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• Romania 0-0 Spain: Iker Casillas extends run without conceding to over 700 minutes but European champions lack cutting edge

  27-03-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Romania and Spain played out an uninspiring goalless draw as the European champions failed to overcome stubborn hosts in a game short on genuine quality at the Cluj Arena.
  
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• Joe Marler was taunted as 'posh English ****’, claims Harlequins director of rugby Conor O’Shea as 'gipsy boy' row rages on

  27-03-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ‘gipsy boy’ row involving Joe Marler took a twist at Franklin’s Gardens as Conor O’Shea revealed the Red Rose prop was taunted for being a ‘posh English ****’ after a seventh defeat in nine.
  
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• England's win in Germany gave Roy Hodgson a new lease of life but key decisions still need making

  27-03-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON IN BERLIN: Roy Hodgson sounded like a man who had just moved into the fast lane of international football late on Saturday night. Rarely had he seemed more wired.
  
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• Romania hold Spain as Casillas equals European record

  27-03-2016 23:49
  CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania (Reuters) - Romania held European champions Spain to a 0-0 draw on Sunday in a Euro 2016 warm-up that saw visiting goalkeeper Iker Casillas equal the record for most international caps by a European player. Casillas's 166th appearance for Spain, over a 16 year span that includes winning the World Cup in South Africa in 2010, took him level with Latvia’s Vitalijs Astafjevs in the continent's record books. The goalkeeper has also not conceded a goal in 710 minutes for Sp
  
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• Eric Dier: England’s Spurs contingent want to repay Mauricio Pochettino

  27-03-2016 23:48
  
  • ‘Our manager put us in this position by giving us a chance at our club’
  • After ‘brilliant test’ against Germany, friendly against Holland awaitsEven in the context of a grand finale the focus was drawn to the more flamboyant of England’s contingent from Tottenham Hotspur. Thoughts lingered over Dele Alli’s boundless energy or Harry Kane’s spin and shot, which had sparked the visitors’ comeback. Yet, while the club-mates enjoyed their o
  
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• England's success in Berlin will provide major boost for Club Wembley scheme

  27-03-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Selling the 17,000 corporate seats that bankrolled the building of the National Stadium when they were mostly sold on 10-year leases in 2007 is a big priority.
  
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• Dele Alli needs to have the mindset of 'yes I'm good but I want to be brilliant', warns Bryan Robson

  27-03-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Former England captain BRYAN ROBSON reviews Dele Alli's performance against Germany following the Three Lions' impressive 3-2 win over Germany.
  
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• Washington women beat Stanford 85-76 to reach Final Four

  27-03-2016 23:44
  
  LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Chantel Osahor and Kelsey Plum always believed they could help make Washington a championship-caliber program.
  
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• England star Owen Farrell relishing chase for silverware with Saracens  

  27-03-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Owen Farrell is relishing a final two-month push to Saracens' season and their bid for a prized title double that no English club has achieved since 2004.
  
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• Roy Hodgson say he will not jettison Wayne Rooney for Euro 2016

  27-03-2016 23:42
  
  • England manager will remain loyal to his country’s leading scorer
  • Hodgson: ‘Wayne, I repeat, is our captain’Roy Hodgson has indicated that Wayne Rooney will continue in England’s attack once he returns from injury despite Harry Kane and Jamie Vardy delivering a powerful case to change the order of merit with their goals in the 3-2 comeback win against Germany that has given the team a significant lift in advance of Euro 2016.Hodgson, once again showing his l
  
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• Marcus Rashford's international debut a reality check as Keith Downing admits the striker must be 'slowly integrated'

  27-03-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford will not be rushed up the international ranks after his England Under 20 debut fell flat in a defeat by Canada on Sunday.
  
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• Cobh Ramblers deny offering manager's job to Manuel Pellegrini after Manchester City boss was pictured in the Irish town

  27-03-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  League of Ireland side Cobh Ramblers have jokingly denied offering Manuel Pellegrini the manager's job, despite the Manchester City boss being spotted in the Irish town at the weekend.
  
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• Jason Day and Louis Oosthuizen reach final of World Match Play as Rory McIlroy crashes out

  27-03-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON IN AUSTIN: It sums up the impossibly fine lines of a compelling semi-final that fully justified its billing that, had it been a stroke play contest, McIlroy would have shot 66 and Day 67.
  
