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• Liverpool player ratings: Stars rated against Huddersfield (including a keeper up front)

  20-07-2016 23:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRESS SPORT bring you the player ratings for Liverpool against Huddersfield.
  
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• Newcastle set to finally sign Grant Hanley after agreeing £5.5m fee with Blackburn 

  20-07-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United have agreed a £5.5million transfer fee with Blackburn Rovers for Grant Hanley. The Scotland international has been one of Toon boss Rafa Benitez's priority targets.
  
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• Germany striker Mario Gomez decides against permanent Besiktas move due to political situation in Turkey

  20-07-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mario Gomez agreed a season-long loan last year, which included an option for a permanent move, but the forward has confirmed he will not return.
  
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• Liverpool goalkeeper Shamal George lives the dream after coming on as an outfield substitute during win at Huddersfield

  20-07-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With Jurgen Klopp having used all his outfield substitutes at half-time of the 2-0 victory over Huddersfield, Lucas Leiva's second-half injury left the Reds in an uncomfortable position.
  
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• Brazil not underestimating terror threat, says minister

  20-07-2016 23:51
  Brazil's sports minister said on Wednesday the Olympic host country was not underestimating the threat of terrorism and was taking all necessary measures ahead of next month's games in Rio de Janeiro. "We are not underestimating anything with regard to security," Leonardo Picciani told journalists in the capital Brasilia. "The government has adopted all the measures recommended by international security protocols... The government is absolutely convinced that the Games will be safe." Last week,
  
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• Paul Pogba to Man Utd: Juventus confident deal will be confirmed by the weekend

  20-07-2016 23:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JUVENTUS believe an agreement for Paul Pogba to join Manchester United will be completed by the weekend, according to reports.
  
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• Rangers goalkeeper Matt Gilks: This player will inspire us this season

  20-07-2016 23:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  MATT Gilks reckons Joey Barton will get the best out of his new Rangers team-mates – even if he ends up giving them earache.
  
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• Great Britain's Mo Farah will face a Kenyan 'army' in Rio, warns team's head coach 

  20-07-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mo Farah has been warned he faces a ‘war’ in Rio this summer when he attempts to defend his 5,000 and 10,000 metres Olympic titles.
  
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• Man Utd Transfer News: Mourinho to allow quartet to go, £101m Pogba agreement, Wilson exit

  20-07-2016 23:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRESS SPORT brings you all the latest transfer news from Old Trafford.
  
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• WADA reinstates Rio Olympic drug-testing laboratory

  20-07-2016 23:38
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency says it has reinstated the laboratory that will carry out drug testing for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, which start in just over two weeks.
  
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• Tottenham’s Clinton Njie set for Marseille loan as Nkoudou passes medical

  20-07-2016 23:36
  
  • Cameroon forward will spend season in south of France
  • Winger Nkoudou set to be announced as Tottenham’s third summer signingClinton Njie is set to join Marseille on a season-long loan as Tottenham prepare to announce the signing of France under-21 winger Georges-Kévin Nkoudou for £11m.Cameroon forward Njie, who signed a five-year contract at White Hart Lane last summer after joining from Lyon, was initially reluctant to return to France despite a disappointing fi
  
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• Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi impresses Antonio Conte on first appearance for club

  20-07-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Antonio Conte hailed Michy Batshuayi after the young Belgium striker made his first appearance for Chelsea. He came on for half an hour of the Blues 3-0 friendly victory over RZ Pellets.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Thursday, July 21

  20-07-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Thursday's various meetings at Sandown, Yarmouth, Newbury, Worcester and Doncaster.
  
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• Celtic avoid further embarrassment against Gibraltan part-timers

  20-07-2016 23:31
  Former European champions Celtic bounced back from last week's humiliating defeat against Lincoln Red Imps to beat the Gibraltan part-timers 3-0 on Wednesday and reach the next stage of the Champions League qualifiers. The Scottish champions, astonishingly beaten 1-0 last week, scored three times in a six-minute spell in the first half to stave off the threat of an embarrassing exit in their second qualifying round tie. Mikael Lustig broke through in the 23rd minute, Leigh Griffiths cut inside t
  
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• The FA to show all 92 clubs in England video to prevent abuse towards officials

  20-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  THEY HAVE threatened frightening sanctions before, of course.
  
