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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Saturday, May 25 

  24-05-2019 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
   Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Saturday's meetings at Cartmel, Chester, Ffos La, Salisbury, Haydock, York and Goodwood.
  
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• Dylan Hartley to arrive at England's World Cup training camp without any rugby in 2019

  24-05-2019 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dylan Hartley appears destined to arrive at England's World Cup training camp without playing a minute of rugby in 2019. The Northampton hooker was left out of Saturday's play-off squad.
  
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• Mings is learning from Terry as he targets play-off success with Villa

  24-05-2019 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY LAURIE WHITWELL: Since arriving on loan Mings has been immaculate, both in defending Villa's goal with all his 6ft 5in frame and providing a silky presence in possession.
  
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• Frank Lampard will speak with Derby owner amid Chelsea speculation

  24-05-2019 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frank Lampard has placed talk of the Chelsea job to the side but admitted he will speak with Derby owner Mel Morris whatever the outcome of Monday’s Championship play-off final.
  
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• Charlton Athletic feel the benefit of newly calm manager Lee Bowyer

  24-05-2019 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Part of Bowyer's response to what his brief time as a boss has taught him was as surprising as his move into management itself.
  'I've learnt about myself that I'm quite a calm person,' Bowyer said.
  
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• Anthony Joshua will have 'massive regrets' if fights vs Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder never happen

  24-05-2019 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Joshua admits he will end his career with 'massive regrets' if the marquee fights against Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury never take place. But he does not think they will be next.
  
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• Jack Ross is not worried about job as Sunderland prepare for Charlton in League One play-off final

  24-05-2019 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunderland boss Jack Ross says he has 'made his peace' with the threat of him losing his job should owner Stewart Donald sell the club.
  
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• Tranmere's James Norwood wants to beat Sergio Aguero's goal tally

  24-05-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  James Norwood watched last weekend's FA Cup final closely but cared little whether it was Manchester City or Watford lifting the famous trophy. He cared only about how Sergio Aguero was getting on.
  
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• MONTY PANESAR: One stupid incident in the gym ended my Essex career

  24-05-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I had a public meltdown in front of someone I really couldn't afford to offend. I'd known the captain, James Foster, for years and he'd been really keen for me to sign for Essex the previous season.
  
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• MONTY PANESAR: My meltdown on Mastermind was pure car-crash television

  24-05-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  I wanted to win Celebrity Mastermind. Just as I’d wanted to be famous for my cricketing excellence, I’d wanted to steal the show by racking up an unassailable lead in my specialist subject.
  
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• MONTY PANESAR: I used sun screen, zip and mints for 'ball tampering'

  24-05-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  We all tried to change the condition of the ball, because reverse swing has such a huge impact. When I came into the England side, my job was to prepare the ball for the seamers. 
  
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• England star Fran Kirby: 'Women players don't deserve equal pay yet'

  24-05-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW WITH ADAM CRAFTON: Fran Kirby believes England's women must win the World Cup and start filling stadiums before they could consider challenging for equal pay with the men.
  
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• Roll dice for calculated gamble on Too Darn Hot in Irish 2,000 Guineas

  24-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John Gosden often refers to 'rolling the dice' when it comes to big-race targets and the master trainer looks to have taken another gamble by pitching TOO DARN HOT in Irish 2,000 Guineas.
  
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• Return of Smith and Warner has seen Aussies swap snarls for cuddles

  24-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  There will not be a touchier, feelier team at this World Cup than Australia. Not so long ago, they were too busy 'headbutting the line'. Now it is all about hugs and cuddles.
  
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• MONTY PANESAR: The worst idea I've ever had? Urinating on a bouncer

  24-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The bouncer who’d thrown me out was standing right beneath the balcony and, as I was absolutely hammered, I thought I’d get some revenge by tinkling over the edge - all hell broke loose.
  
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• MONTY PANESAR: The voices kept coming back and I couldn't shut them up

  24-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  He was a cricketing national hero but Monty Panesar suffered a spectacular fall when beset by mental health problems. Here Sportsmail serialises his brutally honest new autobiography.
  
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• Jos Buttler believes England's cricket side can unite the country at the World Cup

  24-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The run by Gareth Southgate 's team to the semi-finals of last year's football World Cup in Russia saw the nation fall back in love with the national sport after years of underachievement.
  
