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• Tottenham Hotspur planning for summer transfers says Mauricio Pochettino

  03-03-2017 23:57
  
  There are still two and a half months of the season remaining, but the time has already come for Tottenham to plan ahead for the summer transfer window.In fact, Mauricio Pochettino revealed at his press conference on Friday that the process of identifying targets has begun, and that he is liaising with chairman Daniel Levy and newly-appointed chief scout Steve Hitchen.Georges-Kevin Nkoudou and Moussa Sissoko have had little impact, while Vincent Janssen is yet to score from open play since his a
  
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• Rostov prepare for Manchester Utd visit with crushing win

  03-03-2017 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Any Manchester United fans thinking they have got an easy passage to the Europa League quarter-finals will have to reconsider after Rostov prepared with a comprehensive away win.
  
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• Andy Murray beats Lucas Pouille to reach Dubai Championships final

  03-03-2017 23:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray beats France's Lucas Pouille in straight sets to reach the final of the Dubai Championships for the second time.
  
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• West Indies v England: Eoin Morgan century sets up win for tourists in first ODI

  03-03-2017 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A century from England captain Eoin Morgan sets up a 45-run win over West Indies in the first one-day international in Antigua.
  
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• Alvaro Negredo could be dropped for trip to Stoke 

  03-03-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aitor Karanka is facing a striker crisis with Middlesbrough's problems in front of goal showing no signs of improvement. Boro travel away to Stoke on Saturday in a tough Premier League clash.
  
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• UK women advance to semifinals after handling Alabama - Kentucky Kernel

  03-03-2017 23:51
  
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• Exeter complete double over Leicester to climb within one point of the top

  03-03-2017 23:50
  
  • Chiefs win 34-15 at Welford Road to earn maximum points
  • Northampton keep play-off hopes alive with 32-12 victory at SaleExeter inflicted the biggest home league defeat of the season on Leicester to cement second place in the Aviva Premiership.The Chiefs, who have not lost since 30 October, completed the double over Leicester with a comfortable 34-15 win, earning maximum points to take them a point behind the leaders, Wasps. Continue reading...
  
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• Wilfried Bony to lead summer exodus at Stoke

  03-03-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The futures of Wilfried Bony, Gianelli Imbula, Bojan, Joselu, Philipp Wollscheid, and Marc Muniesa are all up in the air with Hughes admitting he needs to bring through younger players.
  
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• Pozzi fights back from slow start for GB’s first gold 

  03-03-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTHA KELNER: Andy Pozzi left injury woes and his rivals behind him as he began an expected gold rush for Great Britain at the European Indoor Championships.
  
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• West Ham manager Slaven Bilic to be offered a new deal

  03-03-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY KIERAN GILL: Bilic’s current deal expires at the end of next season, but a two-year extension until 2020 is in the pipeline. Talks due to be held in January were put back.
  
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• Luke Shaw can be Manchester United’s best left-back, says José Mourinho

  03-03-2017 23:32
  
  • Shaw reinstated to team for visit of Bournemouth
  • Mourinho says club hierarchy has discovered he is no ‘monster’José Mourinho believes Luke Shaw has the potential to be Manchester United’s first-choice left-back despite leaving him out of six of the past seven match-day squads.Shaw will be reinstated for Saturday’s visit of Bournemouth and though he has often preferred Marcos Rojo, Daley Blind and Matteo Darmian in the position, Mourinho is confident t
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for March 4

  03-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Friday's meetings at Newcastle, Lingfield, Kelso, Newbury and Doncaster.
  
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• Liverpool vs Arsenal is the meeting of the also-rans 

  03-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: On the opening day of the campaign, Liverpool beat Arsenal 4-3. It was mesmerising to watch but hinted at flaws that have subsequently undermined both teams.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp urges Liverpool to spend in the summer

  03-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool need a left back, a central defender, a central midfielder and a striker and the club’s scouting department have a number of options. But they need to be willing to spend.
  
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• Jürgen Klopp ready to splash out to strengthen thin Liverpool squad

  03-03-2017 23:30
  
  • Manager looking to bring in up to six new players in summer
  • ‘Club have never said that a certain figure is too expensive’Jürgen Klopp is ready to spend in the summer on up to six players to strengthen the Liverpool squad, even if competing with Chelsea and the Manchester clubs for transfer targets is likely to mean paying out more than ever before.Liverpool broke even on transfers last summer and did not take the opportunity to reinforce significantly in January, t
  
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• John Stones backed for England captaincy by David Moyes

  03-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Moyes believes Manchester City's John Stones will go on to captain England - but for now he is looking to expose the flaws which still exist in his game. Moyes signed Stones for Eveton four years ago.
  
