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• In-form Usman Khawaja overlooked for Australia's ODI tour of New Zealand

  24-01-2016 23:59
  
  Khawaja not included in 14-man squad despite dominating Big Bash LeagueAdam Zampa selected ahead of Nathan Lyon for three-match tourUncapped legspinner Adam Zampa has been included in Australia’s one-day squad for the looming New Zealand tour but batsman Usman Khawaja’s purple patch has gone unrewarded.Khawaja has missed out on the 14-man squad to play a three-match series against the Kiwis starting 3 February, while selectors have given Zampa the nod ahead of Nathan Lyon. Continue r
  
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• Aubameyang hits back at criticism from Yaya Touré after award win

  24-01-2016 23:55
  
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang won African Player of Year for 2015
  • ‘It hurt me and that’s a shame,’ says Borussia Dortmund forwardPierre-Emerick Aubameyang has admitted he was hurt by criticism after he was voted the African Player of the Year.Aubameyang, the Borussia Dortmund and Gabon striker, was given the award this month, leading to complaints from Yaya Touré and André Ayew that he did not deserve it. Continue reading...
  
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• Per Mertesacker deserved red card and Chelsea should've had second-half penalty

  24-01-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM POLL: Mark Clattenburg was absolutely right to dismiss Arsenal’s Per Mertesacker as Diego Costa would have had a clear goalscoring chance.
  
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• Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea: Diego Costa makes Per Mertesacker pay for early dismissal by scoring winner five minutes after red card 

  24-01-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE EMIRATES: Petr Cech is the best goalkeeper around these parts since David Seaman. So, knowing that, why didn’t Per Mertesacker trust him to deal with Diego Costa?
  
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• Coleen and Wayne Rooney announce the birth of their new son Kit Joseph Rooney

  24-01-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coleen and Wayne Rooney announced the arrival of their new baby boy, naming him Kit Joseph Rooney on Sunday. 
  
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• Five things we've learned in the Football League: Leeds' unhappy Twitter account, Wolves proving their academy is top-notch and Kevin Nolan gets off to a perfect start

  24-01-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE RIDGE FOR THE DAILY MAIL: The Football League once again produced some memorable and forgettable moments over the weekend.
  
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• Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is simply unstoppable... but he really needs to play every game until the end of the season 

  24-01-2016 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM: When Sergio Aguero is fully fit, he is the closest thing the Premier League has to an unstoppable force. He demonstrated his complete range of skills at the Boleyn Ground.
  
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• Real Betis 1-1 Real Madrid: Karim Benzema cancels out Alvaro Cejudo's stunner as Cristiano Ronaldo and Co stutter in Seville

  24-01-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Zinedine Zidane dropped his first points as Real Madrid coach as the team, missing the injured Gareth Bale, were held to a draw against Betis following a Alvaro Cejudo stunner.
  
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• Marseille and Lyon draw, Monaco reclaim second spot

  24-01-2016 23:38
  Olympique Marseille and Lyon shared the spoils in an entertaining 1-1 Ligue 1 draw on Sunday as Monaco moved back into second place and strengthened their Champions League hopes with a 4-0 home win over Toulouse. Remy Cabella opened the scoring at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais as Marseille sought to extend Lyon's miserable run, but the hosts responded in the 78th minute through Corentin Tolisso. Goals from Bernardo Silva, Fabio Coentrao, Guido Carrillo and Helder Costa gave Monaco a 4-0 win over T
  
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• If there WAS a long-ball team like Wimbledon, they might just win the Premier League title

  24-01-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: Dave Bassett’s Wimbledon side - long ball, but with good players - could have a little reign of terror in this league. With a fair wind, they might even be where Leicester are now.
  
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• Why Wenger got it wrong against Chelsea

  24-01-2016 23:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Taking striker Olivier Giroud off cost Arsenal the chance to get something from the game, says MOTD pundit Jermaine Jenas.
  
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• Who needs Messi when you have Alli?

