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• Aston Villa 2-2 Brentford: Jonathan Kodjia scores in the dying seconds to rescue a point

  22-08-2018 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT VILLA PARK: Jonathan Kodjia cancelled out Neal Maupay's brace in the dying seconds as Aston Villa and Brentford both keep their undefeated streaks going.
  
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• Millwall to break £1m-barrier for first time for Tom Bradshaw

  22-08-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Lions have agreed a fee of £1m rising to £1.25m with add-ons for the Barnsley striker, who is expected to join the Championship side on loan on Thursday.
  
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• Bolton 1-0 Birmingham: Josh Magennis scores winner for hosts

  22-08-2018 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN WHITTELL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON STADIUM: Garry Monk's miserable start to the new campaign continued in Bolton last night where his Birmingham side fell to an undeserved loss.
  
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• England must fix their turmoil at the top ahead of fourth Test

  22-08-2018 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  How quickly things change. How rapidly England repeatedly lurch from one extreme to the other and always seem to let us down just when they appear to be heading back towards the top.
  
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• Manchester City ease keeper shortage by recalling Aro Muric from loan

  22-08-2018 23:35
  • 19-year-old was on a season-long loan to Dutch side NAC Breda• Muric could go straight into squad against Wolves on SaturdayManchester City have recalled their goalkeeper Aro Muric from his loan spell at the Dutch club NAC Breda following the injury to Claudio Bravo. Related: How Lazio’s ultras must wish they had the cash reserves of Man City | Marina HydeContinue reading...
  
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• Golf: Woods v Mickelson showdown confirmed for Thanksgiving in Vegas

  22-08-2018 23:34
  With 19 majors between them, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will take part in a blockbuster exhibition match in Las Vegas over Thanksgiving.
  
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• Pep Guardiola warns Man City to learn from moments of complacency at Barcelona and Bayern Munich

  22-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola has spent the last fortnight drumming the perils of complacency into his Manchester City squad. Guardiola has used meetings at the club’s training ground to make sure minds are focused.
  
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• NASSER HUSSAIN'S PLAYER RATINGS: Jos Buttler proves he isn't just a blaster

  22-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  India ran riot against England during the third Test with an emphatic 203-run win at Trent Bridge. Here, Sportsmail columnist NASSER HUSSAIN has rated every player from the third Test.
  
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• Gillingham 1-4 Sunderland: 16-minute blitz keeps Black Cats high up the table in League One

  22-08-2018 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD AT PRIESTFIELD STADIUM: For the 2,087 Sunderland fans who made the trip to Kent, there is a growing sense their League One odyssey will be a briefone.
  
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• Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson confirm high-stakes, winner-takes-all match

  22-08-2018 23:23
  Mickelson: ‘Bet you think this is the easiest $9m you will make’Earlier in day, Woods said he thought he ‘was done’ in 2017Tiger Woods confirmed on Wednesday that he will face Phil Mickelson in a high-stakes exhibition match in Las Vegas over Thanksgiving weekend.No other details were provided, but ESPN reported earlier this month the one-on-one showdown – dubbed simply ‘The Match – will take place on either Friday (23 November) or Saturday (24 November)
  
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• Sean Dyche bemoans Olympiacos's poor surface after Burnley are forced to train on alternative pitch

  22-08-2018 23:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN IN GREECE: Burnley are faced with a horror pitch at Olympiacos on Thursday as Sean Dyche rejected the idea of sacrificing the Europa League to ensure domestic survival.
  
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• Brentford’s scorer stands accused after Villa and Kodjia salvage a late point

  22-08-2018 23:03
  Aston Villa’s manager, Steve Bruce, has called for action to be taken against Brentford’s two-goal forward Neal Maupay after accusing him of stamping on one of his players in Wednesday night’s draw against Brentford.Television footage appeared to show the Bees striker tread on John McGinn after he was felled by Lewis Macleod. The flashpoint came at 1-1 in the 41st minute and he scored again after 82, but Jonathan Kodjia spared Villa’s blushes with a headed equaliser with
  
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• Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Millwall: Owls get first win of the season

  22-08-2018 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JANINE SELF AT HILLSBOROUGH: Barry Bannan goals are collector’s items simply for their rarity value but his first in two years was a finish of stunning quality too.
  
