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• Federer reaches Basel semis, Nadal also through

  30-10-2015 23:57
  
  Top seed Roger Federer stayed on course for a seventh title at his home tournament in Basel but was given a slight scare by David Goffin as he prevailed 6-3 3-6 6-1 on Friday to reach the Swiss Indoors semi-finals. Third seed Rafa Nadal was given a stern examination but eventually fought back to shake off Marin Cilic 4-6 6-3 6-3 to also make the last four as a potential final showdown with old rival Federer looms. The Spaniard will play number five seed Richard Gasquet next after the Frenchman b
  
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• Ikechi Anya is an armchair psychologist who enjoys the trials of Dr Gregory House... or is that Quique Sanchez Flores?

  30-10-2015 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Watford's sparky start to life the Barclays Premier League could be down to a Quique Sanchez Flores imposter as much as it is to the manager himself.
  
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• Rugby World Cup 2015 final: How finalists Australia and All Blacks rate head-to-head 

  30-10-2015 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's Nik Simon rates Saturday's two Rugby World Cup finalists, New Zealand and Australia, as Twickenham prepares to host the sport's show piece occasion.
  
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• Legends Sir Graham Henry and Eddie Jones go head-to-head on the key battles in the Rugby World Cup final

  30-10-2015 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australia face New Zealand in the final of the Rugby World Cup final at Twickenham on Saturday. We asked two legends, Sir Graham Henry and Eddie Jones, for their views on the key issues.
  
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• VIDEO: The fall that cost Whitlock a medal

  30-10-2015 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A mistake on the penultimate apparatus cost Briton Max Whitlock a potential all-around medal at the World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp's revolution: What the new Liverpool manager has changed in three weeks to try to transform their fortunes

  30-10-2015 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is three weeks since Jurgen Klopp began his revolution at Liverpool and, gradually, he is starting to make them his team. Here, Sportsmail examines what alterations have been made.
  
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• Savea's crash, bang, wallop score voted World Cup top try

  30-10-2015 23:43
  
  LONDON (Reuters) - New Zealand winger Julian Savea's remarkable second score of his hat-trick in the 62-13 thrashing of France in the World Cup quarter-finals was voted Try of the Tournament by television viewers on Friday. It was Savea's savage aggression that made the try so special as he smashed three big French tacklers aside to score in the left corner. Savea attracted 29 percent of the vote held by British host broadcaster ITV during Friday's third-place playoff, when South Africa beat Arg
  
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• Wales coach Warren Gatland seeks to keep Shaun Edwards out of clutches of England

  30-10-2015 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wales coach Warren Gatland wants Shaun Edwards to extend his contract until the next World Cup. Edwards' deal runs out at the end of November and he has been linked with England.
  
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• Steve McClaren wants derby injustice to motivate Newcastle to get out of drop zone

  30-10-2015 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve  McClaren will urge his Newcastle players to use the injustice of their Wear-Tyne derby defeat and subsequent FA charge as motivation in their bid to escape the bottom three.
  
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• Ma'a Nonu could help Manu Tuilagi relaunch his England career, says Sir Clive Woodward

  30-10-2015 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All sorts of great players are departing the Test scene on Saturday afternoon but if I was Manu Tuilagi I would make a point of watching Ma’a Nonu very carefully
  
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• Jamie Vardy's story... from wrapping the Fleetwood's chef's car in cling film to scoring in seven straight Leicester games

  30-10-2015 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester striker Jamie Vardy, 28, has lit up the Premier League, scoring in seven consecutive games. But, as those who know him best told Sportsmail, there’s more to him than just clinical finishing...
  
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• Arsene Wenger tells Remi Garde to accept Aston Villa job whether backroom staff follow him from Lyon or not

  30-10-2015 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Remi Garde should accept the Aston Villa job and stop fussing over whether he can appoint his own backroom staff, insists Arsene Wenger.
  
