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• Giorgio Chiellini delivers one of the great defensive performances

  07-03-2018 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT WEMBLEY: Gianluigi Buffon pretty much had Giorgio Chiellini in a headlock. The Italian keeper and defender have been in these situations plenty of times.
  
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• Leeds owner Radrizzani questions Wolves' spending after leaders' win

  07-03-2018 23:44
  The Leeds owner, Andrea Radrizzani, took aim at Wolves’ financial dealings after the Championship leaders’ comfortable victory at Elland Road. Goals from Romain Saïss, Willy Boly and Benik Afobe restored Wolves’ six-point advantage at the top of the table, leaving Leeds with only one win in 13 matches in all competitions. But following the full-time whistle, Radrizzani questioned Wolves’ movements in the transfer market.Continue reading...
  
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• Arsenal must beware rejuvenated AC Milan, says Andriy Shevchenko

  07-03-2018 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Milan are unbeaten in 11 games since the turn of the year, with Gattuso hailed as the catalyst after his promotion from youth team coach to replace Vincenzo Montella in November.
  
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• England players have been 'smashing each other' in training - May

  07-03-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Victory over France in Paris on Saturday is essential if England are to salvage their Six Nations campaign. 'The boys have been training hard,' England wing May claimed.
  
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• Cavendish Out Of Tirreno-Adriatico

  07-03-2018 23:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  Mark Cavendish is out of the Tirreno-Adriatico race..
  
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• Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino sets Champions League target high

  07-03-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING: Roberto Firmino insists Liverpool are ready to take on all comers in the Champions League quarter-finals – and would relish an all-English showdown.
  
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• Joe Jordan on THAT clash with Gattuso: 'I was not going to move!'

  07-03-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: Joe Jordan gently ran a finger along his front teeth and explained how the originals had been kicked clean out during his first appearance at Leeds.
  
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• Gareth Southgate plotting England call-up for Dominic Calvert-Lewin

  07-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gareth Southgate is looking at different attacking options for his squad and this could be an ideal time to give Dominic Calvert-Lewin experience of the senior team.
  
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• Arsenal seek spirit of 2008 as they tackle Milan in Europa League last 16

  07-03-2018 23:30
  • Arsène Wenger’s men at San Siro with chance to save their season• Danny Welbeck set to lead the line for GunnersArsène Wenger has urged his players “not to forget” their qualities as they head into the Europa League tie that represents their last chance to salvage a stricken season. Arsenal arrived in Milan at a low enough ebb for their captain, Laurent Koscienly, to bring up the dreaded phrase “negative spiral” before a difficult challenge
  
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• Leeds 0-3 Wolves: Championship leaders return to winning ways

  07-03-2018 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN AT ELLAND ROAD: The Wolves are at the Premier League door - and it would appear to be only a matter of time before they smash it down.
  
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• 7 Champions League events missed - Spurs vs Juve, Man City vs Basel

  07-03-2018 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two more action-packed Champions League last-16 ties were filled with drama and intrigue at Wembley and the Etihad. Andrea Barzagli was a lucky man, getting away with a nasty stamp on Son Heung-min.
  
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• Tottenham 1-2 Juventus (3-4 agg): Paulo Dybala scores winner

  07-03-2018 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT WEMBLEY: Lads, as Sir Alex Ferguson, so memorably said, it's Tottenham. And we all know what that means. Disappointment. Underachievement.
  
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• Top Notch out of the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham

  07-03-2018 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nicky Henderson-trained Ryanair Chase contender Top Notch has been ruled out of the Cheltenham Festival after failing to convince his trainer he is in the right shape to run at the meeting.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham side have no case for the defence

  07-03-2018 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT WEMBLEY: After 15 minutes at Wembley, Juventus centre back Giorgio Chiellini looked as though he had been playing for an hour already.
  
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• Man City defender John Stones is a Rolls Royce with exhaust problems

  07-03-2018 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT THE ETIHAD: Once feted as a footballing defender in the style of Bobby Moore, poor John Stones has somehow slipped to being fourth-choice centre back at Manchester City.
  
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• Tottenham 1-2 Juventus - PLAYER RATINGS: Chiellini and Higuain shine

  07-03-2018 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW AT WEMBLEY: After the two sides drew 2-2 in the first leg in Turin, Son Heung-min looked to have put Spurs on course for the last-eight with a first-half opening goal.
  
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• Foden showed all his qualities as City starlet set record

  07-03-2018 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD: There is something wonderfully unorthodox about Foden. The way he moves, the way he manipulates his body. And even the way he plays simple passes.
  
