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• Bristol face anxious wait to see if £1m man Charles Piutau will be fit for derby against Bath  

  25-08-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former All Black full-back was a half-time substitute in Bristol's 14-12 defeat to Connacht, their last pre-season friendly, but Piutau lasted just over 10 minutes before being forced off.
  
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• Battles tearing Manchester United apart as Jose Mourinho, Ed Woodward and former players wage war

  25-08-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Gerard Houllier was sacked by Liverpool in 2004, he blamed it on the number of club legends scrutinising his work. It is just as well for Houllier he is not at Manchester United right now.
  
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• Vince recall makes us ask: what is wrong with England's batting?

  25-08-2018 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If one definition of madness is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting a different result, then some England fans might just have questioned the selectors’ sanity after James Vince's recall.
  
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• Sarri tells Chelsea defenders to ignore their opponents as his idiosyncratic tactics take hold

  25-08-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sarri - 55 before he coached in Serie A -developed his unique style outside mainstream football and he says that Chelsea knew exactly what they were getting into when they hired him.
  
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• How an exchange trip to England gave India's latest answer to Sachin Tendulkar food for thought

  25-08-2018 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: A huge smile radiates from the face of new India batsman Prithvi Shaw when asked what he remembers most fondly from his time as a school boy in the north west of England.
  
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• Worcestershire defeat Gloucestershire to reach T20 Finals Day for first time 

  25-08-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Worcestershire ended 15 years of T20 heartache after beating Gloucestershire by five wickets in a tense, low-scoring Vitality Blast quarter-final at New Road.
  
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• Wales boss Jayne Ludlow baits Phil Neville ahead of vital World Cup qualifying clash

  25-08-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phil Neville has been told he's a man under pressure as his Lionesses side bid to secure qualification for next year's World Cup ahead of crunch clash against Wales.
  
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• Gareth Southgate does not want to see Gary Cahill retire from international duty

  25-08-2018 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southgate was already in discussions with Cahill about his international future while the team was in Russia and on Thursday, he will name his first squad since the run to the semi-finals.
  
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• Cut games or you'll ruin us demand England stars amid rising injuries

  25-08-2018 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Rugby chiefs are set to cut the 32-game limit in England to 30 from next season in an attempt to arrest the rise in serious injuries – but that should be slashed to 20 according to England wing Watson.
  
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• Napoli 3-2 AC Milan: Mertens completes remarkable turnaround for Zielinski-inspired hosts

  25-08-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dries Mertens scored a late winner as a Piotr Zielinski-inspired Napoli overturned a 2-0 deficit to come from behind and beat AC Milan 3-0 at the Stadio San Paolo on Saturday evening.
  
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• Woodward shouldn't be surprised, he got what he paid for in Mourinho

  25-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: When Ed Woodward appointed Mourinho, he must have known what he was getting. Everyone else did. He was getting short term. Not long term.
  
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• Maurizio Sarri makes incredible admission about his life at Chelsea

  25-08-2018 23:30
  The new Chelsea boss has revealed the extreme lengths he is going to to succeed at Chelsea.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino set to pick Hugo Lloris for Man Utd clash despite drink driving charge

  25-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The France and Spurs captain, 31, has publicly apologised and will be subject to an internal disciplinary process at the club, but is still expected to start against United at Old Trafford.
  
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• Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho admits 'nobody is happy' in his squad ahead of Tottenham clash

  25-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mourinho is expected to receive backing from a full house at Old Trafford as United attempt to recover from last Sunday's 3-2 defeat at Brighton with a huge game in front of the Sky Sports cameras.
  
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• Liverpool defender Joe Gomez gets rewarded with England recall

  25-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Young Liverpool defender Joe Gomez and will be given the chance to resume his England career this week after helping his club reach the top of the Premier League with maximum points.
  
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• Kieran Trippier: 'I get stopped in M&S these days. That didn’t use to happen'

  25-08-2018 23:30
  Tottenham full-back is growing in confidence after his superb form helped England reach the World Cup semi-finalsIt takes a confident man to stand next to Christian Eriksen and say: “I fancy this one, mate,” when a free-kick is about to be taken, but this is exactly what Kieran Trippier can do these days. By the time the Tottenham right-back returned from the World Cup in Russia in mid-July, his life had changed completely. As one of the best performers in an England team who reached
  
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• It may seem like the the beginning of the end for Rafa Benitez at Newcastle but all is not lost

  25-08-2018 23:30
  This feels like the beginning of the end for Rafael Benitez as Newcastle United manager, the start of a long and highly charged goodbye, with supporters already braced for the agony his departure will cause, but perhaps all is not what it seems.
  
