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• European roundup: Barcelona rout Girona as Bayern Munich held by Hertha

  24-02-2018 23:59
  • Messi brace, Coutinho screamer and Suárez hat-trick secure 6-1 win
  • Bayern’s winning run halted by Hertha in goalless Bundesliga drawLionel Messi, Philippe Coutinho and Luis Suárez combined to devastating effect to help Barcelona hammer Girona 6-1 and take the club 10 points clear at the top of La Liga, as well as set a club record of 32 league games unbeaten.Portu gave Girona a shock lead in the third minute but Suárez quickly levelled, before two goals f
  
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• Arsenal want to win Carabao Cup for Wenger - Bellerin

  24-02-2018 23:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's Carabao Cup game between Arsenal and Manchester City.
  
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• Pardew on the brink of axing after Huddersfield defeat

  24-02-2018 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail reported on Saturday that a bad defeat by David Wagner's side would place Pardew's job in jeopardy and West Brom produced a poor performance to slip closer to the drop.
  
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• Eric Dier hails 'fantastic chemistry' at Tottenham

  24-02-2018 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The secret to Tottenham Hotspur’s self-confidence is their ‘fantastic chemistry’ off the field according to Eric Dier. ‘We get on very well on the field and off the field,’ he said. ‘There is fantastic chemistry.'
  
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• Laporte happy to tackle the big games for Manchester City

  24-02-2018 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Family history would suggest Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte had a better chance of representing France in the Six Nations than playing football at Wembley.
  
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• Paul Pogba is fantastic, Jose Mourinho is holding him back

  24-02-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There has been at least one game in which Paul Pogba was at his very best in the last year. He dominated midfield, both creatively and defensively and overwhelmed his opponents.
  
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• Cold comfort for Christie as Yarnold claims Brit award

  24-02-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the Games ending on Sunday, Riath Al-Samarr ai in Pyeongchang looks back at the winners and losers of the past fortnight.
  
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• Championship round-up: Villa close the gap on Cardiff

  24-02-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With Cardiff not playing until Sunday, at home to fellow play-off hopefuls Bristol City, Villa knew a win would close the gap to one point, but they were made to work for it at Hillsborough.
  
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• Chelsea boss Conte regrets Matic's move to Man United

  24-02-2018 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Serbia midfielder Matic played a key role in the Blues' Premier League title success last season before being allowed to complete a £40million summer move to rivals Manchester United.
  
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• BBC's cheerleaders can be risible, we mustn't kill our joy

  24-02-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT – CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: In 2001, I sat in a press box in Munich and watched England rout Germany 5-1. It remains one of the most joyous performances I've witnessed.
  
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• Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey set to return in Carabao Cup final

  24-02-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A groin injury sidelined the Arsenal midfielder after his hat-trick against Everton three weeks ago but the indications are he will start against Manchester City at Wembley.
  
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• Bernie Ecclestone: Ferrari ready to split from F1

  24-02-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bernie Ecclestone has warned that Ferrari are prepared to start a rebel world championship if they do not get their way in negotiations over Formula One’s future.
  
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• Ospina vows to put Colombian scorpion kick in cold storage

  24-02-2018 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina was only seven when he witnessed the Colombian nicknamed El Loco wow the world during a friendly with England at Wembley.
  
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• Chelsea star Kante urges his side to target second place

  24-02-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  N'Gole Kante says that Manchester United's recent dip in form means that Chelsea can at least aim for second place even if their Premier League title is effectively gone.
  
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• England are down but not out insists captain Dylan Hartley

  24-02-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The captain wiped away the tears of a confidence-sapping defeat by Scotland - a first against them for 10 years - to issue his rally cry as England licked their Murrayfield wounds.
  
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• Phil Neville insists healing process is under way for ‘fractured’ England

  24-02-2018 23:30
  The former Manchester United defender has thrown himself into his new role, immersing himself in the mechanics of the women’s game, where he has found fewer “cynics” than in men’s football.
  
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• Pep Guardiola will ensure political undertone at Wembley

  24-02-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Pep Guardiola strides out at Wembley on Sunday with a yellow ribbon in support of jailed Catalan activists it will not be the first time he has fused the old stadium with political symbolism.
  
