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• Coutinho move delays Ben Woodburn's Sunderland loan

  06-01-2018 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunderland have lined up a package to take Liverpool's Ben Woodburn on loan for the rest of the season but the deal has been delayed because ofPhilippe Coutinho's move to Barcelona.
  
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• English cricket to allow concussion substitutes in 2018

  06-01-2018 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY RICHARD GIBSON: The ECB board have passed the introduction of replacement players for those suffering serious head strikes.
  
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• Super League side join the hunt for Quade Cooper

  06-01-2018 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ooper, 29, has been told he is not needed by the Queensland Reds and has been exiled by Australia coach Michael Cheika.
  
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• Storey-Moore offers Forest inspiration for Arsenal game

  06-01-2018 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: For some Forest fans, a visit from Arsenal will conjure images of Ian Storey-Moore and the goal once voted the greatest at the City Ground.
  
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• Man United stars need rest after Christmas - Phil Jones

  06-01-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United stars have admitted needing a break after 11 games in 34 days with Jose Mourinho whisking them off to Dubai for a week of warm-weather training on Monday.
  
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• Newport County star Frank Nouble hoping to create history

  06-01-2018 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AMITAI WINEHOUSE: A European adventure. A financial collapse. A slow rise and, now, hope for the future. There will be few teams competing this weekend that are closer than Newport and Leeds.
  
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• Shrewsbury star Aristote Nsiala on beating depression

  06-01-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aristote Nsiala has experienced plenty that life can summon since being scared by the approach of David Moyes. Shrewsbury have a huge asset in their bid to cause an upset vs West Ham.
  
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• Anthony Joshua says 2018 Tyson Fury fight is a 'fantasy'

  06-01-2018 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It would be one of the biggest fights in British boxing history – but Joshua admits his hopes of meeting Fury in a mammoth domestic dust-up this year remain a mere 'fantasy'.
  
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• West Ham: David Moyes returns to Shrewsbury 30 years on

  06-01-2018 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN: After a fresh-faced 24-year-old David Moyes signed for Shrewsbury in 1987, he sought out the club’s former captain and Jake King to help find him somewhere to live.
  
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• Wimbledon's Francomb spurred on by Wembley chance

  06-01-2018 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  George Francomb has a double incentive to shine against Tottenham at Wembley on Saturday as the heirs to the Crazy Gang return to the ground where Wimbledon won the FA Cup in 1988.
  
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• Cup magic wearing thin? Crowds stay away from third round

  06-01-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The magic of the competition was certainly scarce at Cardiff, Birmingham, Millwall and a host of other big clubs who found themselves playing in front of swathes of empty seats.
  
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• Unstoppable Mikaela Shiffrin rolls on with eighth World Cup win of year

  06-01-2018 23:33
  Shiffrin wins for third time in six days and seventh time in last eight racesAmerican’s latest trumph extends overwhelming lead in overall standings At 22, Colorado native is already halfway to Lindsey Vonn’s career recordAmerican skier Mikaela Shiffrin continued her remarkable run by winning the giant slalom at Kranjska Gora on Saturday, her eighth win of the season.Two months before turning 23, the Colorado native has already won half as many World Cup races as the winningest femal
  
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• GLENN HODDLE: Kane needs to be rested before the World Cup

  06-01-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GLENN HODDLE: Harry Kane had a phenomenal 2017 and as a Spurs man I couldn't have been more delighted. He scores but he also creates and often he's making chances by harrying defenders.
  
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• Arsenal make enquiry for West Brom star Jonny Evans

  06-01-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal have made an enquiry for West Brom defender Jonny Evans though have yet to make a bid. The 30-year-old centre-back is also a target for Manchester City, Everton and Leicester.
  
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• Losing Andy Murray will leave a huge hole in British sport

  06-01-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: The first Wimbledon men’s singles final I remember is Stan Smith versus Ilie Nastase in 1972. It never seemed like tennis would be a British sport again... until Andy Murray came along.
  
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• FIFA to talk with Russia drug whistle-blower ‘soon’

  06-01-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Preparations for this year’s World Cup in Russia could be thrown into fresh turmoil after FIFA promised to speak to doping whistle-blower Grigory Rodchenkov ‘relatively soon’.
  
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• Crazy Gang character lives on at AFC Wimbledon under manager Neal Ardley

  06-01-2018 23:30
  In Neal Ardley, there remains a link between the Wimbledon FC of old and the AFC Wimbledon of new as they prepare for an FA Cup tie with Tottenham.
  
