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• Jack Wilshere believes he can improve Arsenal and England

  09-12-2017 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jack Wilshere is back and believes he can make Arsenal and England better teams if Arsene Wenger and Gareth Southgate trust him to play. Wilshere has not started a Premier League game all season.
  
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• James DeGale stunned by Caleb Truax in IBF super-middleweight world title upset

  09-12-2017 23:53
  The unheralded American, who was 16/1 for victory with most bookmakers at the start of the night, put together the performance of his career to stun DeGale with a majority decision and snatch away his world title, dictating matters from the second round and collapsing to the canvas in tears at the sound of the final bell.Before the fight, DeGale had told anybody who would listen of his plan to take on both David Benavidez and his old rival George Groves in a bold attempt to unify the division.Ch
  
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• Thibaut Courtois hands Chelsea contract boost

  09-12-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Belgium No 1 has long been on Real Madrid's shortlist for a new goalkeeper and has 18 months left on his contract at Chelsea. Courtois played on loan at Atletico Madrid for three seasons.
  
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• Manchester derby: Pep Guardiola to stick to beautiful game

  09-12-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There is only one way Pep Guardiola can approach Sunday’s Manchester derby. As if there were any doubt that he might compromise his game, he revealed it is, for him, the only way he can play.
  
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• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp: Fab Four are priceless

  09-12-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp acknowledges he is not particularly fond of the ‘Fab Four’ nickname given to Liverpool’s key attacking quartet — but believes money can’t buy their love.
  
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• Crystal Palace to offer Pape Souare a loan move in January

  09-12-2017 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Souare was absent from the pitch for 12 months with a broken jaw and thighbone before making his return earlier this season where he featured in two EFL Cup ties for Palace.
  
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• Manchester City ace Raheem Sterling rules out Arsenal move

  09-12-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England international Sterling, who is settled at the Etihad and has two-and-a-half years left on his contract, was wanted by manager Arsene Wenger as part of a deal to take Alexis Sanchez to City.
  
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• Jose Mourinho accuses Manchester City of strategic fouling

  09-12-2017 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mourinho insists he is aware of a pre-determined plan whereby City deliberately concede quick free-kicks in the opposition half when they fear they are vulnerable to counter-attacks.
  
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• Phil The Power Taylor reveals debt to Robbie Williams dad

  09-12-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor has revealed how the father of pop star Robbie Williams helped him decide it was time to retire. 
  
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• FIFA will finally start testing suspect football samples

  09-12-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: FIFA have finally admitted they have yet to perform a single ‘tampering’ test on suspicious Russian drug samples but will do so early in 2018.
  
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• Vincent Kompany: ‘A shift in power? Only if City dominate for another 10 years’

  09-12-2017 23:30
  Almost a decade after his arrival marked a new era in English football, Vincent Kompany is in a good position to make a judgment.
  
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• The IOC's action isn't strong, it's bending over backwards

  09-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ‘punishment’ handed to Russian for years of state-supported doping has been slammed as weak by the expert who gathered the detailed evidence that proved the existence of the plot.
  
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• Pep Guardiola could have been Man Utd manager - if he had understood Sir Alex Ferguson's overtures

  09-12-2017 23:30
  But ahead of Sunday's eagerly awaited Manchester derby at Old Trafford, Guardiola insists he has no regrets about taking charge at Manchester City and says no club made more of an effort to secure his services.
  
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• Pep Guardiola claims he would rather 'retire' than give up his possession-football mantra

  09-12-2017 23:30
  In the search for any advantage on the eve of the biggest game of the season tomorrow afternoon, the Manchester United manager had returned to his Machiavellian playbook.
  
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• Man City look more like a Fergie team than United

  09-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GLENN HODDLE: It will hurt Manchester United fans to hear this but their neighbours Manchester City, so often subordinates in the past, have the look of an Alex Ferguson team.
  
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• Jose Mourinho plots for Man Utd to cope without Paul Pogba

  09-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho insists he is ‘not pessimistic’ about his chances in the Manchester derby, despite being without record signing Paul Pogba — the one player in his team he considers irreplaceable.
  
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• Jose Mourinho demands strong refereeing against Man City's 'tactical fouling' as he ramps up mind games

  09-12-2017 23:30
  The Manchester United manager has also raised the prospect of parking the bus against City at Old Trafford by claiming Paul Pogba’s suspension has robbed his side of their midfield creativity and will force them to “play a different way”.
  
