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• Valencia 2-1 Athletic Bilbao (agg 2-2): Gary Neville sees red as his side crash out of the Europa League after late Aritz Aduriz strike

  17-03-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON AT THE MESTALLA: Valencia looked set for the Europa League quarter-finals but it all went horribly wrong for Gary Neville's side in the closing stages as they fell to a late away goal.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic sets his sights on a summer move to London to put Premier League's Arsenal and Chelsea on red alert

  17-03-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL: Zlatan Ibrahimovic has put Arsenal and Chelsea on red alert by setting his sights on a move to London. The Paris Saint-Germain striker is poised to leave France at the end of the season.
  
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• Adam Scott part of early lead at Bay Hill

  17-03-2016 23:55
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jason Day one-putted his last seven holes Thursday and had a 6-under 66 to take a one-shot lead at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
  
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• Widnes march on with a win at Wigan and take two-point lead at top

  17-03-2016 23:51
  
  • Wigan 12-18 WidnesIf last week’s comprehensive victory against Hull was a signal of intent towards Widnes’s potential this year, then this win lays down a much more serious marker. It seems harsh on the Vikings to call the last six weeks a fairytale but, however one dresses it up, their remarkable start to the season continues apace and is showing no signs of slowing down.The stats surrounding the victory indicate how well Widnes are playing at the moment. They had not won in
  
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• Manchester City stars prepare for weekend derby as Pablo Zabaleta says 'Forget about Europe we are only thinking about United'

  17-03-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With Progress in the Champions League assured, Manchester City have put their European excursions to one side and are fully focused on Sunday's huge derby with Manchester United.
  
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• Peterborough midfielder Chris Forrester can certainly pick a pass under pressure but he needs to be more physical

  17-03-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Our secret scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star.This week it's Peterborough midfielder Chris Forrester who gets the secret scout treatment.
  
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• Phillies slugger Ryan Howard aims to avoid a platoon

  17-03-2016 23:38
  
  CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Ryan Howard chatted with Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski behind the batting cage while Maikel Franco took big cuts inside the batter's box.
  
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• Roy Hodgson buoyed by fresh faces in the England squad despite familiar injury woes for Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere

  17-03-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There was enough aboutthe England squad Roy Hodgson named at Wembley to generate a sense of excitement, with five strikers and the Danny Rose and Danny Drinkwater in the frame.
  
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• Hernandez lends class to Jaguares in home debut

  17-03-2016 23:34
  
  By Rex Gowar BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Veteran centre Juan Martin Hernandez will provide the class and a packed Velez Sarsfield stadium will provide the passionate support when the Jaguares make their Super Rugby home debut against New Zealand’s Chiefs on Saturday (2140 GMT). Hernandez and fellow 2007 World Cup veteran Juan Manuel Leguizamon bring experience to the young Jaguares side who came from behind to beat the Cheetahs 34-33 on their debut and lost 19-15 to Sharks when they began the
  
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• England must put France to the sword in Six Nations finale because only teams who win Grand Slams are remembered

  17-03-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Nobody remembers Championship winners. Only the Grand Slams stand the test of time and England haven’t claimed one for 13 years.
  
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• Victoria Pendleton's flat fall remains an unsolved mystery ahead of Cheltenham bow

  17-03-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: There remain varied accounts of why rookie amateur jockey Victoria Pendleton fell off her horse on the flat in her last ride before Friday's Foxhunter Chase at Cheltenham .
  
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• Joe Marler and the Cheltenham Chumps prove rugby is a game for monsters played by thugs, football a game for louts played by idiots

  17-03-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: We have been used to saying that while football is a game for gentlemen played by thugs, rugby is a game for thugs played by gentlemen. It is time to revise that quotation.
  
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• Yann M’Vila: ‘If a Russian turns up with a gun and I’ve an axe, who’s going to win?’