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• Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard restored to starting line-up against Sunderland but manager Roberto Martinez warns: 'You are not irreplaceable'

  30-10-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tim Howard will keep his place in Everton's goal on Sunday but has been warned by Roberto Martinez: 'You are not irreplaceable.'
  
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• Premier League managers asked: Would you take a sabbatical from management? 

  30-10-2015 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's Martin Samuel suggested that in any other job, Jose Mourinho would have taken a sabbatical. Sportsmail asks Premier League bosses if they would fancy a break.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp: Chelsea vs Liverpool is a big match? It's ninth place vs 15th place...

  30-10-2015 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp has expressed sympathy for Jose Mourinho's fraught position but is seeking the win to put the Chelsea manager under intolerable pressure at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
  
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• Jose Mourinho: The sack? I'm not at all worried... Chelsea manager insists his side is playing well ahead of Liverpool clash

  30-10-2015 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At Chelsea's training complex on Friday there was an empty parking space marked exclusively for Jose Mourinho. He will hope there is still room for his Jaguar after Saturday's clash with Liverpool.
  
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• Manchester City must not lose focus for Norwich clash says boss Manuel Pellegrini

  30-10-2015 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Premier League leaders Manchester City go into Saturday's clash with struggling Norwich City as heavy favourites - but manager Manuel Pellegrini has warned against complacency.
  
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• Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce challenges midfielder Jack Rodwell to prove his worth as club battles for Premier League survival

  30-10-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce believes Jack Rodwell is paying the price for joining Manchester City and has called on the midfielder to work harder in a bid to rescue his career,warning that Sunderland can't carry him.
  
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• Rugby World Cup final: Winners will be asked to safeguard Webb Ellis Cup to avoid trophy scramble of four years ago in Auckland

  30-10-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The winners of Saturday's Rugby World Cup final will be asked to safeguard the Webb Ellis Cup to avoid a repeat of the trophy scramble that ensued when it went missing four years ago in Auckland.
  
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• Rugby World Cup final: Dan Carter aiming to go out on a high as All Black superhero nears date with destiny in Rugby World Cup final against Australia

  30-10-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: Dan Carter long ago earned the status of sporting superhero and yesterday he revealed his chosen alter-ego — the Phantom, ready to haunt Australia in Saturday's World Cup final.
  
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• Dundalk sign off by breaking a 92-year-old League of Ireland record

  30-10-2015 23:22
  
  The champions put four past Bray at Oriel Park.
  
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• The Latest: Volquez should join Royals in NY on Saturday

  30-10-2015 23:20
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on the World Series, where the New York Mets are trying for their first win against the Kansas City Royals in Game 3 on Friday night (all times EDT):
  
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• Stopchargingmaria survives drama, wins Breeders' Cup Distaff

  30-10-2015 23:19
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Stopchargingmaria won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Distaff by a neck, giving trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey Javier Castellano their second victories Friday on the opening day of the world championships at Keeneland.
  
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• South Africa 24-13 Argentina: Victor Matfield rides off into the sunset with a win after Springboks claim bronze medal match

  30-10-2015 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RORY KEANE AT THE OLYMPIC STADIUM: Victor Matfield signed off on his stellar Test career as South Africa secured a 24-13 victory over Argentina in the third-place play-off.
  
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• Eintracht end Bayern's winning league run with 0-0 draw

  30-10-2015 23:17
  
  Leaders Bayern Munich's express start to the season finally ran out of steam on Friday with a goalless draw at Eintracht Frankfurt, following 10 wins out of their 10 previous Bundesliga games. The champions lacked their usual punch and despite dominating the encounter, did not manage to break past a disciplined backline too often, failing to equal a European major league record for the best start to a season, held by Tottenham Hotspur with 11 straight wins in 1960. "Every week we think it can't
  
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• Ryan Moore puts on dazzling performance on international stage to win Juvenile Turf at the Breeders' Cup on board Hit It A Bomb

  30-10-2015 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARCUS TOWNEND IN KEENELAND: Ryan Moore produced another dazzling performance on the international stage when delivering Hit It A Bomb with a last-to-first charge in Juvenile Turf.
  
