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• Eddie Jones hails props Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler as 'rough diamonds' prepare for Italy

  07-03-2019 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England‘s 'rough diamonds’ will join forces for the first time on Saturday, with orders to stay true to their aggressive nature at the heart of the forward battle against Italy.
  
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• Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino says touchline ban is ‘completely unfair’

  07-03-2019 23:41
  • Spurs manager in ‘shock’ after receiving two-match suspension
  • Dele Alli in contention to play at Southampton on SaturdayMauricio Pochettino has described his “shock” at receiving a two-game touchline ban and £10,000 fine from the Football Association for his conduct following the 2-1 defeat at Burnley last month.The Tottenham manager furiously confronted the referee, Mike Dean, after the game and will consequently watch their next two matches – a
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Friday, March 8

  07-03-2019 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Friday's meetings at Sandown, Leicester, Lingfield and Newcastle.
  
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• I’m not convinced by Eddie Jones' decision to pick Ben Te'o and Manu Tuilagi against Italy

  07-03-2019 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England supporters will be seriously excited by Eddie Jones’ heavyweight backline - but I am not sure Ben Te’o and Manu Tuilagi will strike the same fear into the Italians.
  
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• SECRET SCOUT: Leeds full back Jamie Shackleton plays a mature game at just 19

  07-03-2019 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SECRET SCOUT: Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. He'll bring you his verdict in Sportsmail.
  
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• Chelsea 3-0 Dynamo Kiev: Pedro and Willian get Blues off to perfect start as Hudson-Odoi seals win

  07-03-2019 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM CRAFTON AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: When Maurizio Sarri spoke this week about planning pre-season for Chelsea, many greeted his claims with a polite smile but a knowing nod.
  
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• Romelu Lukaku leads Manchester United calls for Solskjær appointment

  07-03-2019 23:30
  • Forward wants Ole Gunnar Solskjær to be made manager
  • Luke Shaw: ‘We love the job he’s done so far’Manchester United players have backed Ole Gunnar Solskjær being appointed as the club’s permanent manager, with Romelu Lukaku asking “what else” the Norwegian needs to do to get the job. Related: PSG demise a lesson in the corrupting effect of money and arrogance | Jonathan WilsonContinue reading...
  
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• Peter Beardsley to face Newcastle accusers at Hong Kong Soccer Sevens

  07-03-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Peter Beardsley is set to come face to face with the Newcastle United U23s squad who accused him of racism and bullying when they play at the Hong Kong Soccer Sevens.
  
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• MARTIN SAMUEL: Giving power to a bunch of cyber nerds is fatally flawed

  07-03-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Hednesford Town will not, after all, be run by 3,500 anonymous strangers, via an app. But some club will. Some poor souls will be desperate.
  
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• Chelsea close in on Europa League quarter-final spot with dominant win

  07-03-2019 23:21
  Pedro, Willian and substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi scored the goals in a 3-0 last-16 first leg win over Dynamo Kiev.
  
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• Maurouane Fellaini announces retirement from international football

  07-03-2019 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 31-year-old, currently playing for Chinese Super League outfit Shandong Luneng Taishan, made his Belgium debut 12 years ago and has gone on to make 87 appearances for his country.
  
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• Eddie Jones picks England heavyweights to wreak revenge on Italy

  07-03-2019 23:17
  • Joe Cokanasiga to make first Six Nations start against Italy
  • Ben Te’o also comes in as England put faith in powerTwo years ago England were made to look silly by Italy at Twickenham and Eddie Jones still appears to be in the mood for retribution. Rarely has a team been more deliberately picked to dish out revenge, with the Azzurri set to face the heaviest trio of players at 12, 13 and 14 that England have ever selected. Subtlety has left town, at least for the time being.Nowh
  
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• Jake Mamo leads Warrington fightback to end Castleford’s unbeaten run

