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• PSG 3-0 St Etienne: Neymar fails but Edinson Cavani shines

  25-08-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The biggest star in the NBA may have flown to Paris to see his friend Neymar play for his new club, but Steph Curry would have left Parc des Princes more impressed with Edinson Cavani.
  
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• T20 Blast: Elliott and de Grandhomme guide Birmingham Bears into T20 finals day

  25-08-2017 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Grant Elliott and Colin de Grandhomme guide Birmingham Bearsto victory over Surrey at The Oval.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor: Johnny Nelson's guide

  25-08-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Las Vegas showdown is on track to be the richest in boxing's history, despite UFC star McGregor making his debut at the T-Mobile Arena. Where will it be won and lost under the Las Vegas lights?
  
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• Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor: Stars' predictions

  25-08-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everyone has an opinion regarding what's going to happen on the Strip on Saturday night when McGregor and Mayweather do battle. Four of boxing's biggest names have their say.
  
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• Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez is on the ropes 

  25-08-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Spaniard's job in the short-term is to win a football match, starting on Saturday afternoon at home to West Ham, another team in trouble on zero points after two matches.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic won't be first choice at Man United

  25-08-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic's return to Manchester United came with a warning as Jose Mourinho told the striker to forget about being an automatic first choice ahead of Romelu Lukaku.
  
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• 'Jese Rodriguez won't get treated like I was at Barcelona'

  25-08-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: Hughes is talking about the season he spent at Barcelona. It is well known he wasn’t successful after leaving Manchester United in 1986.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino says Davinson Sánchez can be one of world’s best

  25-08-2017 23:33
  • Colombian centre-back signs for Tottenham record £42m from Ajax
  • Spurs to sign PSG’s Serge Aurier for £23m if they can resolve red tapeMauricio Pochettino says Davinson Sánchez has the talent and strength of character to develop into “one of the best centre-backs in the world”. The Tottenham Hotspur manager took the 21-year-old Colombian from Ajax for a club record £42m this week and he was relieved that a more financially powerful club had
  
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• Man City: Pep Guardiola to hand Raheem Sterling No 10 role

  25-08-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola is concerned at Manchester City’s profligacy, with Raheem Sterling set for a central role on Saturday in a clear message to his misfiring strikers.
  
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• Chelsea star Drew Spence at centre of Mark Sampson storm

  25-08-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The player at the centre of Eni Aluko’s original racism claims against England manager Mark Sampson is Chelsea midfielder Drew Spence, Sportsmail can reveal.
  
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• Tottenham's Davinson Sanchez taken down in training

  25-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM: Mauricio Pochettino believes £42million signing Davinson Sanchez can become the best centre-back in the world.
  
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• Sánchez and Koscielny: Arsenal’s king pair could make all the difference

  25-08-2017 23:30
  Key attacker and defender return for trip to Anfield and Arsène Wenger knows how much depends on the duo’s form, fitness and desire in the months aheadIt has felt like an age since he has been sighted in an Arsenal shirt, feeding off the emotions of a competitive match and, after the summer he has had, it may come as a release to feature against Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. Laurent Koscielny, the defensive lynchpin, has certainly been missed.The focus for the travelling support w
  
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• Ronald Koeman says Chelsea’s Diego Costa would be ‘welcome’ at Everton

  25-08-2017 23:30
  • Koeman keen to sign a striker for Everton before deadline day
  • Manager admits admiration for Costa going into match at ChelseaRonald Koeman has said he would welcome the chance to bring Diego Costa to Everton as he reiterated his desire to sign a striker before the transfer deadline.Costa is in exile in Brazil having refused to return to training with Chelsea and stated his intention to return to his former club Atlético Madrid. A late diversion to Goodison Park may be a remo
  
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• Pep Guardiola defends Manchester City's summer of wild spending

  25-08-2017 23:30
  Pep Guardiola has suggested that he got three bargains when he signed Kyle Walker, Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy, arguing that they would be even more expensive if he tried to sign them now.Manchester City have spent more money than any other Premier League manager during this summer’s transfer window, with an outlay of around £220m.More than £120m of that money has been spent on full-backs, with Walker costing £50m from Tottenham, Mendy £49.3m from Monaco and D
  
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• MARTIN KEOWN: Alexis Sanchez and Lacazette are a dream duo

  25-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: Sunday could be the first time Alexis Sanchez and Alexandre Lacazette start together and I can’t wait to see what they do. Players like these are why we get up in the morning.
  
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• Jürgen Klopp: Champions League will improve Liverpool’s belief 100%

  25-08-2017 23:30
  • Playing alongside Europe’s elite will allow squad to grow - Klopp
  • Alexander-Arnold and Can should be fit for Arsenal on SundayJürgen Klopp says Liverpool’s self-belief and development will be taken to a different level thanks to Champions League qualification.The Liverpool manager has often lamented a lack of confidence in his players, claiming one bad result or performance is enough for doubts about their potential to emerge at Anfield. However, having qualified f
  
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• Jose Mourinho insists Zlatan Ibrahimovic will have to prove he is good enough for Manchester United's 'made team'

  25-08-2017 23:30
  Jose Mourinho has insisted that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will not simply walk straight back into the Manchester United team when he returns from injury as he will already have a “made team”.“No, no, no, no. Zlatan is going to arrive into a made team,” Mourinho insisted.“We need a striker and we have one striker just around the corner that belongs to our family, that likes to be with us and play for us.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor undercard preview

  25-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: Nathan Cleverly, the veteran WBA world light-heavyweight champion goes into the T-Mobile Arena for his first defence of that regular title.
  
