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• NFL round-up: Controversy aids Patriots as Rams, Chiefs, Panthers reach play-offs

  24-12-2017 22:54
  Seahawks prevail 21-12 over Cowboys in play-off elimination game Rams, Chiefs, Panthers book spots as postseason picture comes into focusDrew Brees becomes third to join elite 70,000-yard club in Saints winTom Brady passed for a pair of touchdowns and the New England Patriots stayed on track to claim home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs with a 37-16 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.Dion Lewis caught a touchdown pass and rushed for a 4-yard score. He carried 24 times for career-hi
  
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• Premier League's big six at the halfway stage

  24-12-2017 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL - THE NUMBERS GAME: With Manchester City making a mockery of the Premier League’s reputation as the most competitive in the world, the other five are all playing catch-up.
  
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• England boss Southgate spreads Christmas cheer at hospice

  24-12-2017 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England manager Gareth Southgate led the way in spreading Christmas cheer this week by taking time out to pay a visit to a children’s hospice.
  
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• The Big Games Just Keep on Coming For Sean Dyche

  24-12-2017 22:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  It is easy to forget that football is the greatest game on earth when you see all the perceived and.
  
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• Atlanta Falcons star Julio Jones wears festive boots

  24-12-2017 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Julio Jones got into the festive spirit before Atlanta Falcons' NFL game against the New Orleans Saints when he wore special Christmas boots for the encounter at the Superdome.
  
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• Messi takes kids to meet Santa to cap a good weekend

  24-12-2017 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi may have helped Barcelona beat fierce La Liga foes Real Madrid but he was soley focused on his family on Christmas Eve - taking them to visit Santa in his grotto.
  
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• Jonathan Thomson beat cancer to achieve European Tour card

  24-12-2017 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - JONATHAN McEVOY: Jonathan Thomson is a 6ft 9in, 19½ stone monument to both the triviality and importance of sport.
  
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• India complete Twenty20 series whitewash over Sri Lanka

  24-12-2017 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  India completed a series whitewash over Sri Lanka with a narrow five-wicket victory in the third and final Twenty20 international in Mumbai.
  
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• Dortmund fear they could be priced out of Mkhitaryan deal

  24-12-2017 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Borussia Dortmund are interested in re-signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan but the German side would need to be ‘imaginative' to complete a deal during the January transfer window.
  
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• Watch out for Britain's Cameron Norrie, says Jamie Murray

  24-12-2017 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This coming season is set up to be one of the most fascinating in a long time. We have so many big names coming back – my brother, Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka and Serena Williams.
  
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• Martin Samuel's 2017 quiz of the year

  24-12-2017 21:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Whose name was considered too risque for Blackpool? Who rejected Birmingham for a porn career? And why might it matter if your goalkeeper is a duck-billed platypus?All this and more.
  
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• Man United ace Mata has helped to spread festive cheer

  24-12-2017 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christmas is a time of spreading festive cheer by giving to those in need and Juan Mata has done exactly that this season by playing a major role in an outstanding initiative.
  
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• Arsenal link-up with Hitchin Belles to boost women’s game

  24-12-2017 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal have announced a link-up with a rising success story in women’s youth football.
  
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• 'I painted Kevin Pietersen's house' - tales of England's travelling fans

  24-12-2017 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Saving up for 17 years, better than Brentford FC, and leaving the honeymoon early - the stories of England's travelling fans.
  
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• Charlie Austin banned for three games for violent conduct

  24-12-2017 20:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southampton forward Charlie Austin will miss three games after accepting a Football Association charge for violent conduct, earned after kicking Huddersfield goalkeeper Jonas Lossl.
  
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• Leicester 17-29 Saracens: Sarries end losing streak

  24-12-2017 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saracens returned to winning ways with a deserved win over Leicester in an absorbing Aviva Premiership clash before a crowd of 24,873 at Welford Road.
  
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• Tottenham Hotspur V Southampton at Wembley Stadium : Match Preview

  24-12-2017 19:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Harry Kane set to start for Spurs as he chases new recordTottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino must decide whether to shuffle.
  
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• Southampton Striker Charlie Austin Given Three-match Ban For Violent Conduct

  24-12-2017 19:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  Southampton forward Charlie Austin will miss three games after accepting a Football Association charge for violent conduct..
  
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• Ajax 3-1 Williem II: Match report

  24-12-2017 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Justin Kluivert gave Manchester United a glimpse of his outstanding talent as Ajax made a winning start to life without Marcel Keizer and Dennis Bergkamp on Christmas Eve.
  
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• Serena Williams set to return to action in Abu Dhabi

  24-12-2017 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Serena Williams will make her playing comeback following the birth of her daughter at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.
  
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• Arsenal play the perfect host to 150 lucky Junior Gunners

  24-12-2017 19:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal may have been accused of showing opposition forwards a bit too much hospitality on the pitch - but no-one can accuse the clubof being anything other than welcoming off-the-pitch.
  
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• Highlights: Kilmarnock 2-1 Rangers

  24-12-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Kris Boyd scores twice inside three minutes as Kilmarnock come from behind to sink Rangers for a third successive home victory.
  
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• Highlights: Celtic 3-0 Aberdeen

  24-12-2017 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Celtic move eight points clear at the top of the Premiership with a comfortable victory over nearest challengers Aberdeen.
  
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• Saracens beat Leicester to end losing streak

  24-12-2017 18:28
  The accurate boot of Owen Farrell helped Saracens to finally win for the first time in eight attempts, beating Leicester Tigers on the road.
  
