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• Stuart Broad determined to deliver riposte to his critics

  23-12-2017 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England bowler Stuart Broad has come under fire after taking only five wickets in the first three Tests, prompting former captain Michael Vaughan to suggest that he should be left out.
  
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• Wales to play lucrative game against South Africa in US

  23-12-2017 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wales believe their one-off clash with South Africa in Washington, DC next year will have significant benefits on and off the field as they prepare for the 2019 World Cup.
  
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• Newcastle 11-10 Harlequins:

  23-12-2017 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RORY KEANE AT KINGSTON PARK: The Falcons are finishing the year in flying form as Dean Richards’s side secured a hard-fought victory over Harlequins.
  
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• Childish United blew 'easy' Leicester match – Mourinho

  23-12-2017 23:55
  Manchester United should have won their "easy" Premier League clash with Leicester City, according to manager Jose Mourinho.
  
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• Leicester City 2-2 Manchester United PLAYER RATINGS

  23-12-2017 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United will spend Christmas an eye-watering 13 points behind runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City after Harry Maguire secured Leicester a draw with a last-gasp goal.
  
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• FIFA promise to investigate doping in Russian football

  23-12-2017 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AND NICK HARRIS EXCLUSIVE: FIFA have effectively promised they will investigate suspected Russian doping in football before the 2018 World Cup gets underway.
  
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• Man Utd icon Paul Scholes hates flak he got for TV truths

  23-12-2017 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT EXCLUSIVE: Nearly every day for 16 years, Scholes and Neville sat next to each other in the Red Devils dressing room. Their personalities are a study in opposites.
  
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• Nigel Levine may be sued over bike crash

  23-12-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON EXCLUSIVE: The sprinter at the centre of the biggest doping scandal in British athletics in more than a decade is also facing the threat of legal action from a team-mate.
  
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• England ready to pick medium-pacer Tom Curran

  23-12-2017 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN MELBOURNE: will stick with their beaten pack to try to get something out of another lost Ashes here on Boxing Day rather than twist and try something different against Australia.
  
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• Richard Cockerill still swears by loyalty

  23-12-2017 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: It takes approximately six seconds for Richard Cockerill to forget about the swearing warning he received from the HR department at Edinburgh Rugby.
  
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• Manchester City eye Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred

  23-12-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola has an interest in Shakhtar Donetsk's Fred as Manchester City plan to bolster their midfield options next summer.
  
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• Man City aren't greatest side in Premier League history

  23-12-2017 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United legend Gary Neville has poured scorn on the idea that Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking Manchester City side are the best team in Premier League history.
  
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• Northampton 14-35 Exeter:

  23-12-2017 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER AT FRANKLIN’S GARDENS: Northampton's winter of discontent continued at Franklin’s Gardens as they fell to their 10th consecutive defeat in major competitions.
  
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• Liverpool’s title race is run but we are improving, insists Jürgen Klopp

  23-12-2017 23:30
  • Manager targets Champions League place after 3-3 draw against Arsenal
  • ‘We are on our way and we have to keep the team together’Jürgen Klopp has conceded Liverpool stand no chance of winning the Premier League title this season after they threw away a 2-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Arsenal on Friday but insists his team are progressing and will continue to do so under his management. Related: Liverpool should be angry not sad after Arsenal draw, says Jürgen KloppCon
  
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• Leicester City 2-2 Manchester United: Jose Mourinho criticises 'childish' United

  23-12-2017 23:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Jose Mourinho says his Man Utd team made "childish decisions" during their 2-2 draw with 10-man Leicester City at the King Power stadium.
  
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• Grimsby V Mansfield at Blundell Park : Match Preview

  23-12-2017 23:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  James Berrett in contention for Grimsby returnMidfielder James Berrett could return to Grimsby's starting line-up against Mansfield after again featuring.
  
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• Manager Garry Monk sacked by Middlesbrough

  23-12-2017 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Garry Monk was sacked by Middlesbrough on Saturday night despite seeing his side come from behind to win at Sheffield Wednesday just hours earlier.
  
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• NBA London Game is special for Europeans, says Dario Saric

  23-12-2017 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LUKE AUGUSTUS - NBA LONDON GAME PREVIEW SERIES: The Philadelphia 76ers and the Boston Celtics are coming to London next month at the O2 Arena.
  
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• Leicester City 2-2 Man United: Harry Maguire strikes late

  23-12-2017 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT THE KING POWER: In the ecstasy of the moment of a superb Maguire goal and a stunning Leicester comeback, it is easy to forget just how far United have come.
  
