restricts away ticket sales in protest over Football League's stance on televised matches

  16-10-2015 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leeds chairman Massimo Cellino will limit the sale of tickets for the club's future Sky Bet Championship away matches to 2,000 in protest at the Football League's stance on televised games.
  
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• Connacht’s impressive start to the season continued tonight despite an injury setback

  16-10-2015 22:28
  
  Pat Lam’s side strolled to victory in Galway.
  
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• Bank on Ross Barkley to become a real star... he's already Everton's most creative player and can become England's

  16-10-2015 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: Every time we go to a game or watch one on TV, we all hope someone will do something out of the ordinary. Everton have a player who can things out of the ordinary...
  
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• Dodgers, and manager Mattingly, again under scrutiny

  16-10-2015 22:07
  
  By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Having again failed to reach the World Series with Major League Baseball's biggest payroll, the Los Angeles Dodgers face intense scrutiny over the coming days with manager Don Mattingly's position looking tenuous. The Dodgers' 3-2 loss to the New York Mets in the decisive fifth game of the National League Division Series on Thursday marked the second season in a row they have exited the playoffs at the first hurdle. For diehard Dodgers fans, that is
  
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• With same core, Chicago Bulls hope new voice is difference

  16-10-2015 22:04
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Same core. New voice.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Saturday, October 17

  16-10-2015 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Gosden has made very few mistakes this year and JACK HOBBS (Ascot, 3.05) will crown a stellar Flat campaign with victory in Saturday's Qipco Champion Stakes.
  
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• Big man Andre Drummond on the spot for young Pistons

  16-10-2015 21:56
  
  AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — After three seasons with the Detroit Pistons, Andre Drummond has experienced plenty of frustration.
  
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• Baseball Hall of Fame voting pool down by about 20 percent

  16-10-2015 21:53
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The voting pool for the Baseball Hall of Fame is being cut by about 20 percent.
  
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• Harden believes Houston Rockets will be better in 2015

  16-10-2015 21:48
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets reached the Western Conference finals last year for the first time since 1997 despite injuries to several key players.
  
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• FIFA investigates new World Cup vote bribery allegations

  16-10-2015 21:45
  
  BERNE, Switzerland (AP) — The corruption scandal sweeping world soccer engulfed Germany as FIFA said Friday that it would investigate "very serious allegations" that voters were bribed to win the 2006 World Cup bid.
  
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• Scotland manager Gordon Strachan signs two-year contract extension despite failure to qualify for Euro 2016

  16-10-2015 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gordon Strachan has signed a new two-year deal as manager of the Scottish national team, despite failing to qualify for next summer's European Championship in France.
  
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• Mavs waiting on health as difficult West challenge looms

  16-10-2015 21:41
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks were jilted by DeAndre Jordan in free agency and aren't sure when all their projected starters will play together for the first time in the difficult Western Conference.
  
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• Pacers hoping new style will produce another playoff push

  16-10-2015 21:34
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Frank Vogel spent his summer plotting a Pacers transition.
  
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• Laura Trott completes golden double at the European Track Cycling Championships  

  16-10-2015 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Laura Trott won her second gold medal of the European Track Cycling Championships by following up her team pursuit medal with a win in the scratch race.
  
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• Richie McCaw leads All Blacks captain's run in Cardiff as Rugby World Cup favourites prepare for quarter-final against France

  16-10-2015 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Richie McCaw led New Zealand onto the Millennium Stadium on Friday night ahead of what will be the toughest, psychologically if not on paper, test of their Rugby World Cup so far.
  
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• No. 9 A&M hosts No. 10 Alabama looking to remain undefeated

  16-10-2015 21:23
  
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M quarterback Kyle Allen remembers exactly how he felt after year's 59-0 drubbing by Alabama.
  
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• Argentina move Moroni back to centre for Ireland game

  16-10-2015 21:10
  
  By Ed Osmond CARDIFF (Reuters) - Argentina have switched Matias Moroni to outside centre in place of the suspended Marcelo Bosch for their Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Ireland on Sunday. Moroni started on the wing in the final Pool C match against Namibia but returns to his usual position in midfield against the Irish. Juan Martin Hernandez moves back to inside centre to make way for the return of flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez, while Martin Landajo is preferred to Tomas Cubelli at scrumhalf.
  
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• Middlesbrough link was flattering but I'm a Blackburn player says Jordan Rhodes

  16-10-2015 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jordan Rhodes has admitted he was left flattered by Middlesbrough’s staggering £14million bid this summer but is keen on continuing to silence his doubters at Blackburn.
  
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• BATE Borisov win Belarus league for 10th time in a row

  16-10-2015 21:00
  
  By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW (Reuters) - BATE Borisov claimed a 10th successive Belarus championship after a 2-0 victory against Vitebsk 2-0 mon Friday. The club, who have former Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb in their ranks, can no longer be caught by second-placed Dynamo Minsk with three games left. BATE host Barcelona in the Champions League next week having beaten Roma last time out in Group E. (Reporting By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy; editing by Martyn Herman)
  
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