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• Man United improve security amid ongoing terror threat

  30-08-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: New gates, barriers and bollards – aimed at preventing unauthorised vehicles or persons get close to where United train – have been ordered.
  
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• Tottenham, Palace and Brighton monitoring Jack Richards

  30-08-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scouts from the three Premier League clubs, as well as Championship side Queens' Park Rangers, have observed Richards in action during the past month.
  
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• Irish Turf Club to review caution issued to Davy Russell

  30-08-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Irish Turf Club has asked its appeals body to review its decision to only issue a caution to jump jockey Davy Russell for the incident where he appeared to punch his mount at Tramore.
  
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• England goalkeeper Joe Hart fears he’s set for the boot

  30-08-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gareth Southgate is giving serious consideration to axing Joe Hart and selecting Jack Butland as his goalkeeper for the World Cup double-header against Malta and Slovakia.
  
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• Liverpool defender Joe Gomez handed England U21 captaincy

  30-08-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has been named the new England Under-21 captain, a move that has put a gloss on his outstanding start to the season.
  
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• How Ron Greenwood solved goalkeeping dilemma

  30-08-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England boss Gareth Southgate’s dilemma over which of his three goalkeepers he should select for the games against Malta and Slovakia has echoes of the past.
  
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• Gareth Southgate’s England regime places greater emphasis on playing time

  30-08-2017 23:30
  • Nathaniel Chalobah’s Watford move indicative of the change
  • Chris Smalling alone of the 28-man squad yet to start league gameGareth Southgate has introduced a policy in the England setup where players who are not featuring regularly for their club sides should not expect to keep their places when it comes to the national team.Southgate brought his players together at a previous England meet-up and told them that he would not be as understanding as the previous regime when it c
  
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• Eni Aluko accuses FA of endorsing racism 

  30-08-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aluko, who Sportsmail revealed was paid hush money to keep quiet about a bullying complaint against England manager Mark Sampson, claimed that the organisation was ignoring the issue.
  
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• Alexandr Dolgopolov hits back over match-fixing allegations after beating Struff

  30-08-2017 23:05
  • Ukrainian defeats talented German in five sets to reach second round
  • Reporters grill him over betting pattern in previous tournamentAlexandr Dolgopolov scored a fine five-set win over the excellent German Jan-Lennard Struff to advance to the second round of the US Open on Wednesday – then reacted furiously to questions about allegations of match-fixing in his first-round loss in Winston-Salem last week.The 28-year-old Ukrainian, who has earned $498,957 in a middling season an
  
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• Liverpool agree £40m Oxlade-Chamberlain deal

  30-08-2017 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Liverpool agree a £40m deal to sign Arsenal and England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  
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• Jordy Clasie joins Club Brugge on loan from Southampton

  30-08-2017 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jordy Clasie has joined Club Brugge on loan. The 26-year-old will spend the remainder of the 2017-18 season with the Belgian side. He played 16 Premier League games for Southampton last term.
  
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• PSG's Grzegorz Krychowiak signs one-year loan at West Brom

  30-08-2017 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 27-year-old, who joined PSG for £34millionlast year, will spend this season at the Hawthorns - subject to international clearance. There's a good atmosphere here,' Krychowiak said.
  
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• Alex Dolgopolov furious at match-fixing claim

  30-08-2017 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON AT FLUSHING MEADOWS: Alex Dolgopolov reacted with foul-mouthed anger when asked about match-fixing inquiries relating to a match last week on the ATP Tour.
  
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• ‘I don’t know what to do’ - injury strikes as Kyrgios is knocked out

  30-08-2017 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Nick Kyrgios struggles with a shoulder injury as he is knocked out of the US Open in the first round by fellow Australian John Millman.
  
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• Franck Ribery nets as Manuel Neuer and Co play in friendly

  30-08-2017 22:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ribery scored a late goal as a Bayern side including the likes of Javi Martinez and Rafinha won 4-1 on Wednesday. Neuer also played as he continues to recover from a broken foot.
  
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• 'Violent assault' ends world champion Bosse's season

  30-08-2017 22:27 via bbc.co.uk
  World 800m champion Pierre-Ambroise Bosse says he sustained "multiple facial fractures" in a violent assault on Saturday.
  
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• Nick Kyrgios crashes out of US Open at first round stage

  30-08-2017 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON AT FLUSHING MEADOWS: Another premature Grand Slam defeat, another injury, and another searing self-examination from the mercurial Nick Kyrgios.
  
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• Alexandr Dolgopolov: 'I gave my best effort', says player under investigation

  30-08-2017 22:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Ukraine's Alexandr Dolgopolov insists he gave his "best effort" in a match that is being assessed for suspicious betting patterns.
  
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• Robin van Persie trains with Holland team-mates

  30-08-2017 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robin van Persie trained with his Holland team-mates on Wednesday as he prepared for a potential comeback appearance in the World Cup qualifier against France after two years out in the cold.
  
