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• Davis Cup: Denis Shapovalov hits umpire with ball and hands victory to Great Britain

  05-02-2017 23:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the extraordinary moment Canada's 17-year-old Denis Shapovalov is disqualified for hitting the umpire in the face with a ball, gifting Great Britain victory in their Davis Cup tie.
  
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• Eddie Jones holds inquest over 'awful' display

  05-02-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: What a bizarre weekend for England: a spirited comeback and a record-breaking win — then an inquest into what the head coach Eddie Jones called an 'awful' performance.
  
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• Davis Cup: GB through after Canadian defaulted for hitting umpire with ball

  05-02-2017 23:51
  
  • Kyle Edmund was leading 6-3, 6-4, 2-1 against Denis Shapovalov in decider
  • Vasek Pospisil earlier beat Dan Evans 7-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6Great Britain won their Davis Cup tie against Canada after the teenager Denis Shapovalov was defaulted for hitting a ball into the face of the umpire, Arnaud Gabas. Related: Australia book date with US after Davis Cup win over Czech RepublicContinue reading...
  
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• Don't crow Chelsea, it should have been four titles by now

  05-02-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: Cesc Fabregas was reflecting on the change of fortune at Chelsea. 'In football today, people forget very, very quickly who you are and what you can do.' Some do. But others remember.
  
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• Bayer Leverkusen star Hakan Calhanoglu wants Chelsea move

  05-02-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Calhanoglu has attracted interest from across Europe after scoring six goals in 14 Bundesliga appearances this season. However, the 22-year-old is currently serving a four-month suspension
  
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• Cuadrado's rocket sees leaders Juve end Inter streak

  05-02-2017 23:42
  A spectacular piledriver from Juan Cuadrado gave Serie A leaders Juventus a 1-0 win over Inter Milan, ending a run of seven successive Serie A wins for their opponents in a pulsating end-to-end match on Sunday. Marco Parolo scored four goals in Lazio's emphatic 6-2 win at basement side Pescara while AC Milan's season continued to nosedive as they were booed off the San Siro pitch after a 1-0 home defeat against Sampdoria. Juve's 28th successive home league win left them on 54 points, six clear o
  
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• Eddie Jones demands answers for Cardiff struggles

  05-02-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: Head coach Eddie Jones has demanded that his coaches and senior players explain England’s ‘horrendous’ record in Cardiff over the years.
  
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• Sergio Garcia surges to glory Omega Dubai Desert Classic

  05-02-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergio Garcia followed up the recent announcement of his forthcoming wedding to Angela Akins in July with a three-shot victory over Henrik Stenson in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on Sunday.
  
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• Egypt 1-2 Cameroon: Vincent Aboubakar scores late winner

  05-02-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONNY SINGER IN GABON: Vincent Aboubakar’s strike was a goal worthy of any great Cameroonian striker, as Samuel Eto’o, who celebrated wildly in the stands, would surely attest.
  
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• Kasper Schmeichel fears Leicester could face the drop

  05-02-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER TODD AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: Manchester United dismantled the champions on their home turf in a performance the goalkeeper called 'unacceptable'.
  
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• Cornish Pirates handed suspended sanction by the RFU

  05-02-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: A championship rugby club who blew the whistle on ticket touting for Twickenham internationals are furious with the RFU after action against them.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp facing the biggest test of Liverpool reign

  05-02-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Here is the test. Here is the moment when they will show if they a truly capable of playing for Liverpool or whether they wilt like so many who have gone before.
  
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• West Ham were predictable with Payet, says Bilic

  05-02-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Even at his most optimistic, manager Slaven Bilic might have struggled to see how the incredible sulk might have such a positive effect on West Ham's season.
  
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• FA stand firm over their stance on confidentiality

  05-02-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FA regulations protect players who are banned for taking recreational drugs out of competition from having details made public, due to the desire for a private rehabilitation process.
  
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• Chris Eubank Jnr eyeing up Gennady Golovkin showdown

  05-02-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Triple G, Chunky, Billy Joe, Jack The Ripper. Get in line. Junior is coming for you... along with his dad. The Eubanks, having picked up a bauble of a world title, are calling out everyone.
  
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• Wenger admits Chelsea defeat was 'difficult to watch'

  05-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 67-year-old Arsenal manager, who is heading into the final months of his contract, is basing his decision on signing a new deal on whether he feels he can still get the best out of his players.
  
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• Watford keen to make M'Baye Niang loan move permanent

  05-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Watford are already keen on a £13.5million summer deal for M'Baye Niang after his super start to life in the Premier League. He claimed a goal and an assist in Saturday's 2-1 win over Burnley.
  
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• Steve Parish tore into Crystal Palace players

  05-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish was furious after watching the team crumble and his mood was shared by manager Sam Allardyce, who agreed to let the owner address the team.
  
