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• Mets, Mejia go through formality of agreeing to contract

  10-01-2017 23:57
  NEW YORK (AP) — Suspended relief pitcher Jenrry Mejia and the New York Mets went through the formality Tuesday of agreeing to a one-year contract worth $1,976,000, money he will not ever receive.
  
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• FIFA's new 48-team format means we could see Tahiti vs Curacao! Welcome to the 2026 World Cup 

  10-01-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: With the certainty of night following day, the members of the FIFA council voted through their wallets for a 48-team World Cup from 2026. And now the fun begins.
  
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• Manchester United 2-0 Hull City: Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini goals hand Jose Mourinho's side firm advantage after EFL Cup semi-final first leg

  10-01-2017 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Second-half goals from Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini handed Manchester United a first-leg lead in their EFL Cup semi-final clash with Hull City.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Wednesday, January 11 

  10-01-2017 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Taunton, Newcastle, Kempton and Hereford.
  
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• Nine things you missed from Manchester United's EFL Cup victory over Hull

  10-01-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sometimes it's not easy to keep abreast of absolutely everything taking place on a matchday at Old Trafford. But there's no need to panic when Sportsmail's resident eagle eyes are around. Thank us later.
  
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• 'Mini Mourinho' Marco Silva looks to be up for the Hull City challenge

  10-01-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: He strode out along the same touchline where Jose Mourinho famously introduced himself to English football nearly 13 years ago.
  
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• Manchester United 2-0 Hull City - PLAYER RATINGS: Juan Mata shines as Jose Mourinho's side take advantage into EFL Cup semif-final second leg

  10-01-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United beatHull City 2-0 on Tuesday night. Juan Mata opened the scoring at Old Trafford after latching onto Henrikh Mkhitaryan's header to poke home from close range.
  
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• Joe Marler joins England's extensive injury list ahead of Six Nations as scan reveals broken leg    

  10-01-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON - EXCLUSIVE:England’s Six Nations injury crisis deepened as it emerged on Tuesday that prop Joe Marler has broken a leg. An MRI scan revealed a lower leg fracture.
  
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• FIFA and the 'lost' £10,000 watches: How six timepieces went missing

  10-01-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Six Hublot Big Bang watches disappeared somewhere between FIFA HQ and the Zurich TV studios where the event was being staged.
  
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• Sir Dave Brailsford still ducks those big questions but under-fire Team Sky boss snaps back at UKAD chief

  10-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir Dave Brailsford hit back at the chairman of UK Anti-Doping, David Kentworth, for being so scathing about the evidence he gave to a parliamentary select committee in December.
  
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• MPs want answers from Lord Coe as former London Marathon race director reveals Olympic chief was 'poor' at responding to crucial emails

  10-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coe’s decision to simply forward Bedford’s email of August 2014 — which raised concerns about an extortion racket involving senior athletics officials — is causing the double Olympic champion plenty of upset
  
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• Loeb retakes Dakar lead from compatriot Peterhansel

  10-01-2017 23:24
  (Reuters) - Sebastien Loeb won the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally and recaptured the lead from Peugeot team mate Stephane Peterhansel on Tuesday as the Frenchmen led the field back into Argentina from Bolivia. Peterhansel, who led by one minute 57 seconds overnight, ended the day one minute 38 seconds behind the nine times world rally champion, who won his third stage of this year's event.
  
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• Romanian Carpen gets life ban for match-fixing

  10-01-2017 23:14
  Romanian Alexandru-Daniel Carpen has been banned from playing professional tennis for life after admitting to match-fixing, the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU) said on Tuesday. "A TIU investigation found that in October 2013 (Carpen) made a corrupt approach to another player, seeking his involvement in match-fixing activity in return for payment," the TIU said in a statement. The 30-year-old, who reached a career-high singles ranking of 1,088 in November 2007 and 274 in doubles in 2015, admitted the
  
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• Fellaini helps United to 2-0 win over Hull in Cup semi

  10-01-2017 23:12
  (Reuters) - Manchester United planted one foot in the League Cup final after a late Marouane Fellaini header gave them a 2-0 win over Hull City in the first leg of their last four clash on Tuesday. Juan Mata put United ahead early in the second half of what had looked like being a frustrating night for Jose Mourinho's side, who spurned several chances to put the tie to bed. Paul Pogba rattled the post with a free kick and a string of other opportunities went begging as Hull dug in before Fellain
  
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• Charleston massacre: Dylann Roof sentenced to death

  10-01-2017 23:10
  
  White supremacist convicted of shooting dead nine black churchgoers fails to regret crime in final statement to jury.
  
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• TV ratings dip for CFP championship on ESPN; streaming up

  10-01-2017 22:46
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The College Football Championship rematch between Clemson and Alabama drew 680,000 fewer viewers on TV and online than last year's game, though combined viewership for all the New Year's Six bowls and title game was up 15 percent, ESPN said Tuesday.
  
