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• Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Augsburg: Report

  26-02-2018 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kevin Danso's second half strike saw Augsburg come from behind to earn a point against Borussia Dortmund at the Signal Iduna Park on Monday night. 
  
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• Pep Guardiola could face further FA sanction over yellow ribbon defiance

  26-02-2018 23:38
  Pep Guardiola could be sanctioned further for continuing to wear a yellow ribbon in defiance of Football Association rules, with Manchester City’s manager facing a potential touchline ban.On Friday the FA charged Guardiola with wearing a political message and he has until next Monday to enter a plea.This was regarding his wearing of the ribbon during City’s FA Cup defeat at Wigan Athletic on 19 February.
  
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• Graeme Souness hits out at Gordon Taylor's £2.3m salary

  26-02-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Graeme Souness has become one of the first big names in the game to protest against the way Gordon Taylor is running the PFA.
  
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• Arsene Wenger is like a gambler desperately chasing losses

  26-02-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One of the lasting impressions of Arsenal's Carabao Cup surrender to Manchester City was of Wenger asking the fourth official for more added time. It was typical of the Arsenal manager.
  
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• Yarnold refuses to confirm Beijing 2022 participation

  26-02-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Double Olympic skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold insists she is yet to make a decision on her future in the sport. Yarnold and Britain’s other Winter Olympic medalists congregated at Heathrow
  
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• Woods could be Masters contender after spirited display

  26-02-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON - WORLD OF GOLF: Specialists in fusion back surgery the world over must be naming their own price after the startling evidence we witnessed at the Honda Classic
  
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• Westgarth's death made me reconsider my career - Whyte

  26-02-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Westgarth died at the age of 31 after falling ill following his light-heavyweight clash with Dec Spelman in Doncaster on Saturday. Boxing has been in mourning following the loss of the British fighter.
  
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• Scott Westgarth was in boxing for the love of it

  26-02-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: Boxing has gone into mourning at the tragic death of Scott Westgarth but this sport will fight on no matter how loudly the abolitionists bang their drum. On both counts, boxing is right and proper.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for February 27

  26-02-2018 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Catterick, Lingfield and Chelmsford.
  
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• Douvan on track for showdown with Altior at Cheltenham

  26-02-2018 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Willie Mullins says the chances of Douvan making it to the Cheltenham Festival for a showdown with Altior are looking good but the gelding faces crucial work-outs this week.
  
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• Sol Campbell is in talks to become manager of Grimsby

  26-02-2018 22:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY AMITAI WINEHOUSE: Campbell had been in talks with Oxford over becoming their manager. The League One side seemed set to pick Craig Bellamy until a takeover scuppered that.
  
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• Scotland’s Ryan Wilson cited for Calcutta Cup clash with Nathan Hughes

  26-02-2018 22:15
  • Forward was also involved in fracas with England’s Owen Farrell
  • Wilson could be banned for final two Six Nations matchesAs the fallout from the tunnel fracas before England’s Calcutta Cup defeat rumbles on Ryan Wilson, the Scotland No 8 who clashed with Owen Farrell during the scuffle, has been cited for allegedly making contact with Nathan Hughes’s eye area in a separate incident shortly before half-time.Wilson faces a Six Nations disciplinary hearing on Wednesda
  
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• Ryan Wilson cited for allegedly eye gouging Nathan Hughes

  26-02-2018 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Glasgow No 8 allegedly 'made contact with the eye area of an opponent' in the 37th minute of Scotland's 25-13 win at Murrayfield. A disciplinary hearing will be held on Wednesday.
  
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• Adam Crafton named 2017 Young Sports Writer of the Year

  26-02-2018 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Sportsmail reporter was praised for his 'impressive maturity' by the judges, who highlighted his world exclusive interview with Diego Costa as a 'must read piece of football journalism'.
  
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• Barcelona's Gerard Pique backs $3bn revamp of Davis Cup

  26-02-2018 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pique and his backers have joined with the International Tennis Federation to commit $3billion over a 25 year period that will see a huge shake-up in the 118 year-old competition.
  
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• Stepping outside their back yards could help English players grow | Robert Kitson

  26-02-2018 21:48
  Scotland, who stunned England in the Six Nations, included five players plus the coach, Gregor Townsend, shaped by a spell outside domestic comfort zonesMaybe it is just a coincidence but the following among Scotland’s weekend heroes all share something in common. What is it that links Finn Russell, John Barclay, Grant Gilchrist, Jonny Gray, Huw Jones and Gregor Townsend, not to mention Ireland’s latest man-of-the-match centre Chris Farrell? Here is a clue: all the leading modern Tes
  
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• Will LAFC, the team owned by celebrities, take MLS to another level?