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• Sam Allardyce calls Crystal Palace players in at 7am after Parish speech

  05-02-2017 23:30
  
  • Manager says ‘fear overtook’ his team during their 4-0 defeat by Sunderland
  • Chairman Steve Parish gave squad impassioned speech about fans’ frustrationThe Crystal Palace chairman, Steve Parish, visited the home dressing room at Selhurst Park to address the club’s under-achieving players after the side’s latest crushing defeat, by Sunderland, with Sam Allardyce instructing his squad to report to the training ground at 7am on Sunday as he seeks to instig
  
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• Romelu Lukaku 'everything in training is about instinct'

  05-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With his fourth goal in a nine-goal epic, Romelu Lukaku moved within one Premier League goal of Duncan Ferguson, the Everton legend who has monitored his every move at Finch Farm.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for February 6 

  05-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Monday's meetings at Wolverhampton and Sedgefield.
  
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• Pochettino says Spurs can become one of the best

  05-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD AT WHITE HART LANE: As he marked his 100th Premier League match in charge of Tottenham with a hard-fought win, it was a good opportunity for Mauricio Pochettino to reflect.
  
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• Liverpool are in desperate need of a midfield general 

  05-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE REDKNAPP: Liverpool's priority this summer should be to sign a midfielder in the mould of Xabi Alonso or Jan Molby, who can control the tempo of the game.
  
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• Klopp lets rip after Liverpool season hits a new low

  05-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Though Klopp is emotional on the touchline, he tries to take a more measured approach behind closed doors. He could not contain his anger, however, at the KCOM Stadium.
  
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• Chelsea star Eden Hazard insists he's better than ever

  05-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: As Eden Hazard drove out of the players’ car park atStamford Bridge, several Chelsea supporters set chase, hoping for a closer glimpse of their hero.
  
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• O No, Canada: Singer flubs anthem at Raptors game in NYC

  05-02-2017 23:25
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — O No, Canada.
  
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• Super Bowl Ads aim to unite at a divisive time for the US

  05-02-2017 23:23
  
  It's showtime. The moment that two teams and dozens of advertisers have been counting down to for months has finally arrived: Super Bowl 51 at the NRG Stadium in Houston. As the Atlanta Falcons and New ...
  
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• Eddie Jones fans flames by saying England should beat small Wales

  05-02-2017 23:00
  
  • Head coach says he cannot understand why results have been so poor
  • ‘They are a country of three million people. There’s some sort of thing there’
  Eddie Jones has added extra spice to Saturday’s match in Cardiff by suggesting England should always beat a country the size of Wales. The Australian said he cannot understand why England have won only 40% of their championship games on Welsh soil and wants to improve that “horrendous” ratio at the Prin
  
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• Wales inspired by bonus-point mentality to top Six Nations

  05-02-2017 22:59
  By Mark Bendeich ROME (Reuters) - Wales just missed out on scoring a bonus point in the first round of the Six Nations championship but their thirst for one helped put them on top of the table on Sunday. At the end of the opening weekend, Wales topped the table on points difference after a 33-7 victory against lowly Italy, while the other weekend's winners, England and Scotland, scraped narrow wins. Captain Alun Wyn Jones opted for an attacking lineout three times in a row before Italy's stout d
  
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• England's Kruis to miss rest of Six Nations, needs knee surgery

  05-02-2017 22:23
  (Reuters) - England suffered a blow in their bid to retain the Six Nations championship as lock forward George Kruis was ruled out of the rest of the tournament on Sunday with a knee ligament injury. The 26-year-old Saracens forward will have surgery on Tuesday and will be sidelined for up to three months, a statement from the England team said. Prop forward Mako Vunipola, though, will join up with Eddie Jones' squad this week before they face Wales on Saturday as he continues his own rehabilita
  
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• AFCON 2017: Cameroon beats Egypt to lift African title

  05-02-2017 22:22
  
  Vincent Aboubakar scores brilliant late winner, helping Cameroon to claim fifth African Cup of Nations football triumph.
  
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• Relegation a genuine prospect for stumbling Leicester

  05-02-2017 22:18
  
  MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Relegation is looming as a genuine prospect for stuttering Premier League champion Leicester.
  
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• Egypt 1-2 Cameroon, AFCON 2017 LIVE score:

  05-02-2017 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Egypt are the tournament's most successful team with seven AFCON titles, with Cameroon standing in the way of an eighth. Follow all the action from Gabon with Sportsmail's BEN GROUNDS.
  
