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• Root warns England's players not to sleepwalk towards Ashes in Ireland Test

  23-07-2019 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN: It may feel like an unnecessary extra ingredient but Joe Root is adamant Wednesday's inaugural Test against Ireland will whet appetites for the start of the Ashes next week.
  
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• Wolves news: Wonder kid Morgan Gibbs-White eyeing up chance to impress in the Europa League

  23-07-2019 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 19-year-old midfielder only started five Premier League games for Wolves last year, but says he wants to 'push on' and feature in the Midlands side's Europa League campaign.
  
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• Transfer news: Wilfried Zaha's hopes of sealing £80m Arsenal deal take a hit

  23-07-2019 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Wilfried Zaha is running out of time to make his move from Crystal Palace to Arsenal. The Eagles are losing patience over the drawn-out negotiations for the £80million-rated winger.
  
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• Man United news: Inter Milan warned to hurry up in club's pursuit of £90m man Romelu Lukaku

  23-07-2019 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER IN SHANGHAI: Man United have warned Inter Milan they are running out of time to secure the signing of striker Romelu Lukaku, with United valuing the Belgian at £90 million.
  
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• Fleetwood 0-2 Burnley: Joey Barton suffers defeat against former club

  23-07-2019 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joey Barton watched his Fleetwood Town side suffer defeat against his former club Burnley in a pre-season friendly at Highbury Stadium.
  
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• England confident Anderson will be fit for first Ashes Test... but may have to wait for Archer

  23-07-2019 23:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anderson is out of Wednesday's inaugural Test against Ireland with a calf injury, but England captain Joe Root insisted his absence was merely a precaution. Archer, though, is losing his battle.
  
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• Olly Stone joins fast-track to England Test side as he prepares for his debut

  23-07-2019 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Dubbed a Ferrari and compared to a London bus by two of those he serves under as an England player, the most apt vehicular metaphor for Olly Stone is arguably an ambulance.
  
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• Newcastle United sign Hoffenheim forward Joelinton for club-record fee

  23-07-2019 23:49
  • Fee for Brazilian is reportedly in the region of £40m
  • 22-year-old signs six-year deal and will wear No 9Newcastle United have announced the signing of the Hoffenheim striker Joelinton for a club-record fee, believed to be in the region of £40m.“I’m really happy to be here,” Joelinton told the club’s official website after signing a six-year deal. “I know it’s a large investment that the club has made in me and that comes with a huge r
  
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• Transfer news: Tottenham 'set to increase Toby Alderweireld's price-tag to £40m'

  23-07-2019 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham are set to force Manchester United's hand in the deal for Leicester's Harry Maguire as Daniel Levy plans to increase Toby Alderweireld's price-tag.
  
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• No-deal Brexit would signal the end for Kolpak cricketers

  23-07-2019 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: The ECB has warned the 18 first-class counties that Kolpak cricketers will no longer be eligible to play here domestically beyond 2020 if the UK completes a no-deal Brexit this year.
  
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• Social worker Howard Beverland believes Crusaders can stun Wolves in Europa League

  23-07-2019 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY LAURIE WHITWELL: The 29-year-old works full time in mental health services and trains just three times a week for the part-time club.
  
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• Tottenham news: Dele Alli insists he is allowed fun after collapsing on sun lounger in Greece 

  23-07-2019 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE KEEGAN IN SHANGHAI: Dele Alli has defended himself after the midfielder was snapped appearing to collapse on a sun lounger on Greek island Mykonos.
  
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• Premier League: Sheffield Wednesday believe Steve Bruce's release clause was leaked to Newcastle

  23-07-2019 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bruce was appointed as Newcastle's new manager just two days after resigning as Wednesday boss, with assistant coaches Steve Agnew and Stephen Clemence following him to Tyneside.
  
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• Chelsea news: Tammy Abraham shrugs off No 9 curse after goalscoring bow against Barcelona 

  23-07-2019 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW IN SAITAMA: Tammy Abraham pulled on the Chelsea No 9 shirt, scored his first senior goal for the club, then promised he was not afraid of the curse of the striker's jersey.
  
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• Chelsea news: No 9 shirt weighed heavily on me... but Tammy Abraham should embrace the opportunity

  23-07-2019 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS SUTTON: Any striker worth his salt wants the No 9 shirt. It is recognition that you are the main man. I jumped at the chance to take it when I joined Chelsea in 1999.
  
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• Open winner Shane Lowry warns rivals: ‘I feel like I can beat anyone now’

  23-07-2019 23:31
  • Irishman says Portrush victory has given him new confidence
  • Medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympics is now on his radarShane Lowry, having comfortably converted the opportunity that came his way at the Open Championship, believes the sight of his name on leaderboards will draw a fresh level of respect now from the finest golfers.Lowry’s six-shot success at Royal Portrush on Sunday appeared straightforward; he had started the final round with a four-stroke advantage. More than eight mont
  
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• Liverpool news: Club furious over FIFA's failure to inform of plans for Club World Cup in December 

  23-07-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING IN BOSTON: The annual competition is due to take place this December in Qatar, but FIFA's hesitance to inform clubs over its concrete plans is beginning to cause chaos.
  
