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• Brendan Rodgers blames referee as Celtic are dumped out of Europa League

  21-02-2019 23:59
  Valencia 1 Celtic 0 (Valencia win 3-0 on aggregate)
  
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• 'We get to spoil the party' Eddie Jones ignites the build-up to England vs Wales

  21-02-2019 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Eddie Jones has ignited the build-up to England’s clash with Wales in Cardiff by heaping pressure on the hosts and declaring that his team are ready to be party-poopers.
  
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• Gatland criticises Sinckler's temperament ahead of Wales's Six Nations clash with England

  21-02-2019 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER IN CARDIFF: Kyle Sinckler is an 'emotional time-bomb' that could explode in Cardiff, according to Warren Gatland. He was also critical of England's preparations.
  
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• Dylan Hartley faces knee operation which could end his season

  21-02-2019 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dylan Hartley is set to miss the rest of England’s Guinness Six Nations campaign and his prospects of playing again this season are in doubt, amid fears that knee surgery is required.
  
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• England's Owen Farrell is a brilliant stand-off... he’s my Perfect 10

  21-02-2019 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Along with Jonny Wilkinson, Owen Farrell is by a long way the best player I have seen wear No 10 for England.
  
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• Liverpool's Champions League final run helped contribute £575 million to UK economy, report says 

  21-02-2019 23:36
  Liverpool’s extraordinary run to last year’s Champions League final helped contribute £575 million to the UK economy, it has been revealed.
  
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• Kick It Out boss Ouseley helped save Millwall from race charges

  21-02-2019 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY MATT LAWTON: Kick It Out founder Lord Ouseley has twice helped Millwall escape punishment for alleged racist chanting, it can be revealed.
  
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• Inter Milan 4-0 Rapid Vienna (5-0 agg): Ivan Perisic strikes as Inter go through

  21-02-2019 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTER MILAN 4-0 RAPID VIENNA (5-0 AGG): Inter Milan secured their place in the last-16 of the Europa League with a 3-0 victory at home to Rapid Vienna.
  
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• West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini insists Declan Rice is ready for England

  21-02-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rice pledged his allegiance to England over the Republic of Ireland last week, ending months of speculation over his international future.
  
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• Retaining the Carabao Cup would be historic for City, says Bernardo Silva

  21-02-2019 23:30
  • We should forget the recent 6-0 win over Chelsea, he adds
  • Portuguese is also aiming for last eight of Champions LeagueBernardo Silva believes if Manchester City beat Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final and retain a trophy for the first time their quest to be serial winners will be advanced.City won the cup by beating Arsenal 3-0 in last season’s final. It was the club’s 15th major trophy and became part of a third double when Pep Guardiola’s side secured the Premier
  
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• Midfield general Rice ready to play for England – Pellegrini

  21-02-2019 23:30
  The West Ham player has pledged his allegiance to the Three Lions despite having three Ireland caps.
  
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• Chelsea will destroy Manchester City if we underestimate them, says Bernardo Silva

  21-02-2019 23:30
  Bernardo Silva has warned it will be a potentially catastrophic mistake for Manchester City to believe Chelsea will be easy opposition in the Carabao Cup final, even though the London club appear to be in disarray leading up to the Wembley clash.
  
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• Chelsea 3-0 Malmo: Callum Hudson-Odoi on target as Blues reach Europa League last 16

  21-02-2019 23:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Callum Hudson-Odoi was on the scoresheet as Chelsea beat Malmo to book their place in the Europa League last-16. See how the action unfolded with Express Sport.
  
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• Arsenal player ratings: ONE star shines with a 9 as Mesut Ozil grabs 7 out of 10 on return

  21-02-2019 23:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  ARSENAL player ratings: Who made their mark as the Gunners knocked BATE Borisov out of the Europa League? Express Sport brings you the rundown.
  
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• Eddie Jones: I won’t try to talk Manu Tuilagi out of leaving for France

  21-02-2019 23:13
  • Tuilagi linked to Racing 92 in £800,000-a-year deal
  • England coach says it’s ‘not his job’ to change player’s mindManu Tuilagi will bring a premature end to his England career with Eddie Jones’s blessing if he makes a lucrative move to Racing 92. Tuilagi was spotted at the Paris club last week and has been heavily linked with a three‑year deal at Racing worth upwards of £800,000 a year.Tuilagi would be turning his back on England, howe
  
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• Chelsea player ratings: Hudson-Odoi and Barkley star as TWO team-mates get 6 out of 10

  21-02-2019 23:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  CHELSEA player ratings: Who shone as the Blues booked their place in the Europa League round of 16 at the expense of Malmo? Express Sport marks every star out of 10.
  
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• Chelsea 3-0 Malmo (5-1 agg): Giroud, Barkley and Hudson-Odoi strike to punish 10-man visitors

  21-02-2019 23:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Walking wounded or dead man walking? This, increasingly, seems to be the only question facing Chelsea's beleaguered manager Maurizio Sarri.
  
