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• SIX OF THE EFL BEST: Fans unite for emotional Justin Edinburgh tributes

  02-08-2019 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Football League season kicked off on Friday night in style, with Luton earning a late point on their return to the Championship against Middlesbrough at Kenilworth Road.
  
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• So, is the Community Shield a trophy worth winning?

  02-08-2019 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail experts MARTIN KEOWN and CHRIS SUTTON have their say on the importance of the season's annual curtain-raiser, the Community Shield.
  
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• Transfer news: Manchester United agree £80m deal with Leicester for Harry Maguire

  02-08-2019 23:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Man United have agreed a fee of £85m with Leicester City to make Maguire the world's most expensive defender. It eclipses the £75m that Liverpool paid Southampton to sign Virgil van Dijk in January 2018.
  
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• Former Olympic champion Todd to have first runner at Chelmsford after retiring to train racehorses

  02-08-2019 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Three-day eventer Sir Mark Todd, who won individual gold medals at the Los Angeles and Seoul Olympics, has his first runner as a trainer in Britain when Global Tango runs at Chelmsford (3.20). 
  
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• Premiership club bosses demand verdict on Saracens salary cap probe before start of new season

  02-08-2019 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY LAURA LAMBERT: Premiership Rugby are under pressure to provide an update on their salary cap investigation into Saracens.
  
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• A lot of other drivers could have won five titles at Mercedes! Verstappen takes swipe at Hamilton

  02-08-2019 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JONATHAN McEVOY AT HUNGARORING: Max Verstappen believes he is one of three or four drivers who could match Lewis Hamilton's success in the right team.
  
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• Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp eyes title rematch despite lack of new blood

  02-08-2019 23:30
  Klopp says his side were a ‘results machine’ last season and keeping hold of star players is as valuable as new signingsJürgen Klopp did not spell it out in quite these terms but over the past four seasons Manchester City’s Premier League finishes have been fourth, third, first and first. This coincides with his tenure at Liverpool. Since he arrived in October 2015, Liverpool have finished eighth, fourth, fourth and second. It is why Klopp said of City: “They are cle
  
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• Kevin Pietersen set for radio date with rival Matt Prior during England's tour of South Africa

  02-08-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY LAWRENCE BOOTH: Tensions could run high in the talkSPORT commentary cricket box this winter as Kevin Pietersen joins the broadcasting team.
  
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• How Harry Maguire went from ‘gangly’ teenager to Man Utd’s expensive saviour – EXCLUSIVE

  02-08-2019 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  HARRY MAGUIRE will become the most expensive defender in the world.
  
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• Fulham boss Parker reveals all on Mitrovic, Cairney and Championship hopes - EXCLUSIVE

  02-08-2019 23:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  SCOTT PARKER took over at Fulham with ten games to go of their Premier League season last year, and virtually all hope lost of staying up.
  
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• Transfer News: Newcastle sign forward Saint-Maxim for £20m and left-back Jetro Willems on loan

  02-08-2019 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forward Saint-Maximin, 22, moves from Nice on a six-year deal while 25-year-old left-back Willems has joined from Eintracht Frankfurt on loan for the season.
  
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• Ash Handley hits the heights to send Leeds surging past Huddersfield

  02-08-2019 23:07
  • Huddersfield 0-44 Leeds
  • Handley and Hurrell score two tries apiece in routIn the most closely contested relegation battle in Super League history results are really all that matters. In that regard this was job done for Leeds – but, given the miserable season the eight-time champions have endured hitherto, this magnificent performance is cause for celebration and optimism for everyone connected with the club.Leeds are only two points clear of bottom-placed London but there we
  
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• Ashes 2019: Rory Burns' superb ton inspired by meeting with the 2005 Ashes heroes  

  02-08-2019 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT EDGBASTON: England opener Rory Burns marked his Ashes debut with a superb hundred at Edgbaston on day two on Friday.
  
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• Ashes 2019: Joe Root needs to be converting... Fifty's fine, but greats turn them into tons 

  02-08-2019 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL, CHIEF SPORTS WRITER AT EDGBASTON: Joe Root punched the rail on the way back to the pavilion. It had been a good innings, but not great.
  
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• England’s Jimmy Anderson still has hope of bowling again in first Ashes Test

  02-08-2019 22:31
  • Paceman managed four overs on day one before re-injuring calf
  • Injured Mark Wood ruled out for rest of seasonEngland remain tight-lipped over the fitness of Jimmy Anderson as it emerged that Mark Wood, one of their World Cup-winning fast bowlers, will miss the rest of the season because of side and knee injuries.Anderson bowled only four overs on day one of the first Ashes Test before being sent to hospital for scans. He reported “tightness” in the same right calf that w
  
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• Guardiola rejects Klopp comments on City spending power

  02-08-2019 22:23
  Guardiola does not accept Klopp's claim that City can spend £200million in every transfer window.
  
