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• Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann has got the lot, so why does England manager Roy Hodgson continue to deny him a call-up?

  09-11-2015 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NEIL ASHTON: Every time there is an England squad announcement, the coaching staff at Crystal Palace scan the list of players picked by Roy Hodgson and breathe a sigh of disappointment.
  
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• Doping report 'dark day' for athletics

  09-11-2015 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "A dark day for athletics." Leading figures react to a World Anti-Doping Agency commission report on doping in the sport.
  
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• Surprise, surprise! Brian Cody to stay on as Kilkenny manager for another year

  09-11-2015 23:56
  
  The 61-year-old was ratified at a county board meeting on Monday evening.
  
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• Brian Easton reckons Michael O'Halloran has taken over Stevie May as St Johnstone's star

  09-11-2015 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BRIAN EASTON reckons Michael O’Halloran has taken over from Stevie May as the new talisman of St Johnstone as they chase a second cup triumph in two years.
  
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• A brave coach, a German investigative journalist and Sportsmail helped to expose dirty secrets of Russian doping scandal

  09-11-2015 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oleg Popov and German investigative journalist Hajo Seppelt deserve immense praise for the role they played in uncovering a sporting scandal on an epic scale.
  
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• Watch: New career Wayne? Manchester United captain slaps WWE star Wade Barrett

  09-11-2015 23:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WAYNE ROONEY has got himself into trouble once more after slapping World Wrestling Entertainment star Wade Barrett during the wrestling event at Manchester Arena.
  
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• Malnati wins PGA Tour event by one stroke over Toms, McGirt

  09-11-2015 23:46
  
  (Reuters) - Peter Malnati churned through the Mississippi mud to clinch a one-stroke victory at the $4.1 million Sanderson Farms Championship in Jackson on Monday. In his 22nd start on the PGA Tour, Malnati sank a three-foot par putt at the last to card 67 and finish at 18-under 270, edging fellow Americans David Toms (69) and William McGirt (68) at the soggy Country Club of Jackson. The PGA Tour sophomore, 28, became the fifth winner in as many tournaments in the new 2015-16 PGA Tour season, jo
  
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• The Latest: Russian ministry 'not surprised' by WADA report

  09-11-2015 23:43
  
  GENEVA (AP) — The Latest from the IAAF investigation (all times local):
  
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• John Collins reckons Celtic are better than Molde despite losing twice to the Norwegians

  09-11-2015 23:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOHN COLLINS insists Celtic were better than Molde – despite two defeats to the Norwegians.
  
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• The FA stun youth team with price of over £1,000 quoted to hire St George's Park pitch

  09-11-2015 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The FA quoted over £1,000 for a youth team to hire a pitch for just two hours at St George's Park. The huge price comes as the FA try to grow the game.
  
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• England wait on Jos Buttler with Jonny Bairstow lined up to face Pakistan if right ring finger injury rules wicket-keeper out

  09-11-2015 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England will decide on Tuesday whether Jos Buttler's nightmare tour is to take a final downward turn when they discover if he is fit enough for the first one-day international against Pakistan.
  
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• I'm not smart enough to be FIFA president, says Ronaldo

  09-11-2015 23:38
  
  By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) - World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo is not clever enough to become FIFA president one day in the future, he told Reuters on Monday. The Real Madrid and Portugal forward was in London to attend the opening of his film 'Ronaldo' along with Alex Ferguson, the former manager of his old club Manchester United.     "The people who really know me, they are not going to be surprised about the movie," Ronaldo told Reuters. Real's leading
  
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• Toni Minichiello, coach of Jessica Ennis-Hill, demands Sebastian Coe reassigns medals from drug cheats after damming report on doping in Russian athletics 

  09-11-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jessica Ennis-Hill's coach has told Sebastian Coe to immediately start drawing up a list of medals that should be taken from drug cheats and handed to the athletes they robbed.
  
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• Andy Murray straight on to clay courts after losing to Novak Djokovic as he prepares for Davis Cup final and ATP World Tour Finals

  09-11-2015 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray is practicing on a clay court this week ahead of the Davis Cup final in Belgium despite his next tournament being an indoor hard court battle at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.
  
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• Analysis - What has happened to Chelsea's Diego Costa?

  09-11-2015 23:35
  
  By Tony Jimenez LONDON (Reuters) - Diego Costa has turned into a pale imitation of the player who took the Premier League by storm last year and Chelsea must get him firing on all cylinders again to have any hope of salvaging their wretched season. Chelsea fans, already mystified by their team's dramatic loss of form, are now wondering what has happened to Diego Costa. Eden Hazard, the 2014-15 Premier League Player of the Year, again showed the tricky, ball-playing skills that tormented defences
  
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• Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard defied the odds to impress Louis van Gaal

  09-11-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: The glow from the goal that lit up Old Trafford had barely faded when Jesse Lingard found himself thrust back into a debate: will he make it? He has seized his opportunity with both hands.
  
