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• Brighton go top after Anthony Knockaert sinks Sheffield Wednesday

  20-01-2017 23:57
  
  Anthony Knockaert scored a dramatic late winner as Brighton climbed above Newcastle United to go top of the Championship with a bad-tempered victory over Sheffield Wednesday.Knockaert settled the match five minutes from time to give Brighton their fifth successive home win in all competitions. Continue reading...
  
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• West Ham sign Jose Fonte in £8million deal 

  20-01-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham have announced the signing of Southampton captain Jose Fonte on a two-and-a-half year deal.
  
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• Stoke end striker Berahino's West Brom misery

  20-01-2017 23:51
  Wantaway striker Saido Berahino finally ended his unhappy stay at West Bromwich Albion by joining fellow Premier League club Stoke City on a 5-1/2 year deal for 12 million pounds on Friday. Stoke beat off competition from top-flight rivals Watford and West Ham United to sign Berahino, whose relationship with West Brom soured after a bid from Tottenham Hotspur was rejected on transfer deadline day in 2015. Stoke, ninth in the league one place and two points below West Brom , said the 23-year-old
  
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• Nice held by 10-man Bastia as title challenge stalls

  20-01-2017 23:42
  Nice's Ligue 1 title challenge continued to stall as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Bastia despite playing against 10 men after Yannick Cahuzac was sent off just past the hour on Friday. The hosts went ahead in the 15th minute when Prince Oniangue fired home but Nice equalised through Arnaud Souquet's header in the 33rd and late on failed to take advantage of the extra man. Champions Paris St Germain will also move within a point of Nice if they beat Nantes away on Saturday.
  
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• Freiburg 1-2 Bayern Munich: Report

  20-01-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich claimed a dramatic victory in injury time as Robert Lewandowski came to the rescue for Carlo Ancelotti's Bundesliga leaders with a wonderful touch and finish off his weaker foot.
  
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• Steven Gerrard to make Liverpool return as full-time academy coach

  20-01-2017 23:38
  
  • Former Liverpool captain to take up role in February
  • ‘It feels like completing the circle,’ Gerrard saysSteven Gerrard will return to Liverpool next month as a full-time academy coach. The former Liverpool and England captain had been in discussions over a role with his boyhood team since retiring as a player in November.Gerrard has accepted a wide-ranging position within the Liverpool academy at Kirkby, focusing on the professional development phase of the young player
  
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• Premier League Big Six cool their breakaway plans

  20-01-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The Premier League are confident the Big Six clubs, who caused such a divisive split at the last clubs' summit, have been brought into line.
  
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• Lewandowski's last-gasp goal earns Bayern 2-1 win at Freiburg

  20-01-2017 23:34
  Robert Lewandowski scored twice, including a stoppage-time winner as Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich came from a goal down to beat Freiburg 2-1 on Friday and open up a six point lead as the league resumed after the winter break. With his back to the goal, Lewandowski controlled a cross with his chest and fired past the Freiburg keeper in stoppage time to rescue the three points for lacklustre Bayern. "For us it was a very hard game from start to finish because Freiburg were good," Bayern coach
  
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• Tottenham's Pochettino backs Guardiola to be successful at City

  20-01-2017 23:33
  By Ken Ferris LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester City will be fighting for titles this season under Pep Guardiola despite their struggles, his Tottenham Hotspur counterpart Mauricio Pochettino said ahead of their Premier League clash at the Etihad on Saturday. After being thrashed 4-0 by Everton at Goodison Park last weekend in the biggest domestic league defeat of Guardiola's managerial career, the Spaniard effectively ruled City out of the title race. In contrast, Spurs have jumped into second spot
  
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• Bristol De Mai has quality to end his long famine

  20-01-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nigel Twiston-Davies’ ebullient grey paid a heavy price for his trademark early exertions in a prestigious Newcastle handicap last time when Otago Trail swept past late to win snugly.
  
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• Gambia's Yahya Jammeh 'agrees to step down'

  20-01-2017 23:31
  
  Incoming President Adama Barrow says leader of 22 years has finally agreed to cede power and will leave the country.
  
