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• Do the IAAF even want to catch the cheats? Lord Coe and his deluded athletics chiefs are hiding from the truth

  09-01-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT:the suspicion now, more than ever, is that athletics is a closed shop where the corrupt, the self-serving and the venal mingle in the attempted preservation of a diseased status quo.
  
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• Lord Coe's relationship with Nike put him in denial, says whistleblower Steve Magness

  09-01-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Athletics whistleblower Steve Magness the road map for reform launched by president Sebastian Coe will be ‘meaningless’ until there are fundamental changes inside the IAAF.
  
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• Andy Murray to stick with one coach in the future: Amelie Mauresmo is the one for me

  09-01-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the Australian Open, world No 2 Andy Murray says he will not work with two coaches again after being forced to last year when Amelie Mauresmo was on maternity leave.
  
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• Pep Guardiola's adidas links add to intrigue after sportswear company's chief criticised Manchester United's playing style

  09-01-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola has become a close ally of senior adidas executives during his time at Bayern Munich, adding to the intrigue surrounding the criticism of Manchester United's playing style.
  
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• Bale gives Zidane flying start, Messi lifts Barca

  09-01-2016 23:36
  By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - Zinedine Zidane got off to a flying start as Real Madrid coach when Gareth Bale hit a hat-trick in a 5-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday after a Lionel Messi treble had fired Barcelona to the top of La Liga. Zidane, a former Real and France midfielder who took over from the sacked Rafa Benitez on Monday, was given a hero’s welcome by his adoring fans at the Bernabeu and the team responded with a dominant performance, with Karim Benzema scoring twi
  
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• 'Zizou effect' at Real has Bernabeu buzzing

  09-01-2016 23:35
  By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - Zinedine Zidane's triumphant start as Real Madrid coach set the Bernabeu buzzing on Saturday and the 10-times European champions are hoping the 'Zizou effect' can return the world's richest club to winning ways. The former Real and France midfielder, appointed after the unpopular Rafa Benitez was sacked on Monday, watched his new charges crush Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 in La Liga with Gareth Bale scoring a hat-trick and Karim Benzema adding a double. Known as 'Ziz
  
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• Manu Tuilagi is not ready for England, says Leicester coach Richard Cockerill after Eddie Jones watches Lions star return

  09-01-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones has been urged not to rush back Manu Tuilagi for the Six Nations after the centre made his first appearance in 15 months.
  
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• Club who won't sink without a fight! Carlisle losses into six-figures after floods... never have they needed a glamour tie more

  09-01-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN: Carlisle will not forget their last FA Cup tie in a hurry. What should have been a happy journey home turned sombre as television pictures showed the flooding devastation.
  
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• Anthony Gerrard still haunted by Cardiff 'torture' as he prepares to face former side with Shrewsbury in the FA Cup third round

  09-01-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STEVE MADELEY: Anthony Gerrard wants revenge over Cardiff on Sunday after branding his final season with them 'a car crash'. The defender returns with his new side Shrewsbury.
  
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• Gareth Bale backed Rafa Benitez via text messages sent to Real Madrid chief... but Zinedine Zidane could be key to his future

  09-01-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER: Gareth Bale expressed his support for manager Rafa Benitez to Real Madrid owner Florentino Perez via text messages before the Spaniard was sacked by the club.
  
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• Everton looking to sign Ukraine star Andriy Yarmolenko as Roberto Martinez prepares to launch £21m bid for Dynamo Kiev winger 

  09-01-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian international, 26, has been a long-standing target for Everton boss Roberto Martinez, who is now worried that his side will miss out on Yarmolenko if they wait until the summer.
  
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• Norwich 0 - Manchester City 3: Aguero stars with stunner as Pellegrini leads the plaudits

  09-01-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EVERYONE was anticipating Sergio Aguero would be left on the bench to ensure he is fit for more mightier matters.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Pep Guardiola names Man United target top of his summer wishlist at Man City

  09-01-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  PEP GUARDIOLA has already started planning his imminent future at Manchester City by supplying the club hierarchy with a list of the players he wants to bring in.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: Barcelona prepare incredible summer swoop for Arsenal and Everton stars

  09-01-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BARCELONA have made Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey and Everton’s John Stones two big targets following the lifting of the club’s transfer ban.
  
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• Aston Villa captain Micah Richards clashes with supporters following more misery in FA Cup

  09-01-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MICAH RICHARDS had to be kept apart from angry Aston Villa fans after the top-flight strugglers were held at League Two Wycombe.
  
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• Ovechkin scores in overtime to give Capitals a 4-3 win

  09-01-2016 23:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — While goal No. 500 is going to be special for Alexander Ovechkin whenever it comes, No. 499 was pretty amazing by itself.
  
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• Louis van Gaal mocked by fans as Manchester United serve up another dire performance

  09-01-2016 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There is a sound track developing at Old Trafford. Fans cup their hands to mouths and release an almighty shriek in unison. Booing, they’re getting pretty used to it around these parts.
  
