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• England captain Alastair Cook: Trevor Bayliss blast inspired us to victory

  16-01-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alastair Cook reckoned that Stuart Broad had that match-winning look in his eye on Saturday — and the skipper was proved right as his star seamer helped bowl England to a famous victory
  
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• Manchester United dominate possession without creating enough chances... keeping the ball just isn't enough these days

  16-01-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GLENN HODDLE: At times, Louis van Gaal seems puzzled when he is questioned about his side not being attacking enough. Generally it's when Manchester United dominate possession.
  
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• Leicester target loan deal for Manchester United youngster Andreas Pereira

  16-01-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pereira, 20, has become frustrated at starting only two matches this season, both in the Capital One Cup, and is likely to be a substitute as United travel to Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• STUART BROAD: I owed it to the team after letting them down on day one of third Test

  16-01-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This has to be one of the most special days of my career. I’ve been desperate to win a Test series against South Africa, especially away, and we have worked so hard for this moment.
  
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• England's success is tribute to courage of Andrew Strauss after sacking Peter Moores, ignoring calls to reinstate Kevin Pietersen and appointing Trevor Bayliss as coach

  16-01-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It’s hard to believe just eight months have passed since the clumsy sacking of Peter Moores in the rain-soaked surroundings of Malahide when English cricket reached its most recent nadir.
  
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• Lord Coe: 'I will be brutal on myself... we HAVE to get cheats out and win public's trust'... IAAF president on the battle he faces to clean up the sport he loves

  16-01-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NICK HARRIS - EXCLUSIVE: These are dark days for Lord Coe, so mired in the doping scandal that has disgraced his sport that he has confided to at least one close friend that 'it's been killing me'.
  
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• Jamie Murray wins Apia International doubles title with new partner Bruno Soares

  16-01-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Murray’s partnership with Bruno Soares has borne immediate fruit after they lifted the Apia International Sydney men’s doubles title in their second tournament together.
  
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• Andy Murray delighted to be reunited with Amelie Mauresmo and insists baby talk won't distract him during Australian Open

  16-01-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Australian Open, beginning on Monday, will see them in tandem at a big tournament for the first time since Wimbledon, where Mauresmo was heavily pregnant before giving birth in August.
  
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• Stuart Broad labels devastating spell at The Wanderers one of his best to earn England win

  16-01-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  STUART BROAD admits nothing will ever beat his magical Ashes-sealing eight-wicket haul at Trent Bridge last summer but this latest star turn that secured a memorable rout of South Africa inside three days at The Wanderers ran it mightily close.
  
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• Man Utd boss Louis van Gaal: Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp is a mirror of my younger self

  16-01-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LOUIS VAN GAAL has revealed that in his early days he acted like a Klopp – often highly animated on the touch line just like his Liverpool counterpart.
  
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• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp can spell the end for 'boring' Louis van Gaal yet again 

  16-01-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN: Van Gaal has claimed the animated touchline antics of Klopp won't give Liverpool any advantage in Sunday's fascinating contrast of managerial styles at Anfield.
  
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• Exclusive: Arsenal set to lose Aaron Ramsey to Barcelona this summer as chase intensifies

  16-01-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BARCELONA are confident of bringing Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey to the Nou Camp after another secret spying mission in midweek.
  
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• England legend Jonny Wilkinson lined up for role with Eddie Jones’ coaching team

  16-01-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jonny Wilkinson is being lined up for a return to Twickenham as part of Eddie Jones’ coaching team. Wilkinson is in talks with Jones, who wants to create a role after their Six Nations campaign.
  
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• Chelsea's Terry criminally denies Everton as Martinez blames 'diabolical' official

  16-01-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOHN Terry capped an amazing game with a controversial equaliser in the EIGHTH minute of added time.
  
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• Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta insists side have learned from late Anfield lapse as Gunners look to maintain title push

  16-01-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mikel Arteta will use his role as elder statesman in the Arsenal dressing-room to ensure the late equaliser conceded at Anfield on Wednesday does not derail their Premier League title bid.
  
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• Haye knocks out De Mori on return

  16-01-2016 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  David Haye returns after a three-and-half-year lay-off with a first-round knockout of Mark de Mori in London.
  
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• World powers lift nuclear-related sanctions on Iran

  16-01-2016 23:20
  
  Move comes after the UN atomic watchdog announces that Tehran complied with the terms of last July's landmark deal.
  
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• David Haye knocks out Mark de Mori in the first round at the O2 Arena in emphatic comeback to the ring

  16-01-2016 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former heavyweight champion David Haye knocked out Australian Mark de Mori in the first round at the O2 Arena in London in an emphatic comeback to the ring.
  
