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• Botham ready to offer Rashid lifeline as he insists England made right call

  27-07-2018 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sir Ian Botham is ready to offer Adil Rashid a lifeline if he leaves Yorkshire after the row over his England Test selection — by signing him for Durham. Botham thinks the criticism of Rashid is ludicrous.
  
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• England call on crowd to carry them home as the Women's World Cup hosts go up against Ireland

  27-07-2018 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England have the roar of 10,000 fans still ringing in their ears as the Women’s World Cup hosts go into a must-win clash against Ireland. Against all odds, Ireland's part-timers have topped Pool B.
  
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• Stevenage 0-1 Watford: Andre Gray nets late winner

  27-07-2018 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andre Gray came off the bench to score a late winner for Watford as they laboured against League Two side Stevenage on Friday night. The substitute striker converted from close-range.
  
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• Chelsea ready to make Eden Hazard captain as Sarri tries to keep him

  27-07-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL IN NICE: Eden Hazard is in contention for the Chelsea captaincy with Maurizio Sarri having identified the Real Madrid target as a candidate to lead his squad this season.
  
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• Summer shambles: The Hundred is the biggest gamble cricket has seen

  27-07-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Earlier this week, after another round of speculative stories about the details of the ECB’s proposed 100-ball revolution, the board revealed their hand.
  
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• Paul Madeley was a one-club man whose life's work was playing for Leeds

  27-07-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  From the margins of one of this week's many remembrances of Paul Madeley, came a story which screamed out the differences between those days and these.
  
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• Fans fed up paying sky-high prices to watch Premier League's second-string teams on tour

  27-07-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is a sight which, in America this summer, has been seen almost as often as a Jose Mourinho scowl. An exhibition match between European sides played out in front of banks of empty seats.
  
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• Arsenal have a new defensive rock in Sokratis Papastathopoulos

  27-07-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW BY ADAM CRAFTON: He then expresses the sentiments that every Arsenal fan will be yearning to hear. 'In football, the defender is there to defend,' he says, sternly.
  
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• Man United ready to sell Marcos Rojo to make way for Harry Maguire

  27-07-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United are ready to sell Marcos Rojo to make room for Harry Maguire’s £65million move to Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho has been told he must sell before he can buy the Leicester defender.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp slams Sergio Ramos for 'wrestling' move on Mo Salah

  27-07-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING IN ANN ARBOR: Jurgen Klopp has claimed Sergio Ramos put Mohamed Salah ‘down like a wrestler’ as Liverpool’s manager finally broke his silence on the Champions League final.
  
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• Jürgen Klopp hits out at Sergio Ramos over ‘ruthless and brutal’ final display

  27-07-2018 23:30
  • Liverpool manager says Ramos tackled Salah ‘like a wrestler’
  • Alisson move unrelated to Champions League final outcomeJürgen Klopp has opened up on Liverpool’s Champions League final defeat for the first time and described Sergio Ramos as acting like a brutal wrestler when injuring Mohamed Salah in Kiev. Liverpool would still have signed Alisson for a world-record goalkeeping fee had they beaten Real Madrid in May, Klopp confirmed.The Liverpool manager accused
  
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• Hamilton says he won't crack as pressure grows on four-time F1 champ

  27-07-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONATHAN McEVOY AT THE HUNGARORING: A police escort fast-tracked Lewis Hamilton out of the Hungaroring, a blue-lights privilege he recorded for his social media devotees on Friday afternoon.
  
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• Crystal Palace step up efforts to sign Danny Ings from Liverpool

  27-07-2018 23:30
  • Liverpool value their 26-year-old striker at £20m
  • Ings set on leaving Anfield for regular first-team footballCrystal Palace have intensified efforts to sign Danny Ings but will have to meet Liverpool’s £20m valuation and convince the striker to relaunch his career at Selhurst Park to secure the 26-year-old this summer. Related: Jürgen Klopp attacks Sergio Ramos over ‘ruthless and brutal’ final displayContinue reading...
  
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• Beard to be feared is ready to rumble: Dillian Whyte eyes brutal KO of Joseph Parker

  27-07-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DANIEL MATTHEWS: When Dillian Whyte stepped on to the scales ahead of his war with Joseph Parker on Saturday, he did so proudly bearing the scars of another conflict.
  
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• Crystal Palace step up interest in Ings after Liverpool boss Klopp agrees to let striker leave

  27-07-2018 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The striker has a number of options, including Southampton, Newcastle and Leicester, but the Selhurst Park club have been in contact and are desperate to bring him to London.
  
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• Athletics has forgotten me but I'll make the Olympics, claims

  27-07-2018 23:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: It's slow going these days for a man whose life has always been measured by its speed. Slow to get the mangled body parts moving again.
  
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• T20 Blast highlights: Tom Kohler-Cadmore helps Yorkshire Vikings to victory against Birmingham Bears

  27-07-2018 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights of Tom Kohler-Cadmore's fantastic innings as he helps Yorkshire to a 31-run victory over the Birmingham Bears in the T20 Blast at Headingley.
  