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• José Mourinho loses special feeling for Chelsea and talks up Liverpool rivalry

  24-02-2018 23:30
  The Manchester United manager says, with time passing, he demotes match against Antonio Conte’s side to ‘any normal game’It is the fixture that releases an adrenaline rush at Manchester United according to José Mourinho, the game that carries extra significance for supporters and the rivalry of the Premier League. According to Mourinho that fixture is Liverpool. He has demoted Chelsea to the ranks of “any normal game”. The ramifications of Sunday’s resu
  
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• David Ospina relishes Wembley calling and memories of hero Higuita

  24-02-2018 23:30
  Arsenal’s ‘cup keeper’ recalls the joy in Medellín when René Higuita unleashed his scorpion kick against England and is keen to impress at a special venue for Colombian goalkeepersIt is fair to say that Colombian goalkeepers have form when it comes to making an impression at Wembley Stadium. None, naturally, could be any larger than life than René Higuita, the extrovert formerly known as El Loco – the Madman – whose extravagant flourish during a
  
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• Aymeric Laporte: ‘We were told one in a thousand kids would make it’

  24-02-2018 23:30
  Manchester City’s new centre-half left home at 11 to pursue his dream of being a footballer. Now he wants his first trophy in the Carabao Cup final against ArsenalAs one door closes another one opens for Aymeric Laporte, dumped out of the FA Cup on a hectic night at Wigan on Monday but now in line for a first taste of Wembley in the Carabao Cup final in what would be only his fourth game since joining Manchester City.“Our job is to keep our heads up and focus on the next game,”
  
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• Antonio Conte: If I’m not animated on the Chelsea touchline I’m not happy

  24-02-2018 23:29
  The Chelsea manager says his family worry about him if they see him sitting still and that he will be as excitable as ever against José Mourinho’s Manchester United at Old TraffordAntonio Conte’s subdued mood on the touchline during Chelsea’s defeat at Watford this month earned him a rebuke from his father and the Italian is expected to be back to his excitable best in his technical area for today’s Sunday’s key trip to Manchester United. Related: Mourinho sa
  
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• Antonio Conte admits his lack of touchline passion this season is due to his unhappiness at Chelsea

  24-02-2018 23:29
  Antonio Conte’s subdued mood on the touchline during Chelsea’s defeat at Watford this month earned him a rebuke from his father and the Italian is expected to be back to his excitable best in his technical area for today’s key trip to Manchester United.
  
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• Are super agents at heart of Mourinho and Pogba's issues?

  24-02-2018 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN: Super is often the prefix for Pogba. A superstar at a superclub in a supercar. The same goes for his representative, Mino Raiola, one of that cluster of super-agents.
  
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• Man City set off for the capital ahead of Sunday's final

  24-02-2018 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City have made their way to London as they look ahead to their Carabao Cup final with Arsenal. Pep Guardiola and his squad set off on Saturday and took the train down to the capital.
  
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• Tiger Woods’ late errors dent his big charge at Honda Classic

  24-02-2018 23:10
  • American’s resurgence halted by missed chances on way to 69
  • ‘I still believe I have a shot going into tomorrow’But for a series of missed opportunities, Tiger Woods would begin day four with an outstanding chance of ending his wait for a PGA Tour victory that stretches back to 2013.The 14-times major champion, amid what is now more resurgence than return from a fourth back operation, should still play a key part in the tournament denouement but day three promised
  
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• Patrice Evra abused by Liverpool fans on West Ham debut

  24-02-2018 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In 2011, Evra was involved in a row with Luis Suarez which resulted in an eight-match ban and £40,000 fine for the then-Liverpool striker after he was found guilty of racially abusing his opponent.
  
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• Barcelona 6-1 Girona: Luis Suarez scores hat-trick

  24-02-2018 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: Just when you think you have seen Lionel Messi do everything, he does something new. His free-kick under the wall against Girona was straight out of the Ronaldinho repertoire.
  
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• What is so special about this left foot? The best Premier League stats

  24-02-2018 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  The best Premier League stats as Liverpool put four past West Ham and West Brom lose again.
  
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• Crewe fans’ forum a chance to put chairman on spot over Barry Bennell

  24-02-2018 22:31
  Monday night’s event is called ‘Let’s Talk About Football’ but some Crewe fans will demand answers from the chairman, John Bowler, no matter whatThey are holding a fans’ forum at Crewe Alexandra on Monday. The title is “Let’s Talk About Football” and that’s very clever if, presumably, it means that anyone who is impertinent enough to ask about the issues that have made the club international news can be shushed down by the people at the top t
  
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• Barcelona 4-1 Girona LIVE score at Nou Camp - La Liga

  24-02-2018 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After claiming a crucial away draw against Chelsea in the Champions League mid-week, Barcelona return to domestic action on Saturday evening against Girona.
  