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• Broncos vow not to make same mistake and overlook Steelers

  16-01-2016 23:02
  DENVER (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers stagger into Denver with an ailing Ben Roethlisberger, who won't have his leading rusher or his top receiver against the league's best defense Sunday.
  
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• Panthers look for redemption in playoff rematch vs. Seahawks

  16-01-2016 23:00
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera says the Seattle Seahawks are starting to feel a little like a division opponent.
  
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• Villarreal miss chance to leapfrog Real Madrid

  16-01-2016 22:57
  Villarreal missed a chance to climb above Real Madrid into third spot in La Liga and draw level on points with second-placed Barcelona when they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to promoted Real Betis on Saturday. The stalemate at the Madrigal means Villarreal and Real have 40 points ahead of the Madrid club's game at home to Sporting Gijon on Sunday. Real are ahead on goal difference, two points behind champions Barca and four adrift of leaders Atletico Madrid.
  
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• Transfer News: Arsenal and Liverpool's £37.6m midfield hope, Chelsea worry, Man Utd snub

  16-01-2016 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRESS SPORT brings you all the latest transfer news from the Premier League.
  
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• US and EU lift nuclear-related sanctions on Iran

  16-01-2016 22:38
  
  Move comes after the UN atomic watchdog announces that Tehran complied with the terms of last July's landmark deal.
  
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• ISIL 'massacre' reported in Syria's Deir ez-Zor

  16-01-2016 22:37
  
  Government sources say SIL killed at least 250 people, including pro-government fighters and their families.
  
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• Colson leads Notre Dame past No. 9 Duke, 95-91

  16-01-2016 22:25
  
  DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Bonzie Colson scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Notre Dame upset No. 9 Duke 95-91 on Saturday.
  
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• Shamrock Rovers are off to India for pre-season next month

  16-01-2016 22:24
  
  The Hoops have been invited to play alongside seven other teams.
  
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• Saracens 33-17 Ulster: Owen Farrell stars as Sarries reach Champions Cup quarter-finals in front of England coach Eddie Jones

  16-01-2016 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Owen Farrell spent the last quarter of this compelling Saracens victory at inside centre — an ideal audition for England duties ahead. By then, the damage had been done to Ulster.
  
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• Leigh Halfpenny snubs Wales return after full-back agrees to stay at Toulon

  16-01-2016 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leigh Halfpenny will remain at Toulon following talks with the European champions. The British Lion will see out the final year of his three-year contract at Stade Felix Mayol.
  
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• Sunderland defender Jan Kirchhoff endures miserable debut against Tottenham... but how does German's Premier League bow rank among these stinkers?

  16-01-2016 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunderland defender Jan Kirchhoff made his Premier League debut on Saturday, and the German had an afternoon to forget. But how does his bow compare to these stinkers?
  
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• Arsenal News: Ozil misses training, Alexis returns, £53m La Liga winger deal in doubt

  16-01-2016 22:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRESS SPORT bring you the latest news from the Emirates.
  
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• ‘There’s no coincidence, they work hard all the time’, says Cullen after Baby Blues beat Bath

  16-01-2016 22:00
  The big-spending Premiership side weren’t allowed any time to settle by Leinster’s makeshift side.
  
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• Aston Villa 1-1 Leicester City: Foxes made to pay for Riyad Mahrez's missed penalty as substitute Rudy Gestede cancels out Shinji Okazaki's first half opener for the visitors at Villa Park

  16-01-2016 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT VILLA PARK: Leicester were made to pay for Mahrez's missed penalty as Villa substitute Gestede canceled out Okazaki's first half opener for the visitors at Villa Park.
  
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• Leinster 25-11 Bath: Mike Ford under pressure after Ian Madigan ends Euro hopes

  16-01-2016 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mike Ford was left feeling the pressure as Bath’s European hopes sank without trace. The head coach saw his side’s Champions Cup bid all but dashed with this dismal defeat in Dublin.
  
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• Couple kidnapped in Burkina Faso were Australian citizens - Burkina president

  16-01-2016 21:49
  ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A couple kidnapped overnight in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Mali are Australian citizens who run a clinic and have lived in the West African nation since 1972, President Roch Marc Christian Kabore said on Saturday. In an address broadcast on state-owned television, Kabore identified the victims of the abduction, which took place as al Qaeda fighters were attacking a hotel in the capital, as Kenneth and Jocelyn Elliott. Burkina Faso's security ministry had earli
  
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• Masters title edges nearer for Barry Hawkins after semi-final victory over Judd Trump

  16-01-2016 21:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BARRY HAWKINS marched into his first ever Masters final by seeing off world No5 Judd Trump 6-4.
  
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• LA Kings lock up center Anze Kopitar with 8-year contract

  16-01-2016 21:35
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Anze Kopitar agreed to an eight-year, $80 million contract extension with the Kings on Saturday, keeping Los Angeles' franchise center with the club through the 2023-24 season.
  
