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• Man City news: Mario Balotelli to take part in Vincent Kompany's testimonial

  20-08-2019 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unpredictable striker, who had recently signed for Italian side Brescia, will make his return to the Etihad on September 11. Balotelli had scored 30 goals in 80 appearances for the champions.
  
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• Chelsea transfer news: Michy Batshuayi to stay at Chelsea and fight for place despite lack of action

  20-08-2019 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Batshuayi is yet to make a single appearance in Chelsea's opening three games, but is reportedly determined to change Lampard's mind as the Blues continue to struggle for goals.
  
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• Arsenal news: Arsenal hopeful of signing Matteo Guendouzi to new five-year contract

  20-08-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 20-year-old has been impressive since his £7.2million move from French club Lorient in July last year. He was one of the first signings by manager Unai Emery and he wants to tie him down.
  
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• Slimline Mako Vunipola raring to go ahead of England's World Cup campaign

  20-08-2019 23:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: Vunipola piled on the pounds following surgery on his injured hamstring but a relentless running schedule has seen him trim down to a career lowest weight.
  
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• Birmingham 2-0 Barnsley: Lukas Jutkiewicz and Alvaro Gimenez strike in second half to down Tykes

  20-08-2019 23:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lukas Jutkiewicz broke Barnsley's stubborn resistance with a header to set Birmingham City on their way to a 2-0 victory at St Andrew's. The striker scored for a fourth home game in a row. 
  
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• Liam Plunkett postpones retirement thoughts after momentum-shifting display at World Cup

  20-08-2019 23:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  World Cup winner Liam Plunkett has postponed any thoughts of international retirement and told England he wants to extend his top-level career as long as possible.
  
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• Mark Robinson pays price for disastrous Ashes as he is sacked as England women's coach

  20-08-2019 22:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark Robinson has paid the price for a disastrous Ashes by being sacked as England women's coach. The former Sussex coach led England to the World Cup two years ago.
  
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• Right call on Steve Smith... now David Warner needs to get nasty for Australia in the Ashes

  20-08-2019 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN: It is easy to be wise after the event, but I believe everything has been handled correctly ever since Steve Smith was struck by that blow on the neck by Jofra Archer.
  
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• Bundesliga news: Where does Philippe Coutinho fit in at Bayern Munich?

  20-08-2019 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coutinho, who trained with his new team-mates for the first time on Tuesday, plays in the No 10 role for Brazil and that proved successful this summer as Tite's side won the Copa America.
  
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• Trevor Bayliss feared another tragedy when Steve Smith was struck by Jofra Archer

  20-08-2019 22:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Trevor Bayliss was scared another Phil Hughes tragedy was unfolding when Steve Smith was struck on the back of the neck by a Jofra Archer ball during the Lord's Test.
  
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• England's Jason Roy hit on head ahead of last shot at top of order in third Ashes Test

  20-08-2019 22:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jason Roy became the latest Ashes batsman to be struck on the head on Tuesday but looks sure to recover in time to take his chance - perhaps for the last time - at the top of England's Test order.
  
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• JOFRA BREAKDOWN: Bowling coach Steffan Jones reveals what makes Archer so special for England

  20-08-2019 22:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Bowling coach Steffan Jones did a forensic analysis of Jofra Archer when they were at Rajasthan Royals this year. Jones has tested between 300 and 400 bowlers globally.
  
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• Justin Langer rules out bouncer battle in Ashes, Australia won't try to match pace ace Jofra Archer

  20-08-2019 21:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Justin Langer was on Tuesday forced to accept the loss of the world's best batsman for the pivotal third Test - then insisted that Australia would not seek retribution at Headingley.
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Wednesday, August 21

  20-08-2019 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Wednesday's meetings at York, Carlisle, Bath, Kempton and Worcester.
  
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• Mohamed Salah dismisses claims from Gary Neville that he could leave Liverpool

  20-08-2019 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mohamed Salah insists he is happy at Liverpool despite Gary Neville suggesting he could leave Anfield in 12 months' time. The Reds star has won the Premier League golden boot two years in a row.
  
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• Manchester United news: Ryan Giggs hits out at Marcus Rashford for allowing Paul Pogba to take pen

  20-08-2019 20:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the game at 1-1, United were awarded a penalty in the 67th minute when Pogba was tripped in the box by Conor Coady. Rashford initially looked set to take it before giving the ball to Pogba.
  
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• Andy Ruiz Jnr 'not in great shape' ahead of Anthony Joshua rematch

  20-08-2019 20:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Mexican-American fighter stunned the world in June when he managed to stop Anthony Joshua to take away his three world titles in the Brit's first contest in the United States.
  
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• Michael Chopra reveals Newcastle players have doubts about Steve Bruce

  20-08-2019 20:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paul Dummett reveals he had concerns during the warm-up ahead of the loss at Norwich - while ex-star Michael Chopra claims he's been told Steve Bruce doesn't work enough work on team shape.
  
