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• Emma Kearney named AFLW best and fairest but future with Dogs unclear

  27-03-2018 23:59
  North Melbourne are chasing the prolific midfielder
  Chloe Molloy of Collingwood wins rising star awardEmma Kearney had never won a league best and fairest award in eight seasons playing the game, but the Western Bulldogs AFLW star broke through in emphatic style on Tuesday night.
  The premiership midfielder capped a stellar season by taking out the AFLW’s best and fairest award at the W Awards ceremony in Melbourne. Kearney polled three votes in the final round of the season to seal the wom
  
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• The 31 sponsorship deals that made Cristiano Ronaldo the world’s highest paid athlete

  27-03-2018 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo is arguably the most marketable sportsman on the planet with brands lining up to work with the Real Madrid star. He has held 31 sponsorship deals in total.
  
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• Who is on the plane to Russia and whose World Cup dreams are at risk under Gareth Southgate?

  27-03-2018 23:54
  Of the 27-man squad selected for the friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy, who should make the final 23 for the World Cup finals in Russia?
  
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• Who is on the plane to Russia and whose World Cup dreams are at risk? | Dominic Fifield

  27-03-2018 23:54
  Raheem Sterling, Jesse Lingard, Jordan Pickford and Harry Maguire have shone during England’s two friendlies but others failed to impressOf the 27-man squad selected for the friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy, who should make the final 23 for the World Cup finals in Russia? Related: Italy given late VAR penalty after Jamie Vardy scores for quick-witted EnglandContinue reading...
  
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• Tunisia vs Costa Rica: Fans invade pitch and climb goalposts

  27-03-2018 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The win, which was Tunisia's second in the space five days after beating Iran 1-0 on Friday, sparked mass celebrations that went far beyond the stakes of this low-level friendly.
  
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• Spain 6-1 Argentina: Isco hat-trick inspires thrashing

  27-03-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON AT ESTADIO WANA METROPOLITANO: Spain hit Argentina for six with a hat-trick from Isco and goals from Diego Costa Iago Aspas and Thiago
  
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• England 1-1 Italy: Lorenzo Insigne cancels out Jamie Vardy's opener

  27-03-2018 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT WEMBLEY: England had reached ten hours without conceding a goal, but Lorenzo Insigne ensured they would not make it to 11 after beating Jack Butland from the spot.
  
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• Germany 0-1 Brazil: Gabriel Jesus scores only goal to earn Tite's side victory

  27-03-2018 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON AT OLYMPIC STADIUM: Almost four years on and Brazil, at last, have begun to erase the haunting spectre of their most gruesome day.
  
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• Wales star Gareth Bale hit by golf ban in China

  27-03-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ryan Giggs put a block on Gareth Bale and the rest of the Wales squad playing golf in China due to concerns over injury and a desire to maintain complete focus on football, Sportsmail can reveal.
  
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• Gabriel Jesus goal gives Brazil revenge win to end Germany’s unbeaten run

  27-03-2018 23:33
  • Manchester City forward scores the only goal
  • World champions lose for first time in 22 gamesBrazil defeated Germany 1-0 in Berlin to end the world champions’ 22-game unbeaten run and restore some lost pride following the humiliating mismatch between the sides in their previous meeting, when Germany crushed the hosts 7-1 in that freakish World Cup semi-final in Belo Horizonte in 2014.Gabriel Jesus’s first-half header settled the friendly and provided his side with a welc
  
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• Anthony Joshua predicts: 'Joseph Parker will be mine by round nine'

  27-03-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joshua makes no claim to being the new Muhammad Ali, but he does fancy that he is catching up with The Greatest when it comes to predicting the rounds in which he knocks out his opponents.
  
