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• Liverpool getting rid of Alonso broke Carragher's heart

  10-03-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: Every word of praise that has come Xabi's way since he confirmed his intention to retire is deserved. The decision was another sign this golden era for midfielders is almost over.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers has got Celtic firing again

  10-03-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Thursday morning at Celtic's Lennoxtown training base and all is well in Brendan Rodgers's world as he prepares his side for their next challenge.
  
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• Brighton 3-0 Derby: Seagulls pull level with Newcastle

  10-03-2017 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER TODD AT THE AMEX: Steve McClaren didn't last long in the stands before this Derby disaster show had him down on the touchline. That's what watching Brighton in full flow can do.
  
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• Juventus 2-1 Milan: Juve extend lead at top of Serie A

  10-03-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juventus extended their lead at the top of Serie A as they downed Milan in injury time. Medhi Benatia's emphatic first-half strike was cancelled out by Carlos Bacca just 13 minutes later.
  
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• England should beat Scotland but Owen Farrell is crucial

  10-03-2017 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: If Farrell fails his fitness test, England lose four players in one. . His absence really would put the cat among the pigeons and put an extra bounce in Scottish steps.
  
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• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger needs a Plan B

  10-03-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL: One constant criticism aimed at Arsene Wenger is that he is afraid of change. He could argue why should he change? Nine major domestic trophies is some record.
  
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• Real Madrid president sent suspicious package

  10-03-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Madrid police were called in to investigate a suspicious package containing white poweder, sent to Real Madrid president Florentino Perez at the Santiago Bernabeu on Friday.
  
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• Rafa Benitez revelling in the Newcastle adulation

  10-03-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Spaniard says only at Newcastle does he feel as loved as he did at Liverpool - and has admitted for the first time he hopes to recreate that success on Tyneside.
  
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• Wales 22-9 Ireland: George North comes back with a bang

  10-03-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: In a rope-a-dope performance in Cardiff, North roared back from criticism to salvage his Lions dream and protect Wales’ world ranking.
  
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• How to beat Arsenal... Clive Woodward talks to the Cowleys

  10-03-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I was bowled over at meeting Lincoln manager Danny Cowley and his assistant, younger brother Nicky, this week. How they made time for me this week I'll never know.
  
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• Team Sky chief Sir Dave Brailsford insists he won't quit

  10-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UK Anti-Doping are investigating whether rules were broken when a mystery Jiffy bag was delivered to Team Sky doctor Richard Freeman at the 2011 Criterium du Dauphine.
  
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• Muirfield poised to axe men-only rule

  10-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: There is strong confidence inside the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers that the two-thirds majority needed for this seismic change will be achieved after failing last May.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino prefers to have Tottenham talent at home, not on loan

  10-03-2017 23:30
  
  • ‘I want to offer them the potential to be first-team players here’
  • Manager angry with himself for late celebration in Everton winMauricio Pochettino has spelt out a key aspect of his managerial approach – that he would rather keep young players and work with them in training than loan them out to play at other clubs.Preparing for Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final at home to Millwall, the Tottenham Hotspur manager was reminded Harry Kane was sent to The Den as an
  
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• Liverpool don't have a problem in goal, says Jurgen Klopp

  10-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: Jurgen Klopp has thrown his backing behind Simon Mignolet and Loris Karius as he insisted signing a new goalkeeper this summer is not a priority.
  
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• Willis' shot-blocking aides UK's defensive effort against UGA | Sports ... - Kentucky Kernel

  10-03-2017 23:22
  
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• Juventus beat Milan as Paulo Dybala nets controversial last-minute penalty

  10-03-2017 23:22
  
  Paulo Dybala stepped up to secure a last-minute win for Juventus against Milan from the penalty spot and extend their lead at the top of Serie A to 11 points.Milan came within seconds of ending Juventus’ 17-month run of home league wins before a hugely controversial penalty gave the league leaders victory in Turin. Continue reading...
  
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• Jess Varnish not surprised after British Cycling cover-up

  10-03-2017 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE - MARTHA KELNER: Perhaps the most damning indictment after an independent investigation into British Cycling found evidence of a cover-up is that this was not a surprise to Varnish,
  
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• Jess Varnish calls for British Cycling board to resign

  10-03-2017 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE - MARTHA KELNER: Varnish is considering legal action after a draft copy of an independent report claimed the board were ‘inept’ and ‘inexcusable’ in its handling of her case.
  
