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• Napoli 3-0 Sampdoria: Veteran Fabio Quagliarella misses out on goal record

  02-02-2019 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sampdoria striker Fabio Quagliarella missed out on becoming the first player to score in 12 successive Serie A games as his side were beaten 3-0 by second-placed Napoli on Saturday.
  
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• Ireland’s Johnny Sexton fails to lift wilting shamrock against England | Robert Kitson

  02-02-2019 23:50
  No 10 frequently an Irish saviour but influence goes missing as green machine is rolled over by men in whiteNo grand slam this time, just the eerie thud of lofty Irish reputations crashing back down to earth. One bad result does not suddenly make Ireland a bad side but this was not a day to convince many neutrals the world’s second-best team were wearing green. Maybe that was the problem: given the choice between being the hunters or the hunted, Irish rugby players instinctively prefer the
  
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• Gianluigi Buffon wants to stay at PSG for next season

  02-02-2019 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Gianluigi Buffon wants to stay at Paris Saint-Germain next season, so long as his goalkeeping rival Alphonse Areola doesn't mind.
  
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• Leeds 1-3 Norwich: Bielsa hopes kick bucket as Canaries spoil party

  02-02-2019 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT ELLAND ROAD: Leeds slumped to their fourth defeat in six games and now trail their conquerors at the top of the Championship on goal difference.
  
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• Anthony Joshua set to fight Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller in June

  02-02-2019 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Joshua is set to fight Jarrell Miller in June after Dillian Whyte confirmed negotiations over an all-British clash are ‘dead’.
  
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• Higuain has bought him time but Sarri is still walking his own plank

  02-02-2019 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DANNY MURPHY: An emphatic win for Chelsea and first goals for Gonzalo Higuain on Saturday will temporarily settle down the noise at Stamford Bridge but, Maurizio Sarri is not out of the woods yet.
  
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• Joe Root slams England's humiliating Wisden Trophy defeat to West Indies

  02-02-2019 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joe Root's Englandcrashed to a humiliating Wisden Trophy defeat that threatens to turn their golden year into an annus horribilis. The high hopes for dual World Cup and Ashes glory took a kick.
  
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• Man behind the hunt for Emiliano Sala's plane promises answers

  02-02-2019 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The plane carrying Sala and pilot David Ibbotson disappeared over the English Channel on January 21 after leaving Nantes for Cardiff, who the Argentine striker had just signed for.
  
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• SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Jones is back on top after his best England win

  02-02-2019 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Make no mistake, this was the biggest win for England under Eddie Jones and a real boost in what will be a massive year. What a fantastic performance.
  
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• Jones sends warning as England stun Ireland with opening Six Nations victory - But Itoje is out

  02-02-2019 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON IN DUBLIN: England's Six Nations campaign almost got off to a perfect start in Dublin — but a knee injury to Maro Itoje could rule out the star lock for the rest of the tournament.
  
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• Ireland 20-32 England: Slade scores two tries as underdogs find bite

  02-02-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: By the time Jerome Garces blew his final whistle, there was no air left in the Aviva Stadium. A breathless 80 minutes which England will savour.
  
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• Pep Guardiola urges Manchester City to focus on themselves in title race

  02-02-2019 23:30
  • Manager wants team to improve in order to challenge Liverpool
  • ‘I still like this group, I love them and I trust them’Pep Guardiola has never had to win a title by coming from behind, so he was pleased that Liverpool missed the opportunity in their last game to extend their lead to seven points.Five is a more bridgeable gap and Manchester City could make a big dent in it this week by virtue of playing a game more than their rivals. The only problem is that taking maximum
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjær fires Manchester United’s long-lost lust for late drama

  02-02-2019 23:30
  A win at Leicester would help United’s claim to a top-four place and they are rediscovering old habits under the NorwegianManchester United’s impressive run of victories may have come to an end, leaving Ole Gunnar Solskjær merely a very successful caretaker manager rather than a record‑breaking one, though the Premier League table as well as the last result suggests the club are back in the late drama business.The season has been rescued and, with a couple more wins likel
  
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• Inspired England fire warning to the Six Nations... and the world

  02-02-2019 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT: After this crushing, momentous victory at the home of the rivals who have thwarted them so often here, they will echo across the rest of the Six Nations and all the way to Japan .
  