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• José Mourinho warns derby referee of Manchester City’s ‘tactical fouls’

  09-12-2017 23:30
  • United manager claims rivals resort to illegal methods to halt counter attacks
  • ‘Then it is up to the referee to analyse and to make a decision’José Mourinho has accused Manchester City of regularly committing “tactical fouls” in order to stop opposition teams counterattacking them and called on Michael Oliver, the referee in charge of Sunday’s Manchester derby at Old Trafford, to be alert to the tactic. In textbook style, Mourinho has gone on th
  
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• Jack Wilshere: ‘I have six months left, sometimes I wonder what will happen’

  09-12-2017 23:30
  The midfielder is pushing hard for a return to the Arsenal first team but questions remain over whether Arsène Wenger will offer him a new contractJack Wilshere has opened up about how he worries about the future during down time. The Arsenal midfielder, in impressive form since his return from a cracked fibula in his left leg, is coming towards the end of his contract and is still waiting to start talks with Arsène Wenger about what lies ahead. “Sometimes when I’m at h
  
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• IOC shame as Russia drugs cheats revealed four years ago

  09-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The International Olympic Committee were told about Russia's state-supported doping plot in July 2013, and did nothing to stop it — something they have finally admitted,four and a half years later.
  
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• Lee Selby ends nightmare year on a high with Ramirez win

  09-12-2017 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world featherweight champion shook off a 2017 haunted by the loss of his mother and grandfather to harden bookings for him to face Warrington in Leedsand Frampton at Windsor Park.
  
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• Munster thump Leicester in Champions Cup clash on coach Johann van Graan debut

  09-12-2017 23:17
  Johann van Graan enjoyed a memorable Champions Cup coaching debut as his Munster side thumped Leicester 33-10 at Thomond Park.
  
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• Anthony Yarde inflicts fourth-round stoppage on Sjekloca

  09-12-2017 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DANIEL MATTHEWS AT THE COPPER BOX ARENA: The Ilford fighter extended his perfect record to 14-0 with a fourth round stoppage of Nikola Sjekloca at the Copper Box on Saturday.
  
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• Daniel Dubois devastates Dorian Darch in the second-round

  09-12-2017 23:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DANIEL MATTHEWS AT THE COPPER BOX ARENA: The London heavyweight sensation took barely four minutes to dispatch of the seasoned and durable Dorian Darch on Saturday night.
  
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• Wasps plan for if Danny Cipriani calls time on England with French move

  09-12-2017 23:00
  • Fly-half undecided about signing new contract
  • Dai Young admits club cannot compete with likely offers from the Top 14Wasps expect to know after Christmas whether Danny Cipriani will sign a new contract but last season’s Premiership finalists are not sitting idle waiting for the fly-half to make up his mind. Related: Danny Cipriani’s hopes of England recall ended by knee ligament tearContinue reading...
  
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• Mako Vunipola fighting fit for Saracens’ Champions Cup rematch with Clermont

  09-12-2017 23:00
  Extra conditioning at behest of Eddie Jones has given loosehead prop a keener edge as he prepares to meet the French side his team beat in last year’s finalMako Vunipola vividly recalls the moment Saracens finally broke Clermont’s resistance in May to ensure they would be keeping hold of the Champions Cup for another year. It was the 72nd minute, when Alex Goode scored the try that put Saracens out of reach and Vunipola remembers it so clearly because he was running on fumes –
  
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• Juventus 0-0 Inter Milan: Nerazzurri stay top of Serie A

  09-12-2017 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Inter Milan held on to top spot in Serie A but missed the chance to put down a marker in their bid to break the dominance of defending champions Juventus.
  
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• Internazionale hold Juventus to goalless draw and stay top of Serie A

  09-12-2017 22:51
  Internazionale remain in top spot in Serie A after holding Juventus to a goalless draw in Turin.Victory for Juve would have seen the defending champions usurp their Derby d’Italia rivals but they could not find a breakthrough despite dominating the chances. Continue reading...
  
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• Police must get to bottom of false stories about Crystal Palace fans | Daniel Taylor

  09-12-2017 22:50
  The origin of the mysterious misinformation about knuckle-dusters and knives being found at the game at Brighton needs to be tracked downThere is an old episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm in which Larry David is sitting in traffic when the lights change to green and the car in front does not move. The only issue is that it happens to be a police car and, in those circumstances, what is the etiquette? Who beeps a police car? Larry, is the answer. “No one’s above the beep,” he
  
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• Borussia Dortmund to sack Bosz after Werder Bremen defeat

  09-12-2017 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The result left Bosz's Dortmund without a win in eight games and sitting seventh in the Bundesliga table, three points adrift of a Champions League place.
  
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• League Two round-up: Top two Luton and Notts County draw

  09-12-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two teams went into the match level on 41 points and ended it one better off, with Johnny Mullins opening the scoring in the 26th minute and Shola Ameobi levelling after 61 minutes.
  
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• Benitez rues same old story for struggling Newcastle

  09-12-2017 22:08
  Ayoze Perez was the inadvertent match-winner as his own-goal gave Leicester a 3-2 win at Newcastle, with Rafael Benitez annoyed by errors.
  
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• LEAGUE ONE ROUND UP: Wigan open up four point lead

  09-12-2017 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wigan took an early lead after just seven minutes as Nick Powell headed in his eighth goal of the season before Dan Burn doubled their lead before the breakas the Latics held on for their third straight win.
  
