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• Robin Goodfellow's Racing Tips: Best bets for Tuesday, January 3 

  02-01-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his best tips ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Bangor, Newcastle and Musselburgh.
  
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• Blues beat Blackhawks 4-1 in Busch Stadium Winter Classic

  02-01-2017 23:56
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Vladimir Tarasenko looked quite comfortable at Busch Stadium. It turns out his wicked wrist shot works outside, too.
  
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• Darts - Dutchman Van Gerwen claims second world crown

  02-01-2017 23:48
  World number one Michael van Gerwen of the Netherlands won his second PDC World Darts Championship title with a 7-3 win over holder Gary Anderson at a sold-out Alexandra Palace on Monday. The 27-year-old Van Gerwen never looked in any real danger against Scotland's Anderson during a contest that included 42 maximums of 180 - a world record for a single darts match. "My average of 108 says it all - it was incredible for everyone." An intruder who climbed on to the stage in the ninth set seemed to
  
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• Stosur succumbs in pulsating clash at Brisbane International, Barty faces Kerber

  02-01-2017 23:39
  
  Garbine Muguruza defeats Sam Stosur 7-5, 6-7 (2-7), 7-5Ash Barty first-round win sets up clash with world No1 Angelique KerberSamantha Stosur cursed herself on match-point but had no regrets as she went down swinging in her latest frustrating home tournament failure.So often overcome by local expectations, Stosur again stumbled out of the blocks at the Brisbane International on Monday, giving up a break in the final set, to fall to world No7 Garbine Muguruza. Continue reading...
  
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• Richard Cockerill was sacked by Leicester Tigers after player revolt  

  02-01-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: Leicester began searching for a new coach midway through last month — long before Monday’s confirmation that Richard Cockerill had been sacked to end a 24-year stint with the club.
  
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• Novak Djokovic finally clicks into gear after terrible start in the Qatar Open

  02-01-2017 23:38
  
  Djokovic lost the opening four games against world No63 Struff but recovered to win in straight sets in first match since splitting from coach Boris BeckerNovak Djokovic recovered from a dreadful start to his season to defeat Jan-Lennard Struff in the opening round of the Qatar Open. Related: Novak Djokovic splits with coach Boris Becker after three yearsContinue reading...
  
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• 'You killed us!' West Ham manager Slaven Bilic rages at Mike Dean for 'totally wrong' decision in Manchester United defeat

  02-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Slaven Bilic has risked the wrath of the Football Association after heavily criticising the match officials after West Ham's 2-0 defeat to Manchester United at London Stadium.
  
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• Pep Guardiola snaps as he admits Manchester City might be his last job in football management

  02-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: Angry Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Manchester City could be his last managerial job. It came after he was pressed about his managerial future.
  
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• Paul Clement to take over as Swansea City manager on Tuesday and will sign a two-and-a-half year contract

  02-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Clement will on Tuesday take over as Swansea City manager after agreeing to leave Bayern Munich for a salvage mission at the bottom of the Premier League.
  
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• Fernandinho deserving of a red this time and Mike Dean will accept he got it wrong over Sofiane Feghouli red

  02-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM POLL: Fernandinho was correctly dismissed by Lee Mason at the Etihad... Referee Mike Dean was wrong to dismiss Sofiane Feghouli and West Ham fans deserved better.
  
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• Claudio Bravo could have once again cost Manchester City crucial points in the title race and Jose Mourinho is getting his magic touch back

  02-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON'S PREMIER LEAGUE ANALYSIS: Following the two New Year's Day games, there were a further six ties on Monday as the Premier League welcomed in 2017.
  
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• Arsène Wenger claims fixture schedule has left him with ‘big handicap’

  02-01-2017 23:30
  
  • Arsenal manager unhappy with playing three games in nine days
  • ‘In 20 years it is the most uneven Christmas period I’ve seen’Arsène Wenger has strongly criticised the scheduling of Premier League matches during the Christmas and new year period, describing it as “the most uneven” he has encountered during his 20 years working in this country and claimed it has left Arsenal “with a big handicap” in regards to their title aspirations.Th
  
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• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger criticises Premier League's TV Christmas schedule, insisting 'the difference in rest period is unbelievable'

  02-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger says the Premier League selling out to TV has made this the most uneven Christmas schedule ever. He finds it ‘unbelievable’ that his team play two games in three days.
  
