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• England's top clubs in new move to protect rising stars after fury at academy poaching

  25-11-2015 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: England's leading football clubs have asked the Premier League to introduce reforms to stop a culture of ‘sharp practices’ allegedly occurring at academy level.
  
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• Former boxing champ shot to death during robbery in Atlanta

  25-11-2015 23:55
  
  By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Former cruiserweight boxing champion O'Neil "Supernova" Bell was shot to death during a robbery as he exited a public transit bus in Atlanta early on Wednesday, police said. An officer found Bell, 40, lying in the street, Atlanta police said. The survivor, who was taken to a local hospital, told police he and Bell were shot after first being robbed when they stepped off the bus, police said.
  
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• Mandzukic answers critics to send Juve into last 16

  25-11-2015 23:53
  
  Mario Mandzukic shrugged off his poor recent form to score the goal that sent last year's runners-up Juventus into the Champions League round of 16 with a 1-0 win over Manchester City on Wednesday. The Croatia forward struck in the 18th minute, just after Fernandinho had missed a golden opportunity for the visitors who had already made sure of their place in the knockout stage. In a match which only sporadically burst into life, Stefano Sturaro hit the post for Juventus and Raheem Sterling squan
  
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• Memphis Depay was frustrated by PSV, but Manchester United's perseverence will reap dividends with £25m man

  25-11-2015 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It does not matter how much money Ed Woodward put down to sign Memphis Depay from PSV, the fact remains that the £25million man is only 21 and must be treated as such.
  
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• Despite fewer reviews, NFL games running longer

  25-11-2015 23:46
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — If any fans are planning to serve their Thanksgiving meal after an NFL game, don't bother rushing the turkey to the table — games are stretching out longer.
  
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• Juventus 1-0 Manchester City PLAYER RATINGS: Joe Hart stands out for Manuel Pellegrini's men in Turin, as Paul Pogba shines for the Old Lady

  25-11-2015 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER: Man City lost 1-0 to Juventus in Group D on a disappointing night in Turin. Juve's playmakers, like the colossal Paul Pogba, were allowed to stroll through the game.
  
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• Gareth Bale's agents land Nigeria U17 stars Kelechi Nwakali, Samuel Chukwueze, David Enogena and Joel Osikel

  25-11-2015 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Stellar Group, the UK’s biggest football agency, have achieved a major coup on the international stage by signing up four stars of Nigeria’s Under 17 World Cup-winning side.
  
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• Kyle Edmund poised to make Davis Cup debut for Great Britain in Belgium final

  25-11-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray had a lengthy sparring session with James Ward, but the expectation is that captain Leon Smith will stick with his original intention to give 20-year-old Edmund his debut.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Thursday, November 26

  25-11-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Wednesday's races at Newbury, Southwell, Taunton and Chelmsford City.
  
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• Being AP is an accurate reflection of what Tony McCoy made himself into in order to fuel his addiction to winning horseraces

  25-11-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  You don’t have to be a racing fan to get something from this film and it will be a shame if the public dismiss a chance to see it just because they are not fans of the sport.
  
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• Manchester United step up security ahead of Champions League clash with PSV as fans are given full scans with detectors 

  25-11-2015 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Supporters were scanned with detectors as they arrived at Old Trafford last night before Manchester United's clash with PSV Eindhoven.
  
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• Real take top spot by thwarting Shakhtar rally

  25-11-2015 23:22
  
  Real Madrid, who had already sealed a place in the last 16 of the Champions League, ensured top spot in Group A with a remarkable 4-3 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. Cristiano Ronaldo scored after 18 and 70 minutes while Luka Modric (50) and Dani Carvajal (52) also struck to put the 10-times European champions in complete command on a freezing night in western Ukraine. The temperature then soared quickly, on the field at least, as Shakhtar netted three times in the closing stages.
  
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• Real take top spot by thwarting three-goal Shakhtar rally

  25-11-2015 23:18
  
  Real Madrid, who had already sealed a place in the last 16 of the Champions League, ensured top spot in Group A with a remarkable 4-3 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. Cristiano Ronaldo scored after 18 and 70 minutes while Luka Modric (50) and Dani Carvajal (52) also struck to put the 10-times European champions in complete command on a freezing night in western Ukraine. The temperature then soared quickly, on the field at least, as Shakhtar netted three times in the closing stages.
  