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• Fabian Delph reveals he left Manchester City to save England career

  23-07-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 29-year-old is hoping his decision to leave City for Everton after four trophy-laden seasons at the Etihad will help him to become a regular for club and country.
  
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• Team GB must deliver more than just medals at 2020 Olympics in Tokyo | Paul MacInnes

  23-07-2019 23:30
  British Olympic Association sets new goals that will include currying favour with the hosts and inspiring future generationsThe slogan of the British Olympic movement used to be straightforward and decidedly unsentimental. Now, as the countdown to Tokyo 2020 reaches a year to go, “no compromise” has been replaced by a new and gentler slogan: “Medals and more”. Related: 2020 Olympics: USA forecast to top medals table with GB and Australia fifthContinue reading...
  
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• Ready to rumble! Joe Root says Jason Roy is up to the test

  23-07-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT LORD'S: Joe Root wants Jason Roy to play with the swagger that has defined his international career in white-ball cricket when he makes his Test debut against Ireland at Lord's.
  
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• England’s Suzy Petty hopes to help GB hockey team make it to Olympics | Paul MacInnes

  23-07-2019 23:30
  Hockey star admits she’s feeling pressure as qualification for the 2016 gold medallists rides on success in upcoming European ChampionshipsSuzy Petty is in an unusually stressful position. The 27-year-old has forced her way into the Great Britain women’s hockey team. As they are the Olympic champions one might think they should be getting set for Tokyo but, thanks to the condensed, fraught nature of qualification for next year’s Games in hockey, the next few weeks are likely to
  
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• Fabian Delph enjoying new challenge and increased intensity at Everton

  23-07-2019 23:29
  Delph: ‘The volume of training is higher than at City’Everton likely to play Delph in preferred midfield positionFabian Delph has only been at Everton a week and already he is exhausted from the training. The former Manchester City midfielder is not complaining, however, as he prefers to push himself as hard as possible.“The volume of training is a lot higher here than it was at City, and that’s OK with me,” the 29-year-old said. “We cover a lot more distance,
  
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• Richards is the latest youngster to leave Man City having chosen Brighton over AC Milan

  23-07-2019 23:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Taylor Richards made an instant impact following his £2.5m switch to Brighton from Manchester City last week. Here, Sportsmail details his emergence as one of the brightest prospects in the country.
  
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• Maxim Dadashev dies from head injuries sustained during fight as Russian Boxing Federation opens investigation

  23-07-2019 23:22
  The Russian Boxing Federation says it has opened an investigation into the death of Maxim Dadashev following injuries he suffered in an IBF light-welterweight fight against Subriel Matias in the United States on Friday.
  
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• T20 Blast: Dawid Malan's stunning century for Middlesex sees off Surrey at The Oval

  23-07-2019 22:50 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch Dawid Malan score 117 from just 57 balls and inspire Middlesex to victory in their T20 Blast match against Surrey at The Oval.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Wednesday, July 24

  23-07-2019 22:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Wednesday's meetings at Catterick, Sandown, Bath, Leicester and Lingfield.
  
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• 'It's not fully sunk in yet': Shane Lowry reflects on Open win – video

  23-07-2019 22:45
  Ireland's new Open golf champion Shane Lowry reflects on his remarkable victory at Royal Portrush at the weekend, when he won his first major title by six shots. The 32-year-old told reporters in Dublin on Tuesday that his win still hadn't sunk in, as he prepared for a homecoming party in his home town of Clara, OffalyShane Lowry warns rivals: 'I feel like I can beat anyone now' Continue reading...
  
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• Cambridge United 0-3 Leicester: Is that your last goal for the Foxes, Harry?

  23-07-2019 22:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester-bound Harry Maguire scored as Leicester eased past Cambridge United in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday. The Foxes defender headed in the first goal of the match.
  
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• Cricket was once viewed as English perversion, no wonder Ireland feel Lord's Test is the pinnacle 

  23-07-2019 22:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Ireland's cricketers walk through the Long Room, past the portraits of WG Grace and Don Bradman, some may enjoy a quiet chuckle about the path that has brought them here.
  
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• Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev dies from his injuries sustained during a fight

  23-07-2019 22:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev, 28, died after suffering a brain bleed during a brutal fight against his Puerto Rican opponent Subriel Matias on Friday night. The boxer suffered a brain bleed.
  
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• Real Madrid plan to sale Gareth Bale to fund mega deal for Manchester United star Paul Pogba

  23-07-2019 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Real Madrid want to use the money raised from Gareth Bale's protracted departure to fund a late swoop for Paul Pogba. Zinedine Zidane has made clear he expects Bale to leave the Bernabeu.
  
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• Thibaut Pinot's team in barb at Ineos as they eye emotional home win at the Tour de France

  23-07-2019 22:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON IN NIMES: There is a reluctance in France to imagine how the scenes on the Champs-Elysees might compare to the night of the 1998 World Cup final.
  
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• Painful return for shamed Cameron Bancroft during trial for place in Australia's Ashes squad

  23-07-2019 21:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DANIEL MATTHEWS AT THE AGEAS BOWL: For once, Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft could have done with something extra down his trousers on Tuesday.
  
