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• Alex Lozowski vows not to switch allegiance to Italy even if he misses the cut for England's autumn Tests

  26-09-2016 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON: England wildcard Alex Lozowski has vowed not to switch allegiance to Italy if he is left out of Eddie Jones’s 45-man squad on Friday for the autumn internationals.
  
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• Wenger is impossible act to follow at Arsenal, says Dein

  26-09-2016 23:57
  By Chris Bertram MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Arsene Wenger will be an impossible act to follow and Arsenal cannot count on being in the Champions League every season once their French manager leaves, the club's former vice-chairman David Dein said on Monday. Dein reckons that even if Arsenal make an astute choice when they eventually seek a successor to 66-year-old Wenger, whose contract runs out next year, they will face an uncertain time. "He's been at the club for 20 seasons and every yea
  
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• Arsenal eye Sassuolo striker Gregoire Defrel as Arsene Wenger sends scouts out to Italy amid Liverpool interest

  26-09-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are monitoring Sassuolo striker Gregoire Defrel.  Arsene Wenger has dispatched scouts to watch the French forward on three occasions this term and the 25-year-old has not disappointed.
  
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• Huskers' Rose-Ivey: Racist posts show protest is needed

  26-09-2016 23:49
  
  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska football player who took a knee during the national anthem before the game at Northwestern on Saturday night said he and his family have received racially charged criticism on social media, and said the responses show why the protest is necessary.
  
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• Life without Duncan begins for the new-look Spurs

  26-09-2016 23:48
  
  SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Life without Tim Duncan has officially begun for the San Antonio Spurs, even if they aren't quite ready to accept it.
  
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• Burnley 2-0 Watford: Sean Dyche delighted with Burnley performance

  26-09-2016 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Burnley boss Sean Dyche is pleased with his side's performance as they beat a lacklustre Watford 2-0 at Turf Moor.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp gives an education in football as Liverpool boss shares his knowledge and enthusiasm as guest pundit on Monday Night Football

  26-09-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Welcome to the classroom. This was not Monday Night Football. Sportsmail's Jamie Carragher, one of the most impressive football men on television, deferred. Enter the professor.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp takes touchline charisma into studio as Liverpool manager entertains on Monday Night Football but Alan Shearer is not impressed

  26-09-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp dazzled with his usual charisma on Monday Night Football. Liverpool's German manager offered his tactical insights, jokes and anecdotes on the prime-time show.
  
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• Roman Abramovich will provide Antonio Conte with funds to resolve defensive crisis at Chelsea

  26-09-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roman Abramovich is to show is support for manager Antonio Conte by providing funds to bolster the Chelsea defence. The Blues have leaked goals in recent weeks since the injury to John Terry.
  
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• FIFA set to rule on Wembley poppies ahead of England's World Cup qualifier against Scotland on November 11

  26-09-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The English and Scottish FAs are working together on how their national sides will recognise Armistice Day when they play a World Cup qualifier at Wembley.
  
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• Babcock and Krueger to match wits in World Cup of Hockey

  26-09-2016 23:33
  
  TORONTO (AP) — Mike Babcock scoffs at the notion that he simply shows up to coach the Canadians and they keep winning best-on-best games, a streak that has run to 14.
  
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• Rory McIlroy is primed for Ryder Cup action after sensational FedEx Cup win secures a whopping £9.2m jackpot

  26-09-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON IN MINNESOTA: Momentum is everything at a Ryder Cup and there is no question which team will have it on Friday after Rory McIlroy’s stunning FedEx Cup victory.
  
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• David Moyes struggles to identify what is going wrong at Sunderland

  26-09-2016 23:32
  
  Manager calls for players to stand up and be counted as his team, with Jermain Defoe the only fit senior striker, face a familiar relegation battleDidier Ndong looked utterly bewildered. Sunderland’s French‑speaking Gabon midfielder was receiving instructions about throw-ins from Lee Cattermole and clearly could not comprehend a word the Teessider was saying.Eventually, Cattermole resorted to mime. Lifting his arms above his head, he pretended to hurl a ball into play and, finally, N
  
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• Tottenham hope to kick start their Champions League campaign away at CSKA Moscow

  26-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Since European football began, all games in Russia have been filed firmly in the category of tricky away fixtures. Spurs. however, will expect to take points away from their trip to face CSKA Moscow.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: Best bets for Tuesday, September 27 

  26-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his hottest selections ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Ayr, Sedgefield, Wolverhampton and Southwell.
  
