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• Milan ruin fairytale and romp into Italian Cup final

  01-03-2016 23:56
  (Reuters) - AC Milan ruthlessly extinguished any remote prospect of a footballing fairytale as they hammered third-tier Alessandria 5-0 in the second leg of their Italian Cup semi-final on Tuesday. Milan can now scent their first Cup win in 13 years as they added to their first-leg 1-0 win with a thrashing of their Lega Pro visitors, featuring doubles from Jeremy Menez and Alessio Romagnoli, to wrap up the 6-0 aggregate win. Alessandria brought more than 15,000 fans to the San Siro stadium for t
  
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• Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick still waiting for new contract

  01-03-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has revealed the club are yet to offer him a new contract despite his current deal coming to an end this summer. Carrick has been at United almost a decade.
  
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• Steve McClaren labels Newcastle players as the most 'frustrating' he has worked with as he questions struggling side's character

  01-03-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve McClaren has questioned the character of his under-achieving Newcastle players, labelling them the most frustrating team he’s ever worked with.
  
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• Sir Bradley Wiggins could bow out with a win for the ages... but only if the cycling legend can make it onto the British team

  01-03-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: Sir Bradley Wiggins is hoping for a glorious climax to possibly the finest career in British sporting history as the 35-year-old warms up for Rio at the World Championships.
  
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• Blackburn 2-1 Middlesbrough: Hope Akpan and Danny Graham strike to make it a miserable return for Rovers old boy Rhodes 

  01-03-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A gloomy Ewood Park return for Jordan Rhodes on a night the cheers were almost audible 15 miles away at Turf Moor.
  
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• Gordon Elliott drops headgear plan for Cheltenham Gold Cup hope Don Cossack

  01-03-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gordon Elliott has said he is likely to dismiss the idea of using blinkers or cheekpieces on joint 4-1 favourite Don Cossack for the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Wednesday, March 2

  01-03-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Wednesday's racing at Wolverhampton, Kempton and Wincanton.
  
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• Tottenham continue to harvest rewards from Mauricio Pochettino’s methods

  01-03-2016 23:30
  
  Spurs head to West Ham United on Wednesday for the first of two crunch derby matches this weekOne by one, the Tottenham Hotspur players came across to shake Daniel Levy by the hand. The club’s chairman was bemused, to the point where he turned to Mauricio Pochettino and asked him whether it was a new rule he had implemented. The manager smiled. It had started out as a rule but now it was simply habit.“When I came to the club, maybe there were rules [put in place],” Pochettino s
  
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• This Newcastle team are the most frustrating I have coached, says McClaren

  01-03-2016 23:30
  
  • Stoke trip lies in wait for United team with flaky away record
  • Inconsistency is a character flaw we have to put right, McClaren addsSteve McClaren believes Newcastle United are the “most frustrating team” he has coached and he is demanding that his players overcome their “character flaws” at Stoke City on Wednesday night.With McClaren running out of time to reassure Mike Ashley, the owner, that he remains the right man to save Newcastle from relegation, he k
  
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• Marcus Rashford’s elevation was a hunch, says United’s Louis van Gaal

  01-03-2016 23:30
  
  • Louis van Gaal had selected Rashford for the bench twice previously
  • Teenager played as a wide attacker for Manchester United second teamLouis van Gaal was unsure how Marcus Rashford would perform for Manchester United because the stand-in teenage striker had barely trained with the first team despite twice being on the bench in November.Rashford scored twice on his debut against Midtjylland and two more in the 3-2 win against Arsenal, yet he was given a chance only because of Antho
  
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• Arsène Wenger calls for solidarity among Arsenal players and fans

  01-03-2016 23:30
  
  • Manager responds to criticism after Manchester United defeat
  • ‘You always think you need a saviour after a bad result’Arsène Wenger has thanked people for their concern over his job security, as he responded to the avalanche of criticism that has followed Arsenal’s 3-2 Premier League defeat at Manchester United on Sunday with humour and a sense of perspective.The manager sought to look ahead to Wednesday night’s visit from Swansea City, when his team w
  
