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• Manchester City fans could be locked inside Old Trafford after derby match 

  08-09-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN: Sportsmail understands officers would prefer to allow City’s 3,000 travelling support to leave their rivals’ stadium at the final whistle, along with United fans.
  
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• Google to buy cloud software company Apigee for $625 million

  08-09-2016 23:59
  By Julia Love and Natalie Grover SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it is acquiring cloud software company Apigee Corp in a deal valued at about $625 million, the tech giant’s latest effort to claim a greater share of the lucrative cloud business. The service is critical for businesses transitioning to the cloud, Diane Greene, who runs Google's cloud computing division, said in an interview. Cloud computing is the increasingly popular practice of using remote
  
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• Chelsea boss Antonio Conte targets Ben Gibson and Michael Keane as potential John Terry replacements 

  08-09-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: The Blues have begun an intensive scouting drive to unearth the best homegrown central defensive talent as Conte plans for the future.
  
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• Jordan Henderson believes he is the right man to captain Liverpool and has always had a 'decent relationship' with 'special' Jurgen Klopp

  08-09-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  First came the heel problem that left him feeling like he was walking on drawing pins. Then came the crack in one of his metatarsals before, finally, his medial ligament was torn.
  
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• Rio police seek charges against 10 in ticket scalping ring

  08-09-2016 23:54
  By Rodrigo Viga Gaier RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian police recommended on Thursday that 10 people be charged in a ticket-touting ring uncovered at the Rio Games, including the man who until recently was Europe's top Olympic official. "If Bach were to return to Brazil we would certainly like to hear from him," said inspector Ronaldo Oliveira. "Is it Bach's job to deal with these tickets?
  
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• Manchester Uncovered: As United and City prepare to do battle... Sportsmail assesses what changes Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola have made so far

  08-09-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MANCHESTER DERBY UNCOVERED: United and City lock horns on Saturday. Here, Sportsmail assesses what Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola have done so far at each club.
  
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• England’s Eoin Morgan close to Bangladesh tour withdrawal due to past ordeals

  08-09-2016 23:52
  
  • Two past instances of security problems have left ODI captain with doubts
  • You need to be comfortable to be able to focus on cricket, says MorganThe England one-day captain, Eoin Morgan, has outlined the reasons why he is close to pulling out of the tour to Bangladesh, with two past instances of security problems on the subcontinent having left him increasingly sensitive when it comes to overseas safety. Related: Andrew Strauss: England players who miss Bangladesh tour risk place in
  
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• Michu returns with two goals but can not save Real Oviedo in Copa del Rey

  08-09-2016 23:50
  
  • Michu scores twice after 686-day absence
  • UCAM Murcia beat Real Oviedo after extra timeAfter 686 days since his last professional game, the former Swansea City striker Michu finally returned on Thursday evening, but could not prevent Real Oviedo from being knocked out of the Copa Del Rey 4-3 by UCAM Murcia after extra time, despite scoring twice - including a last-minute equaliser.The 30-year-old started for Oviedo, the club where he began his career and the team he supports, and la
  
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• Jamie Vardy is fired up after his England snub, claims Claudio Ranieri 

  08-09-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL: Jamie Vardy will use Sam Allardyce's call to leave him on the bench for England to fuel his hunger for goals, according to Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri.
  
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• Roberto Martinez wins astonishing £10m pay-off from Everton for sacking... and it could have been more

  08-09-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON and MIKE KEEGAN: Roberto Martinez received an eye-watering one-off severance payment of more than £10million from Everton after being sacked as their manager in May.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: The best bets for Friday , September 9

  08-09-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Friday's meetings at Doncaster, Chester, Salisbury and Sandown.
  
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• Dimitri Payet to ignite West Ham United after returning from niggling thigh injury

  08-09-2016 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER TODD: Slaven Bilic is counting on Dimitri Payet to ignite West Ham United as the French playmaker finally returns after playing just 23 minutes for his club this season.
  
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• Jose Mourinho has cancelled plans for double training at Manchester United and scrapped Louis van Gaal's 'spy' cameras in bid to topple City

  08-09-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MANCHESTER UNITED UNCOVERED: After speaking to his players and staff on Thursday, Jose Mourinho abandoned plans for a double training session.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic marvels at 'mastermind' Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho ahead of derby match

  08-09-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER: Mourinho and Pep Guardiola go head to head for the first time in English football, with United striker Ibrahimovic coming up against his former Barcelona boss.
  