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• Manchester City duo Kevin De Bruyne and Vincent Kompany fly out to Barcelona for specialist treatment

  26-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vincent Kompany will attend a Barcelona hospital with his Manchester City teammate Kevin De Bruyne on Tuesday as he fights to revive his career following a spate of muscle injuries.
  
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• Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri ready to unleash 'Dragon Slayer' Islam Slimani against Porto

  26-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claudio Ranieri will unleash his 'Dragon Slayer' on Porto on Tuesday as Leicester's summer signing Islam Slimani reacquaints himself with the club he tormented in Portugal.
  
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• Jonny Wilkinson convinced me to join Toulon, former Bath head coach Mike Ford reveals 

  26-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON: Toulon coach Mike Ford has revealed how Jonny Wilkinson helped convince him to join ‘the biggest club in Europe’. Ford was unveiled by the European heavyweights on Monday
  
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• Former Liverpool boss Gerard Houllier backs Reds to challenge for the Premier League title under Jurgen Klopp

  26-09-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier has heralded the Red's swashbuckling start to the season - and believes they are genuine title contenders under new boss Jurgen Klopp.
  
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• Tottenham’s Kane on the mend and may be fit for trip to Arsenal in November

  26-09-2016 23:30
  
  • Tottenham striker has had positive scan results for ankle-ligament injury
  • We are very happy, it was better than we expected, says PochettinoMauricio Pochettino says he has received a positive update on Harry Kane’s recovery from an ankle-ligament injury and it is understood that the Tottenham Hotspur striker may now have the chance to return for the north London derby at Arsenal on 6 November.The manager’s focus, however, was on how best to cope with the clutch of
  
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• Frankie Dettori can mark magic with Shalaa in the John Guest Bengough Stakes at Ascot 

  26-09-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARCUS TOWNEND: Frankie Dettori has been handed the big chance of an Ascot winner close to the 20th anniversary of his Magnificent Seven at the track with the return of top sprinter Shalaa.
  
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• Aston Villa running out of patience with Roberto Di Matteo after poor start

  26-09-2016 23:30
  
  • Italian has presided over one win in nine games since taking over at Villa Park
  • Owner Tony Xia wants to see improvement in two upcoming away gamesRoberto Di Matteo is already fighting to save his job, with the Aston Villa manager facing the prospect of the sack unless he can win one of his next two matches. Villa travel to Barnsley on Tuesday night then Preston North End on Saturday and failure to pick up a win in either of those fixtures may lead to the Italian’s dismissal,
  
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• Tottenham’s Toby Alderweireld: Hunger to win something means you can

  26-09-2016 23:29
  
  Tottenham defender takes positives from his 2014 Champions League final defeat with Atlético Madrid as Spurs prepare to face CSKA Moscow in group stageToby Alderweireld can still feel the stab of regret. Perhaps it will never truly leave him. After all, how many times can a player come within touching distance of the European Cup only to see it whisked away? The Tottenham Hotspur defender had entered the 2014 final as an 83rd-minute substitute for Atlético Madrid and with stoppage
  
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• 76ers center Noel: Too many bigs on team, 'Just a logjam'

  26-09-2016 23:24
  
  CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Shortly after Philadelphia 76ers president and general manager Bryan Colangelo said he is not actively shopping any of his players, Sixers center Nerlens Noel openly wondered how he, Jahlil Okafor and Joel Embiid can co-exist as the team's three big men.
  
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• Ryder Cup 2016: Bubba Watson named as USA’s fifth vice-captain

  26-09-2016 23:22
  
  • Two-time Masters champion had missed out on final wildcard
  • Watson handed role after personal request to David Love IIIDavis Love has appointed Bubba Watson as the fifth official vice-captain of the USA Ryder Cup side.The two-time Masters champion, who joins Tiger Woods, Jim Furyk, Tom Lehman, and Steve Stricker on Love’s support staff, was overlooked for a wildcard on Sunday despite being ranked No7 in the world, but he had made it clear to the captain that he still wants to
  
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• Sir Dave Brailsford puts up stout defence but questions hang in the air

  26-09-2016 23:19
  
  Team Sky principal resolute in putting his case over the Bradley Wiggins therapeutic use exemption furore but will that silence the doubters?The Team Sky principal, Sir Dave Brailsford, painstakingly attempted to wrestle with the questions assailing him with increasing ferocity since the so-called Fancy Bears dumped the TUE information of Sir Bradley Wiggins online.No, he did not believe that Team Sky had done anything wrong. Yes, he knew all about the three applications for a powerful corticost
  
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• Correction: T25-College Football Poll story

  26-09-2016 23:19
  
  In a story Sept. 25 about The AP Top 25 poll, The Associated Press, due to a technical error, said that TCU was No. 20 in the latest rankings. TCU is No. 21.
  
