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• Maurizio Sarri claims he would take pay cut to avoid fixture pile-up

  07-04-2019 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea travel to Slavia Prague for the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday, and a league trip to Liverpool precedes the return leg against the Czech team next week.
  
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• Leicester Tigers on the rack with drop threat growing stronger

  07-04-2019 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NIK SIMON AT WELFORD ROAD: Leicester are entering one of the most monumental weeks of their existence with an arm tied behind their back. England scrum-half Ben Youngs is out for rest of the season.
  
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• Deulofeu was angry at starting FA Cup semi-final on bench, says Gracia

  07-04-2019 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT WEMBLEY: The Watford manager said it had been difficult to leave out the talented forward but his plan just about worked as Deulofeu dragged his side back into the contest.
  
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• Cambridge beat Oxford in Boat Race as James Cracknell is oldest winner

  07-04-2019 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONATHAN MCEVOY AT MORTLAKE: Goodwill overflowed from every apartment, all inches of the towpath and the packed pubs close to the water on which Cracknell was defying time.
  
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• Real Madrid plan fresh move for Eden Hazard despite £100m asking price

  07-04-2019 23:46
  As first revealed by Telegraph Sport, Real have already opened talks with Chelsea over Hazard and are expected to make a fresh approach this week.
  
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• County Championship roundup: Yorkshire struggle at Nottinghamshire

  07-04-2019 23:45
  • Joe Root leaves field with hand injury but expected to bat
  • Notts’ Joe Clarke closing in on second century of the matchAn injury scare for Joe Root could not overshadow Yorkshire’s predicament as another super innings from Joe Clarke helped Nottinghamshire disappear into the middle distance at Trent Bridge. Clarke who, alongside Ben Duckett, was wooed by Yorkshire last year, finished three short of what would have been his second century of the game, his Notts debut. He
  
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• 'I'm feeling the best I ever felt': Joseph eyes England World Cup spot

  07-04-2019 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LUKE AUGUSTUS AT TWICKENHAM: Jonathan Joseph says he feels better than ever as the outside centre continues to stake his claim for a place in Eddie Jones' England World Cup squad.
  
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• Tebas or not Tebas? That is the question for the Premier League

  07-04-2019 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SPORTS AGENDA - EDITED BY LAURA WILLIAMSON: Tebas would be an interesting choice given his efforts to break the dominance of Real Madrid and Barcelona.
  
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• Salah races to fifty and Jesus steps up in the cup - THINGS WE LEARNED

  07-04-2019 23:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  AMITAI WINEHOUSE: More records were broken in a football-filled weekend as Liverpoolheld their nerve in the Premier League title race but Arsenal slipped up in their top four chase.
  
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• Michael Oliver made a brave and correct decision to award Watford a penalty

  07-04-2019 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARK CLATTENBURG: It was a brave and correct decision from the referee Michael Oliver to blow and award a penalty to Watford in the 90th minute of their FA Cup semi-final against Wolves.
  
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• Wimbledon held to draw in League One relegation battle with Accrington

  07-04-2019 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ON THE ROAD: It is over an hour after full-time at Kingsmeadow and in the manager's office a crate of beer is already halfway to being finished when John Coleman joins Wally Downes.
  
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• What do England, Leicester and France have in common? A real muddle

  07-04-2019 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The theme is people at the top not being qualified to make the most important decision: picking the man with the responsibility for the success or failure of their team.
  
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• MATCH OF THEIR DAY: 'I was told to mark Maradona... I kept him quiet!'

  07-04-2019 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson pulled Hogg to one side and said: 'You're playing, and I want you mark him.' 'Him' was Diego Maradona, the best player in the world.
  
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• Tiger Roll is a Grand National legend with class to rival Red Rum

  07-04-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETER SCUDAMORE: Inevitably, pundits and racegoers are comparing Tiger Roll and Red Rum, but the biggest link between the two can be summed up in one word: class.
  
