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• Richard Johnson riding for 3,000th National Hunt win on Garde La Victoire at Ludlow

  11-01-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Garde La Victoire puts his Cheltenham Festival credentials on the line on Tuesday at Ludlow with champion jockey-elect Richard Johnson chasing his 3,000th National Hunt win.
  
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• Tottenham U21 4-5 Chelsea U21: Spurs outcast Andros Townsend nets late brace but Blues steal points with last-gasp winner

  11-01-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD AT THE LAMEX: After 85 minutes of not a great deal in front of the cameras,Tottenham outcast Andros Townsend was finally able to remind everyone of what he can do.
  
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• Lions GM Bob Quinn undecided on coach Jim Caldwell's future

  11-01-2016 23:51
  
  ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Bob Quinn gets to decide Jim Caldwell's fate with the Detroit Lions.
  
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• Martin Johnson: I picked Dylan Hartley for England, but he's no captain

  11-01-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: Martin Johnson has expressed misgivings about the prospect of Dylan Hartley being named as England’s next captain by new head coach Eddie Jones.
  
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• Newcastle sign Senegalese midfielder Saivet

  11-01-2016 23:45
  Newcastle United have signed Senegal midfielder Henri Saivet on a five-and-a-half year deal from Ligue 1 side Bordeaux, the relegation-threatened Premier League club said on Monday. The 25-year-old, Newcastle's first signing of the January transfer window, has made 178 appearances and scored 23 goals for the French club in all competitions. While no fee was given, the Newcastle Chronicle website reported the player had cost the Magpies 4.5 million pounds.
  
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• Newcastle could offload Cheick Tiote after £8m bid from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua

  11-01-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle are considering an £8million offer from Shanghai Greenland Shenhua for midfielder Cheick Tiote as they continue their pursuit of Swansea City's Jonjo Shelvey.
  
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• Man Utd have bored me - Van Gaal

  11-01-2016 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal admits some performances have left him "very bored or angry" this season.
  
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• Bookies on edge as they wait for Roethlisberger decision

  11-01-2016 23:25
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger's pain is being felt all the way to this city's gambling houses.
  
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• Messi Wins Ballon d'Or For Record Fifth Time

  11-01-2016 23:17
  
  Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or - or European Player of the Year - for a record fifth time.
  
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• Wayne Rooney picks Jose Mourinho, Pep Guardiola and Jorge Sampaoli in Ballon D'or coach of the year - the men linked to Louis van Gaal's job as Manchester United boss

  11-01-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wayne Rooney'svotes for Coach of the Year at the FIFA Ballon d'Or ceremony were for the three managers most strongly linked with replacing Louis van Gaal at Manchester United.
  
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• Aid reaches starving Madaya, other besieged Syria towns

  11-01-2016 23:13
  
  First batches of supplies reach Madaya as well as Kefraya and Foua following deal between government and rebels.
  
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• ‘Balotelli is very nice, but he used to pee on our boots’

  11-01-2016 23:09
  The Brazilian revealed that the former Inter striker had a very strange habit.
  
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• Selby to face Hunter title challenge

  11-01-2016 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  American Eric Hunter is named as the mandatory challenger for Welshman Lee Selby's world featherweight title.
  
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• US World Cup winner Carli Lloyd gets FIFA world player award

  11-01-2016 22:57
  
  ZURICH (AP) — United States World Cup-winning captain Carli Lloyd has won the FIFA women's world player of the year award for 2015.
  
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• FA Cup forth round draw sees Man United visit Derby County and Arsenal host Burnley

  11-01-2016 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Holders Arsenal have been handed a favourable home draw against Championship opposition Burnley in the fourth round of the FA Cup, while Manchester United will visit Derby County.
  
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• Lawro's predictions v Elis James

  11-01-2016 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on comedian and actor Elis James in his Premier League predictions.
  
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• Judd Trump reaches Masters quarter-finals after beating Stephen Maguire in round one

  11-01-2016 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Judd Trump reached the quarter-finals of the Masters for the first time in three years as he beat Stephen Maguire 6-4 in round one on Monday.
  
