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• Essex’s Jamie Porter: ‘Vernon Philander is unreal ... I can be more successful’

  12-04-2018 23:56
  The effervescent Essex seamer Jamie Porter has just been named one of Wisden’s five cricketers of the year. Not that he was lacking in confidence before that...“We are only looking at one thing and that is how we win the Championship again,” says Jamie Porter, the effervescent Essex seamer whose side begin their title defence on Friday at the construction site that is Headingley. Freshly crowned one of Wisden’s five cricketers of the year, Porter is in no mood to countena
  
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• Arsenal were on the ropes against CSKA, admits Wenger

  12-04-2018 23:56
  Arsenal drew 2-2 with CSKA Moscow on Thursday to progress 6-3 on aggregate, but Arsene Wenger was worried when they were 2-0 down.
  
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• Ruben Loftus-Cheek will make England World Cup squad if Crystal Palace midfielder stays injury-free

  12-04-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southgate wants the young midfielder on the plane to Russia and was hugely encouraged to see him make his first start for Palace since December against Bournemouth last weekend.
  
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• Arsenal 'lacked purpose' against CSKA Moscow, says Martin Keown

  12-04-2018 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  They fought back to draw 2-2 on the night and progress 6-3 on aggregate, but Sportsmail columnist Keown criticised Arsenal for a lack of purpose and cohesiveness.
  
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• Sporting Lisbon 1-0 Atletico Madrid (agg 1-2): Diego Simeone's side advance to semi-finals

  12-04-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid are through to the semi finals of the Europa League despite suffering a 1-0 defeat by Sporting Lisbon. 
  
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• Agent of England and Saracens star Maro Itoje banned for two years

  12-04-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The agent of England star Maro Itoje was banned for two years on Wednesday night after he placed more than 1,400 bets on rugby matches - a clear breach of the sport's regulations.
  
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• Rugby League: Seven-try Hull FC beat injury-hit Widnes

  12-04-2018 23:37
  Hull FC scored seven tries to beat a struggling Widnes Vikings side missing nine players due to injury
  
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• Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino admits Harry Kane is hurt by taunts over goal he 'stole'

  12-04-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The England striker did not expect such a reaction to his claim he got a touch to Christian Eriksen’s cross for the winner against Stoke during their Premier League clash last Saturday.
  
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• Test places are up for grabs as County Championship starts

  12-04-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was not so long ago that the start of a new County Championship season felt like a quaint sideshow. The England team was a closed shop — to place yourself in the window seemed futile.
  
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• Tyson Fury claims Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will be 'easy fights'

  12-04-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having signed Fury to a new multi-fight contract Warren outlined a four-fight strategy for the Gypsy King to reclaim his heavyweight throne, starting with comeback in Manchester on June 9.
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson is still raking in the cash even in retirement

  12-04-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Sir Alex Ferguson's earning power shows no sign of weakening even though he retired as manager of Manchester United five years ago.
  
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• Mo Salah will not be sold, insists Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp

  12-04-2018 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Should Salah score against Bournemouth on Saturday, he will become the first Liverpool player since Ian Rush in 1987 - and only the third of all time - to register 40 goals in a season.
  
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• Harry Kane will learn from his mauling on social media, says Pochettino

  12-04-2018 23:29
  • Goal award attracted comment from Golden Boot rival Mo Salah
  • Fans of other clubs will have killed him, Spurs manager addsMauricio Pochettino believes Harry Kane will “learn a lot” from the controversy over Tottenham’s second goal against Stoke last Saturday. Spurs chose to appeal a decision to award the goal to Christian Eriksen, after Kane claimed the Dane’s free-kick touched his shoulder on the way into the net.The Premier League goals accreditation panel
  
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• Tennis: Injured Mladenovic retires in Lugano

  12-04-2018 23:22
  Tamara Korpatsch got past top-20 opponent for the first time in her career when Kristina Mladenovic withdrew due to injury.
  
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• Nicky Henderson has big plans for Might Bite after Aintree victory

  12-04-2018 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Henderson says he will adopt a more attacking policy with Might Bite next season after the gelding spearheaded a grade-one treble which all but secured him a fifth jump trainers' championship.
  
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• Who might Arsenal get in the Europa League semi-final draw on Friday?

  12-04-2018 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal will learn their Europa League fate on Friday afternoon after Arsene Wenger's side eliminated CSKA Moscow to reach the last four, drawing 2-2 in Russia to progress on aggregate.
  
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• Maro Itoje’s agent banned for 22 months after breach of betting regulations

  12-04-2018 23:05
  • Matt Hart found to have placed 1,476 bets on sport in 3.5 years
  • No suspicion agent used inside information or exerted influenceMaro Itoje’s agent has been suspended for 22 months by the Rugby Football Union after being found guilty of breaching betting regulations.Matt Hart of the Stellar Group, which also represents Gareth Bale and Taulupe Faletau, was found guilty of two breaches – betting on rugby matches and receiving proceeds, as well as non-cooperation with a requ
  
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• CSKA Moscow 2-2 Arsenal (agg: 3-6): Match report

  12-04-2018 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AT THE VEB ARENA: Arsenal are through to the Europa League semi-finals after surviving an almighty scare to advance past CSKA Moscow on Thursday night at the VEB Stadium.
  