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• Homeland security pick John Kelly calls for border wall

  10-01-2017 22:27
  
  The retired marine general says tightening the US border would be his top priority at homeland security secretary.
  
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• Rio authorities call for urgent action after Maracana looting

  10-01-2017 22:25
  Football officials in Rio de Janeiro have called on police to take urgent action to stop what they called "the destruction of the Maracana" after valuables were looted from the famous old stadium. Fire extinguishers, hoses, televisions and even a bronze bust of Mario Filho, the journalist after whom the stadium was named, were among the items stolen, the Rio de Janeiro Football Federation said in a statement on Tuesday. Pictures published in Rio newspapers showed seats missing and the turf dry,
  
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• Broadway Brock? Can Osweiler lead Texans to historic upset

  10-01-2017 22:24
  
  Before this weekend, just five NFL playoff games since 1966 have featured a team favored by at least 15 points. Just one of those underdogs won the game (Google "Joe Namath" if you need more information on that).
  
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• Paralyzed New York detective who became voice for peace dies

  10-01-2017 22:22
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — New York Police Department Detective Steven McDonald, who was paralyzed by a teenage gunman's bullet in 1986 but publicly forgave the shooter and became an international voice for peace, died Tuesday at age 59.
  
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• Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha insists 'I made the right choice' to play for Ivory Coast over England ahead of Africa Cup of Nations

  10-01-2017 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wilfried Zaha switched his international allegiance late last year to compete for the Ivorians, who are bidding to retain their Nations Cup crown at this year's finals in Gabon, which start on Saturday.
  
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• Judge: Jurors in Aaron Hernandez case can hear about tattoos

  10-01-2017 22:08
  BOSTON (AP) — Jurors in the double murder trial of former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez can consider tattoos that prosecutors contend amount to an admission of guilt, a judge ruled Tuesday.
  
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• Everton agree fee for United's Schneiderlin - reports

  10-01-2017 21:48
  (Reuters) - Manchester United have agreed to sell midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin to Everton for a fee of 22 million pounds, British media reported on Tuesday. The 27-year-old France international was signed from Southampton for 25 million pounds in 2015, but has become a peripheral figure under United manager Jose Mourinho, making only eight appearances this season. Sky Sports reported that the fee could rise to 24 million pounds with add-ons.
  
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• Manchester United 0-0 Hull City, EFL Cup LIVE: Follow the League Cup semi-final action

  10-01-2017 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United host Hull City in the first leg of their EFL Cup semi-final clash as Jose Mourinho moves closer to earning his first piece of silverware in charge. Follow all the action LIVE.
  
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• Everton agree £24million deal plus add-ons for Manchester United midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin  

  10-01-2017 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Toffees manager Ronald Koeman now looks set to be reunited with a player he managed at Southampton after the club saw an initial bid understood to be below £20m turned down.
  
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• Knicks fine Rose for missing game, he cites family reasons

  10-01-2017 21:16
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Derrick Rose has returned to practice with the New York Knicks after missing their game the night before for what he described as family reasons.
  
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• Sir Dave Brailsford surprised by UK Anti-Doping chairman

  10-01-2017 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Embattled Team Sky principal Sir Dave Brailsford has criticised the chairman of UK Anti-Doping for undermining the ongoing investigation into allegations of wrongdoing in cycling.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic misses Manchester United's EFL Cup semi-final clash with Hull City due to illness 

  10-01-2017 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss Manchester United's EFL Cup clash against Hull City due to illness. Ibrahimovic's absence was confirmed by United on Twitter just under an hour before kick-off.
  
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• Swansea City look to Leicester striker Leonardo Ulloa as a replacement for Chelsea target Fernando Llorente

  10-01-2017 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Argentine striker, 30, is keen to leave the King Power Stadium but the Premier League champions are reluctant to let him go while they have players on Africa Cup of Nations duty.
  
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• Mercedes place technical director Paddy Lowe on gardening leave ahead of his Williams move

  10-01-2017 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team will head into the new Formula One season without Paddy Lowe after the British technical chief decided to leave the championship winning constructor.
  
