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• Pep Guardiola faces big decision on whether to start Claudio Bravo in Manchester derby 

  07-09-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN: Claudio Bravo could be thrown into the heat of a Manchester derby less than 48 hours after training with his new team-mates for the first time.
  
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• Steven Gerrard Brands Premier League champions Leicester City 'crap' during interview

  07-09-2016 23:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LIVERPOOL legend Steven Gerrard has branded Leicester City “crap” during an interview with a young LA Galaxy supporter.
  
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• WBA champion Felix Sturm under criminal probe for doping

  07-09-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  German prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation against WBA super middleweight champion Felix Sturm because of doping.
  
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• England v Pakistan: Sharjeel Khan helps win Twenty20 with brilliant 59

  07-09-2016 23:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pakistan opener Sharjeel Khan scores a brilliant 59 as his side beat England by nine wickets inside 15 overs in the sole Twenty20 international of their tour.
  
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• Ex-Real president: Why Mourinho has the advantage over Guardiola in the Manchester derby

  07-09-2016 23:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  FORMER Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon can't wait for the Manchester derby this weekend.
  
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• Eric Bailly is Jose Mourinho's star... how defender went from minder of a phone box and never playing 11-a-side to Manchester United's £30m heir to Rio Ferdinand

  07-09-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON: It's the beginning of June and in Spain, Eric Bailly has received a phone call. The Ivorian, then of Spanish club Villarreal, knows that he has significant interest from Europe's elite clubs.
  
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• Apple unveils iPhone 7 but some still waiting for iPhone 8

  07-09-2016 23:47
  By Julia Love and Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc unveiled an iPhone 7 with high-resolution cameras and no headphone jack at its annual launch event Wednesday, though the biggest surprise was the debut of a three-decade-old Nintendo game franchise, Super Mario Bros, on the smartphone. While shares of Apple barely budged, Nintendo's U.S.-listed shares jumped 29 pct on investors' hopes that Super Mario would be another mobile gaming hit for the Japanese company akin to the wild
  
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• 'Before 2012, I never knew disability sport existed'

  07-09-2016 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  How Robyn Love found wheelchair basketball and is ready for her Paralympic debut in Rio.
  
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• Caroline Wozniacki plays down retirement talk during surprise run to US Open semi-finals

  07-09-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki was asked to respond to comments made by her father and coach Piotr that her career may not extend beyond this year.
  
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• John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors slam spate of retirements ruining US Open... Where did our warriors go?

  07-09-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN NEW YORK: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga pulled out of his quarter-final with Novak Djokovic, meaning the Serb went through to the last four having played for a mere six hours and 26 minutes.
  
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• Tottenham set for record attendance for Champions League clash with Monaco at Wembley 

  07-09-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW: Tottenham are on course to smash records with their first Champions League tie at Wembley Stadium.The stadiumwill be at full capacity for the Group E game against Monaco.
  
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• Multiple incentives for Day on BMW title defence

  07-09-2016 23:34
  (Reuters) - World number one Jason Day heads into his title defence at this week's BMW Championship in Indiana with one eye firmly fixed on Player of the Year honours as he bids for his fourth PGA Tour win of the season. The Australian is effectively vying with second-ranked American Dustin Johnson for the coveted accolade and has targeted at least one victory in the final two FedExCup playoff events to make his case. Once the season is over, the PGA Tour rank and file will vote for their Player
  
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• FA seek Home Nations OK for Olympic teams ahead of 2020 Games in Tokyo 

  07-09-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM: The FA will try to convince the rest of the Home Nations to form British teams for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, with a pledge to rotate managers from each country.
  
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• Rio Paralympics 2016: Ten to watch as the Games get underway in Brazil

  07-09-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former ParalympicsGB wheelchair rugby captain Steve Brown, who is presenting coverage of the Games from Rio for Channel 4, picks out the stars to watch in Brazil.
  
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• Rio Paralympics 2016: Simply reaching the start line is a triumph for troubled Games

  07-09-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTHA KELNER IN RIO: It is 19 days since Sir Philip Craven, head of the International Paralympic Committee, was forced to hold a press conference to confirm these Games would even go ahead.
  
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• Marcus Rashford could miss out on starting place in Manchester derby despite England U21 heroics

  07-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marcus Rashford is facing derby disappointment despite this week's England heroics. The 18-year-old's remarkable six months continued this week but he isn't expected to start on Saturday.
  
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• Goalkeeper Mika joins Sunderland on two-year deal

  07-09-2016 23:31
  (Reuters) - Portuguese goalkeeper Mika has joined Sunderland on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee from Boavista, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. Sunderland's first-choice goalkeeper Vito Mannone has been ruled out for around three months due to an elbow injury with Jordan Pickford deputising. Mika, 25, made 26 appearances for Boavista as they finished 14th in the Portuguese league table last season.
  
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• England kit deal in jeopardy after Euro 2016 disaster which sent replica kit sales tumbling 

  07-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Nike’s backing of the England team is said to be in serious doubt following the huge disappointment of Euro 2016, where replica kit sales were far less than expected.
  