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• A day in the life: Ireland’s 800m Olympic hopeful Ciara Everard

  11-01-2016 22:41
  
  What makes an athlete tick? We found out.
  
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• No drug charges for Ex-NBA star Lamar Odom

  11-01-2016 22:40
  (Reuters) - A Nevada prosecutor said on Monday she would not bring criminal drug charges against ex-NBA star Lamar Odom, who fell into a coma after using cocaine at a brothel last year. Nye County District Attorney Angela Bello said while evidence showed Odom had metabolized cocaine in his system after he was found unconscious in October, he did not have any in his possession and could have used the drug elsewhere. "It is unlikely it could established beyond a reasonable doubt he actually ingest
  
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• Messi, Ronaldo snub each other in Ballon d’Or voting

  11-01-2016 22:40
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Arjen Robben both snubbed the Madrid star as well.
  
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• Lionel Messi announced as FIFA Ballon d'Or 2015 winner ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar

  11-01-2016 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING IN ZURICH: Lionel Messi moved brilliance to another level as he was presented with the Ballon d’Or for the fifth time in his extraordinary career.
  
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• Aid reaches starved Madaya, other besieged Syria towns

  11-01-2016 22:17
  
  First batches of supplies reach Madaya as well as Kefraya and Foua following deal between government and rebels.
  
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• Riki Wessels extends Nottinghamshire contract until end of 2018 season 

  11-01-2016 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian-born batsman Riki Wessels has committed his future to Nottinghamshire by signing a new three-year contract.
  
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• Man City U21 0-1 Everton U21: Kieran Dowell strikes winner for Toffees

  11-01-2016 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN: Everton have something over Manchester City at the moment after their Under 21s followed up the first team’s Capital One Cup victory last week.
  
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• Fury named Ring fighter of the year

  11-01-2016 21:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury becomes the second Briton to be named The Ring magazine's fighter of the year.
  
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• Jill Ellis wins FIFA Women's World Coach of the Year at Ballon d'Or 2015

  11-01-2016 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jill Ellis collected the FIFA Women's World Coach of the Year award at the Ballon d'Or 2015 ceremony after enjoying a stellar year with the USA.
  
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• Cardinals sign Korean pitcher Seung Hwan Oh to bolster 'pen

  11-01-2016 21:53
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Seung Hwan Oh has been such a dominant pitcher in Japan that he has two nicknames: "Final Boss" and "Stone Buddha."
  
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• Confusion surrounds McGregor’s next fight as UFC stall the announcement

  11-01-2016 21:52
  
  It was expected to be confirmed last night but the organisation has remained silent.
  
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• Carli Lloyd scoops the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year at Ballon d'Or 2015 gala

  11-01-2016 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carli Lloyd collected the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award at the Ballon d'Or 2015 ceremony after starring for USA in last year's World Cup triumph.
  
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• 'Reset records would punish innocent'

  11-01-2016 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paula Radcliffe says UK Athletics' proposals to reset world records would "punish innocent athletes".
  
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• Japanese High School football team scores goal with 'dancing wall' free-kick routine 

  11-01-2016 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Students at East Fukuoka High School in Japan have perfected an innovative free-kick routine, involving a 'dancing wall' in front of the regular wall outside the box.
  
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• VIDEO: Away draws for most top-flight teams

  11-01-2016 21:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The majority of Premier League sides left in the FA Cup are handed away games in the fourth-round draw.
  
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• Holders Arsenal draw Burnley in FA Cup fourth round

  11-01-2016 21:41
  Holders and Premier League leaders Arsenal will be at home to Championship (second tier) Burnley in the fourth round of the FA Cup after most of the big guns avoided top flight opponents in Monday's draw. Arsene Wenger's side, hoping to become the first club to win the trophy three times in a row since Blackburn Rovers in the 19th century, should have little to worry about even in a competition renowned for upsets. Crystal Palace's home tie against Stoke City was the only definite all-Premier Le
  
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• Eastleigh could face Leeds in FA Cup

  11-01-2016 21:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eastleigh, the lowest-ranked team left in the FA Cup, will face Leeds in the fourth round if they beat Bolton in a replay.
  
