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• Josh Taylor hated his days as a motor mechanic and now he could be driving towards a world title

  28-04-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DANIEL MATTHEWS EXCLUSIVE: Josh Taylor was repairing damage with his hands when he realised he'd rather be causing destruction with his fists.
  
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• I love Wembley but this money could start the revolution that our football desperately needs 

  28-04-2018 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GLENN HODDLE: Wembley is almost sacred territory when it comes to English football. All of us who love the game have special memories of the place.
  
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• England plan to introduce alcohol ban on matchdays at Twickenham

  28-04-2018 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England rugby chiefs are planning to follow Wales’s example by introducing alcohol-free zones on matchdays. Twickenham’s bars account for about £500,000 of the £10million matchday revenue.
  
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• Juventus’s Gonzalo Higuaín hits late winner in thriller to beat 10-man Inter

  28-04-2018 23:57
  Juventus, the Serie A leaders, scored twice in the last five minutes to win 3-2 at Internazionale, who had earlier come from behind to lead despite playing with 10 men in an extraordinary match in Milan.Juve’s win took them four points clear of Napoli, who visit Fiorentina on Sunday, and ensured they will finish the weekend top of the table with three matches to play. But it had looked as if they were going to concede potentially critical ground until the dramatic finale. Continue reading.
  
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• Jose Mourinho vows to remain in football but for not as long as Arsene Wenger

  28-04-2018 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has outlined his own plans for managerial longevity as he prepares to face his old adversary Arsene Wenger in the Arsenal dugout for the last time
  
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• Bitter-sweet success for jockey Jamie Moore as Step Back wins Bet365 Gold Cup

  28-04-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earlier Moore had seen his younger brother Josh pick up another shoulder injury when Ar Mad, trained by his father Gary, fell fatally in the Celebration Chase won by odds-on favourite Altior.
  
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• Inter Milan 2-3 Juventus: Juve move four points ahead of Napoli in title race

  28-04-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Inter had earlier come from behind to lead despite playing with ten men in an extraordinary Serie A match at the San Siro on Saturday. uve's win took them four points clear of rivals Napoli.
  
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• Mohamed Salah's edges out Kevin De Bruyne in my Player of the Year vote

  28-04-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The truth is that Mohamed Salah has become a phenomenon this season. He has become so prolific that it is almost funny.
  
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• Cash crisis for Harlequins who face a £2.5 million bill to pay-off coaches they no longer need

  28-04-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY NIK SIMON: Harlequins could be crippled by a £2.5million bill for a coaching overhaul. The struggling club face hefty pay-offs at the end of the season
  
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• Saracens’ star Michael Rhodes: 'I’ve been charged at by elephants and reared at by a 3metre cobra'

  28-04-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: There were a few house rules when Michael Rhodes returned to the family farm for a week on injury rehab in November.
  
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• Gloucester 20-43 Bath: Todd Blackadder's side keep European hopes alive

  28-04-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There were moments when Gloucester looked like they were already on the beach in Bilbao. Fresh from qualifying for the Challenge Cup final in Spain, they all but crashed out of the play-off race.
  
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• West Ham's David Moyes on 'destroying' Manchester City's style, battling Pep Guardiola and role model Pablo Zabaleta

  28-04-2018 23:32
  In steamrolling the Premier League this season, champions Manchester City have thrown themselves into the echelons of the greatest domestic sides of the past 25 years.Pep Guardiola’s side continue their victory tour with a trip to West Ham on Sunday afternoon, where David Moyes is relishing the challenge posed the Spaniard having pushed him close at the Etihad in December.Former Manchester United manager Moyes has tussled with the best since becoming a Premier League manager in 2002, and h
  
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• Pep Guardiola and the Cruyff effect: How the Man City boss rewrote the rules of English football 

  28-04-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  To Johan Cruyff, the Premier League was the last bastion. That’s how he and his son Jordi would talk about England. And Pep Guardiola was part of those conversations.
  
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• Piggy French is rising from the depths of despair after London Olympics nightmare

  28-04-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY ELEANORE KELLY: Piggy French fights back the tears. It is six years since devastating injuries to her two finest horses ended the dream of competing at the London Olympics.
  
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• José Mourinho believes he will be in management as long as Arsène Wenger

  28-04-2018 23:30
  • Mourinho: ‘Arsenal Invincibles made me a better coach’
  • ‘This is the kind of job where experience makes you better’José Mourinho has thanked Arsène Wenger for making him a better manager and admitted he, too, would like to still be in charge of a football club at the age of 68.The two managers have had their differences in the past, and Mourinho now says he regrets some of the things said when their London rivalry was at its most intense, though
  
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• Is this the beginning of the end for Lewis Hamilton? 