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• HOT OR NOT: Chelsea kids shine but Can remains peripheral

  03-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's IAN LADYMAN reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold.
  
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• FA set to reveal major reform proposals next week

  03-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The timetable will see a special council meeting on March 21 to discuss the changes, leading to approval by the council and shareholders in April and May.
  
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• England wrap up 45-run win in opening West Indies ODI

  03-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH IN ANTIGUA: The punch of the air said it all. Eoin Morgan is back – and England’s chances of winning the Champions Trophy this summer may depend on him.
  
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• Arsène Wenger needs Arsenal to bolster Big Six record at Liverpool | David Hytner

  03-03-2017 23:30
  
  Arsenal’s away form against the other five leading clubs has been inadequate, with three wins in five seasons, and they travel to a fretful Anfield in search of a long-term sparkWhen Arsène Wenger took Arsenal to Liverpool in September 2012, he watched two of his summer signings, Lukas Podolski and Santi Cazorla, score the goals in a 2-0 win. It got the club up and running for the season after a couple of disappointing draws and it felt like a spark.Liverpool had a new manager in Br
  
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• Arsenal won't win easily at Liverpool - Martin Keown

  03-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal take on Liverpool on Saturday evening in the stand-out fixture of the Premier League weekend. Here, Sportsmail's resident expert MARTIN KEOWN analyses the state of each club ahead of the game...
  
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• Arsenal news: Mesut Ozil could feature at Liverpool

  03-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The playmaker has been struggling with illness after being sent home from training on Wednesday, but Sportsmail understands Ozil travelled with the squad to Merseyside on Friday.
  
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• Americans suspect Sir Mo Farah's coach Alberto Salazar

  03-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE - MATT LAWTON: American anti-doping investigators have asked their British counterparts to release Sir Mo Farah's drug test samples so they can be re-tested
  
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• Champions Wigan earn derby victory over Leigh

  03-03-2017 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Anthony Gelling scores a brace to guide champions Wigan Warriors to a derby victory against Leigh Centurions.
  
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• Saints beat Sale to boost play-off chances

  03-03-2017 23:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northampton boost their Premiership play-off chances with a bonus-point win at Sale, who are still not clear of relegation.
  
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• EPL in words - week 27 preview

  03-03-2017 23:17
  
  A preview of gameweek 27 in the Premier League, including Liverpool's match at home to Arsenal.
  
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• Disputed penalty gives Wakefield rare victory

  03-03-2017 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wakefield Trinity earn their first win in 12 games thanks to a late, disputed penalty try to beat St Helens.
  
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• The Last Samuri faces tough test in Grimthorpe Chase

  03-03-2017 23:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A second bid for the National has been the priority all season for the mount of David Bass and he again showed his ability to perform well over the Aintree fences when third to Vieux Lion Rouge.
  
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• Wood scores twice in Leeds win at Birmingham

  03-03-2017 22:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chris Wood scores twice as Leeds move to within a point of third place in the Championship after winning at Birmingham.
  
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• George Baker suffers bleed on the brain

  03-03-2017 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Baker, 34, has remained in intensive care at Graubunden Hospital in Chur since the incident in which his mount Boomerang Bob was fatally injured after being brought down.
  
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• England’s Woakes and Plunkett down West Indies after Morgan’s ODI century

  03-03-2017 22:50
  
  • England 296-6; West Indies 251
  • Eoin Morgan’s century sets platform for 45-run victory in opening gameEoin Morgan led the way for England in Antigua with his 10th one-day international hundred and four wickets apiece from Liam Plunkett and Chris Woakes secured a 1-0 lead against an inexperienced West Indies side that flickered in the run chase before fizzling out. Related: West Indies v England: first ODI – as it happenedContinue reading...
  
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• Birmingham 1-3 Leeds: Chris Wood double secures win

  03-03-2017 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JANINE SELF AT ST ANDREW'S: What a touch. Full stretch, Chris Wood's toe connected with the ball, which rose in a glorious arc. It was his 21st league goal of the season.
  
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• UK Sport 'could have been more inquisitive' of British Cycling

  03-03-2017 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The chief executive of UK Sport says she will apologise to anyone who believes the agency is partly to blame for failings at British Cycling.
  
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• Exeter close gap on leaders Wasps with win at Leicester

  03-03-2017 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exeter Chiefs move one point behind Premiership leaders Wasps with a hard-fought bonus-point win at Leicester Tigers.
  
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• Ospreys beat Edinburgh to go top of Pro12

  03-03-2017 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ospreys move top of the Pro12 table as they inflict Edinburgh's fifth successive defeat in awful conditions at Myreside.
  
