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• Leicester 3-1 Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp says team 'deserves' criticism

  27-02-2017 23:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says his team had a "bad start, bad middle and bad end" to the game in their 3-1 away defeat by Leicester.
  
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• JEFF POWELL: Hughie Fury doping hearing set for mid-April

  27-02-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: Hughie Fury's delay in signing the contract for his fight with Joseph Parker could put his first world heavyweight title bid at risk.
  
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• Liverpool appoint Peter Moore as new chief executive

  27-02-2017 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool have announced the appointment of Peter Moore as their new chief executive to replace the departing Ian Ayre. The 61-year-old is currently with EA and will take up his new role in June.
  
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• How Jose Mourinho turned the tide at Manchester United  

  27-02-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SPECIAL REPORT BY MATT LAWTON AND MIKE KEEGAN: From changing the atmosphere at training to turning up at commercial press events, Jose Mourinho has turned the tide after a tough start.
  
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• 'Chelsea must stand by managers to bring through talent'

  27-02-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Swansea boss Paul Clement has urged Chelsea to start standing by their managers if they want to finally bring through talent from the club’s academy - which has been so successful.
  
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• Fiorentina 2-2 Torino: Joe Hart and Andrea Belotti star

  27-02-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andrea Belotti once again proved his world-class credentials as he scored his 18th and 19th goal of the seasons to seal a comeback against Fiorentina in a classic Serie A clash.
  
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• Willie Mullins contenders for Cheltenham Festival glory

  27-02-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mullins’ 48 winners make him the most successful Festival trainer of all time with 15 coming in the past two years.He has around seven favourites for the four-day meeting starting on March 14.
  
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• Rory McIlroy must work off the rust ahead of Augusta

  27-02-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The most important business of this week is Rory McIlroy's return to the game - he has just three, maybe four, events to work off the rust and get himself ready ahead of the 2017 Masters this April.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips for Tuesday February 28

  27-02-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Tuesday February 28 meetings at Leicester, Catterick and Lingfield.
  
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• Leroy Rosenior: I was spat on, abused and locked out

  27-02-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: Fulham were losing at Elland Road when Rosenior and Paul Parker went to retrieve a ball near the Leeds fans. ‘There must have been 10,000, going "sieg heil”.
  
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• Police warn Chelsea and West Ham fans ahead of clash

  27-02-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham and Chelsea fans have been warned by the Metropolitan Police there is a ‘robust’ plan in place ahead of their Monday night Premier League clash.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton enjoys golden start to F1 season

  27-02-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While Lewis Hamilton appeared to be the driver holding Willy Wonka’s golden ticket in his gloved hand, old rival Fernando Alonso looked like he had been sucking on lemons.
  
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• Double honours for Daniel Taylor as the Guardian wins four SJA awards

  27-02-2017 23:31
  
  • Taylor wins football writer of the year and scoop of the year
  •Sean Ingle wins specialist correspondent; Guardian Sport is website of yearDaniel Taylor picked up two major prizes at Monday night’s prestigious Sports Journalists Association awards for his reporting of the football abuse scandal, being named football journalist of the year and winning scoop of the year. Related: Football is listening on child abuse but took far too long to do so | Daniel TaylorContinue reading...
  
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• BT Sport set to retain Champions League rights

  27-02-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: There is strong expectation that UEFA will renew their Champions League contract with BT Sport for another three seasons from 2018-19 following the tender deadline.
  
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• Tottenham striker Harry Kane says he is one of the best

  27-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham star Harry Kane has vowed to keep the goals flowing and records tumbling in his bid to prove Mauricio Pochettino was right to hail him one of the world’s best strikers.
  
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• Tottenham star Toby Alderweireld close to new contract

  27-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham are close to agreeing a contract extension with Toby Alderweireld - in a deal that would see the club end his existing £25million release clause.
  
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• Southampton midfielder Oriol Romeu wants video technology

  27-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oriol Romeu has pleaded for the game's lawmakers to introduce video technology to help officials after an incorrect offside call marred Southampton's League Cup final defeat to Manchester United.
  
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• Man Utd confident striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will stay on

  27-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are confident that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be at Old Trafford next season even though the Swedish star and his agent are refusing to give any assurances over his future.
  
