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• Joe Root's Hundred destination could be decided by a raffle as Leeds team target Ben Stokes

  01-09-2019 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Joe Root's destination in the inaugural Hundred competition could be determined by a raffle, as the Northern Superchargers are leaning towards signing Ben Stokes instead.
  
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• Leicester news: Brendan Rodgers backs James Maddison to make an impact for England

  01-09-2019 23:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has backed James Maddison to make an impact for England. The midfielder links up with the Three Lions this week for their Euro 2020 qualifiers.
  
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• Liverpool news: This could be the season Robert Firmino steps out of Salah and Mane's shadows 

  01-09-2019 23:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT TURF MOOR: 'There's something that the Kop want you to know,' it went. 'The best in the world is Bobby Firmino!'
  
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• Chris Wilder isn't old school - he's the most forward thinking manager in the Premier League

  01-09-2019 23:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JAMIE REDKNAPP: Calling Sheffield United's Chris Wilder an 'old-school manager' is wrong. I've heard him tarred with that brush a few times, and I find it disrespectful to him and his team.
  
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• Lifting 84kg weights and running 2km in under seven minutes, Ben Stokes has become England's Ironman

  01-09-2019 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Ben Stokes is one of the fittest and best-prepared cricketers in the England team and he does it his way. He leads by example and takes his responsibilities very seriously
  
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• Leicester news: Jolly Brendan Rodgers has the Foxes flying high

  01-09-2019 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN'S COLUMN: It is fascinating to watch Frank Lampard and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but the most notable act of evolution in is taking place at Leicester under Brendan Rodgers.
  
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• Rugby news: Warren Gatland gambles on rookie prop Rhys Carré for final shot at Wales World Cup glory

  01-09-2019 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER IN CARDIFF: Rhys Carré may have only started four professional matches in his career - but Warren Gatland has backed the young prop to star at the World Cup.
  
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• Top billing suits Ashley Grimes as Swansea lead the Championship after last-minute victory at Leeds 

  01-09-2019 23:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JASON MELLOR AT ELLAND ROAD: Swansea manager Steve Cooper has not so much as glanced at the Championship table yet, but skipper Matt Grimes isn't quite so coy.
  
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• ON THE ROAD: Oldham holding on but fear still flickers

  01-09-2019 23:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  TIM RICH AT BOUNDARY PARK: The sign outside Gigg Lane states 'Forever Bury'. Last week Bury realised that forever had arrived. The club were to be swept away.
  
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• Who needs Harry Maguire? Not Leicester City now super Caglar Soyuncu is finding his feet 

  01-09-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETER CARLINE AT THE KING POWER STADIUM: After pocketing a £63million profit from Harry Maguire's move to Manchester United, Leicester could easily have spent big.
  
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• Too much too soon? No, Chelsea's best players against Sheffield United were the youngsters  

  01-09-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MATT BARLOW AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Frank Lampard resisted the convention that states young players will always make mistakes and only through experience will they learn.
  
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• MARK CLATTENBURG: VAR and referees had a Saturday to forget...but Martin Atkinson did a grand job 

  01-09-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARK CLATTENBURG: This weekend's round of Premier League fixtures were not short of key refereeing decisions that left lots to be debated. Here is my verdict.
  
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• Kids all right but too much too soon? Solskjaer's starlets struggling to turn promise into points 

  01-09-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL AT ST. MARY'S STADIUM: The Busby Babes and Fergie's Fledglings were special. Ole Gunnar's Young Guns may not achieve the legendary status of their predecessors.
  
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• West Ham news: West Ham's fantastic four spark new hope for the club 

  01-09-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The caller on BBC 5 Live's 606 phone-in who said West Ham can finish in the top four of the Premier League was perhaps a tad fanciful, but it isn't so daft to suggest they can qualify for the Europa League.
  
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• Vasyl Lomachenko seeks fourth world title as Charlie Edwards keeps his thanks to 'VAR'

  01-09-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JEFF POWELL AT THE 02 ARENA: Lomachenko outclassed Luke Campbell to pick up his third world lightweight title and now has his sights set on winning the fourth and final belt.
  
