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• The stars of 2019: 12 months to reach greatness

  29-12-2018 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With an Ashes series, a Rugby World Cup and what may be one of the tightest Premier League title races for many seasons, 2019 is shaping up to be a fantastic sporting year.
  
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• THE GAIN LINE: Your alternative guide to rugby in 2019

  29-12-2018 23:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the World Cup looming, 2019 is set to be a big year for the world of rugby. Here, Sportsmail has a go at predicting what's going to happen next year.
  
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• Will Andy Murray's hip hold up as he launches comeback in Australia?

  29-12-2018 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Murray has received a gentle introduction in Brisbane where he plays Australian wildcard James Duckworth, who he faced in the same opening round at the US Open.
  
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• Napoli 3-2 Bologna: Dries Mertens gives second-placed hosts a last-gasp victory

  29-12-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Napoli's Dries Mertens scored two minutes from time to give his second-placed side a 3-2 win over Bologna after the struggling visitors twice fought back to equalise in Serie A on Saturday.
  
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• FIFA forced to pay £15m to World Cup ticket touts in extraordinary case

  29-12-2018 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY NICK HARRIS: FIFA have been forced to pay almost £15m in compensation to a company that traded black market World Cup tickets in an extraordinary case set to tarnish the body.
  
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• Craig Levein jokingly mocks Hibernian after 1-0 victory over Edinburgh rivals

  29-12-2018 23:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Craig Levein joked that Hearts outclassed Hibernian as the Tynecastle manager mocked their Edinburgh rivals after a 1-0 win at Easter Road.
  
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• Anthony Martial reprimanded by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after being late

  29-12-2018 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Solskjaer is understood to have shown his sterner side after Martial failed to turn up on time for United's 6pm training session on Christmas Day and subsequent stay at the Lowry Hotel.
  
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• Arsenal's Sokratis in tense stand-off with Mohamed Salah at half-time

  29-12-2018 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Salah scored a penalty, which was given following a foul by Sokratis on the Egyptian, just before the half-time whistle to put Liverpool 4-1 up. Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool beat Arsenal 5-1 at Anfield.
  
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• Jurgen Klopp was touched by Salah giving Firmino the second-half penalty

  29-12-2018 22:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Salah made it 4-1 just before half-time from the penalty spot. Liverpool were awarded a penalty in the second half following a foul on Dejan Lovren and Salah gave it to Firmino.
  
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• Mesut Ozil injury latest: Arsenal boss Unai Emery unsure how long knee injury will sideline star

  29-12-2018 22:14
  Arsenal manager Unai Emery has confirmed that Mesut Ozil has sustained a knee injury, but doesn't know how long the midfielder will be ruled out for.
  
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• Luke Shaw brings out the squad Uno cards as Manchester United stars arrive at Lowry Hotel

  29-12-2018 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Defender Luke Shaw appeared to give the evening's game of choice away as he was pictured arriving with a pack of Uno cards - a popular game among Premier League footballers.
  
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• 'I’ve never known the fans to be so proud of their team': Michael Owen praises Liverpool after win

  29-12-2018 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Michael Owen hailed the unity displayed by Liverpool after the club completed a thrilling 5-1 win over Arsenal at Anfield. Roberto Firmino hit a hat-trick to help the Reds to victory.
  
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• Martin Keown: 'Is Leno better than Petr Cech? I don’t think so'

  29-12-2018 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal have been heavily criticised after a heavy 5-1 defeat at Anfield, with particularly scathing comments coming from one of their former players.
  
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• Pep Guardiola comes out fighting ahead of clash with Southampton

  29-12-2018 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pep Guardiola is treating Manchester City's surprising slump in form as a personal challenge as the champions aim to hit back at Southampton on Sunday. Guardiola heads to the south coast.
  
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• Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal: Gunners must learn from defeat - Unai Emery

  29-12-2018 21:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Arsenal boss Unai Emery says his side must learn from their 5-1 defeat away at Liverpool and bounce back with a strong performance in their next game against Fulham.
  
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• Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal: Jurgen Klopp delighted to win 'wild' game

  29-12-2018 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is delighted with the way his side played as they won a "wild" game against Arsenal 5-1 at Anfield to end 2018 top of the Premier League.
  
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• Floyd Mayweather promises entertainment not a knockout in Japan

  29-12-2018 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neither kicking nor official results are part of the Rizin Fighting Federation match, but a knockout is possible under the special rules. Mayweather had initially appeared to walk away from the fight.
  
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• Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal: Barcelona legend Puyol hails 'rock & roll' Reds - THINGS YOU MISSED

  29-12-2018 20:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roberto Firmino hit a hat-trick. Mohamed Salah hit a brace. Liverpool produced yet another statement win to boost their title prospects. Here Sportsmail brings you six things you missed.
  
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• Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal: Jurgen Klopp's side move nine points clear at top

  29-12-2018 20:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT AT ANFIELD: We all know how it ended in 2014, we all remember Steven Gerrard’s slip, but Liverpool moved nine points clear at the top of the Premier League.
  