  28-04-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world champion did not want to show us how he felt after qualifying second quickest for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, but he could not hide his emotions from the scrutiny of the room in the hotel.
  
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• Roma president Jim Pallotta attacks violent ‘morons’ among club’s fans

  28-04-2018 23:28
  • Pallotta criticises fans who are ‘destroying our history’
  • Alleged assault of Liverpool fan Sean Cox ‘disgusting stupidity’The Roma president, Jim Pallotta, has launched a furious attack on a section of the club’s fans, warning that a violent minority of “fucking morons” are destroying the club’s reputation and hurting Italian football more widely.In an expletive-laden interview on Roma’s website, the US investor who took control
  
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• Seattle Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin: 'I'm never going to stop fighting, I'm never going to give up'

  28-04-2018 23:09
  Seattle Seahawks linebacker Shaquem Griffin talks about what inspires him to keep pushing as a football player and person.
  
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• Novak Djokovic faces uncertain future after struggling in year of pain | Kevin Mitchell

  28-04-2018 23:00
  Laid low by a chronic elbow injury, the former world No1 must rebuild his game like Roger Federer to have hope of climbing back to the topFading in recollections of Roger Federer’s barely believable progress to his 19th major at the start of the year is a 35-shot rally in the fourth round of the Australian Open between the bristling Hyeon Chung and the genius who had flickeringly in the past consigned the Swiss to the margins of greatness, Novak Djokovic.It was the most memorable exchange
  
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• Serie A: Dramatic Derby d'Italia triumph keeps Allegri's men on track

  28-04-2018 22:59
  Inter's stunning Derby d'Italia comeback was in vain as Juventus struck two late goals to claim a dramatic 3-2 win against 10 men.
  
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• Europa League: Simeone confirms Costa will start for Atletico Madrid against Alaves ahead of Arsenal visit in Europa LeagueEurop

  28-04-2018 22:40
  Diego Simeone has confirmed that Diego Costa will start Atletico Madrid's next La Liga match against Alaves on Sunday in preparation for the visit of Arsenal in the Europa League.Costa has not played for Los Rojiblancos since 12 April when he suffered a thigh strain in the last round of the Europa League against Sporting Lisbon.
  
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• Real Madrid need new level to beat Bayern - Zidane

  28-04-2018 22:27
  Real Madrid head coach Zinedine Zidane has issued a rallying cry to his players ahead of the midweek clash with Bayern Munich.
  
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• Step Back puts Bradstocks on Gold Cup and Grand National trail

  28-04-2018 22:13
  • Victory in Sandown’s big handicap for Mark and Sara Bradstock
  • Nina Carberry announces retirement from saddle at PunchestownThe tiny Letcombe Bassett yard of Mark and Sara Bradstock, made famous by Coneygree’s Gold Cup success, is back in the big time thanks to Step Back, who galloped his rivals into the ground in the Bet365 Gold Cup here. The lightly raced chaser was surely unknown to all but the most ardent followers of racing until this contest, problems having combin
  
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• Ronnie O'Sullivan barges Ali Carter before crashing out of World Championship

  28-04-2018 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a moment of madness title favourite O'Sullivan appeared to barge Carter in the 19th frame of his 13-9 defeat at the Crucible. The unprecedented incident occurred with O'Sullivan 10-8 behind.
  
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• Roma 4-1 Chievo: Edin Dzeko double as Champions League semi-finalists show Liverpool they're ready

  28-04-2018 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT AT STADIO OLIMPICO: Roma demonstrated to Liverpool they mean business, in the game which sends them into Wednesday's Champions League semi-final.
  
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• Vincenzo Montella sacked by Sevilla six weeks after win over Manchester United

  28-04-2018 21:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Sevilla manager who masterminded Jose Mourinho's downfall in the Champions League this season has been sacked just six weeks after winning at Old Trafford.
  
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• NFL Draft 2018: Shaquem Griffin joins Seattle to become league's first one-handed player

  28-04-2018 21:41 via bbc.co.uk
  Shaquem Griffin becomes the first one-handed player to be drafted by an NFL team after being selected by the Seattle Seahawks.
  
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• IPL Cricket: Rohit stars as Indians upset Super Kings

  28-04-2018 21:39
  Rohit Sharma made an unbeaten 56 as Mumbai Indians earned their second win of the IPL season at the expense of Chennai Super Kings.
  