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• Russell Knox's victory in Shanghai can help Scotland out of the golfing doldrums

  09-11-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON: Russell Knox's win in Shanghai was the most prestigious golfing victory by a Scot since Paul Lawrie brought home The Open Championship in 1999.
  
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• VIDEO: Highlights: FC United 1-4 Chesterfield

  09-11-2015 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two early goals help Chesterfield ease past FC United of Manchester and into the second round of the FA Cup.
  
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• Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce given green light to sign two defenders in bid to avoid drop

  09-11-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SAM ALLARDYCE has been given the green light to sign two new defenders in his bid to beat relegation.
  
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• Rangers call for and end to the controversial EBT saga

  09-11-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RANGERS are adamant they should face no further action from the SPFL, despite the appeal of the use of employee benefit trusts going against them.
  
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• Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho facing eight weeks out after suffering knee ligament damage

  09-11-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MAMADOU SAKHO is facing six to eight weeks out after suffering knee ligament damage in Liverpool’s defeat to Crystal Palace.
  
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• Liverpool star Danny Ings receives message of support from disabled youngster after injury

  09-11-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DANNY INGS has received messages of support from Roy Hodgson, Alan Shearer and Theo Walcott since his injury, but one, in particular, melted his heart last week.
  
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• David Bedford: Sebastian Coe should ban Russian athletes from Rio 2016 Olympics

  09-11-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WE find ourselves in a ‘perfect storm’ – the coming together of two areas of corruption.
  
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• Lord Sebastian Coe is ready to kick Russian athletes out of the Rio 2016 Olympics

  09-11-2015 23:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LORD COE is ready to kick Russian athletes out of the Rio 2016 Olympics.
  
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• James Keatings insists Hibernian must keep Jason Cummings if they want to win championship

  09-11-2015 23:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JAMES KEATINGS insists Hibernian must keep Jason Cummings if they want to realise their dream of winning the Championship.
  
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• Juan Mata: Why Manchester United's defence is the key to our unbeaten run

  09-11-2015 23:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JUAN MATA has backed Manchester United defence to remain strong "when things get tough".
  
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• Women’s FAI Cup final penalty shootout fiasco was utterly avoidable

  09-11-2015 23:12
  
  There were farcical scenes at the climax of Sunday’s game at the Aviva Stadium.
  
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• Brazil plans to tax Airbnb rentals ahead of Olympics

  09-11-2015 23:06
  
  Brazil is planning to tax home owners who rent out properties or rooms on the online home-rental marketplace Airbnb Inc ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, a tourism official said on Monday. The head of the tourism agency Embratur, Vinícius Lummertz, has talked with Airbnb and hotel industry executives and has drawn up a proposal to levy a tax on registered renters, one of his aides said. The type of tax, its size and whether it would be collected by the federal government
  
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• FC United of Manchester 1-4 Chesterfield: Spireites avoid FA Cup upset as Gboly Ariyibi, Lee Novak, Rai Simons and Ollie Banks net

  09-11-2015 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN AT BROADHURST PARK: FC United of Manchester's FA Cup adventure came to an end on Monday night as League One side Chesterfield convincingly avoided an upset.
  
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• Stuart Broad suggests giving away side the toss in Test matches to prevent freak coin wins which gave Pakistan added advantage

  09-11-2015 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England fast bowler Stuart Broad has proposed the idea of routinely giving the away side the choice to bat or bowl in Test matches. Captain Alastair Cook lost all three coin tosses against Pakistan.
  
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• Rotten luck for Rotan as injury rules him out for Ukraine

  09-11-2015 22:25
  
  By Igor Nitsak KIEV, (Reuters) - Influential midfielder Ruslan Rotan will miss both legs of Ukraine's Euro 2016 playoff against Slovenia with a hamstring problem. Ukraine's vice-captain sustained the injury in Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk's 3-0 defeat at Europa League Group G rivals St Etienne on Thursday. Coach Mykhailo Fomenko has to fill two gaps in midfield for Saturday's first leg in Lviv because Shakhtar Donetsk'sTaras Stepanenko is sidelined through suspension. ...
  
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• Italy coach Conte preparing for life without Pirlo

  09-11-2015 22:23
  
  Italy coach Antonio Conte hinted that Andrea Pirlo’s international future may be over on Monday after omitting the midfielder from his latest squad. Italy, who qualified for Euro 2016 after finishing top of Group H with 24 points from 10 matches, face Belgium and Romania in friendlies matches on Friday and Tuesday. "Not calling up Pirlo was to be expected,” Conte told a news conference on Monday.
  
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• Russia slammed in doping report, faces possible Olympic ban

  09-11-2015 22:14
  
  GENEVA (AP) — Russia's status as a sports superpower and its participation in track and field events at next year's Olympics came under threat Monday after a report accused the Russians of widespread, state-supported doping reminiscent of the darkest days of cheating by the former East Germany.
  
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• Mets' Alderson to miss GM meetings for medical procedure

  09-11-2015 22:01
  
  BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson will miss the annual GM meetings to undergo an unspecified medical procedure, a week after fainting during a news conference at Citi Field.
  
