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• European round-up: Barça go clear at top thanks to Lionel Messi hat-trick

  16-12-2018 23:54
  • Levante 0-5 Barcelona; Sevilla 2-0 Girona
  • Ajax thrash De Graafschap 8-0 in EredivisieLionel Messi scored his 43rd hat-trick for Barcelona as they gained a measure of revenge for their record-wrecking defeat by Levante last season with a comprehensive 5-0 victory. Related: Liverpool back on top after Shaqiri double floors Manchester UnitedContinue reading...
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino must unleash his big guns to shoot down Arsenal

  16-12-2018 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE REDKNAPP: Pochettino has already experienced some huge north London derbies in his four years at Spurs but they do not come much bigger than Wednesday’s showdown.
  
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• Chelsea chairman pleads with fans following shameful episodes

  16-12-2018 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bruce Buck and club officials went to the away turnstiles and it is understood that while there, he stressed to Chelsea supporters that it was an important day for the club.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino's talent school is thriving as Oliver Skipp is the latest to make his debut

  16-12-2018 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham don’t win the FA Youth Cup every year. In fact, they haven’t won it since 1990. They are not well placed in Premier League 2, an Under 23 competition designed for developing players.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino warns Tottenham fans to behave against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup

  16-12-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettino has warned Spurs fans to behaveas they prepare for Arsenal less than three weeks after a banana skin was thrown at Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the north London derby.
  
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• Roy Hodgson is the third-oldest manager ever and is still enjoying every moment

  16-12-2018 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The late, great Sir Bobby Robson remains the Premier League's oldest manager. He stood on the sideline at the age of 71 years and 191 days with Newcastle. Behind him isSir Alex Ferguson.
  
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• Roy Keane was bristlier than his beard during his Sky stint as pundit

  16-12-2018 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  COUCH POTATO WITH JONATHAN MCEVOY: Roy Keane wore the expression of a man living out Bill Shankly’s aphorism that football is more important than life and death.
  
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• Spanish giants can only look on as Quina shines for Watford 

  16-12-2018 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Domingos Quina surprised everyone by choosing Watford due to his desire to remain in London and the club’s promise of first-team football. On Saturday he was outstanding against Cardiff.
  
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• It looked like Nuno Espirito Santo needed a ruthless finisher now Raul Jimenez might be the answer

  16-12-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For much of the season, the talk around Wolves has been on which striker the club will sign in January. By common consensus, Nuno Espirito Santo needed a ruthless finisher.
  
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• Guardiola reveals how a two-year-old helped Gabriel Jesus grab a brace

  16-12-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forget about Pep Guardiola's tinkering for a moment. Those close to Gabriel Jesus have their own rotation policy. They make sure the 21-year-old is never alone in his city centre flat.
  
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• Brilliant Balbeuna was a cheap buy at £3m but he has the lot

  16-12-2018 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  If Fabian Balbuena wasn’t there to head it away, Issa Diop wasn’t far behind to clear the danger. If Diop failed to make the tackle, Balbuena was on hand to clear up the mess. At full-time they embraced/
  
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• Unai Emery doubts Arsenal will sign players in the transfer window despite injury crisis

  16-12-2018 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unai Emery doubts Arsenal will enter the January transfer market to ease his side’s injury crisis. Hector Bellerin is his latest defender to be ruled out. The full back injured a calf at Southampton.
  
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• Manchester United supporters respect text plea during Liverpool game 

  16-12-2018 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United sent a text message to all their travelling supporters warning them against any behaviour that would bring the club into disrepute. 
  
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• Europa League draw guide: Who can Arsenal, Chelsea and Celtic face?

  16-12-2018 23:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Europa League group stage proved to be a walk in the park for Arsenal and Chelsea and they will be joined by Celtic too as the trio of British sides sealed a spot in the round-of-32.
  
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• With football this dire you have to wonder if José Mourinho is enjoying it | Barney Ronay

  16-12-2018 23:14
  Romelu Lukaku is another clearly struggling under the regime at Manchester United, with no sign of improvement in sightWith 10 minutes left at Anfield Romelu Lukaku set off on a dummy run towards the touchline, then turned to take the ball back from the player he imagined to be standing behind him. Except that player was Virgil van Dijk, who plays for Liverpool.Lukaku stopped, looked baffled, almost seemed ready to scratch his head. They say the best players carry a picture around with them, a f
  
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• Champions League draw guide: Premier League teams to learn their knockout fate

  16-12-2018 23:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After a gripping weekend of Premier League football, attention turns back to continental affairs for one last time in 2018 for the Champions League last-16 draw.
  
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• Geraint Thomas crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018

  16-12-2018 23:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON AT BIRMINGHAM GENTING ARENA: A repeat of the interview when Thomas broke down at being told he had just won the Tour de France clearly had an impact on the audience.
  