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• Court permits fantasy sports in New York amid appeal process

  11-01-2016 21:34
  NEW YORK (AP) — Daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel can continue operating in New York as they appeal a judge's order that they stop play in the state, a panel of appellate court judges ruled Monday.
  
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• VIDEO: Hawkins pots brilliant pink at Masters

  11-01-2016 21:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Barry Hawkins pots a brilliant long-range pink at the Masters during his first-round match against Joe Perry.
  
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• NFL owners set for another round of LA relocation talks

  11-01-2016 21:28
  
  NFL owners will try again to settle the issue of relocation to Los Angeles, this time knowing that Commissioner Roger Goodell has declared the stadiums inadequate in Oakland, St. Louis and San Diego.
  
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• Worst ever bombed try? Brixham rugby player slides in for a five-pointer... but finds out he's dived over the wrong line when smashed by Barnstaple defenders

  11-01-2016 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brixham centre Tom McLean will think twice before beginning his try celebrations after the ultimate gaffe in Saturday's all-Devon National League 3 South West clash with Barnstaple. 
  
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• Robbie Keane did NOT vote for Lionel Messi to win this year’s Ballon d’Or

  11-01-2016 21:22
  
  Meanwhile, Irish manager Martin O’Neill nominated Eden Hazard as one of his picks.
  
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• Newcastle complete £4.5m signing of Henri Saivet from Bordeaux as midfielder agrees five-year deal at St James' Park  

  11-01-2016 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United have completed the  £4.5million signing of midfielder Henri Saivet from Bordeaux. The 25-year-old has put pen to paper on a five-year contract at St James' Park.
  
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• Oil dive deepens to 12-year low; $20 warning on China

  11-01-2016 21:20
  By Catherine Ngai NEW YORK (Reuters) - A brutal new year selloff in oil markets quickened on Monday, with prices plunging 6 percent to new 12-year lows as further ructions in the Chinese stock market threatened to knock crude as low as $20 a barrel. The latest catalyst was a further 5 percent decline in China's blue-chip stocks and a surge in overnight interest rates for the yuan outside of China to nearly 40 percent, their highest since the launch of the offshore market. Morgan Stanley warned t
  
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• After Walsh's miss, other heartbreaking postseason kicks

  11-01-2016 21:17
  
  The good news for Blair Walsh is that he's not alone.
  
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• Messi bags fifth Ballon d'Or award

  11-01-2016 21:06
  
  Argentina and Barcelona footballer voted world's best player ahead of Ronaldo and Neymar.
  
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• Biggar ahead of Sexton, says Wood

  11-01-2016 21:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Ireland captain Keith Wood believes Dan Biggar is the prime candidate at fly-half for the 2017 Lions tour.
  
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• Scores die in attacks on Iraqi casino and mall

  11-01-2016 20:55
  
  ISIL claims responsibility for attacks that killed 37 people at a Baghdad shopping centre and at a casino in Diyala.
  
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• Dozens die in attacks on Iraqi casino and mall

  11-01-2016 20:55
  
  ISIL claims responsibility for attacks that killed 37 people at a Baghdad shopping centre and a casino in Diyala.
  
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• VIDEO: Muamba describes the night he 'died'

  11-01-2016 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The former footballer reflects on the night his heart stopped for 78 minutes and reveals who he owes his life to.
  
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• VIDEO: Trump's 'exhibition snooker' in win

  11-01-2016 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the best five shots from Judd Trump's 6-4 first-round victory over Stephen Maguire in the 2016 Masters.
  
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• Italy pitches Olympic bid as way to clean up scandal-plagued Rome

  11-01-2016 20:43
  Italy's attempt to host the 2024 Olympic Games is a chance to clean up the scandal-plagued capital city Rome, the bid's chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said on Monday. Some have questioned whether the city can manage the lucrative contracts associated with the Olympics - which cost the last host city London some 9 billion pounds - in a transparent way. A major mafia trial is under way after news broke in late 2014 that a criminal ring had allegedly been skimming millions of euros off city h
  
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• Harlequins' Ward faces biting charge

  11-01-2016 20:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harlequins' Dave Ward faces an RFU disciplinary panel for allegedly biting Jackson Wray - one of three charges from the Saracens game.
  
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