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• Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City PLAYER RATINGS: Assist-machine Mesut Ozil dazzles with driving force Aaron Ramsey

  21-12-2015 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was billed as a pivotal clash in the title race, with contenders Arsenal and Manchester City vying for three precious points in north London. Sportsmail's SAMI MOKBEL runs the rule over every player.
  
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• Manchester City scouts keeping tabs on Partizan Belgrade winger Andrija Zivkovic

  21-12-2015 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are monitoring Partizan Belgrade winger Andrija Zivkovic. Club scouts have been checking on the skillful teenager's progress in recent months.
  
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• Leicester are top, Crystal Palace are soaring, Watford are surprising and Bournemouth are gathering pace... Premier League underdogs losing their tags  

  21-12-2015 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE: Not since 1977 have a team of over-achieving underdogs had the temerity to top the table at Christmas. That was Brian Clough's newly-promoted Nottingham Forest.
  
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• VIDEO: Pellegrini rues Man City mistakes

  21-12-2015 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City manager boss Manuel Pellegrini says his side made "decisive" mistakes as they were beaten 2-1 by Arsenal.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Tuesday, December 22

  21-12-2015 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Tuesday's races at Southwell and Wolverhampton.
  
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• Cardinals' 'Honey Badger' out for season with torn ACL

  21-12-2015 23:34
  TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — For the second time in his three-year NFL career, Tyrann Mathieu is out for the season with a torn ACL.
  
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• Bristol still reeling after losing forwards coach Steve Borthwick to England role

  21-12-2015 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: Bristol took another swipe at the RFU over the recruitment of Steve Borthwick for an England coaching role, despite reaching a financial settlement with the union last weekend.
  
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• VIDEO: Wenger praises Gunners' togetherness

  21-12-2015 23:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger praises his side's "solidarity and togetherness" after their 2-1 home win over Manchester City.
  
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• Billy Joe Saunders made it a Deadly Dozen for British boxing... but which others could join Tyson Fury and the rest next year?

  21-12-2015 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The question of having too much of a good thing arose deep into the night on which Billy Joe Saunders became the 12th citizen of the UK currently wearing one of those world title belts.
  
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• The point of no return for doomed FIFA president Sepp Blatter after eight year ban

  21-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DELUDED Sepp Blatter has vowed to fight on despite being banned from all football for eight years by his own ethics committee.
  
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• Swansea's hopes of appointing Marcelo Bielsa as manager fading as club face up to managerless Christmas period

  21-12-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho’s assistant Jose Morais has come into the frame, along with Gus Poyet and Chile manager Jorge Sampaoli as with caretaker Alan Curtis likely to take charge of a third game on Boxing Day.
  
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• Raymond van Barneveld hopes Bamm-Bamm will inspire him to bash up PDC world rankings

  21-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  RAYMOND VAN BARNEVELD, the five-times world champion, is confident he can halt his slide down the world rankings.
  
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• Leeds Rhinos legend Kevin Sinfield backs Rugby League to reach new highs after SPOTY award

  21-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  KEVIN SINFIELD believes his success in finishing runner-up in the BBC Sports Personality of the Year has taken rugby league "to a different level".
  
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• Jose Mourinho on standby to replace Louis van Gaal if Manchester United slip up again

  21-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MANCHESTER UNITED have put Jose Mourinho on standby to take over as their manager.
  
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• Four moves Ed Woodward could make with Manchester United in turmoil under Louis van Gaal

  21-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ED WOODWARD is facing the biggest decision of his short but turbulent reign as Manchester United's executive vice-chairman.
  
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• Exclusive: Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich will snatch Pep Guardiola from Manchester City

  21-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ROMAN ABRAMOVICH will break the bank in an attempt to outbid Manchester City and land Pep Guardiola as Chelsea's new manager this summer with a contract worth more than £17million a year.
  
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• David Beckham reveals the wonder of seven games in seven continents in BBC documentary

  21-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DAVID BECKHAM wanted to put a smile back on the face of football in a year when the world's governing body was engulfed by a corruption scandal.
  
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• Arsene Wenger reveals Alexis Sanchez ruled out until New Year

  21-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ALEXIS SANCHEZ will not be back for Arsenal before the New Year, Arsene Wenger has confirmed.
  
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• Andy Murray set to land £1.5m Jaguar deal but British tennis must also cash in on SPOTY champion's ascending popularity

  21-12-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The prestige car manufacturer, who already sponsor Wimbledon, have been in negotiations with the world No 2 in recent months and an arrangement is expected to be formalised shortly.
  
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• VIDEO: The top order is finding form - Root

  21-12-2015 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Centurion Joe Root says England's top-order batsmen are finding form ahead of the four-Test series with South Africa.
  
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• Arsenal executed big match plan in win over Manchester City while Nicolas Otamendi made it far too easy for the Gunners

  21-12-2015 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN'S BIG MATCH ANALYSIS: Arsenal didn’t play with the same freedom that they usually do on Monday night, but they were organised and took their chances.
  
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• Arsenal boss: You have to travel a long way to find a player of Mesut Ozil's quality

  21-12-2015 23:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ARSENE WENGER hailed Mesut Ozil and his "exceptional" Arsenal side following their 2-1 win over Manchester City.
  
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• Arsenal claim big win as Mesut Ozil earns 14th and 15th assists of the season

  21-12-2015 23:23
  
  The Gunners went four points clear of Man City after their victory tonight.
  
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• 1 and done: Redskins can clinch NFC East by beating Eagles

  21-12-2015 23:22
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Forget about complicated playoff permutations. It has suddenly all become so simple for the Washington Redskins: Win their game against the Philadelphia Eagles next weekend, and coach Jay Gruden's club will clinch the NFC East title.
  