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• Manchester United reject Everton bid for Morgan Schneiderlin

  02-01-2017 23:29
  
  • Offer worth around £19m is not enough to seal deal
  • Midfielder is also wanted by West Bromwich AlbionManchester United have rejected a bid from Everton to sign Morgan Schneiderlin for around £19m.Everton, whose interest in the France international has been known for several weeks, made their first official move for the midfielder at the start of the transfer window but their offer fell short of United’s valuation. Continue reading...
  
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• Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson demand more drug testing in darts 

  02-01-2017 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL: Drug-testing in darts must get stricter and anti-doping authorities should make random and regular visits to the homes of professional players, its stars have said.
  
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• Michael van Gerwen beats Gary Anderson to win PDC World Darts Championship

  02-01-2017 23:09
  
  • World No1 Van Gerwen wins 7-3 against Scotland’s two-time champion
  • Dutchman wins his second world championship titleFor 730 days there was something missing from Michael van Gerwen’s life. He won 43 tournaments in the two years after being dethroned as world champion – but not the one he really wanted. Before every single televised match he had to listen to the same piercing introduction: “The world No1 – and the former champion of the world.”The
  
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• Anthony Joshua plays floodlit football with Juventus star duo Paulo Dybala and Miralem Pjanic in Dubai

  02-01-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Joshua has temporarily swapped the boxing gloves for football boots after enjoying a floodlit game of football in Dubai with Juventus duo Miralem Pjanic and Paulo Dybala.
  
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• Bacary Sagna claims in outburst that Manchester City were 10 men playing against 12 following win over Burnley

  02-01-2017 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City recorded an impressive victory with just 10 men against Burnley in a 2-1 triumph but it appears not everyone was left fully satisfied at the Etihad Stadium.
  
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• Trump trumps up the wrong technological threat

  02-01-2017 23:03
  
  US President-elect doubts security of computers for communication, while ignoring job losses caused by automated replacements.
  
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• Shiffrin closes in on ski racing milestones

  02-01-2017 22:56
  
  ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — If Mikaela Shiffrin wins her 27th World Cup race in Tuesday's slalom, she will match the career achievement of one of the biggest names in American ski racing history — Phil Mahre.
  
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• Skier Jean Vuarnet, who struck gold with tuck position, dies

  02-01-2017 22:53
  
  PARIS (AP) — Olympic skiing champion Jean Vuarnet, who helped pioneer the aerodynamic tuck position for downhill racers but suffered tragedy with the deaths of his wife and son in a doomsday cult murder-suicide, has died, the French Olympic Committee announced Monday. He was 83.
  
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• Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic gives Marcus Rashford a tutorial | Nick Ames

  02-01-2017 22:52
  
  Ibrahimovic achieves statistic of 19 Premier League starts, 13 Premier League goals, showing teenage team-mate how it is done against West HamZlatan Ibrahimovic’s contribution was the garnish rather than the main course but compared with the kind of nourishment he had proposed for some onlookers earlier in the week, it still went down rather well. His had been a supporting part in a Manchester United performance that offered little more than fits and spurts before the game-changing introdu
  
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• Slaven Bilic rails against red card for West Ham’s Sofiane Feghouli

  02-01-2017 22:50
  
  • West Ham manager Bilic says the club will appeal
  • ‘The decision had a major impact on the game’Slaven Bilic lamented the early red card shown to Sofiane Feghouli in West Ham’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester United and said that Phil Jones would have been a more suitable target for punishment.Feghouli was dismissed by the referee Mike Dean in the 15th minute after what had seemed a fair challenge with Jones, who won the ball but was caught afterwards by the midfielder&rsq
  
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• Appleby shines, No. 20 Florida beats Iowa in Outback Bowl

  02-01-2017 22:48
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Austin Appleby threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns, helping No. 20 Florida end a two-game losing streak with a 30-3 rout of No. 21 Iowa in the Outback Bowl on Monday.
  
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• Charly Musonda returns to Chelsea after loan spell at Real Betis 

  02-01-2017 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charly Musonda has returned to Chelsea early from his loan spell with Real Betis, the Spanish club said on Monday. He has made just one La Liga start and eight substitute appearances.
  
