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• Bath rout Worcester to end losing run

  05-01-2018 23:52
  Bath were rampant at Worcester Warriors as Kahn Fotuali'i helped the visitors end a three-match losing Premiership streak.
  
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• Everton gave it everything – Allardyce

  05-01-2018 23:51
  Virgil van Dijk's late header condemned Everton to a 2-1 FA Cup loss against Liverpool, but Sam Allardyce had no criticism of his side.
  
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• Scarlets and Edinburgh claim crushing wins

  05-01-2018 23:48
  The Scarlets completed a clean sweep against Welsh opposition in the Pro14, while Edinburgh were also big winners.
  
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• Solomona must cut back on chocolate to win England place

  05-01-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW BY WILL KELLEHER: What has Eddie Jones told Denny Solomona he must do to become an England star? Quit the binge-eating.
  
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• Coventry target Stoke FA Cup scalp but ownership woes stymie revival hopes

  05-01-2018 23:46
  Mark Robins is building a side who can give his former team-mate Mark Hughes a headache when Stoke visit but the club’s off-field prospects remain gloomyA visit to Coventry City’s training ground brings instant confrontation with a past that seems hazier than ever. In the reception area, an entire wall bears the faces of supporters at the 1987 FA Cup final, basking in the day Keith Houchen and company really did turn the football world sky blue. Taking the time to greet guests is ano
  
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• Klopp: Liverpool penalty should not have been given

  05-01-2018 23:42
  Mason Holgate was penalised after Adam Lallana took a tumble in the box and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp conceded it was not a penalty.
  
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• Anthony Joshua, Carl Frampton, Tyson Fury: Five fights we want for British boxing in 2018

  05-01-2018 23:34
  Yahoo Sport's boxing expert Liam Happe knows what he wants this year...
  
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• Wimbledon legend Alan Cork reflects on the Crazy Gang

  05-01-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: His usual approach to the Crazy Gang legend, in fact, offered little hope of nostalgic reflection upon the return of a Wimbledon side to Wembley.
  
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• Puncheon to stand trial after denying assault allegations

  05-01-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Puncheon, 31, was arrested and charged after an incident outside Mishiko bar in Reigate, Surrey, on December 17 — hours after Palace had won 3-0 at Leicester City without him.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino vows Spurs will go all out in FA Cup

  05-01-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pochettino described the competition as 'magic' and admitted he cannot take any chances after Spurs fell 2-0 and 3-2 down at home to Wycombe at White Hart Lane last season.
  
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• Manchester City line up £35m Alexis Sanchez swoop

  05-01-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are exploring the possibility of signing Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal in the January transfer window after losing Gabriel Jesus for two months.
  
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• Two games in 48 hours is impossible - Pochettino

  05-01-2018 23:30
  Three games in six days has been a difficult period for Tottenham, with manager Mauricio Pochettino proud of his side's efforts.
  
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• Paul Tisdale still battling to keep Exeter City afloat

  05-01-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He has been at Exeter since before first light, leaving his home near Bath at 6.30am for drive across to the Cat and Fiddle training ground which is named after a nearby pub.
  
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• Guardiola: I must win trophies to stay at Manchester City

  05-01-2018 23:30
  Manchester City are dominating the Premier League but Pep Guardiola does not feel he deserves a new contract until he wins something.
  
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• FA Cup weekend: Who will slay the Premier League giants?

  05-01-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON: With 14 Premier League sides in action against lower-league teams across the FA Cup third round, Sportsmail’s Chris Sutton assesses where the shocks could happen...
  
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• Chelsea boss Conte warns Mourinho and other rivals: I'm ready to fight

  05-01-2018 23:30
  Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is up for the fight, with rival bosses having taken aim at the Italian this week.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for January 6

  05-01-2018 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Sandown, Kempton, Lingfield, Chepstow and Wincanton.
  
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• Van Dijk revels in 'dream' Liverpool debut

  05-01-2018 23:12
  Having become the world's most expensive defender following his move from Southampton, Virgil van Dijk began his Liverpool career in style.
  
