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• Dimitri Payet's new deal proves West Ham's recent renaissance has substance, claims defender James Collins

  22-02-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: James Collins believes Dimitri Payet’s decision to commit his future has provided the resounding proof that West Ham’s renaissance has genuine substance.
  
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• Sarri sent off as Napoli held at home by Milan

  22-02-2016 23:56
  Coach Maurizio Sarri was sent off as Napoli wasted a chance to return to the top of Serie A when they were held 1-1 at home by AC Milan in a tense encounter on Monday.The hosts, 4-0 winners at San Siro earlier in the campaign, went ahead in the 39th minute when Lorenzo Insigne's 25-metre effort took a wicked deflection off Ignazio Abate and wrong-footed goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Milan levelled five minutes later with their first shot on target, the unmarked Giacomo Bonaventura turning the
  
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• Massimiliano Allegri to stay at Juventus as Italian manager's agent says top Chelsea target won't be quitting the Serie A giants 

  22-02-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW: The prospect of Massimiliano Allegri becoming the next Chelsea boss is fading after his agent ruled out a move away from Juventus and the Italian champions prepared a new deal.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Tuesday, February 23

  22-02-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Monday's racing at Taunton, Wolverhampton and Wetherby.
  
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• Grant Gilchrist likely to be out for the rest of the season after Scotland lock suffers fractured foreman against Ospreys 

  22-02-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scotland lock Grant Gilchrist is likely to miss the remainder of the season after suffering yet another injury blow when he suffered a fractured forearm against Ospreys on Friday night.
  
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• Tony Pulis will consider leaving West Brom at the end of the season amid increasing supporter unrest at team's style of play 

  22-02-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL: Tony Pulis confirmed he would hold talks with West Brom owner Jeremy Peace, who is looking to sell the club, at the end of the campaign.
  
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• Trevor Bayliss: England will continue to be bold in attack despite five successive one-day defeats against South Africa 

  22-02-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN: Trevor Bayliss insists England will continue to live by the sword even though their tour of South Africa disintegrated from the high of a Test series victory to five one-day defeats.
  
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• West Ham show why they are cup saviours as Man City turn their attentions to Europe

  22-02-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  At Manchester Airport on Monday passengers for flight 5K712 to Kiev had already forgotten about the FA Cup. Manchester City are now preparing for the most important week of their season.
  
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• Leeds fan says he was paid to praise owner Massimo Cellino online as club hoped to get supporters onside

  22-02-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Whistleblower Scott Gutteridge alleges he received £500 per month in an attempt to persuade disillusioned Elland Road fans that Cellino is not as bad as some say
  
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• Van Gaal relief as Man Utd march into FA Cup last eight

  22-02-2016 23:22
  Manchester United provided some blessed relief to under-fire manager Louis van Gaal by powering into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 romp at League One (third-tier) Shrewsbury Town on Monday. Van Gaal, the subject of fierce criticism following Thursday's shock 2-1 Europa League first-leg defeat at little-known Danes Midtjylland, was given few worries four days later as United strolled to their first victory in four matches. The visitors went 2-0 up through Chris Smalling and Juan Mata after
  
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• SEC home-court dominance reflects league's increased parity

  22-02-2016 23:03
  
  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nowhere is it tougher to win a road game this season than in the Southeastern Conference.
  
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• Olympic gold medalist Ross opts out of run for 2016 team

  22-02-2016 22:59
  
  Kyla Ross sensed the motivation waning. Still, the youngest member of the 2012 U.S. women's gymnastics team that soared to gold in London kept on training, urged by national team coordinator Martha Karolyi to press on toward the 2016 games.
  
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• Pittsburgh star McCutchen hoping to end his career with team

  22-02-2016 22:50
  
  BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Pirates star center fielder Andrew McCutchen says he wants to finish his career in Pittsburgh.
  
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• Southend 3-1 Burton Albion: Match Report

  22-02-2016 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Southend stun leaders BurtonBurton missed the chance to move seven points clear at the top of League One as they lost 3-1 at Southend.
  
