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• Jose Mourinho likely to escape FA charge

  24-09-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Deep into injury-time, referee Craig Pawson dismissed Mourinho after the United boss stepped onto the pitch and also appeared to accidentally collide with fourth official Mike Jones.
  
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• England star Billy Vunipola will be missed by Eddie Jones

  24-09-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY - WORLD OF RUGBY: Billy Vunipola is facing another international season decimated by injury after the Saracens and England No 8 had emergency knee surgery.
  
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• Colin Kaepernick has won: he wanted a conversation and Trump started it

  24-09-2017 23:52
  The quarterback wanted kneeling in protest for the anthem to start a national talk about race and justice. Thanks to the president’s blast of rage, we have oneAll Colin Kaepernick ever asked was for his country to have a conversation about race.This, he warned, would not be easy. Such talks are awkward and often end in a flurry of spittle, pointed fingers and bruised feelings. But from the moment the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback first spoke about his decision to kneel or sit duri
  
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• Fournette gives Jaguars potential 'to be great', insists Lee

  24-09-2017 23:46
  The Jacksonville Jaguars’ offense has the potential “to be great” thanks to the drafting of running back Leonard Fournette, according to wide receiver Marqise Lee,
  
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• Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe to see cream of European racing

  24-09-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The cream of European racing gather at Chantilly this week for the Qatar Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe meeting, chasing some of the biggest prizes in the sport.
  
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• Imagine the hype if Henry Trinder was an All Black

  24-09-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I was in Berkeley on Friday at the very moment Henry Trinder produced his run-and-passing sequence vs Worcester to create that wonder try for Billy Twelvetrees.
  
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• Rio Ferdinand's boxing move is totally understandable

  24-09-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  VIV ANDERSON - FINAL VERDICT: It was the daytime television that brought it home to me. I found myself sitting around the house staring at the screen a lot, while my wife was out at work.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips for Monday, September 25

  24-09-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Monday's meetings at Kempton and Leicester.
  
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• Oldham Athletic defender Anthony Gerrard's 'One to Eleven'

  24-09-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Oldham Athletic and Republic of Ireland defender ANTHONY GERRARD on playing with Rooney from the age of eight, Gazza’s tears and his plans for a second career
  
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• Cardiff City targeting high-flying Leeds United and Wolves

  24-09-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cardiff City were so eager to get to the airport and back to south Wales that Neil Warnock side-stepped the press conference
  
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• Jurgen Klopp claims he could 'write a book on defending' despite failing to plug the leaks at Liverpool

  24-09-2017 23:31
  The nagging questions will not go away after a game where his defence creaked once more, though the perception that he is short on answers clearly irks the Liverpool manager, who argued afterwards that he could “write a book” on defending.
  
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• Huddersfield target stars with no Premier League history

  24-09-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Wagner wants players with no Premier League experience in to create a fearlessness at Huddersfield. Tom Ince is the only member of their squad who has played at this level before.
  
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• Elland Road boss Christiansen: 'We're not 'Dirty Leeds'

  24-09-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leeds United may never shake off the ‘Dirty Leeds’ tag, but Thomas Christiansen’s side’s brand of ‘tiki-taka’ continues to keep them ahead of the rest in the Championship.
  
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• Championship round-up: Never say N'Diaye as Wolves win

  24-09-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After another busy weekend of Championship action, Sportsmail's ADAM SHERGOLD reflects on the thrills and spills, including a stunning goal from Yoann Barbet.
  
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• Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez has X-factor - so pick him

  24-09-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON: I was surprised that Alexis Sanchez was left out by Arsene Wenger against Chelsea last week. After all Arsenal’s stubbornness in refusing to sell the striker, why not use him?
  
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• Thibaut Courtois confident resurgent Chelsea are hitting form at right time

  24-09-2017 23:30
  • Champions face Atlético Madrid and Manchester City this week
  • Eden Hazard still easing back from the bench after ankle injuryIf there were any Chelsea fans still worrying whether they would make a better fist of defending their Premier League title than the previous attempt, the clinical way in which Antonio Conte’s side dispatched Stoke City on Saturday has surely dispelled those doubts.A third successive away win courtesy of Álvaro Morata’s brilliant hat-
  
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• Slaven Bilic in firing line again with West Ham job under threat after Spurs defeat

  24-09-2017 23:30
  Slaven Bilic knows the script. After every defeat comes a must-win game, a game which he will be told he cannot afford to lose if he wants to continue as West Ham United manager.
  
