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• Ryan Hall celebrates 300th outing with try as Leeds beat St Helens

  18-08-2017 23:55
  • Rhinos surge three points clear of third-placed Hull FC in Super 8s
  • Wigan trounce Salford 42-6 while Huddersfield hammer Hull 46-18The England winger, Ryan Hall, marked his 300th appearance for Leeds with a crucial try to help them get back on course for a home semi-final. Related: Castleford secure first league title after overpowering WakefieldContinue reading...
  
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• Rory McIlroy will attempt Fedex Cup defence despite injury

  18-08-2017 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking after a tie for 22nd in the US PGA Championship on Sunday which completed a third successive year without a major title, McIlroy said he was in two minds about competing again in 2017.
  
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• Tottenham must make sure Wembley isn't fun for rivals

  18-08-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: When Arsenal played Champions League games at Wembley, every opponent raised their game. We faced Fiorentina in 1999 and Batistuta was beaming.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino calls on Tottenham to become guardians of ‘galaxy’ at Wembley

  18-08-2017 23:45
  • ‘Wembley was a big one for me. When I was young it was like the moon’
  • Manager wants national stadium to feel like home for next nine monthsMauricio Pochettino is looking forward to making Wembley his home for the next nine months, even if the English national stadium seemed like something from “another galaxy” as a child.Tottenham Hotspur, who on Friday sealed the record £42m move for the centre-half Davinson Sánchez, will play all their home ma
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino: Tottenham must learn to love Wembley

  18-08-2017 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Growing up on his farm in Argentina, Mauricio Pochettino would marvel at the grainy photographs in text books and footage from the distant footballing Mecca they called Wembley.
  
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• José Mourinho: Chelsea are title favourites with no excuses for failure

  18-08-2017 23:40
  • Mourinho points to money spent by Antonio Conte his summer
  • Manchester United manager encouraged by win against West HamJosé Mourinho has said that, as reigning champions, Chelsea should be considered title favourites and have no excuses for not challenging this season as their manager, Antonio Conte, has replaced players sold this summer.Chelsea’s championship defence began with last Saturday’s 3-2 home defeat by Burnley. Yet, despite this, Mourinho pointed to Co
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino plays down Antonio Conte's comments about Spurs in summer

  18-08-2017 23:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has revealed Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte sought him out to explain negative media comments he made.
  
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• Barnsley in takeover talks with Chinese billionaire

  18-08-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY JACK GAUGHAN: Barnsley are in advanced discussions with a consortium headed by Nice’s Chinese billionaire majority shareholder Chien Lee over a potential takeover.
  
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• Liverpool reject £119m Barcelona offer for Philippe Coutinho

  18-08-2017 23:35
  • Catalan club’s third offer includes a remarkable £36.6m in add-ons• Coutinho emailed transfer request to Liverpool last FridayLiverpool have again underlined their determination to keep Philippe Coutinho by rejecting a deal worth up to €130m (£119m) from Barcelona for the unsettled Brazil international.Barcelona’s third attempt to prise Coutinho from Anfield constituted a guaranteed €90m (£82.3m) plus a staggering €40m (£36.6m) in ad
  
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• Alastair Cook is the glue that holds England together

  18-08-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: There is so much flair in this England batting line-up through the likes of Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali but they need someone around whom to bat.
  
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• Sadio Mane is Liverpool's very own Running Man

  18-08-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC KING: Sitting behind a desk at Melwood, casually reclining in his chair, is the player who personifies the Liverpool manager’s vision of all-out attack.
  
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• Jose Mourinho: Chelsea's Antonio Conte can't complain

  18-08-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho has told Antonio Conte that Chelsea cannot blame the £40million sale of Nemanja Matic to Manchester United for their problems this season.
  
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• Sead Kolasinac could be strongest I’ve worked with, says Arsène Wenger

  18-08-2017 23:30
  • Arsenal manager impressed with start made by Sead Kolasinac
  • ‘He uses the strength of his body without violence’Arsène Wenger says Sead Kolasinac is a player whose attitude “provokes happiness” and believes the defender, signed from Schalke this summer, may be the strongest he has ever worked with.Kolasinac, 24, has played on the left side of a three-man central defence since Per Mertesacker’s injury in the Community Shield, although he is also a
  
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• Newcastle’s summer transfer dealings not ideal, Rafael Benítez says

  18-08-2017 23:30
  • Owner Mike Ashley’s blueprint now less ambitious than in May
  • ‘He knows what he told me and what I was thinking,’ says managerRafael Benítez has indicated that Mike Ashley’s summer transfer market blueprint is now significantly less ambitious than it appeared when the two men last met in May.“He knows what he told me and what I was thinking,” said Newcastle United’s manager, who has not spoken to the club’s owner since that rare
  
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• Mark Hughes insists Stoke City are regenerated and fans’ gloom is misplaced | Paul Doyle

