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• Stoops: Mixon would be off Sooners team had punch

  21-12-2016 23:55
  
  NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops says running back Joe Mixon would be off the team if he had punched a woman now instead of 2 1/2 years ago.
  
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• Bordeaux 0-0 Nice: Mario Balotelli sent off for petulant kick out and Younes Belhanda also sees red as Ligue 1 leaders slip up

  21-12-2016 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Balotelli and team-mate Younes Belhanda were both sent off in stoppage time on Wednseady night as Nice saw their lead at the top of Ligue 1 cut to two points by rivals Monaco.
  
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• Manchester City to offer £50m for Southampton defender Virgil van Dijk

  21-12-2016 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL: Discreet talks over a move for the Holland star have taken place over the last two weeks as City position themselves to get a deal done next month.
  
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• PSG rebound with 5-0 win against Lorient

  21-12-2016 23:47
  By Julien Pretot PARIS (Reuters) - Paris St Germain demolished visiting Lorient 5-0 in their last match of the year on Wednesday to rebound in style from a three-game winless streak in Ligue 1. Thomas Meunier and Thiago Silva scored either side of a Zargo Toure own goal, while Edinson Cavani and Lucas rounded off the scoring as third-placed PSG moved on to 39 points from 19 games, five behind leaders Nice, who were held to a goalless draw at Girondins de Bordeaux. Nice finished with nine men aft
  
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• Panthers LB Kuechly: No plans to retire after 2nd concussion

  21-12-2016 23:46
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Luke Kuechly said he isn't going to let a second concussion end his football career.
  
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• North Carolina Republicans stumbling over repeal of LGBT law

  21-12-2016 23:46
  
  After hours of delay Wednesday, wavering Republican legislators stumbled with pushing through the repeal of a North Carolina law dictating which bathrooms transgender people must use in government buildings ...
  
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• Two-goal Icardi gives Inter third successive win

  21-12-2016 23:44
  A long-range strike from Ever Banega and two goals from fellow Argentine Mauro Icardi, all in the space of 11 minutes, gave Inter Milan a 3-0 win over Lazio and their third successive Serie A win on Wednesday. Fourth-placed Lazio had the best of the first-half as Ciro Immobile was twice denied by Samir Handanovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic headed over from close range. Inter, however, took control nine minutes after halftime when Banega dispossessed an opponent and unleashed a 20-metre shot whi
  
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• Northampton escape punishment after George North's head injury

  21-12-2016 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rugby authorities wereaccused of ignoring player welfare concerns after an RFU and Premiership Rugby investigation failed to punish Northampton for their handling of George North’s latest head injury.
  
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• Bayern sweep aside 10-man Leipzig in top-of-the-table clash

  21-12-2016 23:42
  
  Bayern Munich put upstarts RB Leipzig firmly in their place by sweeping to an emphatic 3-0 home win, with all the goals coming in the first half, in a disappointingly one-sided top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash on Wednesday. Bayern, German champions a record 26 times, and Leipzig, playing in the top flight for the first time, went into the match level on points at the top and amid huge expectations. A Robert Lewandowski penalty on the stroke of halftime made it 3-0 before, mercifully for Leipzig
  
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• JONNY BAIRSTOW: England players are gutted by what happened in India

  21-12-2016 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONNY BAIRSTOW - EXCLUSIVE: We've had some pretty tough series to contend with. Yes, losing eight Tests in a year doesn't look good. But I don't believe it tells the whole story.
  
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• Liverpool will face Plymouth in FA Cup third round after Pilgrims see off Newport County in extra time

  21-12-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Pilgrims edged this replay thanks to a Graham Carey penalty in the 113th minute, after Paul Garita had earlier missed from the spot for Argyle following Jennison Myrie-Williams's daft handball.
  
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• Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp, Antonio Conte and Co have taken the Premier League by storm

  21-12-2016 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: Six of the world’s most successful managers are fighting tooth and nail for the title. Here, Sportsmail analyses their fascinating tactical and mental battle for supremacy...
  
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• Inter Milan 3-0 Lazio: Mauro Icardi brace gives Stefano Pioli's men win as Brazil legend Adriano returns to his former club

  21-12-2016 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Inter Milan were re-energised by a drab first half at the San Siro to run out 3-0 winners over rivals Lazio to avoid slipping further into Serie A obscurity.
  
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• Nigel Benn’s estranged son Harley Benn is making his own way in boxing

  21-12-2016 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Harley Benn wasn’t always Harley Benn. He was Harley Andrews until he was 14. His mother, Lisa Andrews, raised him. His relationship with his father is complicated.
  
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• Ex-Manchester United star Gary Neville and team-mates infuriate Salford residents

  21-12-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Salford City Council gave the go-ahead for non-League Salford’s 5,000-seat ground at Moor Lane last week, despite more than 600 people objecting.
  
