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• The Latest: Djokovic beats Monfils in odd-as-can-be Open SF

  09-09-2016 23:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• Jose Mourinho's touch of stardust may mean he'll go for it... this is the perfect chance for Paul Pogba to show why he's the world's most expensive player

  09-09-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE REDKNAPP: The Manchester derby feels like a big game once more after a couple of years where it has lacked impact. There's now very little difference between the two sides.
  
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• Forget Jose Mourinho vs Pep Guardiola... watch out for Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the Manchester derby!

  09-09-2016 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: There's been so much talk of Pep vs Jose that Zlatan Ibrahimovic feels like a sub-plot, but he has a special relationship with Mourinho and famously fell out with Guardiola at Barcelona. 
  
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• Jack Wilshere can be a future Arsenal captain and manager, claims Arsene Wenger, as England midfielder prepares for Bournemouth debut

  09-09-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW: Arsene Wenger wants to open contract talks with Jack Wilshere before the end of the year because he sees him as a future Arsenal captain – possibly even a future Gunners manager.
  
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• Second edition of Laver Cup to be staged in U.S.

  09-09-2016 23:51
  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Tennis Association has joined in the partnership launching the new Laver Cup team competition and will help stage the second edition of the event in the United States in 2018. The Laver Cup, named after twice calendar-year grand slam champion Rod Laver, is a three-day team competition modelled on golf's Ryder Cup, pitting a team of six top players from Europe against six of their counterparts from the rest of the world. For the first three years, Bjorn
  
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• JAMIE CARRAGHER: Why I must respond to this Wayne Rooney nonsense 

  09-09-2016 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: All week I’ve taken others’ criticism of Wayne Rooney on board, listening to the constant chipping away at what he apparently cannot do and why he is no longer good enough.
  
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• U.S. Open finalist Karolina Pliskova

  09-09-2016 23:49
  (Reuters) - Factbox on Czech Karolina Pliskova, who will contest her first grand slam singles final in the U.S. Open women's final on Saturday against second-seeded German Angelique Kerber. Born: Louny, Czech Republic, March 21, 1992 (Age: 24) Seed: 10 BEST GRAND SLAM PERFORMANCES: U.S. Open final (2016), Australian Open third round (2015, 2016) EARLY LIFE Began playing tennis at the age of four and went on to win the girls' singles title at the 2010 Australian Open where she beat Britain's Laur
  
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• Factbox: U.S. Open finalist Angelique Kerber

  09-09-2016 23:49
  (Reuters) - Factbox on Germany's Angelique Kerber, who will contest her first U.S. Open women's singles final on Saturday against Czech 10th seed Karolina Pliskova. Born: Bremen, Germany, January 18, 1988 (Age: 28) Seed: 2 GRAND SLAM TITLES (1): Australian Open (2016) EARLY LIFE Began playing tennis aged three and grew up idolizing Steffi Graf. Made first main draw in 2006 at Hasselt in Belgium, losing to Serbia's Ana Ivanovic in the second round.
  
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• Super League roundup: Warrington retain top spot with big win over Widnes

  09-09-2016 23:42
  
  Warrington beat their neighbours 30-12, Wigan left it late to defeat Hull 18-12 and Catalan Dragons arrested their slump with a 14-10 win over WakefieldWarrington had no trouble maintaining top spot in Super League with an emphatic 30-12 victory over neighbours Widnes.The Wolves, who have lost only two of their past 13 league and cup matches, romped into a 20-0 interval lead, beginning with a try from skipper Chris Hill – who scored a superb 30-metre solo effort – before Ashton Sims
  
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• Manchester City and their quest for world domination takes another boost as Yankees link becomes key step in the global project 

  09-09-2016 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: Claudio Reyna is sitting in a large leather armchair in the George Steinbrenner III suite at Yankee Stadium. It is one of the more unlikely places City has taken him.
  
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• Sky Sports' £1bn Formula One deal will not be affected by Liberty Media takeover from Bernie Ecclestone

  09-09-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: There has been widespread speculation that Liberty Media’s imminent takeoverof F1 would impact on Sky’s live coverage of every grand prix for the next eight years.
  
