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• David Smith: The tumour in my back could kill me... but I have delayed surgery to aim for gold at Rio 2016 Olympic Games

  19-12-2015 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NICK HARRIS: David Smith is an extraordinary sportsman for several reasons, one of which is his decision to leave a potentially fatal tumour on his spine in the hope he can compete in Rio.
  
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• Leinster 16-20 Toulon: French heavyweights overpower Leo Cullen's side with clinical second-half display 

  19-12-2015 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Toulon turned on the power in the second half to secure a 20-16 win at the Aviva Stadium and end Leinster's interest in this season's European Champions Cup.
  
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• Mitch Lees quit junk food and swapped Sydney for Exeter... now the 20st ex-bank clerk could be England's next big thing

  19-12-2015 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: When Mitch Lees was a cashier in a Sydney bank, eating takeaways every day, he could not have dreamed three years later he would be standing on the brink of playing for England.
  
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• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he regrets not signing Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling when he was a teenager

  19-12-2015 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Raheem Sterling was never on Arsenal’s radar last summer, but Arsene Wenger still regrets not beating Liverpool to his signature as a teenager. Sterling would have cost £500,000 at the time.
  
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• BBC fearful of Tyson Fury furore during Sports Personality of the Year broadcast

  19-12-2015 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK HUNTER: BBC bosses increasingly nervous about what Tyson Fury will say in his live on-stage interview with Gary Lineker on Sunday night.
  
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• Tyson Fury is a bully and a bigot. For a real hero in BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year Award, vote for Andy Murray

  19-12-2015 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: It took a while to find Tyson Fury. His manager and I bobbed in and out of a couple of rooms in the hotel on the outskirts of Bolton before we tracked him down.
  
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• Rangers boss Mark Warburton slams Euro 2016 referee Willie Collum over 'shocking' penalty decisions after Falkirk defeat

  19-12-2015 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Warburton took aim at referee Willie Collum for calling two penalty decisions wrong, as Rangers saw their Championship lead brought down to goal difference.
  
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• Arsene Wenger fears the day he lost Petr Cech to Chelsea in 2004 triggered the club's infamously lean trophyless spell 

  19-12-2015 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Looking back, Arsene Wenger laments the days leading up to February 9, 2004 stronger than most. Arsenal had pushed hard to coax a 21-year-old goalkeeper owning a burgeoning reputation to London and believed they may well have a deal sewn.
  
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• Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck ruled out of action until February after injury setback

  19-12-2015 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Danny Welbeck won’t be back until at least February after yet another injury setback, with Jack Wilshere also facing another six weeks out. The Arsenal striker has been out since the end of April.
  
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• Louis van Gaal admits his job is on the line following Manchester United's record defeat by Norwich at Old Trafford 

  19-12-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AND JOE BERNSTEIN: Louis van Gaal admitted that his Manchester United job was in jeopardy on Saturday night as Jose Mourinho voiced his intention to return to work.
  
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• Watford have been the unsung underdog success story of the Premier League this season... so what's their secret?  

  19-12-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER: There cannot have been a foreign manager who has ever taken quite such a direct approach to assimilating himself into English football culture.
  
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• Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini isn't anywhere near finished yet... he can flourish in the era of golden oldies   

  19-12-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nowhere is the strength of the 'grey pound' more evident than in this season's Premier League. Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal are managed by men in their sixties.
  
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• Louis van Gaal fears for his job after Norwich beat Manchester United at Old Trafford

  19-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MANCHESTER UNITED boss Louis van Gaal candidly confessed that he feared for his job adding: “I am, but maybe now I have to say I WAS a successful manager.”
  
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• Disgraceful Jose Mourinho wasn't sacked soon enough by Chelsea

  19-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MANY professed to be shocked when Chelsea FC sacked their first team manager the other day, among them rival bosses, ranting pundits and club supporters.
  
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• Chelsea sound out Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone as long term Mourinho replacement

  19-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHELSEA have been in talks with Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone for the past month after targeting the Argentinian as Jose Mourinho’s successor.
  
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• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger thrilled with impact of Chelsea reject Petr Cech

  19-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IN a cruel touch of irony, the goalkeeper Jose Mourinho let go could help his most bitter rival to win the Premier League.
  
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• Joe Root's omission from the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award shortlist is an odd one 

  19-12-2015 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STUART BROAD: I have been asked quite a few times about missing out on the Sports Personality shortlist but it is not something I’ve lost any sleep over.
  
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• Chelsea fans' view: Win against Sunderland brings considerable relief... but supporters still feel cheated by certain players in blue

  19-12-2015 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stamford Bridge played host to one of the oddest atmospheres I've ever witnessed at a football ground. There is considerable relief at finally picking up a win - albeit against Sunderland.
  