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• Tyson Fury to face doping panel before long awaited heavyweight rematch with Wladimir Klitschko 

  07-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tyson Fury must spend part of his build-up to next month's projected world heavyweight title re-match with Wladimir Klitschko fighting to clear his name in front of an anti-doping panel.
  
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• Ryan Moore opts out of Idaho after confirming he will only ride Leopardstown on Saturday 

  07-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Idaho, red-hot 8-11 favourite for Saturday’s Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster, will be ridden by Seamus Heffernan after it was confirmed Ryan Moore will only ride at Leopardstown.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: The best bets for Thursday, September 8

  07-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Thursday's meetings at Doncaster, Chelsmford City, Epsom Downs and Chepstow
  
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• Manchester United and Manchester City to field record-breaking teams in huge clash

  07-09-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  WHILE the renewing of hostilities between Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola will be the main focus at Old Trafford on Saturday, the Manchester derby will set a new world record as the most expensive match-up of talent in the history of football.
  
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• Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford posing problems for club and country

  07-09-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  AS SAM ALLARDYCE sat smiling in his seat while Marcus Rashford blazed his latest trail, it was difficult to shake the image of Jose Mourinho shifting rather more uncomfortably in his.
  
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• Kell Brook unfazed by dangerous knock-out king: 'I nearly died... so Gennady Golovkin is nothing'

  07-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: The famous comparisons keep crowding in on Kell Brook, as will the world’s most fearsome boxer in London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night.
  
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• Exclusive: Tim Sheens to succeed James Webster as Hull KR boss

  07-09-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TIM SHEENS will take charge at Hull KR next season.
  
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• Chelsea duo Eden Hazard and Gary Cahill lay into Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho

  07-09-2016 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TWO current Chelsea players have stuck the knife into former manager Jose Mourinho ahead of Saturday’s Manchester derby by questioning his abilities as a manager.
  
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• Bernie Ecclestone vows to continue as Formula One chief executive even after £6billion takeover  

  07-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bernie Ecclestone insisted he will carry on as chief executive of Formula One for at least three years as the £6billion takeover of the sport ploughed on.
  
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• Andy King says Leicester City are on the up and ready for Liverpool

  07-09-2016 23:30
  
  • ‘We know we can go there and cause an upset’
  • Club preparing for first Champions League game next weekAndy King has challenged the Leicester City players to “make a real statement” by winning at Liverpool on Saturday. The Premier League champions travel there on the back of a mixed start to the season, picking up four points from their opening three matches, yet King sees the visit to the newly revamped Anfield as a chance to lay down a marker.Islam Slimani,
  
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• Pakistan thump England in one-off T20 to end tour on winning note

  07-09-2016 23:27
  
  Pakistan completed a crushing nine-wicket win over England in the one-off T20 to end their tour in winning fashion at Old Trafford. Openers Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif made light work of the target of 136 with respective half centuries as Eoin Morgan's side turned in a woeful display in their final match of the summer. Wahab Riaz proved to be the chief tormentor with three wickets as Pakistan honed in on a morale-boosting victory.
  
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• Kaepernick encouraged by Obama weighing in on anthem protest

  07-09-2016 23:27
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Colin Kaepernick was encouraged that President Barack Obama recently weighed in on his national anthem protest by praising him for generating conversation about social issues.
  
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• Brees agrees to short extension, gives Saints cap assist

  07-09-2016 23:26
  
  METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints quarterback Drew Brees decided against holding out for the lengthy contract extension he coveted and took one for the team.
  
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• Sunderland sign Mika from Boavista on a two-year contract as David Moyes bolsters his goalkeeping options

  07-09-2016 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunderland have announced the signing of goalkeeper Mika from Portuguese club Boavista. The 29-year-old has signed a two-year contract at the Stadium of Light.
  
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• Zimmer says he won't name starting QB until game time

  07-09-2016 23:20
  
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer wants to keep the Tennessee Titans guessing about who will start for the Vikings at quarterback when the two teams meet in the season opener on Sunday.
  
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• Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif blast Pakistan to nine-wicket victory over England in astonishing Twenty20 clash

  07-09-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The home summer ended amid a carnival mood in Manchester on Wednesday, but for Eoin Morgan’s team – stuck in the kitchen while everyone had fun next door – it was the wrong kind of party.
  
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• Pakistan crush England in one-off Twenty20 game

  07-09-2016 22:56
  (Reuters) - Pakistan routed England by nine wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international in Manchester on Wednesday to end their tour on a high. England, who won the one-day series 4-1, struggled to 135 for seven after making a good start before Pakistan adapted to the conditions much better and eased to their target with more than five overs to spare. Alex Hales and Jason Roy added 56 for England's first wicket but Roy's departure for 21 prompted a complete collapse as the hosts struggled to c
  
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• Rio Paralympics 2016: ParalympicsGB medal tracker

  07-09-2016 22:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Follow BBC Sport's daily medal tracker to see if ParalympicsGB are reaching their targets in Rio.
  
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• Wahab Riaz stars as Pakistan thump England by nine wickets in T20 clash at Old Trafford

  07-09-2016 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  ENGLAND have delivered some punishing beatings this summer in a rampaging white-ball campaign but last night in their final home international it was them left battered and bruised.
  
