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• Boise State tries to rebound from controversial ending

  11-02-2016 23:59
  Boise State coach Leon Rice is still trying to wrap his head around this basketball brainteaser: Beating the buzzer with a winning basket doesn't necessarily mean you win the game.
  
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• Gonzalo Higuain rejected Chelsea move after Napoli striker was told he was not guaranteed to start ahead of Diego Costa 

  11-02-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gonzalo Higuaín rejected a January move to Chelsea because he was not guaranteed the role as first-choice striker. Sportsmail can reveal Blues officials sounded out the Argentina striker
  
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• Ed Woodward defends transfer policy after splashing £250m as Manchester United struggle for Champions League place 

  11-02-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ed Woodward has defended Manchester United’s transfer policy as the club struggle to secure a Champions League place despite spending £250million under Louis van Gaal.
  
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• Tottenham latest club to retreat over ticket price increase as fan backlash follows Liverpool protests at Anfield 

  11-02-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham are set to be the latest Premier League club to backdown over proposed ticket price increases — but supporter protests at other top-flight clubs at the ticket rip-off show no sign of abating.
  
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• Ross Barkley impressing Roy Hodgson as Everton midfielder is winning his quest to start for England at Euro 2016 

  11-02-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ross Barkley is winning his battle to convince Roy Hodgson he can start for England during Euro 2016.Hodgson has paid particularly close attention to the Everton midfielder’s
  
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• Barnsley defender Alfie Mawson is a quick learner comfortable on either foot... his grounding has been pivotal for the club   

  11-02-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Our secret scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. He'll bring you his verdict in Sportsmail. This week it's Barnsley defender Alfie Mawson 
  
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• Ex-president's lawsuits target Penn State, Sandusky report

  11-02-2016 23:55
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's ex-president has sued the university, saying it reneged on an agreement they struck when he stepped down in 2011, and filed another claiming former FBI director Louis Freeh defamed him through a blisteringly critical report about how the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal was handled.
  
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• England cricket lose sponsor Waitrose as supermarket chain checks out of ECB deal

  11-02-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: England cricket are to lose blue-chip shirt sponsors Waitrose despite their excellent Test series victory in South Africa.
  
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• Would a Claudio Ranieri title win be better than Brian Clough's miracle? Sportsmail asks the Nottingham Forest legends who stunned football back in the Seventies

  11-02-2016 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL: Leicester's rise from the ashes of a relegation fight is rekindling memories of Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest. Sportsmail spoke to five heroes from that famous Forest side...
  
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• Leicester City face a crunch game with Arsenal and if they blow them away, the Premier League fairytale really is on 

  11-02-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: Are we finally coming to squeaky bum time for Claudio Ranieri's Leicester City? Sunday’s Premier League game at Arsenal will focus the minds of both teams.
  
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• Manchester City's friendly derby will be the first test of Pep Guardiola's principles

  11-02-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Pep Guardiola gets his head around Manchester City’s pre-season programme, there is one fixture that will stand out.
  
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• Adam Johnson Sacked After Sex Charge Admission

  11-02-2016 23:34
  Footballer Adam Johnson has been sacked by Sunderland after admitting one count of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. The Black Cats announced they have terminated the 28-year-old's contract with immediate effect a day after Johnson admitted the charge during a hearing at Bradford Crown Court. Sky's Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt, who was in court on Wednesday, said that although few details are known about the sex charge Johnson has pleaded guilty to, it did involve the kissing and touc
  
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• Stuart Broad returns to play first one-day international since World Cup disaster as England bid to clinch series in South Africa

  11-02-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN JOHANNESBURG: England will be sitting pretty as winners of this one-day series on Friday night if they can end South Africa’s unbeaten record in pink.
  
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• Sally Brown: Injury hell left me working on the checkouts... but I won’t give up on Rio

  11-02-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For most, having your working hours cut down is hardly a thing to be celebrated. But for Sally Brown it’s a big step in the right direction. Brown was given a week off from the day job last month.
  
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• Connacht go top of Pro12 table after bonus-point victory over Dragons

  11-02-2016 23:25
  
  An excellent second half display earned Pat Lam’s man the win tonight.
  
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• England star Anderson 'honoured' by OBE

  11-02-2016 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cricket star James Anderson is awarded his OBE medal by the Prince of Wales - and says being England's leading wicket-taker is still to sink in.
  
