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• Steve Agnew in audition role for Middlesbrough manager

  16-03-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve Agnew could get the chance to stake his claim for the Middlesbrough job as chairman Steve Gibson plots the way forward after the departure of head coach Aitor Karanka.
  
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• Besiktas 4-1 Olympiacos (5-2 aggregate): Match report

  16-03-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Besiktas reached the Europa League quarter-finals with a 5-2 aggregate victory over Olympiacos despite playing 50 minutes with 10 men after Vincent Aboubakar was sent off before the interval.
  
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• Wayne Rooney drops out to allow England chance to change

  16-03-2017 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: Gareth Southgate recalls having a bit of a lightbulb moment in the last World Cup. He remembers England not appearing on the montage of the tournament that was played in Brazil.
  
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• Manchester City need a partner for John Stones: Redknapp

  16-03-2017 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After Manchester City crash out of Europe Sportsmail's experts Martin Keown, Jamie Redknapp and Chris Sutton assess what Guardiola must do to turn his side into a force on the continent.
  
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• Jose Mourinho lashes out at Manchester United's 'enemies' as mind games continue at Old Trafford

  16-03-2017 23:45
  
  Jose Mourinho continued his efforts to create a siege mentality at Manchester United on Thursday night.The Red Devils squeezed through to the Europa League quarter-finals with a 2-1 aggregate victory over FC Rostov.Juan Mata bagged only goal of the second leg to secure a narrow win and safe passage into the last eight for the Premier League giants.
  
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• West Brom and Hull target Blackburn player Jason Lowe

  16-03-2017 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blackburn Roversutility player Jason Lowe is being monitored by West Brom and Hull City. The 25-year-old, who can play in midfield and defence, is a free agent at the end of the season.
  
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• Wayne Rooney loses his England place and with it the captaincy

  16-03-2017 23:35
  
  • Manchester United man declares fitness but Southgate still omits him
  • Defoe, Ward-Prowse, Redmond and Livermore all includedWayne Rooney’s international career appears to be drawing to its close after it emerged he had been left out of England’s latest squad despite declaring himself fit and he is no longer seen by Gareth Southgate as the team captain.Rooney has been omitted from England’s 26-man party for the friendly in Germany on Wednesday, followed by the World
  
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• Southampton to consider bid for Man City's Joe Hart

  16-03-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIMON JONES: Southampton will consider a bid for Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart if they lose Fraser Forster to Everton this summer.
  
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• Leicester City owner eyes Royal Ascot

  16-03-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The Thai, a keen polo player who made his fortune through duty-free shops, did his homework on the most suitable training establishment.
  
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• Former Team Sky rider claims he used needles and Tramadol

  16-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: The crisis at Team Sky deepened on Thursday night after a former rider admitted breaking cycling’s doping rules by injecting himself with a cocktail of vitamins.
  
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• Happy birthday, Theo, you’re dropped – England bombshell for Walcott

  16-03-2017 23:29
  
  • Arsenal forward in row with Gareth Southgate over England axe
  • Southgate: ‘I’ve got to say he wasn’t chuffed to bits to get the call’Gareth Southgate had a heated exchange with Theo Walcott on Thursday morning, after phoning the Arsenal forward to say he had dropped him from the England squad for the matches against Germany and Lithuania.Arsène Wenger believes Walcott has become more “complete” and “efficient” this season and th
  
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• Manchester United 1-0 Rostov (agg 2-1): Mata nets winner

  16-03-2017 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT OLD TRAFFORD: Juan Mata netted a second-half winner as Jose Mourinho's stuttering United stars eventually booked their place in the last eight of the Europa League.
  
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• Manchester United squeeze through to Europa League quarter-finals with narrow win

  16-03-2017 23:08
  
  Juan Mata fired Manchester United into the Europa League quarter-finals at Old Trafford.The Spaniard bagged the only goal of the game as United squeezed through 2-1 on aggregate to end FC Rostov’s adventure in the competition.Mata’s 10th goal of the season gave manager Jose Mourinho something to smile about as the Russian resistance was finally broken in the second half.
  
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• England and Jones maintain focus as Dublin date with destiny beckons

  16-03-2017 23:08
  
  England’s players know they can seize the chance of a lifetime by beating Ireland to secure consecutive Six Nations grand slams but it is also a step on a longer roadNo single man makes or breaks a team but, equally, some names have a significant psychological effect on their opponents. There was a perfect illustration of it on Thursday when England confirmed a starting lineup including Billy Vunipola and Ireland posted a team sheet lacking Conor Murray. If this was a game of snakes and la
  
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• Paul Pogba struggles for Manchester United against Rostov

  16-03-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT OLD TRAFFORD: Jose Mourinho will hope the Frenchman’s hamstring twinge is not serious enough to keep him out of the weekend trip to Middlesbrough.
  
