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• Blackpool U18 2-2 Arsenal U18: FA Youth Cup semi first leg drawn

  20-03-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blackpool twice came from behind at Bloomfield Road to snatch a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their FA Youth Cup semi-final against Arsenal, the visitors also missing a penalty in the second half.
  
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• Arsenal ace Bellerin's maverick fashion sense raises eyebrows

  20-03-2018 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Another day, another fashion statement by Hector Bellerin, the Premier League's most maverick dresser. Bellerin has developed a taste for expensive and outlandish outfits.
  
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• What Man United legend Sir Alex Ferguson did next

  20-03-2018 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT: A random encounter with Ferguson in the foothills of France's Massif Central revealed how life had changed for the man approaching the fifth anniversary of his retirement.
  
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• James Tarkowski only saw playing for England despite Polish roots

  20-03-2018 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Had things worked out differently for James Tarkowski he might have been heading to the World Cup with Poland, but the Burnley defender insists he feels as English as bangers and mash.
  
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• England players get suited and booted in their World Cup suits

  20-03-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gareth Southgate’s men took time out of their training schedule ahead of the forthcoming friendlies against Holland and Italy to try on their tailor-made Marks and Spencer Alfred Brown three-piece suits.
  
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• James Tarkowski has England pedigree as a ball-playing centre-half | Jacob Steinberg

  20-03-2018 23:45
  The Burnley player called up by Gareth Southgate says his reputation as an old-fashioned English defender is unfairThe general view of Burnley as a long-ball outfit meant that the logic behind Gareth Southgate’s decision to hand James Tarkowski a first England call-up last week was not immediately obvious. After all, what hope could there ever be for an unheralded defender from one of the Premier League’s more direct teams when Southgate has cast Manchester United’s Chris Small
  
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• James Tarkowski has England pedigree as a ball-playing centre-half

  20-03-2018 23:45
  James Tarkowski, Kieran Trippier, Marcus Rashford and Dele Alli make their presence felt during an England training session.The general view of Burnley as a long-ball outfit meant that the logic behind Gareth Southgate’s decision to hand James Tarkowski a first England call-up last week was not immediately obvious.After all, what hope could there ever be for an unheralded defender from one of the Premier League’s more direct teams when Southgate has cast Manchester United’s Chr
  
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• Nick Pope did the rounds as a milkman before he joined cream of crop

  20-03-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 25-year-old Burnley keeper, called up to the squad for the first time for the friendlies with Holland and Italy, revealed that he worked as a milkman while desperately trying to make the grade as a footballer.
  
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• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang pays heartfelt tribute to late grandmother

  20-03-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal's star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has shared an emotional message on his Instagram profile after the death of his grandmother.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Wednesday, March 21

  20-03-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Wednesday's meetings at Southwell, Haydock, Chepstow and Kempton.
  
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• Minella Rocco raring to go for Randox Health Grand National

  20-03-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The JP McManus-owned horse will carry top weight of 11st 10lb at Aintree on April 14 following the latest forfeit stage; 73 horses remain, with 17 of the first 40 in the weights trained in Ireland.
  
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• F1 assailed on two fronts by new halo safety device crisis

  20-03-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The spectre of a breakaway championship has gained groundhere with Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claiming that it is a 'realistic' possibility.
  
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• Reborn Rory McIlroy is ready for the Masters in Augusta

  20-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Two glasses of wine and a dollop of ice cream was all Rory McIlroy could manage by way of celebration following his stirring victory in the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday.
  
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• Kane Williamson v Joe Root: The battle that could decide the series

  20-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: There are lots of similarities between Joe Root and Kane Williamson: captains of their countries, the best batsmen in their teams, a pair of 27-year-olds yet to hit their career peaks.
  
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• Football Yearbook shelved as Sky end support for revered almanac

  20-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Football's bible — known in its heyday as the Rothmans — is set to cease publication after 48 years following the loss of its key backer.
  
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• Eric Dier to be used in England back three as Gareth Southgate prepares to try out World Cup master plan

  20-03-2018 23:30
  Gareth Southgate is hoping to road test his World Cup master plan by looking at Eric Dier in England’s back three during the friendlies against Holland and Italy.
  
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• Ben Stokes is back and ready to help England banish Ashes nightmare

  20-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN AUCKLAND: There is one huge difference in the England Test side who will take to Eden Park attempting to improve a woeful away record. Quite imply, the big man is back.
  
