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• Murray keen to win another grand slam before turning 30

  26-08-2016 23:58
  By Simon Cambers NEW YORK (Reuters) - With a second Wimbledon title in the bag, a second gold medal in his pocket and his biggest rival struggling with injury, Andy Murray believes he has a golden chance to add to his three grand slam titles. The second-ranked Scot, who has lost just twice since early May, is favoured by some to dethrone an ailing Novak Djokovic next week and win a second U.S. Open title, though the Serbian top seed remains the favourite with bookmakers. At 29, Murray knows that
  
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• Wilfried Zaha can fulfil England dream at Crystal Palace, insists Alan Pardew

  26-08-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The winger has been told he can achieve his England ambitions if he forgets about a move to Tottenham and focuses on Crystal Palace. A £12million bid from Spurs was rejected on Thursday.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Saturday, August 27

  26-08-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Saturday's meetings at Goodwood, Newmarket, Redcar, Thirsk, Beverley and Cartmel.
  
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• Sportsmail's Marcus Townend over the Moon ahead of date with destiny for charity ride debut at Windsor

  26-08-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Last year Racing Correspondent MARCUS TOWNEND, 52 and overweight, was challenged to ride in a thoroughbred horse race. There have been some dramatic ups and downs.
  
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• Lucas returns for Liverpool Under-23s as Chuba Akpom scores in front of watching Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger

  26-08-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Brazilian has been unavailable since suffering the injury in July's pre-season game against Huddersfield Town. Lucas returned to first-team training with Liverpool last week.
  
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• Britain's Robson wins eighth match in a row to qualify for US Open

  26-08-2016 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Laura Robson becomes the eighth Briton to reach the US Open first round with a straight-set victory over Germany's Tatjana Maria.
  
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• Gareth Ellis out to end Hull FC Wembley jinx in Challenge Cup final

  26-08-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Victory for Hull FC in the Challenge Cup final will finally banish the chorus that stings their ears: ‘Old Faithful, you’ll never win at Wembley.’ They have lost each of their eight visits to the stadium.
  
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• Jose Mourinho shrugs off Manchester United's Europa League nightmare by insisting 'it's good for the fans'

  26-08-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho's Manchester United were handed a dreadful Europa League draw on Friday, ending with a trip deep into war-torn Ukraine in December against Zorya Luhansk.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp full of praise for Jordan Henderson as he insists the England international 'is very important' for Liverpool

  26-08-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There has been an element of Liverpool’s fan base that have questioned the England international’s performances in the two Premier League games against Arsenal and Burnley.
  
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• HOT OR NOT: Sergio Garcia earns automatic spot in Ryder Cup team but Sunderland may have familiar problems in transfer market

  26-08-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HOT OR NOT: It's that time again to run the rule over the best and worst of sport at the moment. Sportsmail's Ian Laydman is here to give you the verdict. Sergio Garcia and Sunderland are included.
  
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• Mickey Arthur warns his Pakistan stars that they must adapt to fast-scoring demands 

  26-08-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England will have to overcome two obstacles at Lord’s on Saturday if they are to take a 2-0 lead over Pakistan in their five-match one-day series.
  
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• Andrew Strauss admits that 'we can't force anyone' to go on the tour of Bangladesh

  26-08-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England’s cricketers are yet to commit to the tour of Bangladesh, despite assurances from the ECB’s security advisor Reg Dickason.
  
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• Jose Mourinho delivers passionate message to Manchester United players, insisting they can win the Premier League

  26-08-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The United manager takes his squad to Hull on Saturday having spent big on new players this summer and seen his side hit the ground running with wins against Bournemouth and Southampton.
  
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• Robert Lewandowski’s hat-trick helps Bayern Munich thrash Werder Bremen

  26-08-2016 23:42
  
  Robert Lewandowski’s hat-trick helped give Carlo Ancelotti a flying start to his first Bundesliga campaign as Bayern Munich cruised to a 6-0 win over Werder Bremen at the Allianz Arena on Friday. Related: Can anything stop Bayern making it five Bundesligas in a row? Only complacency | Raphael HonigsteinContinue reading...
  