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• Europa League draw: Who can Man Utd face? What time is it?

  16-03-2017 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are the only English team left in the competition after booking their place in the last-eight with a hard-fought 1-0 win over FC Rostov at Old Trafford on Thursday night.
  
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• Match report: Besiktas 4-1 Olympiacos (5-2 aggregate)

  16-03-2017 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Besiktas reached the Europa League quarter-finals with a 5-2 aggregate victory over Olympiacos despite playing 50 minutes with 10 men after Vincent Aboubakar was sent off before the interval.
  
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• Chelsea's Charlie Wakefield suprises dad with a Jaguar XE

  16-03-2017 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Some 18-year-olds are lucky if they get a car from their dad at that age, but when you sign your first professional deal with Chelsea aged 17 treating your dad to a luxury car is one of the perks.
  
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• Revealed: How confused Jermain Defoe almost missed out on England call

  16-03-2017 22:34
  
  Gareth Southgate's initial contacting of Jermain Defoe led to confusion for the Sunderland striker ahead of his international recall.
  
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• Paul Pogba injured during Man Utd's game against Rostov

  16-03-2017 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The £89million summer signing pulled up after attempting to launch a counter attack. He flicked the ball away from an opposition player before sprinting after it, only to suddenly stop in his tracks.
  
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• Paul Pogba injury blow for Manchester United as midfielder limps out of Europa League tie

  16-03-2017 22:24
  
  Manchester United have been dealt an injury blow after Paul Pogba limped out of their Europa League tie with FC Rostov.Jose Mourinho looked concerned on the touchline as the world-record signing appeared to have tweaked his hamstring and signalled to the bench.Marouane Fellaini was immediately prepared for action and took to the field on 48 minutes with the game still on a knife-edge at Old Trafford.
  
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• Middlesbrough make shock move for Guus Hiddink

  16-03-2017 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL: Nigel Pearson is the front-runner to become next Middlesbrough manager - but the relegation-threatened club have made a shock move for Guus Hiddink.
  
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• Jose Mourinho: I would never sell Angel Di Maria

  16-03-2017 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho took over a ‘sad’ Manchester United and criticised Louis van Gaal for selling the wrong players, admitting he would never have sold Angel Di Maria to PSG had the decision been his.
  
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• Rider admits breaking ‘no needle’ rule and accuses Team Sky of cover-up

  16-03-2017 21:39
  
  Team Sky’s Josh Edmondson was rumbled by a team-mate during the 2014 Tour of Poland but claims senior managers did not report his self-injecting to the authorities.The British cyclist Josh Edmondson has confessed to breaking the sport’s “no needle” rule by self-injecting vitamins while at Team Sky and claimed senior management covered it up when they discovered what he had been doing.The 24-year-old, who was part of Team Sky in 2013 and 2014, said the pressure of trying t
  
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• EFL Q&A: Taylor lifts the lid on his hatred for Sunderland

  16-03-2017 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It still seems odd to see Steven Taylor wearing the blue shirt of Ipswich Town rather than the black and white stripes of Newcastle United. Unsurprisingly, his Magpies career features prominently in his Q&A.
  
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• Toe The Line dies after collapsing at Cheltenham Festival

  16-03-2017 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Horse Toe The Line has died after collapsing during the penultimate race at the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday. The horse, ridden by John Kiely, was 16/1 for the Mares' Novices' Hurdle.
  
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• Bayern Munich boss Carlo Ancelotti cooks penne carbonara

  16-03-2017 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carlo Ancelotti has a knack of finding the right ingredients when it comes to cooking up success on the football pitch but how good is he in the kitchen? The boss showed off his skills in a club video.
  
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• World Rugby announces July Test match window

  16-03-2017 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  World Rugby has announced a post-2019 World Cup global calendar that will include a July Test match window. A 39 per cent increase in fixtures between tiers one and two nations will also occur.
  
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• Man Utd v Rostov, UEFA Europa League LIVE score

  16-03-2017 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The tie is finely poised following a 1-1 first-leg draw seven days ago, in a game played on a poor pitch in Russia, but Jose Mourinho's side will be hopeful of completing the job on home soil.
  
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• Why Man United star Paul Pogba is playing well - Deschamps

  16-03-2017 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The criticism met an angry response at Mourinho's pre-match press conference, as the Portuguese declared that envy was behind pundits' problems with his £89million signing.
  
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• Champion Jason Day makes strong start to title defence

  16-03-2017 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  World No 2 Jason Day made a solid start to the defence of his Arnold Palmer Invitational title as course specialist Henrik Stenson found himself in an unfamiliar position at Bay Hill.
  
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• Jermaine Defoe gets England squad call up

  16-03-2017 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jermain Defoe is back in the England squad for the first time since 2013 as Gareth Southgate prepares to face Germany and Lithuania.
  