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• Bayern Munich 3-0 Red Bull Leipzig: Robert Lewandowski, Xabi Alonso and Co rip 10-man Bundesliga pretenders apart at Allianz Arena

  21-12-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Germany's unlikely title contenders were taught a tough lesson at the Allianz Arena as Bayern Munich showed RB Leipzig what they are messing with on Wednesday night.
  
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• Arsenal ace Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain hoping to return from hamstring strain to play some part in the festive fixtures

  21-12-2016 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are hopeful Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain can play a part in their festive period after suffering a hamstring injury on Sunday. The winger limped off after 13 minutes against Manchester City.
  
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• Chelsea target Tiemoué Bakayoko and Djibril Sidibé after £60m Oscar windfall

  21-12-2016 23:30
  
  • Monaco players on Antonio Conte’s radar at Stamford Bridge
  • Roma’s Antonio Rüdiger and Radja Nainggolan also heavily scoutedChelsea hope to use the money raised by Oscar’s £60m departure for Shanghai SIPG to reinforce in midfield and defence next month, with discussions also planned with Diego Costa’s representatives aimed at securing the striker to a new deal.Oscar’s club-record sale to the Chinese Super League side should be confirmed befor
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: Best bets for Thursday, December 22

  21-12-2016 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow gives his best tips ahead of Thursday's meetings at Chelmsford City, Wolverhampton and Bangor.
  
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• Mexico fireworks market blast kills at least 32

  21-12-2016 22:54
  
  About 70 injured in the huge explosion - the third in a decade to hit the popular San Pablito marketplace in Tultepec.
  
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• Paris Saint-Germain 5-0 Lorient: Unai Emery's squad back to winning ways

  21-12-2016 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pressure eased slightly on Paris Saint-Germain boss Emery on Wednesday evening as he watched his side run riot against Ligue 1 bottom club, to move within five points of first place.
  
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• Newport County 0-1 Plymouth: Match Report

  21-12-2016 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Plymouth secure glamour FA Cup tie after extra-time penaltyGraham Carey was the hero as Plymouth booked a third round date with Liverpool
  
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• Millwall 3-1 Charlton: Match Report

  21-12-2016 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Millwall return to form by beating rivals CharltonMillwall returned to contention for the League One play-off places with a 3-1 victory in
  
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• Faf du Plessis loses appeal against ball-tampering charge from Hobart Test

  21-12-2016 22:19
  
  Proteas captain still available to play in Boxing Day Test against Sri LankaCricket South Africa accepts decision made at hearing in DubaiSouth Africa captain Faf du Plessis has lost his appeal against a charge of ball-tampering, which stemmed from the recent second Test in Hobart, against Australia.Du Plessis may have lost his appeal but will still be free to play in South Africa’s Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka. Continue reading...
  
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• AP Sources: Owners pass new labor deal, players next

  21-12-2016 22:19
  A new labor deal in the NBA is on the verge of being finalized, after owners voted Wednesday to approve a proposed seven-year collective bargaining agreement that was tentatively agreed to last week.
  
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• Bayern Munich 2-0 RB Leipzig, LIVE score: Follow he action as it happens

  21-12-2016 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two clubs are only separated by goal difference with newly-promoted Leipzig stealing all of the headlines following their storming start to the campaign.
  
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• NCAA: Baylor penalized for football recruiting violations

  21-12-2016 20:47
  WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor has been fined $5,000 for NCAA football recruiting violations, the latest blow for a program trying to pick up the pieces from a sexual assault scandal and struggles on the field.
  
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• Leicester are struggling but Manchester City wrote the book on bad title defences | Jonathan Wilson

  21-12-2016 20:45
  
  The 2015-16 Premier League champions Leicester are only three points above the drop zone and should be aware how the 1936-37 and 1937-38 seasons unfoldedEven after the remarkable draw with Stoke City, and the victory over Manchester City, Leicester City stand only three points above the relegation zone. The possibility they could be relegated as champions is a very real threat. They would not be the first title-winners to go down the following season: that honour belongs to – who else? &nd
  
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• Disney will create shows for Snapchat

  21-12-2016 20:25
  The Walt Disney Company’s U.S. television arm will create shows for Snap Inc’s Snapchat, Disney announced on Wednesday, in Snapchat's latest deal with a major U.S. media company. Snap, which is preparing for next year's initial public offering, has signed a variety of advertising and content agreements this year with Viacom, Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Time Warner Inc’s Turner Broadcasting System Inc. Media companies such as Disney partner with Snapchat in an effort to rea
  
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• Kvitova out for six months after surgery

