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• Katie Taylor to fight Victoria Bustos in New York

  18-02-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old Irish fighter, who successfully defended her WBA title against American Jessica McCaskill in London in December, will meet IBF champion Victoria Bustos on Saturday, April 28.
  
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• League Two verdict: Danny Rose key for Mansfield

  18-02-2018 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mansfield are hitting form now but striker Rose has been outstanding all season. His goal in the 1-0 win at promotion rivals Exeter was his 17th of the season and his fifth in seven games.
  
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• George Groves proves he's world class with masterclass

  18-02-2018 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: The one-armed man beat his pursuer to a bloodied pulp but the shoulder he dislocated in the process may prevent him from reaping the full reward for his labours.
  
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• Rochdale laid a new pitch and made a lot of friends

  18-02-2018 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: This was threatening to become another weekend where the FA Cup was cheapened. However, the scenes as Steve Davies drilled his side to a replay is what it's all about.
  
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• Chris Hughton calls on own experience to sustain Brighton’s run in FA Cup

  18-02-2018 23:54
  • Hughton won FA Cup twice as a player with Tottenham
  • Brighton, now five games unbeaten, are gathering steamChris Hughton says he does not believe in omens but for Brighton they are stacking up promisingly. Their most recent season in the top flight brought an FA Cup final appearance and, this time around, they are led by the only serving Premier League manager to have won the competition as a player.“I don’t think it gives me an advantage but what it does give me is that
  
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• A Shot in Time: Clough and Greaves scored 673 goals

  18-02-2018 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Many years after this photo of Brian Clough and Jimmy Greaves was taken at an England training session, Greaves asked Clough: 'Brian, have you learned from your mistakes in management?’
  
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• AC Milan 1-0 Sampdoria: Bonaventura extends unbeaten run

  18-02-2018 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Gennaro Gattuso effect is finally picking up some momentum after Giacomo Bonaventura extended AC Milan's unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions.
  
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• Real Betis 3-5 Real Madrid: Zidane's side get vital win

  18-02-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: Real Madrid took their Champions League form into La Liga with an epic 5-3 away win over Betis. It was classic Madrid for better and worse.
  
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• IAN LADYMAN: Manchester United lack their arrogance of old

  18-02-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN: Ten minutes into the second half at Huddersfield, BT's pundits were criticising Alexis Sanchez for failing to provide defensive cover down Manchester United's left side.
  
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• Greig Laidlaw: Murrayfield momentum has shifted

  18-02-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Like every man in this Scotland squad the 32-year-old scrum-half Greig Laidlaw has never beaten England - indeed it has been a decade since they put one over the Auld Enemy.
  
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• Pep Guardiola reveals he almost played for Wigan

  18-02-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City manager Guardiola has revealed that he came close to playing for Wigan in 2005, when the former Barcelona star was a 34-year-old free agent.
  
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• Gifford's wait for Cheltenham Festival winner could end

  18-02-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  First the bad news. Trainer Nick Gifford confesses to being a physical wreck. His knees creak and are short on ligaments after three operations, the legacy of being sent flying through the air.
  
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• Why did Jonny Evans end up riding in that stolen taxi? 

  18-02-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE HAWTHORNS: Amid the fall-out from that night in Barcelona, perhaps the most intriguing questions centre on the involvement of Jonny Evans.
  
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• England clash with All Blacks should be a TV free-for-all

  18-02-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY'S WORLD OF RUGBY: England versus Wales at Twickenham nine days ago generated a peak audience of 8.4m for ITV — reinforcing the sense of a major event. Rugby needs more of that.
  
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• Best bets for Monday, February 19

  18-02-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Monday's meetings at Carlisle, Lingfield, and Kempton.
  
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• Romelu Lukaku must show he can make his mark on the biggest stages | Richard Jolly

  18-02-2018 23:30
  Manchester United’s £75m signing has produced the goods against lesser opposition but must raise his game with more challenging matches coming up at home and in EuropeRomelu Lukaku sounded underwhelmed. An annual occurrence felt less a cause for celebration than a continuation of a personal habit. He was offered congratulations after reaching 20 goals for the campaign. “Yeah, but I have been doing it for years now,” he countered. Four years, to be precise. The others came
  
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• Paul Pogba could go straight back in to Man Utd team for Sevilla game

  18-02-2018 23:30
  Despite the build-up and aftermath being dominated by ­questions over Paul Pogba – a man who may or may not have recovered from ­illness in time for Wednesday’s trip to Seville – they never looked in danger for a moment against a ­determined, gutsy but ultimately limited, Huddersfield Town team.
  
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• George Groves sets his sights while Chris Eubank Jr runs out of options

  18-02-2018 23:30
  • Boxer damaged his left shoulder in 12th round of the contest
  • Groves can prove his worth in final of World Boxing Super SeriesGeorge Groves, his left shoulder still throbbing, cast a quick gaze into the immediate future and smiled. He had emerged wounded but victorious after 12 ragged rounds with Chris Eubank on Saturday and, just shy of his 30th birthday, he knows he is the best 12-stone fighter in boxing, with the prospect of proving it in the final of the World Boxing Super Serie
  
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• CHRIS SUTTON: Romelu Lukaku must bully the big boys

  18-02-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON: Huddersfield just could not handle him. At times it looked like men against boys. Why don't we see these fearsome displays from Romelu Lukaku more often?
  
