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• Lichtsteiner sends Juve into Coppa semi-finals

  20-01-2016 23:48
  Coppa Italia holders Juventus reached the semi-finals of this year's competition on Wednesday with a 1-0 win over Lazio, the team they beat in last season's final. Full back Stephan Lichtsteiner, who spent three seasons at Lazio before joining Juventus, scored the only goal in the 66th minute as his side continued their excellent recent form. After a slow start to the season, Juventus have won their last 10 Serie A games to put them second in the table and back in the hunt for a fifth successive
  
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• Leicester won't mind FA Cup exit too much, says Martin O'Neill, as former Foxes boss insists they'll be over it in about 15 minutes 

  20-01-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liecester City may have been dumped out of the FA Cup, but they'll get over 'in about 15 minutes', according to former manager Martin O'Neill.
  
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• Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Barcelona: Neymar floors rivals as Barca grab upper hand in cup tie without Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez

  20-01-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona star Neymar left two Athletic Bilbao players on their backsides while scoring his side's second goal on Wednesday night.. Munir put Barca ahead but Aritz Aduriz grabbed a late consolation.
  
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• Victor Valdes set to end Manchester United nightmare as Spanish goalkeeper edges closer to Standard Liege loan move

  20-01-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Barcelona goalkeeper signed an 18-month contract at Old Trafford a year ago but has been frozen out following a dispute with manager Louis van Gaal.
  
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• Liverpool 3-0 Exeter City: Joe Allen opens the scoring before youngsters Sheyi Ojo and Joao Teixeira secure victory

  20-01-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: Reds youngsters Sheyi Ojo and Joao Teixeira added to Exeter's misery after Welsh midfielder Joe Allen had sent Liverpool on their way with a 10th-minute strike.
  
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• Leicester 0-2 Tottenham: Son Heung-min and Nacer Chadli strikes send Spurs into FA Cup fourth-round after fine win over Foxes

  20-01-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NEIL ASHTON AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: Tottenham secured a convincing 2-0 victory over Leicester in the FA Cup third-round replay at the King Power Stadium on Wednesday night.
  
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• Watford make fresh move for Fiorentina midfielder Mario Suarez with Quique Sanchez Flores keen on reunion

  20-01-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Watford have renewed their bid for Fiorentina midfielder Mario Suarez. The Hornets want to sign him on loan with view to a permanent deal.
  
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• McGregor predicts he will be a THREE-WEIGHT champion by the end of 2016

  20-01-2016 23:39
  Aiming to make history on 5 March, the Dubliner laid out his plans for the year at tonight’s press conference in Las Vegas.
  
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• Australian trainer Danny O'Brien banned for four years over doping

  20-01-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian trainer Danny O'Brien, who has had three runners at Royal Ascot, has been banned for four years as part of the investigation into levels of cobalt.
  
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• Arsene Wenger to answer questions from UK Anti-Doping chief over drugs concerns

  20-01-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Arsenal manager said in an interview with L’Equipe in November that his sides have ‘played against many teams’ who have doped and has expressed his concerns to the FA.
  
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• FA blazers say no to allowing a girl aged under 16 present Women's Cup to winners... because it would mean letting a minor into their adult-only VIP suite at Wembley

  20-01-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: The FA’s absurd protocol committee have turned down a request from a valued sponsor for a youngster to present the women’s FA Cup to the Wembley winners.
  
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• Lazio 0-1 Juventus: Stephan Lichsteiner scores against his former club to put Juve into Coppa Italia semi-final against Inter

  20-01-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stephan Lichsteiner sent Juventus into the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia at the expense of his former club Lazio, with a strike that did just enough to cross the line.
  
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• David Haye hit me so hard I thought he had bricks in his hands, says Mark de Mori

  20-01-2016 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark de Mori has revealed David Haye's knockout blows were so powerful that he can't remember them. Haye unleashed a barrage of punches on the hapless Australian last Saturday at The O2.
  
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• Striker Kermorgant leaves Bournemouth for Reading

  20-01-2016 23:18
  LONDON (Reuters) - Bournemouth striker Yann Kermorgant has joined Reading for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. The 34-year-old Frenchman has agreed an 18-month contract with championship side Reading, ending his two-year stay at Bournemouth. Kermorgant scored 15 goals to help Bournemouth win the championship last season and earn promotion to the top flight. (Reporting by Ed Osmond; editing by Toby Davis)
  
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• Chip Kelly won't change his ways in new job coaching 49ers

  20-01-2016 23:16
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Chip Kelly can handle the chatter and criticism, from his own players and otherwise.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Thursday, January 21

  20-01-2016 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Thursday's race meetings at Southwell, Ludlow, Chelmsford City and Wincanton.
  
