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• OLIVER HOLT: Why athletics has lost its drugs battle

  12-08-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: Usain Bolt is used to journalists swooning in front of him. He is used to them asking for selfies, fawning over him, serving up easy inquiries that he can swat away with his charisma.
  
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• England lock Tamara Taylor excited by her fourth World Cup

  12-08-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tamara Taylor is chomping at the bit to appear at her fourth World Cup — especially after being reminded of her place in England’s history as the world champions received their number.
  
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• Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola doesn't want to play favourites

  12-08-2017 23:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Pep Guardiola played down Manchester City's favourites' tag after his side defeated Brighton as their Premier League rivals faltered elsewhere..
  
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• Great Britain seal 4x100m relay gold as Usain Bolt bows out with injury

  12-08-2017 23:47
  • Great Britain win gold in 37.47sec, a British record
  • Bolt injured running last leg for JamaicaThe cheers have surely not been louder all world championships. But, dramatically and unexpectedly, this time they were not for Usain Bolt, who ended the final race of his career face down on the track and with his hamstring blown. Instead they rang loud and true for the young British athlete Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake, who held off the American Christian Coleman to take the home nation&rsqu
  
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• Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy out of contention at USPGA

  12-08-2017 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  No career Grand Slam for Jordan Spieth and no major for the third successive year for Rory McIlroy. Long before the leaders had finished their third roundthe fate of the favourites was known.
  
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• Man City captain Vincent Kompany pleased patience paid off

  12-08-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergio Aguero's finish and Lewis Dunk's own goal secured the three points for Pep Guardiola's men against the Premier League newcomers, after they were frustrated for long periods.
  
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• Manager David Wagner not taking Huddersfield's top billing seriously

  12-08-2017 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Huddersfield manager David Wagner laughed off his side's ascent to the top of the Premier League after their 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace..
  
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• Tottenham stars think the same as Danny Rose over wages

  12-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GLENN HODDLE: Tottenham are on the cusp of something very special. Much as I love them, you have to be honest about their history and remember that they have won the title only twice.
  
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• All you need to know about England's day-night Test

  12-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England's elite will stride out to the crease and face the pink-ball in Tests for the very first time. Here, Sportsmail provides you with all you need to know about Thursday's pink-ball Test at Edgbaston.
  
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• Jensen Takes Arctic Race Of Norway Win

  12-08-2017 23:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  August Jensen (Team Coop), the only rider from northern Norway, claimed the queen stage of the fifth Arctic Race of.
  
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• Nantes 0-1 Marseille: Back-to-back losses for Ranieri

  12-08-2017 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ranieri, back in France after coaching Greece and taking Leicester City to the Premier League title, had very few options as within the space of 20 minutes, he lost three players to injuries.
  
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• Great Britain win 4x100m relay gold as Usain Bolt pulls up injured

  12-08-2017 23:07
  Great Britain won an incredible gold medal in the 4x100m relay at the World Championships as Usain Bolt's last-ever race ended in agony.
  
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• Rafael Benítez baffled but unbowed by dysfunctional setup at Newcastle United

  12-08-2017 23:00
  Newcastle United manager Rafael Benítez has urged fans not to panic if they lose some games at the start of the season as he believes the team will get better.
  
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• Mo Farah reflects on silver swansong at World Championships

  12-08-2017 22:53
  A gold medal eluded Mo Farah in his final major championship race, but the Briton said: "I gave it all. I didn't have a single bit left."
  
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• Mo Farah misses out on 5,000m gold at World Championships

  12-08-2017 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The four-time Olympic champion failed to mount a second defence of the 5000m as Ethiopia's Muktar Edris claimed gold.
  Farah still doubled Great Britain's medal tally having already won the 10,000m.
  
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• Southampton hoping wantaway Virgil Van Dijk can be reintegrated into squad

  12-08-2017 22:38
  Virgil van Dijk may have asked to leave Southampton, but Mauricio Pellegrino hopes the defender can be persuaded to stay.
  
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• Mark Warburton urges Nottingham Forest to be more ruthless

  12-08-2017 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nottingham Forest manager Mark Warburton has urged his players to learn from their failure to kill off the game despite taking the points in Saturday's seven-goal thriller at Brentford.
  