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• Lewandowski scores hat-trick as Bayern start with 6-0 win

  26-08-2016 23:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Robert Lewandowski scores a hat-trick in Carlo Ancelotti's first league match in charge of Bayern Munich as Werder Bremen are beaten 6-0.
  
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• Arsenal bust myth of not spending as Arsene Wenger splurges £50million on Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez

  26-08-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From being accused of penny-pinching to blowing more than £50million on two players in the space of a couple of hours, the Arsenal manager has gone from one extreme to the other.
  
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• The Latest: US teen Bellis back in US Open main draw

  26-08-2016 23:35
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open, which starts Monday (all times local):
  
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• Lewandowski treble as six-goal Bayern rout Werder

  26-08-2016 23:34
  Robert Lewandowski's hat-trick helped give coach Carlo Ancelotti a flying start to his first Bundesliga campaign as Bayern Munich cruised to an easy 6-0 win over Werder Bremen at the Allianz Arena on Friday. The champions went ahead with a stunning ninth-minute volley from Xabi Alonso before Poland striker Lewandowski opened his account four minutes later from a Franck Ribery through ball. Lewandowski then effectively put the game beyond Werder's reach one minute into the second half.
  
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• Bayern Munich 6-0 Werder Bremen: Robert Lewandowski hat-trick gives Carlo Ancelotti his perfect start

  26-08-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich cruised to victory over Werder Bremen on Friday night as the new Bundesliga season kicked off. Robert Lewandowski added the gloss as he scored his first hat-trick of the campaign.
  
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• Kilmarnock 1-1 Rangers: Gers held after Greg Taylor sent off for horror tackle on Joey Barton 

  26-08-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd caused his old side more early-season frustration before James Tavernier levelled. Taylor was then sent off for a wild challenge on Barton.
  
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• Jenson Button backs Lewis Hamilton to finish 'fourth at worst' at Belgian Grand Prix despite grid penalty

  26-08-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE DOWNES IN SPA:Hamilton needs to justify his team’s calculated decision to take a grid penalty — for exceeding the allocated number of engine components — at this circuit.
  
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• Violent supporters facing bans as West Ham investigate stadium brawl 

  26-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham have vowed to ban for life the fans involved in violence which compounded their exit from the Europa League against Astra Giurgiu on Thursday night.
  
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• Newcastle United’s Ayoze Pérez ready for lone role against Brighton

  26-08-2016 23:30
  
  • Pérez set to be alone up front – ‘I’m the only fit striker,’ he says
  • Chris Hughton’s return to St James’ Park adds extra spiceAyoze Pérez already knows that in the Championship little is ever certain but Newcastle United’s young Spanish striker remains convinced about two things. “Brighton’s going to be a special game,” he says. “And it’s going to be hard.”If Chris Hughton’s return to
  
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• Kane Wilson could make his mark at West Brom aged 16... days after picking up his GCSE results 

  26-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Brom starlet Kane Wilson could become the first player born in the 21st Century to appear in the Premier League on Sunday. Just three days after picking up his GCSEs.
  
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• Jürgen Klopp backs Jordan Henderson as Liverpool rebuilding continues

  26-08-2016 23:30
  
  Jürgen Klopp has no doubts about the form of his captain and midfield anchor heading into a telling away match against Mauricio Pochettino’s TottenhamTen months and 55 games into his Liverpool adventure, Jürgen Klopp returns to the place where it all began, White Hart Lane, a game after which the German said there was no need to “sprinkle magic dust” to transform the team he inherited. on Saturday, well into the evolution he is working on, Klopp is pleased with the pr
  
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• José Mourinho reassures Marcus Rashford after England demotion

  26-08-2016 23:30
  
  • Manchester United manager wants Rashford playing games
  • Mourinho says Henrikh Mkhitaryan must also wait his turnJosé Mourinho has welcomed Marcus Rashford being dropped from the England squad, with the Manchester United manager believing the teenager will benefit more from being part of the under-21 setup.Rashford has won three England caps and was in the squad at Euro 2016 but after failing to feature in either of United’s matches this season, Sam Allardyce decided he
  
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• Joe Hart humbled as relegation battlers Sunderland offer escape route from Manchester City troubles

  26-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Moyes needs a goalkeeper with Vito Mannone ruled out for three months after damaging elbow ligaments and is keen to take the England international on loan.
  
