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• Anya Shrubsole draws on comparisons with Andrew Flintoff

  16-12-2017 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Happily, this is not another tale of high jinks from England's touring party Down Under, but the scene that followed the England women's side winning the World Cup this summer.
  
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• Who are the 12 shortlisted athletes for the SPOTY awards?

  16-12-2017 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From boxing sensation Anthony Joshua all the way through to European Speed Skating champion Elise Christie, the SPOTY Awards have scoured the nation for Britain's best and brightest.
  
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• Peter Wright's warpaint gives him strength and confidence

  16-12-2017 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY KIERAN GILL: Peter Wright switches on daytime TV inside his hotel room, sits at the desk and surveys the suitcase full of cosmetics scattered in front of him.
  
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• Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hails Kevin De Bruyne

  16-12-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kevin De Bruyne scored the goal of the game, won a penalty — which was missed — and tormented a sorry Spurs who had no answers as Manchester City made it 16 Premier League wins in a row.
  
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• Relegation peril complicating Newcastle takeover talks 

  16-12-2017 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With no deal in prospect between Mike Ashley and Amanda Staveley before the New Year, manager Rafa Benitez will be forced to rely on Ashley’s generosity in the January transfer window.
  
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• Arsenal interest could see Jonny Evans earn a pay rise

  16-12-2017 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion are making a renewed bid to secure Jonny Evans on a new contract ahead of expected bids in the January window.
  
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• Former world cycling chief knew about Froome's failed test

  16-12-2017 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cookson was at pains to stress in a BBC documentary that he believed Team Sky and Bradley Wiggins should have their reputations 'reinstated' after a UK Anti-Doping investigation.
  
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• Stoke manager Mark Hughes understands fans' frustration

  16-12-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Hughes admitted some Stoke fans' unrest at their latest defeat was 'understandable' as the pressure mounted on him following a 3-0 loss to West Ham. The heat has been cranked up on him.
  
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• West Brom V Man Utd at The Hawthorns : Match Preview

  16-12-2017 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mourinho is a born winner, says Baggies boss PardewWest Brom boss Alan Pardew believes Jose Mourinho has a better winning formula than Pep Guardiola..
  
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• West Brom to make final big-money contract offer to Jonny Evans in a bid to repel Man City and Arsenal

  16-12-2017 23:30
  Albion will hold talks with the Northern Ireland international over a deal which could be worth up to £100,000 a week, ensuring he becomes the best-paid player in the club's history.
  
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• Russia World Cup will be a joke insists Olympic chief

  16-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY NICK HARRIS AND ROB DRAPER: Russia’s hosting of the 2018 World Cup and FIFA’s uncritical stance on the nation’s state doping scam have come under fresh fire.
  
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• Man City boss Pep Guardiola hits out at Dele Alli tackle

  16-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola called a wild tackle by Tottenham’s Dele Alli ‘dangerous’ as Manchester City made it 16 wins in a row with a 4-1 win over Spurs.
  
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• José Mourinho is having to tackle his biggest challenge as a manager | Daniel Taylor

  16-12-2017 23:30
  Manchester United are second in the table, with more goals than many acclaimed champions down the years. But they are suffering in comparison with their rampant neighbours CityWhile all the adventures seem to be happening on the other side of town right now, perhaps a little context is needed and it is worth pointing out that Manchester United have actually accumulated more points at this stage of the season than in six of the 13 championship-winning years when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge an
  
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• José Mourinho is having to tackle his biggest challenge as a manager

  16-12-2017 23:30
  While all the adventures seem to be happening on the other side of town right now, perhaps a little context is needed and it is worth pointing out that Manchester United have actually accumulated more points at this stage of the season than in six of the 13 championship-winning years when Sir Alex Ferguson was in charge and the Premier League title used to find its way back to Old Trafford like a homing pigeon.
  
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• Chris Froome quick to lecture after failed drugs test

  16-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: Soon after the news first broke that he had failed a drugs test, Chris Froome spoke to the BBC. ‘This is not a positive test,’ he declared. His lectures in the aftermath have been embarrassing.
  
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• Manchester City 4-1 Tottenham: SIX THINGS YOU MISSED

  16-12-2017 23:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City comfortably beat Tottenham 4-1 at the Etihad on Saturday. Here, Sportsmail brings you a round-up of all the things you may have missed.
  
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• Bristol City 2-1 Nottingham Forest: Early goals prove key

  16-12-2017 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bristol City maintained their place at the top end of the Championship with a tight victory over Nottingham Forest. Two first-half goals were enough to hold off a comeback by the visitors.
  
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• Manchester City's Pep Guardiola left speechless by Kevin De Bruyne – video

  16-12-2017 22:51
  Pep Guardiola was left with ‘no words’ to describe Kevin De Bruyne’s performance in Manchester City’s 4-1 victory over Tottenham on Saturday. De Bruyne scored City’s second goal as Guardiola’s side won their 16th Premier League match in a row to go 14 points clear at the top of the tableManchester City’s Raheem Sterling completes crushing defeat of SpursContinue reading...
  
