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• BUMBLE AT THE TEST: England's Moeen Ali is a star on and off the field

  31-08-2018 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England's Moeen Ali produced an excellent bowling display on day two of the fourth Test against India. Here, Sportsmail's DAVID LLOYD takes us through his own unique perspective of the action...
  
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• After 913 days, Berahino could at last go home and say: 'Mum, I've scored!'

  31-08-2018 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mum had been the word for Saido Berahino for two years, six months and one day. After each match in that period, he would return home to his mother Liliane and be asked if he had scored.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, September 1

  31-08-2018 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Sandown, Beverley, Newton Abbot, Chester, Chelmsford City, Lingfield and Wolverhampton.
  
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• SHEIKH MANSOUR: Why Manchester City can be the best team in the world

  31-08-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SHEIKH MANSOUR: I have always enjoyed business, I have a love for the game, and I like to compete. Investing in a club was an obvious thing to do. The fundamentals of City are unshakeable.
  
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• Vincent Kompany on what would've happened if City didn't win 2012 PL

  31-08-2018 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'I think that's the game with the most pressure on it that I've ever been in,' says Kompany of the seismic April 2012 derby in which his goal saw City take control of the title race.
  
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• Aleksandar Mitrovic reveals how the gym helped in football before shedding light on his childhood

  31-08-2018 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: Aleksandar Mitrovic has half an hour to spare. Training is done but there is a meeting to attend and then, there will be the gym. For him, there's always the gym.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool ace Mo Salah still wants to play for Egypt

  31-08-2018 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Egypt face Niger next Saturday but Klopp believes Salah will be involved in the fixture as 'in his heart' he wants to represent his country. It has become a huge issue in Egypt.
  
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• Leeds 0-0 Middlesbrough: Bielsa's clash with Pulis fails to yield winner as hopefuls battle to draw

  31-08-2018 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT ELLAND ROAD: The volume steadily increased inside Elland Road and with that the exasperation too. Music to the ears of Tony Pulis and Middlesbrough.
  
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• The day football changed: 10 years since the Manchester City takeover

  31-08-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In exclusive extracts from a forthcoming book chronicling the Abu Dhabi United group's 10-year ownership of City, key figures reveal the inside story of the club's remarkable transformation.
  
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• NASSER HUSSAIN: Joe Root looked completely in charge against India

  31-08-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: Joe Root had an excellent day as captain. The way he shuffled his pack, defended a relatively small total and used Moeen Ali was exceptional.
  
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• Weekend Premiership Guide: Danny Cipriani primed for Gloucester debut

  31-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After a three-and-a-half month absence, the new season of Gallagher Premiership action is finally upon us. Sportsmail's WILL KELLEHER previews all of the weekend's action
  
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• Unai Emery says Mesut Özil needs to adapt to different positions at Arsenal

  31-08-2018 23:30
  • Spanish manager says Özil has trained normally all week
  • German playmaker missed last Saturday’s win over West HamMesut Özil is back in contention for a place in the Arsenal starting lineup at Cardiff but the challenge of adapting to the needs of his new manager remains.Unai Emery strongly denied he had fallen out with the club’s highest-paid player but said Özil would be expected to show flexibility and play in positions other than his preferred No 1
  
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• UEFA chief Aleksander Ceferin backs UK World Cup bid as a 'wise idea'

  31-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: A British bid to host the World Cup in 2030 has moved another step closer with a strong endorsement from UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin.
  
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• Ten years on: how Abu Dhabi ownership transformed Manchester City

  31-08-2018 23:30
  From toilets with no doors and ‘the Temple of Doom’, City have made other top clubs fearful of an era of dominance at home and in EuropeIt was the look on Mark Hughes’s face that lingered in the memory. His first press conference since that seminal day – 1 September 2008 – when Manchester City came under the ownership of the Abu Dhabi royal family. Hughes was behind his desk in the manager’s office, trying to make sense of it all, and occasionally looking up t
  
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• Steven Gerrard has done it all... but nothing compares to the Old Firm

  31-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE REDKNAPP: Steven Gerrard will never have experienced anything quite like stepping on to the touchline in the heat of an Old Firm derby for the first time on Sunday.
  
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• Rafa Benitez insists he does not need to invite Mike Ashley to come and watch Newcastle train

  31-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was suggested by managing director Lee Charnley recently that it would be a good idea to invite Ashley to the club's training base in an effort to repair their relationship, as revealed by Sportsmail.
  
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• Only Manchester United players can judge Mourinho - Guardiola

  31-08-2018 23:30
  Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has defended United boss Jose Mourinho's record.
  
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• Mohamed Salah’s focus will not be affected by Egyptian FA dispute, says Klopp

  31-08-2018 23:30
  • Liverpool manager confident star striker will rise above row
  • ‘He wants to play for his country and he wants to play for us‘Jürgen Klopp is confident Mohamed Salah’s row with Egypt’s football association will not affect his focus at Liverpool or commitment to the national team.The Liverpool manager talked with Salah about the his dispute with the EFA over security and image rights, which resurfaced this week when the forward outlined his concerns over Eg
  
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• Baghdatis backs up Andy Murray over Verdasco locker room fiasco

  31-08-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marcos Baghdatis revealedthat Fernando Verdasco did speak to his coach in the locker room during the controversial heat break that dissected his US Open win over Andy Murray.
  