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• England have the chance to turn the tables on New Zealand

  25-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER IN BELFAST: In 2002, 2006 and 2010 they played the women in black in the showpiece and were defeated. New Zealand have never lost a World Cup final.
  
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• Davinson Sanchez can be one of the best in the world, says Spurs boss

  25-08-2017 23:30
  Mauricio Pochettino believes Davinson Sanchez has the potential to become a star at Tottenham
  
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• Arsenal could offload Shkodran Mustafi before deadline

  25-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Germany international only joined the Gunners last summer in a £35million deal but the club are seriously considering letting him leave. Inter Milan have already made an approach.
  
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• Antonio Conte urges Chelsea to bring in reinforcements

  25-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has turned up the heat on the club's board to bring in reinforcements by warning it will be 'impossible' to navigate four competitions using only '11 or 13 players.'
  
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• José Mourinho says there are no guarantees for Zlatan Ibrahimovic

  25-08-2017 23:29
  • Manchester United manager says Swede is ‘one more striker’
  • Mourinho praises Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s start to the seasonZlatan Ibrahimovic would have to accept “that’s life” if José Mourinho selects Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford before him when he is available again for Manchester United.On Thursday Ibrahimovic re-signed on a one-year deal but is still recovering from a serious knee injury and Mourinho believes the 35-year-old will not be
  
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• Hull 4-0 Bolton: Quickfire Tigers bounce back

  25-08-2017 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hull City fans will be crossing fingers and toes that Kamil Grosicki does not join the summer exodus. A dazzling display from Poland winger helped them back to winning ways.
  
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• Bristol City 1-1 Aston Villa: Onomah earns Villa a point

  25-08-2017 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STEVEN MADELEY AT ASHTON GATE: Jamie Paterson gave the home side the lead after an hour, But the spoils were shared after Onomah levelled the match only four minutes later.
  
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• T20 Blast: Birmingham Bears Grant Elliott gets controversial reprieve

  25-08-2017 22:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the controversial moment Birmingham Bears skipper Grant Elliott is reprieved via a review by the third umpire after he looked to have been caught by Surrey's Rory Burns.
  
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• Centurion Ben Stokes plays down verbal spat with Shannon Gabriel

  25-08-2017 22:17
  • ‘There was nothing to it,’ says the England all-rounder
  • West Indian’s emotions came out after he dropped Stokes on 98Ben Stokes has been given a few send-offs in his time and received another on Friday afternoon at Headingley. Shannon Gabriel shot a few choice words the all-rounder’s way after he had him caught behind for 100 on the opening day of the second Test. “It’s not the first time,” Stokes said, chuckling. Related: Joe Root and Ben
  
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• BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Great opportunity missed by some

  25-08-2017 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England finished day one of the second Test against West Indies 258 all out at Headingley. Here, Sportsmail's DAVID LLOYD reflects on an enthralling day's cricket in Yorkshire.
  
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• Mick McCarthy’s Ipswich finding a way back to good times after last season’s low

  25-08-2017 22:02
  Four wins out of four have put them second in the Championship despite injuries and are helping to dispel memories of negativityMick McCarthy had just seen Ipswich Town go second in the Championship when it was put to him the only team sitting above them, on goal difference at that, was a Neil Warnock-managed Cardiff City. “Two old farts who know nothing about the game, hey?” he said. “I’ll have to get my iPad out now.” Related: Championship roundup: Onomah earns po
  
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• Windies had to stick to the basics and they did it well

  25-08-2017 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: That was a lot better from West Indies, especially in the first two sessions. I wrote on Friday that they had to stick to the basics and not worry about comparisons with their past great sides.
  
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• England v West Indies: Ben Stokes ton punishes costly drops

  25-08-2017 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Ben Stokes defies a much improved West Indies with a superb century before James Anderson strikes late on day one of the second Test at Headingley.
  
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• Ousmane Dembele: Forward can be as good as Neymar, says Owen Hargreaves

  25-08-2017 21:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Ousmane Dembele has the potential to be as good as Neymar and could be a future Ballon d'Or winner, says ex-Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves.
  
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• Lady Aurelia is pipped at the post in the Nunthorpe Stakes

  25-08-2017 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marsha ignored the script to snatch a dramatic victory in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes and nobody was more surprised than Frankie Dettori on runner-up Lady Aurelia.
  
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• England batsman Westley has been worked out - Vaughan

  25-08-2017 21:13 via bbc.co.uk
  England batsman Tom Westley has been "worked out" at Test match level according to former captain Michael Vaughan.
  
