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• Friends of Ed Woodward claim relationship between him and Jose Mourinho is stronger than ever

  30-08-2018 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Friends of Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward claim his relationship with Jose Mourinho is stronger than ever.
  
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• England's pool of talent is drying up, warns manager Gareth Southgate

  30-08-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: As well as all but calling time on the international careers of the three eldest members of his World Cup squad, Gareth Southgate appears to have retired one or two items of clothing.
  
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• Burnley 1-1 Olympiacos (agg: 2-4): Sean Dyche's side out of Europe

  30-08-2018 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT TURF MOOR: The journey is over, and only lasted 35 days, but Burnley exited the Europa League swinging on Thursday night against Greek giants Olympiacos.
  
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• Bristol Bears’ success key to future of promotion, says Nigel Melville

  30-08-2018 23:43
  • Well-funded Bristol have spent heavily on three players
  • Melville: ‘To be a yo-yo club is not a good thing’Bristol’s first season back in the Premiership is likely to have a significant bearing on whether the top flight is ring-fenced, according to the Rugby Football Union.The big-spending Bears begin their campaign against Bath on Friday and the RFU’s director of professional rugby, Nigel Melville, believes an immediate return to the Championship would push
  
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• Was fake news behind Lewis Hamilton's media snub at Italian GP?

  30-08-2018 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mercedes said the world champion's absence was due to an 'unavoidable personal commitment', but that vague explanation only started a guessing game around the specific reason.
  
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• Rugby Union: Eddie Jones addresses England breakdown with head of referees

  30-08-2018 23:35
  Eddie Jones has held talks with the Rugby Football Union’s head of referees in an effort to solve England’s breakdown woes after a run of five defeats in six Test matches.Jones met Tony Spreadbury earlier this month to request the way the breakdown is refereed in the Premiership is brought closer into line with the international game.
  
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• Pat Lam sets the bar high for re-branded Bristol with European aim

  30-08-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rebranded Bristol will launch the new Gallagher Premiership season on Friday night, and the Bears’ necessity is to gatecrash Europe’s top table at the first attempt under Pat Lam.
  
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• Eddie Jones addresses England breakdown with head of referees

  30-08-2018 23:35
  • England head coach met Tony Spreadbury
  • Jones: ‘We won’t get better at it until the next World Cup’Eddie Jones has held talks with the Rugby Football Union’s head of referees in an effort to solve England’s breakdown woes after a run of five defeats in six Test matches. Jones met Tony Spreadbury earlier this month to request the way the breakdown is refereed in the Premiership is brought closer into line with the international game. Related: Bristol Bea
  
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• Fearless Sam Curran brings joy to the job as all-rounder saves England

  30-08-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE AGEAS BOWL: Sam Curran was dropped for the third Test at Trent Bridge, two games after he was man of the match in the nail-biter at Edgbaston.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Friday, August 31

  30-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Friday's meetings at Thirsk, Newcastle, Sandown and Wolverhampton.
  
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• Gareth Southgate worries England players are being underused by clubs

  30-08-2018 23:30
  • Manager Southgate concerned by lack of game time for players
  • Call-ups for Joe Gomez and Adam Lallana for next two matchesGareth Southgate is deeply concerned English players are not getting enough opportunities in the Premier League and has called for a fresh “debate” to tackle a long-running problem after warning the country risks losing some of its brightest young talent unless there are more ways to break through at first-team level. Related: ‘I’m not sur
  
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• Champions League group-by-group guide: English quartet well placed

  30-08-2018 23:25
  Manchester United, Liverpool and Spurs should squeeze through tricky groups while Manchester City’s task looks relatively straightforwardAtlético Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Monaco, Club Brugge Continue reading...
  
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• Burnley knocked out of Europa League by Olympiakos

  30-08-2018 23:25 via bbc.co.uk
  Burnley fail to make the Europa League group stage after wasting a string of chances in their play-off round second leg against Olympiakos at Turf Moor.
  
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• Warrington run in 14 tries to thrash Hull

  30-08-2018 23:21 via bbc.co.uk
  Hull FC concede a club-record 80 points in one match as Bryson Goodwin scores five times in a 14-try Warrington rout.
  