  07-03-2019 23:07
  • Warrington 24-10 Castleford
  • Warrington level with Castleford in the tableThis always felt like a night when we would learn plenty about the title credentials of both Warrington and Castleford and, in the end, that was exactly what we got. For the Wolves, who made it four victories out of five, this was all about returning to winning ways after last week’s defeat against Catalans Dragons and maintaining their impressive early-season form. Related: Shock and awe as wounded Wiga
  
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• Hudson-Odoi steals Willian’s thunder as Chelsea cut Dynamo Kyiv adrift

  07-03-2019 23:06
  There was a period when this breeze of a victory served as a reminder to those clamouring for youth that Chelsea’s elder statesmen are far from spent forces just yet. Pedro and Willian, 30-something wingers both, whose contracts expire next year, had dismantled Dynamo Kyiv with such pace and skill that the job felt virtually complete when Maurizio Sarri, as if playing to the gallery, dispatched his tyros into the fray for the dregs of the occasion.Yet there is simply too much about Ruben L
  
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• The stories we tell matter: the history of women's sport must not be overlooked | Kirby Fenwick

  07-03-2019 22:53
  Sporting organisations have a responsibility to celebrate their rich back stories which are all too often airbrushed outIn April 1874, on a cricket ground in Bendigo, 22 women took to the field to play in the earliest recorded game of women’s cricket. By 1904, the first state-based women’s cricket association had formed in Victoria. A little over a decade later, the first recorded game of women’s football would be played on an oval in Perth.These moments in Australia’s sp
  
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• The stories we tell matter: the history of women's sport must not be overlooked

  07-03-2019 22:53
  Players like Erin Phillips are writing their own history, but what came before is in danger of being forgotten.
  
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• Chelsea vs Dynamo Kyiv LIVE – Europa League last 16 score and updates

  07-03-2019 22:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea will be gunning for a first leg advantage to take back to Ukraine in their Europa League last 16 clash with Dynamo Kiev. Stay tuned to Sportsmail's live feed for all the build up and action.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino not expecting hero's welcome at Southampton

  07-03-2019 22:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettino does not anticipate anything like a hero’s welcome at Southampton on Saturday but says he shed many tears when he left for Tottenham.
  
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• Rennes 3-1 Arsenal: Gunners collapse after Sokratis Papastathopoulos red card

  07-03-2019 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AT ROAZHON PARK: Four minutes up and Arsenal are seemingly cruising to the quarter finals. Fast forward 86 minutes and their European hopes are hanging by a thread.
  
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• David Willey questions decision to fast-track Jofra Archer into England's one-day series squad

  07-03-2019 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David Willey has become the first of England’s close-knit white-ball side to break rank and question plans to fast-track Jofra Archer into this summer’s one-day series against Pakistan.
  
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• Europa League round-up: Villarreal beat Zenit St Petersburg but Sevilla draw against Slavia Prague

  07-03-2019 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Villarreal earned an impressive 3-1 victory away at Zenit St Petersburg in their Europa League last-16 first-round tie. Vicente Iborra gave the Spanish side a first-half lead.
  
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• Glenn Hoddle makes first appearance as a BT Sport pundit since suffering a heart attack

  07-03-2019 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Glenn Hoddle has appeared as a pundit on BT Sport for the first time since the heart attack he suffered in their studios on his 61st birthday back in October.
  
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• Sokratis sent off as 10-man Arsenal are roundly beaten by Rennes

  07-03-2019 21:05
  Early Alex Iwobi goal cancelled out as hosts win Europa League round of 16 first leg 3-1.
  
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• Ben Arfa admits he laughed at Emery during Arsenal's capitulation in Rennes

  07-03-2019 21:01
  Hatem Ben Arfa, who had a spectacularly stormy relationship with Unai Emery at Paris Saint-Germain, said he spent some of this match laughing at Arsenal’s manager. The Rennes midfielder also said he had predicted his team would win here by at least 3-1 and is confident they can finish the job by ending Arsenal’s Europa League campaign in London next week.This was a deeply satisfying way for Ben Arfa to celebrate his 32nd birthday. Asked whether the result gave him particular pleasure
  
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• Ben Arfa admits he laughed at Emery during Arsenal's capitulation in Rennes

