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• Southampton boss Mark Hughes tips Liverpool for Premier League title

  21-09-2018 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Hughes has backed Liverpool to end their long wait for a Premier League title, but says Southampton won't shut up shop when they make the daunting trip to Anfield on Saturday.
  
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• Weekend Premiership Guide: Danny Cipriani can prove a point to Eddie Jones

  21-09-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's WILL KELLEHER previews all of the weekend's action, including a showdown for the England No 10 jersey as Owen Farrell's Saracens host Gloucester.
  
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• Manchester United's Alexis Sanchez and Fred laugh at Andreas Pereira's expense

  21-09-2018 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andreas Pereira was shown no sympathy by his Manchester United team-mates after suffering an unfortunate fall while checking into The Lowry Hotel before his side host Wolves on Saturday.
  
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• Unai Emery enjoying challenge of solving Arsenal's attacking puzzle

  21-09-2018 23:30
  Building a functioning attack out of Arsenal’s intriguing mismatch of forwards would be enough to give any manager sleepless nights.Luckily for the Gunners, Unai Emery is relishing the challenge of fitting his frontline together.Arsenal’s strike force is blessed with exceptional talent but its makeup belies the cobbling together that passed for squad building in north London prior to Emery’s appointment.
  
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• Rafael Benítez running out of patience at underfunded Newcastle

  21-09-2018 23:30
  Rafael Benítez has denied he is in a marriage of convenience with Newcastle but concedes that, although his love for the club endures, the partnership is fast approaching breaking point.
  
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• Rafa Benitez claims it would be a great success for Newcastle to avoid drop

  21-09-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rafa Benitez has delivered his latest brutally frank assessment of the size of task facing Newcastle this season after admitting it would be a 'great achievement' to simply avoid relegation.
  
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• Rachel Richardson aiming to make history in the William Hill Ayr Gold Cup

  21-09-2018 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARCUS TOWNEND: As a teenager she was landing titles as a beauty queen but at Ayr this afternoon Rachel Richardson will aim to be the punters' queen.
  
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• Ed Smith defends the selection of Keaton Jennings for Sri Lanka tour

  21-09-2018 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ed Smith has defended the selection of struggling opener Keaton Jennings for the Test tour of Sri Lanka as England prepare for life after Alastair Cook. Jennings has a combined average of 20.
  
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• Not all of Zach Mercer's family will be cheering if he makes his debut for England versus All Blacks

  21-09-2018 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY WILL KELLEHER: If Zach Mercer makes his England debut against the All Blacks in November his family may not all be cheering for him.
  
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• Gabriel Jesus recalled to Brazil squad for friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Argentina

  21-09-2018 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brazil coach Tite announced his squad on Friday, with three new faces: Bordeaux defender Pablo, Hannover midfielder Wallace, and Barcelona striker Malcom.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather shows off toned physique after just ONE WEEK of training

  21-09-2018 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Floyd Mayweather - who last fought Conor McGregor in August last year in Las Vegas - is set for a money-spinning rematch with Manny Pacquiao in December, according to reports.
  
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• Manchester City board private jet to Cardiff to forget Champions League defeat

  21-09-2018 19:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are jetting off to Cardiff in style, boarding a private jet as they try to put their surprise Champions League defeat behind them. City will look to bounce back immediately.
  
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• PETER CROUCH: Stephen Darby is one of the most genuine pros I've shared a dressing room with

  21-09-2018 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETER CROUCH: It was Tuesday afternoon when I was told the horrible news. Stephen is one of the most genuine young professionals with whom I’ve had the pleasure of sharing a dressing room.
  
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• Cipriani 'likes' tweets that England coach Jones was wrong to drop him

  21-09-2018 18:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones named his training squad for a two-day camp in Bristol at the beginning of next week ahead of the Autumn Internationals but the fly-half was not named among the 36-man party.
  
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• Chess: US favourites to maintain Soviet Union’s’s title drought at Olympiad

  21-09-2018 18:07
  After winning all but two of the 26 titles between 1952 and 2002 Russia have not won again despite being top seeds every timeThe United States, Russia and China are top seeded and the teams to beat at the 179-nation biennial Olympiad, which starts at Batumi, Georgia, on Monday. Russia and China are the favourites in the women’s event.For half a century in the Soviet era their teams of legends led by Mikhail Botvinnik, Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov and Garry Kasparov were totally dominant.
  
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• Lopetegui plans to shuffle his Real Madrid pack during hectic run of five games in 15 days

  21-09-2018 18:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Julen Lopetegui intends to make full use of his squad to keep Real Madrid competitive in both LaLiga and Europe.
  