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• Man City tracking Bayer Leverkusen star Benjamin Henrichs

  27-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are showing interest in Bayer Leverkusen defender Benjamin Henrichs. The 20-year-old has been playing at right-back but can also fit in at left-back and in midfield.
  
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• I’m up with the best in the world on this form, says Tottenham’s Harry Kane

  27-02-2017 23:30
  
  • Spurs striker aiming for second successive golden boot
  • Kane joint top of charts on 17 goals with Sánchez and LukakuHarry Kane believes he is in the best form of his career and has established himself as one of the best strikers in the world after his third hat-trick of the calendar year took him past 20 goals for a third season in succession.No one can match the 63 goals, scored in 93 matches, plundered by Kane in the Premier League since the start of the 2014-15 campaign, w
  
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• Brighton v Newcastle: Race for Championship title heats up

  27-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The managers insist promotion is all that matters and the destiny of the title is irrelevant. Either way, Tuesday’s showdown between Brighton and Newcastle will go a long way to determining both.
  
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• Arsenal consider Steve Morrow to replace Andris Jonker

  27-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Arsenal star Steve Morrow is a contender to replace Andries Jonker as the head of their academy after the Dutchman was appointed Wolfsburg manager on Monday afternoon.
  
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• Arsenal and Chelsea keep eye on Nigerian starlet Onyekuru

  27-02-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal and Chelsea have joined the queue of clubs keeping a check on Nigerian prospect Henry Onyekuru. The 19-year-old winger plays for Eupen in Belgium and was a target for Celtic in January.
  
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• Harry Kane: 'I'm in the best form of my career'

  27-02-2017 23:29
  
  Tottenham’s Harry Kane believes he is in the best form of his career to date – and he is happy to embrace the status of being, in his manager’s words, “one of the top strikers in the world”.Kane hit a first-half hat-trick in Sunday’s 4-0 home win over Stoke City, netting his third treble in nine games and passing the 20-goal mark for the third successive year.The 23-year-old has scored 13 goals in his last 12 games and, even though he missed 10 matches between
  
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• Haye v Bellew: Fighters kept apart at Liverpool press conference

  27-02-2017 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tony Bellew says he is "a living nightmare" for someone like David Haye, because he will not tire at all during their heavyweight bout at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.
  
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• Leicester 3-1 Liverpool - FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED

  27-02-2017 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's Laurie Whitwell highlights five things we learned from the Premier League champion's first performance since the departure of Claudio Ranieri.
  
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• World Rugby backs referee Poite over England v Italy ruck debate

  27-02-2017 23:09
  
  • Governing body not looking to change rules at this stage
  • England coach Eddie Jones criticised referee after victory on Sunday
  • England’s players must develop quick wits however odd Jones’s complaintsWorld Rugby has given its backing to the referee Romain Poite after Eddie Jones criticised the Frenchman for his performance during England’s Six Nations victory against Italy on Sunday.However, while World Rugby has previously announced it is looking into the ta
  
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• Leicester 3-1 Liverpool LIVE score: EPL action

  27-02-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy scored his first Premier League goals for nearly three months as Leicester players suddenly rediscovered their title-winning form on Monday night.
  
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• Klopp beware: Ranieri's fate proves results are more powerful than sentiment

  27-02-2017 23:05
  
  On his way into the King Power Stadium on Monday night Jurgen Klopp will have passed a hearse that mourned the death of football’s soul.“R.I.P Football,” read the tribute written in funeral flowers, protesting the sacking of Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri.Profound conclusions have been drawn on the back of Ranieri’s exit from Leicester last week, with the sport caught up in the wider ramifications of the decision and what it means through the prism of modern footb
  
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• Man City stars train ahead of Huddersfield FA Cup tie

  27-02-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City's key personnel Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Fernandinho were all present during the session on Monday at their City Football Academy base.
  
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• Vardy at the double in reminder of Ranieri's glory

  27-02-2017 22:57
  
  Leicester moved out of the drop zone after the heartache of Claudio Ranieri's dismissal, with a Jamie Vardy inspired win over Liverpool.
  
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• Leicester beat Liverpool but did the players improve? 

