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• Rafa Benitez: 'I saved Chelsea's season as interim boss'

  01-12-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez says he ‘saved’ Chelsea’s season in 2013 and would have stayed on had it not been for a section of supporters putting pressure on the club’s hierarchy over his links to Liverpool.
  
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• New Everton boss Sam Allardyce takes swipe at Marco Silva

  01-12-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce got on the front foot immediately as he started his reign as Everton manager with a withering putdown of Marco Silva.
  
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• West Ham boss David Moyes: Man City aren't great yet

  01-12-2017 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Moyes insists Manchester City ‘have not done anything yet’ as he prepares to take his under-pressure West Ham team to face Pep Guardiola’s seemingly unstoppable side.
  
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• Ruud Gullit: England must do better with players they have

  01-12-2017 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After the conclusion of the draw, Sportsmail spoke toRuud Gullit as the 55-year-old gave us his views on some of the favourites for the World Cup, as well as the situation back home in Holland.
  
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• Leeds 1-1 Villa: Stalemate between Championship rivals

  01-12-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was honours even after Championship rivals Leeds United and Aston Villa drew 1-1 at Elland Road on Friday evening.  
  
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• Sam Burgess says England can cope without Sean O’Loughlin

  01-12-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN IN BRISBANE: England go into Saturday’s World Cup final without captain Sean O’Loughlin, but his replacement believes the big underdogs can deal with it.
  
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• Hadleigh Parkes defends Wales switch before Test debut

  01-12-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER IN CARDIFF: Three years ago Hadleigh Parkes was docking lamb tails on his 3,000-acre farm in New Zealand’s North Island, waiting for his British visa application to be accepted.
  
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• AFC Fylde 1-1 Wigan

  01-12-2017 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT MILL FARM: AFC Fylde’s multi-millionaire owner controversially favours fracking around these parts and his side had Wigan quaking thanks to hotshot Danny Rowe.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's Best bets for Saturday, December 2

  01-12-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Newbury and Newcastle, Bangor, Doncaster and Wolverhampton.
  
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• Sunderland boss Coleman jokes wife chooses where they live

  01-12-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunderland boss Chris Coleman will let his wife decide where they live in the North-East - even if that means setting up home in Newcastle.
  
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• Sam Allardyce keen to extend stay as Everton manager beyond 18 months

  01-12-2017 23:30
  Sam Allardyce may have been Everton’s second choice to replace Ronald Koeman – the club was prepared to pay Watford hefty compensation for Marco Silva – yet it did not take the former England manager long to stamp his personality on his new situation, promising to stay longer than 18 months and deriding his rival’s record in England.
  
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• Rafael Benítez says dissenters and fake news forced him out at Chelsea

  01-12-2017 23:30
  Rafael Benítez will be reminded of what might have been on Saturday lunchtime when he returns to Stamford Bridge for the first time since his stint as Chelsea’s interim manager.
  
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• Leicester star Riyad Mahrez reveals grand title ambitions

  01-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN HERBERT: Riyad Mahrez stands before a vast image of Muhammad Ali, enthusing about him and another of his idols, Roger Federer. He has aspirations of glory, too.
  
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• Gary Lineker should have said no to the dopers

  01-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON IN MOSCOW: Gary Lineker's decision to endorse Russia's World Cup with his presence at the draw must have felt like a spectacular error of judgement on Friday.
  
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• England boss Gareth Southgate pleased with World Cup draw

  01-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The challenge of Belgium, Tunisia and debutants Panama looks a good deal easier than the group of death in Brazil three years ago that prompted Greg Dyke’s infamous cut-throat gesture.
  
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• BT Sport Alison Mitchell on how she almost lost dream job

  01-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN ADELAIDE: This time last year the furthest thing from Alison Mitchell's mind was her role as the most prominent woman in cricket broadcasting.
  
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• Cardiff 3-1 Norwich: Omar Bogle seals comeback victory

  01-12-2017 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock celebrated his 69th birthday with a 3-1 comeback victory over Norwich thanks to goals from Joe Ralls, Junior Hoilett and Omar Bogle.
  
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• Championship roundup: Hoilett and Bogle steer Cardiff past Norwich

  01-12-2017 23:01
  • Cardiff stay on Wolves’ tail with 3-1 win after Warnock’s half-time blast
  • Leeds held to 1-1 draw at Elland Road by Aston VillaNeil Warnock revealed a tough half-time team-talk had spurred his side to a 3-1 home win over Norwich.Warnock’s Cardiff City – on his 69th birthday – produced a poor first-half performance against the Canaries and went into the break 1-0 down following Marco Stiepermann’s low strike. Continue reading...
  
