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• Five-try Leicester too strong for Scarlets

  19-10-2018 23:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Leicester prove too strong for Scarlets as they run in five tries en route to their first Champions Cup win of the season.
  
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• Manchester City line up £70m raid for Holland ace Frenkie De Jong

  19-10-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola decided against signing a central midfielder after his failed bid for Jorginho, who joined Chelsea for £57million, but is acutely aware City need to strengthen in that area.
  
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• Middlesbrough win at Sheff Wed to go top of Championship

  19-10-2018 23:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Mo Besic and Britt Assombalonga score as Middlesbrough hang on to beat Sheffield Wednesday and go top of the Championship.
  
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• Leicester Tigers finally bare their teeth as Manu Tuilagi savages sorry Scarlets

  19-10-2018 23:42
  • Leicester 45-27 Scarlets
  • Tigers score five tries with big centre powering over for fourthLeicester and England have both been waiting a long time for a rejuvenated Manu Tuilagi and finally the big man is back.With his national coach, Eddie Jones, in attendance, the fit-again centre chose the perfect night to produce his most compelling display of the season and help the Tigers secure the bonus-point victory they required to revive their European campaign. Continue reading...
  
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• 'I feel awful' - O'Sullivan reaches semis in controversial circumstances

  19-10-2018 23:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Ronnie O'Sullivan says he felt "awful" after he overcame Chinese teenager Luo Honghao to reach the semi-finals of the English Open in controversial circumstances.
  
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• José Mourinho denies Manchester United attack only after falling behind

  19-10-2018 23:37
  • ‘You can play attacking football only when you have ball’
  • Manager admits he covets Eden Hazard as side take on ChelseaJosé Mourinho has denied Manchester United need to be 2-0 down to produce attacking football, with the manager saying he wants this from kick-off but that it is down to the players. Related: Mourinho's career is like the plague. Has he run out of people to kill? | Barney RonayContinue reading...
  
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• Liam Plunkett out to prove he's still England's best man

  19-10-2018 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liam Plunkett does not regret putting his wedding before an England tour even though he knows he has allowed Olly Stone and Tom Curran to stake a claim in Sri Lanka for his World Cup place.
  
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• GB's Williams wins Manchester taekwondo gold

  19-10-2018 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  Great Britain's Lauren Williams wins gold at the Taekwondo Manchester Grand Prix, while Bradley Sinden adds bronze.
  
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• Jose Mourinho can't carry on like this at Manchester United

  19-10-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Only time will tell us whether the football United played in beating Newcastle so thrillingly two weeks ago signalled a new dawn under Mourinho or merely a painful, brief flashback to better days.
  
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• Upbeat Rafael Benítez finds reasons to be cheerful at winless Newcastle

  19-10-2018 23:30
  Two points from eight games is not what the Spaniard expected but Newcastle have had a tough start and Saturday’s meeting with Brighton is now must-winThere will always be a special bond between Chris Hughton and Newcastle supporters but anxious home fans hope to see their former manager defeated when his Brighton side visit St James’ Park on Saturday. After all, Rafael Benítez’s team have only two points and are desperately seeking a first win of the campaign.Reason to
  
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• Unai Emery relieved to have Laurent Koscielny back but won't rush him

  19-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A mid-November comeback was forecast but, despite suggestions he might return sooner than expected, manager Unai Emery is treating the 33-year-old’s recovery with caution.
  
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• Spirit of new Spurs embodied by Eric Dier’s tackle, says Mauricio Pochettino

  19-10-2018 23:30
  • ‘That is the mentality we have tried to translate to the players’
  • Tottenham head to West Ham amid most productive PL startMauricio Pochettino felt Eric Dier’s thunderous tackle on Sergio Ramos during England’s 3-2 victory over Spain was a symbol of everything he has sought to instil in his Tottenham players. Related: Tottenham’s Eric Dier: Some people forget I’m essentially a foreign playerContinue reading...
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, October 20

  19-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Market Rasen, Catterick, Stratford, Ffos Las and Wolverhampton.
  
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• Rafa Benitez admits he does not fear the sack at Newcastle despite poor start

  19-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Benitez is not under pressure from supporters but owner Mike Ashley could well act should he think uncertainty over the manager's future is having an adverse effect on results.
  
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• Nuno Espírito Santo: 'We cannot build a gameplan based on a draw … always to win' | Jacob Steinberg

  19-10-2018 23:30
  Wolves manager has made a serious impact at Molineux and may well be on the way to challenging the Premier League eliteNuno Espírito Santo has an embarrassing story to get off his chest. The Wolverhampton Wanderers manager has been explaining why he tends to look the other way if one of his young players arrives at training in a flashy car or spends £500 on a pair of trainers. Instead of throwing his weight around, he prefers to act on instinct and take his cue from performances on
  
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• Neil Warnock: Cardiff will need a miracle to stay up

  19-10-2018 23:30
  Neil Warnock has admitted he would not bet on Cardiff City beating the drop and declared it will be “a miracle” if they manage to do so. However the veteran manager, who is without a win in his last 14 Premier League games, insists he believed similarly about the Welsh club’s chance of gaining promotion last season.
  