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• Middlesbrough and Sunderland's pre-season friendly abandoned due to lightning and rain

  27-07-2018 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Middlesbrough and Sunderland were both denied the opportunity to properly get a final assessment of their players before the new season starts after their friendly was abandoned.
  
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• Bristol City 1-1 Bournemouth: Cherries held in friendly after King's strike cancelled out by Weimann

  27-07-2018 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bournemouth continued their pre-season preparations with a hard-fought draw against Championship side Bristol City on Friday night.
  
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• Newcastle complete £10m signing of Japan forward Yoshinori Muto

  27-07-2018 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  On Friday night, Newcastle released a statement to confirm the player has been on Tyneside completing a medical and finalising personal terms. Newcastle and Mainz agreed terms this week.
  
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• Tour de France leader Thomas is the sort of guy you'd have a pint with

  27-07-2018 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's a rare elite cyclist who begins his reflections on life in the sport by admitting that he once wore pants under his Lycra kit at a race in Cardiff's northern suburbs.
  
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• Chelsea demand world-record £200m fee for Eden Hazard

  27-07-2018 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea want a world record fee in excess of £200million if they are to sell Eden Hazard this summer. Real Madrid remain favourites but Chelsea will not sell their star man cheaply.
  
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• Paul Pogba wears Paulo Dybala's No 21 Argentina as Manchester United star enjoys LA

  27-07-2018 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Pogba has done pretty well at letting other revels in his and France's World Cup success so far. Pogba has posed for selfies with fans and relaxed with friends in Los Angeles.
  
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• Sombre José Mourinho looks a beaten man before the season even starts

  27-07-2018 20:21
  Manchester United’s manager should be enjoying the sun but constant complaints do not augur well for the months aheadAn illustration of the pressure José Mourinho may be feeling, and the sombre mood he has been in during Manchester United’s tour of the United States, came at their UCLA training base this week.The manager was due to sit down with a TV reporter who had travelled to Los Angeles for a pre-arranged interview on behalf of a prominent broadcaster. Yet just before it
  
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• Celtic hit back at Rangers over Old Firm ticket row

  27-07-2018 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Celtic have called for talks between themselves, Rangers and Scottish league officials over the ticket row which is set to transform the atmosphere at their derby fixtures.
  
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• Egan Bernal set to give Team Sky the edge for years to come

  27-07-2018 19:57
  With Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas in their 30s, Colombia’s Bernal is young and has already proved himself on this TourIn the era of the rouleur-grimpeur – think Geraint Thomas, Tom Dumoulin and Primož Roglič – only a super-climber, so slight and so quick that he can escape the high-tempo climbing speeds of well-drilled teams, might be able to win the Tour de France.With Froome now 33 and Thomas set to win his first Tour at 32, the restless Dave Brailsford is alread
  
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• 'One of my biggest goals is to make Jose smile': Jurgen Klopp responds to Jose Mourinho's comments

  27-07-2018 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has laughed off Manchester United counterpart Jose Mourinho's attempt to ramp up the pressure on him ahead of the new campaign.
  
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• India plans for Test series disrupted as Shikhar Dhawan gets second duck

  27-07-2018 19:18
  • India 395 and 89-2; Essex 359-8 dec
  • KL Rahul likely to replace opener in first Test against EnglandIndia’s plans for next week’s first Test against England have been disrupted by concerns over the form of Shikhar Dhawan after the opener was dismissed for a second duck in this warm-up match against Essex. Dhawan was expected to partner Murali Vijay at the top of the order for the start of the five-Test series at Edgbaston before he returned a pair in this drawn three-day
  
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• Hamilton defend 'five-figure' stadium deal with cannabis product company

  27-07-2018 19:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Hamilton Academical defend their decision to rename New Douglas Park after company involved in the sale of cannabis-based products.
  
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• Olivier Giroud plays volleyball and soaks up the sun as he enjoys holiday in Formentera

  27-07-2018 19:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Olivier Giroud is enjoying some much needed downtime after his efforts in Russia helped France lift the World Cup for the second time in their history this summer.
  
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• Jorginho jokes around after catching David Luiz sleeping as Chelsea set off for Nice

  27-07-2018 19:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea are on their way to Nice to face Serie A giants Inter Milan in the International Champions Cup in Nice on Saturday as they continue their pre-season preparations.
  
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• Jonny Bairstow: Yorkshire will be chuffed at Adil Rashid’s Test call-up

  27-07-2018 19:00
  • Leg spinner voices doubt over Headingley future after furore
  • ‘If they don’t see value in me, I have to think about the future’Jonny Bairstow believes the Yorkshire hierarchy will be secretly “chuffed” at Adil Rashid’s Test call-up despite the leg spinner accusing them of being disrespectful towards him in their public response to the news.Rashid’s return for Wednesday’s series opener with India highlighted the current impasse that has
  
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• Kia Super League: Yorkshire Diamonds implode chasing Lancashire Thunder's 135 target

  27-07-2018 18:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights as Yorkshire Diamonds' batting line-up collapses chasing the 135 target set by Lancashire Thunder at Headingley.
  
