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• Guardiola seeks another meeting with referee chief Riley

  21-01-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City's draw with Tottenham swung when referee Andre Marriner failed to award a penalty when Kyle Walker pushed Raheem Sterling in the back as he shaped to shoot.
  
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• Morgan set to ring changes for one-day match with India

  21-01-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England return to the scene of their defeat in last year’s World Twenty20 final still searching for their elusive first victory against India during a winter that has tested their revival under Trevor Bayliss.
  
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• Joe Launchbury: The game is getting faster and better

  21-01-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Wasps lock believes that by lowering the height of the tackle and protecting players’ heads rugby could become safer, faster and more attractive to watch.
  
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• Canadian Adam Hadwin shoots 13-under 59 in CareerBuilder

  21-01-2017 23:49
  LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Adam Hadwin shot a 13-under 59 on Saturday in the CareerBuilder Challenge for the ninth sub-60 round in PGA Tour history and the second in 10 days.
  
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• Concussion safety test is too easy to pass, say ex-players

  21-01-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The test used in rugby to help medics spot on-field concussions has been questioned by two recently retired internationals who say it is ‘too easy’ to pass.
  
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• Antonio Conte warns Diego Costa not to wreck his hard work

  21-01-2017 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER: As at Juventus, as with Italy, Antonio Conte has bonded with players who have responded to him. Whether he can bring Costa back into that fold remains to be seen.
  
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• West Ham ready to sell Dimitri Payet as Marseille bid £25m

  21-01-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham are ready to sell Dimitri Payet this month after Marseille made a bid of £25million. The Frenchman has made clear that he has no intention to play for the Hammers again.
  
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• England don't scare anyone but here is how to change that

  21-01-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: This is not a scary England team yet. Other than Italy, every team in the Six Nations will still think they have a good chance against England
  
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• Saracens 10-3 Toulon: Ashton sinks his future employers

  21-01-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saracens winger Chris Ashton will play his rugby at the Stade Felix Mayol next season after agreeing to join the French giants following his latest disciplinary issue earlier this season.
  
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• Rafael Nadal on the rise again as he overcomes Alex Zverev

  21-01-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Andy Murray is due to play Germany’s Mischa Zverev, but the name on everyone’s lips at Melbourne Park was that of his younger brother Alex.
  
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• Konta could beat Serena in Australian Open claims coach

  21-01-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: On the evidence of the Australian Open first week, Jo Konta is going to end up with a colossal quarter-final against Serena Williams, if she makes it through her fourth round tie.
  
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• FA set to apply for more full-capacity matches at Wembley

  21-01-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ALEX MILLER: The current agreement with Brent Council allows for 37 full-capacity games to be played at Wembley per year. However, the FA want to increase this by 20 to 57.
  
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• England skipper Dylan Hartley warned to clean up his act

  21-01-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM PETERS: Dylan Hartley will fly to Portugal on Sunday for the start of his side's pre-Six Nations training camp with a warning from Eddie Jones to improve his tackle technique.
  
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• Balotelli racism claim against Bastia to be investigated

  21-01-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli says he was racially abused during Nice's 1-1 draw at Bastia on Friday night. The former Liverpool striker says he was subjected to monkey noises.
  
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• Putin alleged to be 'at heart of Russia doping scandal'

  21-01-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SPECIAL REPORT BY NICK HARRIS AND ROGER PIELKE: Grigory Rodchenkov claims Vladimir Putin arranged his release from custody to oversee Russia's doping programme.
  
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• Johanna Konta’s coach says she belongs at the top after Wozniacki win

  21-01-2017 23:30
  
  Wim Fissette believes ‘there will be a day when she can win a grand slam’ as Konta looks forward to her Australian Open fourth-round matchJohanna Konta may not negotiate her way through a very tough field to win this Australian Open, but her new coach, the highly credentialed Wim Fissette, is convinced the best player women’s tennis in Britain has had in a long while will eventually win a slam.“When she’s playing well, she can beat everyone,” the quietly spoke
  
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• Antonio Conte backs Diego Costa to return hungry to united Chelsea squad

  21-01-2017 23:30
  
  Chelsea manager believes the striker can be reintegrated into a squad that continues to go from strength to strengthFriday afternoon in Cobham’s crammed media suite and, not for the first time of late, Antonio Conte was beginning to tire of all things Diego Costa. The Chelsea manager had already made clear the striker has fully recovered from the lower back pain that had forced him out of training the previous week and, ultimately, rendered him unavailable while his team-mates pulverised t
  
