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• Le Cleac'h holds off Briton Thomson to keep Vendee Globe in France

  19-01-2017 23:58
  By Julien Pretot LES SABLES D'OLONNE, France (Reuters) - Armel Le Cleac'h saw off a late challenge by Britain's Alex Thomson to maintain France's domination of the solo round-the-world Vendee Globe sailing race on Thursday. After finishing second in 2009 and 2013, Le Cleac'h, aboard his 60-foot yacht Banque Populaire, won in a record time of 74 days, three hours, 35 minutes and 46 seconds to become the eighth Frenchman to win the gruelling race. It was really hard going up the Atlantic (to the f
  
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• Le Cleac'h worried by return to normality after 'brutal' Vendee Globe

  19-01-2017 23:57
  By Julien Pretot LES SABLES D'OLONNE, France (Reuters) - With his hands coarsened by salt, Armel Le Cleac'h grabbed a couple of emergency beacons and raised his arms in celebration, shining light on the thousands of spectators gathered to greet him at the end of his victorious solo race around the world. The Frenchman, who arrived to a stadium atmosphere with fireworks lighting the sky above the Atlantic Ocean, held off a late challenge by Britain's Alex Thomson to maintain France's domination o
  
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• Idrissa Gueye says he 'would have killed' Sadio Mane

  19-01-2017 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONNY SINGER IN GABON: Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye hailed Senegal team-mate Sadio Mane, but joked he would 'kill' the Liverpool star for his lack of defensive contribution.
  
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• Mane helps Senegal reach last eight with Zimbabwe win

  19-01-2017 23:50
  Senegal qualified for the African Nations Cup quarter-finals by beating Zimbabwe 2-0 with early goals from Sadio Mane and Henri Saivet in their Group B encounter on Thursday. Mane, the continent's most expensive player after his 35 million pounds move to Premier League club Liverpool last year, scored after nine minutes with a back post tap-in after Senegal had missed three good chances. A stunning curling free kick from Saivet four minutes later effectively wrapped up the points and first place
  
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• Spurs reject Crystal Palace enquiry for Ben Davies 

  19-01-2017 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIMON JONES: Crystal Palace were willing to offer £10million for the 23-year-old Wales international but Tottenham are understood to have told them he was not for sale in January.
  
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• Man United winger Ashley Young targeted for move to China

  19-01-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old is still under contract at United until 2018 and would command a fee of around £10m. He has been offered a three-year deal understood to be worth around £5.25m-a-year.
  
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• Trainer Willie Mullins eyes Faugheen for Leopardstown

  19-01-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ireland's champion trainer Willie Mullins is leaning towards running Faugheen rather than Annie Power in the BHP Insurance Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown on Sunday week.
  
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• Crystal Palace move for Sunderland ace Patrick van Aanholt

  19-01-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce has renewed his interest in Sunderland left-back Van Aanholt. The Crystal Palace boss was left disappointed after move for Jenkinson collapsed over personal terms.
  
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• Wolves have bid rejected for Blackburn winger Marshall

  19-01-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brighton and Hove Albion are competing with Wolverhampton Wanderers for Blackburn Rovers' Ben Marshall.  Wolves have had a £2m bid for the 25-year-old winger rejected.
  
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• Wenger thinks India will be next to lure major stars

  19-01-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger has warned that India are already becoming the next threat to the dominance of European football, after the emergence of the wealthy Chinese Super League.
  
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• Leeds' Kemar Roofe is never afraid to take risks or shoot

  19-01-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SECRET SCOUT: Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. He brings you his verdict in Sportsmail. This week it is Leeds' Kemar Roofe.
  
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• MK Dons didn't know former boss had shares with agent

  19-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: MK Dons were unaware that their former manager Karl Robinson, who was sacked in October 2016, had become a shareholder in a company run by Dele Alli’s agent.
  
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• Former Chelsea chief Kenyon brokered Bamford move to Boro

  19-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Patrick Bamford’s transfer from Chelsea to Middlesbrough saw former Stamford Bridge chief executive Peter Kenyon negotiating the deal on behalf of Boro.
  
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• Kevin Mirallas sets out how to stop Christian Benteke

  19-01-2017 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kevin Mirallas has said that stopping the supply line to Belgium team-mate Christian Benteke will be crucial if Everton are to continue their resurgence at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
  
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• Jackpot! Vegas looks to score big win by landing Raiders

  19-01-2017 23:15
  
  First the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights. Soon, maybe, the Las Vegas Raiders. Once looked on with disdain by major sports leagues, this gambling city is now just 24 votes away from cashing in on one of the ...
  