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• Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Werder Bremen

  16-12-2018 23:05
  Leaders Dortmund continue their unbeaten start to the season
  
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• Hannover 0-4 Bayern Munich

  16-12-2018 23:04
  Bayern ease past Hannover in the Bundesliga as they chase Dortmund at the top
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Monday, December 17

  16-12-2018 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Monday's meetings at Ffos Las, Plumpton and Wolverhampton.
  
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• Gordon Elliott's Battleoverdoyen records stylish win on debut over jumps at Navan

  16-12-2018 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trainer Gordon Elliott appears to have another top hurdler judging by Sunday’s stylish display from Battleoverdoyen at Navan.
  
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• Levante 0-5 Barcelona: Lionel Messi nets the 31st La Liga hat-trick

  16-12-2018 22:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON AT ESTADI CIUTAT DE VALENCIA: Lionel Messi did what he does best as Barcelona ran riot against Levante in Valencia on Sunday evening.
  
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• Jose Mourinho admits Manchester United failed to cope with Liverpool's approach in heavy defeat

  16-12-2018 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT ANFIELD:Jose Mourinho laid bare Manchester United’s problems with the remarkable admission his side simply could not cope with Liverpool’s physicality.
  
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• Sports Personality of the Year 2018: Geraint Thomas wins Sports Personality of the Year 2018

  16-12-2018 22:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch as Geraint Thomas is announced as the winner of BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018 at the Genting Arena in Birmingham.
  
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• Tottenham’s new stadium ‘looks as if the work is done’

  16-12-2018 22:27
  New White Hart Lane has the smell of an atmosphere because it’s on the old site, says one lifelong fan allowed to visitI was one of the 6,000 Tottenham fans lucky enough to get a look at the new stadium on Sunday and it’s got an amazing feel to it. It’s a really lovely ground.You can tell the acoustics and the lighting will be brilliant and, because it’s on the old site, it’s got that smell of an atmosphere that new stadiums can lack. Continue reading...
  
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• Carragher: Mourinho departure the only way United can bridge gap to the top  

  16-12-2018 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Carragher insists that Manchester United won't compete for the title again until Jose Mourinho leaves Old Trafford after watching them fall to a comprehensive defeat at Anfield on Sunday.
  
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• Geraint Thomas wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018 – as it happened

  16-12-2018 22:18
  Geraint Thomas beat off competition from Harry Kane and Lewis Hamilton to take home the top award at 65th BBC annual sports review• Thomas wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year award 9.17pm GMT Sports Personality of the Year: Geraint Thomas
  World Sport Star: Francesco Molinari
  Team of the Year: England netball
  Greatest Moment of the Year: England netball gold
  Coach of the Year: Gareth Southgate
  Unsung Hero: Kirsty Ewen
  Lifetime achievement: Billie Jean King
  Helen Rollason: Billy Monger
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• Geraint Thomas wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year, beating favourite Harry Kane

  16-12-2018 22:16
  Geraint Thomas has won the Sports Personality of the Year award, a rich reward for his famous win in the Tour de France.
  
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• BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2018 – live!

  16-12-2018 22:13
  Latest updates and reaction from the awards show in BirminghamThe Anti-Sports Personality of the Year awards 2018Feel free to email Ben or to tweet: @benfisherj 9.08pm GMT And now George Ezra will wrap up the evening, singing the aptly-named Paradise! Thomas still looks totally stunned on stage, as other winners engage in small talk around him. Thomas doesn’t seem a big Ezra fan on the face of it. Some words from Thomas: “As a bike rider, I was always focused on myself, but hearing s
  
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• Sports Personality of the Year 2018: Remembering those we have lost in 2018

  16-12-2018 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  Sports Personality of the Year remembers the sportsmen and women who passed away during the past 12 months.
  
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• Geraint Thomas wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year award

  16-12-2018 22:04
  Welshman became only third Briton to win the Tour de France
  England women’s netball team win Greatest Sporting Moment The Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas rode a wave of public support to become the BBC’s sports personality of the year and continue cycling’s recent dominance of the prize.Thomas was the fourth cyclist since 2008 to win the award after Sir Chris Hoy, Mark Cavendish and Sir Bradley Wiggins before him. The 32-year-old received endorsement on the night from Ho
  
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• José Mourinho: My players gave everything, but couldn't cope with Liverpool's physicality – video

  16-12-2018 21:58
  Under pressure José Mourinho remains confident that Manchester United will finish in the top four of the Premier League, despite Sunday's loss at bitter rivals Liverpool leaving them 11 points off the pace. United were level at half-time after Alisson Becker's blunder saw Jesse Lingard cancel out Sadio Mané's opener, but Liverpool's pressure eventually counted as substitute Xherdan Shaqiri's deflected double secured a 3-1 win. It leaves Jürgen Klopp's men an eye-wate
  
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• José Mourinho: We were unable to cope with Liverpool’s physicality

  16-12-2018 21:56
  • United manager says he has too many injury-prone players
  • ‘Liverpool are fast, intense, aggressive, physical, objective’José Mourinho confessed Manchester United could not cope with the intensity or physicality of Liverpool as Jürgen Klopp’s team returned to the Premier League summit with a convincing victory at Anfield.Mourinho claimed his squad contains too many injury-prone players and was therefore no match for the impressive qualities of Liverpool,
  
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• Track cycling World Cup – in pictures

  16-12-2018 21:47
  Guardian sport photographer Tom Jenkins captures the best of the action from days one and three of the meet at Lee Valley Velodrome Continue reading...
  
