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• Real's Rodriguez caught doing 200 kph - reports

  01-01-2016 23:56
  MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid playmaker James Rodriguez was caught by police driving at 200 kilometres per hour on his way to a training session, media reports said on Friday. AS.com said the Colombian was chased to the training ground gates by an unmarked police car that had repeatedly signalled for him to pull over. The speed limit on the roads he used was 120 kph. Rodriguez could face a hefty fine and have his licence taken away, as happened to team mate Karim Benzema last year. There was no
  
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• The worst Premier League season ever? The top-flight managers bite back! 

  01-01-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Football Editor Ian Ladyman this week argued that the current top-flight campaign is the 'worst Premier League in memory'. We asked the division's managers if they agreed...
  
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• Bournemouth to sign Roma winger Iturbe on loan

  01-01-2016 23:49
  Bournemouth pounced early in the January transfer window by signing AS Roma winger Juan Iturbe on loan, subject to a work permit, on Friday. Iturbe, known for his explosive pace, was born in Argentina but has played for Paraguay at full international level. Iturbe has already trained with his new team mates but is not eligible for Saturday's Premier League game at high-flying Leicester City.
  
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• Brad Barritt has Six Nations in his sights as resurgent Saracens centre refuses to give up England spot 

  01-01-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM PETERS: Anyone who thought Brad Barritt would slip silently into the international shadows following England’s disastrous World Cup campaign should think again.
  
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• Sunderland vs Aston Villa is the game they dare not lose: Relegated clubs face £120m black hole with Premier League exit

  01-01-2016 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AND NICK HARRIS: It is difficult to comprehend two poor teams battling for a share of £3bn, but that is what is at stake for relegation rivals Sunderland and Aston Villa on Saturday.
  
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• Sandy Thomson sets sights on win for the north with Seeyouatmidnight 

  01-01-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Flying the flag for northern jump racing at the Cheltenham Festival in March will be Seeyouatmidnightafter a decisive victory in the Betbright Dipper Novices’ Chase on Friday.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Saturday, January 2 

  01-01-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Willie Mullins unveils another potential superstar on Saturday in the shape of YORKHILL (Sandown, 2.25).
  
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• Dimitri Payet is on same level as Mesut Ozil, says West Ham boss Slaven Bilic 

  01-01-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dimitri Payet is every bit as good as Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, according to West Ham manager Slaven Bilic. Payet makes an ahead-of-schedule return for the Hammers against Liverpool on Saturday
  
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• Aviva Premiership: Your weekend guide to all the action as unbeaten Saracens welcome Leicester Tigers to Allianz Park 

  01-01-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: Sportsmail guides you through a thrilling weekend of action as league leaders Saracens welcome Leicester to Allianz Park and Worcester welcome Harlequins to Sixways.
  
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• Gerry Francis' sons turned their backs on football to pursue a career in music... just like Rod Stewart

  01-01-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As a schoolboy player, Gerry Francis remembers a young Brentford trialist called Rod Stewart -before he decided to chuck away his football boots and pick up a microphone.
  
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• Sergio Aguero ready to play 90 minutes for Manchester City after injury nightmare

  01-01-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergio Aguero is set to be unleashed for his first full 90 minutes since September as Manchester City attempt to cure their travel ills at Watford. Aguero has been blighted by ankle and heel injuries.
  
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• Gerry Francis played against Pele, captained England and bossed Spurs. So how did he end up as right-hand man to Tony Pulis?

  01-01-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN: Gerry Francis has worked with household names across generations in a remarkable career that has spanned 50 years since he signed schoolboy forms at Queens Park Rangers.
  
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• Arsenal won't rest Mesut Ozil as leaving star out could impact upon their other players, says manager Arsene Wenger

  01-01-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There are players who are just performing too well to be rested and Arsenal's Mesut Ozil fits into that category at the moment. Manager Arsene Wenger will not be pulling him out of his team.
  
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• Lay off Cesc Fabregas! Guus Hiddink insists it is unfair to blame the Chelsea midfielder for their disastrous title defence

  01-01-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Guus Hiddink has insisted it is unfair to blame Cesc Fabregas for Chelsea's dramatic slump. Interim boss Hiddink believes it is wrong to single out the Spain midfielder when it is not only his fault.
  
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• If anyone can change the mindset in this South Africa batting line-up it’s Graeme Smith, when he speaks you must listen

  01-01-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: Graeme Smith is a hugely impressive man and one of the great captains of his generation. Team-matestalk about the way he would command respect and unite the squad.
  
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• England's day of destiny as captain Alastair Cook urges his side to seize their chance against troubled hosts South Africa

  01-01-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This is the moment of truth for an England team who appear on the brink of something special if they can just follow up their storming win in Durban by breaking through South Africa’s Newlands fortress.
  