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• It's crunch time for Arsene Wenger... the fans will only consider this year a success if they win Premier League 

  26-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: Arsene Wenger took Arsenal to the brink of the Premier League title last season and the only way fans will consider 2016-17 a success is if they go all the way this term.
  
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• Claudio Ranieri insists Jamie Vardy will find his range again after failing to get off the mark for Leicester this season 

  26-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy will rediscover his goalscoring touch despite defences now being wary of the Leicester City striker, Claudio Ranieri has warned.
  
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• Arsène Wenger denies panic buying on Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Pérez

  26-08-2016 23:30
  
  • Arsenal spend £52m on Valencia defender and Deportivo striker
  • Arsène Wenger: ‘Clubs will spend more than £1bn in this window’Arsène Wenger has confirmed Arsenal are close to completing the signings of Lucas Pérez and Shkodran Mustafi for around £52m but denied suggestions he is panic buying and warned that football fans will be “amazed” at the amount of money spent by Premier League clubs before the transfer window clos
  
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• Antonio Conte hits back at Sean Dyche after the Burnley boss said he would be called a dinosaur if he was English 

  26-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Antonio Conte has hit back at Sean Dyche after Burnley’s boss suggested the Italian is considered a tactical genius because he is foreign but would be labelled a dinosaur if he were English.
  
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• Antonio Conte frustrated in pursuit of top Chelsea defensive targets

  26-08-2016 23:30
  
  • Chelsea had bids rejected for Kalidou Koulibaly and Alessio Romagnoli
  • Marcos Alonso set to join Chelsea on loan from FiorentinaAntonio Conte has admitted Chelsea are unlikely to secure his first-choice targets before Wednesday’s deadline as the club face up to the reality that the landscape of the transfer market has changed radically in the wake of the latest Premier League broadcast deal.Chelsea, who welcome Burnley to Stamford Bridge on Saturday, went into the summer windo
  
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• Adam Lallana loves Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp but admits he wanted Spurs and his 'mate' Mauricio Pochettino to win the Premier League

  26-08-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: Lunch time in Liverpool city centre. The rich aroma of freshly brewed coffee hangs heavily in the air but all Adam Lallana can smell at this particular moment are joss sticks and aftershave.
  
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• Murray faces world number 82 Rosol at US Open

  26-08-2016 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Olympic champion Andy Murray will play Czech Lukas Rosol in the first round of the US Open, which starts on Monday.
  
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• Nigel Clough haunts Derby as Jackson Irvine seals win for Burton

  26-08-2016 23:28
  
  Nigel Clough haunted his former employers at Derby County on Friday night as Burton Albion secured a 1-0 Championship win over Derby County in the first competitive meeting between the sides. Related: Premier League: transfer window summer 2016 – interactiveContinue reading...
  
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• Novak Djokovic blames 'private' issues for summer slump ahead of US Open

  26-08-2016 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  World No 1 Novak Djokovic shed light on the reasons behind his summer slump, admitting to 'private' issues during Wimbledon that were compounded by a wrist injury at the Olympics.
  
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• Kashmir: Arrest of separatist leader causes uproar

  26-08-2016 23:06
  
  Mirwaiz Umar Farooq a leader of separatist conglomerate, has been arrested in Indian-administered Kashmir.
  
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• Burton beat Derby in neighbours' first competitive meeting

  26-08-2016 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jackson Irvine scores to ensure Burton beat Derby in the first competitive game between the near neighbours.
  