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• Convicted dopers will be stopped from collecting re-awarded medals

  31-08-2018 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The IAAF will not allow convicted dopers Ekaterina Poistogova and Tatyana Tomashova of Russia to receive medals from the London 2012 Olympic Games at any of their sanctioned events.
  
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• Marcus Ericsson walks away from 220mph crash in Italian GP practice

  31-08-2018 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONATHAN MCEVOY AT MONZA: Formula One staged its second great escape in five days when Marcus Ericsson walked away from one of the most dramatic crashes of recent years.
  
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• Moeen Ali loves home comforts as he shows his best comes in England

  31-08-2018 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TOP SPIN - LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE AGEAS BOWL: In home Tests, he now averages 38 with the bat and 32 with the ball. Abroad, he averages 25 with the bat and 52 with the ball.
  
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• Lyon 0-1 Nice: Patrick Vieira gets first win through Allan Saint-Maximin strike

  31-08-2018 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Striker Allan Saint-Maximin's powerful deflected shot gave struggling Nice a shock 1-0 away win over Olympique Lyonnais on Friday.
  
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• Middlesbrough snuff out Leeds’ Sáiz as top two fight out feisty stalemate

  31-08-2018 23:08
  Tony Pulis does not really do small talk and his address to the players on joining Middlesbrough cut, typically, to the chase. “I’m not here to mess around,” he said. “I’m here to win promotion.” That was late last December and a near-miss in the play-offs and an assiduous pre-season later Pulis seems very much on a mission to stick to that pledge.Well before the end of a warm Yorkshire night featuring more bookings (eight) than shots on target, when pressing
  
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• Neville's England qualify for 2019 Women’s World Cup after win over Wales

  31-08-2018 23:06
  England players celebrate after their 3-0 win over Wales sealed their place at the 2019 World Cup.
  
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• England prosper with width to leave hard lines for Wales | Suzanne Wrack

  31-08-2018 23:04
  Despite the home side tweaking the pitch dimensions England found a way through to make the Women’s World Cup finalsMuch of the buildup to this game revolved around the choice of Rodney Parade to play host to the crunch qualifier. Wales hoped the intimate environment of a sold out, hostile crowd of 5,000 would, as the Welsh No 10 Jess Fishlock put it, “rattle” the Lionesses.Meanwhile English and Welsh fans were left aggrieved as the 24-hour sell-out left them ticketless. Contin
  
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• Alapati Leiua try gives Bristol last laugh against rusty Bath

  31-08-2018 23:02
  • Bristol 17-10 Bath
  • Four Ian Madigan penalties ensure Bristol get the pointsThe Gallagher Premiership season still has nine months to run but the newly styled Bristol Bears are already up and roaring. If proof were needed that Pat Lam’s promoted side will be no easybeats it duly materialised in front of a record stadium crowd as the hosts gave their old rivals Bath a rousing West Country hurry-up.On this evidence Bristol’s positivity will be an adornment to the league, e
  
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• Departing Shaun Wane’s beloved Wigan spoil St Helens’ party

  31-08-2018 23:00
  • St Helens 10-30 Wigan
  • Dan Sarginson scores first two tries to set Wigan on their wayOn nights like these there are really no need for in-depth team talks and pre-match pick-me-ups, but on Shaun Wane’s final visit to St Helens after an association spanning almost 30 years with his beloved Wigan, one suspects he would have had a good go anyway.Occasions such as these could yet become a footnote in the Super League season if Wigan are not the ones lifting the trophy high at Old
  
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• AC Milan 2-1 Roma: Super-sub Patrick Cutrone scores late in stoppage time

  31-08-2018 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A late stoppage-time goal by substitute Patrick Cutrone gave AC Milan a 2-1 home win over Roma in an electrifying Serie A clash on Friday and eased the pressure on manager Gennaro Gattuso.
  
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• HOT OR NOT: Boycott makes welcome return but Murray future in question

  31-08-2018 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's Hot or Not time again as 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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• Laura Muir comes out on top in 1500m while Reece Prescod can only manage fourth in 100m final

  31-08-2018 22:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Laura Muir produced arguably the finest 1500m performance of her career to become the first ever British athlete to win two Diamond League titles but Reece Prescod settled for fourth in the 100m final.
  
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• Kasper Schmeichel signs new long-term deal at Leicester

  31-08-2018 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has boosted Leicester by signing a new deal. The Denmark international will now remain with the club until 2023.
  
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• Dele Alli gets a grilling by young fan for new BT Sport advert

  31-08-2018 21:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dele Alli was put on the spot by a young fan while filming a new BT Sport advert this week. Alli was grilled by young Charlotte, who has become a star of the new commercials by the broadcaster.
  
