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• Vincent Kompany will have to fight for his Manchester City place in defence, claims boss Pep Guardiola

  16-09-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 30-year-old is yet to play under Pep Guardiola, whose medical staff are poring over blood tests to decipher exactly why their captain continues to pick up injuries.
  
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• Sir Bradley Wiggins has questions to answer over disgraced doctor Geert Leinders following steroid jabs leaks

  16-09-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir Bradley Wiggins has declined the opportunity to explain why he claimed never to have had injections during his career despite medical records leaked by Russian hackers stating otherwise.
  
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• Andy Murray loses to Juan Martin del Potro in five-set marathon as Argentina take lead over Great Britain in Davis Cup semi-final

  16-09-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN GLASGOW:All the Celtic anthems, the love from his home fans, none of it could drive Andy Murray to victory against the heroic figure Juan Martin Del Potro.
  
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• Soccer-Stunning Henderson strike helps Liverpool beat Chelsea

  16-09-2016 23:51
  By Toby Davis LONDON (Reuters) - CHELSEA 1 LIVERPOOL 2 A stunning strike from Jordan Henderson helped Liverpool secure a comfortable 2-1 win at Chelsea on Friday that ended the London club's unbeaten start to the season and underlined the growing potential of Juergen Klopp's side. Liverpool largely dominated the encounter and took a 2-0 lead after Dejan Lovren was left unmarked to steer home the opener and Henderson bent the ball into the top corner from 30 metres to put the visitors in command
  
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• Montero homers as Cubs rally for 5-4 win over Brewers

  16-09-2016 23:50
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Miguel Montero homered in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs celebrated the NL Central title with a dramatic 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.
  
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• UK anti-doping hit out at hackers after Laura Trott and Nicola Adams are latest among British Olympians to see medical records leaked on internet

  16-09-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Olympic gold medallists featured in the third batch of names whose 'therapeutic use exemptions', held on file by WADA, have been published by a cyber espionage group.
  
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• David Luiz feels whirlwind of emotions on second Chelsea debut | David Hytner

  16-09-2016 23:35
  
  David Luiz was back at Stamford Bridge after two years away and many things were familiar for the defender, including a losing start against LiverpoolDavid Luiz did not know whether to stick or twist. Neither did Gary Cahill. When Philippe Coutinho got the ball back from James Milner in the 17th minute of this high-profile collision, following a short Liverpool free-kick, Chelsea’s surprise homecomer and his central defensive partner could only survey the wreckage around them.In their eyel
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: Best bets for Saturday, September 17

  16-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Saturday's meetings at Catterick, Wolverhampton, Ayr, Newbury and Newmarket.
  
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• Mike Williams has eye for glory as Leicester's African lock targets England cap

  16-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They like a wind-up at Leicester, where the Tigers are well-versed in taming each other’s egos, so even before Williams had begun to tell his story, Freddie Burns couldn’t resist taking a shot.
  
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• Walter Mazzarri says feud with José Mourinho is over before latest meeting

  16-09-2016 23:30
  
  • Mazzarri had tense relationship with Portuguese when both worked in Serie A
  • Before Watford host Manchester United, Mazzarri says: ‘He’s a great manager’Walter Mazzarri says he has nothing but respect for José Mourinho, despite a fiery relationship in Serie A that led to the Portuguese manager describing him as a hard-working donkey that will never become a thoroughbred.The pair meet in the Premier League for the first time at Watford on Sunday, having clash
  
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• Ronald Koeman’s revolution restores discipline and high standards to Everton

  16-09-2016 23:30
  
  The club were drifting under Roberto Martínez but Koeman has arrested the slump and Gareth Barry is among those who believe confidence has returnedFinch Farm, Thursday morning, and Everton players are putting another intense training session behind them with a game of head tennis. The mood is as lighthearted as the contest until Ronald Koeman interrupts. “One team was losing quite heavily and he wanted to know why,” Gareth Barry discloses. “He doesn’t want anyone l
  
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• Premier League clubs in crusade to guard kids from paedophiles, with Manchester United leading the way 

  16-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A number of clubs, including Manchester United, have officials in their stadiums on matchdays watching for suspicious activity. Each top flight club needs a safeguarding officer.
  