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• Mourinho 'would love' to sign Hazard for Man Utd

  19-10-2018 23:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Jose Mourinho "would love" to sign Eden Hazard for Man Utd but knows it would be impossible because "Chelsea are led by intelligent people".
  
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• Mark Hughes plea for patience with Southampton stuck in rut

  19-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Should Southampton lose and fail to score, Hughes will be the first Saints boss to oversee four top-flight defeats in a row without a goal since Ian Branfoot in December 1993.
  
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• Manchester United to make revised contract offer to Anthony Martial

  19-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unsettled Frenchman has so far refused the club's proposals as he considers a move away. Martial's contract runs until 2020 but reports suggest he is keen to leave Old Trafford.
  
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• Manchester United must beware of Chelsea on the break

  19-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: A key feature of Sarri's new-look Chelsea is the way they quickly switch from defence to attack. As our graphics show, they can fly up the pitch in a matter of seconds.
  
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• Jürgen Klopp admits Liverpool focus on defence has affected attack

  19-10-2018 23:30
  • Manager insists improvement was necessary for title challenge
  • ‘What we’ve done defensively is credit to the whole team’Jürgen Klopp has said Liverpool’s impressive defensive record this season is the result of prioritising solidity over attacking fluency and a mark of his team’s growing maturity. Related: Huddersfield Town v Liverpool: match previewContinue reading...
  
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• Jose Mourinho admits he would love to have Eden Hazard at Man United

  19-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mourinho and Hazard won the league together at Chelsea in 2015 and this week the Belgium international admitted he would one day like to work with the current United boss again.
  
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• Chelsea’s Maurizio Sarri humble before first encounter with José Mourinho

  19-10-2018 23:30
  • Italian cannot compare himself to former Chelsea manager
  • ‘Mourinho is a coach who has won everything, everywhere’Maurizio Sarri has said he is “lucky” to find himself in direct opposition to José Mourinho and does not yet consider himself worthy of favourable comparisons to the Manchester United manager, whom he rates as one of the best in the world. Related: Chelsea v Manchester United: match previewContinue reading...
  
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• Bath demand Heineken Champions Cup game with Toulouse is replayed

  19-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bruce Craig, the club owner, was incensed that the officials blew for full-time when it seemed that there were two seconds left on the clock. And he is angry that Kaino and Pointud were not sent off.
  
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• Ascot British Champions Day: Glitters can sail to QEII triumph

  19-10-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  BRITAIN'S NO 1 TIPSTER: One of the biggest meetings of the Flat season takes place at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday - British Champions Day.
  
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• Leicester 45-27 Scarlets: Manu Tuilagi fires Tigers back into contention

  19-10-2018 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER AT WELFORD ROAD: Manu Tuilagi rediscovered his impression of a rambunctious rampaging Rhino as he bashed Leicester back into European contention.
  
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• No Halep, no Williams - who will win the WTA Finals?

  19-10-2018 23:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Eight of the world's best players are competing for the WTA Finals, as Caroline Wozniacki aims to defend the title in Singapore.
  
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• Lewis Hamilton tops US GP practice as Sebastian Vettel given penalty

  19-10-2018 22:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel is handed a three-place grid penalty at the United States Grand Prix.
  
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• PETER CROUCH: I loved to hate Manchester United but I'm not enjoying this chaos

  19-10-2018 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETER CROUCH: You will probably expect me to say that I’m delighted to see the way things have gone for Manchester United over the last few months. Well, actually, you would be wrong.
  
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• Pool is 'better to watch' after rule change say leading players

  19-10-2018 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  British pool is a more exciting game after the change to blackball rules, say leading players Clint I'Anson and Emma Cunningham.
  
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• Man United stars arrive at London hotel ahead of Chelsea showdown

  19-10-2018 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho and his squad travelled by train from Stockport station to the capital earlier in the day. Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku and Co were spotted turning up at their West London hotel.
  
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• How Mercedes carried Lewis Hamilton to verge of his fifth F1 title | Giles Richards

  19-10-2018 21:29
  Under immense pressure from Ferrari there were slips, errors and obstacles but out of the campaign’s lowest moment came a turnaround that may see culmination at the US Grand PrixLewis Hamilton stands ready to prove that his rivals have searched in vain for any weaknesses to exploit at this weekend’s US Grand Prix. This season he has been under pressure as never before but has come through it; he is champion-elect and Austin will likely see him crowned. If so he will rightly collect t
  
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• 'Evolution not revolution' - Arsenal to stick with 'self-sustaining' approach

  19-10-2018 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Arsenal are "confident" that their "self-sustaining business model" will finance major success, the club's new managing director says.
  
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• Chelsea gear up for huge Manchester United clash with final training session

  19-10-2018 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Blues took part in one final training session at their Cobham base on Friday afternoon as they looked to iron out the final details before the highly-anticipated clash against Manchester United.
  
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• Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho admits recent criticism has taken its toll

  19-10-2018 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho has admitted the fierce criticism aimed at him in recent weeks has taken its toll as he continues to come under mounting pressure as Manchester United manager.
  