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• Kiwi links aplenty as Lam’s Connacht face similarly attacking Scarlets

  09-01-2016 23:02
  
  The westerners take on the Welsh region in the Pro12 tomorrow in what should be an exciting game.
  
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• Everton's FA Cup third round victory over Dagenham & Redbridge held up after cat wanders onto Goodison Park pitch

  09-01-2016 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton's FA Cup third-round victory Dagenham & Redbridge was interrupted in bizarre fashion when a cat wandered onto the Goodison Park pitch. 
  
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• Lyon mark opening of new stadium with 4-1 win

  09-01-2016 22:53
  Olympique Lyonnais celebrated the opening of their new Parc OL stadium in style with a 4-1 win over bottom club Troyes in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Alexandre Lacazette, Rachid Ghezzal, Jordan Ferri and Claudio Beauvue all scored as OL moved up to sixth in the table with 29 points from 20 games. Lyon are 25 points behind runaway leaders Paris St Germain, who beat Bastia 2-0 on Friday.
  
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• Lazio ruin Fiorentina's hopes of going top

  09-01-2016 22:51
  Fiorentina missed out on an opportunity to snatch top spot in Serie A as they slumped to a 3-1 home defeat by Lazio on Saturday. Balde Diao Keita, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Felipe Anderson struck as the visitors climbed to ninth with 27 points from 19 matches. Fiorentina, who replied through Facundo Roncaglia in stoppage time, are third on 38 points, one adrift of leaders Inter Milan who host Sassuolo on Sunday.
  
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• History in the making for Tempelogue as they set-up all Dublin final

  09-01-2016 22:50
  
  There was no shortage of drama in the women’s semi-finals too as Killester and Glanmire booked their place in Sunday’s decider.
  
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• First female driver in Formula One Maria Teresa de Filippis dies aged 89 

  09-01-2016 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Italian De Filippis started three grand prix races in a privately-entered Maserati 250F, finishing a best place of 10th at Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. She has died at the age of 89.
  
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• Rooney spares United blushes, agony for Eastleigh

  09-01-2016 22:42
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - It was not a day for FA Cup romantics as Manchester United scrambled past Sheffield United and minor league Eastleigh came within a whisker of causing the third round's only genuine shock on Saturday. Old Trafford fans endured more than 90 minutes of insipid stalemate before Wayne Rooney's stoppage-time penalty gave 11-times winners Manchester United a 1-0 win against a third-tier side 48 places below them in the football pyramid. None of the 25 matches played
  
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• Real Madrid 5-0 Deportivo: Gareth Bale nets a brilliant hat-trick and Karim Benzema scores twice as new boss Zinedine Zidane sees his side run riot at the Bernabeu

  09-01-2016 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON AT THE BERNABEU: This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship – Gareth Bale scored a hat-trick on Zinedine Zidane’s managerial debut as Real Madrid crushed Deportivo.
  
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• Spectator killed during Dakar Rally in Bolivia

  09-01-2016 22:30
  A Bolivian spectator was killed at the Dakar Rally on Saturday when he was hit by a Mitsubishi driven by Frenchman Lionel Baud during the seventh stage from Bolivia to Argentina, organisers said. "The organisation’s medical service could only confirm, unfortunately, the death of the person involved (in the accident)," they said in a statement after the stage from Uyumi in Bolivia to Salta in northwest Argentina. The prologue stage to this year's event in Argentina was also marred by an acc
  
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• Arsene Wenger hoping returning stars can boost title races as Alexis Sanchez and Jack Wilshere prepare to come back from injury

  09-01-2016 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger believes getting his injured players back will prevent any fatigue during a congested run of fixtures, as his team remained on course for a third FA Cup in a row with victory over Sunderland.
  
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• A new low for Munster, Axel under pressure and more Paris talking points

  09-01-2016 22:07
  
  Stade Français scored three tries to end the province’s Champions Cup campaign.
  
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• Ovechkin scores in overtime to give Capitals a win

  09-01-2016 21:58
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game at 1:25 of overtime and the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday.
  
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• Real Madrid vs Deportivo La Coruna LIVE: Zinedine Zidane takes charge of first game as Cristiano Ronaldo and Co look to get back to winning ways

  09-01-2016 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zinedine Zidane takes charge of his match as Real Madrid manager as the Spanish giants welcome Deportivo La Coruna to the Santiago Bernabeu. Follow all the action as it happens.
  
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• Players bored, says Scholes as Man Utd scrape FA Cup win

  09-01-2016 21:49
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United scraped into the FA Cup fourth round after a late penalty knocked out Sheffield United on Saturday but the Old Trafford gloom remained and former midfielder Paul Scholes says even the players are bored. Wayne Rooney finally broke the deadlock with a well-taken 90th-minute penalty after substitute Memphis Depay went down theatrically over the lunging leg of midfielder Dean Hammond. It belatedly raised a cheer from the home crowd but more quest
  
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• Manchester United are boring, it's difficult to defend players... and Louis van Gaal's style isn't suited to the club, blasts Paul Scholes

  09-01-2016 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Scholes has lambasted Manchester United's performance in their narrow FA Cup victory over Sheffield United - and claimed both the players and Louis van Gaal looked bored.
  