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• Pep Guardiola: ‘I spoke to Zlatan Ibrahimovic face to face. He used his book’

  09-09-2016 23:30
  
  • Manchester City coach hits out at remarks Ibrahimovic made in autobiography
  • Former Barcelona colleagues meet again in Saturday’s Manchester derbyPep Guardiola has paid tribute to Zlatan Ibrahimovic as a player while expressing disappointment at the way the striker has used the media to air his grievances instead of fronting up. Related: David de Gea: ‘Zlatan is very big. He’s even more imposing in real life than on TV’Related: Mourinho v Guardiola: their poi
  
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• Land for Goodison Park replacement could cost Everton around £30m

  09-09-2016 23:30
  
  • Club are in negotiations for two sites, with preference on banks of river Mersey
  • Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson: announcement could be in a couple of monthsEverton have been told it will cost in the region of £30m to acquire land for a new stadium on the banks of the river Mersey. Related: How Ronald Koeman led Everton to their best start to a season for a decadeContinue reading...
  
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• Jürgen Klopp takes responsibility for making a big noise at revamped Anfield

  09-09-2016 23:30
  
  The Liverpool manager will oversee his team in front of a 54,000-capacity home stadium when Leicester visit and knows it offers no excuse for failureJürgen Klopp loved the sound of his own voice as it echoed around Anfield in training on Thursday, a reassuring sign for the architects, builders and moneymen behind the new main stand that has embellished Liverpool’s historic home. Their hard work is almost done – the finishing touches will not be complete until the turn of the yea
  
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• José Mourinho has no stomach for discussing Pep Guardiola rivalry

  09-09-2016 23:30
  
  • Mourinho plays down long-standing enmity with City manager
  • United manager says Zlatan Ibrahimovic has no point to proveJosé Mourinho would rather eat lunch than discuss his rivalry with Pep Guardiola, with Manchester United’s manager claiming the real fight on Saturday is Kell Brook’s middleweight world championship bout with Gennady Golovkin.Mourinho’s United host Guardiola’s City in the 172nd Manchester derby for Saturday’s early match. The Po
  
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• Arsène Wenger: Jack Wilshere could become Arsenal manager one day

  09-09-2016 23:30
  
  • Wenger offers support to midfielder he loaned to Bournemouth
  • ‘I see him in the future at this club, of course. He is a football man’Arsène Wenger has claimed that Jack Wilshere could one day manage Arsenal. The Frenchman has just sanctioned Wilshere’s season-long loan from the Emirates Stadium to Bournemouth and it has been possible to fear that the writing is on the wall for the 24-year-old at Arsenal. If he cannot break into the first-team now, why should
  
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• Dustin Johnson sets course record and ties for lead at BMW

  09-09-2016 23:29
  
  CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson made two eagles and set the course record at Crooked Stick with a 9-under 63 on Friday to share the 36- hole lead with Roberto Castro in the BMW Championship.
  
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• Claudio Ranieri: Leicester City players must keep earning their places

  09-09-2016 23:29
  
  • Manager insists last year’s title winners are not guaranteed to start
  • ‘I watch every training session. If someone I see is better, than I change’Claudio Ranieri has warned his Leicester City players that every position in the side is up for grabs and said that last season’s Premier League title success guarantees nothing when it comes to deciding the 11 names on his team-sheet in the current campaign.Reflecting on a transfer window in which Leicester brought
  
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• Dundalk book FAI Cup semi-final place despite wholesale changes

  09-09-2016 23:19
  
  Stephen Kenny’s men edged past UCD tonight in Belfield to remain on course to retain the silverware.
  
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• Schalke 0-2 Bayern Munich: Carlo Ancelotti's side leave it late to maintain perfect start 

  09-09-2016 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carlo Ancelotti's side edged to victory against Schalke at Veltins Arena as Robert Lewandowski made amends for a horrendous miss to score and Joshua Kimmich then added another.
  
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• The Latest: Monfils sends match against Djokovic to 4th set

  09-09-2016 23:15
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• Jose Mourinho nervously bites nails as Manchester United players arrive at the Lowry Hotel ahead of derby

  09-09-2016 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho has arrived at the Lowry Hotel with hisplayers ahead of one of the biggest Manchester derbies in years. Mourinho bit his nails nervously less than 24 hours before his United side host City.
  
