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• Referee Stephanie Frappart praised for Super Cup performance on social media

  14-08-2019 23:59
  Stephanie Frappart made history when she became the first female referee to take charge of a major men’s European match, officiating the UEFA Super Cup between Liverpool and Chelsea.
  
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• Liverpool beat Chelsea 5-4 on penalties to win entertaining Super Cup

  14-08-2019 23:48
  Liverpool won an entertaining UEFA Super Cup, beating Chelsea 5-4 on penalties after the match finished 2-2 after extra time.
  
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• Chelsea news: Manchester City case could be used to help reduce transfer ban

  14-08-2019 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea were handed a two-window transfer ban earlier this year and fined more than £460,000 for similar offences relating to their own signings of youth players. City escaped with just a £315,000 fine.
  
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• Manchester United transfer news: Alexis Sanchez keen to QUIT in next fortnight

  14-08-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alexis Sanchez wants a Manchester United escape over the next fortnight in pursuit of first-team football. He has made just four Premier League starts since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over.
  
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• Football news: Antoine Griezmann signs Sancho, Felix and de Ligt on Football Manager Arsenal save

  14-08-2019 23:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 28-year-old superstar appears to have been enjoying some much needed downtime ahead of the new La Liga season, following his £108million move to Barcelona this summer.
  
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• Chelsea's kit staff left red-faced after Jorginho's name is spelt wrongly on the back of his shirt

  14-08-2019 23:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea midfielder Jorginho shrugged off having his name wrongly spelt as 'Jorghino' on his jersey during the UEFA Super Cup against Liverpool.
  
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• Fans praise referee Stephanie Frappart and her officials during UEFA Super Cup final 

  14-08-2019 22:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  French official Stephanie Frappart and her assistants Manuela Nicolosi and Michelle O'Neill became the first female refereeing team to oversee a major men's final on Wednesday night.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, August 15

  14-08-2019 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Thursday's meetings at Chepstow, Lingfield, Yarmouth, Salisbury and Beverley.
  
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• Starting spots are up for grabs ahead of England's World Cup bid... who can force their way in?

  14-08-2019 21:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Here, Sportsmail looks at the main contenders still hoping to make a late run for a starting jersey at the 2019 Rugby World Cup which begins in Japan next month.
  
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• Paulo Dybala shrugs off transfer speculation by scoring twice in annual Juventus 'family' friendly

  14-08-2019 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paulo Dybala shrugged off speculation linking him with a move away from Juventus by scoring twice in the club's annual 'family' friendly in Villar Perosa. Dybala has been heavily linked with a PSG move.
  
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• Card games, quizzes and... Tinder! How cricketers pass the time when the rain stops play

  14-08-2019 21:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Umbrellas up, covers on, rain falling. It's the most miserable sight in the English cricket summer and the one that dominated Lord's on Wednesday.
  
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• Cincinnati Masters: Jamie Murray could face Andy Murray in men's doubles quarter-finals

  14-08-2019 21:17 via bbc.co.uk
  Britain's Jamie Murray could face brother Andy in the men's doubles quarter-finals as he and partner Neal Skupski progress in Cincinnati.
  
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• Liverpool vs Chelsea - UEFA Super Cup: Live score and updates from European champions

  14-08-2019 20:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool and Chelsea have already won major European silverware this year and have a chance to add another continental pot to their trophy cabinet in the Super Cup. Follow the action live here.
  
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• Frank Lampard praises David Luiz in UEFA Super Cup programme... days after selling him to Arsenal

  14-08-2019 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chelsea boss had envisioned Luiz being a key player this season but had to let him go after the defender expressed a desire to join Arsenal.
  
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• ECB to review transgender policy ahead of start of new women's league in 2020

  14-08-2019 20:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT LAWTON: The rules currently allow anyone identifying as female to play women's cricket in this country with the exception of the England team.
  
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• Manchester United news: Gary Neville backs former club to win the Premier League before Liverpool

  14-08-2019 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite finishing 31 points behind the European champions last season, Gary Neville does not think his former side are that far away from being kings of England again.
  