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• Joseph Parker will fade between round eight and nine, says Anthony Joshua

  27-03-2018 23:30
  •WBA and IBF champion prepares for defence in Cardiff
  • If I win this fight, then I’m the best in the world, says ParkerAs the pounds have slipped off Joseph Parker during 11 weeks of hard training in Las Vegas, so the pounds have come in on the WBO champion to spring a huge upset when he faces Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight unification fight in Cardiff on Saturday.But Joshua, who likes a punt himself and made £650 at the weekend when his former opponent Dillian Whyte
  
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• England cricket chiefs quit in protest at chairman Colin Graves to send ECB into panic mode

  27-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: It is understood Surrey's highly-respected chairman Richard Thompson, seen as a future ECB leader, has quit with immediate effect.
  
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• England denied victory against Italy by controversial VAR decision

  27-03-2018 23:26
  England's World Cup preparations continued in encouraging fashion despite the frustration of a video assistant referee ruling allowing Italy to snatch a 1-1 draw at Wembley.
  
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• England 1-1 Italy PLAYER RATINGS: Vardy is a quality back-up for Kane

  27-03-2018 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AT WEMBLEY: England were held by Italy after Lorenzo Insigne netted an 86th-minute penalty, awarded by the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).
  
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• Belgium 4-0 Saudi Arabia: Romelu Lukaku scores twice

  27-03-2018 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW IN BRUSSELS: Romelu Lukaku struck twice as Belgium limbered up for a World Cup date with England by strolling past Saudi Arabia to stretch their unbeaten run.
  
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• Derby County to sue former chief executive Sam Rush for £6.8m

  27-03-2018 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MATT LAWTON AND CHARLES SALE: Details of the astonishing claim against Rush are laid out for the first time in the club’s annual financial report, due out on Wednesday.
  
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• Dele Alli must up his game quickly ahead of World Cup in Russia

  27-03-2018 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON AT WEMBLEY: He might be represented by Beckham’s former publicist and share a commercial agent with Ronaldo but right now Alli is not sitting among the stars.
  
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• Sky Sports presenter Simon Thomas shares snap of son outside Wembley

  27-03-2018 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Simon Thomas has been chronicling his grief over the death of his wife Gemma, 40, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in November before dying three days later.
  
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• Much improved Socceroos hold their own in goalless draw with Colombia

  27-03-2018 23:01
  Colombia 0-0 Australia – as it happenedDanny Vukovic saves penalty in stalemate in LondonBert van Marwijk’s World Cup mission has just got that little bit brighter. Battered by Norway four days ago, now Australia have a credible 0-0 draw with Colombia to their name after an encouraging evening in London. The Van Marwijk Socceroo era is finding its feet.Australia’s intensity, rhythm and structure improved remarkably since the 4-1 reverse in Oslo. The extra sessions under their D
  
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• Lewis Cook wins grandfather £17,000 on England debut from substitutes' bench

  27-03-2018 22:55
  Lewis Cook's England debut against Italy gave his grandfather 17,000 reasons to celebrate as a four-year-old £500 bet paid dividends.
  
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• Switzerland 6-0 Panama: Slick Swiss too much for World Cup debutants

  27-03-2018 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Swiss, using the game as a dress rehearsal for their World Cup group stage match against Costa Rica, scored four times in a 17-minute first half period before adding two more in the second.
  
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• Aidy Boothroyd’s England Under-21s leave it late to overcome Ukraine

  27-03-2018 22:47
  • England Under-21 2-1 Ukraine Under-21
  • Calvert-Lewin 41, Solanke 88 – Shaparenko 83
  Dominic Solanke’s late winner tightened the young England side’s grip on qualification for Euro 2019 thanks to their 2-1 win against Ukraine.The substitute grabbed his goal with only two minutes left and just as it looked like Mykola Shaparenko’s header had rescued a point for the visitors. The Sheffield-born Dominic Calvert-Lewin had scored a first-half opener to help Aidy Bo
  
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• Romelu Lukaku gets Belgium up and running with win against Saudi Arabia

  27-03-2018 22:45
  It is difficult to know what will worry Gareth Southgate most when he sits down to see how Belgium extended their unbeaten run to 16 matches with this thrashing of Saudi Arabia.
  