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• Serge Aurier given Home Office clearance to sign for Tottenham

  30-08-2017 21:18
  • £23m full-back Aurier had French sentence for assault reduced on appeal
  • Mauricio Pochettino also signs Juan Foyth from EstudiantesSerge Aurier is primed to complete a £23m (€25m) move from Paris Saint‑Germain to Tottenham Hotspur after the Home Office granted him a work permit. The London club have also announced the £8m signing of the 19-year-old Argentinian centre-back Juan Foyth from Estudiantes on a five-year contract.Aurier, a 24-year-old Ivory Coa
  
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• Liverpool agree £40m Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain deal and pursue Thomas Lemar

  30-08-2017 20:42
  • Arsenal’s Oxlade-Chamberlain opts for Liverpool rather than Chelsea
  • Jürgen Klopp refusing to give up on Monaco midfielder LemarLiverpool are on the verge of signing Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for £40m from Arsenal and could take their spending inside a week to around £170m should Monaco sanction the sale of Thomas Lemar on transfer deadline day.Oxlade-Chamberlain was undergoing a medical with Liverpool staff on Wednesday at St George’s Park, where he is pr
  
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• Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor 'did 6.5m buys'

  30-08-2017 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor was billed as the 'biggest fight in combat sports history' and it seems the mega-bout has lived up to its billing.
  
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• Vuelta a Espana: Chris Froome extends lead as Lopez wins stage 11

  30-08-2017 20:37 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Chris Froome extends his lead in the Vuelta a Espana, while Geraint Thomas will return to action in the Tour of Britain.
  
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• Newcastle's Aleksandar Mitrovic handed three-match ban

  30-08-2017 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mitrovic appeared to catch West Ham's Manuel Lanzini with an elbow during Newcastle's 3-0 win over the Hammers on Saturday in an incident that was not seen by the officials.
  
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• Kylian Mbappe trains with France ahead of loan to PSG

  30-08-2017 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kylian Mbappe put his impending transfer to Paris Saint-Germain behind him as he trained with France ahead of their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Holland and Luxembourg.
  
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• Track the latest transfers as deadline day approaches

  30-08-2017 20:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Track all the latest signings as they happen in England, Scotland and across the world.
  
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• Irish Turf Club reopens case of jockey Davy Russell punching his horse

  30-08-2017 20:20
  • ISPCA argues that earlier punishment was ‘too lenient’
  • Russell has admitted punching Kings Dolly at TramoreDavy Russell is once more at risk of a ban for punching his horse, after the Irish Turf Club’s decision to reopen the case against him. The jockey was given a caution after three members of the Turf Club heard the evidence against him on Saturday but senior officials have since held an internal review, decided a caution was “unduly lenient” and re
  
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• West Brom sign PSG’s Grzegorz Krychowiak on season-long loan

  30-08-2017 20:10
  • Poland midfielder joins a year after €30m transfer
  • Baggies also complete permanent deal for Kieran GibbsWest Bromwich Albion have completed the signing of the defensive midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak from Paris Saint-Germain on a season-long loan, with Kieran Gibbs also joining from Arsenal for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £7m.The Poland international Krychowiak, who left Sevilla for the French capital last year for €30m, started just seven league games
  
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• Olympic and Paralympic funding: Sports 'positive' after meeting with UK Sport - BBC Sport

  30-08-2017 20:10
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  Eleven Olympic and Paralympic sports 'thrown under the bus' in funding cuts last year have had a 'positive' meeting with UK Sport chair Katherine Grainger. It follows a campaign they launched in June to challenge UK Sport's 'no compromise' approach to ...en meer »
  
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• Olympic sports 'positive' after funding meeting

  30-08-2017 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Eleven Olympic and Paralympic sports 'thrown under the bus' in funding cuts last year have had a 'positive' meeting with UK Sport chair Katherine Grainger.
  
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• David Squires on ... the Socceroos' trip to face Japan

  30-08-2017 20:00
  Our resident cartoonist turns his eye to the upcoming World Cup qualifier, with a victory enough to book a trip to Russia next yearTake a look back through David’s archive of Australian cartoonsContinue reading...
  
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• Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs and PSG midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak‏ join West Brom

  30-08-2017 19:47 via bbc.co.uk
  West Brom sign Kieran Gibbs from Arsenal for a fee in the region of £7m and Paris St-Germain midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak‏ on loan.
  
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• Chris Froome extends La Vuelta lead after stage 11

  30-08-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Froome extended his La Vuelta lead on Wednesday. The three-time Tour de France winner finished second on the 187.5-kilometres route from Lorca to Observatorio Astronomico de Calar Alto
  
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• Germany's Sami Khedira ruled out of World Cup qualifier

  30-08-2017 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 30-year-old missed the world champions' morning training session and, after undergoing medical checks, was ruled out for their Group C qualifier.
  