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• Welbeck puts Arsenal into Europa League semis

  12-04-2018 23:04
  Danny Welbeck’s 75th minute goal saved Arsenal from possible embarrassment to put the Gunners through to the semi-finals of the Europa League, with a 2-2 draw at CSKA Moscow.Leading 4-1 from the first leg, Arsene Wenger’s side were staring at the exit door after goals from Fedor Chalov and Kirill Nababkin made it 2-0 to the hosts early in the second half of this second leg tie.
  
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• Seahawks 'postpone' Colin Kaepernick audition over anthem protest stance

  12-04-2018 23:02
  Kaepernick’s workout with Seattle nixed over anthem indecisionWorkout would have been QB’s first since becoming a free agentThe Seattle Seahawks were all set to work out former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick earlier this week, but rescinded the invitation after he wouldn’t say whether he plans to continue kneeling in protest during the national anthem, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The team wasn’t so much concerned with Kaepernick’s position as it was t
  
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• Arsenal grateful to Welbeck and Ramsey after Cech’s jitters provide scare at CSKA

  12-04-2018 23:01
  Arsenal being Arsenal, it was never going to be straightforward. For much of the evening Arsène Wenger’s players did their best to emulate Barcelona’s performance at Roma in a way that nobody at Arsenal would have wanted as CSKA Moscow threatened to overturn a three-goal deficit and inflict the sort of humiliation that the Frenchman would have struggled to survive.Yet with CSKA two goals to the good, courtesy of close-range efforts from Fedor Chalov and Kiril Nababkin, and cha
  
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• Chris Robshaw says Harlequins players let sacked John Kingston down

  12-04-2018 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Robshaw has been coached by Kingston for his entire career at the Stoop, and feels the squad has let a good man down this season, culminating in a 35-5 loss at home to London Irish.
  
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• Grand National 2018 sweepstake kit: Download and print ahead of this weekend's race

  12-04-2018 22:47
  Grand National 2018 sweepstake kit: Download and print ahead of this weekend's race
  
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• Bayern Munich 'set to appoint Niko Kovac as Jupp Heynckes' successor'

  12-04-2018 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frankfurt boss Niko Kovac is set to be appointed as the new manager of the Bundesliga giants this summer, according to reports in Germany.
  
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• IPL Cricket: Stanlake seals dramatic final-ball Sunrisers win

  12-04-2018 22:02
  Mayank Markande sparked a Sunrisers Hyderabad collapse, but number 11 Billy Stanlake slapped the last ball for four to deny Mumbai Indians.
  
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• Those who call me a diver are jumping on the bandwagon, says Wilfried Zaha

  12-04-2018 21:41
  • Palace winger says he does not intentionally go down in the area
  • ‘I don’t go off the pitch and cut myself to act like I’ve been kicked’Wilfried Zaha has dismissed suggestions he goes to ground too easily and accused those who brand him a diver of “jumping on the bandwagon” as the Ivory Coast winger seeks to edge Crystal Palace closer to safety with victory in the derby against Brighton on Saturday. Related: For Brighton and Palace, the derby will
  
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• Golf: Warren and Dunne share lead, Rahm well poised in Madrid

  12-04-2018 21:09
  Jon Rahm and amateur Victor Pastor made strong starts to the Open de Espana on home soil, but Marc Warren and Paul Dunne lead.
  
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• Tyson Fury says he 'could beat Anthony Joshua tomorrow' after announcing return

  12-04-2018 21:05
  Tyson Fury declared himself capable of beating Anthony Joshua “tomorrow”, revealed a desire to box on for another 10 years and described his tenure as the planet’s heavyweight champion as like Christmas every day.
  
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• Premier League predictions: Lawro takes on comedian James

  12-04-2018 20:44 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC football expert Mark Lawrenson takes on comedian Elis James in this week's Premier League predictions.
  
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• Mohamed Salah: 'There's something very special about playing for Liverpool'

  12-04-2018 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It has been a debut season to remember for Mohamed Salah, and now he is fully immersing himself in the culture of the city of Liverpool.
  
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• Gianluigi Buffon is in the wrong: referees need respect | David Conn

  12-04-2018 20:23
  Juventus goalkeeper’s protest to Michael Oliver – which saw him sent off – may cause unpleasant repercussions for the embattled officials at the lowest levels of footballHeartfelt sympathy is extended to Gianluigi Buffon, of course, railing with much of Italy against the referee Michael Oliver’s last-minute penalty decision which wiped out Juventus’ marvellous three-goal Champions League second-leg comeback against Real Madrid. Oliver, remaining intently officious w
  
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• CSKA Moscow vs Arsenal LIVE score - Europa League quarter-final

  12-04-2018 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal travel to Moscow for the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final against CSKA Moscow on Thursday evening. Follow all the build-up and live action with Sportsmail's TOM FARMERY.
  