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• Joe Schmidt issues World Cup warning to 'bruised' Ireland

  02-02-2019 23:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joe Schmidt has warned Ireland to heed the World Cup 'reality check' of Saturday's comprehensive 32-20 Guinness Six Nations defeat to England. Eddie Jones' side put more than 30 points on.
  
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• Joe Root: ‘We came here to win but we have been outplayed, outperformed’

  02-02-2019 23:17
  • England’s captain says lessons must be learned from series loss
  • ‘To find ourselves out of it with a game to go is hard to take‘As Jason Holder led his victorious West Indies players on a lap of honour around the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, an ashen-faced Joe Root blamed England’s series defeat on the failure of his batsmen to copy the home side.Speaking after going 2-0 down with one to play in St Lucia, the England captain rejected suggestions his batsmen h
  
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• Everything you need to know about Super Bowl LIII

  02-02-2019 23:17
  From Doritos adverts to civil rights protests, we answer the big questions aheads of American sport’s biggest nightFor Americans, it’s the biggest sporting event of the year. For much of the rest of the world it’s an excuse to stay up past bedtime with seventeen Wikipedia tabs open to pages like “fly route” and “long snapper” trying to make sense of what’s going on.Yes, the Super Bowl returns for the 53rd time on Sunday with celeb-studded Dorito ad
  
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• League Two round-up: Sol Campbell's Macclesfield lose

  02-02-2019 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lincoln striker John Akinde missed a late penalty as the Sky Bet League Two table-toppers drew 1-1 with basement boys Notts County at Meadow Lane. Akinde sent his spot-kick wide in the 86th minute.
  
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• Garcia disqualified from Saudi International for damaging FIVE greens

  02-02-2019 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In a tantrum that might be unparalleled in terms of length, the Spaniard was disqualified for 'serious misconduct' after outraged fellow competitors in the next four groups all complained to officials.
  
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• Gonzalo Higuain was not perfect but he is the man to liberate Hazard

  02-02-2019 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  For the briefest of moments, Maurizio Sarri allowed himself a smile. And then, just as quickly, he was back on his seat and adding to his opus of notes. Quite what he was writing is a mystery.
  
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• Monaco 2-1 Toulouse: Cesc Fabregas nets his first goal

  02-02-2019 22:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cesc Fabregas netted his first goal with Monaco to give the struggling principality side their first Ligue 1 win in seven games as they beat visiting Toulouse 2-1 on Saturday.
  
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• Napoli record scorer Marek Hamsik set to leave

  02-02-2019 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Napoli's all-time leading scorer and player with the most appearances Marek Hamsik is involved in talks over a possible move to a Chinese club, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Saturday.
  
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• Juventus 3-3 Parma: Ronaldo takes Serie A goal tally to 17 to become top scorer in Italy

  02-02-2019 22:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juventus missed the chance to go eleven points clear at the summit of Serie A, after former Arsenal man Gervinho scored an equaliser deep into added time.
  
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• West Indies wrap up series victory in Antigua after England collapse under pace barrage again

  02-02-2019 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN IN ANTIGUA: England may have produced ‘total cricket’ in Sri Lanka but their Caribbean tour turned into a total disaster here as they were rushed to another emphatic defeat.
  