  21-12-2016 20:11
  Two-time Wimbledon tennis champion Petra Kvitova, whose hand was wounded in a knife attack, will not play again for at least six months and it is too early to say when she can return to competition, her publicist said on Wednesday. Kvitova was injured on Tuesday when she fought off an intruder in her home in the Czech Republic, damaging all the fingers on her playing hand. Following a successful operation, the world number 11 will begin her rehabilitation in about six to eight weeks and hopes to
  
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• Failure to punish anyone over George North injury sends wrong message | Robert Kitson

  21-12-2016 20:02
  
  The decision not to sanction Northampton for the botched handling of North’s injury is further evidence that while there is an increasing crackdown on the slightest on-field indiscretions, no one is ever at fault behind the scenesThis is supposed to be the season of wise men but rugby union, just at the moment, has lost its marbles. How else to explain the decision not to issue any sanction against anyone connected with George North’s recent botched head‑injury saga? At a time
  
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• So many mistakes on England’s tour to India it is hard knowing where to start | Vic Marks

  21-12-2016 20:00
  
  From an unforgiving schedule to an errant, confusing selection policy, things went wrong quickly and only got worse as a disastrous winter unfoldedThe phrase of the tour was “It is not ideal”. Alastair Cook used it when talking about his preparation for the first Test of this expedition in Chittagong, just after his return to Bangladesh having briefly welcomed the arrival of his second child back in England. It was then used when the likes of Jos Buttler, Gareth Batty, Jake Ball, Has
  
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• Andrew Coombs blasts Newport Gwent Dragons for cancelling medical insurance

  21-12-2016 19:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former Wales lock Andrew Coombs has branded Newport Gwent Dragons a "total embarrassment" in a dispute over the termination of an insurance policy
  
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• Inconsistent Ohio State working to smooth out passing game

  21-12-2016 19:53
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Whether Ohio State can beat Clemson in the College Football Playoff next week could depend on which version of the wildly inconsistent Buckeyes offense shows up to play in the desert.
  
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• Iowa, McCaffery walk off court without handshake for UND

  21-12-2016 19:52
  
  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery walked off the court after the win and waved for his team to follow him to the locker room without shaking hands with North Dakota's players and coaches.
  
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• North Carolina GOP wrestles over 'bathroom bill' repeal

  21-12-2016 19:45
  
  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republicans grappled internally Wednesday with whether to repeal a 9-month-old law dictating which bathroom transgender people must use that damaged the state's economy and national reputation.
  
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• Actelion re-enters talks with J&J, sidelining Sanofi

  21-12-2016 19:45
  By John Revill and Ludwig Burger ZURICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Swiss biotech company Actelion has turned back to prospective bidder Johnson & Johnson for exclusive talks about a "strategic transaction", in an about-turn that appears to sideline rival suitor Sanofi . Actelion said in a brief statement on Wednesday it was in exclusive negotiations with the U.S. healthcare giant but that there could be "no assurance any transaction will result from these discussions", declining to comment furthe
  
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• Stephen Jones, Danny Wilson and Matt Sherratt to help coach Wales on summer tour

  21-12-2016 19:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Stephen Jones, Danny Wilson and Matt Sherratt will help coach Wales on next summer's Pacific Islands tour.Robin McBryde will act as head coa
  
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• Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig, LIVE score: Follow the action as it happens

  21-12-2016 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two clubs are only separated by goal difference with newly-promoted Leipzig stealing all of the headlines following their storming start to the campaign.
  
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• Frampton-Santa Cruz II: Sky Sports To Provide UK Coverage - BoxingScene.com

  21-12-2016 19:11
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  Frampton-Santa Cruz II: Sky Sports To Provide UK Coverage
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  Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz will meet for a second time in the new year –– and the fight now has a UK broadcaster. Their return, for the former's Super WBA featherweight world title which he took from the latter on points on July 30 at the ...en meer »
  
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• Manchester United stars make Christmas wishes come true with visit to local children's hospital

  21-12-2016 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paul Pogba and co have made Christmas that little bit more special for youngsters at Royal Manchester children's hospital, by dropping in with a surprise visit.
  
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• Chelsea stars Eden Hazard, David Luiz and John Terry help to spread Christmas cheer

  21-12-2016 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Club legend John Terry was joined by the likes of Eden Hazard, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nemanja Matic and David Luiz to hand out presents and pose for photographs with children.
  
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• AC Milan play down problems as flight to Qatar for Italian Supercup is delayed... because the 'plane didn't arrive'

  21-12-2016 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AC Milan played down problems with their flight as they finally left for Qatar on Wednesday, nearly one day behind schedule, to face Juventus in Friday's Italian Supercup match.
  
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• Transfer window January 2017: every deal in Europe's top five leagues

  21-12-2016 18:50
  
  Every deal in the top five leagues in Europe – Spain, England, France, Germany and Italy – as they happen. And sign up for updates on your team Continue reading...
  
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