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• Arsenal 5-0 Huddersfield: Match report

  29-11-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW AT THE EMIRATES: With three more points and a 12th successive home win safely in the pocket of his long quilted coat, Arsene Wenger performed a spot of touchline ball juggling.
  
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• Six Crystal Palace fans arrested after Brighton clash

  29-11-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM CUNNINGHAM: Six people were arrested on Tuesday evening after Brighton were forced to close the Amex Stadium turnstiles shortly after kick-off, with one steward left with broken ribs.
  
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• Alan Pardew slams 'harsh' Crystal Palace axing

  29-11-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL: The 56-year-old is back in the dugout after 11 months and appeared invigorated on Wednesday, as he promised to ditch the tactics that turned fans against Tony Pulis.
  
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• Leicester and West Ham consider move for Hatem Ben Arfa

  29-11-2017 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester City are the latest club to consider a January move for Paris St Germain forward Hatem Ben Arfa. The 30-year-old has been in dispute with the French club and will be allowed to leave.
  
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• Toast of New York set to make long-awaited comeback

  29-11-2017 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The six-year-old has not raced since that outstanding performance at Santa Anita three years ago after a tendon injury led to his premature retirement.
  
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• Ashes hopeful Ben Stokes remains in limbo

  29-11-2017 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The chances of Ben Stokes playing in the Ashes appeared to recede on Wednesday night when police passed the investigation into September's Bristol street brawl to the CPS.
  
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• Alan Pardew out to ‘free up’ West Brom by injecting flair and excitement

  29-11-2017 23:42
  • Former Palace manager’s first match is against … Palace
  • My teams play on the front foot and try to put teams under pressure’Alan Pardew recognises there is a “need to get my flag up the pole” to raise his managerial profile after admitting he has taken over at West Bromwich Albion with a point to prove following his dismissal by Crystal Palace last year.Speaking on the day he was presented as Tony Pulis’s successor, Pardew also vowed to change W
  
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• Andy Murray plans to spend Christmas in Australia

  29-11-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former world No 1 is expected to fly out to Miami to begin a training block this weekend as he steps up preparations for his scheduled return to action at Brisbane in the New Year.
  
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• Atletico Madrid 3-0 Elche (4-1 aggregate): Match report

  29-11-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid eased to a comfortable victory over Elche as they booked their spot in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey thanks to two goals from Fernando Torres at the Wanda Metropolitano.
  
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• Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 Troyes: Neymar the difference

  29-11-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neymar's fine strike helped Paris St Germain secure a 2-0 win over Troyes to move 10 points clear at the top of Ligue 1. Both Lyon and Monacofailed to make up any ground on Wednesday.
  
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• Sam Allardyce watches on from stands at Goodison Park

  29-11-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: In the morning a section of the club's supporters were fuming, though there was little dissent as the goals flew past West Ham goalkeeper Joe Hart on Wednesday night.
  
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• James Collins suffers injury setback by tweaking hamstring

  29-11-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham defender James Collins has suffered a minor setback after tweaking his hamstring in his return from injury on Tuesday night while playing for the Under 23s.
  
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• Russia’s deputy prime minister drawn into doping allegations

  29-11-2017 23:35
  • Vitaly Mutko implicated in whistleblower diaries
  • GB bobsleigh team to get retrospective Sochi bronzeRussia’s deputy prime minister has sought to play down evidence that suggests his direct involvement in the country’s systematic doping programme.Diary entries from the key whistleblower in the Russian doping scandal have been published, detailing meetings with Vitaly Mutko, who was the country’s sports minister at the time. Continue reading...
  
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• Marvin Zeegelaar backs Watford manager Marco Silva

  29-11-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Watford's players still feel the ‘sky is the limit’ with Marco Silva as manager after threatening a comeback against Jose Mourinho's Manchester United on Tuesday night at Vicarage Road.
  
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• George North wants 100 Wales caps after agreeing move home

  29-11-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: George North will return home at the end of this season in order to take advantage of the career peak ahead and enhance his quest to join the exclusive club of Test centurions.
  
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• Ex-England boss Graham Taylor on World Cup failure

  29-11-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM TAYLOR: There’s no point me trying to put a positive spin on things because everybody knows how it turned out for me as England manager and the failure to make the '94 World Cup.
  
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• England coach Wayne Bennett hasn't watched Australia

  29-11-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN IN BRISBANE: Australia might be favourites to win Saturday's World Cup final, but England coach Wayne Bennett insists he has no special plans for the reigning champions.
  
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• Steve Rhodes loses job as England U19 coach due to probe

  29-11-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steve Rhodes has been relieved of his England coaching duties at the Under 19 World Cup after Worcestershire opened a disciplinary investigation into his role as their director of cricket.
  