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• North Dakota St wins 5th FCS title in row, 37-10 over JSU

  09-01-2016 21:47
  
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Carson Wentz threw for a touchdown and ran for two more scores in his first game since mid-October, sending North Dakota State to an unprecedented fifth straight FCS championship with a 37-10 victory Saturday over top-seeded Jacksonville State.
  
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• Eastleigh 1-1 Bolton: Darren Pratley's late equaliser denies non-leaguers famous upset

  09-01-2016 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT THE SILVERLAKE STADIUM: Non-league Eastleigh were denied a famous FA Cup upset as Darren Pratley scored an 87th minute equaliser for Championship Bolton,
  
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• Wenger hails special solidarity of Cup holders Arsenal

  09-01-2016 21:34
  Arsene Wenger took another step towards becoming the most successful manager in FA Cup annals on Saturday and hailed Arsenal's "special solidarity" in fighting back to record a 3-1 third-round win over Sunderland. The Frenchman has set his sights on landing the trophy for a record seventh time, eclipsing the mark he shares with George Ramsay who led Aston Villa to six triumphs between 1887 and 1920.
  
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• Arsenal 3-1 Sunderland: Joel Campbell, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud strike as FA Cup holders keep Treble hopes alive

  09-01-2016 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NEIL ASHTON AT THE EMIRATES: Arsenal ran out comfortable winners against struggling Sunderland with Joel Campbell, Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud keeping their Cup defence alive.
  
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• Louis van Gaal reveals message to Man Utd players after narrow win over Sheffield Utd

  09-01-2016 21:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LOUIS VAN GAAL insisted the result was all that mattered after his Manchester United side survived a major scare to see off Sheffield United and book their place in the FA Cup fourth round.
  
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• Manchester United 1-0 Sheffield United: Wayne Rooney nets 93rd-minute penalty to send Louis van Gaal's side into the FA Cup fourth round

  09-01-2016 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Wayne Rooney struck an injury-time penalty against League One Sheffield United to spare the blushes of Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford.
  
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• Two of Sunday’s Munster GAA games have already fallen foul of the weather

  09-01-2016 21:23
  
  The pitches at Carriganore and An Rinn have been left unplayable.
  
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• Munster were awful, but at least neutrals were treated to a wonder-try from this 20-year-old flanker

  09-01-2016 21:16
  
  It’s not even the first time Sekou Macalou has carved open an Irish defence.
  
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• Sheikh Salman positions as safe pair of hands in FIFA vote

  09-01-2016 21:14
  By Simon Evans PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - In a FIFA presidential election where all candidates are presenting themselves as reformers, Asian football boss Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa is making his pitch as the safest option to officials beleaguered by the organisation’s crisis. The president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has his own plans for change at world football's governing body, including splitting FIFA into separate ‘business’ and ‘football’
  
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• Manchester United 1-0 Sheffield United: Juan Mata wastes space as Memphis Depay proves the danger man in just 30 minutes FA CUP PLAYER RATINGS

  09-01-2016 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Only a late Wayne Rooney penalty could rescue Manchester United from an FA Cup replay against League One Sheffield United. Jack Gaughan rates the performances at Old Trafford.
  
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• Man Utd urged to follow Real Madrid and 'replace Louis van Gaal with Ryan Giggs'

  09-01-2016 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MANCHESTER UNITED should replace manager Louis van Gaal with assistant Ryan Giggs, according to Robbie Savage.
  
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• Tin foil, forks, cats & broken dreams

  09-01-2016 21:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The best of your pictures and tweets on one of the best weekends of the football season - the third round of the FA Cup.
  
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• Harlequins 29-23 Saracens: George Kruis carried off on a stretcher as travelling Aviva Premiership champions suffer derby defeat

  09-01-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harlequins inflicted a first defeat of the season on Saracens in a stormy title showdown at Twickenham Stoop that also left the Aviva Premiership champions with concerns over George Kruis.
  
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• Arsenal star Theo Walcott pulls fan out of the crowd for trademark celebration after FA Cup win over Sunderland 

  09-01-2016 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal have become accustomed to celebrating FA Cup wins, but Theo Walcott found a way to keep the feeling fresh after his side beat Sunderland, pulling a fan from the crowd to join him.
  
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• Rooney’s late penalty sees woeful United advance to next round

  09-01-2016 20:53
  
  Sheffield United successfully frustrated the home side who only managed two shots on target in the 90-odd minutes.
  
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• Paul Scholes: Manchester United stars looked bored and so did Louis van Gaal

  09-01-2016 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Paul Scholes launched a fresh attack on Louis van Gaal's Manchester United side following their unimpressive FA Cup win over Sheffield United a
  
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• Munster left looking for answers after European dream ended by Stade Francais

  09-01-2016 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Munster coach Anthony Foley admits there will be some soul-searching within the province after they stumbled out of the Champions Cup.S
  
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• Maria Teresa de Filippis dies aged 89

  09-01-2016 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Maria Teresa de Filippis - the first woman to compete in a world championship Formula One grand prix - has died at the age of 89. Italian
  
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