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• Woods can earn stripes again but McIlroy left frustrated

  16-01-2017 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: The start of any season brings with it a number of talking points, as we try to predict who will have a campaign filled with greatness and who will fall off the charts
  
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• Lewandowski joined by Kane and Rashford for boot launch

  16-01-2017 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They are five of the hottest strikers in Europe and have scored 81 goals between them this season already. But on Monday they were unleashed together for the launch of a new football boot.
  
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• Wimbledon and Sutton set for FA Cup third round replay

  16-01-2017 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW: If the first tie between Sutton and Wimbledon was all about mutual friendship and a unique local rivalry then the replay is all about Leeds United.
  
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• England coach Jones confident on Hartley's Six Nations fitness

  16-01-2017 23:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England head coach Eddie Jones believes Dylan Hartley will be fit to captain England in the Six Nations after his six-week ban.
  
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• Milan recover from two-goal deficit to draw at Torino

  16-01-2017 23:36
  AC Milan recovered from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw at Torino, who also missed a first-half penalty, as the visitors finished with 10 men in a dramatic Serie A game on Monday. Torino's Andrea Belotti and Marco Benassi put the home side on top after 26 minutes but Milan got back on level terms by the hour mark through Andrea Bertolacci and a Carlos Bacca penalty. Milan moved up to fifth with 37 points, eight behind leaders Juventus, who have a game in hand, while Torino are ninth.
  
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• Lincoln City preparing for biggest gate since 1999

  16-01-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Finding a room for Gabby Logan to change, the installation of electronic advertising hoardings, lines of fans snaking round Sincil Bank in the hope of snapping up tickets, the biggest gate since 1999.
  
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• Sir Andy Murray has Aussie fans going wild

  16-01-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: Andy Murray is taking very much the ‘Call me Andy’ approach to the next fortnight, but it looks like his Australian hosts might struggle to go along with it.
  
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• Davies gets back to work after magic display against City

  16-01-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: It was late on Sunday evening in a restaurant close to Liverpool’s waterfront.The meal had been organised to mark a thrilling day in the embryonic career of Tom Davies.
  
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• Masters 2017: Joe Perry upsets Stuart Bingham 6-1

  16-01-2017 23:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Joe Perry thrashes former world champion Stuart Bingham 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals of the Masters.
  
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• Is Mauricio Pochettino's son Tottenham's latest star?

  16-01-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham have offered Mauricio Pochettino’s son a scholarship at their academy. Unlike the Spurs boss, who played centre half for Argentina, 15-year-old Maurizio is a winger
  
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• Oxford and Cambridge Varsity match under threat

  16-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Oxford are keen to stage the men's and women's matches back-to-back for the first time in order to create extra interest in the fixtures.
  
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• Manchester City want to sign goalkeeper in the summer

  16-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chile international was beaten by all four shots he faced at Everton on Sunday when Manchester City’s Premier League title hopes were dealt a hammer blow in a 4-0 loss.
  
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• Manchester City are scared every shot will go in

  16-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: I cannot think of a single world-class save that Claudio Bravo has made for Manchester City. He does not dig his team out of trouble when they need him most.
  
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• Liverpool may risk FIFA fall-out by playing Joel Matip

  16-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool are giving serious consideration to playing Joel Matip at Plymouth and risking a potential fall-out from a FIFA investigation amid eligibility issues with Cameroon for AFCON.
  
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• RFU probe complaint by Sale over 'passing of information'

  16-01-2017 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sale have made a complaint to the Rugby Football Union after information was allegedly leaked to opponents Bristol earlier this month before the New Year's Day match.
  
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• Former Man Utd manager Van Gaal retires

  16-01-2017 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ex-Manchester United and Netherlands boss Louis van Gaal says he has retired from coaching after a 26-year career.
  
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• Prescott feels pain, but is part of promise for Cowboys

  16-01-2017 23:26
  
  FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott tried to negotiate the length of his second meeting with reporters in less than 24 hours after experiencing the pain of a last-play loss in the NFL playoffs for the first time.
  
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• England captain Hartley to have fitness test on Wednesday

  16-01-2017 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having not played since his red card for Northampton on December 9, Hartley’s short-term future as skipper hinges on a circuit session tailored by Eddie Jones’s conditioning staff.
  
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• African Cup: Ivory Coast stumbles, Congo beats Morocco

  16-01-2017 23:18
  
  OYEM, Gabon (AP) — Ivory Coast's Europe-based stars stumbled in the heat of northern Gabon in their African Cup of Nations opener, with the defending champion held by Togo to 0-0 on Monday in another twist to start the tournament.
  
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• Ex Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal to quit coaching

  16-01-2017 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal appears to have called time on his coaching career, saying he is unlikely to take another job for family reasons.
  
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• Six Nations 2017: Wales boss Rob Howley should be bold in selection - Dafydd James

  16-01-2017 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales boss Rob Howley should be "bolder" in his 2017 Six Nations squad selection, says former Lions wing Dafydd James.
  
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• Steelers downplay Tomlin's description of Patriots

  16-01-2017 22:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Antonio Brown wanted to let the world in on the party when he live streamed the giddy celebration in the Pittsburgh Steelers' locker room after an 18-16 playoff win over Kansas City.
  
