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• Southampton braced for Oriel Romeu offer from Celta Vigo

  28-12-2015 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 24-year-old was a £5million signing from Chelsea in the summer and has made 17 appearances but has failed to fully convince he can become a mainstay of the side.
  
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• South Africa cleared of ball tampering with an Alex Hales six blamed for damage and 'unnatural reverse swing' before change

  28-12-2015 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  South Africa were cleared of ball tampering but still expressed their frustration at having to change a ball that had started to reverse swing. Damage to the original ball was blamed on an Alex Hales six.
  
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• Bacary Sagna helps Manchester City team-mate Eliaquim Mangala defend: 'I stay with him after training... he wants to get better'

  28-12-2015 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eliaquim Mangala is undergoing extra training after hours with Bacary Sagna in a bid to sharpen up for Manchester City. The £32million centre back has struggled to live up to his price tag.
  
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• Sam Allardyce may be forced to pick Wes Brown against Liverpool as Sunderland manager faces defensive injury crisis

  28-12-2015 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce fears he may have to gamble on Wes Brown's fitness for the visit of Liverpool with the Sunderland defender having played only once in the Premier League in seven months.
  
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• Wayne Rooney faces biggest challenge of his career... the Manchester United captain must fight for his place in England squad

  28-12-2015 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE REDKNAPP: It was an eventful evening for Wayne Rooney where somehow he was named man-of-the-match. But now he faces the biggest challenge of his career.
  
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• Moeen Ali is relishing South Africa's pitch perfect conditions for his pace... England spinner even reminds me of Graeme Swann

  28-12-2015 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: Moeen Ali has already taken some key wickets in this Test, but he is not the finished article as a spin bowler yet. What is key for Moeen are the pitches he plays on.
  
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• South Africa star Dale Steyn a major doubt for second England Test after shoulder injury

  28-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SOUTH AFRICA pace spearhead Dale Steyn is in danger of missing the second Test against England in Cape Town next week after pulling up with a shoulder injury in Durban yesterday.
  
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• Sam Allardyce reveals which former Man Utd star is recalled for Sunderland Liverpool clash

  28-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VETERAN defender Wes Brown could be handed the task of trying to knit together Sunderland's fragile defence as an injury crisis threatens their survival hopes.
  
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• Roberto Martinez berates 'terrible' referee decision as Stoke beat Everton in thriller

  28-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EVERTON manager Roberto Martinez raged at referee Mark Clattenburg for the "terrible decision" as Marko Arnautovic's last-gasp penalty sealed a thrilling 4-3 victory for Stoke.
  
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• Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal refuses to quit Old Trafford after Chelsea draw

  28-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DEFIANT Louis van Gaal has vowed not to quit as Manchester United boss despite seeing their winless run stretch to eight games.
  
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• Bacary Sagna sends message to Manchester City fans on France defender Eliaquim Mangala

  28-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BACARY SAGNA has urged Manchester City fans to be patient with his fellow French international Eliaquim Mangala, insisting he can still be a "great" given time.
  
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• Arsene Wenger compares German star Mesut Ozil to Arsenal legend Dennis Bergkamp

  28-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ARSENE WENGER hailed Mesut Ozil as his new Dennis Bergkamp after the Germany international inspired Arsenal to a 2-0 win over Bournemouth that lifts them back to the top of the Premier League.
  
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• Adrian Lewis hungry to stop Michael van Gerwen and win PDC world darts championships

  28-12-2015 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ADRIAN LEWIS has quietly watched the rise of Michael van Gerwen this past calendar year.
  
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• Hiddink pleased with striker-less Chelsea's point

  28-12-2015 23:05
  Interim manager Guus Hiddink was satisfied with Chelsea's 0-0 draw at Manchester United on Monday, especially as the Premier League champions played without a recognised striker. Diego Costa was suspended after being booked in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Watford while fellow attackers Loic Remy and Radamel Falcao were sidelined by injury, forcing winger Eden Hazard to occupy the unfamiliar position of centre forward. "Tactically it was okay, defensively we were well organised," Hiddink told reporte
  
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• Yankees get Aroldis Chapman from Reds for 4 minor leaguers

  28-12-2015 23:02
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees have bolstered an already dominant bullpen, acquiring hard-throwing All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman from the Cincinnati Reds for four minor leaguers.
  