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• England find their Mojo: Moeen Ali admits it was 'great to be back'

  31-08-2018 21:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT AGEAS BOWL: Moeen Ali admitted it was ‘great to be back’ after he took five wickets on the second day of his Test return against India to leave the series on a knife-edge.
  
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• Moussa Dembele removed from Celtic training amid unrest over blocked move to Lyon

  31-08-2018 21:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers thinks that bringing in better players is the simple answer to Stevie Gerrard's early success at Rangers.
  
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• India’s Cheteshwar Pujara shows patience of throwback batsman to defy England | Andy Bull

  31-08-2018 21:28
  He struggled in the county game but learned how to bat in English conditions and showed it with a hard-earned hundredThe slow, lazy rhythms of Test cricket feel an unfamiliar music now, when most innings unravel so fast and batsmen are so frantic. But Friday played out the old way. Cheteshwar Pujara, India’s throwback batsman, batted five hours for his first Test century in England. When he finally got it, as the sun was beginning to dip, the crowd rose in a standing ovation. It was not ju
  
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• India rocked by magical Moeen Ali as England spinner turns the tables

  31-08-2018 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT THE AGEAS BOWL: It was here in Southampton that Moeen Ali showed he really could fill the huge shoes vacated by Graeme Swann by bowling England to victory.
  
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• If you want to hold a grudge follow the example of Leigh Roose | Paul Doyle

  31-08-2018 21:00
  Yaya Touré is no Johan Cruyff but they are mild compared to the keeper who caused chaos for Celtic and against StokeIt is getting to the stage where we are going to have to accept Yaya Touré is no Johan Cruyff. Shame, really, because the Ivorian had the right idea. Whether served with an upturned bowl of steaming hot bile or a platter of cold hard truths, the revenge of the jilted footballer can be an entertaining force. None of the sport’s great orators, from Bill Shankly to
  
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• Dai Young wants more sting from Wasps ahead of new season 

  31-08-2018 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wasps need more sting if they are end a 11-year wait for a trophy this season, according to their boss Dai Young.
  
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• Roger Federer ready to punish Nick Kyrgios if self-indulgence returns

  31-08-2018 20:28
  • Controversy swirling around the Australian’s previous match• Federer to play volatile Kyrgios in US Open third roundAs Nick Kyrgios was reminded again this week, his habit of digging holes for himself is invariably followed by people covering him in dirt. And the guy with the shovel in his hand on Arthur Ashe Court on Saturday night is probably the most lethal gravedigger in tennis, Roger Federer.The Swiss, who likes Kyrgios, could not hide his disappointment when he heard abou
  
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• Heung-min Son is playing for his destiny in South Korea's Asian Games final

  31-08-2018 20:19
  Rarely can a footballer have been under so much pressure to win as Heung-min Son ahead in the Asian Games final on Saturday.
  
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• Pujara gives India narrow lead after England’s Moeen and Curran star again

  31-08-2018 20:09
  • Fourth Test day two: England 246 and 6-0; India 273
  • Pujara hundred bolsters India after Moeen’s five-wicket haulOnce again the fresh faces led the way in a Test match that is keeping everyone transfixed. It looks like one of those beauties where every boundary and every dismissal changes the balance immediately. And the chances of a draw have long since faded.Moeen Ali and Sam Curran were to the fore again, while India were indebted to their self-effacing grafter, Cheteshwar
  
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• Moussa Dembele sent away from Celtic training after voicing frustration over blocked Lyon move

  31-08-2018 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brendan Rodgers admitted he had to send Moussa Dembele off the training pitch to protect the harmony of his squad after the striker outlined his frustration over a blocked move to Lyon.
  
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• Aberdeen reject last ditch Aston Villa bid for Scott McKenna who also caught the interest of Celtic

  31-08-2018 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aberdeen kicked out a last ditch Aston Villa bid to sign Scotland defender Scott McKenna on Friday night. Villa wanted the 21-year-old on loan with an option to buy for £6million in January.
  
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• PETER CROUCH: I hope Jamie Vardy ends up with no regrets over England

  31-08-2018 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETER CROUCH: What is it like to play for England? It's a question that I'm often asked. Each time, my reply is the same: there is no higher honour and nothing gave me greater pride.
  
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• Moeen Ali takes five wickets on Test return to give England hope and restrict India to small lead

  31-08-2018 19:41
  Moeen Ali takes five wickets on Test return to give England hope and restrict India to small lead
  
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• Moeen Ali takes five wickets as India's batting order collapses

  31-08-2018 19:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT THE AGEAS BOWL: It was here in Southampton that Moeen Ali showed he really could fill the huge shoes vacated by Graeme Swann by bowling England to victory.
  
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• Dates announced for England's tour of the Caribbean in 2019

  31-08-2018 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After the three-match Test series, which starts on January 15 and is scheduled to conclude on February 13, the two sides will contest five one-day internationals followed by two T20 games.
  
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• UEFA plans to use VAR in Champions League

  31-08-2018 19:07
  VAR is slated to come to the Champions League next season, according to UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin.
  
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