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• QPR 1-2 Hull: Heartbreak for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as 90th minute defensive mix-up gifts Steve Bruce's side all three points

  01-01-2016 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD AT LOFTUS ROAD: It may be a New Year, but familiar problems linger for Queens Park Rangers boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.
  
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• Mesut Ozil needs to win a Premier League title to be at the level of Dennis Bergkamp

  01-01-2016 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: His numbers are remarkable but, at this moment, they mean nothing. He is on target to become a record breaker but, if there is no silverware, what will it mean?
  
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• ITV win four-year horseracing TV rights deal ahead of current holders Channel 4

  01-01-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY CHARLES SALE: ITV have snatched the TV rights to horseracing away from Channel 4 after the closest of tenders. The official announcement is expected imminently.
  
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• Bobby Moore had a pass completion rate of 96% and find out if Geoff Hurst's shot did cross the line... it's the 1966 World Cup final as you've never seen it before

  01-01-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: In the 1966 World Cup final Bobby Moore created two goals, made the most passes of anyone on the pitch and his pass completion rate was an astonishing 96 per cent.
  
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• No. 7 Ohio State beats No. 8 Notre Dame 44-28 in Fiesta Bowl

  01-01-2016 23:00
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ezekiel Elliott was Ohio State's drive capper in the first half. He became the show stopper with a burst of speed in the second.
  
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• Monday Night Football 1966 Special offers a fresh perspective on England's triumph and answers the controversy of 50 years ago

  01-01-2016 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARK WEBSTER: This summer there will be plenty of sporting nostalgia from the 1966 World Cup. Sky Sports get it started early and impressively with their Monday Night Football special.
  
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• No. 17 Michigan routs No. 19 Florida 41-7 in Citrus Bowl

  01-01-2016 22:58
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jake Rudock threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns and Michigan's defense dominated throughout in the No. 17 Wolverines' 41-7 victory over No. 19 Florida on Friday in the Citrus Bowl.
  
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• Rain delays fourth New Zealand-Sri Lanka ODI

  01-01-2016 22:50
  (Reuters) - Heavy overnight rain delayed the start of the fourth one-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Saxton Oval in Nelson on Saturday. Sri Lanka kept the five-match series alive following a comprehensive eight-wicket victory in the third match at the same venue on Dec. 31, after the hosts easily won the first two games at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
  
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• Winter Classic: Canadiens top Bruins 5-1 at home of Patriots

  01-01-2016 22:48
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Montreal Forum was the Canadiens' home for one of the most successful dynasties in professional sports. The Bruins and Celtics filled the Boston Garden rafters with championship banners.
  
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• Deadly shooting strikes Tel Aviv bar

  01-01-2016 22:48
  
  Motive unclear in attack on bar in central Tel Aviv which also injures several people, Israeli police say.
  
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• Iraq death toll mounts amid battle for Ramadi

  01-01-2016 22:43
  
  Government forces clash with ISIL fighters as UN figures show almost 1,000 Iraqis killed in December 2015.
  
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• Hodgson has done wonders for international relations - FA

  01-01-2016 22:43
  England manager Roy Hodgson has done more for the international relations of his Football Association (FA) employers than anyone else, chairman Greg Dyke said on Friday. Dyke saluted the much-travelled Hodgson's 40-year managerial career, comparing him to leading English coaches of the past like Bobby Robson, Don Howe and Dave Sexton.
  
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• Unfashionable West Brom chasing meal time crumbs - Pulis

  01-01-2016 22:41
  West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis believes his unfashionable club will have to "feed off the crumbs" left by the Premier League elite at the end of this month's transfer window. Pulis' team are 13th in the table, six points above the relegation zone, and he said he must sell players in the window before he can buy.
  
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• Leo Cullen thanks Leinster fans for braving the elements to support the team

  01-01-2016 22:39
  
  The Leinster head coach also praised his side as they accounted for Connacht in today’s inter-pro clash.
  
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• Mario Balotelli could be back at Liverpool next season now Jurgen Klopp is manager, hints the player's agent, Mino Raiola

  01-01-2016 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mino Raiola is planning talks with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp in an attempt to convince him Mario Balotelli deserves a chance to revive his career at Anfield.
  
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• ‘I can’t say I have been waiting all my life for Liverpool v Manchester United’

  01-01-2016 22:27
  
  The Liverpool manager isn’t getting carried away with big fixtures on the horizon.
  
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• ‘There were big calls against us’ – Connacht coach Lam unhappy with TMO try decision

  01-01-2016 22:16
  
  The western province have now lost three games on the bounce after defeat at the RDS earlier.
  
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• Tennessee routs No. 12 Northwestern 45-6 in Outback Bowl

  01-01-2016 21:49
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tennessee capped its best season in eight years with a dominating performance in the Outback Bowl.
  