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• Tottenham still have their doubters but they can win title

  20-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: Do you think they can win it? Or do you see this being another season where Tottenham promise much but fail to deliver? It shouldn't be the latter... they have everything.
  
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• Sol Campbell says he's ready for return to football

  20-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sol Campbell has ditched the suits, open-necked shirts and espressos and has his tracksuit back on. He has tried his hand at politics but now he is ready to return to football.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips for Saturday, January 21

  20-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Haydock, Ascot, Newcastle, Lingfield and Taunton.
  
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• Morocco 3-1 Togo: Atlas Lions fight to keep dream alive 

  20-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Morocco kept alive their chances of progressing in the African Nations Cup as they stormed back from conceding a fifth minute goal to beat Togo 3-1 on Friday. Morocco are now second in Group C.
  
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• KEOWN: Manchester City must defend better and get in shape

  20-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN'S BIG MATCH ANALYSIS: Pep Guardiola cannot ignore the defensive side of the game. If City are going to stop in-form Harry Kane and Dele Alli, they need to be better defensively.
  
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• FA urged to ban F-word bullies for life

  20-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FA's decision to release John Sheridan's vile verbal attack on a referee and his assistant has been welcomed with calls for the Oldham Athletic manager to be banned for life.
  
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• Eddie Jones says Itoje is not ready to be England captain

  20-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jones is uneasy about the hype around Maro Itoje and poured scorn on calls for the Saracens sensation to be handed the England captaincy - despite an urgent search for the next generation of Test leaders.
  
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• Dr Calder opened England's eyes to the bigger picture

  20-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: If I was still coaching a Test rugby team today, one of my first coaching appointments would be Dr Sherylle Calder. Sherylle helped England win the 2003 World Cup.
  
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• Dan Evans defies sledgers to reach Australian Open last 16

  20-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dan Evans struggled to contain his emotions after another fine victory carried him into the last 16 of the Australian Open. The Midlander defied a partisan crowd to upset Bernard Tomic.
  
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• Arscott reveals personal agony after being sacked by Sale

  20-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tom Arscott has spoken for the first time about being plunged into a ‘very difficult time’ after being sacked by Sale, who found him guilty of passing on sensitive team information to his brother Luke.
  
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• Montpellier 26-17 Northampton: Saints slump to defeat

  20-01-2017 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nemani Nadolo created one Montpellier try and crossed for two individual efforts of his own with the Saints unable to cope with his raw power, as the French side gained hope of reaching the knock-outs.
  
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• Liverpool defender Joel Matip free to return to action

  20-01-2017 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joel Matip is free to resume his Liverpool career after FIFA dismissed the case against the Cameroon defender.
  
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• Jones needs more England leaders, but not Itoje

  20-01-2017 23:11
  By Mitch Phillips LONDON (Reuters) - England coach Eddie Jones has made developing more leaders in the team one of his top priorities but said forward Maro Itoje is not about to be fast-tracked towards captaincy. Jones raised a few eyebrows when he installed Dylan Hartley as captain at the start of his reign but was rewarded with a largely trouble-free, and hugely successful, year from the bad-boy hooker with a poor disciplinary record. Hartley is set to start in England’s first Six Nation
  
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• With Oscars in sight, Amazon, Netflix lead streaming at Sundance

  20-01-2017 23:08
  By Piya Sinha-Roy PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters) - After revolutionizing television with bold, award-winning original content, streaming networks are on the cusp of their first potential Oscar wins, and are back at the Sundance film festival looking for more awards-worthy fare. Amazon.com Inc raised eyebrows when it paid $10 million for the North American distribution rights to Sundance drama "Manchester By the Sea" last year. Netflix Inc had four documentaries in previous Oscar races, but has yet to
  
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• Steelers hoping pressure blueprint can slow down Brady

  20-01-2017 23:05
  
  FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Take it from Wade Phillips, slowing down Tom Brady is a goal often sought, but seldom achieved.
  