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• England have three days to find three Ashes batsmen

  25-08-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT HEADINGLEY: The battle for a place in England’s Ashes top five is fast resembling a storyline from Game of Thrones — just without the triumphs to go with the bruised egos.
  
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• Frankie Dettori ‘dazed’ after celebrating photo-finish defeat at Ebor meeting

  25-08-2017 20:59
  • Jockey punches air in delight after dramatic Nunthorpe Stakes at York
  • Marsha awarded victory by smallest of margins to leave Italian red-facedFrankie Dettori is famous for his celebrations but his exuberance led to a moment he will want to forget here on Friday after the jockey punched the air and waved his whip in triumph following a frantic conclusion to the Nunthorpe Stakes.Dettori, riding the 10-11 favourite Lady Aurelia, was convinced he had edged out Marsha and Luke Morris to
  
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• Eden Hazard starts for Chelsea in development match

  25-08-2017 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eden Hazard was back in a Chelsea shirt for the first time since last season on Friday night. Hazard started for Chelsea's U23 side in a development match against Everton at Aldershot's ground.
  
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• US Open: Johanna Konta and Andy Murray prepare in contrasting moods

  25-08-2017 20:37
  • ‘I’m happy where I’m at,’ says British women’s title hopeful
  • Murray still limping as he gets ready for the year’s final majorLife for Johanna Konta before the US Open, which begins on Monday, is as serene and full of hope as Andy Murray’s is of lingering pain and uncertainty, although Friday’s draw was kind to both of Britain’s best players. Related: Maria Sharapova to face No2 seed Simona Halep in US Open first roundContinue re
  
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• Huddersfield face 'next level' Southampton - David Wagner

  25-08-2017 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Wagner expects a step up in quality as Huddersfield look to continue their flying start in the Premier League against Southampton. The Terriers have won their first two league games.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers: Parkhead helps Celtic in Champions League

  25-08-2017 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Celtic were drawn in Group B along with German giants Bayern Munich, free-spending French side Paris St Germain and Belgian champions Anderlecht in Thursday's draw.
  
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• US Open 2017: Cameron Norrie makes main draw

  25-08-2017 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cameron Norrie will join Andy Murray and Jo Konta in the US Open main draw and may be followed by fellow Brits Naomi Broady and Katie Boulter, who will contest the final round of qualifying on Friday.
  
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• Mike Ashley to skip Sports Direct annual general meeting - Belfast Telegraph

  25-08-2017 20:03
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  Sports Direct said its billionaire boss Mike Ashley would miss the upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) and it would scrap an open day for investors and journalists. The sportswear giant said "conflicting demands" for the chief executive's time meant ...en meer »
  
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• Mayweather v McGregor preview: Brad 'One-Punch' Pickett previews the biggest fight in history

  25-08-2017 19:57
  Mayweather v McGregor preview: Brad 'One-Punch' Pickett previews the biggest fight in history
  
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• Charlie Adam signs a one-year contract extension at Stoke

  25-08-2017 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old Scotland midfielder revealed the news on his official Twitter feed on Friday, writing: 'Delighted to announce that I have extended my contract with Stoke for a further year.'
  
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• Ben Stokes gets century as England's top order falls apart

  25-08-2017 19:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT HEADINGLEY: Ben Stokes was England's saving grace on a day where their top order failed to deliver yet again. Stokes produced a stunning total of 100.
  
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• Bayern Munich star Manuel Neuer out of Germany squad

  25-08-2017 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Captain Manuel Neuer has been left out of the Germany squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Czech Republic and Norway. He has not played since breaking his foot in April.
  
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• Chelsea close in on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and chase Ross Barkley

  25-08-2017 19:22
  • Champions ready to take Arsenal midfielder across London for £35m
  • Club to battle Spurs for Barkley and also target Danny DrinkwaterChelsea are increasingly confident they will secure Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain from Arsenal before the closure of the transfer window and hope to speak to Everton over the potential purchase of Ross Barkley after Sunday’s meeting between the sides at Stamford Bridge.The pair could yet be joined by another England international, Leicester City&r
  
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• US Open draw: Andy Murray kept apart from Roger Federer

  25-08-2017 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andy Murray has been handed a favourable draw in the 2017 US Open after avoiding Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, who has been named in No 1 seed Rafael Nadal's section.
  
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• Maria Sharapova to face No2 seed Simona Halep in US Open first round

  25-08-2017 19:08
  Wildcard handed tough test in first grand slam since return from doping banRussian has won all six of her matches against French Open runner-upMaria Sharapova has been drawn to face Simona Halep, the No2 seed, in the pick of the first-round ties at the US Open, which begins on Monday.The Russian was handed a wildcard to the grand slam by the United States Tennis Association following her return from a 15-month suspension for taking the banned drug meldonium. Continue reading...
  
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• Robert Snodgrass signs for Aston Villa on a season loan

  25-08-2017 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robert Snodgrass has joined Aston Villa on a season-long loan from West Ham. 'I am delighted to join,' Snodgrass said. 'I have had offers from other clubs but it was an easy decision to come here.'
  
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