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• Ohio State star Bosa ejected from Fiesta Bowl for targeting

  01-01-2016 21:48
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ohio State's NFL-bound defensive end Joey Bosa was ejected from the Fiesta Bowl in the first quarter for targeting.
  
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• Leinster 13-0 Connacht: Josh van der Flier's second half try secures sixth successive Pro12 victory for Leo Cullen's side 

  01-01-2016 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Josh van der Flier's controversially-awarded try helped Leinster to grind out a 13-0 Guinness PRO12 win over Connacht at a wet and windy RDS Arena in Dublin.
  
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• NHL Winter Classic: an Aussie view of Montreal Canadiens v Boston Bruins – live!

  01-01-2016 21:15
  
  It’s the NHL’s eighth annual outdoors game – and these two old rivals face off at a chilly Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. Follow all the action with Matt Cleary, who’s liveblogging from sunny Sydney Email [email protected] or tweet @journomatcleary.8.15pm GMTOver the glass goes the puck and out into the crowd where it hopefully hasn’t hurt anyone. And old mate who did the whacking into the crowd is penalised because he did it, whacked it on
  
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• Women's ice-hockey league takes US by storm

  01-01-2016 21:05
  
  League signs broadcast and sponsorship deals but big disparity continues to exist between male and female game.
  
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• SLAVEN BILIC: West Ham can beat any other side... the Premier League is the NBA of football this season

  01-01-2016 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN: You may blame Slaven Bilic for the chaotic nature of the Premier League. From the moment he played a 16-year-old Reece Oxford in the opening-day win at Arsenal, all bets were off.
  
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• JJ Hanrahan helps Northampton beat high-flying Exeter

  01-01-2016 20:59
  
  The Saints inflicted a second defeat of the season on Exeter.
  
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• Bournemouth complete loan signing of €22 million Roma forward

  01-01-2016 20:53
  
  Paraguay international Juan Iturbe is on his way to England.
  
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• Bournemouth complete first deal of transfer window with signing of Roma forward

  01-01-2016 20:52
  
  Paraguay international Juan Iturbe cost the Italian club £17 million in 204.
  
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• Individual errors have cost Brighton points, says Chris Hughton after Connor Goldson own goal makes it six games without a win

  01-01-2016 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brighton boss Chris Hughton admitted that individual mistakes are proving costly after a first-half own goal by Connor Goldson gifted Wolves a 1-0 victory at the Amex Stadium.
  
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• Ten predictions for 2016

  01-01-2016 20:40
  
  What will be the biggest news events of 2016? Here are 10 predictions for what the next 12 months have in store.
  
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• TV ratings for College Football Playoff down 36 percent

  01-01-2016 20:35
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Television ratings for the first College Football Playoff semifinals held on New Year's Eve dropped approximately 36 percent from last season when they were played on New Year's Day.
  
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• Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez and Co take part in first training session of 2016 as Barcelona prepare to face Espanyol 

  01-01-2016 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi, Neymar, Luis Suarez and their Barcelona team-mates spent their New Year's Day training as they prepareto try to move further adrift at the top of La Liga.
  
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• Chris Mears ramps up the hard work for biggest year of his life at Rio 2016 Olympics

  01-01-2016 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS MEARS - ROAD TO RIO: I’ve not made any New Year’s resolutions, I feel pretty on top of everything at the moment so I’m just going to carry on what I’m doing because I think I’m on to a winner.
  
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• Is Roland Duchâtelet leading Charlton into the valley of no return? | Nick Miller

  01-01-2016 20:20
  
  Addicks supporters are at the end of their tether as their beloved club is without a permanent manager, chief scout or director of football, but there is a tactically naive interim coach and bizarrely an NHS call centre in the ticket officeRoland Duchâtelet is no stranger to protests. In 2013, a group of Standard Liège fans staged assorted demonstrations and tried to make merry in his offices, in objection to the way he was running their club, and on that occasion they seemed to cat
  
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• Clemson playing for a title, and for history

  01-01-2016 20:16
  
  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — With shiny orange confetti stuck to his sweat-soaked face as the celebration after the Orange Bowl rolled along, Clemson linebacker Ben Boulware knew the time was right to make a bold statement.
  
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• Camping Ground and Robert Walford push big names aside at Cheltenham

  01-01-2016 20:14
  
  • Converted chaser wins Relkeel Hurdle by daylight
  • Festival the target for runner from small Dorset yardThe low-profile Dorset trainer Robert Walford has a live contender for the Cheltenham Festival in light of Camping Ground’s surprising but emphatic success in Friday’s Relkeel Hurdle. There were three previous Festival winners toiling in his wake as the 10-1 shot bolted up under Leighton Aspell, with only the outsider Lil Rockerfeller getting within 20 lengths of him.Co
  
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