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• Shrewsbury 0-3 Man Utd: Match Report

  22-02-2016 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Manchester United ease pressure on Louis Van Gaal with routine victoryLouis Van Gaal avoided further misery as Manchester United cruised i
  
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• Aaron Phangiso condemned by Cricket South Africa after his graphic imitation of snorting a line of cocaine at England T20I

  22-02-2016 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cricket South Africa officials have condemned left arm spinner, Aaron Phangiso's graphic imitation of snorting a line of cocaine at the Wanderers Stadium during the Proteas' T20I nine-wicket victory over England
  
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• Eddie Jones to allow England to harness the hatred ahead of Ireland clash

  22-02-2016 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Eddie Jones senses the "hatred" felt towards England from their RBS 6 Nations rivals and will allow his players to harness it to their advantage.
  
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• Aston Villa suffer more humiliation at the hands of their own UNDER-21S as Remi Garde watches first team lose 3-0 behind closed doors

  22-02-2016 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL: The match, which took place on Friday at Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training base, saw nine first-team squad players on the losing side to a more youthful XI.
  
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• Barcelona president: Manchester City not trying to replicate us

  22-02-2016 21:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Manchester City may have appointed Pep Guardiola as their manager from next season, but according to Barcelona's president, they are not trying to
  
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• Shrewsbury Town 0-3 Manchester United - Match Report

  22-02-2016 21:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Louis Van Gaal avoided further misery as Manchester United cruised into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a routine victory at Shrewsbury.Chris
  
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• Bautista says he's told Blue Jays what deal he'd agree to

  22-02-2016 21:44
  
  DUNEDIN, Fla. (AP) — Toronto slugger Jose Bautista says he has let the Blue Jays know what it would take to keep him, and he's still waiting for an answer.
  
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• Footballer Adam Johnson tells court: 'I enjoyed kissing 15-year-old girl'

  22-02-2016 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  England footballer Adam Johnson enjoyed kissing a 15-year-old girl and wanted to touch her sexually, a court has heard.Johnson, who said he
  
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• Barca ready to weave their magic at Arsenal - Luis Enrique

  22-02-2016 21:23
  By Tony Jimenez LONDON (Reuters) - Barcelona coach Luis Enrique will wave his wand over the 'Chosen Ones' -- Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar -- to make sure they weave their magic at Arsenal in the Champions League last-16, first leg on Tuesday. "I tell them 'abracadabra' and the magic sparks, that's all I do," Luis Enrique told a news conference on Monday with a laugh before getting more serious. "To be honest I always work really hard but it's quite easy with them because in some situatio
  
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• NFL teams use scouting combine for more than numbers game

  22-02-2016 21:11
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Football fans see the NFL's annual scouting combine as merely a numbers game that comes down to the times, jumps and drills they witness on television.
  
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• Rio subway line may not be finished before Games

  22-02-2016 21:04
  By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The metro line extension that will connect Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Park in Barra de Tijuca with the rest of the city is at risk of not being finished before the Games start in August, if a delayed development bank loan is not disbursed, two senior government sources told Reuters on Monday. The transport link, which was a key bid promise when Rio was chosen to host South America's first Olympics, is vital to transport fans from the tourist hotspot
  
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• Louis van Gaal is hopeful David de Gea will be back from injury for Manchester United's Europa League second-leg with Midtjylland

  22-02-2016 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Spanish goalkeeper pulled up while making a save in the warm-up ahead of United's 2-1 defeat in Denmark last Thursday, but the injury is not as bad as first feared.
  
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• Don't judge me on Champions League alone, says Guardiola

  22-02-2016 21:03
  
  (Reuters) - Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola is determined to win the Champions League for a third time but will not be judged a failure even if he leaves at the end of the season without lifting Europe's biggest prize again. Bayern's all-conquering Spaniard faces a tough examination of his brilliance when he leads the injury-hit German champions against a Juventus side boasting one of Europe's meanest defences in the last-16 first leg clash in Turin on Tuesday. "Anyone who judges me only for t
  
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• Serge Aurier meets with PSG officials to discuss disparaging comments

  22-02-2016 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Suspended Paris St Germain defender Serge Aurier is waiting to hear if he will face any further punishment from the Ligue 1 leaders after attendin
  
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• Tennessee's 31-year run in the women's poll is over

  22-02-2016 20:45
  
  Tennessee's 31-year run in the Top 25 is over.
  
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• IAAF suspends Kenya's athletics head

  22-02-2016 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of Athletics Kenya is suspended as country is given until 5 April to comply with Wada code.
  
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• Shrewsbury vs Manchester United LIVE score: Louis van Gaal aims to avoid another upset in FA Cup fifth round tie at League One club

  22-02-2016 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following defeats at Sunderland and Midtjylland, Manchester United are under pressure as they visit Shrewsbury in the FA Cup fifth round. Follow the live coverage with DAN RIPLEY.
  