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• Clement praises '90-minute' Swansea after Liverpool stunner

  21-01-2017 23:19
  New Swansea City manager Paul Clement praised his side's "90-minute" performance after the Welsh strugglers recorded a first ever league victory at Liverpool on Saturday. Spain striker Fernando Llorente scored twice in quick succession after the break for the Swans and although Robert Firmino's double hauled Liverpool level, Gylfi Sigurdsson slotted in a 74th-minute winner to inflict Liverpool's first home league defeat of the season and lift Swansea out of the bottom three.
  
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• Chapecoense draw with champions Palmeiras in first match since air disaster

  21-01-2017 23:17
  
  • Emotional scenes as club return to action in friendly fixture
  • 19 players were among those killed in November’s disasterChapecoense drew 2-2 against the Brazilian champions, Palmeiras, in their first match since the air disaster in November in which 19 players and 24 other club members were among those who died.Around 20,000 fans attended the friendly fixture at the club’s Arena Condá stadium in Chapeco to pay tribute to the 71 people killed when the plane carryin
  
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• Claudio Bravo still in the spotlight despite clangers from Spurs’ Hugo Lloris | Paul Wilson

  21-01-2017 23:16
  
  The theory was that Manchester City look vulnerable unless they score the first goal but despite scoring the first two they managed to end up with only a point against Tottenham in an exciting 2-2 draw at the EtihadClaudio Bravo was the goalkeeper under pressure going into this match; Hugo Lloris was the one who ended up going to pieces. While Manchester City’s last line of defence did not exactly redeem his reputation, Tottenham’s goalkeeping was the greater influence on the game, w
  
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• Soccer-Resurgent Ramos sinks Malaga as Real increase lead at top

  21-01-2017 23:15
  By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Sergio Ramos made amends for his untimely own goal last week at Sevilla by scoring twice as Real Madrid bounced back from two successive defeats by beating Malaga 2-1 on Saturday to go four points clear at the top of La Liga. The Real Madrid captain headed his side in front in the 35th minute by powering Toni Kroos's outswinging corner beyond Carlos Kameni and struck again in the 43rd by sliding in a free kick from his German team mate from close range to
  
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• Guardiola blames missed chances, not referee for City draw

  21-01-2017 23:14
  Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola disguised any feelings of injustice behind criticism of his side's finishing after watching them waste a chance to make up ground at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. Guardiola must have been fuming inwardly after his side were denied a clear penalty when leading 2-1 against Tottenham Hotspur, 60 seconds before the visitors equalised to secure a 2-2 draw. Asked for his opinion on the pivotal incident, Guardiola response echoed his tetchy post-match int
  
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• Hugo Lloris is still one of the best, says Tottenham boss

  21-01-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettino jumped to the defence of Hugo Lloris and insisted his performance was the reason Tottenham left Manchester with a draw on Saturday night.
  
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• Biathlon union drops investigation into 22 Russian athletes

  21-01-2017 23:07
  Biathlon's governing body (IBU) has dropped proceedings against 22 of the 29 Russians who were placed under investigation last month following the McLaren report due to lack of evidence, it said on Saturday. The IBU, however, said it had opened a formal investigation into the Russian biathlon union (RBU) which had been given until Feb. 9 to provide a "detailed and fully documented report" on the remaining seven cases. Russia last month pulled out of hosting a World Cup biathlon meeting in Tyumen
  
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• Humphrey makes 'slip' joke towards Gerrard

  21-01-2017 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former midfielder Steven Gerrard was involved in uncomfortable conversationfollowing Manchester City's 2-2 draw with Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening.
  