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• Players’ union urges action on mental health after Kearnan Myall speaks out

  20-08-2019 20:03
  • RPA says 10% of Premiership players phone helpline every year
  • England assistant coach denies training regime too intenseRugby’s players’ union has called for urgent action to be taken to protect players’ mental wellbeing following stark warnings from Kearnan Myall, the former Wasps and England Saxons forward.Myall’s compelling interview in the Guardian has set off alarm bells across the game and Damian Hopley, the chief executive of the Rugby Players’
  
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• Fast bowlers have not hit a new peak – they’ve just reached a plateau | Andy Bull

  20-08-2019 20:00
  There is a school of thought that bowlers such as England’s Jofra Archer are bound to be faster now, simply because of the advances in sport science – reality suggests something differentAt 96mph the ball travels from the bowler to the batsman in the bat of an eyelid. Really. At that speed a batsman has around 0.4sec to play with which, most studies seem to agree, also happens to be how long it takes to blink. But that 0.4sec is only a fag-packet calculation. The true number would al
  
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• Roman Abramovich springs suprise visit on Chelsea Women in Jerusalem ahead of Israel clash

  20-08-2019 19:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Chelsea owner met the Blues' women stars on Monday, talking at length and posing for pictures with the squad. Chelsea Women face the Israel national side in Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening.
  
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• Football news: Bury have fourth league fixture suspended and are kicked out of EFL Cup

  20-08-2019 19:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Saturday's game with Tranmere has been put on hold while the Shakers' Carabao Cup first round tie has been awarded to Sheffield Wednesday as Friday's deadline for league expulsion looms.
  
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• Champions League play-offs: Last chance for clubs to reach group stage

  20-08-2019 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's the Champions League qualifying play-off round before big boys like Liverpool, Real Madrid and Juventus enter the fray. Here, Sportsmail takes a look at the six matches ahead of the first legs.
  
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• Twitter set to release blueprint to combat alarming levels of racial abuse suffered by footballers

  20-08-2019 19:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOBKEL:Twitter will present their blueprint to combat the alarming levels of racial abuse suffered by footballers to Kick It Out next week, Sportsmail can reveal.
  
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• Tiger Woods needs alchemy to keep rust-inducing schedule at bay | Ewan Murray

  20-08-2019 19:24
  The 15-times major winner is missing at East Lake, raising questions over his ability to compete next seasonIt was the best of times to precede the best of times. That Tiger Woods had lived through the worst of times merely added to the cacophony of emotion.For Woods not to have qualified among the PGA Tour’s leading 30 players for this week’s season finale at East Lake will not prevent glances back to 11 months ago. It was at this Atlanta venue that Woods, memorably mobbed by giddy
  
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• Neville calls on 'football community' to boycott social media after racist abuse is aimed at Pogba

  20-08-2019 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Phil Neville is calling on the 'football community' to boycott social media platforms until they do more to tackle the discriminatory abuse directed at players.
  
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• Three-time Olympic champion Sun Yang granted public trial for doping hearing after an appeal by WADA

  20-08-2019 19:07 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chinese swimmer Sun Yang will get the rare public trial he wants after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says the hearing will likely be in Switzerland.
  
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• Manchester United Women's ground to host European Women's Championship in 2021

  20-08-2019 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester United Women's ground Leigh Sports Village has been named as one of nine venues chosen to host the UEFA European Women's Championship in 2021.
  
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• David Beckham handed Inter Miami headache after report finds stadium site has arsenic issue

  20-08-2019 18:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The report says almost the entire site is contaminated by ash from a municipal incinerator shut down long ago. The findings could increase cleanup costs to $50 million at the site.
  
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• Elarqam is in form of his life and can upset Crystal Ocean in Juddmonte International Stakes at York

  20-08-2019 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Elarqam (York, 3.35) is in the form of his life and can upset hot favourite Crystal Ocean in the Group One Juddmonte International Stakes at York.
  
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• Football news: Arjen Robben reveals he will spend next season training son's team

  20-08-2019 17:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Veteran winger Arjen Robben retired from football at the end of last season, capping off his impressive playing career by winning yet another league title with Bayern Munich.
  
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• Andy Ruiz 'not in great shape' ahead of Anthony Joshua rematch

  20-08-2019 17:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Mexican-American fighter stunned the world in June when he managed to stop Anthony Joshua to take away his three world titles in the Brit's first contest in the United States.
  
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• Rugby World Cup 2019: England confident Ruaridh McConnochie will put injuries behind him

  20-08-2019 17:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England are confident injuries will not derail rookie Ruaridh McConnochie's World Cup bid. Bath wing McConnochie has seen his Test debut thwarted twice in as many weeks.
  
