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• Brazil prosecutors blast lawmakers for gutting corruption bill

  30-11-2016 23:58
  Prosecutors investigating Brazil's biggest-ever graft scandal threatened to resign en masse on Wednesday if a move to gut an anti-corruption bill won approval from legislators as the nation mourns an air disaster. The lower chamber of Congress passed the bill in the early hours of Wednesday morning by 450 votes to 1, with changes that would help shield lawmakers from prosecution and weaken the authority of public prosecutors. The vote came as Brazil grieves for soccer club Chapecoense following
  
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• Chelsea boss Antonio Conte ready to start phasing John Terry out

  30-11-2016 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is planning to phase John Terry out of his squad during the next two transfer windows but the defender won't consider leaving Stamford Bridge until the summer.
  
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• Ticketing row over sell-out David Haye vs Tony Bellew fight with websites filled with thousands of seats

  30-11-2016 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The sale of seats for the showdown between David Haye and Tony Bellew has demonstrated the way pirate ticketing now dominates the market.
  
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• Judge adds $5M to McQueary's $7M verdict against Penn State

  30-11-2016 23:53
  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Penn State assistant football coach's treatment by the school after Jerry Sandusky was arrested entitles him to more than $12 million, a judge said Wednesday in a ruling that substantially increased last month's jury award.
  
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• Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho puts Premier League first as he sits out EFL Cup success

  30-11-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: By accepting an FA charge of improper conduct 24 hours before Thursday's 6pm deadline and Mourinho acknowledged the Everton trip is more important.
  
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• Tony Bellew rages at David Haye's low blow as punches fly during heated press conference

  30-11-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was not the opportunist punch from David Haye to which Tony Bellew took the most exception at the shoving and shouting match which launched these belligerent rivals towards their big fight.
  
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• Brian Hughes to ride The Last Samuri in Becher Chase at Aintree

  30-11-2016 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hughes has taken November by storm and ridden over 30 winners in the calendar month, and a victory over the National fences would crown an unbelievable few weeks.
  
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• Manchester United sweep past West Ham, Arsenal ousted by Southampton

  30-11-2016 23:42
  By Toby Davis LONDON (Reuters) - Anthony Martial and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice each to help Manchester United ease into the League Cup semi-finals with a 4-1 home victory over West Ham United on Wednesday as Arsenal suffered a 2-0 home defeat by Southampton. Martial netted twice in the second half to take the tie at Old Trafford away from West Ham, who had levelled through Ashley Fletcher following Ibrahimovic's opener after two minutes.
  
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• Cavani hits 100 but Zlatan comparisons persist

  30-11-2016 23:33
  Edinson Cavani scored his 100th goal in all competitions for Paris St Germain in their 2-0 Ligue 1 victory over Angers on Wednesday, but the Uruguay international still cannot escape the shadow cast by his predecessor Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Cavani became the fourth PSG player to reach 100 when he struck a penalty for his 14th league goal of the season as Unai Emery's side secured their 11th victory of campaign to climb above Monaco into second place on 35 points. The spectre of Ibrahimovic, who dep
  
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• Newcastle set for Jonjo Shelvey boost with FA to delay misconduct charge to gather evidence for racism allegation

  30-11-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jonjo Shelvey looks set to be available for Newcastle's next four fixtures as he awaits a date for a personal hearing in relation to his alleged racial abuse of Wolves star Romain Saiss.
  
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• Six Nations bonus point innovation could add extra dimension to what is already a successful format

  30-11-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The competition is a commercial success and the financial powerhouse of the European game. The format and its place in the overall sporting calendar works.
  
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• Liverpool youngster Trent Alexander-Arnold has links to Manchester United but is tipped for Anfield greatness

  30-11-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the football world gets to know the name of Ben Woodburn, Liverpool have equally high hopes for Trent Alexander-Arnold, the teenager who actually has family links to fierce rivals United.
  
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• Liverpool prospect Ben Woodburn ticks all the boxes after young striker enjoys dream Anfield debut

  30-11-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  THE SECRET SCOUT: Scouting is a demanding and time-consuming job. But when you see a player that you have identified burst on to the scene like Ben Woodburn did, it is incredibly rewarding.
  
