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• Man United boss Jose Mourinho insists Luke Shaw can stay

  18-02-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho has ruled out trying to force Luke Shaw out of Manchester United this summer and insists the young defender will be given a full chance to prove himself at the club.
  
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• Ban on children heading footballs edges closer

  18-02-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A ban on children heading footballs has moved a step closer with governing bodies, medical experts and campaigners all calling for extra safety measures to protect future generations.
  
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• Eastmond talks to Glenn Hoddle about Sutton v Arsenal

  18-02-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Craig Eastmond was a teenage prodigy at Arsenal, with Champions League and Premier League starts. But now he is aiming to knock his old side out of the FA Cup with Sutton United.
  
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• Dylan Hartley has brought an edge to England: Flatman

  18-02-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY WILL KELLEHER: The clamour for Owen Farrell to lead grows. As Hartley has retired to the bench earlier and earlier, Farrell has simultaneously guided England home.
  
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• Ben Te'o could end long journey to start for England

  18-02-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM PETERS: Ben Te'o may have established himself as one of Eddie Jones' elite band of 'finishers' but the hulking former rugby league star looks set to play a starting role against Italy.
  
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• Ex-boxer Watson hurt in 'attempted carjacking'

  18-02-2017 23:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michael Watson, who was left partially disabled after a boxing match, needed hospital treatment.
  
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• Mako Vunipola set to return for England against Italy

  18-02-2017 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM PETERS: Mako Vunipola is set to return to England colours at Twickenham next Sunday against Italy after Eddie Jones watched him play 70 minutes of Saracens'defeat by Gloucester.
  
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• Academies need to be built to help released players

  18-02-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GLENN HODDLE: As a manager, there is no worse job than telling a young player he’s not getting a new deal. You know you’re crushing his dreams.
  
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• Blackburn keeper Jason Steele relishing facing Man United

  18-02-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Facing Manchester United in the FA Cup fifth round won’t be the greatest sporting occasion Blackburn keeper Jason Steele has taken part in.
  
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• Manchester United stopper Dean Henderson could play in cup

  18-02-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho may be forced to put rookie goalkeeper Dean Henderson on the Manchester United bench for Sunday’s FA Cup fifth round tie at Blackburn Rovers.
  
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• David Bentley fears football has no place for mavericks

  18-02-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: David Bentley looks fit enough to play for former side Blackburn in the FA Cup against Manchester United, rather than supporting them from his Spanish home in Marbella.
  
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• Paul Pogba was a snip, says Man United boss Jose Mourinho

  18-02-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mourinho has predicted Pogba’s £89m world-record transfer fee will be broken this summer and that the Frenchman will be ‘released’ by no longer rating as the world’s most expensive player.
  
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• Laura Muir sets yet another British record in 1,000m

  18-02-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTHA KELNER: Laura Muir has worn her yellow and pink running spikes six times. She might have been tempted to ditch them after the first wear when finishing seventh at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
  
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• Joe Root says David Warner bar fracas made him

  18-02-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Joe Root was embroiled in a 2am row over a fake beard with Australia batsman David Warner in a Birmingham bar in June 2013, it did not bode well for his England captaincy prospects.
  
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• Want footballers to be 'normal'? Well, just ask Deeney

  18-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Troy Deeney and his wife, Stacey, had not been for a night out together for six months. But last Saturday they arranged a babysitter to look after their kids.
  
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• Paul Pogba’s £89m price tag will soon seem cheap, says José Mourinho

  18-02-2017 23:30
  
  • Manchester United manager convinced the fee will be surpassed this summer
  • ‘I am waiting for that to release him from the scrutiny that goes with his price‘José Mourinho believes inflation in the transfer market in the summer will leave Paul Pogba’s world record transfer fee looking like a bargain and the £89m midfielder will be all the better for it.“I am pretty sure next summer some players with only half his quality will cost the same money,&r
  
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• Kelly Smith reveals she has married her same-sex partner

  18-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: Kelly Smith was a pathfinder for the English women's game, our first female professional player, our record international goalscorer, a player so bold and skilful.
  
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• Eddie Jones should not think about dropping Dylan Hartley

  18-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I've been a little alarmed at talk of England making a whole raft of changes for the Italy game and even switching captaincy mid tournament.
  
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• Arsène Wenger hints he could stay at Arsenal for at least four more years

  18-02-2017 23:30
  
  • ‘Alex Ferguson was 71 when he retired and he has some other interests in life’
  • 67-year-old acknowledges he may be forced to leave Arsenal at some pointArsène Wenger has said his appetite for management remains strong and he has hinted he wants to continue for at least four more years – preferably at Arsenal.The Frenchman, whose 20-year reign at the club reached a crisis point on Wednesday with the 5-1 mauling at Bayern Munich, said he has no intention of fo
  
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• Just why is football ignoring all the evidence?