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• Ovie Ejaria goal fires nine-man Rangers past Ufa and into group stage

  30-08-2018 23:18
  • Ufa 1-1 Rangers (Rangers win 2-1 on agg)
  • Two Scottish sides make group stages for first time since 2009Nine-man Rangers were made to do it the hard way as they survived two red cards to claim a place in the Europa League group stages, and they were later joined by Old Firm rivals Celtic – the first time since 2009 two Scottish sides have made it to group stages of European competition. Related: Burnley’s Europa League dream ends with draw against OlympiakosContinue read
  
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• Warrington’s Bryson Goodwin racks up five tries in Hull thrashing

  30-08-2018 23:16
  • Warrington Wolves 80-10 Hull FC
  • Wolves achieve highest victory over HullWarrington responded to last Saturday’s Challenge Cup defeat by Catalans in convincing fashion, inflicting the heaviest defeat on Hull FC in their history to maintain their own push for a place in the Super League play-offs. Related: Catalans Dragons' uplifting triumph showed off rugby league's global rootsContinue reading...
  
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• Sam Curran to the rescue after another woeful top-order collapse

  30-08-2018 23:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT THE AGEAS BOWL: Sam Curran's brilliant knock of 78 helped England recover from yet another top order batting collapse to post 246 on day one of the fourth Test against India.
  
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• Europa League: Olympiakos knock Burnley out despite Matej Vydra’s debut goal

  30-08-2018 23:14
  Burnley's hopes of making the Europa League group stage came to an end as a 1-1 draw with Olympiakos at Turf Moor in their qualifying play-off second leg saw them lose the tie 4-2 on aggregate.Knowing a 2-0 win on the night would be enough to send them through, Sean Dyche's Clarets created some great chances in the first half but were unable to take them, with Sam Vokes sending one header wide and another over.Ashley Barnes then struck narrowly wide, Vokes sent a curling effort against a post ea
  
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• Europa League 2018-19 group stage draw - All you need to know

  30-08-2018 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail provide you with everything you need to know for Europa League group stage draw including date, time and channel plus how the draw works and which teams have qualified so far.
  
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• Griffiths scores 100th goal as Celtic ease into group stage

  30-08-2018 23:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Celtic salve some of their European disappointment by beating Lithuanian champions Suduva to ease into the group stage of the Europa League.
  
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• Colin Kaepernick grievance set for trial after NFL dismissal request is denied

  30-08-2018 22:57
  Former quarterback says he has been blackballed by teamsKaepernick started wave of anthem protests over social injusticeColin Kaepernick’s grievance against the NFL is set to go to trial after an arbitrator turned down what was effectively a request by the league for the case to be dismissed. Kaepernick filed the grievance in October last year, claiming owners have colluded to keep him out of the league after he knelt during the national anthem to highlight racial injustice in the United S
  
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• GB's Asher-Smith loses 100m in Zurich but wins relay gold

  30-08-2018 22:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Dina Asher-Smith loses her last 100m race of the season, but anchors the 4x100m relay team to relay gold at the Diamond League finals in Zurich.
  
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• Burnley’s Europa League dream ends with draw against Olympiakos

  30-08-2018 22:51
  • Burnley 1-1 Olympiakos (Olympiakos win 4-2 on aggregate)
  • Daniel Podence and Matej Vydra swap goals but Clarets are outSean Dyche blamed some questionable refereeing decisions for the 3-1 scoreline against Burnley in the first leg in Athens, apparently with a degree of justification. The story was completely different here. Even with a weakened team Burnley created enough chances to win the tie twice over, yet managed to miss them all until the substitute Matej Vydra marked his debu
  
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• Transfer deadline day: Seven transfers to watch from around Europe and Football League

  30-08-2018 22:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The Premier League transfer window has already shut but BBC Sport takes a look at deals that can still be completed around Europe and the Football League.
  
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• Scotland Women's World Cup hopes out of own hands despite win over Swiss

  30-08-2018 22:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Scotland Women's World Cup hopes were dealt a blow after Shelley Kerr's side defeated Switzerland by just a single goal.
  