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• Slaven Bilic feeling the heat after Spurs shine glaring light on West Ham flaws | David Hytner

  24-09-2017 23:30
  Coach retains fans’ goodwill but the way his side flirted with humiliation against Tottenham was ominous for a man aware of the harsh realities of his professionSlaven Bilic knows how it goes in his line of work. Once a manager is in danger, once the narrative becomes entrenched, it can begin to feel like the long kiss goodbye. “Once that’s opened, then it basically doesn’t stop,” the West Ham manager said after his team’s 3-2 home defeat against Tottenham Hot
  
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• Perfectionist Pep Guardiola still not happy with Man City

  24-09-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola took out his frustration on his chair, his team and even a ball-boy. When he had got his way and another crushing City victory was complete, he took aim at his best player, Leroy Sane.
  
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• Noble: Tottenham striker Harry Kane worth at least £100m

  24-09-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kane's two goals in the win over West Ham were cases in point, with the first a magnificent diving header made all the more impressive because it was a controlled glance at speed.
  
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• Man Utd's gritty 1-0 wins could land Jose Mourinho title

  24-09-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ALAN PARDEW: Manchester City are trying to win the Premier League with style and swagger, but never rule out Jose Mourinho. United go a goal up, it's so difficult to break them down.
  
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• Man City keeper Ederson: Liverpool's Mane has apologised

  24-09-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ederson has revealed Sadio Mane has said sorry for the challenge that left the City goalkeeper needing stitches to his face. Mane has been banned for the last three domestic games.
  
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• Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho does turn up in big games

  24-09-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: There has been some pretty hasty revisionism in the wake of Philippe Coutinho’s stated desire to move to Barcelona.
  
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• Liverpool are clinical in attack but comical at the back

  24-09-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: Following another rigorous examination by Leicester City, Jurgen Klopp was asked to make the case for his defence.
  
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• Kevin De Bruyne keen to sign Manchester City contract extension

  24-09-2017 23:30
  Kevin De Bruyne keen to extend stay at 'superb' Manchester City
  
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• Jürgen Klopp’s wide-eyed entertainers likely to win more admirers than medals | Jacob Steinberg

  24-09-2017 23:30
  Liverpool’s helter-skelter win over Leicester was a thrilling spectacle but suggested a side lacking the ruthless streak that defines title-winnersAs selection headaches go, it is not exactly as nagging as having to choose between Fabio Borini and Rickie Lambert. Nor is it like living in fear of Fernando Torres picking up an injury that leaves David N’Gog as the squad’s only fit forward. Unlike his predecessors Jürgen Klopp is not weighed down by such concerns. Instead Liv
  
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• Jose Mourinho was a little unlucky to be sent to stands

  24-09-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM POLL: Jose Mourinho appeared a little unlucky to be sent from the technical area for slight encroachment on to the field in an over-exuberant act.
  
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• Jose Mourinho ban would be an 'absolute joke' says Manchester United ambassador Bryan Robson

  24-09-2017 23:30
  Mourinho will discover today whether he faces yet another Football Association charge – this time for the most minor on-field encroachment imaginable.
  
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• 'It's smoke and mirrors': Arsène Wenger takes aim at cryotherapy

  24-09-2017 23:30
  • Arsenal face three games in seven days, including Belarus trip
  • ‘The ones who prove it works are paid by the guy who says it does’Arsène Wenger has questioned whether modern recovery treatments for players such as cryotherapy actually work and wonders if they have been pushed by specialists with vested interests.The Arsenal manager is at the beginning of a demanding week, in which his team face West Bromwich at Emirates Stadium on Monday and return to their home g
  
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• Hayes: 'Chelsea players must put opinions aside over saga'

  24-09-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Drew Spence scored on her return for Chelsea Ladies before Hayes called on her players to 'put their opinions aside' as the crisis surrounding the Mark Sampson saga deepens further.
  
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• Fury didn't deserve title but Parker needs reality check

  24-09-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After one of the dullest heavyweight title fights in memory, one camp screamed corruption while the other called for Anthony Joshua. It is hard to figure out which party was more ill-advised.
  
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• FIFA to allow England to wear poppy against Germany

  24-09-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE: FIFA have finally come to their senses over the farcical annual controversy over England's football team having a poppy on their kit to commemorate the war dead.
  
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• Fifa set to reverse controversial poppy ban for home-nations teams

  24-09-2017 23:30
  • Decision would allow shirts or armbands to display poppy symbol• Ban could be lifted in time for England’s proposed friendly against GermanyFifa is set to lift its controversial ban on the home nations teams wearing poppies on their shirts or armbands in time for England’s proposed friendly against Germany the evening before Armistice Day.There was widespread annoyance last year when the world game’s governing body fined the English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Iri
  
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• Diego Costa watches Atletico Madrid roar to victory

  24-09-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Costa's shirt is not yet in the club shop but he was in the directors box and his spirit is in the club's new home – a spirit that Atletico coach Diego Simeone has compared to ancient Rome.
  
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• Antonio Conte Conte lays down the gauntlet to Chelsea hat-trick hero Alvaro Morata

  24-09-2017 23:30
  Antonio Conte has challenged goal-happy Alvaro Morata to become one of the world’s top strikers after his devastating hat-trick ripped the heart out of Stoke.
  
