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• Fit again Ryan Moore returns to action as he rides at Newmarket on Friday

  24-08-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Moore returns to action after almost four weeks on the sidelines when he rides at Newmarket on Friday. Moore has been out injured and has not ridden since July 31.
  
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• Andy Murray urged to join tennis equivalent of the Ryder Cup by Roger Federer

  24-08-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roger Federer has urged Andy Murray to sign up for the tennis equivalent of the Ryder Cup and play for Europe next September. The Laver Cup, which will make its début at the O2 Arena in Prague.
  
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• Leicester now have enemies across Europe as Bayern Munich's David Alaba reveals why he is wary of facing Claudio Ranieri's side

  24-08-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC KING: David Alaba had seen the story unfold but he needed to see it himself. So ahead of Austria’s Euro 2016 campaign, he had to speak to Christian Fuchs.
  
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• Fulham 2-1 Middlesbrough (AET): Lasse Vigen Christensen goal in extra-time takes Slavisa Jokanovic's side through to third round of EFL Cup

  24-08-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER TODD AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Fulham triumphed in a survival of the fittest against Middlesbrough as Lasse Vigen Christensen swept in a 114th-minute winner.
  
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• EFL Cup third round draw: Holders Manchester City face Swansea while Premier League champions Leicester host Chelsea

  24-08-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  League Cup holders Manchester City have been drawn against Swansea in the third round of the newly named EFL Cup.Leicester's meeting with Chelsea arguably the most eagerly anticipated tie.
  
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• Pakistan post old-style ODI total after being snared by England’s speed trap | Vic Marks

  24-08-2016 23:39
  
  The visitors’ 260 for six rarely looked like being enough at the Ageas Bowl after Mark Wood, Liam Plunkett and Chris Woakes combined to great effectIt is a very old-fashioned total in the first innings of a one-day international: 260 for six. In this decade it is very rare for any team to post such a score. Far more likely would be 260 all out from 42 overs with all those attacking instincts contributing to a flurry of wickets; or 320 for six after mayhem in the last 10 overs. Related
  
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• Manchester United stars told Bastian Schweinsteiger to stop watching wife Ana Ivanovic play tennis and work on his fitness before he was cast out

  24-08-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Sportsmail understands a group of furious senior Old Trafford stars, fed up with seeing pictures of their team-mate watching his now-wife Ana Ivanovic as they laboured towards a fifth-place finish.
  
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• Joe Hart had a lump in his throat as he bid farewell to the Manchester City faithful

  24-08-2016 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOE HART aimed a thinly veiled parting shot at Pep Guardiola after an emotional farewell appearance for Manchester City.
  
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• Fulham grateful to Christensen as late winner does for Middlesbrough

  24-08-2016 23:37
  
  This was a victory to be cherished as much by those overseeing Fulham’s academy as the management of a revived first-team. For the first time since the turn of the century, and admittedly after plenty of time in the top-flight themselves, this club have beaten opponents from a higher division to progress in a domestic cup competition. Their kids are better than all right. The conveyor belt is gloriously productive.It took a goal from Lasse Vigen Christensen, who had actually joined the you
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Thursday, August 25

  24-08-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Wednesday's meetings at Fontwell, Leicester, Musselburgh, Sedgefield and Wolverhampton.
  
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• England beat Pakistan in rain-hit first one-dayer

  24-08-2016 23:32
  (Reuters) - England beat Pakistan by 44 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis scoring method in a rain-affected first one-day international in Southampton on Wednesday. Pakistan made 260 for six in their 50 overs and England moved on to 194 for three in 34.3 overs, Jason Roy making 65 and Joe Root 61, before rain brought a premature end to the match. Pakistan captain Azhar Ali, who won the toss, hit 82 to lead his team to a below-par total in bright sunshine and ideal batting conditions.
  
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• Slaven Bilic admits he isn't going to 'beg' star strikers to join West Ham despite an injury-hit attack

  24-08-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Slaven Bilic is refusing to be reduced to begging strikers to join West Ham as his summer-long search for a star forward goes on. Bilic has also confirmed that the Carlos Bacca deal is off.
  
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• Wales boss Chris Coleman: My job isn't safe despite Euro 2016 success - I have five games

  24-08-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHRIS COLEMAN guided Wales to the semi-finals of Euro 2016 but he reckons he could be as few as five games from getting the boot as Dragons boss.
  
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• Rory McIlroy 'glad to be proven wrong' by Olympic golf as he bids to resurrect season at FedEx Cup play-off

  24-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  McIlroy made plenty of headlines when he said he wouldn't be tuning in to watch. The four-time major winner changed his mind after a weekend spent in a cabin owned by his prospective in-laws.
  
