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• Ian Rush backs Gareth Bale to break his Wales scoring record: 'If he does it we'll be successful'

  02-09-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bale is joint fourth in the list, level with Dean Saunders on 22 goals, and one behind Ivor Allchurch and Trevor Ford. Rush leads the way on 28 but doesn't think his record will last much longer,
  
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• Sock ousts Cilic from Open in third-round upset

  02-09-2016 23:52
  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Jack Sock knocked former champion Marin Cilic out of the U.S. Open on Friday in a power-packed 6-4 6-3 6-3 third-round victory at Flushing Meadows. "It was a big match for me, a big goal of mine." Sock came to Flushing Meadows riding a high as a double medallist at the Rio Olympics with hopes to maintain the momentum after claiming a bronze in doubles with compatriot Steve Johnson and gold in mixed doubles with Bethanie Mattek-Sands. With his win at Lo
  
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• England boss Sam Allardyce opts for Harry Kane up front but the striker's Spurs team-mate Dele Alli misses out

  02-09-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: Harry Kane will be England's first No 9 of the Sam Allardyce era — but his Tottenham team-mate Dele Alli has been dropped from the new manager's team.
  
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• Tour of Britain: Rio medallists Wiggins and Cavendish among 2016 riders

  02-09-2016 23:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish have been confirmed among 126 riders for the 2016 Tour of Britain, which begins in Glasgow on Sunday.
  
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• Newcastle hold on to beat Sale in Premiership

  02-09-2016 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sale's Dan Mugford misses a last-minute penalty as Newcastle hold on to record a gritty win on the opening night of the Premiership season.
  
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• Newcastle hold on to beat Sale

  02-09-2016 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sale's Dan Mugford misses a last-minute penalty as Newcastle hold on to record a gritty win on the opening night of the Premiership season.
  
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• Pro12 highlights: Ulster 29-8 Dragons

  02-09-2016 23:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Highlights from Ulster's convincing bonus-point win over the Dragons in the Pro12 opener at the Kingspan Stadium.
  
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• After daughter's birth, Besler helps US rout St Vincent 6-0

  02-09-2016 23:36
  Matt Besler scored his first international goal just hours after the birth of his daughter, 17-year-old Christian Pulisic added two late strikes and the United States routed St. Vincent and the Grenadines 6-0 on Friday to move into prime position to advance to the final round of World Cup qualifying.
  
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• Saracens winger Chris Ashton set to grab England lifeline after clear-the-air talks with Eddie Jones 

  02-09-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Chris Ashton told Eddie Jones he was not going to tour with England Saxons last summer, it was assumed by many his international career was over.
  
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• Sunderland sign Victor Anichebe, a free agent, to bolster attacking options

  02-09-2016 23:33
  
  • Former Everton striker left West Brom after contract expired in May
  • Anichebe signs until end of season and reunites with David MoyesSunderland have signed striker Victor Anichebe on a deal until the end of the season. The 28-year-old Nigerian has been without a club following his release by West Brom in May. Related: Sunderland ask Fifa if they can take Mika from Boavista to solve crisis in goalContinue reading...
  
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• England boss Sam Allardyce can make a splash with John Stones

  02-09-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: When you think of how Sam Allardyce constructs teams, he tends to look for defenders in the mould of how he played: aggressive and uncompromising, they tend to be big, strong men.
  
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• Sam Allardyce shows faith in beaten Euros squad with first England lineup

  02-09-2016 23:30
  
  • England begin World Cup 2018 qualifying against Slovakia on Sunday
  • Allardyce names entire team of players who were at Euro 2016Sam Allardyce’s tenure as England manager will begin in Slovakia on Sunday with an entire lineup of players who were at the summer’s European Championship and with Harry Kane among those offered an immediate opportunity to banish the painful memories of the failings at that tournament.Allardyce revealed his first selection to his squad before tr
  
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• Victor Anichebe: Sunderland sign striker until end of season

  02-09-2016 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sunderland manager David Moyes signs his former Everton striker Victor Anichebe on a free transfer.
  