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• Newcastle United sign forward Allan Saint-Maxim for £20million and left-back Jetro Willems on loan

  02-08-2019 22:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Forward Saint-Maximin, 22, moves from Nice on a six-year deal while 25-year-old left-back Willems has joined from Eintracht Frankfurt on loan for the season.
  
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• Solskjaer expecting new faces as United agree deal for Maguire

  02-08-2019 21:58
  The signing of the England defender is subject to a medical and personal terms.
  
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• Ashes 2019: Rory Burns shows how far guts and character can take you

  02-08-2019 21:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSEIN AT EDGBASTON: I really enjoyed the way England batted on the second day. They were challenged by a good Australian attack, and at times enjoyed a bit of luck.
  
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• Ashes 2019: Rory Burns' superb ton inspired by dining with the 2005 Ashes heroes  

  02-08-2019 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT EDGBASTON: England opener Rory Burns marked his Ashes debut with a superb hundred at Edgbaston on day two on Friday.
  
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• Hull, Law and defending champion Hall on the prowl at the Women's British Open

  02-08-2019 21:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON AT WOBURN: Something special is unfolding that threatens to put the lasting friendship of Charley Hull, Bronte Law and defending champion Georgia Hall to the ultimate test.
  
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• Rory Burns reveals secret behind Ashes success as England star hits 125

  02-08-2019 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  RORY BURNS said spending the night before the Ashes with heroes from the fabled 2005 series had him so pumped up he was dreaming of centuries and "ready to run through brick walls” for England.
  
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• Transfer news: Tottenham close on £30m capture of Fulham defender Sessegnon

  02-08-2019 21:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Negotiations between the two clubs are understood to be in the final stages, with a transfer fee in the region of £30million close to being agreed.
  
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• Tyson Fury agrees to face Swedish heavyweight Otto Wallin in his next fight in September

  02-08-2019 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tyson Fury, who is currently at a training camp, is ramping up his preparations ahead of his return to the ring after demolishing Tom Schwarz in Las Vegas in June this year.
  
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• Ashes 2019: Australia's four-man attack is a flawed selection

  02-08-2019 21:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT EDGBASTON: At 5.30pm on the second day of the Ashes, Australia's captain Tim Paine threw the ball to Matthew Wade, a man who might have been keeping wicket.
  
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• Power Play: Burns has 'guts, determination and Test match temperament'

  02-08-2019 20:58
  Geoff Lemon and Dan Norcross discuss the day's action after day two of The Ashes first Test, where Rory Burns got himself a maiden Test century.
  
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• Man United news: Paul Pogba to miss final pre-season friendly against AC Milan

  02-08-2019 20:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pogba was named in the travelling squad to fly Cardiff on Friday for the International Champions Cup fixture, but United confirmed he would not take part after aggravating a back problem.
  
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• Harry Maguire is set to become world's most expensive defender at Manchester United

  02-08-2019 20:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Harry Maguire started out his career at Sheffield United, little did he know he would end up becoming a cult hero for England at the World Cup and the world's most expensive defender.
  
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• Liverpool news: Jurgen Klopp confirms Sadio Mane will miss Community Shield

  02-08-2019 20:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Senegalese forward will return to the club on Monday after a 16-day break following his exertions at the African Cup of Nations - late calls will be made on Mo Salah and Roberto Firmino.
  
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• Liverpool news: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain admits pre-season was a 'shock to the system'

  02-08-2019 20:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC KING: Midway through Liverpool's recent game against Sporting Lisbon in New York, local television cameras cut to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  
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• BUMBLE AT THE TEST: Rory Burns comes good at the right time

  02-08-2019 20:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DAVID LLOYD AT EDGBASTON: Rory Burns showed immense character because he was all at sea against Ireland and for most of the season with Surrey.
  
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• Maiden Test ton 'awesome', says Rory Burn

  02-08-2019 20:17
  Surrey man shines at Edgbaston.
  
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• Joe Root rode his luck in Ashes day two but England ace left smiling after Rory Burns’ 125

  02-08-2019 20:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  THERE were moments during Joe Root’s innings on Friday where he rode his luck.
  
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• Tyson Fury set for Las Vegas return in September after 'terms agreed' for next fight

  02-08-2019 20:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  TYSON FURY’s has agreed terms to a deal that will see him take on Swedish prospect Otto Wallin in September at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
  
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• Rory Burns hits maiden Test century as England close in on Australia’s Ashes 284

  02-08-2019 20:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  RORY BURNS batted through the whole of day two at Edgbaston to put England in pole position against Australia.
  
