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• Martin Johnson England verdict: No intensity but can't axe Hartley

  03-03-2018 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: A church service in rural Leicestershire saved Martin Johnson from the humiliation of being at Murrayfield in 2000.
  
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• Antonio Conte insists Chelsea face a season-defining two weeks

  03-03-2018 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Antonio Conte admits his Chelsea side are embarking on a season-defining fortnight beginning with the task of trying to halt the 'unstoppable' champions-elect Manchester City.
  
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• Casey Stoney has got the world at her feet with England coach role

  03-03-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING IN NEW JERSEY: The morning that defender Casey Stoney was dreading had finally arrived. February 22 had long been circled on the calendar.
  
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• West Brom plan for life in the Championship after Watford defeat

  03-03-2018 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Bromwich Albion will again consider Alan Pardew’s position after a sixth successive defeat left relegation to the Championship an inevitable proposition.
  
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• FIFA president Gianni Infantino insists VAR is 'good for football'

  03-03-2018 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ANDREW WARSHAW IN ZURICH: Football’s lawmakers dismissed the growing backlash over VAR by approving the most ground-breaking rule change the game has ever seen on Saturday.
  
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• Man Utd's Ashley Young on Guardiola, Mourinho and World Cup dream

  03-03-2018 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY JOE BERNSTEIN: Let alone a 2018 World Cup place, Ashley Young started this season with question-marks about his role at Manchester United under Jose Mourinho.
  
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• Katie Archibald and Emily Nelson win world cycling gold in madison

  03-03-2018 23:33
  • Nelson a late replacement but British pair too good for Dutch
  • Jack Carlin wins silver in men’s sprint behind Matthew GlaetzerKatie Archibald and Emily Nelson won gold in the women’s Madison at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Archibald and Nelson dominated the race, piling up 50 points after winning eight of the 12 sprints, beating the second‑placed Netherlands, competing on home soil in Apeldoorn, by 15 points. Nelson was confirmed to ride in the event
  
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• There is no doubt about Muir's quality after she 1500m silver medal

  03-03-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There can be no doubting now that Laura Muir, the tiny vet from Scotland, really is a big beast in the formidable food chain of middle-distance running. Having added a world indoors 1500m silver
  
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• Vincent Kompany warns Manchester City are lions not donkeys

  03-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has applauded his side's ruthlessness, as they aim to take another step closer to their third Premier League title against Chelsea on Sunday.
  
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• Tottenham face major moment in their history against Juventus

  03-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GLENN HODDLE: It is hard to overestimate just what a major moment this is for my old club Tottenham this week against Juventus. There is a danger that they think the hard work is done.
  
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• Six Nations: Eddie Jones’s recipe for England revival - embrace the pain and react

  03-03-2018 23:30
  Eddie Jones, who says there is a ‘great deal of determination’ in his squad, looks on during an England conditioning session in Oxford on Wednesday.
  
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• Katarina Johnson-Thompson believes world indoors gold will banish demons

  03-03-2018 23:30
  • 25-year-old says title at Birmingham shows she has toughened up
  • ‘I’m now capable of being competitive at the highest level’Katarina Johnson-Thompson believes her first world title shows she has mentally toughened up and can put her on the path towards Olympic glory.The 25-year-old has long been the bridesmaid but never the bride in global competition. But her gold medal in the world indoors on Friday has erased many of the mental demons she suffered after falling
  
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• Eddie Jones’s recipe for England revival: embrace the pain and react | Paul Rees

  03-03-2018 23:30
  Coach wants pain of Scotland defeat to drive England to a much-improved performance against France in the Six NationsTrains may be off the Eddie Jones travel agenda for the time being but training in the traditional sense is the route to redemption for his England players after last Saturday’s defeat to Scotland.It is eight years since England lost more than one match in a Six Nations and their conquerors then are the remaining two teams they face in the tournament – France in Paris
  
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• Bombshell report due on Bradley Wiggins 'Jiffy bag' episode 

  03-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Team Sky, British Cycling and Bradley Wiggins are bracing themselves for what will be a lacerating report into drug use and administrative failings in cycling, to be published late on Sunday night.
  