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• Manchester United outcast prepared to train with youngsters - despite being frozen out

  24-08-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bastian Schweinsteiger is set to take a £20million revenge on Manchester United by refusing to sign for another club in Europe.
  
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• Hull Chinese takeover moves closer with Mike Phelan set to be appointed manager on full-time basis 

  24-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hull City’s takeover by Chinese investors is awaiting sign-off from the Premier League with a deal having been agreed in principle between the prospective new owners and the Allam family.
  
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• Daniel Sturridge tells Jürgen Klopp: I am a centre-forward not a winger

  24-08-2016 23:30
  
  • Liverpool striker played out wide in Burnley defeat
  • Sturridge: ‘It is difficult for me to play wide. I’m a centre-forward’Daniel Sturridge has expressed his disappointment and frustration at being deployed on the wing by Jürgen Klopp and spelt out his desire to play as a centre-forward for Liverpool. With comments that will raise a few eyebrows at Anfield, the forward made it clear that he is not happy out wide, which is where he started in the Premier League
  
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• Daniel Sturridge after EFL Cup win over Burton: This is why I am unhappy at Liverpool

  24-08-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DANIEL STURRIDGE has admitted he is unhappy at being played out of position by Liverpool and said his threat is blunted when moved from his favoured central role.
  
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• Chris Coleman questions whether Aaron Ramsey’s injury was preventable

  24-08-2016 23:30
  
  • Wales manager surprised Ramsey played in Arsenal’s opening game
  • Coleman says Arsène Wenger’s decision to play Ramsey has proved costlyChris Coleman has admitted he was “surprised” Arsène Wenger selected Aaron Ramsey for Arsenal’s opening game of the season and also questioned whether the hamstring injury the Welshman picked up against Liverpool could have been prevented if he had been given more time to recover following Euro 2016. Relate
  
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• EFL Cup Third-Round Draw: Who have Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd and Liverpool drawn?

  24-08-2016 23:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRESS SPORT brings you the full EFL Cup draw for the third round.
  
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• David Weir calls for tougher measures to rid disability sport of drug cheats

  24-08-2016 23:28
  
  • British Paralympian says testing needs to be ‘more thorough’
  • Six-times Paralympic gold medallist backs Rio ban on RussiaDavid Weir, one of Great Britain’s most decorated Paralympians, has revealed that he has been increasingly concerned about the extent of doping in disability sport in recent years and has welcomed the decision to ban Russia from the Paralympic Games in Rio, which start on 7 September.The wheelchair racer has won the London Marathon six times &nda
  
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• Morecambe 1 - Bournemouth 2: Clarets progress to face Preston in EFL Cup third round

  24-08-2016 23:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  GOALS from Max Gradel and Marc Wilson helped Bournemouth keep Morecambe at bay in their hard-fought clash last night.
  
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• EFL Cup third round draw - as it happened

  24-08-2016 23:18
  
  10:30pm (approx): English Football League Cup third round drawSeven Premier League sides enter at the third round stage.Arsenal, Leicester City, Manchester City, Manchester United, Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United join 25 second round winners.Liverpool, Chelsea, and Everton among the teams to progress.
  
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• England get better of the rain breaks to beat Pakistan on D/L method

  24-08-2016 23:12
  
  • First ODI: Pakistan 260-6; England 194-3
  • England win by 44 runs D/L methodOn a day in Southampton when blistering sunshine was replaced by moody skies and rain twice interrupted proceedings before a third shower proved terminal, it was England who emerged victorious, securing the first of five one-day internationals with Pakistan by 44 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis calculation.Before play was finally called off at 9.55pm, theirs had been a cruise towards an underwhelming target of 2
  
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• Sunderland 1 - Shrewsbury 0: Late Januzaj strike in EFL Cup fails to paint over cracks

  24-08-2016 23:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  David Moyes has warned Sunderland fans to prepare for a relegation fight this season – and the EFL Cup only added to worries about their team before Adnan Januzaj scored a late winner.
  
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• Jason Roy inspires England to victory against Pakistan in first one-day international

  24-08-2016 23:07
  
  Jason Roy powered England to victory against Pakistan in the first one-day international at the Ageas Bowl. Earlier in the day, under bright blue skies in Southampton, Pakistan captain Azhar Ali won the toss and opted to bat first. Following the early losses of Sharjeel Khan and Mohammad Hafeez, the skipper united with Babar Azam (40) and the dynamic Sarfraz Ahmed (55) to put Pakistan in a strong position.
  
