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• CHRIS FOY: People talk about time but VAR is getting decisions right

  19-01-2019 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: We have seen some really good examples of its use recently. The red card for the Grimsby player at Palace, for example. That was after he had been given a yellow card.
  
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• Saracens 38-19 Glasgow: McCall's side progress to quarter-finals

  19-01-2019 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  No Owen Farrell, no problem. Even without their star No 10, while the English clubs have largely flopped in the Champions Cup, Saracens ended the pool stage with another victory to finish top.
  
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• Inter Milan 0-0 Sassuolo: Hosts held to goalless draw in Serie A match held behind closed

  19-01-2019 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Third-placed Inter Milan missed the chance to put pressure on the teams above them as they were held to a goalless draw by Sassuolo at the San Siro. It was held behind closed.
  
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• 11 Championship clubs urge the EFL to investigate Leeds and 'spygate'

  19-01-2019 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail understands that Norwich City have been one of the driving forces behind the letter, which features support from league rivals Middlesbrough, Bristol City and Blackburn.
  
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• José Mourinho bemoans lack of backing compared to Klopp and Guardiola

  19-01-2019 23:45
  • Former Manchester United manager points our rivals’ spending
  • ‘Pep made great decisions, great decisions that were supported’The former Manchester United manager José Mourinho has claimed Pep Guardiola and Jürgen Klopp were afforded more luxuries than him in the Premier League.The Portuguese highlighted the support Guardiola and Klopp have received in the transfer market since taking over at Manchester City and Liverpool respectively. Mourinho appeared
  
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• There is hope for Andy Murray as New York surgeon believes miracle operation could save his career

  19-01-2019 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY JAMES SHARPE AND MIKE DICKSON IN MELBOURNE: A New York surgeon believes his ‘miracle’ operation could save Andy Murray’s career.
  
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• Trainer Nicky Henderson admits Altior was bored in Ascot victory

  19-01-2019 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A 12th consecutive win over fences for the gelding who currently dominates the two-mile chase division equalled the achievements of Game Hen, who raced between 1885 and 1886.
  
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• Sam Curran could be handed new ball responsibilities as England face West Indies

  19-01-2019 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England could leave out one of the bowlers who helped bring them so much success in Sri Lanka and revert to a seam-dominated attack against West Indies on Wednesday.
  
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• Malakai Fekitoa on signing for Wasps, missing a World Cup and feeding 30 relatives

  19-01-2019 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: Growing up with 13 siblings on the island of Ha’apai in Tonga, Malakai Fekitoa had already decided on his ultimate destiny - international rugby.
  
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• Beleaguered Leicester boss Claude Puel admits Foxes were naive

  19-01-2019 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  This defeat was Leicester's third in a row in all competitions and Puel, perennially under pressure as boss of the former champions, criticised his players' game management.
  
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• Judy Murray believes LTA are on the wrong path in opening academies for elite players

  19-01-2019 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Before leaving Australia, Andy Murray expressed doubt that the British tennis authorities had built on his success and that is something that troubles his mother as well.
  
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• Tottenham must spend to replace injured Harry Kane this month

  19-01-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JERMAINE JENAS: I do not blame Spurs for not signing cover for Harry Kane in the summer. But now, their season is on the line and to take a step back at this pivotal point would be ruinous.
  
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• Let Dele Alli lead the line for Spurs in the absence of Harry Kane

  19-01-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DANNY MURPHY: Tottenham have been unlucky to lose Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min at the same time but Mauricio Pochettino doesn’t have to panic and I don’t think he will.
  
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• Woodward loves a big name but the answer to United's problems is clear

  19-01-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: When Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, Manchester United faced two managerial options: follow the model of the Anfield Boot Room, or throw it all up in the air and try to start again.
  
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• Triple frown as famous trophy goes missing after boozy writers' dinner

  19-01-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Six Nations organisers were in full panic mode this week, after the Triple Crown trophy went missing. The item of silverware, valued at £15,000, was found in a hotel store room.
  