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• Serie A: Higuain downs Napoli as Juventus boost title defence hopes

  01-12-2017 22:47
  Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain did not let hand surgery stop him from firing the Serie A defending champions to a 1-0 win over Napoli.
  
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• Napoli vs Juventus, Serie A LIVE: Follow all the action

  01-12-2017 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Napoli face the greatest test of their Serie A title credentials on Friday night when they host Juventus at the Stadio San Paolo. Follow all the action LIVE with Sportsmail's JAMES DUTTON.
  
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• Fates and Diego Maradona hand England a World Cup group of hope | Barney Ronay

  01-12-2017 22:17
  Tunisia and Panama give Gareth Southgate’s men a winnable start in the World Cup before they face Belgium’s galaxy of Premier League starsWelcome, once again, to the world. The balls have been cracked, the teams grouped off, the dates and venues parcelled out. After a glossy, agreeably fast-paced draw ceremony on the lighted stage of the Kremlin, Russia 2018 is go, the 21st Fifa World Cup officially a lockdown.The draw itself was a grand affair, with luminaries from Diego Maradona to
  
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• Vertonghen and Dier post hilarious video of World Cup draw

  01-12-2017 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham duo Jan Vertonghen and Eric Dier have shared a hilarious video of the moment it was confirmed that the pair will become enemies once the Premier League season concludes in May.
  
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• Why the hugely underwhelming World Cup 2018 draw could produce a heavyweight knockout stage

  01-12-2017 22:13
  It was a feeling that was impossible to escape after a predictably glitzy ceremony in the Kremlin State Palace that means this World Cup will miss two staples of World Cups past: a proper group of death and the kind of properly consequential heavyweight fixtures that really energise such groups and tournaments.
  
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• Leeds 1 Aston Villa 0 LIVE: Updates, team news, highlights from huge Championship clash

  01-12-2017 22:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  LEEDS vs Aston Villa - Express Sport bring you live coverage of the Championship clash from Elland Road.
  
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• Surfing goes inland: Kelly Slater's artificial waves push pro tour into uncharted waters

  01-12-2017 22:00
  Putting a wave pool on the calendar might just change everything from coastal treasures to how we define surfing Sun-bleached eyebrows were raised skyward when surfing’s professional body, the World Surf League, announced recently that a man-made wave on an inland lake in California would become stop number eight of the 2018 World Championship Tour.Next year, the world’s top surfers will abandon the coast for the dusty town of Lemoore, almost 200 miles (300km) from the ocean, where t
  
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• Ronnie O'Sullivan: Snooker star makes retirement hint during UK Championship

  01-12-2017 21:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  RONNIE O’SULLIVAN insists he won’t be playing snooker into his 50s.
  
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• Cricket pays tribute to umpire Russell Evans who has died

  01-12-2017 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world of cricket is in mourning for popular First Class umpire Russell Evans who has sadly died aged 52 after complications following a routine medical procedure.
  
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• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hangs out with PSG star Neymar

  01-12-2017 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Neymar both posed for a snap together on Friday night with the former taking to Instagram to share the picture on his official account.
  
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• Barcelona news: Lionel Messi sends warning to summer signing Ousmane Dembele

  01-12-2017 21:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  LIONEL MESSI has reportedly told Ousmane Dembele to stop rushing his return from injury amid concerns at Barcelona he could worsen the problem.
  
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• MARTIN SAMUEL: England's World Cup draw lifts pessimism

  01-12-2017 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Looking like he’d recently been laid out by the Co-op, Maradona plucked the sealed ball from Pot Two. Out came England, and pessimism soon lifted.
  
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• Tiger Woods: Sky Sports pundit makes huge 2018 Majors claim during Hero World Challenge

  01-12-2017 20:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  TIGER WOODS has showed at this week’s Hero World Challenge he can compete with the best players in the world in 2018.
  
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• Premier League table if BBC Sport pundit Mark Lawrenson’s predictions were accurate

  01-12-2017 20:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  HOW would the Premier League table look if Mark Lawrenson’s predictions were accurate?
  
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• Tiger Woods makes serious statement and has rivals stressing at Hero World Challenge

  01-12-2017 20:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  TIGER WOODS made a serious statement over the first nine holes of his second round at the Hero World Challenge today.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton: Christian Horner sends Hamilton huge warning ahead of 2018 season

  01-12-2017 20:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  LEWIS HAMILTON needs to watch out for Daniel Ricciardo, according to Red Bull chief Christian Horner.
  
