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• Man United ace Ashley Young expects tough Watford test

  27-11-2017 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The winger-turned-full-back joined the Hornets youth system aged 10 and was on the brink of being released at 16, only to grow and kick on to become a key first-team player.
  
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• Ex-England prop's pirate ticket scheme given the red card

  27-11-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The RFU have banned popular former England prop Victor Ubogu from running pirate hospitality packages for England matches at Twickenham.
  
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• England are in last-chance saloon after Australia mauling

  27-11-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN BRISBANE: It couldn't happen again, could it? Are we about to go down the same path trodden by Andrew Flintoff's England in 2006 and Alastair Cook's of four years ago?
  
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• Wales must beat South Africa, admits Williams

  27-11-2017 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gatland’s side have lost two of their three Tests so far in the Under Armour Series – to Australia and New Zealand – winning unconvincingly against Georgia.
  
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• Everton invite Sam Allardyce for talks over manager's job

  27-11-2017 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Allardyce rejected Everton’s advances earlier this month after it became clear to the former England boss that Watford manager Marco Silva was their No 1 choice.
  
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• Racers rated: how the Formula One drivers performed in 2017 | Giles Richards

  27-11-2017 23:50
  Lewis Hamilton was at the peak of his powers; Sebastian Vettel mounted a grand title challenge; Max Verstappen put down a marker for the futureChampionship finish 1 Continue reading...
  
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• David Unsworth should leave Everton if no job - Moyes

  27-11-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pair meet on the touchline on Wednesday - assuming Everton's approach for Sam Allardyce is not completed- with David Moyes looking for his first win as West Ham manager.
  
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• Ben Stokes spotted at Heathrow departing for New Zealand

  27-11-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Ashes took an extraordinary twist on Monday when Ben Stokes was spotted at Heathrow Airport heading off to play cricket - but it is not yet with England.
  
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• QPR 2-2 Brentford: Luke Freeman hits late equaliser

  27-11-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL AT LOFTUS ROAD: Two stoppage-time strikes by QPR remarkably saw Ian Holloway's side save themselves from another west London derby defeat against Brentford.
  
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• Arsenal's Mesut Ozil set to miss Huddersfield clash

  27-11-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Arsenal and Germany star, whose future remains under a huge cloud with his existing deal expiring in the summer, missed Sunday’s win over Burnley at Turf Moor through illness.
  
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• Zaha says his hatred of Brighton is at '11 out of 10'

  27-11-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace's players have revealed their dislike for rivals Brighton ahead of Tuesday's derby with Wilfried Zaha rating his hatred of the Seagulls at ‘11 out of 10’.
  
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• Érik Lamela expected to be named in Tottenham squad to face Leicester

  27-11-2017 23:30
  • Forward likely to return after more than a year out with hip injuries
  • Mauricio Pochettino hopes Argentinian’s energy will add fresh impetusMauricio Pochettino believes that the return of Érik Lamela’s “energy” can provide impetus to Tottenham Hotspur’s season after disappointing results against Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion have left his side 13 points adrift of the leaders, Manchester City.The Argentina winger is expected to be named in
  
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• Pochettino: Spurs have missed 'hyperactive' Lamela's energy

  27-11-2017 23:30
  Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has welcomed Erik Lamela's return from long-term injury and hailed his fellow Argentine's energetic approach.
  
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• Pochettino insists Tottenham have improved this season

  27-11-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettino was at pains to stress his side are in a stronger position than this time last season, and there’s truth in what the Tottenham manager says.
  
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• Man City winger Raheem Sterling now looks a world beater 

  27-11-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: Of all the City players who have made improvements under Pep Guardiola this season, few have progressed quite so noticeably as 22-year-old Raheem Sterling.
  
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• How Alan Mullery sparked the top flight's biggest rivalry

  27-11-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The facts are often disputed, but there is no doubt the moment petrol was poured on the smouldering coals of Crystal Palace and Brighton’s rivalry came on December 6, 1976.
  
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• FA's choice to not punish Lukaku is a kick in teeth 

  27-11-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM POLL: Consistency. It’s all that players, managers and fans ask officials for at all levels of the game. The FA, custodians of the game, now stand accused of failing to provide that.
  
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• David Moyes tells David Unsworth to carry on as a manager after Everton

  27-11-2017 23:30
  • West Ham manager advises Unsworth to take charge of lower-league club
  • Scot returns to Goodison on Wednesday hoping for first win with new sideDavid Moyes has urged David Unsworth not to give up on management and to consider a job in the lower leagues when his time as Everton’s caretaker comes to an end. Related: Everton’s owner disrespects caretaker David Unsworth with radio briefingContinue reading...
  
