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• Cardiff Blues pay tribute to Jonah Lomu before Challenge Cup clash with Harlequins 

  19-11-2015 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cardiff Blues have marked the passing of Jonah Lomu with a minute's applause prior to their European Challenge Cup clash with Harlequins on Thursday night.
  
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• Home comforts help Kisner take charge at Sea Island

  19-11-2015 23:40
  
  (Reuters) - Kevin Kisner took advantage of home comforts and a receptive layout to maintain his sizzling early season form and surge one shot clear in Thursday's opening round of the RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, Georgia. The 31-year-old American, who came close to winning a maiden PGA Tour title at the elite WGC-HSBC Champions in China earlier this month before finishing second, fired a sparkling seven-under-par 65 on the Plantation Course at Sea Island Golf Club. Kisner eagled the par-five
  
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• Ian Bell dropped from England Test squad as Nick Compton and Gary Ballance earn recalls for winter tour of South Africa

  19-11-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN: Ian Bell is facing the end of his Test career after England dropped him from from their squad and recalled Nick Compton and Gary Ballance for the winter tour of South Africa.
  
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• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he will check on Laurent Koscielny and Olivier Giroud before West Brom game

  19-11-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Arsenal manager, who was in the French capital on Friday night, has spoken for the first time about the terrible events of last week.
  
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• Richie McCaw, the All Blacks warrior king, right to end Test career on a high  

  19-11-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WORLD OF RUGBY - CHRIS FOY: As acronyms go, ‘Goat’ doesn’t sound too flattering, but it most certainly is. Greatest Of All Time — that’s what Richie McCaw was, rugby’s ultimate warrior king.
  
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• NASCAR: All hail Gordon, Harvick refuses to play mind games

  19-11-2015 23:32
  
  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Harvick has made a predictable habit of trying to rattle his opposition when the stakes are at their highest.
  
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• Barcelona can re-sign Gerard Deulofeu from Everton, reveals manager Roberto Martinez

  19-11-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roberto Martinez has revealed that Everton could lose Gerard Deulofeu back to Barcelona next year due to the complex terms of his summer move.
  
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• Kyle Edmund could be the ace in GB pack ahead of Davis Cup final with Belgium 

  19-11-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Kyle Edmund has long been regarded as mature beyond his years, and next week he will probably need to show that like never before.
  
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• Remi Garde will continue to put his faith in Ciaran Clark after defender impresses new Aston Villa manager for club and country

  19-11-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL: Centre half Ciaran Clark is set to keep his place in the Aston Villa backline and keep out Joleon Lescott after impressing Remi Garde for club and country.
  
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• Andy Murray hoping to avoid more family woe after his brother Jamie crashed to most agonising defeat of his career 

  19-11-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray will be hoping he does not suffer the same trauma on Friday night as his brother did on Thursday evening, going down to the most agonising defeat of his career.
  
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• MLB schedule: Mets-KC open Sunday, Pirates-Miami in San Juan

  19-11-2015 23:29
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The champion Kansas City Royals will host the New York Mets in a World Series rematch when the 2016 Major League Baseball season starts in April with three Sunday openers. Next year's schedule also includes two games in Puerto Rico between Pittsburgh and Miami.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp faces Daniel Sturridge dilemma ahead of Manchester City clash

  19-11-2015 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daniel Sturridge has said he is 'fit and ready to go' for the first time under Jurgen Klopp, having been sidelined since he damaged his knee on October 16 following a training ground collision.
  
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• Jamie Vardy could leave Leicester for 'best solution' in summer, concedes Claudio Ranieri

  19-11-2015 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy, bidding to score in a 10th successive game at Newcastle on Saturday, has been scouted by Manchester United, with Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund also showing interest.
  
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• Yahoo gets subpoena in fantasy sports probe, sources say - Yahoo News UK

  19-11-2015 23:21
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• Maidenhead 1-3 Port Vale: AJ Leitch-Smith nets quickfire double to avoid FA Cup upset

  19-11-2015 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AJ Leitch-Smith scored a second-half brace to help Port Vale come from behind to make the FA Cup second round with a 3-1 win at non-league Maidenhead United.
  