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• For England fans, it's a one-pint World Cup in Russia

  29-11-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: A Russian tourism chief has advised England football fans to limit themselves to just one pint before or after matches at the World Cup.
  
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• Arsenal fear Santi Cazorla's playing career could be over

  29-11-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal fear Santi Cazorla may not resume his playing career as it emerged the Spanish midfielder has undergone another operation on his long-standing achilles problem.
  
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• Lacazette ruled out of Arsenal's clash with Man United

  29-11-2017 23:30
  The France international striker picked up a groin injury against Huddersfield and will sit out a meeting with Jose Mourinho's Red Devils as a result
  
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• England fans told to stick to ‘one pint’ on World Cup matchdays in Russia

  29-11-2017 23:30
  England fans at the World Cup finals in Russia next summer have been told to restrict their alcohol intake to one pint of beer before or after the game in order to ensure their safety.A tourism executive said he believed there would be no repeat of the violent clashes that marred Euro 2016, providing England fans do not get too drunk.A Russian mob marched on England supporters and picked them out in Marseille during Euro 2016, heightening fears that similar orchestrated attacks could occur.
  
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• England fans told to stick to a pint on World Cup matchdays if they want to stay safe

  29-11-2017 23:30
  • Visit Russia cannot guarantee safety if supporters are drunk and offensive
  • Fifa forced to deny Friday’s World Cup draw in the Kremlin will be riggedEngland fans at the World Cup finals in Russia next summer have been told to restrict their alcohol intake to one pint of beer before or after the game in order to ensure their safety.A tourism executive said he believed there would be no repeat of the violent clashes that marred Euro 2016, providing England fans do not get too dr
  
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• Chelsea 1-0 Swansea: Antonio Rudiger nets first Blues goal

  29-11-2017 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Antonio Rudiger scored his first goal for Chelsea to seal a 1-0 win over Swansea City in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
  
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• Raheem Sterling earns Manchester City dramatic late win over Saints

  29-11-2017 23:12
  It was an extraordinary finale and there might not have been a better goal celebration here since the seismic day Sergio Agüero pulled back his right foot to score the goal against QPR that won Manchester City the league in 2012. Raheem Sterling was at the front of the chase and it was difficult to keep count of the number of team-mates, substitutes and coaches trying to keep up. Even Benjamin Mendy, currently rehabilitating after major knee surgery, was in pursuit, wearing a pink hat and t
  
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• Mesut Özil provides the inspiration as Arsenal hammer Huddersfield

  29-11-2017 23:06
  As Mesut Özil glided through to add a glorious flourish to one of the more devastating spells of individual genius that the Premier League will witness this season, it was hard not to wonder if his delicious scooped finish over Jonas Lossl was merely part of the German’s protracted farewell in an Arsenal shirt. He had produced a breathtaking four-minute burst to break Huddersfield Town’s spirit when the game was in the balance and there must have been plenty of people here, not
  
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• Manchester City snatch last-gasp win over Southampton to boost title hopes

  29-11-2017 23:03
  Raheem Sterling's brilliant goal in the sixth minute of stoppage time gave Manchester City a last-gasp win over Southampton.
  
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• Sam Allardyce watches on as Wayne Rooney hat-trick seals rare Everton win

  29-11-2017 23:00
  Just when it was least expected but sorely needed, Wayne Rooney popped up with his first ever hat-trick for Everton, proving that timing, like class, is probably permanent. The 32-year-old even managed to score the third of his goals from his own half with one of the cleanest first-time strikes you will ever see, which must have convinced the watching Sam Allardyce there is life in the old dog yet.Somewhat belatedly it also appears David Unsworth might be getting the hang of this caretaking busi
  
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• Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah see Liverpool past limited Stoke

  29-11-2017 22:57
  This will not rank alongside Liverpool’s most memorable wins of the season. Some of their victories have been devastating displays of attacking football, the sort that make you glad to be a fan. This 3-0 victory against a desperate Stoke City side was not much more than efficient, earned by goals from Sadio Mané and a brace from the substitute Mohamed Salah, but it might end up being among their most satisfying three points.“It was well deserved, but it was hard work,” s
  
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• Wayne Rooney scores sublime hat-trick as Everton thrash West Ham in front of new boss Sam Allardyce

  29-11-2017 22:54
  David Unsworth can now step away from the manager’s dugout with a smile after a three Wayne Rooney goals - the third hit from his own half - and an Ashley Williams header applied a sheen to his difficult spell in charge.
  
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• Chris Wood has Burnley galloping to victory at all-at-sea Bournemouth

  29-11-2017 22:45
  It is rousing displays of this nature, to earn a fourth win in five games, that have won Sean Dyche so many admirers. This was almost the absolute away performance as Burnley defeated Bournemouth at their own game to leapfrog Tottenham and swagger into sixth place in the Premier League, three points off fourth.It is no wonder the landlord at the Princess Royal pub in Burnley has mooted the idea of renaming the hostelry after Dyche if they end up in the Champions League spots come the end of this
  
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• Mesut Ozil steals the show as second-half blitz sees irresistible Arsenal hammer Huddersfield

  29-11-2017 22:44
  This was a glaring reminder that, for all his faults, Ozil is still a world class footballer and Arsenal will be much poorer when he goes.
  