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• Alvaro Morata is flying but Chelsea do miss Diego Costa

  24-09-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Morata made his markers uncomfortable on and off the ball in the game which will teach Diego Costa what being quickly forgotten looks like, should he catch the highlights.
  
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• Oumar Niasse finally measures up for Ronald Koeman’s underachievers

  24-09-2017 23:29
  • Niasse arrives from bench to give Everton win over Bournemouth• His attitude was perfect, says Blues manager KoemanOumar Niasse collected his man-of-the-match award and left Goodison Park wearing an Everton tracksuit on Saturday. Nothing remarkable there – he is, despite Ronald Koeman’s best efforts, still an Everton player after all – although the striker’s attire underlined the speed of his transformation from outcast to saviour. Unlike his team-mates, Niass
  
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• Leeds monitor former Arsenal midfielder Fran Merida

  24-09-2017 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leeds United are following former Arsenal midfielder Fran Merida after posting scouts at recent Osasuna games to watch the 27-year-old.
  
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• 'Great team!' Trump will welcome Pittsburgh Penguins to White House

  24-09-2017 23:00
  Stanley Cup champions accept invite a day after NBA champs snubbed Team: disagreements with president ‘can be expressed in other ways’As Donald Trump faced backlash for his harsh criticism of athletes who have kneeled in protest for the national anthem, the Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed on Sunday they will visit the White House to celebrate their Stanley Cup victory.Related: NFL players kneel for anthem in unprecedented defiance of TrumpContinue reading...
  
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• British & Irish Lions to reduce fixtures for 2021 South Africa tour

  24-09-2017 23:00
  • Organisers believe there is not enough ‘meaningful’ opposition
  • Premiership clubs concerned about workload of leading playersThe British & Irish Lions tour to South Africa in 2021 will be cut to eight matches in a move that will be welcomed by England’s Premiership clubs, but future trips could be restored to 10 fixtures with the four home unions keeping their options open.Talks with New Zealand, Australia and South Africa about an agreement to cover the three
  
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• Roger Federer leads Team Europe to Laver Cup victory

  24-09-2017 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roger Federer got the decisive win over Nick Kyrgios in Prague, coming from a set down and saving a match point to prevail 4-6, 7-6, (8-6), 11-9 in a thrilling three-set match.
  
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• UK volleyball sweeps conference opponent LSU at home - Kentucky Kernel

  24-09-2017 22:52
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  Today as a collective unit, this team was able to showcase their versatile options on their offense set. It all started with an ace from Madison Lilley, and that set the tone for the Cats for the rest of the match. The Cats gained an early lead over ...en meer »
  
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• UK men's soccer dominates conference opponent FAU at home - Kykernel.com (subscription)

  24-09-2017 22:41
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  Sophomore J.J. Williams scores a penalty kick during the game against Xavier on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky tied Xavier 1-1. Photo by Carter Gossett | Staff. Carter Gossett. Two overtimes were not enough for Kentucky to ...en meer »
  
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• Who is Europe's most clinical striker?

  24-09-2017 22:22 via bbc.co.uk
  With three players scoring six goals in six Premier League games so far, how do they match up to the rest of Europe's deadly finishers?
  
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• Leon Clarke double fires Sheffield United to derby victory over Wednesday

  24-09-2017 21:53
  It was worth the wait. Five years after the last Sheffield derby, when both teams were in League One, Wednesday and United put on a brilliant, pulsating game that the Blades won 4-2. There won’t be a happier man in Yorkshire than United manager Chris Wilder, who watched his first derby from the terraces as a fan 37 years ago.Leon Clarke, once a Wednesday player, scored twice, the others coming from John Fleck and Mark Duffy, and goals from Gary Hooper and Lucas Joao couldn’t deny the
  
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• President Trump responds to anthem protests: Locked arms is good, kneeling is not acceptable

  24-09-2017 21:47
  Trump said Sunday's anthem protests showed, "Great solidarity for our National Anthem and for our Country."
  
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• Jaguars send message to Donald Trump by taking a knee at Wembley | Sean Ingle

  24-09-2017 21:25
  A show of unity from Jacksonville players and staff was backed by a dominant performance on the pitch that overwhelmed Baltimore Ravens 44-7The message was simple, defiant and express-delivered to an orange-tinged septuagenarian living 3,600 miles away in Washington DC. As the Star Spangled Banner rang out across Wembley, 27 players and staff of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens dropped to one knee to protest against President Donald Trump – the largest number at an NFL game. D
  
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• Jaguars and Ravens blast President Donald Trump for 'taking a crap' on the NFL

  24-09-2017 21:13
  Baltimore Ravens and Jacksonville Jaguars players came together, many angered by president Donald Trump’s sensational attack on players who kneel at the national anthem.
  
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