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• Slaven Bilic stays loyal to 3-4-3 system as Winston Reid and Reece Oxford add to West Ham's defensive injury crisis

  04-11-2016 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Slaven Bilic says West Ham’s defensive injury crisis will not force him into tearing up his team’s new-found 3-4-3 shape. Winston Reid and Reece Oxford are both out of the game with Stoke.
  
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• Lancaster Bomber downed by dominant Oscar Performance in the Juvenile Turf

  04-11-2016 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Europe narrowly missed out on an early victory at the Breeders’ Cup as the Aidan O’Brien-trained Lancaster Bomber was beaten by Oscar Performance in the Juvenile Turf.
  
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• Nielsen sticks with subscriber report challenged by ESPN

  04-11-2016 23:44
  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Nielsen ratings agency on Friday reaffirmed a report about U.S. pay television customers that was challenged by Walt Disney Co's ESPN sports network. Media reports said the Nielsen data suggested ESPN lost 621,000 subscribers from a month earlier. Neither Nielsen or ESPN released the numbers publicly, but ESPN questioned the accuracy of the findings. In a statement on its website, Nielsen said that an "extensive review" undertaken after ESPN objected showed that estim
  
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• Southgate could reject offer of full-time England job

  04-11-2016 23:43
  England's interim manager Gareth Southgate has cast doubt on whether he will accept a full-time position if it is offered by his Football Association employers. The former England Under-21 boss was put in charge for four matches after Sam Allardyce was sacked in September for behaving "inappropriately" when seeking a lucrative sideline role while talking to undercover reporters. "I think when you are in the position I am in you need to be clear of what is being asked," Southgate told a Football
  
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• Eastleigh 1-1 Swindon Town: National League side force a replay as Robins have to come from a goal down

  04-11-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swindon Town will play a replay against National League Eastleigh after being held to a 1-1 at Silverlake Stadium. The League One side had to come from a goal down to earn a return fixture.
  
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• Packers' Datone Jones fined $36K for roughing Falcons' Ryan

  04-11-2016 23:38
  NEW YORK (AP) — Green Bay linebacker Datone Jones was fined $36,464 by the NFL on Friday for his roughing-the-passer penalty against Atlanta last week.
  
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• Pep Guardiola is still inferior to Jose Mourinho, claims Aitor Karanka

  04-11-2016 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aitor Karanka says Pep Guardiola is not even the best manager in Manchester, let alone the world. Karanka, who worked with Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid, still prefers the Special One.
  
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• Freddy Tylicki left paralysed in the lower half of his body after four-horse pile-up at Kempton

  04-11-2016 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jockey Freddy Tylicki has been left paralysed in the lower half of his body after being seriously injured in the horror four-horse fallat Kempton on Monday.
  
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• Jimmy Anderson back and firing for India Tests after making full recovery

  04-11-2016 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE - PAUL NEWMAN and RICHARD GIBSON: Jimmy Anderson will fly to India on Monday to boost England's Test squad after being told on Friday night that he has fully recovered from injury.
  
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• Stuart Broad is aggressive, hostile, stubborn and has an 'over my dead body' attitude... I love him!

  04-11-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: It takes a lot more than natural ability to become a great international cricketer and Stuart Broad ticks just about every box. Success means a lot to him.
  
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• Newcastle hitman Dwight Gayle still shocked by rapid five-year rise from Bishop's Stortford to Tyneside: 'If you had told me I'd be here now, I wouldn't have believed you'

  04-11-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE EXCLUSIVE: Gayle is standing in the autumn sun on the terrace outside of the manager's office at Newcastle's training ground. He wears the fabled No.9 on his chest.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic is misfiring but attitude OK, says José Mourinho

  04-11-2016 23:30
  
  • Manchester United manager admits striker is ‘missing a lot of goals’
  • ‘In the Premier League, even not scoring goals he’s being fantastic’José Mourinho has admitted Zlatan Ibrahimovic is “missing a lot of goals” but Manchester United’s manager has no problem with the striker’s attitude.The Swede has scored once in his past 11 appearances and last registered in the Premier League in the 2-1 defeat by Manchester City on 10 S
  
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• Tottenham have closed the gap in North London thanks to Mauricio Pochettino... but I'm still going 2-0 to the Arsenal

  04-11-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: Arsenal remain the bigger club globally and, although Tottenham have some way to go, they are catching up thanks to their meteoric rise under Mauricio Pochettino.
  