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• La Liga players consider strike over plans to play matches in US

  22-08-2018 22:21
  Union angry that players were not consulted over projectLa Liga keen to compete with Premier League in US marketSpain’s players’ association is asking La Liga not to play a regular-season match in the United States, and won’t rule out a strike if its demands are not met.Captains of La Liga’s clubs met on Wednesday in Madrid and said they are against the unilateral decision to play outside Spain, something that could happen as early as this season as part of La Liga’
  
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• Sadio Mane claims Liverpool team-mates copy HIS celebrations

  22-08-2018 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roberto Firmino's famous kung fu kick celebration was created by Sadio Mane... and the Brazilian isn't the only Liverpool player to copy the Senegalese forward.
  
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• Sussex police breach FoI act after Crystal Palace fans take action

  22-08-2018 21:33
  Sussex Police apologised in December 2017 for claiming Crystal Palace fans had ‘knives and knuckledusters’ at the Brighton game the month before.Sussex police breached the Freedom of Information Act and have been issued with a decision notice by the Information Commissioner’s Office after failing to explain why they had alleged Crystal Palace supporters were armed with “knives and knuckle-dusters” at the game against Brighton last November.The police apologised to b
  
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• Ed Woodward, the man who holds José Mourinho’s fate in his hands | Jamie Jackson

  22-08-2018 21:32
  Manchester United’s executive vice-chairman is a former banker who mixes affability with ruthlessness and will be unafraid to recommend the manager’s sacking if necessaryEd Woodward is the Manchester United executive vice-chairman whose current brief has him in Red Adair mode for the first time since he took up his position five years ago.Put simply the businessman from Essex is charged with solving the quandary of José Mourinho’s listing stewardship as everywhere Woodwa
  
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• Ed Woodward, the man who holds José Mourinho’s fate in his hands

  22-08-2018 21:32
  Ed Woodward still believes José Mourinho can deliver for Manchester United this season but the situation is bound to come under review if things do not improve soon.Ed Woodward is the Manchester United executive vice-chairman whose current brief has him in Red Adair mode for the first time since he took up his position five years ago.Put simply the businessman from Essex is charged with solving the quandary of José Mourinho’s listing stewardship as everywhere Woodward looks t
  
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• Morne Morkel snatches dramatic six-run win for Surrey over Lancashire

  22-08-2018 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Substitute fielder Will Jacks took a brilliant short-leg catch as Morkel dismissed last man Matt Parkinson to clinch title favourites Surrey's seventh win from nine Division One matches.
  
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• Burnley boss Sean Dyche less than impressed with Olympiakos pitch ahead of Europa League clash

  22-08-2018 21:06
  Sean Dyche has described the surface on which Burnley are set to play their Europa League qualifying play-off first leg against Olympiakos as "not great" but insisted "we're not too worried about it".Olympiakos were granted special dispensation by UEFA over the surface, but the Clarets trained at Panionios' Nea Smyrni Stadium rather than at the Giorgios Karaiskakis Stadium in order to give the latter as much protection as possible ahead of Thursday's game.Asked about the pitch, Dyche said: "It's
  
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• La Liga captains could strike over plans for 'US game' players 'outraged' at proposal

  22-08-2018 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: Spain's footballers have threatened to go on strike if the Spanish league goes ahead with plans to stage a match in the United States this season.
  
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• Michael Owen reveals he has never drunk tea or coffee

  22-08-2018 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former England striker Michael Owen has never drunk tea or coffee in his life... and revealed all about one of his most famous tweets in a wide-ranging Q&A.
  
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• Unai Emery needs to adapt his style to the Arsenal players he has now, not the ones he wants

  22-08-2018 20:35
  With early results not going according to plan, does Unai Emery need to change his style at Arsenal?
  