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• Rennes 0-1 PSG: Angel di Maria winner sees Laurent Blanc's side stretch Ligue 1 lead

  30-10-2015 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Angel di Maria volleyed in with 15 minutes left to give Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 win at Stade Rennais on Friday and extend their lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table to 10 points.
  
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• Mel Daniels, Hall of Fame center with Pacers, dies at 71

  30-10-2015 23:06
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Mel Daniels, the Hall of Fame center who helped the Indiana Pacers win three American Basketball Association titles, died Friday. He was 71.
  
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• Di Maria fires PSG 10 points clear

  30-10-2015 23:06
  
  Angel Di Maria volleyed in with 15 minutes left to give ParisSaint-Germain a 1-0 win at Stade Rennais on Friday and extendtheir lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table to 10 points. Di Maria found the net with his left foot after Marco Verratti released Lucas Moura with a spectacular long-range pass and the Brazilian flicked the ball back to the onrushing Argentine. PSG face Real Madrid away in the Champions League on Tuesday and Laurent Blanc’s rotated side struggled to break down their host
  
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• South Africa beat Argentina to finish third at World Cup

  30-10-2015 23:05
  
  Handre Pollard kicked 14 points to help South Africa to a 24-13 win over Argentina in the bronze medal third-place playoff at the Olympic Stadium on Friday but fell agonisingly short of becoming the leading pointscorer at the Rugby World Cup. Pollard booted four penalties and one conversion to take his total points tally for the tournament to 93 but ended four behind Argentine flyhalf Nicolas Sanchez, who replied with a drop goal, a penalty and a last-minute conversion in the match between the t
  
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• Atletico miss chance to go top after Gimenez howler

  30-10-2015 23:04
  
  Atletico Madrid squandered a chance to leapfrog Barcelona and Real Madrid to the top of La Liga when a Jose Maria Gimenez howler gifted Deportivo La Coruna an equaliser in a 1-1 draw at the Riazor on Friday. Uruguay centre back Gimenez dithered close to the byline and Lucas Perez robbed him of the ball and charged towards goal before coolly slotting past goalkeeper Jan Oblak 13 minutes from time to level the scores after Tiago had put Atletico in front before halftime. Atletico, who travel to Ka
  
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• Rosberg fastest as F1 returns to Mexico

  30-10-2015 23:03
  
  By Alan Baldwin MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Nico Rosberg set the fastest time for Mercedes in Mexican Grand Prix practise on Friday as large crowds welcomed Formula One back to the country after a 23-year absence. The German, who is fighting for second place in a championship already won by team mate Lewis Hamilton, lapped the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit with a best of one minute 21.531 seconds. Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat and Daniel Ricciardo were second and third on the timesheets with rain falling lat
  
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• Cowboys' Bryant 'would be playing' if return were his call

  30-10-2015 23:03
  
  IRVING, Texas (AP) — Dez Bryant says he wants to be smart about his return from a broken right foot, and knows that means including Dallas team doctors, trainers and coaches in the process.
  
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• Selby wins on professional debut

  30-10-2015 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Welsh flyweight Andrew Selby wins on his professional debut, stopping Tanzanian Haji Juma in the fourth round in Newport.
  
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• Nations agree to disagree on Assad's future in Syria

  30-10-2015 22:57
  
  Major powers to meet again in two weeks for a new round of talks as US announces deployment of troops to fight ISIL.
  
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• Brentford 1-0 QPR: Marco Djuricin bags the only goal as hosts continue their impressive run of form under head coach Lee Carsley

  30-10-2015 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMES ANDREW AT GRIFFIN PARK: Marco Djuricin was the toast of the red side of west London as his goal earned Brentford their first win over local rivals QPR for 50 years.
  