  18-02-2017 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the umpteenth time, evidence linking head injuries with CTE — or punch-drunk syndrome — was greeted with mealy-mouthed words from senior figures within the FA and PFA.
  
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• Burton 2-1 Norwich: Michael Kightly inspires with winner

  18-02-2017 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael Kightly scored his third goal in three games as Burton moved four points clear of the Sky Bet Championship relegation zone with a hard fought 2-1 win over play-off chasing Norwich.
  
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• LeBron James: there's no rivalry between Steph Curry and me

  18-02-2017 23:09
  
  Cavaliers star plays down suggestions he and Curry are rivals‘We haven’t had enough battles, and who’s to say we’ll have future battles?’Cavaliers star LeBron James has laughed off suggestions that he and Steph Curry are rivals to match Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Related: Girls allowed back on junior basketball team after boys threaten boycottContinue reading...
  
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• Warren Gatland warning puts Lions on behaviour alert for New Zealand

  18-02-2017 23:00
  
  The head coach wants his Lions to ‘mend some stuff’ from the 2005 tour in which Clive Woodward’s squad were mocked, goaded and whitewashedThe last time Warren Gatland had a dig at New Zealand, one of their national newspapers put a cartoon of him dressed as a clown on the front page of their sport section. That was in November, when Gatland said he was “embarrassed” that the New Zealand Herald had run a picture of the Australia coach, Michael Cheika, wearing a red n
  
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• Joe Root’s smooth succession leaves only small matter of winning games

  18-02-2017 23:00
  
  Rarely in English cricket history can there have been a captaincy transition with so little turmoil but how this translates into on-field success is unclearThe Joe Root inauguration week is finally over. His elevation to the England Test captaincy seemed to take longer than installing a prime minister and seldom has there been such unanimity at a time of change.Andrew Strauss, the director of England cricket, oozed common sense and contentment. “I think we’re in a good place,”
  
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• James Haskell: being on the England bench is hard but you still have a big role

  18-02-2017 23:00
  
  Haskell is embracing the intensity of Eddie Jones’s regime and, after fully recovering from injury, is pushing for a starting place against Italy at TwickenhamJames Haskell is keen to start what he has finished. The England flanker spent the opening two rounds of the Six Nations Championship on the bench having missed the first half of the season with a toe injury. But he made such a significant impact after coming on against France and Wales that Eddie Jones struck a synonym for super sub
  
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• Dan Biggar determined to fire Wales’ Six Nations revival in Scotland

  18-02-2017 23:00
  
  The fly-half defied the pain to impress against England and says his steadying influence will be vital at Murrayfield in a match neither side can afford to loseDan Biggar dosed up on painkillers to ensure he could play against England last weekend but nothing could numb the agony he felt after victory was snatched from Wales in the final moments.Biggar, whose place had been under threat from his Ospreys colleague Sam Davies, defied discomfort to deliver a performance of total commitment, from th
  
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• Warrington beat Brisbane in World Club Series opener

  18-02-2017 22:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warrington get the first win for an English club over Australian opponents since 2012, beating Brisbane in the World Club Series.
  
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• Watch: Sawyers sings Happy Birthday to Colin Jackson

  18-02-2017 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British long jumper and The Voice contestant Jazmin Sawyers sings Happy Birthday as BBC pundit Colin Jackson turns 50.
  
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• Jazmin Sawyers sings Happy Birthday to Colin Jackson

  18-02-2017 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  British long jumper and The Voice contestant Jazmin Sawyers sings Happy Birthday as BBC pundit Colin Jackson turns 50.
  
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• Trump & Bingham reach Welsh Open final

  18-02-2017 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Judd Trump will face Stuart Bingham in the Welsh Open final after the Englishmen enjoy comfortable wins in the last four.
  
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• Former boxer Michael Watson left in hospital after ‘attempted car-jacking’

  18-02-2017 22:03
  
  • Watson and his carer attacked in a car in Chingford, Essex
  • Fighter’s career ended after 1991 world title bout with Chris EubankPolice are investigating an attack on the former boxer Michael Watson and his carer that resulted in the one-time world title contender being dragged from a car and needing hospital treatment.Watson’s boxing career ended in 1991 after he lost a WBO super-middleweight title contest to Chris Eubank in which he suffered a serious brain injury and a
  
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• Arsenal’s ‘Wenger out’ crowd should look at Manchester United’s labours | Daniel Taylor

  18-02-2017 22:02
  
  The struggles to replace Sir Alex Ferguson is a cautionary tale that ought to be heeded by those who want Arsène Wenger to leave ArsenalIt probably won’t surprise anybody who has followed the life and times of Zlatan Ibrahimovic to know that when he was rich enough to afford the house of his dreams in Malmo – a mansion, painted pink, “as big as a castle” – it didn’t particularly bother him that somebody was already living there. Ibrahimovic, as you may
  
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• EFL: Cardiff, Preston, Sheffield United, Scunthorpe - things you might have missed

  18-02-2017 21:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Another miserable trip to Grimsby and managerial milestones are among five things you may have missed in the EFL on Saturday.
  