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• Burnley beat Watford 2-0 in historic encounter

  26-09-2016 23:16
  LONDON, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Burnley struck either side of halftime through Jeff Hendrick and Michael Keane to claim a 2-0 Premier League home win over Watford in the first top-flight meeting of the two clubs on Monday. Forward Hendrick broke the deadlock before defender Keane wrapped up the victory to lift the Clarets into 13th spot where they joined five clubs on seven points from six games, including 11th-placed Watford who they trail on goal difference. ...
  
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• Burnley 2-0 Watford: Sean Dyche enjoys win over his former club as record signing Jeff Hendrick and Michael Keane score in first ever top-flight meeting

  26-09-2016 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT TURF MOOR: Burnley moved up to 13th in the Premier League after goals from Jeff Hendrick and Michael Keane consigned Watford to a 2-0 defeat at Turf Moor on Monday night.
  
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• Sir Dave Brailsford defends Sir Bradley Wiggins' use of drug

  26-09-2016 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Dave Brailsford tells BBC sports editor Dan Roan that Sir Bradley Wiggins' use of a banned steroid before races was for "medical need".
  
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• Super League Try of the Week: Warrington's Tom Lineham

  26-09-2016 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tom Lineham scores the best try of the week, crossing against his old side Hull to help Warrington win the League Leaders' Shield.
  
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• Walker looks for Palmer inspiration at Hazeltine

  26-09-2016 23:08
  By Mark Lamport-Stokes CHASKA, Minnesota (Reuters) - Just as Europe were inspired by the spirit of Seve Ballesteros when they won the 2012 Ryder Cup, Jimmy Walker is looking to Arnold Palmer's impact to help the U.S. cause this week at Hazeltine. Golf great Palmer, a veteran of six Ryder Cups as a player, died at the age of 87 on Sunday due to heart complications and memories of his huge influence in helping grow the game worldwide have overshadowed the build-up to this year's edition. No questi
  
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• Florida authorities seek causes of Jose Fernandez boat crash

  26-09-2016 23:06
  
  MIAMI (AP) — Investigators are trying to determine whether Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was at the wheel of his sportfishing boat when it slammed into a jetty in the early-morning darkness, killing him and two others on board.
  
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• Steven Defour inspires determined Burnley to victory over Watford

  26-09-2016 23:01
  
  It required a relentless pursuit and Sean Dyche’s powers of persuasion to convince Steven Defour to leave Belgium for Burnley in the summer but the effort, and the club-record £7.5m paid to Anderlecht for a player once coveted by European heavyweights, has paid early dividends. Defour, desire and determination shaped Burnley’s second Premier League win of the season. Watford were second rate in every respect.The Belgium international still possesses the letter he received from
  
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• Jeff Hendrick and Michael Keane head Burnley to victory against Watford

  26-09-2016 23:01
  
  It required a relentless pursuit and all of Sean Dyche’s powers of persuasion to convince Steven Defour to leave Belgium for Burnley in the summer but the effort, and the club record £7.5m paid to Anderlecht for a player once coveted by Sir Alex Ferguson, is paying dividends. The 28-year-old produced a commanding display to inspire Burnley to their second victory of the season as Watford’s recent impressive form evaporated at Turf Moor.There was a time when several leading Euro
  
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• LeBron will stand for anthem, says 'scary' to be parent now

  26-09-2016 23:00
  
  INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James has been horrified at the videos of police shootings and violence he's seen over the past few months. Like many Americans, he's anxious for change.
  
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• Pacers believe pieces are in place to play faster style

  26-09-2016 22:56
  
  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers President Larry Bird spent most of his offseason trying to stitch together a championship contender.
  
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• Burnley 2-0 Watford LIVE... and Jurgen Klopp on Monday Night Football - follow all the Premier League action

  26-09-2016 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sean Dyche's Burnley host Walter Mazzarri's Watford outfit in a Premier League clash at Turf Moor on Monday night. Join Sportsmail's JOHN DOWNES for all the LIVE action.
  