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• Valverde believes Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo battle is over

  22-08-2018 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde believes the duel between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo has now come to an end following the Portuguese superstar's move to Juventus.
  
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• Danny Cipriani arrives in Bristol for RFU disciplinary hearing after pleading guilty to assault

  22-08-2018 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Danny Cipriani arrived at a hotel in Bristol on Wednesday afternoon for his independent disciplinary hearing in front of the Rugby Football Union after being charged over his conduct.
  
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• Manchester United fans to fly banner calling for Ed Woodward’s head

  22-08-2018 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It’s understood the banner will read ‘Ed Out – LUHG’ (Love United, Hate Glazers) in a protest at Woodward, the club's executive vice-chairman and the American owners who appointed him.
  
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• Dele Alli raises the stakes in viral hand celebration with DOUBLE gesture to cover both eyes

  22-08-2018 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham attacker Dele Alli has raised the stakes in viral hand celebrations after introducing a new gesture that involves covering both eyes with looped fingers.
  
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• Serie A stars to wear special shirts for victims of Morandi Bridge tragedy

  22-08-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Players will walk onto the pitch wearing shirts with the words 'Genoa in our hearts' and a drawing of a heart joining the two sections of the collapsed bridge.
  
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• A Texas Democrat's words of support for the NFL protests have gone viral

  22-08-2018 19:33
  Beto O’Rourke, who is running to unseat Ted Cruz, was asked if kneeling NFL players are disrespectful. This is his reply
  The question is, how do you feel about NFL players who take a knee during the national anthem? And is it disrespectful to this country, to the flag, to service members who are right there tonight, where it is tonight, in Afghanistan, and those former service members, retirees and veterans, who are here with us today? Thank you each for your service.My short answer is no,
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo reveals he 'dreams' of his son following in his footsteps 

  22-08-2018 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that he 'dreams' of seeing his son, Cristiano Jnr, become a football player when he's older but has insisted that he won't pressure him to do so.
  
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• Cricket: Moeen Ali furthers England cause with record-breaking eight wickets and double century for Worcestershire

  22-08-2018 19:24
  Moeen Ali has done all he can to force himself back into the England Test reckoning.
  
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• Jose Mourinho sheltered from the rain as Man United boss arrives at the Lowry

  22-08-2018 19:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A spot of Manchester rain couldn't keep United manager Jose Mourinho's spirits down as he returned to the Lowry Hotel on Wednesday , despite a troubled start to the new season.
  
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• David Price believes patience is the key to unlocking big fights and even bigger paydays 

  22-08-2018 19:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Price turned down a money-spinning fight in front of a Wembley crowd in favour of a smaller-hall showdown with Sean Turner because he is happy to wait for bigger fights.
  
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• Hamilton’s and Vettel’s battle will be determined by skill not machinery | Giles Richards

  22-08-2018 19:12
  The two drivers begin an F1 championship run-in as close as either has encountered when Formula One reconvenes at SpaFormula One returns to action in Spa this weekend after an unprecedented volume of contract activity during the summer break. Yet much serious business is far from settled – especially for the title protagonists, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel, who begin a championship run-in likely to be decided by the finest of margins.After Hamilton won in Hungary the curtain fell on
  
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• Danny Murphy claims Manchester United fans are 'envious' of Liverpool

  22-08-2018 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Reds have started the season in stunning form, defeating both West Ham and Crystal Palace with their eye-catching style of play to take maximum points from their opening two fixtures.
  
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• Frenkie de Jong called-up to Holland's 34-man squad as Wesley Sneijder bids farewell to the Oranje

  22-08-2018 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ajax starlet Frenkie de Jong has received his first call-up to the Holland squad for their upcoming UEFA Nations League debut in September.
  
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• Manchester City stars hit rugby pads as Pep Guardiola ups physicality ahead of trip to face Wolves  

  22-08-2018 18:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boss Pep Guardiola introduced the pads in a bid to increase physicality on some of the club's younger stars to ensure they can cope if needed for first team action.
  