  27-02-2017 22:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester showed signs of their old selves as the champions beat Liverpool at the King Power Stadium. Sportsmail looks at who performed in the first game since Claudio Ranieri's departure.
  
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• Carragher: Leicester in fight because of average players

  27-02-2017 22:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester's plight this season is because of the quality of their squad and not the managerial ability of Claudio Ranieri, insists Jamie Carragher. Ranieri was sacked as the Foxes' boss on February 23.
  
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• Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher praise Zlatan Ibrahimovic

  27-02-2017 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have heaped praise on Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic for his exploits during the EFL Cup final on Sunday.
  
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• Leicester fan came 300 miles to blow kiss at Ranieri mural

  27-02-2017 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  By the clock tower at Leicester’s Haymarket at 6pm the numbers were somewhat short of the 800 some had predicted would join a march to the King Power Stadium in support of Claudio Ranieri.
  
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• David Haye calls crowd 'f****** retards' at Bellew presser

  27-02-2017 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Haye and Tony Bellew had to be kept apart in a bad-tempered press conference in Liverpool as the two rivals went head-to-head at Hilton Hotel.
  
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• Alex Young dead aged 80: Everton legend sadly passes

  27-02-2017 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton great Alex Young has died in Edinburgh at the age of 80. The Scot, who won the title with the club in 1963 and the FA Cup three years later, earned the nickname The Golden Vision.
  
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• Serena Williams: World number one challenges strangers to match

  27-02-2017 21:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  World number one Serena Williams challenges two strangers to an impromptu match during an evening walk, asking: "Can I play the winner?"
  
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• Leicester v Liverpool: Hearse driven by King Power Stadium

  27-02-2017 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester City fans travelling to the King Power Stadium on Monday night will be reminded of the fate of Claudio Ranieri in the most unusual of ways, as a hearse will be driven around the ground.
  
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• Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers hails 'icon' Billy McNeill

  27-02-2017 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Billy McNeill captained the club to the 2-1 European Cup final win over Inter Milan in Lisbon in 1967 and a statue of him lifting the trophy was unveiled outside Celtic Park in 2015.
  
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• George Baker remains in stable condition in Swiss hospital

  27-02-2017 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  George Baker remains in a stable condition in a Swiss hospital after a horror fall on the ice at St Moritz on Sunday, according to his amateur jockey brother, Zac.
  
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• England's Hales to join up with squad on West Indies tour

  27-02-2017 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Hales will not be added to the squad officially as yet, but will continue his rehabilitation on tour after flying to Antigua on Tuesday - he was initially unavailable for selection.
  
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• James O'Connor to be suspended by Toulon after arrest

  27-02-2017 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  O'Connor was arrested outside a nightclub in Paris alongside All Black veteran Ali Williams. The 26-year-old is out of contract in the summer and Boudjellal suggested it will not be renewed.
  
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• Leicester v Liverpool LIVE score: EPL action

  27-02-2017 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The spotlight will be on the Leicester City players when they take on Liverpool in their first match since the brutal sacking of Claudio Ranieri as manager on Thursday.
  
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• Ireland would have coped with Italy tactics, says O'Brien

  27-02-2017 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England boss Eddie Jones slammed 'The Fox' approach adopted by Italy, but the brainchild of defence coach Brendan Venter has received as much acclaim as it has critique.
  
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• Manchester City stars struggle with faulty parking barrier

  27-02-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The stars of Manchester City said goodbye to the paradisaical surroundings of Abu Dhabi and returned to a soggy England on Monday morning after a week of warm weather training.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton fastest on first day 2017 F1 testing

  27-02-2017 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The day F1 fans have been waiting for months to enjoy has arrived, as testing for the 2017 season got underway at Barcelona. It was a dream for some, a nightmare for others.
  
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• Roberto Firmino 'very sad' Liverpool FC aren't in Europe

  27-02-2017 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Reds haven't played a match since their 2-0 win over Tottenham on February 11, with Jurgen Klopp's side already out of the FA Cup and EFL Cup as well as not being in Europe this season.
  
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• F1 cars let down by 'shark fins', says Christian Horner

  27-02-2017 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Formula One has put aerodynamics before aesthetics, with the new-look 2017 cars let down by 'shark fins' resulting from a change in the rules, according to Red Bull chiefChristian Horner.
  
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