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• Dave Beasant's family affair: Sons of FA Cup winner with Wimbledon look to create more historic upsets in famous competition

  05-12-2015 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Nick and Sam Beasant were growing up, people would often mention their father Dave’s penalty save in the 1988 FA Cup final which helped Wimbledon pull off a famous win over Liverpool.
  
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• Sarah Taylor wants to be treated like 'one of the lads' after breaking new ground Down Under

  05-12-2015 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England’s Sarah Taylor will not accept any special treatment as the first woman to play men’s first-grade cricket in Australia. The 26-year-old even refused the offer of a separate changing room.
  
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• Liverpool can challenge for the Premier League if they keep Daniel Sturridge fit, says Paul Ince

  05-12-2015 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The striker returned to the starting line-up on Wednesday and scored twice in Liverpool’s 6-1 win over Southampton in the Capital One Cup.
  
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• Lindsey Vonn wins again at Lake Louise

  05-12-2015 23:41
  
  LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) — Another race at Lake Louise and yet another win for Lindsey Vonn. This has become extremely repetitive.
  
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• We can beat anyone, vows Wycombe boss Gareth Ainsworth after League Two side stage FA Cup upset against Millwall

  05-12-2015 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gareth Ainsworth believes Wycombe are a match for anyone on their day after his side upset League One Millwall with a 2-1 victory at the Den.
  
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• Real end turbulent week with win, Barca held

  05-12-2015 23:33
  
  Real Madrid ended a turbulent week off the pitch on a high when Karim Benzema struck twice in a 4-1 victory over Getafe in La Liga on Saturday before leaders Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at Valencia. Real's dominant performance at the Bernabeu lifted them above Atletico Madrid into second for a couple of hours but Atletico responded with a 2-0 win at Granada before Santi Mina's late strike rescued a point for Valencia with new coach Gary Neville watching from the stands. Neville, who was ap
  
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• Mouth-watering finals in store as all the big guns safely through at National Stadium

  05-12-2015 23:32
  
  Ireland’s top boxers remain on a collision course as the national titles come down for decision.
  
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• West Ham defender Winston Reid fumes at Bastian Schweinsteiger after Manchester United star accused of using elbow

  05-12-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER: West Ham defender Winston Reid accused Bastian Schweinsteiger of elbowing him in the face after a goalless draw at Old Trafford.
  
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• England coach Eddie Jones hit by news Henry Slade suffers suspected broken leg

  05-12-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM PETERS: England coach Eddie Jones faces mounting injury concerns after centre Henry Slade suffered a suspected broken leg playing for Exeter in their victory at Wasps on Saturday.
  
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• Valencia boss Gary Neville to use life-long Liverpool fan David Le Moel as interpreter

  05-12-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nobody speaks better English at Valencia than football analyst David Le Moel and Neville wants the scout who has been at the club for four years working closely alongside him as an interpreter.
  
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• Gerard Deulofeu pledges long-term future to Everton and praises the positive influence of manager Roberto Martinez 

  05-12-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton’s step-over king Gerard Deulofeu, who dazzled again in midweek in the Capital One Cup win over Middlesbrough, can be bought back by Barcelona for £6.3m this summer.
  
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• Chelsea stunned by Bournemouth, Leicester go top

  05-12-2015 23:20
  
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Premier League champions Chelsea's fall from grace continued with a humiliating defeat by lowly Bournemouth on Saturday after Leicester City's improbable title challenge was bolstered by a 3-0 victory at Swansea City. A late headed goal by substitute Glenn Murray earned Bournemouth a shock victory at Stamford Bridge and left Blues boss Jose Mourinho trying to explain away an eighth defeat in 15 league games since the start of the season.
  
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• Valencia fans unite behind Gary Neville as Mestalla support shows new boss' unique enthusiasm won't be lost in translation

  05-12-2015 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is a little unclear how Gary Neville turned himself from being the Manchester United shop steward, the player opposition fans loved to hate, into the punditthey all loved to listen to.
  
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• Wolfsburg 1-2 Borussia Dortmund: Shinji Kagawa's late goal seals win as Thomas Tuchel's side close gap on Bayern Munich

  05-12-2015 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester United star Shinji Kagawa scored in the third minute of injury time to give Borussia Dortmund a late win at Wolfsburg and cut the gap on Bayern Munich to five points.
  