  07-03-2019 21:01
  Hatem Ben Arfa bursts past Arsenal’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan in Rennes’ 3-1 win on Thursday.Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images via ReutersHatem Ben Arfa, who had a spectacularly stormy relationship with Unai Emery at Paris Saint-Germain, said he spent some of this match laughing at Arsenal’s manager. The Rennes midfielder also said he had predicted his team would win here by at least 3-1 and is confident they can finish the job by ending Arsenal’s Europa League campaign in
  
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• Roma set to appoint Claudio Ranieri after sacking Eusebio Di Francesco

  07-03-2019 20:46
  • Club act swiftly following Champions League exit at Porto
  • Ranieri previously managed Roma between 2009 and 2011Roma are set to appoint Claudio Ranieri as the new manager of the club after announcing the departure of Eusebio Di Francesco. The shock arrival of the former Fulham manager is expected to be formally announced shortly, with the club acting swiftly to sack Di Francesco on Thursday afternoon after their Champions League exit at Porto on Wednesday night. Related: Porto score
  
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• Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw dropped for Ali Price in bid to end Wales run

  07-03-2019 20:41
  • Price’s last Six Nations start was in last year’s defeat to Wales• Jonathan Davies says Wales have refocused after merger talkHigh wind buffeted the Wales squad as they flew to Edinburgh afternoon but it was nothing compared to the storm that has engulfed the Welsh game this week after a plan to shake it up, Project Reset, became Project Reject.Wales are two steps from a grand slam and are seeking a 13th consecutive victory. Scotland, in contrast, are looking to avoid a t
  
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• Gareth Southgate praises Marcus Rashford after Champions League penalty

  07-03-2019 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Southgate however said he never doubted Rashford's mental strength, saying he and his England coaching staff have always known the 21-year-old would be able to handle the pressure.
  
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• Tottenham close on White Hart Lane return as Haringey Council issue notice of traffic restrictions

  07-03-2019 20:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham are inching towards their belated return to White Hart Lane with Haringey Council giving official notice of traffic restrictions in place for test events from the end of next week.
  
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• UEFA confirm they have opened investigations into Manchester City's alleged FFP violation

  07-03-2019 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Football governing body UEFA have opened formal investigations into Manchester City following allegations of Financial Fair Play violation.
  
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• Olympic champion Callum Skinner quits cycling aged 26 after period of illness

  07-03-2019 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Olympic cycling champion Callum Skinner has quit the sport at 26 after a battle with illness, declaring a desire to now focus on sports administration.
  
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• Uefa launches formal investigation into Manchester City’s FFP conduct

  07-03-2019 20:05
  • Der Spiegel alleged City used sponsorship to circumvent rules
  • City welcome inquiry but could face Champions League banUefa has launched a formal investigation into Manchester City following the allegations that the club violated financial fair play rules made in the German magazine Der Spiegel and based on “leaked” documents.The most serious allegation was that City disguised investment by the club’s owner, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al- Nahyan of the Abu Dhabi ruli
  
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• Roma sack Eusebio Di Francesco following dramatic Champions League exit at the hands of Porto

  07-03-2019 19:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Claudio Ranieri is poised to make a swift return to management with Roma after they sacked under-fire Eusebio Di Francesco. Di Francesco was sacked as boss after Roma exited the Champions League.
  
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• Nurture and nature the keynotes as Solskjær displays complete knowhow | Barney Ronay

  07-03-2019 19:45
  Manchester United’s interim manager gets what his club are all about – offering hope, excitement and a sense of belongingAt the final whistle inside the Parc des Princes, Manchester United’s players started running, haring across in a ragged, joyful cavalry charge towards the narrow band of their supporters at the far end.Shirts were pulled off and hurled in the air. Scott McTominay did a European-record triple jump through the centre circle. Halfway there Chris Smalling looked
  
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• Liverpool starlet Rhian Brewster on Jadon Sancho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Roberto Firmino

  07-03-2019 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC KING: It is the moment when Rhian Brewster bows his head and lowers his voice that you see the toll the past 15 months have taken.
  