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• FIFA candidate Champagne protests over election observers

  22-02-2016 20:14
  By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) - FIFA presidential candidate Jerome Champagne has protested to football's world governing body about the number of observers allowed into the hall for Friday's election, saying he believed they were working for his rivals. Champagne said 20 observers' credentials had been given to European ruling body UEFA, whose general secretary Gianni Infantino is running for the FIFA job, and seven to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), whose chief Sheikh Salman bin Eb
  
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• Bubba Watson suffered painful kidney stone in build-up to Northern Trust Open... but showed true grit to win at the Riviera

  22-02-2016 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bubba Watson has revealed the painful build-up to his Northern Trust Open win after passing a kidney stone days before the PGA Tour meet got underway.
  
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• NASCAR looking to build international presence

  22-02-2016 20:06
  By Lewis Franck DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - NASCAR are eying a strategy to help build their international presence but the preeminent stock car racing organisation have no immediate plans to schedule races outside the United States. Citing another made-in-America sports league, the National Basketball Association, NASCAR has decided to take a bottom-up approach in the hope of nurturing international drivers who might one day make the leap to the United States. "The NBA model is a great on
  
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• Paul Pogba and Juventus team-mates train ahead of Champions League clash with Bayern Munich... as Philipp Lahm labels the Italian side 'one of the best in Europe'

  22-02-2016 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juventus head into the biggest game of the Champions League last-16 against Bayern Munich full of confidence as their unbeaten run stretched to 14 games.
  
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• Adam Johnson trial: Sunderland 'aware Johnson admitted kissing a 15-year-old'

  22-02-2016 20:03
  
  Adam Johnson said Sunderland Football Club was aware he had admitted kissing a 15-year-old girl.
  
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• Revealed: Luis Suarez left his passport at home ahead of Barcelona's trip to Arsenal

  22-02-2016 19:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LUIS SUAREZ forgot his passport and nearly missed Barcelona's flight to London, according to reports.
  
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• Picture Special: Man United arrive to face Shrewsbury Town in FA Cup clash

  22-02-2016 19:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRESS SPORT brings you all the best snaps as Manchester United arrive to face Shrewsbury Town in the FA Cup.
  
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• Christian Horner says reverse grids will be on the agenda at F1 strategy group meeting 

  22-02-2016 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner has said reverse grids and points for qualifying will be on the agenda when Formula One's hierarchy meet to determine the future of the sport.
  
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• Scotland and Edinburgh lock Grant Gilchrist out for season

  22-02-2016 19:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Scotland lock Grant Gilchrist is likely to miss the remainder of the season after suffering yet another injury blow.The Edinburgh second-row
  
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• Adam Johnson admits he wanted to sexually touch 15-year-old

  22-02-2016 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Sunderland footballer is giving evidence in his child sex trial. He admits grooming and kissing the girl but denies more serious sexual activity.
  
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• Texas A&M and Utah return to the rankings

  22-02-2016 19:38
  
  Texas A&M and Utah both return to the Top 25 this week, replacing Dayton and Providence.
  
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• Pep Guardiola insists Bayern Munich legacy not hinging on Champions League success as boss refuses to discuss Manchester City

  22-02-2016 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW IN TURIN: They were European champions when Pep Guardiola arrived and his time at Bayern Munich will be judged on whether they boast the same status when he departs.
  
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• Villanova starts 3rd week at No. 1

  22-02-2016 19:33
  Villanova remains No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll, holding its comfortable lead over Kansas.
  
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• Picture Special: Louis van Gaal carries out pitch inspection ahead of Shrewsbury clash

  22-02-2016 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LOUIS VAN GAAL carried out a quick pitch inspection ahead of Manchester United's FA Cup clash against Shrewsbury Town.
  
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• World-class boxers could represent at the Olympics as AIBA plan talks to abolish rule restricting professionals competing

  22-02-2016 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Top professional boxers could finally be granted the right to compete in the Olympics under new proposals being considered by the sport's governing body AIBA.
  
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• Barcelona midfielder makes shock claim about Arsenal

  22-02-2016 19:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IVAN RAKITIC has claimed Arsenal are one of the best teams in history.
  
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• Jenson Button happy to have prolonged his Formula One career

  22-02-2016 19:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jenson Button believes his decision to put his retirement plans on hold have been vindicated after the opening day of Formula One testing in Barcel
  
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