  26-02-2018 21:37
  LAFC are bold, brash and ambitious, and this weekend they will kick off their inaugural season as an MLS club.
  
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• La Liga prosecutors want Ander Herrera to serve jail time

  26-02-2018 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United midfielder Herrera was hit with a new setback on Monday after it emerged La Liga prosecutors want him jailed for FOUR years over an alleged match-fixing scandal.
  
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• Woodhouse may hang up his gloves after death of Westgarth

  26-02-2018 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former British and English super lightweight champion Curtis Woodhouse admits he may never step into the boxing ring again after Scott Westgarth's death.
  
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• Team GB pitch for more funding to join elite of Winter Olympics

  26-02-2018 20:53
  • No reason we shouldn’t be top-15 nation, says BOA chief executive
  • Athletes arrive back at Heathrow after record-breaking GamesGreat Britain’s Olympic chiefs have launched an impassioned defence of their £28m winter sport funding and are undeterred in asking for more money for the four-year cycle to Beijing 2022.Team GB landed at London Heathrow airport on Monday afternoon, most operating on very little sleep after attending a Pyeongchang karaoke party fuelled by d
  
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• Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo still setting new milestones

  26-02-2018 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Saturday Ronaldo showed previously hidden leadership qualities as Madrid beat Alaves, even letting Karim Benzema take a late penalty despite the fact that he was on a hat-trick.
  
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• Unhappy fans, terrible team – Farhad Moshiri’s cash fails to revive Everton

  26-02-2018 20:51
  The owner has invested lavishly in two years but the disconnect between team and supporters is glaring, fuelled by poor signings and growing disenchantment with Sam AllardyceAs a football fan and chartered certified accountant Farhad Moshiri is unlikely to find cause to celebrate his two‑year anniversary as Everton’s major shareholder on Tuesday. The 62‑year‑old has invested almost a quarter of a billion pounds into Goodison Park since ending Bill Kenwright’s long-r
  
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• Arsenal star Jack Wilshere bemoans Carabao Cup refereeing

  26-02-2018 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wilshere has issued a statement in the wake of Sunday's Carabao Cup final defeat at the hands of City. It claims that two goals should have been disallowed and City should have had a man sent off.
  
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• Vincent Kompany explains how he has been able to keep coming back from serious injuries

  26-02-2018 20:39
  Vincent Kompany has put his recovery from multiple injuries to lift the Carabao Cup down to “absolute stubbornness”, and has put Manchester City’s successes this season down to their own “belief” in Pep Guardiola’s vision.
  
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• Italy begin rebuilding job after World Cup humiliation

  26-02-2018 20:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Azzurri will miss football's flagship tournament for the first time since 1958 after they were beaten by Sweden in a play-off in November. They trained on Monday ahead of their friendlies.
  
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• VAR likely to be used at World Cup but not in 2018-19 Champions League

  26-02-2018 19:40
  • Fifa’s Infantino says system almost certain to be deployed in Russia
  • Uefa leader holds different view and believes VAR needs more timeUefa has confirmed that video assistant referees will not be used in next season’s Champions League, on the same day Gianni Infantino said the system was almost certain to be deployed at the World Cup.VAR, which allows match referees to review decisions on a pitchside monitor or by consulting an assistant who monitors the game on a video,
  
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• Team GB's record-breaking Winter Olympians return home

  26-02-2018 19:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Team GB return home following their record medal haul of five at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
  
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• Gundogan: City face tough test in second Arsenal meeting

  26-02-2018 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ilkay Gundogan claims Manchester City's comfortable Carabao Cup final win over Arsenal will have little bearing on Thursday's Premier League trip to the Emirates Stadium.
  
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• Atletico duo Carrasco and Gaitan seal moves to China

  26-02-2018 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid have announced that midfield duo Nicolas Gaitan and Yannick Carrasco have left the club to join Daliam Yinfang in the Chinese Super League.
  
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• Chelsea offer Eden Hazard new deal amid Madrid interest

  26-02-2018 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Along with Robert Lewandowski, Hazard and his team-mate Courtois are among the top targets for Real Madrid for this year and Chelsea want to keep both as the foundations to their side.
  
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• Fantasy Football Gameweek 28 as it happened

  26-02-2018 19:03
  A look back at Gameweek 28 with some of the best reactions of the weekend as it happened on Twitter.
  
