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• Indians are struggling to pick Adil Rashid... that was his best England performance in a Test match 

  11-11-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: That, on a tough day, was the best I have seen Adil Rashid perform for England in a Test match, even if he had to wait for the wicket he thoroughly deserved.
  
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• Gary Woodland shoots 65, leads OHL Classic at Mayakoba

  11-11-2016 23:56
  PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AP) — Gary Woodland birdied three of the final four holes Friday for a 6-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the PGA Tour's OHL Classic at Mayakoba.
  
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• Daniel Sturridge showed his prowess in front of goal but England striker still has much to do to prove he is among the Premier League's top marksmen

  11-11-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT WEMBLEY: One moment Daniel Sturridge looks like a passenger, the next he has plunged a dagger into an opponent's ambitions. He is a natural in front of goal.
  
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• Payet shines as France beat Sweden to open gap in Group A

  11-11-2016 23:42
  By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - France midfielder Dimitri Payet scored the winner after setting up the equaliser in a 2-1 victory over Sweden in a top-of-the-table clash as they opened up a three-point lead in World Cup qualifying Group A at the Stade de France on Friday. The visitors went ahead in the 54th minute through Emil Forsberg before Paul Pogba and Payet hit back with goals in the 58th and 65th minutes respectively to put France on 10 points ahead of Sweden after four games.
  
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• France rally to beat Sweden but must take initiative

  11-11-2016 23:41
  By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - France produced a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Sweden in Friday's World Cup qualifier at the Stade de France but know they need to work on taking the initiative in matches. Emil Forsberg put the visitors ahead nine minutes into the second half, only for Paul Pogba to level four minutes later before Dimitri Payet netted the winner in the 65th. France forward Antoine Griezmann, and coach Didier Deschamps felt Sweden's defensive approach did not help as the h
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: The best bets for Saturday, November 12

  11-11-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his best tips ahead of Friday's meetings at Cheltenham, Wolverhampton, Wetherby, Uttoxeter and Lingfield.
  
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• Paul Hanagan loses retained jockey status for Sheik Hamdan Al Maktoum

  11-11-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speculation Hanagan’s position was under threat first surfaced in September when his position was linked to James Doyle, who is still a Godolphin rider but is not Saeed Bin Suroor's first choice.
  
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• Sam Allardyce clear for return to football as police rule out action against former England manager

  11-11-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: The way was clear on Friday night for former England manager Sam Allardyce to return to football after City of London Police ruled he will not be the subject of an investigation.
  
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• Premier League winter break plan hit by $1bn overseas FA Cup rights deal 

  11-11-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: It is understood discussions over closing down the league around New Year had reached an advanced stage before the FA signed their $1billion overseas FA Cup rights deal.
  
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• F1 stewards rule out review of Vettel's penalty

  11-11-2016 23:29
  By Alan Baldwin SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Formula One stewards rejected Ferrari's request for a review of Sebastian Vettel's Mexican Grand Prix penalty on Friday, arguing that the Italian team had not presented any new evidence to warrant such a move. The governing FIA published their decision in a statement at the Brazilian Grand Prix after a teleconference involving the stewards from the Oct. 30 race in Mexico City and representatives of Red Bull and Ferrari. "Having received all the written and v
  
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• Gnabry debut hat-trick as Germany crush San Marino

  11-11-2016 23:28
  Serge Gnabry scored a debut hat-trick as a second-string Germany team demolished San Marino 8-0 on Friday to stay top of their World Cup qualifying group with maximum points from four matches. The Germans have now made their best ever start to a World Cup qualifying campaign with four straight victories and no goals conceded. German coach Joachim Loew, without more than six regulars including Jerome Boateng, Manuel Neuer and Toni Kroos, gave Werder Bremen winger Gnabry his first cap and he did n
  
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• Czechs hold on to beat fellow strugglers Norway 2-1

  11-11-2016 23:28
  LONDON (Reuters) - Czech Republic's Michael Krmencik scored 11 minutes into his debut and Jaromir Zmrhal added a second on the hour mark as the they beat Norway 2-1 in a battle between two sides that had previously struggled in their World Cup Group C qualifiers. Krmencik fired home Ladislav Krejci's pass from close range to open the scoring as Norway's defence stood flat-footed, and Zmrhal added a second, set up by Borek Dockal's pass before he slid in the finish through the legs of keeper Rune
  
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• England 3-0 Scotland - PLAYER RATINGS: Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker impress for Gareth Southgate's side as Scott Brown flops on return

  11-11-2016 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England and Scotland are the fiercest of rivals, but this World Cup qualifier was one-sided as Gareth Southgate's men eased to a 3-0 victory. Sami Mokbel was at Wembley to rate both sides.
  