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• Novak Djokovic reaches the US Open fourth round as Mikhail Youzhny retires injured in New York

  02-09-2016 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STUART FRASER IN NEW YORK: There may have been plenty of uncertainty surrounding Novak Djokovic’s physical state coming into the US Open, but it is his opponents who are dropping like flies.
  
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• David Moyes reunited with Victor Anichebe as Sunderland boss brings in former Everton striker

  02-09-2016 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Moyes has moved to bolster his resources up front with the signing of Victor Anichebe. Jermain Defoe was the only fit striker for the Black Cats so Moyes has snapped up his former player.
  
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• Sunderland bring in Anichebe to boost attacking options

  02-09-2016 23:11
  (Reuters) - Sunderland's new manager David Moyes has bolstered his forward line by signing Nigerian free agent Victor Anichebe until the end of the season, the Premier League team said on Friday. The 28-year old, who played under Moyes at Everton, has been brought in as emergency cover after an injury to Italian Fabio Borini left Jermain Defoe as the club's only recognised striker. Anichebe, who made more than 130 appearances under Moyes at Everton, said his relationship with the Scot had tipped
  
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• St Helens boost play-off hopes with win over leaders Hull FC

  02-09-2016 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  St Helens improve their chances of a Super League play-off place by coming from behind to beat leaders Hull FC.
  
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• Lester takes no-hitter into 7th, hot Cubs top Giants 2-1

  02-09-2016 23:11
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings of no-hit ball and settled for his second complete game of the season, helping the sizzling Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Friday to move a season-high 40 games over .500.
  
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• Leicester come from 24 points down to beat Gloucester

  02-09-2016 23:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester turn around a 24-point deficit to beat Gloucester in a thrilling opening game of the new Premiership season.
  
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• Well rested Djokovic gets another slide at U.S. Open

  02-09-2016 23:07
  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - Top seed Novak Djokovic cannot seem able to get a match in at the U.S. Open, as the world number one was given another rapid advance when Russian Mikhail Youzhny retired due to a leg injury when trailing 4-2 on Friday. Youzhny was treated during the changeover at 4-1 in the third-round match at Arthur Ashe Stadium and had his left thigh taped. The Serb, winner of this year's Australian Open and French Open to complete a career grand slam, came into the match of
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Saturday, September 3

  02-09-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Saturday's meetings at Ascot, Stratford, Wolverhampton, Kempton and Haydock.
  
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• Leicester pull off brave late comeback to break Gloucester hearts

  02-09-2016 23:03
  
  • Gloucester 31-38 Leicester
  • Tigers snatch classic curtain-raiser from 24 points downRarely, if ever, has a Premiership season kicked off at such a cracking pace under the Friday night lights. If this is a glorious indication of what is to come then everyone will be richly entertained, although Gloucester will not be thinking that way for several days. As their director of rugby David Humphreys made clear afterwards, no professional team holding a 31-7 lead at home should end up on t
  
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• Give Verstappen a break, says Hamilton

  02-09-2016 23:03
  By Alan Baldwin MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton has hailed Max Verstappen's stunning success in Formula One and called on those criticising the Dutch teenager's driving to keep a sense of perspective. The pressure on his young shoulders is something most people will not be able to comprehend." Hamilton, who had a stunning Formula One debut of his own with McLaren in 2007 and on Sunday could become only the third driver to win 50 grands prix, said Verstappen had plenty to learn like any y
  
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• Andy Murray happy to ride the storm as he prepares for US Open third round

  02-09-2016 23:00
  
  • World No2 faces Italian Paolo Lorenzi for place in the last 16
  • Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund make it three British men still standingIt is not the US Open without a storm, on the court or in the air, and Andy Murray is a player who knows how to handle both better than most.When he was on his way to winning the title here in 2012, his fellow Scots Alex Ferguson and Sean Connery famously invaded his press conference in celebratory mood after he had bamboozled Tomas Berdych in the semi-fi
  