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• Eddie Jones criticises lack of leaders in England’s Six Nations squad

  20-01-2017 22:59
  
  • Head coach says side ‘are not there at the moment’ in terms of leadership
  • Jones also selects three uncapped players for defence of titleThe England squad selected for the 2017 Six Nations may have a settled feel but Eddie Jones is not a man who hands out automatic season tickets. Heaven help the player – or captain – who shows even a glimmer of complacency, with Jones not yet convinced he has sufficient on-field leaders to steer the national team to 2019 Wor
  
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• Morocco recover to beat Togo 3-1 and revive hopes

  20-01-2017 22:49
  Morocco stormed back from conceding a fifth minute goal to beat Togo 3-1 on Friday and keep alive their chances of progressing to the last eight at the African Nations Cup. Beaten by Democratic Republic of Congo in their Group C opener, the former champions could ill afford another slip. Aziz Bouhaddouz justified his late call-up to the squad by bringing Morocco level nine minutes later.
  
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• Morocco fight back to beat Togo and keep Africa Cup of Nations hopes alive

  20-01-2017 22:48
  
  • Morocco 3-1 Togo
  • Bouhaddouz, Saiss, En-Nesyri; DosseviMorocco kept alive their chances of progressing in the Africa Cup of Nations after they stormed back from conceding a fifth-minute goal to beat Togo 3-1.Beaten by Democratic Republic of Congo in their opening match, the former champions could ill afford another slip up. Continue reading...
  
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• Stoke confirm £12m signing of Berahino from West Brom

  20-01-2017 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saido Berahino has finally left West Bromwich Albion after completing a move to Stoke City. He has signed a five-an-a-half year deal as Mark Hughes attempts to be the man who revives the forward's career.
  
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• Miller fireworks leads South Africa to victory over Sri Lanka

  20-01-2017 22:16
  David Miller smashed a quick-fire 40 as a new-look South Africa defeated Sri Lanka by 19 runs in the rain-shortened first Twenty20 International on Friday. South Africa, who rested a number of experienced players and had five debutants, were sent in to bat in a game reduced to 10 overs a side and bludgeoned their way to 126 for five at Centurion Park. Sri Lanka kept up with the run chase as they raced to 73 for one in the sixth over but then lost momentum as they lost five wickets in quick succe
  
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• Everton deny Deulofeu has joined AC Milan on loan

  20-01-2017 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton are furious with AC Milan and insist they have yet to reach an agreement with the Italian giants that will allow Gerard Deulofeu to leave on loan, despite the Serie A club tweeting his arrival.
  
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• Santiago Casilla returns to A's on $11M, 2-year contract

  20-01-2017 22:08
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — No hard feelings about leaving San Francisco for Santiago Casilla. He is focused on his second stint with Oakland, the place the hard-throwing reliever received his big league start.
  
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• Trump takes presidential oath, athletes make some calls

  20-01-2017 21:41
  A look at some of the reaction around the sports world as Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday:
  
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• Las Vegas teen charged as adult in football player slaying

  20-01-2017 21:40
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 17-year-old suspected of shooting and killing a Missouri State University football player during a fight involving their sisters in Las Vegas has been charged as an adult with murder.
  
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• Liverpool train under the floodlights ahead of Swansea tie

  20-01-2017 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp's side, who progressed to the fourth round of the FA Cup on Wednesday after beating Plymouth 1-0 in a replay, enjoyed a training session under the floodlights on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Matchups for the NFC championship game

  20-01-2017 21:16
  
  Matchups for the NFC championship game Sunday between the Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons:
  
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• Silverstone says no decision on British GP until July

  20-01-2017 21:15
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Silverstone's owners have dismissed as "speculative and wrong" recent media reports suggesting the British Formula One Grand Prix would be dropped after 2019. The British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) said in a statement on Friday that no decision on exercising a break clause would be made before mid-July, when the race is held. "Our objective is to preserve the British Grand Prix at Silverstone for many years to come but, of course, we can only do this if i
  
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• Matchups for the AFC championship game

  20-01-2017 21:14
  
  Matchups for the AFC championship game Sunday between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots:
  
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• Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson set up in hilarious prank

  20-01-2017 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rickie Fowler and Henrik Stenson found themselves the butt of a cruel joke this week in Abu Dhabi, as European Tour golf devised a mischievous prank with the 'awkward reporter.'
  