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• You bunch of rats! Chelsea fans boo Spain duo Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa as they blame stars for Jose Mourinho's sacking

  19-12-2015 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER: New Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink is walking straight into a fresh crisis at the club, with the futures of Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas hanging in the balance.
  
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• Liam Smith defends his WBO junior middleweight belt against Jimmy Kelly

  19-12-2015 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL IN MANCHESTER: Liam Smith, the first of the Liverpool family of four fighting brothers to win a world title, successfully defended his WBO junior middleweight belt.
  
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• Shaun Pollock keen to see South Africa paceman Dale Steyn break Test record

  19-12-2015 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shaun Pollock believes Dale Steyn will break his South African Test wicket-taking record in the series against England.
  
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• Henrietta Knight reveals how her racy new book was a real eye-opener for the Queen

  19-12-2015 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Henrietta Knight has received an e-Christmas card that has caused great amusement in the office at her Wantage stables. It shows a bikini-clad young lady quite energetically jingling her bells.
  
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• Brad Barritt rules out replacing Paul Gustard as defence coach at Saracens 

  19-12-2015 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brad Barritt insists he is not ready to become Saracens' new defence coach when Paul Gustard leaves next month to join England coach Eddie Jones.
  
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• Anthony Martial thanks fans after Manchester United striker named as Europe's best young player

  19-12-2015 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has been named Europe’s best young player. The 19-year-old claimed the 2015 Golden Boy award by beating the likes of Bayern Munich's Kingsley Coman.
  
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• Louis van Gaal worried about his future after Manchester United slip to Norwich defeat and extend winless run to six games

  19-12-2015 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN: A particularly downbeat Louis van Gaal also acknowledged he can no longer be called a successful manager after suffering a sixth game without a win.
  
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• Jose Mourinho will return to management at a top club without any scars following his Chelsea exit, insists coach Steve Holland

  19-12-2015 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho 'needs and wants football' and will be back managing a top club without delay, according to Chelsea coach Steve Holland. Mourinho's representatives CAA Sport released a statement.
  
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• Newcastle 1-1 Aston Villa: Jordan Ayew scores stunning equaliser to earn Remi Garde's side crucial point at St James' Park 

  19-12-2015 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: Newcastle boss Steve McClaren feared his side would fail to bury bottom club Aston Villa, and so it proved as Jordan Ayew’s stunning goal rescued a point.
  
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• Premier League glory is far from our minds, says Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri 

  19-12-2015 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri insists he will not start thinking about his side's Barclays Premier League title chances until April despite a 3-2 win at Everton ensuring they will be top for Christmas.
  
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• Angel Di Maria strikes twice and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores wonder goal as PSG move 20 points clear at the top of Ligue 1

  19-12-2015 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French league leaders Paris Saint Germain beat Caen 3-0 away on Saturday to remain undefeated and stretched their lead to 20 points at the halfway point of the season
  
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• West Brom 1 - Bournemouth 2: Raging Pulis slams reckless McClean as Cherries come on top

  19-12-2015 21:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IRISHMAN James McClean branded Jurgen Klopp ‘thick’ last weekend.
  
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• West Brom called 18-year-old goalkeeper Matt Hall into squad for Bournemouth defeat

  19-12-2015 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The teenager, a second year scholar, is the latest homegrown product to be given a taste of the first team set-up by manager Tony Pulis. Hall has been starring for the club's Under 18s this season.
  
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• Newcastle 1 - Aston Villa 1: Ayew stunner snatches a point to frustrate Magpies

  19-12-2015 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  NEWCASTLE’S hopes of a third victory on the trot sunk at a rain-sodden St James’ Park last night.
  
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• European Challenge Cup round-up: Jamie Roberts scores on debut as Harlequins run riot at The Stoop 

  19-12-2015 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wales international Jamie Roberts scored on his debut as Harlequins secured a crushing 59-7 victory against Calvisano in the European Rugby Challenge Cup at The Stoop.
  
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• Manchester United are a club in crisis... key players are past their best, Louis van Gaal gambles on team selection and Wayne Rooney's form continues to cause concern

  19-12-2015 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's run without a win extended to six games as Louis van Gaal's side were beaten at Old Trafford by lowly Norwich. JOE BERNSTEIN assesses where it's going wrong for the Dutchman.
  
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• League One review: Burton grab last-gasp point for new boss Nigel Clough and Gillingham go second after beating Millwall

  19-12-2015 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Duffy's late equaliser salvaged a point for Sky Bet League One leaders Burton in a six-goal thriller with Doncaster at the Pirelli Stadium in Nigel Clough's first match back in charge.
  