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• Barca take control of Cup tie against Bilbao

  20-01-2016 23:13
  By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona made smooth progress in their bid for a fourth King’s Cup triumph in eight years when Munir el Haddadi and Neymar struck in a 2-1 success at Athletic Bilbao in their quarter-final, first leg on Wednesday. Barca have beaten Bilbao three times in the final since 2009, including last season, and the Spanish and European champions made light of the absence of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez to gain the upper hand ahead of the return game at the Nou Camp
  
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• Former Colombia captain Yepes retires at age 40

  20-01-2016 23:11
  BOGOTA (Reuters) - Former Colombia captain Mario Yepes, who led his country to the 2014 World Cup quarter-finals, announced his retirement on Wednesday. The 40-year-old central defender, who helped Colombia win the Copa America in 2001 and was capped 102 times, completed his training as a coach after leaving Argentina’s San Lorenzo last year. “I will remain linked to football in some way, I have my badge as a coach,” Yepes told a news conference in the Colombian city of Cali. .
  
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• Trudeau's Canada unsure whether it is hip to be 'hip'

  20-01-2016 23:02
  
  New York Times article on the prime minister's popularity stirs talk about US perception towards its northern neighbour.
  
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• Conor McGregor wants to be three-weight UFC champion by the end of the year 

  20-01-2016 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Not content with challenging for his second UFC title in as many fights, Conor McGregor wants to win a third by the end of the year. The Irishman knocked out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds last year.
  
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• Conor McGregor: I will drag Rafael dos Anjo's severed head through the streets

  20-01-2016 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conor McGregor has vowed to knock out Rafael dos Anjos inside a minute and then drag his severed head through the streets of Brazil. McGregor will bid to add the lightweight belt to his featherweight title.
  
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• Christian Benteke fires a blank against lowly Exeter as Liverpool striker struggles to reward Jurgen Klopp's faith

  20-01-2016 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There remains serious scepticism in the Anfield stands as to whether Benteke is the sort of character who can carry their team, as injury-ravaged Daniel Sturridge previously has.
  
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• Miesha Tate glad to be facing Holly Holm and not Ronda Rousey in UFC title fight

  20-01-2016 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Miesha Tate admitted she is looking forward to facing someone other than Ronda Rousey for the UFC bantamweight title. Tate and Rousey's long-running feud dominated their two fights.
  
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• Beer, wine to be sold for 1st time at College World Series

  20-01-2016 22:36
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The NCAA announced Wednesday that beer and wine will be sold in general seating areas for the first time this year at the College World Series in Omaha and the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City.
  
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• Roush Fenway Racing hopes new personnel improves competition

  20-01-2016 22:13
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Roush Fenway Racing opened last season with the same optimism as every other team in NASCAR.
  
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• Patriots RB Jackson chasing unlikely Super Bowl appearance

  20-01-2016 22:08
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Steven Jackson wasn't waiting by the phone late last month when the Patriots called looking for a running back to plug the holes of their battered backfield.
  
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• No. 18 Lady Vols backsliding, season began with high hopes

  20-01-2016 21:58
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In a season that began with Tennessee looking to reclaim its status as one of the nation's elite women's basketball teams, the Lady Volunteers instead are going backward.
  
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• Aston Villa offered Nemanja Vidic on free deal after release from Inter Milan

  20-01-2016 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 34-year-old former Manchester United captain has left Inter Milan after terminating his contract by mutual consent. He has had interest from MLS clubs but is keen to return to the Premier League.
  
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• Defending champion Faugheen heads 19 entries for Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham

  20-01-2016 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last year's winner Faugheen, who is due to run in Sunday’s Irish Champion Hurdle, heads the 19 entries for the Stan James-sponsored British equivalent at Cheltenham.
  
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• Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane poses for his first official photo with Cristiano Ronaldo and co after taking charge 

  20-01-2016 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zinedine Zidane posed with his Real Madrid squad for a first official photograph, after the former France midfielder enjoyed a brilliant start to life in management.
  
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• Chelsea want to buy ‘home grown' talent like Cesc Fabregas rather than find new John Terry, blasts FA Chairman Greg Dyke

  20-01-2016 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FA Chairman Greg Dyke has taken a swipe at Chelsea for neglecting their thriving academy in favour of buying foreign talent and exploiting the 'home grown' quota system.
  
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• Hollywood A-listers Kevin Hart and Ice Cube get the red carpet treatment as duo meet meet Manchester City stars Joe Hart, Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling 

  20-01-2016 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pair have been in the UK to promote their latest box office comedy, Ride Along 2, with Hart also performing a stand-up show.
  
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• Theo Walcott's movement has always been perfect, but now he is deadly... says Arsene Wenger

  20-01-2016 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Walcott joined the club as a fresh-faced 16-year-old on January 20, 2006, and Wenger says he first saw the forward play in an FA Youth Cup game with Southampton, noting his movement off the ball.
  
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• Agassi says match-fixing wasn't on his radar when he played

  20-01-2016 21:09
  
  Andre Agassi says match-fixing in tennis "never even made my radar" while he was on tour.
  
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• Liverpool reject Swansea enquiry for former midfielder Joe Allen but club may return with summer bid 

  20-01-2016 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swansea remain keen to add a midfielder but any return for Joe Allen will be shelved until the summer when Liverpool and the player take stock of his situation.
  
