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• Gylfi Sigurdsson on the up after slow start at Everton

  11-02-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The £45m summer arrival from Swansea found it difficult to fit into his new surroundings with the team struggling and manager Ronald Koeman constantly under pressure until he was sacked,
  
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• Serena Williams plays first competitive match in over a year at Fed Cup

  11-02-2018 23:55
  Former world No1 plays alongside sister Venus in loss to HollandWilliams took time away from circuit to give birth to daughterSerena Williams played in her first competitive tennis match in over a year as she lined up alongside her sister Venus Williams in a doubles match at the Fed Cup.The former world No1 played in an exhibition match in December after giving birth to daughter Alexis Olympia, but skipped this year’s Australian Open. Alexis Olympia was courtside as her mother and aunt pla
  
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• Morata wife posts video of injured Chelsea star dancing

  11-02-2018 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footage showed Morata and his missus dancing. It is unclear when it was filmed, but that did not stop many fans voicing their disapproval after seeing Morata twirl and then lift his partner.
  
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• Who has more assists than Messi or Ronaldo? De Bruyne

  11-02-2018 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER: Having done his best to steal the show from Sergio Aguero, it was no surprise that De Bruyne also tried to steal the match ball at the end of another ruthless display.
  
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• Ben Stokes hoping to fly to New Zealand after court date

  11-02-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England's best player is finally due in court for his first appearance after being charged with affray and is desperately hoping to be given permission to fly to New Zealand immediately after it.
  
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• Warren Gatland backs England to win Six Nations Grand Slam

  11-02-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON AT TWICKENHAM: England maintained their unbeaten start to the Six Nations at Twickenham — but only after a contentious disallowed try by Wales full back Gareth Anscombe.
  
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• Six Nations round up: Twickenham hushed during Wales win

  11-02-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Twickenham staged a blood-and-thunder clash but it often wasn't apparent from the decibel levels. Eddie Jones had tried to rev up support by talking about them as the '24th man' but it was muted..
  
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• Sir Clive Woodward: Wales on the wrong end of bad decision

  11-02-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: If I was Warren Gatland I would be on the blower on Monday morning asking why we need TMOs from 12,000 miles away in New Zealand for Six Nations games.
  
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• Why Harry Kane edges Sergio Aguero as the ultimate striker

  11-02-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kane and Aguero are two of the Premier League’s most lethal marksmen, both scoring at least 20 league goals in each of the last four seasons. Here, Chris Sutton runs the rule over the two forwards...
  
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• Spurs were irresistible... they should've scored eight

  11-02-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT WEMBLEY: The last player to score against Juventus was Martin Caceres, last year. Before him was Gianmarco Ferrari of Sampdoria on November 19.
  
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• Sam Allardyce hopes Dubai training camp will help Cenk Tosun adapt to pace of the Premier League  

  11-02-2018 23:30
  Sam Allardyce is hoping a warm-weather training break this week will better prepare Everton's new signing Cenk Tosun for the rigours of the English game following his £27m move to Merseyside club in January.
  
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• Paul Pogba must play further forward for Manchester United

  11-02-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: I feel Paul Pogba is coming to a crossroads with Jose Mourinho. At Chelsea, Mourinho had players he deemed ‘untouchable’ but Pogba's place in the team is becoming less secure.
  
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• Has Sam Allardyce been lumbered with misfit Cenk Tosun?

  11-02-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT GOODISON PARK: How could I? Allardyce scrunched up his face as he posed the question, having just been asked why Cenk Tosun had remained on the bench.
  
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• David Moyes plans for long-term at West Ham after owners surrender

  11-02-2018 23:30
  He does not know if he will even be there next season, but David Moyes has begun planning for the long term at West Ham United.
  
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• Who is in the same class as Keegan, Dalglish & Barnes? He's in Garth's team of the week

  11-02-2018 23:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Who deserves to be player of the year? Who is generating the same hysteria as Kevin Keegan? Garth Crooks' team of the week reveals all.
  
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• Premier League fans' verdict on the weekend fixtures

  11-02-2018 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Another exciting weekend of action saw Manchester City tighten their grip on the Premier League title race with Sergio Aguero untouchable. Here, Sportsmail gets the fans' verdicts.
  
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• Antonio Conte admits his failed attempts to persuade Chelsea to sign players have been a 'disaster'

  11-02-2018 23:19
  Antonio Conte has defended his coaching abilities in the wake of Chelsea’s alarming slump, saying he turns six-out-of-10 players into eights and eights into tens, and suggesting this knack is the reason the club’s hierarchy has not been spending lavishly on top players.
  