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• Landon Donovan appears set to rejoin LA Galaxy

  08-09-2016 23:42
  CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Landon Donovan appears set to come out of retirement and rejoin the Los Angeles Galaxy.
  
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• Pep Guardiola has changed training times, taken pizza off Manchester City menu and sent players packing in an attempt to beat Manchester United

  08-09-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MANCHESTER CITY UNCOVERED: Down the road from Jose Mourinho’s hotel base in Manchester, Pep Guardiola will wake up in his luxury apartment on Friday and go through his final preparations.
  
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• Aston Villa desperate to ship Gabby Agbonlahor off to MLS in January 

  08-09-2016 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL: Agbonlahor is training away from Roberto Di Matteo’s squad and is set to play for the Under-23 side in a match against Fulham on Monday night.
  
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• Georgie Hermitage pledges to paint a postbox in her hometown gold if she wins the T37 100m

  08-09-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If Georgie Hermitage wins the first of a possible three Paralympic titles in the T37 100metres on Friday, she has pledged to paint a postbox gold when she returns home to the village of Binsted.
  
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• Nationals say Stephen Strasburg has a strained flexor mass

  08-09-2016 23:30
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg has a strained flexor mass in his elbow and the Washington Nationals don't know when he will pitch again, but the team said it was relieved the right-hander did not re-tear a ligament.
  
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• Jordan Henderson: Last season it was hard to feel like the Liverpool captain

  08-09-2016 23:30
  
  The 26-year-old endured a 2015-16 season of injuries and self-doubt but kept Jürgen Klopp’s faith and a return to the revamped Anfield seems like a fresh startIt was, in Jordan Henderson’s own words, “a huge privilege” to succeed Steven Gerrard as Liverpool captain but there must have been times in the intervening 14 months when the armband felt a dubious honour to him. The extra scrutiny, demands and pressure that accompany the role he can handle. The spate of injur
  
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• Jack Wilshere has a fighting chance to reboot career at Bournemouth | David Hytner

  08-09-2016 23:30
  
  The Arsenal midfielder, who has dropped out of his comfort zone by going down the division, has been welcomed warmly by Eddie Howe and his squadOwen Coyle remembers the challenge and it is a fair bet that Jack Wilshere remembers it, too. “It caught Jack and it halved him in two, sending him spinning up in the air and back down to the grass,” Coyle says. The Blackburn Rovers manager was in charge of Bolton Wanderers at the time and an 18-year-old Wilshere had arrived from Arsenal for
  
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• Claudio Ranieri tells Jamie Vardy to prove he should start for England

  08-09-2016 23:30
  
  • Leicester manager believes his striker will be ‘more hungry’ than ever
  • Islam Slimani is expected to be on the bench against Liverpool
  Claudio Ranieri has challenged Jamie Vardy to prove to Sam Allardyce that he deserves to be starting for England. The Leicester City striker remained on the substitutes’ bench throughout England’s 1-0 win over Slovakia on Sunday, with Allardyce preferring Harry Kane up front and later bringing on Daniel Sturridge, prompting Ra
  
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• Alan Shearer statue to be unveiled outside St James' Park with ex-chief Freddy Shepherd footing the bill for the £250,000 sculpture

  08-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: A statue of Newcastle's record goalscorer Alan Shearer will be unveiled on Monday with the entire £250,000 cost met by ex-club chairman Freddy Shepherd and his family.
  
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• St Helens beat Castleford to keep hopes of League Leader’s Shield alive

  08-09-2016 23:28
  
  • St Helens 40-16 CastlefordIt was always going to take a minor miracle for St Helens to surrender their position in the final weeks of the season, but with a play-off spot now secured following a ninth win in ten games, a glance at the fixture list offers hope yet that a home semi-final in the play-offs and a top-two finish may still not be beyond them in 2016.When they were six points adrift of the top four midway through this year, Saints fans would have been forgiven for simply making t
  
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• St Helens 40-16 Castleford: Keiron Cunningham's men score seven tries to clinch top-four Super League finish

  08-09-2016 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  St Helens came from 10-6 down to make it nine wins from their last 10 matches with a 40-16 rout of injury-hit Castleford to clinch a top-four finish in Super League.
  
