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• Aitor Karanka says games against bottom sides will determine their future after 3-1 loss to Everton

  17-09-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aitor Karanka admitted Middlesbrough were 'not Everton's league' but insisted this performance was not reflective of their chances of staying up.
  
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• Iranian cyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad dies in road race crash at Rio Paralympics

  17-09-2016 23:57
  
  An Iranian cyclist has died following a crash during a road race at the Rio Paralympics. Bahman Golbarnezhad was treated at the scene and was later taken to hospital. Iran's NPC later confirmed he had died.
  
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• Rice says its band may have gone 'too far' in Baylor satire

  17-09-2016 23:45
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Rice officials say the university's Marching Owl Band may have gone too far in its satire of the sexual assault scandal at Baylor.
  
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• Slaven Bilic urges West Ham to return to form after being embarrassed in 4-2 defeat to West Brom  

  17-09-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham boss Slaven Bilic admitted he was embarrassed after his side went into the half-time break 3-0 down. Bilic’s team suffered a 4-2 loss for the second game in a row after defeat by Watford.
  
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• Nicola Adams has no plans to turn pro as two-time Olympic champion admits: Making history drives me on

  17-09-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There cannot be many athletes so confident of their place in history as boxer Nicola Adams. Great Britain’s double Olympic gold medallist has, after all, been blazing a trail her entire life.
  
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• Papy Djilobodji insists he was never given the chance to shine at Chelsea

  17-09-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunderland defender Papy Djilobodji claims he was never given the chance to shine at Chelsea. Djilobodji moved to Stamford Bridge for £2.7m, but was loaned out to Werder Bremen.
  
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• Manchester United keen to tie down Marcus Rashford in hope of avoiding another Paul Pogba situation

  17-09-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are making plans to tie down Marcus Rashford to another deal even though the 18-year-old striker only signed a new four-year contract in May.
  
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• Andy Murray and Juan Martin Del Potro both warn that anything could happen in the Davis Cup due to their tiring bodies

  17-09-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro have both warned that anything could happen on the last day of the Davis Cup semi-final due to their bodies feeling the strain of two exhausting matches.
  
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• How can US heal its racial divide?

  17-09-2016 23:31
  
  One of the most famous quarterbacks in American football snubs the national anthem to protest against racial oppression.
  
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• Clubs' World Cup plan involving top European teams under serious consideration by FIFA

  17-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The competition would be a major overhaul and upgrade of the existing FIFA Club World Cup usually played in December and could take the place of the FIFA Confederations Cup.
  
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• UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin suffers blow as he won't be able to change Champions League format for minimum of five years

  17-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin is the little-known Slovenian lawyer who only last week replaced charismatic France legend Michel Platini as the UEFA chief.
  
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• Scott Borthwick ready for England return after leaving boyhood club Durham to sign for Surrey

  17-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Just two months ago Borthwick was discussed by the national selectors as a replacement for Nick Compton. Only his international second coming never happened.
  
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• Marcus Rashford may be the next Ruben Loftus-Cheek... I fear he could spend the next three years on the Manchester United substitutes' bench

  17-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GLENN HODDLE: Chelsea fans often tell me what a talent Ruben Loftus-Cheek is. He looks a fine player. But we don’t really know much more about him than when he made his debut at 18.
  
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• Manchester United keen to cut their losses on flop Bastian Schweinsteiger

  17-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN: Schweinsteiger has been sidelined by new manager Jose Mourinho, with little prospect of gaining any first-team football in the two remaining years of his contract.
  
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• Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola insists Kevin De Bruyne is first among equals after Lionel Messi 

  17-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Belgian international, who scored once and was instrumental in all of the other goals, was man of the match as Manchester City beat Bournemouth 4-0 at the Etihad on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp is letting his players feel the love... it feels like something is happening again at Liverpool

  17-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: When the final whistle went, Jurgen Klopp strode on to the pitch at Stamford Bridge. In moments of emotion like this, there is a life force in the Liverpool manager that will not be constrained.
  