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• Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is no clown

  05-01-2018 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT OLD TRAFFORD: This was never going to be a night of overt showmanship after some quite pointed remarks about rival managers which certainly irked Antonio Conte.
  
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• Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard and Romelu Lukaku end Derby’s resistance

  05-01-2018 23:01
  Manchester United seemed destined for an unwanted replay before Jesse Lingard again took responsibility, scoring a superb eighth goal in his past 10 appearances with six minutes remaining, which was followed by Romelu Lukaku sealing the win at the end of normal time.José Mourinho’s side had appeared unable to kill off Derby County, as towards the close Marcus Rashford crashed the ball off the right post, Lukaku’s header hit the left, and Paul Pogba missed a sitter. Yet Lingard
  
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• Lingard, Lukaku late show sends Red Devils through

  05-01-2018 22:59
  Manchester United left it late, but Jesse Lingard and Romelu Lukaku earned a 2-0 FA Cup third-round win over Derby County.
  
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• Welsh National 'bog' perfect for Final Nudge, says Dennis

  05-01-2018 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Dennis may have been looking nervously at the weather forecast this week but only because he feared that the Coral Welsh National might have to be called off for a second time.
  
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• Five things we learned from Man Utd 2 Derby County 0

  05-01-2018 22:56
  Liam Canning looks at the good and bad of the Reds' laboured FA Cup win over the Rams
  
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• £75m man Van Dijk scores winner on Reds debut

  05-01-2018 22:53
  It was a debut to remember for the world's most expensive defender as Virgil van Dijk netted the winner for Liverpool against Everton.
  
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• Messi's father hints that Catalan independence clause exists in Barca deal

  05-01-2018 22:33
  Rumours that a clause surrounding Catalan independence exists in Lionel Messi's Barcelona contract were not denied by his father.
  
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• Everton sign Cenk Tosun and finally replace Romelu Lukaku

  05-01-2018 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton have completed the signing of Turkey striker Cenk Tosun for £27million from Besiktas, on a four-and-a-half year contract.
  
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• Mourinho losing his memory, claims Conte

  05-01-2018 22:25
  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho could be suffering from amnesia, according to his Chelsea counterpart Antonio Conte.
  
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• India wicket will do Steyn 'world of good'

  05-01-2018 22:23
  Dale Steyn is back to his best after taking a wicket on his return against India, according to South Africa's batting coach.
  
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• Everton land Besiktas striker Tosun

  05-01-2018 21:52
  Cenk Tosun has been challenged with helping to solve Everton's lack of Premier League goals after joining from Besiktas.
  
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• Tevez at Boca: I never left

  05-01-2018 21:24
  Carlos Tevez appears intent on leaving Shanghai Shenhua and returning to Boca Juniors, where he arrived to train on Friday.
  
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• Thiem withdraws with fever, Monfils to face Rublev in Qatar final

  05-01-2018 20:19
  Gael Monfils and Andrey Rublev will contest the Qatar Open final after Dominic Thiem pulled out through illness.
  
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• From Grecian the Lion to the trophy’s bodyguard: stories behind the FA Cup third round

  05-01-2018 20:10
  Meet the man inside Exeter’s mascot suit, the brothers returning to play a the stadium where they used to watch their dad play and others who will play a part in one of English football’s special occasionsIn 2013 Bournemouth were in League One and we were the Premier League side but we were very fortunate to earn a replay in the third round, even though we were playing at home. Bournemouth must have fancied their chances in the second game because Roberto Martínez always rotat
  
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• Van Dijk handed Liverpool debut in Merseyside derby

  05-01-2018 20:01
  Friday's Merseyside derby in the FA Cup will mark Virgil van Dijk's maiden outing for Liverpool.
  
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• Chelsea complete signing of Ross Barkley for £15million 

  05-01-2018 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ross Barkley has signed for Chelsea from Everton, the Premier League champions have announced. Barkley's contract at Goodison Park was due to expire at the end of the season.
  
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• FA Cup LIVE: Liverpool vs Everton plus Man Utd vs Derby

  05-01-2018 19:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FA Cup third round action sees Liverpool hoping to keep up their push for a trophy rolling as rivals Everton come to Anfield and Manchester United host Derby. Follow it all live with Sportsmail.
  