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• Motorcyclist who grabbed his rival's brakes while racing at 140mph is banned

  21-09-2018 18:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Romano Fenati was caught on camera reaching over and attempting to pull the brake lever on Stefano Manzi's right handlebar at San Marino Moto2 on 9 September.
  
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• Sir Alex Ferguson pays tribute to Paul Scholes in video message at charity dinner

  21-09-2018 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Scholes enjoyed a trophy-laden career that spanned 20 years at Unitedwith only Ryan Giggs and Sir Bobby Charlton having represented the club more times.
  
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• Yankey: Emery needs to be given time at Arsenal

  21-09-2018 17:36
  Rachel Yankey believes that Unai Emery needs to be given time at Arsenal after a difficult start to the season.
  
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• Jürgen Klopp adamant Mohamed Salah will rediscover goalscoring touch

  21-09-2018 17:31
  Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp has said he is not worried by Mohamed Salah's early-season form in front of goal, saying the forward is in good shape despite only scoring twice thus far. Salah scored 44 times in his first season, but Klopp dispelled fears of a lack of confidence as his team prepare to host Southampton Continue reading...
  
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• Gary Cahill tells Chelsea he wants to leave the club in January

  21-09-2018 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL IN THESSALONIKI: Cahill, who has not played a single minute this season, holds no grudges against new manager Maurizio Sarri for his lack of playing time this season.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo shows muscle-bursting leg power in Juventus training after red card fiasco

  21-09-2018 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo went back about his business on Friday, taking to his first Juventus training session since his recent red card heartbreak on his Champions League debut.
  
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• Silva refuses to rule out Mina debut against Arsenal as Everton's defensive concerns begin to ease

  21-09-2018 17:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton boss Marco Silva did not rule out a debut for Yerry Mina in Sunday's Premier League clash with Arsenal as his defensive injury concerns begin to ease.
  
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• Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy banned from driving for 12 months with 24 points on his licence 

  21-09-2018 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City star Benjamin Mendy has been banned from driving for 12 months and fined more than £2,500 after being given 24 points on his licence.
  
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• Mourinho is an inspiration - Nuno

  21-09-2018 17:17
  Nuno Espirito Santo said he had treasured memories of playing under Jose Mourinho at Porto ahead of the pair's Premier League clash.
  
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• Falcao has a statue of himself built in home town… but it bears little resemblance to the striker

  21-09-2018 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Monaco striker Radamel Falcao has had a statue of himself erected in his home town of Santa Marta in Colombia but there is one problem. It looks nothing like him. 
  
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• Thomas Bjørn: ‘I think sometimes it is forgotten how great Europe is’ | Ewan Murray

  21-09-2018 17:10
  Europe’s captain, Thomas Bjørn, believes the Ryder Cup is about bringing the continent together, regardless of the political backgroundFrom Friday on the outskirts of Paris a golf team united by the flag of Europe, led by a Dane, will take on the might of the United States. When it arrives, the Ryder Cup is the most significant sporting event in the world. This time as Brexit looms and questions regarding what a European identity actually means cast a shadow over society, the broade
  
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• Manchester City confirm Benjamin Mendy has suffered a bruised metatarsal

  21-09-2018 17:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are worrying about Benjamin Mendy’s latest injury as Pep Guardiola claimed he is not aware how long the defender will be out for. Mendy missed City's midweek defeat to Lyon.
  
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• The Fiver | The goalkeeping art of not sidefooting the ball to a cameraman

  21-09-2018 17:05
  Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!When the Fiver announces its retirement, which will be some time after being informed of it by an editor and/or a district judge, there will be a huge and sincere outpouring of Tin. You can count on that. And we will draw comfort not only from bracing, competitively-priced brew, but also from the knowledge that we ended our career the way it began, creating headlines, setting agendas, making stuff up. By achieving professional symmetry we will r
  
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• Jones could be Danny Cipriani's Kryptonite and Ashton Gate visitors set for Harry Potter treatment

  21-09-2018 16:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER’S SCRUM’S THE WORD: We live in a world now where the All Blacks have lost, Danny Cipriani has been compared to Superman and players to Yakuza gangsters...
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: Test squads, fixtures, results, TV and radio guide

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketMon 5 Nov, AT 11:55England’s tour of Sri Lanka: squads, fixtures, results
  Skipper Joe Root says it will take a ‘squad performance’ to win the Test series
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: Test squads, fixtures, ODI results, TV guide

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketTue 30 Oct, AT 10:47England’s tour of Sri Lanka: squads, fixtures, results
  The first Test of the three-match series starts in Galle on 6 November
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: Test results, fixtures, squads, TV and radio guide

