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• Bolton's Dean Holdsworth on his Crazy Gang days

  06-01-2017 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW BY CHRIS WHEELER: Before Dean Holdsworth played for Sam Allardyce at Bolton, the prolific striker worked under Wimbledon's eccentric owner Sam Hammam.
  
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• Deals in the bath, 5am starts and a shoe polish ritual... Sportsmail spends 48 hours with Eastleigh boss Martin 'Mad Dog' Allen 

  06-01-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM: It's 7.45am in Martin Allen’s office, still dark outside where a thick frost covers everything. Allen swivels on his chair and plays with the dial on an electric heater.
  
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• Five-star City demolish woeful West Ham

  06-01-2017 23:49
  Manchester City crushed West Ham United 5-0 to give manager Pep Guardiola the perfect introduction to the FA Cup as they cruised into the fourth round with a thumping victory at the London Stadium on Friday. After taking the lead through Yaya Toure from the penalty spot, the five-times winners swept their opponents away with devilish attacking verve, inflicting on the beleaguered Hammers their worst ever home defeat in the competition. Sergio Aguero then flicked the ball home early in the second
  
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• Triple-A battery? Giovanni Soto to Geovany Soto for Chisox

  06-01-2017 23:46
  CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox could have quite a Triple-A battery next season: Giovanni Soto pitching to Geovany Soto.
  
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• Streak over, Blue Jackets turn attention to staying on top

  06-01-2017 23:44
  
  Even before the Columbus Blue Jackets' winning streak ended, coach John Tortorella wondered what would happen next.
  
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• David Beckham running out of time to see plans through for proposed Major League Soccer franchise in Miami

  06-01-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: David Beckham is running out of time to get his proposed Major League Soccer franchise off the ground in Miami.
  
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• Former Manchester United manager Tommy Docherty recalls winning the FA Cup and getting sacked: 'Given more time I could have done better'

  06-01-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With a decent change of pace for a man of 88, Tommy Docherty springs from his chair by the fireplace and hurries up a short staircase to the cosy TV room where his keeps a few souvenirs.
  
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• West Ham 0-5 Manchester City: Yaya Toure, David Silva and Sergio Aguero score as Pep Guardiola's men earn rampant win in FA Cup third round

  06-01-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: No tetchiness from Pep Guardiola on Friday night, and why would there have been? He won’t have had too many evenings as easy as this since arriving at Manchester Cit
  
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• Scott Kashket's family dress the royals... Now the Wycombe man has made the cut and is out to stitch up Stourbridge in the FA Cup 

  06-01-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: The boy king of Wycombe faced an ultimatum. Scott Kashket was told to find a way to cut his cloth as a footballer or else he would need to cut it in a royally different manner.
  
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• Yaya Toure's stunning penalty record, West Ham's regret over appealing Sofiane Feghouli's ban, James Corden analysing Havard Nordtveit: Seven things you may have missed from West Ham against Manchester City

  06-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was a sublime performance from Pep Guardiola's side, who finally put together the sort of performance that was expected from the Spaniard's side when he arrived in the summer.
  
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• Sam Allardyce goes back to Bolton hoping for first Crystal Palace win | Paul Doyle

  06-01-2017 23:30
  
  Sam Allardyce says Bolton was where his dreams became reality but now, in the FA Cup, he wants his first win as Crystal Palace managerAs Sam Allardyce pondered a return to his old stomping ground, he said “it sticks in my teeth” to refer to the home of Bolton Wanderers as the Macron Stadium, then corrected himself when he remembered that the sportswear manufacturer also has its name on the kit of his new club, Crystal Palace. It was an amusing and forgivable slip from a man who had p
  
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• Rugby should be the Wild West... these new safety rules are crazy and are ruining the game, says Tom Wood  

  06-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW BY CHRIS FOY: Rugby is undergoing a health-and-safety transformation this season, and Tom Wood is among a multitude of current players with grave fears about the future of their sport.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, January 7

  06-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out histips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Wincanton, Sandown, Lingfield, Newcastle and Wolverhampton.
  