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• Scotland 25-13 England: Townsend's side lift Calcutta Cup

  24-02-2018 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON AT MURRAYFIELD: The Grand Slam dream is over.
  England suffered their biggest upset of the Eddie Jones regime as Scotland lifted the Calcutta Cup for the first time in a decade.
  
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• UFC: Nate Diaz doesn’t want to fight but Nick Diaz is close to a comeback - Dana White

  24-02-2018 21:47
  Nick Diaz is interested in fighting right now, that’s according to UFC President Dana White, who says we probably won’t see Nate Diaz anytime soon.
  
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• Cricket: Jonker shines but India still seal T20 series

  24-02-2018 21:44
  Despite debutant Christiaan Jonker smashing 49, South Africa fell short in their run chase in the series decider at Newlands.
  
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• Watford 1-0 Everton: Superb Deeney strike settles game

  24-02-2018 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON AT VICARAGE ROAD: For Watford, this win is infused with retribution, after Everton took a sledgehammer to their momentum by pursuing Marco Silva so vigorously.
  
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• Scotland 25-13 England: how the players rated in the Six Nations

  24-02-2018 21:43
  Finn Russell produced a brilliant performance under scrutiny, while Joe Launchbury was one of England’s few bright sparksStuart Hogg 6 The full-back did not have the chance to make too many counterattacks but gave a steady display and was a rock in defence. Continue reading...
  
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• Six Nations: Scotland and England remain silent on pre-match fracas

  24-02-2018 21:36
  Owen Farrell could face a Six Nations investigation after being allegedly involved in a tunnel bust-up before England’s shock 25-13 defeat by Scotland at Murrayfield.
  
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• Scotland 25-13 England - PLAYER RATINGS

  24-02-2018 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones' England needed a result after Ireland kept up their push for the Six Nations Grand Slam with a convincing win over Wales, but struggled to meet the demands of a dominant Scottish outfit.
  
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• Valgren Wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

  24-02-2018 21:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  Astana's Michael Valgren has won the opening Spring Classic of the season - the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad..
  
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• Six Nations: Scotland have chance of title after England win - Finn Russell

  24-02-2018 21:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Scotland can challenge for the Six Nations title if they maintain the standard they showed against England, believes Finn Russell.
  
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• Football League: Fulham beat Wolves while Villa and Forest go big on road

  24-02-2018 21:20
  Late Villa surge sees off Sheffield Wednesday, Forest crush QPRLeague two leaders Luton saved by last-gasp equaliser Continue reading...
  
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• Fulham 2-0 Wolves: Sessegnon and Mitrovic sink leaders

  24-02-2018 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fulham strengthened their growing play-off credentials after stunning Wolves. Goals from Ryan Sessegnon and Aleksandar Mitrovic put the London club seven points clear of 7th place.
  
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• 6 events missed from 6 Nations: Misfiring Sexton and more

  24-02-2018 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This weekends' Six Nations was guaranteed to be explosive with England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland all being in contention to win.
  Here are the six things you missed.
  
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• Groves raises World Boxing Super Series final hopes

  24-02-2018 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  George Groves has raised hopes he will be fit to fight in the World Boxing Super Series final by travelling to Germany to watch the second semi-final between Callum Smith and Nieky Holzken.
  
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• Late, late finish & a birthday brace - five things you might have missed in EFL

  24-02-2018 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  A late, late finish, a side who have gone from bottom to the play-off places and a birthday brace - BBC Sport looks at five things you may have missed in the EFL.
  
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• Jose Mourinho hoping Man United kick off amazing few weeks

  24-02-2018 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will attempt to kick off an 'amazing' few weeks in style when former club Chelsea arrive at Old Trafford this weekend.
  
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• Rugby League: Tigers back to business after Hardaker departure

  24-02-2018 21:12
  Zak Hardaker's midweek departure from Castleford Tigers appeared to have little impact on the Super League side during Saturday's match.
  
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• Eddie Jones’ timid guests floored by Scotland’s brutal first-half flurry | Andy Bull

  24-02-2018 20:47
  Murrayfield’s fierce reception sets tone on a day when England were left bewildered by nimbler and more bloodthirsty hostsIt was a crisp, clear afternoon at Murrayfield, with just enough sun to fool you into thinking it was going to be a warm and pleasant day. It wasn’t, not for the English. The Scots’ hospitality turned with the weather and by the time the England team arrived, their welcome was anything but. You could feel the atmosphere grow tense as their bus, stuck behind
  
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