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• Sean Dyche hailed for success but must tell Burnley: Show me the money

  07-04-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The fight is nearly done and once more Sean Dyche is still standing - but you wonder, and so must he, if it is time to loosen the purse strings that are tying one hand behind his back.
  
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• Roll of Honour: Trainer Gordon Elliott hails Tiger Roll as one of the greats

  07-04-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tiger Roll's historic Grand National triumph was one of the greatest displays ever seen at Aintree. That is the view of Martin Greenwood, the man who framed the weights for the £1 million race.
  
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• MARTIN KEOWN: Chasing the quadruple has come at a cost for Pep's City

  07-04-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN: Pep Guardiola arrived at Manchester City with a vision for high quality, beautiful football. He wanted his players to play well and had faith that the trophies would follow.
  
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• Manchester City are so good they have drained their rivals' ambition

  07-04-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  As Manchester City’s horizons get ever broader, everybody else’s continue to shrink. At Wembley on Saturday evening Chris Hughton, the Brighton manager, reflected on defeat.
  
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• Luka Milivojevic has eyes on spot prize as he closes on penalty record

  07-04-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Christian Benteke once had the nerve to take the ball from Luka Milivojevic after Crystal Palace were awarded a penalty - and missed. He dare not do that now. Not because of the fallout it caused either.
  
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• Jamie Vardy's chance to join a big Premier League club has now gone

  07-04-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON: Jamie Vardy will go down in Premier League history for what he did with Leicester City. He was the poster boy of their 2016 title win. When you think of that, you think of him up front.
  
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• 'I'll take the World Cup over the Ashes': Chris Woakes dreams of glory

  07-04-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Cricket's summer of summers has set England's players the ultimate question. Which would you rather win: the World Cup or the Ashes?
  
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• ‘I don’t care about the stadium’: Kevin De Bruyne says Spurs have no advantage

  07-04-2019 23:30
  • Spurs host Champions League quarter-final first leg• ‘Everybody has a stadium. Everybody has supporters’Kevin De Bruyne has rubbished suggestions that Tottenham’s new stadium could influence the outcome of the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City.Spurs face City there on Tuesday in their second match at the 62,000-capacity ground, having beaten Crystal Palace 2-0 last week. Would it be an extra incentive for Mauricio Pochettino’s team? Might
  
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• Eddie Howe admits to being 'hurt' by Bournemouth's identity crisis

  07-04-2019 23:30
  Eddie Howe believes his Bournemouth side have lost their identity during a nine-game run in which they have won only once.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers targets 'a cup, Europe and top six' for Leicester

  07-04-2019 23:30
  Brendan Rodgers made clear from the moment he arrived at Leicester City in February that securing European football was a key ambition. He never promised it would happen this season; but the possibility is growing by the week.
  
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• Brendan Rodgers gets the Jamie Vardy party at Leicester bouncing again

  07-04-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy has spent his career proving critics wrong, but there was only love in the air after he struck a brace in his home county to continue Leicester's rapid rise under Brendan Rodgers.
  
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• BHA chiefs will make inquiry into Up For Review's death at Aintree

  07-04-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Up For Review, who suffered fatal injuries when brought down at the first fence, was the first horse to be killed in race since modifications to the famous fences were made ahead of the 2012 event.
  
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• Andros Townsend urges players to follow 'brave’ Rose and speak out on racism

  07-04-2019 23:30
  • Crystal Palace midfielder makes call on weekend of shame
  • Tottenham defender had expressed frustration at lack of actionAndros Townsend has applauded Danny Rose’s “bravery” in revealing his true feelings about racism and, following a shameful weekend for English football, is urging other players to exhibit similar honesty.Four separate reported instances of alleged racial abuse before, during and after Premier League and Football League matches on Saturday appeared
  
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• Andros Townsend praises ‘very brave’ Danny Rose for speaking out on racism

  07-04-2019 23:30
  • Crystal Palace midfielder calls for other players to do the same
  • Tottenham defender had expressed frustration at lack of actionAndros Townsend has applauded Danny Rose’s “bravery” in revealing his true feelings about racism and, following a shameful weekend for English football, is urging other players to exhibit similar honesty.Four separate reported instances of alleged racial abuse before, during and after Premier League and Football League matches on Saturday
  
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• Alastair Cook out twice in a day as Joe Root suffers injury scare

  07-04-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cook hit 50 in the first innings as Essex replied to Hampshire's 525 for eight declared and then fell for eight when they followed on at the Ageas Bowl, closing 229 behind on 132 for four.
  