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• Chelsea's Diego edges out Helder in battle of the Costas

  18-02-2017 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT MOLINEUX: Chelsea's Costa edged this contest with his namesake from Wolves but it was fitting that after the final whistle the pair came together to share a few words.
  
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• Watch Gestede's volley & other great FA Cup goals

  18-02-2017 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the best of the goals from Saturday's FA Cup action, including a Rudy Gestede volley for Middlesbrough and a cheeky free-kick from Oxford United's Chris Maguire.
  
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• FA Cup: Best fifth-round goals include Gestede volley & Oxford's cheeky free-kick

  18-02-2017 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch the best of the goals from Saturday's FA Cup action, including a Rudy Gestede volley for Middlesbrough and a cheeky free-kick from Oxford United's Chris Maguire.
  
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• Millwall's FA Cup victory marred by crowd trouble

  18-02-2017 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: Millwall's rousing victory over Leicester City was marred by crowd trouble on Saturday when hundreds of home fans invaded the pitch at The Den after the final whistle.
  
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• Chelsea beat Wolves to reach quarter-finals

  18-02-2017 21:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premier League leaders Chelsea reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with victory over Wolves in an entertaining tie at Molineux.
  
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• Michael Watson is dragged along the street in his car

  18-02-2017 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The former boxer was driving in Chingford, east London, on Thursday when men in a white Mercedes tried to steal their Volkswagen. Carer Lennard Ballack said it was 'like a Western'.
  
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• Which did you vote the greatest FA Cup shock?

  18-02-2017 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Non-league side Lincoln achieve a 'football miracle' by reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals, while Millwall knock out Leicester.
  
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• Lincoln & Millwall deliver FA Cup shocks

  18-02-2017 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Non-league side Lincoln achieve a 'football miracle' by reaching the FA Cup quarter-finals, while Millwall knock out Leicester.
  
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• FA Cup: Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2 Chelsea highlights

  18-02-2017 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Premier League leaders Chelsea reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 2-0 victory over Wolves in an entertaining tie at Molineux.
  
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• Wolves 0-2 Chelsea: Pedro and Diego Costa on target

  18-02-2017 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT MOLINEUX: Pedro headed Antonio Conte's side into the lead, with Costa adding a second in the 89th minute to secure the victory and a spot in the last eight.
  
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• Champion Hurdle contender Yanworth fails to impress

  18-02-2017 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The odds of leading Champion Hurdle contender Yanworth lengthened with some bookmakers after he was made to work hard in the Betway Kingwell Hurdle.
  
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• Six things you missed from Chelsea's win over Wolves

  18-02-2017 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea kept alive their hopes of a domestic double as they marched with ease into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup on Saturday.
  
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• Greipel Takes Volta Ao Algarve PhotoFinish Stage Four Win

  18-02-2017 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Andrei Greipel has won the fourth stage of the 43rd Volta ao Algarve in a photo-finish..
  
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• Claudio Ranieri: Leicester City manager calls for 'soldiers and gladiators'

  18-02-2017 20:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester City need "soldiers and gladiators" to save their season after their FA Cup exit, says manager Claudio Ranieri.
  
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• FA Cup: Pedro and Diego Costa on target as Chelsea show cutting edge to tame Wolves

  18-02-2017 20:42
  
  Premier League leaders Chelsea showed their class to cruise into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup at the expense of Wolverhampton Wanderers.The cutting edge in the final third proved the difference between the two sides as Chelsea claimed a 2-0 victory in front of a capacity crowd at Molineux.There were rare run outs for captain John Terry and his defensive partner Kurt Zouma as the heavy favourites shuffled their pack.
  
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• Millwall’s Neil Harris says pitch invasion ‘to be expected’ after FA Cup win

  18-02-2017 20:41
  
  • Police horses used to disperse home fans after 1-0 victory over Leicester City
  • Claudio Ranieri says his Premier League champions deserved to loseUnwelcome scenes followed Millwall’s FA Cup triumph against Leicester City at the Den, with police horses being required to restore order after a pitch invasion. The Millwall manager, Neil Harris, said he had not seen – but nor could he condone – the actions of home supporters who had invaded the pitch and thrown objects
  
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• IPL ‘Hammerman’ primed to make Ben Stokes his latest auction millionaire

  18-02-2017 20:35
  
  BBC Bargain Hunt’s Richard Madley is again calling lots at cricket’s richest auction with eight England players hoping to spark bidding wars among IPL franchisesThe Indian Premier League auction, cricket’s most capricious market place, gets under way at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Bengaluru on Monday and presiding over the bids, bargains and blow-outs will be the Briton known locally as “The Hammerman”.A career auctioneer who has worked all over the world, Richard Mad
  
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