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• Leicester back on top, Chelsea's great escape

  16-01-2016 21:28
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Leicester City returned to the top of the Premier League with a 1-1 draw at bottom club Aston Villa on Saturday while misfiring champions Chelsea pulled off a great escape in a six-goal thriller with Everton. With Manchester City thrashing Crystal Palace 4-0 to go second on goal difference on the same points as Arsenal, Leicester had a golden opportunity to pull three points clear in the late game but had to settle for one after a missed penalty. Arsenal, the l
  
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• Everton boss Roberto Martinez fumes after Chelsea grab late draw: 'I'm very angry... the level of the referee was diabolical'

  16-01-2016 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roberto Martinez claimed blunder referee Mike Jones is not up to the standard required of a Premier League official after John Terry scored a dramatic 98th minute equaliser for Chelsea. 
  
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• Aston Villa 1-1 Leicester – Five things we learned: Jamie Vardy should be on the next Foxes penalty, Mark Bunn is taking his chance in goal

  16-01-2016 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT VILLA PARK: Jamie Vardy should be given a chance to take Leicester’s next penalty after a second miss in succession from Riyad Mahrez.
  
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• Gestede helps lowly Villa dent Leicester’s title bid after Mahrez penalty miss

  16-01-2016 21:02
  
  A point was enough for the Foxes to return to the top but it was a missed chance.
  
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• Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink admits Charlie Austin U-turn led to striker's QPR exit

  16-01-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 26-year-old, who has been out for a month with a hamstring problem, was out of contract in the summer and finalised a £4million move to St Mary's on Saturday.
  
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• Arsenal target Granit Xhaka could leave Borussia Monchengladbach for the right price, admits club director Max Eberl

  16-01-2016 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Borussia Monchengladbach's director of sport Max Eberl has admitted midfielder Granit Xhaka could leave the club if a tempting offer is received.
  
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• Leinster young guns blaze a trail in comfortable win over Bath

  16-01-2016 20:44
  
  Ross Molony won man of the match on an impressive night for Leo Cullen’s young stars.
  
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• As it happened: Leinster v Bath, Champions Cup

  16-01-2016 20:44
  
  We’re going minute-by-minute from the RDS as Leinster’s baby Blues take on one of the Premiership’s richest clubs.
  
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• Steve McClaren hails Jonjo Shelvey's debut as Newcastle claim vital win over West Ham

  16-01-2016 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle raced into a 2-0 lead and Shelvey played a part in both goals, feeding the ball into Georginio Wijnaldum to set up Ayoze Perez and then picking out Daryl Janmaat with a raking cross-field ball.
  
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• Sports Direct investor voices concern about relationship with Nike - Yahoo Finance UK

  16-01-2016 20:40
  Sports Direct investor voices concern about relationship with Nike
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  One of Sports Direct's largest shareholders has voiced concern about the retailer's fragile relationship with sporting goods giant Nike (Sao Paolo: NIKE34F.SA - news) . The investor is concerned that Sports Direct's growth is slowing because it does ...en meer »
  

• Leicester go top despite missed Mahrez penalty at Villa

  16-01-2016 20:36
  Riyad Mahrez missed a penalty but Leicester City still went back to the top of the Premier League table with a 1-1 draw at rejuvenated Aston Villa on Saturday. The Foxes' fairytale showed no sign of losing any allure as they went ahead at Villa Park with a 28th-minute Shinji Okazaki goal, confirmed with the aid of technology after goalkeeper Mark Bunn had clawed the ball back from beyond the line. Leicester were awarded a penalty five minutes later for Aly Cissokho's handball but Mahrez, one of
  
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• Bayern Munich slip to surprise defeat by second-division Karlsruhe as defender Jerome Boateng sees red in fiery friendly

  16-01-2016 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich's only warm-up match before the Bundesliga resumes ended in a 2-1 defeat at second-division Karlsruhe and the sending-off of defender Jerome Boateng on Saturday.
  
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• Transfer News: £10m West Ham swoop, Chelsea defender blow, £160m Man Utd alternative

  16-01-2016 20:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRESS SPORT brings you all the latest transfer news in the Premier League.
  
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• Dethroned South Africa seek remedy for batting woes

  16-01-2016 20:24
  Unceremoniously dethroned as the world's top-ranked test team, an embarrassed South Africa are in a race against time to find answers to their steady decline before they begin the final test against England on Friday. After allowing England to run amok with the bat in the second test, South Africa imploded in the third test as they were skittled for just 83 runs in their second innings -- enabling the visitors to wrap up an unbeatable 2-0 series win inside three days at the Wanderers. The seven-
  
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