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• Burnley close to agreeing £9m deal for Abdul Majeed Waris

  22-08-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Burnley are closing in on a £9million deal for Lorient forward Abdul Majeed Waris. Sean Dyche is hopeful the deal can completed this week to join £15m man Chris Wood through the door.
  
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• Carabao Cup second round: West Brom avoid slip-up

  22-08-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tammy Abraham scored his first Swansea goal in a 4-1 win at MK Dons. Ryan Seager gave the Dons a shock lead but Leroy Fer headed the equaliser and put Paul Clement’s side ahead on the hour.
  
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• T20 Blast: Shahid Afridi smashes 42-ball century as Hampshire thrash Derbyshire

  22-08-2017 23:39
  • T20 Blast quarter-final: Hampshire 249-8, Derbyshire 148
  • Hampshire make fourth-highest total in domestic T20 historyShahid Afridi demolished Derbyshire’s dream of reaching NatWest T20 Blast finals day for the first time with a brutal display of power hitting as Hampshire cruised to a 101-run victory in a one-sided quarter-final at Derby.The Pakistan all-rounder smashed 101, including seven sixes and 10 fours, from 42 balls to power Hampshire to 249 for eight - their highest T
  
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• Carabao Cup roundup: Bristol City shock Watford while Leicester ease through

  22-08-2017 23:34
  • Premier League side dumped out of League Cup by Championship club
  • Swansea, West Brom, Bournemouth and Brighton all safely throughA young Bristol City side upset Premier League Watford to reach the third round of the Carabao Cup with a 3-2 victory at Vicarage Road.Étienne Capoue sparked a dramatic second half when he fired the Hornets ahead after 47 minutes. But the 18-year-old Freddie Hinds levelled for the Championship side before Bobby Reid grabbed his fifth goal of the se
  
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• Rafa Benitez denies Mike Ashley row is harming Newcastle

  22-08-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher, now a Sky Sports pundit, believes his former boss has made too much of his unhappiness at St James’ Park this summer and it has affected the team.
  
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• Wayne Rooney's England career is over, says Geoff Hurst

  22-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England legend Geoff Hurst has urged Gareth Southgate to keep Wayne Rooney in the international wilderness. Sportsmail understands there is a reluctance to hand Rooney a return.
  
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• Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez says lack of investment from Mike Ashley is not affecting the mood

  22-08-2017 23:30
  Rafael Benitez has refuted suggestions his irritation about the lack of new signings this summer is to blame for the negativity surrounding Newcastle United.
  
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• Liverpool poised for defining game against Hoffenheim as Anfield prepares for Champions League lift-off

  22-08-2017 23:30
  It is tempting to view nine months of Liverpool toil being defined by 90 minutes against Hoffenheim at Anfield tonight.
  
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• Jack Wilshere's red card low may just be what he needs 

  22-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON - INSIGHT: It doesn't get much lower than getting sent off for the Under 23s - but it may take something like this for Jack Wilshere to realise he must get his act together.
  
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• Jack Wilshere will get a shot at Arsenal redemption

  22-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There's a reason Arsene Wenger is agonising over whether to let Jack Wilshere leave Arsenal. It should be a no brainer. Surely, the logical answer is to let him go? Yet, Wenger can't do it.
  
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• Watford 2-3 Bristol City: Championship side win through

  22-08-2017 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There is something about the second round of the League Cup that doesn’t suit Watford, as once again they found themselves crashing out at the first hurdle to lower league opposition.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Wednesday, August 23

  22-08-2017 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Bath, Worcester, Carlisle and Kempton.
  
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• Sarah Bern helps resilient England past France and into Rugby World Cup final

  22-08-2017 23:02
  • England 20-3 France• England score 17 unanswered points thanks to excellent defenceEngland have booked the showdown with New Zealand the Women’s World Cup has been craving and if their heroic tacklers can patch themselves up in time they have every chance of defending their crown. It remains a big if however, after a performance of lung-busting resilience – typified by their match-winning prop Sarah Bern – edged out France in a semi-final for the ages.Bern is the yo
  
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• T20 Blast: Hampshire's Shahid Afridi hits fastest century of 2017

  22-08-2017 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Hampshire's Shahid Afridi hits the fastest T20 Blast hundred of 2017 from 42 balls during his side's crushing 101-run quarter-final win over Derbyshire.
  
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• Crystal Palace 2-1 Ipswich: James McArthur is hosts' hero

  22-08-2017 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AT SELHURST PARK: Frank De Boer has ambidextrous James McArthur to thank for his landmark triumph; as he fired home two sizzling goals with both feet.
  
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• Brighton 1-0 Barnet: James Tilley fires for Seagulls

  22-08-2017 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL AT THE AMEX: Anthony Knockaert returned to the starting XI for Brighton but it was his half-time replacement, youngster James Tilley, who took on the role of match-winner.
  