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• Paul Clement looks to lift Swansea’s momentum in FA Cup against Hull

  06-01-2017 23:30
  
  • Clement won FA Cup twice as assistant manager at Chelsea
  • Swansea one point from escaping bottom three after win at Crystal PalacePaul Clement insisted the FA Cup is not a distraction for Swansea City amid their battle for Premier League survival, with the club’s new manager viewing Saturday’s trip to Hull City as a chance to build some confidence in a competition that he won twice with Chelsea. Related: FA Cup third round: 10 things to look out for this weekendContinue
  
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• Marco Silva checks in at Hull City and starts planning for a miracle

  06-01-2017 23:30
  
  The Portuguese refused to liken himself to José Mourinho and expressed confidence he could lift the Premier League’s bottom club out of dangerOne of the two security guards stationed outside Hull City’s training ground on Friday clutched a sheet of densely scripted A4 paper. It detailed the names of journalists permitted entry to Marco Silva’s unveiling as the club’s manager and proved something of a novelty.“This is the first time we’ve ever needed a l
  
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• José Mourinho says Manchester United were always stable before unbeaten run

  06-01-2017 23:30
  
  • Holders begin FA Cup defence buoyed by 13-game unbeaten run
  • Rooney and Romero to start against Reading at Old TraffordJosé Mourinho has said that Manchester United have not yet reached “heaven” despite a 13-match unbeaten run that includes victory in the past seven games.United start their defence of the FA Cup against Reading at Old Trafford on Saturday in the midst of their finest form under Mourinho. Yet the manager insists that even when United suffered four
  
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• Joe Root waits in wings as England skipper Alastair Cook ponders stepping down 

  06-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was in the unlikely setting of a primary school in London’s East End last summer that Alastair Cook opened up as rarely before on his future as England captain.
  
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• Joe Gomez returns for Liverpool against Plymouth in FA Cup third round

  06-01-2017 23:30
  
  • Gomez ruptured cruciate ligament on England Under-21 duty
  • Everybody was and is sure about his quality, says Jürgen KloppJoe Gomez will make a long-awaited return for Liverpool on Sunday, with Jürgen Klopp admitting he resisted buying defensive cover to keep the first-team path clear for the England Under-21 player.The 19-year-old has not played a senior game for Klopp having ruptured a cruciate ligament on England duty at the start of the manager’s tenure and suffer
  
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• Capitaine can lead trainer Paul Nicholls to more glory at Sandown

  06-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trainer Paul Nicholls has enjoyed plenty of success in the 32Red Tolworth Novices’ Hurdle and CAPITAINE (Sandown, 2.25) could add to a prestigious roll call with victory on Saturday.
  
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• Arsène Wenger admits depleted Arsenal could use Jack Wilshere now

  06-01-2017 23:30
  
  • Arsenal midfielders Coquelin, Cazorla, Özil and Elneny all out of action
  • On-loan Wilshere has started 17 of Bournemouth’s 20 league gamesArsène Wenger has admitted that he could do with Jack Wilshere in Arsenal’s depleted midfield at the moment although he still maintains the decision to send the 25-year-old on a season-long loan to Bournemouth – without inserting a recall clause – was the right one.After a broken fibula sidelined Wilshere for ne
  
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• Arsenal are next and Simon Grayson’s goal is to make Preston proud again

  06-01-2017 23:30
  
  North End’s third round FA Cup tie hands the Deepdale manager the chance of another masterclass with his opposite number from the Emirates“Well, we have a 6ft 7in centre-forward, and that might help,” Simon Grayson jokes in response to the inevitable question about whether Preston North End might be prepared to mix it up a little in Saturday night’s FA Cup third-round tie against Arsenal.“We are not really a physical side though, we actually have some decent yo
  
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• Slaven Bilic's FA Cup clowns help Pep Guardiola find his smile again... West Ham striker Andy Carroll wasn't able to test away side's suspect defence

  06-01-2017 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW: The omens were not good for Slaven Bilic from the moment when one fan dressed in claret-and-blue appeared on the giant screen and delivered his pre-match prediction.
  
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• Landry fined $48K for post-TD celebration

  06-01-2017 23:23
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Jarvis Landry's post-touchdown celebration in a game against New England last weekend came with a hefty price tag: The NFL fined the Miami Dolphins wide receiver $48,618.
  
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• Pep Guardiola sitting pretty as Slaven Bilic looks for a place to hide | Simon Burnton

  06-01-2017 23:13
  
  Individual errors at vital moments left West Ham on the wrong end of a 5-0 scoreline against Manchester City and Slaven Bilic looking for a hole to climb intoNowhere in English football does the manager appear more isolated than at the London Stadium. This match had a television audience of millions, a stadium attendance of tens of thousands, a matchday staff in the hundreds, a few dozen players, coaches and physios and beyond them all, standing alone on the touchline with the bench a good 20 ya
  
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• How'd they do it? Stats don't reflect Dolphins' success

  06-01-2017 23:02
  
  DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Outscored. Outgained.
  