  24-01-2016 23:33
  By Rex Gowar LONDON (Reuters) - Any doubts Dele Alli is the kind of player to take Mauricio Pochettino’s Tottenham Hotspur to another level were dispelled this weekend. The 19-year-old unlocked a tight match at Crystal Palace on Saturday with a sublime goal which put Spurs ahead late in their 3-1 win to consolidate their fourth place in the Premier League. Pochettino, reflecting on Spurs’ good fortune to have landed Alli when he might have moved to Liverpool from MK Dons, cited Lione
  
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• Firmino is a proper striker, says Klopp

  24-01-2016 23:32
  Brazilian Roberto Firmino has proved he is a real striker who can score goals regularly for Liverpool, according to manager Juergen Klopp. A double in the dramatic 5-4 victory at Norwich City on Saturday followed two goals in the 3-3 draw with Arsenal 10 days earlier, the 21 million-pound Firmino having been chosen ahead of even more expensive striker Christian Benteke in both games. When he failed to score in between times against Manchester United, questions were asked about whether he could p
  
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• Alex Hales has to be given more time by England... he's an investment worth taking

  24-01-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: All the talk about what England should do with Alex Hales, Nick Compton and James Taylor reminds me of something Trevor Bayliss said recently.
  
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• Adidas to end sponsorship of IAAF over doping scandal – reports

  24-01-2016 23:31
  
  • German sportswear giant had signed a contract until 2019
  • BBC reports decision could cost governing body millions of dollarsAdidas has written to the IAAF to inform athletics’ embattled governing body it is terminating its sponsorship deal three years early, according to reports. Related: Jessica Ennis-Hill wary of Russian athletes competing at Rio OlympicsContinue reading...
  
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• Rickie Fowler beats Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth to Abu Dhabi glory and fuels talk of golf's 'big three' becoming a 'fab four'

  24-01-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON: The best thing that happened to Rickie Fowler was the media deciding Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day were the new Big Three.
  
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• Green by name, green by nature! National League side Forest Green is entirely vegan and have an organic pitch at The New Lawn

  24-01-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HARRY SLAVIN - ON THE ROAD: Every Saturday, away fans up and down the country reach the front of the food queue only to be met with the numbing news that they are out of chicken Balti pies.
  
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• England call up winger Rokoduguni

  24-01-2016 23:23
  LONDON (Reuters) - England have called up Bath winger Semesa Rokoduguni for the Six Nations as cover for the banned Chris Ashton, the BBC reported on Sunday. Ashton was banned for 10 weeks for eye-gouging an opponent, ruling him out of the tournament after being recalled following an 18-month absence. Rokoduguni, 28, won his only England cap against New Zealand in 2014. England begin their Six Nations campaign in Scotland on Feb. 6 and Ashton has three days to decide whether to appeal against hi
  
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• Zidane shrugs off first setback as Real coach

  24-01-2016 23:18
  By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane shrugged off his first setback since taking over from the sacked Rafa Benitez after his new team could only manage a 1-1 draw at Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday. In the Frenchman's third game in charge and his first away from home, Real fell behind to a spectacular Alvaro Cejudo volley in the seventh minute before Karim Benzema levelled 19 minutes from time. Betis withstood waves of attacks throughout the match in Seville, with
  
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• Clermont the big losers on dramatic final day

  24-01-2016 23:18
  French side Clermont Auvergne spurned a late penalty which would have sent them through to the quarter-finals as Exeter Chiefs and Stade Francais progressed in a dramatic finale to the European Champions Cup group stage on Sunday. Last season's runners-up Clermont trailed Bordeaux-Begles 37-28 when Morgan Parra turned down an 80th-minute penalty in front of the posts in favour of going for a try and squandered the chance of a losing bonus point to top the group. The kick would have taken the Fre
  
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• Warriors put 38-game home win streak on line against Spurs

  24-01-2016 23:08
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Even with that NBA-record 24-0 start, Stephen Curry and Co. can't shake the San Antonio Spurs.
  
