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• Nottingham Forest make £13m record signing of midfielder Joao Carvalho

  14-06-2018 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Carvalho, 21, moves to the City Ground from the Stadium of Light on a five-year deal. Forest manager Aitor Karanka has also signed Goncalves, a 21-year-old winger, on a season-long loan.
  
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• World Cup fever has hardly gripped the nation... but then it didn't before 1966 tournament either

  14-06-2018 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL: Russia 2018 has just kicked off. Gareth's boys play their first game on Monday. And World Cup fever is about as hot as a head cold. This is not the way it has been for almost half a century.
  
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• Big Six fixtures analysis: Can Manchester United last the pace and put up a title fight?

  14-06-2018 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the fixtures for the new Premier League campaign having been released on Thursday morning, the anticipation for next season is starting to build.
  
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• Why England fans must think before they drape at the World Cup in Russia

  14-06-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: There really isn’t much chance of England supporters defacing the most imposing of Volgograd’s war memorials.
  
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• FA in talks with home nations over UK-wide bid to host 2030 World Cup

  14-06-2018 23:30
  The Football Association has held secret talks with the other home nations about the possibility of a joint bid for the 2030 World Cup.
  
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• Championship: Aston Villa under pressure to raise up to £50m in player sales

  14-06-2018 23:30
  Aston Villa under pressure to raise up to £50m in player sales
  
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• England can win the World Cup insists Mourinho

  14-06-2018 23:29
  Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho believes Gareth Southgate's England are contenders to win the World Cup in Russia.
  
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• Belgium players pose for official World Cup portraits ahead of opener

  14-06-2018 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As with all the teams at the tournament, the Belgian players, including Eden Hazard, Romelu Lukaku and Kevin De Bruyne, have posed for a series of snapshots before they get into action on the pitch.
  
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• Julen Lopetegui cries as he is unveiled as Real Madrid's new coach – video

  14-06-2018 23:18
  Julen Lopetegui, the former manager of Spain who was sacked due to secret negotiations with Real Madrid, has been unveiled as its new coach. At the press conference, Lopetegui described his sacking on the eve of the World Cup as 'the saddest day of my life'Real Madrid accuse Spain of ‘absurd reaction’ over Lopetegui sacking Continue reading...
  
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• Balotelli given two-game ban - if he stays in France

  14-06-2018 23:14
  The future of the Italy international remains in doubt, but Mario Balotelli has been given a two-match Ligue 1 ban.
  
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• ITV get first crack at World Cup coverage and pass comfortably as Neville shows why he's in demand

  14-06-2018 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It took Gary Neville less than 120 seconds of this World Cup to show why ITV decided to take him on loan from Sky for the next month. Julen Lopetegui’s sacking by Spain was the first major topic on ITV.
  
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• Antoine Griezmann announces he is staying at Atletico Madrid despite Barcelona interest

  14-06-2018 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Antoine Griezmann has rejected a £87million move to Barcelona and committed his future to Atletico Madrid. He revealed the snub to Barca in a bizarre documentary entitled 'The Decision'.
  
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• Pique has no hard feeling despite Griezmann's Barcelona snub

  14-06-2018 23:07
  Antoine Griezmann has confirmed his decision to stay at Atletico Madrid, but Barcelona's Gerard Pique has wished the French star well.
  
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• Is Antoine Griezmann right to reject Barcelona and commit to Atletico Madrid?

  14-06-2018 23:07
  Barcelona's year-long chase of France star Antoine Griezmann appears to be over, but is he right to stay at Atletico Madrid?
  
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• Putin puts in a call to Russia boss during press conference

  14-06-2018 22:47
  Don't put him on hold! Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov’s press conference was interrupted with a phone call from the president
  
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• Sir Mo Farah confirms Chicago Marathon battle against Galen Rupp and Alberto Salazar

  14-06-2018 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir Mo Farah faces a spicy showdown with former training partner Galen Rupp and controversial ex-coach Alberto Salazar after confirming he will run the Chicago Marathon on October 7.
  
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• Rory McIlroy finishes 10 over par after terrible first round at US Open

  14-06-2018 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON AT SHINNECOCK HILLS: It was Rory McIlroy’s 135th round in a major and it truly plumbed the depths. McIlroy now needs it all to go his way on Friday.
  