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• Cheltenham Festival: Download your Cheltenham Gold Cup sweepstake kit

  16-03-2017 19:08
  
  Have some fun in the office to round off the 2017 Cheltenham Festival with a sweepstake in the Gold Cup on Friday afternoon.Native River, Djakadam and Cue Card go into the race as short priced favourites, with all three around the 7/2 mark but there have been some long price winners in the race down the years.All you need to do is click the link below from Oddschecker, print out the page, fold all the tickets and put them in a bowl or hat for people to choose from.
  
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• Cheltenham Festival: Cheltenham Gold Cup Sweepstake

  16-03-2017 19:08
  
  Have some fun in the office to round off the 2017 Cheltenham Festival with a sweepstake in the Gold Cup on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Jack Wilshere FORGETS his own age: Arsenal star in gaffe

  16-03-2017 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The on-loan Arsenal star, who turned 25 on New Year's Day, was speaking to Sky Sports when he noted: 'I've started to realise I'm not that young any more. You know, I'm 24.'
  
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• Boxing: Conor McGregor v Floyd Mayweather WILL Happen - UFC president

  16-03-2017 19:05
  
  If the fight does go ahead, undefeated Mayweather (49-0-26KO) would enter as prohibitive favourite.
  
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• Michael Essien's wife buys Italian football club Como

  16-03-2017 19:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Akosua Puni Essien, who is married to the former AC Milan, Chelsea and Real Madrid midfielder, bought Italian third division club Como for £206,000 (€237,000).
  
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• Man City arrive home dressed in black after Monaco loss

  16-03-2017 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As they walked through Manchester Airport on Thursday the City players and staff were noticeably all dressed in black, as if to mourn their exit from the competition following their defeat by Monaco.
  
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• Raiola and Woodward seen at Manchester United team hotel

  16-03-2017 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mino Raiola has made his first public appearance since Romelu Lukaku expressed his reluctance to sign a new contract at Everton, with the agent spotted entering the Manchester United hotel.
  
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• Pep Guardiola's Manchester City rebuild - who's in and who's out at the Etihad?

  16-03-2017 18:45
  
  Most of the current squad could be moved on this summer and they will be replaced by a handful of versatile, young Guardiola-style players.
  
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• Pedro Caixinha seeking local knowledge for coaching team

  16-03-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha is still assessing a list of candidates for an assistant but says Kenny Miller will focus on playing. The forward will be allowed to focus on the playing side.
  
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• Monaco starlet Kylian Mbappe included in France squad

  16-03-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  France manager Didier Deschamps has awarded Kylian Mbappe his first senior call-up for the upcoming games against Luxembourg and Spain.
  
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• Arsenal and PSG duo top Barcelona's summer shopping list

  16-03-2017 18:31
  
  The Catalan club are already looking towards next season and have earmarked two players who they believe can improve their first team in 2017-18
  
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• Madagascar FA chief Ahmad becomes new CAF president

  16-03-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ahmad of Madagascar pulled off a stunning upset on Thursday, ousting Issa Hayatou, the long-serving president of the Confederation of African Football, in an election at congress in Ethiopia.
  
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• Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus hobbles around on crutches

  16-03-2017 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following their Champions League exit at the hands of Monaco on Wednesday, Gabriel Jesus can't return for Manchester City soon enough. Unfortunately he is still hobbling around Manchester on crutches.
  
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• Road To Respect wins Festival Plate at Cheltenham 201

  16-03-2017 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Road To Respect stormed to victory in the Festival Plate at Cheltenham on Thursday afternoon with Bryan Cooper riding the six-year-old clear in the final stretches.
  
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• Joe Thompson diagnosed with cancer again

  16-03-2017 18:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 28-year-old midfielder discovered he had tumours in his neck for the first time back in October 2013 but fought the disease to return to football in August the following year.
  
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• Theo Walcott omission is Gareth Southgate’s most bizarre decision yet

  16-03-2017 18:11
  
  The Arsenal forward has scored more goals than anyone in the current England squad which begs the question - why has Southgate overlooked him?
  
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• Lack of a winter break or not good enough: why are English clubs failing in Europe?

  16-03-2017 18:10
  
  Gruelling festive fixture lists may not be good preparation for playing Champions League football in February but Tottenham were already out by ChristmasEnglish football may be about to plunge into one of its regular periods of introspection now that Leicester City are left as the only standard-bearers for the Premier League in the Champions League quarter-finals, though the rest of Europe will not find anything too surprising in this week’s developments. Related: Monaco’s Tiemo
  
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• Scott Quigg eyes Carl Frampton rematch after LA move

  16-03-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former world super-bantamweight champion Scott Quigg has targeted Lee Selby, Carl Frampton and Leo Santa Cruz as he plots an assault on the featherweight elite from America.
  
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