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• David Moyes replaced by former Barcelona B coach Eusebio Sacristan at Real Sociedad after Scottish manager's sacking

  09-11-2015 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eusebio Sacristan has been named as Real Sociedad head coach following the sacking of David Moyes. Former Everton and Manchester United boss Moyes lost his job on Monday.
  
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• Russian 'drug cheats sabotaged' London 2012... here's how Twitter reacted to the damning WADA commission report 

  09-11-2015 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  World athletics has been shaken to the core amid claims widespread doping by Russian athletes was not effectively tackled by its governing body. Here is the pick of the reaction from the sport on Twitter.
  
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• What if the trust goes out of sport?

  09-11-2015 21:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sport only survives if we all keep coming back, but if that trust goes then everything else falls with it, says Tom Fordyce.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo film launches in London as Sir Alex Ferguson joins former Manchester United superstar at West End premiere

  09-11-2015 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The man who once had a licence to thrill Manchester United is back... and dressed looking like James Bond. Cristiano Ronaldo returned to England to promote his new film on Monday night.
  
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• Mamadou Sakho out for six to eight weeks but Liverpool still waiting for consultant to assess knee injury

  09-11-2015 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mamadou Sakho will meet a consultant on Tuesday after a scan revealed the Liverpool defender will be out for six to eight weeks. He was injured against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
  
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• Sociedad discard Moyes and turn to Eusebio

  09-11-2015 21:50
  
  By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - David Moyes's bid to resurrect his career in La Liga ended in failure when Real Sociedad sacked him on Monday following a defeat at Las Palmas which left them hovering just above the relegation places. Moyes, who took over at Sociedad almost exactly a year ago after a disappointing spell in charge of English Premier League club Manchester United, has been replaced by former Celta Vigo and Barcelona B coach Eusebio Sacristan. The 51-year-old Eusebio, who is takin
  
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• FA Cup second round draw: Salford City handed home tie against Hartlepool United

  09-11-2015 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Salford City will host League Two Hartlepool in the FA Cup second round after the Class of 92-owned side were paired with Football League opposition again having beaten Notts County.
  
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• Republic ready for Bosnia play-off

  09-11-2015 21:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Martin O'Neill is upbeat about the Republic of Ireland booking a Euro 2016 finals place despite injuries and suspensions.
  
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• Man City given boost ahead of Liverpool clash as Sergio Aguero provides injury update

  09-11-2015 21:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  INJURED Manchester City star Sergio Aguero has given supporters an injury update as he continues his rehabilitation from a torn hamstring.
  
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• Mexican GP promoter prefers Texas back-to-back

  09-11-2015 21:19
  
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Mexican Grand Prix organisers would rather have their Formula One race paired with neighbouring Texas than be back-to-back with Brazil, promoter Alejandro Soberon said on Monday. "I think honestly, personally, it is a better idea to have it back-to-back with Texas," he told Reuters in a telephone conversation following up Mexico's successful return to Formula One after a 23-year absence. "My opinion is that it’s best back-to-back with Austin than to Brazi
  
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• Russia faces ban from athletics for widespread doping offences

  09-11-2015 21:14
  
  By Brian Homewood GENEVA (Reuters) - Russia could be banned from international athletics, including the 2016 Olympic Games, after an anti-doping commission report on Monday alleged widespread corruption and collusion that added up to a state-sponsored drugs culture in a sporting superpower. The commission, set up by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), found a "deeply rooted culture of cheating" in Russian athletics, which it said Russian state security services colluded with, and also identifie
  
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• Athletics doping scandal set to scare off sponsors, experts say

  09-11-2015 21:14
  
  Several major brands are already dealing with the fall-out from the corruption scandal engulfing FIFA, world football's governing body. Now the World Anti-Doping Agency's recommendation on Monday that Russia be banned from athletics competitions for doping adds to their concern. "Sponsors are very nervous of controversy and scandal, and this is as big a scandal as you can get," sponsorship consultant Nigel Currie said.
  
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• Dwight Yorke adds to growing criticism of Louis van Gaal despite Manchester United moving to within two points of the top

  09-11-2015 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke has criticised the football the club have been playing under Louis van Gaal. United were accused of a 'lack of creativity and risk' by Paul Scholes.
  
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• Germany, Italy and Belgium among the teams to gear up for Euro 2016 by releasing shirt pictures for next year's tournament 

  09-11-2015 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some of the teams which have qualified for Euro 2016, including some of the favourites such as Germany, Italy and Belgium, have released images of the shirts they will wear nest year.
  
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• Liverpool's Mamadou Sakho to see consultant tomorrow after suffering knee ligament damage

  09-11-2015 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MAMADOU SAKHO will see a consultant tomorrow after the Liverpool defender suffered knee ligament damage in the defeat to Crystal Palace.
  
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• Paul Dunne edges closer to capping memorable season with biggest achievement yet

  09-11-2015 20:55
  
  The Greystones golfer survives play-off drama in his quest to earn a tour card.
  
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