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• Rory McIlroy opens up on engagement to Erica Stoll as year ends on a high: 'She's been a great influence on me'

  17-12-2015 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If anyone thinks Paris has lost its allure as the world's most romantic city following the terror attacks, just listen to Rory McIlroy.
  
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• Beaten in surfing's world title race, Mick Fanning is still a champion for the ages

  17-12-2015 23:57
  
  Mick Fanning lost out to Brazilian Adriano de Souza in the world title race, but regardless of the result the champion surfer is an icon of Australian sportHawaii’s Pipeline Masters is the last stop on the world surfing tour and that scheduling, combined with Pipe’s standing among the most dangerous waves on the planet, have conspired to produce extraordinary drama over the years. But rarely has that drama escalated to a finish like this.Related: Mick Fanning narrowly loses world sur
  
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• Tyson Fury is boxing's Gypsy King whose crude comments have provoked a storm around the BBC SPOTY award... so what's fuelling the heavyweight champion?

  17-12-2015 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: Tyson Fury has talked about building houses for the homeless in Morecambe. ‘I want to be the people’s champion,’ he told those who joined him on a seafront run recently.
  
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• Michael van Gerwen targets World Darts Championship: I am building my own house and it will cost a lot... I need to keep winning

  17-12-2015 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world No 1 travelled to Alexandra Palace as the pre-tournament favourite after a stunning year that has seen him reach the final of every major televised ranking event.
  
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• UK Basketball in CBS Sports Classic Saturday - WLKY Louisville

  17-12-2015 23:43
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  Louisville, KY —#4 UK Basketball's next game is Saturday afternoon at about 3:30 pm in New York City playing Ohio State in the CBS Sports Classic. It's a doubleheader/neutral site format similar to what The Cats will face in the NCAA Tournament in March.en meer »
  

• Dylan Hartley will be big hit as England captain... his discipline isn't a concern, claims Exeter Chiefs coach Rob Baxter

  17-12-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  English rugby's highest-flying coach believes making Dylan Hartley national captain could prove a masterstroke.
  
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• Sam Byram helps Leeds to win as Wolves’ dismal Molineux run continues

  17-12-2015 23:35
  
  The Leeds winger Sam Byram enhanced his growing reputation with a smart double to help secure an impressive 3-2 Championship win against Wolves, whose misery at Molineux continued.Byram, who is out of contract at the end of the season and involved in a dispute over a new deal, cancelled out Benik Afobe’s 10th-minute opener on the stroke of half-time. Stuart Dallas then gave Leeds a 51st-minute lead, with Byram increasing their advantage on the hour before Nathan Byrne reduced the arrears n
  
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• How can Chelsea fans be asked to support these surly, unfit, out of form prima donnas after Jose Mourinho's sacking? 

  17-12-2015 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLIE SKILLEN - CHELSEA SEASON TICKET HOLDER: Saturday will be the most depressing day at Stamford Bridge since Rafa Benitez took charge for the first time.
  
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• Northampton are out to get star man Dan Carter, warns Courtney Lawes ahead of clash against Racing Metro

  17-12-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Courtney Lawes has warned All Blacks and Racing Metro No 10 Dan Carter to expect more rough treatment in Northampton on Friday night.
  
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• Charles N'Zogbia could have given more to Aston Villa, says Remi Garde as he prepares to get tough on non-committed players

  17-12-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL: Remi Garde has told Aston Villa’s players to commit to the cause or be prepared to leave the club, with Charles N’Zogbia criticised for failing to pull his weight.
  
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• Brentford stopper David Button reads the game well and his athleticism is class... he's really blossomed into a top level player

  17-12-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many Premier League stars were knocked back and released by their first club, including the latest player brought to you by our secret scout.
  
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• Liverpool close in on deal for Marko Grujic from Red Star Belgrade

  17-12-2015 23:30
  
  • Anfield chief executive Ian Ayre flies to Serbia to finalise transfer
  • Jürgen Klopp also aims for pre-contract agreement with Schalke’s Joël MatipThe Liverpool chief executive, Ian Ayre, has flown to Serbia to seal a deal for Red Star Belgrade’s talented teenage midfielder Marko Grujic. Related: Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp is a bit of an idiot, says West Brom’s James McCleanContinue reading...
  