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• Arsenal stars laugh and joke as they race through training

  22-08-2018 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal's London Colney training base was a fun place to be on Wednesday despite the club's pointless start to the season. Players were seen laughing and joking as they took part in races.
  
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• La Liga's 'United States game' causing havoc in Spain

  22-08-2018 18:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: The Spanish League's plan to jump in front of the Premier League and play one of their games in the US this season still has some way to go in winning over any supporters.
  
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• Cricket: James Vince set for England recall as cover for Jonny Bairstow

  22-08-2018 18:28
  England will name their squad on Thursday and Bairstow, who sustained the hairline crack to his left middle finger while keeping wicket on Monday, may yet be included as a specialist batsman.
  
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• Torres scores first Sagan Tosu goal in Iniesta reunion

  22-08-2018 18:20
  Fernando Torres came off the bench to score his first goal for Sagan Tosu on Wednesday, breaking his duck for the J.League club.
  
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• Thomas Pieters' hopes of securing Ryder Cup wildcard disrupted by illness at D+D Real Czech Masters 

  22-08-2018 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Thomas Pieters will have to overcome an untimely bout of illness to press his claims for a Ryder Cup wild card in the D+D Real Czech Masters.
  
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• Tottenham consult fans on League Cup tie venue… meaning they could play at THREE ‘home’ grounds

  22-08-2018 18:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham will consider the results from a fan survey before deciding where to play their third round League Cup tie. Spurs announced earlier this week they will not be able to play it at Wembley.
  
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• Liverpool flop Loris Karius pops to the barbers for a new trim ahead of move to Besiktas

  22-08-2018 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Liverpool flop, well known for his vanity, will be desperate to forget his recent woes and reinvigorate his career, but he is hardly heading to Turkey a new man.
  
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• Will UK football fans rush the field this season? One sports book is betting on it. - Lexington Herald Leader

  22-08-2018 18:01
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  Will UK football fans rush the field this season? One sports book is betting on it.
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  An online sports book has made Kentucky the betting favorite to see its fans be the first to rush the field this season, an odd designation given Kentucky's home schedule, but one that would mean one of the best home victories in program history ...
  
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• Favre would take Mbappe and Hazard over Kane and Lukaku

  22-08-2018 18:01
  Kylian Mbappe and Eden Hazard would be Lucien Favre’s two picks if he could sign anyone, with the Borussia Dortmund manager saying he would pass on Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku and Robert Lewandowski.
  
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• How Lazio’s ultras must wish they had the cash reserves of Man City | Marina Hyde

  22-08-2018 17:58
  City’s acclaimed behind-the-scenes documentary shows the soft power that has been bought by their Abu Dhabi ownersIt was the best of times, it was arguably not really the worst of times. Either way we once again have football public relations to thank for a tale of two cities. In Manchester we have Manchester City, whose enjoyable and interesting fly-on-the-wall Amazon documentary has received almost nothing but plaudits.Despite the series having been quite clearly subject to a form of cop
  
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• Making Joe Kinnear look like the best manager Newcastle ever had | The Fiver

  22-08-2018 17:53
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!The Fiver had a laugh at Manchester United’s expense yesterday, and with good reason. They’re a total shambles! And if you can’t laugh at Ed Woodward’s frowny face, you probably don’t even laugh at The Fiver’s jokes. Moving swiftly on, though, it is probably worth pointing out that it’s worth keeping a sense of perspective at times like these and remembering that United don’t have it all bad. Thing
  
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• Kimmich claims Lewandowski needs to remember the support Bayern Munich team-mates give him

  22-08-2018 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bayern Munich defender Kimmich has praised Robert Lewandowski's scoring record after he decided to stay at the club but reminded him to remember of the help his team provide. 
  
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• Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hails Vincent Kompany as he reaches 10 years at the club

  22-08-2018 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
   Vincent Kompany was lauded by Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City team-mates as the captain celebrated his 10th anniversary at the club.
  
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