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• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp adds to sponsorship portfolio with new ambassador role for New Balance

  21-10-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Jurgen Klopp has built up a portfolio of lucrative personal sponsorships — the latest of which is his ambassador role with the club’s kit suppliers New Balance.
  
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• Jose Mourinho is not Chelsea's 'Special One' any more and moving to Manchester United was the last straw

  21-10-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Handshakes, smiles and applause appreciating what he achieved, sure, but Mourinho will find the adoring masses have thinned out in SW6. Where they were once united in worship they are divided.
  
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• Arsenal can be the kings of the Premier League title jungle, says Arsene Wenger

  21-10-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger has described this season's title race as a 'jungle' – but believes Arsenal finally have what it takes to finish top of the tree. The Gunners are unbeaten in 11 games.
  
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• Indians fans pitch in with wedding gifts for rookie Merritt

  21-10-2016 23:54
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The guest list for Ryan Merritt's upcoming wedding could be growing.
  
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• Nico Rosberg beats F1 title rival Lewis Hamilton in United States Grand Prix second practice 

  21-10-2016 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Championship rivals Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg traded blows at the top of the order in practice for Sunday's United States Grand Prix.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: The best bets for Saturday, October 22

  21-10-2016 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his best tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Cheltenham, Chelmsford City, Newbury, Doncaster and Kelso.
  
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• Sunderland players face having wages cut by 50 per cent if strugglers fail to stay in the Premier League this season

  21-10-2016 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE - SAMI MOKBEL: Sunderland players will have their wages halved if they are relegated from the Premier League. They are without a single victory from their opening eight matches.
  
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• Mark Cavendish claims stage success in Abu Dhabi ahead of Elia Viviani and Andrea Guardini 

  21-10-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Cavendish won Friday's second stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour to take the lead in the race which finishes on Sunday. Cavendish finished ahead of Team Sky's Elia Viviani and Andrea Guardini.
  
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• Marcus Rashford, Alistair Brownlee and Maddie Hinch are among our reporter's picks, who gets YOUR vote for the Ian Wooldridge award?

  21-10-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Established in honour of Sportsmail legend Ian Wooldridge, who died in 2007, his annual award is voted for by you. We invite you to nominate a sportsperson from this year...
  
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• Manchester United are a team in the manager's image... Jose Mourinho's approach is all about killing the game

  21-10-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: Jose Mourinho's style of play at Chelsea was all about killing the game, which was tough to watch for the neutral and it looks like he is going through the same transition with United.
  
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• Jose Mourinho claims Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich, 'was never my friend, we were never close'

  21-10-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roman Abramovich is the man who brought Jose Mourinho to Stamford Bridge (twice) and as the club's owner bankrolled a spending spree which saw him bring success to the club (twice).
  
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• Jurgen Klopp could axe Daniel Sturridge from his Liverpool FC side to face West Brom

  21-10-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sturridge has not scored in the Premier League since April 23, a run that adds up to more than 600 minutes. His only goals this season for Liverpool were a double strike at Burton in the EFL Cup.
  
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• West Ham suffer blow as police radio system inside London Stadium is delayed 

  21-10-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The radio system that would allow police to communicate safely inside West Ham’s London Stadium will now not be fully operational until February.
  
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• Sale 5-15 Toulon: Sharks suffer frustrating evening

  21-10-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY AT AJ BELL STADIUM: Toulon avoided another English ambush on Friday night, following their home defeat against Saracens, but they were pushed to the limit by a young Sale side.
  
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• Jack Wilshere set on stopping Spurs as Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe hints he could be ready for full 90 minutes 

  21-10-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jack Wilshere is ready to take his efforts to rebuild his career a step further when he attempts to stop Tottenham going top of the Premier League table on Saturday.
  
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• David Moyes admits Sunderland have gone backwards since Sam Allardyce left

  21-10-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Moyes admitted on Friday that Sunderland had gone backwards since Sam Allardyce steered them to Premier League safety last season. They are yet to win after eight league matches.
  
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• Chelsea can't be terrified this time as Jose Mourinho returns to Stamford Bridge

  21-10-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: Did Chelsea over achieve with the man who is now guiding Manchester United? Or is this a lull which will soon end? There is much riding on the outcome.
  
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• Billion dollar bonanza for the FA Cup as foreign TV rights deal is agreed 

  21-10-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE EXCLUSIVE: The FA have gone a long way to restoring the fading grandeur of their flagship cup competition by agreeing a six-year deal for the overseas TV rights.
  