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• Manchester boss Jose Mourinho gears up for West Ham game 

  12-08-2017 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho returned to the five-star Lowry Hotel on Saturday ahead of Manchester United's Premier League curtain raiser against West Ham after training session at their AON complex.
  
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• Mixed reviews come out of UK's first scrimmage on the quarterbacks - Kykernel.com (subscription)

  12-08-2017 22:00
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  Fans wait in line to get autographs from the quarterbacks during fan day at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility on Saturday, August 5, 2017 in Lexington, KY. Photo by Addison Coffey | Staff. Addison Coffey. 192A3489.jpg. Kentucky Wildcats ...
  
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• Mo Farah takes world 5,000m silver to fall short of a farewell double

  12-08-2017 21:43
  • Briton fails to add to 10,000m success in final major run on the track
  • Farah, winner of four world and Olympic doubles, beaten by Muktar EdrisBlock by block the crowd inside the London Stadium rose like an advancing Mexican wave as Mo Farah sprinted past in pursuit of the Ethiopian duo ahead. So often they have seen him win from this position but after 10 straight global titles and four double golds, finally, he could not find a way.Body heaving with adrenaline and emotion, he curl
  
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• Gyfli Sigurdsson 'not far away' from Everton deal

  12-08-2017 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton are yet to agree a fee for the Icelandic playmaker, having offered around £40m — some way under the asking price — but Swansea want the saga over as soon as possible.
  
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• Championship Review: Cardiff, Wolves, Forest and Ipswich stay perfect

  12-08-2017 21:41
  There is a four-way tie at the top of the Championship table after two rounds of fixtures, with Cardiff City sitting pretty in first place.
  
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• Farah beaten in 5,000m World Championship final

  12-08-2017 21:39
  Mo Farah ended his track career with second place in the 5,000m in London as Muktar Edris claimed gold.
  
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• Wayne Rooney delighted with winner on Everton return

  12-08-2017 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  All the pressure that came along with Rooney's return to his hometown club was lifted when he headed in Daniel Calvert-Lewin's cross on the stroke of half-time for what proved the only goal.
  
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• Brighton 0-2 Manchester City - PLAYER RATINGS:

  12-08-2017 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City's dominance eventually told as Pep Guardiola's side overcame a stubborn Brighton side 2-0. Here, Sportsmail runs the rule over the performances of both sets of players.
  
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• What you may have missed from Brighton v Manchester City

  12-08-2017 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A second-half strike from Sergio Aguero and an own-goal from the unfortunate Lewis Dunk ensured Pep Guardiola's side hit the ground running on a weekend when many of their title rivals faltered.
  
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• Antonio Conte denies team selection was a message to Chelsea hierarchy

  12-08-2017 20:57
  Antonio Conte denied that his team sheet was intended as any kind of message to the Chelsea hierarchy after a lineup stocked with kids on the bench lost to Burnley on the opening day.
  
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• Tottenham £35m target Davinson Sanchez wants to leave Ajax

  12-08-2017 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham target Davinson Sanchez has told Ajax he wants to leave the club. He was left out of Ajax's squad to face Heracles after telling staff he was not in the right frame of mind to play.
  
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• Paulinho deal will NOT halt Barcelona's Coutinho pursuit

  12-08-2017 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona's pursuit of Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho will continue despite them spending £36.5m on Spurs reject Paulinho from Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp admits Philippe Coutinho’s Liverpool future is now out of his hands

  12-08-2017 20:50
  Jürgen Klopp has made it clear that any decision about Philippe Coutinho leaving Liverpool is out of his hands.
  
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• Jürgen Klopp says Philippe Coutinho’s Liverpool future is out of his hands

  12-08-2017 20:50
  • Manager says his ‘bosses’ have the final say over players leaving and arriving
  • Brazilian has submitted a transfer request but Liverpool want him to stayJürgen Klopp has made it clear that any decision about Philippe Coutinho leaving Liverpool is out of his hands, with the manager claiming his “bosses” have the final say on any players going in or out of the club.Coutinho is desperate to join Barcelona and the Brazilian submitted a transfer request on Fr
  
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• Man City: Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero learn to share

  12-08-2017 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN: One of the intriguing sub-plots to Pep Guardiola’s first, largely experimental, season in England came via Manchester City’s South American axis.
  
