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• Steven Gerrard 'excited' by tough start as Rangers manager after SPL fixture announcement

  15-06-2018 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There will be no gentle introduction to life as Rangers manager for Steven Gerrard. No easy path for this high-profile figure to take his first domestic steps in a new career.
  
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• Gareth the leader has brought us together! FA technical director Ashworth hails Southgate's style

  15-06-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dan Ashworth, who oversees not just the progress of the men’s senior side but all the national teams, has no intention of making any bold predictions.
  
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• McLaren face revolt as staff appeal to former boss Martin Whitmarsh to help ailing F1 team

  15-06-2018 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN MCEVOY: McLaren's beleaguered management are facing a revolt from staff who are putting together a delegation to vent their frustrations to Whitmarsh.
  
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• England beat South Africa to claim 2-1 ODI series win - highlights & report

  15-06-2018 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  England's women secure a 2-1 series win over South Africa with an emphatic seven-wicket victory in Canterbury.
  
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• David de Gea's calamity error against Portugal would have been particularly painful

  15-06-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo's shot was powerful enough but it was straight down the Spaniard's throat and David de Gea gratefully reached his gloves out to gather for what looked a comfortable save.
  
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• Phil Jones putting 'crap' FA Cup final against Eden Hazard behind him at World Cup

  15-06-2018 23:36
  Phil Jones insists he has put a “crap” FA Cup Final performance behind him and holds no concerns about facing Eden Hazard again at the World Cup.
  
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• 'Classy Gareth Southgate text me good luck after I got Rangers job' says Steven Gerrard

  15-06-2018 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW: Steven Gerrard has a twinkle in his eye. The World Cup is here and, judging by the smile lighting up his face, so is the first big test for the players of Rangers.
  
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• Premier League clubs are planning a video game championship

  15-06-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The FIFA video game so popular with England players at the World Cup is to be the subject of a major Premier League initiative next season.
  
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• Brazil to win comfortably in World Cup opener while pressure is on for Argentina

  15-06-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON - THE BOOT ROOM: The weekend is poised for further drama with seven matches - four on Saturday and three on Saturday - including France, Germany and Brazil's first action.
  
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• LTA chiefs hand reborn Dan Evans chance for redemption by awarding him wildcard for Queen's

  15-06-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite his chequered past, it seems he has done enough on court to earn the support of the LTA, who announced the wildcards for the Fever-Tree Championships on Friday night.
  
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• Wales will risk Rugby World Cup hopes by naming a new coach, fears Warren Gatland

  15-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON IN BUENOS AIRES: Behind the scenes, WRU chiefs have drawn up a five-man shortlist to succeed Gatland after the World Cup next year.
  
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• Owen Farrell insists England have the firepower to save the South Africa series

  15-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY IN BLOEMFENTEIN: Forget the World Cup, for now. Long-term planning goes on the back-burner here as England embark on a high-altitude rescue mission.
  
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• In Volgograd England will discover the heartbeat of Putin’s nationalism - and the poorest host city

  15-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT IN VOLGOGRAD: The running joke in the city formerly known as Stalingrad is that no one ever got round to repairing the roads after the Second World War battle.
  
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• If England cut out the silly errors they will win second Test

  15-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: I thought England would snatch a win by hook or by crook last week because their need for a victory was so great. I was wrong but I'm actually more confident of a win on Saturday.
  
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• FA heaps praise on Gareth Southgate but frets over England’s future defence

  15-06-2018 23:30
  The FA have heaped praise on England manager Gareth Southgate, but admit there is one major area of concern for the future of the team.
  
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• Celtic signing Odsonne Edouard vows to repay Brendan Rodgers for faith

  15-06-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 20-year-old striker signed a four-year deal with the Scottish champions on Friday after a deal was struck with Paris Saint-Germain which could eventually rise to £9million.
  
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• Froome drug defence suffers blow after cycling chiefs cast doubt on key study

  15-06-2018 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MATT LAWTON: Serious doubts have been identified in a study which is understood to be a key part of Chris Froome’s defence against a potential doping ban.
  
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• Revealed: Why Cristiano Ronaldo stroked his chin after scoring for Portugal in World Cup draw with Spain

  15-06-2018 23:14
  Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick heroics for Portugal against Spain sent football fans wild all over the world - and his choice of celebration sparked a few theories.
  
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• World Cup 2018: Portugal 3-3 Spain - watch all six goals in under 60 seconds

  15-06-2018 23:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Watch all six goals from Portugal v Spain in under a minute, as Cristiano Ronaldo scores a "sensational" hat-trick and Nacho strikes a "peach of a goal".
  