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• Arsenal hit by injury setbacks for Santi Cazorla and Jack Wilshere

  01-03-2016 23:30
  
  • Midfield duo unlikely to return before April, admits Arsène Wenger
  • Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ruled out for ‘six to eight weeks’ with knee injurySanti Cazorla has suffered a setback in his recovery from knee ligament surgery, with Arsène Wenger saying the Arsenal midfielder had felt a reaction in his achilles.Jack Wilshere, too, continues to make slow progress in his fight to come back from the fractured fibula that has wrecked his season and he has effective
  
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• Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp: one club will never dominate Premier League again

  01-03-2016 23:29
  
  • Klopp describes himself as ‘perfect solution’ for Liverpool’s future
  • ‘I am patient enough to work for the moment, then we can change things’Jürgen Klopp has described himself as the “perfect solution” for Liverpool but predicted one club will never dominate English football again because of the financial strength of the Premier League.The Liverpool manager faces Manchester City for the second time in four days on Wednesday still bruise
  
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• British Athletics ‘really comfortable’ with UK stars training in Ethiopia

  01-03-2016 23:29
  
  • Concerns growing over doping in Ethiopian athletics
  • ‘The camps are fully supervised,’ insists Neil BlackNeil Black said he is “really comfortable” with UK athletes such as Mo Farah training in Ethiopia, despite growing concerns about that country’s doping problem.Farah, Charlie Grice and Mukhtar Mohammed spent six weeks in a camp outside Addis Ababa this year but the British Athletics’ performance director was keen to stress they were “full
  
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• Atletico win 3-0 to close gap to Barcelona

  01-03-2016 23:21
  Atletico Madrid cruised to a 3-0 home win over Real Sociedad on Tuesday to close the gap behind La Liga leaders Barcelona to five points. Barca, who can restore their eight-point advantage with a victory at Rayo Vallecano on Thursday, have 66 points from 26 games, while Atletico have played a game more. Third-place Real Madrid, who play at Levante on Wednesday, have 54 points, while Sociedad are ninth with 34.
  
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• Philadelphia Eagles agree to two-year deal with quarterback Sam Bradford

  01-03-2016 23:19
  
  Eagles sign Bradford to two-year contract ahead of free agencyBradford was acquired by trade last year and led team to 7-9 markBills release defensive end Mario Williams, saving $13m in payrollSam Bradford has agreed to a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.Bradford joined the Eagles last season and compiled some career bests, but the team finished 7-9 and coach Chip Kelly was fired. But new coach Doug Pederson and the team’s front office decided to keep the injury-prone free ag
  
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• Angry America and the 2016 version of 'Hope'

  01-03-2016 23:19
  
  Disenchanted and isolated, some US voters turn to a candidate who says he can fix it all without giving any specifics.
  
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• Vunipola v Faletau 'ground-shaking'

  01-03-2016 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ken Owens says the clash of cousins Billy Vunipola and Taulupe Faletau when Wales play England will be "ground-shaking".
  
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• Valencia boss Gary Neville plays down training ground bust-up between Diego Alves and Ruben Vezo

  01-03-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Goalkeeper Diego Alves and young centre-back Ruben Vezo were separated in Monday’s behind closed doors sessions with suggestions that they pair would have come to blows.
  
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• Amir Khan and 'Canelo' Alvarez square off at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York as they promote their title showdown

  01-03-2016 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amir Khan got yet another opportunity to size-up Canelo Alvarez when the pair squared off at the Hard Rock cafe on Tuesday in the latest leg of their tour to promote their May 7 showdown.
  
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• Marcus Rashford will keep his feet on the ground - everyone will guide him at Manchester United, says Louis van Gaal

  01-03-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Louis van Gaal believes Marcus Rashford’s feet will remain firmly on the ground despite the whirlwind of publicity whipped up by his sensational breakthrough at Manchester United.
  
