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• United boss Solskjaer has 'no doubts' Pogba will stay and join Maguire in line-up against Chelsea

  03-08-2019 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Pogba and Harry Maguire are both expected to start Manchester United's Premier League campaign next weekend after an eventful day on and of the pitch.
  
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• Real Madrid news: Stalemate in Zidane's cold war with Gareth Bale as Jose Mourinho waits in the wing

  03-08-2019 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON IN MADRID: Florentino Perez is nowhere near as keen for Bale to leave as Zidane. At least that is the conclusion Bale draws from the fact that his move to China was aborted.
  
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• Liverpool news: Shirt sales increase to 1.13 million a year - double Manchester City's

  03-08-2019 23:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool's shirt sales have increased under owners Fenway Sports Group to an average of 1.13million a year over the last five years.
  
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• Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Bayern Munich: Jadon Sancho and Paco Alcacer deliver

  03-08-2019 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Borussia Dortmund lifted the German Super Cup having defeated Bayern Munich on Saturday. Paco Alcacer gave the hosts the lead before Jadon Sancho added a second or Lucien Favre's side.
  
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• Ashes 2019: Chris Woakes claims that England will go on the attack as much as possible

  03-08-2019 23:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RICHARD GIBSON AT EDGBASTON: Although Joe Root's team remain in the box seat, with Australia effectively 34 for three, Smith will return to the crease having proved a class apart so far.
  
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• Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp angry over Friday night kick-off

  03-08-2019 23:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jurgen Klopp is unhappy that Liverpool have been asked to kick off the new Premier League season this week ahead of their rivals.
  
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• Ashes 2019: Moeen Ali's spin in the spotlight after he fails again with the bat

  03-08-2019 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RICHARD GIBSON AT EDGBASTON: For an all-rounder, loss of confidence in one suit has a tendency to feed into the other but England will hope Moeen Ali's game remain mutually exclusive.
  
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• Ashes 2019: Rain and thunderstorms on way to add extra twist to gripping first Ashes Test

  03-08-2019 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Heavy thunderstorms are forecast for the Edgbaston area this afternoon, with some beefy showers and heavy winds then predicted to turn up tomorrow morning.
  
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• Brighton interested in signing Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater on loan 

  03-08-2019 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater is wanted by Brighton and Hove Albion on a season loan. The 29-year-old was left out of Chelsea's squad against Borussia Monchengladbach.
  
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• Without the club, I don't how I would have stood up again: Cardiff saved doc after daughter's death

  03-08-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT - MAIL ON SUNDAY CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Len Nokes is in the car when I ring. I tell him I'd like to talk about Claire. 'I'm going to see her now, actually,' he says.
  
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• Pep Guardiola: I won’t risk Premier League treble for European glory

  03-08-2019 23:30
  • ‘I would sign right now to do what we did last season again’• Manager says his players are unfairly overlooked for awardsIt is possible to win big without rolling the dice. Pep Guardiola’s unprecedented quadruple brought him English football’s largest jackpot but it is not one he is willing to risk by gambling in a bid for European glory.Manchester City’s Premier League winners face Liverpool’s Champions League holders on Sunday. While Guardiola&rs
  
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• Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold is proof that full-backs are crucial in modern football

  03-08-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold is first pick among fantasy football players having kept 22 clean sheets, created 12 Premier League assists last season.
  
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• Football is back: The old friends, new faces and five changes ahead of the new season

  03-08-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The new Premier League season in almost here, with Sunday's Community Shield clash between Liverpool and Manchester City whetting the appetite for the campaign ahead. 
  
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• Everton sponsor SportPesa becomes latest firm to be linked to addiction in Kenya

  03-08-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER - CHIEF FOOTBALL WRITER: SportPesa remains under attack from the Kenyan government, which has accused gambling firms of contributing to a huge growth in addiction issues.
  
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• Bryan Robson warns Man United not to expect return to domestic glory

  03-08-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United legend Bryan Robson has warned the club can't take it for granted they'll be able to win Premier League titles in the near future and cited Liverpool's barren run as an example.
  