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• Kabananga gives DR Congo opening win over Morocco

  16-01-2017 22:50
  Democratic Republic of Congo's Junior Kabananga struck early in the second half to earn a somewhat fortuitous 1-0 win over Morocco in their opening African Nations Cup match on Monday. Injury-hit Morocco had most of the play and struck the post early on but could not find a way past DR Congo goalkeeper Ley Matampi, even after their opponents had substitute Joyce Lomalisa sent off with nine minutes left. DR Congo, champions in 1968 and 1974 but no longer considered among the continent's elite tea
  
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• West Ham include Dimitri Payet and Simone Zaza in calendar

  16-01-2017 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Simone Zaza's loan spell at West Ham was terminated over the weekend – but some of the London club's supporters are unlikely to forget about him so soon.
  
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• Villanova back to No. 1 in AP poll, leapfrogging Kansas

  16-01-2017 22:27
  
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Villanova coach Jay Wright likes this vantage point just fine.
  
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• Barack Obama praises Cubs at White House

  16-01-2017 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  President Obama played host to the Chicago Cubs on Monday at a special White House event to celebrate their World Series victory - and used it as a chance to take a pop at the DNC.
  
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• Team Sky Forced Into Tour Down Under Team Change

  16-01-2017 22:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Team Sky have been forced into a change in their line up for the Santos Tour Down Under which starts on Tuesday morning.British rider Owain
  
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• AP source: Phillies, Saunders agree to $9M, 1-year deal

  16-01-2017 22:14
  
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Outfielder Michael Saunders and the Philadelphia Phillies have agreed on a $9 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
  
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• Congo DR 1-0 Morocco: Kabananga strikes to seal victory

  16-01-2017 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONNY SINGER IN GABON: In the middle of the jungle, 20 miles outside a town of just 60,000 inhabitants, which already has a stadium, Stade d’Oyem is a strange place to play football.
  
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• Scotland 'could host NFL game at Murrayfield or Hampden Park'

  16-01-2017 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The NFL's UK marketing director says talks have taken place about staging a game at Murrayfield or Hampden Park in future.
  
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• Falcons: Julio Jones will be ready to go in NFC championship

  16-01-2017 21:53
  
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn says All-Pro receiver Julio Jones will play in the NFC championship game despite a lingering foot injury that limited him during a divisional-round victory over Seattle.
  
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• Un De Sceaux among eight horses left in Ascot race

  16-01-2017 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tingle Creek Chase winner Un De Sceaux is the 4-5 favourite for Saturday’s feature Clarence House Chase at Ascot. The Willie Mullins-trained nine-year-old is one of eight entries.
  
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• Alan Blackmore pays tribute to Fakenham legend Cool Roxy

  16-01-2017 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An 11-times winner at the Norfolk track, Cool Roxy was retired in 2011 and last visited the course in October 2015 to attend the opening of a new owners' and trainers' bar named in his honour.
  
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• No. 7 Creighton loses point guard Watson to knee injury

  16-01-2017 21:36
  
  CINCINNATI (AP) — No. 7 Creighton lost point guard Maurice Watson Jr. to a knee injury in the first half against Xavier on Monday.
  
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• Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas expects to race Lewis Hamilton on 'equal terms' in 2017

  16-01-2017 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Valtteri Bottas expects to race on "equal terms" with Lewis Hamilton after joining Mercedes on an initial one-year deal.
  
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• Former Man Utd boss Louis van Gaal: I do not think I will return to coaching

  16-01-2017 21:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal appears to have called time on his coaching career, saying he is unlikely to take another job for f
  
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• Man Utd reject £13m bid from Lyon for Memphis Depay

  16-01-2017 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lyon have had an improved bid for Manchester United forward Memphis Depay rejected as Jose Mourinho's side are holding out for £17.5million with add-ons.
  
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• Man Utd are out of the title race says Nemanja Vidic 

  16-01-2017 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are out of Premier League title race and must target a place in the top four, according to club legend Nemanja Vidic following their 1-1 draw with Liverpool on Sunday.
  
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• Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas vows to battle for 2017 F1 title

  16-01-2017 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Valtteri Bottas has wasted no time in outlining his season goals at Mercedes by declaring he wants to win the world championship after joining from Williams to replace Nico Rosberg.
  
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• Joshua vs Klitschko breaks 80,000 ticket sales

  16-01-2017 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An astonishing 80,000 tickets have been sold for the showdown between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko, with a capacity extension at set to make the clash British Boxing's biggest ever. 
  
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• Royals, left-hander Duffy agree to $65M, 5-year contract

  16-01-2017 21:00
  
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Perhaps the Royals and Danny Duffy thought Kansas City sports fans could use some good news.
  
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• Sunderland lodge bid for Norwich ace Robbie Brady

  16-01-2017 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunderland have made a bid for Norwich City midfielder Robbie Brady. Sportsmail can reveal that David Moyes has entered the running for the Irishman and that an offer is on the table.
  
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• Andrew Strauss has tricky IPL call before Ireland series

  16-01-2017 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN PUNE: Andrew Strauss is facing delicate negotiationsbefore he decides who will be given permission to skip two one-day internationals against Ireland in May.
  
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