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• Gareth Southgate warns bad boy Jordon Ibe his England future is under threat after needless sending off against Switzerland

  27-03-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Liverpool winger became only the third player to receive a red card during Southgate’s three-year reign when he was dismissed in the closing stages of a frustrating 1-1 draw.
  
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• The track is mine! Mo Farah vows to exact Olympics revenge on rivals after World Half Marathon Championships defeat

  27-03-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mo Farah vowed to use the Rio Olympics to exact revenge on the Kenyans who beat him into third at the World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff.
  
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• Jamie Murray rises to world No 1 in the ATP doubles rankings after Marcelo Melo and Ivan Dodig suffer early exit in Miami Open

  27-03-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He beat his more illustrious brother to a first Grand Slam title, and now Jamie Murray has beaten him to a first world No 1 position. Marcelo Melo and Ivan Dodig were beaten at the Miami Open.
  
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• Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has given England a major helping hand with Eric Dier's switch to midfield

  27-03-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: I was speaking with Gareth Southgate last season and suggested that it might be worth playing one of Eric Dier, Calum Chambers and John Stones in midfield for the Under 21s.
  
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• Danny Drinkwater set for England debut against Holland as Roy Hodgson prepares to start Leicester midfielder at Wembley 

  27-03-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Danny Drinkwater is poised for his first England cap against Holland at Wembley on Tuesday night. The midfielder is set to start for Roy Hodgson’s side after being handed his first call-up.
  
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• West Ham captain Mark Noble admits he's a dying breed as he prepares to welcome back some familiar faces for his testimonial

  27-03-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM: Mark Noble was discussing one-club men with his team-mate and friend James Tomkins when the pair came to a worrying realisation. They are a dying breed.
  
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• Jennifer Capriati at 40... America's one-time golden girl is now a virtual recluse after injuries and drugs took their toll 

  27-03-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jennifer Capriati turns 40 on Tuesday, a sobering thought for people who remember arguably the greatest wonderkid of any sport. Twenty seven years have elapsed since she burst onto the scene.
  
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• England manager Roy Hodgson determined to stay on the offensive as they look to build on stunning Germany win against Holland

  27-03-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roy Hodgson has vowed to stay on the offensive after England’s stunning comeback win against world champions Germany. But he's been rocked by news Jack Butland is out of the Euros.
  
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• Bradford are a beacon for English football at a time when fans are being priced out

  27-03-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Saturday, Bradford's 18,000 season ticket holders roared approval as the final whistle signaled a return to the League One play-off places.
  
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• India through to World T20 semi-final as Kohli brilliance beats Australia

  27-03-2016 22:57
  
  • Australia 160-6; India 161-4
  • Virat Kohli hits an unbeaten 82 for victory with five balls to spareIn a country whose cities are synonymous with chaos Chandigarh is rated an exception. Its residents will say unprompted that this is the only planned city in India, a monument to local ingenuity built as a patriotic gesture post-independence.A perfect grid running to cardinal points may not be the most original idea but most Indian cities are nevertheless not based on one. The local cri
  
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• Chris Eubank Snr ordered his son not to aim Nick Blackwell's head at the end of round eight - telling him 'he's getting hurt... why hasn't the referee stopped the fight?'

  27-03-2016 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  These are the dramatic pictures that show Chris Eubank Snr imploring his son not to target Nick Blackwell’s head. Blackwell is now in an induced coma in hospital with a bleed to his brain.
  
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• Jamie Murray set to become first Briton ranked as world No1 doubles player

  27-03-2016 22:46
  
  • Scot will overtake Marcelo Melo when rankings are updated on 4 April
  • Johanna Konta through to the last 16 at the Miami OpenJamie Murray is set to become the first Briton to become world No1 doubles player in the official rankings, despite being knocked out of the Miami Open in the first round with his current playing partner, Bruno Soares.When the rankings are updated on 4 April Murray, 30, will have five points more than the current No1 Marcelo Melo who, playing alongside Ivan Dod
  
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• England goalkeeper Butland suffers fractured ankle

  27-03-2016 22:41
  England goalkeeper Jack Butland looks doubtful for Euro 2016 after a scan on Sunday showed he had fractured his ankle during Saturday's 3-2 friendly win against Germany in Berlin. The Football Association confirmed the injury had ruled him out of Tuesday's friendly at Wembley against the Netherlands. Neither the FA nor Butland's club Stoke City gave details about how long he would be out for but sources indicated a three-month layoff.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo says son is good enough to become a footballer but Real Madrid star insists he won't force him to be a player