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• Saracens’ Mark McCall hungry to escape slump at expense of Leicester

  23-12-2017 23:00
  Director of rugby wants seven-match losing streak ended in Premiership fixture against another top club suffering a slump in formSaracens were awarded the freedom of the borough of Barnet last week but there will be no civic reception for them in Leicester on Christmas Eve when they meet a team whose thirst for victory is almost as great.Saracens this decade supplanted Leicester as England’s most successful club but a graph that has largely been an upward curve since 2009, apart from a few
  
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• Wales to name Warren Gatland’s successor as coach a year in advance

  23-12-2017 22:59
  Warren Gatland, Wales’s head coach for 10 years, will help choose his successor. Wales will announce Warren Gatland’s successor in the summer – more than a year before the new head coach takes up the position.
  
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• Middlesbrough sack Garry Monk hours after win at Sheffield Wednesday

  23-12-2017 22:57
  • Boro are ninth in Championship, three points out of play-off places
  • Monk leaves Riverside after just over six months in chargeGarry Monk was sacked as manager of Middlesbrough on Saturday night, just four hours after presiding over his side’s 2-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday.Only appointed in June, the former Swansea City and Leeds United manager leaves the Teesside club in ninth position in the Championship and appeared to have no inkling of the impending bombshell as he condu
  
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• Maguire snatches dramatic draw against United

  23-12-2017 22:51
  Leicester City scored a dramatic late equaliser to hold Manchester United to a 2-2 draw.
  
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• Spurs ace Harry Kane can still improve - Pochettino

  23-12-2017 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT TURF MOOR: Harry Kane’s hat-trick blew Burnley away on Saturday night and he now stands on 93 league goals, with eyes on Alan Shearer’s haul of 260.
  
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• Steelers cut veteran LB Harrison, activate Gilbert

  23-12-2017 22:16
  James Harrison had "no animosity or bad feelings" over being released by the Steelers, his agent said.
  
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• Stokes set to get green light for IPL return

  23-12-2017 22:11
  Tom Harrison said it would be difficult for the ECB to tell Ben Stokes he cannot play in the IPL next year.
  
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• Kane eyes beating Shearer's record on Boxing Day

  23-12-2017 21:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Harry Kane speaks to Match of the Day's Guy Mowbray about the prospect of beating Alan Shearer's record for most goals scored in a calendar year, and say he has the support of Gary Lineker.
  
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• 'Amazing' Kane continues to surprise me – Pochettino

  23-12-2017 21:44
  Tottenham beat Burnley 3-0 thanks to a Harry Kane hat-trick and Mauricio Pochettino was left singing his praises.
  
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• Spurs Harry Kane called 'freak of a goalscorer' by Gerrard

  23-12-2017 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard praised Tottenham striker Harry Kane after he equalled Alan Shearer's 22-year-old record for the most Premier League goals scored in a calendar year.
  
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• Leicester vs Man Utd LIVE: Puel and Mourinho need a win

  23-12-2017 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saturday's Premier League action concludes with second-placed Manchester United paying a visit to Leicester City's King Power Stadium. WILL GRIFFEE brings you all the action as it happens.
  
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• Burnley 0-3 Tottenham: Harry Kane is amazing - Mauricio Pochettino

  23-12-2017 21:23 via bbc.co.uk
  Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham striker Harry Kane is "amazing" after his hat-trick in their 3-0 win at Burnley equalled Alan Shearer's Premier League record of 36 goals in a calendar year.
  
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• Harry Kane, the 2017 Premier League goal machine

  23-12-2017 21:11
  Tottenham striker Harry Kane continued his incredible 2017 with a hat trick against Burley on Saturday.
  
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• Carles Puyol travels back with Barcelona stars on team bus

  23-12-2017 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carles Puyol, who made over 350 La Liga appearances for Barcelona, took to Twitter to share the snap with Busquets, Roberto, Pique and Iniesta after the match.
  
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• Kane delighted as Burnley treble puts Tottenham striker on brink of history

  23-12-2017 21:06
  Tottenham star Harry Kane admits Alan Shearer's Premier League record had been on his mind ahead of his side's win over Burnley.
  
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• Burnley 0-3 Tottenham: Harry Kane 7th hat-trick in 2017

  23-12-2017 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT AT TURF MOOR: It took a dubious stroke of fortune to get Tottenham underway before Harry Kane delivered a familiar performance of quite outstanding class.
  
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• Villa 2-2 Sheffield United: Donaldson double earns draw

  23-12-2017 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aston VIlla drew 2-2 with Sheffield United after a hectic first-half at Villa Park.Albert Adomah netted from the penalty spot after just three minutes to put Villa 1-0 up on Saturday evening.  
  