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• Djokovic through to semi-finals at year-ender

  19-11-2015 23:07
  
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Serbia's Novak Djokovic clinched his place in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals when he beat Tomas Berdych 6-3 7-5 in his last round-robin match on Thursday. The world number one required one set to guarantee the runners-up spot in the Stan Smith Group behind unbeaten section winner Roger Federer who earlier beat Kei Nishikori. Djokovic will face Rafael Nadal in the last four on Saturday with six-times champion Federer up against either Stanislas Wa
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Friday, November 20

  19-11-2015 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Friday's races at Ascot, Wolverhampton andHaydock.
  
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• Johan Cruyff 'doing well' in fight against cancer as Dutch legend insists: It's a battle that I will win

  19-11-2015 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dutch football legend Johan Cruyff says he's 'doing well' and remains convinced he will win his battle with cancer. The 68-year-old disclosed a month ago that he has lung cancer.
  
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• Australian Jones set to be appointed England coach - reports

  19-11-2015 22:57
  
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Australian Eddie Jones is expected to become England's first foreign rugby union head coach with an official announcement imminent, British media reported on Thursday. The BBC and British newspaper websites said the former Australia and Japan coach was in London on Thursday to finalise the details of the contract with Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Ian Ritchie. Sky Sports said terms had been agreed.
  
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• Gerrard holds talks with Klopp ahead of potential Liverpool training return

  19-11-2015 22:51
  
  The former Liverpool captain visited the club’s training ground this afternoon.
  
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• Kings star Cousins suspended 1 game for hitting Horford

  19-11-2015 22:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sacramento Kings star forward DeMarcus Cousins has been suspended one game for hitting Atlanta's Al Horford in the head with a forearm.
  
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• Cardiff remember Jonah Lomu but lose to Harlequins

  19-11-2015 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Cardiff Blues marked Jonah Lomu's death with a one-minute applause ahead of their European Rugby Challenge Cup against Harlequins on Thursday eve
  
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• Ernst sets pace in LPGA season-ender, Ko lurks three back

  19-11-2015 22:25
  
  (Reuters) - American Austin Ernst seized a one-shot lead after the opening round of the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida on Thursday while Lydia Ko strengthened her grip in the race for 2015 LPGA Tour honours. Ernst, in pursuit of her second victory on the LPGA circuit, birdied her last two holes to break clear of a congested leaderboard as she fired a six-under-par 66 in the $2 million event at Tiburon Golf Club.
  
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• Ajay Leitch-Smith scores twice as Port Vale survive Maidenhead FA Cup scare

  19-11-2015 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ajay Leitch-Smith scored a second-half brace to help Port Vale come from behind to make the FA Cup second round with a 3-1 win at non-league M
  
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• Jamie Murray and John Peers suffer ATP World Tour Finals exit in Champions tiebreak loss to top-ranked Bryan brothers

  19-11-2015 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON AT THE O2 ARENA: Jamie Murray will never have suffered as agonising a defeat as he did here as he and partner John Peers went out of the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.
  
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• Bryans edge cliffhanger to stay alive at World Tour Finals

  19-11-2015 22:04
  
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Top seeds and defending champions Bob and Mike Bryan saved five match points to beat Jamie Murray and John Peers 6-7(5) 7-6(5) 16-14 in a cliffhanger and reach the semi-finals at the ATP World Tour Finals on Thursday. It was their 35th victory in the year-end championship -- taking them past the record they had shared with Daniel Nestor. A nerve-jangling scrap ended when the Bryans converted their fifth match point -- but the match will haunt Peers who blazed
  
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• Williams won't appeal against Massa exclusion

  19-11-2015 22:01
  
  Williams have dropped plans to appeal against Brazilian Felipe Massa's exclusion from his home grand prix last weekend for an overheated rear tyre. "Given the financial climate of the sport, and the fact that the decision does not impact the team’s constructors’ championship position, it has been decided that this would be an unnecessary cost to endure." Williams have finished third overall for the second year in a row, with one race remaining in Abu Dhabi next week. Massa, whose las
  
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• Maidenhead Utd 1-3 Port Vale: Match Report

  19-11-2015 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ajay Leitch-Smith scores twice as Port Vale survive Maidenhead FA Cup scareAjay Leitch-Smith scored a second-half brace to help Port Vale
  
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• Kisner leads at Sea Island as Love & Son finish even

  19-11-2015 21:45
  
  ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. (AP) — Davis Love III and Davis Love IV did everything together Thursday at Sea Island.
  