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• Cricket: Jos Buttler says he hasn’t given up on returning to England Test team

  26-02-2018 19:00
  Jos Buttler on his way to 79 from 65 balls for England in Hamilton on Sunday, but it was not enough to save them from defeat in the opening ODI to New Zealand.Jos Buttler, arguably the most dynamic batsman England has produced, has insisted he still hopes for a return to Test cricket.With 18 Tests to his name and yet only six half-centuries, there is unfinished business with the red ball for the limited-overs vice-captain.
  
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• How does Pep Guardiola feel about his ambassador role for Qatar World Cup? | Richard Williams

  26-02-2018 18:59
  Manchester City manager’s yellow-ribbon display of political affiliation sits uncomfortably with a readiness to front for QatarAs they consider the case of Pep Guardiola, who won his first medal in English football at Wembley on Sunday while semi-surreptitiously sporting a yellow ribbon in support of the jailed members of the Catalan independence movement, the leaders of the Football Association might look back at the record of their own predecessors, and in particular at the events of 193
  
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• AC Milan and Patrick Cutrone a growing menace to listless Arsenal

  26-02-2018 18:53
  While Arsenal have lost all momentum following defeat in the League Cup final, AC Milan are gaining traction after extending their undefeated run to 12 matches.
  
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• Pep Guardiola puts Manchester City stars back to work

  26-02-2018 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola put his Carabao Cup-winning side straight back to work as the Manchester City players returned to training a day after the celebrations at Wembley. 
  
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• Rochdale won't use 'dirty tricks' in Tottenham replay

  26-02-2018 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If he was not from the North, Hill would be a Tottenham fan. The Rochdale boss, who supports Manchester United, is plotting Spurs' downfall ahead ahead of Wednesday's replay.
  
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• Clyne praised by Critchley after making return for U23s

  26-02-2018 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool defender Nathaniel Clyne's return to competitive action went better than expected after completing the full 90 minutes on his first appearance since pre-season.
  
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• Six Nations: Footage of Farrell chasing Wilson down tunnel

  26-02-2018 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A close-up video from the mouth of the Murrayfield tunnel gives a new angle of the seemingly furious England No 12 raging after his Scottish opponent following an alleged coming together.
  
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• Villas-Boas: Kane should leave Tottenham for trophies

  26-02-2018 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harry Kane's former Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas expects the striker will eventually leave Spurs if he craves 'trophies and notoriety'.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo admits he could 'retire happy tomorrow'

  26-02-2018 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo says he would retire happy if his career ended tomorrow, but that he also wouldn't say no to another three Ballon d'Or trophies and a World Cup winner's medal.
  
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• Barcelona join Man United in bid to sign Toby Alderweireld

  26-02-2018 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alderweireld, who is also a target for Manchester United, is contracted to Spurs until 2020 but could be an option for the Catalans should they decide to bolster their defence.
  
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• Levy 'confident' Tottenham stadium will be ready in time

  26-02-2018 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The build for Spurs' new ground, which is a stone's throw from their former White Hart Lane ground, has been ongoing since the original stadium was dismantled at the end of last season.
  
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• Elneny tells Arsenal fan: 'Your tears are so precious'

  26-02-2018 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Shortly after Manchester City scored their third goal in what proved to be a Wembley walkover, Sky Sports' live TV coverage showed footage of a boy in tears in the Gunners end of the stadium.
  
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• Michy Batshuayi calls for UEFA to 'clean our stadiums'

  26-02-2018 17:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against Atalanta following alleged monkey chants from the club's fans during last week's Europa League clash with Borussia Dortmund.
  
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• Wenger's search for elusive League Cup final triumph goes on – video

  26-02-2018 17:56
  Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger was on the losing side again as his side were defeated by Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday. The Frenchman has won the FA Cup seven times along with three Premier League trophies, but the League Cup and European success still eludes him Continue reading...
  
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• Nemanja Matic 'reveals' note Man Utd's Mourinho wrote him

  26-02-2018 17:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Eric Bailly came on as a substitute in the latter stages, he handed the Serbian midfielder a note from manager Jose Mourinho, which opponent Willian then tried to sneakily read.
  
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• Mohamed Salah already enjoying sixth best debut season

  26-02-2018 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Salah is already enjoying the sixth best debut season of any Premier League player ever... but he's got some way to go to reach the No 1 spot!
  
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• FIFA still intend to use VAR at World Cup in Russia

  26-02-2018 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FIFA President Gianni Infantino has not had any second thoughts about using video assistant referees (VAR) at this year's World Cupdespite recent controversies.
  
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