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• Palermo 1-4 Torino: Joe Hart beaten early on but visitors move into top four after running out emphatic winners against Serie A strugglers

  17-10-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite Joe Hart conceding in just the fifth minute of the match on Monday night, Torino cruised to a comfortable 4-1 victory against 18th placed Palermo in the Serie A fixture.
  
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• Diego Costa warned about disrespect after Chelsea striker's clash with Antonio Conte over team instructions  

  17-10-2016 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is understood the tempestuous Spain striker lost his cool because he was tired of the constant coaching from his boss on the touchline which he took to be direct criticism of his performance.
  
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• World heavyweight champion poet Muhammad Ali would have been 'The Greatest' for Nobel Prize... not controversial choice Bob Dylan

  17-10-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He who not only put into words the hopes and torments of a generation but who actually lived his life and times to the limit.
  Bob Dylan, popular music lyricist, is a controversial choice.
  
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• Ontario judge dismisses attempt to ban Indians' name, logo

  17-10-2016 23:56
  
  TORONTO (AP) — An Ontario judge quashed a last-minute attempt to attempt to bar the Cleveland Indians from using their team name and "Chief Wahoo" logo during Monday's night playoff game in Toronto.
  
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• Son Heung-min in debt to Ruud van Nistelrooy as Tottenham forward prepares for Bayer Leverkusen return

  17-10-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Son Heung-min has revealed how former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy played a key role in launching his career in Europe. He moved to Germany aged 16.
  
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• Browns safety Poyer still in hospital with lacerated kidney

  17-10-2016 23:53
  
  BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns starting safety Jordan Poyer could be lost for the season after sustaining a lacerated kidney.
  
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• Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United PLAYER RATINGS: David De Gea made the difference but Daniel Sturridge struggled to make an impression 

  17-10-2016 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was billed as the biggest game of the season so far as Jurgen Klopp's all-action Liverpool side welcomed Manchester United to Anfield. Chris Wheeler rates both sets of players.
  
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• Liverpool 0-0 Man Utd: Jurgen Klopp says result better than performance

  17-10-2016 23:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says the result was better than his players' performance in the goalless draw with Manchester United at Anfield.
  
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• Liverpool 0-0 Man Utd: Jose Mourinho says side controlled game and crowd

  17-10-2016 23:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says his side controlled the game and the crowd in their 0-0 draw with Liverpool at Anfield.
  
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• Jose Mourinho's Manchester United frustrate Liverpool FC during Anfield stalemate

  17-10-2016 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho had goalkeeper David de Gea to thank as his side left Merseyside with a point, after the Spaniard's stunning saves from both Emre Can and Philippe Coutinho.
  
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• Jessica Ennis-Hill on retiring, having babies and her future: I won’t be on I’m A Celebrity... I’m too scared of spiders!

  17-10-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTHA KELNER: Jessica Ennis-Hill will not be seeking the limelight in retirement so it was perhaps fitting that she announced it last Thursday with only her dog for company.
  
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• Europe's heavy Ryder Cup defeat inspires officials to radically rethink qualifying system

  17-10-2016 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A radical overhaul of the qualifying system for Europe’s Ryder Cup team is on the cards as those in power consider the appropriate response to the heavy defeat at Hazeltine a fortnight ago.
  
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• ECB to add up to nine floodlit matches to 2017 County Championship calendar​

  17-10-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: The 2017 County Championship is set to feature a round of floodlit matches to help England players prepare for their first day-night Test match against West Indies.
  
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• MPs slam £1million pay-off for former England manager Sam Allardyce as ‘sickening for grass-roots football’

  17-10-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MPS on Monday branded Sam Allardyce’s £1million pay-out as ‘sickening for grass-roots football’. And they accused the FA of an ‘institutional failure’ over claims that the 61-year-old’s chequered career.
  
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• Howard Webb in a tangle over referee fight as Mark Halsey and Graham Poll deny 'unedifying' Lake District bust-up

  17-10-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Howard Webb's account of a fight between two Premier League referees has been disputed by his former colleagues. Halsey and Poll have no recollection whatsoever of the incident.
  
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• Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock reacts furiously to 'crook' claim after MPs revisit Jason Puncheon's remarks

  17-10-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Damian Collins, interim chairman of the Culture Media and Sport Committee, used parliamentary privilege to repeat the incendiary allegations made by Jason Puncheon in 2014.
  
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• Isthmian League Premier Division side and debutants Merstham face Oxford United in FA Cup first round

  17-10-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Isthmian League Premier Division side Merstham beat Ebbsfleet United in the final qualifying round and have been rewarded with a big home fixture against League One side Oxford.
  