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• Adil Rashid must deliver on a perfect pitch and prove he is more than just a one-day star for England

  21-10-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: This is Adil Rashid’s time, this is his moment. He has been around a while now and is a key figure this winter. So, England will want more from him than we saw against Bangladesh.
  
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• Giants' Beckham fined $24K for taking helmet off after TD

  21-10-2016 23:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was fined $24,309 by the NFL on Friday for taking off his helmet during a touchdown celebration last Sunday against Baltimore.
  
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• Hard to add more U.S. F1 races, says Ecclestone

  21-10-2016 23:18
  By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has dampened hopes of more races being held in the United States, at least in the near term, after the sport's takeover by Liberty Media. "I think it will be difficult to get more races," the Briton, who turns 86 next week, told Reuters at the U.S. Grand Prix on Friday. The United States has one round of the current 21-race championship, at Austin's Circuit of the Americas, after a series of failed attempts elsewhere
  
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• Rosberg on top after first day of U.S. practice

  21-10-2016 23:15
  By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg and Mercedes team mate and title rival Lewis Hamilton limbered up for their U.S. Grand Prix duel on Friday with each setting the pace in practice sessions. German Rosberg, chasing his 10th win of the season and 33 points clear of the reigning triple world champion, ended the day with the fastest time after lapping the Circuit of the Americas in one minute 37.358 seconds. Hamilton, winner in three of the last f
  
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• Joe Worsley on coaching across the channel: French fans are wild... there’s nothing like it in England

  21-10-2016 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: Joe Worsley is a fine example for the RFU, who have made it known they want young English coaches to learn their trade abroad to enhance their credentials for international rugby.
  
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• England coach Eddie Jones suffers more injury woe as Saracens lock George Kruis joins extensive injury list 

  21-10-2016 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON: England's quest to fill their No 7 void has taken another unwelcome twist after George Kruis was ruled out of the start of the autumn series with an ankle injury.
  
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• Matt Toomua regrets dangerous tackle on debut for Leicester Tigers as Wallabies centre looks ahead to Sunday's clash with Racing 92 

  21-10-2016 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER: Matt Toomua sits in a beaten old clubhouse with two plates of unfinished dog food on the floor behind him. It is a far cry from a plush city apartment in Australia’s capital territory.
  
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• Burton Albion 2-0 Birmingham City: Lloyd Dyer and Jamie Ward net as Gary Rowett is beaten on his Brewers return

  21-10-2016 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lloyd Dyer swept home after finding room inside the box after 32 minutes, before Jamie Ward burst through and beat Adam Legzdins a little after the hour mark to double the Burton lead.
  
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• NFL puts Giants' Brown on 'exempt' list pending abuse probe

  21-10-2016 22:41
  
  LONDON (AP) — The NFL placed Josh Brown on paid leave Friday hours after coach Ben McAdoo struggled to answer questions about how the New York Giants might discipline the kicker for abusing his wife.
  
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• Indians fans pitch in with wedding gifts for star rookie

  21-10-2016 21:47
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Ryan Merritt may soon be up to his neck in blenders, oven mitts and muffin tins.
  
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• Yucatan spearheads Aidan O'Brien's bid for an eighth victory in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster

  21-10-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The wheels may have come off Capri, but Aidan O’Brien has a fine replacement for Saturday's Racing Post Trophy in YUCATAN (Doncaster, 3.50).
  
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• Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho insists 'I wasn't at home crying' following Chelsea sacking

  21-10-2016 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mourinho won the 2015 Premier League trophy during his second spell in charge in west London, but then endured a torrid title defence which culminated in his sacking last December.
  
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• WNBA refs botch call again, this one in decisive Game 5

  21-10-2016 21:12
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — For the second time in a week during the WNBA Finals, the league acknowledged a late officiating mistake.
  
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• Barcelona get back to the grind after thrashing Manchester City on Wednesday night as Luis Enrique's side gear up for Valencia clash

  21-10-2016 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fresh from their 4-0 demolition of Manchester City in midweek, Luis Enrique's all-conquering Catalans were back training at their Barcelona base on Friday.
  
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• Silver says NBA labor deal not done yet, but getting close

  21-10-2016 20:43
  NEW YORK (AP) — NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the league and players have made "tremendous progress" toward an extension of the collective bargaining agreement, saying he hoped a deal would be completed soon.
  