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• Millwall property developer faces renewed questions over suggestions it wants to sell quickly

  26-09-2016 22:18
  
  • Offshore developer Renewal told Lewisham council it was in ‘for the long run’
  • Renewal says it has no knowledge of document and has no plans to sellThe property developer in line to benefit from a compulsory purchase order on land occupied by Millwall FC appears to have been looking into selling its part in the project, a document suggests.The developer Renewal denied it had any desire to “take the money and run” at a scrutiny committee meeting last Tuesday.
  
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• Palmer's impact: Grand Slam, endorsements, TV, private jets

  26-09-2016 22:10
  
  CHASKA, Minn. (AP) — Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth all chased the Grand Slam, golf's holy grail of winning all four majors in one year.
  
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• 'We don't give a s***, we're not at the circus': Christophe Dugarry and Emmanuel Petit blast Liverpool rebel Mamadou Sakho for outburst

  26-09-2016 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mamadou Sakho's latest indiscretion was roundly criticised by Christophe Dugarry and Emmanuel Petit. The Liverpool defender slammed his treatment by Jurgen Klopp on Saturday morning.
  
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• CSKA Moscow star Alan Dzagoev a doubt for Tottenham Hotspur clash

  26-09-2016 22:00
  
  CSKA Moscow could be without key man Alan Dzagoev for their Champions League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday (27 September). The 26-year-old Russia international missed Monday morning's training session after picking up an unspecified knock and CSKA boss Leonid Slutsky will hold off making a decision on the attacking midfielder until just before kick-off, according to a press conference. Dzagoev's teammate Vasili Berezutski is also an injury doubt.
  
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• Tottenham receive Harry Kane fitness boost ahead of Champions League showdown with CSKA Moscow

  26-09-2016 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham have received a boost on the eve of their Champions League encounter against CSKA Moscow, with striker Harry Kane now likely to return earlier than expected following his ankle injury.
  
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• Frankie Dettori set for Arc ride if Dermot Weld opts to run Fascinating Rock

  26-09-2016 21:53
  
  • Trainer will make decision after final piece of work on Tuesday
  • Horse’s usual jockey Pat Smullen is expected to ride Derby winner HarzandOn the day when Frankie Dettori revelled in the memories of the time he went through the card at Ascot in 1996, the Italian was quietly booked to ride Fascinating Rock in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly on Sunday. It could be a hugely significant booking, since Dettori is seeking a record fifth success in the French race alt
  
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• Lil Wayne is his good friend and he wants to skateboard for the US at Tokyo 2020... meet Theotis Beasley

  26-09-2016 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Skateboarding is heading for Tokyo 2020, where competitors will attempt to kickflip, grind and ollie their way to gold and no-one is more excited to than US pro, Theotis Beasley.
  
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• Orgeron: Coaching LSU 'a dream,' offense will be 'tweaked'

  26-09-2016 21:45
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As much as Ed Orgeron might have preferred a different route to the top coaching job at LSU, the Louisiana native was never going to be able to hide his enthusiasm for his new opportunity — and didn't try.
  
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• The Latest: Boat in crash was registered to Marlins pitcher

  26-09-2016 21:34
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The Latest on baseball ace Jose Fernandez's death in a boating accident (all times local):
  
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• Real Madrid gear up for Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund as Zinedine Zidane denies rift with Cristiano Ronaldo 

  26-09-2016 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zinedine Zidane believes his relationship with Cristiano Ronaldo is 'normal'. The Real Madrid manager watched on as his side prepare to face Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
  
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• Son Heung-min delighted with Tottenham transfer decision

  26-09-2016 21:00
  
  Son Heung-min is relieved Tottenham Hotspur decided against selling him during the summer transfer window following his blistering start to the season. The South Korea started the campaign playing in the Olympic Games but upon his return to White Hart Lane he has scored four times in three appearances – including a double in the Premier League win over Middlesbrough. Following an uncertain campaign since his £22m move, according to The Guardian, to north London, during which he nette
  
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• Let’s get ready to tumble: Barry Hearn launches World Cup of Gymnastics

  26-09-2016 21:00
  
  Promoter vows to turn gymnasts into global superstars at launch of April event but athletes’ eyes remain firmly trained on 2020 Olympics“Well I did have this dream the other night that I had Michael Buffer announcing the floor competition with the words: ‘Let’s get ready to tumble.’” And with that Barry Hearn announced his arrival into gymnastics.The exuberant boxing, snooker, darts and crown green bowls promoter launched his latest project, the World Cup
  
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