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• Aston Villa 4-1 Wigan: Albert Adomah volley beats Latics

  22-08-2017 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT VILLA PARK: Albert Adomah captured the mood of this Aston Villa victory. A headstand of gymnastic poise summed up a night when those in claret and blue had fun.
  
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• James McArthur breaks down Ipswich young bloods to take Palace through

  22-08-2017 22:39
  Frank de Boer departed in the drizzle with a puff of the cheeks, a lecture for his match-winner and a first success in English football to improve his mood, although the more impressed of the two managers arguably left in defeat. Mick McCarthy had selected the youngest outfield side in Ipswich Town’s history, a team crammed with teenagers, debutants and exhilarating potential. As a glimpse of the quality being developed in that corner of Suffolk, this was hugely encouraging.Two sumptuous f
  
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• After Eni Aluko’s interview, 10 questions the FA must now answer

  22-08-2017 22:29
  Governing body has to provide clarity on a range of issues following the serious allegations from the England player1) How could the Football Association, with its internal review, and Katharine Newton, the barrister who undertook the second investigation on behalf of football’s governing body, conduct their inquiries without speaking to the most relevant player?The FA has admitted nobody contacted the mixed-race player who alleged the England women’s team manager, Mark Sampson, had
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo speaks out after his ban is upheld AGAIN

  22-08-2017 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo will have to serve his five-match ban for pushing a referee after the Spanish sports court (TAD) rejected Real Madrid's appeal against the length of the suspension.
  
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• Southampton sign Wesley Hoedt for £15m from Lazio

  22-08-2017 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southampton have signed Holland centre-back Wesley Hoedt for £15m from Lazio, with vice chairman Les Reed expressing his excitement at seeing him play with want-away Virgil van Dijk.
  
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• Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp 'cool' with Philippe Coutinho

  22-08-2017 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp is focused on recreating fabled Anfield nights as the Liverpool manager revealed Philippe Coutinho has been absent from Melwood this week.
  
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• Messi posts pictures with Neymar as Barcelona war heats up

  22-08-2017 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cold war between the Barcelona board and the Barça dressing room intensifies as Leo Messi published pictures of himself with Neymar just hours after club confirmed they were suing him.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather sold Conor McGregor fight to perfection

  22-08-2017 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: Way back in the 1800s when the west was really wild, snake oil salesmen would stand on the back of wagons peddling their fake elixirs to the early settlers.
  
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• Tevez, Verón and Kuyt named as using TUEs at 2010 World Cup

  22-08-2017 21:48
  • Leaked document alleges 25 players from 12 countries given TUEs
  • ‘More than 150 players were caught doping in 2015,’ say Fancy BearsThe Football Association and Fifa have condemned the latest hack by the Fancy Bears group after details of failed drug tests and therapeutic use exemptions (TUEs) among footballers were made public.A small cache of emails between Fifa staff and doping officials were leaked by the Russian hacking group on Tuesday. Alongside the correspondence
  
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• Southampton maintain Virgil Van Dijk stance despite Wesley Hoedt arrival

  22-08-2017 21:27
  A statement from Southampton suggests that their stance on Virgil van Dijk, who they insist will remain at the club, is unchanged.
  
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• Johnny Nelson opens up about depression fight

  22-08-2017 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nelson is the chiselled, ebullient face of Sky Sport's boxing and this week heads to Las Vegas to front their coverage of the richest fight in history: Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor.
  
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• Donald Trump awarded Super Bowl ring by New England Patriots

  22-08-2017 21:17
  Patriots owner awarded championship ring to longtime friend TrumpTeam spokesperson said Kraft was impressed by first-class treatmentNew England Patriots owner Robert Kraft awarded Donald Trump a Super Bowl championship ring after the team’s valedictory trip to the White House in April.Team spokesperson Stacey James told USA Today that Kraft was so impressed by the team’s first-class treatment during their April visit that he felt compelled to have a championship ring crafted for the
  
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• Universe Boss Chris Gayle is back to save the West Indies

  22-08-2017 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ‘Who wouldn’t want to be me?’ he asked in his autobiography, Six Machine. Somewhere, deep down, he may have a point. Gayle has always been a different sort of role model.
  
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• FA faces calls for fresh investigation after Eni Aluko’s claims of racism and bullying

  22-08-2017 21:14
  • England manager Mark Sampson understood to deny allegations
  • Chelsea back their player for ‘speaking about her experiences’The Football Association is facing calls for an “open, transparent and independent investigation” into how it handled the Eni Aluko affair amid pressure from anti-racism groups and with Chelsea praising the player for coming forward with the allegation that Mark Sampson, the England women’s team manager, told her to make sure her Ni
  
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• Everton's Tom Davies benefits from Wayne Rooney and faith

  22-08-2017 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT: Davies visits music festivals, discusses animal cruelty and, on one occasion this summer, prepared to carry a surfboard down to the sea, saying: 'It's fun if you don't see a fin.'
  
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• Hoffenheim boss Julian Nagelsmann not in awe of Liverpool

  22-08-2017 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Julian Nagelsmann is 'not in awe' of Liverpool and wants to shock Hoffenheim's Bundesliga rivals by dumping them out of the Champions League.
  