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• Tigers' core still intact as spring training approaches

  19-01-2017 23:14
  
  DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander sat in the middle of the Tiger Den, the lounge at Comerica Park where he and his teammates were available to reporters before heading out on their winter caravan.
  
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• Ivan Rodriguez appears to deny using steroids during career

  19-01-2017 23:07
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — A day after his election to the Hall of Fame, Ivan Rodriguez appeared to deny using steroids during his career.
  
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• Senegal 2-0 Zimbabwe AFCON: Sadio Mane scores to advance

  19-01-2017 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONNY SINGER IN GABON: Can anyone stop Sadio Mane this season? Many have tried, few have done so much as slow him down.
  
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• Bell & Blount's friendship transcends abrupt exit

  19-01-2017 22:35
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The football player and friend in Le'Veon Bell understood why LeGarrette Blount walked off the job that cold night in Nashville more than two years ago, jogging to the locker room with the clock still running as Bell and the rest of the Pittsburgh Steelers reveled in a critical victory over Tennessee.
  
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• Highlights & report: O'Sullivan & Fu reach Masters semi-finals

  19-01-2017 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Neil Robertson 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.
  
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• Atletico Madrid 3-0 Eibar: Antoine Griezmann scores in cup

  19-01-2017 22:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Goals from Antoine Griezmann, Angel Correa and Kevin Gameiro helped Atletico Madrid put one foot in the semi-finals of the Copa Del Rey on Thursday night.
  
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• Ex-Liverpool and Arsenal winger Pennant signs for Bury

  19-01-2017 22:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After most recently playing in Singapore, Pennant has now signed a short-term contract with the club currently 20th in the English third tier, above the drop zone on goal difference.
  
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• Atletico ease past Eibar in King's Cup quarters

  19-01-2017 22:06
  By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Goals from Antoine Griezmann, Angel Correa and Kevin Gameiro helped Atletico Madrid put one foot in the semi-finals of the King's Cup as they eased to a 3-0 win over Eibar in a last-eight first leg match on Thursday. Atletico coach Diego Simeone picked a strong side in contrast to his opposite number Jose Luis Mendilibar, who made six changes from his last league outing, and watched his players dominate the Basque minnows in a one-sided affair. Top scorer
  
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• Senegal 2-0 Zimbabwe: Sadio Mane strikes as Lions progress

  19-01-2017 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONNY SINGER IN GABON: Can anyone stop Sadio Mane this season? Many have tried, few have done so much as slow him down.
  
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• Rahman out of Nations Cup as injury toll mounts

  19-01-2017 21:47
  By Mark Gleeson LIBREVILLE (Reuters) - Ghana defender Baba Rahman and two Burkina Faso players were ruled out of the African Nations Cup finals on Thursday, adding to a growing list of early injury casualties from the tournament in Gabon. Burkina Faso's Jonathan Pitroipa was ruled out with a muscle tear while team mate Jonathan Zongo suffered a cruciate ligament rupture.
  
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• Marten de Roon visits young Middlesbrough fan

  19-01-2017 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Henry Baines, a young Boro supporter, wrote to midfielder Marten de Roon as part of his school literacy project, he couldn't have imagined the response he would get.
  
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• Sleeping, not sailing, key to victory, says Vendee Globe doctor

  19-01-2017 20:56
  By Julien Pretot LES SABLES D'OLONNE, France (Reuters) - The biggest challenge facing the Vendee Globe's solo round-the-world racers is sleeping not sailing, according to the gruelling event's doctor Jean-Yves Chauve. "The big challenge is to be on your own for more than two months," the 67-year-old Chauve, who has been involved in every Vendee Globe since its inception in 1989, told Reuters on Thursday. "It's an event in which recuperation is actually part of the performance." France's Armel Le
  
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• Adama Barrow sworn in as Gambia's president in Senegal

  19-01-2017 20:49
  
  Adama Barrow, winner of December vote, is inaugurated in Dakar but longtime ruler Yahya Jammeh refuses to cede power.
  
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• Eoin Morgan admits England were outplayed by India

  19-01-2017 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Morgan smashed 102 off 81 balls - his first one-day international century since June 2015 - as England hunted down their victory target of 382. It proved just out of reach, with India holding their nerve to win.
  
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• West Ham ace Andy Carroll got whiplash after overhead kick

  19-01-2017 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Carroll is a slight doubt for West Ham's trip to Middlesbrough - with a whiplash injury. The striker scored with a spectacular, acrobatic scissor kick during last week's 3-0 win over Crystal Palace.
  
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• Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Robertson to reach Masters semi

  19-01-2017 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ronnie O'Sullivan shook off illness to defeat Neil Robertson and book his place in the semi-finals of the Dafabet Masters.
  