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• George Ford’s missed kicks prove costly as Newcastle comeback downs Bath

  06-01-2017 23:02
  
  • Newcastle 24-22 Bath
  • Ford misses 11 points from the tee as Bath suffer surprise defeatAll the talk beforehand was about this being the first Premiership match since World Rugby’s zero-tolerance clampdown on dangerous tackles came into force as part of its policy to reduce head injuries.By the end of a tumultuous encounter the only thing on everybody’s lips was a fraught and famous victory for Dean Richards’s dashing men in black. Continue reading...
  
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• Reading want to become the Ajax of England and play Total Football... meet the Dutch director of football behind the Championship high-flyers

  06-01-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL: The Ajax of England. Total Football. Premier League worthy within three years. They are an ambitious lot at Reading and they travel to Old Trafford in the FA Cup third on Saturday.
  
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• Dan Cole: ‘You are tinged with guilt because a man has lost his job’

  06-01-2017 23:00
  
  The England and Leicester prop has known the sacked Richard Cockerill since he was 16 but says the Tigers must adapt in order to recapture their past gloriesOne man does not make a rugby club but, for those inside Leicester’s dressing room, the departure of Richard Cockerill is a serious cultural shock. “It’ll be different and probably quieter … the swearing volume might be down,” says Dan Cole, reflecting on the downfall of a coach whom the England prop has known
  
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• Manchester City cruise past West Ham thanks to David Silva masterclass

  06-01-2017 22:59
  
  It was cold, wet and horrible – the kind of night to make a continental manager pine for those winter breaks. There have been plenty of pictures doing the rounds in recent days of European players reclining on beach loungers in expensive-looking locations. Pep Guardiola’s pleasure was a first taste of the football’s oldest competition.It all turned out rather nicely. The spotlight had burned intensely on the Manchester City manager, a result of a few sketchy results in December
  
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• Shoulder problem could sideline England's Robshaw from Six Nations

  06-01-2017 22:29
  England flanker Chris Robshaw could miss the Six Nations after aggravating an existing shoulder problem that could require surgery, his club Harlequins said on Friday. "Disappointing to start this year with this shoulder injury. Will know the full extent on Monday," the 30-year-old former England captain said on Twitter.
  
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• Travis Snider agrees to minor league deal with Rangers

  06-01-2017 22:28
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Free agent outfielder Travis Snider has agreed to a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers and will attend big league spring training.
  
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• Sexton back in the groove as Leinster run riot

  06-01-2017 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jonathan Sexton made a winning return as Leinster dominated Guinness PRO12 strugglers Zebre in a facile 70-6 bonus point victory. Sexton's
  
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• Scarlets benefit from new high-tackle directives to beat Ulster

  06-01-2017 22:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A controversial penalty try helped Scarlets to a narrow 16-13 Guinness PRO12 victory over Ulster at a rain-drenched Parc y Scarlets.World Ru
  
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• Texas makeover: TMS will repave track, reduce banking

  06-01-2017 21:58
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Texas Motor Speedway is going to completely repave its 1 1/2-mile track and reduce the high banking in the first and second turns.
  
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• No reliever ready, no relief for manager in Dominican league

  06-01-2017 21:46
  SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — There was no relief for a manager in the Dominican winter baseball league who signaled for a relief pitcher when nobody was warming up.
  
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• West Ham v Manchester City: FA Cup third round – live!

  06-01-2017 21:45
  
  The Hammers, three-time winners of the competition, take on Manchester City, whose last cup victory came in 2011. Follow all the action with Tim HillGot hints, tips or suggestions? Feel free to email Tim or tweet him 8.44pm GMTA smattering of boos from the home as the players exit. City have been clearly superior, but the first penalty award was soft, and there was some suggestion that Clichy fouled Feghouli and should have gone just afterwards. Whatever the rights and wrongs, City have one foot
  
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• West Ham v Man City, FA Cup 2017 third round LIVE score

  06-01-2017 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham United host Manchester City in the FA Cup third round on Friday night. Sportsmail's JOHN DOWNES brings you all the live coverage from the London Stadium.
  