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• Wayne Rooney sees first MLS red card for horror tackle on Diego Rossi

  07-04-2019 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The former England and Manchester United captain was shown a straight red for lunging wildly at Rossi, before dangerously catching his opponents' shin with his studs in the 4-0 home defeat.
  
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• Maurizio Sarri unhappy with lack of fixture flexibility from Premier League

  07-04-2019 23:29
  • Chelsea face West Ham on Monday, Slavia Prague on Thursday
  • ‘They could have done more for the English teams in Europe’Maurizio Sarri has dismissed as “strange” the Premier League’s attitude towards English clubs’ European commitments as Chelsea prepare to rotate their selection with one eye on their Europa League quarter-final against Slavia Prague.Sarri said he will be forced to juggle his resources with West Ham due at Stamford Bridge on Monday
  
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• Kevin de Bruyne insists Spurs' new home will not make a difference

  07-04-2019 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  De Bruyne refuted that the new home will offer any sort of advantage for Mauricio Pochettino's side ahead of the first leg — even though Harry Winks believes the atmosphere will be 'daunting'.
  
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• Andros Townsend fears racism has crept back in and hails Danny Rose

  07-04-2019 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Townsend, whose dad Troy works for the anti-discrimination charity Kick It Out, said: 'Danny's a brave man for coming out and being so honest. We need more players like Danny.'
  
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• Napoli 1-1 Genoa: Carlo Ancelotti's side held by 10-man visitors

  07-04-2019 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A win for Genoa would have handed the Turin side the title with a record seven matches to spare and they came closer than expected despite having Stefano Sturaro sent off after 28 minutes.
  
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• Leicester ‘haven’t been good enough’, admits George Ford, after Exeter loss

  07-04-2019 23:00
  • Leicester lost 52-20 at home to the Premiership leaders
  • Tigers could be bottom if they lose to Newcastle next weekendLeicester are English rugby’s most successful club in terms of honours, having won 20 major titles, but they could find themselves bottom of the Premiership at the end of next weekend with three rounds to go after a season of unwanted records.The 52 points they conceded to the leaders, Exeter, at Welford Road on Saturday was their highest in the Premiership era
  
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• Watford's first choice goalkeeper Ben Foster backs Heurelho Gomes to keep place for FA Cup final

  07-04-2019 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heurelho Gomes is likely to retire at the end of the season, meaning the FA Cup final would be his final game, and Ben Foster believes there should be no doubt about him playing against Manchester City.
  
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• Unai Emery bafflingly positive after Arsenal suffer Everton defeat

  07-04-2019 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Unai Emery made the baffling claim that his side were 'well' after a desperately poor performance and defeat at Everton which threw their top four hopes into doubt.
  
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• Watford 3-2 Wolves (AET): Gerard Deulofeu comes off the bench to mastermind comeback win

  07-04-2019 22:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT WEMBLEY: What a performance it was from the substitute. A wonder goal to bring Watford back into the game, an extra time winner to cap the performance of his career.
  
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• Gordon Strachan dropped by Sky Sports over Adam Johnson comments

  07-04-2019 21:50
  Gordon Strachan has been dropped as a pundit by Sky Sports after anti-discrimination campaigners criticised him for drawing comparisons between race abuse victims and convicted sex offender Adam Johnson.
  
