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• Chelsea icon Desailly admits it's time for Terry to leave

  07-02-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marcel Desailly has told John Terry it is ‘time to go’ at Chelsea having watched him fall out of favour - saying it’s just like when Terry ousted him 13 years ago.
  
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• Bayern captain Lahm to retire at end of season

  07-02-2017 23:56
  Bayern Munich's Philipp Lahm, who captained Germany to their 2014 World Cup victory, will retire at the end of the season a year before his contract with the German champions expires, the 33-year-old defender said on Tuesday. Youth product Lahm, who has played 501 matches for Bayern since his senior debut in 2002, said that while he could continue playing at the top level to the end of this campaign he would not be able to keep doing it. "I will end my career at the end of season," Lahm told rep
  
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• Houston police still searching for missing Brady jersey

  07-02-2017 23:55
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Tom Brady and his missing jersey have still not been reunited.
  
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• Bayern Munich 1-0 Wolfsburg: Costa fires cup winner

  07-02-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A first-half strike from Douglas Costa was enough for defending champion Bayern Munich to edge Wolfsburg at home and scrape into the German Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.
  
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• Charlie Austin under police investigation after car crash

  07-02-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Southampton striker, who drives a Porsche, claims the rider rode into his path when he drove off from a junction after traffic lights turned green in the south coast city in October.
  
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• Monaco beat Montpellier 2-1, PSG grab late win over Lille

  07-02-2017 23:36
  (Reuters) - Ligue 1 leaders Monaco won 2-1 at Montpellier on Tuesday while second-placed Paris St Germain snatched a last-gasp winner to edge Lille by the same scoreline after goalkeeper Alphonse Areola's error looked to have cost them victory. Monaco raced into a two-goal lead after 20 minutes with Kamil Glik's header, after Geoffrey Jourdren's mistake, and a strike by teenage forward Kylian Mbappe before the hosts got one back soon after halftime through 39-year-old Hilton's header. Monaco had
  
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• Report on British Cycling sexism may be watered down

  07-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A ‘damning’ review into British Cycling - launched after Sportsmail published accusations of sexism at the top of the sport - has been put on hold as lawyers try to keep the revelations secret.
  
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• Greg Clarke threatens to quit FA if reform plans fail

  07-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Greg Clarke is taking personal responsibility for pushing through the changes opposed by FA councillors and says he will have failed if he cannot.
  
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• Coe says he's too busy to speak to MPs again over doping

  07-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The IAAF president also admitted he felt ‘personal sadness’ after his former right-hand man Nick Davies was expelled from the IAAF for lying about accepting a £25,000 payment.
  
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• Kings center DeMarcus Cousins receives automatic suspension

  07-02-2017 23:17
  
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kings star DeMarcus Cousins has been handed his automatic one-game suspension for his 16th technical of the season. He also was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for his actions during a 109-106 overtime win against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.
  
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• Suarez hero and villain as Barca reach Cup final

  07-02-2017 23:15
  By Richard Martin BARCELONA (Reuters) - Luis Suarez scored and was sent off as holders Barcelona reached a fourth successive King's Cup final after drawing 1-1 with a resilient Atletico Madrid in an action-packed semi-final second leg on Tuesday. Suarez was one of three players dismissed and will now miss the final after Barcelona edged through 3-2 on aggregate. The Uruguayan tapped in from close range in the 43rd minute after an inspired run and shot from Lionel Messi to deliver a sucker punch
  
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• Roma thump Fiorentina to keep pressure on leaders Juventus

  07-02-2017 23:00
  (Reuters) - AS Roma thrashed Fiorentina 4-0 as Edin Dzeko's double plus goals from Federico Fazio and Radja Nainggolan extended their 100 percent home record this season to keep the pressure on in Serie A leaders Juventus on Tuesday. The win moved Roma up to second on 50 points, four behind Juventus, who play at struggling Crotone on Wednesday. Dzeko scored his 16th goal of the season with a deft side-foot past goalkeeper Ciprian Tatarusanu in the 39th minute after controlling the ball with his
  
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• Bayern into last eight with narrow Wolfsburg win

  07-02-2017 22:52
  Bayern Munich's Douglas Costa scored a first-half winner as the holders did the bare minimum to beat VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 on Tuesday and move into the German Cup quarter-finals. The Brazilian's 18th-minute shot, which was deflected past keeper Koen Casteels by Wolfsburg's Luiz Gustavo, was enough to beat the toothless Wolves, who did not register a shot on goal for 82 minutes. Despite controlling possession, however, Bayern never hit top gear and failed to kill off the tie, with forward Robert Lewa
  
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• 'I couldn't look at my phone without getting migraines' - Cheshire on crash that nearly ended her career

  07-02-2017 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British halfpipe skier Rowan Cheshire describes the difficulties of life after a series of concussions and how her Olympic dream has been rekindled following Sochi disappointment.
  