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• Harlequins 20-13 Wasps: Ill discipline overshadows hosts elevation into Premiership top four

  29-12-2018 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER AT TWICKENHAM: A spit from Harlequins hooker Dave Ward marred their march back into the Premiership top four as they beat Wasps despite dodgy discipline
  
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• Arsenal's defeat at Liverpool was a brutal reminder of the distance they have to make up

  29-12-2018 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT AT ANFIELD: The defeat revealed the size of the task ahead for a club which has been left behind, lost in the mists of time, while the rest accelerated ahead.
  
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• Roberto Firmino puts in a contender for his best ever Liverpool performance

  29-12-2018 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roberto Firmino was the hat-trick hero as Liverpool thrashed Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday. Ainsley Maitland-Niles had given the Gunners a shock lead before Firmino scored a quick-fire double.
  
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• Claudio Ranieri furious after Aboubakar Kamara takes penalty against team orders

  29-12-2018 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri said he wanted 'to kill' his striker Aboubakar Kamara, whom he accused of disrespecting the club by insisting on taking a penalty against the Italian's orders.
  
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• Roberto Firmino hits hat-trick as Liverpool rout shambolic Arsenal

  29-12-2018 20:35
  It seems Pep Guardiola might be wrong about Liverpool feeling the pressure now they are out in front in the Premier League – all the slip-ups and chokes are currently coming from the teams immediately below them, with the leaders sailing serenely on.Jürgen Klopp’s team were almost untouchable here, taking advantage of Tottenham’s unexpected collapse at Wembley to open up an impressive nine-point gap at the top of the table. Klopp insists it is too early to talk about title
  
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• Leicester 0-1 Cardiff: Victor Camarasa steals all three points

  29-12-2018 20:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: It was the kind of winter win, snatched gloriously and so very late, that can relight determination for the challenges ahead.
  
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• Wolves have a manager who can work a gameplan

  29-12-2018 20:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT WEMBLEY: It felt like a surprise but maybe it shouldn't have. more in the sense that Wolves have earned the right to a little respect.
  
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• Tottenham 1-3 Wolves: Spurs dealt big blow in Premier League title bid

  29-12-2018 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT WEMBLEY: Tottenham's five-game winning run in the Premier League was halted by Wolves. Harry Kane had fired Spurs ahead on 22 minutes with a stunning left-foot shot.
  
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• Firmino hat-trick puts Liverpool nine points clear as Arsenal are crushed

  29-12-2018 20:21
  Liverpool thrashed Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday, as Roberto Firmino scored his first Premier League hat-trick.
  
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• Brighton 1-0 Everton: Jurgen Locadia strikes in the second half to hand hosts victory

  29-12-2018 20:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL AT THE AMEX STADIUM: Marco Silva says he is sick of journalists telling him that Everton should sign a new striker in the January transfer window.
  
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• Derrick Rose doubtful to face Heat after ankle sprain

  29-12-2018 20:13
  Derrick Rose suffered an injury against the Hawks, and could miss the Timberwolves' next match at the Heat as a result.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham lost their heads against Wolves

  29-12-2018 20:12
  • ‘We played more with the heart rather than with the head’
  • ‘It’s not enough to play 70 minutes,’ says manager after 3-1 lossMauricio Pochettino accused his players of complacency after Tottenham’s stunning late collapse against Wolves dealt their title hopes a major blow.Tottenham were poised to continue their winning run after taking an early lead through Harry Kane, who would later be booked for diving, but Pochettino’s side fell nine poin
  
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• Watford 1-1 Newcastle: Abdoulaye Doucoure saves the day for Watford

  29-12-2018 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  HARRY SLAVIN AT VICARAGE ROAD: Abdoulaye Doucoure proved himself Mr. Reliable once more for Watford as he rescued a point for his side against Newcastle United.
  
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• ‘It’s schoolboy defending’: Martin Keown slams Arsenal back-line

  29-12-2018 20:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With Arsenal down 4-1 at half time against Liverpool, the pundits weren't heaping too much praise on the north London side, especially the poor efforts from their defenders.
  
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• Aleksandar Mitrovic steals all three points for Claudio Ranieri's side in injury time

  29-12-2018 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Aleksandar Mitrovic saved the blushes of team mate Aboubakar Kamara by scoring a clinical injury time winner that gave Fulham three points.
  
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• Gloucester 15-30 Sale: Sharks produce stunning display to earn bonus point win

  29-12-2018 19:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sale pulled off one of the shocks of the season with a comprehensive, four-try 30-15 defeat of third-placed Gloucester at a sold-out Kingsholm Stadium.
  
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• Saracens 25-17 Worcester: Mark McCall's side beat spirited Warriors

  29-12-2018 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Capitalising on Exeter's shock defeat at Northampton Saints, Saracens went some way to repairing their defeat at Sandy Park last time out but stay second in the table behind the Chiefs.
  
