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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for May 6

  05-05-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Newmarket, Goodwood, Doncaster, Uttoxeter, Thirsk and Hexham.
  
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• West Ham United 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur - PLAYER RATINGS

  05-05-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spurs were looking to close the gap to just one point with Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table but fell short, as they lost courtesy of a 65th-minute Manuel Lanzini strike.
  
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• Slaven Bilic has moment to savour

  05-05-2017 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Bilic steamed along the edge of his technical area with shoulders hunched and hands shifting restlessly from his knees to his hips and his trouser pockets.
  
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• West Ham 1-0 Tottenham: Manuel Lanzini strike earns win

  05-05-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT LONDON STADIUM: This time next week, Chelsea could be champions. That is the bottom line. The final game at White Hart Lane could be as much a wake as a celebration.
  
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• Pep Guardiola: Man Utd have not given up on the top four

  05-05-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola is paying no attention to Jose Mourinho's suggestion that Manchester United have given up on the top four. Only a point separates the city rivals with four games to play.
  
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• Stoke manager Hughes could make a move for John Terry

  05-05-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stoke manager Mark Hughes has indicated he could reignite his interest in Chelsea's departing captain John Terry with a deal for Bruno Martins Indi appearing to hit the buffers.
  
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• Tony Mowbray looking to plot another late escape with Blackburn Rovers

  05-05-2017 23:31
  
  The former Coventry manager kept the Sky Blues in League One on the final day two years ago but says his team will need ‘Plans A, B and C’ to get a result at Brentford on SundayLast-day drama is nothing new to Tony Mowbray, though having kept Coventry City in League One with a win on the final day of the season at Crawley Town two years ago, the now Blackburn Rovers manager remembers surprisingly little of it. Related: Blackburn reel in Nottingham Forest as Leyton Orient fa
  
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• Jamie Carragher: Bad moments of my career eat away at me

  05-05-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE CARRAGHER: Do enough footballers enjoy life in the Premier League? Many people would think about the money, adulation and fame and say it would be impossible not to.
  
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• Weekend rugby preview: Your guide the Aviva Premiership

  05-05-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All the Aviva Premiership semi-finals slots will be decided by the close of play on Saturday.
  Here, Sportsmail provides you with this weekend's rugby preview.
  
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• Steffon Armitage poised for Barbarians bow against England

  05-05-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY - EXCLUSIVE: For years, following his move to Toulon, he was acclaimed as the specialist openside England was sorely missing as he stockpiled awards in French rugby.
  
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• Paul Clement hopes Hull City feel the pressure of Swansea’s upturn in form

  05-05-2017 23:30
  
  • Welsh side face Everton in the late kick-off on Saturday
  • ‘We’ve got to do the business. Got to keep that pressure on’Paul Clement has urged his Swansea City players to crank up the pressure on Hull City by ensuring that the two-point gap between the two relegation-threatened teams does not widen before the final two matches of the season.Swansea’s manager is aware that his team could be five points adrift by the time they kick-off at home against Everton on
  
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• Ken Owens is pumped to take on New Zealand for the Lions

  05-05-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON - EXCLUSIVE: Scroll through Owens’s phonebook and in between Lions team-mates Jonathan Davies and Toby Faletau appears the name of Welsh tenor Wynne Evans.
  
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• George North will shoulder British and Irish Lions burden

  05-05-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  George North was just 13 when the British and Irish Lions last set foot on Kiwi soil. Sitting in front of the TV at his family home, he marvelled as Gareth ‘Alfie’ Thomas scythed through the All Blacks defence.
  
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• Mesut Özil, his new driveway and the eternal question of his value to Arsenal

  05-05-2017 23:29
  
  Mesut Özil’s loss of form has led to some awkward – and slightly unusual – questions for Arsène Wenger, who is standing by his playmakerArsène Wenger has become accustomed to putting on his best front for the pre-match media fandango. Given the volatile climate he arrives, straight bat at the ready, intent to defuse and dampen. It was all steady and predictable enough before this weekend’s visit of Manchester United when the line of questions suddenly t
  
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• Nearly impossible to catch Chelsea after West Ham loss, admits Spurs star Eric Dier

  05-05-2017 23:27
  
  Eric Dier admitted it is nearly mission impossible for Tottenham to catch Chelsea after a London derby defeat at West Ham.
  