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• GB make winning start to Olympic bid

  11-02-2016 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain begin their attempt to qualify for the Winter Olympics with a 6-5 win over Netherlands in pre-qualifying.
  
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• Broncos land in UK for 'glorified trial' - Sports News

  11-02-2016 23:14
  Broncos land in UK for 'glorified trial'
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• Sevilla reach King's Cup final against Barcelona

  11-02-2016 23:13
  (Reuters) - Sevilla set up a King's Cup showpiece clash against Barcelona with a 6-2 aggregate semi-final victory over Celta Vigo after a 2-2 second-leg draw on Thursday. Sevilla conceded for the first time in this season's competition in the 35th minute when Celta Vigo's Iago Aspas met Fabian Orellana’s left-wing cross at the far post and tapped past Sergio Rico. Europa League holders Sevilla, who won the first leg 4-0 at home last week, almost equalised seven minutes later but midfielder
  
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• Manchester United U21 1-0 Manchester City U21: Joe Rothwell nets only goal of the game to send Red side of the city top of the league

  11-02-2016 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ed Woodward says significant finance is still being pumped into Manchester United’s academy set-up and while some age groups are failing miserably the Under 21s keep on performing.
  
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• French clubs 'have not improved stars'

  11-02-2016 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales coach Warren Gatland says none of his France-based players have become better players by crossing the Channel..
  
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• Salford 44-10 St Helens

  11-02-2016 22:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Salford Red Devils produce a stunning display to demolish St Helens with an eight-try hammering at the AJ Bell Stadium.
  
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• Celta Vigo 2-2 Sevilla (agg 2-6): Unai Emery's side set up Copa del Rey final with Barcelona despite Iago Aspas' brace

  11-02-2016 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unai Emery's Sevilla secured a 2-2 draw against Celta Vigo on Thursday night to book their spot in the final of the Copa del Rey courtesy of a 6-2 aggregate win.
  
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• Former Olympic and world champion Waldner bows out

  11-02-2016 22:42
  By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's 50-year-old former Olympic table tennis champion Jan-Ove Waldner played his final competitive game on Thursday to end a glittering career in which he won a slew of world and European titles and became a household name in Asia. A career spent traversing the globe and beating the best players in his sport ended with a modest league match for his club Sparvagen against BK Rekord in Stockholm. In his final outing -- more than 38 years after he made h
  
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• Australia win toss and ask New Zealand to bat

  11-02-2016 22:36
  WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Australia captain Steve Smith won the toss and asked New Zealand to bat first on a green Basin Reserve wicket in the first match of their two-test series on Friday. Both sides had already named their starting teams a day before the game with Australia bringing back veteran pace bowler Peter Siddle after he missed their most recent test against West Indies in Sydney in early January. ...
  
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• Neil Warnock answers Rotherham SOS to become new boss until end of the season

  11-02-2016 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The veteran manager is going full circle to one of the clubs he played for in answering an SOS from the Yorkshire outfit. Warnock has agreed to take charge until the end of the season.
  
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• Kilmarnock can avoid trouble - Locke

  11-02-2016 22:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former manager Gary Locke says leaving Kilmarnock was the right thing to do and is sure they can move up the Premiership.
  
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• NG Dragons 21-26 Connacht

  11-02-2016 22:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Connacht rise to the top of the Pro12 after a late surge helps earn them a bonus-point win at Newport Gwent Dragons.
  
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• South Africa: President Zuma heckled in annual speech

  11-02-2016 22:16
  
  Following violent protests, opposition members walk out of president's much-anticipated State of the Nation address.
  
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• Warnock named new Rotherham manager

  11-02-2016 22:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Sheffield United and QPR boss Neil Warnock is appointed Rotherham manager until the end of the season.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Friday, February 12

  11-02-2016 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Friday's racing at Kempton, Wetherby and Wolverhampton. 
  
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• Reigning champions DCU claim victory to set up Sigerson semi-final against Jordanstown

  11-02-2016 21:50
  
  DCU triumphed away to IT Carlow tonight.
  
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• APNewsBreak: NBC, USA Network discuss Beverly Hills dog show

  11-02-2016 21:39
  NEW YORK (AP) — The dogs are going Hollywood.
  
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• Friday's Premiership and Pro12 previews

  11-02-2016 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Team news for Friday's Premiership and Pro12 matches.
  