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• Fifa trial leaves questions over 2022 Qatar World Cup

  23-12-2017 21:00
  Allegations of bribery made in a New York court over the 2022 World Cup in Qatar have included the names of disgraced former Fifa grandees such as Jack Warner and Nicolás LeozThe most stunning and tantalising revelations of the Fifa trial in Brooklyn, New York, had nothing much to do with the two of the three defendants finally hit with guilty verdicts on Friday. They were comparative small fry among football’s financial feeding sharks.Gripping as it turned out to have live, lurid e
  
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• Will Chudley solo try for Exeter exposes rudderless Northampton’s slump

  23-12-2017 20:59
  • Northampton 14-35 Exeter
  • Saints crash to their 10th consecutive defeat in major competitionsIf Northampton hope that sending their director of rugby westward might spur them into the typical improvement of the chastened outfit, they do so in vain. Just as when Alex King left last season, the dispiriting performances continue. There is something very wrong at Franklin’s Gardens, and it runs deep. Bonus-point defeats in their own backyard are a dime a dozen these days, and the
  
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• Barcelona coach Valverde insists title race is not over

  23-12-2017 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde insists the title race is not over yet despite his side opening up a 14-point lead over Real Madrid with a 3-0 Clasico win at the Bernabeu on Saturday.
  
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• AC Milan 0-2 Atalanta: Pressure mounts on Gennaro Gattuso

  23-12-2017 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AC Milan were beaten 2-0 by Atalanta at the San Siro on Saturday evening as the pressure intensified on interim manager Gennaro Gattuso. Bryan Cristante and Josip Ilicic struck either side of the interval.
  
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• Tottenham's Dele Alli was again lucky to stay on the pitch

  23-12-2017 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barely 180 seconds had passed here when the ball ran free in midfield. Alli’s eyes were transfixed on it, with Charlie Taylor in his periphery. Alli did not once divert his gaze towards Burnley’s left back.
  
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• Pep Guardiola lends his sympathy to ‘sad’ Sergio Agüero

  23-12-2017 20:37
  • Sergio Agüero unhappy not to play in Manchester derby
  • Guardiola says he understands after Agüero reaches 101 Etihad goalsPep Guardiola insisted he understood why Sergio Agüero is unhappy at not always being selected for Manchester City’s biggest games, calling the striker a legend after he scored twice in Manchester City’s 4-0 defeat of Bournemouth, to reach 101 goals at the Etihad Stadium.After putting City ahead in the 27th minute, Agüero scored 11
  
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• Harry Kane hits brilliant hat-trick as Spurs canter to victory at Burnley

  23-12-2017 20:35
  Dele Alli is not going to win any popularity awards this Christmas but Harry Kane just might. A hat-trick here saw Tottenham’s leading scorer equal Alan Shearer’s record of 36 Premier League goals in a calendar year, and he still has Southampton to come on Boxing Day. Yet Alli is becoming the pantomime villain to his team-mate’s Prince Charming. Fresh from his ugly challenge on Kevin De Bruyne last Saturday, he was booked after just four minutes of this game for going in studs
  
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• Kane treble after Alli's diving home for Christmas

  23-12-2017 20:25
  Tottenham saw off Burnley thanks to Harry Kane's treble, meaning they will be above Arsenal in the table for Christmas.
  
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• LEAGUE ONE ROUND-UP: Will Grigg nets hat-tick in Wigan win

  23-12-2017 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Will Grigg scored a hat-trick as Sky Bet League One leaders Wigan extended their winning run to five matches with a resounding 7-0 victory over Oxford at the Kassam Stadium.
  
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• Burnley vs Tottenham LIVE: Premier League latest score, goals and updates from Turf Moor

  23-12-2017 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  TOTTENHAM travel to play high-flying Burnley at Turf Moor. Follow the Premier League action LIVE with Express Sport.
  
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• Pellegrino and Wagner disagree over Austin clash with Lossl

  23-12-2017 20:11
  Charlie Austin's apparent kick on Jonas Lossl in Southampton's 1-1 draw with Huddersfield Town split opinion between the two managers.
  
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• Swansea 1 Crystal Palace 1: Jordan Ayew's strike saves point for Swans

  23-12-2017 20:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  LEON BRITTON’S first game as Swansea caretaker manager ended in a 1-1 home draw against Crystal Palace.
  
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• Premier League top scorers 2017/18: Kane catches Salah in race for Golden Boot

  23-12-2017 20:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  HARRY KANE has bagged another three goals in his attempt to secure back-to-back Premier League Golden Boot awards.
  
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• West Ham eye Swansea duo Ki Sung-yueng and Alfie Mawson

  23-12-2017 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  While West Ham have improved defensively under Moyes, their ability to break out of defence has been lacking, notably in their Carabao Cup quarter-final defeat to Arsenal this week.
  
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