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• Racing boosted by £100m windfall after outdated Levy System replaced by new betting duty

  13-01-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Racing has received a New Year present with the Government announcing that they will set a mandatory contribution to the sport of 10 per cent of gross profits on all bets from April.
  
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• Leeds 1-0 Derby: Chris Wood hands the hosts impressive win at Elland Road

  13-01-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT ELLAND ROAD: Electric football full of desire, energy and a discernible hunger to hunt down possession, Leeds battered Derby at Elland Road.
  
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• Jose Mourinho is building Manchester United's aura again... they can take advantage of an unbalanced Liverpool

  13-01-2017 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN'S BIG MATCH ANALYSIS: Manchester United host Liverpool on Sunday in a game which increasingly feels like it could be pivotal in the fortunes of both clubs this season.
  
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• Leinster 57-3 Montpellier: Hosts reach Champions Cup quarter-finals

  13-01-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leo Cullen's side, who propped up their European group last year, are now nine points clear at the top of Pool 4 ahead of their final round trip to Castres Olympique next Friday.
  
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• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has no fear in going to Old Trafford: 'Give me 11 players and we will be competitive. These are my players'

  13-01-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp scrunched up his face as he gathered his thoughts. Time was almost up but, first, he wanted to clear something up. 'Fear?' he asked to ensure he had understood the original question.
  
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• Chelsea news: Diego Costa in furious row with Chelsea manager Antonio Conte over his fitness as hitman doesn't travel for Premier League clash with Leicester

  13-01-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Chelsea striker Diego Costa’s future has been thrown into doubt following a blazing row with Antonio Conte over his fitness.
  
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• Ronald Koeman says Everton can end Manchester City's Premier League title challenge

  13-01-2017 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton manager Ronald Koeman is hoping to puncture Pep Guardiola’s resurgence by inflicting the defeat that he believes will end Manchester City’s Premier League title challenge.
  
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• Ulster farmer Rory Best led Ireland to their historic win over the All Blacks... the Lions have found their Raging Bull 

  13-01-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY - EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: He often spends his evenings wrestling bulls, but there are other beasts that Rory Best is reluctant to even talk or think about. The Lions.
  
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• UFC chief offers $25 million each for Mayweather-McGregor bout

  13-01-2017 23:31
  (Reuters) - UFC president Dana White on Friday weighed in on talk about a possible bout between Floyd Mayweather and mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor, saying he would offer $25 million (£20.5 million) to each plus pay-per-view money. “I’ll tell you what Floyd, here’s a real offer and I’m the guy that can actually make the offer and I’m actually making a real offer," White said on Colin Cowherd's "The Herd" radio talk show on FS1. "We pay you $25 mill
  
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• Tottenham searching for £400m naming rights deal as they battle Chelsea and West Ham

  13-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Spurs chairman Daniel Levy wants a 20-year deal worth £20m annually, knowing how difficult it would be to re-name a UK stadium for a second time.
  
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• Striking Dimitri Payet is keeping his distance as West Ham prepare for crunch clash with Crystal Palace 

  13-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL: Dimitri Payet is almost certain to be absent from the London Stadium as West Ham host Crystal Palace, after refusing ever to play for the club again.
  
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• Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba thanks Jose Mourinho for his return to form

  13-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba says he has been greatly encouraged by advice from manager Jose Mourinho which as a result has given him more freedom on the pitch.
  
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• Jamie Redknapp interviews Harry Arter: 'I'll never be the world's best... but I play to my maximum — and nobody fazes me'

  13-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Republic of Ireland international Harry Arter - now an established Premier League player with Bournemouth - discusses his footballing journey with Sportsmail columnist Jamie Redknapp.
  
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• Wash St player hits head, taken off on stretcher vs Ariz St

  13-01-2017 23:27
  
  TEMPE, Arizona (AP) — Washington State freshman Cameron Fernandez hit her head on the court, was treated by emergency personnel and taken off by stretcher Friday during a 68-49 loss to No. 19 Arizona State.
  
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• Africa Cup of Nations set for colourful opening ceremony as local opposition to $700m tournament grows

  13-01-2017 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONNY SINGER IN LIBREVILLE: Unsurprisingly, at a time of cuts and strikes in host nation Gabon, this AFCON does not seem as popular with the locals as previous editions.
  
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• Rooney Rule: 8 minority head coaches for 2017

  13-01-2017 23:13
  
  The NFL will have eight minority head coaches in 2017, tying the most for the beginning of one season.
  