  27-03-2016 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo does not often concede that other footballers are as good as him, but in a rare admission by the Portuguese, he said there is one such person who could be just as brilliant
  
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• Marcus Rashford draws blank on England Under-20s debut

  27-03-2016 22:36
  
  • England Under-20s defeated 2-1 by Canada counterparts
  • Rashford sets up England goal by Chelsea’s Kasey PalmerThe Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford drew a blank on his England Under-20s debut as their Canada counterparts caused an upset with a 2-1 win at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium.Rashford, 18, who has had an impressive start to his Manchester United career with five goals in his first eight games, failed to find the target but did set up England’s goal f
  
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• Premier League clubs are interested in signing me, says Zlatan Ibrahimovic

  27-03-2016 22:33
  
  • Sweden striker expected to leave PSG as a free agent in June
  • Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea have been linkedZlatan Ibrahimovic says “a lot of big things will happen” for him in the summer, as he confirmed that there was interest in him from clubs in the Premier League.The 34-year-old Sweden striker is expected to leave Paris St-Germain at the end of the season as a free agent, when his contract expires, and he has been linked with a switch to England. Continue r
  
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• England’s Jack Butland to miss Euro 2016 with fractured ankle

  27-03-2016 22:11
  
  • Stoke City goalkeeper out for remainder of season• Butland suffered injury in England’s win over GermanyThe England goalkeeper Jack Butland has been left “absolutely devastated” after his Euro 2016 hopes looked to have been ended by a fractured ankle. The Football Association announced the extent of the injury Butland suffered in Saturday’s 3-2 victory over Germany, confirming in the process that the 23-year-old has left the England squad.Such injuries usually
  
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• England’s Charlotte Edwards sets up semi-final with Australia

  27-03-2016 22:03
  
  • England 148-5; Pakistan 80
  • England women win by 68 runsWith their most complete performance of the World T20, England Women flexed their muscles to thrash Pakistan by 68 runs and reach a third consecutive semi-final. In the previous two editions they fell short to Australia in the final. Now, the two will meet at the penultimate hurdle. Charlotte Edwards, with an unbeaten 77 and her second player of the match award of the tournament, was clear that there is a score to be settled.De
  
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• Sale 27-20 Leicester: Danny Cipriani scores winning try after Sharks clash was suspended as lightning stopped play

  27-03-2016 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lightning struck at stormy Salford, causing a ten-minute suspension and leaving both coaches scratching their heads at the surreal turn of events. On the pitch, Danny Cipriani struck to settle it.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Monday, March 28 

  27-03-2016 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An eight-strong team suggests Gordon Elliott means business as he bids to add a first Irish Grand National success to the English victory of Silver Birch nine years ago.
  
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• Ghana held to a draw, Kenya fans riot after home defeat

  27-03-2016 21:38
  By Mark Gleeson JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Ghana lost their 100 percent record in African Nations Cup qualifying with a goalless draw in Mozambique on Sunday while fans rioted in Kenya during a shock loss to lowly-ranked Guinea Bissau. Ghana's match in Maputo at the start of the fourth round of preliminaries kept them on course for the 2017 finals in Gabon but proved a tepid affair in comparison to other qualifiers. Guinea Bissau, 147th in the world rankings, took a first competitive away internat
  
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• AFL season gets under way with breathless and bucaneering opening round | Jonathan Howcroft

  27-03-2016 21:30
  
  The AFL returned with a bang over the long Easter weekend, although fans of a black and white persuasion may want it to start all over again next weekIn April 2010 John Hartigan, then CEO of News Ltd, shared with the Victorian Supreme Court something football fans had long presumed about the media. “It’s certainly the industry view that Collingwood Football Club, when you put them on the front page, you sell a lot of extra copies,” Hartigan proffered during an unfair dismissal
  
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• Ibrahimovic confirms Premier League interest

  27-03-2016 21:26
  By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic hinted on Sunday at a move to the Premier League and promised big things to come in his career. Speaking to reporters after a training session at the Friends Arena, where Sweden face the Czech Republic in a friendly on Tuesday, the 34-year-old was open about his future after Paris St Germain.
  