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• Middlesbrough stunned by Blackburn’s Hope Akpan and Danny Graham

  01-03-2016 23:06
  
  A furious Aitor Karanka tore into his Middlesbrough players and aimed a swipe at Boro supporters after squandering the opportunity to go top of the Championship table at Blackburn.Boro would have moved ahead of leaders Burnley and Hull with a point at Ewood Park but with Sean Dyche and Steve Bruce watching on from the stands, they froze and were undone by two players they used to employ. Continue reading...
  
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• Bournemouth see off neighbours Southampton in dour match

  01-03-2016 23:04
  (Reuters) - Bournemouth beat south coast rivals Southampton 2-0 in an uninspiring match at Dean Court with the victory keeping the home side eight points clear of the Premier League relegation zone. Bournemouth took the lead when centre-back Steve Cook reacted superbly to meet a loose ball in the penalty area and scissor-kick the ball home after half-an-hour. The home side doubled their lead after 79 minutes when Matt Ritchie's free-kick wide on the right got a touch from Benik Afobe who flicked
  
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• Diego Costa’s offside winner for Chelsea puts Norwich deeper in the mire

  01-03-2016 23:03
  
  Norwich City must wince at how cruel life in the Premier League can be at times. This was a brutal defeat, a match lost to a Chelsea goal that should have been ruled out for offside and despite a second-half revival that constantly threatened but failed to produce an equaliser. And with Sunderland’s draw against Crystal Palace sending Norwich into the bottom three, it may take some time for them to recover from this.They had retained hope right up until the final exchanges against the revi
  
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• Prosecutors widen corruption probe

  01-03-2016 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  French prosecutors widen their investigation into corruption in athletics to include bidding and voting for Olympic hosting rights.
  
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• Manu Tuilagi ready to end his painful wait for England return against Wales

  01-03-2016 23:00
  
  The Leicester centre has not played for his country since June 2014 because of injury and off-field misbehaviour but could be back in the squad for the Six Nations showdown at TwickenhamAfter 15 months watching from the sidelines Manu Tuilagi is grateful for the smallest of mercies. There may have been a time when a midweek training session on a damp day in Bath would not have excited him massively but the Leicester centre has a different perspective on his sporting life nowadays. “Every t
  
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• Bradley Wiggins gauges the pressure on eve of Track World Championships

  01-03-2016 23:00
  
  Former Tour de France champion will lead the team pursuit squad and knows another rainbow jersey beckons if the British quartet can gel in LondonAs Sir Bradley Wiggins discovered in June when he took the world hour record, you can be pedalling around an indoor velodrome in dry, warm conditions, yet fall foul of the British weather. On Wednesday, when he, Steven Burke, Owain Doull and Jon Dibben ride the qualifying round in the world 4,000m team pursuit championship at the London velodrome, the w
  
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• Matt Fitzpatrick has stars and stripes in his eyes as he faces Blue Monster

  01-03-2016 22:59
  
  The 21-year-old from Sheffield prepared for the Cadillac Championship by playing a practice round over the Doral course on Christmas DayIf the absence of Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood from the first WGC event of the year counts as a surprise, Matt Fitzpatrick’s arrival on the outskirts of Miami points towards the prominence of a fresh English generation. Or, perhaps, further evidence of a changing of the guard.This weekend, the 21-year-old from Sheffield will participate in his first WGC to
  
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• Borini earns big point for Sunderland after Wickham brace

  01-03-2016 22:58
  (Reuters) - Fabio Borini scored a crucial stoppage-time equaliser to ensure Sunderland earned a draw which pulled them out of the Premier League relegation zone on Tuesday. The Italian's strike from the tightest of angles sent the Stadium of Light into raptures after Sunderland old boy Connor Wickham had threatened to consign his former side to another potentially calamitous defeat with a second-half double. Sunderland went ahead with a fortunate Dame N'Doye strike which looped off Scott Dann's
  
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• Benik Afobe rises to the occasion as Bournemouth beat Southampton

