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• Manchester United boss Mourinho insists he relishes the pressure of Carabao Cup ahead of Derby clash

  24-09-2018 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho insists he relishes the pressure cup competitions can create as he seeks to draw a line under another turbulent weekend at Manchester United.
  
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• Tiger Woods doesn't scare us, says Europe's Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn

  24-09-2018 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE IN PARIS: Europe's Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn says there is no fear about facing a resurgent Tiger Woods this weekend after his epic Tour Championship win.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Tuesday, September 25

  24-09-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Tuesday's meetings at Hamilton, Leicester, Kempton and Newcastle.
  
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• Middlesex name Stuart Law as head coach with Daniel Vettori departing 

  24-09-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stuart Law has been appointed head coach on a four-year deal in a restructuring at Middlesex that has seen Daniel Vettori axed.
  
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• Jack Nicklaus backs Tiger Woods to eclipse his 18 majors after his return to the winner's circle

  24-09-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON IN PARIS: Whether it be the 42nd Ryder Cup starting on Friday or the Masters beginning in 199 days’ time, it is impossible not to look at Tiger Woods’ winning return.
  
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• 'Captain America' Patrick Reed admits he knows he has a target on his back ahead of Ryder Cup

  24-09-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A clear sign the Ryder Cup is nearly upon us came in Atlanta at the weekend when Patrick Reed signed autographs — and then put Captain America underneath his name.
  
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• Will Ian Woosnam open up on barmy 2006 Ryder Cup with Thomas Bjorn?

  24-09-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: The most fascinating insight from a Ryder Cup pundit this week will be delivered by former European captain Ian Woosnam.
  
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• West Ham need to secure Declan Rice’s signature, says Pablo Zabaleta

  24-09-2018 23:30
  Declan Rice applauds the West Ham United fans after Sunday’s draw with his first club, Chelsea.Pablo Zabaleta has urged West Ham to prioritise securing Declan Rice to a new contract following the teenager’s hugely impressive start to the season.Rice has operated in defensive midfield over recent weeks and contributed heavily to the win at Everton and encouraging draw at home against Chelsea on Sunday which have lifted West Ham from the foot of the league table.
  
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• West Ham at risk of losing Declan Rice after starlet turns down £12k a week offer

  24-09-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham are refusing to budge on their offer, sparking concern that the club risk losing the hugely gifted 19-year-old, who has been outstanding in the last two games against Everton and Chelsea.
  
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• Transfer summit could decide Rafael Benitez's long-term future at Newcastle United

  24-09-2018 23:30
  Benitez will make a series of requests when he sits down with managing director Lee Charnley, who has been urged to find out what the Spaniard feels he needs by owner Mike Ashley.
  
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• Manchester United and Manchester City face competition from Real Madrid for Ajax's Frenkie de Jong

  24-09-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United and Manchester City will face competition from Real Madrid for Ajax talent Frenkie de Jong. The 21-year-old is fast becoming one of the most coveted young players in Europe.
  
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• Man City set to unleash Ederson Mark II with Aro Muric in line to make debut at Oxford

  24-09-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Aro Muric, who is set for his debut on Tuesday, has been playing as a goalkeeper for just eight years and even that was an idea that came from a family member rather than a professional.
  
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• 'Jose Mourinho's still special': Frank Lampard defends his old boss

  24-09-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Amid criticism of Mourinho's man-management and conservative tactics, Derby boss Lampard takes his side to Old Trafford in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.
  
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• Frank Lampard prepares Derby for meeting with mentor José Mourinho

  24-09-2018 23:30
  Frank Lampard is aware that the sack could befall him or José Mourinho at any time.Frank Lampard remembers watching the press conference in 2004 at which José Mourinho, freshly arrived at Chelsea, announced that he was “a special one”.If many people believe Mourinho’s aura has started to fade, Lampard is not one of them.
  
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• Efe Obada gets game ball from Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera after NFL debut

  24-09-2018 23:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Efe Obada - who was trafficked into the UK and left homeless in London aged 10 - had a dream start to his NFL playing career with an interception and a sack.
  
