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• Derby and Middlesbrough in battle to land £11m Fulham forward Ross McCormack

  04-01-2016 23:54
  
  The Championship promotion chasers have contacted Fulham for their £11million signing Ross McCormack who is keen to ply his trade in the Premier League after scoring 15 goals this season.
  
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• Ted Hankey thrashed by Martin Phillips as former champion is knocked out of World Championship

  04-01-2016 23:53
  
  Lakeside favourite Ted Hankey was dumped out of the BDO World Professional Darts Championships on Monday night. The two-time champion was beaten 3-0 by Martin Phillips.
  
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• Titans start search for new GM and coach, Mularkey candidate

  04-01-2016 23:52
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are looking for a new general manager and coach with no timeline to fill either job.
  
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• Manchester United want to keep Marouane Fellaini amid interest from AC Milan

  04-01-2016 23:51
  
  Manchester United want to keep Marouane Fellaini at Old Trafford for now and have already rejected several approaches to send the Belgium midfielder out on loan in the January transfer window.
  
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• Texans look to derail Kansas City's winning streak

  04-01-2016 23:50
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Texans are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2012 and now have to come up with a plan to derail the Kansas City Chiefs, winners of 10 in a row.
  
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• Zinedine Zidane appointment at Real Madrid hailed by his former team-mate David Beckham: 'Does it get any better than this?' 

  04-01-2016 23:49
  
  Former Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham has praised the club's decision to appoint his old team-mate Zinedine Zidane as manager. Zidane took over from Rafa Benitez on Monday night.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Tuesday, January 5

  04-01-2016 23:43
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Tuesday's races at Lingfield and Southwell.
  
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• Jockey Richard Johnson claims 3,000th career victory with Ludlow success

  04-01-2016 23:43
  
  Richard Johnson's inexorable march towards a first British champion jockey title continued at Ludlow on Monday when he rode the 3,000th winner of his career.
  
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• Sadio Mane was late for meeting because Ronald Koeman brought it forward... but Manchester United target is still set to leave

  04-01-2016 23:42
  
  Sadio Mane was dropped and publicly criticised by Ronald Koeman on Saturday for turning up late but the Saints hierarchy are confident it was the result of a misunderstanding.
  
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• Leicester set to pull out of deal for Dynamo Kiev defender Aleksandar Dragovic after Ukrainian club raise asking price to £25m

  04-01-2016 23:40
  
  Claudio Ranieri had signalled an offer for Aleksandar Dragovic but Dynamo Kiev president Igor Surkis believes the defender can help them beat Manchester City in the Champions League.
  
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• Mark Hughes dreaming of first silverware as manager as Stoke prepare for Capital One Cup semi-final with Liverpool

  04-01-2016 23:35
  
  Mark Hughes never lost a domestic semi-final as a player and against Liverpool on Tuesday night he hopes to break new ground as a manager and strike a blow for British bosses.
  
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• You can't see the ball here, claims Steven Finn as England miss chance to seize control of second Test with South Africa

  04-01-2016 23:30
  
  CHARLES SALE FROM CAPE TOWN: Steven Finn has blamed the dropped catches that cost England the chance to take command of the second Test on the bad background at Newlands.
  
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• Kyle Edmund beats Martin Klizan at Qatar Open to notch first win over top 50 player

  04-01-2016 23:30
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Kyle Edmund defeated world No 43 Martin Klizan of Slovakia 6-2, 6-3 to make the second round of the Qatar Open, having already made it through the qualifying event.
  
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• I'm all for a day-night Ashes Test... we should always be looking to move the game on and shouldn't stall for sake of statistics

  04-01-2016 23:30
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: I’m not a fuddy duddy as far as Test cricket goes, and I agree with Cricket Australia chief James Sutherland that a day-night Ashes Test is natural progression for the game. 
  
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• Gary Anderson eyes up glasses after struggling to see in World Darts Championship final win

  04-01-2016 23:30
  
  SUNNI UPAL: The 45-year-old beat Adrian Lewis 7-5 in Sunday’s final at Alexandra Palace despite twice miscounting scores and afterwards admitting he was struggling to see clearly.
  
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• AJ McCarron gets ready to try to end Bengals' 25-year slump

  04-01-2016 23:09
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Bengals are preparing quarterback AJ McCarron to lead them into the playoffs, where they haven't won a game in 25 years.
  
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• Was Benitez doomed from the start?

  04-01-2016 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rafael Benitez lasted just seven months at Real Madrid - but where did it all go wrong for the former Liverpool manager?
  