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• Humble Shane Lowry admits he still cannot believe he is The Open champion

  23-07-2019 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Deep into Shane Lowry's interview on Tuesday, there was a moment that revived Fred Astaire's first audition in Hollywood, where it was observed: 'He can't act, he can't sing. He can dance a little.'
  
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• Ashes arms race leads to Australians playing warm-up against each other | Geoff Lemon

  23-07-2019 21:26
  The touring squad was split down the middle to play a warm-up match in Southampton rather than weak county oppositionIt is not hard to find amusement in the concept of Australia’s top cricketers preparing for the Ashes by playing a formal match against one another. An observer with English cricketing sympathies might read this as evidence of Australians thinking they are better at everything.That observer might equally have enjoyed Australia beating up Australia, before Australia wiped out
  
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• Yasuo Tomomichi fears King George VI favourite Enable but backs Cheval Grand to cause an Ascot upset

  23-07-2019 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trainer Yasuo Tomomichi says he is facing a 'racing machine' in favourite Enable but believes his Japanese raider Cheval Grand can make an impact in Saturday's King George VI.
  
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• Transfer news: Newcastle smash their transfer record with £40m arrival of Joelinton

  23-07-2019 20:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 22-year-old arrived at St James' Park from Hoffenheim for a fee in the region of £40million, beating the £21m January signing of Miguel Almiron. Joelinton had been on their radar since last year.
  
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• T20 Blast: Spectator catches Dawid Malan six for Middlesex against Surrey

  23-07-2019 20:33 via bbc.co.uk
  A spectator in the second tier at The Oval takes a fine catch as Dawid Malan hits a huge six for Middlesex in their T20 Blast match against Surrey.
  
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• Rangers news: Transfer chief Mark Allen says club could take transfer business 'to the wire'  

  23-07-2019 20:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Scottish side have already added six new faces to Steven Gerrard's squad this summer, but haven't ruled out the possibility of further last-gasp transfer business.
  
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• Cricket news: MCC members allowed to remove their jackets on first two days of England's Test match

  23-07-2019 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) members are allowed to remove their jackets on the first two days of England's Test match against Ireland at Lord's due to the hot weather.
  
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• Man United news: Pogba replacement lined up with £67m deal for Lazio's Milinkovic-Savic 'step away'

  23-07-2019 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pogba could be set to complete a move to Real Madrid, leaving United free to secure the signing of Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, according to AS and La Repubblica.
  
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• IOC catches 60th athlete and eighth champion in London 2012 anti-doping retests

  23-07-2019 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Uzbekistan's most decorated Olympian Artur Taymazov has become the 60th athlete and eight gold medallist to be disqualified from London 2012 following analysis of doping samples.
  
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• Newcastle spend club-record fee on Brazilian Joelinton

  23-07-2019 19:22
  The 22-year-old is to take up the famed number nine shirt with the Magpies.
  
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• Wimbledon: Brazilian tennis player handed suspension after failing drugs test

  23-07-2019 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Beatriz Haddad-Maia failed a urine test following a WTA Tour event in Croatia in June but was still able to play at Wimbledon, where she earned £72,000 in prize money.
  
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• Jorginho leaves Barcelona's £108m man Antoine Griezmann writhing in pain after horror tackle

  23-07-2019 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Antoine Griezmann was given a painful introduction to his Barcelona career, courtesy of a horror lunge from Chelsea midfielder Jorginho. The Italian somehow escaped without being shown a red card.
  
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• Guangzhou R&F 0-4 Southampton: Shane Long and Che Adams among goals

  23-07-2019 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Saints begin their Premier League campaign away at Burnley on August 10 and Ralph Hasenhüttl will have been very satisfied with his side's emphatic performance in Macau on Tuesday.
  
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• Football news: Cristiano Ronaldo tops 2019 Instagram sporting rich list

  23-07-2019 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cristiano Ronaldo has once again got the better of rivals Lionel Messi and Neymar after the Portuguese superstar beat both to top the Instagram Sport Rich List for 2019.
  
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• Callum Hudson-Odoi agrees £100,000-a-week Chelsea deal

  23-07-2019 18:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The winger looked set to leave Stamford Bridge after a lack of playing time last season, but new boss Frank Lampard has managed to persuade the youngster to remain at the club for the next five years.
  
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• Callum Hudson-Odoi set to agree new £100,000-a-week Chelsea contract

  23-07-2019 18:27
  • Teenager commits future with five-year deal
  • Chelsea beat Barcelona 2-1 in JapanCallum Hudson-Odoi is set to sign a new five-year contract at Chelsea, curtailing Bayern Munich’s protracted pursuit of his services, and will join Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount in committing his long-term future to the London club.The teenager, who earned his first international caps in Gareth Southgate’s senior squad earlier this year, had been keen on a move to the Bundesliga club in
  
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• Neymar included in PSG squad for pre-season tour of China

  23-07-2019 18:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neymar's relationship with the club fell to a new low earlier this month when he failed to report back to Paris on time for the start of pre-season training but he is now off to Asia to step up his preparations.
  
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