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• Geoffrey Boycott to keep BBC pundit’s role despite ‘unacceptable’ remark

  22-08-2017 20:03
  • Boycott suggested he could be knighted if he ‘blacked up’
  • BBC confirm former England captain will continue in punditry roleThe BBC has confirmed that Geoffrey Boycott will not be asked to resign from his role as a pundit on its Test Match Special radio show despite suggesting that he would need to “black up” in order to receive a knighthood.The former England and Yorkshire batsman has apologised for the comments made during a question-and-answer session duri
  
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• West Ham boss Slaven Bilic urges side to beat Cheltenham

  22-08-2017 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has called on his team to play 'like it is the last game of our lives' and kick-start the season with a Carabao Cup win at League Two Cheltenham.
  
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• Chris Froome eyes Vuelta a Espana win: Stage-by-stage guide

  22-08-2017 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Analysis of the 21 stages that make up the mountainous Vuelta a Espana and the men who will provide the main opposition to Chris Froome.
  
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• Astana 4-3 Celtic (4-8 agg): Hoops reach Champions League

  22-08-2017 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STEPHEN MCGOWAN AT THE ASTANA ARENA: They made extremely hard work of it, but Celtic are just about through to the Champions League group stages this season.
  
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• Liverpool train ahead of Hoffenheim clash

  22-08-2017 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool's stars had their game faces on as they prepared for Wednesday night's Champions League play-off second leg against Hoffenheim with a tough training session at Melwood.
  
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• Fancy Bears hackers leak 2010 World Cup football drug use

  22-08-2017 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Fancy Bears hackers have targeted football by releasing a series of documents they claim show officials are 'lying' about the lack of doping in the game.
  
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• Is Jose Mourinho doing to Victor Lindelof what he did to Henrikh Mkhitaryan?

  22-08-2017 18:58
  Jose Mourinho tends to wear a suit for the first few matches of the season.Soon enough, however, he resorted to a tracksuit as the Old Trafford side fell away over the course of the campaign.This season, though, the suit is back on and going on United’s first two displays it might stay on a while longer.
  
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• Raheem Sterling urges Manchester City to be more clinical

  22-08-2017 18:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  City were thankful Sterling came off the bench to rescue a point with an 82nd-minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Monday. But he also wasted two good chances.
  
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• Luke Shaw looking to 'push on' after Man United return

  22-08-2017 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luke Shaw is now looking to make his mark on the Manchester United first team after a promising return from long-term injury in the Red Devils' U23s clash with Swansea City.
  
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• Sebastien Bassong training with Birmingham ahead of move

  22-08-2017 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Norwich City captain Sebastien Bassong is training with Birmingham City with a view to securing a permanent deal. He is a free agent following his release from the Canaries.
  
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• Seeking further philosophical edification | The Fiver

  22-08-2017 18:10
  In today’s Fiver: Jack Wilshere, Barcelona go after Neymar and inspiring a football revolution for girls in PakistanIt doesn’t seem too long ago when 2011’s Jack Wilshere was considered the future of English football. We can’t put an exact date on it, our memory’s shot to pieces, but it was recent enough and you get the general point. So sad, then, to last night witness the 25-year-old Arsenal midfielder, 25, reduced to throwing hands at a couple of 17-year-olds in
  
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• Jamie Vardy V9 Academy to be televised in six-part series

  22-08-2017 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy will open the doors on his V9 Academy when a documentary on his bid to unearth the next non-league star airs on Sky in September.
  
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• Conor McGregor v Floyd Mayweather: UFC belts to be flown

  22-08-2017 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conor McGregor's father, Tony will bring his son's belts with him across the Atlantic for the Irishman's Las Vegas showdown with Floyd Mayweather this Saturday. 
  
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• Over 1,000 Londoners Join world-renowned climber Alex Honnold at The Castle Climbing Centre

  22-08-2017 17:35
  Over 1,000 Londoners Join world-renowned climber Alex Honnold at The Castle Climbing Centre
  
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• Barcelona to sue Neymar for £8m over 'breach of contract'

  22-08-2017 17:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona are suing Neymar for €8.5million (£7.8m) over an alleged 'breach of contract' caused by his world-record £198m transfer to Paris Saint-Germain.
  
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• Barcelona and Coutinho need to move on - it's about time

  22-08-2017 17:18
  Following a lengthy transfer saga, Barcelona and Philippe Coutinho should now both accept that he will not be leaving Liverpool this year.
  
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• How Manchester United's left-back problems could come back to bite them in the Premier League title race

  22-08-2017 17:11
  Manchester United have enjoyed a fantastic start to the 2017/18 Premier League season, but left-back remains a problem position for the Red Devils
  
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• Everton started with eight English players at Man City

  22-08-2017 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While the Toffees have regularly featured English players throughout their unbroken spell in the Premier League, the last time they started a game with eight on the field was all the way back in 1997.
  
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