  18-08-2017 23:30
  Upbeat manager is confident the club has spent shrewdly but he remains among bookies’ favourites to be sacked early this season as he prepares for ArsenalArsenal used to totter to Stoke City as if venturing down a dark alley but last season they enjoyed a walk in the park. May’s 4-1 victory for the Londoners was their first at the Bet365 Stadium for six years and seemed to carry a particularly symbolic importance, confirming that Stoke had lost an essential part of their identity &nd
  
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• Manchester City plan new Jonny Evans bid but Pep Guardiola wary of rising fee

  18-08-2017 23:30
  • West Brom rejected initial £18m bid with player keen on move
  • Guardiola has identified other options if fee cannot be agreedManchester City will not be held to ransom over Jonny Evans, with Pep Guardiola having identified other options at centre-back should West Bromwich Albion not agree with their valuation of the Northern Irishman.City are set to make a renewed bid for Evans after having one in the region of £18m rejected by the Midlands club. Tony Pulis made Evans Wes
  
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• Lady Aurelia produces sparkling display at York

  18-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reunited with Frankie Dettori after the Italian missed her Royal Ascot victory through injury, Wesley Ward's filly displayed her trademark enthusiasm to leave her rider purring.
  
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• Former youth coach accused of abusing 31 young players

  18-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY JACK GAUGHAN AND ADAM CRAFTON: Several alleged victims have also begun legal proceedings against Blackpool, with whom Roper was closely associated in the 1980s.
  
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• Former Everton ballboy Gylfi Sigurdsson relieved to be back at club

  18-08-2017 23:30
  • New signing has fond memories of being a star-struck 11-year-old
  • Sigurdsson says final days with Swansea were ‘difficult mentally’When Gylfi Sigurdsson refused to accompany Swansea City on their pre-season tour of the United States last month it was seen as out of character, another example of player power and disloyalty. The truth, according to Everton’s new record signing, is somewhat more prosaic. He sees no cause for regret. Related: Gylfi Sigurdsson: tireless
  
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• David Wagner and Huddersfield are the talk of the town

  18-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: It was 1972 when Huddersfield last hosted a game in the top flight, so no surprise to find manager David Wagner in a state of barely disguised agitation.
  
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• Charley Hull is the darling for Europe

  18-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A wonderfully tight and enthralling series of foursomes matches ended with Europe edging narrowly ahead at the 15th Solheim Cup on Friday.
  
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• Antonio Conte says he might need four years at Chelsea

  18-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Antonio Conte has made the astonishing claim that it could take him four years to rebuild champions Chelsea. The volatile Italian won the Premier League title in his first season.
  
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• AFC Bournemouth V Watford at Vitality Stadium : Match Preview

  18-08-2017 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe still hopes to fill a gap in his squadBournemouth manager Eddie Howe admits he could still.
  
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• Antonio Conte craves continuity – but time is never on your side at Chelsea | Jacob Steinberg

  18-08-2017 23:29
  Champions head to Wembley on back of a farcical opening-day display that bore out their fraught summer – and their manager would like sturdier foundationsIf Antonio Conte knows his history, he will be aware that time is not a luxury his predecessors at Chelsea have enjoyed in recent years. Patience has rarely been a virtue in Roman Abramovich’s world and at 3.45pm last Saturday, when Chelsea found themselves a man and 3-0 down to Burnley, it is unlikely that the owner was thinking ab
  
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• La Vuelta Stage One Start Times

  18-08-2017 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Nadal advances in Cincinnati

  18-08-2017 23:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Rafael Nadal fended off his fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas as the world number one elect reached the quarter-finals of the.
  
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• Metz 0-1 Monaco: Match report

  18-08-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Radamel Falcao scored a 78th-minute winner as Monaco laboured to a 1-0 victory over Metz on Friday night. The Colombian latched onto a pass from Rachid Ghezzalbefore slotting home.
  
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• Burton 2-1 Birmingham: Dyer and Sordell score for hosts

  18-08-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JANINE SELF AT PIRELLI STADIUM: Lloyd Dyer, Brummie-born and briefly a player on City’s books, went back to his Aston Villa roots on Friday night after proving that lightning can strike twice.
  
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• Bayern Munich get help from VAR to see off Leverkusen in Bundesliga opener

  18-08-2017 22:55
  Bayern Munich kicked off the Bundesliga season with a 3-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in which the defending champions were awarded a penalty by the league’s new video assistant referee (VAR) system.Bayern led 2-0 at half-time through goals from the debutants Niklas Süle and Corentin Tolisso, before torrential rain delayed the start of the second half. When play resumed, Tobias Stieler awarded the hosts a penalty for Charles Aránguiz’s foul on Robert Lewandowski after refer
  
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• Garbine Muguruza pays tribute to victims of Barcelona terrorist attack after win

  18-08-2017 22:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza clinched a semi-final berth at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati after a mighty contest.
  
