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• Jordan Spieth misses the cut at the Houston Open

  31-03-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 23-year-old, who will go in search of Masters redemption next week, said he was still capable of ‘striking fear into players’ at Augusta but there was not much sign of it during a second-round 77.
  
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• Shakespeare admits creating English manager wins record would be unbelievable

  31-03-2017 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Leicester boss Craig Shakespeare admits joining the Premier League's elite managers would be unbelievable as he chases a record..
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Saturday, April 1

  31-03-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Friday's meetings at Doncaster, Kempton, Stratford and Chelmsford City.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino hails 'genius' Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele

  31-03-2017 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino believes Mousa Dembele would be one of the finest players in the world by now had.
  
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• Jose Mourinho not interested in signing players worried about Manchester weather

  31-03-2017 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jose Mourinho has no interest in signing anyone whose desire to play for Manchester United is tempered by concerns overlocation and weather..
  
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• Hughes not worried about clash between Allen and Whelan

  31-03-2017 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mark Hughes was unconcerned when Stoke team-mates Joe Allen and Glenn Whelan clashed during the international break having seen far.
  
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• Burnley boss Sean Dyche braced for summer interest in Michael Keane

  31-03-2017 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Burnley boss Sean Dyche says it's not rocket science to predict a summer transfer wrangle for newly-capped England defender Michael Keane..
  
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• Bilic welcomes man-of-the-match performance from the post if it helps beat Hull

  31-03-2017 23:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Slaven Bilic would welcome another man-of-the-match performance from the post if it meant West Ham beat Hull again..
  
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• FIFA legal bills for corruption investigation hit £80m

  31-03-2017 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The probe into football corruption was carried out by expensive American lawyers Quinn Emanuel and Swiss counterparts NKF.
  
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• Jo Konta wary of Caroline Wozniacki in Miami Open final

  31-03-2017 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON IN MIAMI: The last time Caroline Wozniacki came up against Jo Konta she was reduced to a look of resigned bemusement. It was January’s third round of the Australian Open.
  
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• Dundee 0-7 Aberdeen: Andrew Considine nets a hat-trick

  31-03-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Dons delayed Celtic's title party by ruthlessly burying Dundee in their own backyard with a quite blistering, sensational showing in which Andrew Considine scored a hat-trick.
  
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• Manchester United's Juan Mata out for weeks after surgery

  31-03-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mata will miss United's three Premier League fixtures this week and is likely to miss the first leg of the Europa League match against Anderlecht. He hopes to be back before the end of the season.
  
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• Duncan Hodge bemoans sloppy start as Edinburgh lose against La Rochelle

  31-03-2017 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Duncan Hodge bemoaned a sloppy start after his Edinburgh side fell 32-22 to French league leaders La Rochelle in the.
  
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• Antonio Conte says Eden Hazard will snub Real Madrid and stay with Chelsea

  31-03-2017 23:34
  
  • Playmaker expected to sign new deal to stay in London
  • Madrid have been heavily linked with the BelgianAntonio Conte believes Eden Hazard can satisfy his ambitions at Chelsea, despite Real Madrid’s interest. The Premier League leaders will instigate talks aimed at securing the Belgium midfielder to a new long-term deal at Stamford Bridge.Hazard, who is the club’s highest paid player on around £200,000-a-week, is contracted until 2020, but is expected sign new terms
  
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• William Warr ready for Boat Race as Oxford face Cambridge

  31-03-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  William Warr will on Sunday become only the third person to have rowed for both Cambridge and Oxford in the Boat Race. He will be rowing for favourites Oxford against his former team-mates.
  
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• Lizzie Armitstead forced to dance with male team-mate

  31-03-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lizzie Armitstead has claimed she was forced to dance with a male team-mate for his birthday late at night when she was a 19-year-old on a professional cycling team.
  
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• British star reveals bullying in British Canoeing

  31-03-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A former British star has talked of a ‘toxic environment’ where bullying went unchecked at British Canoeing, the latest sport to be embroiled in the growing athlete welfare scandal.
  
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• What Arsène Wenger must do to pull Arsenal out of their slump | David Hytner

  31-03-2017 23:30
  
  Questions over the manager’s future, Mesut Özil’s lack of cutting edge and absence of backbone have been blamed for run of poor form“I’ve always been very clear in my mind about what I will do and I will remain like that,” Arsène Wenger said on Thursday. “I think it’s a subject that, at the moment, is not sorted completely out.” So, that’s all clear, then. Another week, another Wenger press conference and another dose of the panto
  
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• Tottenham's end of season decline won't happen again insists Pochettino

  31-03-2017 23:30
  
  Tottenham return to action seeking to pick up where they left off before the international break and regain the momentum that brought them four successive victories.In both 2014/15 and 2015/16, Spurs only managed to win four of their final 10 Premier League matches.Last term’s decline was particularly dramatic as Spurs lost a 1-0 lead against West Bromwich Albion, then a 2-0 lead at Chelsea and ended up suffering defeats in their final two games against Southampton and already-relegated Ne
  
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• Rafa Benitez urges Newcastle fans to forget home troubles

  31-03-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Magpies have fared better on the road this season and have lost five times in front of their own fans, who were far from happy during the 3-1 defeat to Fulham last time out.
  
