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• UK BASKETBALL | Defense will be put to the test against Hokies on Saturday - Spectrum News

  15-12-2017 23:52
  UK BASKETBALL | Defense will be put to the test against Hokies on Saturday
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  The Virginia Tech Hokies come in to Rupp Arena on Saturday as the highest scoring team in college basketball averaging at over 96 points per game. They are also 1-0 against the SEC this season after knocking off Ole Miss 83-80 in overtime. This game ...
  
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• Arsenal squad set for huge shake-up

  15-12-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal are gearing up for one of the biggest squad overhauls in Arsene Wenger’s 21-year reign. The Gunners have already started planning what will almost certainly be a busy summer.
  
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• Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome's spat goes back a way

  15-12-2017 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: Chris Froome and Sir Bradley Wiggins have long been the best of enemies, with their often public disputes normally involving their wives and a trading of blows on social media.
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 Wolves: Neves strike seals win

  15-12-2017 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ALAN BIGGS AT HILLSBOROUGH: It leaves Carlos Carvalhal without a win in six as pressure mounts on the Wednesday manager but his side deserved more for their performance here.
  
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• Leicester Tigers' Tuilagi reveals witch doctor helped him

  15-12-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi will make his latest comeback from injury on Saturday against Munster in the Champions Cup. 
  
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• Wenger says fans outside top six accept goalless draws

  15-12-2017 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsene Wenger believes supporters of clubs outside the top six are pleased with goalless draws against the bigger clubs, making the Premier League more defensive.
  
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• Jonny Bairstow hails his first Ashes ton with a headbutt

  15-12-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jonny Bairstow had the last laugh yesterday when he celebrated his maiden Ashes hundred with a headbutt on his helmet, Playfully referencing the infamous late-night incident in Perth.
  
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• Everton manager Sam Allardyce trusts Steve Walsh

  15-12-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce has pinpointed the need for Everton to successfully recruit in January and outlined the importance of his relationship with Steve Walsh.
  
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• BT and Sky's deal should worry the Premier League 

  15-12-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The surprise deal to combine forces against the threat of the streaming digital giants will see Sky and BT able to access and sell their rivals’ football content.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's best bets for Saturday, December 16

  15-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Cheltenham, Doncaster, Hereford and Wolverhampton.
  
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• Pochettino: Tottenham must defy Manchester City's 'aura' to beat 'best side in Europe'

  15-12-2017 23:30
  Mauricio Pochettino contemplates another upset as Tottenham face rampant Manchester City on their own turf and expects to end their winning streak.
  
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• Pep Guardiola: Manchester City boss says he would not get into the team

  15-12-2017 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Pep Guardiola says his record-breaking Manchester City team is so good he would not have been able to get into it during his successful playing career.
  
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• Newcastle United players cancel their Christmas party

  15-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United’s players have cancelled their own Christmas party in light of the team’s losing run. Rafa Benitez's side have taken one point from eight matches and have fallen from fourth to 16th.
  
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• Exeter Chiefs Jack Nowell: 'I've never felt worse pain'

  15-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jack Nowell knew he was in trouble after Chris Harris’ elbow caught him. The Exeter Chiefs wing has been involved in many on-field collisions but the most innocuous of knocks resulted in a horror injury.
  
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• Benítez backs Newcastle players’ decision to cancel Christmas party

  15-12-2017 23:30
  The Newcastle United manager, Rafael Benítez, says he put his players under no pressure to cancel their Christmas party.
  
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• Bath's Charlie Ewels on lessons that reignited his career

  15-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Ewels spent this week wearing a suit after arriving three minutes late for Bath’s bus last Saturday.
  
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• Jermaine Jenas exclusive: Lay off Tottenham star Dele Alli

  15-12-2017 23:00
  Former Tottenham midfielder and BT Sport pundit Jermaine Jenas looks at the stuttering form of midfielder Dele Alli and his concerns over Toby Alderweireld.
  
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• Six-try Ulster put 50 points on Harlequins

  15-12-2017 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Ulster secure a bonus-point 52-24 win over Harlequins to stay in contention for a place in the European Champions Cup quarter-finals.
  
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• Lemieux strips naked to make the cut for Saunders fight

  15-12-2017 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former IBF middleweight champion challenges for Saunders' WBO strap in his hometown on Saturday night but needed to shed his pants to make the weight.
  
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• Scottish Open: John Higgins whitewashes Ronnie O'Sullivan to reach semis

  15-12-2017 21:54 via bbc.co.uk
  John Higgins whitewashes Ronnie O'Sullivan in a ranking event for the first time in 23 years to reach the Scottish Open semi-finals.
  
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• Dyche versus Guardiola in the FA Cup

  15-12-2017 21:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Can the Clarets cause a major Third Round FA Cup upset? The FA Cup is not the competition it used to.
  
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• It’s fair enough for Sports Personality of the Year to ask some searching questions | Sean Ingle

  15-12-2017 21:37
  Given sport’s bad reputational year, it is fine that the BBC is preparing to get Chris Froome to defend himself on what is normally a controversy-free programmeFor more than 60 years the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year has served up a mildly diverting few hours of saccharine and froth. The formula is long established: laud Britain’s sporting heroes, relive their glories through stirring montages, and throw a threw softball questions for them to answer.Usually it makes for
  
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• Floyd Mayweather v Conor McGregor generated more than £450m

  15-12-2017 21:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor's much-hyped Las Vegas bout generated more than £450m, Showtime reveals.
  