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• Colin Kaepernick isn't scared of his own shadow like England's footballlers - Yes, even sportsmen are entitled to opinions...

  17-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: We try to tell our sportsmen they are role models and then as soon as one of them has the courage to speak up for what they believe in, we tell them to shut up as if they were an impertinent kid.
  
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• Iranian cyclist dies after crash

  17-09-2016 23:17
  Iranian cyclist Sarafraz Bahman Golbarnezhad has died after crashing at the Paralympics on Saturday. "With immense regret we have to say Sarafraz Bahman Golbarnezhad...has died after an accident while racing," Iran's Paralympic Committee said in a statement. "He was an exemplary Paralympic sportsman who, with love and energy, tried his best to promote the name of Iran and to make all of us proud and at the end he gave his life for this," the Paralympic Committee added.
  
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• Wisconsin surges late and QB questions emerge

  17-09-2016 23:14
  
  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — This is not the right time for No. 9 Wisconsin to have questions at quarterback, not with Big Ten play starting next week.
  
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• Lonergan out as George Washington coach after investigation

  17-09-2016 23:01
  WASHINGTON (AP) — George Washington says it has parted ways with men's basketball coach Mike Lonergan.
  
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• Championship review: Aston Villa held again as Birmingham leave it late

  17-09-2016 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ipswich Town and Aston Villa played out a largely dismal 0-0 draw at Portman Road. Clayton Donaldson and Lukas Jutkiewicz scored two late goals to earn a 2-1 win over Sheffield Wednesday.
  
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• Mets star deGrom likely done for season with elbow injury

  17-09-2016 22:41
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom has been scratched from his scheduled start Sunday and is unlikely to pitch again this season because of an injury to the ulnar nerve in his right elbow.
  
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• Jackson, No. 10 Louisville run over No. 2 Florida St 63-20

  17-09-2016 22:36
  
  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Lamar Jackson ran for four touchdowns and threw for another as No. 10 Louisville poured it on in a 63-20 victory over No. 2 Florida State on Saturday in what was billed as an ACC showdown game.
  
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• Koeman demands more from unbeaten Everton

  17-09-2016 22:26
  (Reuters) - Everton manager Ronald Koeman is not one to get carried away so it was unsurprising that he reacted to their best ever start to a Premier League season by focussing on where they needed to improve. Everton made light work of promoted Middlesbrough on Saturday, fighting back from going behind to win 3-1, with midfielder Gareth Barry marking his 600th Premier League appearance with a goal. Further efforts from Seamus Coleman and Romelu Lukaku wrapped up a victory that lifted unbeaten E
  
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• Brando clinches dream victory for owner Angie Bailey in the Ayr Gold Cup

  17-09-2016 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brando was the fourth winner of the Ayr Gold Cup this century to emerge from stall eight and the four-year-old’s win extended the excellent record of Ryan in the race.
  
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• Malcolm Jenkins plans to lead some Eagles on anthem protest

  17-09-2016 21:56
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Malcolm Jenkins plans to lead teammates in a protest that he says is "not an anti-police thing" during the national anthem before the Philadelphia Eagles play at Chicago on Monday night.
  
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• EFL 2016-17: Five things you may have missed from Saturday's EFL action

  17-09-2016 21:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Drones, goal droughts and a Devon derby reunion are among a few things you may have missed from Saturday's EFL matches.
  
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• Wenger savours win after testing week for Arsenal

  17-09-2016 21:49
  Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger was able to savour a "convincing performance" against Hull City on Saturday after a testing week when his side's prospects had come under scrutiny. The London club swept aside 10-man Hull 4-1 with two goals from Alexis Sanchez capping a dominant display that might have eased the minds of some Arsenal fans underwhelmed by their start to the season.
  
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• Masters champion Willett in title hunt in Italy

  17-09-2016 21:40
  U.S. Masters champion Danny Willett moved within one stroke of the lead during a weather-interrupted third round of the Italian Open on Saturday. The Briton, one of seven European Ryder Cup players competing in Milan this week, was 13-under-par through eight holes when play was suspended for the day because of darkness. Frenchman Alexander Levy led the way on 14-under through 12 holes, one ahead of Willett, fellow Britons Chris Paisley and Chris Hanson and Italy's Francesco Molinari.
  
