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• Bosnia fans disrupt qualifying win by throwing flares

  10-10-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bosnia-Herzegovina went into their final 2018 World Cup qualifier knowing they needed a miracle to reach the play-offs, so their fans made other, more fiery plans for the game in Tallinn.
  
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• Ireland hero James McClean's troubled past splits opinion

  10-10-2017 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  McClean will be booed. At some point in West Brom’s next match at Leicester on Monday, McClean will either start or come off the bench and the mention of his name will provoke a loud, negative reaction.
  
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• Aaron Finch posts photo of smashed Australia bus window

  10-10-2017 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following the eight-wicket win in Guwahati that levelled the three-match series at 1-1, Australia's Finch posted a message on Twitter which featured an image of a smashed bus window.
  
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• Martin O'Neill makes players feel like a million dollars

  10-10-2017 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON: In the five years I spent playing under him at Celtic, Martin was loved by everyone. Yet behind all the charisma, there was a steeliness and hunger to get the job done.
  
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• David Silva on verge of extending his Manchester City deal

  10-10-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY IAN LADYMAN: David Silva is on the verge of signing a new contract at Manchester City. The 31-year-old has been in talks with the club since the start of the season.
  
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• NFL boss Roger Goodell says all players should stand for the national anthem

  10-10-2017 23:42
  In a letter to the league’s 32 teams concerning players’ protests against police brutality, Goodell urged them to ‘move past this controversy’ and ‘honor our flag’All NFL players should stand during the national anthem, the football league’s boss, Roger Goodell, said on Tuesday, as the controversy over protests against police brutality by players and their dispute with Donald Trump rumbled on.
  In a letter to the NFL’s 32 teams, Goodell said a plan
  
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• Socceroos take bumpy route to World Cup as Cahill's head prevails

  10-10-2017 23:40
  Australia’s qualification journey has been as circuitous and wrenching as a budget flight to Europe
  Ange Postecoglou normally fronts the cameras with all the enthusiasm of a long-necked man walking to the gallows. On Tuesday night, however, after the Socceroos squeaked past Syria 2-1 to reach the final stage of World Cup qualifying – a play-off against, most likely, Honduras or Panama – he allowed himself the indulgence of a smile. Though only a wry one, mind. “We always
  
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• George Groves interview: ‘Of course my boxing instinct changed after the Eduard Gutknecht fight’

  10-10-2017 23:40
  On that desperate night at Wembley Arena in November, Groves did everything right.
  
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• France 2-1 Belarus: Les Blues book place at 2018 World Cup

  10-10-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  France have qualified for the 2018 World Cup and will be among the favourites for the tournament, despite securing their place with an unimpressive performance.
  
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• Nick Kyrgios walks off court after losing first set at Shanghai Masters

  10-10-2017 23:34
  • Player branded umpire ‘a joke’ and told camp he would stop if he lost first set• Australian No 1 apologises to fans for quitting match, saying he was injured Nick Kyrgios has apologised to fans after quitting his first-round match at the Shanghai Masters, insisting it was because of injury rather a row with the umpire that saw him receive two warnings.Tennis officials told Australian Associated Press there was “an ongoing investigation” after Kyrgios stormed o
  
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• Roy Keane is the key to Ireland's 2018 World Cup campaign

  10-10-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roy Keane has become a cabaret act. Those were the words of the man who ghosted Keane’s first autobiography but who was now questioning his role with the Republic of Ireland.
  
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• Man City to hold FA talks about standards in women's game

  10-10-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pauline Bremer suffered a horrific leg fracture in the first half of Saturday's 3-2 win at Everton but no emergency services were present during the clash, which was played on a plastic pitch in Widnes.
  
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• Sky Sports get their man after Jose Mourinho snub

  10-10-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE — SPORTS AGENDA: Manchester United looked like heading for another media bust-up with the Premier League when Jose Mourinho refused to be interviewed by Sky.
  
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• Belgium 4-0 Cyprus: Nine wins out of 10 for Martinez's men

  10-10-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Belgium signed off their World Cup 2018 qualifying campaign with a comfortable victory over a determined Cyprus. Two goals from Eden Hazard and one from his brother Thorgan did the job.
  