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• Austria's Hirscher wins super-G, holds off 2 Americans

  05-12-2015 23:05
  
  BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — That Marcel Hirscher finished first and Ted Ligety right behind him wasn't a big surprise.
  
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• Waps 27-41 Exeter: No 8 Thomas Waldrom scores try hat-trick as Chiefs bag bonus point but lose Henry Slade to injury

  05-12-2015 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Exeter climbed above Saracens at the top of the Aviva Premiership after scoring six tries to Wasps' three in one of the more entertaining matches of the season so far.
  
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• Harlequins 38-7 London Irish: Scotland's Tim Visser steals the show for Quins as new England boss Eddie Jones watches on

  05-12-2015 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New England head coach Eddie Jones watched from the stands as Harlequins completed a 38-7 Aviva Premiership victory over London Irish, but it was a Scot who took centre stage at Twickenham Stoop.
  
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• Bath 11-13 Northampton: JJ Hanrahan slots late penalty for win after Luther Burrell's try is cancelled out by Semesa Rokoduguni

  05-12-2015 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM PETERS AT THE REC: George Ford endured a second-half horror show, including throwing an intercept pass for Northampton's only try, as Bath’s season lurched to the brink of crisis.
  
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• Late goal earns Valencia an unlikely point against Barcelona as Gary Neville watches on

  05-12-2015 22:53
  
  The former Man United defender officially takes charge from tomorrow but his side produced a much improved performance.
  
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• Melee on Texas sideline after Baylor QB makes tackle

  05-12-2015 22:48
  
  WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor left tackle Spencer Drango and some of his teammates were going to help quarterback Lynx Hawthorne get up along the Texas sideline when he made the tackle after throwing an interception.
  
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• Valencia 1-1 Barcelona: Santi Mina rescues a point as Gary Neville watches his new side cancel out Luis Suarez opener

  05-12-2015 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON AT THE MESTALLA: Gary Neville will have been impressed by his new side's resolve as Valencia came from behind to record a spirited 1-1 draw with Barcelona at the Mestalla Stadium.
  
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• Triple suicide blast rocks Lake Chad island

  05-12-2015 22:37
  
  At least 15 people were killed and 130 injured in suspected Boko Haram attack on a busy market day.
  
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• Frankie Gavin's career in the balance after boxer is suspended following bar brawl

  05-12-2015 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former British boxing champion Frankie Gavin could be banned for life after he was suspended from the sport. Gavin, 30, was given a suspended five-month prison sentence last month.
  
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• Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho refusing to ask for January funds and wants squad 'to do better' after shock Bournemouth loss

  05-12-2015 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN: Chelsea's season plunged new depths on Saturday with a chastening evening against Bournemouth as Jose Mourinho all but ruled out a top four finish.
  
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• Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe: Win over Chelsea is the best in the club's history

  05-12-2015 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN: Eddie Howe hailed Bournemouth’s sensational victory at Chelsea as the best in the club’s history as they embarrassed the Premier League champions.
  
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• Tottenham's unbeaten run goes on but Mauricio Pochettino rues missed opportunity

  05-12-2015 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mauricio Pochettino insisted Tottenham dropped two points at West Brom - despite setting a club record in the Barclays Premier League.Spur
  
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• Sam Allardyce takes encouragement from Sunderland's battling display at Arsenal

  05-12-2015 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sam Allardyce felt his Sunderland side did enough to seal a shock win at Arsenal - even though they ended losing the game to the Premier League t
  
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• Remi Garde sees green shoots of recovery in Aston Villa's draw with Southampton

  05-12-2015 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Remi Garde has told his Aston Villa team to use Saturday's 1-1 draw at Southampton to inspire them to Premier League survival.Villa were t
  
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• Quique Sanchez Flores loves in-form Watford strikers Odion Ighalo Troy Deeney

  05-12-2015 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Quique Sanchez Flores revealed his love for Odion Ighalo and Troy Deeney after Watford's impressive strike duo netted in the defeat of Norwich.
  