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• Fleetwood chief Curwood reveals bizarre Vardy transfer

  05-01-2018 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY KIERAN GILL: Curwood got the transfer over the line in 2011 as Vardy scored 31 goals in 36 Conference games in his debut season to send Fleetwood to the Football League.
  
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• Barcelona players spread joy on hospital visit

  05-01-2018 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Alex Vidal were among the household names that appeared in a stream of snaps on the La Liga side's Instagram story on Friday.
  
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• Leicester striker Jamie Vardy desperate to face Fleetwood

  05-01-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  But the decision may be taken out of his hands with manager Claude Puel cautious of aggravating the groin injury that kept him out of Monday's rousing 3-0 victory over Huddersfield.
  
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• Bristol City sign midfielder Liam Walsh from Everton

  05-01-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bristol City have strengthened their promotion push with the signing of Liam Walsh from Everton. The 20-year-old moves to Ashton Gate on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
  
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• NFL: McCoy crucial to Bills, dome sweet dome for Saints - Wild Card weekend in Opta facts

  05-01-2018 19:30
  Ahead of the start of the playoffs, we look at some of the best Opta facts going into the Wild Card round.
  
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• South Africa seize upper hand in first Test against India

  05-01-2018 19:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dale Steyn took a wicket in his first Test since November 2016 as South Africa moved into a strong position on day one of the first Test against India in Cape Town.
  
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• Valencia boss Marcelino feels 'born again' after car crash

  05-01-2018 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Valencia coach Marcelino said on Friday he feels 'born again' after being involved in a serious car crash with his wife and mother on December 23 after colliding with a wild boar in northern Spain.
  
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• Zverev grateful to Kerber after Hopman Cup victory, Bouchard suffers buttocks injury

  05-01-2018 19:14
  Germany scraped past Australia, while Eugenie Bouchard sustained a buttocks injury at the Hopman Cup.
  
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• Alan Gaffney leads charge of the old guard as Northampton battle begins

  05-01-2018 19:12
  Saints’ 71-year-old interim coach will need all his experience to reverse slide and justify club’s decision to overlook bright young English candidatesThe wise old owl is enjoying a revival. Alan Gaffney, Alan Solomons and Jacques Brunel were all appointed on a temporary basis within a week of each other last month and, if you combine their ages, you will reach a double century with a little loose change to spare.All three have been tasked with fighting fires but it is Gaffney, the o
  
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• Why Roy Hodgson was always suited to the challenge at Crystal Palace | Richard Williams

  05-01-2018 18:46
  It is a little amazing that weary scepticism was the general reaction to Hodgson’s appointment last September as Palace’s 11th manager in 10 years“When he came, we were in trouble and things appeared dark. He didn’t panic. He was calm and he made us calm. Disaster was averted at the most important time. He saved us.”The way things are going, that is what Steve Parish, the chairman of Crystal Palace, may be saying about Roy Hodgson at the end of the season. In fact t
  
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• Upsets aplenty! The FA Cup is back this weekend, and we tell you where to find the big shocks

  05-01-2018 18:35
  It's FA Cup third round weekend, and we're searching for surprises. Sam Elliott plots where the upsets will occur and remembers some great moments which should inspire
  
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• Wesley Sneijder joins Qatari club Al-Gharafa from Nice

  05-01-2018 18:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From the Bernabeu and San Siro to Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Wesley Sneijder's career has taken another twist with a move to Qatari club Al-Gharafa. 
  
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• NFL: Patriots hit back at report of Belichick-Brady-Kraft friction

  05-01-2018 18:12
  The New England Patriots described talk of friction between Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and Robert Kraft as "unsubstantiated and inaccurate".
  
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• The Biggest January Signings, Window by Window

  05-01-2018 18:09
  Suarez and Torres are just but a few names to have moved during the January window. But which windows have been the biggest?
  
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• Ross Barkley completes move to Chelsea from Everton

  05-01-2018 18:08
  Ross Barkley completes move to Chelsea from Everton on a five and a half year contract.
  
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