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• Egan Bernal Wins Oro Y Paz

  11-02-2018 23:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  Team SkysEgan Bernal has won the Oro y Paz race in ColombiaNairoQuintana led the race from Rigoberto Uran going into.
  
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• Resilience keeps England on the right side of fine margins | Robert Kitson

  11-02-2018 23:00
  Hatred of losing – and a dash of good luck – saw Eddie Jones’s side hold off Wales to secure a Six Nations win at TwickenhamThere is no more tantalising – or irrelevant – phrase in the sporting lexicon than “if only”. Modern Test rugby is almost entirely about outcome, particularly when England and Wales share the same rugby field. Post-match regrets – and goodness, Wales will have a few – must be buried six feet deep or privately tucked away
  
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• Gareth Anscombe insists Wales were not denied victory by TMO ruling

  11-02-2018 23:00
  • Anscombe believes he scored try but says: ‘We had chances to fix it’
  • ‘We’re disappointed, but proud of way we played in second half.”
  Gareth Anscombe is adamant that he should have been awarded a first-half try but does not believe the failure of the television match official, Glenn Newman, to award it was the difference between victory and defeat for Wales.Anscombe appeared to have beaten Anthony Watson to the bounce in the 24th minute but Newman rule
  
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• Eddie Jones calls on Georgia’s help to bolster England scrum

  11-02-2018 23:00
  • ‘Strongest scrum pack in world’ to visit for training sessions
  • Jones hopes injured players will be fit to face ScotlandEngland’s pursuit of a third consecutive Six Nations title shows no signs of relenting this week with Eddie Jones revealing he has arranged two full-blooded training sessions against Georgia.Jones had initially hoped to take his squad to Tbilisi to face what he has described as “the strongest scrum pack in the world” but Georgia a
  
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• Caleb Ewan Wins Clasica Almeria

  11-02-2018 22:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mitchelton Scott's Caleb Ewan took the won in the Clasica Almeria race in Spain..
  
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• Barcelona fatigued says Ernesto Valverde after Getafe draw

  11-02-2018 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona were underwhelming against their mid-table opponents, failing to register a shot on target during a first half when Luis Suarez had a goal correctly ruled out for offside.
  
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• Southampton's confidence is running out: Pellegrino

  11-02-2018 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino faces an uncertain future after his side slipped into the Premier League relegation zone after losing at home to Liverpool.
  
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• Aguero's latest matchball & the tortoise and the hare - best of weekend's PL stats

  11-02-2018 21:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Sergio Aguero's scoring feats, Jamie Vardy's record against the 'big six', shooting from range plus more Premier League stats.
  
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• Eddie Howe apologises to Bournemouth fans for heavy defeat

  11-02-2018 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE JOHN SMITH'S STADIUM: Eddie Howe apologised to Bournemouth's 1,200 travelling supporters and warned they remain in a relegation battle after a 4-1 defeat at Huddersfield.
  
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• Dubravka was outstanding on Newcastle bow - but who is he?

  11-02-2018 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka was outstanding on his Premier League debut. Here, we take a closer look at the new signing...
  
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• Five things you missed from Southampton 0-2 Liverpool

  11-02-2018 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool overcame the disappointment of conceding a late equaliser against Tottenham last week by easily seeing off Southampton 2-0 at St. Mary's. Firmino and Salah scored in the first half.
  
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• Graeme Souness slams Man Utd after defeat at Newcastle

  11-02-2018 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Graeme Souness has criticised Manchester United's performance in their defeat at Newcastle on Sunday and claimed Liverpool will fancy pipping their rivals to second place in the table.
  
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• Inter 2-1 Bologna: Karamoh ends two-month winless run

  11-02-2018 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Inter forward Rodrigo Palacio canceled out Eder's opener but the 19-year-old Karamoh scored a fine solo goal before Bologna defender Ibrahima Mbaye was sent off.
  
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• Alexis Sanchez saw Messi cry when Chelsea beat Barcelona

  11-02-2018 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sanchez, who played for Barca in both legs of the famous semi-final, used his anecdote about Messi to highlight how much top players invest into football emotionally as well as the high standards they set.
  
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• Ben Cavet: The Team GB Winter Olympics star who got away?

  11-02-2018 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN PYEONGCHANG: It won't be lost on many within the British set-up that France could toast a moguls gold medal from Maidstone, Kent in the form of Ben Cavet.
  
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• Gale the difference as Castleford hold off Widnes

  11-02-2018 19:53
  Castleford Tigers beat Widnes Vikings to get off the mark in Super League for the season, but in very unconvincing fashion.
  