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• England 3-0 Scotland - five things we learned: Joe Hart makes sure of his national team place while Wayne Rooney is back in favour

  11-11-2016 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON AT WEMBLEY: Sportsmail looks at the major talking points on a night where Gareth Southgate pushed his claim to take on the England manager's job full-time.
  
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• Cowabunga, dudette! Women take on surf contest for 1st time

  11-11-2016 23:13
  
  HONOLULU (AP) — Charging into violent waves at a Maui surf break known as "Jaws," a group of women made history Friday as they competed for the first time in the World Surf League's big-wave surfing competition.
  
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• Firecracker explosion sees Robert Lewandowski require medical attention as Poland vs Romania is marred by crowd trouble 

  11-11-2016 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Poland's World Cup qualifier with Romania had to be suspended when a firecracker exploded at the feet of striker Robert Lewandowski. The Bayern Munich man needed medical attention.
  
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• England 3-0 Scotland: Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Gary Cahill head Three Lions past old enemy at Wembley

  11-11-2016 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT WEMBLEY: The header defeated Gordon, and Southgate dropped to one knee and pumped a fist, theatrically. And why not? This was a big win, for England and for him.
  
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• France 2-1 Sweden: Dimitri Payet nets winning goal after Paul Pogba levels scores with thumping header

  11-11-2016 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dimitri Payet and Paul Pogba scored as France came from behind to earn a valuable win against Sweden in World Cup qualifying on Friday evening.
  
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• Poland beat Romania as crowd trouble mars Bucharest game

  11-11-2016 22:58
  Kamil Grosicki scored a brilliant solo goal and Robert Lewandowski netted twice to give Poland a 3-0 win over Romania in a World Cup qualifier marred by crowd trouble on Friday. Poland moved top of the group after the game at the National Arena in Bucharest was spoiled by crowd violence that forced Slovenian referee Damir Skomina to interrupt the game on two occasions. Grosicki collected the ball in the centre circle, weaved his way past five Romania defenders and gave keeper Ciprian Tatarusanu
  
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• England and Scotland put FIFA in their place before, during and after World Cup qualifier... Wembley remembered the fallen with dignity on Armistice Day as pride in the poppy rightly took centre stage

  11-11-2016 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: On the way to Wembley on Friday night I travelled by underground and over-ground. On the Tube, mine was the only poppy in evidence and two young tourists asked its meaning.
  
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• Eriksen scores twice as Danes down Kazakhstan

  11-11-2016 22:54
  Denmark playmaker Christian Eriksen scored twice to extinguish the challenge of a tough but limited Kazakhstan side and put his side on the road to a 4-1 victory in Copenhagen in their World Cup Group E qualifier. Striker Andreas Cornelius put the home side ahead after 15 minutes but the Kazakhs struck back two minutes later through defender Gafurzhan Suyumbayev, who fired home a swerving long-distance shot. Cornelius was at the heart of the action again as he was dragged down in the box nine mi
  
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• Lindsey Vonn breaks arm in crash while training in Colorado

  11-11-2016 22:50
  
  Lindsey Vonn broke her arm during a crash in training in Colorado and underwent surgery. The four-time overall World Cup champion has been battered by injuries in recent years and hopes to return to skiing "as soon as possible."
  
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• Northern Ireland 4-0 Azerbaijan: Michael O'Neill's men earn easy World Cup qualifying win at Windsor Park to go second in qualifying group

  11-11-2016 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lafferty, McAuley, McLaughlin and Brunt earn Northern Ireland a comfortable win which moves them up to just behind world champions Germany in European qualifying Group C.
  
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• San Marino 0-8 Germany: Serge Gnabry enjoys an international debut to remember with a hat-trick in the world champions' easy victory

  11-11-2016 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was a night to remember for Serge Gnabry as the former Arsenal midfielder scored a hat-trick on his international debut, helping Germany to a comfortable 8-0 victory in San Marino.
  