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• John Kilbride 'can't get carried away with one success' and wants to ensure bargain buy Jet Setting is no one off

  07-09-2016 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They say a rookie trainer or jockey requires a marquee horse to catapult them into the spotlight and that adage could well apply to bloodstock agents – just ask John Kilbride.
  
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• Barcelona 5-0 Real Madrid: The night Pep Guardiola humiliated Jose Mourinho in Spain

  07-09-2016 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was supposed to be Jose Mourinho's triumphant return to the Nou Camp but instead he had his very own Black Monday – a 5-0 defeat against Pep Guardiola.
  
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• TIU investigates irregular betting on U.S. Open match

  07-09-2016 21:52
  The Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) is looking into a first-round match at the U.S. Open after irregular betting patterns were detected. The alert came after 15th seed Timea Bacsinszky's 6-1 6-1 victory over Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia on Aug. 30. "As with all cases, the TIU will assess, make a judgement and take appropriate action on the alert information received and obtained for the first round singles match between Vitalia Diatchenko and Timea Bacsinszky played at the U.S. Open on 30th August,"
  
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• Party running Rome city hall denounces 2024 Olympic bid

  07-09-2016 21:47
  Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement (M5S), which runs Rome municipality, said on Wednesday it was opposed to the city's bid to stage the 2024 summer Olympics, potentially sinking Rome's chances of victory. The maverick party, which took control of Rome in a landslide election victory in June, had always expressed doubts about staging the sporting spectacular, saying the heavily indebted city could ill afford the investment needed. On Wednesday, party leaders told supporters at a rally nea
  
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• FANTASY PLAYS: A primer for Week 1 (and rest of the season)

  07-09-2016 21:47
  
  The anticipation's been building and it's finally time — Week 1 of the 2016 fantasy football season is here. Our first tip: Relax and don't let the hype of the NFL opener Thursday between the Panthers and the Broncos get you too high or low on your team.
  
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• 2016 NFL kickoff features Super Bowl 50 teams

  07-09-2016 21:46
  
  DENVER (AP) — The 2016 NFL season starts the same way the last one ended, with Von Miller staring down Cam Newton.
  
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• Factbox: The life and golf career of Tiger Woods

  07-09-2016 21:45
  (Reuters) - Former world number one Tiger Woods, whose ranking has slipped to a mind-boggling 711th after being blighted by injuries and poor form in recent years, said on Wednesday that he is hoping to make his PGA Tour return at next month's Safeway Open in Napa, California. Here are key facts about Woods' life and career: MAKING HIS NAME * Born in Cypress, California on Dec. 30, 1975. * A child prodigy, Woods won three consecutive U.S. junior titles and three successive U.S. amateur champions
  
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• Timeline: Tiger Woods' professional golfing career

  07-09-2016 21:43
  (Reuters) - The following timeline charts the professional career of American golfer Tiger Woods: 1997 - Woods, 21, wins the first of 14 career major titles with a 12-stroke victory over Tom Kite at the Masters, making him both the youngest golfer and the first black professional to triumph at Augusta National. 2000 - Completes a career grand slam by the age of 24 with wins at the U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship, making him the youngest player ever to win all four major golf titles
  
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• Newman's title chances take hit following NASCAR penalty

  07-09-2016 21:40
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Newman's championship hopes were dealt a blow Wednesday when NASCAR docked him 15 points before the final qualifying race for the playoffs.
  
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• Experiences of Appleby, DeLaet offer reality check to Woods

  07-09-2016 21:40
  Tiger Woods hopes to return to competitive golf next month but that does not mean he will be anything close to 100 percent healthy and ready to perform at his best, based on the experiences of two of his peers. Canadian Graham DeLaet and Australian Stuart Appleby have both undergone similar microdiscectomy back surgeries to Woods, who is targeting the PGA Tour's Oct. 13-16 Safeway Open in Napa, California, for a return after spending over a year on the sidelines. According to DeLaet, it took him
  
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• Novak Djokovic feeling good as he targets more Grand Slam success at the US Open

  07-09-2016 21:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IT HAS been a miserable summer for Novak Djokovic. From the glorious high of winning the French Open and completing his career Grand Slam, the world No1 has been plagued with injuries and knocked back by defeats.
  
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• No clear view ahead for Tiger on PGA Tour return

  07-09-2016 21:38
  By Mark Lamport-Stokes (Reuters) - As Tiger Woods prepares for what many pundits believe to be the final chapter of his competitive career, it is fair to say that the crystal ball detailing what lies ahead for him is totally opaque at this point. No one, not even Woods himself, can possibly know how the former world number one will fare should he make his PGA Tour return next month, as he hopes to do, after an absence of more than a year dating back to the 2015 Wyndham Championship. Ongoing back
  
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• Nottingham Forest forward Nicklas Bendtner is desperate to prove himself and still has 'goals and dreams'

  07-09-2016 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nicklas Bendtner admits he has made 'many mistakes in life' but just wants people to judge him on what he does on the pitch for Nottingham Forest.
  
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