  17-03-2016 23:30
  
  The Sunderland midfielder seems to have put off-field issues behind him to become the key man in Sam Allardyce’s side for Sunday’s Tyne-Wear derbyYann M’Vila listens to the question, nods, half-smiles and shifts in his seat. “Let’s talk about this axe then,” says Sunderland’s former France midfielder. “There was one in the house but it was the landlord’s – and let’s be honest, if a Russian turned up with a gun and I’ve got a
  
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• Roy Hodgson: Wayne Rooney not a guaranteed England starter at Euro 2016

  17-03-2016 23:30
  
  • England manager: ‘If he’s fit, he’ll go. But not as an automatic starter’
  • ‘He’s our captain and has been very important. We need his influence’Roy Hodgson is confident Wayne Rooney will have recovered from a knee ligament injury in time to lead England to the summer’s European Championship, though he has suggested the captain will not be guaranteed a place in the starting lineup for the tournament in France.Rooney’s absence has
  
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• Manchester United will try to cash in on Leicester City title glory with VIP seats for Old Trafford showdown

  17-03-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are trying to encourage sales of VIP seats for their penultimate home match of the season by pointing out the Premier League title can be won that day... by Leicester City.
  
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• Aitor Karanka will not change style as manager despite Middlesbrough turmoil

  17-03-2016 23:30
  
  • ‘I don’t think I am the problem. I don’t think I have to change’
  • Spaniard defiant after last week’s dramatic dressing-room rowAitor Karanka is adamant he has no need to alter his managerial style in the wake of the recent turmoil at Middlesbrough.“I don’t think I am the problem, I don’t think I have to change,” said the promotion-chasing Championship club’s head coach, who was temporarily relieved of his duties last weeken
  
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• West Ham can cope with Champions League pressure, says Slaven Bilic

  17-03-2016 23:29
  
  • Hammers can go fourth for at a day if they complete double over Chelsea
  • Bilic confirms interest in Borussia Mönchengladbach’s Havard NordtveitSlaven Bilic has said that West Ham United should worship their status as surprise contenders for a place in the top four and believes his team can cope with the pressure of challenging for Champions League qualification.West Ham will go fourth for at least 24 hours if they complete their first league double over Chelsea since the
  
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• Morris and Iowa State race past Iona 94-81

  17-03-2016 23:15
  
  DENVER (AP) — His right shoulder no longer throbbing, Monte Morris felt good about Iowa State's ability to make amends Thursday.
  
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• Yale stuns Baylor for school's first ever NCAA tournament victory

  17-03-2016 23:13
  
  No12 seed weathers furious Baylor comeback to earn 79-75 winYale’s Makai Mason scores career-high 31 points in major upsetBulldogs earn historic win with expelled captain in attendanceMakai Mason had a career-high 31 points, including six of Yale’s final nine points, and the No12 seed Bulldogs held on to upset fifth seed Baylor 79-75 in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday.Yale (23-6) earns its first NCAA tournament victory. It comes in its first appearance since 1962.
  
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• Comment: How Paralympians could become the world record holders of the future

  17-03-2016 23:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MARKUS REHM is an exceptional German athlete. Starting athletics at the late age of twenty he quickly became a very good long jumper.
  
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• Tottenham 1-2 Borussia Dortmund (agg 1-5): Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang double sees off Spurs in Europa League last-16 

  17-03-2016 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT WHITE HART LANE: Tottenham have been knocked out of the Europa League last-16. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice in the tie's second-leg.
  
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• Extra point, chop block and replay on NFL owners' agenda

  17-03-2016 23:06
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL's powerful competition committee is recommending making permanent extra-point kick snaps from the 15-yard line, eliminating all chop blocks and ejecting a player for twice receiving certain unsportsmanlike conduct penalties in a game.
  
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• Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho sends Manchester United out of Europe

  17-03-2016 23:05
  
  Related: Manchester United at least restore some pride but Liverpool go through | Jamie Jackson As a measure of how Liverpool saw off their old enemy, nothing summed it up more than the break of play, with a quarter of an hour still remaining, when the first Manchester United supporters decided they had seen enough and the queues started forming for the exits. This was the club that once prided themselves on late feats of escapology – Barcelona in 1999, “Fergie Time” and all t
  
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• Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang confirms Tottenham’s exit

  17-03-2016 23:02
  
  Only time will tell if this sacrifice was one worth taking for Mauricio Pochettino. His rotation in Germany meant Tottenham Hotspur had but the slimmest of chances before a ball had even been kicked in this second leg and, thanks to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s magic, any hopes of an unlikely comeback never got off the ground.Spurs have prioritised the Premier League, where they sit five points behind the leaders Leicester City, and Harry Kane, Christian Eriksen and Mousa Dembél&eacu
  