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• Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola backs Arsène Wenger to win over Arsenal fans

  31-03-2017 23:30
  
  • ‘When he goes back to winning, the fans will be happy again. I promise you.’
  • Third-placed Manchester City face sixth-placed Arsenal on SundayPep Guardiola has backed Arsène Wenger to win over Arsenal supporters once again after an indifferent run of results that has seen many fans question whether the Frenchman should remain as manager next season.Wenger, whose current Arsenal contract expires at the end of the season, has so far refused to reveal his plans for t
  
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• Castleford 52-16 Huddersfield: Tigers romps past Giants

  31-03-2017 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joel Monaghan helped himself to a treble while Ben Roberts, Jake Webster, Mike McMeeken and Adam Milner all crossed to inflict more misery on a Giants side without Danny Brough.
  
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• Manchester United’s Juan Mata could be out for season after groin surgery

  31-03-2017 23:24
  
  • United confirm playmaker is out after operation
  • José Mourinho facing injury crisis with Smalling and Jones also outJuan Mata’s season could be over after the midfielder underwent groin surgery on Thursday, in what is a sizeable blow to Manchester United’s hopes of a top-four finish.The 27-year-old has played a pivotal role in United’s 18-game unbeaten Premier League run, his four goals second only to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s 11 since José Mourinho&
  
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• Leeds 26-18 Wigan: Watkins marks 200th game with a try

  31-03-2017 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Watkins' England team-mate George Williams threatened to ruin the party by scoring two solo tries but the Rhinos did just enough to secure victory in front ofa 17,030 crowd at Headingley.
  
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• Young keen for Daly to specialise as versatility set to land him Lions spot

  31-03-2017 23:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Elliot Daly's versatility should secure the England flyer his British and Irish Lions touring spot this summer, but Wasps boss.
  
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• Edinburgh knocked out of European Challenge Cup by La Rochelle

  31-03-2017 23:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Edinburgh failed to recover from a horror start to their European Challenge Cup quarter-final as La Rochelle triumphed 32-22 at BT Murrayfield..
  
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• Chris Ashton sees Glasgow game as Lions audition

  31-03-2017 23:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Chris Ashton views Saracens' Champions Cup quarter-final against Glasgow as his stage to audition for the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand..
  
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• Derby 1-0 Queens Park Rangers: Match report

  31-03-2017 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Derby kept their slim playoff hopes alive with a win over Queens Park Rangers at Pride Park on Friday night in Gary Rowett's first home match in charge thanks to Matej Vydra's 70th-minute goal.
  
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• Leeds hold off Wigan to keep revival rolling in enthralling victory

  31-03-2017 23:01
  
  • Leeds 26-18 Wigan
  • Joel Moon, Ryan Hall, Kallum Watkins and Carl Ablett score for RhinosThe message from the Leeds chief executive, Gary Hetherington, four weeks ago could not have been clearer. “This month is an important one and at its end we will be in a much better position to make an accurate judgment on the performance of all our players, coaching staff and senior management, including myself,” he said in the wake of the club’s 66-10 defeat by Castleford.It w
  
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• Ghostly presence of Elliot Daly gives Wasps hope in Leinster examination

  31-03-2017 23:00
  
  Wasps travel to Leinster on Saturday for a Champions Cup quarter-final at the location of one of only two of this season’s losses for the gifted centreIt says everything about Elliot Daly’s ability that Eddie Jones went to Coventry this week specifically to consult Wasps about how best to utilise it. Jones would not be bothered were Daly just another average Joe or one of the fly-by-night opportunists to whom England once dished out hasty caps. When the Australian goes into flying do
  
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• Celtic can win the Scottish Premiership against Hearts

  31-03-2017 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers and Celtic will have to wait to secure their sixth-straight Scottish title after Aberdeen's victory over Dundee ensured the champagne remains on ice at Parkhead.
  
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• More injury woe for Manchester United as Mata has groin operation

  31-03-2017 22:56
  
  Following news Chris Smalling and Phil Jones will be "long-term" absentees, Manchester United star Juan Mata has undergone groin surgery.
  
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• Messi, Ronaldo... Sterling? Manchester City star targets goal-rush to join football's elite

  31-03-2017 22:56
  
  Raheem Sterling is in fine form for Manchester City this season but has lofty ambitions - the kind only a glut of goals will help him reach.
  