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• Sam Allardyce in numbers: The facts and figures behind Big Sam's impending appointment as England manager

  20-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce's suitability has been questioned in some quarters, while others have suggested that the former West Ham manager could be the pragmatist required to improve the team.
  
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• Manchester United land in China looking to expand game in Asian market

  20-07-2016 23:30
  
  • Club say they are not actively looking to attract Chinese investors
  • José Mourinho flies in economy with coaching staffJosé Mourinho chose not to sit in business class for Manchester United’s 12-hour flight to China for the start of their summer tour because his coaching staff had been allocated seats in economy.Mourinho decided to join his six-strong backroom team on the Aeroflot aircraft to Shanghai rather than sit with his players. There were around 30 seats i
  
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• Leicester City’s Wes Morgan urges winger Riyad Mahrez to stay

  20-07-2016 23:30
  
  • Morgan wants Mahrez to follow his lead and commit to Leicester• Mahrez’s agent had suggested winger wants to leave championsWes Morgan has expressed his hope Riyad Mahrez will follow his lead in committing his future to Leicester City. Related: Leicester’s Claudio Ranieri says Mahrez will stay but Steve Walsh future in doubtContinue reading...
  
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• Jose Mourinho learning from Chelsea mistakes at Manchester United

  20-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOSE MOURINHO travelled ‘economy’ on his way here to underline he means business as he prepares Manchester United for the season ahead.
  
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• Jessica Ennis-Hill throws down the gauntlet to her Olympic rivals with best javelin throw since returning to competition

  20-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was a far cry from Rio de Janeiro but Britain’s golden girl Jessica Ennis-Hill impressed as she put the final touches to her Olympic preparation at the Stretford Grand Prix in Manchester.
  
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• FA chiefs: This is what Sam Allardyce must do with England

  20-07-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SAM ALLARDYCE has been warned that his first task as England manager will be to put together a team who can deal with the pressure and the criticism that inevitably comes with pulling on the national shirt.
  
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• Dartmouth moves to 2-1 favourite for Ascot King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes as The Queen eyes most valuable prize

  20-07-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The most valuable prize The Queen has ever won with a racehorse moved a tantalising step closer when Dartmouth was promoted to 2-1 favourite for the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
  
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• Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wishes Sam Allardyce good luck as he prepares to take over England job on Thursday

  20-07-2016 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea’s manager Antonio Conte has wished Sam Allardyce luck ahead of his appointment – and revealed he went to West Ham to seek inspiration from the future England chief.
  
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• UN goals to cure global woes are beacon for troubled nations, official says

  20-07-2016 23:23
  By Ellen Wulfhorst UNITED NATIONS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nations grappling with conflict and discord may be too absorbed by their own troubles to tackle goals set out by the United Nations to fight poverty, inequality and other global woes, a top U.N. official said on Wednesday. For those nations, the U.N.'s ambitious set of global objectives will have to serve as a beacon to follow when they are able, said Assistant U.N. Secretary-General Thomas Gass after a U.N. forum to assess the goa
  
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• Stiliyan Petrov offered non-playing role with Aston Villa

  20-07-2016 23:19
  
  • Bulgarian midfielder has been training with Villa this summer
  • Villa confirm he will not make a return to on-field actionStiliyan Petrov will not be offered a playing contract at Aston Villa despite attempting to make his comeback.The Bulgarian midfielder has been training with Villa this summer after battling back from leukaemia, following his diagnosis in 2012. Continue reading...
  
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• Rio drug lab to open for Olympic testing -Brazil sports ministry

  20-07-2016 23:18
  RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has reinstated credentials of a drug testing laboratory in Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games, Brazil's Sports Ministry said on Wednesday. WADA had suspended credentials of the laboratory in June for failing to comply with international standards. (Reporting by Pedro Fonseca; Writing by Caroline Stauffer; Editing by Brad Haynes and Dan Flynn)
  
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• Sam Allardyce: Sheep testicles and toilet races - the England manager's early years

  20-07-2016 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sheep testicles and toilet races form part of the rise of Sam Allardyce - who is set to become England's new manager.
  