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• Steven Gerrard admits ambition to become a manager

  20-01-2017 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 36-year-old retired from playing in November, but has now finally spoken out about his long-term ambitions on the day he signed a deal to coach Liverpool's next generation.
  
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• Steven Gerrard returns to Liverpool FC as academy coach

  20-01-2017 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: Steven Gerrard's career has come full-circle after he agreed to return to Liverpool on a full-time basis as a coach at the club's academy. Gerrard ended his playing career back in November.
  
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• Spring League invites Rice, Manziel, adds former NFL players

  20-01-2017 20:43
  An independent football league debuting in April is embracing high-profile NFL players who were shunned, extending invitations to Johnny Manziel and Ray Rice and lining up several former draft picks with the promise of a shot to display their talent.
  
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• Napoli braced for tough trip to Milan

  20-01-2017 20:31
  (Reuters) - Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri expects Saturday's trip to AC Milan to be a test of his depleted-side's maturity and mental toughness. "San Siro (Milan's stadium) will be an important and ferocious testing ground, both for Napoli and for Milan," he told reporters on Friday. The top four clubs in Serie A are separated by five points, with third-placed Napoli four adrift of leaders Juventus and clear of Milan, who are fifth, by the same margin.
  
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• Johnny Manziel wants to return to NFL: 'I only need one team to believe in me'

  20-01-2017 20:31
  
  Manziel tells ESPN he’s sober and wants to resume NFL careerFormer Heisman winner: ‘I’ll do anything to make that a possibility’The NFL may be done with Johnny Manziel, but Johnny Manziel insists he’s not done with the NFL.The former Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback says he’s achieved sobriety on his own and is determined to resume his career. Continue reading...
  
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• Norris hopes to follow in Button's tracks

  20-01-2017 20:21
  By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) - Jenson Button's departure from Formula One last year had one local website reflecting on the sad fact that the English county of Somerset would have no driver on the starting grid for the first time since 1999. The 17-year-old Glastonbury-based racer has caught the eye in karting and junior series and now has a first Formula One test with Button's McLaren team lined up.
  
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• Gerrard to return to Liverpool as Academy coach

  20-01-2017 20:17
  Liverpool's former captain and talisman Steven Gerrard will return to his roots as part of the Academy's coaching set-up, the Premier League club announced on Friday. Gerrard, who made 710 appearances for his boyhood club during 17 years at Anfield, will begin his new role in February. "However, this isn't a decision based on emotion - it's about what I can offer and contribute to Liverpool." Gerrard ended his playing career in November when he announced his retirement a week after confirming he
  
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• Ravanelli says managing Middlesbrough is his 'dream' job

  20-01-2017 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'My dream is to come back to Middlesbrough as manager. This is my dream. Honestly, I love Middlesbrough,' said the silver-haired Italian, who scored 17 goals in 35 games for Boro.
  
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• England’s short-form obligations in India just a stepping stone to IPL riches | Barney Ronay

  20-01-2017 20:00
  
  Tours begin to resemble auditions as several of England’s limited overs tourists have already expressed interest in being offered for sale in February’s IPL auctionDaniel Vettori was driving his car when he found out the results of the first IPL auction, in 2008. Vettori was 29 and in his pomp, a senior cricketer long-established on the New Zealand board’s highest pay grade. Related: Eoin Morgan laments England’s failure to execute plans in India victoryContinue reading..
  
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• Arsenal unveil new banner of Alexis Sanchez and his dogs

  20-01-2017 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Alexis Sanchez walks out from the tunnel and onto the pitch on the weekend against Burnley, he may well notice a banner of himself cuddling his two dogs, Atom and Humber.
  
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