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• Ivan Rakitic stuns Barcelona team-mates in precision test

  15-12-2017 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The likes of Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Ivan Rakitic took part in the 'ultimate precision test' and their was one Barcelona star in particular that left everyone speechless for all the right reasons.
  
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• European Short Course Championships: Britain's Ben Proud wins 50m freestyle silver

  15-12-2017 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Ben Proud wins silver in the 50m freestyle at the European Short Course Championships in Copenhagen.
  
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• Manchester City v Spurs betting tips, predictions and odds

  15-12-2017 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's Tottenham's turn to try to stop the Man City juggernaut. Here's the best bets for the big game at the Etihad plus the top picks for the rest of the Premier League this weekend.
  
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• West Ham prepared to make profit by selling Domingos Quina

  15-12-2017 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Portugal Under-20 international Domingos Quina is viewed as one of the most exciting young prospects in the Premier League but he will find it difficult to enjoy regular football this season.
  
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• Northern Ireland's Michael O'Neill warns Scottish FA

  15-12-2017 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael O'Neill has warned the Scottish Football Association they may struggle to prise him away from the Northern Ireland job. O'Neill says discussions have yet to even begin with the SFA.
  
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• Man City: Pep Guardiola gives us the 'blueprint' for success - Raheem Sterling

  15-12-2017 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City midfielder Raheem Sterling opens up about his relationship with manager Pep Guardiola.
  
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• Rowing: Sir David Tanner to step down after 21 years in charge

  15-12-2017 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  The man who inspired Great Britain's domination of rowing at the Olympic Games over the past two decades will step down in February.
  
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• Marco Silva says decline in form is not because of Everton

  15-12-2017 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marco Silva has dismissed suggestions the decline in Watford's form owes to Everton's attempts to recruit him. A promising start to the season contributed to Everton's attempts to appoint him.
  
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• Do power naps like Ronnie O'Sullivan's do any good?

  15-12-2017 19:14 via bbc.co.uk
  Snooker's Ronnie O'Sullivan nodded off during a Scottish Open match and won. Did extra sleep help him?
  
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• Mark Hughes insists Stoke 'aren't a soft touch'

  15-12-2017 19:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Potters boss has found himself under pressure following four defeats from their last five Premier League games, leaving them just two points above the relegation zone.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp: Liverpool slump not down to rotation

  15-12-2017 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp has defended his player rotation and scoffed at suggestions they are 'in the dark days'. Liverpool have drawn their past two matches - against Everton and West Brom,
  
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• David Moyes says there's a positive atmosphere at West Ham

  15-12-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham have taken the first small step in their battle to drag themselves away from the bottom of the Premier League, according to manager David Moyes.
  
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• Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos launches personalised boot

  15-12-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ramos, who will wear pair No 4 of the special edition 4,000 released this weekend, joins the likes of Ronaldinho, Francesco Totti and Andrea Pirlo in receiving his own player-edition Tiempo boots.
  
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• HOT OR NOT: Guardiola might turn City into greatest team

  15-12-2017 18:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's RIATH AL-SAMARRAI reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold in the world of sport this week... 
  
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• Brazil chief issued 90-day provisional ban by FIFA

  15-12-2017 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ban, which begins with immediate effect, can be extended by a further 45 days while the ethics committee's investigatory chamber carries out a formal investigation into the 76-year-old.
  
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• Watford V Huddersfield at Vicarage Road Stadium : Match Preview

  15-12-2017 18:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  Richarlison available for Watford's game against HuddersfieldRicharlison has been passed fit to start for Watford when they host Huddersfield in.
  
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• Leicester boss Claude Puel remains coy on Slimani's future

  15-12-2017 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester boss Claude Puel has offered no guarantees record signing Islam Slimani will stay with the Foxes. The striker has played just 10 minutes since Puel was appointed manager in October.
  
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• England Women: FA to name Mark Sampson's successor in 2018

  15-12-2017 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The Football Association will not appoint a new England Women's national team head coach before the end of the year.
  
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• Klopp - West Brom stalemate nothing to do with player rotation

  15-12-2017 18:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has defended his player rotation and scoffed at any suggestion the club are back in the dark days..
  
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• Newcastle's Benitez identifying targets amid uncertainty

  15-12-2017 18:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spaniard Rafa Benitez met Newcastle's managing director Lee Charnley this week to discuss what he may or may not be able to do to strengthen his squad during the winter window.
  
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• Lille sack Bielsa to end failed experiment

  15-12-2017 18:26
  Following a period of suspension that began more than three weeks ago, Lille have finally parted company with maverick coach Marcelo Bielsa.
  
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• BBC Sport to live stream more Olympic and Paralympic sports

  15-12-2017 18:19 via bbc.co.uk
  The BBC Sport website will live stream more Olympic and Paralympic sports as part of a new collaboration with UK Sport.
  
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• Sports Personality 2017: Our reporters choose their winner

  15-12-2017 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunday night will see the winner of Sports Personality of the Year 2017 crowned at Liverpool's Echo Arena. Here, Sportsmail reporters choose their standout performer...
  
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• Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola: We can still do much, much better

  15-12-2017 18:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Pep Guardiola insists his Manchester City team can get even better despite sweeping almost all comers aside this season..
  
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• Stoke V West Ham at bet365 Stadium : Match Preview

  15-12-2017 18:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hamstring issue keeps Zouma out of Stoke's game against West HamStoke will be without Kurt Zouma for the Premier League match against West Ham..
  
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• Watch: Spectacular basket in El Clasico

  15-12-2017 18:03 via bbc.co.uk
  A stunning 21-metre basket helps Real Madrid beat Barcelona in basketball's Euroleague.
  
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