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• England earn easy win over hapless Scotland as Gareth Southgate edges closer to permanent job

  11-11-2016 22:38
  
  Gareth Southgate took a giant step towards being appointed as England's next full-time manager after the penultimate match of his initial four-game interim tenure ended with an emphatic 3-0 World Cup qualifying victory over 'auld enemy' Scotland at Wembley on Friday night (11 November). In stark contrast to Southgate, Scotland boss Gordon Strachan may now feel his position has been rendered untenable after another sobering night that follows last month's humiliating defeat to Slovakia. Scotland,
  
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• Browns coach on 0-10: 'I never could have dreamt this.'

  11-11-2016 21:42
  
  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns have been bad, really bad, before. They've been inept, overmatched, impossible to watch, horribly, painfully, downright atrocious.
  
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• Scarlets on song to unseat Bath

  11-11-2016 21:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Scarlets produced a stunning second-half comeback, running in 35 unanswered points to beat old rivals Bath 44-21 in an entertaining Anglo-Welsh
  
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• Lindsey Vonn breaks arm in training crash in Colorado

  11-11-2016 21:38
  Lindsey Vonn underwent surgery to fix a broken right arm after a crash while training on the slopes in Copper Mountain, Colorado.
  
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• Texas A&M and Ole Miss both look to backup QBs this week

  11-11-2016 21:35
  
  COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Both No. 10 Texas A&M and Mississippi will start backup quarterbacks on Saturday when they meet after Aggies starter Trevor Knight and Rebels starter Chad Kelly both suffered serious injuries last week.
  
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• Ireland manager Martin O'Neill jokes he'd call Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton before Everton boss Ronald Koeman after James McCarthy row

  11-11-2016 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Everton midfielder played in all but nine minutes of last month's World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and Moldova despite having missed the previous six weeks with a groin strain.
  
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• Chinese investors bid for McLaren - Sky News report

  11-11-2016 21:05
  By Alan Baldwin SAO PAULO (Reuters) - An unidentified consortium of Chinese investors has made a 1.65 billion pound ($2.08 billion) takeover bid for McLaren with group head Ron Dennis seeking to stay in charge, Sky News reported on Friday. It said the offer, which Sky understood was presented to shareholders by Dennis last week, involved an asset manager and private equity funding. The report, written by city editor Mark Kleinman, said Dennis's move prompted the 69-year-old's fellow shareholders
  
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• Minute's silence held at Stade de France in memory of Paris attacks

  11-11-2016 21:04
  A minute's silence was held at the Stade de France ahead of France's World Cup qualifier against Sweden on Friday, marking the first anniversary of the Paris attacks. A series of attacks by Islamic militants killed 130 on Friday Nov. 13 after gunmen and suicide bombers targeted Paris bars and restaurants, as well as the Stade de France where Les Bleus were playing a friendly game against Germany. French president Francois Hollande, who was also at the France v Germany game last year, is attendin
  
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• Fernando Alonso takes charge of TV cameras after his car breaks down during second practice in Brazil  

  11-11-2016 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fernando Alonso knows all about breaking down in Brazil, and for the second year in a row the McLaren driver found a novel way to pass the time after his car had let him down.
  
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• Henrikh Mkhitaryan's Armenia stage stunning comeback against Montenegro to claim first victory of World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign

  11-11-2016 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Armenia staged a dramatic comeback to earn their first victory in World Cup 2018 qualifying. Trailing 2-0 against Montenegro at half-time, Armenia scored a sensational winner in the 94th minute.
  
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• England & Scotland defy Fifa and wear poppies in World Cup qualifier

  11-11-2016 20:49 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England and Scotland ignore Fifa guidance and wear black armbands bearing a poppy in their World Cup qualifier at Wembley.
  
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• Maori All Blacks pay Anthony Foley tribute during Haka

  11-11-2016 20:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Maori All Blacks paid tribute to Anthony Foley ahead of a clash with Munster on Friday night.Munster coach Foley died suddenly at the ag
  
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• Danny Willett pulls out of World Cup of Golf with back injury as Englishman says he doesn't want to risk aggravating ongoing problem 

  11-11-2016 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Masters champion Danny Willett has withdrawn from the forthcoming World Cup of Golf in Melbourne, where he was due to represent England alongside Lee Westwood.
  
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• Djokovic arrives in London in a bid to reclaim world No 1 spot at the World Tour Finals

  11-11-2016 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray's reign as world No 1 might only last a couple of weeks, with Djokovic able to claim back top spot in the rankings simply by doing better at London's O2 Arena next week.
  
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• Texas winning behind Jefferson as No. 11 W. Virginia arrives

  11-11-2016 20:24
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Malik Jefferson had lost his mojo and so had the Texas Longhorns.
  