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• George Groves welcomes prospect of possible rematch with Chris Eubank Jnr

  25-08-2018 23:30
  Super-middleweight world champion George Groves could face Chris Eubank Jnr for a second time in the final of the World Boxing Super Series should his scheduled opponent, Callum Smith, suffer an injury.
  
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• Anthony Martial prepared to play waiting game to stay at Manchester United

  25-08-2018 23:30
  Anthony Martial is prepared to bide his time over his future at Manchester United after feeling emboldened by the club hierarchy’s refusal to bow to Jose Mourinho’s wishes to sell him.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp insists Loris Karius deserves some credit for Liverpool's new improved defence

  25-08-2018 22:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERSTEIN AT ANFIELD: Jurgen Klopp has said that much-criticised goalkeeper Loris Karius deserves some of the credit for Liverpool's new-found defensive resilience.
  
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• Curious tale of Milan’s short-lived owner, a vulture fund and a barbecue

  25-08-2018 22:31
  Li Yonghong and his collapsed €740m takeover of Milan went quiet until the businessman resurfaced at a family get-togetherHis name, as one journalist put it, is now “just a sad and bad memory” for Milan supporters. Less than two years after Li Yonghong signed a preliminary agreement with Silvio Berlusconi to take over the club, which once marketed itself as “the most titled in the world”, an eight-second video clip of the Chinese businessman at a family barbecue went
  
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• Liverpool 1-0 Brighton: Mo Salah's superb strike seals three points

  25-08-2018 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT ANFIELD: Top of the league for the first time in nearly two years. No goals conceded this season. Manchester City unexpectedly dropping points at Wolves.
  
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• Richarlison was naive warns Silva after Everton forward sent off

  25-08-2018 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton manager Marco Silva warned Richarlison his youth is no excuse after the Brazilian forward was sent off following a clash with Bournemouth defender Adam Smith on Saturday.
  
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• Martin Keown warns Premier League that Liverpool can still improve despite perfect start

  25-08-2018 21:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fact that Liverpool have plenty to improve on despite their perfect start to the season is a frightening prospect for the Premier League, says Martin Keown. 
  
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• James Milner has his fingerprints all over Liverpool's strong start

  25-08-2018 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD: Among the relentlessly positive narratives that have come out of Anfield in the early stages of this campaign, few are more deserving of praise than Milner
  
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• CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP: Leeds go top after beating Norwich

  25-08-2018 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leeds defied their pink changing room at Carrow Road to return to the top of the Sky Bet Championship with a crushing 3-0 victory over Norwich.
  
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• Klopp hails 'massive signing' Alisson as Karius leaves for Besiktas

  25-08-2018 21:27
  Jurgen Klopp was full of praise for Alisson after Liverpool beat Brighton and Hove Albion, on the day Loris Karius left for Besiktas.
  
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• Crisps stop play at Charlton - and other things you might have missed in the EFL

  25-08-2018 21:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Play being stopped by a crisp-based protest at Charlton is among five things you may have missed from Saturday's EFL action.
  
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• Catalans Dragons 20-14 Warrington Wolves: French side make history with first Challenge Cup victory

  25-08-2018 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN AT WEMBLEY: Renaissance, redemption, resistance. One of the greatest tales in rugby league history was written at Wembley with all three of the above featuring.
  
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• Nottingham Forest 2-2 Birmingham: Villa fan Joe Lolley rescues hosts

  25-08-2018 21:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JANINE SELF AT THE CITY GROUND: Lolley came on the pitch with his side two goals down and struggling. His first touch was a belting shot past Lee Camp and then he set up the equaliser.
  
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• Rooney: England can end World Cup hurt in 2022

  25-08-2018 21:00
  The former Three Lions skipper believes another four years of positive progress should help to make Gareth Southgate's side contenders in Qatar
  
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• Loris Karius joins Besiktas on two-year loan deal from Liverpool

  25-08-2018 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Karius - who made two costly errors in the Champions League final loss to Real Madrid in May - has been replaced as Liverpool's number one by Alisson Becker this summer.
  