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• Dibaba runs fastest ever women's 2,000 meters

  07-02-2017 22:50
  (Reuters) - Ethiopia's Genzebe Dibaba ran the fastest ever women's 2,000 meters at the indoor Miting Internacional de Catalunya meeting in Sabadell, Spain on Tuesday. Her time of five minutes 23.75 seconds sliced almost seven seconds off the previous indoor world record of 5:30.53 set by Romania's Gabriela Szabo in 1998. The IAAF, athletics' world governing body, said although the 2,000m is not an official indoor world record event, Dibaba’s performance was "an outright world record"
  
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• Winter Olympic Shorts: Rowan Cheshire - The freestyle skier with a second chance

  07-02-2017 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC Sport marks a year until the 2018 Winter Olympics by catching up with freestyle skiing medal hopeful Rowan Cheshire, who missed Sochi 2014 through injury.
  
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• Patriots take victory lap, parade Boston for Super Bowl win

  07-02-2017 22:41
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Snow, rain and chilly temperatures didn't dampen the joy of New England Patriots fans exulting in their team's latest championship Tuesday.
  
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• Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid, Copa del Rey LIVE

  07-02-2017 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona are hoping to seal their place in the Copa del Rey final as they take on Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their semi-final. Follow live updates with Sportsmail's TOM FARMERY.
  
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• Boxers Wilder, Povetkin face-off in court after cancelled fight

  07-02-2017 22:20
  By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - Heavyweight boxing champion Deontay Wilder and Russian boxer Alexander Povetkin battled in court on Tuesday, at a trial over a title bout that was called off after the Russian tested positive for a banned substance. The boxers sat on opposing sides of a Manhattan federal courtroom as jurors heard their attorneys give opening statements in a trial focused on whether Povetkin ingested meldonium after a World Anti-Doping Agency ban of the drug went into effect i
  
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• Pescara president looking to sell up after arson attack

  07-02-2017 22:17
  (Reuters) - Pescara president Daniele Sebastiani said on Tuesday that he was looking to sell his stake in the club after an overnight arson attack destroyed two of his cars following the club's 6-2 defeat to Lazio at the weekend. Sebastiani was quoted by Italian media saying he was outraged and embittered following the attack and could resign at the end of the season. "I believe that if a person is not well liked, they shouldn't stay against the will of others," Sebastiani said.
  
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• Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald: From Nigeria to UK - Ledger Independent

  07-02-2017 22:15
  
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  Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald: From Nigeria to UK
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  Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald came to the U.S. From Nigeria when he was 12 years old and was eventually adopted by Steve Fitzgerald and his wife. Now he's headed to UK to play football. Landon Young. Larry Vaught. Kentucky freshman lineman Landon Young ...en meer »
  
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• Thibodeau says Wolves eyeing Lance Stephenson for 10-day

  07-02-2017 22:01
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves coach and president Tom Thibodeau said Tuesday the team is eyeing Lance Stephenson, among others, for its open roster spot.
  
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• Montpellier 1-2 Monaco: Kylian Mbappe continues to impress

  07-02-2017 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Teen prodigy Kylian Mbappe showed why he has caught Arsene Wenger's eye with a well-taken goal as Monaco overcame determined Montpellier to move six points clear in Ligue 1.
  
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• New England Patriots draw millions for Super Bowl parade

  07-02-2017 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Patriots took to 22 of Boston's traditional duck boats for their parade around the city. Fans turned out in huge numbers to catch a glimpse of Tom Brady and Co. with the trophy.
  
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• Du Plessis hits 185 as South Africa win fourth ODI versus Sri Lanka

  07-02-2017 21:41
  By Nick Said CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's Faf du Plessis smashed a career-best 185 off 141 balls as the hosts beat Sri Lanka by 40 runs after surviving a fierce onslaught in a high-scoring fourth one-day international to take a 4-0 series lead on Tuesday. After opting to bat, South Africa posted 367 for five in their 50 overs at Newlands but were then put under pressure by the tourists who made a magnificent start, only to wilt at the death to finish on 327 all out with nine balls remain
  
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• Baylor assistant fired; charged with soliciting prostitute

  07-02-2017 21:31
  
  WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor University fired a newly hired assistant strength and conditioning coach after he was arrested on a prostitution solicitation charge, the latest legal development at a school wracked a by a sexual assault scandal.
  
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• De Gea welcomes Bailly back to Manchester United

  07-02-2017 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bailly, who played the full 90 minutes in Sunday's win over Leicester, is in Manchester again after representing the Ivory Coast and De Gea insists the centre back has come back better.
  
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• Kansas AD confident in hoops program dogged by issues

  07-02-2017 21:24
  
  LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger understands people may have questions about the many legal issues surrounding the Jayhawks' storied basketball program, an avalanche of off-the-court news that in recent weeks has cast a shadow over Allen Fieldhouse.
  
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• Bruins fire coach Claude Julien after 419 wins, Cup title

  07-02-2017 21:09
  
  BOSTON (AP) — The Bruins felt they needed to a change at the top, even if it meant doing it on a day when the city was celebrating a championship.
  
