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• European Champions Cup quarter-final guide: Simon Zebo returns for Munster

  30-03-2018 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The battle for a place in the European Champions Cup semi-finals will continue over Easter weekend as some of the biggest names in European rugby meet.
  
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• Pep Guardiola tells Manchester City to sign Raheem Sterling

  30-03-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guaridola has urged Manchester City to tie Raheem Sterling down to a new long-term contract. Sterling is enjoying his best ever season and looks set to be an integral figure at the World Cup.
  
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• Pep Guardiola reveals Manchester City's team doctor will hold talks with stars over snus

  30-03-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez have led the Premier League’s response to Sportsmail’s investigation into the use of snus within the game.
  
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• Sam Allardyce unconcerned by speculation about his future as Everton manager 

  30-03-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Allardyce insists he has no insecurities about his future as Everton manager and believes an upturn in results has released the pressure on his position.
  
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• Toby Alderweireld’s World Cup worries will not influence Tottenham selections

  30-03-2018 23:39
  • ‘I can’t be kind with every national manager,’ says Pochettino
  • Fit-again Spurs defender unlikely to return at Chelsea on SundayMauricio Pochettino will not change his defensive system to accommodate the fit-again Toby Alderweireld and has made it plain the centre-half is behind Jan Vertonghen and Davinson Sánchez in the Tottenham pecking order.Alderweireld has endured a torrid five-months, during which he has had hamstring problems and made only two appeara
  
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• Arsenal concerned Jack Wilshere will never overcome injury issues as contract standoff continues

  30-03-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal fear Jack Wilshere will never overcome his injury issues with the 26-year-old’s fitness behind his ongoing contract stand-off with the club.
  
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• Antonio Conte full of praise for Mauricio Pochettino as he defends Tottenham boss' lack of success

  30-03-2018 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Before becoming the manager of Chelsea, Antonio Conte asked Mauricio Pochettino if he could visit Tottenham’s training ground to observe how he works.
  
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• Jose Mourinho tells reporters to ask Paul Pogba why he is struggling

  30-03-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The club's £89million record signing has been below-par since returning from a serious hamstring injury in November following more than two months out of action.
  
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• Ian Poulter keeps his Masters dream alive after stunning round at Houston Open

  30-03-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON IN HOUSTON: Ian Poulter simply refuses to give up on his Masters dream. Needing to win the Houston Open to claim the last spot to Augusta, he rose up the leaderboard.
  
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• England debutant Jack Leach is a rare species - he bats, bowls and fields in glasses

  30-03-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Somerset’s left-arm spinner Jack Leach, who is making his England debut in the second Test against New Zealand, is a rare species. He bats, bowls and fields in his glasses.
  
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• West Ham boss David Moyes insists stars won't sign for club if fans can't behave

  30-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham host Southampton on Saturday — their first game since the ugly scenes on and off the pitch during the 3-0 defeat by Burnley three weeks ago.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, March 31 

  30-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Haydock and Musselburgh.
  
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• Man Utd and Real Madrid target Alderweireld heading for Spurs exit

  30-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid are all keen on the Belgian, who is not willing to sign a new contract, and Spurs are understood to be willing to accept£50m for him.
  
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• James Collins calls on West Ham to pull together: 'We can't play in fear of a pitch invasion'

  30-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMES COLLINS -EXCLUSIVE BY IAN HERBERT: There’s an assumption from many Premier League players that you must know who they are. Not the case with West Ham's James Collins.
  
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• Concern as Arsenal harvest fans' data by running online survey

  30-03-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Arsenal’s deal with KonnecTo has caused some comment at a time when data harvesting and online security of private information are hot topics.
  
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• ‘Bad guy trying to be good’ Anthony Joshua has to attack Joseph Parker | Kevin Mitchell

  30-03-2018 23:30
  Rock-chinned New Zealander will represent a formidable foe when Anthony Joshua attempts to add a third world title to his collection in Saturday’s heavyweight showdown in CardiffWhen Anthony Joshua said he wanted to clean up the heavyweight division, he surely did not intend to be mistaken for the Dalai Lama. Yet, in the months, weeks and days leading up to Friday’s weigh-in at Cardiff, prayer meetings have generated more friction than that between the world champion and his well-man
  
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• Arsenal not prepared to break the bank to keep Jack Wilshere on new contract

  30-03-2018 23:30
  • Midfielder may reject £80,000-a-week, ‘take-it-or-leave-it’ offer• Club sanguine about chances of player leaving in summerArsenal fear Jack Wilshere will reject their offer of a new contract and leave on a free transfer in the summer. Arsène Wenger has previously suggested the club have made him a take-it-or-leave-it offer and, at the moment, it looks as though the midfielder will do the latter. Everton, West Ham and Juventus have been linked with a move for
  
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• Antonio Conte says Tottenham are improving quicker than Chelsea

  30-03-2018 23:30
  • Italian believes Spurs ‘are ahead of us in terms of development’• Thibaut Courtois is a fitness doubt for Sunday’s London derbyAntonio Conte believes Tottenham Hotspur are ahead of Chelsea in their development even though the Stamford Bridge club denied their London rivals in the race for last season’s title.The champions go into Sunday’s derby five points behind Tottenham with both clubs left targeting a top-four finish and the FA Cup from the run-in to
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic reveals he nearly joined LA Galaxy two years ago before Manchester United

  30-03-2018 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed he was close to moving to Los Angeles Galaxy before he joined Manchester United as he insisted it was his destiny to play for the California-based MLS outfit.
  