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• Ryan Babel: ‘For a lot of different reasons I didn’t fulfil my potential’

  19-01-2019 23:30
  The former Liverpool winger believes he has unfinished business in the Premier League and wants to help Fulham surviveIn the week that social media users have been busy comparing pictures of themselves to those taken a decade ago in the #10YearChallenge, the return of Ryan Babel to English football feels timely. Signed from Ajax in 2007 by Rafael Benítez’s Liverpool for £11.5m after he had become the youngest goalscorer for the Netherlands in almost seven decades, the 32-year-
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino says there is no need to change Spurs’ philosophy

  19-01-2019 23:30
  The absence of Kane and Son will not lead to panic. Instead a manager who believes in giving his players time to develop will allow youngsters their chance to shineDuring the days when Mauricio Pochettino was still feeling his way into the English language, he saw the chance to pull out an idiom beside the pitch at Turf Moor. He could hear his opposite number effing and blinding in the other technical area, swearing at everything and nothing as managers do, and thought he would try a mild interj
  
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• Guardiola keen to keep City rhythm and challenge on four fronts

  19-01-2019 23:30
  Liverpool look set for a kinder run-in than Manchester City due to cup commitments, but Pep Guardiola intends to challenge on all fronts.
  
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• French spenders in Cipriani battle and Premiership 'cartel' blasted

  19-01-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  THE GAIN LINE: Clermont and Toulon are circling to sign Danny Cipriani, after the No 10 was left out of Eddie Jones’s England squad for this season’s Six Nations. Cipriani is out of contract next year.
  
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• Edu among the candidates as Arsenal search for director of football

  19-01-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal will push on with their search for a director of football while Frannie Cagigao is likely to step up to fill the scouting void when Sven Mislintat, who is wanted by Bayern Munich, leaves.
  
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• Eddie Jones fires up the Six Nations mind games and targets Sexton

  19-01-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones has ramped up the Six Nations mind games by taking aim at Ireland and Wales — with accusations of preferential treatment from referees and spying. Jones singled out Johnny Sexton.
  
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• DANNY MURPHY: VAR is a mess! We are entering a very dangerous period

  19-01-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DANNY MURPHY: Whereas the technology was used sparingly in Russia to clear up major mistakes, Wednesday's FA Cup tie between Southampton and Derby was hugely frustrating.
  
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• Bayliss insists England will be ready for World Cup and Ashes assault

  19-01-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trevor Bayliss is rarely one for hyperbole but there was a glint in his eye when he looked forward to the prospect of ending his reign as England coach this summer with the unprecedented double.
  
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• England’s Quad Series hopes hanging by a thread after South Africa loss

  19-01-2019 23:06
  • England 45-48 South Africa
  • England must now beat Australia by five goals to win SeriesEngland’s hopes of claiming their first Quad Series title appear in tatters after South Africa tore up the script at London’s Copper Box Arena.From the high of a repeat 13-goal drubbing of New Zealand in Liverpool last week to this shock 48-45 loss to outsiders South Africa, England now face the daunting prospect of not only having to defeat Australia on Sunday but needing to do so by
  
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• Lowry wins Abu Dhabi Championship after thrilling final-round duel

  19-01-2019 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON: At the end of a roller-coaster final round that rather summed up his career, Shane Lowry raised his arms slowly to the heavens and pumped his fists in triumph.
  
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• England’s Eddie Jones admits spying on rivals in past – but has no use for it now

  19-01-2019 23:00
  • ‘We used to send people out in costumes to watch training’
  • Jones no longer sees point as ‘you see everything in games’Eddie Jones has admitted spying on opponents in the past, but says he stopped doing so a decade ago because it had become a waste of time. Related: Stuart Lancaster: ‘I haven’t decided if I’ll go to watch England play Ireland’Continue reading...
  