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• Brighton and Crystal Palace get set for latest bout in the oddest of rivalries | Dominic Fifield

  27-11-2017 23:30
  The first meeting of Brighton and Crystal Palace in the top flight for 36 years on Tuesday will rekindle the peculiar spectacle of a derby that isn’t really a derbyTo many the rivalry is a peculiarity. There is no real geographical proximity to explain the loathing that exists between Crystal Palace and Brighton & Hove Albion. Even Roy Hodgson, born and bred in Croydon but whose time as a youth-team player at the south London club predates the animosity, needed a history lesson from Ja
  
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• Benitez warns Newcastle fans that season could get worse

  27-11-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez says he was unable to compete with the likes of Brighton and Huddersfield in the transfer market this summer, and that is why his side has lost four matches on the spin.
  
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• Arsenal film snub shows what club's past means to players 

  27-11-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: They are a proud lot, George Graham’s boys, but even so, the turnout for the premiere of 89, the film about their title win, must have hurt just a little.
  
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• Cricket: Stokes raises Ashes hopes with New Zealand trip

  27-11-2017 23:26
  England all-rounder Ben Stokes has made the journey Down Under, but New Zealand is his destination, rather than Australia.
  
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• Team Sky Unveil New Kit For Next Season

  27-11-2017 23:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Team Sky have unveiled their new kit for the 2018 season..
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for November 28

  27-11-2017 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Lingfield, Sedgefield and Southwell.
  
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• Gordon Elliott still considering options for Apple's Jade

  27-11-2017 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Connections of Apple's Jade have yet to discuss whether she will make the journey from Ireland to take on Champion Hurdle hero Buveur D'Air in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday.
  
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• Are Lukaku's struggles his fault and why late is great for Palace - Premier League stats

  27-11-2017 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Romelu Lukaku's struggles continue and Manchester City can't stop winning - the best Premier League statistics from the weekend.
  
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• Tiger Woods enjoys practice round for Hero World Challenge

  27-11-2017 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 18-man competition, hosted by Woods, will be the 41-year-old's first taste of tournament action since February. But now the American is swinging freely again and on the verge of a comeback.
  
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• Arsenal to appoint Barcelona chief Raul Sanllehi this week

  27-11-2017 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Raul Sanllehi was due to leave Barcelona on Friday but he signed off on Monday and is now expected to move as part of the rebuilding taking place around manager Arsene Wenger.
  
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• Froome In BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Nominees

  27-11-2017 22:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  As expected, Chris Froome has been named amongst the list of candidates for the BBC's Sports Personality Of The Year..
  
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• Sam Allardyce back in contention to be the next Everton manager

  27-11-2017 22:01
  • Goodison club consider fresh talks with the former England manager
  • David Unsworth has endured six defeats in eight games as caretakerEverton are considering fresh discussions with Sam Allardyce regarding him becoming their new manager, after initial talks with the 63-year-old previously broke down when he was first approached earlier this month.Allardyce’s status as a potential candidate once more indicates how desperate Everton have become to find a permanent successor to Ro
  
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• Racers rated: how every Formula One driver performed in the 2017 season | Giles Richards

  27-11-2017 22:00
  Lewis Hamilton was at the peak of his powers, Sebastian Vettel mounted a grand title challenge while Max Verstappen put down a marker for the futureChampionship finish 1 Continue reading...
  
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• Newcastle could not match Brighton, Huddersfield or Burnley in transfer market - Benitez

  27-11-2017 21:56
  Newcastle United simply could not compete with their Premier League rivals financially, says a frustrated Rafael Benitez.
  
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• Liverpool stars go through bizarre training exercises

  27-11-2017 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool trained under the lights at Melwood on Monday night as they bid to return to winning ways when they visit Stoke on Wednesday night.
  
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• Juventus ace Gonzalo Higuain may miss Napoli crunch match

  27-11-2017 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As a result, the Argentinian striker will likely miss the highly anticipated Serie A match at Napoli on Friday, which sees the defending champions take on the league leaders.
  
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• Australia’s Cameron Bancroft takes strange Ashes day in his stride | Adam Collins

  27-11-2017 21:00
  Amid the head-butt controversy and being target of jokes over bedroom wall posters, the batsman defied it all to help break an 87-year-old recordCameron Bancroft had quite the Monday morning. Waking up, the Australian batsman’s head was all over the back pages. Not for keeping that head during the previous evening’s half‑century, but because Jonny Bairstow had decided to give it a nudge with his own. As we later learned, this is the Englishman’s preferred style of gr
  
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• Lawro's predictions v Felix White - Maccabees guitarist turned Tailenders co-host

  27-11-2017 20:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Lawrenson takes on Tailenders co-host and former Maccabees guitarist Felix White in the next round of Premier League matches.
  