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• Frank Lampard describes rumours over Chelsea job as an ‘easy link’

  24-05-2019 23:30
  When asked if he could ever turn down the Chelsea job if offered it, Lampard said: ‘I’m not going to answer that question because it’s a headline.’ Photograph: Matthew Ashton - AMA/Getty ImagesFrank Lampard will hold crucial talks with Mel Morris, the Derby County owner, about the club’s future in the wake of Monday’s Championship play-off final against Aston Villa, but his own position as manager is also likely to be high on the agenda in response to rumours
  
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• Derby and Villa's huge gamble in pursuit of Premier League riches

  24-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SPECIAL REPORT BY MATT LAWTON: The pursuit of Premier League riches means the Championship is far from immune to the financial madness commonplace in the top flight.
  
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• Cricket World Cup organisers draft in extra call-handlers to deal with ticket helpline

  24-05-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cricket World Cup organisers had to draft in extra call-handlers for their helpline after it became inundated by fans who had not yet received their tickets.
  
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• I am Cipriani's biggest fan but I would not call him up for World Cup

  24-05-2019 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Danny Cipriani winning a couple of awards won’t make Eddie Jones select him, and despite being a huge supporter of the fly-half for more than a decade.
  
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• How Sir Alex Ferguson inspired Man United's Champions League win

  24-05-2019 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER AND JACK GAUGHAN: As he sat on the balcony of his room, Ferguson gazed over the Mediterranean and counted down to the biggest game of his career.
  
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• Exclusive Sky deal a turn-off for viewers, say Formula One team chiefs

  24-05-2019 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking on the eve of the showpiece Monaco GP, commercial director Sean Bratches said the current arrangement, whereby Sky broadcast all but the British GP exclusively live, is 'sub-optimal'.
  
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• South Africa paceman Kagiso Rabada out to spoil the party in opening game against England 

  24-05-2019 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kagiso Rabada admits he is still a 'work in progress' as South Africa's premier strike bowler prepares to ruin England's World Cup dream. He is coming back to full fitness.
  
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• Warrior vs Wizard: Farrell and Cipriani are heartbeat of their teams

  24-05-2019 23:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY: When Saracens face Gloucester in Saturday afternoon’s first Gallagher Premiership play-off at Allianz Park, the game will revolve around a box-office contest between the rival No 10s.
  
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• Nick Pope sets sights on reclaiming the No 1 spot at Burnley

  24-05-2019 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Nick Pope is looking to regain his place in the Burnley team after signing a new four-year contract at Turf Moor. Tom Heaton took the No 1 spot back after he suffered an injury.
  
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• Tom Wood insists Northampton are adopting a new positive philosophy

  24-05-2019 23:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Northampton have adopted a new philosophy in the build-up to Saturday's play-off against Exeter whereby they applaud positive mistakes. Chris Boyd has brought over a mind-set.
  
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• Mendonca on Wembley hat-trick, death threats and working for Nissan

  24-05-2019 22:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY CRAIG HOPE: Clive Mendonca is a difficult man to trace, in part because he has no desire to be found. Five years ago there was even a social media campaign.
  
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• Dusan Tadic reveals he cried every hour of the night after Tottenham beat Ajax

  24-05-2019 22:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dusan Tadic revealed the extent of his devastation at Ajax's defeat by Tottenham, saying he cried every hour of the night. Spurs knocked the Dutch side out with a last gasp goal.
  
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• Real Madrid deny claims Spurs cannot sleep at their training ground

  24-05-2019 21:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It is understood Pochettino's comments were made in jest, so much so reporters laughed at the joke, made with inference to speculation linking him with Real's managerial position.
  
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• Barcelona in good spirits ahead of Copa del Rey final against Valencia

  24-05-2019 21:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Speaking on the eve of his chance to pick up his 35th trophy at Barcelona in Saturday's cup final against Valencia, the captain did not hold back on opening up about the loss to Liverpool.
  
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• England captain Eoin Morgan suffers fracture to his left index finger

  24-05-2019 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England suffered a worrying injury scare to the man who has done so much to turn them from World Cup embarrassments four years ago to firm favourites for the title.
  
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• Bayern Munich want to sign Manchester City's Leroy Sane this summer

  24-05-2019 20:10 via bbc.co.uk
  Bayern Munich will try to sign Manchester City forward Leroy Sane this summer, according to the German club's chairman.
  
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• Paulo Dybala deals Manchester United huge transfer by saying he wants to stay at Juventus

  24-05-2019 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paulo Dybala has dismissed reports linking him with a summer move to Manchester United after his brother suggested his future lay away from the Allianz Stadium.
  