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• Wales ask to play all Six Nations home games under closed Cardiff roof

  21-01-2017 23:00
  
  • Rob Howley believes it leads to better games at the Principality Stadium• Wales host England and Ireland in Cardiff in 2017 Six NationsWales have asked Six Nations organisers to classify the Principality Stadium as a closed-roof ground, meaning all matches in the tournament would be played under cover regardless of the weather.The roof may be closed currently only if both teams agree, which has led to mind games in the week of a match. With bonus points being trialled in the Six Nati
  
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• Eddie Jones sees a bright future with Sherylle Calder in England camp

  21-01-2017 23:00
  
  • Jones: ‘She will work with all the backs, but especially the back field guys’
  • Hartley not named England captain when squad was announcedEddie Jones believes the crackdown on high tackling will stimulate attacking rugby, one reason why he has hired the vision specialist Dr Sherylle Calder through to the 2019 World Cup.Calder, who worked with England’s 2003 World Cup-winners, will be involved in the squad’s training camp in Portugal this coming week. Jones has
  
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• Steve Bruce attacks Aston Villa striker Ross McCormack for missing training

  21-01-2017 22:51
  
  • Furious Villa manager condemns McCormack’s attitude
  • ‘I will not put up with it. There’s too much indiscipline here’Steve Bruce said he will refuse to pick Ross McCormack until the striker’s attitude towards training improves after leaving him out of Aston Villa’s 2-2 draw with Preston. The striker, a £12m signing from Fulham in the summer, has been linked with a loan back to Craven Cottage, but Bruce denied any deal was close. Instead, he q
  
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• Bundesliga roundup: Werner strikes as RB Leipzig outclass Eintracht Frankfurt

  21-01-2017 22:38
  
  • Leipzig back to within three points of Bayern Munich after 3-0 win
  • Hoffenheim, Borussia Dortmund and Wolfsburg all record winsRB Leipzig moved back to within three points of the Bundesliga leaders, Bayern Munich, with a comfortable 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday evening.Marvin Compper, Timo Werner and a Jesús Vallejo own goal sealed the victory after the visitors had their goalkeeper, Lukas Hradecky, sent off for handling outside the box after just three minute
  
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• Rooney sets Man United scoring record; Man City, Spurs draw

  21-01-2017 22:31
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Deep into stoppage time with Manchester United facing defeat, Wayne Rooney bent a free kick high over the defense and into the Stoke goal.
  
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• Pep Guardiola blames bad finishing and not referee for draw with Tottenham

  21-01-2017 22:31
  
  • No penalty for Raheem Sterling moments before Tottenham equaliser
  • Manchester City manager: ‘We did not win because we missed chances’Pep Guardiola resisted the temptation to blame the referee for Manchester City being held at home by Tottenham, preferring to insist that had his players taken more of the chances they created the failure to award a clear penalty would not have mattered.That is true, though it would be equally valid to point out that had Andre Marriner and
  
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• T-wolves' Rubio to miss Nuggets game for personal reasons

  21-01-2017 22:30
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio will miss the game on Sunday against the Denver Nuggets, but it has nothing to do with the trade rumors that have surrounded him of late.
  
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• Liverpool, Tottenham drop points, Rooney record

  21-01-2017 22:16
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool's defensive gremlins returned again as their Premier League title ambitions suffered a painful body blow in a shock 3-2 home defeat by relegation battlers Swansea City on Saturday. In what turned out to be a great day for leaders Chelsea without kicking a ball, second-placed Tottenham Hotspur battled back to draw 2-2 at fifth-placed Manchester City and Manchester United were held 1-1 at Stoke City. Wayne Rooney salvaged a point for United with a subl
  
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• Egypt snatch late winner to eliminate Uganda

  21-01-2017 22:06
  By Mark Gleeson PORT GENTIL, Gabon (Reuters) - Abdallah El Said scored a last-minute winner to give Egypt a 1-0 victory over Uganda in African Nations Cup Group D on Saturday and eliminate the East Africans from the competition. Egypt moved into second place in the standings on four points as they finally ended their goal drought at the tournament. El Said was set up by Mohamed Salah just when it seemed the Egyptians were going to be held to a second successive draw, blasting through the legs of
  
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• Chapecoense survivors lift trophy 2 months after tragedy

  21-01-2017 22:06
  
  CHAPECO, Brazil (AP) — The three surviving players of the air crash two months ago that killed 19 members of Brazil's Chapecoense soccer club lifted the Copa Sudamericana trophy on Saturday in honor of their dead teammates.
  
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• Spurs news: Kyle Walker admits he pushed Raheem Sterling

  21-01-2017 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the game finely poised at 2-1 to City, Sterling had the chance to secure victory for his side when he raced clear on goal, only to scuff his shot following a clear push in the back from Walker.
  
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• Wayne Rooney kept calm amid breaking Man Utd's record

  21-01-2017 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE BET365 STADIUM: Although a quite sumptuous way to break Sir Bobby Charlton’s record, Wayne Rooney’s historic afternoon had an understated feel to it.
  