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketFri 9 Nov, AT 14:26England’s tour of Sri Lanka: Test fixtures, results and TV
  Joe Root has a selection headache for the second Test in Kandy
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: Test fixtures, results, squads, TV and radio guide

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketMon 12 Nov, AT 14:22England’s tour of Sri Lanka: Test fixtures, results and TV
  Joe Root has a selection headache for the second Test in Kandy
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: Test and ODI squads named

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketFri 21 Sep, AT 15:57England’s tour of Sri Lanka: Test and ODI squads named
  Uncapped trio Rory Burns, Joe Denly and Olly Stone are included in Test squad
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: Test and ODI squads, fixtures, TV coverage

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketWed 26 Sep, AT 14:24England’s tour of Sri Lanka: squads, fixtures, TV coverage
  Five ODIs, one T20 and three Test matches feature on the team’s schedule
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: T20 fixture, ODI results, Test squads, TV guide

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketWed 24 Oct, AT 09:14England’s tour of Sri Lanka: fixtures, results and squads
  England suffer record one-day defeat in final match of the series
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: results, fixtures, ODI and Test squads, TV coverage

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketMon 15 Oct, AT 14:11England’s tour of Sri Lanka: results, fixtures, ODI squads
  Five ODIs, one T20 and three Test matches feature on the team’s schedule
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: ODI fixtures and results, Test squads, TV guide

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketMon 22 Oct, AT 08:56England’s tour of Sri Lanka: results, fixtures and squads
  Five ODIs, one T20 and three Test matches feature on the team’s schedule
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: ODI and Test squads, fixtures, TV coverage

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketTue 9 Oct, AT 10:29England’s tour of Sri Lanka: ODI squad, fixtures, TV
  Five ODIs, one T20 and three Test matches feature on the team’s schedule
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: fixtures, results, ODI and Test squads, TV guide

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketThu 18 Oct, AT 09:46England’s tour of Sri Lanka: results, fixtures, ODI squads
  Five ODIs, one T20 and three Test matches feature on the team’s schedule
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: 3rd Test squads, series results, TV channel

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketMon 19 Nov, AT 10:36England’s tour of Sri Lanka: 3rd Test squads, results and TV
  England seal series victory ahead of the third Test in Colombo
  
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• England’s tour of Sri Lanka: 3rd Test squads, series results, TV and radio guide

  21-09-2018 16:54
  cricketMon 19 Nov, AT 10:36England’s tour of Sri Lanka: 3rd Test squads, results and TV
  England seal series victory ahead of the third Test in Colombo
  
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• Arsenal's Mkhitaryan a doubt for Everton match

  21-09-2018 16:54
  Arsenal have confirmed Armenia international midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan sustained an ankle injury in the Europa League.
  
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• Rory Burns and Joe Denly replace retired Alastair Cook in England Test squad for tour of Sri Lanka

  21-09-2018 16:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Surrey opening batsman Rory Burns, Kent batsman Joe Denly and Warwickshire seamer Olly Stone are called-up to the England Test squad for the first time. 
  
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• Why a woman shaved her head to play football

  21-09-2018 16:22
  Women's footballer Rachel Yankey shaved off her hair to play football as a boy when she was younger.
  
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• Record breaker: Oliver Fisher hits first ever European Tour round of 59

  21-09-2018 16:20
  GolfFri 21 Sep, AT 15:26Oliver Fisher hits first ever European Tour round of 59
  Englishman makes history in the second round of the Portugal Masters
  
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• England Test squad: Rory Burns gets long overdue call-up with Joe Denly and Olly Stone also included for first time

  21-09-2018 16:18
  Surrey opener Rory Burns, Kent batsman Joe Denly and Warwickshire seamer Olly Stone have been called up to the England Test squad for the first time for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.
  
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• Sean Dyche unwilling to make excuses for faltering Burnley

  21-09-2018 16:05
  Sean Dyche talks to his players during their Europa League tie with Aberdeen, one of six extra games Burnley played in the opening month of the season.Last season’s overachievers Burnley sit bottom of the Premier League with a single point from five games.Should they lose to fifth-placed Bournemouth at home on Saturday it would compound their worst start to a league campaign for 90 years, and the normally ebullient Sean Dyche admits he is at a loss to explain the fog that has descended on
  
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• Spanish FA 'rejects request' for Barcelona match to be played in Miami

  21-09-2018 15:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  'A letter was sent to La Liga this morning in which it denies the game request because it does not comply with the international rules', said a source from the federation told Reuters.
  
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