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• Robbie Grabarz aiming high at World Indoor Championships after injury low

  17-03-2016 22:59
  
  • London 2012’s bronze high jumper ‘miserable for 18 months’
  • Grabarz hopeful he might just be in the mix in Portland“We’re here to kill.” Those were the striking words of Neil Black, British Athletics’ performance director, on the eve of the World Indoor Championships here – striking but a little odd, given Black’s 23-strong team are missing their most lethal weapons, including the reigning world and Olympic gold medallists Greg R
  
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• Tottenham Hotspur v Borussia Dortmund: Europa League – live!

  17-03-2016 22:50
  
  The latest as Tottenham host Borussia Dortmund in the Europa LeagueUefa charge Borussia Dortmund after Tottenham fans injured in crushTottenham Hotspur braced for Dortmund clash, says Pochettino Email [email protected]. Tweet him @DanielHarris9.50pm GMT85 min People are starting to go home as an announcement comes over the PA in German. Surely they aren’t keeping the Dortmund fans in?9.48pm GMT84 min In particular, Weigl looks a really serious player - his passing is slic
  
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• Manchester United v Liverpool: Europa League – live!

  17-03-2016 22:50
  
  The latest as Manchester United host rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford Jürgen Klopp: ‘I am not scared but it is not a holiday’Louis van Gaal: Man Utd owe fans a performance against LiverpoolEmail [email protected] to get in touch9.50pm GMT86 min: ... there’s a bit of pinball, and then Lingard, from 25 yards, sends a daisycutter well wide right. 9.49pm GMT85 min: Firmino is replaced by Benteke. The away section is making plenty of noise. One goal would change the
  
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• Philippe Coutinho's moment of magic helps Liverpool see off Manchester United

  17-03-2016 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Philippe Coutinho's moment of brilliance extinguished Manchester United's faint hopes and saw Liverpool through to the Europa League quarter-finals
  
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• Yaya Toure returns to international action for Ivory Coast

  17-03-2016 22:43
  
  Yaya Toure will return to international football for the first time in more than a year after being named by the Ivory Coast in their squad for African Nations Cup qualifiers against Sudan this month. The 32-year-old Manchester City midfielder has not played for his country since captaining the Ivorians to Nations Cup success in February last year, missing several qualifiers for the next Nations Cup finals in Gabon in 2017 plus the start of the preliminaries for the 2018 World Cup. “Yaya T
  
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• World Rugby asks Six Nations to explain decision not to take action against Joe Marler

  17-03-2016 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A statement on World Rugby's website confirmed the governing body has 'requested further information... in respect of the process that led to (the) decision'.
  
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• ‘We don’t just aim to create great players, but great individuals’

  17-03-2016 22:30
  
  Former Ireland star Marcus Horan among expert group driving player welfare.
  
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• UVa routs Hampton 81-45 after Bennett collapses, returns

  17-03-2016 22:29
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Anthony Gill scored 19 points and Virginia beat Hampton 81-45 on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
  
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• Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish is given Fifa permission to play for England

  17-03-2016 22:25
  
  • Midfielder represented Republic of Ireland at under-21 level
  • Grealish has been unable to hold down a Villa first-team placeFifa has given Jack Grealish permission to play for England. The 20-year-old Aston Villa midfielder was born in Solihull but represented the Republic of Ireland from under-15 to under-21 level. He decided in September he wanted to represent England at senior level and has now finally been given clearance. Related: Leicester’s Danny Drinkwater steps out of
  
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• Borussia Dortmund knock Tottenham out of Europe

  17-03-2016 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tottenham were left to focus fully on their Barclays Premier League title challenge as Mauricio Pochettino's side bowed of the Europa League last 1
  
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• Football League Q&A: Matt Connolly on Bobby Zamora, loving Maltesers and disliking Manchester United's old away kit  

  17-03-2016 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Schooled in the Arsenal youth set-up by Paul Davis and Steve Bould, Arsenal fan Matt Connolly is far from alone at having to leave north London to gain regular first-team football.
  