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• Beckham hails Zidane as the right choice for Real

  04-01-2016 23:05
  Zinedine Zidane is the right man for the job of Real Madrid coach, former team mate David Beckham said on Monday after the Spanish club sacked Rafa Benitez and replaced him with the French World Cup winner. "Does it get any better than this??," the former England captain, who played with Zidane at Real after joining from Manchester United in 2003, declared on Instagram.
  
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• Guirado named France captain

  04-01-2016 22:31
  Hook Guilhem Guirado has been named captain of the France rugby team, new coach Guy Noves said on Monday. Noves was appointed after the 2015 World Cup, where France were knocked out by eventual champions New Zealand in the quarter-finals. The 29-year-old Guirado, who succeeds Thierry Dusautoir after the flanker ended his international career following the World Cup, has been playing for Toulon since 2014 after starting his professional career at Perpignan in 2006.
  
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• West Ham U21s 2-0 Brighton U21s: Alex Song lines up for Hammers as Reece Oxford scores to see off the Seagulls

  04-01-2016 22:26
  
  Reece Oxford staked a claim for more first-team footballon Monday night when his second-half header finished off Brighton Under 21s.
  
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• Allies back Saudi Arabia in standoff with Iran

  04-01-2016 22:19
  
  Bahrain, Sudan and UAE break or downgrade ties in protest against attack on Saudi embassy following executions.
  
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• NFL Playoffs: Breaking down the wild-card round matchups

  04-01-2016 21:59
  Here's a look at the four wild-card round matchups this weekend in the NFL playoffs:
  
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• Tom Coughlin, two-time Super Bowl-winner, stands down as New York Giants head coach

  04-01-2016 21:43
  
  Tom Coughlin, who returned the Giants to NFL prominence by winning two Super Bowls, has resigned after missing the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.
  
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• Club hero Zidane handed the Real hot seat

  04-01-2016 21:35
  Zinedine Zidane's appointment as Real Madrid coach in place of Rafa Benitez has handed the club's former France great his chance to follow up a stellar career on the pitch with management success at the highest level. Benitez, experienced but unpopular, was abruptly dismissed on Monday less than halfway through the season after an indifferent run of results left the club trailing leaders Atletico Madrid and second-placed Barcelona in La Liga. Fan hero Zidane, an elegant figure in stark contrast
  
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• Former Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez

  04-01-2016 21:34
  MADRID (Reuters) - Factbox on former Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez, who was fired by the Spanish club on Monday. * Born in Madrid, April 16, 1960. EARLY CAREER * After a knee injury ends a modest playing career, Benitez begins coaching in Real Madrid's youth section. * From 1993 to 2001 he coaches Real Madrid B, Real Valladolid, Osasuna, Extremadura and Tenerife. Leads Valencia to their first league title in 31 years in his first season in charge in 2001-02. * They win La Liga again in 2003-04
  
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• Real Madrid sack Rafa Benitez and replace him with Zinedine Zidane

  04-01-2016 21:24
  
  Directors of the Spanish clubconsulted throughout Monday after Benitez could only steer Real to a 2-2 draw with Valencia on Sunday evening.
  
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• Real sack coach Benitez and appoint Zidane

  04-01-2016 21:16
  Real Madrid have sacked coach Rafa Benitez after less than half a season in charge and promoted their former France great Zinedine Zidane from the B team to replace him, president Florentino Perez said on Monday. Perez announced the dismissal of the experienced Benitez, who had a contract until June 2018, following a board meeting and Zidane was present at the president's news conference at the Bernabeu stadium. "Firstly I would like to thank the club and the president for giving me the chance t
  
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• Transfer news LATEST: Mohamed Elneny, Leroy Sane, Bojan, Charlie Austin plus more stories from around Europe  

  04-01-2016 21:09
  
  The January transfer window is upon us once more as Premier League clubs look to do deals to maintain or improve their seasons. Keep up to date with all the moves with MailOnline Sport.
  
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• Rafa Benitez sacked: The best memes and Twitter reaction as Real Madrid axe boss

  04-01-2016 21:09
  
  It was always likely to end his tears and Rafa Benitez lasted just seven disappointing months as Real Madrid boss.Here, Sportsmail picks out some of the best memes and virals on his downfall.
  
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• Andros Townsend starts for Tottenham Under 21s against Manchester United as he nears exit in January transfer window

  04-01-2016 21:05
  
  Andros Townsend has been training with the club's Under 21s for two months after being involved in a bust-up with fitness coach Nathan Gardiner on November 2.
  