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• Kobe Bryant: Dirk Nowitzki was a revolutionary figure in NBA history

  12-04-2018 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dirk Nowitzki announced the news that he would stay on for another season with the Dallas Mavericks earlier this week, after speculation about whether the 39-year-old would retire in the summer.
  
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• Maro Itoje's agent handed 22-month ban for betting on matches

  12-04-2018 20:08
  Maro Itoje's agent handed 22-month ban for betting on matches
  
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• FIFA asked to expand World Cup to 48 teams for Qatar 2022 tournament

  12-04-2018 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 10 members of the South American Football Confederation have formally asked the game's governing body to expand the World Cup to 48 teams in 2022, four years ahead of schedule.
  
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• Rugby sevens continues upward trajectory at Commonwealth Games | Jill Scanlon

  12-04-2018 20:00
  The seven-a-side game is maturing rapidly as the Gold Coast hosts an inaugural women’s competitionRugby sevens is sometimes viewed as the code’s new kid on the block. That’s not so. It has been around as a sport since 1883, originally developed in Scotland played in tournament format and considered historically more as an off-season run around for the XVs players. That said, when the Commonwealth Games tournament kicks off this week at Robina Stadium on the Gold Coast, the game
  
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• Grand National: How the female jockeys in this year's race could make history

  12-04-2018 19:50
  Grand National: how the female jockeys in this year's race could make history
  
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• Laugher lands second Commonwealth Games gold despite fitness concerns

  12-04-2018 19:40
  • English diver insists he is still ‘not back to full fitness’
  • Annie Last wins gold; women face hockey play-off with IndiaJack Laugher’s rivals must worry about what he could achieve at full fitness after the Englishman won a second Commonwealth gold medal despite, by his own admission, not being in peak condition.The diver comfortably won the 3m springboard title after emerging victorious on the 1m board despite struggling to recover from a plethora of injurie
  
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• Europe Beckons for Saturday’s Turf Moor Victors.

  12-04-2018 19:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  Sean Dyches in-form Burnleyare chasing down a European spot and entertain a Leicester City side fuelledwith Europa League ambitions of.
  
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• Golf: Woods officially enters U.S. Open

  12-04-2018 19:36
  Three-time U.S. Open champion Tiger Woods has entered the second major of the year, which gets under way on June 14.
  
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• Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach’s death | Martha Kelner

  12-04-2018 19:34
  Kyron McMaster’s 400m hurdles win gave the British Virgin Islands a first ever Commonwealth gold, and came months after his coach Xavier Samuels was killed in Hurricane IrmaKyron McMaster did not succumb to tears when he received his gold medal inside the Gold Coast’s Carrara Stadium, waiting instead until he was in relative privacy to release all the pent‑up emotion.“I might not cry out here,” he said. “But when I go back to the hotel, me and my team-mat
  
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• England’s Hughes disqualified from gold in Commonwealth Games 200m drama

  12-04-2018 19:32
  • Jereem Richards promoted from second for Trinidad & Tobago
  • Katarina Johnson-Thompson leads way after day one in heptathlonZharnel Hughes ran from a would-be robber pointing a gun in his face earlier this year and on Thursday sprinted to Commonwealth gold – but he could not escape the verdict of the judges who stripped him of the title.The 22-year-old Englishman was allowed to complete a lap of honour draped in a St George flag and under the impression he had won gold
  
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• Bale will only leave Real Madrid for 'giant club' - Coleman

  12-04-2018 19:23
  After his half-time substitution sparked fresh speculation over his Real Madrid future, Chris Coleman gave his thoughts on Gareth Bale.
  
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• Win a Manchester City shirt and ball courtesy of Carabao Energy Drink

  12-04-2018 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail has teamed up with Carabao Energy Drink to give two lucky Manchester City fans the chance to win a shirt and ball signed by their heroes.
  
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• PSG have 'opened talks' with Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois

  12-04-2018 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paris Saint-Germain have begun negotiations with Chelsea No 1 Thibaut Courtois over a move to Ligue 1 this summer, according to reports in France.
  
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• Juan Mata helps Man United kit staff with washing after away games

  12-04-2018 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has extended his responsibilities at the club. He has provided support by taking out the dirty strips and boots from the team's coach.
  
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• Burnley's Ben Mee to miss crucial Leicester clash with shin trouble

  12-04-2018 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 28-year-old has been one of the Clarets' most impressive performers this season and had missed only two Premier League games prior to sitting out last weekend's victory over Watford with shin trouble.
  
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• Wilfried Zaha insists he does not dive: 'I don't cut myself to act like I've been kicked'

  12-04-2018 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wilfried Zaha has launched an impassioned defence of his playing style and revealed that abuse from opposition fans only spurs him on to play better.
  
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• Bolt challenges athletes to 'pick up the slack'

  12-04-2018 19:00
  Usain Bolt said athletics needs somebody with "personality and heart" to come to the fore after he hung up his spikes.
  
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• Rugby Union: Jones will enjoy challenge of reviving England, insists Gregan

  12-04-2018 18:58
  England's results have tailed off alarmingly, but George Gregan thinks they will soon be back to winning ways under Eddie Jones.
  
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