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• Why the Player of the Year award must go to N'Golo Kante

  14-03-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: It was, everyone agreed, one of Eden Hazard's finest performances of the season. Chelsea's most creative player knew what game Manchester United were playing.
  
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• Leicester back to their ferocious best

  14-03-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: As Craig Shakespeare said before game, on their day and in their right mind his team will back itself to beat just about anybody.
  
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• Team Sky under fresh attack from MPs over medical package

  14-03-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: Team Sky came under fresh attack from MPs on Tuesday night after a letter to the Culture, Media and Sport select committee raised more concerns over the jiffy bag controversy.
  
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• Juventus see off 10-man Porto to secure Champions League quarter-final spot

  14-03-2017 23:47
  
  Juventus coasted into the Champions League quarter-finals as they saw off 10-man Porto 1-0 in Turin.Massimiliano Allegri’s team were 2-0 ahead in the tie having come through the first leg in Portugal unscathed, and the Serie A leaders never looked in danger of letting that advantage slip. Continue reading...
  
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• Cheltenham Festival 2017: Our man tipped Buveur for glory

  14-03-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Turner, Britain’s No 1 tipster, got off to a flying start on day one of the Cheltenham Festival - with the winner of the Champion Hurdle.
  
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• Cheltenham Festival 2017 day two betting guide

  14-03-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing experts Sam Turner, Lizzie Kelly and Peter Scudamore preview the second day of the Cheltenham Festival featuring the Queen Mother Champion Chase on Wednesday.
  
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• Sir AP McCoy and JT McNamara honoured at Cheltenham

  14-03-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONATHAN McEVOY AT CHELTENHAM: They talk here in this Cotswolds valley of men dabbing their eyes dry with betting slips that have just caused serious damage to their wallets.
  
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• Jose Mourinho angry as Heathrow flight failed show on time

  14-03-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIMON JONES AND SAMI MOKBEL EXCLUSIVE: Jose Mourinho’s mood at losing to Chelsea darkened as he boarded the team bus and was told the plane had not yet arrived at Heathrow.
  
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• Arsenal stars face losing bonuses worth millions

  14-03-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL EXCLUSIVE: Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal side currently sit fifth in the Premier League, five points behind Liverpool in fourth, with two games in hand.
  
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• British Cycling left at mercy of Martin Glenn

  14-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: FA chief executive Martin Glenn is in the unlikely position of holding the future leadership of troubled British Cycling in his hands as well as English football’s ruling body.
  
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• Revealed: How Antonio Conte is developing N'Golo Kante at Chelsea

  14-03-2017 23:29
  
  The 25-year-old revealed after Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup win over Manchester United that Antonio Conte is still working with him on one particular aspect of his game.
  
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• Antonio Conte asked for better passing from N'Golo Kante, rather than goals, the Chelsea midfielder reveals

  14-03-2017 23:29
  
  By adding long-range match-winning goals to his midfield-dominating running, you would think N’Golo Kante had somehow improved on the force he was and become the complete midfielder - but he himself admitted he still has a lot of work to do.The 25-year-old revealed after Chelsea’s 1-0 FA Cup win over Manchester United that Antonio Conte is still working with him on the attacking side of his game.Kante’s strike was just his second for Chelsea - with the first also against United
  
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• Brentford 1-2 Wolves: Helder Costa and Matt Doherty strike

  14-03-2017 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD AT GRIFFIN PARK: In what could prove to be the most crucial three minutes of a 46-match season, Wolves came from behind to claim a thoroughly deserved win at Brentford.
  
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• Teenager Jack Kennedy claims first Festival victory

  14-03-2017 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He is only 17-year-old but already rides like a veteran in the view of some of Irish racing’s most experienced eyes.
  