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• Portugal and France reach World Cup as Holland and Arjen Robben bow out

  10-10-2017 23:20
  • Portugal snatch top spot in Group B with 2-0 victory against Switzerland
  • Robben retires from internationals after Sweden pip Holland to play-off placeThe European champions, Portugal, qualified for next year’s World Cup with a convincing 2-0 win over Switzerland on Tuesday after an own goal by Johan Djourou set them on their way.The Swiss defender put the ball into his own net four minutes before half-time and André Silva sealed the victory in the 57th minute as Portug
  
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• Portugal 2-0 Switzerland: Cristiano Ronaldo and Co qualify

  10-10-2017 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON: They went into their final fixture knowing only a win over their direct rivals would avert a nerve-jangling play-off. The Swiss led Group B after winning all nine games.
  
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• Greece 4-0 Gibraltar: Hosts secure play-off place

  10-10-2017 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vasilis Torosidis, Kostas Mitroglou, who scored a brace, and Giannis Gianniotas put the hosts in control, as they secured a comfortable victory over a side who have lost all 10 of their qualifiers.
  
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• Wasps’ Dai Young rails against ‘unfair’ Champions Cup fixture demands

  10-10-2017 23:00
  • Director of rugby angry at five-day turnaround from Saracens defeat
  • Dai Young stresses his team must not use the schedule as an excuseDai Young, the Wasps director of rugby, has claimed his side’s “unfair” fixture congestion puts them at a disadvantage in the Champions Cup and has urged administrators to bring an end to five-day turnarounds.The injury-hit Wasps begin their Champions Cup campaign at Ulster on Friday, having lost away against Saracens on Sunday. Wit
  
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• UK Sport: Only British Bobsleigh can discipline coach for alleged racist remarks

  10-10-2017 23:00
  • Funding body says it is powerless to decide future of Lee Johnston
  • UK Sport keen to get athletes ready for Pyeongchang Winter OlympicsUK Sport has put the onus on British Bobsleigh to decide the future of its disgraced head coach only four months before the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.The Guardian revealed that Lee Johnston, who was promoted to the position of head coach just over a fortnight ago, allegedly made derogatory comments about black athletes in July 2013, including telli
  
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• Call for athletes to be fitted with microchips in fight against drug cheats

  10-10-2017 23:00
  • Chief executive of World Olympians Association makes implant suggestion
  • ‘We’re prepared to chip our dogs, so why aren’t we prepared to chip ourselves?’Athletes need to be fitted with microchips, in a similar way that dogs are, in the fight against drug cheats in sport, according to a leading representative of international sports people.Mike Miller, the World Olympians Association chief executive, claimed that radical anti-doping methods – includi
  
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• Bryan Cooper set for regular British races after joining Alan Potts’s stable

  10-10-2017 22:59
  • Jockey moves to Alan Potts stable after losing role for Michael O’Leary
  • Bryan Cooper begins new position on board Exxaro and Mick ThonicBryan Cooper, who lost his job as first jockey to Michael O’Leary’s powerful Gigginstown Stud operation three months ago, will launch a fresh association with one of jumping’s biggest owners at Ludlow on Wednesday afternoon, when he rides Exxaro and Mick Thonic in the familiar red, green and yellow silks of Alan Potts.Cooper
  
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• Mike Ditka rips NFL protests: 'There has been no oppression in the last 100 years'

  10-10-2017 22:38
  Hall of Fame coach blast players who demonstrated before gamesDitka: ‘If you want to work ... I think you can accomplish anything”Hall of Fame coach Mike Ditka said on Monday that he doesn’t believe there has been oppression in the United States “in the last 100 years”.The 77-year-old Ditka made the remarks during an interview on Westwood One’s Monday Night Football pregame show when asked about the ongoing wave of NFL players opting to sit or kneel during the
  
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• Madonna watches Portugal against Switzerland

  10-10-2017 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world renowned singer was in attendance as Portugal played Switzerland in their World Cup qualifier - and she got into the groove of following a football team after the opening goal.
  