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• Alzarri Joseph stands tall for West Indies despite death of his mother

  02-02-2019 22:35
  The young fast bowler put in a remarkable show against England on a day of the darkest personal news imaginableFour golf buggies buzzed around the boundary rope during lunch on a memorable third day in Antigua, their passengers waving to all in the ground and beaming with well-earned smiles.Last week in Barbados a similar motorcade celebrated a host of cricket legends from the island, including Sir Garfield Sobers, but here it was the relatively lesser-known quartet of Elvira Bell, Christal Clas
  
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• Michy Batshuayi makes instant impact as Palace pour misery on Fulham

  02-02-2019 22:34
  Time is running out for Fulham. With the weeks flying by and defeats piling up, their hopes of conjuring a miraculous escape are fading and for all that Claudio Ranieri tried to keep the mood light after witnessing another lamentable effort on the road from his naive side, the Italian must have seen signs of a group who have already started to accept their fate.More than anything, it was the lack of fight that was most troubling once a dismal error from Cyrus Christie had sent Crystal Palace on
  
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• Swansea City chairman Huw Jenkins resigns

  02-02-2019 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Huw Jenkins has resigned as Swansea chairman after 17 years at the club, blaming a lack of ‘control’. The 55-year-old was once credited as a hero, overseeing Swansea's rise.
  
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• Everton 1-3 Wolves: Marco Silva gets that sinking feline in defeat

  02-02-2019 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT GOODISON PARK: There was, albeit briefly, some enjoyment. For two minutes in the second half, there were cheers and laughter as a black cat invaded the pitch.
  
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• Cardiff 2-0 Bournemouth: Double from Decordova-Reid sinks the Cherries

  02-02-2019 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON AT THE CARDIFF CITY STADIUM: This should have been the home debut of Sala but instead became an exercise in grief for a club still reeling from his tragic disappearance.
  
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• Neil Warnock heaps praise on Cardiff after emotional Bournemouth win as he sheds tear at full-time 

  02-02-2019 22:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neil Warnock praised his Cardiff side after Bobby Reid's double secured victory over Bournemouth as the club paid full tribute to missing striker Emiliano Sala.
  
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• Leeds 1-3 Norwich: Mario Vrancic and Teemu Pukki goals earn Canaries victory over promotion rivals

  02-02-2019 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT ELLAND ROAD - Norwich keeper Tim Krul dodged a red card as his side leapfrogged over Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United to the top of the Championship.
  
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• Chelsea 5-0 Huddersfield: Higuain puts a smile back on Sarri's face

  02-02-2019 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT STAMFORD BRIDGE:On a crisp winter's afternoon at Stamford Bridge against limited opposition, the Argentinian opened his scoring account in English football.
  
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• West Indies thrash hapless England by 10 wickets to seal series victory

  02-02-2019 22:05
  • Second Test day 3: England 187 & 132; West Indies 306 & 17-0
  • West Indies win by 10 wickets to take 2-0 series leadEngland have never won a Test in Antigua and their 10th attempt to do so ended rapidly and ignominiously. They were defeated inside three days by 10 wickets. Once again Joe Root’s tourists have been thoroughly outplayed from start to finish. Here was a pale imitation of the 80s and 90s except for the fact that the accepted wisdom before the series was that
  
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• Warrington Wolves 26-6 Leeds Rhinos: New signing Blake Austin scores

  02-02-2019 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT HALLIWELL JONES STADIUM: Heaven knows Warrington’s long-suffering supporters have learned to temper their expectations down the years, but try keeping them grounded.
  
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• LEAGUE ONE ROUND-UP: Leaders Luton brush aside Shrewsbury as Barnsley move into second

  02-02-2019 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Collins fired a brace as Luton won 3-0 at Shrewsbury to extend their lead at the top of Sky Bet League One to six points.
  
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• West Indies annihilate England to tie up 10-wicket victory with two days to spare and regain Wisden Trophy

  02-02-2019 21:49
  WI (306 & 17/0) defeat ENG (187 & 132) by 10 wickets
  
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• Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino won't be supporting Arsenal at Man City

  02-02-2019 21:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettino confessed he would never be able to cheer for Arsenal even though Tottenham's North London rivals will boost their title dream if they take points from Manchester City.
  
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• Ireland 20-32 England - PLAYER RATINGS: Sexton showed his rustiness

  02-02-2019 21:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England's Henry Slade scored two tries in the final quarter to seal the victory over Ireland at the Aviva Stadium. Jonny May and Elliot Daly gave England an early lead over the Grand Slam champions.
  