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• Jadon Sancho stars as Dortmund earn Supercup win over Bayern Munich

  03-08-2019 23:20
  Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Bayern MunichSancho sets up Paco Alcácer before dazzling solo effortJadon Sancho was the star performer as Borussia Dortmund beat fierce rivals Bayern Munich 2-0 in the German Supercup on Saturday.The England winger was at his tricky best in the second half at Signal Iduna Park, brilliantly setting up Paco Alcácer for the opener before sealing victory after a dazzling solo run. Continue reading...
  
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• League Two round-up: Josh Wright pays emotional tribute to Justin Edinburgh in Leyton Orient win

  03-08-2019 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leyton Orient marked their return to the Football League with a 1-0 victory against Cheltenham. Late manager Justin Edinburgh's last signing Josh Wright scored the only goal of the game,
  
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• Ashes 2019: England fans revel in Aussie pain as David Warner feels the heat

  03-08-2019 23:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER AT EDGBASTON: No one quite seemed to know whether Tim Paine or Steve Smith was captaining Australia on day three
  
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• England ready for fierce World Cup warm-ups against Wales, says Elliot Daly

  03-08-2019 23:00
  • England out to build on intense training work in Treviso
  • Daly: ‘It will be similar to a Six Nations game’Elliot Daly is expecting full-blown Test match intensity during England’s back-to-back World Cup warm-up matches against Wales, with Eddie Jones naming his World Cup squad after the first game.England host Wales a week on Sunday before making the trip to Cardiff on Saturday 17 August. England’s 31-man squad for Japan will be announced a day after the open
  
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• Austin blow for Warrington as playmaker forced off in agony during ill-tempered clash at Catalans

  03-08-2019 22:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blake Austin gave Warrington a major injury scare just three weeks before the Challenge Cup final as an ugly encounter saw clashes between rivals fans.
  
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• Fulham footballer Cyrus Christie says his sister was beaten and racially abused by the club's fans

  03-08-2019 22:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Fulham footballer and Irish international Cyrus Christie has claimed that his sister was beaten and racially abused by the club's own fans today, during the match against Barnsley.
  
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• League One round-up: Sunderland start season with draw at home to Oxford

  03-08-2019 22:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunderland drew 1-1 with Oxford as Lynden Gooch's penalty saved a point, while Portsmouth finished with 10 men as they lose 1-0 to Shrewsbury at New Meadow.
  
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• Chris Woakes says England need a plan to claim crucial Steve Smith wicket

  03-08-2019 22:23
  • ’We’ll look at a few plans overnight,’ says Woakes
  • Smith’s form looking ominous for EnglandThis summer’s Ashes series is only three days old but already the same question that vexed England when they last met Australia in Test cricket has resurfaced: How do they get Steve Smith out?The former captain’s barn-door of a bat produced 687 runs at an average of 137 during their doomed 2017-18 tour, drawing talk of a modern-day Don Bradman by way of num
  
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• Nottingham Forest 1-2 West Brom: Matt Phillips secures win as Arijant Muric makes two howlers

  03-08-2019 22:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JANINE SELF AT THE CITY GROUND: A bizarre goal from Matt Phillips gave West Bromwich Albion a 2-1 victory away to Nottingham Forest in their first game of the season.
  
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• Stuart Broad rises to occasion again to give England a timely Ashes lift | Barney Ronay

  03-08-2019 21:49
  The rather underrated modern English sporting great makes a valuable contribution to tilt the balance in England’s favourThe crowd sang Jerusalem. This doesn’t really narrow the third day of this Ashes Test to any particular time slot. It is probably safe to assume the crowd is always singing Jerusalem, unless specifically stated otherwise. Or if not that then “Campeones” or “You’re the convicts” or “We saw you cry on the telly”. This was the
  
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• Fulham’s Cyrus Christie says sister was hit and racially abused by fans

  03-08-2019 21:49
  • Defender alleges Fulham fans made ‘shameful’ remarks to sister
  • Fulham will take ‘strongest possible action’ if culprits identifiedFulham have launched an investigation after their defender Cyrus Christie alleged two supporters hit and racially abused his sister during the club’s 1-0 opening-day defeat against Barnsley at Oakwell.“To the Fulham fan that decided to hit my sister at the game today and his wife who justified his action with racist re
  
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• Championship round-up: Cardiff fall to opening day defeat at Wigan while QPR beat Stoke

  03-08-2019 21:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Cardiff lost a topsy-turvy encounter against Wigan 3-2 at the DW Stadium, while there were wins for QPR, newly-promoted Charlton and Sheffield Wednesday on the road.
  