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• Antonio Conte brands José Mourinho ‘little man’ and ‘fake’ in new attack

  06-01-2018 23:06
  • Conte hits back at Manchester United manager over match-fixing jibe
  • Chelsea manager calls Mourinho’s show of support for Claudio Ranieri fakeAntonio Conte has branded José Mourinho a “little man” and a “fake” in an astonishing escalation of the verbal war that has broken out between the pair in recent days.The Chelsea manager, clearly furious at Mourinho’s latest salvo regarding Conte’s ban for failing to report match-fixing while wo
  
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• Coventry 2-1 Stoke: League Two side end Mark Hughes' reign

  06-01-2018 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT THE RICOH ARENA: It was 28 years ago that Mark Hughes set up Mark Robins to score the goal that saved Sir Alex Ferguson’s skin at Manchester United.
  
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• Stoke boss Mark Hughes sacked following FA Cup humiliation

  06-01-2018 22:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hughes was given the news by chief executive Tony Scholes at the club’s training ground after the team arrived back from the upset. Hughes is said to have reacted in a dignified manner.
  
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• Awards For Tom Dumoulin And Graham Watson

  06-01-2018 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Association Internationale des Journalistes du Cyclisme (AIJC) has voted to give its annual award for the most media-friendly rider.
  
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• Barcelona reveal Coutinho's release clause is 400m euros

  06-01-2018 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Saturday, Barcelona confirmed they completed the signing of Liverpool's midfielder Philippe Coutinho for a staggering £145m. Barcelona have slapped a £400m buy-out clause on Coutinho.
  
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• Antonio Conte hits back at 'little man' Jose Mourinho

  06-01-2018 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Conte enraged Mourinho on Friday by suggesting he was suffering from senile dementia in response to comments interpreted as a dig against his touchline behaviour.
  
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• The FA Cup third round – SIX THINGS YOU MISSED

  06-01-2018 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The FA Cup is back and served up a dose of the expected with a few shocks. As far upsets go, Stoke were the biggest victims, losing 2-1 to Coventry at the Ricoh Arena.
  
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• Bowen becomes youngest jockey to win Welsh Grand National

  06-01-2018 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There was a win for the ages in the Welsh Grand National at Chepstow, as 13-year-old Raz De Maree, ridden by 16-year-old James Bowen, took the honours.
  
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• Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp on Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona

  06-01-2018 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has issued an extensive and revealing statement on Philippe Coutinho's move to Barcelona, admitting he has been 'insistent' on making the move.
  
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• Simona Halep wins Shenzhen Open from Katerina Siniakova

  06-01-2018 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Top-ranked Simona Halep beat defending champion Katerina Siniakova 6-1 2-6 6-0 in the final of the Shenzhen Open on Saturday. The final was moved indoors after repeated rain delays.
  
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• Conte hits back at 'little man' Mourinho

  06-01-2018 21:39
  Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte's rivalry remains intense after the Chelsea manager called the Manchester United boss a "little man".
  
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• Liverpool to offer £50 voucher to fans with 'Coutinho 10' shirts

  06-01-2018 21:34
  Any Liverpool fan who bought this season's shirt from the club with Philippe Coutinho's name and number on can claim a £50 voucher.
  
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• Monfils returns to fitness and form with Qatar triumph

  06-01-2018 21:24
  After an injury-plagued 2017, Gael Monfils produced a performance worthy of his fine 2016 to win the Qatar Open.
  
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• Mirallas to leave Everton for Olympiacos return

  06-01-2018 21:23
  The Belgium winger will return to his previous side after the Greek giants confirmed an agreement has been reached
  
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• Mark Hughes sacked by Stoke City

  06-01-2018 21:18
  Stoke City have announced that they have sacked Mark Hughes after the FA Cup defeat by Coventry City on Saturday.
  
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• Serie A round-up: Ciro Immobile hits four to inspire Lazio

  06-01-2018 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ciro Immobile scored four goals as Lazio blitzed SPAL 5-2 to take fourth place in the Serie A table. He surpassed Inter Milan's Mauro Icardi in the scoring charts in the process.
  
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• Misunderstood Ross Barkley must seize his chance at Chelsea | Daniel Taylor

  06-01-2018 21:00
  Everton’s loss can be England’s gain in a World Cup year if Antonio Conte can do the trick for a real confidence playerThere was a time, going back a few years, when Everton envisaged Ross Barkley being a different kind of player to the one we see now. Ask David Moyes and he will tell you that at 15 Barkley was the closest he had ever seen to a young Norman Whiteside. Barkley could get up and down the pitch, he had the same kind of rare quality that saw Whiteside bend the ball past N
  
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• Philippe Coutinho's £145m move to Barcelona: The reaction

  06-01-2018 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool must use the eye-watering £145million they received from Barcelona for Philippe Coutinho much better than when they sold Luis Suarez, club legend Jamie Carragher has urged. 
  