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• Danny Richardson’s last-gasp drop goal secures St Helens win over Leeds

  15-06-2018 23:05
  • Leeds Rhinos 22-23 St Helens
  • Super League leaders win with 78th-minute drop goalThere cannot have been a more timely moment for a game quite as magnificent as this. In a week where the column inches have been filled with yet more incessant – and utterly needless – off-field squabbling about British rugby league’s direction moving forward, this is what should be written about.How fitting, too, that it was Leeds and St Helens, two clubs on opposite sides of the seem
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, June 16

  15-06-2018 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at York, Sandown, Fontwell, Hexham, Chester, Bath and Leicester.
  
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• History not on England’s side as they look to turn tables on South Africa | Robert Kitson

  15-06-2018 23:00
  Eddie Jones’s side face difficult task turning series around in second Test at high altitude in BloemfonteinBouncing back to win a Test series from 1-0 down in the southern hemisphere is not a frequent occurrence. The British & Irish Lions came close to engineering a miraculous comeback in New Zealand last year but, otherwise, visiting sides who are unsuccessful initially rarely recover. Not since the 1997 Lions tour have South Africa been beaten in a best-of-three series on home soil.
  
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• Andres Iniesta showed he still has so much to offer in Portugal-Spain classic

  15-06-2018 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The hair - or what's left of it - is a little greyer around the sides and the stamina to last 90 minutes is fast fading. But in Sochi on Friday night a 34-year-old Andres Iniesta re-wound the clock.
  
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• Ronaldo first to score at eight major international tournaments

  15-06-2018 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  His third minute penalty in the 2018 World Cup clash between Portugal and Spain means Ronaldo becomes the first player ever to score in eight major international tournaments.
  
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• Tammy Beaumont century wraps up England’s series win over South Africa

  15-06-2018 22:31
  • Third ODI: South Africa 228; England 232-3
  • Third-wicket stand of 154 with Heather Knight key to victoryFeasting once again on South Africa’s bowling attack, Tammy Beaumont steered England’s women to a series-winning victory on Friday, collecting the player of the match and series awards for her back-to-back centuries. Better still, it was all on her home ground at Canterbury.She followed up her 101 from Tuesday with 105 here in the decider, bolstering her credentials as
  
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• Bullish Spain striker Diego Costa leaves his mark on Pepe and Portugal

  15-06-2018 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW IN SOCHI: One strong forearm across the throat left Pepe in a heap before Jose Fonte was spun into a dizzying blur and a shot whistled into the bottom corner of Spain’s net.
  
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• Portugal 3-3 Spain: Ronaldo scores hat-trick in World Cup draw

  15-06-2018 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE FISHT STADIUM: As Ronaldo’s free-kick sailed over his wall and into the top right corner, De Gea was no more than an interested observer. What a goal – and what a game.
  
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• Tiger bullish about major chances despite looming U.S. Open cut

  15-06-2018 22:09
  "You don't win major championships by kind of slapping all around the place," said Tiger Woods as he looked set to miss the U.S. Open cut.
  
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• World Cup day two: SEVEN things you missed

  15-06-2018 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail has had their eyes peeled throughout the day and has compiled SEVEN things you missed from the second day of the tournament in Russia...
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo takes centre stage as Portugal deny Spain in World Cup thriller

  15-06-2018 21:57
  Cristiano Ronaldo took centre stage at the World Cup to frustrate a Spanish side reeling from a chaotic few days in Sochi.
  
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• Unwanted by Chelsea, why Diego Costa has become integral for Spain

  15-06-2018 21:46
  Fernando Hierro said this week that he was an optimist who looks for the good in everything.
  
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• Dele Alli gives fans a tour around the England hotel in Russia

  15-06-2018 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Tottenham midfielder took to Instagram to share a live video as he guided fans around the Repino complex on Friday night alongside Kyle Walker. Nowhere was off limits to Alli and his phone.
  
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• Ferdinand reveals how Cristiano Ronaldo rose to top of game at Man Utd

  15-06-2018 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The pair played together at Old Trafford from between 2003 and 2009 and the ex-defender was full of praise of the Portuguese star ahead of the World Cup Group B clash between Portugal and Spain.
  
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• World Cup day two: Spain take on Portugal

  15-06-2018 20:45
  Follow Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal take on Spain LIVE in pictures at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
  
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• Germany begin World Cup defence under cloud of controversy

  15-06-2018 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Germany begin their World Cup title defence against Mexico in Moscow on Sunday, two of their most prominent players may feel like public enemies rather than potential national heroes.
  
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• World Cup group D: Croatia vs. Nigeria team news, kick-off time and TV channel

  15-06-2018 20:32
  2018 World CupFri 15 Jun, AT 19:35World Cup group D preview: Croatia vs. Nigeria team news
  Nigeria’s young squad will ‘play without fear’ in Russia
  
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• Spurs star Kawhi Leonard reportedly eyeing splashy move to Lakers

  15-06-2018 20:28
  Star forward ‘wants out’ of San Antonio per multiple reportsInjury limited two-time NBA All-Star to nine games last yearLeonard, 27, reportedly desires trade to hometown LakersTwo-time All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard “wants out” with the San Antonio Spurs and is eyeing a move to the Los Angeles Lakers according to multiple reports. Related: Is this the end of the San Antonio Spurs' remarkable era of NBA success?Continue reading...
  