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• Nick Pope’s England ambitions fuelled by non-league and milk round

  20-03-2018 23:29
  The Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope takes part in an England training session at St George’s Park in preparation for Friday’s friendly against the Netherlands.Nick Pope has embraced the challenge of establishing himself within the England set-up after completing a remarkable rise from part-time work as a milkman and games in the seventh tier of non-league football to the senior national squad within eight years.The Burnley goalkeeper had been released by Ipswich Town at 16 and, having t
  
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• Joe Root out to forget Ashes with different stamp on New Zealand trip | Vic Marks

  20-03-2018 23:18
  Captain is desperate to salvage something from a tour tainted by the Australia defeat by making England more flexibleEngland’s longest tour for more than half a century enters its final phase in Auckland on Thursday afternoon. Admittedly all the players have flitted back home at some point to reunite with their families, a luxury not permitted Ted Dexter and his team on the 1962-63 tour of the antipodes. But there may be some tired minds, if not limbs, among those English cricketers who pl
  
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• Cricket: Joe Root out to forget Ashes with different stamp on New Zealand trip

  20-03-2018 23:18
  England’s longest tour for more than half a century enters its final phase in Auckland on Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Billy Vunipola could miss Saracens' Champions Cup quarter-final

  20-03-2018 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Billy Vunipola could miss Saracens' Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster after director of rugby Mark McCall revealed his fitness remains shrouded in doubt.
  
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• George North punished for missing Northampton Saints training

  20-03-2018 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail understands the giant wing will now not leave Franklin's before his contract expires at the end of the season unless one of the Welsh regions swoops in the next couple of weeks.
  
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• Man City midfielder Yaya Toure yet to report for Ivory Coast duty

  20-03-2018 22:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Manchester City midfielder was recalled by Ivory Coast for their upcoming friendlies against Togo and Moldova in France, on March 24 and 27 respectively, after a three-year absence.
  
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• Forget Floyd Mayweather! It’s time for a fans takeover at Newcastle United

  20-03-2018 22:53
  Newcastle, after over a decade of turbulence, needs stability and they need an owner who understands the club and its fanbase.
  
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• Paul Casey not concerned by security in Austin despite bombings

  20-03-2018 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  US authorities are also investigating whether a parcel bomb that exploded at a FedEx depot on Tuesday is connected to a suspected serial bomber. The incident occurred 65 miles south of Austin.
  
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• US Open champion Brooks Koepka out of Masters due to wrist injury 

  20-03-2018 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Koepka has not played since finishing last in the Sentry Tournament of Champions in the first week of January, after which he was diagnosed with a partially torn tendon in his left wrist.
  
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• Mino Raiola livid after Mario Balotelli is left out of Italy squad

  20-03-2018 22:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mario Balotelli's agent Mino Raiola has been left livid after the striker was left out of the latest Italy squad despite his recent fine form. Balotelli has scored 22 goals in 31 appearances.
  
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• 2018 Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race: BBC TV & online coverage times

  20-03-2018 21:51 via bbc.co.uk
  Details of BBC Sport's live TV and online coverage of the 2018 Boat Race between Oxford University and Cambridge University on the River Thames.
  
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• West Ham's London Stadium in line to host two MLB games

  20-03-2018 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham's London Stadium is in line to host two Major League Baseball games between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in June 2019. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is keen on the idea.
  
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• Ryan Bertrand out of England squad to face Holland and Italy

  20-03-2018 21:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southampton left back Ryan Bertrand has been ruled out of England's squad to face Holland and Italy. The 19-cap international was due to compete with Danny Rose and Ashley for a start.
  
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• Harriet Tucker: ‘Cheltenham Festival winner was a childhood dream’

  20-03-2018 21:09
  After almost leaving Paul Nicholls’s yard last summer, victory aboard Pacha Du Polder is a dream come true – despite a dislocated shoulderThe least likely triumph of last week’s Cheltenham Festival belonged to Harriet Tucker, an unknown with one previous ride as a licensed jockey, whose shoulder popped out of its socket when she was trying to ride a finish. She won the Foxhunter Chase on Pacha Du Polder, a 25-1 shot despite having won the same race last year, a horse supposedly
  
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• Rory McIlroy says Bay Hill ‘validation’ has filled him with Masters optimism

  20-03-2018 21:05
  • Masters is the one major still to elude the Northern Irishman
  • ‘I feel like I’ve crossed that line that I needed to’Rory McIlroy has admitted Sunday’s long-awaited victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational supplied the “validation” he can draw upon ahead of another Masters tilt. McIlroy, who returns to action at the WGC Match Play on Wednesday, closed with a stunning 64 to prevail at Bay Hill. The success was timely; the Northern Irishman’s
  
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• Peter Horne knows Ireland error cost Scots shot at Six Nations title

  20-03-2018 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Scotland are three points up against Ireland in a game billed as make-or-break for their Six Nations title chances. There are 21 minutes gone in Dublin and they are on the attack.
  