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• Arsenal ready to sell Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey

  03-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY ROB DRAPER: The club have begun identifying replacements and will have to sell the Wales midfielder this summer to avoid the situation they faced with Alexis Sanchez.
  
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• Arsenal fell behind because Arsene Wenger's failure to adapt

  03-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TIM PAYTON: It has been a depressing week for Arsenal fans. Twice we have sat and watched as Arsenal have been taken apart by the country’s best team Manchester City.
  
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• Arsenal: Arsene Wenger's demise is difficult to watch

  03-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GLENN HODDLE: For those of us who knew Arsene Wenger in his prime, it was difficult to watch him after the second 3-0 defeat by Manchester City in five days.
  
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• Arsenal: Arsene Wenger faces end game with Joachim Low wanted

  03-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SPECIAL REPORT - ROB DRAPER: Joachim Low is the front-runner to take over from Arsene Wenger in the summer, though Arsenal will have to negotiate a complex exit strategy with German FA.
  
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• Vincent Kompany: ‘I can’t remember the last time I thought we played badly’

  03-03-2018 23:27
  Manchester City captain revels in team’s form but urges team-mates to maintain their intensity next seasonEveryone at Manchester City seems to have been playing the numbers game over the past week. Pep Guardiola reached his 100th game in England, the 3-0 victory at Arsenal on Thursday meant his players have now recorded more league wins than they managed in the whole of last season, and City will reach an unassailable 90 points if they can win just half their remaining 10 games.The li
  
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• Eilidh Doyle lands bronze for Britain at World Indoor Championships

  03-03-2018 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eilidh Doyle spent the early months of this year fending off questions about retirement and the latter part of Saturday night talking about a 400m bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships.
  
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• Johnson calls for Elliot Daly to start for England against France

  03-03-2018 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: Martin Johnson has called for Elliot Daly to start at centre against France to help revive England’s Six Nations campaign.
  
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• Christian Coleman stakes claim as new sprint king with world indoors 60m gold

  03-03-2018 23:07
  • USA athlete sets new record ahead of Su Bingtian and Ronnie Baker
  • Britons Laura Muir and Eilidh Doyle win silver and bronze medalsCentre stage is empty. Now Usain Bolt is gone, and Justin Gatlin is getting on, everybody is waiting to see who is going to take over as the world’s fastest man. Right now the main contender is Christian Coleman, a 21-year-old from Atlanta, Georgia. Coleman split Bolt and Gatlin when he won silver in the 100m at the world championships in London la
  
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• Saracens head to Exeter with more than just revenge on their minds

  03-03-2018 23:00
  Jackson Wray says Premiership match at Sandy Park is perfect opportunity for a rebound after recent defeat to LeicesterFor Jackson Wray and his Saracens team-mates, Sunday’s trip to Exeter could be viewed as an opportunity for payback against the team that knocked them out in May’s play-off semi-finals with a last-minute try. But after last Sunday’s 28-20 defeat by Leicester at Allianz Park, the team’s focus is more in the moment.“We were not on it as we usually are
  
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• Wales’ Gareth Anscombe seeks strong finish to Six Nations campaign of near misses

  03-03-2018 22:59
  • Full-back ‘disappointed’ by narrow losses to England and Ireland
  • Wales end campaign with home games against Italy and FranceGareth Anscombe believes Wales can finish the Six Nations strongly and that they will have nothing to regret when they look back at their 2018 campaign. He is also well aware how close the Welsh came to being title contenders.Warren Gatland’s side will finish among the also-rans in the Six Nations but they would be on the trail of the gr
  
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• Six Nations: Wales’ Gareth Anscombe seeks strong finish to campaign of near misses