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• Jo Konta in shock split with coach Esteban Carril but Brit stays silent

  30-11-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON - EXCLUSIVE: Jo Konta has sprung a major surprise on the tennis world by splitting with the coach who masterminded her remarkable rise into the world's top 10.
  
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• Have more clubs paid to keep it all quiet? Sportsmail learn that some used insurance policies and hush money to compensate victims

  30-11-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON AND CHARLES SALE: English football may have been involved in a mass cover-up to stop victims of child sex abuse from going public.
  
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• Former Newcastle player David Eatock on being abused: ‘I wanted to cry but I couldn’t even cry’

  30-11-2016 23:30
  
  David Eatock, who was signed by Kevin Keegan in September 1995, says he was sexually abused by George Ormond while at the club. ‘There was this awful feeling of guilt and shame,’ he saysA former Newcastle United player has waived his anonymity to say he was the victim of sexual abuse during his time at the club, and reveal the secret ordeal he suffered during the years when Kevin Keegan came close to turning the club into Premier League champions.David Eatock, one of Keegan’s s
  
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• Cespedes, Mets finalize $110M, 4-year contract

  30-11-2016 23:30
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Having finalized a $110 million, four-year contract with the New York Mets, Yoenis Cespedes declared: "God willing, I will finish my career with this team."
  
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• Australia legend Glen Ella insists Wallaby boss Michael Cheika 'is still having nightmares' about Eddie Jones after whitewash bullying

  30-11-2016 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON EXCLUSIVE: Having played alongside both coaches for Randwick in the 1980s, Ella was appointed as a temporary Red Rose coach for the tour as Jones went on the offensive.
  
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• D'Onta's done: Texas' 2,000-yard rusher heading to NFL

  30-11-2016 23:29
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas running back D'Onta Foreman said Wednesday he will skip his senior season to enter the NFL draft after rushing for 2,028 yards and 15 touchdowns this season.
  
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• Nice regain top spot, PSG overtake Monaco

  30-11-2016 23:25
  (Reuters) - Nice returned to the top of Ligue 1 as Younes Belhanda's early goal downed Guingamp 1-0 away on Wednesday, while Paris St Germain moved above AS Monaco into second with a 2-0 home win over Angers. Thiago Silva opened the scoring for champions PSG before Edinson Cavani converted a penalty for his 100th goal for the club. Belhanda's superb angled strike in the fifth minute at Guingamp was enough to hand the home side their first defeat in eight matches, as Nice overcame a recent wobble
  
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• Manchester United 4-1 West Ham: Anthony Martial and Zlatan Ibrahimovic send Red Devils into EFL Cup semi-finals as Jose Mourinho serves touchline ban

  30-11-2016 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT OLD TRAFFORD: Tony Martial scored. And then Tony Martial scored again. And now Manchester United are three games from the first trophy of the Jose Mourinho era.
  
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• Arsenal 0-2 Southampton: Jordy Clasie and Ryan Bertrand send the Saints into EFL Cup semi-finals

  30-11-2016 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AT THE EMIRATES: Arsene Wenger's wait for a League Cup trophy as Arsenal manager will go on after Southampton sealed a deserve victory in in their quarter-final. 
  
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• 3 UFC champions join attempt to form fighters association

  30-11-2016 23:18
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former UFC champions Georges St. Pierre, Cain Velasquez and T.J. Dillashaw have joined an attempt to form a mixed martial arts fighters association.
  
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• Former Manchester United man Phil Neville blasts West Ham goalkeeper Adrian for 'disgusting' challenge on Zlatan Ibrahimovic

  30-11-2016 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Adrian came flying out of his goal early in the first-half and caught Zlatan Ibrahimovic's left knee with his studs. Referee Mike Jones failed to show the West Ham keeper a card.
  
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• Manchester United avoid Liverpool in EFL Cup semi-final draw

  30-11-2016 23:15
  
  • United play Hull with first leg at Old Trafford; Southampton host Liverpool
  • Games will be played in the week starting 9 January and 23 JanuaryManchester United will face Hull City in the EFL Cup semi-finals, while Southampton take on Liverpool.Hull, managed by the former Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan, will travel to Old Trafford for the first leg in their first appearance in the last four of the League Cup. United have won the cup three times in the past 11 years.
  