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• Scott Canham: The wonderkid Harry Redknapp let go

  05-05-2017 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE - CRAIG HOPE: The West Ham fan wanted to know why Harry Redknapp had allowed Scott Canham to leave. He wasn't interested in the fact that Frank Lampard was sitting next to him.
  
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• Sulley Muntari has one-match ban overturned

  05-05-2017 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sulley Muntari complained to the referee about racial abuse last weekend, but then walked off the pitch in protest after being shown a yellow card and was subsequently sent off.
  
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• Jama Aden attends Diamond League despite doping probe

  05-05-2017 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON IN DOHA: Aden, a Somalian coach arrested during a drugs raid in 2016, was spotted in the athletes' Marriott Marquis Hotel and at the track stadium on Friday night..
  
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• Five talking points from Tottenham's crushing London derby defeat to West Ham

  05-05-2017 23:16
  
  Ben Pearce picks the bones out of a devastating blow for Spurs in their attempts to chase down Chelsea.
  
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• Tottenham's Premier League title dream in tatters after devastating defeat at West Ham

  05-05-2017 22:55
  
  Tottenham’s Premier League title hopes were left in tatters after they slumped to a surprise defeat at West Ham United and left Chelsea two wins from the title.
  
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• Sulley Muntari ban rescinded after red card for walking off over racial abuse

  05-05-2017 21:46
  
  • Pescara midfielder’s one-match ban overturned by Italian federation
  • Ghanaian booked, then sent off after reporting crowd chants to refereeThe one-match ban which the Pescara midfielder Sulley Muntari received after protesting against racial abuse from Cagliari supporters has been overturned by the Italian football federation (FIGC).Muntari complained to the referee, Daniele Minelli, about racial abuse during Pescara’s 1-0 defeat at Cagliari last weekend, walked off the
  
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• Giro Stage Two Details

  05-05-2017 21:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Stage 2Olbia-Tortoli` 221km - total elevation 2,800m This is a medium mountain stage, running almost entirely through inland Sardinia..
  
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• Newcastle star Atsu delivering on and off the pitch

  05-05-2017 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE: Christian Atsu was 12 years old when, following the sudden death of his father, he declared: 'I'm either going to be a doctor or a footballer'.
  
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• The Prediction Challenge: Martin Keown vs Craig Hope

  05-05-2017 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Welcome to The Prediction Challenge. It's what millions of us do every day - predicting what the score will be in a Premier League match.
  
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• West Ham v Tottenham, EPL LIVE score:

  05-05-2017 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham travel to the London Stadium on Friday night with the aim of cutting Chelsea's four-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Join Sportsmail's TOM FARMERY for live coverage (8pm kick-off).
  
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• Arsenal fancied as Jose Mourinho vows to change things

  05-05-2017 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal v Manchester United is the big one in the Premier League this weekend. Find out who we're backing at the Emirates and around the grounds.
  
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• Jim Allenby returns to haunt Glamorgan and keep Somerset top of the table

  05-05-2017 19:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jim Allenby struck a maiden List A century as Somerset maintained their position at the top of the Royal London.
  
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• Man City given two-year ban from signing players under 18

  05-05-2017 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City have been banned for two years from signing players under the age of 18 and fined £300,000 by the Premier League over breaking Youth Development rules.
  
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• Hull midfielder Ryan Mason returns to training ground after head injury

  05-05-2017 19:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hull midfielder Ryan Mason has made his first return to the club's training ground after suffering a serious head injury in January..
  
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• Gordon Reid to start his final game for Glasgow Warriors

  05-05-2017 19:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gordon Reid has been handed a farewell start in Glasgow's 1872 Cup clash against Edinburghbut Sila Puafisi and.
  
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• Lukas Postlberger springs surprise with win on first stage of Giro d’Italia

  05-05-2017 18:59
  
  • Caleb Ewan and André Greipel left to settle for second and third
  • Quintana and Thomas finish safely in the pack despite late crashLukas Postlberger upset the odds to take victory on the opening stage of the 100th Giro d’Italia in Olbia.A bunch sprint had been expected at the end of the 206-km stage from Alghero and Postlberger went to the front of the peloton with two kilometres left to start the lead-out for his Bora-Hansgrohe team-mate Sam Bennett of Ireland. Continue
  
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• Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason reunited with team-mates

  05-05-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Mason was reunited with his Hull City team-mates at training on Friday for the first time since he suffered a fractured skull almost four months ago. Mason spent eight days in hospital back in January.
  