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• Man City 1-2 Basle (Agg 5-2): Guardiola's side lose but go through

  07-03-2018 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: Pep Guardiola sank back into his seat with a look of disbelief and disgust. Not once but twice. He had warned his players about the perils of cheap goals.
  
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• Juventus’s Higuaín and Dybala send Tottenham spiralling out of Europe

  07-03-2018 23:00
  For Spurs, it will be of little solace that these are the kind of nights – with the volume turned up, the drama near unremitting and knockout football at its most attractive – that can make the Champions League feel so special.This could have been one of the great nights for this club and, very nearly, it was. Instead, it became a harrowing reminder they have much to learn at this level and, having thrown it away, they might just have to accept the allegations of naivety that come th
  
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• Jonny May reveals England change in training for France

  07-03-2018 23:00
  • England now reward good training rather than highlight failure
  • May: ‘There has been an edge in camp since losing to Scotland’England have reacted to the unfamiliar taste of defeat by changing their routine in training to reward outstanding performances rather than highlight failure in the lead-up to the match against France in Paris on Saturday.Jonny May revealed that England’s analysts have changed the way they measure the performances of players in training, foc
  
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• Lappartient: It Would Be Better If Froome Did Not Ride The Tour De France

  07-03-2018 22:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  UCI President David Lappartient has said that it would be better if Chris Froome did not defend his Tour De.
  
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• Champions League Review: Spurs crash out, Man City give youth a chance, Ronaldo's renaissance and more

  07-03-2018 22:55
  Paul Wilkes looks back on a dramatic week of Champions League football as Spurs fell by the wayside.
  
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• Jesus on target as Manchester City ease into last eight despite Basel defeat

  07-03-2018 22:48
  Manchester City are Champions League quarter-finalists for only a second time, their only blight conceding two soft goals in this second-leg defeat against Basel though, as Pep Guardiola pointed out, given the number of changes he made this was hardly a surprise. Still, this meant Basel joined Chelsea as the only side to defeat City at home under the Catalan, the London club having done so in December 2016.The manager was unhappy at the display after half-time. “In the second half, we forg
  
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• UCI chief wants Team Sky investigation following MPs' report

  07-03-2018 22:40 via bbc.co.uk
  World cycling's governing body should investigate Team Sky after "unacceptable" findings in an MPs' report, the UCI president says.
  
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• Manchester City through to last eight despite slipping to Basel loss

  07-03-2018 22:40
  Mohamed Elyounoussi scored and set up another as Basel beat Manchester City, who progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
  
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• Lampard and Gerrard slam referee for not giving Juventus penalty

  07-03-2018 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Douglas Costa went down in the box under a challenge from Jan Vertonghen, with replays suggesting the Belgium defender touched the Juventus winger rather than the ball.
  
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• Higuain and Dybala complete dramatic comeback to dump out Tottenham

  07-03-2018 22:39
  Two goals in three minutes from Juventus' Argentinian attacking duo saw them knock Tottenham out of the Champions League in the last 16.
  
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• No action over Brewster's racism claim 'encourages abuse'

  07-03-2018 22:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Uefa finds no evidence to support Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster's racist abuse claim - a finding campaigners say is "intolerable".
  
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• Barcelona 0-0 Espanyol (4-2 pens): Jasper Cillessen is shootout hero

  07-03-2018 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON IN CAMP D'ESPORTS: Barcelona reserve keeper Jasper Cillessen was the penalty shoot-out hero as Barca beat Espanyol to lift the Catalonia Super Cup.
  
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• Liverpool's Andy Robertson sends young fan signed Firmino shirt

  07-03-2018 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alfie Radford wanted to make a difference in the community and used his own pocket money to do his bit for foodbanks at Anfield ahead of the Champions League second leg against Porto.
  
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• Uefa rebuked for dropping Rhian Brewster racism claim against Spartak captain

  07-03-2018 21:25
  Kick It Out describe decision as ‘deeply disappointing’Leonid Mironov denied using any discriminatory language
  Kick It Out, English football’s main anti-racism group, has heavily criticised Uefa and described itself as “deeply disappointed” that the latest investigation involving alleged abuse against the England Under-17s World Cup winner Rhian Brewster has been dropped due to lack of evidence against the Spartak Moscow player who was accused.
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• Sultan Azlan Shah Cup: England draw with Argentina to maintain final hopes

  07-03-2018 21:19 via bbc.co.uk
  England draw 1-1 with world number two Argentina at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup to remain in the hunt for a place in the final in Malaysia.
  
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• British Gymnastics & BBC Sport agree three-year coverage deal

  07-03-2018 21:15 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC Sport agrees a three-year deal with British Gymnastics to air a number of upcoming championships and events.
  