  03-03-2018 22:59
  Gareth Anscombe in the Six Nations match against Ireland on 24 February, in which his pass to Hadleigh Parkes was intercepted for an Irish try.Gareth Anscombe believes Wales can finish the Six Nations strongly and that they will have nothing to regret when they look back at their 2018 campaign.Warren Gatland’s side will finish among the also-rans in the Six Nations but they would be on the trail of the grand slam had two moves at Twickenham and the Aviva Stadium worked out differently.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp hailed Loris Kauris' display in Liverpool victory

  03-03-2018 22:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The German 'keeper is No1 again and his brilliant right-handed save to keep out Mo Diame on the stroke of half-time allowed Liverpool, 1-0 ahead at the time, to go on and win the game 2-0.
  
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• Garry Monk to be next Birmingham boss after Steve Cotterill sacked

  03-03-2018 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Garry Monk is poised to take over at Birmingham City after Steve Cotterill was sacked following a fifth straight Championship defeat, Sportsmail understands.
  
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• Birmingham City look to Garry Monk after Steve Cotterill departs

  03-03-2018 22:15
  • Cotterill leaves St Andrew’s after defeat at Nottingham Forest
  • Blues keen on former Swansea and Boro managerSteve Cotterill has left Birmingham, with Garry Monk in pole position to replace him as manager.Cotterill, 53, was appointed in September but his reign has ended following Saturday’s 2-1 Championship loss – a fifth straight defeat – at Nottingham Forest. The result leaves Blues third bottom in the table, two points from the last safe spot, and hunting
  
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• Five things you missed from Liverpool's win over Newcastle

  03-03-2018 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool cruised towards a 2-0 victory against Newcastle United at Anfield in a result that took them back up into second in the Premier League. Here are five things you missed from Anfield.
  
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• Howe praises 'great strike' from Mahrez

  03-03-2018 21:33
  Eddie Howe and Claude Puel both praised Riyad Mahrez after the Algerian's spectacular equaliser for Leicester against Bournemouth.
  
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• Klopp hails Salah goalscoring desire as scoring run continues

  03-03-2018 21:26
  Jurgen Klopp was full of praise for top goalscorer Mohamed Salah after the forward hit his 24th Premier League strike of the season.
  
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• Real Madrid vs Getafe, La Liga LIVE score updates at Bernabeu

  03-03-2018 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid are back at home looking to return to winning ways following a 1-0 away defeat by Espanyol on Tuesday.Zinedine Zidane's side host 10th-placed Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu.
  
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• West Ham chairman David Gold confronts angry fan - VIDEO

  03-03-2018 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WARNING OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE: West Ham joint-chairman David Gold was confronted by angry supporters after the club lost 4-1 at Swansea. Gold was spotted leaving the Liberty Stadium early.
  
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• European roundup: Paulo Dybala’s late Juventus winner keeps heat on Napoli

  03-03-2018 21:11
  • Juventus sink Lazio at the last before Roma hit four past Napoli• Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo on target for Real MadridRoma blew open the Serie A title race by beating the league leaders, Napoli, 4-2 on their own turf, hours after Juventus had overcome Lazio in dramatic fashion. The results leave Napoli a point clear of second-placed Juventus, who have a game in hand.Lorenzo Insigne gave Napoli a sixth-minute lead but Cengiz Ünder equalised a minute later with a deflected
  
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• Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle: Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane strike in win

  03-03-2018 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT ANFIELD: Mo Salah joined Harry Kane at the top of the Premier League scoring charts as Liverpool comfortably notched up their 10th win in 12 games.
  
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• Marais' last-minute penalty sinks Connacht

  03-03-2018 21:07
  Connacht looked set for a valuable win in Bloemfontein but Niel Marais had other ideas, getting Cheetahs their first victory since January.
  
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• Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle PLAYER RATINGS: Mohamed Salah strikes again

  03-03-2018 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TIM ABRAHAM AT ANFIELD: Liverpool continued their push to be the best of the rest after beating Newcastle 2-0 at Anfield to move up to second in the table.
  