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• Juventus sign Benedikt Howedes on loan from Schalke

  30-08-2017 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Benedikt Howedes is set to join Juventus on a £3.2million loan deal, which could be upgraded to a permanent move for a further £7.9million after a year, according to Italian Sky.
  
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• World Cup 2018: Michael O'Neill happy with Northern Ireland's San Marino preparations

  30-08-2017 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill is pleased with the build-up for Friday's World Cup qualifier against San Marino, despite injuries and transfer speculation.
  
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• Manchester City's Jason Denayer nears Galatasaray return

  30-08-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old accepts games under Pep Guardiola are unlikely this season and feels he needs another spell away. Jason Denayer turned down the chance to join Girona.
  
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• England batsmen Mark Stoneman and Dawid Malan are backed

  30-08-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Both batsmen hit half-centuries during England’s shock defeat in the second Test at Headingley on Tuesday, although the jury is out on Tom Westley, who has averaged 20 in four Tests.
  
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• Joe Root declaration freed West Indies from restraint of having to defend

  30-08-2017 18:59
  England captain went for the win in second Test but played into West Indies’ hands while displaying an overreliance on Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson“Same squad, different performance” is the message from the selectors after England’s startling defeat at Headingley. With surprising speed they announced the same 13 names in their squad for the decisive Lord’s Test against West Indies, which starts next Thursday. The most relieved man will be Tom Westley, who failed
  
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• Liverpool FC striker Divock Origi close to Wolfsburg loan

  30-08-2017 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Liverpool striker is surplus to requirementsand has been linked with Tottenham and Monaco; there was a possibility of him being used as a makeweight in a deal for Thomas Lemar.
  
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• Liverpool agree £40m deal with Arsenal for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

  30-08-2017 18:53
  Liverpool agree £40m deal with Arsenal for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
  
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• Vuelta a España: Chris Froome extends lead as Lopez wins stage 11

  30-08-2017 18:52
  • Team Sky rider finishes second behind Colombian
  • Froome now leads Esteban Chaves by more than a minuteChris Froome took a commanding lead at the Vuelta on Wednesdayas the four-times Tour de France winner finished second on the 187.5km route from Lorca to Observatorio de Calar Alto, won by Colombia’s Miguel Ángel López.Froome’s second-placed finish, 14 seconds behind López, was accompanied by six bonus seconds and time gains over many of his rivals as
  
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• Liverpool agree fee for Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

  30-08-2017 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The midfielder turned down a move to Chelsea after the Stamford Bridge club came to terms on a fee with Arsenal. And that rejection has allowed Liverpool to swoop for a long-term transfer target.
  
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• US Open: Mixed emotions for the Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal roadshow | Kevin Mitchell

  30-08-2017 18:42
  Swiss No3 seed happy despite taking five sets against an American teenager while Spain’s French Open champion is annoyed despite a much easier rideRoger Federer and Rafael Nadal have survived many crises in their parallel careers, and both are relieved to remain on schedule for a semi-final showdown at the 2017 US Open after dealing with contrasting challenges in the first round. However, the Swiss, who had to go five sets, seems considerably more content than the Spaniard, who was ba
  
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• World Judo Championships: GB's Nekoda Smythe-Davis wins bronze

  30-08-2017 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Great Britain's Nekoda Smythe-Davis wins the first British World Judo Championships medal since 2010.
  
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• Using him exclusively as a hatstand

  30-08-2017 18:36
  In today’s Fiver: Wimmer, Wimmer, chicken dinner, The Knack, happy-go-lucky Kieran Gibbs and a difference of opinion in the lettersAt the time of writing the Fiver, which was three Tins before whatever time it is now, Tottenham Hotspur had not confirmed the signing of Serge Aurier from Paris Saint-Germain. It’s not that they’re ashamed, it’s just that Daniel Levy has a reputation to uphold and wouldn’t like word to get out that he has completed another deal before 2
  
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• Tottenham sign Juan Foyth from Estudiantes for £8m

  30-08-2017 18:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Foyth becomes the third signing of the summer for Mauricio Pochettino's men following the signing of Davinson Sanchez from Ajax and goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga from Southampton.
  
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• Crystal Palace and Newcastle eye deal for Cenk Tosun 

  30-08-2017 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace and Newcastle United have asked about Besiktas striker Cenk Tosun. The 26-year-old forward was born in Germany but has 18 caps for Turkey and five international goals.
  
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• Renato Sanches set to join Swansea on loan from Bayern Munich

  30-08-2017 18:26
  • Midfielder worked with Swansea manager Paul Clement at Bayern
  • Portugal international cost German club €35m last summerSwansea City are on the verge of pulling off one of the signings of the summer by taking Renato Sanches, the prodigiously talented Portugal international, on a season-long loan from Bayern Munich. Talks between Swansea and Bayern, who paid €35m for Sanches last summer, are at an advanced stage and the Welsh club are quietly confident that an agreement is c
  
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