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• Second part of WADA's doping report set for Jan. 14

  28-12-2015 22:53
  (Reuters) - The second part of an explosive Independent Commission (IC) report into allegations of systematic doping and "corruption and bribery" at the highest levels of international athletics will be released on Jan. 14, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has told Reuters. The first part of the report authored by former WADA chief Dick Pound was released in November following an investigation that lasted nearly a year, and found a "deeply rooted culture of cheating" in Russian athletics.
  
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• Oklahoma's playoff journey began with stand against racism

  28-12-2015 22:47
  
  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — On a balmy morning in south Florida, Baker Mayfield and his Oklahoma teammates goofed around beneath the swaying palms as they posed for a picture in front of the Orange Bowl logo, their tight bond forged by the ups and downs of a long season — the grueling practices, the lonely hours in the weight room, the incessant scrutiny that comes with playing in a high-profile program.
  
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• Petr Cech breaks Premier League clean sheet record as Arsenal beat Bournemouth

  28-12-2015 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 33-year-old finally surpassed former England No 1 David James,earning a record 170 Premier League clean sheets in just 352 appearances for both Chelsea and Arsenal.
  
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• I won't quit, says defiant Van Gaal after United draw

  28-12-2015 22:39
  Under-fire manager Louis van Gaal said he would not quit after Manchester United extended their run without a victory to eight games in all competitions with a 0-0 draw with champions Chelsea in the Premier League on Monday. Sixth-placed United produced an improved display at Old Trafford, having limped to a 2-0 defeat at Stoke City on Saturday, enjoying two-thirds of the possession without being able to break down Chelsea's defence. Asked about the constant media speculation over his job, Van G
  
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• Aston Villa eye Chelsea flop in bid to save Premier League status

  28-12-2015 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  REMI GARDE wants to bring Chelsea flop Loic Remy to Aston Villa, according to reports.
  
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• Arsenal hail Cech after keeper sets clean sheet record

  28-12-2015 22:37
  After picking the ball out of his net several times in a 4-0 drubbing at Southampton two days earlier, Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech celebrated a record on Monday by keeping his 170th Premier League clean sheet. The Czech Republic stopper surpassed the 169 blanks set by former England international David James as Arsenal beat Bournemouth 2-0 to go top of the table. Cech, 33, joined the club in the close season following a trophy-laden career across London at Chelsea and his performances have help
  
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• Manchester United 0-0 Chelsea PLAYER RATINGS: Wayne Rooney struggles as Thibaut Courtois stars for the visitors 

  28-12-2015 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United and Chelsea played out a goalless draw at Old Trafford. Sportsmail's CHRIS WHEELER rates the performance of both sets of players following the clash at Old Trafford.
  
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• Manchester United 0-0 Chelsea: Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera squander golden opportunities during goalless Old Trafford affair 

  28-12-2015 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT OLD TRAFFORD: It may not be appreciated by the disillusioned masses, but there is a reason to watch Manchester United and Chelsea play this season. The goalkeepers.
  
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• Were Man United really that good and are Tottenham serious title contenders?

  28-12-2015 22:29
  
  It was another eventful day of Premier League action. Here are 5 talking points to digest after Monday’s games.
  
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• Manchester United found some confidence and were almost exciting in Chelsea draw but Louis van Gaal isn't out of woods yet

  28-12-2015 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: The man selling the Jose Mourinho scarves in Manchester United colours outside Old Trafford on Monday can put them away for a while. Louis van Gaal will limp on as manager.
  
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• Patrick Bamford terminates Crystal Palace loan early after growing frustrated at a lack first-team opportunities

  28-12-2015 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The England Under 21 star was due to remain at Selhurst Park until the end of the season. But the youngster has grown increasingly frustrated at his lack of action under Alan Pardew.
  