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• Chelsea news: Gary Cahill jokes 'it's a shame' Frank Lampard wasn't in charge last season 

  20-08-2019 17:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Chelsea defender Gary Cahill has joked that it's 'a shame' that Frank Lampard wasn't in charge of the club last season. Cahill joined Crystal Palace on a free transfer this summer.
  
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• Man Utd news: David de Gea told he is no longer automatic first choice for Spain

  20-08-2019 17:12 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  David de Gea had been the automatic first choice for Spain since the end of Vicente del Bosque's time in charge but recently dropped out of the side under new manager Robert Moreno.
  
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• Transfer news: Juventus 'willing to offer Emre Can as a makeweight' for Ivan Rakitic deal

  20-08-2019 16:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juventus bolstered their midfield options with Ramsey and Rabiot this summer, but newspaper Tuttosport reveal that Emre Can could find himself used to help get Rakitic to Turin next.
  
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• England focused despite Smith's withdrawal from third Ashes Test – video

  20-08-2019 16:25
  England coach Trevor Bayliss admitted that 'it's not going to get down to necessarily one player on either side' as Steve Smith withdrew from the third Test of the Ashes. The Australian batsman has been in outstanding form throughout the series but has now been sidelined with concussion after being struck by a ball from Jofra Archer in the second Test. England drew the second test at Lord's and will be hoping to claim their first win of the series at Headingley Australia’s Steve Smith
  
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• Chelsea news: Callum Hudson-Odoi returns to Chelsea training after injury

  20-08-2019 16:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea fans were given some good news on Tuesday as Callum Hudson-Odoi was pictured back in training for the first time since picking up a long-term injury.
  
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• Transfer news: Barcelona youngster Juan Miranda set to sign for Marseille

  20-08-2019 15:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona youngster Juan Miranda is set to swap La Liga for Ligue 1 and seal a switch to Marseille late in the transfer window.
  
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• Ashes: Steve Smith ruled out as Australia try to fill 'unfillable shoes' – video

  20-08-2019 15:48
  Australia's Steve Smith has been ruled out of Thursday's third Ashes Test following a delayed concussion inflicted by a Jofra Archer bouncer. Speaking on Tuesday, coach Justin Langer said that ‘when you take your best players out, it always has an impact’. After being struck on the neck on day four at Lord's Smith continued playing after some testing. However, the next morning Smith failed the test with reports of headaches and dizziness. Australia’s Steve Smith ruled out
  
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• Brahim Diaz adds to Real Madrid's injury list ahead of Valladolid game

  20-08-2019 15:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Madrid say tests conducted on Tuesday show Diaz has a muscle injury in his thigh. The club has not said how long he is expected to be sidelined.
  
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• Lionel Messi news: Former Spain boss Jose Antonio Camacho questions Lionel Messi's legacy

  20-08-2019 15:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lionel Messi can't be remembered as the best player of all time unless he wins a World Cup, says former Spain manager Jose Antonio Camacho.
  
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• Antoine Griezmann and Barcelona work without injured Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele

  20-08-2019 15:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona set to work in training on Tuesday without their injured attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Ousmane Dembele. 
  
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• Former Leicester winger Matt Piper on his downfall into alcoholism and drug addiction

  20-08-2019 15:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Leicester City winger Matt Piper has lifted the lid on how his football career spiralled into a life of alcohol abuse - and how he was saved by a horse.
  
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• Martial can fill United's No 9 void while De Bruyne is playing like a man possessed for City

  20-08-2019 15:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  After the drama of the opening weekend, Premier League teams got another good look at each other over the weekend. Anthony Martial got his 50th United goal while Kevin De Bruyne starred.
  
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• The Five Pointer: United 'disgusted' by racial abuse of Pogba and Smith out of third Ashes Test

  20-08-2019 15:11
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• Conor McGregor 'secretly met with elderly man he hit in the face in a Dublin pub'

  20-08-2019 15:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  New CCTV from outside the Marble Arch pub, in Dublin, allegedly shows McGregor and the man he hit getting into a taxi and talking before the ex-UFC champion gets out and leaves the area.
  
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• Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain defends Bayern new boy Philippe Coutinho after tough Barcelona spell 

  20-08-2019 15:10 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has jumped to the defence of his former Liverpool team-mate Philippe Coutinho following the Brazilian's difficult spell at Barcelona.
  
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• The incredible money Manchester United poured down the drain as Alexis Sanchez heads to Inter Milan

  20-08-2019 15:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Those in the Manchester United boardroom must wince when they hear the name Alexis Sanchez, such is the poor value for money their £560,000-per-week man has delivered. 
  
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• Transfer news: Liverpool wonderkid Bobby Duncan wanted by Danish side Nordsjaelland on loan

  20-08-2019 14:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: Bobby Duncan is viewed as one of the brightest talents at the Liverpool academy and was part of Jurgen Klopp's pre-season plans. But he is wanted on loan.
  
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