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• Nottingham Forest beat MK Dons, Hull lose against Rotherham, Burnley thump Charlton and Fulham grab away point against Bolton

  19-12-2015 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest notched up a fourth consecutive win at the City Ground and extended MK Dons' misery on the road as they claimed a 2-1 success that should have been far more comfortable.
  
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• Newcastle 1-1 Aston Villa LIVE score: Jordan Ayew hits sensational equaliser at St James' Park

  19-12-2015 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Newcastle United host Aston Villa at St James' Park to conclude Saturday's top flight drama.
  
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• Chelsea fans turn on misfiring stars as boos ring out at Stamford Bridge and display support for axed manager Jose Mourinho

  19-12-2015 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea's fans made their feelings on Jose Mourinho's exit known immediately at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, when booing the names of both Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa before kick-off.
  
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• Steve Borthwick cleared to begin working with England as RFU and Bristol agree terms for release of forwards coach

  19-12-2015 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The RFU and Bristol Rugby have reached an agreement to release Steve Borthwick from his contract with the Championship club. Borthwick will begin work with England immediately.
  
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• Stoke 1-2 Crystal Palace: Late strike from substitute Lee Chung-Yong nets last gasp win for Alan Pardew's side after Bojan's second-half penalty cancelled out Connor Wickham's spot kick

  19-12-2015 20:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER AT THE BRITANNIA STADIUM: There were two minutes of normal time left on the clock when the ball dropped to Crystal Palace substitute Lee Chung-Yong 25 yards from goal.
  
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• Bayern Munich take eight point lead into Bundesliga Christmas break as Thomas Muller scores in victory over Hannover

  19-12-2015 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich will take a comfortable eight-point lead into the Bundesliga Christmas break, during which coach Pep Guardiola is expected to clear up his future amid speculation.
  
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• Alex Neil salutes his Norwich side after they stunned Manchester United at Old Trafford

  19-12-2015 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Norwich City's 34-year-old manager Alex Neil, the youngest in the Premier League, hailed his side's 2-1 win against Manchester United at Old Trafford as the best victory of his fledgling career.
  
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• Celtic 1-2 Motherwell: Ronny Deila suffers first Premiership home defeat of the season

  19-12-2015 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was the Steelmen's first win at Celtic Park since 2008 and left the league leaders Celtic one point ahead of second placed Aberdeen, albeit they have played a game less than the Dons.
  
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• Everton 2-3 Leicester: Riyad Mahrez brace and Shinji Okazaki strike secures victory for high-flying Foxes at Goodison Park

  19-12-2015 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT GOODISON PARK: Leicester City continued their superb Premier League form with an impressive 3-2 victory over Everton.
  
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• Chelsea 3-1 Sunderland PLAYER RATINGS: Oscar and Pedro return to form but Diego Costa struggles again and is booed by fans

  19-12-2015 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea began post-Jose Mourinho life by returning to winning ways in the Barclays Premier League with a 3-1 victory against Sunderland at Stamford Bridge. SAMI MOKBEL rates every player.
  
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• Bristol City 1-1 QPR: Aaron Wilbraham nets second-half equaliser to deny Hoops boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink his first victory

  19-12-2015 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aaron Wilbraham grabbed an 80th-minute equaliser to earn Championship strugglers Bristol City a draw against Queens Park Rangers at Ashton Gate. It was no more than the hosts deserved.
  
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• Saracens 55-13 Oyonnax: Chris Ashton scores hat-trick as Mark McCall's side turn on the style at Allianz Park 

  19-12-2015 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Ashton scored a hat-trick of tries as Saracens remained unbeaten in all competitions this season with a convincing European Champions Cup Pool 1 victory over Top 14 strugglers Oyonnax.
  
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• Manchester United 1-2 Norwich City: Cameron Jerome and Alex Tettey strike to pile pressure on lacklustre Louis van Gaal despite Anthony Martial pulling one back

  19-12-2015 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Pressure is mounting on Louis van Gaal after Manchester United fell out of the top four after a 2-1 defeat by Norwich at Old Trafford.
  
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• Wayne Rooney presented with award to mark 500th appearance for Manchester United ahead of Norwich defeat

  19-12-2015 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The England international was handed the award by Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton - who is second only to Ryan Giggs with 758 appearances for the Old Trafford club.
  
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• Chelsea 3-1 Sunderland: Branislav Ivanovic, Pedro and Oscar on target as Blues turn on the style in front of new boss Guus Hiddink

  19-12-2015 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT STAMFORD BRIDGE:To their credit, Chelsea fans are nothing if not consistent. They love Jose Mourinho and no amount of goals would deter them from their devotion.
  
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