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• Zidane replaces sacked Benitez as Real Madrid coach

  04-01-2016 20:53
  
  Former France and Real great takes charges after Spaniard dismissed halfway into the season.
  
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• Two-time Super Bowl winner Coughlin resigns as Giants coach

  04-01-2016 20:53
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Tom Coughlin, who returned the Giants to NFL prominence by winning two Super Bowls, resigned Monday after missing the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.
  
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• Former Arsenal and Wales defender John Roberts passes away aged 69

  04-01-2016 20:46
  
  Former Wales, Arsenal and Wrexham defender John Roberts has died at the age of 69. Roberts featured 18 times in Arsenal's historic 1970-71 campaign.
  
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• Zinedine Zidane can be Real Madrid's answer to Pep Guardiola

  04-01-2016 20:39
  
  PETE JENSON: When Barca gambled on Guardiola it paid off with 14 trophies. Zidane has started, much like Guardiola, as youth team coach. Now he has to make the same step up.
  
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• Rafa Benitez sacked as Real Madrid manager, Zidane replaces him

  04-01-2016 20:31
  
  The French legend has replaced the former Liverpool coach in the role.
  
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• Benitez fired as Real Madrid coach, replaced by Zidane

  04-01-2016 20:30
  
  MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has fired coach Rafa Benitez after only seven months and replaced him with former player Zinedine Zidane.
  
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• UConn still No. 1 in women's hoops poll; Ohio St in Top 5

  04-01-2016 20:15
  
  UConn remains the No. 1 team in The Associated Press women's basketball poll Monday after facing a tough test from Maryland.
  
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• Rafa Benitez has been sacked to become the 23rd Real Madrid boss to bite the dust since the Champions League's inception... but who were they and how did they do? 

  04-01-2016 20:15
  
  Rafa Benitez has become Real Madrid's 23rd managerial casualty since the Champions League's inception. Sportsmail takes a look through the former bosses and their records at the helm.
  
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• Why Real Madrid sacked Rafa Benitez: From Cristiano Ronaldo fall-out to Barcelona defeat

  04-01-2016 20:10
  
  RIK SHARMA: A number of factors contributed to the downfall of Rafa Benitez, from problems with players to Real Madrid's lack of style. Here, Sportsmail looks at the five key issues which sealed his fate.
  
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• Jackman’s Grenoble rampant, Flanagan’s try and all the Irish exiles’ exploits

  04-01-2016 20:07
  
  There were many Irish players in action in France and England over the weekend.
  
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• South Africa plan to frustrate England further

  04-01-2016 20:06
  By Mark Gleeson CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa plan to spend another day at the crease after a day of attritional batting dug them out of a hole and kept alive their hopes of salvaging the second test against England, batsman Faf du Plessis said. The home side lost just one wicket as they moved at almost pedestrian pace from 141-2 to 353-3 on day three of the second test at Newlands, in reply to England’s 629 for six declared. Captain Hashim Amla batted the whole day to finish unbeaten
  
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• Brady to have treatment for right ankle but 'I've had worse'

  04-01-2016 19:52
  
  Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he is heading for treatment on his right ankle after Miami pass rusher Ndamukong Suh landed on it in Sunday's game.
  
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• Oxford United want £1million from Derby for 20-year-old winger Callum O'Dowda 

  04-01-2016 19:50
  
  Oxford United are demanding more than £1million for Derby County to sign Callum O’Dowda. The 20-year-old winger is wanted by a host of Championship clubs but Derby are front runners.
  
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• COMPETITION: Win two VIP tickets to NBA London to watch Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors at the O2

  04-01-2016 19:47
  
  The NBA returns to London on January 14 for it's annual regular-season match at the O2 Arena and MailOnline Sport are giving you and someone else the chance to watch the game as VIP guests.
  
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• CJ Stander was part of the Ireland training squad at Carton House today

  04-01-2016 19:47
  
  The Munster number eight qualifies under the residency rules.
  
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• Duffy can still reach the top but Poirier was a step too far, too soon

  04-01-2016 19:46
  
  The Irishman suffered his first taste of defeat as a UFC fighter on Saturday night in Las Vegas.
  
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• New No. 1 Kansas and No. 2 Oklahoma meet right away

  04-01-2016 19:40
  
  Kansas is the fourth team to hold the No. 1 ranking this season joining North Carolina, Kentucky and Michigan State.
  
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• Kevin Davies desperate for investors to rescue former club Bolton from crisis

  04-01-2016 19:37
  
  In 14 days' time Bolton Wanderers face a winding-up hearing that was issued by HM Revenue and Customs following an unpaid tax bill for November.
  
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