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• Gone in 39 seconds - and other EFL stories you might have missed

  12-08-2017 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Fulham defender Tomas Kalas' sending off after just 39 seconds features among the EFL stories you might have missed.
  
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• Brighton 0-2 Man City: Sergio Aguero on target

  12-08-2017 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT THE AMEX STADIUM: The sun shone, the 32,000 stadium looked magnificent nestling among the South Downs hills and the trains to the village of Falmer were heaving with fans.
  
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• Boro 1-0 Sheffield United: Rudy Gestede header earns win

  12-08-2017 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT THE RIVERSIDE STADIUM: Boro have spent £30m on strikers this summer but it was forgotten man Rudy Gestede who reminded the doubters and mockers of his worth.
  
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• Agüero breaks Brighton’s resistance to give Manchester City a winning start

  12-08-2017 20:28
  For Brighton & Hove Albion, this was one of those scenarios when the age-old saying about sport’s value being in the taking part rang true. It was never likely to be about the winning, not against Premier League favourites with all the massed qualities that Manchester City bring. In some ways it is no bad thing this one is ticked off now. Brighton can get on with the task in hand with a different kind of focus.City were not at their slickest but still possessed more than enough finesse
  
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• Chelsea 2-3 Burnley: Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas see red

  12-08-2017 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Chelsea have developed a habit of summoning dark clouds from a clear blue sky and they beckoned on a deluge in the first tie in the defence of their crown.
  
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• Chelsea boss Antonio Conte leads Premier League sack race

  12-08-2017 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ladbrokes believe Antonio Conte is the most likely Premier League manager to either be sacked or resign following Chelsea's shock defeat by Burnley on Saturday.
  
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• Pep's City slickers sweep aside battling Brighton

  12-08-2017 20:22
  Two late Manchester City goals ruined Brighton's Premier League debut.
  
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• West Brom 1-0 Bournemouth: Ahmed Hegazi heads debut winner

  12-08-2017 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RALPH ELLIS AT THE HAWTHORNS: In a week when Danny Rose moaned about signing players you have to Google, Ahmed Hegazi would have sent most West Brom fans straight to their computers.
  
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• Championship round-up:

  12-08-2017 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Abel Hernandez's hat-trick inspired Hull to a 4-1 victory over 10-man Burton, for who Jackson Irvine went from hero to villain.
  
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• Davinson Sanchez edges closer to Tottenham after being left out of Ajax squad

  12-08-2017 20:09
  Marcel Keizer left Davinson Sanchez out of his Ajax team and insisted he only picks players with total focus as reports of a move persist.
  
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• Tottenham prepare £35m bid for Ajax star Davinson Sanchez

  12-08-2017 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham are preparing to launch a £35million bid for Ajax defender Davinson Sanchez but the dutch club are holding out for a much larger figure.
  
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• League Two round-up: Mansfield get first win of the season

  12-08-2017 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pre-season title favourites Mansfield grabbed their first win of the Sky Bet League Two season with a 2-0 victory over newly-promoted Forest Green Rovers.
  
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• Danny Welbeck praises Arsenal's 'great togetherness'

  12-08-2017 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Danny Welbeck praised Arsenal's togetherness as they came from behind to beat Leicester in their Premier League opener on Friday night - but wants results to come easier in future.
  
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• Permian dies after Secretariat Stakes and jockey William Buick in hospital

  12-08-2017 19:29
  • Colt breaks leg after stumbling at end of Arlington race, unseating Buick
  • At Ascot, Britain and Ireland secure Shergar Cup after timely Berry doubleWilliam Buick was injured and his mount, Permian, had to be destroyed after a nasty incident at the end of the Secretariat Stakes in Chicago on Saturday night. The colt, trained in Yorkshire by Mark Johnston, had just crossed the line at Arlington International Racecourse in a disappointing last of six when he stumbled, unseating Buick.
  
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• Southampton 0-0 Swansea: Report

  12-08-2017 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER TODD AT ST MARY'S: In an opening game where the two men in the spotlight were absent, Southampton and Swansea City found themselves sorely lacking star quality.
  
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• Tottenham transfer bid for Anthony Martial 'rejected' by Manchester United

  12-08-2017 19:11
  Tottenham have had a bid rejected for Anthony Martial, according to reports in his native France.
  
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