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• Yaya Toure: Defeat to Arsenal is hard to take

  21-12-2015 23:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  YAYA TOURE has admitted the 2-1 defeat to Arsenal is hard to take but Manchester City will "get back to business".
  
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• VIDEO: Arsenal stars play Christmas jam

  21-12-2015 23:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Petr Cech, Alexis Sanchez and Nacho Monreal play a Christmas song to raise money for the Arsenal Foundation.
  
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• Red Sox to retire Wade Boggs' number 26

  21-12-2015 22:50
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Wade Boggs' number 26 will be retired by the Boston Red Sox.
  
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• Michigan State's Valentine out 2-3 weeks with injury

  21-12-2015 22:47
  
  EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — No. 1 Michigan State's top scorer, Denzel Valentine, will be out for two to three weeks with a knee injury.
  
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• Lindsey Graham quits Republican presidential race

  21-12-2015 22:47
  
  US senator ends presidential bid, in a move that may force others to examine if they have any chance for the nomination.
  
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• Ottavino looking forward to mound rather than movies

  21-12-2015 22:40
  
  DENVER (AP) — His pitching arm out of commission, Adam Ottavino became a movie producer for a six-minute documentary about his journey back from Tommy John surgery.
  
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• Hezbollah chief vows to retaliate for Kantar killing

  21-12-2015 22:39
  
  Leader Hassan Nasrallah says group will "respond to the assassination" as mourners attend commander's funeral.
  
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• Del Bosque to retire after Euro 2016

  21-12-2015 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Spain coach Vicente del Bosque to retire after the Euro 2016 finals in France "if everything goes according to plan".
  
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• Arsenal 2-0 Man City LIVE score EPL: Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott on target for Gunners

  21-12-2015 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Arsenal host Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in the last top flight game before Christmas.
  
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• Arsenal 2 - Man City 1: Mesut Ozil shines as Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud both score

  21-12-2015 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IT WAS a night to wonder at the Wizard of Oz at the Emirates. And in pantomime season, one that left Arsene Wenger in Wonderland.
  
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• IAAF planned to delay naming cheats

  21-12-2015 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC uncovers a plan within athletics' world governing body to delay naming Russian drug cheats before Moscow 2013.
  
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• Italy World Cup winner Vincenzo Iaquinta ordered to court for alleged mafia links

  21-12-2015 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An Italian court has ordered more than 140 people to stand trial for alleged mafia links, including former Italy striker Vincenzo Iaquinta. 
  
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• O'Faolains Boy declared for Chepstow

  21-12-2015 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  O'Faolains Boy, trained by Pembrokeshire's Rebecca Curtis, will lead the home challenge at the Welsh National at Chepstow.
  
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• Man Utd face reality check - Neville

  21-12-2015 21:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Phil Neville says Manchester United should stick with Louis van Gaal and accept 'the Sir Alex Ferguson era is over'.
  
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• Sexwale questioned by US grand jury

  21-12-2015 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fifa presidential candidate Tokyo Sexwale appears before a US grand jury as part of an on-going investigation into World Cup bribes.
  
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• Jose Mourinho appointment would make Manchester United look 'desperate' blasts Jamie Carragher  

  21-12-2015 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho should not take over as Manchester United manager if Louis van Gaal is sacked according to Sportsmail columnist Jamie Carragher.
  
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• Greg Dyke believes this is the end for Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini after FIFA and UEFA chiefs handed eight-year bans

  21-12-2015 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The outgoing FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA president Michel Platini were on Monday both given the lengthy bans from all football activity for abusing their positions.
  
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• Petr Cech shows off his musical pedigree as Arsenal goalkeeper drums along to medley of Christmas classics with help from Alexis Sanchez and Nacho Monreal

  21-12-2015 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The song is being released to coincide with the Gunners' clash against Manchester City on Monday night, where they will be celebrating the work of the Arsenal Foundation.
  
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• Blatter & Platini get eight-year bans

  21-12-2015 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Uefa boss Michel Platini are banned for eight years following an ethics investigation.
  
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• Ex-Swan Michu joins Spanish minnows

  21-12-2015 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Swansea City forward Michu signs for Spanish fourth division side Langreo following his release by the Premier League club.
  
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• David de Gea left angry after random drugs test forces him to miss Manchester United players' annual Christmas visit to Royal Manchester Children's Hospital

  21-12-2015 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  De Gea was left furious on Monday afternoon after he was forced to undergo two hours of random drug testing instead of joining his United team-mates on their annual Christmas visit to a local hospital.
  
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• David Price's promoter calls for Erkan Tepper to be banned if reports are true that the German failed two drugs tests this year

  21-12-2015 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Price's promoter has called on Erkan Tepper to be banned if he failed a drugs test following his win over the British boxer. Reports in Germany say he has tested positive twice this year.
  
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• Former Republic of Ireland and Chelsea star Damien Duff retires at the age of 36

  21-12-2015 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea star Damien Duff won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and League Cup during his career, in addition to helping Fulham to the 2010 Europa League final.
  
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• Former Republic winger Duff retires

  21-12-2015 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Republic of Ireland winger Damien Duff announces his retirement from professional football after a 20-year career.
  
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• Livingston sack manager Burchill

  21-12-2015 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scottish Championship side Livingston part company with manager Mark Burchill after a year in the job.
  
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• Arsenal vs Man City LIVE score EPL: Follow the Emirates Stadium action

  21-12-2015 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the Barclays Premier League as Arsenal host Manchester City at the Emirates Stadium in the last top flight game before Christmas.
  
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