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• Manchester United edge closer to Paul Pogba deal with second offer

  20-07-2016 23:08
  
  • United make offer of £92m for 23-year-old but no add-ons• However, club must pay Mino Raiola’s full fee, believed to be £18.4mManchester United are close to finalising a deal to buy Paul Pogba from Juventus in a deal worth £92m but will have to pay the player’s agent, Mino Raiola, up to £18.4m to conclude the deal. United made a second offer on Wednesday, their first offer of £87m plus add-ons having been rejected on Tuesday during a meeting
  
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• RZ Pellets 0-3 Chelsea: Bertrand Traore, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Nathaniel Chalobah hand Antonio Conte first win as Chelsea boss

  20-07-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three goals, a first victory for Antonio Conte and a debut for Michy Batshuayi - things are looking up for Chelsea.Just two days after cutting his holiday short to join his new team-mates.
  
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• Marseille gets new CEO

  20-07-2016 22:57
  PARIS (Reuters) - Olympique de Marseille's owner, billionaire Margarita Louis-Dreyfus, named Italian businessman Giovanni Ciccolunghi on Wednesday as chief executive of the club that she put up for sale earlier this year. Louis-Dreyfus, who took control of the club after the death of her husband Robert in 2009, also appointed long-time family friend Jean-Rene Angeloglou as chairman of the club's board. Louis-Dreyfus said Ciccolunghi was a close associate of her husband Robert prior to his death
  
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• England manager-in-waiting Sam Allardyce has taken charge of eight clubs from Ireland to the Premier League, here's his record...

  20-07-2016 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The vastly experienced Sam Allardyce looks set to be named England's new manager in the next 24 hours. Here, Sportsmail looks at the previous jobs the 61-year-old Sunderland boss has held.
  
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• Anti-doping agencies urge IOC to suspend Russian team from Olympics

  20-07-2016 22:54
  
  • 14 national organisations write letter calling for sanctions
  • Russians could be allowed to compete in Rio under a neutral flagThe International Olympic Committee received an urgent letter from more than a dozen national anti-doping organisations on Wednesday night urging it to immediately suspend the Russian Olympic Committee and provisionally ban all Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics.The letter, seen by the Guardian and addressed directly to IOC president Thomas Bach, warned h
  
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• Anti-doping agencies urge IOC to suspend Russian athletes from Olympics

  20-07-2016 22:54
  
  • 14 national organisations write letter calling for sanctions
  • Russians could be allowed to compete in Rio under a neutral flagThe International Olympic Committee last night received an urgent letter from more than a dozen national anti-doping organisations urging it to immediately suspend the Russian Olympic Committee and provisionally ban all Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics.The letter, seen by the Guardian and addressed directly to IOC president Thomas Bach, warned him that
  
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• Huddersfield 0-2 Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp gets better of old friend David Wagner thanks to Marko Grujic and Alberto Moreno goals as Jon Flanagan looks set to make Burnley loan move

  20-07-2016 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE JOHN SMITH'S STADIUM: Jon Flanagan was left out of Liverpool’s squad to make an urgent decision on his immediate future at the club.
  
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• Celtic 3-0 Lincoln Red Imps (3-1 agg): First half blitz sees Brendan Rodgers' men make amends to win Champions League qualifier

  20-07-2016 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers and his Celtic team laid the memories of the first leg to rest with a convinving display at Celtic Park.
  
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• Russia’s Olympic hopefuls are not hopeful of getting green light from Cas

  20-07-2016 22:50
  
  • Viktoria Komova, Russian gymnast: ‘We’re worried but it is not up to us’
  • Hammer thrower Sergei Litvinov: ‘There’s nothing to be happy about’Rain was in the forecast as the Russian track and field championships began outside Moscow on Wednesday, but that was not the only cloud hanging over competitors. On Thursday, the court of arbitration for sport will decide whether to allow 68 Russian track and field athletes to participate in the Rio Olympics
  
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• Russia’s Olympic athletes are not hopeful of getting green light from CAS