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• Mourinho returning to Chelsea with 'no bad feelings'

  21-10-2016 20:43
  By Tony Jimenez LONDON (Reuters) - Jose Mourinho, who was sacked as manager by Chelsea in December, said he would be going back to Stamford Bridge with his new Manchester United team on Sunday with "no bad feelings". The Portuguese believes he can never be removed from the history of Chelsea, where he won three Premier League crowns in two spells in charge, and said he would always be grateful to the fans for their support. "To be sacked is football," Mourinho told Sky Sports television on Frida
  
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• Messi returns to Argentina squad for Brazil, Colombia games

  21-10-2016 20:42
  Lionel Messi is back in the Argentina squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers against Brazil and Colombia after missing the last three due to injury in which his team have dropped seven points. Messi was named on Friday in coach Edgardo Bauza’s 26-man squad and will captain Argentina away to arch-rivals Brazil in Belo Horizonte on Nov. 10 and at home against Colombia in San Juan five days later.
  
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• Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao: Where to watch live, preview, betting odds and possible XI

  21-10-2016 20:00
  
  Real Madrid will look to win their third match on the bounce when they host Athletic Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu on 23 October.Where to watch live
  
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• Coach mum on Giants' awareness of Josh Brown's abuse record

  21-10-2016 19:51
  
  LONDON (AP) — The New York Giants have yet to decide whether Josh Brown will stay on the team after admitting he abused his former wife, coach Ben McAdoo said Friday in a press conference that raised more questions about the franchise's knowledge of the kicker's off-field behavior.
  
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• Miami Dolphins star Jay Ajayi aiming to inspire more British NFL hopefuls

  21-10-2016 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NFL running back Jay Ajayi hopes his breakthrough performance last weekend can serve as an inspiration to hopefuls in Britain. The London-born star rushed 204 yards against Pittsburgh Steelers.
  
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• Turin bans Napoli supporters from Juventus clash

  21-10-2016 19:22
  (Reuters) - Napoli supporters have been banned from attending their Serie A clash at Juventus on Oct. 29 and the away section of the stadium will be closed in order to avoid crowd trouble, Turin's city authority announced on Friday. The ban affects all residents in the region of Campania, where Naples is situated, as well as all registered supporters of Napoli, the Turin prefect said in a statement. The away section of the stadium was closed when the two sides met in Turin and Naples last season
  
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• Nowitzki, Mavs start chase for elusive playoff series win

  21-10-2016 19:21
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki goes into his 19th season looking to get Dallas into the top four in the Western Conference because the big German believes that is the easiest way to advance in the playoffs.
  
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• Sergi Roberto and Aleix Vidal return to Barcelona squad along with Carles Aleña for trip to Valencia

  21-10-2016 19:20
  
  Sergi Roberto may return to the Barcelona line-up for the trip to Valencia on Saturday (22 October) after having returned to Luis Enrique's 18 man squad along Aleix Vidal, Denis Suarez and youngster Carles Aleña. Furthermore, Arda Turan and Rafinha Alcantara will also miss as part of the boss' rotation policy.
  
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• ‘Some say bench warming, I say bench pressing’: Dropped Liverpool keeper Mignolet hits the gym

  21-10-2016 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Simon Mignolet may have lost his Liverpool place, but he has not lost his desire. He uploaded a video to Instagram tagged: 'Some say bench warming, I say bench pressing! #NoGivingUp'.
  
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• Westbrook, Thunder prepare for life without Kevin Durant

  21-10-2016 19:17
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Maybe life after Kevin Durant won't be so bad for the Thunder.
  
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• Konta sweating on Singapore place as Kuznetsova lurks

  21-10-2016 19:14
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Johanna Konta faces an anxious 24-hour wait before discovering whether she will make her debut at the WTA Finals in Singapore. Konta, who has rocketed up the rankings this year, attended the draw ceremony for the showpiece season-ender on Friday having reached number eight on the WTA's Road to Singapore list. Thousands of miles away at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow, however, Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova was battling to sneak ahead of her and grab the fina
  
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• Advantage Hamilton in first U.S. GP practice

  21-10-2016 19:01
  By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton made a quick start to his U.S. Grand Prix preparations with the fastest time in first Friday practice for a key race in the title battle with Mercedes team mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg. Rosberg, the title favourite who leads the Briton by 33 points with four races remaining, was second on the timesheets and 0.315 slower. Hamilton has won three of the last four races in Austin, taking his third title at the Texan track last yea
  
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• Football clubs 'justified' in studying Atlantic League

  21-10-2016 18:54
  By Brian Homewood ZURICH (Reuters) - The Danish football league's chief executive believes teams like FC Copenhagen are justified in studying the prospect of a cross-border Atlantic League in response to recent changes to the Champions League. Claus Thomsen told Reuters it was "responsible management" for the clubs to look at alternatives in case the Champions League turned into a closed shop in a few years' time. Organiser UEFA has approved changes to the Champions League for the 2018-21 cycle
  
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