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• Man Utd boss Mourinho denies Pogba picked up an injury

  11-02-2018 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has denied that Paul Pogba is not carrying an injury he appeared to have picked up in the warm-up at St James' Park. 
  
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• Southampton 0-2 Liverpool: Firmino and Mo Salah score

  11-02-2018 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON AT ST MARY'S: Gone in ten seconds. Southampton's hope, the game and, perhaps, even the reign of beleaguered manager Mauricio Pellegrino.
  
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• Champions League last 16: Fixtures, top scorer and more

  11-02-2018 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail provides you with the Champions League last 16 fixtures, coverage and top goal scorers including when the quarter-final draw takes place.
  
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• Liverpool are more than just Salah but he defines them

  11-02-2018 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TOM FARMERY AT ST MARY'S: Mohamed Salah is one of most feared attackers in the Premier League. Defenders knowwhen you go to tackle the Egyptian, you simply can't mess up.
  
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• Benitez: I'd rather Newcastle beat relegation rivals than Man Utd

  11-02-2018 19:43
  Newcastle United may have beaten Manchester United, but Rafael Benitez would have preferred victory over Brighton or Swansea.
  
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• Grimsby sack Russell Slade as winless run hits 12 matches

  11-02-2018 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Mariners sit 17th in Sky Bet League Two - nine points clear of the relegation zone - with the recruitment of five loan players in January failing to halt an alarming slump in form.
  
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• Newcastle 1-0 Manchester United: SEVEN things you missed

  11-02-2018 19:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In case you were too caught up in the drama that unfolded at St James' Park, Sportsmail brings you SEVEN things you missed from Jose Mourinho's heartbreak in Newcastle.
  
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• Rafael Benítez’s win was ‘a beautiful thing’, says José Mourinho

  11-02-2018 19:40
  • ‘The way Newcastle fought for every last thing is beautiful’
  • Manchester United coach says Paul Pogba was not carrying injuryJosé Mourinho’s expertise at deflecting criticism hit new heights in the wake of his side’s 1-0 defeat against Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Sunday. Manchester United’s manager attempted to divert attention from the deficiencies of his team – and in particular those showcased in central midfield by Paul
  
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• Townsend thrilled with Scotland improvement

  11-02-2018 19:35
  Scotland coach Gregor Townsend praised the spirit of his side after they kept their Six Nations title hopes alive against France.
  
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• Ayr 1-6 Rangers: Blues cruise into quarters despite scare

  11-02-2018 19:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOHN MCGARRY: One of the attractions of football is the boundless chances for redemption it always seems to offer. Morelos should be thankful they ccasionally arrive at the most opportune moments.
  
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• Firmino and Salah move Reds to within two points of Man Utd

  11-02-2018 19:21
  Liverpool moved to within two points of Manchester United thanks to a 2-0 win at Southampton - Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino starring.
  
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• Guirado fears France may not win a Six Nations game

  11-02-2018 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Les Bleus lost to Ireland last week when they also paid dearly for their lack of discipline. 'It was worse this time,' said Guirado. 'As long as we don't show more discipline, we won't win a match.'
  
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• Barcelona 0-0 Getafe: Lionel Messi and Co drop points

  11-02-2018 19:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Barcelona failed to score in a home La Liga game for the first time since November 2016 as Getafe held on for a point at the Nou Camp on Sunday.  
  
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• Anthony Martial's petulance cost Man Utd at Newcastle

  11-02-2018 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: Martial wears a suspicious look of disinterest at the best of times. During Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Newcastle, his body language left you in little doubt.
  
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• Jack Butland hails Stoke improvement under Paul Lambert

  11-02-2018 19:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Lambert's predecessor Mark Hughes was sacked last month, Stoke had just lost at League Two Coventry in the FA Cup and been beaten in five of their previous seven in league.
  
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• Record-breaking crowd may silence AFLW doubters

  11-02-2018 19:00
  Optus Stadium crowd provided a much-needed tonic to a week dominated by negativityAfter a crushing week of off-field criticism, the AFLW can count itself victorious after fans showed their support for the code in droves, a record 41,975 turning out at Optus Stadium for the clash between Fremantle and Collingwood on Saturday. The crowd eclipsed all other stand-alone domestic women’s sporting events in Australian history – an incredible feat given AFLW this week came under fire by the
  
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• Wales will be a whole different scenario, insists Schmidt

  11-02-2018 18:54
  ‘Wales will be a whole different scenario’: Joe Schmidt not getting carried away with Ireland’s strong start to Six Nations
  
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