  20-07-2016 22:50
  
  • Viktoria Komova, Russian gymnast: ‘We’re worried but it is not up to us’
  • Hammer thrower Sergei Litvinov: ‘There’s nothing to be happy about’
  Rain was in the forecast as the Russian track and field championships began outside Moscow on Wednesday, but that was not the only cloud hanging over competitors. On Thursday, the court of arbitration for sport will decide whether to allow 68 Russian track and field athletes to participate in the Rio Olympic
  
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• Celtic beat Lincoln Red Imps to put Champions League slip-up behind them

  20-07-2016 22:49
  
  • Celtic 3-0 Lincoln Red Imps (Celtic win 3-1 on aggregate)
  • Lustig 23, Griffiths 25, Roberts 29Lincoln Red Imps will prove nothing more than a footnote to the tenure of Brendan Rodgers at Celtic. Related: Brendan Rodgers not embarrassed despite Celtic defeat to Lincoln Red ImpsContinue reading...
  
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• Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce set to be appointed England manager on a two-year deal

  20-07-2016 22:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SAM ALLARDYCE will be England’s new manager after the Football Association picked him as the man to lead the national team out of the doldrums.
  
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• Bayern Munich 1-0 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola suffers defeat on return to the Allianz Arena in his first game as City manager

  20-07-2016 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT THE ALLIANZ ARENA: This was no gentle introduction to Pep Guardiola's new role. With arms waving and hands pointing, here was the first lesson into the way thing will be for City.
  
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• Sam Allardyce: What will England look like under him?

  20-07-2016 22:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Set-piece drills, yoga, long passing - what will England look like under new manager Sam Allardyce?
  
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• Sunderland send Sam Allardyce off with stunning friendly win at Hartlepool with boss poised to take England job

  20-07-2016 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT VICTORIA PARK: Sam Allardyce was on the A19 en route to Hartlepool when news broke that the England job was his. He will agree a two-year contract on Thursday.
  
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• Pictures: Batshuayi impresses on his Chelsea debut as Conte claims first win as Blues boss

  20-07-2016 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ANTONIO CONTE has claimed his first win as Chelsea manager as Michy Batshuayi makes his debut against RZ Pellets.
  
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• Sam Allardyce has the experience and character to shine with England

  20-07-2016 22:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  BIG SAM'S 60th birthday present has come very late indeed!
  
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• Joe Allen close to Liverpool FC exit after Stoke open talks over £13m deal for Wales star

  20-07-2016 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: The Wales international, who was named in the Euro 2016 team of the tournament, has 12 months remaining on his contract at Liverpool.
  
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• Ex 49er Hayne meets with ARU about union move - report

  20-07-2016 22:22
  Former NFL and rugby league player Jarryd Hayne could change sporting codes again, having held talks with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU), according to local media reports. Hayne missed out on his long-shot dream of playing for Fiji's rugby sevens side at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics having quit the NFL's San Francisco 49ers earlier this year in an attempt to make the South Pacific nation's Games team.
  
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• Who are Chelsea playing in pre-season? Is it on TV and how can I watch it?

  20-07-2016 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHELSEA will head to the US this week after a win and a defeat in their two opening pre-season friendlies.
  
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• Pictures: Drone halts Liverpool's victory over Huddersfield as goalkeeper plays up front

  20-07-2016 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRESS SPORT brings you the best snaps of Liverpool's bizarre victory over Huddersfield.
  
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• Why Sam Allardyce deserves crack at the England job

  20-07-2016 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  SAM ALLARDYCE was serenaded by the strains of “Three Lions” at Victoria Park on Wednesday as Sunderland prepared to play out a pre-season friendly with Hartlepool.
  
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• Brazil sports minister says not underestimating terrorism threat

  20-07-2016 22:08
  BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's Sport Minister Leonardo Picciani said on Wednesday the Olympic host country was not underestimating the threat of terrorism and was taking all necessary measures ahead of next month's games in Rio de Janeiro. Picciani told journalists that no heads of state had called off their attendance and about 50 are expected. (Reporting by Lisandra Paraguassu; Writing by Caroline Stauffer; Editing by Daniel Flynn)
  
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