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• Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini bemoans injuries after Stoke humbling

  05-12-2015 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Manuel Pellegrini admits Manchester City's injury-hit squad has been affected by their multiple-trophy quest after they went down 2-0 to Stoke at
  
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• Louis van Gaal shrugs off boo boys after Man United's latest drab, goalless draw

  05-12-2015 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Louis van Gaal was nonplussed by fans' criticism of his Manchester United team after they recorded their sixth goalless draw of the season.
  
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• Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri hails front pairing's partnership

  05-12-2015 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri hailed the teamwork of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez as the Foxes returned to the top of the Barclays Premier Le
  
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• Jose Mourinho accepts blame and admits top four may now be beyond Chelsea

  05-12-2015 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jose Mourinho accepted responsibility for Chelsea's miserable title defence and appeared to write off the prospect of a top-four finish following
  
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• No. 12 Baylor out of Sugar Bowl after 23-17 loss to Texas

  05-12-2015 22:11
  
  WACO, Texas (AP) — Things went from sweet to bitter for No. 12 Baylor in its regular-season finale.
  
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• England prop Corbisiero to have knee surgery

  05-12-2015 22:09
  
  England and Northampton prop Alex Corbisiero will undergo knee surgery on Tuesday and is doubtful for the Six Nations tournament starting in February. "Six Nations is a very long way off for him, I think his focus is on getting himself fit and back in the Northampton squad," Northampton's director of rugby Jim Mallinder told reporters on Saturday. The surgeon is pretty positive he can sort him out, so he will go under the knife and hopefully he'll be back sooner rather than later." Corbisiero, 2
  
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• Watson ties course record and takes 2-shot lead in Bahamas

  05-12-2015 22:04
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Bubba Watson holed out with a 7-iron for eagle, made seven birdies and tied the course record with a 9-under 63 on Saturday to take a two-shot lead over Paul Casey going into the final round of the Hero World Challenge.
  
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• Ward leads No. 17 Houston to 24-13 win over No. 20 Temple

  05-12-2015 22:00
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Greg Ward, Jr. ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns and No. 17 Houston came through with a 24-13 win over 20th-ranked Temple in the inaugural American Athletic Conference Championship game on Saturday.
  
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• Iraq summons Turkey ambassador over troop 'incursion'

  05-12-2015 21:55
  
  Baghdad calls deployment a hostile act but Turkey's prime minister says part of a long-running training mission.
  
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• Erin Hamlin leads US luge World Cup sweep at Lake Placid

  05-12-2015 21:52
  
  LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Erin Hamlin paused between runs of the women's World Cup luge race at Mount Van Hoevenberg to ponder the American sweep of the podium.
  
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• 5 talking points after today’s Premier League action

  05-12-2015 21:49
  
  Stoke’s easy-on-the-eye style, Man United’s lack of goals and another setback for Chelsea.
  
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• Ecuador orders arrest of football chief amid FIFA scandal

  05-12-2015 21:44
  
  Ecuador on Saturday ordered the arrest of the president of its football federation, Luis Chiriboga, days after U.S. officials announced that he was one of 16 people to be charged in connection with a multi-million dollar bribery scheme. Chiriboga and another official were ordered to be held in house arrest, which is required by law because they are over 65, while the third was remanded into custody in prison. Chiriboga has already been suspended by the football federation.
  
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• Samardzija agrees to $90 million, 5-year deal with Giants

  05-12-2015 21:42
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants landed a top-tier starter to complement ace Madison Bumgarner, agreeing with free agent Jeff Samardzija on a $90 million, five-year contract Saturday a day after losing out on Zack Greinke.
  
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• Myanmar's ex-dictator sees Suu Kyi as country's 'future leader' - relative

  05-12-2015 21:40
  
  By Aung Hla Tun and Hnin Yadana Zaw YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's former dictator sees erstwhile foe Aung San Suu Kyi as the country's "future leader" and has pledged to support her even though she is currently barred by the constitution from becoming president, his grandson said on Saturday. Than Shwe, who headed a military junta until he stepped down in 2011 and who many believe remains powerful behind the scenes, made the remarks during secret talks with the democracy icon on Friday, his grand
  
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• Top six is now the objective, fears Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho after Bournemouth claim famous win at Stamford Bridge 

  05-12-2015 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho lamented his side's bad luck following Chelsea's 1-0 defeat by Bournemouth on Saturday, and admitted he may now need to target a top six finish in the Premier League this season.
  
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