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• Leicester’s Kasper Schmeichel warns of relegation after ‘unacceptable’ defeat

  05-02-2017 21:36
  
  • ‘This season has not been good right from the start,’ says keeper
  • José Mourinho hails Manchester United’s ruthlessness after 3-0 winClaudio Ranieri is under growing pressure after Leicester City slumped to a 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United. Kasper Schmeichel described Leicester’s performance as “unacceptable” and the club’s wider predicament as “embarrassing”, as he warned his team-mates that, if they did not improve
  
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• George Kruis ruled out for rest of the Six Nation

  05-02-2017 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 26-year-old Saracens forward suffered ligament damage during a training session last week and was ruled out of the Six Nations opener against France at Twickenham.
  
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• Lowry's triple-double leads Raptors past Nets, 103-95

  05-02-2017 21:29
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kyle Lowry was already ill, then he was injured.
  
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• United's flexibility serving them well in top-four race

  05-02-2017 21:28
  (Reuters) - Manchester United's tactical flexibility continued to serve them well as they extended their unbeaten Premier League run to 15 games with a 3-0 win at Leicester City on Sunday to ramp up the pressure on their rivals for a top-four finish. Arsenal and Liverpool have faltered in recent weeks to slip out of title contention behind runaway leaders Chelsea but United have found some momentum and now trail the fourth-placed Gunners by two points and the Reds, who are fifth, by one. After a
  
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• No. 12 UNC beats No. 20 Notre Dame 83-76 in relocated game

  05-02-2017 21:10
  
  GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Justin Jackson scored 16 points to help No. 12 North Carolina beat No. 20 Notre Dame 83-76 on Sunday in a game postponed a day and relocated from UNC's campus due to a water shortage.
  
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• Fans start entering NRG Stadium

  05-02-2017 21:09
  HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Super Bowl 51 (all times local):
  
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• Clippers' Paul Pierce starts in emotional Boston farewell

  05-02-2017 21:06
  
  BOSTON (AP) — With a deafening cheer and a shout of "Let's go, Pats," Paul Pierce was back in Boston on Super Bowl Sunday to give Celtics fans one last chance to celebrate the player who helped the NBA's most-decorated franchise return to the top of the league.
  
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• Things you missed from Leicester 0-3 Manchester United

  05-02-2017 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Juan Mata got the goals as Jose Mourinho's men closed the gap on the top four with a 3-0 victory at the King Power Stadium.
  
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• Hull KR 54-24 Bradford: Bulls suffer heavy defeat

  05-02-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bradford coach Geoff Toovey saw the size of the task awaiting him after the new Bulls went down 54-24 to relegated Hull KR in their opening match of the 2017 Kingstone Press Championship.
  
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• Grubauer shuts out Kings, Capitals chase Budaj in 5-0 win

  05-02-2017 20:58
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — As his Washington Capitals teammates chased shutout king Peter Budaj, backup goaltender Philipp Grubauer stopped all 38 shots he faced to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-0 on Sunday.
  
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• Leicester's story could be greatest for all wrong reasons

  05-02-2017 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Carragher insists that Leicester's remarkable story from last season could become one of the greatest for all the wrong reasons if they get relegated after seeing them lose on Sunday.
  
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• Leicester will go down if we don't improve quickly - Schmeichel

  05-02-2017 20:50
  (Reuters) - Champions Leicester will be relegated from the Premier League if they don't improve quickly, goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel said after their 3-0 home defeat by Manchester United on Sunday. This term, however, the defence looks vulnerable under the slightest pressure, they have yet to score a league goal in 2017 and anxiety is rising as relegation looks increasingly possible. "We have to improve right now," a dejected-looking Schmeichel told Sky Sports.
  
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• Romania's government repeals corruption decree

  05-02-2017 20:45
  
  Mass rallies persist nationwide despite scrapping of contentious decree that decriminalised some corruption offences.
  
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• Patient Eintracht back in third with 2-0 win over Darmstadt

  05-02-2017 20:36
  Eintracht Frankfurt scored twice in the last 16 minutes to beat bottom side Darmstadt 98 2-0 on Sunday and reclaim third place in the Bundesliga with their third win in the last four matches. Makoto Hasebe sent keeper Michael Esser the wrong way with a well-taken penalty in the 74th minute and Ante Rebic slotted in from close range after fine work from Alex Meier nine minutes later to seal their victory. Darmstadt, in last place on nine points, defended bravely for more than an hour but eventual
  
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• Roberto Martinez says Everton fragile under Ronald Koeman

  05-02-2017 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roberto Martinez believes the defensive deficiencies which undermined his Everton reign are still present at Goodison Park. The Toffees have won three of their last four Premier League games.
  
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• Pope records video message for fans attending Super Bowl

  05-02-2017 20:16
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Look out, Lady Gaga. The pope is joining the Super Bowl frenzy.
  
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• Egypt v Cameroon, AFCON 2017 LIVE score:

  05-02-2017 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Egypt are the tournament's most successful team with seven AFCON titles, with Cameroon standing in the way of an eighth. Follow all the action from Gabon with Sportsmail's BEN GROUNDS.
  
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