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• New Zealand vs England, second Test day two LIVE scorecard

  30-03-2018 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jonny Bairstow will return to the crease looking to complete his century after England began the second Test of their series against New Zealand in far better form than the first. Follow all the latest here...
  
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• Derby 1-4 Sunderland: Shock win lifts Black Cats off the bottom

  30-03-2018 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JANINE SELF AT PRIDE PARK: Ashley Fletcher may look back on a windy, sodden night in Derby as the overdue turning point in his season. Relegation-threatened Sunderland could say the same.
  
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• Tiger Woods targets Masters title and claims to be a ‘walking miracle’

  30-03-2018 22:18
  • Former world No 1 will be at Augusta for the first time since 2015
  • Woods says back surgery has given him a ‘second chance on life’Tiger Woods described himself “a walking miracle” as he prepared to return to major championship action at the Masters. Next week will mark the former world No 1’s first appearance at Augusta National since 2015.Wood has suffered persistent back troubles, which culminated recently in fusion surgery. “I got a secon
  
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• St Helens end nine-year wait for Good Friday win over Wigan

  30-03-2018 22:13
  • St Helens 21-18 Wigan
  • Saints open up a four-point gap at Super League summitIt is impossible to argue Justin Holbrook has not overseen a remarkable transformation at St Helens in little over a year in charge but you felt there was still one niggling itch left for the Australian to scratch.For eight consecutive Good Friday meetings between rugby league’s biggest rivals, Wigan have held the balance of power over the Saints, winning on every occasion. While St Helens have led th
  
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• Reading 1-0 QPR: Vito Mannone saves late penalty

  30-03-2018 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATTHEW SMITH AT THE MADEJSKI STADIUM: Paul Clement earned an invaluable victory in his first game in charge of Reading with Sone Aluko's wonder goal enough to beat QPR.
  
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• David de Gea, Alexis Sanchez and Manchester United team-mates arrive at Lowry Hotel

  30-03-2018 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David de Gea, Alexis Sanchez and Paul Pogba were among the stars pictured rocking up to the five-star hotel while Manchester United supporters waited outside to greet them.
  
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• Zlatan Ibrahimovic trains with LA Galaxy for the first time as he is welcomed with slaps

  30-03-2018 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Zlatan Ibrahimovic was given a warm welcome to life at Los Angeles Galaxy as his team-mates dished out a slapping initiation to the striker. Ibrahimovic trained in the California sunshine on Friday.
  
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• Anthony Joshua v Joseph Parker weigh-in watched by 4,000 people in Cardiff

  30-03-2018 21:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker weigh at Cardiff's Motorpoint Arena on the eve of Saturday's unification bout at the Principality Stadium.
  
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• Neymar back in three weeks, Emery confirms

  30-03-2018 20:59
  Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery believes it will only be two or three weeks before Brazil star Neymar is ready to return to France.
  
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• Middlesbrough 1-2 Wolves: Helder Costa and Ivan Cavaleiro strike as visitors are reduced to nine men

  30-03-2018 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT THE RIVERSIDE STADIUM: Even with nine men Wolves made it look easy and that is why they will be celebrating Premier League come the end of the month.
  
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• Nine-man Wolves beat Middlesbrough to stay six points clear at top

  30-03-2018 20:35
  Rúben Neves and Matt Doherty were sent off as Wolves lost their tempers on Teesside but even the reduction to nine men failed to prevent Nuno Espírito Santo’s side from extending an apparently unassailable lead at the top of the Championship.While three wins would guarantee Wolves promotion, Tony Pulis’s Middlesbrough cling to sixth place on goal difference. If they are to reach, let alone win, the play-offs, a team increasingly built around the attacking talents of Ada
  
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• Norwich 0-2 Fulham: Stefan Johansen and Tom Cairney strike for visitors

  30-03-2018 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TOM FARMERY AT CARROW ROAD: It is a performance such as this that makes you believe that even in the play-offs Fulham appear strong contenders to return to the Premier League.
  
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• Lionel Messi’s supercharged genius the ideal antidote to grey World Cup | Barney Ronay

  30-03-2018 20:08
  Argentina may look in a sorry state but their No 10 could offer something redemptive, a happy ending of sorts, a way of making Russia’s World Cup beautifulI see a bad moon rising: I see trouble on the way. Or if not quite trouble, then some interesting times this summer for the poor old beleaguered World Cup; and indeed for Lionel Messi in what is surely a last realistic shot at the ultimate prize for the most exhilarating footballer of the modern age.Argentina’s travelling fans are
  
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• St Helens 21-18 Wigan: Regan Grace snatches win for hosts with late try

  30-03-2018 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Meninga, still revered from his one-season stint with the club 33 years ago, shouted 'Go Saints' when he was introduced to the capacity crowd of 17,980 before kick-off at the Totally Wicked Stadium.
  