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• Sale Sharks sack Tom Arscott after passing on information

  19-01-2017 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sale Sharks have sacked Tom Arscott for passing on information to his brother Luke prior to an Aviva Premiership clash between the club and fierce rivals Bristol. 
  
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• Leicester's Ulloa makes transfer request after Alaves bid

  19-01-2017 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester striker Leonardo Ulloa has submitted an official transfer request. The 30-year-old and his representatives have held talks with the club but he has decided to ask to leave.
  
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• Patrick Bamford 'not closing the door' on Chelsea return

  19-01-2017 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Middlesbrough's £10million man Patrick Bamford says he's 'not closing the door' on a potential return to Chelsea one day. The 23-year-old striker joined Boro from Chelsea on Wednesday.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather has pop at Conor McGregor over net worth

  19-01-2017 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Floyd Mayweather has responded to UFC president Dana White's plans that he and Conor McGregor would each receive $25m for a fight by claiming his net worth far outweighs his rival.
  
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• Mazzarri would not be able to stop Ighalo leaving Watford

  19-01-2017 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Brom are prepared to pay £17million for the 27-year-old Nigeria striker, who has scored just two goals for the Hornets this season. Ighalo managed 18 in all competitions for the club last term.
  
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• Chelsea turn down offer from Bournemouth for Asmir Begovic

  19-01-2017 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea have turned down Bournemouth's opening offer for Asmir Begovic and are looking for around £12million. Begovic is wanted by the Cherries but their £10m offer is too short.
  
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• Jan Vertonghen: Tottenham defender expected to be out for six weeks

  19-01-2017 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen is expected to be out for six weeks with an ankle ligament injury.
  
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• Lee Westwood asks girlfriend to be his caddie in Abu Dhabi

  19-01-2017 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When it comes to testing a relationship, caddying for your partner in a pro golf tournament must be right up there with teaching your significant other how to drive.
  
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• Will Stoke's Peter Crouch do 'the robot' for his 100th goal?

  19-01-2017 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Stoke striker Peter Crouch discusses whether he will resurrect the 'Robot' celebration when he scores his 100th Premier League goal.
  
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• Julio Jones says sprained toe won't keep him out vs. Packers

  19-01-2017 20:09
  
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Falcons All-Pro receiver Julio Jones says a sprained toe won't keep him from playing in Sunday's NFC championship game against Green Bay.
  
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• Russell joins Mercedes young driver programme

  19-01-2017 20:08
  Formula One world champions Mercedes have recruited British teenager George Russell as the third member of their young driver programme, joining established F1 racers Pascal Wehrlein and Esteban Ocon. "George has shown impressive form in the junior categories and we've been keeping a close eye on him for a while now," said Mercedes F1 head Toto Wolff on Thursday. "We have already seen with Esteban how effective this series can be as a training ground.
  
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• Conor McGregor stopped by police in McLaren sports car

  19-01-2017 20:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conor McGregor was stopped by Irish police in his orange McLaren sports car on Wednesday night in Dublin, with pictures emerging of him being spoken to by an officer from Gardai.
  
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• Masters 2017: Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Neil Robertson

  19-01-2017 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan beats Australia's Neil Robertson 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Masters 2017 at Alexandra Palace.
  
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• Trump taps NFL owner Woody Johnson as ambassador to UK

  19-01-2017 20:02
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that National Football League team owner Woody Johnson was "going to St. James," indicating he would assume the plum diplomatic post of U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. Trump referred to Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, as "ambassador" during remarks at a luncheon in Washington honouring supporters on the eve of his swearing in as the 45th U.S. president. (Reporting by Ayesha Rascoe and Steve Holland, writing by Doina
  
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• Oakland Raiders: NFL team apply to move to Las Vegas in 2020

  19-01-2017 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  NFL team Oakland Raiders apply for relocation to the USA's famous gambling destination Las Vegas in 2020.
  
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• Masters 2017: Ronnie O'Sullivan hopes for three more years

  19-01-2017 19:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defending Masters champion Ronnie O'Sullivan says he is "dragging them down to my level" after beating Neil Robertson 6-3 in the quarter-finals.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan lunch out

  19-01-2017 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have only been in England for half a year, but it would appear the two Manchester United stars have already found one of their favourite dining spots.
  
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• Marlins acquire RHP Straily from Reds for 3 minor leaguers

  19-01-2017 19:19
  
  MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins traded two of their top pitching prospects Thursday to acquire immediate rotation help.
  
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• Sale sack winger Arscott over 'leaking' team information to brother

  19-01-2017 19:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sale Sharks sack winger Tom Arscott after he allegedly leaked confidential team information to Bristol before their Premiership game.
  
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