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• Romelu Lukaku at the double in Belgium’s win against Saudi Arabia

  27-03-2018 22:45
  It is difficult to know what will worry Gareth Southgate most when he sits down to see how Belgium extended their unbeaten run to 16 matches with this thrashing of Saudi Arabia. All that can be said with any certainty is that England will need a smart tactical operation in order to combat Kevin De Bruyne’s vision, Eden Hazard’s jinking runs and Romelu Lukaku’s ruthlessness on 28 June.It was a slick demonstration of Belgium’s attacking brilliance and one that ser
  
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• Lessons to learn as England's Italian job comes undone by VAR penalty decision in World Cup warm-up

  27-03-2018 22:44
  A painful sting in the tail here for England, and one from which lessons will need to be learned.Italy earned their draw at Wembley – Lorenzo Insigne’s controversial penalty three minutes from time saw to that – and on the balance of chances they may even have deserved it.There will be a sense of injustice over that late penalty, awarded after recourse to the Video Assistant Referee after a foul on Federico Chiesa, but in truth it was only the last in a series of lapses by Engl
  
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• Meet 15-year-old Aidan Heslop, Wales' Commonwealth Games cliff diver

  27-03-2018 22:42 via bbc.co.uk
  Cliff-diving 15-year-old Aidan Heslop will be Wales' first Commonwealth diver for 20 years.
  
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• Meet Argentina's forgotten genius who was a world away from modern master Messi

  27-03-2018 22:25
  Guillem Balague explains why Carlovich remains the antithesis of Leo Messi - his fame and the best of his career stayed in Santa Fe and because of this he is adored.
  
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• Wahbi Khazri gives warning to England in Tunisia victory over Costa Rica

  27-03-2018 22:24
  Wahbi Khazri may not have lit up Sunderland during 18 months in the north-east but he served notice of his ability to make an impact against England at the World Cup by delivering a fine performance in Tunisia’s impressive victory against Costa Rica.Khazri scored the game’s only goal and generally revelled in the central striking role that he has recently been assigned by his country’s manager, Nabil Maâloul. A midfielder for most of his career, Khazri has flourished as a
  
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• Matt Phillips goal gives Scotland morale-boosting win over Hungary

  27-03-2018 22:10
  Matt Phillips kick-started Alex McLeish’s second Scotland reign as his first international goal sealed a 1-0 friendly victory over Hungary. The West Brom winger converted Ryan Fraser’s low cross in the 48th minute as he grew into his centre-forward role in McLeish’s second game in charge.Charlie Mulgrew also had a penalty saved as Scotland produced an encouraging performance in Budapest, although Allan McGregor was called on to make several good stops for the visitors. The Celt
  
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• Matt Phillips opens Scotland account as Alex McLeish claims first win of second reign

  27-03-2018 22:06
  Matt Phillips kick-started Alex McLeish's second Scotland reign as his first international goal sealed a 1-0 friendly victory over Hungary.
  
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• England vs Italy LIVE score updates for international friendly

  27-03-2018 21:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England welcome Italy to Wembley in one of their final international friendlies before the World Cup this summer. Gareth Southgate wants a good look at different options in his squad.
  
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• Germany vs Brazil LIVE score plus Spain vs Argentina and rest

  27-03-2018 21:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  France will get their first taste of playing in Russia as they take on the 2018 World Cup hosts in Saint Petersburg on Tuesday evening. Join TOM FARMERY for all the action as it happens.
  
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• West Ham to use security banner in Southampton clash to protect under-threat owners

  27-03-2018 21:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Reports have suggested Sullivan and Gold intend to be at the match, a crucial one in West Ham's battle against relegation, and the barrier will stop supporters getting too close to the directors' box.
  
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• Aston Villa star's brother-in-law took brand new Ferrari for a spin

  27-03-2018 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Aston Villa striker was not going to be at his home in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, so it was arranged that his wife's brother, Michael O'Donnell, would be there to 'take receipt' of it.
  
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• Cricket Australia cannot fix problems with Darren Lehmann in charge

  27-03-2018 21:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN: What a cop-out. What a disappointment. So the coach did not know his captain and his deputy were hatching a plan to cheat? How about the bowlers?
  