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• England's Thomson leads by two in Denmark event

  30-08-2018 22:24 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Jonathan Thomson shoots his lowest round on the European Tour to open up a two-stroke lead on the first day of the Made in Denmark event.
  
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• Arsenal star Hector Bellerin gifted painting of himself by Endless

  30-08-2018 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The footballer asked Endless to create the piece after being introduced and photographed with him, alongsideAlex Iwobi, at his Kensington exhibition in August 2017.
  
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• Burnley vs Olympiacos LIVE plus Celtic vs Suduva - Europa League play-off

  30-08-2018 22:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Burnley face Olympiacos at Turf Moor on Thursday evening as Sean Dyche's side look to overturn last week's 3-1 defeat. Follow Sportsmail's coverage of all the action from 8pm (BST) as it happens.
  
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• Champions League draw: Ronaldo in mouthwatering reunion with Man Utd

  30-08-2018 21:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aside from Juventus, United should face easier rides against Valencia and Young Boys, who return to the group stages this year. However Ronaldo's reunion can't be dismissed.
  
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• Keaton Jennings shipwrecked amid a storm of failure by England’s top order | Andy Bull

  30-08-2018 21:41
  The manner of the opener’s dismissal in the first innings of the fourth Test against India highlighted a player whose ability to make decisions is hampered by the mental pressure he is underBack when Keaton Jennings was a coming man, he was one of a group of English players picked to take part in a military training camp. One of the tasks, Jennings said then, was that the players had to fix a broken boat during a storm.Turns out that while this may have been good metaphorical preparation f
  
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• Tottenham apply to play Carabao Cup third round against Watford at MK Dons' stadium, while Liverpool draw Chelsea

  30-08-2018 21:31
  Tottenham apply to play Carabao Cup third round against Watford at MK Dons' stadium, while Liverpool draw Chelsea
  
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• Mourinho in attendance at Turf Moor for Burnley's Europa League play-off

  30-08-2018 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho will be sat among scouts watching Burnley face Olympiacos on Thursday night as he looks for an edge for Sunday's must-win game at Turf Moor.
  
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• Sam Curran sets sights on emulating Ben Stokes after saving England on day one of the fourth Test

  30-08-2018 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sam Curran has set his sights on emulating the all-round contributions of Ben Stokes after his batting saved England from capitulation on the first day of the fourth Test against India.
  
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• England v India: Geoffrey Boycott says hosts have 'gone backwards' as a team

  30-08-2018 21:14 via bbc.co.uk
  England have "gone backwards" after another batting slump against India, says former opener Geoffrey Boycott.
  
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• Spurs want Carabao Cup tie played in Milton Keynes as stadium is not ready

  30-08-2018 21:05
  • Tottenham ask for third-round tie to be played at Stadium MK
  • Liverpool host Chelsea while Derby face Manchester UnitedTottenham Hotspur have asked for special dispensation to play their Carabao Cup third-round tie against Watford at Stadium MK as their new stadium will not be ready for the fixture and Wembley, where the club have been playing their home games, is not available.The club’s £850m stadium has been delayed until at least November following issues with the cr
  
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• Same old scramble for answers as England top order collapses yet again

  30-08-2018 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: It is Groundhog Day. England have been 30 for three or 100 for five far too often and rely time and again on someone in the middle order to bail them out of trouble.
  
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• Tottenham apply to play Carabao Cup tie against Watford at Stadium MK

  30-08-2018 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham have applied to play their Carabao Cup third round tie against Watford in Milton Keynes. Spurs are unable to play the tie at Wembley because it is unavailable the week of the game.
  
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• Liverpool to face Chelsea in Carabao Cup third round

  30-08-2018 20:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Eight-time winners Liverpool are drawn at home to Chelsea in the third round of the Carabao Cup.
  
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• Carabao Cup third round draw: Liverpool to take on Chelsea and the rest

  30-08-2018 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool have been pitted against Chelsea in a mouthwatering Carabao Cup third round tie. Meanwhile, Frank Lampard will take his Derby side to face Jose Mourinho.
  