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• Gianni De Biasi sacked by Alaves

  27-11-2017 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Javier Cabello takes the reins at Alaves for the short-term just as he did in the brief period after Argentine Luis Zubeldia was dismissed back in September.
  
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• Anthony Joshua leads way as Sports Personality of the Year nominees revealed

  27-11-2017 20:31
  • Lewis Hamilton, Chris Froome and Johanna Konta also nominated• No rugby players or male cricketers on 12-strong Spoty shortlistThe heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua heads a 12-strong shortlist for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award that contains nine reigning British world champions from sports as diverse as taekwondo, speed skating and motorcycling. However, eyebrows will be raised at the absence of any Lions players from the drawn tour of New Zealand in the summer &ndas
  
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• Sports Personality of the Year 2017 nominees announced

  27-11-2017 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 28-year-old, currently ranked the world's top heavyweight, is the odds-on favourite after his victory over Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley in April earned him the WBA and IBO belts.
  
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• BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017: Meet the contenders

  27-11-2017 20:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Find out more about the 12 nominees for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017 award, to be presented on 17 December.
  
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• Bath could be heading for trouble if Wales play Taulupe Faletau

  27-11-2017 20:24
  • Club likely to face action if they release player for South Africa match
  • No8 appears to be part of Warren Gatland’s plans for SaturdayConfusion shrouds the availability of Taulupe Faletau for Wales’s final autumn international against South Africa on Saturday, a Test that lies outside the official window and would leave Bath facing disciplinary action if the No8 plays.Faletau was due to be at a media conference on Tuesday with his club to promote April’s match aga
  
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• 'That's messed up': 49ers unhappy after fans cheer their own QB's injury

  27-11-2017 20:19
  CJ Beathard’s injury meant new arrival Jimmy Garoppolo made debutFormer New England Patriots player threw touchdown with second passThe San Francisco 49ers have cycled through various stages of incompetence this season, so it’s little wonder their fans are excited about the arrival of the talented quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. On Sunday, though, they may have taken things a little too far. Related: Chiefs' slump prompts question: when do you bench a competent quarterback?Continue read
  
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• Eduardo Berizzo to have surgery to treat prostate tumour

  27-11-2017 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Berizzo's return will depend on 'the success of the surgery' and his 'post-operative development.' Assistant boss Ernesto Marcucci will coach Sevilla's first team until the 48-year-old is back.
  
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• Chelsea to give fans who were left in Liverpool £200

  27-11-2017 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two of the five coaches that left Anfield following the game arrived at Liverpool South Parkway station after the train's scheduled departure, which the club say they were unable to delay.
  
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• Willie Mullins says Total Recall has ‘lot going for him’ in Ladbrokes Trophy

  27-11-2017 19:39
  • Irish trainer hopes to improve record with handicap chasers
  • Gold Cup winner Coneygree on course top carry top weightOne of the more surprising statistics attached to a leading jumps trainer is likely to resurface on Saturday, when Total Recall, from the Willie Mullins yard in Ireland, is expected to start favourite for the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury. Mullins’s record, which includes more than 200 Grade One wins in Britain, Ireland and France, speaks for itself, but when it c
  
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• Tyson Fury calls out Tony Bellew: 'I want you chump!'

  27-11-2017 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former heavyweight champion has not fought since dethroning Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf in November 2015. But the 29-year-old is back in the gym and back on the war path.
  
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• England's cricketers have a 'lads on tour' culture

  27-11-2017 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL IN BRISBANE: 'They drink no more or less than any team I've ever known,' England coach Trevor Bayliss insisted. He meant it as a defence, but it is quite possibly the problem
  
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• Manchester United head south for Watford showdown

  27-11-2017 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United's players have begun the journey south ahead of their clash with Watford at Vicarage Road in the Premier League on Tuesday evening.
  
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• England impose Ashes curfew after Bairstow head butt

  27-11-2017 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BRISBANE: With Ben Stokes’s Bristol brawl still in the hands of Avon and Somerset police, ECB director of cricket Andrew Strauss insisted the players were not ‘thugs’
  
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• England players hit with curfew by Strauss after losing first Ashes Test

  27-11-2017 19:00
  • Andrew Strauss defends ‘naive’ squad, says they need to be ‘smarter’
  • Jonny Bairstow incident leads to ban on socialising beyond midnight
  Andrew Strauss has barred his “naive” England players from going out past midnight after Jonny Bairstow’s bizarre clash of heads with Australia’s Cameron Bancroft in a bar four weeks ago dominated the end of Monday’s defeat in the first Ashes Test.Strauss, the team director, insisted it would b
  
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