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• Chess: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov appears set to quit Fide presidential contest

  15-06-2018 20:27
  The long-serving incumbent has lost support from Russian backers after a series of controversiesThere have been dramatic developments in the Fide presidential campaign to decide the head of the global chess body. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, president for 23 years since 1995, seems ready to quit the contest after his Russian backers withdrew support.Ilyumzhinov has been tarnished by US treasury sanctions, the loss of Fide’s bank account with UBS and most recently by the revelation that Glen Stark,
  
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• World Cup 2018: England to 'put hearts on the line' - Jordan Pickford

  15-06-2018 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  England players will 'put their hearts on the line' for World Cup success insists goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
  
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• Andy Murray delays his decision on whether to play at Queen’s

  15-06-2018 19:54
  • Scot will inform organisers before draw is made on Saturday
  • Murray had two-set workout with British No 2 Cameron NorrieAndy Murray’s comeback after several false starts since a chronic hip injury cut him down at Wimbledon nearly a year ago remained stalled on Friday. After a solid workout with the British No2, Cam Norrie, the former world No1 agonised for hours about playing at the Fever Tree championships, which start on Monday at the Queen’s Club. I’m going to s
  
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• Mo Salah reacts when mascot touches injured shoulder in World Cup opener

  15-06-2018 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Egypt fans may have been disappointed to see Mohamed Salah named on the bench for their opening World Cup group game against Uruguay, but it appears he may be far from ready to play.
  
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• France praying stars will click ahead of World Cup opener against Australia

  15-06-2018 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT: The ego-driven problems that saw France players go on strike at the 2010 World Cup seem consigned to the past as the nation seek the ultimate form of football glory
  
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• Neymar seeking 'revenge' over Germany as Brazil prepare for World Cup

  15-06-2018 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brazil coach Tite intends to continue with the recent tradition of rotating the captain's armband as the country's World Cup campaign kicks off against the Swiss tomorrow.
  
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• Kylian Mbappe 'dreams' of being managed by Arsene Wenger

  15-06-2018 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal fans may be regretting their decision to push Arsene Wenger out of the club after teen sensation Kylian Mbappe named him as the one manager he dreams of working with.
  
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• Portugal vs Spain LIVE score - World Cup 2018 updates and team news

  15-06-2018 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Group B continues in Sochi with one of the most hotly-anticipated matches of the group stage - Portugal vs Spain. Join DAN RIPLEY for live coverage of this match at the Fisht Stadium.
  
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• Morocco 0-1 Iran: Aziz Bouhaddouz scores own goal

  15-06-2018 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE CALLAGHAN AT THE ST PETERSBURG STADIUM: Iran stole victory in St Petersburg with the fourth injury-time goal of a tournament that is just two days old. This was the cruellest.
  
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• Aziz Bouhaddouz own goal in added time hands Iran win against Morocco

  15-06-2018 19:09
  Even when the World Cup is bad, you have to watch until the end, because something you will be talking about for years could happen at any moment. Unfortunately for Aziz Bouhaddouz, Morocco might be discussing his injury-time own-goal that gave Iran a 1-0 win in this Group B game for some time to come.After a promising beginning this had turned into a stultifying, bad-tempered game that not many would have remembered until its unfortunate denouement. The Iran coach Carlos Queiroz’s asserti
  
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• Aziz Bouhaddouz own goal in added time gifts Iran win against Morocco

  15-06-2018 19:09
  Iran players celebrate after Morocco’s Aziz Bouhaddouz’s own goal gifted them victory.Unfortunately for Aziz Bouhaddouz Morocco might be discussing his injury-time own-goal, that gave Iran a 1-0 win in this Group B game, for some time to come.
  
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• Five things England must address when they face South Africa | Gerard Meagher

  15-06-2018 18:59
  Brad Shields has a chance to make his mark in the No 6 jersey, while Maro Itoje could benefit with guidance from Ben YoungsPaul Gustard put on a brave face when addressing the fact that 14 tries have been conceded in the past two matches by claiming that more are being scored at international level and pointing out how England themselves have scored 11. Of more concern will be the 53 missed tackles across both matches. Gustard is a proud coach and certainly the defea last week will have hurt but
  
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• World Cup group D: Argentina vs. Iceland team news, kick-off time and TV channel

  15-06-2018 18:58
  2018 World CupFri 15 Jun, AT 18:02World Cup group D preview: Argentina vs. Iceland team news
  Iceland prepare for the ‘biggest game in their history’ against Lionel Messi and Co
  
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