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• Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard watches Under 18s

  10-03-2017 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve McManaman and Rob Jones were on the sidelines at the J Davidson Stadium for the game against Manchester United, while Gerrard took his place among the coaching staff on the bench.
  
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• George North’s two tries drive Wales past Ireland in thundering win

  10-03-2017 23:06
  
  • Wales 22-9 Ireland
  • Jamie Roberts scores late try to seal victory for home sideGeorge North sent Ireland’s title ambitions south after responding to a warning about his form with two tries in a thunderous encounter that left the watching Lions head coach, Warren Gatland, reconsidering his options for the tour to New Zealand. The result means England will, like last season, retain the championship with a round to spare if they defeat Scotland at Twickenham on Saturday.Ireland n
  
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• John Surtees obituary

  10-03-2017 22:54
  
  Motorcycling champion who went on to F1 successJohn Surtees, who has died aged 83, was the only man to have won the world championship on both two wheels and four – motorcycle grands prix and Formula One. A naturally gifted and accomplished competitor, he might well have achieved more success in F1 had he concentrated more of his huge talent on simply driving rather than attempting to master all the facets of running a motor racing team.Surtees, who won the 1964 world championship by a sin
  
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• Brighton ease past Derby to move level on points with leaders Newcastle

  10-03-2017 22:53
  
  Brighton and Hove Albion eased past Derby County to win 3-0 and move level on points with Newcastle United at the top of the Championship.The Seagulls’ eighth home league win out of 10 stretched the gap between them and third-placed Huddersfield to nine points, although the Terriers have two games in hand. Continue reading...
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for March 11

  10-03-2017 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Sandown, Chelmsford City, Wolverhampton, Ayr and Hereford.
  
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• John Barclay petrifies Stuart Hogg with practical jokes

  10-03-2017 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hogg has fallen victim to a series of practical jokes played by the No 6, where Barclay scares the daylights out of his team-mate by jumping out on him and shouting - much to the captain's delight.
  
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• John Surtees was a true motorsport legend, says Damon Hill

  10-03-2017 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Surtees was among the greatest all-rounders in the history of British sport, probably underestimated outside the world of motor racing in which he excelled on four and two wheels.
  
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• Barcelona and Real Madrid to play El Clasico in Miami

  10-03-2017 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid and Barcelona have played outside their native country only once before in their history, resulting in a 1-0 win for Real, courtesy of a goal from former manager Vicente del Bosque.
  
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• SEC Tournament Quarterfinals: No. 8 UK vs. Georgia Game Breakdown - Kentucky Kernel

  10-03-2017 21:11
  
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  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Unlike the two team's previous two meetings in the regular season, this time UK walked away with a comfortable 71-60 over the Georgia Bulldogs. The Cats showed up ready to play in their first postseason game, although it was not the ...
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• Golden glare from Brailsford’s success allowed autocracy to develop in shadows | Andy Bull

  10-03-2017 21:00
  
  British Cycling’s performance director fulfilled his brief by providing medals galore and no one really cared how he went about itBack when there was an appetite for such things Sir Dave Brailsford offered “20 lessons in leadership” for the website of a financial services consultancy called Harrington Starr. “The one biggest bit of advice” Brailsford had to give his readership was “to make people feel valued”. This, they learned, was “absolutely cr
  
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• Wales v Ireland, 6 Nations 2017 LIVE rugby score

  10-03-2017 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wales host Ireland on Friday night as the fourth round of fixtures in the Six Nations gets underway in Cardiff. Follow all the action with Sportsmail's JAMES DUTTON...
  
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• Guy Disney wins the Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown 

  10-03-2017 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Captain Guy Disney, who became the first rider to win a race under rules in Britain with a prosthetic leg, has pulled off a military Gold Cup double at Sandown.
  
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• Chelsea stars bulk up in the gym ahead of Man United clash

  10-03-2017 20:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea are preparing for Manchester United in Monday's FA Cup quarter-final — a game Antonio Conte hopes will not be John Terry's last Stamford Bridge cup tie.
  
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• Norwich sack Alex Neil after five games without a win

  10-03-2017 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Norwich's five-game winless run has seen the club call time on Alex Neil's tenure at the club. Alan Irvine will take charge on Saturday as Blackburn travel to Carrow Road.
  
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• Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger can’t get this one wrong

  10-03-2017 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BETTING GUIDE: The FA Cup is back. It is quarter-finals weekend and there is plenty to get excited. Our betting guide has Lincoln at 40/1 to beat Arsenal, while there's also a 25/1 home win treble.
  