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• Brady says despite no matchup, he still respects Peyton

  25-11-2015 23:13
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady is too busy concerning himself with what he calls "the best defense in the NFL" to spend much time thinking about missing another matchup with Peyton Manning.
  
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• Manchester United draw to squander chance of place in last 16

  25-11-2015 22:59
  
  Manchester United failed to seal their place in the last 16 of the Champions League when they were held to a 0-0 draw by PSV Eindhoven at Old Trafford on Wednesday, leaving Group B wide open before the final round of matches next month. United would have qualified with a win, but will now face the tougher task of claiming their place in the knockout round in their final match at VfL Wolfsburg on Dec. 8. PSV's hopes of reaching the last 16 are still alive too and they can qualify if they beat alr
  
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• Frank Gifford's family says CTE found in his brain

  25-11-2015 22:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The family of Pro Football Hall of Famer Frank Gifford says signs of the degenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy were found in his brain after his death.
  
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• Mandzukic sends Juve into last sixteen

  25-11-2015 22:58
  
  TURIN (Reuters) - Mario Mandzukic shrugged off his poor recent form to score the goal that sent last year's runners-up Juventus into the Champions League round of 16 with a 1-0 win over Manchester City on Wednesday. The Croatia forward struck in the 18th minute, holding off Nicolas Otamendi's challenge to volley the ball in from close range following Alex Sandro's cross from the left. Juventus completed a double over the English Premier League side, who had already qualified from Group D after w
  
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• Wasteful Man United left to sweat on qualification after another miserable evening

  25-11-2015 22:57
  
  Louis van Gaal’s side will likely have to win at Wolfsburg in order to progress.
  
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• Humiliated Blatter says only FIFA Congress can bar him

  25-11-2015 22:55
  
  By Silke Koltrowitz ZURICH (Reuters) - Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter said on Wednesday he believes that only the Congress of football's governing body, and not its Ethics Committee, can bar him from office. Comparing himself to a state president, Blatter told Swiss broadcaster SRF: "If one wants to revoke an elected president, only parliament can ask for that." In a tense interview, Blatter declined to comment on whether FIFA's ethics investigators had recommended he be handed a life ban
  
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• Griezmann fires Atletico into last 16, Galatasaray out

  25-11-2015 22:51
  
  Atletico Madrid eased through to the Champions League round of 16 with a game to spare and eliminated Galatasaray when Antoine Griezmann's double secured a 2-0 win at home to the Turkish side in Group C on Wednesday. Atletico, the 2014 runners-up, needed only a draw to progress and their comfortable victory at the Calderon stadium put them level on 10 points at the top of the group with Benfica and ahead of the Portuguese club on goal difference. Benfica, who host Atletico in the sixth and final
  
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• Ibrahimovic's happy homecoming as PSG thrash Malmo

  25-11-2015 22:46
  
  By Philip O'Connor MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic crowned a triumphant homecoming with a second-half goal as Paris St Germain crushed Malmo 5-0 on Wednesday to book a place in the last 16 of the Champions League. With the 34-year-old Ibrahimovic captaining PSG for the night, Adrien Rabiot netted the first goal after three minutes by heading home Gregory van der Wiel's pinpoint cross.
  
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• Gladbach end Sevilla's knockout stage hopes with 4-2 win

  25-11-2015 22:44
  
  Already-eliminated Borussia Moenchengladbach crushed Sevilla 4-2 in their Champions League Group D match on Wednesday with two goals from Lars Stindl for their first ever victory in the competition that killed off the Spaniards' hopes of reaching the knockout stage. Stindl tapped in after 29 minutes and scored again after second half goals from Fabian Johnson and Raffael, to lift Gladbach to five points in the group and on track for a third place finish that leads to the Europa League, with thei
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic refuses to celebrate as he nets for PSG on his Malmo homecoming

  25-11-2015 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to face Malmo in the Champions League on Wednesday night - but refused to celebrate when he netted against his former club.
  
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• Athletics-Retired Olympic medallist Devetzi fails doping test

  25-11-2015 22:31
  
  Retired triple jumper Piyi Devetzi, 39, could be stripped of her Olympic silver and bronze medals after Greece's track and field federation (SEGAS) said on Wednesday that she had failed a doping test. "The international federation (IAAF) informed SEGAS that Piyi Devetzi re-tested positive on a sample taken in 2007," SEGAS said in a statement.
  