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• The evolution of Arsenal’s Mesut Özil earns comparison with Bergkamp | Amy Lawrence

  04-11-2016 23:30
  
  Often criticised for being too languid and casual, Özil’s reinvention as a playmaker who has added striker’s runs looks intriguingly transformativeBasking in the glow of the masterpiece match-winner that was the talk of Europe this week, Mesut Özil made his way serenely, contentedly, back towards London. It seemed as if half of Bulgaria wanted a bit of him before he left. He gladly had time for everyone – finessing every photo, every signature, every word of appreciat
  
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• Sunderland’s recent turmoil is helping me keep job, says David Moyes

  04-11-2016 23:30
  
  • Need for stability at Stadium of Light eases pressure on manager
  • ‘The club don’t want to change managers again – and rightly so’Others might regard his position as unfortunate but David Moyes believes he is a lucky man. Despite presiding over the worst start to a Premier League season, which has involved the collection of two points from 10 games, Sunderland’s manager accepts that, in some ways, he is in an enviable position.“I think the club are
  
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• Ronald Koeman: Romelu Lukaku has potential to play for European elite

  04-11-2016 23:30
  
  • Everton manager delighted that 23-year-old decided against summer transfer
  • ‘He is a big striker who will always generate interest from big clubs’Ronald Koeman has said Everton’s most important move of the summer was convincing Romelu Lukaku to stay but believes the striker will be coveted by European heavyweights such as Bayern Munich and Real Madrid should the 23-year-old continue to improve.Lukaku returns to his former club Chelsea on Saturday having scored seve
  
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• Michael Keane and Crystal Palace pair attract Gareth Southgate’s attention

  04-11-2016 23:30
  
  • England interim manager to watch trio at Turf Moor on Saturday
  • Alan Pardew has discussed Townsend and Zaha with SouthgateGareth Southgate will assess the form of the Burnley centre-half Michael Keane, as well as the Crystal Palace wingers Andros Townsend and Wilfried Zaha on Saturday as he prepares to name his England squad for next Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Scotland.Southgate will be at Turf Moor for the Premier League game between the sides – the only match
  
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• Memphis Depay set to leave Manchester United in winter transfer window

  04-11-2016 23:30
  
  • Dutchman has started only one matchthis season
  • Dick Advocaat interested in signing forward for FenerbahceMemphis Depay is open to a move away from Manchester United as he recognises his career at the club may be over. The Dutchman is willing to go out on loan in January as Fenerbahce retain a firm interest in him.Depay was left behind for Thursday’s 2-1 defeat in Turkey, José Mourinho unable to find a place for the 22-year-old in the 21-man squad despite the Europa Lea
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino haunted by Tottenham’s poor end to last season

  04-11-2016 23:30
  
  • ‘It was difficult not to think about that situation,’ says Spurs manager• Harry Kane rated 50-50 for derby against ArsenalMauricio Pochettino has said he continues to be bothered by how Tottenham Hotspur contrived to finish below Arsenal last season, as he weighed up a couple of key selection decisions for Sunday’s derby at the Emirates Stadium.The Tottenham manager said Harry Kane, who has not played since the middle of September because of ankle ligament damage, w
  
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• Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho must be given enough time to succeed at Old Trafford, insists former boss David Moyes 

  04-11-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Moyes believes Jose Mourinho’s current struggle at Manchester United proves that criticism of his own tenure was unfair. The Scot inherited the Premier League champions in 2013.
  