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• Wales v England: It's winner takes all in the 2019 Women's World Cup qualifier

  30-08-2018 20:36 via bbc.co.uk
  It's winner takes all in Newport on Friday as Wales and England look for the win which will secure their place at the 2019 Women's World Cup.
  
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• India on top before Sam Curran and Moeen Ali save England from collapse

  30-08-2018 20:36
  • Fourth Test, day one: England 246; India 19-0
  • Curran helps England recover from 86 for sixThe men untainted by the defeat at Trent Bridge kept England in the game at Southampton. Sam Curran irrepressibly led the way as if he did not understand the enormity of England’s plight or the confidence crisis afflicting the top order and finished with his highest Test score of 78. Meanwhile Moeen Ali’s contribution of 40, calm and considered compared with those above him, was al
  
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• County cricket: Tom Curran shines as Surrey edge closer to title – as it happened

  30-08-2018 20:28
  With his brother on form for England, Tom Curran took five for 28 and scored 43 supporting Mark Stoneman, who hit 144 against Notts 11.44pm BST Surrey moved closer to the championship crown, skittling Nottinghamshire for 101 before asking them to follow on. It was a cracking day for Tom Curran who, in his first Championship game of the season, took five for 28 and scored 43 as handmaiden to Mark Stoneman, magnificent with 144 off 260 balls – the longest innings of his career. Notts need 19
  
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• Carabao Cup 2018-19 third round draw: live updates

  30-08-2018 20:24
  Carabao Cup 2018-19 third round draw: live updates
  
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• Nacer Bouhanni sprints to victory in stage six of Vuelta a Espana

  30-08-2018 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  France's Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) won stage six of the Vuelta a Espana in a reduced bunch in San Javier as Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ) retained the race leader's red jersey.
  
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• Curran defies India with brilliant 78 as England recover from another collapse

  30-08-2018 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT THE AGEAS BOWL: Sam Curran's brilliant knock of 78 helped England recover from yet another top order batting collapse to post 246 on day one of the fourth Test against India.
  
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• Highlights: Curran shines after England collapse again

  30-08-2018 20:07 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch highlights as Sam Curran hits 78 as England are bowled out for 246 on day one of the fourth Test against India at Southampton.
  
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• Ruby Walsh set to be out until Listowel Harvest Festival with rib injury

  30-08-2018 20:03
  • The 39-year-old suffered a heavy fall at Killarney on Saturday
  • Walsh has ridden only 38 times this year due to various injuriesRuby Walsh’s battered frame is being given another short period of respite, after a crashing fall on Saturday at Killarney. The 39-year-old said he would give himself until a week on Sunday before returning to competitive action on day one of Listowel’s Harvest Festival. Related: Talking Horses: Racing UK seeks to reassure fans over Irish racing
  
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• Rib injury likely to keep Ruby Walsh out until Listowel Harvest Festival

  30-08-2018 20:03
  • The 39-year-old suffered a heavy fall at Killarney on Saturday
  • Walsh has ridden only 38 times this year due to various injuriesRuby Walsh’s battered frame is being given another short period of respite, after a crashing fall on Saturday at Killarney. The 39-year-old said he would give himself until a week on Sunday before returning to competitive action on day one of Listowel’s Harvest Festival. Related: Talking Horses: Racing UK seeks to reassure fans over Irish racing
  
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• Education can change attitudes to use of homophobic slurs, rugby study shows

  30-08-2018 20:00
  Exclusive: A new study shows damaging language persists on rugby fields, but homophobia is not main driver behind its usePreliminary analysis of research from Monash University’s Sport Inclusion Project has found that while homophobic language persists at alarming rates in junior rugby union, educational training can change attitudes to the use of slurs in sport.Results of the study – which was undertaken by every Under-18s and Colts (Under-20s) rugby team in Victoria, and every Unde
  
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• I can't rule out Championship players, says Southgate

  30-08-2018 19:57 via bbc.co.uk
  England boss Gareth Southgate says he may increasingly look to the Championship for players as the pool of homegrown talent is shrinking.
  
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