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• Djokovic through in US Open after Youzhny retires

  02-09-2016 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defending champion Novak Djokovic reaches the last 16 of the US Open thanks to a second successive retirement.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp: I'm not saying I am the world's best but I'm quite good

  02-09-2016 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - EXCLUSIVE: Jurgen Klopp is giving a quick tour of the bookshelf in his office. He pulls out one title. Denken Hilft Zwar, Nutzt Aber Nichts.
  
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• Chris Froome remains second as Valerio Conti wins stage 13 in the Vuelta a Espana 

  02-09-2016 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Team Sky's Froome remains 54 seconds behind Nairo Quintana as he bids to become the first man since 1978 to win the Tour de France and Vuelta in the same year.
  
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• Winning Pro12 start for Ulster against Dragons

  02-09-2016 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ulster get their Pro12 season off to a winning start by scoring five tries in a bonus-point win over the Dragons at Kingspan Stadium.
  
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• The Latest: Djokovic gets another free pass at US Open

  02-09-2016 22:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• Released? Waived? Practice squad? An NFL roster moves primer

  02-09-2016 22:36
  This will be the busiest weekend without actual games played on the NFL calendar, with all 32 teams required to pare their rosters to 53 players for the regular season before signing a 10-man practice squad.
  
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• Lester's no-hit bid ends on Pence's 2-out homer in 7th

  02-09-2016 22:35
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs left-hander Jon Lester's bid for a second career no-hitter has been broken up by Hunter Pence, who homered with two outs in the seventh inning.
  
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• Carbery's debut brace gives Leinster win over Treviso

  02-09-2016 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joey Carbery produces a sensational full debut for Leinster as his two tries help overcome Treviso in the Pro12 opener.
  
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• Hooker Parry scores hat-trick in Ospreys' Pro12 win

  02-09-2016 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hooker Sam Parry scores a hat-trick of tries as Ospreys begin their Pro12 season with an eight-try bonus-point win over Italian side Zebre.
  
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• Keys claim dramatic comeback win over tearful Osaka

  02-09-2016 22:01
  By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) - American eighth seed Madison Keys claimed a dramatic 7-5 4-6 7-6(3) comeback win over a tearful Naomi Osaka on Friday to reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open. Leading 5-1 in the third set and on the cusp of the biggest victory of her career, 81st ranked Osaka crumbled as Keys swept the next five games en route to a victory that left her stunned 18-year-old opponent fighting back tears. The Japanese world number 81 was left in tears several times as her le
  
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• Barclays winner Reed stays red-hot in Boston

  02-09-2016 21:58
  (Reuters) - FedExCup points leader Patrick Reed maintained his run of red-hot form as he moved into contention for the Deutsche Bank Championship in Massachusetts on Friday, despite suffering putting woes on his back nine. The burly American, fresh from victory at The Barclays on Sunday when he also locked up a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team, fired a three-under-par 68 at the TPC Boston in Norton to finish two strokes behind early leaders Paul Casey and Fabian Gomez. Englishman Casey, whose onl
  
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• Cubs lefty Jon Lester hasn't allowed a hit thru 6 innings

  02-09-2016 21:57
  CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs left-hander Jon Lester hasn't allowed a hit through six innings against the San Francisco Giants.
  
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• Jo Konta into last 16 of US Open after dismissing Belinda Bencic 6-2, 6-1

  02-09-2016 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: The British No 1 showed no ill-effects from her on-court collapse against Tsvetana Pironkova in taking just 52 minutes to beat her teenage rival 6-2, 6-1.
  