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• Claudio Ranieri deserves greater credit for Leicester rise, says Roberto Martínez

  17-12-2015 23:30
  
  • Everton manager praises Italian’s composure and confidence
  • Martínez says Lukaku-Deulofeu partnership will test league leadersRoberto Martínez has said Claudio Ranieri has not been given the credit he deserves for building the winning mentality behind Leicester City’s rise to the Premier League summit.Everton host the surprise leaders on Saturday with Martínez adamant Leicester are title contenders because of the “powerful momentum” gener
  
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• Wolves 2-3 Leeds: Wantaway Sam Byram the Whites hero in five-goal thriller

  17-12-2015 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leeds winger Sam Byram enhanced his growing reputation with a smart double to help secure an impressive 3-2 Sky Bet Championship win against Wolves whose misery at Molineux continued.
  
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• Tom Scudamore cleared to ride at Ascot after winning appeal against five-day ban

  17-12-2015 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jockey Tom Scudamore is free to ride this weekend at Ascot and on the prestigious Boxing Day card at Kempton after successfully appealing against the five-day careless riding ban.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Friday, December 18

  17-12-2015 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Friday's races at Ascot, Southwell, Uttoxeter and Wolverhampton.
  
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• The rise and rise of Exeter contrasts with curious fall of Northampton | Dean Ryan

  17-12-2015 23:00
  
  While Rob Baxter seems able to get the most out of every Chiefs player in the European Champions Cup, the Saints’ big-name players are strugglingBy the time Jérôme Garcès blows the final whistle at Welford Road on Sunday evening, at least three English clubs should be well on their way to the Champions Cup quarter-finals. Saracens, Leicester and one of Wasps and Bath should be sitting very pretty at the end of the weekend’s action, and I would not bet against Exet
  
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• Talk about Dylan Hartley says much about Eddie Jones’s England plans | Robert Kitson

  17-12-2015 23:00
  
  After England’s dismal showing in the World Cup they now need to adopt a spiky attitude on the pitch and Dylan Hartley, who is thought to be the coach’s choice as captain, will be just the man for the jobEddie Jones has only been in the England coaching job since the beginning of the month but already he deserves some sympathy. For private remarks made at an off-the-record social function to have found their way so quickly into the public domain is not a helpful start; when the subje
  
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• Dylan Hartley’s concussion puts England captain appraisal on hold

  17-12-2015 23:00
  
  • Northampton hooker still not fit six weeks after blow to head
  • George North out to break try duck against Racing 92If Eddie Jones wants to assess the form of the man he is thought to favour as the England captain, he will have to wait. Dylan Hartley has still not recovered from the concussion he suffered six weeks ago when colliding with Billy Vunipola in Northampton’s Premiership match against Saracens. Saints will entertain Racing 92 in the European Champions Cup on Friday n
  
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• José Mourinho sacked by Chelsea – live updates!

  17-12-2015 22:34
  
  Chelsea manager sacked seven months after winning Premier LeagueClub lose patience with Mourinho after disastrous defence of titleToby Moses: Chelsea’s next permanent manager – five contendersEmail [email protected] | Tweet @michaelbutler18 9.34pm GMTThat all from me tonight. If you are still thirsty for more José, have a go on these. See you next time. Bye! 9.27pm GMT@michaelbutler18 there's large rumours he turned down his compensation package. Plus he was repor
  
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• Special treatment not enough to save José Mourinho in the end | Dominic Fifield

  17-12-2015 22:14
  
  José Mourinho’s Chelsea exit showed winning the title does not bring security even though he was granted more time than anyone else would have hadIn the end the news hardly came as a surprise. After all, sacking the manager is what jittery clubs do when they find themselves teetering on the brink of the relegation zone as the mid-winter transfer window, with all its promise of a revamp, looms large. They crave a kickstart, a flurry of results to haul them clear of trouble. A firefig
  