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• Ched Evans' family could take libel action against Gloria Hunniford and ITV after she expressed doubt over striker's not guilty rape verdict

  17-10-2016 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The family of cleared footballer Ched Evans are set to engage lawyers to look at libel action against Gloria Hunniford and ITV following comments made in today's programme.
  
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• Sam Burgess says it is a dream come true to be named England captain just 11 months after returning to rugby league from union

  17-10-2016 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 27-year-old insisted he is ‘back where he belongs’ after his rugby league return was marked with his appointment as England skipper for the Four Nations rugby league tournment.
  
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• Governor signs bill clearing way for NFL stadium in Vegas

  17-10-2016 22:58
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's governor signed a bill Monday clearing the way for a Las Vegas stadium that could be home to the Raiders, although NFL owners still need to approve the team's move to Oakland before Sin City becomes a football town.
  
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• Thuram criticises FIFA for ending anti-racism project

  17-10-2016 22:12
  By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - French World Cup winner Lilian Thuram has criticised FIFA's decision to dissolve its anti-racism task force, telling Reuters he found the decision "shocking". FIFA wrote to members in September to say it was disbanding the task force set up by then boss Sepp Blatter in 2013, and declaring that it had "completely fulfilled its temporary mission". "I am extremely shocked that such an important organisation that can reach millions of people, especially child
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Tuesday, October 18

  17-10-2016 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his best tips ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Exeter, Newcastle, Yarmouth and Kempton.
  
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• Pakistan break West Indies' resistance to win the first Test in Dubai

  17-10-2016 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The match was finely poised at tea with Pakistan needing four wickets and West Indies 114 runs short of their victory target, with the hosts ultimately securing victory in the first Test in Dubai.
  
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• Lawyer: Penn State not to blame for ex-coach not getting job

  17-10-2016 21:52
  
  BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — It's not Penn State's fault that a former assistant football coach who reported Jerry Sandusky sexually abusing a boy 15 years ago can't find a new coaching job, a lawyer for the university said Monday.
  
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• Tottenham star Toby Alderweireld not expected to be out for long, says boss Mauricio Pochettino as his side gear up for Bayer Leverkusen clash

  17-10-2016 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham defender Alderweireld was carried off during a draw at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday and has been ruled out of the Bayer Leverkusen clash on Tuesday
  
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• FA Cup first round draw hands Oxford, MK Dons and Peterborough potential banana skins

  17-10-2016 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oxford United, MK Dons, Peterborough, Swindon Town and Carlisle all face potential banana skins after being drawn against non-league opposition in the first round of the FA Cup.
  
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• Liverpool 0-0 Man Utd: Match Report

  17-10-2016 21:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hype falls flat as Liverpool and Manchester United cancel each other outLiverpool and Manchester United finished goalless as a tense derby
  
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• Stale Solbakken not on revenge mission as former Wolves boss returns to England in Champions League with FC Copenhagen

  17-10-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FC Copenhagen boss Stale Solbakken insists he has nothing prove in England after his Wolves flop. The 48-year-old suffered a miserable six-month spell at Molineux and was sacked in 2013.
  
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• Roethlisberger undergoes knee surgery, not out "long term"

  17-10-2016 21:31
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger underwent arthroscopic surgery to repair the meniscus on his left knee Monday.
  
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• Stockholm derby suspended after fireworks thrown on pitch

  17-10-2016 21:21
  By Philip O'Connor STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Stockholm derby between Hammarby and Djurgarden IF was suspended on Monday when fireworks were thrown on to the pitch moments after Brazilian striker Romulo Cabral had given Hammarby a 4-2 lead after his side had been two goals down. The two teams, who share the Tele2 Arena on the south side of Stockholm, were told to leave the pitch by security personnel after fans in the Djurgarden end threw fireworks on to the field.
  
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• Liverpool V Manchester United - Story Of The Match

  17-10-2016 21:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The hotly-anticipated clash between Liverpool and Manchester United ended in a tense 0-0 draw at Anfield.A dull first half was followed by a
  
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• FA Cup first-round draw: Westfields 'quietly confident'

  17-10-2016 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of Westfields, the lowest-ranked team in the FA Cup first round, says he is "quietly confident" after his side's draw.
  