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• Luis Enrique would succeed at Chelsea - Barca ace Iniesta

  18-02-2018 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Antonio Conte is under pressure at Stamford Bridge after a difficult second season — the Italian and Chelsea won the title last year but now face a battle to finish in the top four.
  
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• Soft-spoken Joe Launchbury out to show England’s hard edge in Scotland | Gerard Meagher

  18-02-2018 23:00
  Second-row forward expects a stern test at Murrayfield and has converted those who doubted his game had sufficient steelThe problem for Joe Launchbury has always been one of perception. At first Eddie Jones was not convinced – and neither was Warren Gatland when selecting his Lions squad – but as Launchbury prepares to win his 50th cap against Scotland on Saturday there will be few players more certain of their name on England’s teamsheet.For all England’s second-row rich
  
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• Eden Hazard could leave Chelsea amid Real Madrid interest

  18-02-2018 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid are understood to be interested in the winger and could take advantage of any disappointment at the Blues failing to mount a challenge to retain their crown.
  
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• Devante Smith-Pelly says racial taunting from NHL fans was 'disgusting'

  18-02-2018 22:30
  Fans shouted ‘basketball, basketball, basketball’ at playerCanadian has spoken of loneliness of being a hockey player Devante Smith-Pelly was taunted by four fans shouting “basketball, basketball, basketball” on Saturday night during the Chicago Blackhawks’ game against the Washington Capitals.Washington’s Smith-Pelly, who is black, was serving a major penalty for fighting Chicago’s Connor Murphy when the fans taunted him in the penalty box. An off-ice o
  
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• Real Betis v Real Madrid: La Liga – live!

  18-02-2018 22:07
  Minute-by-minute updates from the 7.45pm GMT kick-offValverde’s Barcelona balancing act turns crisis talk to treble talk
  You can email Will or tweet @Will_Unwin to get in touch 9.07pm GMT The goal they’ve all been waiting for...6000 - Real Madrid are the first team in La Liga history to reach 6000 goals in the competition. Milestone. pic.twitter.com/CqWvKWaiMz 9.05pm GMT 61 min: The ball is sent into the channel for Loren to chase. The forward almost gets there before Navas but the g
  
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• Dai Young praises Wasps after overcoming injury setbacks

  18-02-2018 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Director of rugby Dai Young praised a magnificent defensive effort from Wasps as they overcame the loss of four injured players to record a notable 13-7 victory over Exeter at the Ricoh Arena.
  
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• Winter Olympics: Yarnold plays it cool on retirement talk

  18-02-2018 21:43
  Double Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold played it as cool as the ice she slides on when asked about her plans for the future.
  
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• Lucas Moura’s class and commitment a plus for Spurs on day of frustration | Jonathan Wilson

  18-02-2018 21:27
  New signing from PSG showed guts as well as grace in his first start and is likely to get even better with more game timeHis goal, of course, is what will dominate the memory of Lucas Moura’s first start for Tottenham but the moment that perhaps summed up why this was such a promising debut had come a few minutes earlier. The ball had run away from the Brazilian as he drifted in from the left and the Rochdale midfielder Callum Camps was clearly going to get to it first. Moura could have ea
  
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• Late equaliser was ‘reward not relief’, says Rochdale manager Keith Hill

  18-02-2018 21:27
  • Hill says draw with Spurs was the least his side deserved
  • Money from replay will support club for ‘two or three years’The Rochdale manager, Keith Hill, said a Wembley replay against Tottenham Hotspur was the least the League One side deserved and will support the club financially for up to three years. Related: Steven Davies stuns Spurs with late goal to secure replay for RochdaleContinue reading...
  
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• Women’s football takes centre stage in museum exhibition | Anna Kessel

  18-02-2018 21:22
  Exhibition at the National Football Museum shows impact women’s football had on British society in the 19th centuryThe largest ever collection of women’s football memorabilia and historical items has been acquired by the National Football Museum in preparation for an exhibition expected to be opened this year.The items in the collection date as far back as 1869 – the same decade as the founding of the men’s Football Association – and continue throughout the 50-year
  
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• Borussia Monchengladbach 0-1 Borussia Dortmund: Report

  18-02-2018 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Borussia Dortmund's gifted attacking midfielder Marco Reus scored his first goal since returning from an eight-month injury layoff to earn a 1-0 win atMoenchengladbach in the Bundesliga on Sunday.
  
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• Conor McGregor tells Mayweather to 'enjoy retirement'

  18-02-2018 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pair had been tipped throw down once again, this time in cage, but Mayweather dismissed the speculation, saying 'I already beat Conor' while at a basketball match on Saturday.
  
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• Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola admits he wasn't good enough for Wigan

  18-02-2018 21:18
  Pep Guardiola has claimed that the only reason he did not sign for Wigan Athletic when he had the chance was because he was not considered good enough.
  
