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• Bayern Munich 2-1 Chelsea (Agg: 2-2) - WSL champs through

  11-10-2017 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 2-1 defeat on the night for the Women's Super League side in Germany saw the tie finish 2-2 on aggregate, with Chelsea hanging on desperately in the closing moments after taking the lead.
  
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• Talisman displays to rival Lionel Messi's Ecuador heroics

  11-10-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Messi continued his legacy when he single-handedly led Argentina to the World Cup finals. The diminutive forward scored a hat-trick in Ecuador as the two-time winners came from behind.
  
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• Jason Wilcox appointed Man City academy director

  11-10-2017 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 46-year-old, who won the Premier League title with Blackburn in 1995, had been in the role on an interim basis since June and has now take on the position on a full-time basis.
  
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• Sir Mo Farah foils UKA's attempt to dump coach Salazar

  11-10-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: Senior figures in British athletics asked Mo Farah to split with coach Alberto Salazar before the World Athletics Championships in London only for him to refuse.
  
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• Lionel Messi hits high notes in his Argentina one-man band

  11-10-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As a young lad growing up in Rosario, near Buenos Aires, Messi wanted to be better than his big brothers, so he would copy them. Later, at Barcelona, he would ape Ronaldhino.
  
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• New Balance end £200k deal with England's Ben Stokes

  11-10-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RICHARD GIBSON: Sportsmail revealed a fortnight ago that the sports equipment manufacturer was considering ending the deal, and New Balance have now confirmed.
  
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• Barcelona plan £120m January swoop for Philippe Coutinho

  11-10-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coutinho remains firmly on Barcelona's agenda and they showed their hand on Wednesday, with chief executive Oscar Grau confirming it is their ambition to bring him to the Nou Camp.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for October 12

  11-10-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Thursday's meetings at Chelmsford City, Ayr, Worcester and Exeter.
  
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• Ex-FIFA chief Jerome Valcke: Ban 'destroyed' my reputation

  11-10-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Valcke, previously seen as one of the few good guys in former FIFA president Sepp Blatter’s corrupt empire, was banned after for misconduct.
  
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• British ace Oliver Golding was offered £1,800 to fix match

  11-10-2017 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britain's former US Open junior champion Oliver Golding has revealed that he was once approached to fix a tennis match with an offer of €2,000 (£1,794).
  
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• Fran Kirby’s away goal proves vital as Chelsea survive late Bayern scare

  11-10-2017 23:27
  Chelsea went through to the last-16 of the Champions League after a crucial away goal from Fran Kirby.
  
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• Saracens’ Jamie George ready to impose authority to impress Eddie Jones

  11-10-2017 23:16
  Hooker, who took advice off a magician last week, admits he needs to work on his leadership qualities to nail a starting place in the England teamJamie George started three Tests for the Lions in the summer, but the Saracens hooker looks destined to return to the bench for the start of England’s autumn international campaign against Argentina at Twickenham next month with Dylan Hartley standing in his way.The pair will renew their rivalry on Sunday when Northampton face the holders Saracen
  
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• Highly-rated Scarlet Dragon set for hurdles

  11-10-2017 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Scarlet Dragon will be one of the highest-rated Flat horses to try his hand over hurdles this winter after he was transferred to Alan King’s stable by his owners.
  
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• USA's World Cup failure was a catastrophe years in the making

  11-10-2017 22:57
  The worst defeat in the history of the United States national team, the record will show, played out over an hour and a half on a sweltering weeknight before a few hundred spectators at Ato Boldon Stadium, confines so modest even its namesake questioned why it was chosen for a World Cup qualifier, and ended with the Americans walking off in a soft parade of stunned silence and thousand-yard stares.
  
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• Real Madrid keeper Keylor Navas could miss Tottenham clash

  11-10-2017 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Real said Navas had been diagnosed with a 'swollen adductor muscle in his right groin'. Spanish media reported that the Costa Rican was not set to feature against Getafe in La Liga on Saturday.
  
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• Jason Wilcox lands Manchester City academy directorship

  11-10-2017 22:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  Former Blackburn winger Jason Wilcox has been appointed as Manchester City’s academy director..
  