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• Chelsea news: Pedro names Gerard Pique as the best centre-back in the world

  14-08-2019 20:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Spaniard put forward his former Barcelona team-mate as he hit back at reports in the media that he had named Sergio Ramos and Virgil van Dijk as the best in the world.
  
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• Amir Khan urges rival Kell Brook to retire and admits he has no interest in domestic showdown

  14-08-2019 19:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boxing fans have been calling for the pair to settle their differences in the ring for years, but Khan has now hinted that the fight may never happen despite the two sharing promoters in Eddie Hearn.
  
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• Everton news: Alex Iwobi plans to make a name for himself after £30m move from Arsenal

  14-08-2019 19:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Iwobi is determined to make a name for himself after completing a £30m move from Arsenal to Everton on deadline day. The winger became Marco SIlva's seventh signing of the summer.
  
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• Simone Biles is redefining brilliance in a sport that shamefully failed her | Marina Hyde

  14-08-2019 19:18
  After the Larry Nassar saga USA Gymnastics should not exist but Biles continues to bring her sport dignity – and moneyOn Sunday night Simone Biles, on her way to securing her sixth US gymnastics title, performed a triple-double in her floor routine, one of two moves she executed during the contest that had never been accomplished before in women’s competition gymnastics. Have you seen it? You honestly have to see it, and then see it again in slow motion. I haven’t spoken to any
  
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• Cardiff City 'concerned' by report showing Sala was exposed to carbon monoxide

  14-08-2019 19:18
  The AAIB says Emiliano Sala was exposed to carbon monoxide before a fatal plane crash. Cardiff City are "concerned" by the findings.
  
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• Former Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge closing in on move to Turkish side Trabzonspor 

  14-08-2019 19:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 29-year old forward is a free agent after leaving Liverpool at the end of last season and has had interest from more than 13 clubs around the globe this summer.
  
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• Rain washes out the first day of the second Ashes Test

  14-08-2019 19:07
  Daniel Norcross and Geoff Lemon talk us through an imaginary day's play, after the first day of the second Ashes Test was washed out due to rain.
  
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• Renee Hector 'sank into depression' after online abuse following racism case

  14-08-2019 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Former Tottenham defender Renee Hector has no regrets about reporting a first case of racism in women's football despite "sinking into depression".
  
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• Caster Semenya: Double Olympic champion 'never felt supported' by women in sport

  14-08-2019 18:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Olympic and world champion Caster Semenya says she has "never really felt very supported" by other women in sport.
  
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• Caster Semenya: I have high testosterone, so what? – video

  14-08-2019 18:25
  The double olympic champion Caster Semenya's battle with the athletics authorities rolls on as she continues to fight an IAAF regulation that would make her take testosterone-lowering medication. The South African athlete will not be able to defend her 800-metres title in September after the Swiss Federal Tribunal reversed a ruling that temporarily lifted testosterone regulations imposed against her. Speaking at a press conference in Johannesburg the 28-year-old said that 'when you're the best i
  
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• Boxing legend Mike Tyson says he spends $40,000 on weed every month

  14-08-2019 18:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Boxing legend and cannabis fanatic Mike Tyson has been enjoying the relaxing life during his retirement. He has revealed the huge amount of weed he smokes each month.
  
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• QPR youth side walk off pitch due to racism

  14-08-2019 18:10
  The team were on a tour of Seville when they were reportedly subject to alleged abuse from a number of players of AD Nervion FC last week.
  
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• Boxing news: Tyson Fury lays into Anthony Joshua over shock heavyweight title loss to Andy Ruiz Jr

  14-08-2019 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Anthony Joshua was the target of merciless teasing from Tyson Fury over his shock heavyweight title loss to Andy Ruiz Jr in June. The Briton suffered a seventh-round knockout.
  
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• Football news: Ivan Perisic admits he is raring to go after signing for Bayern Munich

  14-08-2019 17:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 30-year-old winger had been sidelined at parent club Inter Milan under Antonio Conte, who had publicly outed him as unable to perform as part of his favoured 3-5-2 formation.
  
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• Bolton Wanderers: Adjournment in Bassini case paves way for sale of League One club

  14-08-2019 17:47 via bbc.co.uk
  The sale of crisis club Bolton appears ready to go through after a court order blocking a takeover was adjourned.
  