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• Norwich City: Manager Alex Neil sacked by Championship club

  10-03-2017 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Championship side Norwich City sack manager Alex Neil after just over two years in charge at Carrow Road.
  
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• Manchester City: Leroy Sane enjoys annoying 'Uncle' Yaya Toure

  10-03-2017 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City's Leroy Sane says he's settling in well at the Etihad and enjoys winding up his team-mate 'Uncle' Yaya Toure.
  
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• Norwich sack Alex Neil as manager with club off Championship promotion pace

  10-03-2017 19:14
  
  • Neil led Norwich to Premier League in 2015 but club came straight back down
  • Alan Irvine in caretaker charge as Norwich seek manager for summer transfersNorwich City have terminated Alex Neil’s contract, bringing an end to the 35-year-old manager’s two-year reign at Carrow Road.The first-team coach, Alan Irvine, will take charge for Saturday’s home game against Blackburn Rovers. Continue reading...
  
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• FA Cup photo essay – Middlesbrough v Oxford United in the fifth round

  10-03-2017 19:10
  
  The Guardian photographer Christopher Thomond is documenting the road to Wembley, starting with his local team Stockport County in the first round and following the winning side from each game, all the way to the final. Here is the fifth-round tie, when League One side Oxford United went to the Riverside to take on MiddlesbroughCheck out Chris’ FA Cup Road To Wembley project so farMiddlesbrough scraped into the FA Cup sixth round after fending off a second-half comeback from League One Oxf
  
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• Leeds United news: Massimo Cellino cleared of tax-evasion

  10-03-2017 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE: The Italian businessman and his sister, Lucina, were ordered in 2012 to make the repayment of contributions over the export of semolina in 1994.
  
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• Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp says Burnley have 'clearest plan'

  10-03-2017 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool's upcoming match against Burnley will be "special", adding his belief that the Clarets have the "clearest" game plan of all the teams lower down in the division.
  
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• Simon Yates' solo win moves him into Paris-Nice contention

  10-03-2017 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Orica-Scott peeled away on the final climb of the day to move into overall contention, but the British rider remains 1min37secs behind leader Julian Alaphilippe with two climbing stages remaining.
  
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• Unowhatimeanharry's fairytale path to Cheltenham Festival

  10-03-2017 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Original trainer, Helen Nelmes, bought the modestly-bred gelding after spotting he was for sale in the small ads of Horse & Hound magazine before letting him go to Harry Fry.
  
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• Ferrari fastest as McLaren break down twice

  10-03-2017 18:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Kimi Raikkonen finishes pre-season testing in Spain fastest as Ferrari give notice they could be a genuine title contenders in 2017.
  
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• 'Son of the wind Surtees was a towering figure in F1'

  10-03-2017 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  John Surtees - the teenage prodigy, the world champion on two and four wheels and a "warm character who was generous with his time".
  
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• Antonio Conte: Chelsea boss says Man Utd & Man City have best squads in Premier League

  10-03-2017 18:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Antonio Conte believes Manchester United and Manchester City have the best squads in the Premier League, as his Chelsea side prepares to face Manchester United in the FA Cup.
  
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• Rafa Benitez focused on promotion to the Premier League

  10-03-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Spaniard was unable to prevent the Magpies from sliding into the Sky Bet Championship at the end of last season, but heads into the home clash against Fulham with a three-point lead at the top.
  
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• Fiorentina unveil plans for new 40,000-seater stadium

  10-03-2017 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fiorentina has unveiled plans for a new stadium worth £370m million, which the club hope will be ready to move into for the start of the 2021-22 season. The new stadium will seat 40,000 people.
  
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• Graeme Murty says negative comments will spur Rangers on

  10-03-2017 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rangers caretaker manager Graeme Murty has told their critics to beware of a backlash in Sunday's Old Firm derby.
  
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• John Surtees: Former F1 world champion dies at 83

  10-03-2017 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Formula 1 and motorcycling world champion John Surtees has died at the age of 83, his family has announced.
  
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• David Haye plans to watch his fight with Tony Bellew back

  10-03-2017 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Haye plans to return to the gym on Friday evening, where he will undergo a training session before watching back last week's fight with Tony Bellew. Haye was beaten in 11 rounds in London.
  
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• Brazil to play Germany for the first time since 7-1 World Cup defeat

  10-03-2017 17:39
  
  Germany and Brazil will meet next year for the first time since the 7-1 rout in the 2014 World Cup semi-finals
  
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