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• Eddie Jones’ willingness to push the boundaries shows forward thinking

  19-01-2019 22:59
  England coach wants to try wing Jack Nowell as a flanker and is keen to shake up a game he says has become methodicalEddie Jones was not thinking aloud when he said that he fancied trying out the Exeter wing Jack Nowell as an openside flanker. The England head coach has always looked to extend the boundaries of the game and at a time when set pieces have diminished in number and the number of rucks has exploded, his vision of teams having nine forwards and six backs is far from blurred.“Th
  
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• Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea - PLAYER RATINGS: Alex Lacazette proves lethal

  19-01-2019 22:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NICK CALLOW AT EMIRATES STADIUM: Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny were on target as Arsenal produced a strong performance to see off Chelsea.
  
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• Alexandre Lacazette shows Chelsea the value of a no-nonsense No 9 | Barney Ronay

  19-01-2019 22:52
  Arsenal’s tireless centre-forward made himself the decisive figure on a field full of silky attackers toiling in ill-suited rolesSometimes it’s hard to be a striker. Or a No 9. Or a nine and a half. Or a fluid high-pressing false 11.There were six forwards of varying types on show as this match kicked off. None of them were your orthodox, meat-and-potatoes centre-forward – although Eden Hazard did make a dutiful attempt at standing with his back to goal while the ball sailed ov
  
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• Brace of tries from Simon Zebo secures home quarter-final for the hosts in the Champions Cup

  19-01-2019 22:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Racing 92 booked a home Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final with a 46-33 bonus-point victory over the Scarlets in Paris. A brace of tries from Simon Zebo was enough to overcome Scarlets.
  
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• Laurent Koscielny’s unusual goal seals victory for Arsenal over Chelsea

  19-01-2019 22:34
  This was a defeat to leave all Chelsea’s frailties brutally exposed and the head coach reverting to his native tongue to make clear the depths of his dissatisfaction. Overwhelmed as Arsenal ripped into them through a one-sided first half, Maurizio Sarri’s team had no incision of their own with which to muster anything approaching a riposte. A side lacking a focal point to their front-line limped away in defeat attempting to recall what had constituted their solitary shot on target, a
  
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• Maurizio Sarri says Chelsea’s players are ‘extremely difficult to motivate’

  19-01-2019 22:19
  • Manager furious after side’s 2-0 defeat at Arsenal
  • Sarri attacks lack of ‘ferocity’ among his playersMaurizio Sarri launched a stinging attack on his Chelsea players’ mentality after a meek defeat to Arsenal, accusing them of being “extremely difficult to motivate” and lacking “ferocity” in their game.For the first time since taking over at Stamford Bridge six months ago, Sarri felt compelled to revert to his native Italian and lean o
  
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• Mourinho: I wasn't given the same backing as Guardiola or Klopp

  19-01-2019 21:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former United boss Jose Mourinho has claimed Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp were afforded more luxuries than him in the Premier League during a pundit appearance on beIN Sports.
  
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• Jones 'cautiously optimistic' over Farrell ahead of Ireland clash

  19-01-2019 21:56
  With this year's Six Nations looming, England fly-half Owen Farrell is expected to be out for up to 10 days after surgery on a thumb injury.
  
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• Huesca 0-3 Atletico Madrid: Goals by Hernandez, Arias and Koke keep the pressure on Barcelona

  19-01-2019 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid eased the pain of their midweek Copa del Rey exit to Girona by strolling to a 3-0 win at basement club Huesca on Saturday.
  
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• Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea - PLAYER RATINGS: Alexandre Lacazette proves lethal

  19-01-2019 21:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NICK CALLOW AT EMIRATES STADIUM: Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny were on target as Arsenal produced a strong performance to see off Chelsea.
  
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• Maxi Gomez talks to continue as West Ham chase replacement for want-away striker Marko Arnautovic

  19-01-2019 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham will continue talks with Celta Vigo this week over a proposed deal for Maxi Gomez. The 22-year-old Uruguay striker has emerged as the favoured target to replace Marko Arnautovic.
  