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• Liverpool 0 Manchester United 0

  17-10-2016 21:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Liverpool and Manchester United finished goalless as a tense derby failed to live up to the pre-match hype.The 197th instalment of this fier
  
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• Bravo's heroics in vain as Pakistan win day-night test

  17-10-2016 21:08
  (Reuters) - A heroic and historic century from Darren Bravo put West Indies in sight of the unlikeliest win in the first test in Dubai on Monday before Pakistan finally prevailed by 56 runs on an absorbing final day of the day-night contest. Chasing a daunting target of 346, Bravo compiled the eighth test ton of his career to offer the faint prospect of a fantastic West Indies win after they had trailed by 222 on first innings following Pakistan's monumental 579 for three. It was the first centu
  
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• Jurgen Klopp V Jose Mourinho Focus

  17-10-2016 21:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jose Mourinho went to Anfield for the first time as Manchester United manager and came away with a point in a turgid goalless draw against Jurgen K
  
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• Liverpool V Manchester United Player Ratings

  17-10-2016 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  LIVERPOOLLoris Karius: Never had a save to make but still looked shaky on a couple of occasions coming for a cross and then misplacing a sim
  
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• Centurion Darren Bravo can't save West Indies as Pakistan win series opener

  17-10-2016 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Darren Bravo's valiant century was in vain as Pakistan finally broke West Indies' resistance to win the Dubai day-night Test by 56 runs.The
  
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• Andreas Seppi impresses in Antwerp

  17-10-2016 20:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Andreas Seppi claimed the first major scalp of the inaugural European Open in Antwerp as he beat eighth seed Federico Delbonis in three sets.
  
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• Tottenham manager confident Toby Alderweireld’s injury ‘not a big issue’

  17-10-2016 20:46
  
  • Belgian international could return as soon as next week
  • Eric Dier likely to replace Alderweireld against Bayer LeverkusenMauricio Pochettino is confident that Toby Alderweireld’s knee injury is “not a big issue” and the Tottenham Hotspur manager even suggested the defender could be back in contention for selection next week.Pochettino is expected to replace Alderweireld with Eric Dier in the middle of his back four against Bayer Leverkusen here in Champions League
  
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• Merstham to host Oxford in the FA Cup

  17-10-2016 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Isthmian League Premier Division side Merstham will host Oxford United in their debut appearance in the first round of the FA Cup.The sevent
  
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• Conor McGregor's coach John Kavanagh recalls rage after UFC star floored Aisling Daly

  17-10-2016 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conor McGregor's coach revealed a dramatic incident in the UFC star's first session in his gym. McGregor floored a female fighter with a body shot and his coach 'beat the s**t out of him'.
  
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• John Terry hosts Olympic gold medallist and Chelsea fan Justin Rose at Cobham training ground

  17-10-2016 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea skipper John Terry had the pleasure of showing Rio Olympic gold medallist Justin Rose around Cobham training ground on Monday.
  
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• Leicester City hoping for another restorative Champions League night

  17-10-2016 20:26
  
  The Premier League champions are struggling to defend their crown but have saved their best form for the European stage and will look for a third straight win against FC CopenhagenFor Leicester City the Champions League anthem seems to have the effect of smelling salts. Two thrashings in the Premier League have been followed by victories in Europe’s premier club competition and, in the wake of the drubbing at Chelsea on Saturday, the challenge for Claudio Ranieri’s players is to clea
  
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• Team GB's Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic stars honoured at Heroes Parade in Manchester

  17-10-2016 20:22
  
  Post-Olympic and Paralympic fever swept across Manchester on Monday (17 October), with the city hosting Team GB's record-breaking athletes, including retiring heptathlete Jessica Ennis-Hill, in a homecoming parade that paid tribute to the city's significant contribution to a massively successful summer of sporting triumph. A quintessentially British torrential downpour did little to dampen the mood as more than 150,000 fans turned out to salute the Rio 2016 heroes. The procession began at the Mu
  
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• Capri made favourite to give Aidan O’Brien a 22nd Group One win this year

  17-10-2016 20:21
  
  • Ballydoyle trainer responsible for six of 17 horses in Racing Post Trophy
  • Frankuus will bid to give his sire, Frankel, a first winner at the top levelAidan O’Brien is responsible for six of the 17 horses still engaged in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday, the 35th and final Group One race of the domestic turf season, but Capri, the Beresford Stakes winner, seems likely to be the centre of attention as the trainer attempts to end the campaign with a 37% strike-ra
  
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• All Blacks legend Dan Carter cleared of doping offence following probe by French rugby authorities - report 

  17-10-2016 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dan Carter and Racing 92 team-mates Juan Imhoff and Joe Rokococo have been cleared of doping following a probe by the French Rugby Federation, according to reports in France.
  
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• Wolfsburg sack Dieter Hecking after disastrous start to Bundesliga season

  17-10-2016 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wolfsburg invested heavily in the summer transfer market but Dieter Hecking has failed to gel the likes of Mario Gomez and Jeffrey Bruma into his squad, who have won just one game in seven.
  
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