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• England’s Owen Farrell ready to upset mum in family affair against Ireland

  14-03-2017 23:00
  
  • Eddie Jones sticks with winning squad for grand slam match in Dublin
  • England coach expects Six Nations backlash from IrelandYou would get long odds indeed on England clinching consecutive grand slams by scoring only a single penalty against Ireland on Saturday but that will not stop Owen Farrell’s mum living in hope.Having been coached by his father, Andy, at Saracens, England and with the British & Irish Lions, Owen will be on the opposite side for the first time in Dubl
  
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• Leicester stun Sevilla to reach last eight after Kasper Schmeichel save

  14-03-2017 22:54
  
  It was a raucous, extraordinary evening that ended with Leicester City celebrating the latest chapter in their remarkable story as Craig Shakespeare’s side took their place in the last eight of the Champions League. Wes Morgan and Marc Albrighton scored the goals that mean Leicester will join Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Juventus in Friday’s quarter-final draw in Nyon. Just let that soak in for a moment.It an incredible achievement in every sense and,
  
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• FA Youth Cup semi-final report: Tottenham 1 Chelsea 2

  14-03-2017 22:42
  
  Monday night’s FA Cup draw sent Tottenham and Chelsea on a collision course as they eye a heavyweight semi-final showdown at Wembley next month.Spurs had home advantage for this evening’s first leg at White Hart Lane but were nonetheless underdogs against a Chelsea outfit who have been dominating domestically and abroad in recent times.The Blues are aiming to win this tournament for the fourth year in a row, having also won the UEFA Youth League in each of the past two seasons &ndash
  
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• Juventus 1 Porto 0 (3-0 agg): Dybala strike dumps out 10-man Porto

  14-03-2017 22:40
  
  Paulo Dybala scored a first-half penalty to give Juventus a 1-0 win over 10-man Porto, and a 3-0 victory on aggregate.
  
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• Leicester complete remarkable Champions League comeback to seal last 8 spot

  14-03-2017 22:36
  
  Leicester City’s remarkable renaissance under Craig Shakespeare continued as Kasper Schmeichel’s late penalty save preserved a 2-0 win over 10-man Sevilla and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals.After Schmeichel had kept the Foxes alive with a string of saves, Jamie Vardy’s goal in the 2-1 first-leg defeat – which proved to be Claudio Ranieri’s last game in charge – provided hope coming into Tuesday’s meeting at the King Power Stadium and the
  
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• Leicester City v Sevilla, UEFA Champions League LIVE score

  14-03-2017 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following the meek exits of Tottenham and Arsenal, just two Premier League clubs remain in this season's Champions League as Leicester aim to reach the quarter-finals. Follow live action here.
  
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• Tottenham confirm Harry Kane has sustained ligament damage

  14-03-2017 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham are hopeful Harry Kane can play some part in their season-finale despite confirming the striker has sustained significant ankle ligament damage.
  
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• Tottenham confident Harry Kane will be back within seven weeks

  14-03-2017 22:09
  
  • Spurs say ankle ligament injury not as severe as knock sustained last year
  • Harry Kane could return in time for FA Cup semi-final against ChelseaTottenham Hotspur hope to have Harry Kane back in less than seven weeks from the ankle ligament injury he sustained in the 6-0 FA Cup quarter-final victory against Millwall.Kane limped off early in Sunday’s match after he rolled the ankle under a challenge from Jake Cooper. The striker left White Hart Lane on crutches and with his rig
  
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• Five things we learned as Leicester's fairytale continued in the Champions League against Sevilla

  14-03-2017 22:09
  
  Leicester City continued their miraculous story in Europe thanks to goals from captain Wes Morgan and Marc Albrighton - but what did we learn?Peter Schmeichel was a monster in goal for Manchester United in Europe, with memories of his star-jump save against Juventus in 1999 still fresh in the memory – and it appears that Kasper has taken after his dad on the European stage.The Leicester stopper’s penalty save last week, along with a string of others, kept the Foxes in the tie and the
  
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• Team Sky sourced Fluimucil in Switzerland before Wiggins delivery

  14-03-2017 22:03
  
  • Dr Freeman’s prescription rights permitted the purchase
  • Sky tell Commons they obtained drug abroad in April 2011In a written answer to the House of Commons culture, media and sport committee, Team Sky have given further details of their doctor’s purchase of Fluimucil at a pharmacy in Switzerland, where he had prescription rights. Sky stated their then doctor, Richard Freeman, had bought the decongestant in April 2011 at the Pharmacie de la Plaine in the Swiss town of Yv
  
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• Juventus v Porto: Champions League last 16, second leg – live!