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• Pep Guardiola says Manchester City fight for the ball ‘like a Conference team’

  16-09-2016 23:30
  
  • ‘If we continue that to the end of the season, we will be a good team,’ he says
  • Manager says Vincent Kompany has to fight for place on return from injuryPep Guardiola has pointed to Manchester City’s hard work in winning the ball back like a Conference side as the key to winning all seven of their opening matches.City are the Premier League leaders, the only side with a maximum 12 points from four games. They also dismantled Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-0 in th
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino takes cues from Marcelo Bielsa as he slams Tottenham stars for low intensity starts to games 

  16-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Spurs manager has grown concerned that his team are beginning games too slowly and with not enough intensity. That was horribly exposed by Monaco, who scored two in 31 minutes.
  
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• League Cup still short of support as Football League seek title sponsor 

  16-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The third round of the Football League Cup - the EFL Cup - is staged next week, with no replacement for last season’s backers Capital One signed up.
  
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• José Mourinho tells Paul Pogba: forget about world-record fee, play your game

  16-09-2016 23:30
  
  • Manchester United manager not worried by Frenchman’s anonymous form
  • Mourinho: ‘Form will come naturally. The team improves, he will improve’José Mourinho has told Paul Pogba to forget his world-record £92.5m transfer fee after the Frenchman continued his anonymous form for Manchester United.Pogba played as a quasi-No10 in the Europa League defeat at Feyenoord on Thursday, the first time he has been given a freer remit by Mourinho. Yet, as with the der
  
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• FIFA launch investigation after Slovakia defender Jan Durica claims England tie was fixed by the referee

  16-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail understands that FIFA have made contact with the Slovakian FA as they begin a preliminary investigation. The Slovak FA have just been asked to clarify the player's comments.
  
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• Embattled Tony Pulis promises to stay at West Brom unless club sack him

  16-09-2016 23:30
  
  • Manager has been criticised by fans and clashed with board but will not resign
  • Pulis hopes to meet new owners to discover views on club’s situationTony Pulis has insisted that the only way he will leave West Bromwich Albion is if the club sack him. The head coach faced criticism from his own supporters during the defeat at Bournemouth last Saturday, and a change of ownership at the Hawthorns has added to the uncertainty around his future after a fractious couple of weeks. Yet
  
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• David Moyes queries Sunderland board’s role in cycle of relegation battles

  16-09-2016 23:30
  
  • ‘Has correct direction been given?’ asks seventh manager in five years
  • Moyes: ‘We’re up against it. But the players need to lift their levels too’David Moyes has questioned whether the cause of Sunderland’s seemingly eternal relegation embroilments lies within the boardroom as well as the dressing room as he seeks his first Premier League win since succeeding Sam Allardyce. Related: Embattled Tony Pulis promises to stay at West Brom unless club s
  
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• Goalkeepers win out as Youths and Derry end all-square

  16-09-2016 23:29
  
  Those present at Ferrycarrig Park witnessed a 0-0 draw tonight.
  
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• Rams' Donald fined $21,269 by NFL for actions in opener

  16-09-2016 23:19
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald has been fined $21,269 by the NFL for his actions that led to his ejection in the team's season opener against San Francisco on Monday night.
  
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• Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool: Jordan Henderson 30-yard screamer ends Antonio Conte's unbeaten start as Reds enjoy more capital gains

  16-09-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Chelsea suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season as Liverpool continued their excellent form in the capital with a 2-1 victory.
  
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• Modeste double sends Cologne to top of the table

  16-09-2016 23:05
  Striker Anthony Modeste struck twice in the first half to lead Cologne 3-0 past promoted Freiburg on Friday and send them provisionally to the top of the Bundesliga table with seven points from three matches. The Frenchman headed the hosts into the lead in the 29th minute and Leonardo Bittenourt added a second goal two minutes later. The 28-year-old Modeste, who took his season tally to three goals, then grabbed his second of the evening two minutes before the break as Cologne cruised to their s
  
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• Sarah Storey sets sights on more golds and a race with Kadeena Cox