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• Yasiel Puig puts batting coach in headlock during Pirates-Reds mass brawl

  07-04-2019 21:45
  Four players ejected after confrontation in PittsburghFight sparked after Chris Archer throws behind Derek DietrichCincinnati’s Derek Dietrich admired a home run off Chris Archer in the second inning, and two innings later the Pittsburgh Pirates starter threw a 93mph fastball behind Dietrich’s waist, setting off a brawl on Sunday that led to the ejections of four players and Reds manager David Bell. Related: 'Maximum tension, minimum release': why baseball produces so many brawlsCont
  
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• Watford’s Gerard Deulofeu vented anger at Wembley bench role: Javi Gracia

  07-04-2019 21:41
  • Troy Deeney calls Raúl Jiménez a ‘loser’ over his mask stunt
  • ‘It’s a moment of real pain,’ says Wolves’ Nuno Espírito SantoGerard Deulofeu took out his anger on Wolves after being dropped from the starting Watford line-up, according to his manager, Javi Gracia, to inspire one of the great FA Cup comebacks.Watford were 2-0 down with 11 minutes of the semi-final to go and even Gracia suggested “everything was lost”.
  
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• Northampton 31-40 Gloucester: Cipriani injury mars play-off surge

  07-04-2019 21:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER AT FRANKLIN'S GARDENS: Almost as many injuries as tries here as Gloucester's stride towards a playoff spot was soured by a knock to fly-half Danny Cipriani.
  
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• Watford celebrate reaching FA Cup final with team photo in Wembley dressing room

  07-04-2019 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Watford celebrated reaching the FA Cup final in style with a team photo in the dressing room.  Javi Gracia's side came from two goals behind against Wolves to win the match in extra-time 3-2.
  
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• Kurt Zouma sweeps up as Everton take advantage of Arsenal’s blues | Paul Wilson

  07-04-2019 21:01
  Central defender was on hand to snuff out any threat but Everton wasted chances for more comfortable victoryArsenal missed the chance to go above Tottenham here, their one remaining domestic ambition this season, though to reach third in the table it is necessary to pick up points away from home and the Gunners have managed only one win on their travels this year.Away clean sheets have also been a problem, and despite taking the field with five men at the back the visitors were undone from a thr
  
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• Gerard Deulofeu the mouse arrives with a mighty roar for Watford | Simon Burnton

  07-04-2019 20:59
  Demoted to the bench, the Spaniard came on to provide a thing of beauty for his first goal and the winner in extra time to beat Wolves 3-2 in the FA Cup semi-final at WembleyAs a manager you know it is definitely and incontrovertibly your day when you are faced with one major selection decision, get it demonstrably wrong and then win the game because of it. Javi Gracia’s first full season at Watford is going so well that even his mistakes work out.Troy Deeney, Watford’s captain and f
  
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• Arsenal boss Unai Emery insists Everton defeat is not hammer blow to Premier League top-four hopes

  07-04-2019 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal manager Unai Emery is remaining positive about their top-four hopes after insisting their destiny remains in their own hands despite a 1-0 defeat at Everton.
  
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• Pitiful loss to Everton shows just how far Arsenal have fallen

  07-04-2019 20:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT AT GOODISON PARK: Here was a performance which laid bare once again how far the club have fallen from the one which once represented cussedness, fight and creativity.
  
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• Watford skipper Troy Deeney hails 'special' team-mates after FA Cup semi-final victory

  07-04-2019 20:30
  Watford skipper Troy Deeney and head coach Javi Gracia hailed the Hornets players after the FA Cup semi-final victory
  
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• Troy Deeney showed cojones to send Watford into the FA Cup final

  07-04-2019 20:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAURIE WHITWELL AT WEMBLEY: There was only one way to sum up Troy Deeney's emphatic seizure of Watford's FA Cup fate as the last granules in the sand-timer of this game trickled away.
  
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• Gerard Deulofeu double takes Watford into Cup final after extra-time thriller

  07-04-2019 19:52
  For Watford all had seemed lost: 2-0 down and seemingly out of ideas, the dream of only a second FA Cup final appearance in their 121-year history was not so much as on the rocks as being dashed against them. Their fans cherish the memory of when Graham Taylor took them to the Wembley finale in 1984, even if they lost against Everton. It looked as though there would be no repeat.Yet Javi Gracia and his players simply refused to lose, to buy into the script that had Wolves continuing their fairyt
  
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