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• Jürgen Klopp says Ings and Mané absence may prompt Liverpool to buy

  04-11-2016 23:30
  
  • Danny Ings’ injury and Sadio Mané’s Senegal call-up will deplete team
  • Liverpool manager praises growing influence of captain Jordan HendersonJürgen Klopp has said Liverpool may need a new forward in January because of Danny Ings’s injury setback and Sadio Mané’s international commitments.The Liverpool manager is reluctant to move in the winter transfer market and, ideally, would have concluded this season’s business in the summer but
  
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• British Olympic Association congratulate Scotland and Northern Ireland for Wales' Euro 2016 success in bizarre start to Tokyo talks

  04-11-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: Letters were written to the football associations of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, requesting a meeting to start talks about combined teams for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.
  
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• Arsene Wenger urges Mesut Ozil to follow Dennis Bergkamp and become an Arsenal legend 

  04-11-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil is in talks over a four-year deal worth around £200,000 a week, with Arsenal chiefs increasingly confident the 28-year-old will extend his stay at the Emirates.
  
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• Antonio Conte work ethic philosophy pays off with big productivity gains | Dominic Fifield

  04-11-2016 23:30
  
  Chelsea’s Italian manager has demanded a huge effort from his players and been rewarded with a four-game winning run since defeat at Arsenal six weeks agoThose Chelsea players still on extended leave in mid-July after the European Championship need only have spied snippets of Antonio Conte’s inaugural press conference to discern the new head coach’s mantra. He used the word “work”, or one of its derivatives, 32 times in a little under an hour that day, including one
  
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• Anthony Joshua vows to humble Eric Molina in IBF title fight

  04-11-2016 23:30
  
  • Briton ‘a little bit’ disappointed by Wladimir Klitschko’s withdrawal
  • Fight against Mexican American will be Joshua’s second defence of IBF titleA knockout machine in the ring, Anthony Joshua has developed a reputation as one of boxing’s more genial figures out of it. So it came as a surprise to hear the heavyweight express his desire to make the Mexican American Eric Molina “look like shit” when the pair square up next month.Joshua faces t
  
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• Anthony Joshua concentrating on Eric Molina despite looming Wladimir Klitschko fight

  04-11-2016 23:30
  
  Anthony Joshua will resist the temptation to use his second IBF world heavyweight title defence against Eric Molina to send a message to Wladimir Klitschko, despite the looming bout with the Ukrainian. The former Olympic champion is scheduled to face Klitschko in early 2017 if he beats Molina on 10 December, with the 40-year-old expected to be ringside at the Manchester Arena. Joshua and Klitschko had initially agreed to face-off next month for the IBF and vacant WBA heavyweight crowns, before t
  
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• England’s Scott Taylor primed for Scotland’s challenge in Four Nations

  04-11-2016 23:29
  
  • Hull FC prop makes second Test appearance
  • Double-header completed by New Zealand v AustraliaIt has been quite a year for Scott Taylor. A dyed-in-the-wool Hull FC fan, Taylor capped his first season with the club by helping them win the Challenge Cup at Wembley for the first time.Taylor’s dream 2016 did not end there. His impressive form throughout the year earned him a call-up to the England squad for this autumn’s internationals and the 25-year-old made his debut last
  
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• Millwall 1-0 Southend: Mahlon Romeo hits late winner to help Neil Harris' side progress in FA Cup

  04-11-2016 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neil Harris' side exacted revenge for the 3-1 league defeat to their FA Cup visitors Southend as Millwall snatched victory 1-0 in front of their home support at The Den.
  
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• GB strike double gold in team pursuit at Track World Cup in Glasgow

  04-11-2016 23:24
  
  • Emily Kay, Emily Nelson, Eleanor Dickinson and Manon Lloyd see off Italy
  • Men’s quartet complete youthful double to suggest GB cycling in safe handsGolden present and rosy future met in the track centre here on Friday night, at least as far as British women’s team pursuiting went.The Rio gold medallist Joanna Rowsell-Shand watched a youthful British quartet of Emily Kay, Emily Nelson, Eleanor Dickinson and Manon Lloyd ride to a composed victory in the 4,000m, along with
  
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• Ex-Vanderbilt football player gets 17 years for campus rape

  04-11-2016 23:11
  
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Vanderbilt football player who encouraged his teammates to rape an unconscious female student was sentenced Friday to 17 years in prison under a law requiring aggravated rape convicts to serve 100 percent of their time behind bars.
  