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• Fear and loathing in cricket's fraying heartland | Andy Bull

  24-05-2019 20:00
  There is a cost to tinkering with formats and selling the game to Sky – cricket’s very life is at stakeThe barman at the Bat and Ball isn’t sure whether or not he likes cricket. “Never seen it,” he says, “never played it.” It’s a pity, because the game grew up by his pub. It’s a hook over the road from Broadhalfpenny Down, where they played the very first game of first-class cricket in 1772. The landlord then was Richard Nyren, captain, secre
  
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• Bayern Munich confirm interest in Manchester City winger Leroy Sané

  24-05-2019 19:56
  Bayern are set to bid £70m for Leroy Sané, who joined Manchester City from Schalke three years ago. Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty ImagesThe Bayern Munich chairman, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, has confirmed the German champions are aiming to sign Manchester City’s Leroy Sané this summer. “We will try. I can not promise whether it will succeed,” Rummenigge said at a Bild event in Berlin on the eve of the German Cup final, where Bayern will take on RB Leipzig. T
  
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• Afghanistan beat Pakistan in World Cup warm-up match

  24-05-2019 19:54 via bbc.co.uk
  Afghanistan beat Pakistan by three wickets in a World Cup warm-up match at Bristol featuring an unbeaten 74 from Hashmatullah Shahidi.
  
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• Change The Game: Dame Kelly Holmes calls for athletes to 'accept who you are'

  24-05-2019 19:48 via bbc.co.uk
  Leading sportswomen urge female athletes to be themselves after detailing abuse over body image.
  
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• Roger Federer plays down chances ahead of French Open return

  24-05-2019 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 37-year-old is making a first appearance at the French Open since 2015 having skipped the clay season for the last couple of years to try to give himself the best chance of success on the grass.
  
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• Newcastle United fan, 57, handed five-year banning order for racially abusing Liverpool players

  24-05-2019 18:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A Newcastle United fan has been handed a five-year banning order and a £550 fine for racially abusing Liverpool players. Michael Collins was found guilty of racially aggravated harassment.
  
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• Copa del Rey final: Barcelona's Lionel Messi says Liverpool defeat was one his 'worst moments'

  24-05-2019 18:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Barcelona's Lionel Messi says he wants to win the Copa del Rey in order to ease the pain of the Champions League defeat by Liverpool which ranks among the "worst moments of his career".
  
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• Giro d'Italia: Tao Geoghegan Hart crashes out as Ilnur Zakarin wins stage 13

  24-05-2019 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Tao Geoghegan Hart abandons the Giro d'Italia 2019 after crashing out in an eventful 13th stage won by Ilnur Zakarin.
  
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• French Open: Nick Kyrgios pulls out with illness

  24-05-2019 18:24 via bbc.co.uk
  Australian world number 36 Nick Kyrgios pulls out of the French Open with illness, meaning Cameron Norrie will now play a qualifier.
  
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• Dan Evans amazed by Roger Federer's training programme

  24-05-2019 18:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dan Evans has revealed how he was taken aback by the sheer simplicity of Roger Federer's training regime when he was asked to train with him in Switzerland last month.
  
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• Frank Lampard will speak with Derby owner Mel Morris next week amid Chelsea job speculation

  24-05-2019 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frank Lampard has placed talk of the Chelsea job to the side but admitted he will speak with Derby owner Mel Morris whatever the outcome of Monday's Championship play-off final.
  
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• Team Ineos rider Tao Geoghegan Hart forced to abandon Giro d'Italia after crash on stage 13

  24-05-2019 17:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Team Ineos rider Tao Geoghegan Hart has been forced to abandon the Giro d'Italia after a crash on stage 13. The 24-year-old Londoner had been in the day's breakaway when he hit the deck.
  
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• Cricket World Cup: England captain Eoin Morgan suffers small fracture in training

  24-05-2019 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  England captain Eoin Morgan has sustained a small flake fracture to his left index finger but expects to be fit for his side's opening World Cup fixture.
  
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• Katarina Johnson-Thompson needs convincing she deserves No 1 status

  24-05-2019 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It says something about her complex psychology that Katarina Johnson-Thompson arrived to a headliner's billing in an Austrian mountain town on Friday and found it all rather strange.
  
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• HOT OR NOT: Raheem Sterling always makes time for his fans

  24-05-2019 17:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's Hot or Not time again as Sportsmail's Ian Ladyman reveals what's been making him feel warm and what's been leaving him cold this week.
  
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• Birmingham City striker Lukas Jutkiewicz dresses as himself on stag do

  24-05-2019 17:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stags are often forced to do all manner of embarrassing things aimed at humiliating them as they celebrate their own wedding. By comparison Lukas Jutkiewicz had it lucky.
  
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