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• Transfer news: Man City set to complete £32m Joao Cancelo move...and Danilo will leave in same deal

  03-08-2019 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City are set to complete the signing of the 25-year-old full-back, and out of favour Brazilian Danilo will move to the Italian giants as part of the same deal.
  
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• Manchester United 2-2 AC Milan (5-4 pens) THINGS WE LEARNED: Harry Maguire's leadership will help

  03-08-2019 21:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United won 5-4 on penalties having drawn with AC Milan after 90 minutes. Marcus Rashford gave the Red Devils the lead before Suso equalised for the Serie A side.
  
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• Ole Gunnar Solskjær expects Paul Pogba to stay at Manchester United

  03-08-2019 21:22
  • Manager hopes midfielder will feature against Chelsea
  • United beat Milan on penalties in International Champions CupOle Gunnar Solskjær is convinced Paul Pogba wants to stay at Manchester United and is hopeful the midfielder will feature in their Premier League opener against Chelsea at Old Traffford next Sunday, providing the Frenchman returns to training problem-free. Solskjær also confirmed he spoke to Romelu Lukaku about his conduct after the striker divulged confide
  
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• Manchester United 2-2 AC Milan (5-4 on pens): Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side end pre-season on a high

  03-08-2019 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JOE BERNSTEIN AT THE PRINCIPALITY STADIUM: Defensive frailties against AC Milan underlined how much Manchester United need £80million Harry Maguire in the side.
  
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• Ashes 2019: Australia edge past England in first Test

  03-08-2019 21:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT EDGBASTON: The first Ashes Test remains in the balance after an even day's play at Edgbaston, with Australia concluding on 124 for three, 34 runs ahead of England.
  
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• Steve Smith not the captain but acts as Australia’s de facto leader | Geoff Lemon

  03-08-2019 20:49
  Former skipper is enjoying being back at the centre of Ashes decision-making – at the crease, in the slips or in the outfieldThe argy-bargy during Steve Smith’s first Test back after suspension has carried on exactly as you might have expected. Smith has generously given the Edgbaston partisans plenty of hours to give him an earful over the fence, while others in the crowd have applauded his batting and made the argument that the world should move on because he has finished his punis
  
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• Chelsea news: Frank Lampard admits Mason Mount has pressed his claim to start Premier League opener

  03-08-2019 20:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT BORUSSIA-PARK: Frank Lampard has hinted at a selection headache ahead of next week's Premier League opener, with Mason Mount impressing the Blues boss again.
  
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• Defiance, pride and anger as Bolton fans cheer on team of strangers

  03-08-2019 20:43
  Supporters travelled in numbers to see their hastily assembled team put up a fight against Wycombe after a chaotic summerThe coaches rolled out of Horwich at 9.30am, beginning a 400-mile, seven-hour round-trip to rural Adams Park. They came by train and car, too: an 1,800-strong army of Bolton Wanderers fans, marching south for the first match of the campaign. There was, however, little in the way of opening-day optimism. Instead, there was defiance, pride and anger. This summer Bolton have been
  
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• Power Play: Steve Smith gives Australia hope of victory

  03-08-2019 20:41
  Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon believe that Steve Smith still being in the middle will give Australia hope that they can still win the first Test of the Ashes against England.
  
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• Shibuno leads Women’s British Open on major debut as Ko chases historic treble

  03-08-2019 20:36
  • Japanese 20-year-old Shibuno leads Ashleigh Buhai by two shots
  • South Korea’s Ko four shots back and chasing third major of 2019That Ko Jin-young could enter illustrious company on Sunday feels like an understatement. Babe Zaharias, Mickey Wright, Pat Bradley, Inbee Park, Ben Hogan and Tiger Woods are the only players to win three majors in the same year. Should Ko prevail here, she will make this group a septet; with the added quirk of two major triumphs arriving in two weeks
  
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• Wigan transfer news: Wigan set to complete £3m signing of Barnsley striker Kieffer Moore

  03-08-2019 20:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 26-year-old is due to have a medical ahead of signing a three year contract with the Championship side.
  
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• Crystal Palace agree season-long loan deal with Real Betis for former Cardiff loanee Victor Camarasa

  03-08-2019 20:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Crystal Palace are closing on a loan deal for Real Betis midfielder Victor Camarasa. Sportsmail revealed Palace's interest last week in the 25-year-old who impressed on loan at Cardiff City last season.
  