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• Millions celebrate winning Chicago Cubs with parade, rally

  04-11-2016 23:09
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — November blazed like dazzling springtime in Chicago during a massive parade and rally Friday to honor the Cubs' first World Series title in 108 years and fulfill more than a century of pent-up dreams.
  
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• Sone Aluko and Tom Cairney earn dominant Fulham victory at Brentford

  04-11-2016 23:08
  
  Sone Aluko and Tom Cairney settled the west London derby as Fulham sank their neighbours Brentford at Griffin Park.Aluko hit his third goal of the season in the first half and Cairney struck in injury-time to seal a deserved win for the visitors from along the Thames. Related: Chris Martin at the double as five-star Fulham knock Huddersfield off courseContinue reading...
  
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• Diamondbacks hire Lovullo as manager

  04-11-2016 23:03
  
  PHOENIX (AP) — Boston Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo has been hired as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks and will be introduced at a news conference on Monday.
  
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• Brentford 0-2 Fulham: Sone Aluko and Tom Cairney seal victory to prove Championship play-off potential

  04-11-2016 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sone Aluko needed two attempts to bundle the ball home in the 36th minute but the Fulham midfielder's scrappy effort was enough to grant them victory over their west London rivals Brentford.
  
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• Warren Gatland fears Lions could ‘die’ if tour matches are cut

  04-11-2016 23:00
  
  • Lions coach disagrees with proposal to cut matches from 10 to five
  • Gatland: ‘You would lose the mystique of what the Lions are all about’Warren Gatland fears the British & Irish Lions could “die as an entity” if a proposal to cut the number of matches they play from 10 to five goes through.Eight months out from the tour to New Zealand for which he will be the coach, Gatland’s thoughts are already racing beyond to 2021, because rugby’s adminis
  
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• Kalou hat-trick sends Hertha back into top three

  04-11-2016 22:36
  A hat-trick by Salomon Kalou gave Hertha Berlin a 3-0 victory over Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday to lift them to third in the Bundesliga and leave their opponents without a win in five games. Gladbach winger Patrick Herrman limped off with a foot injury and, to make matters worse, defensive midfielder Christoph Kramer was sent off in the 39th minute for a second caution. The visitors fought back though and they had the upper hand after the break with keeper Rune Jarstein repeatedly coming
  
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• Pacquiao takes political time out to return to ring

  04-11-2016 22:29
  (Reuters) - Senator Manny Pacquiao takes a brief break from politics to challenge Jessie Vargas for the WBO welterweight title at the Thomas & Mack Centre in Las Vegas on Saturday. After claiming a unanimous decision over Tim Bradley in their rubber match in April, Pacquiao said he was heading into retirement from boxing and focusing on his political career. Pacquiao, 37, won his May election to the senate in the Philippines but decided on another challenge in the ring and found it against V
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: The best bets for Saturday, November 5

  04-11-2016 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Gosden has made a habit of targeting the Betfred November Handicap and CAPE COVA could provide the Newmarket handler with more joy on the final day of the turf season.
  
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• Djokovic defeat sets up Murray to go to No. 1

  04-11-2016 22:22
  Novak Djokovic was dumped out of the Paris Masters in straight sets by Marin Cilic on Friday, opening the door for Andy Murray to end the Serb's two-year stranglehold on the world number one ranking. Djokovic, chasing a fifth title in Paris, slumped to his first defeat by big-serving Croat Cilic in 15 matches as he went down 6-4 7-6(2). The defeat means Murray, who ousted Czech Tomas Berdych 7-6(9) 7-5, need only win his semi-final against Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga or Canadian Milos Raonic to
  
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• Jimmie Johnson drive for 5 at Texas before shot at 7th Cup

  04-11-2016 22:21
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jimmie Johnson gets to make a drive for five in Texas with no pressure before going for his record-tying seventh NASCAR championship.
  