  14-03-2017 21:56
  
  Champions League last-16, second-leg updates (first leg 2-0)Follow Leicester v Sevilla here | Live scores: all tonight’s goalsAnd feel free to email [email protected] 8.56pm GMT53 min: Juve knock it around the middle of the park awhile, just because they can. 8.56pm GMT51 min: That miss has rather doused Porto’s spirit. Andre Andre has a dig from distance, but no, no, no. It’s a rather half-hearted, soft effort. Continue reading...
  
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• Leicester City v Sevilla: Champions League last 16, second leg – live!

  14-03-2017 21:55
  
  Champions League last-16, second leg updates (first leg 1-2)Follow Juventus v Porto live | Live scores: follow all tonight’s goalsAnd feel free to email Jacob or tweet @JacobSteinberg 8.55pm GMT53 min: Escudero lollops forward from the back and decides he might as well have a go from 30 yards. Leicester won’t mind that. Or so you’d think. The defender’s effort wobbles and dips and swerves amazingly through the air. It looks like it’s going over. But Schmeichel&rsquo
  
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• Champions League: Manchester City will be 'killed' if they try to sit back and defend their lead in Monaco - Guardiola 

  14-03-2017 21:43
  
  Pep Guardiola has warned his Manchester City players they will be “killed” if they try to defend their lead against a Monaco side who are “the best in the world at scoring goals” and that going for broke is the only way his team can win the Champions League this season.
  
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• Exclusive - Romelu Lukaku still open to signing new Everton contract

  14-03-2017 21:30
  
  Romeu Lukaku has not rejected Everton’s latest offer of a new contract and all parties involved in the deal remain hopeful that negotiations will end successfully, sources have told Yahoo Sport.Reports in England have suggested that Belgian striker Lukaku has turned down a lucrative contract offer from Everton, amid transfer interest from a host of Europe’s top clubs.
  
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• Chelsea's Terry meets up with former England boss Capello

  14-03-2017 21:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Terry has declared his admiration for Fabio Capello after meeting up with his former manager after the Chelsea's FA Cup quarter-final victory over Manchester United on Monday.
  
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• Hope for Kane as Spurs confirm ankle injury not severe

  14-03-2017 21:17
  
  Tottenham have confirmed that Harry Kane's ankle injury, suffered in the FA Cup win over Millwall, is not as serious as first feared.
  
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• Man City boss Guardiola insists he will 'attack Monaco'

  14-03-2017 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City would be committing Champions League suicide by trying to defend a two-goal lead against Monaco in the Stade Louis II on Wednesday night.
  
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• Rory McIlroy shows Arnold Palmer letter after first Major

  14-03-2017 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rory McIlroy has revealed what the late Arnold Palmer wrote to the Northern Irishman in a classy congratulatory letter after he won his first Major back in 2011 at the US Open.
  
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• Stoke boss Mark Hughes is trying to 'p*** me off': Bony

  14-03-2017 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wilfried Bony joined Stoke from Manchester City at the start of the season but has made just 11 appearances and scored twice - both in a 3-1 win over former side Swansea in October.
  