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• England U21 2-1 Ukraine U21: Dominic Solanke scores late winner

  27-03-2018 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT BRAMALL LANE: So the sequence continues but not without a scare. England’s Under-21s HAD won 29 consecutive home games prior to Ukraine’s visit.
  
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• Cricket Australia confirm coach Darren Lehmann will remain in charge

  27-03-2018 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australia head coach Darren Lehmann will remain in charge after initial findings of an investigation concluded he had no prior knowledge of the ball-tampering plot.
  
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• Billy Monger set for return to the grid in British F3 opener

  27-03-2018 21:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Double amputee Billy Monger is set to make a return to competitive racing in the BRDC British Formula Three Championship at Oulton Park.
  
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• Cricket Australia showed little more than the slick confessionals of Sharapova and Woods

  27-03-2018 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Significant sanctions to follow. There will need to be. What Cricket Australia delivered was an exercise in polished damage limitation.
  
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• Anthony Joshua tells Tyson Fury to sign for Matchroom Boxing in order to start fight discussions

  27-03-2018 21:20
  Anthony Joshua has claimed that Tyson Fury should join him by signing for Matchroom Boxing - in order to get a mega fight between the pair sorted as quickly and smoothly as possible.
  
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• American Fabiano Caruana to play for world chess title after candidates win

  27-03-2018 21:19
  Miami-born, Brooklyn-raised Caruana wins candidates in BerlinCaruana, 25, will face Magnus Carlsen for world title in NovemberNo American has held world championship since Fischer in 1972The American grandmaster Fabiano Caruana will challenge for Magnus Carlsen’s world chess championship in London this fall after winning the candidates tournament in Tuesday’s final round of competition in Berlin.No player born in the United States has won or even competed for a world championship sin
  
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• Zola thinks Chelsea have problems under Conte but hopes Italian dodges the bullet

  27-03-2018 21:12
  A former favourite at Stamford Bridge believes the Italian remains the right man for the club and should be offered assurances on his future
  
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• Cricket Australia press conference FULL TRANSCRIPT

  27-03-2018 21:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CA chief executive James Sutherland said that knowledge of Cameron Bancroft's attempt to manipulate the ball with sticky tape against South Africa in Cape Town was limited to three players.
  
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• Russia 1-3 France: Paul Pogba puts Manchester United troubles behind him with brilliant free-kick

  27-03-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mbappe and Pogba struck either side of half-time to put France in control and although Fyodor Smolov pulled one back, Mbappe's late second ensured a deserved win for the visitors.
  
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• Exclusive: Manchester United make Pogba transfer decision with Mourinho working on a plan for midfielder

  27-03-2018 20:35
  Jose Mourinho's relationship with Paul Pogba has come under scrutiny and Manchester United are looking to sort out the midfielder's position at the club.
  
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• How England's James Tarkowski got here and where he could go next

  27-03-2018 20:22
  Two days before joining up with Gareth Southgate’s England squad for the first time, James Tarkowski returned to where his career began - less than a quarter of an hour’s drive from his family home - Oldham Athletic’s Boundary Park.
  
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• Wales defender Chris Gunter excited about having Ryan Giggs in charge

  27-03-2018 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chris Gunter believes the Wales squad will benefit from getting to know new manager Ryan Giggs over the last week at the China Cup in such a tight squad-bonding environment.
  
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• Andrew Thornton pays tribute to former Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Cool Dawn

  27-03-2018 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cool Dawn was a prolific winner in the point-to-point and hunter chase spheres before joining Alner where he realised his potential which he had shown when second in the 1996 Cheltenham Foxhunter.
  
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• Cricket Australia sends Smith, Warner and Bancroft home as Lehmann stays

  27-03-2018 19:41
  • The three main players in the ball-tampering affair are sent home
  • Decisions on sanctions for them are due in the next 24 hoursDarren Lehmann will remain as Australia head coach after the investigation into ball-tampering during the recent Cape Town Test concluded that just three players from the entire set-up were involved.Steve Smith, the Australia captain, his deputy David Warner and batsman Cameron Bancroft have all been sent home in disgrace and told to expect “significan
  
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