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• Andy Murray one win from claiming world No 1 spot after Novak Djokovic loses in Paris Masters quarter-finals

  04-11-2016 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN PARIS: Novak Djokovic is in danger of losing his world No 1 ranking to Andy Murray after losing 6-4, 7-6 to Croatian Marin Cilic in the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters.
  
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• Who is on your very early NCAA men's hoops bracket?

  04-11-2016 22:10
  
  It's pretty safe to say that as soon as Kris Jenkins' 3-pointer made Villanova a national champion, somebody predicted what the 2017 NCAA Tournament bracket would look like.
  
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• Andy Murray one win away from world No 1 ranking after 7-6, 7-5 Paris Masters victory over Tomas Berdych

  04-11-2016 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN PARIS: Andy Murray’s 18th consecutive victory on Friday night leaves him with a simple equation: one more and he becomes, officially, the best tennis player on the planet.
  
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• Cape Cova can turn rivals over in the Betfred November Handicap at Doncaster  

  04-11-2016 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Gosden has made a habit of targeting the Betfred November Handicap and CAPE COVA could provide the Newmarket handler with more joy on the final day of the turf season.
  
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• Andy Murray beats Tomas Berdych at Paris Masters to close on world No1 spot

  04-11-2016 21:52
  
  • Murray wins quarter-final 7-6, 7-5 as Novak Djokovic loses to Marin Cilic
  • Victory in semi-final will take Murray to world No1 for the first timeAs Novak Djokovic’s glorious reign of 122 weeks as the king of tennis edged towards a conclusion with a shock defeat in Paris on Friday, Andy Murray, the heir apparent for 76 weeks stretched over seven years, put one undoubtedly trembling hand on the crown.Murray, enjoying the season of his life, beat Tomas Berdych 7-6 (11-9), 7-5 in
  
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• Jockey Freddie Tylicki left paralysed after suffering serious spinal injury in horror fall at Kempton

  04-11-2016 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tylicki was admitted to the major trauma unit at St George's Hospital in Tooting after he fell from Nellie Deen in a four-horse melee that led to the abandonment of the meeting.
  
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• Manny Pacquiao vs Jessie Vargas: Watch the weigh-in LIVE ahead of hotly anticipated clash in Las Vegas

  04-11-2016 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manny Pacquiao will make his boxing comeback this weekend when he challenges Jessie Vargas for the WBO world welterweight title in Las Vegas. Watch the weigh-in LIVE.
  
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• Gareth Southgate: ‘You have to be honest or players lose faith and belief in you’

  04-11-2016 21:30
  
  England’s interim head coach opens up on his management style and explains why he wants his players to take collective responsibilty on and off the pitchGareth Southgate may be new to senior international management but as he prepares for the second half of a four-game audition for a role he is enjoying more than he expected, he admits he had concerns England would pay for their lack of big-match experience at Euro 2016.Having inherited Sam Allardyce’s selection when stepping into th
  
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• Fall at Kempton leaves jockey Freddy Tylicki with T7 paralysis

  04-11-2016 21:22
  
  • Rider was one of four involved in the track pile-up
  • Stricken horseman had surgery at London hospitalFreddy Tylicki has been partly paralysed by the shocking four-horse fall in which he was involved at Kempton on Monday. The news, released on Friday night by the Injured Jockeys Fund, ends hopes nursed through the week that he might somehow have avoided serious injury in the same way as Jim Crowley, who was involved in the same incident and also rushed to hospital but emerged with on
  
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• Moving on: Indians pick up options on Francona, Santana

  04-11-2016 21:21
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — Two days later, the pain has diminished — a little.
  
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