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• Mourinho relieved to see Wayne Rooney break Man Utd record

  21-01-2017 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE BET365 STADIUM: Wayne Rooney has swept his way into Manchester United legend - and Jose Mourinho is just glad the wait for goal No 250 is over.
  
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• Newcastle roar back to top of the Championship

  21-01-2017 21:45
  Newcastle United roared back to the top of the English Championship with a 4-0 demolition of Rotherham on Saturday, although they were frustrated for 45 minutes by the bottom club. Daryl Murphy opened the scoring in first-half stoppage time and when Matt Ritchie scored from close range soon after the restart the points were in the bag. Ritchie struck again after Ayoze Perez got in on the act.
  
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• Leipzig win after opposing keeper sent off in third minute

  21-01-2017 21:42
  Second-placed RB Leipzig brushed aside Eintracht Frankfurt 3-0 in the Bundesliga on Saturday after opposing goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky was sent off after just three minutes. Hradecky was one of two goalkeepers to be dismissed in the first half of Saturday's games after Werder Bremen's Jaroslav Droby was given his marching orders in his side's 2-1 home defeat by Borussia Dortmund. Hoffenheim, the only team still unbeaten this season in any of Europe's big five leagues, continued their run with a 2
  
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• 'Phenomenal' Ramos shows striker's instinct to fire Real to victory

  21-01-2017 21:40
  By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos gave yet another demonstration of his attacking talents by grabbing both goals in his side's 2-1 win over Malaga on Saturday to notch up 50 career goals in La Liga. The Spain international is famed for his late, decisive goals, including in the 2014 Champions League final, the 2016 UEFA Super Cup and against arch-rivals Barcelona last month, although against Malaga he made his mark in the first half.
  
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• Walter Mazzarri bemoans mistakes as Watford fail to see off Bournemouth

  21-01-2017 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Walter Mazzarri felt Watford threw away two points as they twice blew the lead to draw 2-2 at Bournemouth.Goals from Joshua King and substit
  
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• Palace boss Sam Allardyce bemoans Seamus Coleman's 'offside' winner for Everton

  21-01-2017 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Sam Allardyce claimed Seamus Coleman's goal should have been disallowed for offside after Everton's 1-0 win at Selhurst Park left Crystal Palace in
  
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• Munster boss Rassie Erasmus praises 'cool heads' after victory over Racing 92

  21-01-2017 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Munster director of rugby Rassie Erasmus felt a sense of relief after his side defeated Racing 92 22-10 at Thomond Park to secure a home quarter-f
  
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• David Moyes unhappy with defending as Sunderland beaten by West Brom

  21-01-2017 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Conceding poor goals has become a "disease" for Sunderland, according to manager David Moyes.The Black Cats are back at the bottom of the Pr
  
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• Lady Luck smiles on Tottenham in draw at Man City

  21-01-2017 21:37
  (Reuters) - Second-placed Tottenham Hotspur rode their luck to battle back and earn an unlikely 2-2 Premier League draw at Manchester City on Saturday after mistakes by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris had left them two goals down. France keeper Lloris was guilty of two howlers as Leroy Sane and Kevin de Bruyne scored early in the second half to reward a vibrant City who had completely dominated before halftime against a rattled Tottenham. After Dele Alli gave Tottenham a lifeline with his eighth goal in
  
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• Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane bemoans injuries and fans

  21-01-2017 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zinedine Zidane grumbled over Real Madrid's growing injury list andlack of patience from supporters after he watched his side beat Malaga to stay four points clear at the top of La Liga.
  
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• Chapecoense plays its first match since tragic plane crash

  21-01-2017 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brazilian football club Chapecoense's friendly against league champions Palmeiras will be the final tribute to the 19 players and 24 other club members who died in a plane crash in November.
  
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• Kane effective as Aguero slumps in the battle of attackers

  21-01-2017 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was only a flick, the slightest touch to roll the ball around the corner into the path of his teammate. It was also probably Harry Kane’s only meaningful contribution to the entire match.
  
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• Boro boss Aitor Karanka blasts fans for 'awful atmosphere'

  21-01-2017 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE: Aitor Karanka has accused Middlesbrough’s supporters of having a short memory and says they contributed to the 3-1 defeat at home to West Ham.
  
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