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• Man United sweep past West Ham, Arsenal ousted by Southampton

  30-11-2016 23:15
  By Toby Davis LONDON (Reuters) - Anthony Martial and Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice each to help Manchester United ease into the League Cup semi-finals with a 4-1 home victory over West Ham United on Wednesday as Arsenal suffered a 2-0 home defeat by Southampton. Martial netted twice in the second half to take the tie at Old Trafford away from West Ham, who had levelled through Ashley Fletcher following Ibrahimovic's opener after two minutes.
  
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• Manchester United take on Hull City in EFL Cup semi-final while Liverpool face Southampton after draw

  30-11-2016 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United have been drawn against Hull City for the semi-final stage of the EFL Cup. Liverpool will take on Southampton in the other semi-final tie. Both take place in January.
  
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• AP COLLEGE FOOTBALL PICKS: Championship weekend spoilers

  30-11-2016 23:03
  
  The trophies could be the only prizes for the winners in several games during championship weekend.
  
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• Tiger Woods returns amid varied expectations, high interest

  30-11-2016 23:00
  
  NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Everyone is watching, everyone is curious, and Jordan Spieth had the perfect view of Tiger Woods for his return to golf.
  
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• Colombia plane ran out of fuel, pilot said before crash

  30-11-2016 22:59
  
  Electrical failure and lack of fuel resulted in plane crash, according to recording of pilot's final communication.
  
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• Arsenal 0-2 Southampton - FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED: Arsene Wenger can't win quarter-finals while Josh Sims gets thrown back down to earth

  30-11-2016 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: Arsenal crashed out of the EFL Cup at the hands of Southampton. Sportsmail's Sam Cunningham looks at the key events of the night.
  
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• Arsenal's Brazilian star Gabriel gets tearful as they join Southampton, Manchester United and West Ham in tribute to Chapecoense crash victims

  30-11-2016 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal's Brazilian star Gabriel was clearly emotional as he paid his respects to the  Chapecoense footballers, staff and journalists who tragically perished in a plane crash on Monday.
  
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• Palermo axe De Zerbi, appoint Corini as coach

  30-11-2016 22:17
  Palermo have sacked head coach Roberto De Zerbi and appointed Eugenio Corini as his replacement, the Italian club said on Wednesday. The Serie A side were eliminated from the Italian Cup by second-tier side Spezia on Wednesday and despite chairman Maurizio Zamparini publicly backing De Zerbi this week, the coach was relieved of his duties following the defeat. "Having assessed the first-team situation, the club feel compelled to change the technical leadership and entrust the team to Eugenio Cor
  
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• Chapecoense take hope from Real lifeline to Man United

  30-11-2016 22:07
  By Andrew Downie SAO PAULO (Reuters) - As Brazilian soccer club Chapecoense look to rebuild from the devastating effects of the air crash that decimated their squad, they can draw hope from the tale of how Manchester United forged an alliance with Real Madrid to recover from a similar disaster. The fatal crash on Monday in Colombia that killed all but three of Chapecoense's team as they flew to the final of the Sudamericana Cup evoked memories of the 1958 Munich air disaster in which eight Manch
  
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• IAAF to be told Russia making little progress on anti-doping reforms

  30-11-2016 21:42
  
  • Taskforce head Rune Andersen will brief federation on Thursday on Russia
  • Time running out for Russia to meet criteria for 2017 world championshipsWorld athletics chiefs will be told Russia has made almost no progress with the reforms needed before its athletes can compete internationally again when the head of the IAAF taskforce gives an update on Thursday.Rune Andersen’s report is the highlight of the two-day meeting of the International Association of Athletics Federations
  
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• German Grand Prix dropped from 2017 Formula One World Championship

  30-11-2016 21:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There will be no home grand prix for reigning champion Nico Rosberg in 2017 after Germany was dropped from the Formula One calendar by the FIA.
  
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• AP Interview: Arena says pressure on US team has increased

  30-11-2016 21:37
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Arena knows the job of U.S. soccer coach has changed since his last game a decade ago.
  