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• Hector Bellerin leaves pitch during Arsenal match with nasty knee injury

  19-01-2019 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Hector Bellerin could be set for a lengthy spell out after he left the pitch during Arsenal's clash against Chelsea with what looked to be a serious knee injury.
  
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• Furious Maurizio Sarri lets rip at Chelsea flops after Arsenal loss 

  19-01-2019 21:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Blues succumbed to goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny at The Emirates as the hosts enjoyed just their second victory in 14 meetings with their London rivals.
  
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• Sarri questions Chelsea motivation after Arsenal surrender

  19-01-2019 21:36
  Maurizio Sarri remarkably accused his Chelsea players of failing to motivate themselves for Saturday's London derby loss against Arsenal.
  
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• 'There is a new Sala in town': Cardiff sign striker Emiliano Sala for £15 million club record fee

  19-01-2019 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cardiff have completed the signing of striker Emiliano Sala from Nantes for a club record fee in the region of £15million.
  
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• Nottingham Forest 0-1 Bristol City: O'Neill can't force winning spark

  19-01-2019 21:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT THE CITY GROUND: O'Neill was given a hero's reception as he was introduced to a sold-out crowd. It all pointed to a fairy tale, but football is rarely sentimental.
  
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• Mourinho bemoans lack of transfer backing at Manchester United

  19-01-2019 21:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former United boss Jose Mourinho has claimed Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp were afforded more luxuries than him in the Premier League during a pundit appearance on beIN Sports.
  
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• Arsenal 2-0 Chelsea: Lacazette and Koscielny boost top-four push

  19-01-2019 21:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: The Gunners took the lead when Lacazette scored his 10th goal of the season, before Koscielny struck with a lucky effort that went in off his shoulder.
  
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• Only three players reached 50 Premier League goals quicker than Salah

  19-01-2019 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool star Salah hit his 50th Premier League goal in just 72 games. Only traditional centre forwards Ruud van Nistelrooy, Alan Shearer and Andy Cole got there quicker than the former Chelsea man.
  
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• Newcastle owner Mike Ashley holds talks with Rafa Benitez

  19-01-2019 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail reported on Saturday morning that the owner was keen to re-engage with the boss, who remains frustrated by a lack of progress in the transfer market this month.
  
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• Carbery sends Munster through and ends Exeter's lingering Champions Cup hopes

  19-01-2019 20:58
  Saracens and Racing 92 secured home quarter-finals in the Champions Cup but the hopes of Exeter Chiefs are over after defeat at Munster.
  
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• Liverpool ‘had to dig in with all we had’ against Palace, says Jürgen Klopp

  19-01-2019 20:55
  • Premier League leaders held on in 4-3 thriller
  • Klopp: ‘The game is never over until it is finished’Jürgen Klopp admitted relief was his overriding emotion at the end of a game that could prove crucial in the title race, with Liverpool only just holding on for the points in the face of spirited Crystal Palace resistance.“A game like this can go in all directions,” the Liverpool manager said. “We dominated the first half but went in 1-0 down. When S
  
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• Man Utd 2-1 Brighton: Rashford fires Solskjaer to seventh straight win

  19-01-2019 20:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT AT OLD TRAFFORD: Solskjaer continues to provide the reminder that football can be simple, expressive and free of the mighty ego which has sucked the life out of the club.
  
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• European roundup: PSG win 9-0, new low for Henry and Dortmund march on

  19-01-2019 20:52
  • PSG hammer Guingamp in Ligue 1
  • Real Madrid battle to victory over SevillaThe runaway Ligue 1 leaders, Paris Saint-Germain, avenged their League Cup loss to Guingamp by demolishing the Brittany side 9-0.PSG prevailed following hat-tricks from Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappé, a Neymar double and one from Thomas Meunier. PSG’s only downside was the loss of the influential Marco Verratti to an ankle injury after 13 minutes. Continue reading...
  
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