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• Paris attacks heighten security fears for 2016 Rio Olympics

  19-11-2015 21:42
  
  By Anthony Boadle and Pedro Fonseca BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Last week's Paris killings have raised fears about the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil, a country with so little history of terrorism that the president has played down the chance of an attack and legislators long resisted bills to make it a crime. Diplomats in Brasilia say Western governments are worried about the safety of their athletes and tourists at the games because they believe many Brazilian authorities are complacent,
  
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• MLB closer to new recommendations for safety nets for 2016

  19-11-2015 21:33
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Major League Baseball is close to new recommendations for safety netting at its stadiums for the 2016 season.
  
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• Why boosting your Vitamin D intake should be a key part of your diet this winter

  19-11-2015 21:30
  
  It is especially important over the next few months with sunlight at a minimum.
  
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• Temple rallies past Minnesota 75-70 in Puerto Rico Tipoff

  19-11-2015 21:27
  
  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Temple went from opening the second half with confidence and momentum to watching it all evaporate amid a run of rimmed-out shots and shaky execution.
  
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• We’ll Leave It There So: Paul Dunne continues meteoric rise, McCaw retires & all today’s sport

  19-11-2015 21:25
  
  Elsewhere, Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan has been mistaken for a terrorist and Cork City have raided St. Pat’s for the second time in a week.
  
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• Why Bernie Sanders won't brush his hair

  19-11-2015 21:22
  
  The democratic party presidential candidate bucks the traditional image of politicians.
  
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• British captain Smith hints at Edmund debut in Davis Cup final

  19-11-2015 21:19
  
  Britain's Davis Cup captain Leon Smith admits he has a tough few days ahead before deciding who will take the second singles berth in next week's final against Belgium in Ghent. Kyle Edmund, 20, is favourite to be thrown in at the deep end and handed a debut in a competition that Britain has not won since 1936. The more experienced James Ward, who thrillingly beat world number 11 John Isner in San Diego in the first round, is the other option and, like Edmund, is also in form, having won a Chall
  
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• Wenger calls for routine blood tests

  19-11-2015 21:17
  
  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called for routine blood tests in football to improve anti-doping measures which he says are currently 'superficial'. "We have to tackle this problem and not to close our eyes because it is a little bit unreasonable to think that just because we are football we have no problems with it," the Frenchman told Arsenal's website. The 66-year-old has been approached by the Football Association (FA) to explain comments made to French newspaper L'Equipe following the do
  
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• Lawyers: NFL concussion deal excludes central brain injury

  19-11-2015 21:11
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former players appealing the NFL's $1 billion plan to address concussion-linked injuries asked a court on Thursday to reject the settlement because it excludes what they call the signature brain disease of football.
  
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• Jean-Claude Van Damme muscles in on Manchester City training

  19-11-2015 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jean-Claude Van Damme, the so-called 'Muscles from Brussels', is in Manchester for a black-tie speaking event where he will be sharing anecdotes from his extensive film and martial arts career.
  
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• Anthony Crolla confident he can exact revenge on Darleys Perez and clinch the WBA lightweight title 

  19-11-2015 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After getting a second shot at the WBA lightweight title, Anthony Crolla is convinced he can defeat Darleys Perez this time around and put on a show for his fans.
  
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• French national anthem 'La Marseillaise' to be played in Premier League grounds in remembrance of Paris attack victims

  19-11-2015 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The French national anthem will be played ahead of kick-off at Premier League stadiums this weekend as a tribute to victims of the Paris terror attacks.
  
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• Chelsea's beleaguered stars head back to training ready to face the Premier League once again after the international break

  19-11-2015 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With his troubled reigning Premier League champion outfit sitting in 16th position in the league, Jose Mourinho has got a tough job on his hands to pick up his Chelsea players. 
  
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• Honduras midfielder Luis Garrido out for up to a year and a half with horrific cruciate ligament tears after getting leg caught underneath falling Mexico opponent

  19-11-2015 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Honduras midfielder Luis Garrido could be out for up to 18 months after suffering a severe knee injury during Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Mexico, the team's doctor said.
  
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