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• Swimmer Ryan Lochte punished by US Olympic committee

  08-09-2016 23:26
  
  US swimmer is suspended from using Olympic facilities and will miss next world championship for his part in Rio scandal.
  
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• Sarah Storey makes history on golden day of cycling for Great Britain

  08-09-2016 23:08
  
  • Storey becomes most decorated British female Paralympian of all time
  • Megan Giglia and Steve Bate also win golds for ParalympicsGBIt is testament to the overwhelming excellence of British cycling that a golden evening for Dame Sarah Storey was not the only headline tale for ParalympicsGB in the Velodrome. By now, it must be a force of habit for the people in charge of the sound system here to hit play on the British national anthem when it comes to the medal ceremonies.After blowing
  
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• Davis Cup round moved to Peru from Venezuela on security concerns

  08-09-2016 23:04
  By Daniel Kai CARACAS (Reuters) - Peru will host a Davis Cup match between itself and Venezuela after the International Tennis Federation decided that concerns over security in Venezuela, the original site for the event, required a change of venue. The Sept. 16-18 match will be held in Lima instead of Barcelona, Venezuela, the federation said in an emailed response to a Reuters inquiry. "We're surprised because we have never had negative comments about security," Luis Contreras, president of the
  
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• Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump: Candidates in chief

  08-09-2016 23:03
  
  Joint forum on foreign policy shows that both candidates have a lot of homework to do before the first presidential debate.
  
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• Tour manager expects Lions to impress on and off the field in New Zealand

  08-09-2016 23:00
  
  • John Spencer: ‘Discipline is one of our core values’
  • High-profile modern-day Lion could join management rosterNext year’s British and Irish Lions tour party have been warned to behave themselves and be good ambassadors at all times when they travel to New Zealand. The Lions manager, John Spencer, is determined to ensure his squad make a positive impression on and off the pitch and has ruled out the use of underhand tactics to gain a competitive advantage. Related:
  
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• Antonio Conte and Francesco Guidolin have history, but who will come out on top when Swansea host Chelsea?

  08-09-2016 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Francesco Guidolin and Antonio Conte first went head-to-head in the 1990s, with the new Chelsea boss holding the upper hand during both his playing career and his time as a manager.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp takes his seat in Anfield's revamped dugouts as Liverpool FC train in front of the new main stand

  08-09-2016 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anfield's new main stand takes the ground's capacity to 54,742, an increase of more than 8,000 seats, with the squad getting used to their new surrounding in training on Thursday.
  
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• Liverpool's Sakho unlikely to make quick return, says Klopp

  08-09-2016 22:20
  (Reuters) - Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho does not have to regain the trust of manager Juergen Klopp following a turbulent few months at Anfield although there will be no quick return to the first team for the France international. Klopp said on Thursday that Sakho would have to get match fit to be in contention for a recall, having not played in almost five months, but the centre back's recent behaviour would not prevent a return to action in the longer term. Sakho was suspended in April by
  
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• Liberty will not 'Americanise' F1, says Carey

  08-09-2016 21:58
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - The United States can be a big growth area for Formula One but Liberty Media have no desire to 'Americanise' the sport after the U.S. company's takeover, new F1 chairman Chase Carey said on Thursday. "We didn't make this move because of America," he told Sky Sports News the day after Liberty announced a deal, valued at $8 billion including debt, that will give the American media and telecoms business effective control. "America is an opportunity, I think we can
  
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• Katie Swan knocked out of US Open girls' singles by Wimbledon champion Anastasia Potapova

  08-09-2016 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STUART FRASER IN NEW YORK: Katie Swan received treatment for a shoulder injury which appeared to hamper her during her 6-4, 6-1 defeat in 70 minutes by top seed Anastasia Potapova.
  
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• Prosecutors charge 49er Miller in attack on 2 men

  08-09-2016 21:48
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco prosecutors have charged former 49ers tight end Bruce Miller with multiple counts of assault and battery after police say he attacked a 70-year-old man and his son while intoxicated.
  
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• Chris Froome still trails Nairo Quintana as Magnus Cort Nielsen wins Stage 18 of Vuelta a Espana 

  08-09-2016 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Magnus Cort Nielsen gave Orica-Bike Exchange their third stage victory of the Vuelta a Espana by winning a sprint to end stage 18. Chris Froome trails Nairo Quintana by three-and-a-half minutes.
  