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• Bellerin ruled out of Arsenal's clash with AC Milan through injury

  07-03-2018 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bellerin, 22, who was a late substitute in Arsenal's 2-1 Premier League defeat by Brighton and Hove Albion last weekend, did not travel with the team to Italy for the first leg.
  
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• UCI president David Lappartient adds to pressure on Dave Brailsford

  07-03-2018 21:08
  • UCI president Lappartient calls for investigation of Team Sky
  • ‘It’s maybe not a mistake but a fault, which is different’Pressure was building on Sir Dave Brailsford to resign from his position as head of Team Sky following the news that they face another major anti-doping investigation.The head of cycling’s governing body claimed the findings of a parliamentary committee report may damage the sport’s credibility. The UCI president, David Lappartient, c
  
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• Team Sky could be investigated by world cycling's governing body

  07-03-2018 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  World cycling's governing body should launch its own investigation into Team Sky after a parliamentary report accused the British team of 'crossing an ethical line',David Lappartient said.
  
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• McGuane becomes first Englishman since Lineker to make Barca debut

  07-03-2018 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ex-Arsenal starlet Marcus McGuane became the first Englishman to play forBarcelona since Gary Lineker when he was introduced against Espanyol in the Catalan Super Cup.
  
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• Tottenham vs Juventus LIVE score updates - Champions League last-16

  07-03-2018 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham Hotspur will hope to build on a positive first leg scoreline when they host Juventus at Wembley Stadium in the UEFA Champions League last-16. Follow all the action as it happens.
  
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• Man City vs Basel LIVE score updates - Champions League last-16

  07-03-2018 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having already hammered Basle in the first leg Manchester City will look to complete the job when they host the Swiss side in the Champions League last-16. Follow live here.
  
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• Sergio Ramos officially dirtiest player in Champions League history

  07-03-2018 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergio Ramos has obtained a notorious reputation in football for being a tough-tackling defender who loves a good foul... and now the statistics back it up.
  
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• Arsenal must win the Europa League, insists Arsene Wenger

  07-03-2018 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL IN MILAN: Arsene Wenger on Wednesday night issued a rallying cry to his beleaguered players, calling on his team to save Arsenal's season.
  
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• Serena Williams says her comeback ‘could not have come on a better day’ | Kevin Mitchell

  07-03-2018 20:09
  The American survived a pulmonary embolism giving birth last year and returns to the Tour on International Women’s Day after an absence of more than a yearSerena Williams returns to the full glare of the tennis tour on Thursday – appropriately, on International Women’s Day – more than a year since beating her sister, Venus, in the final of the 2017 Australian Open and six months after surviving a pulmonary embolism giving birth to her first child, Alexis Olympia. It is th
  
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• ‘Nothing fundamentally wrong’ says Alonso as McLaren break down again

  07-03-2018 20:08 via bbc.co.uk
  McLaren's Fernando Alonso insists there is "nothing fundamentally wrong" after the team suffer more problems in F1 testing.
  
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• Apple’s Jade shortens for Mares’ Hurdle after Ricci retires Vroum Vroum Mag

  07-03-2018 20:06
  • She should make a valuable broodmare prospect, says Chambers
  • Gordon Elliott’s runner now 8-13 and last leg of four-timerApple’s Jade, potentially the final leg of a short-priced four-timer on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival, contracted further in the betting for the Mares’ Hurdle on Wednesday following the news Vroum Vroum Mag, the 8-1 fourth-favourite, has been retired after failing to convince Willie Mullins she would do herself justice.Vroum Vroum Mag
  
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• Cycling: Mark Cavendish out as Team Sky & Chris Froome sit third at Tirreno-Adriatico

  07-03-2018 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  Mark Cavendish is out of the Tirreno-Adriatico after another first-stage crash, with Team Sky and Chris Froome third after the opening team time trial.
  
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• Tiger Woods will be inspired by Mickelson's Mexico triumph: Spieth

  07-03-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tiger Woods will be inspired by seeing long-time rival Phil Mickelson get back in the winners' circle, according to three-time major winner Jordan Spieth.
  
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• UCI should investigate Team Sky, says president David Lappartient

  07-03-2018 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  UCI president David Lappartient says cycling's world governing body should investigate whether Team Sky broke anti-doping rules.
  
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• David Ospina replaced Olivier Giroud as Arsenal dressing room DJ

  07-03-2018 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Olivier Giroud's departure from Arsenal to Chelsea may have left them in a spin on the field but off it that hasn't proven the case, according to David Ospina.
  
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• AC Milan stars training ahead of Arsenal's Europa League visit

  07-03-2018 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AC Milan ramped up their preparations to face Arsenal in the Europa League last-16 on Thursday as boss Gennaro Gattuso lead by example in training.
  
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