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• Sir Craig Reedie defends WADA lifting Russian Anti-Doping Agency ban

  24-09-2018 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  World Anti-Doping Agency president Sir Craig Reedie has hit back at critics of the controversial decision to lift the Russian Anti-Doping Agency's suspension.
  
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• Warren Gatland hints at future role for scrum-half Rhys Webb despite French exile

  24-09-2018 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER: Warren Gatland has left the door ajar for Rhys Webb to return to the Wales squad at the World Cup next year – despite the scrum-half’s French exile.
  
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• John Mitchell confident England can win World Cup after joining Eddie Jones's team

  24-09-2018 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: Former All Blacks head coach John Mitchell started his tenure as Eddie Jones's new defence guru by declaring England can improve in the next 12 months and win the World Cup.
  
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• Jack Grealish signs new five-year deal with Aston Villa despite interest from Tottenham Hotspur 

  24-09-2018 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jack Grealish has penned a new five-year deal with Aston Villa. He was a target for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in the summer but stayed with the Championship side.
  
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• FIFA Best Awards 2018: Luka Modric wins Player of the Year

  24-09-2018 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luka Modric has been crowned world player of the year, bringing an end to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s decade-long duopoly on football’s coveted individual prize.
  
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• FIFA The Best Awards: Liverpool star Mohamed Salah snubbed as FIFPro World XI is named 

  24-09-2018 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has been left out of the FIFA Fifpro World XI. The winger enjoyed a sensational debut season at Liverpool as he scored 44 goals in 52 games.
  
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• Best Fifa Football Awards 2018: Luka Modric beats Cristiano Ronaldo and Mo Salah to be named men's player of the year

  24-09-2018 22:24
  Best Fifa Football Awards 2018: Luka Modric beats Cristiano Ronaldo and Mo Salah to be named men's player of the year
  
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• Mohamed Salah wins Puskas award for best goal at FIFA's The Best Awards

  24-09-2018 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Salah saw off strong competition to win The Puskas Award for best goal at FIFA's The Best Awards in London. The Liverpool attacker claimed the gong for his strike against Everton.
  
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• Best Fifa Football Awards 2018: live updates including Luka Modric vs Cristiano Ronaldo vs Mo Salah result

  24-09-2018 21:14
  Best Fifa Football Awards 2018: live updates including Luka Modric vs Cristiano Ronaldo vs Mo Salah result
  
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• Stars arrive for ceremony with Mo Salah, Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo nominated

  24-09-2018 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The great and good of the footballing world have started arriving at London's Royal Festival Hall for FIFA's The Best awards.The ceremony honours footballers in seven categories.
  
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• Olivier Giroud admits rivals are starting to work out Chelsea’s style of play

  24-09-2018 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Olivier Giroud is convinced Chelsea will find ways to overcome stubborn opponents after his side's frustrating goalless draw at West Ham.
  
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• Celtic legend Jim Brogan dies aged 74 after dementia battle

  24-09-2018 20:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Celtic player Jim Brogan has died at the age of 74 following a long battle with dementia, the club have confirmed. The defender made 341 appearances for Celtic in the 1960s and 1970s.
  
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• FIFA blew £9m in three years on private jets

  24-09-2018 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FIFA spent $11.7million (£8.92m) in less than three years on private jets, including luxury sight-seeing trips for a top official, a newly published legal document shows.
  
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• UEFA re-open investigation into PSG's spending

  24-09-2018 19:50
  The Club Financial Control Body will again examine the finances of Paris Saint-Germain after a UEFA announcement.
  
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• Sunderland set to SACK Didier Ndong after he failed to turn up to any training sessions

  24-09-2018 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Black Cats have also indicated their readiness to take legal action to recoup the Gabon international's value should he join another club.
  
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• Ben Stokes has lost his aura after affray trial, says Andrew Flintoff

  24-09-2018 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ben Stokes was cleared of the charge, which he denied, at Bristol Crown Court last month and was able to play a part in England's series victory over India after missing the second Test.
  
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• Sunderland sack midfielder Didier Ndong for breach of contract

  24-09-2018 19:29
  Sunderland midfielder Didier Ndong turned up to training for the first time since May, only to then find he'd been fired.
  