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• Kansas freshman Diallo cleared to play beginning Dec. 1

  25-11-2015 22:12
  
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas freshman Cheick Diallo has been cleared to play for the fifth-ranked Jayhawks beginning next week, ending a laborious months-long investigation by the NCAA into the five-star prospect's education and background.
  
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• Gothenburg's Eriksson says Eugene decision must be investigated

  25-11-2015 22:09
  
  By Mitch Phillips MONACO (Reuters) - The man who led Gothenburg's bid to host the 2021 world athletics championships says he is still waiting for a plausible explanation of how the event was awarded to Eugene, Oregon, and is concerned at suggestions that Sebastian Coe lobbied for the American city. Former Swedish Athletics Association head Bjorn Eriksson told Reuters the decision to go with Eugene without allowing Gothenburg to present its case, taken after prompting from the world federation's
  
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• This peanut butter energy bar will fuel your workout – and is much cheaper than those in shops

  25-11-2015 22:07
  
  You don’t even need to turn on an oven.
  
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• Div. III team forfeits game in protest of coach's firing

  25-11-2015 22:03
  
  WAYNE, N.J. (AP) — A Division III basketball team forfeited a conference game to protest the firing of its coach, dressing and warming up before collectively walking off the court as the game was about to begin.
  
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• Manchester United 0-0 PSV Eindhoven LIVE score: Follow Champions League action here

  25-11-2015 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the UEFA Champions League as Manchester United host PSV Eindhoven chasing a victory which would see them progress to the last 16.
  
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• Juventus 1-0 Man City and Shakhtar 0-1 Real Madrid LIVE scores: UEFA Champions League action and results

  25-11-2015 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the UEFA Champions League as Manchester City travel to Juventus looking to seal top spot in their penultimate group stage clash.
  
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• Mario Mandzukic on the mark as Manchester City lose in Turin

  25-11-2015 21:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mario Mandzukic scored the only goal as Juventus leapfrogged Manchester City in Champions League Group D with a 1-0 win in Turin.The Croat
  
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• Manchester United fans pay tribute to club legend George Best with new banner at Old Trafford to mark 10 years since his death 

  25-11-2015 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United fans unfurled a new banner at Old Trafford during the Champions League match against PSV to mark the 10-year anniversary of club legend George Best's death.
  
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• Harry Kane and Christian Eriksen to feature against Qarabag as Mauricio Pochettino sets sights on Europa League last-32

  25-11-2015 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino will go all out for the win that will secure qualification for the Europa League knockout stages on Thursday night after taking a strong squad to Azerbaijan.
  
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• Newcastle target January deal for Tottenham outcast Andros Townsend... as Steve McClaren also eyes ambitious move for Swansea star Jonjo Shelvey

  25-11-2015 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: There is an acceptance within St James’ Park that they need to spend in the New Year if they are to survive relegation from the Premier League this season.
  
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• Man United pay tribute on anniversary of Best's death

  25-11-2015 21:25
  
  Manchester United fans paid tribute to George Best on the 10th anniversary of his death by holding up white torchlights in the seventh minute of their Champions League match against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday. Best, one of football's all-time greats who played for United between 1963 and 1974, died at the age of 59 from complications arising from alcoholism on Nov. 25, 2005.
  
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• Drogba urges his beloved Chelsea to roar back

  25-11-2015 21:22
  
  By Tony Jimenez LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea great Didier Drogba has challenged his former team mates to dig deep and show the mental fortitude that will restore the club's place among the Premier League's elite. The green shoots of recovery are visible, however, and Drogba is hoping Saturday's 1-0 home victory over Norwich City in the Premier League and the 4-0 win at Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Champions League on Tuesday are a sign of things to come. "Chelsea will remain a big club.
  
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• See The World ready to return at Newbury as trainer Emma Lavelle backs him to improve on remarkable debut 

  25-11-2015 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  See The World, who produced one of the most eye-catching debuts of last season, returns at Newbury on Thursday with trainer Lavelle saying he has grown and strengthened.
  
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• Final kickoff changed after Tunis blast

  25-11-2015 21:13
  
  The kickoff for Sunday's African Confederation Cup final has been brought forward by more than five hours after a state of emergency was declared following a bomb blast that killed at least 12 people in Tunisia. The game between Etoile Sahel and Orlando Pirates of South Africa will go ahead in the coastal city of Sousse despite Tuesday's explosion on a bus, carrying presidential guard troops, in Tunis that the authorities said was detonated by a suicide bomber. A curfew means the kickoff of 1930
  
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