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• The Premier League Show: Why Crystal Palace are perfect for Wilfried Zaha - Gabby Logan

  11-10-2017 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Smiles - not sullenness. Gabby Logan on interviewing Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha for the Premier League Show.
  
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• NBA Cats give current UK players quality practice time - Kentucky Kernel

  11-10-2017 22:21
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  Anthony Davis shoots over Trevor Booker during a NBA Preseason game between the Washington Wizards and the New Orleans Pelicans at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday, October 19, 2013. Photo by Michael Reaves. Michael Reaves.en meer »
  
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• Leicester star Ahmed Musa opens his own petrol station

  11-10-2017 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is not uncommon for footballers to dip their toes into the world of business to set themselves up for life post-retirement... but not many can boast a portfolio like Leicester forward Ahmed Musa's.
  
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• Kaka confirms he will leave Orlando City at end of season

  11-10-2017 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Brazilian, named the world's best player in 2007, had earlier in the week admitted he was losing the 'happiness' which came with playing football, and will now leave the MLS club.
  
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• Jack Nowell could miss England's autumn internationals

  11-10-2017 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Although Chiefs' rugby director Rob Baxter does not want to put a definite time-frame on Nowell's recovery at this stage, an absence of anything between four and eight weeks is likely.
  
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• Carl Frampton halves sparring regime to avoid 'problems' after boxing

  11-10-2017 21:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Carl Frampton reveals he has more than halved his sparring regime to reduce the risk of brain damage.
  
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• Danny Willett's 'utterly ridiculous' period since Masters

  11-10-2017 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Sheffield-born golfer picked up his first major title when he pipped Jordan Spieth to the Green Jacket in April 2016. Since then, however, Willett has endured a terrible run of form and injuries.
  
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• ECB to consider appeal by Middlesex over points deduction

  11-10-2017 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The England and Wales Cricket Board is considering an appeal by Middlesex over the points deduction which contributed to their relegation.
  
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• Paul Merson to play for third-tier Welsh side Caerau

  11-10-2017 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Caerau secretary Dai Hooper confirmed that all the required paperwork had come through, which will make the 49-year-old available for the home match against Pontyclun on October 18.
  
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• Man City striker Sergio Aguero trains following car crash

  11-10-2017 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aguero suffered broken ribs after being involved in a car crash following a concert in Holland, however trained with the first team just 12 days later. He is now targeting a surprise return to action.
  
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• Shakespeare: Leicester stars must adapt to different roles

  11-10-2017 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester city manager Craig Shakespeare has said his players must adapt to different roles on the pitch but would seek their opinion on any potential change in formation.
  
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• Calum Chambers signs two-year contract extension

  11-10-2017 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal defender Calum Chambers has put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension, keeping the Englishmanat the north London club until 2021. 
  
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• Manor and Maria de Villota's family settle over 2012 crash

  11-10-2017 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  De Villota was a test driver for the then-Marussia team when she crashed into a support truck at Duxford Airfield and lost her right eye. The Spaniard died in Seville in October 2013, aged 33.
  
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• Oldham caretaker Richie Wellens wants to change stereotype

  11-10-2017 19:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW BY JACK GAUGHAN: The last two weeks have undoubtedly served as a crash course for Richie Wellens, who wants to change the perception of what makes a good English manager.
  
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• Chile's Arturo Vidal 'announces international retirement'

  11-10-2017 19:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Defeat by Brazil on Tuesday saw Chile slip to sixth in the South American qualifying table. Vidal was suspended for the loss and appeared to announce his retirement following the final whistle.
  
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• 'US soccer is shaken to its foundations' by World Cup failure

  11-10-2017 19:11 via bbc.co.uk
  The United States' failure to make Russia 2018 is a "sad and dark moment" says the team's former defender Alexi Lalas.
  
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• Luis Figo joins UEFA as advisor to Aleksander Ceferin

  11-10-2017 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 44-year-old, who won more than 20 trophies during a playing career at Sporting Lisbon, Barca, Real and Inter Milan, will work with Ceferin across a variety of technical and legal matters.
  