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• Ex-Olympian to argue self-defense in domestic violence case

  11-02-2016 21:36
  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A lawyer for Olympic gold-medalist skier Picabo Street said Thursday that she was defending herself during a December fight with her father and will demand a jury trial on domestic violence and assault charges.
  
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• Manchester United U21 vs Manchester City U21 LIVE: Follow the action as young stars look to make an impression

  11-02-2016 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's under-21 side will be looking to continue to build on their remarkable seven-goal demolition of Norwich when they take on rivals Manchester City on Thursday night.
  
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• Sunderland sack Adam Johnson after winger pleaded guilty to grooming and sexual activity with a child under 16 years

  11-02-2016 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON EXCLUSIVE: Sunderland have sacked Adam Johnson after he pleaded guilty to grooming and sexual activity with a child under 16 years this week.
  
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• Sunderland sack Johnson after child sex charge admission

  11-02-2016 21:24
  England international Adam Johnson has been sacked by Premier League Sunderland after he pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a child, the club said on Thursday. "In light of Adam Johnson's guilty pleas, the club has today terminated his contract with immediate effect," Sunderland said in a statement. "The club will make no further comment." Johnson pleaded guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child, but denied two other charges, when he appeared at Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday.
  
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• Dimitri Payet commits future to West Ham with new £125,000-a-week five-year-deal

  11-02-2016 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham forward Dimitri Payet has signed a money-spinning new deal worth up to £35million. The Frenchman’s bumper package is the most lucrative in the club’s history.
  
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• Payet signs new five-year West Ham contract

  11-02-2016 21:19
  (Reuters) - West Ham United's influential France international playmaker Dimitri Payet has signed a new long-term contract until 2021, the Premier League club said on Thursday. Payet signed a 5-1/2 year deal with the east London outfit when he joined from Olympique de Marseille last year, but his performances this season have attracted interest from rival clubs, including some in the big-spending Chinese Super League. Payet, who has played 15 times for France, has scored six league goals and pro
  
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• VIDEO: 'Doping commonplace in Kenyan athletics'

  11-02-2016 21:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC sports editor Dan Roan is told by unnamed athletes that doping is commonplace in Kenya.
  
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• LeBron donates uniforms to Toronto-area school teams

  11-02-2016 21:16
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James crossed the Canadian border to dish out an All-Star assist.
  
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• Kenya misses athletics doping deadline

  11-02-2016 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kenya misses a deadline to prove to the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) it is tackling cheating in athletics.
  
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• Arsenal to face MLS All-Star team in California in July

  11-02-2016 21:12
  (Reuters) - English Premier League (EPL) giants Arsenal will face the best of Major League Soccer in the MLS All-Star game in San Jose, California this summer, MLS announced on Thursday. The match will be held at the Avaya Stadium on July 28. Arsenal are currently in contention for the EPL title, five points behind leaders Leicester with 13 games remaining. The Gunners team, managed by Arsene Wenger, includes global stars such as Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez, German attacking midfielder Mesut
  
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• Replay officials could have more say in targeting penalties

  11-02-2016 21:06
  
  Replay officials are likely to have more power when it comes to calling targeting penalties in college football next season.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp joins Liverpool legends for Anfield Topping Out ceremony

  11-02-2016 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Topping Out is a construction tradition that supposedly brings good luck on a new building - with Klopp joined by 10 of the club's star studded alumni, including Sportsmail's Carragher.
  
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• Yankees to dedicate plaque to Mariano Rivera on Aug 14

  11-02-2016 21:01
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees will dedicate a plaque for retired relief pitcher Mariano Rivera in Monument Park at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 14 before a game against Tampa Bay.
  
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• Arsenal to take on 2016 MLS AT&T All-Stars and Mexican side Chivas de Guadalajara as part of pre-season trip to America

  11-02-2016 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Premier League side Arsenal will prepare for the 2016-17 season with two fixtures in America. The club have confirmed they will travel to the United States to face the 2016 MLS AT&T All-Stars.
  
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• Payet signs new West Ham contract

  11-02-2016 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Midfielder Dimitri Payet signs a new five-and-a-half year deal with West Ham, just seven months after joining from Marseille.
  
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• Johnson sacked by Sunderland

  11-02-2016 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Adam Johnson is sacked by Sunderland after pleading guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child and one charge of grooming.
  
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