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• St Etienne stun PSG with late equaliser in 1-1 draw

  09-09-2016 23:07
  French champions Paris St Germain continued their patchy start to the season after conceding a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1-1 home draw with St Etienne on Friday. The result left PSG, who are chasing a fifth successive league title, on seven points from four games after a 3-1 setback at Monaco in their last outing. With striker Edinson Cavani left on the bench until the 68th minute after scoring twice in Uruguay's 4-0 World Cup qualifying win over Paraguay on Wednesday, PSG looked bereft of pa
  
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• Lewandowski steers Bayern to 2-0 win at Schalke

  09-09-2016 23:06
  Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski made amends for several glaring misses when he scored a late goal and set up another as the German champions ground out a 2-0 win at battling Schalke 04 on Friday. The Poland striker, who netted a hat-trick in a 6-0 home demolition of Werder Bremen on the Bundesliga's opening weekend, spurned several chances in either half before he found the back of the net with a trademark clinical finish in the 81st minute. A well-organised Schalke frustrated the visitors fo
  
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• Manchester City U23 1-1 Manchester United U23: Brahim Diaz levels for Simon Davies' side after Matthew Willock took the lead at the Etihad 

  09-09-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Under lights at the Etihad Stadium a side in blue shirts played with zest, swagger and confidence against a side in red that looked resolute, well-drilled and dangerous on the break.
  
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• Siemian didn't let magnitude of moment bog him down

  09-09-2016 22:52
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Gary Kubiak didn't flinch when Trevor Siemian threw two interceptions in his first NFL start, and neither did the no-longer-unknown quarterback.
  
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• Texans WR Hopkins among first to get Yeezy low-top cleats

  09-09-2016 22:25
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston's DeAndre Hopkins was among three NFL players to receive the first pairs of low-top Kanye West-designed Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 cleats on Friday.
  
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• Rivera: Time for Panthers QB Newton to start getting calls

  09-09-2016 22:14
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Ron Rivera wants Cam Newton to receive the same protection on helmet-to-helmet hits as other quarterbacks get in the NFL.
  
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• Manchester City train ahead of derby clash with United as Claudio Bravo, Ilkay Gundogan and Leroy Sane prepare for potential debuts 

  09-09-2016 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the clash against the Red Devils just 24-hours away, Manchester City's experienced pros and potential derby-debutants alike looking calm and relaxed during the club's training session.
  
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• Pacquiao's age gives trainer cause for concern

  09-09-2016 21:45
  By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao will be one month shy of his 38th birthday when he challenges World Boxing Organisation welterweight champion Jessie Vargas in November, a mature boxing age that gives his trainer cause for concern. "He still knows what he does best, and that's boxing so him making a comeback this quickly wasn't a big surprise to me," said the bespectacled Roach.
  
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• Zinedine Zidane slams FIFA's 'absurd' decision to uphold transfer ban on Real Madrid and rivals Atletico

  09-09-2016 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FIFA upheld its decision from January to ban Real and Atletico from signing new players until January 2018 because of rules violations regarding the protection of underage players.
  
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• Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves: Where to watch live, preview, betting odds and possible XI

  09-09-2016 21:00
  
  Barcelona will look to extend their perfect start to the season when they face Deportivo Alaves at Camp Nou on 10 September. Barcelona continued their 100% start to the season against Athletic Bilbao, with Ivan Rakitic's goal giving them a 1-0 win at San Mames. Luis Enrique is likely to make changes to his starting XI with an eye on the midweek Champions League clash against Celtic.
  
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• Pacquio's age gives trainer cause for concern

  09-09-2016 20:50
  By Mark Lamport-Stokes LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao will be one month shy of his 38th birthday when he challenges World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Jessie Vargas in November, a mature boxing age that gives his trainer cause for concern. "He still knows what he does best, and that's boxing so him making a comeback this quickly wasn't a big surprise to me," said the bespectacled Roach.
  
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• Thompson beats Schippers again over 100 at Van Damme

  09-09-2016 20:46
  
  BRUSSELS (AP) — Elaine Thompson extended her dominance of sprinting through her last race of the season, with the double Olympic champion beating rival Dafne Schippers in the 100 meters at the Van Damme Memorial on Friday.
  
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• Egypt 'investigated' Giulio Regeni before his murder

  09-09-2016 20:39
  
  Egyptian police investigated Italian PhD student Giulio Regeni before his brutal murder, according to prosecutors.
  