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• LeBron James major concern raised as Lakers star eyes playoff push starting with Rockets

  21-02-2019 23:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  LEBRON JAMES is "completely out of his normal routine", raising concerns over whether he can help the Los Angeles Lakers make the playoffs.
  
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• Chelsea 3-0 Malmo RESULT – Europa League

  21-02-2019 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea easily booked their place in the last-16 of the Europa League as goals from Olivier Giroud, Ross Barkley and Callum Hudson-Odoi saw off Malmo at Stamford Bridge.
  
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• LeBron James injury: Los Angeles Lakers sent WORRYING warning - ‘He cannot be trusted’

  21-02-2019 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  LEBRON JAMES ‘cannot be trusted’ to divulge any injuries he may suffer to the Los Angeles Lakers.
  
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• Europa League last 16 draw date, time and channel as Chelsea and Arsenal learn fates

  21-02-2019 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail provide you with all you need to know for Europa League last-16 draw including teams that progressed and who London clubs Arsenal and Chelsea can face in this round.
  
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• Warren Gatland calls England’s Kyle Sinckler an ‘emotional timebomb’

  21-02-2019 23:00
  • Wales coach worked with Sinckler on Lions tour in 2017
  • England’s travel plans also dismissed as ‘significant mistake’Warren Gatland has responded to Eddie Jones’s attempts to wind up Wales before the Six Nations game on Saturday by describing the England tighthead Kyle Sinckler as an “emotional timebomb”.Gatland also called England’s decision to delay their journey to Cardiff until Friday afternoon as a “significant mistake” and
  
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• England’s Eddie Jones seeking display of ‘real steel’ against Wales

  21-02-2019 23:00
  Coach says his team needs to be ready to deliver knockout blow in Cardiff ‘like that heavyweight boxer’Not for almost two decades have England headed for Cardiff sounding as quietly confident as they have done this week. It guarantees them nothing, of course, but it is years since a visiting Six Nations coach came across as more expectant than Eddie Jones on the eve of a fixture that has haunted England so often in the past.Jones has mostly been busy highlighting the rising expectati
  
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• Leeds' Pontus Jansson leads chants for Malmo fans ahead of Europa League game against Chelsea

  21-02-2019 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pontus Jansson is a very popular figure with Leeds supporters and he is also hugely respected by fans of his former club Malmo.
  
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• Callum Hudson-Odoi seals comfortable win for Chelsea over Malmö

  21-02-2019 22:58
  Maurizio Sarri limps on, his tenure surely extended to a Wembley cup final on Sunday and that daunting collision with Manchester City at the very least. Chelsea may have left it late to impose themselves properly on Malmö and smooth passage into the last 16 of the Europa League but, at present, any kind of victory is to be celebrated by head coach and club alike. Related: Chelsea win against Malmö gives Maurizio Sarri some breathing space | Ed AaronsContinue reading...
  
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• DeMarcus Cousins attacks NCAA 'bullshit' after Zion Williamson injury

  21-02-2019 22:45
  College star Williamson hurt knee on Wednesday nightWarriors star Cousins says college basketball is ‘crooked’Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins has attacked college basketball after the game’s top prospect, Zion Williamson, suffered a scary injury on Wednesday night.Williamson, who is expected to be the No1 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft and is tipped as a future superstar in the pros, hurt his knee playing for Duke against North Carolina. The 18-year-o
  
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• Unai Emery cannot guarantee Mesut Ozil a regular starting place at Arsenal

  21-02-2019 22:36
  The German has struggled to make an impact in recent weeks.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Friday, February 22

  21-02-2019 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Friday's meetings at Exeter, Catterick, Lingfield, Warwick and Chelmsford City.
  
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• Kevin Durant has ‘NO WAY’ of joining LeBron James at Los Angeles Lakers in summer

  21-02-2019 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  KEVIN DURANT will not join LeBron James at the Los Angeles Lakers this summer.
  
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• Why Man Utd will BEAT Liverpool and dent their title hopes on Sunday - Alejandro Moreno

  21-02-2019 22:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  MANCHESTER UNITED are in better form than Liverpool and will have too much for Jurgen Klopp’s side on Sunday.
  
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• Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers SLAMS referee but insists loss was one of ‘proudest moments'

  21-02-2019 22:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  CELTIC boss Brendan Rodgers has blasted the officials as the Scottish champions crashed out of the Europa League at the hands of Valencia.
  
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• Roger Federer: Boris Becker offers Grand Slam backing to star - 'Nothing is impossible'

  21-02-2019 22:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  ROGER FEDERER could go on to extend his record of securing the most Grand Slam titles in history, claims tennis legend Boris Becker.
  
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• Arsenal 3-0 BATE Borisov (3-1 agg): Hosts seal passage into Europa League last 16

  21-02-2019 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AT THE EMIRATES: Vamos roared Unai Emery as Sokratis thumped home Arsenal's third. You didn't need to be fluent in Spanish to comprehend what it meant to the Gunners manager.
  