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• Blues top Blackhawks 4-1 in Busch Stadium Winter Classic

  02-01-2017 22:29
  
  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Blues and Blackhawks took to the outdoors Monday, with Vladimir Tarasenko scoring twice in a 1:53 span of the third period and Jake Allen stopping 22 shots to lead St. Louis to a 4-1 victory over Chicago in the Winter Classic at Busch Stadium.
  
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• Wisconsin wins Cotton Bowl 24-16, only Western Michigan loss

  02-01-2017 22:21
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Wisconsin tight end Troy Fumagalli made a leaping 8-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter and the Badgers won 24-16 in the Cotton Bowl on Monday to deny Western Michigan an undefeated season.
  
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• Christmas fixtures great for fans, hard for players - Mourinho

  02-01-2017 22:16
  By Richard Martin LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho repeated his complaints about the Premier League's festive fixture pile-up after his side laboured to a 2-0 win at 10-man West Ham United on Monday. The Portuguese coach blamed United's mixed performance on having to play their second game in three days, the trip to London coming barely 48 hours after a stirring 2-1 comeback win at home to Middlesbrough. It's amazing for the fans around the world, everybody has the Prem
  
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• Strikers may have erred leaving Lehmann out of Big Bash loss to Hobart

  02-01-2017 22:00
  
  Hobart Hurricanes defeat Adelaide Strikers by eight wicketsTim Paine (41) and D’Arcy Short (60) see Hobart homeAdelaide Strikers’ eight-wicket Big Bash loss to Hobart Hurricanes has the side questioning a decision to drop batting allrounder Jake Lehmann. The side scraped together 143 runs as most batsmen were cheaply dismissed at Bellerive Oval on Monday night, setting the hosts an achievable target.Lehmann, the team’s usual No6, was named 12th man for the clash after failing w
  
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• Premier League transfer window latest: Club-by-club guide to all the January 2017 moves

  02-01-2017 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Keep up to date with all the major moves involving Premier League teams in the January transfer window by keeping track of our club-by-club guide right up until the last signing on deadline day.
  
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• Pep Guardiola denies Manchester City discipline problem after latest red card

  02-01-2017 21:55
  
  After Fernandinho’s sending off against Burnley, City’s seventh of the season, a tetchy Guardiola said: ’You’re the journalist not me. Ask the referee not me’A tetchy Pep Guardiola refused to accept Manchester City have a discipline problem despite Fernandinho’s sending off in the 2-1 win against Burnley being his side’s seventh of the season.The Brazilian’s two-footed challenge on Johann Berg Gudmundsson in the 32nd minute was his second red card
  
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• Novak Djokovic loses first four games of 2017... but hits back to beat Jan-Lennard Struff at Qatar Open

  02-01-2017 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Defending champion Novak Djokovic recovered from a dreadful start to his 2017 season to beat Jan-Lennard Struff in the opening round of the Qatar Open.
  
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• Jerry Jones counting on chemistry for top-seeded Cowboys

  02-01-2017 21:50
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott smiled widely and playfully shoved Tony Romo after the 10-year starter the Dallas rookie replaced finished his only drive of the regular season with a touchdown pass.
  
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• West Ham United 0-2 Manchester United - PLAYER RATINGS: David de Gea proves the difference at the London Stadium

  02-01-2017 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United beat West Ham 2-0 in a match which was marred by poor decision-making from the officials. Here, Sportsmail's SAM CUNNINGHAM runs the rule over the players' performances.
  
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• Michael van Gerwen 1-1 Gary Anderson LIVE: Mighty Mike takes on The Flying Scotsman in the World Darts Championship final at the Ally Pally

  02-01-2017 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael van Gerwen and Gary Anderson ‒ the two greatest darts players on the planet ‒meet at the Alexandra Palace for tonight's World Darts Championship final. 
  
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• Guardiola 'arriving' at end of coaching career

  02-01-2017 21:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says the "goodbye" to his coaching career "has already started".
  
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• Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp left frustrated by two penalties for Sunderland

  02-01-2017 21:31
  
  • Liverpool manager Klopp: ‘It is hard for me to accept’
  • David Moyes felt Sunderland were denied a third penaltyJürgen Klopp could not hide his frustration as Liverpool spurned a chance to close the gap on Chelsea to three points at the top of the Premier League.Despite twice taking the lead at the Stadium of Light, Klopp’s second-placed side were restricted to a draw thanks to two penalties from Jermain Defoe as David Moyes’s Sunderland collected a poten
  
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• Chelsea's Musonda returns from Betis loan spell

  02-01-2017 21:29
  (Reuters) - Charly Musonda has returned to Chelsea early from his loan spell with Real Betis, the Spanish club said on Monday. Belgium under-21 international Musonda initially moved to Betis in January 2016, and the attacking midfielder extended his stay after impressing during the second half of last season. "Real Betis and Chelsea FC have reached an agreement to terminate the loan of player Charly Musonda Jr to the Green-and-White team," read a statement on Betis's official website.
  