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• Manchester United goalkeeper Dean Henderson signs new contract despite Arsenal and Chelsea interest

  14-06-2018 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new contract will see the 21-year-old remain at Old Trafford until at least June 2020, with the option of a further year. 'I'm really delighted,' he told MUTV.
  
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• Julen Lopetegui unveiled as Real Madrid manager after Spain sacking

  14-06-2018 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: There was no lull in the mud-slinging between the Spanish national team and Real Madrid as the club’s president Perez labelled the decision to sack Lopetegui ‘absurd’.
  
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• Cricket, England vs Australia 1st ODI airing on Sky Sports UK on Wednesday at 1 PM - Blasting News

  14-06-2018 22:26
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  Cricket, England vs Australia 1st ODI airing on Sky Sports UK on Wednesday at 1 PM
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  England will be taking on Australia in a five-match One Day International cricket series starting on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. The first match will be played at the Oval in London. The match starts at 1:00 PM BST or 5:30 PM IST. Australia have a 5-3 ...en meer »
  
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• Sergio Ramos tries to lighten the mood after Spain's World Cup preparations descend into chaos

  14-06-2018 22:21
  Spain and Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos cut short his press conference and was in no mood to dwell on Julen Lopetegui's departure.
  
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• 2008 Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop gives up fight to prove innocence after failed drugs test

  14-06-2018 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail revealed last month that Kiprop, the 2008 Olympic 1500m champion, was positive for EPO in 2017, before the Kenyan claimed he was the victim of corruption from anti-doping officials.
  
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• Iceland are looking for more upsets on their World Cup debut in Russia

  14-06-2018 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is almost two years since the Nordic country burst onto the international football scene and went from minnows to heroes across an exhilarating European Championships in France.
  
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• When Maradona was fed to the indomitable lions in the World Cup's most sensational opening game

  14-06-2018 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN: Imagine Saudi Arabia beating Brazil this summer. Then you have a sense of the enormous shockwaves made when Cameroon upset Diego Maradona's Argentina.
  
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• Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez rematch cost Billy Joe Saunders nearly £10m

  14-06-2018 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Just how close Billy Joe Saunders came to a huge world middleweight title unification bout with Golovkin has been confirmed by the Kazakh's promoter Tom Loeffler.
  
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• Griezmann snubs Barcelona to stay at Atletico Madrid

  14-06-2018 21:49
  Atletico Madrid's brightest star is staying at the Wanda Metropolitano, with Antoine Griezmann ending speculation he could join Barcelona.
  
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• Katie Boulter storms to first WTA quarter-final after defeating former US Open champion Sam Stosur

  14-06-2018 21:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  British No 4 Katie Boulter claimed one of the best victories of her career against former US Open champion Sam Stosur to reach her first WTA Tour quarter-final.
  
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• Alan Hutton signs new one-year contract at Aston Villa after play-off final heartbreak

  14-06-2018 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The right-back was out of contract this summer but will stay with the cash-strapped club. Nottingham Forest had reportedly offered him a two-year deal to move to the City Ground.
  
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• Russia's old boys - including 38-year-old Ignashevich - swat away pathetic challenge of Saudi Arabia

  14-06-2018 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE CALLAGHAN AT LUZHNIKI STADIUM: No country for old men? Maybe, but not just yet. The elders and the inexperienced of Russian football found it easy work in Moscow on Thursday.
  
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• Real Madrid president Perez denies 'disloyalty' over Lopetegui appointment

  14-06-2018 20:44
  Julen Lopetegui and Real Madrid did not show any disloyalty towards Spain, according to Florentino Perez.
  
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• Rose relieved to come through 'tough day' in contention

  14-06-2018 20:43
  While a number of big names were blustered in the wind, Justin Rose came through still in contention at Shinnecock Hills.
  
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• David Willey admits offer to play in IPL nearly saw him sacked by Yorkshire

  14-06-2018 20:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Willey's adopted county felt they were left in the lurch when he took off in April to play for Chennai Super Kings, who went on to win the IPL on their return to the competition.
  