  01-03-2016 22:58
  
  They say that the best strikers manage to inflict misery on an opponent even when they are at their most anonymous. Step forward then, Benik Afobe. Bournemouth’s record signing illuminated an unexceptional performance by nodding home his first goal in four matches to earn the Cherries their first league victory against Southampton for 58 years.His strike partner, Joshua King, had looked brighter even though his partner had given birth to their baby son Noah on the morning of the match. Kin
  
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• Sunderland’s Fabio Borini strikes late to deny Crystal Palace victory

  01-03-2016 22:52
  
  Connor Wickham reminded Sunderland of what might have been by nudging his former employer a step closer to relegation. The centre-forward’s undoubted promise may have been largely unfulfilled during his time on Wearside but his two expertly taken second-half goals ensured Sam Allardyce’s side were left to seek consolation from Fabio Borini’s extraordinary 90th-minute equaliser struck from what seemed an impossibly tight angle.If a point is better than nothing, it did not really
  
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• Leicester held after West Brom’s Craig Gardner fires in free-kick

  01-03-2016 22:52
  
  At the end of a tense, thrilling match, Claudio Ranieri took a couple of steps on to the playing surface, blew out his cheeks and then started to applaud his players for their effort. They had given everything and, on this evidence, no one can question their nerve or spirit of togetherness but, ultimately, it has to rank as a disappointing result for the team chasing the most implausible title of the Premier League years.The bare facts are Ranieri’s men have taken only four points from the
  
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• Kenedy scores after just 39 seconds as Chelsea sink Norwich

  01-03-2016 22:49
  Chelsea scored the fastest goal in the Premier League this season when Brazilian Kenedy netted after 39 seconds in their 2-1 win over relegation-threatened Norwich City at Carrow Road on Tuesday. Chelsea took the lead before some fans had even taken their seats when Kenedy drove a low left-shot shot into the far corner of John Ruddy's net from just outside the area after jinking past two defenders having been fed by the marauding Eden Hazard. Diego Costa made it 2-0 to the visitors on the stroke
  
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• Home fans protest as Everton push Villa closer to drop

  01-03-2016 22:47
  Aston Villa took another step towards their almost inevitable relegation on Tuesday when they were beaten 3-1 by Everton at Villa Park where the home fans walked out in protest long before the end. Thousands left even before a scheduled protest in the 74th minute -- chosen to mark Villa's foundation in 1874 -- and they missed their team's only goal scored by Rudy Gestede five minutes later. By then the match was long over as a contest, leaving Villa well adrift at the bottom of the Premier Leagu
  
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• Bournemouth 2-0 Southampton: Premier League – as it happened

  01-03-2016 22:45
  
  Bournemouth deservedly beat Saints in the league for the first time since 1958, and are now eight points clear of the relegation places. 9.42pm GMTAnd that’s that! Bournemouth claim three richly deserved points - and their first league win over Southampton since 1958! Saints didn’t really turn up tonight, but put that down to the Cherries playing a hard game from front to back. They pinged the ball around nicely as usual, but tonight was about hunting in packs, defending well, and ta
  
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• Worry for Ireland as Long, O’Shea and Arter all pick up injuries

  01-03-2016 22:42
  
  Martin O’Neill will be keen to find out the extent of the fitness issues.
  
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• Leicester City 2-2 West Bromwich Albion: Premier League – live!

  01-03-2016 22:42
  
  Live updates as the leaders take on West Brom at the King Power StadiumLive scoreboard: follow all tonight’s goals as they go inThe latest Premier League tableVideo – Ranieri: Arsenal and Tottenham are title favourites 9.42pm GMTElsewhere, Chelsea have just beaten Norwich 2-1; Aston Villa lost 3-1 at home to Everton, Bournemouth beat Saints 2-0, and Sunderland and Crystal Palace shared a 2-2 draw. 9.40pm GMTWell, Leicester drop two points, but they didn’t do much wrong there. T
  
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• Super Tuesday: Clinton looks to lock out rival Sanders

  01-03-2016 22:38
  
  Former secretary of state aims to build a big enough lead to over come challenge by Sanders and take on Republicans.
  