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• WWE wins dismissal of lawsuits over two wrestlers' deaths

  11-11-2016 20:19
  A federal judge has dismissed two wrongful death lawsuits seeking to hold World Wrestling Entertainment Inc liable for the deaths of two former wrestlers, whose families said were caused by traumatic brain injuries suffered in the ring. U.S. District Judge Vanessa Bryant in Hartford, Connecticut ruled on Thursday night that relatives of Nelson Frazier and Matthew Osborne failed to link their deaths to chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), or show they were caused by the company's negligence or
  
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• Mercedes design boss Lowe 'happy' amid Ferrari speculation

  11-11-2016 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mercedes design boss Paddy Lowe says he is happy with his current job amid insistent speculation about a possible move to Ferrari.
  
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• Hamilton fastest in Brazilian practice

  11-11-2016 20:01
  By Alan Baldwin SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton reminded Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg that he will not hand over his Formula One title without a fight after dominating Friday practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Briton, 19 points behind the German with two races remaining, was fastest in both sessions at a hot and sunny Interlagos with his best lap of one minute 11.895 seconds set on soft compound tyres in the morning. Rosberg was third, and 0.230 off the pace
  
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• Djokovic out to scotch rumours of his decline

  11-11-2016 20:01
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Novak Djokovic intends to come out fighting at next week's ATP World Tour Finals and prove that rumours of his decline have been grossly exaggerated. It seems a long time ago now that the all-conquering Serb was being tipped for a calendar-year grand slam, having won the Australian and French Open titles. Andy Murray was his victim in both those finals but last week the Scot evicted Djokovic from the ATP's world number one spot that he had jealously guarded fo
  
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• Alarms bells ring in Russia with 2018 World Cup looming

  11-11-2016 19:55
  By Dmitriy Rogovitskiy MOSCOW (Reuters) - Alarm bells are ringing loudly in Russia 18 months before the country hosts the World Cup after their team crashed to a morale-shattering loss to a Qatar side ranked 91st in the world. Russia endured a dismal European Championship this year in France where violent rampages by their fans and the team's inept performances on the pitch made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Just when Russian fans thought things could not get any worse, they have –
  
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• QPR reappoint Holloway as manager

  11-11-2016 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship side Queens Park Rangers reappoint Ian Holloway as manager, 10 years after he left the club.
  
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• Reports suggest Ron Dennis' future at McLaren is in doubt

  11-11-2016 19:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ron Dennis, the long-serving McLaren boss, is facing a battle to save his career at the British team, according to reports.Sky News on Fr
  
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• Motor racing-Haas F1 drop Gutierrez and sign Magnussen

  11-11-2016 19:52
  The 24-year-old, currently with Renault, will partner experienced French driver Romain Grosjean. "From the time we began looking at drivers, Kevin Magnussen was always on our short list," said team founder and chairman Gene Haas in a statement issued after Brazilian Grand Prix practice. "Our second season will bring a new set of challenges, and we feel that pairing Kevin with Romain will help us develop our new car and continue our growth." The announcement was expected, with Gutierrez posting a
  
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• Poignant tributes in UK mark Armistice Day - KITV Honolulu

  11-11-2016 19:51
  Poignant tributes in UK mark Armistice Day
  KITV Honolulu
  (CNN) -- Public spaces across Britain came to a standstill Friday as the nation held a two-minute silence to mark Armistice Day. One of many poignant tributes to the fallen was held in Trafalgar Square in central London, where an estimated crowd of 5 ...en meer »
  
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• Holloway back as QPR manager

  11-11-2016 19:51
  Ian Holloway has returned for a second spell as manager of Queens Park Rangers, the Championship (second tier) club said on Friday. The 53-year-old Holloway, who played for QPR from 1991-96 and managed the London club from 2001-06, has signed a two and a half year contract at Loftus Road. “People would die for this club – and I want our players to show that in their performance, and our fans to show them that they care about the players as much as I will do as their manager." Hollowa
  
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• 'Heartbroken' Irish couple live-tweet UK abortion journey - KITV Honolulu

  11-11-2016 19:51
  'Heartbroken' Irish couple live-tweet UK abortion journey
  KITV Honolulu
  (CNN) -- An Irish couple have live tweeted their journey to the UK to have an abortion on Thursday. The couple posted on Twitter from the @itstimetorepeal account -- a reference to Ireland's Eighth amendment, which makes abortion illegal under most ...en meer »
  
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