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• Sam Allardyce admits being powerless on Ross Barkley’s Everton future

  14-12-2017 23:47
  • New manager yet to discuss contract situation with Barkley
  • Calvert-Lewin, Holgate and Kenny sign new long-term dealsSam Allardyce has said he will be powerless to prevent Ross Barkley leaving Everton next month should the club’s board decide to cash in on the midfielder.Barkley, yet to feature this season because of a serious hamstring injury, is out of contract at the end of the campaign having rejected a new deal with his boyhood club. He turned down a move to Chelsea on de
  
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• Technology is proving to be such a turn-off

  14-12-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The broadcasters had replayed the footage more than a dozen times and, still, nobody was sure. They had even checked, Hot Spot and Snicko.
  
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• Olympia Horse Show: Brilliant Laura Renwick wins Puissance

  14-12-2017 23:40 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Laura Renwick and her horse Top Dollar VI win the Puissance event at the Olympia Horse Show in London after clearing 2.20m.
  
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• Jamaal Lascelles: Newcastle given home truths in dressing room after latest loss

  14-12-2017 23:38
  • ‘Reality is we’re not in a great position and sometimes things need to be said’
  • Captain says side, who lost to Everton, are not distracted by takeover talkJamaal Lascelles has revealed that harsh words were exchanged in Newcastle United’s dressing room after Rafael Benítez’s side endured their seventh defeat in eight games when beaten by Everton at home on Wednesday night.“I wouldn’t say it was calm, no,” said Newcastle’s
  
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• Bradley Wiggins' wife backpedals over Chris Froome attack

  14-12-2017 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: The wife of Sir Bradley Wiggins has apologised after branding Chris Froome a 'slithering reptile' and accusing Team Sky of sacrificing her husband to protect their star rider.
  
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• Tottenham work 24 hours a day to finish new stadium

  14-12-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Construction work remains on schedule. With over one thousand workers labouring seven days a week, the main bowl is complete and the stands are starting to take shape.
  
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• Pep Guardiola launches new jibe at rival Jose Mourinho

  14-12-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Guardiola took another swipe at rival Mourinho by maintaining Tottenham and Chelsea constantly stay true to their tactical beliefs while leaving out Manchester United in his assessments.
  
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• Laura Robson reunites with Dutch coach Martijn Bok

  14-12-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE DICKSON: Laura Robson has been reunited with the coach who took her to a Wimbledon junior title triumph in 2008 as she bids to revitalise her senior career.
  
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• Lleyton Hewitt planning to make playing return at Australian Open

  14-12-2017 23:31
  Hewitt, 36, officially retired from tennis after home grand slam in 2016Says he is looking to get back into action with Sam Groth in men’s doubles Former World No1 Lleyton Hewitt plans to come out of retirement and double up with Sam Groth at next month’s Australian Open.Australia’s 36-year-old Davis Cup captain officially retired from tennis after his home grand slam in 2016, but returned to the court twice more last year in Davis Cup and at Wimbledon. Continue reading...
  
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• Stoke's under-fire Mark Hughes: 'I don't do relegation'

  14-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just three wins from Stoke’s last 15 league games have left Hughes facing the biggest challenge of his four-year reign. But Hughes said: ‘I don’t do relegation... I’ve never been near it.'
  
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• Saunders vs Lemieux can end British boom year with a bang

  14-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: As Saunders take his WBO title into Canadian challenger David Lemieux’s home town this Saturday night, Warren says: ’Billy Joe is in the best condition of his life'.
  
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• Lascelles tells Newcastle fans: Blame us for slump

  14-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez's side have fallen from fourth to 16th and are now just one point above the bottom three ahead of Saturday's trip to Arsenal. Their latest reverse came at home to Everton on Wednesday.
  
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• FA 'too busy getting rid of Allardyce' to deal with Aluko

  14-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY IAN HERBERT: Only three of Aluko’s eight complaints about former England women’s manager Mark Sampson were addressed in a flawed internal inquiry report.
  
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• CHARLES SALE: Counties revolt over Twenty20 shake-up

  14-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE -SPORTS AGENDA: Chairmen and chief executives from 10 of the 18 counties have written a collective letter to ECB chairman Colin Graves explaining their opposition.
  
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• Hereford 0-2 Fleetwood: Bolger brace sets up Leicester tie

  14-12-2017 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT EDGAR STREET: Leicester striker Jamie Vardy will get the reunion he wanted after Fleetwood made it through to the third round of the FA Cup on Thursday.
  