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• England's show of strength crushed Ireland and showed they are chief threat to the All Blacks 

  02-02-2019 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY IN DUBLIN: England claimed the most prized Test scalp in the northern hemisphere, if not the world right now, with a stunning demonstration of controlled force and fury.
  
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• Barcelona 2-2 Valencia: Lionel Messi rescues a draw for La Liga leaders

  02-02-2019 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON AT NOU CAMP: Lionel Messi scored twice for Barcelona as they fought back from 2-0 down against Valencia but then picked up a knock on his thigh as Barça dropped two points.
  
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• European roundup: Bayern stunned by Leverkusen, Messi rescues Barcelona

  02-02-2019 21:13
  • Leverkusen come from behind to surprise Bayern
  • Lionel Messi drags Barça back, Gervinho stuns JuveBayern Munich suffered a 3-1 defeat by Bayer Leverkusen who powered back from a goal down to beat the visitors on Saturday, ending the champions’ seven-game winning run in the Bundesliga and leaving them seven points behind the leaders Borussia Dortmund, who drew 1-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt.Peter Bosz’s attack-minded Leverkusen scored three goals in the second half as
  
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• West Indies vs England - second Test, day three: live score and latest updates

  02-02-2019 21:10
  England lost by 10 wickets at the Gabba in 2017 and at the Oval against Pakistan in 2016. This is as comprehensive and chastening as any of them. I don't know where they go with their current approach to batting from here. Curran farms the strike off the fifth ball with a punch off the back foot through the covers. ENG lead by seven. 
  
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• Ireland 20-32 England: Six Nations player ratings from Dublin

  02-02-2019 20:52
  Mako Vunipola was England’s man of the match as he played a pivotal role in their remarkable 32-20 win away to Ireland15. ROBBIE HENSHAW 5/10 A first appearance at fullback for six years and it may be just as long until his next. England continued to apply the pressure on a difficult afternoon for Henshaw. Continue reading...
  
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• Mario Vrancic stars as Norwich topple Leeds to go top of Championship

  02-02-2019 20:35
  When Patrick Bamford scored in stoppage time to reduce the margin of Leeds’s defeat, some home fans began chanting “we are top of the league”, thinking that strike was enough to keep Leeds at the summit on goal difference. But they had got their sums wrong. This victory enabled Norwich to leapfrog their hosts, after a performance in which they were clearly superior. Norwich really did a number on Marcelo Bielsa’s men.One might almost think Daniel Farke had been watching L
  
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• Bobby Reid gives Cardiff win over Bournemouth on day of emotion

  02-02-2019 20:31
  As the Cardiff supporters continued to sing Emiliano Sala’s name long after sewing up victory, Neil Warnock was among those fighting back the tears on an extremely poignant evening in south Wales. Bobby Reid, surrounded by his teammates, held aloft a T-shirt displaying Sala’s face as the football fraternity united to pay their respects to the striker, who disappeared in a light aircraft alongside pilot David Ibbotson over the Channel Islands almost a fortnight ago.The locals describe
  
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• The Super Bowl is a showdown of America's dueling values: commerce and conscience

  02-02-2019 20:27
  Super Sunday is the biggest promotion of capitalism in the world and I’m good with that. But is there any room left for social conscience?This year’s Super Bowl isn’t just an epic showdown between the two best football teams in the NFL, it’s a three-way bare-knuckle brawl between the perpetually dueling American values of competition, commerce and conscience. As usual, it looks like commerce will be the undisputed winner. This conflict in no way detracts from the thrill a
  
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• Ireland 20-32 England: Henry Slade scores two tries as Eddie Jones' side in win

  02-02-2019 20:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: By the time Jerome Garces blew his final whistle, there was no air left in the Aviva Stadium. A breathless 80 minutes which England will savour.
  
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• Emotional Cardiff pay tribute to Emiliano Sala as they produce spirited victory over Bournemouth

  02-02-2019 20:26
  Emiliano Sala was in the hearts and minds of the Cardiff City players as they channelled their emotions to seal a vital triumph in their bid to beat the drop.
  
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