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• Rochdale 2-2 Tottenham: FIVE things you missed

  18-02-2018 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham again failed to beat lower-league opposition away from home in the FA Cup after drawing at Rochdale. Sportsmail has rounded up all the things you may have missed.
  
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• Lizzy Yarnold: inspiring kids and knitting are post-Olympics priorities

  18-02-2018 21:00
  • UK’s greatest Winter Olympian ‘won’t pursue celebrity’
  • Yarnold is not ruling out a tilt at third gold in 2022It took Lizzy Yarnold four years to weave together the myriad threads required to defend her skeleton title. Yet hours after becoming Britain’s greatest Winter Olympian, not much had changed. For rather than celebrate her champagne moment with fizz, the Yarn settled down with some yarn and knitting needles.The encouraging news for Team GB is tha
  
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• Lillis pays tribute to brother, Mikey, at Winter Olympics

  18-02-2018 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Along with middle brother Chris, the Lillis family had hoped to one day have all three sons competing together at an Olympic Games. Mikey, though, died in his sleep last October.
  
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• Leeds 2-2 Bristol City: Lasogga and Roofe salvage a point

  18-02-2018 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN AT ELLAND ROAD: With an hour gone, Leeds trailed 2-0 and their own fans were on the verge of revolt, poking fun at their lacklustre team.
  
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• Tennis: Thiem regains Argentina Open title

  18-02-2018 20:44
  Dominic Thiem has now won his first clay-court tournament of the year for three straight years after beating Aljaz Bedene in Buenos Aires.
  
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• Manchester United's Lingard treats girlfriend to lunch

  18-02-2018 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jesse Lingard and his American girlfriend Jena Frumes enjoyed a spot of lunch at Victor's in Hale as the pair unwound together during a rare break for the United winger.
  
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• Paul Pogba completes Manchester United training session

  18-02-2018 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Paul Pogba returned to training with Manchester United on Sunday morning and is set to play in the Champions League clash with Sevilla after missing their last game through illness.
  
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• Eubank Jnr claims he was more aggressive in Groves defeat

  18-02-2018 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Eubank Jnr has insisted he believes he was the more aggressive fighter in his defeat to George Groves on Saturday night before paying tribute to his opponent on social media.
  
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• Rugby Top 14: Racing beat La Rochelle to go second, Castres edge out Bordeaux

  18-02-2018 20:00
  Racing 92 scored 19 points without reply to set up a Top 14 win over fellow high-flyers La Rochelle, while Bordeaux-Begles lost to Castres.
  
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• Chris Froome struggles at Ruta Del Sol as he finishes 10th

  18-02-2018 19:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Froome finished the Ruta del Sol in 10th position as Belgian rider Tim Wellens claimed overall victory in Andalucia. He was never in contention having started the final day 14th.
  
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• Hawk-Eye insists technical error caused VAR confusion

  18-02-2018 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The company also remains adamant that the match officials were given straight lines to make their decisions with, and not the same ones which were shown to those watching on television.
  
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• Horse Racing: Fehily goes for gold with Our Duke ride

  18-02-2018 19:50
  Noel Fehily, who deputised for the injured Barry Geraghty to win last year’s Champion Hurdle on Buveur d’Air, will get the opportunity to prove himself ‘supersub’ again this time in the Timico Gold Cup.
  
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• Rochdale hero Davies: This is every kid's dream

  18-02-2018 19:45
  Rochdale hero Steve Davies hailed the League One strugglers' spirit after they snatched a famous FA Cup draw against Tottenham.
  
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• Six Nations: Nathan Hughes named in England squad for Scotland clash

  18-02-2018 19:44
  Nathan Hughes named in England squad for Scotland match as immediate return to team beckons
  
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• Wasps’ victory over Exeter is marred by a succession of injuries

  18-02-2018 19:42
  • Wasps 13-7 Exeter
  • Marcus Watson scores home side’s try as champions are defeatedIt was every bit as tight as last season’s Premiership final between these teams when the Chiefs triumphed in added time, and yesterday Wasps had to dig deep to avenge that defeat. But victory on a chilly afternoon near Coventry came at a cost.Wasps have had some horrendous luck with injuries this season and their dressing room continues to look like a casualty ward. Danny Cipriani, who is l
  
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• FA Cup: Rochdale 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur FA Cup fifth round highlights

  18-02-2018 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the best moments as a Steve Davies' late equaliser saw Rochdale force a FA Cup replay against Spurs.
  
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• Five things learned from FA Cup weekend

  18-02-2018 19:27
  Man United miss Pogba, Lucas Moura excels for Spurs, Chelsea's January buys star, Mahrez sparkles on his Leicester return and Pardew's week gets worse - lessons from the FA Cup fifth-round weekend.
  
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• Rugby Pro14: Banks boot pays dividends for Treviso

  18-02-2018 19:23
  Two second-half penalties from Marty Banks kept Benetton Treviso's winning run going as Dragons endured another Pro14 loss.
  
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