  16-09-2016 23:00
  
  Britain’s most successful Paralympian is going for a 14th title in the road raceDame Sarah Storey’s incessant hunger means that she has barely had a chance to let her hair down since becoming the most decorated female British Paralympian of all time. Last week Storey surpassed Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson’s record of 11 Paralympic golds with victory in the C5 individual pursuit and all the evidence suggests the thought of taking it easy has not crossed her mind for one second.Coupl
  
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• Jordan Henderson’s sumptuous strike helps Liverpool to win at Chelsea

  16-09-2016 23:00
  
  A statement of intent was delivered here, but it was not offered up by Chelsea. Liverpool, for the second season in succession, have prevailed in this corner of south-west London to cast the locals into grisly retrospection and condemn the new regime to their first defeat. Jürgen Klopp’s wild celebrations on the final whistle reflected the psychological significance of this win. These teams are now level on points below Manchester City but, on this evidence, it is the side from Mersey
  
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• Aguero, Higuain set for Argentina return in qualifiers

  16-09-2016 22:51
  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Sergio Aguero, in fine scoring form for Manchester City this season, looks set to lead Argentina's attack in next month's World Cup qualifiers after being recalled to their squad on Friday. Coach Edgardo Bauza could line up Gonzalo Higuain alongside Aguero as a twin strike force after also including the Juventus player in a 24-man squad for matches away to Peru on Oct. 6 and at home to Paraguay five days later. ...
  
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• Canelo Alvarez vs Liam Smith weigh-in LIVE: Both fighters hit scales at 154lbs ahead of world title clash in Dallas

  16-09-2016 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liam Smith (23-1-0) faces the challenge of his career when he takes on Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1) in Dallas on Saturday night. The light-middleweight will be defending his world title against the Mexican.
  
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• Museum in New York acquires Billie Jean King archive

  16-09-2016 22:30
  NEW YORK (AP) — The New-York Historical Society has acquired the archive of tennis great Billie Jean King .
  
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• Americans say 'it's time' to break through at World Cup

  16-09-2016 21:49
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Patrick Kane looks at 2010 Sochi Olympic final loss to Canada as the United States being one goal away from gold. Jonathan Quick looks at the 2014 Vancouver Olympic semifinal loss as the U.S. being one goal away from playing for gold.
  
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• Ex-Paterno players reunite at Penn St amid scandal's wake

  16-09-2016 21:46
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Organizers of a private reunion for football players coached by Joe Paterno will provide their own security for the Friday night event, Penn State spokesman Ben Manning said.
  
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• Valeri Liukin national team coordinator for USA Gymnastics

  16-09-2016 21:43
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — USA Gymnastics didn't look far for to find Martha Karolyi's successor as the leader of its powerhouse women's program.
  
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• Brazil files terrorism charges against eight for IS support

  16-09-2016 21:35
  Eight Brazilians arrested before the Rio Olympics for belonging to a loosely organised group that supported Islamic State and discussed attacking the games were charged on Friday under Brazil's anti-terrorism law. The men, who were loosely connected by the internet, were arrested in July two weeks before the Olympics opened in Rio de Janeiro. Prosecutors charged the men with promoting a terrorist organization and criminal association.
  
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• Chun grabs two-shot lead at Evian Championship

  16-09-2016 21:29
  (Reuters - South Korea’s Chun In-gee grabbed a two-shot lead at the Evian Championship by carding a five-under 66 in the second round on Friday. Chun, who earned LPGA Tour membership by winning the U.S. Women's Open in 2015, moved to a total of 13-under 129 after scoring six birdies and one bogey on a rainy day in Haute Savoie.
  
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• Swimmer with the X factor: Paralympian Kelly's remarkable tale

  16-09-2016 21:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Paralympian Ahmed Kelly has a back story which includes his brother achieving fame on the X-Factor and adoptive sisters who were born as conjoined twins.
  
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• Rio Paralympics 2016: Great Britain close in on London 2012 tally

  16-09-2016 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Great Britain's Paralympics team close in on their London 2012 medal tally of 120 on day nine in Rio.
  
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• TUE system can be abused - doping report author

  16-09-2016 20:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The therapeutic use exemptions allowed in top-level sport can be abused, says the man who led the probe into Russia's doping programme.
  