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• Newport Gwent Dragons get the better of Treviso

  06-01-2017 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Newport Gwent Dragons grabbed their first win of 2017 and their fourthof the Pro12 season as they comfortably beat an average BenettonTreviso 2
  
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• Chris Froome refuses to back Sir Dave Brailsford over drugs questions

  06-01-2017 21:34
  
  • Triple Tour de France winner hedges his bets on Jiffy bag question
  • ‘I’ve always been very focused in my stance on doping, on riding clean’Chris Froome was unwilling or unable to give a firm endorsement of Sir Dave Brailsford despite being repeatedly invited to back the beleaguered Team Sky principal during a 25-minute press conference on Friday.Brailsford has been under pressure since the revelation in October that Team Sky had taken delivery of a Jiffy bag contai
  
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• How a 2014 Chris Froome interview prompted fresh questions for Team Sky over Fluimucil use

  06-01-2017 21:33
  
  Chris Froome said that at his previous team he had been injected with Fluimucil, which Sir David Brailsford told MPs was in the package delivered to Team Sky at the 2011 Critérium du DauphinéFurther information has emerged surrounding the medicine Fluimucil, stated by Sir Dave Brailsford to be the substance in the mystery Jiffy bag delivered to Team Sky’s doctor at the time, Richard Freeman, at the final day of the Critérium du Dauphiné in 2011. The medicine is
  
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• Gunman kills five at Florida's Ft Lauderdale airport

  06-01-2017 21:29
  
  At least five dead and eight wounded in shooting attack at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
  
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• Demolition work continues at Upton Park as West Ham's former stadium is knocked down following summer move to Stratford's London Stadium

  06-01-2017 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Demoltion work at West Ham's former home, Upton Park, has continued with the lower half of the Bobby Moore stand now reduced to rubble. West Ham left their old ground in May and moved to Stratford.
  
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• Andy Murray to face Novak Djokovic in final of Qatar Open

  06-01-2017 21:24
  
  • World No1 beats Tomas Berdych to reach final in Doha
  • ‘It’s been the perfect week to get ready for the Australian Open’Andy Murray will face long-term rival Novak Djokovic in the final of the Qatar Open following a straight sets victory over Tomas Berdych.The world No1 had won his last six meetings with the Czech, including last year’s Wimbledon semi-final, and there seemed very little chance of that run ending in Doha. He won with relative ease, outclassing
  
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• Mariners acquire Gallardo from Baltimore for Seth Smith

  06-01-2017 21:17
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — The Mariners landed another option for their pitching rotation on Friday, acquiring right-handed pitcher Yovani Gallardo from the Baltimore Orioles for outfielder Seth Smith.
  
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• Jay Ajayi: Miami Dolphins offense not all about me... but we're going to have a good day against Pittsburgh Steelers

  06-01-2017 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jay Ajayi has gone from Miami's persona non grata to the centrepiece of the Dolphins playoff push. Yet the British-born running back insists there is more to Miami than ground-and-pound.
  
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• Chris Froome claims Team Sky and Sir Bradley Wiggins scandal will not taint his Tour de France yellow jerseys

  06-01-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: Chris Froome, the three-times Tour de France winner, knew that Friday's pre-season meeting in Monaco with the media was going to be dominated by one topic.
  
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• Murray and Djokovic face off in Doha final

  06-01-2017 20:55
  (Reuters) - Andy Murray and champion Novak Djokovic will go toe-to-toe in the Qatar Open final after the world's top two players laid down their markers for the 2017 season. World number one Murray swept aside Czech third seed Tomas Berdych 6-3 6-4 to record his 28th consecutive victory and will be targeting a sixth title in succession on Saturday. Djokovic, who was deposed as world number one by Murray in November and was beaten by the Scot in their last showdown -- in the title match of the 20
  
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• Alan Curtis takes on new role with Swansea

  06-01-2017 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Alan Curtis has been put in charge of overseeing Swansea's loan players, the Premier League club have announced.Swans stalwart Curtis, who p
  
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• Bolton’s David Wheater: Chicken parmesan’s just not healthy for a player

  06-01-2017 20:45
  
  The Middlesbrough native may be missing some hometown culinary comforts but, as he prepares for FA Cup date with Crystal Palace, things have never been better on the fieldDavid Wheater’s focus on being a consummate professional for Bolton Wanderers means eschewing a favourite food: the Parmo. Related: FA Cup third round: 10 things to look out for this weekendContinue reading...
  
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• After lackluster finish, Seahawks host Lions in NFC playoffs

  06-01-2017 20:27
  
  SEATTLE (AP) — Only a few weeks ago, the Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions were fighting for the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs and a coveted bye that makes getting to the Super Bowl so much easier.
  
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