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• Dele Alli continues to struggle in his search for form

  16-12-2017 22:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: His poor form is symptomatic of a Tottenham team lacking form and goals. A third consecutive Premier League title challenge is not happening.
  
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• Graham Poll claims Dele Alli should have been sent off

  16-12-2017 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Premier League referee Graham Poll believes Dele Alli should have been sent off for a wild lunge on Kevin De Bruyne during Tottenham's defeat to Manchester City.
  
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• Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino slams his 'poor' team

  16-12-2017 22:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: Deflated Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says his 'poor' team deserved the 4-1 defeat at Premier League leaders Manchester City.
  
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• Ex-wife of NBA star Lorenzen Wright charged with murder in his death

  16-12-2017 22:24
  Forward and center with 13-year NBA career was shot dead in July 2010Sherra Wright arrested in California on fugitive from justice warrantAuthorities said on Saturday the ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright has been charged with first-degree murder in his death more than seven years ago.Memphis police director Michael Rallings said Sherra Wright had been charged in the death of her ex-husband, a Memphis native who played for five teams over 13 seasons as a forward and center.Continue re
  
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• Bath hold on to beat Toulon and move top of their Champions Cup pool

  16-12-2017 22:17
  Two superb tries by Anthony Watson against Toulon helped Bath end the English clubs’ losing streak in the back-to-back rounds of December group matches in the European Champions Cup and left Pool Five tightly poised between these two clubs level on 13 points, and Scarlets one behind them.
  
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• Bath 26-21 Toulon: Anthony Watson scores first-half brace

  16-12-2017 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RORY KEANE AT THE REC: Bath seized control of Pool 5 with a hard-fought victory over French giants Toulon thanks to a stunning first-half brace from Anthony Watson.
  
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• Mark Hughes defiant as fans vent fury at Stoke’s loss to West Ham

  16-12-2017 22:02
  An under-fire Mark Hughes insisted he is the man to turn Stoke City’s fortunes around after a chastening 3-0 home defeat by West Ham, their fifth loss in six games, plunged them deeper into a relegation battle.
  
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• Pep Guardiola admits he is in no mood to be ‘humble’ after Manchester City thrash Tottenham Hotspur

  16-12-2017 22:00
  Pep Guardiola admitted he had no desire to be “humble” after witnessing his Manchester City side register their 16th consecutive Premier League victory by beating Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad.
  
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• Bristol City ride wave of emotion but Birmingham hit rock bottom

  16-12-2017 21:40
  City dedicate win to eight-year-old fan who died from a brain tumour
  Wigan march on in League One, Barnet off the foot of League Two• Andreas Weimann returned to haunt his former club with the opening goal that set Derby on their way to a 2-0 win over Aston Villa in a battle of the promotion hopefuls at Pride Park. The Austria international, who joined County from Villa in 2015, scored after a mistake by Glenn Whelan and Villa created little before Johnny Russell secured Derby’s fifth
  
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• Rennes 1-4 PSG: Neymar, Mbappe and Cavani all score

  16-12-2017 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world's two most expensive footballers both scored as Paris Saint-Germain restored their nine-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 with a 4-1 win at Rennes on Saturday.
  
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• Real Madrid 1-0 Gremio: SIX THINGS YOU MISSED 

  16-12-2017 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid eased to their third Club World Cup victory with a slender 1-0 victory against Gremio in the final.
  
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• Unstoppable City put sorry Spurs to the sword

  16-12-2017 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Leaders Manchester City powered to their 16th successive win in the Premier League with a 4-1 thrashing of Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium..
  
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• Anthony Watson double sinks Toulon in Champions Cup to take Bath top

  16-12-2017 21:12
  • Pool 5: Bath 26-21 Toulon
  • Home side hold firm despite late rally from visitorsBath showed heart in defeat in Toulon last week but here a pacemaker made the difference. The England head coach, Eddie Jones, was among the spectators as Anthony Watson, a wing for his country who plays at full-back for his club, supplied the antidote to the French side’s power with two tries of rare quality to take the home side to the top of an intriguing group on points difference.The tries were
  
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• Leinster rally to beat Chiefs, Bath gain revenge over Toulon

  16-12-2017 21:10
  Leinster maintained their march towards the last eight of the Champions Cup by coming from behind to beat Premiership champions Exeter.
  
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• De Bruyne eyes titles over unbeaten season

  16-12-2017 21:09
  Ilkay Gundogan hailed a confidence-boosting performance as Premier League leaders Manchester City smashed Tottenham 4-1 on Saturday.
  