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• Rio Paralympics 2016: Megan Giglia wins Great Britain's first gold medal

  08-09-2016 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Para-cyclist Megan Giglia wins Great Britain's first medal at the Rio Paralympics by taking gold in the C1-3 3,000m.
  
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• New Zealand's Jack Bauer wins fifth stage of the Tour of Britain as Julien Vermote maintains six-second lead over Stephen Cummings

  08-09-2016 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Zealand's Jack Bauer won the fifth stage of the Tour of Britain after just holding off the chasing peloton at the finish in Bath.
  
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• David De Gea and Ander Herrera relax ahead of the Manchester Derby... before appearing to drive the wrong direction down a one-way street

  08-09-2016 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following their afternoon out in Altrincham, David De Gea and Ander Herrera headed home in a black Mercedes, appearing to drive the wrong way down a one-way street in the process.
  
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• Google to buy software developer Apigee for $625 million

  08-09-2016 21:24
  By Julia Love and Natalie Grover SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it is acquiring software developer Apigee Corp in a deal valued at about $625 million, the tech giant’s latest effort to claim a greater share of the lucrative cloud business. The service is critical for businesses transitioning to the cloud, Diane Greene, who runs Google's cloud computing division, said in an interview. Cloud computing is the increasingly popular practice of using remote inte
  
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• Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid lose transfer ban appeals

  08-09-2016 21:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid lose their appeals against Fifa bans on signing players in the next two transfer windows.
  
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• Liberty Media takeover will give teams chance to buy shares in sport

  08-09-2016 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Formula 1 teams will be able to buy shares in the sport for the first time following a takeover by Liberty Media.
  
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• Manchester City gear up for derby with United as Pep Guardiola prepares for Jose Mourinho showdown

  08-09-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Less than forty-eight hours away from his biggest test yet as Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola was busy putting his squad through their paces on the training ground.
  
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• Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Lucie Safarova reach women’s doubles final

  08-09-2016 20:59
  
  • Pair beat Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina 6-2, 7-6 in US Open semi
  • American and Czech take just 27 minutes to win first setBethanie Mattek-Sands will fly the flag for the hosts in the final of the women’s doubles on Sunday after teaming up with her Czech friend Lucie Safarova to beat the fifth-seeded Russians Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina in two contrasting sets on the new Grandstand court on a hot, draining afternoon of the US Open.Day 11 of the tournament had an
  
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• F1 governing body welcomes Liberty Media investment

  08-09-2016 20:49
  Jean Todt, the head of Formula One's governing body which has to approve any takeover of the sport, said on Thursday he looked forward to working with new owners Liberty Media and welcomed the U.S. company's investment. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement that it had not been involved in negotiations for Liberty to acquire Formula One's parent company from CVC Capital Partners.
  
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• Alan Shearer statue set to be unveiled by Newcastle recreates legendary striker's iconic goal celebration

  08-09-2016 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For over 20 years it was the Premier League's most iconic celebration and everyone knew when that right arm went up it mean only one thing, goals, 260 of them to be precise. 
  
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• Alex Lees and Adam Lyth put Yorkshire on top against Durham

  08-09-2016 20:43
  
  • Yorkshire 460 & 225-2dec; Durham 265 & 39-3
  • Lees misses out on piece of history but Lyth hits a centuryAlex Lees narrowly missed out on a piece of cricket history but did help Yorkshire take a significant step towards county folklore. Related: Somerset complete unlikely victory and leave Warwickshire looking downContinue reading...
  
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• Ronaldo ready for Real comeback against Osasuna

  08-09-2016 20:41
  By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Real Madrid will welcome back the added firepower of talisman Cristiano Ronaldo and striker Karim Benzema when they entertain promoted Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday. Real's all-time top scorer Ronaldo missed their first two league games of the season and their European Super Cup triumph over Sevilla while recovering from a knee injury he sustained playing in the Euro 2016 final for Portugal. Spanish newspaper Marca reported earlier in the week that the fo
  
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• Southampton could be without club-record signing Sofiane Boufal for another month due to a 'little injury'

  08-09-2016 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southampton manager Claude Puel does not expect to have record-signing Sofiane Boufal available for at least another month as the attacking midfielder builds up his fitness.
  
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