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• Christie accuses supporters of hitting and racially abusing his sister during Fulham's shock defeat

  03-08-2019 20:00
  An investigation has been launched into Cyrus Christie's claims that a Fulham supporter and his wife hit and racially abused his sister.An incident is alleged to have taken place in the away end during Fulham's 1-0 defeat at Barnsley, their first match of the season in the Championship following relegation from the Premier League last year. The Fulham defender, who came on in the 33rd minute of the match at Oakwell, claimed on Twitter that a supporter and his wife abused his sister at the match.
  
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• 'Bruiser! Bruiser! Bruiser!': from school gate to fight club

  03-08-2019 20:00
  Anyone can be a cage fighter, says a fitness program promising ‘the ultimate human transformation’ Julia Schaefer’s fight name is Bruiser. “Because I bruise easily,” she qualifies. “Not because I cause bruises.”But that’s probably not true. Continue reading...
  
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• West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini confident of strong season as they get set to begin Premier League

  03-08-2019 19:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STEVE STAMMERS AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Manuel Pellegrini described the mood of optimism sweeping through West Ham ahead of their opening Premier League clash.
  
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• Manchester United vs AC Milan: LIVE score and updates from Cardiff's Principality Stadium

  03-08-2019 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United take on AC Milan in their final International Champions Cup clash today. Sportsmail's Sam McEvoy will proive you live coverage including score, lineups and build-up.
  
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• Joelinton and Saint-Maximin provide optimism for Steve Bruce’s Newcastle

  03-08-2019 19:54
  The new Newcastle manager was afforded an encouraging welcome at St James’ Park with little sign of unrest from fansIf Steve Bruce was nervous as he stepped out of the tunnel and glanced, instinctively, towards the Gallowgate End, Newcastle’s new head coach need not have been.Rafa Benítez’s successor received an overwhelmingly polite – if initially slightly reserved – reception as he pulled on a brand new black and white tracksuit and presided over his first
  
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• England have slight edge in First Test as Australia lead by just 34 runs with seven wickets in hand

  03-08-2019 19:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT EDGBASTON: The first Ashes Test remains in the balance after an even day's play at Edgbaston, with Australia concluding on 124-3, 34 runs ahead of England.
  
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• N'Golo Kante's return offers hope: Five things we learned From Borussia Monchengladbach 2-2 Chelsea

  03-08-2019 19:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ROB DRAPER AT BORUSSIA-PARK: Chelsea drew 2-2 with Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday, a mixed performance in which they were worryingly exposed.
  
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• Steve Smith stands firm again as Australia establish lead against England

  03-08-2019 19:42
  • First Test, day three: Australia 284 & 124-3; England 374
  • Smith unbeaten on 46 and looking ominousYet again Steve Smith is the obstacle driving the English to distraction. While he is still at the crease nothing can be guaranteed. In front of another packed house here England made some solid progress: a first-innings lead of 90 and three early scalps when Australia batted again. But Smith, who reminded us on the first day how he can transform an innings, remained.Smith cruised
  
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• Brentford 0-1 Birmingham: Kristian Pedersen's superb header secures victory for visitors

  03-08-2019 19:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TOM FARMERY AT GRIFFIN PARK: Brentford manager Thomas Frank will wonder how his side didn't score at least three times in their opening day defeat to Birmingham.
  
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• West Ham 2-2 Athletic Bilbao: Manuel Pellegrini's side lose on penalties

  03-08-2019 19:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  STEVE STAMMERS AT THE LONDON STADIUM: It sounds like a dream debut for a £45million striker making his home debut. In less than two minutes Sebastien Haller had the ball in the net.
  
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• Khaadem wins Stewards’ Cup to put at least one Goodwood bookie in the red

  03-08-2019 19:29
  • Victory by 4-1 favourite boosts Charlie Hills’ sprint profile
  • Trainer of runner-up critical of Glorious Goodwood wateringKhaadem landed a major gamble in the Stewards’ Cup here, beating a huge field by daylight in what is supposed to be one of the most competitive races of the year. In doing so, he confirmed Charlie Hills’s burgeoning reputation as an excellent trainer of sprinters, but the outcome was not without controversy, as officials were criticised for the
  
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