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• England's World Cup chances assessed by Guardian writers – video

  01-12-2017 20:03
  Paul MacInnes, Marcus Christenson, Amy Lawrence and Paul Doyle discuss the World Cup group stage draw which took place in Moscow on Friday. England were drawn alongside Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group GEngland draw Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in 2018 World Cup groupWorld Cup fixtures: the full schedule for Russia 2018Continue reading...
  
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• World Cup 2018 verdict: History is on England's side

  01-12-2017 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT COMMENT: It had seemed like a draw of death before it even started, with Diego Maradona in his yellow bow tie, controlling our destiny in his fat fingers.
  
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• Conor McGregor’s lawyer speaks out on THAT Adidas tracksuit after court appearance

  01-12-2017 19:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  CONOR MCGREGOR’s lawyer has defended the UFC star’s attire for his court appearance yesterday afternoon in which he was fined £350 for speeding.
  
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• Chelsea stars are put through their paces in training

  01-12-2017 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The likes of N'Golo Kante, Cesar Azpilicueta, Alvaro Morata and Eden Hazard all trained as Chelsea prepared for Saturday's clash with Newcastle where they will face former boss Rafa Benitez.
  
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• Tiger Woods: WATCH Woods sink stunning eagle at the Hero World Challenge

  01-12-2017 19:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  TIGER WOODS sunk an eagle on the ninth hole of his second round to take an outright lead at the Hero World Challenge.
  
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• Springbok captain Etzebeth: I try and lead from the front

  01-12-2017 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eben Etzebeth has been installed as South Africa’s totem pole – in this uncertain era of Springbok rugby it is just as well they have a giant to follow.
  
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• Egypt with Russia, Tunisia face tough test & more: African teams at the World Cup

  01-12-2017 19:33
  Egypt won 2-1.With the World Cup draws done and dusted in Moscow, Yahoo Sport UK, takes a look at the groups the five African teams have been drawn in and how they can expect to fare when the quadrennial event kicks off next summer.
  
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• Belgium travel to World Cup in Russia as sixth favourites

  01-12-2017 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As if from nowhere, after a 12-year absence from major tournaments, Belgium arrived at the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 with a squad full of Premier League stars.
  
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• Sterling's social media cut down is not behind his form

  01-12-2017 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola has joked he would ban Manchester City players from social media if it made them play as well as Raheem Sterling. Sterling has cut down his usage of Instagram and Twitter.
  
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• TV turn off! FIFA only have themselves to blame for the World Cup's opening day snoozefest

  01-12-2017 19:03
  The World Cup draw this afternoon proved, conclusively, that there’s one thing that needs to change.You don’t get a World Cup draw advertised as starting at 3pm actually starting anywhere near 3pm.Ethics and FIFA hardly go hand-in-hand but by giving a country a massive boost just for staging the games goes totally against what sport stands for.
  
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• Alan Pardew may drop Sam Field for first West Brom game

  01-12-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alan Pardew has warned Sam Field he faces a fight to keep his place even after scoring his first senior goal for West Bromwich Albion as the new Baggies boss prepares for his first game.
  
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• Thistlecrack's odds rise for King George VI Chase

  01-12-2017 18:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thistlecrack’s odds for the King George VI Chase have been pushed out after a 13-length defeat behind surprise 40-1 winner Beer Goggles in the Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury.
  
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• World Cup 2018 draw: England get Belgium, Tunisia and Panama in Russia

  01-12-2017 18:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  ENGLAND were handed a safe looking first hurdle in Russia.
  
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• Sam Allardyce's assistant Sammy Lee poses in Everton gear

  01-12-2017 18:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lee, who spent 10 years at Anfield as a player and a further three as a coach, posed in an Everton tracksuit for the first time on Friday along with and Duncan Ferguson.
  
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• Marcus Rashford's Manchester United future is at a crossroads as Jose Mourinho struggles to define his role

  01-12-2017 18:38
  Marcus Rashford announced himself with a brace on his league debut against Arsenal but as he faces the Gunners again, it is with questions about his role in the Manchester United team.
  
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• World Cup 2018 fixtures, groups including full schedule

  01-12-2017 18:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England learned their World Cup fate as the group stage draw was made at the Kremlin in Moscow on December 1. Here is the full fixture list for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
  
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