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• Valencia 1-0 Celtic (3-0 agg): Gameiro comes off the bench to end hopes of a fightback for visitors

  21-02-2019 21:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOHN McGARRY AT THE MESTALLA: They did not go quietly into the night. Heads held high, Brendan Rodgers’ side made a dignified exit from the Europa League in Valencia.
  
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• Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny suffers more injury woe as he is substituted against BATE Borisov

  21-02-2019 21:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny had to be substituted due to injury as his side took on BATE Borisov on Thursday night in the second leg of their Europa League round of 32 tie.
  
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• Boxing news: James DeGale answers ‘substance’ questions over Chris Eubank Jr preparation

  21-02-2019 21:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  JAMES DEGALE claims he has not drunk alcohol in three months ahead of his fight against Chris Eubank Jr.
  
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• Shkodran Mustafi header helps Arsenal to progress at expense of Bate Borisov

  21-02-2019 21:30
  One of the reasons for hiring Unai Emery was his record as a Europa League specialist. The man from the Basque country has won this competition three times in succession with Sevilla, and given Arsenal find themselves in this company at the moment (however desperate they are to get out of it) there is a certain logic in choosing a coach who knows how to get over this particular line.So, having gone the distance before on a few occasions, are his current team strong enough to emulate that in the
  
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• Former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre announces retirement from mixed martial arts 

  21-02-2019 21:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former two-weight UFC champion Georges St-Pierre has announced the end of his professional mixed martial arts career.
  
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• Celtic out of Europe after Toljan red card gives Valencia upper hand and victory

  21-02-2019 21:18
  Celtic’s 16th European game this season was also their last. A journey that began with the Champions League qualifiers in Armenia on 10 July ended in the Europa League round of 32 in Spain seven months later.It is their longest continental campaign since 2004 but they fell to a Kevin Gameiro goal, defeated 1-0 at Mestalla and 3-0 on aggregate, still three months and nine games away from the final. There is no reproach there, just reality, and there was satisfaction at emerging from their g
  
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• Rooneys WILL have runners at Cheltenham Festival after reversing boycott

  21-02-2019 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leading owners Paul and Clare Rooney will have runners at next month's Cheltenham Festival after reversing their decision to boycott the course over safety concerns.
  
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• Breakdancing at the Olympics: 'I want to be like Usain Bolt - in breaking'

  21-02-2019 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  B-Girl Terra says she would like to win Olympic gold in breakdancing, after organisers announce the sport has been proposed for inclusion in the Paris 2024 Games.
  
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• Arsenal 3-0 BATE RESULT – Europa League scores, lineups and updates from 5:55pm action

  21-02-2019 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal's name will be in the draw for the Europa League last 16 after they overcame BATE Borisov by winning 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium in a comfortable victory.
  
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• Three men arrested after ref John Beaton complains of abusive messages

  21-02-2019 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Beaton, 37, officiated Rangers' 1-0 win over Celtic on December 29 and was understood to have contacted officers about abusive calls and texts he received afterwards.
  
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• Arsenal vs BATE LIVE – Europa League scores, lineups and updates from 5:55pm action

  21-02-2019 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having suffered a shock defeat by BATE in the first leg, Arsenal will be hoping to recover at the Emirates Stadium to book progression to the last-16 of the Europa League. Follow live here.
  
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• Chelsea vs Malmo LIVE – Europa League scores, lineups and updates from 8pm action

  21-02-2019 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Under pressure Maurizio Sarri faces a big four days as Chelsea manager starting with a Europa League round-of-32 home clash with Malmo at Stamford Bridge. Follow live here.
  
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• Marcelo claims Kylian Mbappe is more difficult to face than Lionel Messi

  21-02-2019 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Having kept out Lionel Messi as Lyon claimed a 0-0 draw against Barcelona this week, Marcelo believes the French teenager has the upper hand.
  
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• Wing commanders: why Six Nations quicks are rolling back the years

  21-02-2019 19:47
  Half the 32 tries scored in this year’s tournament have been scored by wide men as the likes of Jonny May and George North have emerged as key attacking forces once againInterviewing Maurice Richards, the Wales wing who scored four tries against England in 1969, was a warming return to days long gone, when matches that were clotted with set-pieces and punch-ups were invariably interrupted by moments of brilliance that endure in the memory.Richards kick-started the golden era for Wales when
  
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• Manchester United have paid Alexis Sanchez £16,000 per minute in the Premier League this season

  21-02-2019 19:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alexis Sanchez has 'earned' £16,000-per-minute of Premier League action this season for Manchester United, according to the Sportsman.
  
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• 'Kasper is happy to play with Leicester': Claude Puel dismisses Peter Schmeichel's claims

  21-02-2019 19:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claude Puel has held clear-the-air talks with Kasper Schmeichel after his father Peter suggested Leicester needed to change manager for the betterment of the team.
  
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• Handball law to be reworded in bid to end confusion

  21-02-2019 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new wording on handball is set to be introduced next week in an attempt to end confusion over 'deliberate' contact with the ball. Man City's win over Schalke was marred by controversy.
  
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