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• US Open: Tiger makes dreadful start as McIlroy, Spieth toil at Shinnecock

  14-06-2018 20:30
  Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day were among those to struggle in a tough U.S. Open round one.
  
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• Stanislav Cherchesov press conference interrupted by phone call from president Vladimir Putin

  14-06-2018 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT LUZHNIKI STADIUM: Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov received a presidential endorsement after leading his team to the biggest win in any World Cup opening game.
  
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• Romelu Lukaku signs long-term deal with Puma ahead of Belgium's World Cup opener with Panama

  14-06-2018 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Romelu Lukaku has finally agreed a sponsorship deal and he will be teaming up with Puma ahead of the World Cup. The Belgian international's sponsorship situation has been in limbo all season.
  
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• Leaving Spain was Lopetegui's saddest day in football

  14-06-2018 20:20
  Julen Lopetegui spoke of a "surreal day" as he reflected on the moment he was sacked as head coach of Spain before joining Real Madrid.
  
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• Dettori excitement builds for Cracksman’s Royal Ascot bid

  14-06-2018 20:20
  Frankie Dettori insists there will be a different Cracksman on show in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday.
  
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• Jo Konta not thinking about pre-Wimbledon pressure after beating Heather Watson in Nottingham

  14-06-2018 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The British No 1 beat compatriot Watson 6-4, 7-6 on Thursday to advance to the quarter-finals of the Nature Valley Open in Nottingham. Slovenian Dalila Jakupovic awaits in the last eight.
  
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• Alisson to Real Madrid? I was joking, says Roma chief Pallotta

  14-06-2018 20:03
  The goalkeeper is not leaving the club, according to the Serie A president, who said he was joking about a move to the Champions League winners
  
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• Brazil stars play a game of head tennis as they step up World Cup preparations

  14-06-2018 19:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brazil players opted for the unconventional methods of a game of head tennis in preparation for their World Cup opener against Switzerland on Sunday.
  
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• Sergio Ramos 'rowed with Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales' over Julen Lopetegui sacking

  14-06-2018 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ramos had to separated from Spain Football Federation president Luis Rubiales in a heated row over the sacking of Lopetegui, according to Spanish television La Sexta.
  
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• More to England than just Kane, says Trippier

  14-06-2018 19:46
  Harry Kane is England's star player at the World Cup, but Kieran Trippier says the Three Lions have other weapons at their disposal.
  
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• Pictures: Russia hit five in World Cup opener against Saudi Arabia

  14-06-2018 19:37
  2018 World CupThu 14 Jun, AT 18:38Pictures: Russia hit five in World Cup opener against Saudi
  Host nation Russia ease to victory in first game of World Cup group A
  
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• Conor McGregor almost apologises for attacking bus of rival fighters

  14-06-2018 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor is in plea negotiations to resolve charges stemming from a backstage melee at a Brooklyn arena. He remains free on bail, but will return to court in July.
  
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• Russia 5-0 Saudi Arabia: World Cup hosts get off to dream start with Group A win

  14-06-2018 19:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL, CHIEF SPORTS WRITER AT THE LUZHNIKI STADIUM: High up in the Luzhniki Stadium, FIFA president Gianni Infantino was exactly where he loves to be: in among the money.
  
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• Sergio Ramos calls Spain press-conference 'a funeral' ahead of Portugal opener

  14-06-2018 19:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Spain open their 2018 World Cup challenge against Portugal on Friday, and Sergio Ramos is determined to put the turmoil of the last 48 hours behind them.
  
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• World Cup 2018 LIVE: Russia vs Saudi Arabia score updates for opening match

  14-06-2018 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russia 2018 kicks off on Thursday afternoon with the host nation taking on Saudi Arabia at the Luzhniki Stadium. You can follow the opening ceremony and all the action here.
  
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• THINGS YOU MISSED from the Russia vs Saudi Arabia World Cup opener

  14-06-2018 19:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The World Cup is finally underway and it was a perfect start for the hosts Russia as they defeated Saudi Arabia 5-0 in a one-sided opener in Moscow. Here's a few things you might have missed.
  
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• How Russia's counter-attacking showed pointlessness of possession without purpose

  14-06-2018 19:11
  How Russia's counter-attacking showed pointlessness of possession without purpose
  
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