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• Maro Itoje will be available for England’s Six Nations title defence

  14-12-2017 23:10
  • Player required surgery on jaw fractured in defeat at Harlequins this month
  • Jamie George reveals Saracens’ clear-the-air meeting after Clermont defeatEngland have been handed a major boost with Maro Itoje due to be fit for the start of the Six Nations after the Saracens director of rugby, Mark McCall, revealed the second-row is only three to four weeks away from returning after a broken jaw.Itoje sustained the injury against Harlequins this month, following a collision with h
  
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• France's top division to use VAR from next season

  14-12-2017 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Referees in French football's top division are set to be backed up by video technology from next season, it was announced on Thursday.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for December 15

  14-12-2017 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Friday's meetings at Cheltenham, Bangor, Chelmsford City and Doncaster.
  
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• TV guide to The International meeting at Cheltenham

  14-12-2017 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two-day International Meeting at Cheltenham begins on Friday at Prestbury Park. Sportsmail's top tipster Robin Goodfellow delivers the inside track on the top class action.
  
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• Why I’m surprised by Chris Froome’s situation … but not shocked

  14-12-2017 22:50
  The latest chapter has placed Team Sky right back in the spotlight, following on from the Jiffy-bag and Richard Freeman affairsReflecting on Chris Froome’s adverse analytical finding for salbutamol, I’m surprised but not shocked. I’m surprised because I did not think the team would make that kind of mistake, but not shocked because of the year that Sky have just had. It comes on the back of the whole thing with the Jiffy bag, the Fancy Bears hack, Dr Freeman’s problems, S
  
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• Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin signs new deal

  14-12-2017 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin has signed a new long-term deal with the Premier League club. He joins Jonjoe Kenny and Mason Holgate, who also extended their existing deals.
  
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• Jack Wilshere - 10 players who may seek January move

  14-12-2017 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Here, Sportsmail takes a look at 10 players who may use the January transfer window to salvage their place at the World Cup in Russia next summer.
  
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• Alvaro Morata shops for baby clothes with pregnant wife

  14-12-2017 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Morata and his long-term partner, who married in June of this year, both announced they were having their first child together in touching messages on social media earlier this week.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale train with Real Madrid

  14-12-2017 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After overcoming a resilient Al Jazira side on Wednesday, Real Madrid's attentions have now turned to this weekend's FIFA Club World Cup final.
  
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• Tottenham’s staying power in question as economic gravity pulls hard | Jonathan Wilson

  14-12-2017 20:04
  Mauricio Pochettino has given Spurs an identity and some great memories but the constant need for renewal, and the fear of losing ground to richer rivals, gives them a uniquely precarious lookGravity can be annoyingly persistent. Mauricio Pochettino, as so often, said all the right things after Tottenham Hotspur’s 2-0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday. He is looking forward to the challenge of taking on Manchester City. He is “positive”. He promised Tottenham
  
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• Premier League predictions: Lawro v actor & WWE star John Cena

  14-12-2017 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Lawrenson takes on actor & WWE star John Cena in the latest round of Premier League matches.
  
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• Burnley's Sean Dyche insists his side will remain grounded

  14-12-2017 19:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Burnley players will meet the Seagulls with a spring in their step having already accrued 31 points from 17 games, just nine fewer than they managed across the entire 2016-17 season.
  
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• Bournemouth move a step closer to new training ground

  14-12-2017 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The development of the 57-acre Canford Magna Golf Club site in Dorset, which the Premier League club acquired earlier this year, is, however, subject to Secretary of State referral.
  
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• Jose Mourinho to clarify 'tactical fouls' comment

  14-12-2017 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho has been asked by the Football Association to provide his observations on comments he made ahead of last weekend's derby against Manchester City.
  
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• Could Stuart Lancaster be the man to get Northampton on the up again? | The Breakdown

  14-12-2017 19:32
  Saints must avoid appointing a coach on the rebound – as happens on football’s managerial carousel – and focus on someone who can stimulate a club in declineFlying high in September, Jim Mallinder was shot down in December. Northampton led the Premiership after their bonus point victory over Harlequins in the fifth round, but five successive league defeats since then saw them drop to 10th.That run, together with three Champions Cup defeats out of three with 124 points, and 18 t
  
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• Croat and Serbs arrested Belgrade derby violence

  14-12-2017 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested 26 people after a massive brawl during a match between Belgrade rivals Red Star and Partizan that left at least 20 people injured.
  
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• England left incensed after Mark Stoneman was given out

  14-12-2017 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RICHARD GIBSON IN PERTH: England were left incensed by Test cricket's application of technology once more as the WACA's farewell to the Ashes featured another umpiring controversy.
  