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• Messi, Ronaldo... Sterling? Manchester City star targets goal-rush to join football's elite

  31-03-2017 22:56
  
  Raheem Sterling is in fine form for Manchester City this season but has lofty ambitions - the kind only a glut of goals will help him reach.
  
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• Kelly Smith wants Arsene Wenger to make an announcement on Arsenal future

  31-03-2017 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Kelly Smith has urged Arsene Wenger to end the tension at Arsenal and make an announcement on his future..
  
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• Jamie Carragher: Every footballer capable of a leg-breaker

  31-03-2017 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: I’d say 99 per cent of footballers have made challenges as bad as Taylor’s, or worse, at some point in their careers. They were just lucky no bones were broken.
  
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• Former super-middleweight world champion Mikkel Kessler announces ring return

  31-03-2017 22:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Former super-middleweight world champion Mikkel Kessler has announced he will return to the ring later this year..
  
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• Dundee 0-7 Aberdeen: Match Report

  31-03-2017 22:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aberdeen emphatically delay Celtic title celebration with crushing win at DundeeCeltic's Ladbrokes Premiership title celebrations were put on ice after.
  
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• Rafa Nadal into Miami Open final by beating Fabio Fognini

  31-03-2017 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fifth-seeded Spaniard, with a display of powerful serving and opportunistic returns, did not face a break point against Fognini and put his opponent's serve under pressure throughout the match.
  
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• Evgenia Medvedeva retains world title with record-smashing performance

  31-03-2017 21:58
  
  Evgenia Medvedeva becomes first repeat world champion since 2001Karen Chen saves day for USA, assuring team three spots for OlympicsKaetlyn Osmond (silver), Gabrielle Daleman (bronze) shine for CanadaEvgenia Medvedeva retained her world figure skating title on Friday to make her the standout for Olympic gold next year.Medvedeva broke her own world record total score with 233.41 points as she became the first woman to win back-to-back titles since 2001. Continue reading...
  
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• Arsenal Fan TV release grime music video for charity

  31-03-2017 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal Fan TV have forged a reputation for their heated debates about the future of Arsene Wenger following poor results. The video sees Heavy D and DT face off in a grime rap battle.
  
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• Raheem Sterling: ‘I’ve got that face people don’t like but I’m not a brat’

  31-03-2017 21:07
  
  In an exclusive interview the Manchester City forward opens up on his negative reputation, performing for his late father and his desire to reach the very topRaheem Sterling strides into a sunlit room at Manchester City’s sprawling academy, shakes hands politely, then offers a killer quip. “Is that really 14 questions?” he says, peering at the paper on the table with its long list of possible inquiries before breaking into laughter.Sterling maintains this open manner during a c
  
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• Juventus winger Marko Pjaca ruled out for six months

  31-03-2017 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juventus winger Marko Pjaca has been ruled out for six months after undergoing surgery on his right knee which he injured while on international duty with Croatia this week.
  
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• Liverpool vs Everton and April's feast of European games

  31-03-2017 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kicking off things this weekend, there are top of the table clashes in France (PSG vs Monaco), Portugal (Benfica vs Porto), Italy (Napoli vs Juventus) and Ajax vs Feyenoord (Holland).
  
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• Everton midfielder names Liverpool FC star his 'enemy'

  31-03-2017 20:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye will put his friendship with Liverpool star Sadio Mane to one side when the two clash in Saturday's Merseyside derby.
  
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• Danny Cook: the Essex boy likely to be riding the Grand National favourite

  31-03-2017 20:29
  
  The punters’ pal who will ride Definitly Red next Saturday at Aintree went to see the world’s most famous race on his first trip to the races 18 years agoSome jump jockeys are bred for the game. They grow up on a farm or in a stable, race ponies as soon as they can sit straight in a saddle and then move on to the local hunt. Danny Cook is not one of them.“I’ve been brought up with punters,” he said here on Friday. “It’s the way I grew up. My dad had a be
  
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• Manchester United want to re-sign Michael Keane

  31-03-2017 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton are leading the pursuit for Keane with Liverpool and Chelsea also monitoring the situation but United have now placed their former academy graduate on a list of summer targets.
  
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• Sung Kang sets 36-hole record at Houston Open

  31-03-2017 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kang carded seven birdies and an eagle at the Golf Club of Houston to add a flawless 63 to his opening 65 and set a new 36-hole tournament record on 16 under par.
  
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• Tottenham welcome Jimmy Greaves back to White Hart Lane

  31-03-2017 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham and England legend Jimmy Greaves has been welcomed back at White Hart Lane a year on from suffering a stroke which meant he could no longer walk again.
  
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• All Blacks tackle Tokyo ahead of British & Irish Lions

  31-03-2017 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New Zealand will be out to dominate the British & Irish Lions this summer but, for now, the All Blacks have had to make do with stamping their mark on the Japanese capital city, Tokyo.
  
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