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• Dan Evans scores twice as Ospreys hold off Saints in Champions Cup thriller

  09-12-2017 21:08
  Daniel Evans is delighted as he squeezes through four Northampton players to score Ospreys’ fifth try in the Champions Cup match at Franklin’s Gardens.
  
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• Newcastle 2-3 Leicester: Ayoze Perez scores late own goal

  09-12-2017 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: If owner Newcastle owner Mike Ashley wants to protect the value of his proposed sale to Amanda Staveley then he will have to invest a few quid of his own first..
  
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• Champions League focus has cost Spurs in the Premier League, admits Pochettino

  09-12-2017 20:54
  Mauricio Pochettino believes Tottenham's determination to crack Europe this season has cost them any chance of winning the league title.
  
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• Bradley Wiggins misses his target time on indoor rowing debut – video

  09-12-2017 20:49
  Bradley Wiggins made his rowing debut competing in the Open Men 2km at the British Indoor Championships on Saturday. The former cyclist came 21st in the event and well over his six minute and five second targetBradley Wiggins’ Olympic rowing bid hits rocks on indoor debutContinue reading...
  
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• Ayoze Pérez’s own goal gives Leicester City victory at Newcastle United

  09-12-2017 20:44
  There were moments when Newcastle United showcased commendable resilience and resolve but Ayoze Pérez’s agonising late own goal means they have now collected only one point from their last seven games.As Claude Puel’s quietly effective “velvet” Leicester revolution continued with a third straight win and the home side’s 125th birthday party was ruined, Rafa Benítez had every right to look worried. Newcastle’s manager knows that simply holding the
  
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• Norwich 3-1 Sheff Wed - 09-Dec-2017 : Match Report

  09-12-2017 20:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  Norwich secure first home win in three months by beating Sheffield WednesdayNorwich's long wait for a home win finally ended.
  
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• Newcastle 2-3 Leicester - 09-Dec-2017 : Match Report

  09-12-2017 20:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  Late Perez own goal condemns Newcastle to yet another defeatAyoze Perez's late own goal cost Newcastle a precious Premier League.
  
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• Pietersen questions Cook's motivation

  09-12-2017 20:33
  Alastair Cook does not look interested when batting during the Ashes, according to former England team-mate Kevin Pietersen.
  
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• Perez own goal misery heightens Benitez woes

  09-12-2017 20:27
  Ayoze Perez's own goal left Newcastle with one point from their past seven matches as Leicester snatched a gripping 3-2 victory.
  
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• UK basketball dominates the Hawks in Madison Square Garden - Kykernel.com

  09-12-2017 20:26
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  UK basketball dominates the Hawks in Madison Square Garden
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  PJ Washington #25 of the Kentucky Wildcats celebrates with teammate Nick Richards #4 during the game against Harvard Saturday, December 2, 2017 in Lexington, Ky. Kentucky defeated Harvard 79-70. Photo by Carter Gossett | Staff. Carter Gossett. Just a ...
  
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• Nick Haynes no longer on UK's football team - Kentucky Kernel

  09-12-2017 20:16
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  When UK football takes the field in Nashville for the Music City Bowl, the team will be without offensive guard Nick Haynes, as the senior from Florida has mutally agreed to part ways with the team. Head coach Mark Stoops announced the news after ...en meer »
  
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• West Ham spirit key to Chelsea win – Moyes

  09-12-2017 20:13
  Marko Arnautovic's early strike was enough to see off Chelsea and secure David Moyes' first win in charge of West Ham.
  
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• Championship round-up: Adkins makes winning start at Hull

  09-12-2017 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sebastian Larsson struck a superb 30-yard free-kick to ensure Nigel Adkins started his reign as Hull manager with a 3-2 victory over Brentford at the KCOM Stadium.
  
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• Crystal Palace 2-2 AFC Bournemouth - 09-Dec-2017 : Match Report

  09-12-2017 20:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  Benteke penalty miss denies Palace a priceless victoryChristian Benteke's missed penalty denied Crystal Palace a priceless Premier League victory as.
  
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• Politologue victory has Paul Nicholls relishing Cheltenham prospects

  09-12-2017 20:07
  Politologue victory has Paul Nicholls relishing Cheltenham prospects after landing the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown Park.
  
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• Wolves held by Chris Coleman's Sunderland but extend Championship lead regardless

  09-12-2017 20:02
  Wolves extended their lead at the top of the Championship to five points despite drawing 0-0 with 10-man Sunderland at Molineux.
  
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• Rangers 2-1 Ross County: Wilson strikes late for Gers

  09-12-2017 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Light Blues had failed on their eight previous attempts, but after last week's double triumph over Aberdeen, Danny Wilson's winner seven minutes from full time sealed the treble.
  
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