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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for March 3

  02-03-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Friday's meetings at Newbury, Lingfield, Newcastle and Doncaster.
  
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• British Cycling do not mention drug scandal in action plan

  02-03-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. At least it felt like when Jonathan Browning launched a39-point action plan that did not make a single reference to medical procedure.
  
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• Maria Sharapova faces French Open snub over wildcard

  02-03-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new President of the French Tennis Federation (FFT) Bernard Giudicelli has cast doubt on whether Maria Sharapova will be granted a wildcard for her first Grand Slam due back, Roland Garros.
  
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• Deportivo 1-1 Atletico Madrid, La Liga

  02-03-2017 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid scraped a draw against Deportivo but the entire evening was overshadowed by a horror injury to Fernando Torres who appeared to be knocked out in an aerial challenge.
  
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• Sampaoli wins Barca favourites bout as Sevilla beat Bilbao

  02-03-2017 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If this was an audition for the Barcelona manager's job, then Jorge Sampaoli came out of it better than Ernesto Valverde, but neither can honestly say they have made an indisputable claim.
  
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• England captain Eoin Morgan aiming for whitewash

  02-03-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ANTIGUA: The Caribbean in March is not quite south London in June, but the countdown to this summer’s Champions Trophy is about to begin in earnest.
  
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• British Athletics to maintain link with Alberto Salazar despite allegations

  02-03-2017 23:00
  
  • No change unless Usada bring anti-doping breach charges against coach
  • Neil Black ‘really confident’ British Athletics will not be tainted by issueBritish Athletics has confirmed it will maintain a close relationship with Mo Farah’s coach Alberto Salazar unless he is officially charged with wrongdoing by the United States Anti-Doping Agency.Neil Black, the performance director of British Athletics, also dismissed concerns that his organisation runs the risk of bein
  
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• Man Utd news: Marouane Fellaini offered to China

  02-03-2017 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fellaini was jeered by United supporters after a mistake away at Everton, before Jose Mourinho backed the 29-year-old to the hilt. But Cannavaro says he was given the chance to sign him.
  
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• Andy Murray edges past Kohlschreiber to reach Dubai semis

  02-03-2017 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world No 1 survived what he described as a ‘ridiculous’ 31 minute tiebreak on Thursday night in showing that his competitive streak remains intact after his Australian Open disappointment.
  
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• Stephen Curry EXCLUSIVE: LeBron James does not worry me

  02-03-2017 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry has urged his team-mates to concentrate on making the NBA Finals instead of the team they are likely to play in it, the Cleveland Cavaliers.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo jumps red traffic light

  02-03-2017 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ronaldo turned right out of the stadium with a female companion in the passenger seat of the car before driving round a stationary traffic light stopped at the red light.
  
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• Liverpool FC defender Dejan Lovren back in training

  02-03-2017 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dejan Lovren has handed Liverpool a massive injury boost after returning to first-team training on Thursday ahead of the visit of Arsenal on Saturday evening.
  
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• Liverpool or Arsenal to win this weekend? Gower takes on Lawro

  02-03-2017 22:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on former England cricket captain David Gower in this week's Premier League fixture.
  
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• Mark Johnston set to run Golden Jeffrey at Cheltenham

  02-03-2017 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leading Flat trainer Mark Johnston is hoping to have his first runner at the Cheltenham Festival for almost 20 years when Golden Jeffrey lines up in the Champion Bumper.
  
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• Adapting to Mercedes harder than Bottas expected

  02-03-2017 21:49
  
  After his first week in the Mercedes W08, Valtteri Bottas feels he is slowly beginning to adapt to life at the Formula One champions.
  
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• Bayern result still affecting Arsenal, admits Wenger

  02-03-2017 21:17
  
  Arsene Wenger concedes last month's hammering at Bayern Munich is not easy to forget as he prepares Arsenal to face Liverpool.
  
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• England captain Eoin Morgan relishing challenge

  02-03-2017 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England face a new examination of their adaptability en route to the Champions Trophy on their dog-leg tour of the West Indies. The first match takes place on Friday.
  