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• Alastair Cook masterclass was inspiring, says Ashes hopeful Dawid Malan

  18-08-2017 22:53
  • England newcomer hails Cook’s ‘fantastic’ double ton v West Indies
  • Malan admits he needed half-century after mixed start to Test careerDawid Malan conceded he did not look like scoring a run in the series against South Africa and so, after registering his maiden half-century in Test cricket, albeit against a less threatening West Indian attack, the England No5 is starting to feel more at home. Related: Alastair Cook’s mighty 243 puts England firmly in contro
  
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• UK defense focused on fundamentals, handling tempo | Sports ... - Ledger Independent

  18-08-2017 22:48
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  LEXINGTON — Although run defense is a priority, Kentucky defensive coordinator Matt House wants to see his unit get better in every phase of the game.en meer »
  
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• UK defense focused on fundamentals, handling tempo - Ledger Independent

  18-08-2017 22:48
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  Kentucky special teams and outside linebackers coach Dean Hood has been instrumental in developing the team's outside linebackers during fall camp. Keith Taylor, Kentucky Today. LEXINGTON — Although run defense is a priority, Kentucky defensive ...en meer »
  
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• Bayern Munich 3-1 Bayer Leverkusen

  18-08-2017 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Niklas Sule and Corentin Tolisso marked their Bundesliga debuts for Bayern Munich by getting on the scoresheet as Bayer Leverkusen were brushed aside on Friday evening.
  
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• 2018 La Vuelta Start Venue To Be Announced Tomorrow

  18-08-2017 22:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  The venue for the start of the 2018 edition of the Vuelta a Espana will be announced tomorrow..
  
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• Andy Murray heading to New York to step up US Open preparations

  18-08-2017 22:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  Andy Murray will travel to New York later on Friday to step up his US Open preparations..
  
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• TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Alastair Cook is King of Edgbaston

  18-08-2017 22:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT EDGBASTON: Alastair Cook already possessed the highest Test score at Edgbaston, having ground down India to the tune of 294 in 2011. His 243 here means he is now fifth too.
  
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• Aru - I Want To Be Here

  18-08-2017 22:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fabio Aru has said that he wants to be at the Vuelta a Espana which starts tomorrow in Nimes..
  
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• Dawid Malan hails 'batting masterclass' from Alastair Cook

  18-08-2017 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  Dawid Malan hailed a batting masterclass from Alastair Cook for helping him to a first major breakthrough in Test cricket..
  
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• Bardet: I'm In Good Condition For La Vuelta

  18-08-2017 22:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  AG2R La Mondiale's Romain Bardet feels that he is in good condition going into the Vuelta a Espana which starts tomorrow in Nimes at 4..
  
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• Alastair Cook’s mighty 243 puts England firmly in control against West Indies

  18-08-2017 22:10
  • First Test, day two: England 514-8 dec; West indies 44-1
  • Cook reaches his fourth double Test centuryThe great players tend to play in the same way whatever the situation. Hence anyone meandering into Edgbaston on Friday afternoon when the electronic scoreboard was dutifully satisfying some sponsor rather than showing the relevant numbers would have had no real idea about the state of the game. Related: England v West Indies: day-night Test at Edgbaston, day two – as it happen
  
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• Froome: Strongest Team Sky Team For La Vuelta Ever

  18-08-2017 22:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Chris Froome has said that this is the strongest Team Sky team ever for a Vuelta a Espana race..
  
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• Alastair Cook masterclass puts England in control

  18-08-2017 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT EDGBASTON: It has not always been easy for captains to slip back into the ranks but Alastair Cook showed he intends to be around for some time.
  
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• Cardiff City player Lee Tomlin charged with GBH

  18-08-2017 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cardiff City forward Lee Tomlin and Accrington Stanley striker Billy Kee have been charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent f afteran incident outside a Leicester nightclub.
  
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• Diego Costa wears Chelsea shorts as he trains alone

  18-08-2017 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He is almost 5,000 miles away from Stamford Bridge and perhaps even further from reconciling with Antonio Conte. But the striker still wore Chelsea kit as he trained alone on Friday.
  
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• Cricket: England fail to capitalise after Alastair Cook's double hundred leaves West Indies with a mountain to climb

  18-08-2017 21:15
  The former England skipper's 243 off 407 balls set the hosts up for an emphatic victory.
  
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• Southampton V West Ham at St. Mary's Stadium : Match Preview

  18-08-2017 21:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Pellegrino expects further stability under Southampton's new ownersMauricio Pellegrino expects Southampton's new owners to chase the same methodical progress that.
  
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• Misha Voikhansky: unlikely jockey who spent years behind the Iron Curtain

  18-08-2017 20:55
  The subject of a four-year diplomatic wrangle between Britain and the USSR, he started race-riding at 50 and recently rode his first winnerThe fourth-placed runner in a Nottingham handicap for amateur riders seems an unlikely source for the day’s best racing story but such was definitely the case on Friday. In urging Pretty Jewel past tiring rivals to earn £194 in prize money, Dr Misha Voikhansky was achieving the latest of many successes over the obstacles put in his way more than 4
  
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• Manchester City prospect Patrick Roberts expected to make Celtic loan return

  18-08-2017 20:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Patrick Roberts is edging towards a return to Celtic on a season-long loan, Press Association Sport understands..
  
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