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• Rory McIlroy defeated by Jason Day in WGC Match Play semi-final

  27-03-2016 21:19
  
  • Day beats McIlroy one up in Austin tournament
  • Australian plays Louis Oosthuizen in finalIt will be little consolation to the defeated Rory McIlroy, of course, but a semi-final WGC Match Play meeting with Jason Day provided a compelling alternative to anticlimax. Day’s encounter with Louis Oosthuizen on Sunday afternoon was for the trophy; the earlier clash took on an even more significant status to plenty of Austin onlookers. It lived up to star billing.From a stunning match,
  
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• Clips' Griffin cleared to return, begins 4-game suspension

  27-03-2016 21:17
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Griffin has been medically cleared to return to the Los Angeles Clippers and will immediately begin serving a four-game suspension for punching their assistant equipment manager, the team announced Sunday.
  
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• Masterful Kohli carries India to World T20 semis

  27-03-2016 21:11
  Virat Kohli reduced Australia's bowlers to mere bystanders on Sunday with a masterful 82 that led hosts India to a six-wicket win and a World Twenty20 semi-final against West Indies in Mumbai. The 27-year-old right-handed batsman resurrected India with his unbeaten 51-ball knock from a seemingly tricky position as the hosts sprinted home in their chase of 161 with five balls to spare. Steve Smith and his men, who had hoped to end Australia's ignominy of never winning the T20 World Cup, could onl
  
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• Auriemma has no apologies for UConn's dominance

  27-03-2016 20:53
  
  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Geno Auriemma and his UConn Huskies have been steamrolling through the NCAA Tournament without much trouble at all.
  
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• Mesut Ozil admits Arsenal have lacked focus but he says Gunners can still win the Premier League

  27-03-2016 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the German international concedes Leicester deserve to be top of the table, he feels the Gunners can still turn it around if they can put a winning run together in their final eight games.
  
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• Northampton keep title hopes alive with bonus-point win over Harlequins

  27-03-2016 20:37
  
  • Northampton Saints 29-23 Harlequins
  • Northampton climb above Leicester to fourth in the PremiershipNorthampton clambered over their east Midlands rivals Leicester, the next visitors here, to reclaim the final play-off position after coming from behind to pip Harlequins for the second time in seven weeks in another Premiership match that profited from England’s grand slam. It was high octane, adventurous and invigorating.Quins were left cursing themselves after last month&rsquo
  
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• Micah Richards, Gabby Agbonlahor, Dwight Gayle and Fraizer Campbell put relegation battle to one side as Premier League stars enjoy night out in Dubai

  27-03-2016 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Despite being embroiled in a relegation battle, Palace's Dwight Gayle and Fraizer Campbell joined Villa's Gabby Agbonlahor and defender Micah Richards for a night out.
  
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• Clippers' Griffin cleared for contact, begins suspension

  27-03-2016 20:13
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers say Blake Griffin has been medically cleared to return to the team and will immediately begin serving a four-game suspension for punching their assistant equipment manager.
  
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• Pittsburgh hires Kevin Stallings to replace Jamie Dixon

  27-03-2016 20:12
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh hired Kevin Stallings away from Vanderbilt on Sunday with hopes he can rejuvenate a program that idled during the final years under Jamie Dixon.
  
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• Day outlasts McIlroy to reach final of Match Play

  27-03-2016 20:11
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jason Day made a 12-foot par putt on the 18th hole Sunday to beat Rory McIlroy in a high-stakes match to reach the Dell Match Play finals.
  
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• Scores killed in Lahore suicide attack

  27-03-2016 20:06
  
  At least 60 dead and over 100 injured in blast outside Gulshan-i-Iqbal park in the eastern Pakistani city.
  
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• Charlotte Edwards leads from the front as England reach World Twenty20 semi-finals and set up encounter with Australia 

  27-03-2016 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England set-up a semi-final encounter with Australia at the ICC Women's World Twenty20 after finishing top of Group B following a commanding 68-run win over Pakistan in Chennai.
  
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• French prime minister: Euro 2016 to go ahead with fan zones

  27-03-2016 19:45
  
  PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Sunday that the European Championship soccer tournament will go ahead as planned, despite the attacks in Paris last November and Brussels last Tuesday.
  
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• Michel Vorm and Marco van Ginkel called up to Holland squad to face England 

  27-03-2016 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham goalkeeper Michel Vorm and PSV Eindhoven midfielder Marco van Ginkel have been called into Danny Blind's 22-man Holland squad for Tuesday night's friendly against England.
  
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