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• The Latest: Stricken Brazil team hopes to play final game

  30-11-2016 21:30
  
  LA UNION, Colombia (AP) — The Latest on the aftermath of Colombian plane crash that killed members of Brazilian soccer team (all times local):
  
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• Soccer plane in Colombia crash was running out of fuel - recording

  30-11-2016 21:23
  By Julia Symmes Cobb and Brad Haynes LA UNION, Colombia/CHAPECO, Brazil (Reuters) - The pilot of a plane that crashed in Colombia virtually wiping out a Brazilian soccer team had radioed he was running out of fuel and in an emergency, according to a recording of his final communications. Only six on board the LAMIA Bolivia charter flight survived, including three of the Chapecoense soccer squad en route to the biggest game in their history: the Copa Sudamericana final. "Miss, LAMIA 933 is in tot
  
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• After firing Mark Helfrich, Oregon turns to the future

  30-11-2016 21:18
  
  It has been 40 years since Oregon fired a head coach. That was also the last time the Ducks went outside the program to fill the spot.
  
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• Real Madrid 6-1 Cultural Leonesa (agg 13-2): Enzo Zidane nets debut goal as Martin Odegaard shines on first start

  30-11-2016 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This may have been the fourth goal in a 6-1 win and the 11th of a two-legged tie against a side from the third tier of Spanish football but in the Zidane household tonight it will be celebrated.
  
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• Manchester United v West Ham, EFL Cup LIVE score: Jose Mourinho banned from touchline

  30-11-2016 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just three days after meeting in the Premier League, Manchester United and West Ham United clash again at Old Trafford vying for a place in the EFL Cup semi-finals. Follow the drama live.
  
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• Arsenal 0-1 Southampton, EFL Cup LIVE score: Follow the quarter-final action

  30-11-2016 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Follow Sportsmail's coverage of the EFL Cup as Arsenal host Southampton at the Emirates Stadium to help complete the week's quarter-finals.
  
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• LPGA announces four new tournaments for 2017

  30-11-2016 21:16
  (Reuters) - The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) on Wednesday announced its 2017 schedule including four new tournaments and an increase of $4.35 million in official prize money. Joining the 35-event LPGA Tour schedule are events in the Green Bay, Wisconsin area, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and in Scotland and New Zealand, with a record $67.35 million in prize money on offer. The first new LPGA stop comes from July 6-9 when the tour visits Oneida, Wisconsin for the Thornberry
  
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• Chapecoense thank the world for their support as after Colombia plane crash tragedy

  30-11-2016 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chapecoense, the Brazilian football club that was tragically involved in a recent plane disaster, has tweeted its thanks for the worldwide outpouring of support following the tragedy.
  
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• Abdul-Jabbar, Brown, Russell to receive SI Ali Legacy Award

  30-11-2016 20:59
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Sports Illustrated magazine has chosen Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown and Bill Russell to receive its Muhammad Ali Legacy Award for their athletic careers and social activism.
  
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• Tyson Fury in Twitter outburst as he attacks 'David Gay' and says heavyweight boxing is 's***' ahead of David Haye vs Tony Bellew fight

  30-11-2016 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tyson Fury has taken aim at David Haye on Twitter and said that heavyweight boxing has become 's***'. Haye is fighting Tony Bellew at London's O2 Arena on March 4.
  
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• 49ers coach Chip Kelly says he has no interest in Oregon job

  30-11-2016 20:58
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers head coach Chip Kelly said Wednesday that he has no interest in the Oregon Ducks coaching job and has not spoken to anyone associated with the program about it.
  
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• Tiger Woods eagles twice in first nine holes of Pro-Am, finishing two-under par at the Hero World Challenge

  30-11-2016 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tiger Woods admittedthere had been times so dark during the last 15 months that he had considered calling it quits. On his return to golf he hit two eagles on the front nine in a two-under par round of 70.
  
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• Guingamp 0-1 Nice: No Mario Balotelli, no problem as Younes Belhanda sends Eaglets back to the top of Ligue 1

  30-11-2016 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nice again showed their Ligue 1 title credentials after battling to victory against a Guingamp side who had not lost since September thanks to an early strike from midfielder Younes Belhanda.
  
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