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• Jonny May red card angers Leicester and helps Saracens to stop the rot

  24-12-2017 18:25
  • Leicester 17-29 Saracens
  • Jonny May sees red for hosts after two deliberate knock-onsJonny May’s red card for two deliberate knock-ons ultimately ensured this thrilling if error-riddled match ended in Saracens’ favour. The decisions over May’s transgressions – one in each half – appeared, to the letter of the law, the right ones but that did not stop the Leicester head coach, Matt O’Connor, calling for the relevant legislation to be revised.&ldquo
  
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• Disciplined bowlers and handy Pandey knock seal India whitewash

  24-12-2017 18:25
  The chase was tougher than expected, but India defeated Sri Lanka to win their T20 series 3-0.
  
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• Saracens win at Leicester after May red card

  24-12-2017 18:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Saracens go second in the Premiership table by winning at Leicester after England wing Jonny May is red-carded.
  
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• Messi deals with Madrid yet again as Barcelona look impregnable

  24-12-2017 18:09
  Though the season is only at its halfway point, the title looks certain to return to the Nou CampLeo Messi ended the clásico in a state of undress again but it was Real Madrid who had been stripped bare. At the very end of the last Madrid-Barça, Messi stood to the left of the goal at the north end of the Santiago Bernabéu, shirt off and held up for all to see; at the very end of the latest Madrid-Barça, exactly eight months later and a little over eight metres away, h
  
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• Serena Williams to make comeback in Abu Dhabi on Saturday after giving birth

  24-12-2017 17:26
  • Williams to face Jelena Ostapenko in a Mubadala exhibition match
  • American plans to make competitive return at Australian Open in JanuarySerena Williams will make her playing comeback following the birth of her daughter at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.Williams has not played since she won the Australian Open in January, while six weeks pregnant, but will return to court to play the French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko in an exhibition match. Conti
  
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• Harry Kane Set To Start For Spurs As He Chases New Record

  24-12-2017 17:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino must decide whether to shuffle his pack for the trip to Southampton..
  
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• Giles: Some England players have shown lack of maturity

  24-12-2017 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ashley Giles says he would have been tempted to send home some of England's players for bad behaviour during their Ashes tour of Australia.
  
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• Manchester City captain Kompany: Strikers hungry for goals

  24-12-2017 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vincent Kompany claims all of Manchester City's attacking players have developed Sergio Aguero's appetite for goals.
  
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• Williams to return to action, almost four months after giving birth

  24-12-2017 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Former world number one Serena Williams will play her first match since giving birth in September in Abu Dhabi next week.
  
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• Mkhitaryan back to Dortmund out of the question for Watzke

  24-12-2017 16:42
  Henrikh Mkitaryan has been linked with a move back to Borussia Dortmund, but his old club consider a deal unlikely.
  
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• Vinatieri vows to play another year

  24-12-2017 16:41
  Adam Vinatieri is in his final year of his contract with the Indianapolis Colts, but the 44-year-old still wants to play another season.
  
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• Thibaut Courtois predicting more of the same from Brighton

  24-12-2017 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thibaut Courtois has warned Chelsea to expect more of the same against Brighton after a frustrating stalemate with Everton. The reigning champions were unable to find a way past Jordan Pickford.
  
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• Manchester United Mata says: Keep calm and carry on

  24-12-2017 16:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juan Mata says Manchester United need to keep calm and carry on after another frustrating late slip-up threatened to throw their festive schedule off kilter.
  
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• Serena Williams to return at Mubadala World Tennis Championship

  24-12-2017 16:36
  The Mubadala World Tennis Championship will be the stage for Serena Williams' return to competitive action after becoming a mother.
  
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• Premier League team news, odds and stats for Boxing Day

  24-12-2017 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the Premier League Boxing Day fixtures, Sportsmail brings you the latest squad news, odds and stats on every top flight fixture as it breaks.
  
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• Garry Monk sacked days after transfer plan meeting

  24-12-2017 16:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY ADAM CRAFTON: Monk oversaw a 2-1 comeback victory at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday to lift Middlesbrough to within three points of the play-off places.
  
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• Christmas Carrolls and Sid's ham garage – Football Weekly

  24-12-2017 16:27
  Max Rushden and co discuss a Friday night Christmas cracker, weaponised goal celebrations, an Italian club contriving to win as few points as possible and another title race as good as doneRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Paolo Bandini and Lars Sivertsen for a festive edition of the podcast. Continue reading...
  
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• Valencia boss Marcelino collides with wild boar on motorway

  24-12-2017 16:12 via bbc.co.uk
  Valencia boss Marcelino collides with a wild boar on the motorway when driving home for Christmas.
  
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• Tony Pulis expected to be named as Middlesbrough manager by new year

  24-12-2017 16:11
  • Steve Gibson in talks with former West Brom coach over a three-year deal
  • Garry Monk sacked on Saturday with side 12 points off automatic promotionMiddlesbrough hope to name Tony Pulis as their new manager by the end of the week and, ideally, as early as Boxing Day, when Bolton Wanderers visit the Riverside.The former West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City manager is in discussions with Steve Gibson, Boro’s owner, with a view to agreeing a three-year contract to succeed Garry Mon
  
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• Pulis expected to be named as Middlesbrough manager by new year

  24-12-2017 16:11
  Middlesbrough hope that Tony Pulis will be in charge by the time the team face Aston Villa on Saturday.
  
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