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• Ashes scorecard: Rory Burns bats all day to score century as England close in on Australia

  02-08-2019 20:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  THE ASHES see England renew their rivalry with Australia as Joe Root and Tim Paine battle for the famous urn – Express Sport brings you live coverage throughout the first Test at Edgbaston.
  
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• Paul Pogba to miss Manchester United's final pre-season friendly against AC Milan in Cardiff

  02-08-2019 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Pogba was named in the travelling squad to fly Cardiff on Friday for the International Champions Cup fixture, but United confirmed he would not take part after aggravating a back problem.
  
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• Ashes 2019: England's Rory Burns scores fantastic century on day two

  02-08-2019 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT EDGBASTON: England's Rory Burns scored a superb century on day two of the first Ashes Test to give his team the advantage. They got to 267-4.
  
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• Tottenham close on £30m capture of Fulham defender Sessegnon as talks continue over Fernandes

  02-08-2019 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Negotiations between the two clubs are understood to be in the final stages, with a transfer fee in the region of £30million close to being agreed.
  
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• Brilliant Burns defies Australia with magical maiden hundred

  02-08-2019 19:44
  Surrey man digs deep to make three figures.
  
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• Ander Herrera passes PSG initiation test by showing off his singing and dancing skills to Despacito

  02-08-2019 19:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Spaniard, who joined on a free transfer from Manchester United during the summer,  showed off both his vocal skills and dancing moves with an enthusiastic rendition of Luis Fonsi's Despacito.
  
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• Rory Burns’ maiden Test century puts England on top against Australia

  02-08-2019 19:42
  • First Test, day two: Australia 284; England 267-4
  • Surrey opener bats all day to end unbeaten on 125Here was a reminder of the old pro’s mantra, with which it’s hard to argue – “it’s not how but how many that matters”. By common consent, which included the batsman’s own opinion, Rory Burns was not in great form before this Test match, yet there he was settling into his stiff-necked stance in his sixth hour at the crease, defying perspiring A
  
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• Joe Root’s lucky escape was far from freakish – bails law needs a rethink | Geoff Lemon

  02-08-2019 19:41
  It makes no sense that James Pattinson can hit the England captain’s stumps but not take his wicket simply because the bails remain onIt’s the end of the 21st over of England’s first innings at Edgbaston. The Australian quick James Pattinson is finishing his seventh. He’s been rapid, moved the ball through the air, threatened constantly. He bowls the England captain, Joe Root, a combination of all three. Angle in towards the stumps, a hint of swing. Straightening off the
  
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• Jack Draper eases past Paul Jubb in straight sets as the future of British men's tennis collide

  02-08-2019 19:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: Roughly two miles and two weeks but light years away from the maelstrom of Wimbledon just gone, the potential future of British men's tennis had its first coming together on Friday.
  
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• Billy Joe Saunders ends 11-year long relationship with promoter Frank Warren

  02-08-2019 19:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Frank Warren has guided the unbeaten 29-year-old Billy Joe Saunders throughout his career since he turned professional in the wake of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
  
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• F1 news: Lewis Hamilton fastest in Friday practice for Hungarian Grand Prix

  02-08-2019 18:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world champion, who was back on the track after his Hockenheim horror show at the German Grand Prix, saw off Verstappen by 0.165 seconds.
  
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• Carlos Sainz: ‘It’s incredibly annoying going to every race to finish seventh’

  02-08-2019 18:22
  McLaren driver wants F1 changes that will allow him to compete with the best and stand a chance of becoming world championIt would be easy to miss the determination that drives Carlos Sainz from his softly spoken voice and unassuming air. Yet the moment his piercing gaze catches the eye, it is impossible to ignore.It was unmistakable in Hungary before this weekend’s grand prix, when he declared that his enjoyment of the sport he has loved since childhood is marred only by frustration with
  
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• Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain admits pre-season was a 'shock to the system'

  02-08-2019 18:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC KING: Midway through Liverpool's recent game against Sporting Lisbon in New York, local television cameras cut to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
  
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• Ajax's Donny van de Beek confirms interest from Real Madrid as attention turns away from Paul Pogba

  02-08-2019 18:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Real have turned their attention to van de Beek after little progress in their pursuit of Manchester United's Paul Pogba, much to the irritation of manager Zinedine Zidane.
  
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• Football news: Bolton players FINALLY paid wages months after club entered administration

  02-08-2019 18:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bolton's players have finally been paid up to five months of overdue wages after the League One side went into administration back in May.
  
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