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• Full houses in Vegas books, where the betting starts early

  17-03-2016 22:18
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — This was most certainly not a message approved by the NCAA.
  
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• Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe insists it is not too late for Charlie Daniels and Simon Francis to force way into Euro 2016 plans 

  17-03-2016 22:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uncapped Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater was on Thursday named in the 24-man England squad for friendlies against Germany and Holland.
  
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• England attack need to get it right against South Africa... but there is no magic formula for bowling at AB de Villiers 

  17-03-2016 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: There was no shame in the way England were taken to the cleaners by Chris Gayle. But their bowlers need to learn quickly, because next up is AB de Villiers.
  
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• England's Danny Care drawing inspiration from former team-mate Jamie Vardy

  17-03-2016 21:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Danny Care hopes some of the magic of Jamie Vardy's season at Leicester rubs off on England in Saturday's Grand Slam match against France.
  
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• Bolton pay off debt to HM Revenue and Customs

  17-03-2016 21:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bolton have settled an outstanding debt with HM Revenue and Customs that threatened one of the Football League founder clubs' very existence.
  
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• Champions League draw: When it is, time, fixture dates, teams, TV channel

  17-03-2016 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail provides you with all the information you need to know ahead of Friday's draw for the Champions League quarter-finals, which will be taking place from 11am (GMT) in Nyon.
  
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• Gary Neville’s Valencia out of Europa League after late Athletic Bilbao goal

  17-03-2016 21:46
  
  Aritz Aduriz scored late in the second half to send Athletic Bilbao into the quarter-finals of the Europa League on away goals, despite a 2-1 defeat by their Spanish rivals Valencia on Thursday.Sparta Prague, who secured a superb 3-0 away win at Lazio, and Villarreal, who went through 2-0 on aggregate after a goalless draw at Bayer Leverkusen, will join them in the last eight. Continue reading...
  
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• Expelled Yale basketball captain attends team's historic NCAA tournament win

  17-03-2016 21:45
  
  Five weeks after his expulsion from Yale for sexual misconduct, Jack Montague was in attendance for the Bulldogs’ historic upset win over BaylorJack Montague, the former Yale basketball captain who was expelled last month after a university panel found he had sex with a female student without consent, was in attendance for the Bulldogs’ NCAA tournament game in Providence on Thursday afternoon, the Yale Daily News reported.Montague was seated two seats down from team faculty liaison S
  
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• Criminal proceedings against former FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke have begun

  17-03-2016 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Frenchman was formally dismissed in January and banned from all football-related activity for 12 years and fined 100,000 Swiss francs (almost £71,000) by FIFA's ethics committee.
  
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• Mark Hughes challenges Stoke to go unbeaten through the rest of the Premier League season

  17-03-2016 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Europe-chasing Potters are currently ninth in the Barclays Premier League, four points off the top six with eight fixtures left to play. And Hughes thinks his target is a 'realistic goal'.
  
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• Aston Villa's Jack Grealish gets FIFA clearance to swap Republic for England

  17-03-2016 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FIFA has given Jack Grealish permission to play for England.The 20-year-old Aston Villa midfielder was born in Solihull but represented the
  
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• Ruby Walsh claims 50th Cheltenham victory after leading Black Hercules to JLT Novices' Chase success

  17-03-2016 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ruby Walsh recorded his 50th career Cheltenham Festival success when guiding Black Hercules home in the JLT Novices' Chase at Cheltenham on Thursday.
  
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• Plumlee ditches mask, Duke beats UNCW 93-85 in 1st round

  17-03-2016 21:16
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After Marshall Plumlee jettisoned the mask guarding his broken nose during Duke's awful opening against upstart UNC Wilmington, he entered the locker room at halftime and gave his teammates a short message: "I got you."
  
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• Strip show! How do Germany, France, Italy and Co's kits shape up against England's new design ahead of Euro 2016?

  17-03-2016 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following the official release of the Nike kits England will be sporting during this summer's European Championship, Sportsmail takes a look at some of the other strips that are set to stand out...
  
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• Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish free for England duty following FIFA clearance

  17-03-2016 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 20-year-old opted to play for the Three Lions rather than the Republic of Ireland in September but had to wait for football's governing body to ratify the decision.
  
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