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• Ashley Young: Man Utd team-mate Luke Shaw can be 'one of the best'

  20-03-2018 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old left-back has endured his fair share of ups and downs since joining from Southampton in 2014, fresh from becoming the youngest player to feature at the World Cup in Brazil.
  
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• Liam Kelly has ignored Ireland call up, reveals Martin O'Neill

  20-03-2018 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE IN ANTALYA: The 22-year-old has scored six times for the Royals this season and boss Jaap Stam has likened him to Barcelona and Spain playmaker Andres Iniesta.
  
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• Gareth Bale reveals why he built a golf course in his back garden

  20-03-2018 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gareth Bale has revealed it was a lifelong dream of his to build a mini golf course in his back garden. Bale took his love for golf to the next level last year when he redeveloped part of his private estate in Wales.
  
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• PSG star Kylian Mbappe jokes as French stars train ahead of Colombia

  20-03-2018 20:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe was more than happy to joke around with his French team-mates during Tuesday's training session.
  
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• England players get fitted for official World Cup suits and new kits

  20-03-2018 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If you are going to represent your country in a World Cup, you have to look the part. That is the thinking of the England men's football team, who were measured up for new outfits on Tuesday.
  
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• The Russia World Cup has to save international football from crisis | Barney Ronay

  20-03-2018 19:35
  Before this set of friendlies, we can focus on Russia 2018 contenders, dark horses – and England – but also the desperate need for a successful tournamentAs the friendly international spring break descends upon the season like a dose of Sunday afternoon blues, it has become a reflex response among those watching to sigh a little, to count the days, to see this severance from the teat of club football excitement as a draught of cold water, another unwelcome interruption from the dying
  
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• Rugby: Five questions for England and Eddie Jones to answer after Six Nations disappointment

  20-03-2018 19:10
  With England slumping to their worst Six Nations finish in 31 years, Eddie Jones is facing questions that have not cropped up since he replaced Stuart Lancaster.
  
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• Women's Champions League: Chelsea and Manchester City bid to make history

  20-03-2018 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Preview of Wednesday's Women's Champions League quarter-finals involving Chelsea Ladies and Manchester City Women.
  
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• Who could leave Liverpool in Jurgen Klopp's third summer transfer window?

  20-03-2018 18:56
  Emre Can is one of the most likely Liverpool departures this summer - but he's not the only one who could be heading out the door.
  
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• Nick Pope eyeing starting spot for England at World Cup

  20-03-2018 18:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nick Pope admits he had to pinch himself after earning his first England call-up but the Burnley goalkeeper is eyeing a starting place at this summer's World Cup.
  
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• Alisson's agent reveals they've had no contact from Liverpool

  20-03-2018 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alisson's agent insists his client is happy playing for Roma and has denied that the club have received any approach from Liverpool. The Brazilian has impressed in the Italian capital this season.
  
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• Liverpool legend Jerzy Dudek enjoys bizarre breakfast in Spain

  20-03-2018 18:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 44-year-old, whose heroics in goal helped Liverpool lift the Champions League trophyin 2005, enjoyed the weirdest of meals to start his day.
  
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• Barcelona's Lionel Messi opens up about childhood hormone injections

  20-03-2018 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone disorder, otherwise known as idiopathic short stature, which resulted in him having to inject his own legs every night.
  
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• Lionel Messi lands in Manchester as Argentina train at the Etihad

  20-03-2018 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi has landed in Manchester ahead of Argentina's showdown friendly against Italy on Friday. Messi touched down at Manchester Airport on Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Valverde Takes Over Catalunya Race Lead

  20-03-2018 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Alejandro Valverde ofMovistar has won the second stage of the Volta a Catalunya..
  
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• England stars plant trees in memory of 14 First World War players

  20-03-2018 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ashley Young and Joe Hart took time out as they helped plant trees in remembrance of 14 England internationals who served in the First World War.
  
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• Lionel Messi admits sweets and fizzy drinks helped to cause fitness problems

  20-03-2018 17:48
  Lionel Messi has admitted that improving his diet has helped him to up his game even further in recent seasons.
  
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