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• England’s Eddie Jones wheels out new weapon against Wales: Gareth Southgate

  07-02-2017 21:04
  
  • Football manager spends day helping rugby team prepare for Cardiff game
  • Jones seeks answer to why England are ‘petrified of playing Wales in Wales’Eddie Jones has been picking the brains of his football counterpart, Gareth Southgate, as he searches for an answer to why England are “petrified of playing Wales in Wales” on Saturday.Southgate and the Australian netball coach Lisa Alexander spent Tuesday at England’s Bagshot training base, addressing Jones
  
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• Darren Bent: ‘I was pleased with how I measured up against Jamie Vardy’

  07-02-2017 21:00
  
  FA Cup draw with Leicester City gave 33-year-old striker reassurance he and Derby County can ‘still do it’ in the Premier LeagueA former England international with 209 goals in professional football might take offence at having to relive the only one he has sliced into the wrong net but not Darren Bent. “I don’t miss from there,” says the self-deprecating Derby County striker of – and there is no diplomatic way of putting it – a comical own goal in the F
  
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• Austin gives statement to police after cyclist crash

  07-02-2017 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Premier League star Charlie Austin gave a statement to police after he left a cyclist in a critical condition after atraffic accident. The Southampton striker hit a cyclist at a junction.
  
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• Marc Albrighton slams Leicester's performances

  07-02-2017 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reigning champions Leicester currently sit 16th in the Premier League table, just one point above the relegation zone, with a vital match against Swansea at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday.
  
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• Hansen mystified over charge against All Blacks consultant

  07-02-2017 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Zealand head coach Steve Hansen has described the decision to charge a man who worked for the All Blacks as a security consultant with public mischief as 'unbelievable'.
  
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• Two New England Patriots say they will refuse Trump's White House invite

  07-02-2017 20:38
  
  Devin McCourty says: ‘I don’t feel accepted in the White House’Team-mate Martellus Bennett also declines invitation from presidentDevin McCourty has become the second New England Patriots player to confirm he will not accept an invitation to the White House from Donald Trump.Tight end Martellus Bennett said on Sunday he would decline the president’s customary invitation for the Super Bowl winners, and McCourty followed suit by saying: “I can’t imagine a way I
  
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• Boston celebrates New England Patriots' Super Bowl win – video

  07-02-2017 19:49
  
  New England Patriots players, including quarterback Tom Brady and wide receiver Julian Edelman, wave to the hundreds of thousands of fans during the team’s Super Bowl victory parade in Boston on Tuesday. The New England Patriots beat the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 at the NRG Stadium in Houston on SundayContinue reading...
  
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• Italy eager to deal with Ireland's Toner in Six Nations

  07-02-2017 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Azzurri lock George Biagi has admitted the only way to combat towering Leinster second row Toner's lineout acumen is to avoid any contest altogether when they meet Ireland on Saturday.
  
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• Derby underdogs in FA Cup tie at Leicester, says McClaren

  07-02-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Derby boss Steve McClaren insists his team remain underdogs against Leicester despite the Premier League champions' problems.
  
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• Premier League dates 17-18: Season set to finish on May 13

  07-02-2017 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Premier League has announced the 2017-18 season will run from August 12 to May 13. The campaign will therefore conclude 32 days before the World Cup gets underway in Russia.
  
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• Scotland no longer have lineout surprise factor says coach

  07-02-2017 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Scots left Ireland looking silly on Saturday when Alex Dunbar snuck into a first-half line-out before diving over for their third try. While the centre celebrated, the Irish were left scratching their heads.
  
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• Report into British Cycling sexism and bullying allegations to be delayed

  07-02-2017 19:41
  
  • Publication date of report put back by at least a fortnight to March
  • Allegations against Shane Sutton are among those being investigatedThe publication of a highly anticipated report into the culture of British Cycling, which has examined serious allegations of sexism and bullying, is likely to be delayed until next month in order to allow individuals the chance to respond.The report, which has been described to the Guardian as being “thorough” and “admirable&rdqu
  
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• Falcons hire Steve Sarkisian as new offensive coordinator

  07-02-2017 19:41
  
  FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons have hired Steve Sarkisian as their new offensive coordinator.
  
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• The Latest: Brady, Belichick address huge crowd in Boston

  07-02-2017 19:40
  
  The Latest on the Boston parade celebrating the New England Patriots' fifth Super Bowl win (all times local): 1:40 p.m. Bill Belichick says his Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots worked harder than ...
  
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• Gallas admits it is time for change of manager at Arsenal

  07-02-2017 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  William Gallas believes Arsene Wenger's time at Arsenal is coming to an end and that he lacks the winning mentality of his managerial nemesis Jose Mourinho.
  
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• Departing England captain Cook says 'new voice' was needed

  07-02-2017 19:37
  By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) - Alastair Cook said his decision to relinquish the England captaincy will allow a 'new voice' to help an exciting young England team reach its potential, although he plans to contribute by scoring runs. The 32-year-old opening batsman announced he was standing down on Monday after a record 59 tests in charge with Joe Root favourite to succeed him in the role. Under Cook's tenure England have faltered, drawing two of their last three series and suffering a 4-0 d
  
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