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• Napoli score four to stay top, Inter held by Carpi

  24-01-2016 23:06
  Inter Milan's Serie A title hopes suffered a setback as they conceded a stoppage-time equaliser and were held 1-1 at home by relegation-threatened Carpi on Sunday and leaders Napoli swept to a 4-2 win at Sampdoria. Napoli stayed two points ahead of Juventus who beat AS Roma 1-0 with a superbly-taken Paulo Dybala goal to clock up their 11th successive league win and almost certainly end their opponents' title hopes. Rodrigo Palacio gave Inter a first-half lead but Kevin Lasagna stunned the San Si
  
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• Atletico cede top spot to Barca, Real held

  24-01-2016 23:06
  By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid surrendered top spot in La Liga to Barcelona when they were held 0-0 at home by 10-man Sevilla on Sunday before Real Madrid lost ground after an entertaining 1-1 stalemate at Real Betis. Alvaro Cejudo conjured a spectacular volley Real's new coach Zinedine Zidane would have been proud of to put Betis ahead in the seventh minute and the Seville-based side held the 10-times European champions at bay until Karim Benzema levelled 19 minutes from time
  
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• Same old Arsenal and more Sunday Premier League talking points

  24-01-2016 22:58
  
  Plus, Everton were their own worst enemy again as they were beaten by Swansea.
  
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• Uncapped Adam Zampa gets Australia call ahead of ODI series against New Zealand

  24-01-2016 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Uncapped leg-spinner Adam Zampa replaces Nathan Lyon in the only change to the Australia squad for their three-match one-day international series
  
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• Southampton striker Charlie Austin: I always back myself to score

  24-01-2016 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Charlie Austin's doubters may have been vocal in their questioning of him, but the Southampton striker had no doubts he would be able to turn
  
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• New Swansea boss Francesco Guidolin wants to climb table after win at Everton

  24-01-2016 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New Swansea head coach Francesco Guidolin believes six points in the first week of his arrival has given him plenty of hope they can escape rele
  
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• Louis van Gaal frustrated he cannot fulfil Manchester United fans' expectations

  24-01-2016 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Louis van Gaal admits he is losing the battle to convince Manchester United fans he is the right man to drag the club out of their worrying pred
  
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• Arsene Wenger: Diego Costa has got two Arsenal players sent off this season

  24-01-2016 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Arsene Wenger bemoaned the influence of Diego Costa as the Chelsea striker once again proved a thorn in 10-man Arsenal's side. Costa in S
  
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• Deportivo La Coruna 1-1 Valencia: Alvaro Negredo earns Gary Neville's side a point with a crucial last-minute header

  24-01-2016 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Valencia are yet to record a victory in La Liga in seven attempts under new coach Gary Neville and needed a last-gasp Alvaro Negredo goal at Deportivo's Riazor Stadiumto rescue a point.
  
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• Carlos Tevez headbutted before a 40-man melee breaks out in 'friendly' match between Boca Juniors and River Plate

  24-01-2016 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carlos Tevez was viciously headbutted before a huge 40-man melee broke out during Boca Juniors' defeat by arch-rivals River Plate in Argentina.
  
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• Tracey Neville's England Netball side suffer clean sweep series defeat by Australia

  24-01-2016 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tracey Neville's England lost 55-41 as Australia secured a clean sweep of their tour by winning the final Test to give them three wins from three.
  
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• Egypt marks 2011 revolution amid tight security

  24-01-2016 22:33
  
  President Sisi praises 25 January uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, amid heightened security presence in Cairo.
  
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• Gostkowski's PAT streak ends at 523

  24-01-2016 22:13
  DENVER (AP) — Stephen Gostkowski missed a PAT for the first time in nine years Sunday when he shanked the kick following Steven Jackson's 1-yard touchdown run.
  
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• THE LATEST: Daniels with 2nd TD catch, Broncos lead 14-6

  24-01-2016 22:10
  
  The Latest from the NFL conference championship games Sunday. (All times EST)
  
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• Arsenal and Arsene Wenger may never learn after predictably being beaten by Chelsea... as Guus Hiddink's stars showed why they live for this full-blooded derby

  24-01-2016 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NEIL ASHTON AT THE EMIRATES: Ten years of Theo Walcott and some bright spark at Arsenal thought it would be a good idea for the forward to lead out the team in the biggest fixture of the season.
  