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• Commonwealth Games: Swimming legend Foster backing Peaty to continue domination

  30-03-2018 19:48
  Six-time British world champion Mark Foster is convinced English swimming prodigy Adam Peaty has ‘got the lot’ and is expecting the young swimmer to bring home gold from the 2018 Commonwealth Games.Olympic champion Peaty will be competing at the Commonwealths on Australia’s Gold Coast, starting next week, alongside 392 teammates from Team England.Peaty, 23, is also the current world, European, British and Commonwealth champion in the 100m breaststroke, as well as the world reco
  
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• League One round-up: Wigan return to top while Shrewsbury drop points

  30-03-2018 19:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wigan are back in pole position in the Sky Bet League One title race after cruising to 3-0 home win against Oldham. The Latics had dropped to third place after Blackburn beat Bradford.
  
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• Leeds 2-1 Bolton: Caleb Ekuban and Paolo Hernandez strikes end winless run

  30-03-2018 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GEORGE CLARKE AT ELLAND ROAD: The Leeds fans always sing 'Marching On Together' loudly and proudly. Whatever the result, whatever the weather,
  
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• PETER CROUCH COLUMN: Mo Salah is my player of the year

  30-03-2018 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETER CROUCH: For me, it’s Mo. That’s the only way to say it. This week footballers up and down the country have been casting their votes for the PFA awards and my star is Mo Salah.
  
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• Barcelona sweating on Messi's fitness ahead of Sevilla trip

  30-03-2018 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi remains an injury doubt as La Liga leaders Barcelona bid to take a another big step towards a possible treble with victory at Sevilla on Saturday.
  
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• Ronaldo or bust? 'Nervous' sculptor gets another go

  30-03-2018 19:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Emanuel Santos creates a second statue one year on to silence critics who ridiculed his work.
  
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• South Africa fans mock Australia with banners as Aussies dig deep in fourth test

  30-03-2018 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australia's new-look team produced a late rally on the opening day of the fourth Test against South Africa, as they made their return to the field for the first time since the ball-tampering scandal.
  
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• LEAGUE TWO ROUND-UP: Accrington Stanley move closer to promotion

  30-03-2018 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Accrington Stanley took a major step towards League Two promotion with a 1-0 victory at Mansfield on a Good Friday where none of the other sides in the top six won.
  
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• Championship round-up: Millwall maintain play-off push

  30-03-2018 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cardiff closed to within three points of Sky Bet Championship pacesetters Wolves after beating relegation-battlers Burton 3-1 on Good Friday to extend their winning run to eight games.
  
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• Cardiff 3-1 Burton: Kenneth Zohore, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Callum Paterson score for hosts

  30-03-2018 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RALPH ELLIS AT CARDIFF CITY STADIUM: Not even veteran Neil Warnock can remember Cardiff’s run of nine league victories in a row – it happened in December of 1946.
  
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• Alexis Sanchez gets parking ticket while out with girlfriend Mayte Rodriguez

  30-03-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alexis Sanchez has clearly struggled to adapt to life at Manchester United and it appears the struggling Chilean forward hasn't quite grasped the parking laws in his new area either.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp talks up value of team-work as Liverpool embark on crucial few weeks

  30-03-2018 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes there is no room for individual stars in his squad and insists team-work is a vital component of success as he prepares for a crucial few weeks.
  
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• Chicago Blackhawks play 36-year-old accountant as emergency goalie

  30-03-2018 18:45
  Scott Foster stopped all seven shots he faced in Blackhawks winFoster, 36, stepped in for pro debut due to series of injuriesScott Foster thought it was going to be just another night. Then the 36-year-old accountant signed a contract, put on his goaltender gear and waited in Chicago’s locker room. Then he got into the game.Then it was his night. Continue reading...
  
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• Norwich 0-2 Fulham: 

  30-03-2018 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TOM FARMERY AT CARROW ROAD: It is a performance such as this that makes you believe that even in the play-offs Fulham appear strong contenders to return to the Premier League.
  
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• Mohamed Salah ready to beat English football record that has stood since 1888

  30-03-2018 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mo Salah's tally of 28 goals is currently equal to, or better than, five Premier League teams with Brighton (28), Burnley (27), Swansea (25), Huddersfield (25) and West Brom (24) behind.
  
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• Metropolitan Police launch appeal for identities of 15 West Ham fans

  30-03-2018 17:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police have called on the public to help them identify 15 individuals they wish to speak to in connection with ugly scenes that marred West Ham's defeat to Burnley on March 10.
  
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• Bath 11-28 Exeter: Jack Innard inspires Anglo-Welsh Cup win

  30-03-2018 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hooker Jack Innard scored two tries as Exeter regained the Anglo-Welsh Cup with a convincing 28-11 win in the final at Kingsholm. This was the fourth final the Chiefs had contested in a row.
  
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