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• Arsenal donating wages and Cech showing of keeping skills

  14-12-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal's array of stars have donated a day's wages to their Foundation as they look to spread cheer to those in need - with Petr Cech and Olivier Giroud taking part in the campaign.
  
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• AFC Wimbledon's return to Plough Lane is the feel-good story that football needs right now

  14-12-2017 18:42
  What do you do when you lose your football club? Sam Elliott explains what happened next when his team went up the motorway and the emotion of the news they will return home.
  
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• Mark Hughes confirms Kurt Zouma will miss West Ham clash

  14-12-2017 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The on-loan Chelsea player limped off the pitch in Stoke's 1-0 loss to Burnley on Tuesday but Hughes said Zouma's injury was not likely to keep him out for long as feared earlier.
  
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• Stoke stars play FIFA with Biffy Clyro

  14-12-2017 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stoke may be enduring a miserable time on-the-field but it appears off it they're faring better.After Tuesday's defeat, some of the Potters' squad unwound with a spot of FIFA 18 on Thursday.
  
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• Maro Itoje set to be fit for England Six Nations campaign

  14-12-2017 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maro Itoje will be available for the start of England's Six Nations title defence after Saracens revealed he faces a maximum of four more weeks in rehabilitation. Itoje fractured his jaw.
  
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• Hayley Turner says three-month ban was 'bitter pill'

  14-12-2017 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Britain’s best known and successful female jockey placed 164 bets with stakes ranging from £5 to £100 and made an overall profit of £160 on an account opened in her own name.
  
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• Premier League: Man City's record-breaking run in numbers

  14-12-2017 17:51 via bbc.co.uk
  How the Premier League leaders are tearing towards new milestones as they forge ahead of their domestic rivals.
  
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• Southampton players' commitment questioned by Pellegrino

  14-12-2017 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino was forced to apologise to his club's fans on Wednesday night after his side endured a humiliating 4-1 defeat at St Mary's to Leicester City.
  
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• Sir Ian Botham named club president of Scunthorpe United

  14-12-2017 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 62-year-old former England all-rounder, who scored more than 7,000 runs and took more than 500 wickets for his country, played 11 times for the club between 1980 and 1985.
  
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• Man Utd defender Phil Jones happy to help side bounce back

  14-12-2017 17:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phil Jones believes Manchester United showed fight and courage to get back on track after being rocked by the 'magnitude' of their derby defeat.
  
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• Formula One’s 'outdated' use of grid girls under 'strong review' 

  14-12-2017 17:42
  Formula One’s 'outdated' use of grid girls under 'strong review' 
  
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• Premier League, Sky and BT slammed for no TV announcement

  14-12-2017 17:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Premier League, Sky Sports and BT Sport have been accused of a failure to multi-task by fans after failing to hit their planned televised fixtures release date for a third month in a row.
  
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• West Brom and Crystal Palace eye up move for Ben Godfrey

  14-12-2017 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Brom and Crystal Palace are among the clubs to have checked out Shrewsbury Ben Godfrey. The 19-year-old has impressed in League Oneafter being sent out on loan by Norwich.
  
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• The Fiver | Capable of destroying lesser defences like Star Wars films trash box office rivals

  14-12-2017 17:36
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Sure, they beat Liverpool 4-1 back in October, but Tottenham’s record against the very best teams this season is not exactly encouraging, what with the defeats at Manchester United and Arsenal, and the other at home to Chelsea. Meanwhile they have frolicked to victory against weaker sides such as Stoke, Huddersfield and Real Madrid. In short, they are capable of destroying lesser defences with the giddy inevitability with whic
  
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• Who are the best No.10s In Premier League History?

  14-12-2017 17:35
  The Premier League has witnessed some of the greatest attacking midfielders ever to play the game, but just who is the best?
  
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• Brighton boss Chris Hughton plays down 6 match winless run

  14-12-2017 17:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brighton boss Chris Hughton looked at his side's alarming dip in form and insisted: 'Crisis, what crisis?' The newly-promoted Seagulls are without a win in six matches.
  
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• World Darts Championship: Phil Taylor retiring and more

  14-12-2017 17:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Barry Hearn will tell you, it just isn't Christmas until the darts is on the TV.
  The PDC chairman's crown jewel – the World Championship at the Alexandra Palace – starts on Thursday night.
  
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• Man Utd ace Mkhitaryan deserves to play less - Mourinho

  14-12-2017 17:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The midfielder has not featured recently for United, having been left out of seven of the last eight squads, and has only played 19 minutes of first-team football since November 5.
  
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