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• Paddy Lacey sacked by Accrington after being handed 14-month drug ban

  05-05-2017 18:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Accrington have sacked midfielder Paddy Lacey after he was given 14-month ban by the Football Association for taking cocaine..
  
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• Dario Franchitti warns Fernando Alonso little room for slips at Indianapolis 500

  05-05-2017 18:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dario Franchitti, Britain's three-time Indianapolis 500 winner, has warned Fernando Alonso that there will be no margin for error when.
  
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• Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce reveals battered face

  05-05-2017 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve Bruce has endured a difficult first season in charge of Aston Villa, but he insists the bruises on his face heading into the final game of the campaign are the result ofmole removal surgery.
  
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• It's A Surprise - Postlberger

  05-05-2017 18:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lukas Postlberger of Bora Hansgrohe has said that it was a surprise to take the win on the opening stage of the 100th Giro D'Italia..
  
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• Diego Costa focused on Chelsea despite likely departure, says Antonio Conte

  05-05-2017 18:39
  
  • Conte happy with striker despite his expected departure for China
  • Winning more important than keeping players like Fàbregas ‘happy’Antonio Conte claims not to have discerned any shift in Diego Costa’s focus despite the striker’s anticipated summer departure for the Chinese Super League, and the Chelsea manager is urging all his players to concentrate solely on the final weeks of the team’s pursuit of a Premier League and FA Cup double.Tianjin Qu
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Lukas Postlberger takes the pink jersey

  05-05-2017 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The look of disbelief as Postlberger crossed the line was not a surprise considering he had just marked his Grand Tour debut with a stage win. Behind him confusion reigned.
  
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• Manchester City banned from signing certain academy players over tapping up

  05-05-2017 18:31
  
  • City banned for two years, with one of those suspended, and fined £300,000
  • Premier League inquiry found club breached rules when signing two playersManchester City have been banned from signing certain academy players for two years, the Premier League has announced. The club has also been fined £300,000 for breaching youth development rules relating to the signing of two players.The ban means City will be unable to sign academy players in the 10-18 age range who have be
  
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• What went wrong for Blackburn, Forest and Birmingham?

  05-05-2017 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the top flight of English football looked very different to how it does today. Sides who grace the Premier League were scrabbling in the third and fourth tiers.
  
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• Saracens and Gloucester rest players with Premiership not the priority | Robert Kitson

  05-05-2017 18:22
  
  Premiership officials may wince when they see the team-sheets but with European finals looming and domestic scheduling not ideal, Mick McCall and David Humphreys are making entirely understandable decisionsEven those officials who long ago opted to end the Premiership campaign with a grand sudden-death Twickenham finale will have winced when they saw the team-sheets for the last weekend of the regular season. What should be a climactic Saturday afternoon is in danger of proving little with both
  
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• Canelo Alvarez brands Julio Cesar Chavez Jr a 'little kid'

  05-05-2017 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alvarez insists he has built his career from nothing but has accused his opponent of living off the reputation of his legendary father - a six-time world champion in three weight divisions.
  
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• Chelsea stars train for Premier League clash with Boro

  05-05-2017 18:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The race for the Premier League title has reached boiling point, and Chelsea's players look as though they are in the mood for a scrap after training at Cobham on Friday.
  
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• Liverpool FC in high spirits ahead of Southampton visit

  05-05-2017 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is crunch time in the Premier League as the business end of the season hots up, but Liverpool looked unaffected by the growing pressure as they trained at Melwood on Friday.
  
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• Rafa Benitez Newcastle future hinges on Ashley meeting

  05-05-2017 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez says his Newcastle United future hinges on next week’s meeting with owner Mike Ashley. The Spaniard has however starting making plans for summer recruitment.
  
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• Arsène Wenger squeezes sadly into last season’s tactical skinny jeans | Barney Ronay

  05-05-2017 18:00
  
  With odd positional shifts, a lumpen midfield and perhaps the least Wenger-like team in two decades, the Arsène Wenger endgame has taken a surprising turnAmong the many oddities of Arsène Wenger’s long goodbye at Arsenal – the anger, the corporate vacuum, the sense of some dying sun-king exploring the outer edges of his own vanity – one of the more interesting details is the weird, gimmicky switch to a back three in the past few matches.It is an unsettling move at
  
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• Man City hit by huge fine and banned from signing academy players

  05-05-2017 17:59
  
  Manchester City have been given a similar punishment that Liverpool received for 'tapping up' young players
  
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