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• Coutinho storms into top three on all-time record transfer list

  06-01-2018 20:43
  Philippe Coutinho's move from Barcelona will see him join the ranks of the world football's biggest transfers.
  
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• League Two review: Accrington crush Chesterfield

  06-01-2018 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LEAGUE TWO REVIEW: Accrington moved into the Sky Bet League Two play-off places with a 4-0 victory over struggling Chesterfield at the Wham Stadium.
  
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• Mark Hughes sacked by Stoke City after FA Cup humiliation by Coventry

  06-01-2018 20:38
  • League Two Coventry shock struggling Premier League side 2-1
  • Relegation-threatened Stoke want new manager ‘as soon as possible’Stoke sacked Mark Hughes in the aftermath of the Premier League strugglers being knocked out of the FA Cup by Coventry City of League Two. A 2-1 victory thanks to goals from Jordan Willis and Jack Grimmer was the shock of the third round, and Hughes, in his 200th game in charge, was dismissed three hours after the third-round tie.Humiliating def
  
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• Liverpool did everything to keep Coutinho, insists Klopp

  06-01-2018 20:35
  Philippe Coutinho's determination to join Barcelona meant Liverpool's bid to keep him was always doomed to fail, said Jurgen Klopp.
  
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• David Luiz makes rusty return as Norwich take Chelsea to FA Cup replay

  06-01-2018 20:35
  On this evidence Antonio Conte will have multiple subjects at which to direct his anger this weekend. The buildup to this largely sterile, listless affair had been dominated by the Italian’s mutual antipathy with José Mourinho, a long-brewing feud now unfolding at a rate of knots. If only events here had moved at anything like that kind of speed: Chelsea barely created a clear chance to speak of against a brighter Norwich side that, although toothless, fully merited its replay. The
  
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• Norwich 0-0 Chelsea: Blues held in disappointing display

  06-01-2018 20:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT CARROW ROAD: Too bad that after all the fighting talk from their manager in the build-up that Chelsea’s second string rocked up without the same appetite for a scrap.
  
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• Conte's second string fail to deliver

  06-01-2018 20:26
  Chelsea's fixture list is set to get more congested after they drew 0-0 with Norwich City in the FA Cup, meaning they will need a replay.
  
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• Man City boss Pep Guardiola sorry for shushing Sean Dyche

  06-01-2018 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Guardiola apologised after a heated exchange with Burnley boss Sean Dyche led to the Manchester City manager theatrically gesturing to his opposite number to be silent on Saturday.
  
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• League One review: Northampton boost survival hopes

  06-01-2018 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LEAGUE ONE REVIEW: Three defeats on the spin had left the Cobblers in the relegation mire but moved within two points of safety thanks to goals from John-Joe O'Toole, Matt Grimes and Alex Revell.
  
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• Echoes of past but hope for future after latest Nottingham Forest firing

  06-01-2018 20:00
  By sacking Mark Warburton the Championship club looked like they were following an old patter, but there is hope for the future at the City GroundThe timing was not ideal. A week before Sunday’s FA Cup tie against Arsenal and in the sliver of time between two games in 48 hours, Mark Warburton was sacked as Nottingham Forest manager. Fans might have been forgiven for fearing the worst, that this was just a continuation of an old regime that made the club a laughing stock over the past five
  
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• Dyche blasts ref after quick free-kick sparks Burnley collapse

  06-01-2018 20:00
  Burnley took the lead against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium but the hosts secured victory after equalising in controversial fashion.
  
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• Brentford 0-1 Notts County: Jon Stead rolls back the years

  06-01-2018 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LUKE AUGUSTUS AT GRIFFIN PARK: The world’s oldest professional club are through to the next round of the world’s oldest cup competition thanks to one of their elder statesmen.
  
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• Stevenage 0-0 Reading: Pressure builds on Jaap Stam

  06-01-2018 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AMITAI WINEHOUSE AT THE LAMEX: If Reading's owners spend this week weighing up struggling Jaap Stam's future, they will have learned a lot from their draw against Stevenage.
  
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• Newcastle want Paris Saint Germain goalkeeper Kevin Trapp

  06-01-2018 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Newcastle United are exploring a loan deal for Paris Saint Germain goalkeeper Kevin Trapp. Manager Rafa Benitez is keen to bring in a top level keeper to bolster his defence this season.
  
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• Steyn could miss rest of India series

  06-01-2018 19:51
  South Africa's Dale Steyn made his Test return against India, but may now miss the rest of the series.
  
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