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• Howard Wilkinson calls for review and overhaul of academy system he designed

  10-10-2017 21:55
  • Wilkinson says clubs failing in their ’moral responsibility’ to young players
  • Guardian report highlighted mental health problems of academy playersHoward Wilkinson, the architect of English football’s modern youth development programme, has called for the system to be reviewed and overhauled, accusing the top clubs of failing in their “moral responsibility” to give young players opportunities. Wilkinson, who as the Football Association’s technica
  
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• 20 years on, Joe Calzaghe and Chris Eubank relive battle

  10-10-2017 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY PETER CARLINE: Calzaghe had less than a fortnight to prepare for his first world title fight after Steve Collins’ sudden retirement. At 31, Eubank was past his prime.
  
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• Andorra U21 0-1 England U21: Tom Davies scores winner

  10-10-2017 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING IN ANDORRA: Aidy Boothroyd was in no mood to joke but he recognised the dark humour that accompanied his verdict.
  
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• Leonid Slutsky attends Hull Fair

  10-10-2017 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leonid Slutsky has clearly taken the city of Hull to heart. On Tuesday evening, the Tigers manager again showed how he is embracing the Yorkshire city by attending the annual fair.
  
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• Liverpool's Sadio Mane out six weeks with hamstring injury

  10-10-2017 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool have been dealt a major injury blow with the news Sadio Mane has injured his hamstring on international duty with Senegal and is out for six weeks.
  
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• Aiba’s Wu Ching-kuo suspended after financial mismanagement claims

  10-10-2017 21:06
  • Controversial president accused of running up 15m Swiss francs debt
  • Return of Wu Ching-kuo considered highly unlikelyThe controversial leader of amateur boxing’s governing body, Aiba, has been suspended from his role after allegations of “financial mismanagement” and corruption with a return to post highly unlikely.Wu Ching-kuo’s turbulent 11-year reign is set to end after the Aiba disciplinary commission voted unanimously to suspend him. The 70-year-old is
  
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• Injured Baker not forgotten by UK receivers coach Thomas - Bowling Green Daily News

  10-10-2017 20:54
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  Kentucky wide reeiver Dorian Baker won't play this season due to his ankle injury but remains on track to graduate, redshirt and play in 2018. (Vicky Graff Photo). VICKY GRAFF Photo. D.J. Jeffries. Kentucky recruiting target D.J. Jeffries will face ...
  
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• Donald Trump targets Jemele Hill following ESPN anchor's suspension

  10-10-2017 20:46
  President levels criticism of ESPN anchor in Tuesday morning tweetHill was suspended for tweets over NFL owners’ anthem directivesTrump persisted in his attack of NFL over tax breaks given to leagueDonald Trump lashed out at ESPN anchor Jemele Hill on Tuesday morning, one day after she was suspended by her employer for her public criticism of two NFL owners’ directives over silent player protests during the national anthem. The Disney-owned broadcaster suspended Hill for two weeks on
  
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• Rugby league has not got a problem with drugs, says England coach Betts

  10-10-2017 20:30
  • ‘This is a society issue … I can’t see what Zak Hardaker was thinking’
  • Depleted England ready to head for Australia on Thursday and World CupSenior members of England’s coaching and playing staff have denied that rugby league has a wider issue with drug abuse following the suspension last week of Castleford’s Zak Hardaker.Hardaker became the third Super League player this season, after Wakefield’s Adam Walker and Rangi Chase of Widnes, to
  
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• Lionel Messi and Co leave hotel for World Cup decider

  10-10-2017 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Argentina, who reached the final three years ago in Brazil, lie in sixth place in the 10-team South American group, currently outside the qualifying places for Russia.
  
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• James McClean adds polish to spiky image to reward Martin O’Neill’s faith | Paul Doyle

  10-10-2017 20:19
  The combative winger has his detractors on and off the field but he has been the Republic of Ireland’s standout performer in World Cup qualifying, showing finesse as well as tenacityThere was a quirky period in the 1970s and 80s when it seemed that to be a left-winger for the Republic of Ireland, a player also had to be a university graduate in politics or history, as Steve Heighway and Tony Galvin happened to be. The team’s current left-winger, James McClean, did not go to college b
  
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• Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero returns to training

  10-10-2017 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City have been boosted by striker Sergio Aguero's return to training, just 11 days after he suffered a broken rib in a car crash in Amsterdam. The striker is now focused on a return to action.
  