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• Julen Lopetegui backs La Liga stars in stand against games being played in the United States

  25-08-2018 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid manager Julen Lopetegui has backed La Liga players as they oppose controversial plans by league officials to hold games in the United States starting this season.
  
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• If anything, I have more fire in my belly - Serena not easing up

  25-08-2018 20:53
  While having daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian has changed her life, Serena Williams believes she is working harder than ever.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton condemns money over merit decision to make billionaire owner's son new driver 

  25-08-2018 20:49
  Lewis Hamilton has condemned Force India’s imminent move to replace Esteban Ocon with Lance Stroll, the son of the team’s billionaire owner, as a case of money over merit.
  
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• Worcestershire reach first T20 finals day with simple victory over Gloucestershire 

  25-08-2018 20:46
  Worcestershire reach first T20 finals day with simple victory over Gloucestershire 
  
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• Edinson Cavani, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar all on target in easy win for French giants 

  25-08-2018 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paris St Germain forward Edinson Cavani struck 12 minutes into his first match of the season while Kylian Mbappe and Neymar also scored in a 3-1 win over lowly Angers in Ligue 1 on Saturday.
  
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• Muntahaa and Weekender secure 1-2 for trainer John Gosden in the Ebor Handicap at York

  25-08-2018 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trainer John Gosden crowned a magnificent York Ebor meeting with a 1-2 in the signature race of the four-day meeting with Muntahaa and Weekender.
  
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• Salah strike maintains perfect start as Liverpool go top

  25-08-2018 20:21
  Mohamed Salah continued his goal-a-game ratio at Anfield as Liverpool overcame Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 in the Premier League.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo marks home debut with victory thanks to goals from Pjanic and Mandzukic

  25-08-2018 20:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juventus made it two wins from two in their Serie A title defence with a 2-0 win over Lazio in Turin, but Cristiano Ronaldo’s wait for his first goal in Italy goes into a third week.
  
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• How packets of crisps stopped play during Charlton's game with Fleetwood

  25-08-2018 20:07
  Protests against Roland Duchatelet's running of Charlton Athletic saw fans stop their League One fixture by throwing crisps on the pitch.
  
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• Crisps stop play as Charlton protests continue

  25-08-2018 20:07
  Protests against Roland Duchatelet's running of Charlton Athletic saw fans stop their League One fixture by throwing crisps on the pitch.
  
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• QPR 1-0 Wigan Athletic: Tomer Hemed scores on debut to haul hosts off bottom of Championship table

  25-08-2018 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK BEZANTS AT LOFTUS ROAD: A debut goal for Tomer Hemed and a first league win of the season for Steve McClaren. The impact could be immeasurable for Queens Park Rangers.
  
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• NFL: Wide receiver Gordon activated by Cleveland Browns

  25-08-2018 19:54
  The Cleveland Browns have activated wide receiver Josh Gordon to their active roster ahead of the new NFL season.
  
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• Eden Hazard’s dad suggests Chelsea star would be a Real Madrid player if Zinedine Zidane had stayed

  25-08-2018 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eden Hazard's father has suggested the Chelsea star could have ended up at Real Madrid this summer, if Zinedine Zidane was still in charge. He resigned at the end of last season.
  
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• Keane sent to hospital after ugly aerial clash

  25-08-2018 19:51
  Everton manager Marco Silva confirmed Michael Keane was taken to hospital following his accidental clash with Idrissa Gueye on Saturday.
  
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• Felipe Anderson offers Hammers hope despite suffering third straight defeat

  25-08-2018 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON: Over the past eighteen months, the West Ham Way, often lauded by their own as marking a sense of adventure and joy, has instead given way to a collective gloom.
  
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• Can ambitious Wolves emulate Man City's rise to the top?

  25-08-2018 19:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Are Wolves, with the help of owners Fosun and Jorge Mendes, on their way to emulating Manchester City's rise to the top?
  
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• Bournemouth 2-2 Everton: Eddie Howe's men spark second-half comeback to secure a point

  25-08-2018 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD AT THE VITALITY STADIUM: There was something about the way these two teams had started the season that promised rich entertainment - and we weren’t to be disappointed.
  
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• Unai Emery denies training ground spat with Mesut Ozil who was left out of Arsenal squad for West Ham win

  25-08-2018 19:42
  Unai Emery is facing the first big test of his Arsenal career after being forced to deny a training ground row with top earner Mesut Ozil ahead of Saturday’s victory over West Ham United.
  
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