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• The least Arsène Wenger deserves is a royal Arsenal send-off | Daniel Taylor

  03-03-2018 20:59
  It is never easy planning a long goodbye but that is what Arsenal must do now and how much might the mood shift at the Emirates if everyone knows for sure this is his last season?Take a walk around the Emirates Stadium and it is difficult to think of another football ground in the world where there are so many statues. Herbert Chapman’s is just across from what is now the Danny Fiszman Bridge. Keep on going past the Clock End and you will find Tony Adams immortalised in bronze, arms outstr
  
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• The least Arsène Wenger deserves is a royal Arsenal send-off

  03-03-2018 20:59
  Herbert Chapman’s is just across from what is now the Danny Fiszman Bridge.Keep on going past the Clock End and you will find Tony Adams immortalised in bronze, arms outstretched, celebrating happier times.
  
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• West Ham co-owner David Gold told to leave the club by furious fans after heavy loss away to Swansea

  03-03-2018 20:56
  West Ham fans told co-owner David Gold to leave the club in an angry confrontation, which was videoed and has since gone viral on social media.
  
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• Wilshere has fun in training as Arsenal prepare to face Brighton

  03-03-2018 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jack Wilshere was back in training as Arsenal held their final session on Saturday ahead of Sunday's Premier League trip to face Brighton. The 26-year-old came through today's session unscathed.
  
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• Birmingham City sack Steve Cotterill after Forest loss

  03-03-2018 20:44
  Birmingham City have parted company with manager Steve Cotterill after the Blues slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest.
  
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• Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah on target as Liverpool see off Newcastle

  03-03-2018 20:36
  Liverpool were not at their sparking best on a bitterly cold and slightly foggy evening on Merseyside, though partly thanks to Mohamed Salah keeping up his scoring run they were too lively for Newcastle and are now up to second in the table. Their supporters probably do not expect them to stay there for very long but the significance of this result, apart from bringing up 200 Premier League goals under Jürgen Klopp, is that should Chelsea lose to Manchester City on Sunday there will be a se
  
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• RB Leipzig 1-1 Borussia Dortmund: Marco Reus rescues a point

  03-03-2018 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIT HOLDEN AT RED BULL ARENA: Tottenham target Marco Reus rescued a point for Borussia Dortmund away to RB Leipzig as the battle for a Champions League place rumbles on.
  
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• Rafa Benitez goes berserk as Liverpool navigate a way past Newcastle

  03-03-2018 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT ANFIELD: Rafa Benitez gesticulated wildly as another set piece was being readied to hurl at his area. Newcastle had held firm for 38 minutes - but it wouldn't last.
  
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• Southgate sees Kane and Alli show why they're so vital for England

  03-03-2018 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham’s routine win over Huddesfield on Saturday afternoon provided us all with another snapshot of why Harry Kane and Dele Alli are vital to Southgate’s plans for the World Cup.
  
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• Lawro's predictions v pentathlon world champion & Liverpool fan Johnson-Thompson

  03-03-2018 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Lawrenson takes on British athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson to predict this weekend's Premier League fixtures.
  
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• Lazio 0-1 Juventus: Dybala scores dramatic late winner

  03-03-2018 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paulo Dybala scored a dramatic late winner as Juventus beat Lazio 1-0 to pile the pressure on Serie A leaders Napoli. Juventus extended their winning league run to ten games as they managed to prevail in a hard-fought encounter, with Dybala finding the net with a neat strike after being teed up by Daniele Rugani.
  
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• Salah scores again to send Reds second

  03-03-2018 20:23
  Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool scored the 200th PL goal of his reign in a 2-0 defeat of Newcastle United, Mohamed Salah on target again.
  
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• Derby 1-2 Fulham: Aleksandar Mitrovic and Ryan Sessegnon both strike

  03-03-2018 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETER LANSLEY AT PRIDE PARK: Fulham's inexorable rise continues unabated as first half goals from Aleksandar Mitrovic and Ryan Sessegnon enabled them to beat Derby 2-1.
  
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