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• Jurgen Klopp hails 'perfect' Liverpool display after beating Manchester United

  16-12-2018 21:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is paying no attention to what Premier League title-rivals Manchester City are doing as his side hit back in the ding-dong battle at the top of the table.
  
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• Sports Personality of the Year 2018: Three Lions performed by The Lightning Seeds, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner

  16-12-2018 21:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch as The Lightning Seeds, David Baddiel and Frank Skinner reunite to perform a special rendition of Three Lions at Sports Personality of the Year at the Genting Arena in Birmingham.
  
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• MATCH OF THEIR DAY: 1972 was Derby County's perfect year

  16-12-2018 21:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATCH OF THEIR DAY: The village of Ockbrook lies between Derby and Nottingham and in 1972, three Derby County players lived there: Alan Durban, Alan Hinton and John O’Hare. 
  
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• Unai Emery warns Arsenal they could struggle to qualify for the Champions League

  16-12-2018 21:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Unai Emery says Arsenal cannot qualify for next season's Champions League if they continue to drop points against the Premier League's lesser clubs. Arsenal's 22-game unbeaten run was halted.
  
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• Manchester United is broken...  they were swept away by Liverpool

  16-12-2018 21:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT ANFIELD: The third goal was important because it enabled us to see the real picture, the stark contrast between these two great clubs.
  
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• Roy Keane urges Manchester United to sell Paul Pogba as World Cup winner is an unused sub

  16-12-2018 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roy Keane has urged Manchester United to sell Paul Pogba this summer as the France international was an unused sub in United's 3-1 defeat to Liverpool. Pogba watched on from the bench. 
  
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• Levante v Barcelona LIVE: Messi and co look to move three points clear at the summit of La Liga

  16-12-2018 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona can move three points ahead of Sevilla with a victory at Levante on Sunday evening. Follow the action LIVE with SPENCER MORGAN.
  
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• 'We were perfect': Jürgen Klopp celebrates Liverpool's victory over Manchester United – video

  16-12-2018 20:48
  Two second-half goals from the substitute Xherdan Shaqiri gave Liverpool a 3-1 Premier League win over Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday as Jürgen Klopp’s side regained top spot with a pulsating performance in the north-west derby.Liverpool back on top after Shaqiri double floors Manchester United Continue reading...
  
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• 'Just perfect': Jürgen Klopp celebrates Liverpool's victory over Manchester United – video

  16-12-2018 20:48
  Two second-half goals from the substitute Xherdan Shaqiri gave Liverpool a 3-1 Premier League win over Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday as Jürgen Klopp's side regained top spot with a pulsating performance in the north-west derby. 
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• Newcastle 8-21 Edinburgh: James Johnstone and Duhan van der Merwe score tries

  16-12-2018 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Edinburgh tightened their grip on top spot in Heineken Cup Pool Five with a second successive victory over Newcastle following a stunning second half display.
  
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• Roy Keane blasts Manchester United flops after defeat by Liverpool

  16-12-2018 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roy Keane has hit out at Manchester United's flops following their 3-1 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield, claiming some of the players are not worthy of playing for the side.
  
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• Klopp: It is one of the best wins since I joined Liverpool

  16-12-2018 20:45
  A emphatic victory over Manchester United sent Liverpool back to the top of the league.
  
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• Canelo Álvarez builds brand with simple demolition of Rocky Fielding

  16-12-2018 20:45
  The all-conquering Mexican’s latest win felt more like a promotional parade than a genuine world title showdownFor years Canelo Álvarez was hailed as the biggest star of boxing’s post- Floyd Mayweather age. After managing to fill Madison Square Garden to capacity on Saturday night for a wildly violent sparring session with the sacrificial lamb Rocky Fielding, that premise appears beyond dispute.Álvarez, the youngest of seven brothers who each boxed (once all together on
  
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• Katie Archibald and Laura Kenny join forces to win madison gold

  16-12-2018 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Katie Archibald and Laura Kenny won a thrilling gold in the women's Madison at the Track Cycling World Cup. The British duo also took gold in the women's team pursuit.
  
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• The stats from Liverpool loss that shame Jose Mourinho's United

  16-12-2018 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Defeat at Anfield is calamitous for any Manchester United side, but for Jose Mourinho and his current team, Sunday's woeful display against Liverpool signaled a new low.
  
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• Liverpool 3-1 Manchester United - THINGS YOU MISSED

  16-12-2018 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League table with a 3-1 victory over rivals Manchester United on Sunday afternoon. Sportsmail took a look at some of things you may have missed.
  
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