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• Cheikhou Kouyate escapes red and Manchester United have no trouble parking the bus this time: Seven things you missed from London Stadium

  02-01-2017 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you didn't catch everything first time don't worry, Sportsmail was on hand to make sure everything you missed was preserved for posterity in one tidy little bundle. It's our pleasure...
  
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• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits conceding two penalties against Sunderland was 'very hard to accept'

  02-01-2017 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT STADIUM OF LIGHT: Jurgen Klopp says he struggled to accept the refereeing decisions which saw Liverpool twice throw away a lead at Sunderland.
  
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• Defoe frustrates Liverpool, Aguero helps Manchester City win

  02-01-2017 21:16
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool squandered a chance to exert some pressure on Premier League leaders Chelsea as Sunderland's Jermain Defoe converted two penalties to earn the Premier League strugglers a 2-2 draw at the Stadium of Light on Monday. Sadio Mane's goal looked to have earned Liverpool a win that would have moved them within three points of Chelsea but the forward later handled the ball in the area to give in-form striker Defoe the chance to salvage a draw for his side.
  
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• West Ham 0-2 Man Utd: Slaven Bilic says early red card killed game

  02-01-2017 21:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Ham boss Slaven Bilic says the referee killed the game early, after Sofiane Feghouli's sending off in the defeat by Man Utd.
  
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• Burnley re-sign Joey Barton despite threat of suspension for misconduct

  02-01-2017 21:07
  
  • 34-year-old signs deal for remainder of Premier League season
  • Midfielder may be suspended for allegedly placing 1,260 bets over 10 yearsJoey Barton has re-signed for Burnley until the end of the season, despite facing a ban.The midfielder, 34, could be given a significant fine and suspension having been charged by the Football Association for misconduct after allegedly placing 1,260 bets over a 10-year period. Continue reading...
  
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• York: 49ers need culture change after firing coach, GM

  02-01-2017 21:06
  
  SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Two years after asking to be held accountable if his San Francisco 49ers fall short of winning the Super Bowl, team CEO Jed York was back on stage having fired two more coaches, a general manager, and seen his team post a 7-25 record.
  
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• Mike Dean slammed for 'arrogance' and 'rank-bad refereeing' by pundits Niall Quinn and Alan Smith after sending off Sofiane Feghouli

  02-01-2017 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Referee Mike Dean has been branded 'arrogant' with a determination to make himself 'the centre of attention', following his straight red card dismissal of West Ham's Sofiane Feghouli.
  
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• Pep Guardiola claims he does not understand English rules

  02-01-2017 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City kept their faint title hopes alive with a hard-fought victory over Burnley on Monday afternoon but Pep Guardiola appeared to be anything but happy after the win.
  
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• West Ham 0-2 Manchester United: Juan Mata and Zlatan Ibrahimovic capitalise on Sofiane Feghouli's early red card following his late lunge on Phil Jones

  02-01-2017 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Manchester United have moved to within just a point of fourth-placed Arsenal following their sixth successive Premier League victory.
  
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• West Ham 0-2 Man Utd: Jose Mourinho says tired team didn't 'sync'

  02-01-2017 20:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho says his tired Manchester United side did not "sync" during a 2-0 victory over 10-man West Ham.
  
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• League One round-up: Sheffield United go three points clear as Bolton slip up at Coventry

  02-01-2017 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sheffield United went three points clear at the top of Sky Bet League One after hitting back from conceding early on to claim a 3-1 win at Bury to take advantage of Bolton's draw with Coventry..
  
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• Jordan Larsson joins NEC Nijmegen as striker follows in father Henrik's footsteps by moving to Eredivisie

  02-01-2017 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swedish club Helsingborg announced on Monday that the 19-year-old has signed for NEC Nijmegen, who currently sit 12th in the table with 19 points from 12 matches.
  
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