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• Chelsea sacked José Mourinho over ‘palpable discord’ with players

  17-12-2015 22:13
  
  • Technical director lifts lid on tensions in squad that led to manager’s departure
  • Guus Hiddink set to return to Stamford Bridge as interim managerJosé Mourinho was sacked as the Chelsea manager on Thursday afternoon because of a “palpable discord with the players” according to the club’s technical director, Michael Emenalo. Related: José Mourinho still a great manager​ despite return of familiar flaws | Daniel TaylorContinue reading...
  
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• Jose Mourinho told Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich after the defeat by West Ham in October: 'Pay me and I will go'

  17-12-2015 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NEIL ASHTON'S INSIDE TRACK: Jose Mourinho's words after the West Ham defeat - 'pay me and I will go' - were taken so seriously that the lawyers acting for Chelsea were put on notice.
  
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• Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo: There was a palpable discord between the manager and the players... the club is in trouble and something needed to be done

  17-12-2015 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo admits there was 'a palpable discord between manager and players' and that the board were left with little other choice than to sack Jose Mourinho.
  
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• Sepp Blatter fights for his presidency at FIFA's Zurich HQ in corruption hearing

  17-12-2015 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The outgoing and much-maligned FIFA president faced a hearing before ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert over a £1.3million payment made to UEFA head Michel Platini by FIFA in 2011.
  
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• Chelsea players leave Cobham training ground following Jose Mourinho sacking

  17-12-2015 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea's first-team players were stony-faced as they left the club's Cobham training ground on Thursday afternoon following the sacking of Jose Mourinho.
  
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• Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford claim top SJA awards 

  17-12-2015 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jessica Ennis-Hill and Greg Rutherford have been named sportswoman and sportsman of the year by the Sports Journalists' Association (SJA).
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo already looking at life after football as Real Madrid superstar unveils £54m range of 'CR7' hotels 

  17-12-2015 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER TODD IN LISBON:Cristiano Ronaldo has already started thinking about his next step after admitting he can't play out his role as an elite Real Madrid superstar forever.
  
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• Jose Mourinho could be paid £10m or less in compensation as Chelsea argue he breached contract over row with former club doctor Eva Carneiro

  17-12-2015 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NEIL ASHTON: There is a potential legal wrangle over Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea pay-off because former club doctor Eva Carneiro is taking the club to an employment tribunal.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool players bring festive joy with visit to Alder Hey Children's Hospital ahead of Watford clash

  17-12-2015 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He was recently praised by former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard for lifting everyone at the club and the German appeared to have had the same impact on his visit to Alder Hey Children's Hospital.
  
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• Pep Guardiola tells Chelsea they need 10 new players following Jose Mourinho sacking!

  17-12-2015 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having sacked Jose Mourinho for a second time in eight years, the Blues board are scaring off potential candidates with the volatile nature of the position.
  
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• Demba Ba reveals it's 'exhausting' playing under sacked Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho

  17-12-2015 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba has opened up about what it's like playing under Jose Mourinho and admits it's 'so tiring and exhausting' for his stars. The Portuguese was sacked on Thursday.
  
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• Tottenham stars spread festive cheer as they hand out Christmas presents to sick children at local hospitals 

  17-12-2015 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As is an annual tradition for Spurs players brought a smile to young patients' faces at Barnet Hospital, North Middlesex Hospital, Whipps Cross in Leytonstone and Princess Alexandra in Harlow.
  
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• 'Call me Thinkerman!' Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri jokes about changing his famous nickname... but admits he feels 'so sorry' for out of favour Gokhan Inler

  17-12-2015 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claudio Ranieri produced the grin of a manager in complete comfort when the straightforward question came from a foreign journalist. ‘Gokhan Inler,’ she said. ‘Why isn’t he playing?’
  