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• Norwich 3-4 Derby: Rams deliver dramatic victory at promotion chasers

  29-12-2018 19:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Derby staged an astonishing late comeback to beat high-flying Norwich 4-3 at Carrow Road in the Sky Bet Championship.
  They trailed 3-2 with 10 minutes to go when the floodlights went out.
  
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• Nathan Aspinall believes he is growing in confidence after reaching Darts Championship semi-finals

  29-12-2018 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alexandra Palace debutant Nathan Aspinall says he is getting 'better and better' after booking his place in the PDC World Darts Championship semi-finals. The 27-year-old beat Brendan Dolan 5-1.
  
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• Djokovic rallies to dethrone Anderson in Abu Dhabi

  29-12-2018 19:24
  Kevin Anderson missed out on retaining his title at the World Tennis Championship after Novak Djokovic recovered from a set down to win.
  
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• Mikaela Shiffrin breaks World Cup record with 36th slalom triumph

  29-12-2018 19:21
  Shiffrin breaks World Cup record with 36th slalom victoryAmerican had previously shared record with Marlies RaichMikaela Shiffrin capped the best year of her career by setting yet another milestone Saturday, overtaking one of her childhood idols to become the most successful female slalom skier in the 52-year history of the World Cup.In the final race of 2018, the American added her 36th victory. Shiffrin previously shared the record with Austria’s Marlies Raich, who, competing as Marlies
  
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• Joe Marchant try seals ‘Big Game 11’ victory for Harlequins over Wasps

  29-12-2018 19:16
  Wasps were within a minute of winning the title in 2016, but they are far closer to the bottom than the top after a fifth defeat in six Premiership matches despite dominating for the final hour.
  
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• Samcro may miss the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham after fourth-straight loss at Leopardstown 

  29-12-2018 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARCUS TOWNEND: Samcro was described as 'very doubful' for the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham after suffering a disappointing defeat in the Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown.
  
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• Leopardstown win makes Sharjah a Cheltenham fancy but Samcro sinks again

  29-12-2018 19:05
  Gordon Elliott’s face betrayed shock rather than surprise after the Ryanair Hurdle here on Saturday, as he watched the big-screen replay of a race when his highly rated hurdler Samcro finished fifth of six behind a comfortable winner in Sharjah.
  
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• Football League: Leeds sink to shock defeat as Portsmouth win thriller

  29-12-2018 18:59
  The top three hit the rocks in the ChampionshipLincoln sail clear at the top of League Two
  None of the top three were able to record a win on a rollercaoster afternoon in the second tier. Leeds could not repeat their Boxing Day heroics during the visit of Hull City, who came away with a shock win thanks to a goal in each half from Jarrod Bowen. Ten-man West Brom needed a 95th-minute own goal from David Jones to salvage a point at home to a rejuvenated Sheffield Wednesday, after Jay Rodriguez saw
  
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• LEAGUE ONE ROUND-UP: Portsmouth pull clear after win at Fleetwood as challengers drop points 

  29-12-2018 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Portsmouth extended their lead at the top of Sky Bet League One to three points after coming from behind to win 5-2 at 10-man Fleetwood. Jamal Lowe struck twice in thevictory.
  
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• Tottenham 1-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Spurs must improve to be title contenders - Pochettino

  29-12-2018 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino says they cannot afford to concede goals in the way they did against Wolves, if they want to be Premier League title contenders.
  
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• Fulham 1-0 Huddersfield: 'I wanted to kill Kamara' - Ranieri reacts to penalty drama

  29-12-2018 18:35 via bbc.co.uk
  Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri says Aboubakar Kamara showed a lack of respect by refusing to give the ball to Aleksandar Mitrovic for a late penalty which he then missed.
  
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• Harry Kane booked for diving in defeat to Wolves... on day he received MBE in new year honours list

  29-12-2018 18:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham striker Harry Kane was booked for a blatant dive in the 3-1 defeat to Wolves, tarnishing a day when it was revealed he will receive an MBE in the new year's honours list.
  
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• Sale’s Steve Diamond embroiled in media fracas after win at Gloucester

  29-12-2018 18:29
  • Gloucester 15-30 Sale
  • Diamond invites journalist outside and takes recording deviceNo sooner had he exhorted his charges to their first away win in the Premiership this season than Steve Diamond became involved in a fracas with a member of the press outside the media centre. Diamond had just completed his media duties when he approached Sam Peters and asked the journalist why he had not asked any questions. Then, in the tradition of the old school he values so highly, Diamond invit
  
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• Sale stun Gloucester as Faf de Klerk sparkles amid the fireworks

  29-12-2018 18:29
  If logic were anything to go by, here is an inexplicable result, but logic flew out the window long ago in this season’s Premiership.Sale duly claimed their first Premiership win on the road this season at Gloucester, clear in third, playing to a packed and famously raucous house.
  
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