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• Billy Vunipola turns to boxing to get back in shape as Eddie Jones puts England through their paces

  24-09-2018 18:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 25-year-old is only dealing with a minor problem which - it is understood - has now been resolved after a pre-arranged medical procedure was carried out this week.
  
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• Steven Defour set to make Burnley return against Burton after nine months out with knee problem 

  24-09-2018 18:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sean Dyche has hailed the return of Belgium midfielder Steven Defour ahead of Burnley's Carabao Cup trip to Burton on Tuesday.
  
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• Kevin Ryan looks for third Gimcrack Stakes-Middle Park Stakes double

  24-09-2018 18:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trainer Kevin Ryan will try to complete the Gimcrack Stakes-Middle Park Stakes double for the third time when Emaraaty Ana lines up at Newmarket on Saturday.
  
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• Ranieri open to Roma return amid Di Francesco sack reports

  24-09-2018 18:17
  The former Leicester City boss has hinted he would not say no to taking charge of his hometown club again
  
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• PIERS MORGAN: Tiger Woods shows self-pitying snowflakes what it takes

  24-09-2018 18:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ten months ago, Tiger Woods was ranked No 1,199 in golf. His private life was as disastrous as his career. Nobody gave him a chance of ever being a champion again. But he didn't listen.
  
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• Tiger Woods' win is good for golf and the Ryder Cup, says Team Europe captain Thomas Bjorn

  24-09-2018 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Woods completed one of the most remarkable sporting comebacks by claiming the season-ending tournament on Sunday - his first title since 2013 - after a sensational display in Georgia.
  
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• Eugenie Bouchard crashes out in first round of Tashkent Open with straight-sets defeat by Nao Hibino

  24-09-2018 18:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eugenie Bouchard was eliminated in the first round of the Tashkent Open on Monday, continuing another difficult season for the former Wimbledon finalist.
  
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• Tony Bellew jokes his wife will divorce him if he doesn't retire after Oleksandr Usyk clash

  24-09-2018 18:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 35-year-old faces Usyk, who holds all the marbles in the division after defeating Murat Gassiev in the inaugural World Boxing Super Series final, at the Manchester Arena on November 10.
  
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• Premier League is the priority for Manchester City as Pep Guardiola targets domestic domination

  24-09-2018 18:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola wants to establish Manchester City as the dominant English force after admitting retaining the Premier League title is his primary motivation. City stormed the league last season.
  
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• Arsene Wenger plays charity match in memory of Aldo Platini

  24-09-2018 18:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has made his return to football by playing in a charity match in memory of Aldo Platini. The match was put on in an effort to raise money for sick children.
  
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• EFL Cup: Mourinho will spawn lots of managers - Lampard

  24-09-2018 17:58
  Frank Lampard is confident he will be among the first in a long line of former Jose Mourinho players to turn to management.
  
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• Why Patrice Evra took a POO in Gerard Pique's shoes

  24-09-2018 17:52
  The former Manchester United fullback has revealed why he defecated in his teammate's shoe.
  
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• Pals Mourinho and Lampard are not discussing upcoming Carabao Cup tie

  24-09-2018 17:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho congratulated Frank Lampard on the birth of his daughter in a phone call, but any pre-match talk about Derby's trip to Manchester United was off the agenda.
  
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• Spanish players' association reiterates disapproval of La Liga game in USA

  24-09-2018 17:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Spanish players' association remains against the league's plan to play a regular-season match in the United States despite receiving more detailed information.
  
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• Anthony Knockaert thanks well-wishers for their support after revealing mental health struggles

  24-09-2018 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Brighton winger Anthony Knockaert says he has received an outpouring of support after revealing his struggles with depression.
  The Frenchman last week opened up about his battle with mental illness.
  
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• Nemanja Matic admits he was playing through pain barrier last season 

  24-09-2018 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nemanja Matic has revealed that he was playing through the pain for Manchester United last season, requiring surgery over the summer in order to get himself back to full fitness.
  
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• Faf de Klerk says Springboks' confidence is high after beating Kiwis

  24-09-2018 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  South Africa's confidence has been boosted after beating New Zealand but they still need to work on converting chances, scrumhalf Faf de Klerk said on Monday.
  
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