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• Jenson Button: ‘I’m probably driving the best I have in my career’

  26-08-2016 23:00
  
  The 2009 world champion, currently with McLaren, believes he is driving as well as ever and has plenty of options for next seasonWhile he will not be fighting for the win at Spa on Sunday, the urge to do battle, it seems, has diminished not a jot for Jenson Button. All the drivers love to come to this classic track, nestling in the Ardennes mountains, and face down what is a turbulent test and thrill-ride combined, but for Button enthusiasm for the challenge here perhaps also stirred his feeling
  
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• Burton 1-0 Derby: Jackson Irvine heads winner against shot-shy Rams

  26-08-2016 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ALAN BIGGS AT THE PIRELLI STADIUM: Newly promoted Burton Albion pulled off a 1-0 Championship victory against local rivals Derby in the first ever meeting between the two sides.
  
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• A more relaxed Serena, but unsure about shoulder

  26-08-2016 22:51
  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top-seeded Serena Williams said on Friday that she was not sure about the state of her balky right shoulder but felt more relaxed entering next week's U.S. Open than last year. In 2015, Williams came to Flushing Meadows needing a record-setting seventh U.S. Open singles crown to complete a rare calendar year grand slam sweep of the four major titles. "I have not played a lot, I haven't practiced a lot, but I'm just now starting to feel a little better," the wor
  
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• Rangers held by 10-man Kilmarnock

  26-08-2016 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A magnificent James Tavernier free-kick sees Rangers come from behind to earn a point against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.
  
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• Lewandowski grabs treble as six-goal Bayern rout Werder

  26-08-2016 22:41
  MUNICH (Reuters) - Robert Lewandowski's hat-trick helped give coach Carlo Ancelotti a flying start to his first Bundesliga campaign as Bayern Munich cruised to an easy 6-0 win over a lacklustre Werder Bremen at the Allianz Arena on Friday. The champions went ahead with a stunning ninth-minute volley from Xabi Alonso before Poland striker Lewandowski opened his account four minutes later from a Franck Ribery through ball. Lewandowski then effectively put the game beyond Werder's reach one minute
  
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• Leinster end pre-season with five-try defeat to Bath in Donnybrook

  26-08-2016 22:32
  
  Cian Healy and Rob Kearney made promising returns for the eastern province.
  
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• US Open top seeds Williams, Djokovic coming off injuries

  26-08-2016 22:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams is "starting to feel a little better." Novak Djokovic is "getting there."
  
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• Russia to appeal against Rio ban in court

  26-08-2016 22:10
  The Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) will appeal in the Swiss Federal Court on Monday against the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) decision to uphold a blanket ban on their athletes for next month's Rio Games. "The appeal has been launched in the Swiss court," the Interfax news agency quoted RPC president Vladimir Lukin as saying on Friday. Earlier this week the Lausanne-based CAS, sport's highest tribunal, rejected an RPC appeal against the suspension that was handed out by the Internat
  
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• Vuelta a España: Jonas van Genechten wins first grand tour stage

  26-08-2016 22:07
  
  • Belgian rider secures third major stage win of year for IAM Cycling
  • Chris Froome suffers fall but remains third behind Darwin AtapumaBelgium’s Jonas van Genechten surged to his first grand tour stage victory as Chris Froome and Alberto Contador were caught up in a late crash on stage seven of the Vuelta a España.The Tour de France winner was unharmed but the Tinkoff team leader fell heavily on his left shoulder after touching wheels with another rider 500m from the fin
  
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• Former Fulham boss Kit Symons rejoins Wales coaching staff along with Tony Roberts

  26-08-2016 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kit Symons has rejoined national team manager Chris Coleman's coaching staff. Symons' return was expected following Paul Trollope's departure to focus on his head coach duties at Cardiff.
  
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• Russia launches appeal with Swiss federal court against Paralympics ban

  26-08-2016 21:51
  
  • Cas upheld decision to ban Russian athletes from Rio Games
  • Appeal will be held on Monday Related: Vladimir Putin: banning Russia from Paralympics is cynical and immoral The Russian Paralympic Committee has launched an appeal in the Swiss federal court against the court of arbitration for sport’s decision to uphold a blanket ban on their athletes competing at next month’s Rio Games. Continue reading...
  
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• The Latest: Murray resting up for US Open after Rio, Ohio

  26-08-2016 21:45
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open, which starts Monday (all times local):
  
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