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• Uchimura claims record sixth all-around world title

  30-10-2015 22:54
  
  By Pritha Sarkar GLASGOW (Reuters) - Japan's Kohei Uchimura held up six fingers to the crowd after landing from his horizontal bar routine to indicate he had won a record sixth all-around title at the world gymnastics championships on Friday. When his score of 15.100 flashed up, it confirmed the victory and showed his margin of success over surprise Cuban silver medallist Manrique Larduet was 1.634 points after the Japanese amassed a combined 92.332 points across six apparatus. Uchimura, who fel
  
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• Deportivo La Coruna 1-1 Atletico Madrid: Lucas Perez denies Diego Simeone top spot in La Liga after levelling Tiago's opener

  30-10-2015 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid wasted a chance to leapfrog Barcelona and Real Madrid to the top of La Liga when a Jose Maria Jimenez howler gifted Deportivo La Coruna an equaliser in a 1-1 draw
  
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• VIDEO: Uchimura makes history with sixth title

  30-10-2015 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Japan's Kohei Uchimura wins his sixth consecutive world title in the all-around men's final at the World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow.
  
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• Eintracht Frankfurt 0-0 Bayern Munich: Hosts end Pep Guardiola's winning streak to boost Arsenal Champions League hopes

  30-10-2015 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frankfurt gave Arsenal a glimpse of Bayern Munich's previously-uncovered weaknesses as the Bundesliga leaders drew for the first time this season after 10 consecutive victories.
  
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• JAMIE CARRAGHER: Jose Mourinho deserves his chance to turn this around

  30-10-2015 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: They would be making a serious mistake. If Chelsea lose and the axe falls on Jose Mourinho, what would they hope to achieve by changing their manager once more?
  
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• Japan's Kohei Uchimura soars to 6th world gymnastics title

  30-10-2015 22:21
  
  GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Japan's Kohei Uchimura breezed to his record sixth world gymnastics championship title Friday, putting together a series of nearly flawless routines to continue his long run of dominance.
  
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• James McClean will refuse to wear a poppy again in the Premier League this weekend when West Brom take on Leicester City

  30-10-2015 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion midfielder James McClean will again refuse to wear a poppy in his club's Barclays Premier League clash with Leicester City on Saturday.
  
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• Jason Pierre-Paul never had doubts about return to Giants

  30-10-2015 22:12
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Even as his hand was being shredded by fireworks, Jason Pierre-Paul says he wasn't frightened. And he never doubted his return to football.
  
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• Gordon believes Martinsville could be key to NASCAR title

  30-10-2015 22:03
  
  MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Slipping through to the third round of NASCAR's playoffs might just have made Jeff Gordon one of the favorites to win the championship.
  
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• VIDEO: Hamilton & Rosberg's 'spectacular' fall out

  30-10-2015 22:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Coulthard says the friendship between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg has "spectacularly" broken down in their time together at Mercedes.
  
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• LeBron managing back, intends to play in all '82' games

  30-10-2015 21:52
  
  INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James didn't bat an eye, didn't flinch.
  
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• Nadal battles through to Basel semis

  30-10-2015 21:51
  
  BASEL (Reuters) - Third seed Rafa Nadal was given a stern test but eventually managed to shake off Marin Cilic 4-6 6-3 6-3 to reach the Swiss Indoors semi-finals on Friday. The injury-plagued Spaniard has endured a poor season by his standards but wants to end the year with a bang at the World Tour Finals in London next month and his Basel performances are showing his best form is not far away. He will play number five seed Richard Gasquet in the last four on Saturday after the Frenchman beat Iv
  
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• Training in NYC parks, Deba seeks to win hometown marathon

  30-10-2015 21:50
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — One of the world's best marathoners trains among the weekend warriors and high school cross-country teams in New York City's parks.
  
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• Martin Odegaard eyes loan move after struggling to break through at Real Madrid

  30-10-2015 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Getting into Real Madrid's XI has been difficult for Martin Odegaard and the 16-year-old Norweigan has reaffirmed his interest in going out on loan in January to get more match experience.
  
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