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• England win rain-affected ODI thanks to runs from Jason Roy and Joe Root after limiting Pakistan to 260

  24-08-2016 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT THE AGEAS BOWL: They started the day hailed as England’s best ever one-day side but it was only Jason Roy and Joe Root who played like champions in a rain-affected win.
  
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• David Weir: ‘Peaking for Paralympics has been more of a challenge’

  24-08-2016 23:00
  
  Wheelchair racer with six Paralympic golds will not let up, even after he has competed in RioOn a sweltering afternoon at Kingsmeadow Athletics and Fitness Centre, the cameras are trained on David Weir as he speeds around the track. He is only meant to go around twice. But he is enjoying himself too much and whizzes past us at the end of the second lap, even though the sun is beating down hard. “Once more for good luck,” he shouts before disappearing off into the distance.That bonus
  
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• Ajax misery, Gladbach storm into Champions League group stage

  24-08-2016 23:00
  Four-times European champions Ajax missed out on the Champions League group stage after losing 4-1 to Rostov as Manchester City and Borussia Moenchengladbach eased through on Wednesday. Russia's Rostov, who qualified for the first time, completed a 5-2 aggregate win in the playoff tie against Dutch side Ajax who fell in the qualifying rounds for the second season running after a shock defeat by Rapid Vienna one year ago. Raffael and Thorgan Hazard both scored hat-tricks as Gladbach mauled Swiss
  
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• Adnan Januzaj’s late goal earns Sunderland victory over Shrewsbury

  24-08-2016 22:50
  
  Extra time was beckoning and the murmurings of discontent were becoming audible when, with one imperious swipe of his right foot, Adnan Januzaj dispersed the growing Wearside gloom.The Manchester United loanee’s glorious turn and shot from outside the area not only gave David Moyes his first win since succeeding Sam Allardyce as Sunderland’s manager but offered reasonable compensation for a horribly laboured home performance. Related: David Moyes keen to keep Lamine Koné but r
  
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• Rory McIlroy 'glad to be proven wrong' about golf at the Olympics

  24-08-2016 22:46
  
  McIlroy rejected the chance to represent Ireland in Rio over health concerns related to the Zika virus.
  
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• Manchester City 1-0 Steaua Bucharest - PLAYER RATINGS: Kelechi Iheanacho stars in understudy role while Yaya Toure and Joe Hart prove a point

  24-08-2016 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT THE ETIHAD: Manchester City confirmed their place at Europe's high table by completing a 6-0 aggregate victory of Romanian champions Steaua Bucharest.
  
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• Jason Roy answers England's batting problems with a strong display in ODI against Pakistan

  24-08-2016 22:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jason Roy’s latest star turn in one-day cricket offered another piece of evidence that suggests he may be the answer to England’s opening problem in Test cricket.
  
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• Fabian Delph’s header helps Manchester City stroll past Steaua Bucharest

  24-08-2016 22:40
  
  If this is to prove Joe Hart’s swansong he was given a stylish send-off by Manchester City fans who left Pep Guardiola with zero doubt regarding their affection for the 29-year-old. On 65 minutes the support sang: “Stand up if you love Joe Hart” and the Etihad Stadium rose to create a moment that was touching and the under-pressure goalkeeper may never forget. Related: Manchester City v Steaua Bucharest: Champions League play-off – live!Continue reading...
  
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• Fabian Delph’s header helps Manchester City push past Steaua Bucharest

  24-08-2016 22:40
  
  If this is to prove Joe Hart’s swansong he was given a stylish send-off by Manchester City fans who left Pep Guardiola with zero doubt regarding their affection for the 29-year-old. On 65 minutes the support sang “Stand up if you love Joe Hart” and the Etihad Stadium rose to create a moment that was touching and one the under-pressure goalkeeper may never forget. Related: Manchester City v Steaua Bucharest: Champions League play-off – live!Continue reading...
  
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• Manchester City 1 - Steaua Bucharest 0 (6-0): Joe Hart shines as fans demand he stays

  24-08-2016 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IN THE end it was the perfect – if emotional – send-off for Joe Hart.
  
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• Arsenal rival Everton for Deportivo La Coruna striker Lucas Perez with both clubs willing to meet £16.9m clause

  24-08-2016 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton have proposed to pay the £16.9million buyout clause for Lucas Perez but are wary that negotiations have not been straight forward. Arsenal have now stepped in with a rival offer for the Deportivo striker
  
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• McIlroy: 'It hasn't been the year that I wanted but there's enough golf left to salvage it'

  24-08-2016 22:13
  
  He also concedes that the Irish Open “wasn’t a big win”.
  