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• Chinese Super League: Marko Arnautovic hits screamer for Shanghai SIPG

  14-08-2019 17:46 via bbc.co.uk
  Former West Ham United striker Marko Arnautovic scores his fourth goal in six league appearances for Shanghai.
  
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• Cristiano Ronaldo ruled out of Juventus' friendly at Villar Perosa with thigh strain

  14-08-2019 17:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juve revealed on Twitter that Ronaldo had suffered a 'slight strain in his left thigh muscle', and will work on his fitness away from the first-team squad.
  
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• Super Cup: Mohamed Salah & Chelsea stars play football with amputee children

  14-08-2019 17:30 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and Chelsea stars play football with amputee children before their Uefa Super Cup match.
  
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• Rain washes out the first day of England's crucial Ashes Test against Australia at Lord's 

  14-08-2019 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England head into the Lord's Test 1-0 down after losing by a massive 251 runs in the opener following a second innings collapse and the brilliance of Australia's Steve Smith with the bat.
  
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• Emiliano Sala had been exposed to carbon monoxide before crash

  14-08-2019 17:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot David Ibbotson had been exposed to harmful levels of carbon monoxide in the cockpit of their private plane when it crashed in the English Channel.
  
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• Ashes 2019: Rain washes out first day of Lord's Test

  14-08-2019 17:22 via bbc.co.uk
  The first day of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia is abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain at Lord's.
  
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• Gary Neville backs Man United to lift the Premier League before Liverpool

  14-08-2019 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Despite finishing 31 points behind the European champions last season, Gary Neville does not think his former side are that far away from being Kings of England again.
  
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• Ex-Liverpool and Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli 'set to join Brescia on three-year deal' 

  14-08-2019 17:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mario Balotelli is reportedly set to sign for Bresica on a three-year deal. The 29-year-old is a free agent following his departure from Marseille at the end of last season.
  
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• Sunderland pay Velez Sarsfield more than £335,000 over Ricky Alvarez deal following legal wrangle 

  14-08-2019 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sunderland have paid out more than £335,000 to Velez Sarsfield to settle their claim over Ricky Alvarez following a lengthy legal wrangle, the Argentinian club have announced.
  
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• Cricket news: Andrew Strauss frustrated ZERO domestic coaches set to feature in Hundred

  14-08-2019 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Andrew Strauss believes English cricket has missed a gilt-edged chance to bring on a new generation of home-grown coaches by looking overseas for next year's new 100-ball competition.
  
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• Steven Gerrard believes his players are warned by Celtic's shock Champions League defeat by Cluj

  14-08-2019 16:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Steven Gerrard says Celtic's Champions League exit should be a warning to his Rangers squad. The Hoops saw their group stage hopes crumble
  
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• Zinedine Zidane: After pre-season nightmare, will manager face early end to Real Madrid season?

  14-08-2019 16:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: When Zinedine Zidane took over Real Madrid in March last season he had 11 games left to lift the club and lay the foundations for this coming campaign.
  
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• Emiliano Sala 'exposed to carbon monoxide in plane crash'

  14-08-2019 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The poisonous gas can cause "dizziness, unconsciousness and death," a report says.
  
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• Liverpool star Mohamed Salah dismisses Pep Guardiola's claims over Champions League's importance

  14-08-2019 16:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has dismissed Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola's claim that the Premier League is harder to win than the Champions League. 
  
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• Former Leicester and Bath wing Steve Booth dies aged 42

  14-08-2019 16:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Leicester and Bath wing Steve Booth has died at the age of 42. Leicester said they were 'shocked and saddened' to hear of Booth's death.
  
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• Meet Billy Whitehurst - the growling, bare-knuckle-fighting striker

  14-08-2019 16:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE: Billy Whitehurst was once the most feared footballer in the land. Here, those who played against and with Whitehurst reflect on their encounters with the infamous frontman…
  
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• Footballer Emiliano Sala exposed to 'harmful levels of carbon monoxide' before plane crash

  14-08-2019 16:09
  Footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot David Ibbotson had been exposed to harmful levels of carbon monoxide in the cockpit of their private plane when it  crashed in the English Channel on January 21, the Air Accident Investigation  Branch has said.
  
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