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• Beckham put Galaxy on map, staying there is another story

  10-01-2017 20:45
  By Jahmal Corner LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - David Beckham’s extravagant arrival in Los Angeles 10 years ago was both a gift and a curse for the Galaxy, transforming the club into a global brand while leaving it dependent on star power as a blueprint for success. When Beckham joined Los Angeles in 2007, amid flashing camera bulbs and a record media crush, he brought worldwide interest to the Major League Soccer (MLS) franchise. The Galaxy sold more than 250,000 of Beckham’s No. 23 shirts
  
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• Anti-doping group calls for blanket ban on Russia

  10-01-2017 20:45
  The association of National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) on Tuesday called for a blanket ban on Russia from all international sport until the country can demonstrate it has installed and embraced a credible anti-doping system. Leaders from 19 NADOs held a special summit in Dublin to discuss the fallout from the second part of Richard McLaren’s report for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) which last month exposed the huge scale of state-sponsored, systematic doping and cover-ups in R
  
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• A decade later Beckham ready to make more waves

  10-01-2017 20:45
  Ten years ago on Wednesday David Beckham rocked the football establishment when he turned his back on Real Madrid, the world's most glamorous football club, and signed with Los Angeles Galaxy. For a decade the tremors of that deal have rumbled through Major League Soccer and Tim Leiweke, the man who orchestrated what is perhaps the most significant signing in sport history, predicts the charismatic former England captain will soon be making shockwaves again -- as an owner. "David was an impact m
  
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• Beckham put MLS on fast track to respectability

  10-01-2017 20:38
  David Beckham sent shockwaves around the world when he signed with Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007, giving Major League Soccer a level of legitimacy and visibility that otherwise may have taken decades to reach before the ink on his contract was barely dry. Wednesday marks the 10th anniversary of Beckham's coming to America, a deal that made the former England captain the poster boy for a new era of MLS and transformed the Galaxy into one of the planet's most recognizable football brands. With Beckha
  
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• Serena Williams hangs out with sister Venus and ball kids as she looks to overtake Steffi Graf's record of 22 Grand Slam titles at Australian Open

  10-01-2017 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tennis star Serena Williams enjoyed some downtime with her sister Venus at the Australian Open welcome ceremony on Tuesday ahead of the start of the tournament on January 16.
  
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• Liverpool FC star Emre Can given a 'wet willy' during FA Cup draw with Plymouth  

  10-01-2017 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Emre Can made his way onto the Anfield pitch at the weekend he wouldn't have expected to be the subject of a 'wet willy' prank.
  
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• Messi statue in Buenos Aires broken in two

  10-01-2017 20:24
  A statue of Lionel Messi in Argentina's capital has been broken in half, with the player's upper body, arms and head removed. "The city government is already working on repairs." The statue was unveiled in June shortly after Argentina lost the final of the Copa America Centenario to Chile on penalties, a defeat that prompted Messi to say he was quitting the national team.
  
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• Doping-Anti-doping group calls for blanket ban on Russia

  10-01-2017 20:20
  The association of National Anti-Doping Organisations (NADOs) on Tuesday called for a blanket ban on Russia from all international sport until the country can demonstrate it has installed and embraced a credible anti-doping system. Leaders from 19 NADOs held a special summit in Dublin to discuss the fallout from the second part of Richard McLaren’s report for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) which last month exposed the huge scale of state-sponsored, systematic doping and cover-ups in R
  
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• US, Mexico could team up and meet FIFA's World Cup need

  10-01-2017 20:15
  
  ZURICH (AP) — The United States and Mexico could team up and meet FIFA's need for the biggest-ever World Cup in 2026 being staged by the most host nations.
  
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• George Kruis will be fit for Six Nations opener against France at Twickenham, says Saracens boss Mark McCall

  10-01-2017 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saracens lock George Kruis will be available to start England's RBS 6 Nations opener against France but is set to miss both of his side's Champions Cup matches this month.
  
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• Lionel Messi statue cut in half in Buenos Aires

  10-01-2017 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The statue is one of several tributes to Argentinian sports stars in the country's capital. It was erected last summer after Messi announced his decision to retire from the national side.
  
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• Factbox - David Beckham's impact on Major League Soccer

  10-01-2017 20:04
  (Reuters) - Factbox on former England captain David Beckham's impact on Major League Soccer:     * After a glittering club career with Manchester United and Real Madrid and still near the peak of his powers, Beckham in 2007 signs a $32.5 million (£26.7 million) five-year contract with Major League Soccer (MLS) team LA Galaxy.     * Beckham was the first player signed under the Designated Player rule which is informally called "The Beckham Rule" after
  
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• Watson leaves Clemson, Swinney on solid ground

  10-01-2017 19:54
  
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Standing on college football's biggest stage and hoisting its top prize, Clemson coach Dabo Swinney and dynamic quarterback Deshaun Watson shared the ultimate hug and a few private words.
  
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• NHL announces full All-Star Game rosters

  10-01-2017 19:47
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even though John Scott won't be playing, the rosters for the NHL All-Star Game are still brimming with talent.
  
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• Everton flop Oumar Niasse to join Hull on loan until the end of the season

  10-01-2017 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Talks were held over the weekend with Niasse, who is on £55,000 a week. Niasse joined Everton for £13.5m from Lokomotiv Moscow last January and made just seven first-team appearances.
  
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