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• Tottenham set to break Premier League attendance record

  11-10-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH-AL SAMARRAI: Tottenham Hotspur are expected to break the 10-year-old Premier League attendance record when they host Bournemouth at Wembley on Saturday.
  
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• Nadal and Federer through to Shanghai Masters third round

  11-10-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The top-ranked Spaniard and No 2 Federer both advanced by winning their opening matches in straight sets, and are both in contention for the season-ending No 1 ranking.
  
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• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp dreamed of managing Man United

  11-10-2017 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp used to 'dream' about managing Manchester United, according to a long-standing associate of the German coach.
  
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• All Blacks' dominance threatens the health of international Test rugby | Bret Harris

  11-10-2017 19:00
  Never in the history of sport has there been such a dominant team – and that could have serious ramifications for the gameNever in the history of sport has there been an international team as dominant as the All Blacks. The New Zealanders have lost only two games since winning the 2015 World Cup – an exhibition against Ireland in Chicago and the second Test against the combined might of the British and Irish Lions, which they played with 14 men for almost three quarters of the game a
  
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• Chile's 'Golden Generation' achieved, but the rust is setting in as they aim to start over

  11-10-2017 18:50
  Sam Elliott assess why it's all over for Chile's Golden Generation
  
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• Sven-Goran Eriksson wins pay-out from 'Fake Sheikh' sting

  11-10-2017 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY IAN HERBERT: The 69-year said he had won a civil claim over undercover News of the World journalist Mazher Mahmood’s ‘Fake Sheikh’ sting on him in 2006.
  
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• Ozil has held 'positive talks' over new Arsenal contract

  11-10-2017 18:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ozil could be back in contention for the Gunners' trip to Watford on Saturday after recovering from a knee injury which kept him out of international duty over the last fortnight.
  
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• Ireland striker Jon Walters ruled out of play-offs 

  11-10-2017 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jonathan Walters will not have recovered in time for the play-offs, the first legs of which will be staged between November 9 and 11, with the return fixtures then taking place over the following three days.
  
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• Leon Best training with Charlton Atheltic

  11-10-2017 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leon Best is training with Charlton Athletic as the striker bids to get his career going again following a disastrous spell at Ipswich Town. where he failed to score in 12 appearances.
  
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• Man United legend Paul Scholes holds talks with Oldham

  11-10-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Scholes has held talks with Oldham Athletic over the vacant manager’s job at Boundary Park. The former Manchester United midfielder is a lifelong fan of the League One club.
  
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• Tottenham boosted as Danny Rose and Erik Lamela return to training

  11-10-2017 18:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  Danny Rose and Erik Lamela are back in training with the Tottenham first-team squad..
  
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• Bennett: Another Good Day For The Team

  11-10-2017 18:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  Bora Hansgrohe's Sam Bennett said it was another good day for the team as he took a second win to extend his lead in the race..
  
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• Fabio Fognini gets new punishment for calling umpire whore

  11-10-2017 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fognini was initially fined £18,500 after he was heard calling Louise Engzell a 'whore' during his first-round singles loss in New York. Fognini was subsequently suspended from the tournament.
  
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• Erik Lamela and Danny Rose near full fitness for Spurs

  11-10-2017 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bournemouth visit Spurs' temporary home looking to be the latest to embrace their Wembley curse, while Pochettino's side are hoping for their first home Premier League win this season.
  
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• Owen Farrell to return for Saracens against Northampton 

  11-10-2017 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Owen Farrell will return for the launch of Saracens' Champions Cup title defence as one of three possible reinforcements for Sunday's clash with Northampton.
  
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• Heading for 100, who's next to join the exclusive Premier League club

  11-10-2017 18:05
  Sam Elliott runs down those likely to make Premier League history next by breaking into the 100 club in England's top flight.
  
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• Bisping: Conor McGregor vs Tony Ferguson is tougher match

  11-10-2017 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael Bisping believes Conor McGregor would face a much tougher opponent in Tony Ferguson for his UFC return rather than a third bout with Nate Diaz.
  
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