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• Newcastle, Southampton and Watford rocked as West Brom make contact for Tottenham star

  28-12-2015 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WEST BROM have made contact with Tottenham over the availability of winger Andros Townsend.
  
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• Manchester United v Chelsea: five talking points from the game at Old Trafford

  28-12-2015 22:14
  
  Silly scarves, Van Gaal’s future and why Chelsea’s problems run deeper than José MourinhoLouis van Gaal made a point of walking upright and greeting fans as he strode along the touchline before the start of a game billed as deciding his future at Manchester United and also potentially closing a fine career in management. Well, he could end the evening in similar proud fashion as at last his players appeared a tight, determined unit. It made the missing-in-action stuff that beg
  
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• Wayne Rooney should have seen red for nasty tackle on Oscar... Martin Atkinson's performance was weak and inconsistent

  28-12-2015 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM POLL: Martin Atkinson’s performance at Old Trafford summed up all that is wrong with refereeing at present; weakness, acceptance of dissent and trying not to upset anyone.
  
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• Mohamed Elneny to undergo Arsenal medical ahead of £7.4m move from Basle

  28-12-2015 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Elneny will undergo a medical on Tuesday in Paris ahead of signing his Arsenal contract on Wednesday. The Basle midfielder will join in a deal worth £7.4million.
  
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• Louis van Gaal vows to remain Manchester United manager despite club's eight-game winless run following Chelsea stalemate

  28-12-2015 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United were held to a goalless draw by Chelsea on Monday but their boss Louis Van Gaal, who came under pressure after four successive defeats, has vowed he will not walk away.
  
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• Arsène Wenger lauds 'complete player' Mesut Özil after victory – video

  28-12-2015 22:06
  
  Arsène Wenger lauds ‘talented’ and ‘complete player’ Mesut Özil, as Arsenal go top of the Premier League after beating Bournemouth 2-0 on Monday at Emirates. Wenger was pleased with how his side responded after the 4-0 drubbing at Southampton on Boxing Day. Eddie Howe is disappointed despite Bournemouth’s good start to the gameContinue reading...
  
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• Guyer Institute says Manning's accuser not employed in 2011

  28-12-2015 22:05
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The founder of an Indianapolis medical facility said Monday that a former unpaid student intern who claimed Peyton Manning used a banned substance in 2011 didn't even work at the clinic until two years later, long after the NFL star was undergoing treatment.
  
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• Middlesbrough 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday: Boro return to top of the Championship thanks to Christian Stuani goal

  28-12-2015 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Uruguayan struck after just 44 seconds to notch his sixth goal of the season - a goal which gave Boro their ninth home win of the campaign - and send them two points clear at the top of the table.
  
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• Preston topple Hull as Paul Gallagher grabs second-half winner while Andre Gray scores hat-trick in Burnley's win over Bristol City

  28-12-2015 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP: Hull lost ground on thetop two as they lost 1-0 at Preston. Paul Gallagher grabbed the only goal in the 66th minute, firing home Daniel Johnson's free-kick.
  
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• Birmingham 1-0 MK Dons: Magic Jacques Maghoma strike help Blues stop slide

  28-12-2015 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jacques Maghoma produced the sort of Strictly Come Dancing footwork which could have lit up a ballroom as he scored the only goal of the game to down MK Dons at St Andrew's.
  
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• Old Trafford puts discord on hold as United try to rise to the occasion

  28-12-2015 21:47
  
  Louis van Gaal’s team showed flashes of the old Manchester United style against Chelsea and the stadium rose like a convalescent to offer its backingPerhaps Louis van Gaal should flounce out of his pre-match press conferences more often. It is at least a very Manchester United thing to do. Just as here Van Gaal’s United team – laid out twitching on the slab for most of the last month – was briefly animated during a first half when they were at least recognisably an incarn
  
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• Improved United draw with Chelsea, Arsenal go top

  28-12-2015 21:45
  By Justin Palmer LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United's winless run continued but they gave under-fire coach Louis van Gaal crumbs of cheer with a committed display in an entertaining 0-0 draw with Chelsea while Arsenal went top of the table on Monday. Arsenal beat Bournemouth 2-0 with goals from Gabriel and Mesut Ozil to move on to 39 points from 19 Premier League games, one ahead of Leicester City who are at home to Manchester City, in fourth, on Tuesday. Dutchman Van Gaal, whose tenure in the
  
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• Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce to make move for Bayern Munich centre back Jan Kirchhoff in bid to solve defensive woes

  28-12-2015 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce will revive talks with Bayern Munich this week over a move for Jan Kirchhoff, the Germany Under 21 international who will be out of contract in the summer.
  