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• McIlroy glad to be wrong about Olympic success

  24-08-2016 22:12
  
  FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — This is one time Rory McIlroy says he was happy to be mistaken.
  
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• Giants owner Mara 'comfortable' with NFL suspension of Brown

  24-08-2016 22:09
  
  EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — A visibly shaken Giants owner John Mara said Wednesday he was fine with the NFL's suspension of placekicker Josh Brown for one game, despite allegations Brown abused his ex-wife as many as 20 times prior to the Giants signing Brown to a two-year extension last spring.
  
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• McIlroy eyes FedExCup boost to transform his season

  24-08-2016 21:50
  (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy has set his sights on finishing a so-so season on a strong note as he prepares this week for The Barclays, the first of four FedExCup events that conclude the 2015-16 U.S. PGA Tour. "I'm trying to judge my year on wins," McIlroy told reporters on Wednesday at Bethpage Black in Farmingdale, New York. Obviously the two missed cuts at the majors were very disappointing, especially the way I missed the cuts." The Northern Irishman missed the cut by two strokes at the U.S. Op
  
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• Lienert-Brown to make All Blacks debut against Wallabies

  24-08-2016 21:49
  WELLINGTON (Reuters) - All Blacks coach Steve Hansen's plans to rejuvenate his squad ahead of the 2019 World Cup continued on Thursday with uncapped centre Anton Lienert-Brown named to make his test debut against Australia in their Rugby Championship clash on Saturday. The 21-year-old, called into the squad when Sonny Bill Williams ruptured his Achilles tendon at the Rio Olympics, replaces Ryan Crotty for the match in Wellington, which also doubles as a Bledisloe Cup clash. ...
  
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• Transfer News: Man United ace to stay, Liverpool's loan exit, Chelsea's Remy to West Ham

  24-08-2016 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EXPRES SPORT brings you the latest transfer news from across the globe.
  
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• Northants' Chad Barrett marks debut by smashing county record against Worcestershire

  24-08-2016 21:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHAD BARRETT set a new county record for a No10 batsman with 114 not out on his debut as Northamptonshire piled on 551 against Worcestershire in Division Two yesterday.
  
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• With no deal, Chargers withdraw offer to first-rounder Bosa

  24-08-2016 21:06
  
  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Chargers have withdrawn their contract offer to first-round draft pick Joey Bosa and will restructure a new deal that takes into account his absence from the team.
  
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• Vuelta a España: Gianni Meersman claims stage five but Atapuma hangs on

  24-08-2016 21:03
  
  • Belgian avoids massive pileup to win in sprint finish
  • Chris Froome remains third overall, 32 seconds behind leaderGianni Meersman avoided a massive pileup to win a tense sprint finish and claim his second stage victory of the Vuelta a España on day five of the race.The Belgian (Etixx-Quick Step), who also won stage two on Sunday, edged away from the pack – which was reduced to around 20 riders following a crash in the final kilometre – to finish the 171.3km flat
  
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• Kumar Sangakkara in Surrey quartet to miss centuries but Lancashire toil

  24-08-2016 21:01
  
  • Lancashire 287 v Surrey 354-6• Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Kumar Sangakkara and Steven Davies all pass 50 It was 2.06pm before Lancashire uttered an appeal in anger but as the afternoon wore on, they chipped away and prised out six Surrey wickets. Still, in flicking, driving and late-cutting their way to elegant half-centuries before contriving to get themselves out, Surrey’s series of stylish southpaws collectively carved out a lead of 67, and the dominant position their bowle
  
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• Anthony Crolla plans to deliver 'career best performance' against Jorge Linares in lightweight unification bid

  24-08-2016 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Crolla admits he will need a career-best performance to beat Jorge Linares at the Manchester Arena and claim the WBC Diamond and vacant Ring lightweight titles
  
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• Greg Clarke ratified as FA chairman in succession to Greg Dyke

  24-08-2016 20:37
  
  • Former Football League chairman says he is ‘relishing the challenge’
  • Adds he will leave England matters up to manager Sam AllardyceThe Football Association has confirmed the appointment of Greg Clarke as its chairman, in succession to Greg Dyke, at a specially convened council meeting at Wembley, with the new man to take up the post just before England’s World Cup qualifier in Slovakia on 4 September.Clarke, who was chairman of the Football League for six yea
  
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• Manchester United stars surprise members of the club's disability programme by joining in skills session at Trafford Training Centre

  24-08-2016 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Players from the United Foundation's Ability Counts programme, for young people with disabilities, were invited to the club's Training Centre for what they thought was a regular skills session.
  
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