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• Doyle misses out on European final, but Muir makes two - video & report

  03-03-2017 21:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Eilidh Doyle misses out but Laviai Nielsen qualifies for the 400m final at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade.
  
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• Underestimated Bellew 'will give Haye a tough fight'

  03-03-2017 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tony Bellew has been "underestimated" before his heavyweight fight with David Haye, says ex-world champion Richie Woodhall.
  
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• Robert Snodgrass subject of warrant

  03-03-2017 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Snodgrass was charged with driving a car while a baby was being held by a passenger. He was alleged to have been driving with too many people in the car for there to be room for a baby seat.
  
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• GB's Pozzi wins 60m hurdles gold at European Indoors - video & report

  03-03-2017 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Briton Andrew Pozzi wins gold in the 60m hurdles at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade.
  
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• FA People's Cup 2017: Dan Walker and Dean Saunders analyse goals from the first round

  03-03-2017 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Football Focus presenter Dan Walker and pundit Dean Saunders analyse three goals from the first round of the FA People's Cup.
  
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• Sin bins and rolling subs approved in lower levels

  03-03-2017 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The International Football Association Board says temporary dismissals - known as sin bins - will be allowed for yellow card offenses in youth, grassroots and disability football as from June.
  
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• Video technology for game-changing incidents to be trialled in England

  03-03-2017 20:45
  
  • New measures include fourth substitution during FA Cup extra-time
  • Video assistant referees likely to be at Russia World CupThe use of video technology for game-changing incidents will be trialled in English football next season, almost certainly including the FA Cup from the third round, it has been confirmed, while next weekend’s FA Cup quarter-finals could feature a fourth substitution if they go to extra time.A raft of new exploratory measures, including sin-bins, removing
  
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• UFC 209: Nurmagomedov hospitalized and title fight with Ferguson called off

  03-03-2017 20:40
  
  Co-main event for Saturday’s UFC 209 cancelled on FridayNurmagomedov taken to hospital after ‘weight management issues’Khabib Nurmagomedov’s title bout with Tony Ferguson at UFC 209 will not go ahead after the Dagestani fighter was taken to hospital with “weight management issues”. Related: Khabib Nurmagomedov: UFC's first Muslim star on the verge of greatnessContinue reading...
  
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• Inside David Haye's training camp: Dizzee Rascal visits

  03-03-2017 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Haye is in the final stages of his preparation for Saturday night's fight against Tony Bellew at the O2 in London. Dizzee Rascal visited Haye at his Miami training camp just a few weeks ago.
  
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• CARRAGHER: Can United do their own Mickey Mouse Treble?

  03-03-2017 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Even now, 16 years on, I can still see the banner hanging in the Millennium Stadium. I laughed when I saw it then and it still makes me smile now. It read: 'Mickey Mouse Treble'.
  
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• European Indoor Athletics Championships: 'Huge confusion' during 1500m heat

  03-03-2017 20:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Irish 1500m runner John Travers slows during his heat at the European Indoor Championships because he believed a second gun had signalled a false start.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale missing for Real Madrid

  03-03-2017 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bale has been handed a two-match ban for his sending off in midweek and Ronaldo did not train with his team-mates on Friday ahead of the trip north to face Jose Luis Mendilibar's team and will not to travel.
  
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• Jockey Baker suffered brain bleed after fall

  03-03-2017 20:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jockey George Baker suffered "some bleeding in the brain" and faces a long rehabilitation process after falling during a race at St Moritz on Sunday.
  
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• Andy Murray beats Lucas Pouille to face Fernando Verdasco in Dubai final

  03-03-2017 19:58
  
  • Murray recovers from first-set wobble to beat Frenchman 7-5, 6-1
  • Scot has won 12 of 13 matches against Spaniard VerdascoAndy Murray stayed on course for his first title of 2017 with a straight-sets victory over Lucas Pouille at the Dubai Duty Free Championships and he will face Fernando Verdasco in the final.Having struggled to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber on Thursday in a three-hour battle, the world No1 stumbled through the opening set against Pouille on Friday before producing a d
  
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• Team Sky rival’s medic says TUE claims of Bradley Wiggins doctor are ‘flimsy’

  03-03-2017 19:54
  
  • Dr Prentice Steffen queries triamcinolone ordered by Richard Freeman
  • Second doctor says only four or five doses a year may have been requiredAn experienced team doctor has said the claims that British Cycling and the former Team Sky medic Richard Freeman needed a large supply of the corticosteroid triamcinolone to treat staff and riders are “flimsy”.Dr Prentice Steffen of the rival Cannondale-Drapac squad, who has worked in cycling for a quarter of a century, said he co
  
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