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• Sock knocks Cilic out of Open in third-round upset

  02-09-2016 21:42
  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - American Jack Sock knocked former champion Marin Cilic out of the U.S. Open on Friday in a power-packed 6-4 6-3 6-3 third-round victory at Flushing Meadows. "It was a big match for me, a big goal of mine." With the win, the 26th-seeded Sock matched his previous best grand slam advance, having reached the fourth round at last year's French Open.
  
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• US Open 2016: Johanna Konta beats Belinda Bencic to reach last 16

  02-09-2016 21:38
  
  • British No1 wins 62 6-1 at Flushing Meadows
  • Konta will face Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova in next roundJohanna Konta loves New York, and the Big Apple is falling for Konta. On her second visit to the US Open, she has reached the fourth round again. This time she is in better shape to go deep into the fortnight – and seemingly recovered after collapsing on court in her second-round match against the cultured Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova, two days previous.It took two-tim
  
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• Resilient Konta crushes Bencic to reach last 16

  02-09-2016 21:38
  By Simon Cambers NEW YORK (Reuters) - Britain's Johanna Konta looked back to full fitness at the U.S. Open on Friday as she swept past Switzerland's Belinda Bencic 6-2 6-1 to reach the last 16 for a second year in a row. A semi-finalist at the 2016 Australian Open, 13th seed Konta never allowed Bencic into the match, hitting eight aces as she matched her best effort in the season's final grand slam at Flushing Meadows. "I am just overwhelmingly happy," said Konta, who collapsed on court midway t
  
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• The Latest: Keys rallies again for 3-set US Open victory

  02-09-2016 21:32
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• Penn State student newspaper slams plan to honor Paterno

  02-09-2016 21:31
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State's student-run newspaper is objecting to the university's plans to honor the 50th anniversary of former head coach Joe Paterno's first game later this month.
  
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• UK Sport chief 'disturbed' by IOC's Russia decision

  02-09-2016 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  UK Sport chief Liz Nicholl says she was "disturbed" by the IOC's decision not to ban Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics.
  
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• Franny Norton targets Haydock glory after late call-up by Andrew Balding

  02-09-2016 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The chance of a first ever Group One race victory to cap his best ever season will provide extra incentive for Franny Norton when he lines up on Dancing Star in the 32Red Sprint Cup at Haydock.
  
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• US Open 2016: Johanna Konta reaches fourth round

  02-09-2016 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Britain's Johanna Konta beats Belinda Bencic to secure her place in the fourth round of the US Open.
  
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• Luis Suarez says fellow Barcelona star Lionel Messi's Argentina return is a 'good result for everybody'

  02-09-2016 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Messi quit playing for his country in the wake of Argentina losing June's Copa America final. But less than two months after bowing out of the fray, he was back in his national team's colours.
  
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• Ex-Stanford swimmer exits jail after serving half his term

  02-09-2016 20:57
  
  Brock Turner, whose six-month sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman at Stanford University sparked a national outcry, was released from jail Friday morning after serving half his six-month ...
  
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• Former Liverpool midfielder Mohamed Sissoko to be assessed by West Brom in Delhi Dynamos friendly

  02-09-2016 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sissoko won the FA Cup and UEFA Super Cup during his time at Anfield and the La Liga title at Valencia before then. He was also part of the Paris Saint Germain team to clinch Ligue 1 in 2013.
  
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• Anders Limpar savours return to Arsenal for legends charity match at the Emirates

  02-09-2016 20:44
  
  The original Super Swede is back in London for a friendly that will bring back memories of a fine spell in England during a very different footballing eraWhen English football’s original super Swede reflects on his arrival as one of a tiny band of foreign players imported in the pre-Premier League days, Anders Limpar laughs at the memory. This was a different world from the one that saw Zlatan Ibrahimovic appear in a blaze of awestruck glory as soon as he touched down at Manchester United.
  
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• 2023 World Cup: Ireland, France, Italy & South Africa bid to host tournament

  02-09-2016 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland bid to host the 2023 World Cup, along with France, Italy and South Africa.
  
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