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• Andrea Atzeni suspended for Ascot's British Champions Day

  19-10-2018 20:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atzeni had hoped to defer his two-day ban (October 20-21) to ride at one of the biggest meetings of the Flat season - something allowed in Britain for short bans.
  
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• Premier League team news: Chelsea vs Manchester United and the rest of the weekend's matches

  19-10-2018 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Keep track of all the Premier League team news ahead of this weekend's matches. Chelsea vs Manchester United is top of the bill as they face off at Stamford Bridge.
  
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• Wigan stand by Zak Hardaker but tell full-back he has making up to do

  19-10-2018 20:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The ex-England full-back, who has signed a four-year contract with Wigan, was last week given a 20-month ban from driving after it was revealed he was more than two times over the drink drive limit.
  
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• Paul Scholes should turn fire to those behind Manchester United’s demise | Barney Ronay

  19-10-2018 20:00
  Their club’s former midfielder has turned into an effective pundit but his targets need to be more wide-rangingI remember having a discussion at least a decade ago about things you just couldn’t say in a football press box, the kind of stuff that could get you excommunicated from polite society. The opening suggestion was something along the lines of: “So, Paul Scholes. Not that great is he?” Related: Paul Pogba’s agent swipes at Scholes and adds to Manchester Unite
  
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• Bath ready to make unprecedented request for Toulouse replay

  19-10-2018 19:59
  • Club claim final whistle was blown early in the 22-20 defeat
  • Citings suggest Toulouse should have been down to 13 menThe Champions Cup organisers have confirmed Bath have signalled their intentions to request formally that last week’s defeat by Toulouse is replayed in what represents a remarkable course of action from the West Country club. Related: Champions Cup pool-by-pool preview: Burns given chance of redemption | Gerard MeagherContinue reading...
  
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• Ajax fans raise £66,000 in just three months to fund Johan Cruyff statue

  19-10-2018 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Johann Cruyff will soon have a statue outside of the stadium already named after him after Ajax fans raised a whopping £66,000 in three months toward it.
  
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• Advantage everyone: Wimbledon is right to have tie-breaks in fifth set | Kevin Mitchell

  19-10-2018 19:51
  All England Club decision to use tie-breaks when score reaches 12-12 in deciding set will go down well with players and fansIt could never be said that the All England Club was bullied into hasty change; indeed it is rumoured some members still hanker after long trousers. However, only a week after putting its hands on 73 acres across the road at the local golf club for expansion that will secure the club’s position as the pre-eminent tournament in tennis once the deal is finalised in Dece
  
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• Oisin Murphy: ‘Horses like Roaring Lion are so hard to get your hands on’

  19-10-2018 19:46
  Young jockey, without a winner on Champions Day in five years, looks for a breakthrough in the QEII at Ascot on SaturdayRide. Sleep. Repeat. It has been the story of Oisin Murphy’s year, from the darkest days of January all the way through to Champions Day, British racing’s showpiece meeting, at Ascot on Saturday. In all, he has weighed out for more than 1,000 rides, ridden nearly 200 winners and will head to the country’s most prestigious venue looking for a suitable conclusio
  
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• Lewis Hamilton clocks fastest time in wet first practice session at United States Grand Prix

  19-10-2018 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Mercedes driver, who will wrap up his fifth championship on Sunday if he outscores Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel by eight points, finished ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas in the wet running.
  
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• Freddie Burns to keep Bath place despite premature try celebration that cost his side

  19-10-2018 19:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Burns, who will start at fly-half against Wasps, cost his side victory by celebrating too early and being caught out before touching the ball down, shortly after missing a simple penalty.
  
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• Champions Cup pool-by-pool preview: Burns given chance of redemption | Gerard Meagher

  19-10-2018 19:19
  Bath have selected Freddie Burns despite his costly errors against Toulouse while Matt Banahan is back for GloucesterFreddie Burns gets an instant chance to make amends and starts for Bath at fly-half a week after his horror show against Toulouse. Bath’s other 10, Rhys Priestland, is absent, having picked up a knee ligament injury which has ruled him out for up to eight weeks. Jamie Roberts is also out after sustaining a head injury but Bath welcome back Joe Cokanasiga for an all-English c
  
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• ‘No limits’: how Bournemouth’s managerial duo worked their magic

  19-10-2018 18:55
  Eddie Howe and Jason Tindall started so poorly they feared the sack – now they have Bournemouth sixth in the top flight. Tindall opens up on a success story not even he saw comingIt is approaching a decade since Eddie Howe started his first spell at Bournemouth and Jason Tindall, who has been alongside him every step of the way, including their 21 months at Burnley, has been casting his mind back to two defeats right at the start of their tenure that left them fearing the worst. “You
  
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• Kyle Lafferty has apologised for bust-up with Michael O'Neill

  19-10-2018 18:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gerrard has revealed he has received an apology from Lafferty for the bust-up with O'Neill that now rules the striker out of Rangers' Sunday showdown at Hamilton in the Scottish Premiership.
  
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• Man City pay training-pitch tribute to Joe Hart

  19-10-2018 18:38
  Joe Hart described the "huge honour" at having a training pitch at Manchester City named after him.
  
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