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• Sam Allardyce desperate to get first Crystal Palace win by beating former club West Ham

  13-01-2017 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce became Crystal Palace boss on December 23 following the sacking of Alan Pardew and after four games at the helm he has failed to win, with two draws and two defeats in all competitions.
  
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• Tottenham midfielder Tom Carroll set for £9m move to Swansea

  13-01-2017 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spurs have accepted a basic offer of around £5million for midfielder Carroll but want the overall deal to be worth around £9m when add-ons are included.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, January 14

  13-01-2017 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Warwick, Wetherby, Kempton, Wolverhampton and Lingfield.
  
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• Leeds 1-0 Derby: Match Report

  13-01-2017 22:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chris Wood goal sees Leeds beat Derby and climb to third in Sky Bet ChampionshipChris Wood scored the only goal of the game as Leeds cemen
  
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• James DeGale v Badou Jack: Briton is ready to prove himself 'as one of world's best'

  13-01-2017 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  James DeGale plans to prove he is "one of the best fighters in the world" in his unification bout with Badou Jack on Saturday.
  
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• Mighty Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the new king in town... the Manchester United man has a swagger like Eric Cantona 

  13-01-2017 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I look at Zlatan Ibrahimovic now and wish he had been in the Premier League as a 27-year-old in his peak. He is box office, a 6ft 4in powerhouse with the balance of a No 10.
  
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• Chelsea drop Costa after row over fitness, reports say

  13-01-2017 22:04
  (Reuters) - Diego Costa has been dropped from the squad of Premier League leaders Chelsea for the match at champions Leicester City after a row over his fitness, according to media reports on Friday. Costa, the Premier League's leading scorer with 14 goals, will miss Saturday's game following a disagreement with Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and a club fitness coach Julio Tous, the reports say. Costa is said to have not trained with the rest of the squad for the past three days after a row with
  
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• Harper, Nationals avoid arbitration with $13.6M deal for '17

  13-01-2017 21:51
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals agreed to a $13,625,000 contract for 2017, avoiding arbitration and more than doubling the slugging outfielder's salary two years before he can become a free agent for the first time.
  
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• A lot has changed since previous Atlanta-Seattle matchup

  13-01-2017 21:47
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — As with any rematch, there are certainly things that both teams learned about each other the first time around.
  
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• Everton new boy Morgan Schneiderlin announces himself on his first day of training as he rifles home a screamer in shooting practice

  13-01-2017 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Schneiderlin, who moved to the Toffees on Thursday for £24million, should make his debut on Sunday and went some way in impressing his new colleagues as they finished their preparations.
  
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• Steelers-Chiefs moved to primetime because of ice storm

  13-01-2017 21:15
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The AFC divisional playoff game Sunday between the Steelers and Chiefs has been moved from an early afternoon kickoff to primetime because of an ice storm due to hit the Kansas City area this weekend.
  
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• Time to bounce back for Liverpool

  13-01-2017 21:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  It may only be a couple of weeks old but 2017 hasn’t been a good year so far for Liverpool. Despite an impressive first half of the season for Ju
  
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• James DeGale comes in a pound and a half under limit at weigh-in​ ahead of Badou Jack fight

  13-01-2017 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James DeGale weighed in a pound and a half under the 12 stone limit for his world super middleweight title unification fight with Badou Jack, proof of the seriousness ahead of the New York fight.
  
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• Rockies' Arenado agrees to $29.5 million, 2-year contract

  13-01-2017 21:10
  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies and Gold Glove third baseman Nolan Arenado avoided arbitration Friday by agreeing to a $29.5 million, two-year contract.
  
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• Case for Bengals' 'Pacman' Jones on hold until next month

  13-01-2017 20:55
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — The court case for Cincinnati Bengals player Adam "Pacman" Jones is on hold until next month.
  
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• Justin Edinburgh appointed new manager of Northampton Town 

  13-01-2017 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Tottenham defender, who only lost his job as Gillingham boss on January 3, has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract at Sixfields. He replaces ex-boss Rob Page.
  
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• Trainer Liam Wilkins has license withdrawn after overseeing Nick Blackwell's ill-fated sparring session

  13-01-2017 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liam Wilkins, 21, was ruled on Friday to have acted in a manner that was 'detrimental to the interests of boxing' by supervising the astonishing session at Devizes Amateur Boxing Club last year.
  
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• Bradford will have a rugby league side for start of 2017 season deal struck with new owners 

  13-01-2017 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The governing body has reached agreement with a consortium that will see a new club formed to take the place of the old defunct Bradford for the start of theChampionship season on February 5.
  
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• Underdog Texans face big challenge on road against Patriots

  13-01-2017 20:21
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Houston Texans face an enormous challenge against the New England Patriots on Saturday night.
  