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• UPSET CITY: North Dakota St tops No. 13 Iowa on final play

  17-09-2016 21:30
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Cam Pedersen kicked a 37-yard field as time expired and North Dakota State pulled off a 23-21 upset of No. 13 Iowa on Saturday for its sixth straight win over an FBS opponent.
  
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• Kaaya leads No. 25 Miami over Appalachian State 45-10

  17-09-2016 21:27
  
  BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Brad Kaaya threw for 368 yards and three scores, Mark Walton ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns and No. 25 Miami rolled to a 45-10 win Saturday over Appalachian State in front of a record crowd of 34,658 at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
  
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• No. 5 Clemson routs SC State 59-0 in shortened game

  17-09-2016 21:18
  
  CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson scored early and often in the first half against South Carolina State, and both coaches decided to shorten Saturday's game in what turned into a 59-0 rout.
  
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• Central African Republic rebels kill 26 villagers - presidential spokesman

  17-09-2016 21:18
  ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Rebels have killed 26 villagers in northern Central African Republic, a spokesman for the presidency said on Saturday. "Seleka (rebels) went door to door in a village called Ndomete. The village chief was among the victims ... It was a massacre," said Albert Mokpeme said. (Reporting by Joe Bavier; Editing by Louise Ireland)
  
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• De Bruyne on 'another level' - just like Guardiola's City

  17-09-2016 21:17
  By Ian Chadband LONDON (Reuters) - Kevin de Bruyne was hailed as playing football "on another level" by his manager Pep Guardiola after the Belgian maestro orchestrated another Manchester City symphony on Saturday. City maintained their season's 100 percent competitive record with the 4-0 annihilation of Bournemouth, breaking a 119-year-old club record in the process, and afterwards Guardiola could not have been more effusive in praise of his remarkable midfielder. De Bruyne scored the first and
  
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• Atlético Madrid thump Sporting Gijón as Fernando Torres bags two late goals

  17-09-2016 21:17
  
  Atlético Madrid strikers Antoine Griezmann, Fernando Torres and Kévin Gameiro all scored in their 5-0 victory over Sporting Gijón to warm up for Wednesday’s visit to the Camp Nou.Atlético kick-started their league campaign last week with a 4-0 win at Celta Vigo and raced out of the traps against Sporting, with Gameiro feeding Griezmann to tap in the opener in the second minute before curling in another in the fifth. Related: Barcelona trounce Leganés 5-1
  
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• De Bruyne shines as Man City juggernaut rolls on

  17-09-2016 21:15
  By Toby Davis LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City maintained their imperious start to the season with a fifth straight victory on Saturday as Bournemouth were swept aside 4-0 to become the latest victims of Pep Guardiola's table-toppers. Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Kelechi Iheanacho, Raheem Sterling and Ilkay Guendogan, on his Premier League debut, wrapped up the points after another scintillating display from the title favourites who continue to lay down a marker to their rivals. Heading the cha
  
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• Strap in: NASCAR's Chase usually produces temper tantrums

  17-09-2016 21:05
  
  JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Based on history, the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship will produce pushing and shoving, ruined cars and a whole lot of yelling and finger-pointing.
  
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• A day before 18th birthday, Pulisic scores for Dortmund

  17-09-2016 21:05
  
  A day before he turns 18, American midfielder Christian Pulisic scored his first Bundesliga goal this season and set up two more Saturday in Borussia Dortmund's 6-0 rout of visiting Darmstadt.
  
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• Bayern stage fightback, Dortmund hit six

  17-09-2016 20:57
  Champions Bayern Munich came from a goal down at home to defeat Ingolstadt 04 3-1 in the Bundesliga on Saturday while Gonzalo Castro struck twice as Borussia Dortmund thumped Darmstadt 98 6-0. Adrian Ramos, American teenager Christian Pulisic, Sebastian Rode and Emre Mor also scored for Dortmund who are fourth in the table on six points. Darmstadt went down to 10 men in the 57th minute after Peter Niemeyer was sent off for a second caution.
  