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• West Ham 2-1 Southampton: Andy Carroll and Michail Antonio strike after Carl Jenkinson own goal as Hammers stop the rot

  28-12-2015 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NEIL ASHTON AT UPTON PARK: Andy Carroll, sporting a new braided hairstyle, had been sent on by Slaven Bilic to rescue this desperate West Ham team, and he did.
  
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• Newcastle United in line to sign Henri Saivet from Bordeaux

  28-12-2015 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle are hopeful of stealing a march on rivals for Bordeaux midfielder Henri Saivet. The 25-year-old can play as a playmaker or on either wing and has impressed Premier League scouts.
  
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• Arsene Wenger equals Highbury record with 265th game at the Emirates... but season may still not end in glory for Arsenal

  28-12-2015 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT THE EMIRATES: Arsene Wenger has now been manager for 265 games at The Emirates, the same number he presided over at Highbury - where he won three league titles.
  
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• Don Poli fails to threaten Djakadam as Gold Cup favourite despite giving Willie Mullins a first win in Lexus Chase at Leopardstown

  28-12-2015 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some bookmakers even eased 2015 RSA Chase winner Don Poli to as big as 13-2 for the Festival in March after he held off runner-up First Lieutenant by half a length.
  
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• Harlem Globetrotters 'Clown Prince' Dies

  28-12-2015 21:20
  
  Former Harlem Globetrotters star Meadowlark Lemon, known as the "Clown Prince" of the famed travelling basketball team, has died at the age of 83. Lemon's wife and daughter confirmed to the team that he died on Saturday, Globetrotters spokesman Brett Meister said. Lemon is widely considered the Globetrotters' most popular player, having performed with the team during its heyday from the mid-1950s to the late-1970s.
  
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• ‘There is not any reason to resign’ — Van Gaal plays down exit rumours

  28-12-2015 21:14
  
  The Man United manager praised his side’s performance against Chelsea this evening.
  
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• Arsenal 2-0 Bournemouth: Gabriel and Mesut Ozil strikes return Gunners to winning ways and send Arsene Wenger's men top

  28-12-2015 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT THE EMIRATES: It would take a hard-hearted man not to have revelled in the excellence of Mesut Ozil at The Emirates as Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League.
  
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• Watford left back Nathan Ake sent off against Tottenham Hotspur after high horror challenge on Spurs goalscorer Erik Lamela

  28-12-2015 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Watford left back Nathan Ake was dismissed by referee Anthony Taylor against Tottenham at Vicarage Road on Monday, following a high horror challenge on Spurs goalscorer Erik Lamela.
  
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• Mesut Özil the star as Arsenal bounce back to beat Bournemouth and go top

  28-12-2015 20:52
  
  This time, Arsenal did make it to the summit of the Premier League. The lead may not last beyond Tuesday night, when Leicester City would return to the top with a home win over Manchester City but, for 24 hours at least, Arsène Wenger and his players can savour the view.They had fluffed their lines in the 4-0 Boxing Day drubbing at Southampton but there was reassurance here against a Bournemouth team that looked tidy enough but lacked ruthlessness at both ends. Continue reading...
  
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• Andy Carroll does what he does best to rescue West Ham from horrid drought after Slaven Bilic's men are booed off at half-time

  28-12-2015 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: He galloped, he fell, he touched the ball to places he hadn’t planned and his hair made people laugh. But then Andy Carroll did what Andy Carroll does and all was well.
  
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• Petr Cech sets new Premier League record as Ozil sends Arsenal top

  28-12-2015 20:46
  
  Meanwhile, Andy Carroll snatched victory for West Ham.
  
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