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• Steelers reinstate Joey Porter after most charges dropped

  13-01-2017 20:07
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Steelers assistant coach Joey Porter was back at work with the team on Friday and will travel to Sunday's playoff game in Kansas City after prosecutors dropped all but two minor charges stemming from an altercation outside a Pittsburgh bar last weekend.
  
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• Barcelona sack director who criticised Lionel Messi after Copa del Rey draw: 'He would not be as good without Andres Iniesta and Neymar'

  13-01-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Asked about Messi's role in Barcelona's cup win over Athletic Bilbao – when the player scored free-kicks in both legs to put Barca through – Pere Gratacos said: 'It wasn't just Leo.
  
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• Keuchel, Astros agree to $9.15 million, 1-year contract

  13-01-2017 19:35
  HOUSTON (AP) — Dallas Keuchel and the Houston Astros avoided salary arbitration when the 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner agreed Friday to a $9.15 million, one-year contract following a subpar season.
  
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• Leicester fans to show support for club ambassador Alan Birchenall

  13-01-2017 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Birchenall, 71, is recovering in hospital in a stable condition after collapsing while attending an awards function at Leicester Tigers' Welford Road stadium on Thursday night
  
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• Manchester United v Liverpool: Jose Mourinho & Jurgen Klopp preview the game

  13-01-2017 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp look ahead to Manchester United against Liverpool, with Klopp expecting a "real fight".
  
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• Nations Cup more intense than World Cup, says Cameroon coach

  13-01-2017 19:30
  By Mark Gleeson LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - The African Nations Cup will provide more intense competition than at the World Cup as there are no weak teams in Gabon, Cameroon coach Hugo Broos said on Friday. “I was a player at the World Cup but this is more intense than that. This is Africa,” said the former Belgian international who was a member of the team which finished fourth in Mexico in 1986.
  
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• Barcelona remove director Gratacos after Messi remarks

  13-01-2017 19:25
  Barcelona removed Pere Gratacos as their institutional sporting relations director on Friday after he claimed that Lionel Messi "would not be as good" without his teammates. The club acted swiftly after Gratacos had made his comments about the man regarded widely as the world's best player following Friday's King's Cup draw in Madrid. "Leo is one of the most important people in the team, but it's not just about him," Gratacos told reporters.
  
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• Striker Diego Costa looks set to miss Chelsea's Premier League game at Leicester

  13-01-2017 19:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chelsea striker Diego Costa has not travelled to Leicester for Saturday's Premier League clash, Press Association Sport understands.Costa
  
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• Africa Cup of Nations: Five players who could set the tournament alight

  13-01-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Africa Cup of Nations gets underway on Saturday, with Ivory Coast looking to defend their title in Gabon. Sportsmail picks out five of the biggest stars to watch, and five that you might not yet know of...
  
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• Real Madrid set new Spanish record after going 40 games without defeat

  13-01-2017 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Karim Benzema's dazzling solo effort in the 93rd minute completed a comeback and ensured Real Madrid went a 40th game unbeaten, eclipsing the Spanish record set by Barcelona last season.
  
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• Schlupp becomes Allardyce's first Palace signing

  13-01-2017 18:47
  (Reuters) - Jeffrey Schlupp, one of the heroes of Leicester City's Premier League-winning campaign, became the first signing of Sam Allardyce's new reign at Crystal Palace on Friday. Allardyce, the former England manager who joined Palace in December, sees Schlupp, who made 24 Premier League appearances in Leicester's title-winning run last season, as an important purchase in the club's fight to avoid relegation. Schlupp, who made just one start in four League appearances for the Foxes this seas
  
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• Paul Pogba: Jose Mourinho advice helped me step up performance

  13-01-2017 18:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba says he has been greatly encouraged by advice from manager Jose Mourinho which as a result has given him mo
  
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• FA Cup fourth-round televised games are announced and Manchester United versus Wigan may NOT be shown live

  13-01-2017 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The televised games for the FA Cup fourth-round weekend later this month have been announced, andManchester United could miss out on being shown live on the box for the first time since 2005.
  
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• Rory McIlroy struggles at BMW SA Open as Graeme Storm equals course record

  13-01-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy made a hash of his start and his finish but played some immaculate golf in between to card a disappointing 68 in a weather-hit second round at the European Tour's South African Open.
  
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• Petra Kvitova has stitches removed from injured left hand after knife attack

  13-01-2017 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two-time Wimbledon champion was attacked in her home by an intruder last month and suffered damage to tendons and nerves in her dominant left hand. She posted news of her progress on Instagram.
  
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