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• Portugal vs Switzerland LIVE plus the rest of Europe

  10-10-2017 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It promises to be a night of gripping action in World Cup qualifying, and you can follow every kick with Sportsmail's live minute-by-minute coverage with updates from 6.45pm BST.
  
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• Arsenal set to lose Shkodran Mustafi for Watford clash

  10-10-2017 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mustafi suffered the muscle problem while on duty with Germany during the first half against Azerbaijan, as the holders secured their place at the 2018 World Cup on the back of 10 straight wins.
  
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• Stoke wait on Joe Allen's fitness after concussion

  10-10-2017 19:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Allen was forced off in Wales' 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to the Republic of Ireland on Monday, which ended their hopes of qualifying for the tournament in Russia next year.
  
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• Jupp Heynckes is 100% the right manager for Bayern Munich

  10-10-2017 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heynckes, who has signed a short-term contract until the summer, was named as Carlo Ancelotti's replacement last week and will take charge of Saturday's home clash with Freiburg.
  
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• Ireland wait before action on 'fixture clash' with rugby

  10-10-2017 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The potential clash arises when Ireland rugby team face South Africa at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday, November 11. Sportsmail understands that the FAI will wait for the outcome of the draw.
  
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• Jack Wilshere enjoying role in Arsenal 3-4-3 system

  10-10-2017 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jack Wilshere is enjoying his interchangeable role in Arsenal's 3-4-3 system and feels the London club have improved defensively after adopting the formation in recent weeks.
  
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• Despite what football clubs say, the support for rejected boys is not there | David Conn

  10-10-2017 19:17
  Football club academies are taking in boys as young as five but ‘just throw them on the scrapheap’ further down the line according to one parent
  • Tell us about your experience of football academiesThe response from football people to the Guardian’s report about the industrialised disappointment delivered to young people by the game’s “academy” system has been dispiriting and alarming. Both the Premier League and Football League, whose clubs have 12,000 b
  
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• Sir Bobby Charlton's career in numbers

  10-10-2017 19:07
  With Sir Bobby Charlton celebrating his 80th birthday today, we look back on his career through numbers.
  
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• Russia 2018: All you need to know ahead of South America's crucial World Cup qualifying clashes

  10-10-2017 19:00
  Yahoo Sports writer Paul Sarahs looks at the South American qualification stakes, ahead of tonight's crucial World Cup qualification clashes.
  
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• England U17s train ahead of World Cup clash with Mexico

  10-10-2017 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boss Steve Cooper is certainly not resting on his laurels and his side were back out on the training ground to prepare for their next test against a tough Mexico outfit.
  
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• NFL owners to consider rule forcing players to stand for national anthem

  10-10-2017 18:43
  The NFL is reportedly considering amending its rules to require players to stand during the national anthem.An spokesman for the league said that owners are planning on discussing the potential change next week, after weeks of conflict with the White House, Dow Jones reports.Players began kneeling last season to protest police violence and racial inequality in the United States, led by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
  
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• UK women have the tools to replace talent from last year - Kentucky Kernel

  10-10-2017 18:27
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  The women's basketball team on the blue carpet prior Big Blue Madness on Friday, October 14, 2016 in Lexington, Kentucky. Carter Gossett. When the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament bracket was released last season, revealing that Kentucky was a ...
  
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• Holland, the 'lost generation' and how total football totally consumed them

  10-10-2017 18:20
  The Dutch now require a 7-0 victory over Sweden on Tuesday night in order to steal Group A’s play-off spot from their opponents.
  
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• Can a pro golfer make a hole-in-one in 500 shots?

  10-10-2017 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you gave a pro golfer who has played in the Ryder Cup 500 straight shots at a 145-yard par-3, would he make a hole-in-one? That is the question the European Tour asked of Edoardo Molinari.
  
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• Neymar meets Hutchinson-Gilford syndrome sufferer 

  10-10-2017 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's most expensive footballer proved he has a heart of gold as Neymar made a young fan's dreams come true on Tuesday as he met with eight-year-old superfan Ana Clara.
  
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