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• Jamie Redknapp calls out Carragher after boxing session

  02-03-2017 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE REDKNAPP: David Haye arrived midway through my session with his trainer, Shane McGuigan, and it is so intimidating having such a great boxer watching you while you are in the ring.
  
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• Voices of Sport: The brilliant female broadcasters who have reached the top in a male-dominated industry

  02-03-2017 20:47
  
  In January, we profiled Helen Rollason, the first female presenter of Grandstand, in our special series about famous broadcasters.If you’re a fairly regular television viewer in Britain, there’s no way you will have missed Clare Balding over the past five years.Like so many other broadcasters in this series, she makes the difficult job of presenting on live television look very easy.
  
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• Barcelona star Lionel Messi meets NFL star Rob Gronkowski

  02-03-2017 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona put on a show for a packed Nou Camp on Wednesday evening, thumping Sporting Gijon 6-1 and returning to the summit of La Liga as a result.
  
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• Barcelona have NINE candidates to replace Luis Enrique

  02-03-2017 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luis Enrique has two league titles in two years at Barcelona but after returning them to the top of La Liga by thrashing of Sporting Gijon 6-1, he announced his exit.Who could replace him?
  
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• Manchester City stars prepare for Sunderland clash

  02-03-2017 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City's players were back in Premier League mode on Thursday afternoon following their FA Cup fifth-round replay win over Huddersfield.
  
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• Ljungberg has promised to return to Arsenal says Wenger

  02-03-2017 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ljungberg, part of the 2004 Arsenal 'Invincibles' side, had been working as a coach at the Gunners, but has joined the Bundesliga side as assistant to new manager Andries Jonker.
  
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• If Kane is world class, what does that mean for Everton's Lukaku?

  02-03-2017 20:01
  
  Sunday will see two of the Premier League’s best strikers go head-to-head in Romelu Lukaku and Harry Kane.Mauricio Pochettino labelled Harry Kane as world class, and Kane himself was comfortable with the tag.Kane is clearly a quality striker who wouldn’t really look out of place in any team in the world.
  
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• Everton fan view: If Harry Kane is world class, is Romelu Lukaku?

  02-03-2017 20:01
  
  Sunday will see two of the Premier League’s best strikers go head-to-head in Romelu Lukaku and Harry Kane.Mauricio Pochettino labelled Harry Kane as world class, and Kane himself was comfortable with the tag.Kane is clearly a quality striker who wouldn’t really look out of place in any team in the world.
  
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• Colin Kazim-Richards: ‘A lot of my cousins and friends are in jail or dead’

  02-03-2017 19:12
  
  Colin Kazim-Richards, an instant hit at Corinthians in Brazil, talks about being ‘a West Indian Turk from east London’, racism in football and playing for Turkey“What journeyman has won what I’ve won? What journeyman has played at the clubs that I’ve played at?”Colin Kazim-Richards has a point. He is not a journeyman, he is simply too good to be put in that bracket; his CV is far too rich. He is, however, a man on a journey. After six months at Coritiba in Bra
  
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• The Ranieri theory: liberation from discipline leads to success – and decay | Jonathan Wilson

  02-03-2017 19:00
  
  Leicester’s sacking of their title-winning manager follows a pattern of leaders achieving glory after loosening an iron grip before disappointment follows“However much you liked it,” a former Manchester City director once said, “you wouldn’t put the man who runs your corner shop in charge of a multinational.” He was explaining his belief that City should have replaced Joe Royle as soon as he had led City to promotion, but his argument has more general applicat
  
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• Formula 1: Mercedes hit first signs of trouble on wet-weather test day

  02-03-2017 18:52
  
  Kimi Raikkonen was the quickest man in Barcelona for the second time in a week as F1's first pre-season test drew to a close.
  
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• The Week Unwrapped podcast 8: Netflix, police cuts and a rugby ruck-up

  02-03-2017 18:33
  
  The Week UnwrappedFri 3 Mar, AT 07:00The Week Unwrapped podcast 8: Netflix and a rugby ruck-up
  Have Hollywood studios met their match? How should the police respond to rising abuse claims? And what's gone wrong with the rules of rugby?
  
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• Sports Direct's Mike Ashley lands Agent Provocateur deal - City A.M.