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• Marco Silva urges his Everton side to treat every remaining game like a cup final

  07-03-2019 18:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton manager Marco Silva has urged his side to treat every one of their remaining nine Premier League fixtures of the season as a cup final. A 0-0 draw against Liverpool kept Everton 10th.
  
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• Lionel Messi recalled to Argentina squad for first time since World Cup

  07-03-2019 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Barcelona forward has not played for his country since their last-16 exit at the hands of eventual champions France, opting to take a sabbatical after a disappointing tournament.
  
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• Italy’s Conor O’Shea backs Nations Championship despite relegation threat

  07-03-2019 18:48
  • Team finishing bottom of Six Nations would face play-off
  • ‘If the rich kids just win everything we don’t have a game’Italy’s head coach, Conor O’Shea, has come out in support of World Rugby’s controversial proposal for a new global league despite the obvious threat it poses to his side’s place in the Six Nations.World Rugby insisted on Wednesday that promotion and relegation from the Six Nations every two years was a fundamental part of its
  
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• Robert Lewandowski reveals Arsenal legend Thierry Henry was his idol

  07-03-2019 18:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Bayern Munich striker, who has scored 178 goals in 228 matches for the Bundesliga side, looked up to the lethal forward when he was developing his game.
  
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• Jedd O'Keeffe backs Joe Colliver despite chance of missing Cheltenham Festival due to court hearing

  07-03-2019 18:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jedd O'Keeffe says he will stand by Joe Colliver despite the jockey being rostered to appear at Harrogate Magistrate's Court next Thursday on a drink driving charge.
  
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• Rennes vs Arsenal LIVE – Europa League last 16 score and updates

  07-03-2019 18:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal take on Rennes in what has been billed as the biggest game in the Ligue 1 club's history. The first leg of their Europa League last 16 tie is at Roazhon Park.
  
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• Thibaut Courtois avoids charges after Real Madrid goalkeeper 'threw an object' at photographer's car

  07-03-2019 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former Chelsea keeper drove away after the incident according to Cope but the photographer pursued him to get his registration plate before going to the police, but didn't press charges.
  
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• 'We will meet again in June': Max Allegri admits Juventus contract talks are on hold

  07-03-2019 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juventus boss Massimiliano Allegri revealed talks over his future have been put on hold until the end of the season. Allegri has guided the Bianconeri to four consecutive Serie A titles.
  
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• The hair-raising moment jockey is flattened by his horse after falling

  07-03-2019 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jockey Harry Kimber suffered an horrific fall at the last hurdle of a race at Wincanton on Thursday afternoon. Both West Chinnock and Kimber were reported to be OK following nasty incident.
  
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• Lionel Messi returns to Argentina squad for first time since World Cup

  07-03-2019 18:13
  • Barcelona forward took sabbatical after last-16 exit to France
  • He will play at least one of Argentina’s friendlies this monthLionel Messi has been named in the Argentina squad for the first time since last year’s World Cup in Russia and will play in at least one of their friendlies against Venezuela and Morocco this month.The Barcelona forward opted to take a sabbatical after his country’s last-16 exit to eventual champions France during the recent finals. However
  
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• 'Didn't lead one major stat in 2018': FC Dallas release video mocking Zlatan Ibrahimovic

  07-03-2019 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FC Dallas have released a scathing video mocking LA Galaxy forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic ahead of Saturday's MLS encounter at the Toyota Stadium. 
  
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• Real Madrid suffer more woe with Lucas Vazquez and Dani Carvajal injured

  07-03-2019 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid stars Lucas Vazquez and Dani Carvajal are expected to be sidelined for several weeks because of muscle injuries. Vinicius Juniorwill be out for two months with an ankle injury.
  
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• Real Madrid chief Florentino Perez 'threatened to kick Sergio Ramos out'

  07-03-2019 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sergio Ramos and Real Madrid president Florentino Perez were reportedly involved in a heated bust-up after the club's elimination from the Champions League on Tuesday night. 
  
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