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• The Latest: 2018 Laver Cup to be held in United States

  09-09-2016 20:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
  
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• What to Watch at US Open: New No. 1 Kerber faces Pliskova

  09-09-2016 20:31
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — The last time the two women's finalists at this U.S. Open, Angelique Kerber of Germany and Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic, played each other, it really was no contest.
  
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• Real Madrid vs Osasuna: Where to watch, preview, betting odds and possible XI

  09-09-2016 20:30
  
  Real Madrid will look to continue their 100% start to the season when they host Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu on 10 September. Real Madrid continued their winning start to the season against Celta Vigo on 27 August, with Toni Kroos's late goal giving the capital club a 2-1 win. With Las Palmas and Barcelona not in action until later on in the day, Zinedine Zidane's side can move temporarily to the top of the La Liga table by avoiding defeat against Osasuna.
  
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• Pavic and Siegemund win U.S. Open mixed doubles

  09-09-2016 20:05
  By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) - Croatia's Mate Pavic and Germany's Laura Siegemund claimed the first silverware of the U.S. Open on Friday, landing the mixed doubles title with a 6-4 6-4 upset win over the seventh-seeded U.S. partnership of Rajeev Ram and Coco Vandeweghe. It was the first grand slam title for the unseeded Pavic and Siegemund, who swept through all 10 sets and three tie-breaks to hoist the trophy. Siegemund, seeded 26th in the women's singles at the U.S. Open, lost to Venus
  
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• Belgian women's relay team finally gets 2008 Olympic gold

  09-09-2016 20:05
  BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian 2008 women's Olympic 4x100 relay team was officially handed its gold medals on Friday — eight years after crossing the line at the Beijing Games in second place behind Russia.
  
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• Australia seal T20 series in Dilshan's farewell

  09-09-2016 20:05
  (Reuters) - Glenn Maxwell equalled the fastest fifty by an Australian in Twenty20 internationals as the tourists clinched a four-wicket win against Sri Lanka on Friday that secured a 2-0 series victory. Set a target of 129, Australia won with 13 balls remaining to spoil Tillakaratne Dilshan's farewell from international cricket. Maxwell continued his brilliant ball striking form, as he plundered the Sri Lankan bowlers to bring up his half-century in just 18 balls, equalling his and David Warner'
  
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• No. 6 Houston has quick turnaround after facing Lamar

  09-09-2016 19:52
  HOUSTON (AP) — Coach Tom Herman and No. 6 Houston insist they won't be looking past Lamar despite the quick turnaround they'll face with their American Athletic Conference opener against Cincinnati looming next Thursday.
  
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• Pavic, Siegemund win US Open mixed doubles championship

  09-09-2016 19:48
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mate Pavic of Croatia and Laura Siegemund of Germany won the U.S. Open mixed doubles championship in their first tournament together, beating the American duo of Rajeev Ram and CoCo Vandeweghe 6-4, 6-4 in the final Friday.
  
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• IOC: No request from Brazil police on Olympic ticket probe

  09-09-2016 19:47
  
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The International Olympic Committee says it has not received any request from Brazilian police for information concerning an investigation into a ticket-scalping scheme during the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.
  
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• Vikings: Surgery gives Bridgewater reason to be 'optimistic'

  09-09-2016 19:46
  EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The rehabilitation of Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater's left knee will require recovery from multiple ligament reconstruction.
  
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• President Higgins leads tributes to champion Irish rower who died in Poland

  09-09-2016 19:46
  
  Ailish Sheehan from Kildimo, Co Limerick, accidentally fell on a footpath after winning bronze in Poland.
  
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• How Spaniards have embraced the Manchester derby as a second El Clasico

  09-09-2016 19:46
  
  Barcelona and Real Madrid fans are set to watch the Manchester derby as another La Liga game. The Premier League has always been quite popular among the Spaniards but the arrival of Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola to Manchester United and Manchester City respectively has seen the interest shoot up to a new limit. Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid will be playing at the same time than Mourinho and Guardiola face each other at Old Trafford for the first time.
  
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• Teenagers could steal limelight in Manchester derby

  09-09-2016 19:26
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — An $800 million cast of global superstars will take the field for the Manchester derby in the English Premier League on Saturday.
  
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• US election: Why Donald Trump might win

  09-09-2016 19:09
  
  While it remains difficult for Trump to get what he needs to secure victory, there are five reasons he may win.
  
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