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• Chelsea's Costa is again a thorn in Arsenal's side

  24-01-2016 21:13
  By Jamie McGeever LONDON (Reuters) - Controversial Chelsea striker Diego Costa proved to be Arsenal's nemesis once again on Sunday, scoring the only goal of a fiery London derby to deny the home side the chance to top the Premier League. The Spaniard also drew the foul from Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker early in the first half which resulted in a red card for the German, a setback from which the Gunners were unable to recover despite the return from injury of their Chilean striker Alexis Sanc
  
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• Cesc Fabregas has last laugh after Arsenal taunts as Chelsea midfielder savours Emirates victory

  24-01-2016 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cesc Fabregas revelled in his role as the pantomime villain at Arsenal, capping an impressive performance by mocking the Gunners supporters in Chelsea’s post-match celebrations.
  
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• Besic, Mirallas out of cup semi-final

  24-01-2016 21:06
  Everton will be without midfielder Muhamed Besic and winger Kevin Mirallas for the second leg of their Capital One Cup semi-final away to Manchester City on Wednesday, manager Roberto Martinez said on Sunday. Both had to be substituted with injuries in the first half of Sunday's 2-1 home defeat by Swansea City. Bosnian Besic strained a hamstring and Mirallas hurt a knee, Martinez told reporters.
  
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• Chad Haga in a stable condition after undergoing surgery following a pile-up in the Giant-Alpecin  

  24-01-2016 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  American Chad Haga has undergone successful neck surgery after being among six Giant-Alpecin cyclists struck by a car while training in Spain. The 27-year-old was airlifted after being hit.
  
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• Rugby-Clermont the big losers on dramatic final day

  24-01-2016 20:53
  French side Clermont Auvergne spurned a late penalty which would have sent them through to the quarter-finals as Exeter Chiefs and Stade Francais progressed in a dramatic finale to the European Champions Cup group stage on Sunday. Last season's runners-up Clermont trailed Bordeaux-Begles 37-28 when Morgan Parra turned down an 80th-minute penalty in front of the posts in favour of going for a try and squandered the chance of a losing bonus point to top the group. The kick would have taken the Fre
  
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• IOC relaxes guidelines on transgender athletes

  24-01-2016 20:46
  LONDON (AP) — Transgender athletes should be allowed to compete in the Olympics and other international events without undergoing sex reassignment surgery, according to new guidelines adopted by the IOC.
  
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• Meier hat-trick gives Frankfurt last-ditch win

  24-01-2016 20:38
  Eintracht Frankfurt stalwart Alexander Meier scored a second-half hat-trick, including a stoppage-time winner, to give his side a 3-2 win over VfL Wolfsburg and three vital points in their relegation fight. Claudio Pizarro, 37, was among the scorers as struggling Werder Bremen also won, coming from behind to beat Schalke 04 3-1 away. Seventh-placed Wolfsburg dominated the first half and took a deserved lead when former Bayern Munich defender Dante stabbed the ball home at the far post following
  
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• Atletico cede top spot to Barca, Valencia draw

  24-01-2016 20:36
  By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid surrendered top spot in La Liga to Barcelona when they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to 10-man Sevilla on Sunday as Valencia's struggles continued with a tepid 1-1 draw at Deportivo La Coruna. There was little to choose between Atletico and Sevilla for the first hour at the Calderon, with the best chance falling to home forward Antoine Griezmann when he headed against a post in the 53rd minute. Sevilla, who are seventh, were rocked back when mi
  
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• No. 8 SMU becomes last Division I team to lose, Temple wins

  24-01-2016 20:33
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eighth-ranked SMU became the last Division I team to lose this season when Devin Coleman scored a career-high 23 points and led Temple to an 89-80 win Sunday.
  
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