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• Leicester midfielder Jeff Schlupp ruled out for up to six weeks with hamstring problem

  17-12-2015 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jeff Schlupp missed the home victory against Chelsea on Monday night and Foxes boss Claudio Ranieri has confirmed the Ghana international could be out for over a month.
  
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• PIERS MORGAN: The sacking of Jose Mourinho is the worst decision in football history - shameful Chelsea should have let HIM sack his treacherous prima donna stars for playing like Christmas turkeys and conspiring to bring him down

  17-12-2015 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Football is a mad game, but few things have ever been madder than Chelsea’s decision to sack Jose Mourinho – the single greatest football manager on Planet Earth, arguably the greatest ever.
  
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• Steven Gerrard hails Jurgen Klopp impact at Liverpool: 'We had coffee together and I left feeling happier... the atmosphere is brilliant'

  17-12-2015 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steven Gerrard has praised Jurgen Klopp's impact at Liverpool and wishes he had the chance to play for the German. He is back training at Melwood during the Major League Soccer off-season.
  
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• Chelsea have blown their future by sacking Jose Mourinho... he was the best man to sort out the mess at Stamford Bridge 

  17-12-2015 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHELSEA FAN'S VIEW: Chelsea are yet again a laughing stock. The consistency and continuity that the club have craved for years has again been abandoned in search of a quick fix.
  
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• Jose Mourinho 'doesn't love football anymore'

  17-12-2015 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOSE MOURINHO doesn't look like a man who loves football anymore, according to Jamie Redknapp.
  
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• Chelsea Picture Special: Stunned players leave training ground after hearing Mourinho fate

  17-12-2015 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHELSEA players learned of their manager's fate on Thursday and were seen leaving their Cobham training centre a short while after.
  
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• Jose Mourinho tells Clare Balding that Chelsea players 'need to understand I am the best'

  17-12-2015 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Before Abramovich sensationally put an end to Mourinho's second spell at Chelsea, the Portuguese boss spoke to Clare Balding on all manner of topics including the need for players to respect him.
  
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• Revealed: The incredible Jose Mourinho fact that made his Chelsea sacking inevitable

  17-12-2015 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOSE MOURINHO was dismissed by Chelsea for a second time today.
  
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• Huge Manchester United boost as Cristiano Ronaldo reveals concerns over Paris move

  17-12-2015 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CRISTIANO RONALDO has cast doubt on a potential move to Paris Saint-Germain.
  
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• Most shocking Jose Mourinho moments: Old Trafford sprint, eye poke, Liverpool fans mocked

  17-12-2015 19:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOSE MOURINHO has had his fair share of controversial moments during his management career.
  
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• Claudio Ranieri uses Sir Alex Ferguson's success as title inspiration for Leicester stars: 'I want my horses at end of the race'

  17-12-2015 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claudio Ranieri has used Sir Alex Ferguson's success with horses and title triumphs to remind his players to stay to the final furlong of this remarkable season.
  
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• Revealed: What Pep Guardiola told Chelsea after being approached to replace Jose Mourinho

  17-12-2015 18:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  PEP GUARDIOLA has told Chelsea they need 10 new players, according to reports.
  
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• Philippe Coutinho eager to make up for lost time after Liverpool favourite's return from 'awful' injury lay-off 

  17-12-2015 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Philippe Coutinho is smiling again after what he calls an 'awful' period off the pitch with a hamstring injury and the Brazilian is intent on picking up where he left off for Liverpool.
  
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• Chelsea sack Jose Mourinho: Here are the fixtures that sealed his fate

  17-12-2015 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mourinho took charge of his third season in a seemingly unassailable position but after nine league defeats Abramovich has pulled the trigger... here are the losses that sealed his fate.
  
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• Spotted: Sacked Jose Mourinho hides under hood as he speeds out of Chelsea training ground

  17-12-2015 18:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOSE MOURINHO has been sacked as manager of Chelsea after nine defeats in 16 Premier League games.
  
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• Chelsea star sends message to Jose Mourinho after sacking

  17-12-2015 18:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CESC FABREGAS has thanked axed manager Jose Mourinho for his work at Chelsea.
  
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