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• Joanna Rowsell Shand’s retirement leaves void in GB medal factory

  14-03-2017 19:52
  
  • Double Olympic cycling champion calls it a day aged 28
  • Team pursuiter began in 2004 and became mainstay of squadIn normal times the retirement of Joanna Rowsell Shand, the mainstay of the Great Britain women’s team pursuit squad for nine seasons, would no more than raise an eyebrow. But in the middle of a crisis at British Cycling, and coming as it does after Laura Trott’s announcement she has taken a break in order to have a baby, Rowsell Shand’s departure simply
  
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• Kai Havertz to miss Atletico Madrid game for school exams

  14-03-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  17-year-old Kai Havertz has made 16 Bundesliga appearances this season for Bayer Leverkusen, but the German club announced on Tuesday that he will not play against Atletico Madrid.
  
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• Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha has brought new passion

  14-03-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rangers defender Danny Wilson was struck by the passion of Pedro Caixinha in the new manager's first meeting with his players.
  
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• Nairo Quintana takes Tirreno-Adriatico title

  14-03-2017 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BMC's Dennis was fastest on the final stage, a 10km time trial, but Quintana started the day with a 1min6sec-lead over the Australian that there was little hope of seeing reversed.
  
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• Padraig Harrington to have neck surgery ahead of the Open

  14-03-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 45-year-old won consecutive Open titles in 2007 and 2008. Having slipped to world No 156, he currently suffers from a trapped nerve which he believes will keep him out for eight to 10 weeks.
  
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• Buveur D'Air wins Champion Hurdle on opening day at Cheltenham Festival

  14-03-2017 18:59
  
  Already the most successful trainer at the Cheltenham Festival, Nicky Henderson has now won more Champion Hurdles than anyone else after Buveur D'Air beat stablemate My Tent Or Yours to give him a sixth win in the hurdling crown.Having begun the season as a novice chaser, Buveur D'Air did not exactly have the ideal preparation after just a canter round against inferior opposition in the Contenders Hurdle at Sandown.Alan King's chestnut never looked like playing a part in the finish, th
  
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• Cheltenham Festival 2017 RESULTS HORSE RACING: Day 1

  14-03-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Greatest Show On Turf came back with a bang at Prestbury Park. Relive every furlong as it happened with text commentary from Sportsmail's SAM MORSHEAD.
  
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• Newport Gwent Dragons sign former Wales star Gavin Henson

  14-03-2017 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newport Gwent Dragons have announced the signing of former Wales international Gavin Henson.will return to Wales from Aviva Premiership club Bristol on a two-year contract
  
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• England’s class of ’92 offer lesson in collective improvement for current crop | Robert Kitson

  14-03-2017 18:44
  
  The team heading to Dublin seeking consecutive grand slams for the first time in 25 years ‘could become the best England side ever’, believes Peter WinterbottomBack-to-back grand slams take some winning. The last time England managed the feat was in 1992, the heyday of Will Carling, Peter Winterbottom, Dean Richards, Jeremy Guscott, Rory Underwood et al, which shows the exalted company Dylan Hartley’s team are trying to join. If they do defeat Ireland on Saturday to complete a
  
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• Romelu Lukaku tells Everton he will not sign a new contract

  14-03-2017 18:38
  
  Romelu Lukaku is set to spark a summer transfer scramble after telling Everton he will not sign a new contract at Goodison Park.
  
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• Romelu Lukaku stuns Everton with decision to reject new contract

  14-03-2017 18:38
  
  • Striker sparks transfer scramble in bid to play Champions League football
  • Lukaku turns down deal to make him best-paid player in Everton historyRomelu Lukaku is set to spark a summer transfer scramble after telling Everton he will not sign a new contract at Goodison Park. The news will be a crushing blow to Everton, who had hoped to persuade the striker to spearhead their European ambitions next season, with the backing of their majority shareholder, Farhad Moshiri.The 23-year-old&
  
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• Man Utd charged for failing to control players at Chelsea

  14-03-2017 18:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marcos Rojo has escaped punishment for his alleged stamp on Eden Hazard in the FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Chelsea but Manchester United have been charged for failing to control their players.
  
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