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• Swansea 0-1 Chelsea: Fabregas and Conte reach impressive milestones while one fan bites his hand

  28-04-2018 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea have closed the gap to just two point on fourth-place Tottenham after Cesc Fabregas scored an early winner against Swansea on Saturday evening.
  
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• Wolves celebrate Championship title win in style at Molineux

  28-04-2018 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nuno Espirito Santo's side got their hands on the Championship trophy for the first time on Saturday afternoon as they celebrated in front of their jubilant fans at the Molineux.
  
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• Rugby Union: Last-gasp Gigot drop-goal gets Catalans off bottom

  28-04-2018 21:12
  Catalans Dragons' third win of the Super League season came courtesy of Tony Gigot's late drop-goal against Hull FC.
  
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• Arsenal arrive in Manchester and Jose Mourinho makes final plans

  28-04-2018 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal players arrived in Manchester on the eve of their clash with Manchester United as they attempt to give their manager a memorable send-off in his final match at Old Trafford for Arsenal.
  
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• O'Sullivan and Carter clash at World Championships

  28-04-2018 20:59
  Ali Carter insists he “refused to be bullied” by Ronnie O’Sullivan after the two clashed in a bitter Crucible spat, before knocking him out of the Betfred World Snooker Championship.O’Sullivan deliberately barged into Carter’s shoulder during the 19th frame and said “That’s for being Mr Angry” but that only inspired the 38-year-old, who went on to boot the tournament favourite out 13-9.Referee Paul Collier told the players to calm down, to which O&
  
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• Tennis: Pliskova's serving masterclass sets up Vandeweghe final

  28-04-2018 20:49
  Coco Vandeweghe and Karolina Pliskova will battle it out for the Stuttgart Open title after winning their semi-finals in straight sets.
  
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• NFL: Star amputee linebacker Shaquem Griffin selected by Seahawks

  28-04-2018 20:47
  After dropping to the fifth round of the NFL Draft, Shaquem Griffin was taken by the Seattle Seahawks and will reunite with his brother.
  
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• Hughes: Southampton giving everything to avoid drop

  28-04-2018 20:42
  Southampton boss Mark Hughes was delighted by the fight shown from his side in the 2-1 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday.
  
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• Cesc Fàbregas’s Chelsea winner leaves Swansea sweating over survival

  28-04-2018 20:42
  It was a piece of brilliance that provided the defining moment of the game, keeping alive Chelsea’s hopes of a top-four finish and delivering another blow to Swansea’s survival prospects on a day that finished with Southampton breathing down their necks. Cesc Fàbregas was the scorer, racking up 50 Premier League goals in style, yet it was the artistry from Eden Hazard that went before which caught the eye just as much as the midfielder’s splendid finish.Swansea contribut
  
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• Formula One: Hamilton sparks into life but McLaren continue to struggle

  28-04-2018 20:38
  While Sebastian Vettel claimed pole yet again, Lewis Hamilton's improved display suggests Sunday's race could be close in Baku.
  
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• Tears as one-handed Shaquem Griffin joins twin brother in NFL for Seahawks

  28-04-2018 20:36
  Linebacker drafted by Seattle in fifth-round of NFL draftPlayer had hand amputated as infant due to amniotic band syndromeThe most intriguing story of this year’s NFL draft ended in tears of joy as Shaquem Griffin, whose hand was amputated when he was a child, joined his twin brother Shaquill at the Seattle Seahawks.The Seahawks drafted Griffin in the fifth-round with the 141st-overall pick. Shaquill joined the Seahawks last season and became a starter as a rookie. Continue reading...
  
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• Matt Renshaw hits another century for Somerset before Yorkshire collapse

  28-04-2018 20:33
  • Somerset 216 & 6-0, Yorkshire 96
  • Cameron Bancroft’s replacement on fire with the batThe ripples of that curious incident in Cape Town have not completely subsided. One consequence has been that Cameron Bancroft never made it to Somerset; he was hastily replaced by another Australian Matt Renshaw, whose visit to his grandmother in the north of England mid-April was suddenly overtaken by a significant career move.There are now those in Taunton who are quietly delighted by t
  
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• Real Madrid 2-1 Leganes: Gareth Bale steps up in Cristiano Ronaldo's absence

  28-04-2018 20:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bale, who was an unused substitute against Bayern Munich in midweek in the Champions League, opened the scoring inside the opening 10 minutes with a bicycle kick. Borja Mayoral doubled the lead.
  
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