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• US elections: Super Tuesday voting under way

  01-03-2016 22:31
  
  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton face another opportunity to pull away from rivals in so-called Super Tuesday votes.
  
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• Virat Kohli powers India into Asia Cup final with victory over Sri Lanka

  01-03-2016 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In-form Virat Kohli steered India into the Asia Cup final with their sixth successive Twenty20 victory, beating Sri Lanka by five wickets.
  
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• Premier League team news, odds and stats for each of the midweek matches

  01-03-2016 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ahead of another busy fixture list in the Premier League, Sportsmail brings you the latest squad news, odds and stats on every top flight match for Tuesday and Wednesday evening as it breaks.
  
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• Male boxers to abandon headgear at Rio Games after 32 years

  01-03-2016 21:27
  By Karolos Grohmann LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - For the first time in 32 years male boxers will be able trade punches without any headgear at this year's Rio Games after the International Olympic Committee sanctioned a change introduced by world boxing federation AIBA. AIBA adopted the change for amateur fighters some three years ago but needed to bring it to the IOC Executive Board, which noted it without objection on Tuesday, essentially rubber-stamping the decision and clearing the way
  
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• Crisis looms as a new wave of refugees reaches Europe

  01-03-2016 21:22
  
  High arrivals, tighter borders and pressure on Greece where many are stranded prompt warnings of a looming crisis.
  
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• McLaren Automotive could triple car production by 2022 - CEO

  01-03-2016 21:11
  By Costas Pitas GENEVA (Reuters) - McLaren Automotive, which only began building its range of luxury sports cars for general sale in 2010, could triple volumes to up to 5,000 cars by 2022, its CEO told Reuters on Tuesday. The small luxury sports car manufacturer, which unveiled its 570 GT model at the Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday, has been ramping up production in recent years and built 1,654 cars in 2015, with prices ranging from about 120,000 pounds to more than 800,000 pounds. McLaren, which
  
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• Energised Steyn returns to boost South Africa

  01-03-2016 21:09
  An "energised" Dale Steyn has passed his fitness tests and will play for South Africa in their three-match Twenty20 International series against Australia starting in Durban on Friday. Steyn, one of the world's leading pacemen, has missed most of South Africa's season with groin and shoulder problems but is ready to face Australia in the warm-up series for the World Twenty20. "A hungry, fit, energised Dale is a massive plus for us," South Africa coach Russell Domingo told reporters on Tuesday.
  
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• Tadese joins elite world Half Marathon field

  01-03-2016 20:48
  (Reuters) - Half Marathon record holder Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea has joined Britain's Mo Farah and Kenya's reigning champion Geoffrey Kamworor in an elite field for the world championships in Cardiff on March 26. Tadese, 34, has held the record of 58 minutes 23 seconds since March 2010 and will be chasing his 14th world Half Marathon championship medal in a career haul that includes six golds. Five Eritrean runners finished in the top 10 in Copenhagen two years ago and their team for Cardiff w
  
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• Panthers use franchise tag on All-Pro CB Josh Norman

  01-03-2016 20:29
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Panthers have applied the non-exclusive franchise tag to All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman.
  
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• Tottenham players were being sick in the toilets before kick-off... once the game started it was carnage, Jermaine Jenas reflects on 2006 'Lasagnegate' at West Ham

  01-03-2016 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jermaine Jenas has revealed that it was 'carnage' for Tottenham before and during their defeat at West Ham on the final day of the 2005-06 season due to food poisoning.
  
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• Rosberg fastest but says Mercedes have more to do

  01-03-2016 20:25
  Nico Rosberg gave a hint of Mercedes' true speed on Tuesday, with the fastest time on the first day of Formula One's final pre-season test, and then said there was still room for improvement. It was the first time in 2016 testing that the world champions had led the timesheets at the end of the day and Rosberg was not even using the quickest tyres to go faster than everyone else. The German lapped the Circuit de Catalunya with a best time of one minute 23.022 seconds after using soft tyres for t
  
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