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• Stuttgart 0-1 Bayern Munich: Muller scores late winner

  16-12-2017 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sven Ulreich saved Chadrac Akolo's 95th-minute penalty as Bayern Munich ground out a hard-fought 1-0 win at Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Thomas Muller scored the only goal.
  
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• Rangers 1-3 St Johnstone: Tommy Wright's side beat Rangers

  16-12-2017 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rangers' rejuvenation under caretaker boss Graeme Murty came to an abrupt halt with a 3-1 defeat by St Johnstone at Ibrox. They went into the game on the back of four successive league wins.
  
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• Manchester City 4-1 Tottenham PLAYER RATINGS

  16-12-2017 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: Leaders Manchester City powered to their 16th successive win in the Premier League with a 4-1 thrashing of Tottenham on Saturday.
  
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• Real Madrid 1-0 Gremio: Cristiano Ronaldo nets free-kick

  16-12-2017 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: When he won his fifth Ballon d’Or, he said he was the best in history. Some of his critics laughed, but for trophies won and important goals scored Ronaldo continues to make his case.
  
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• Newcastle’s struggles are to be expected, says Rafael Benítez after loss at Arsenal

  16-12-2017 20:55
  • Benítez’s side in Premier League relegation zone after 1-0 defeat
  • ‘I’m not happy with the situation but the main thing is to stay calm’Newcastle United slipped into the relegation zone after a run of eight defeats in nine games, but Rafael Benítez believes the situation they find themselves in is to be expected as Amanda Staveley’s prospective takeover of the club rumbles on. Related: Mesut Özil’s moment of brilliance carries l
  
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• Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling completes crushing defeat of Spurs

  16-12-2017 20:41
  It is beginning to feel like a procession. This was the 16th league win in a row for Manchester City and they are now 14 points clear and, as far as the chasing pack is concerned, practically out of sight. They have pummelled all of England’s other Champions League representatives now, with an aggregate score of 12-2, and it would not be too presumptuous if the people who arrange these things started looking at provisional dates for the open-top bus parade next May. And, yes, it is still m
  
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• I'm confident, but what does that mean? - Wenger gives cryptic answer on Ozil future

  16-12-2017 20:41
  Mesut Ozil was the match-winner for Arsenal, but Arsene Wenger did not sound too sure about keeping him at the club.
  
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• Real Madrid win five trophies in a calendar year for first time

  16-12-2017 20:40
  Gremio were no match for Real Madrid in the Club World Cup, with Zinedine Zidane's men claiming a record for five trophies in 2017.
  
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• Manchester City 4-1 Tottenham: Kevin De Bruyne masterclass

  16-12-2017 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: Now they have all tried and now they have all failed, those other five heavyweights of the Premier League who purport to chase the title.
  
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• Silva-less City continue to set the gold standard

  16-12-2017 20:31
  Manchester City overcame the absence of David Silva to ease to victory over Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick fires Real Madrid to Club World Cup glory

  16-12-2017 20:29
  • Real Madrid (Ronaldo 53) 1-0 Grêmio
  • Joint-record third title takes La Liga champions level with BarcelonaCristiano Ronaldo’s superb free-kick gave Real Madrid a 1-0 win over Grêmio as the Spanish champions retained their Fifa Club World Cup title in Abu Dhabi.Ronaldo, who won the Ballon d’Or and player of the year awards this year, broke the deadlock after 53 minutes when he clipped the ball over the wall and into the bottom corner. The hard-earned vict
  
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• Hughes fumes at Lanzini 'dive'

  16-12-2017 20:07
  Mark Hughes and David Moyes had decidedly differing views on a penalty that set West Ham on their way to a 3-0 victory at Stoke City.
  
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• Anya Shrubsole: ‘To have a female cricketer on the Spoty shortlist is special’

  16-12-2017 20:00
  England’s World Cup final match-winner completes a remarkable year on Sunday night but says she owes everything to her team-matesIt was when switching on her phone after disembarking a flight from Australia that Anya Shrubsole found out she had made the 12-person shortlist for BBC Sports Personality of the Year.The 26-year-old was returning home after an unsuccessful attempt to regain the Women’s Ashes. Despite a valiant fightback from 4-0 and then 8-4 down to square the multiformat
  
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• Chris Froome buried under Team Sky’s cumulative baggage of allegations | William Fotheringham

  16-12-2017 19:59
  Whether Froome is cleared or banned over Vuelta a España doping test, Team Sky credibility has plunged such depths the court of public opinion is already making its own judgmentIt is more than 23 years since the curious case of Miguel Induráin, the then four-time Tour winner who ended up being declared “positive in France” for elevated levels of the asthma cure salbutamol, which was banned at the time in that country. It will be no comfort to another four‑times To
  
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• Watford 1-4 Huddersfield: Visitors end abysmal away record

  16-12-2017 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER TODD AT VICARAGE ROAD: Huddersfield brought their Premier League away day woes to a thrilling end today as David Wagner's side blew Watford away at Vicarage Road.
  
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