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• Chun in sight of golfing history at Evian

  17-09-2016 20:51
  PARIS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - - Chun In-gee of South Korea edged closer to a second major title, and a slice of golfing history, when she extended her lead to four shots at the Evian Championship in France on Saturday. Chun shot a third-round 65 to finish 19-under-par, thanks largely to a strong back nine with three birdies and an eagle. China’s Shanshan Feng is third at 13-under-par while South Korea's Ryu So-yeon is fourth at 12-under-par.
  
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• Dozens of Syrian soldiers reportedly killed in strike

  17-09-2016 20:43
  
  Russian and Syrian militaries say a US-led coalition air strike on an army base has killed more than 60 Syrian troops.
  
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• Dwyane Wade bikes with police to promote unity in Miami

  17-09-2016 20:33
  MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade still plans to do plenty of talking about the need for societal change, a quest that became even more personal for him after one of his cousins was shot and killed last month on a Chicago street.
  
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• Croatia take 2-1 lead over France in Davis Cup

  17-09-2016 20:33
  Croatia took a big step towards securing a Davis Cup final spot when Ivan Dodig and Marin Cilic beat Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6 (6) 5-7 7-6 (6) 6-3 in the doubles to take a 2-1 lead on Saturday. The 2015 U.S. Open champions Mahut and Herbert are the world's top-ranked pair. Richard Gasquet, who won the first semi-final point for France on Friday, now takes on Cilic in Sunday's reverse singles while Lucas Pouille plays Borna Coric.
  
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• Barry scores on 600th appearance as Everton beat Boro

  17-09-2016 20:29
  Sept 17 (Reuters) - - Gareth Barry scored on his 600th Premier League appearance as Everton fought back on Saturday to beat Middlesbrough 3-1 and return to second in the Premier League, two points adrift of Manchester City. The hosts trailed after keeper Maarten Stekelenburg parried the ball into his own goal under a heavy challenge from Alvaro Negredo in the 21st minute but were level three minutes later when Barry marked his milestone with a goal. Seamus Coleman gave Everton the lead three min
  
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• Bath 37-22 Worcester: New-boy Leroy Houston seals stunning comeback 

  17-09-2016 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leroy Houston made a fairytale return to Bath on loan from Queensland Reds by scoring the bonus point try against a competitive Worcester side.
  
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• Everton 3-1 Middlesbrough: Ronald Koeman's side continue unbeaten start to the season with comeback victory as Gareth Barry scores on 600th Premier League appearance

  17-09-2016 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT GOODISON PARK: Everton's impressive start to the season continued on Saturday as they came from behind to beat Middlesbrough.
  
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• Despite criticism, Penn State honors Paterno during game

  17-09-2016 20:21
  
  STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Penn State paid tribute Saturday to Joe Paterno on the 50th anniversary of his first game, despite criticism that the ceremonies are insensitive to victims in the university's sex abuse scandal.
  
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• Mike Phelan set to take over as permanent Hull City manager in the next 48 hours following contract offer

  17-09-2016 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hull City's caretaker-boss Mike Phelan could be appointed the Premier League club's next permanent manager within the next 48 hours following a contract offer from the club.
  
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• West Ham problems start with me, says embarrassed Bilic

  17-09-2016 20:10
  Manager Slaven Bilic said West Ham United's problems started with him after the team slumped to a fourth defeat in five Premier League games on Saturday. The London club were beaten 4-2 at West Bromwich Albion despite dominating for long periods and are fourth from bottom with three points. Bilic, who said he was embarrassed when they trailed 3-0 at halftime, took his share of the blame for West Ham's woeful start to the campaign.
  
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• Saracens winger Chris Ashton could face lengthy ban after allegedly biting Northampton prop Alex Waller

  17-09-2016 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM PETERS: The Saracens winger faces a nervous wait as citing officer Mike Rafter decideswhether the offence is worthy of further charges.
  
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