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• Geraint Thomas holds his nerve on Tour de France stage 19

  27-07-2018 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Geraint Thomas stands on the brink of becoming Great Britain's third different Tour de France winner since 2012 after finishing stage 19, the final in the mountains, alongside his rivals.
  
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• Besiktas enter into talks over Mignolet deal as Olympiacos target Markovic

  27-07-2018 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Turkish Super Lig side Besiktas have made an approach to Liverpool for goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, while Greek giants Olympiacos are targeting team-mate Lazar Markovic.
  
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• Lazio's Ciro Immobile gives an honest assessment on Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus move

  27-07-2018 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ciro Immobile says he was thankful for picking up the Silver Boot when he did in response to Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival at Juventus. The 28-year-old netted 41 times during Lazio's last campaign.
  
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• Matteo Darmian desperate to leave Man Utd but Jose Mourinho will only sell for right price

  27-07-2018 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mourinho says Darmian, a £12.7million signing from Torino three years ago, can leave Old Trafford if United get the price they want before the Serie A deadline on August 17.
  
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• Hearts reject £200,000 Rangers bid for striker Kyle Lafferty

  27-07-2018 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Ibrox striker is in the final year of his Hearts deal but it is understood the offer was nowhere near the Edinburgh club's valuation of their top goalscorer from last season.
  
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• Arsenal's Petr Cech raps before new signings Bernd Leno and Matteo Guendouzi sing initiation songs

  27-07-2018 17:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cech is a talented drummer, but clearly less gifted as a vocalist. Nevertheless, he deliveredthe lyrics: 'Hey guys, we are here in Singapore. You make me sing and it is not f***ing cool.'
  
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• Hector Bellerin dismisses rumours linking him with Arsenal departure 

  27-07-2018 17:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hector Bellerin insists he is 'very happy' at Arsenal as the full back continues to be linked with a move away from the Emirates Stadium during the summer transfer window.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton fifth fastest in second practice session ahead of Hungarian Grand Prix

  27-07-2018 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Vettel is bidding to bounce back from his nightmare race in Germany last weekend after he crashed out from the lead to hand the championship advantage back to Hamilton.
  
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• Those halcyon nights when Spurs tried and failed to sign Saido Berahino | The Fiver

  27-07-2018 17:26
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When journalists asked Bill Shankly what Liverpool’s team might be for the weekend, he would simply reply with “same as last year, son.” This was the mid-1960s before, in 1970, Shanks eventually realised doddery Ron Yeats and creaking Ian St John were no longer up to it after an FA Cup defeat at Second Division Watford. Instead, he needed to look for new players like that nice young Kevin Keegan. Continue reading...
  
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• Harry Kane voted preferred striker to replace Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid

  27-07-2018 17:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harry Kane has been voted as the Real Madrid fans' preferred option to replace Cristiano Ronaldo after his move to Juventus. Kane got 26 percent of the vote after Marca asked 200,000 Los Blancos fans.
  
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• HOT OR NOT: Molinari faultless at The Open while Adil Rashid has a lot to prove

  27-07-2018 17:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HOT OR NOT: It's that time of the week again when Sportsmail's Ian Ladyman reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.
  
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• Thomas Tuchel insists he was never in the running to succeed Arsene Wenger at Arsenal

  27-07-2018 17:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paris St Germain coach Thomas Tuchel insists timings meant he was never close to replacing Arsene Wenger at Arsenal.
  
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• Premier League transfers: Club-by-club guide to deals so far

  27-07-2018 17:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Which players have Premier League clubs signed and which deals have you missed this summer?
  
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• Inner-city cricket: meet the devotees nurturing the game’s grassroots

  27-07-2018 16:49
  Amateur cricket faces an uncertain future but amid the disquiet there are reasons to remain optimistic“Will this actually do anything?” It is a sincere question posed by a senior member of the Lutonians Cricket Club but one that contains so much exasperation it may as well be rhetorical. Theirs is a story trying to avoid a bitter ending.Originally a cricket club associated with Vauxhall Motors, the closing of the factory 20 years ago meant that if members wanted to keep playing, they
  
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• Public must be told true reasons for Adil Rashid’s differences with Yorkshire | Jason Gillespie

  27-07-2018 16:47
  Rashid’s decision to play red-ball cricket for England but not his county has caused a stink and now we should be informed exactly what is behind this standoffAdil Rashid’s selection by England for the first Test with India has caused one hell of a stink. But until he and Yorkshire go public on the true reasons why he currently does not want to play four-day cricket for the club, so much of the criticism flying around will be ill-informed.Because let’s be honest, it’s pre
  
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• Sergio Aguero leaves Ibiza nightclub sporting 'f*** you' t-shirt

  27-07-2018 16:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergio Aguero was pictured leaving a popular Ibiza nightclub in the early hours of the morning sporting a 'f*** you' t-shirt. The forward is on holiday after featuring at the World Cup this summer.
  
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• Best sport on TV this weekend: Tour de France, F1 Hungarian GP, Whyte vs. Parker

  27-07-2018 16:30
  Sport on TVFri 27 Jul, AT 15:38Sport on TV this weekend: Tour de France, F1 and boxing
  Cycling, boxing, women’s hockey, golf and Formula 1 promise exciting action over the next two days
  
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