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• Is Manchester United, Liverpool, Barcelona and Real Madrid target Leroy Sane really worth £42m?

  20-01-2016 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He's the Schalke starlet dominating the back pages across Europe, but is Leroy Sane really worth all the hype? The 20-year-old has made just 31 Bundesliga appearances so far.
  
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• Undefeated Garcia on quest for welterweight championship

  20-01-2016 20:20
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Danny Garcia is as much a brand as he is a boxer in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he trains. His DSG initials — the interlocking S for Swift represents his style — are stamped on a gym, a car wash, a body shop and a barbershop. Much like in the movies, there are plans for a barbershop spinoff, this one a beauty shop across the street.
  
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• Real Madrid eye teenage Boca midfielder - reports

  20-01-2016 20:17
  Real Madrid look set to beat a FIFA transfer ban starting on Jan. 31 and sign talented Uruguayan teenager Rodrigo Bentancur from Argentina’s Boca Juniors, local media reported on Wednesday. Betancur, 18, has been likened to Argentina midfielder Fernando Gago who joined Real as a 20-year-old in 2006. “He’s focusing on the pre-season with Boca and we don’t want to jump the gun,” Bentancur’s father Roberto was quoted as saying in Argentine sports daily Ole.
  
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• Tyson Fury could face Wladimir Klitschko in Middle East

  20-01-2016 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tyson Fury's rematch with Wladimir Klitschko could be held in the Middle East. Fury was crowned the unified heavyweight world champion last November by outpointing the 39-year-old in Dusseldorf.
  
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• Wales captain Sam Warburton reveals his recovery routine ahead of the Six Nations

  20-01-2016 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ice bath. Two paracetamol. Zinc tablet. Magnesium. Sleeping tablet. That's the recovery routine Wales captain Sam Warburton goes through after each gruelling match - and that's just the start of it.
  
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• The Best man for the job – the reaction to Rory’s appointment

  20-01-2016 19:53
  
  Here’s how Twitter reacted to the news Rory Best is the new Ireland captain.
  
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• Former United winger Kanchelskis to coach Solyaris

  20-01-2016 19:50
  By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW (Reuters) - Former Manchester United winger Andrei Kanchelskis has been named head coach of Russian third-tier side Solyaris Moscow, the club said on their website (www.fc-solyaris.ru) on Wednesday. Kanchelskis, whose searing pace made him an important part of the Manchester United side that clinched two Premier League titles in his four-year spell at the club from 1991, also played for Everton, Fiorentina, Glasgow Rangers and Manchester City.
  
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• England top order keen to end on a high - Compton

  20-01-2016 19:40
  England's top order are determined to end the test series against South Africa on a high after failing to give their team solid starts so far, number three Nick Compton said on Wednesday. It’s a test match for England,” Compton told reporters on Wednesday. “You’re playing in South Africa, it’s another great experience being at a ground many of us haven’t played at before and there’s a lot of personal pride.
  
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• Ryan Wilson escapes ban after Glasgow Warriors flanker accused of grabbing Lee Dickson's testicles in Champions Cup clash

  20-01-2016 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Team-mate Tim Swinson, cited for an alleged punch in the same match, has been handed a one week suspension but will be free to play from Monday January 25.
  
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• Taliban suicide attack in Kabul kills TV station staff

  20-01-2016 19:29
  
  At least seven dead and many wounded as explosion hits vehicle carrying employees of TOLO TV in Afghan capital.
  
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• No ban for Glasgow’s Wilson as flanker cleared of testicle grabbing

  20-01-2016 19:21
  
  An independent judicial officer cleared the Scotland international to play.
  
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• Gary Neville slams report claiming he told Valencia players they were not fit to wear the shirt: 'It is absolutely not correct' 

  20-01-2016 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gary Neville took a leaf out of Sir Alex Ferguson's book and challenged a reporter about something he had written in his press conference on Wednesday.
  
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• Hoffenheim sign striker Kramaric on loan from Leicester

  20-01-2016 18:56
  (Reuters) - Croatia striker Andrej Kramaric has joined Hoffenheim on loan from Leicester City until the end of the season, the German club said on Wednesday. The 24-year-old has played five games for the Premier League club this season, slipping behind Jamie Vardy, Leonardo Ulloa and Shinji Okazaki in the pecking order as Leicester have surprisingly climbed to second in the standings. "Andrej is an extremely prolific striker who will add impetus to our attacking game," Hoffenheim football direct
  
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• ‘They’re capable of beating the All Blacks’ – McCaw says Schmidt’s Ireland must believe

  20-01-2016 18:45
  
  The retired former New Zealand captain enjoyed 14 wins from 14 against Ireland as a player.
  
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• Suicide attack in Kabul kills TV station staff

  20-01-2016 18:37
  
  At least seven dead and many wounded as explosion hits vehicle carrying employees of Tolo TV in Afghan capital.
  
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