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• Liverpool heap the pressure on Mark Hughes as Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah down Stoke

  29-11-2017 22:31
  Liverpool made the most of some moments of controversy to kill off Stoke City and return to winning ways with Mohamed Salah again taking centre stage.
  
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• Chelsea edge past Swansea as Antonio Conte is banished to the stands

  29-11-2017 22:16
  Antonio Conte wasn’t around to see it, however, the always fiery Italian having a night to forget of his own but the Blues hung on stay on the pace in the top four and title races.
  
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• Furious Chelsea coach Antonio Conte sent to the stands for outburst during Swansea clash

  29-11-2017 22:02
  Furious Antonio Conte was banished to the stands for the first time in his Chelsea career on Wednesday evening.
  
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• London to host Magnus Carlsen's world chess championship defense in 2018

  29-11-2017 21:59
  Carlsen to defend title against opponent to be decided in MarchLondon to host world championship match for first time since 2000Best-of-12-games match has been scheduled for 9-28 November
  Magnus Carlsen will make his third defense of the world chess championship next year in London, which was officially named as the host city for the biannual tournament on Wednesday.The World Chess Federation (Fide) made the announcement at a launch event at Kensington Roof Gardens hosted by Carlsen and former U
  
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• Robbie Brady inspires Burnley to down Bournemouth and oust Tottenham from top six

  29-11-2017 21:51
  Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe endured a miserable 40th birthday as his former club Burnley continued their fine away form with a 2-1 win at the Vitality Stadium.
  
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• Barcelona 5-0 Real Murcia (agg 8-0) - match report

  29-11-2017 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona joined Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey and did so with a lot less fuss than their rivals 24 hours before, beating minnows Murcia 5-0 on the night and 8-0 on aggregate.
  
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• Tiger Woods ready for soft relaunch at the Hero World Challenge

  29-11-2017 21:42
  • Former world No1 shows glimpses of old self on eve of comeback
  • Justin Thomas will partner the 14-times major winner on ThursdayThere were only a handful of people there to watch. Given the remoteness – and exclusivity – of this location, there may only be a handful more when Tiger Woods takes to the 1st tee on Thursday for this, his latest reappearance from supposedly the brink of oblivion. Yet on Wednesday, albeit in the pro-am format far removed from the major champio
  
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• Mercedes’ Toto Wolff says female-only series will harm women’s F1 chances

  29-11-2017 21:27
  • Comments come as plans emerge for inaugural women-only series in 2019• Wolff says event is ‘giving up on the mission’ of women competing in F1Toto Wolff, the Mercedes F1 executive director, believes a single-gender motor racing championship would “undermine” women and harm their prospects of making it to Formula One.Plans have been drawn up by a London-based company to stage an inaugural women-only series which could be launched in 2019. The proposal intends t
  
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• Real Madrid set deadline to get deal done for Manchester United's David De Gea and identify backup choice

  29-11-2017 21:26
  Real Madrid still want to sign David De Gea but they have fired a warning to the Man United keeper about a potential deal.
  
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• Worcestershire's Alex Hepburn charged with rape by police

  29-11-2017 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Worcestershire's Alex Hepburn has been charged with raping a woman after an investigation by West Mercia Police. The all-rounder has been suspended on full pay.
  
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• Andre Villas-Boas quits coaching job in Shanghai to take on Dakar Rally

  29-11-2017 21:12
  Former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas will turn his attention to motorsport at the Dakar Rally next year.
  
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• Ben Stokes fight alleged victim fractured eye socket

  29-11-2017 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The investigation into Ben Stokes’s alleged assault in Bristol has been passed to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider a charge of actual bodily harm against the England cricketer.
  
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• Trainer David Evans laughed and joked as he gave non-runner tip to Ladbrokes

  29-11-2017 20:40
  • Black Dave trainer put on £6,000 bet then said his other horse ‘ain’t gonna run’
  • Bookie, asked if information will help him, replies: ‘it will do, yeah, yeah’David Evans, who recently described a fine of £3,140 as “very lenient” after he admitted an offence relating to bets on his horse Black Dave at Wolverhampton in January 2015, laughed and joked with a Ladbrokes trader and then asked “does that help you?” after pa
  
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• Conor McGregor may never return to UFC, says Dana White

  29-11-2017 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UFC president White fears McGregor may never fight again. The Irishman has been inactive in theoctagon since winning the lightweight championship by beating Eddie Alvarez in November 2016.
  
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