  02-03-2017 18:15
  
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• David Haye warns Tony Bellew to 'enjoy his last days'

  02-03-2017 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Haye advised Bellew to 'enjoy his last days' as he revealed his intention to do the maximum amount of damage, before predicting a violentand brutal knockout on his opponent.
  
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• Horse Racing: Moon Racer's odds plummet for Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival

  02-03-2017 18:13
  
  Following the news about Thistlecrack last week, there has been more movement in the ante-post markets in the lead up to Cheltenham.
  
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• Cheltenham Festival: Moon Racer's odds plummet for Champion Hurdle

  02-03-2017 18:13
  
  Following the news about Thistlecrack last week, there has been more movement in the ante-post markets in the lead up to Cheltenham.
  
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• Claudio Bravo has support of Manchester City team-mates

  02-03-2017 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pablo Zabaleta says his Manchester City team-mates will rally round Claudio Bravo after another difficult night for the under-fire goalkeeper.
  
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• PSG star Verratti makes pizza with Draxler and Matuidi

  02-03-2017 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After a hard-fought win on a football pitch more mud than grass, there are few things more warming and enjoyable than a warm, well-made pizza. This is true for amateurs and professionals alike.
  
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• Wasps centre Kyle Eastmond out for the rest of the season

  02-03-2017 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eastmond, who won the last of his six England caps in 2014, tore his achilles during Wasps' Aviva Premiership victory over Gloucester at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on Sunday.
  
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• British Cycling plots a more corporate, less maverick route out of trouble

  02-03-2017 17:46
  
  British Cycling’s reboot was somewhat derailed by the latest revelations in Parliament but its 39-point plan should draw a line under the era between the Athens and Rio OlympicsThe press briefing on Thursday morning by the British Cycling chairman, Jonathan Browning, and the UK Sport chief executive, Liz Nicholl, at British Cycling’s headquarters in Manchester should have been all about the governing body’s 39-point plan to revamp its culture and management. This appeared to ha
  
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• Is the Premier League now a suitable place for a gay player? We speak to Ross Raisin, author of 'A Natural' the fictional story of a young gay man in the macho world of professional football.

  02-03-2017 17:39
  
  Is the Premier League now a suitable place for a gay player? We speak to Ross Raisin, author of 'A Natural' the fictional story of a young gay man in the macho world of professional football.
  
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• Aubameyang refuses to comment on Dortmund future

  02-03-2017 17:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has refused to comment on his future at Borussia Dortmund after previous comments got him in hot water with club chiefs.
  
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• Swansea manager Paul Clement aiming for four wins in a row

  02-03-2017 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Clement's Swansea face relegation rivals Hull City, Bournemouth and Middlesbrough after Burnley's visit on Saturday, following a run of 12 points from seven games since his appointment.
  
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• Wenger warns Arsenal players: Don't dream about catching Chelsea

  02-03-2017 17:32
  
  Arsenal's match against Liverpool is a chance for the Gunners to prove they can deliver in big games, Arsene Wenger claims.
  
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• England call for Hull's Maguire is inevitable, say Silva and Ranocchia

  02-03-2017 17:31
  
  The Hull manager says it is natural to expect defender Maguire to make a mark at international level following an impressive season
  
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• James Ward plans tennis return and is eyeing Wimbledon

  02-03-2017 17:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Since playing Novak Djokovic on Wimbledon’s Centre Court last summer James Ward’s profile has been so low that GB tennis fans might have wished to send out a search party for him.
  
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• Niklas Sule 'convinced' of playing time at Bayern Munich

  02-03-2017 17:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich new boy Niklas Sule is convinced the quality he is showing at Hoffenheim will force him into the picture at Germany's biggest club this summer.
  
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• Russia will issue World Cup ID cards to fight hooliganism

  02-03-2017 17:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fans at next year's World Cup and this year's Confederations Cup in Russia will need special identity cards before they can watch matches, FIFA say. Hooliganism issues have raised concerns.
  
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• Southampton manager Claude Puel fumes at 'crazy' fixtures

  02-03-2017 17:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claude Puel has lamented a 'crazy' schedule for Southampton that features just two matches in four weeks.
  
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