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• Del Potro sinks Murray to give Argentina 1-0 lead

  16-09-2016 20:51
  
  Juan Martin del Potro delivered a huge blow to Britain's hopes of retaining the Davis Cup when he beat Andy Murray 6-4 5-7 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 in a five-hour thriller to give Argentina a 1-0 lead in their world group semi-final on Friday. World number two and Wimbledon champion Murray looked poised to chalk up his 30th victory in 32 Davis Cup matches when he led by two sets to one against the man he beat in last month's Rio Olympics singles final. This is very important to me and my team and we are l
  
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• England prop Alex Corbisiero is ready to quit rugby for TV career in United States that 'really appealed to me'

  16-09-2016 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Corbisiero, who took a sabbatical from rugby, now finds himself at the NBC Studios, working on his eye movement in front of camera and finessing scripts as part of his new punditry role.
  
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• Death amongst the tourists of occupied East Jerusalem

  16-09-2016 20:38
  
  Life in Jerusalem quickly returns to normal after a man is killed by Israeli troops for allegedly trying to carry out a stabbing attempt.
  
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• Bills fire offensive coordinator Greg Roman after 0-2 start

  16-09-2016 20:37
  
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills fired offensive coordinator Greg Roman on Friday in a bid to kick start their sputtering Tyrod Taylor-led attack.
  
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• Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Tom Carroll signs new contract with club to extend his stay until 2019

  16-09-2016 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham midfielder Tom Carroll has signed a new contract with the club that will see him stay at White Hart Lane until 2019. Carroll has progressed through all levels at the club since signing in 2008.
  
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• Andy Murray loses to JuanMartin del Potro in five-set marathon as Argentina take lead over GB in Davis Cup semi-final

  16-09-2016 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN GLASGOW: Andy Murray suffered only his third ever Davis Cup singles defeat as Juan Martin del Potro gave Argentina a 1-0 lead over Great Britain in the Davis Cup semi-final.
  
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• Canelo Alvarez vs Liam Smith weigh-in LIVE boxing: Pair face the scales ahead of world title clash in Dallas

  16-09-2016 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liam Smith (23-1-0) faces the challenge of his career when he takes on Canelo Alvarez (47-1-1) in Dallas on Saturday night. The light-middleweight will be defending his world title against the Mexican.
  
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• Emmanuel Adebayor closing in on Lyon move as manager Bruno Genesio admits signing free agent is a gamble

  16-09-2016 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lyon manager Bruno Genesio has confirmed that Emmanuel Adebayor is close to joining Les Gones on a free transfer, having been released by Crystal Palace this summer.
  
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• Chelsea vs Liverpool, English Premier League LIVE score 2016

  16-09-2016 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's an early start to the Premier League weekend but it's by no means a low key one as heavyweights Chelsea and Liverpool get the action underway at Stamford Bridge on Friday night. Follow live here.
  
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• Andy Murray loses to Juan del Potro in five-set marathon as Argentina take lead over GB in Davis Cup semi-final

  16-09-2016 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN GLASGOW: Andy Murray suffered only his third ever Davis Cup singles defeat as Juan del Potro gave Argentina a 1-0 lead over Great Britain in the Davis Cup semi-final.
  
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• Rab Havlin seeks to cap best ever season with Ayr Gold Cup glory  

  16-09-2016 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If jockey Rab Havlin lands Saturday's William Hill Ayr Gold Cup on Johnny Barnes, he might be tempted to hand a little of the credit for fulfilling one of his ambitions to mum Margaret.
  
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• Stewart, Newman leave NASCAR meeting on good terms

  16-09-2016 20:16
  
  JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman have left a NASCAR-mandated meeting insisting their dustup last weekend is behind them and no apologies are needed.
  
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• Claude Puel insists he is prepared to rotate his Southampton squad to cope with Europe and the Premier League 

  16-09-2016 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claude Puel maintains he will need to call on every one of his Southampton squad if they are to do well in both Europe and the Premier League this season.
  
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• WWE wrestlers 'more recognisable' than England captain Alastair Cook

  16-09-2016 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  WWE wrestlers are more recognisable to children than England captain Alastair Cook, according to research by the ECB.
  
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