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• Tight squeeze for Harry Maguire's Man Utd bow

  01-09-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SPORTS AGENDA BY MIKE KEEGAN: United handed over corporate box No 1 to Maguire's family for his debut match, and sources have told Sports Agenda that the group made the most of it.
  
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• Jordan Ayew goal wipes the smile off face of Tyrone Mings as Crystal Palace defeat Aston Villa 

  01-09-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ADAM SHERGOLD AT SELHURST PARK: There must be some top pranksters in football. It seems every time a player receives their first England call-up they assume it's a wind up.
  
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• It's all graft and no craft from toiling Miguel Almiron as Newcastle are held to a draw by Watford 

  01-09-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: For what felt like the first time, empty seats were visible inside St James' Park. Later, a crowd of 44,157 was confirmed.
  
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• Serena Williams brushes off injury doubts as she makes quarter-finals of the US Open 

  01-09-2019 23:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Serena Williams rolled her right ankle but that didn't seem to slow her down in a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Petra Martic that moved her into the U.S. Open quarterfinals for a 16th time.
  
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• Villarreal 2-2 Real Madrid: Bale rescues Zidane's men with late strike before seeing red

  01-09-2019 23:09 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON IN SPAIN:A Gareth Bale double saved Real Madrid from defeat but he was sent off in the team's 2-2 draw with Villarreal.
  
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• Lazio 1-1 Roma: Luis Alberto's second half strike enough to earn Lazio a point in tense Rome derby

  01-09-2019 22:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Luis Alberto's second-half equaliser earned Lazio a 1-1 draw with AS Roma in a fast and furious Rome derby in Serie A on Sunday. Aleksander Kolarov opened the scoring with a penalty.
  
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• Galatasaray fans turn out at Ataturk airport to welcome Radamel Falcao as he touches down

  01-09-2019 21:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Turkish Super Lig club is in talks with Monaco to sign the Columbia forward on-loan, who has been at the Ligue 1 club since signing for £50m from Atletico Madrid in 2013.
  
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• Jo Konta knocks out No 3 seed Karolina Pliskova to seal place in US Open quarter-final

  01-09-2019 21:17 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jo Konta has booked her place in the last eight of the US Open after knocking out the No 3 seed Karolina Pliskova.
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino admits difficult summer at Spurs and reveals relief at transfer window closing

  01-09-2019 21:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Tottenham boss Pochettino has told of his delight at the closing of the transfer window tomorrow, saying that the lack of uncertainty will allow his squad to sing from the same hymn sheet.
  
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• Pochettino's team has lost its shape, cohesion and athleticism...they look like a team in regression

  01-09-2019 20:57 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN LADYMAN AT THE EMIRATES: So Tottenham have two draws from two difficult away games and they probably would have taken that. But the devil is in the detail and that leads us closer to the truth.
  
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• Harry Kane thinks he should have had a penalty at the end of Tottenham's draw with Arsenal 

  01-09-2019 20:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Harry Kane believes he should've won a penalty at the death of the north London derby, when he went down in the box under pressure from Sokratis.
  
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• Women's Super League: Heather Knight & Deepti Sharma lead Western Storm to title v Southern Vipers

  01-09-2019 20:32 via bbc.co.uk
  Watch the best shots from an unbroken partnership of 71 between Heather Knight and Deepti Sharma as Western Storm beat Southern Vipers by six wickets to win their second Women's Super League title.
  
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• European Masters success continues to elude Rory McIlroy as Sebastian Soderberg earns first tour win

  01-09-2019 20:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's not only the Masters at Augusta that continues to be an elusive target for Rory McIlroy. The European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre keeps slipping from his grasp as well.
  
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• Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham: Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang nets to complete comeback as rivals draw

  01-09-2019 20:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE EMIRATES: Arsenal are Tottenham were forced to share the spoils as a frenetic north London derby finished all square after Aubameyang a two-goal comeback.
  
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• Arsenal 2-2 Tottenham - PLAYER RATINGS

  01-09-2019 20:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Arsenal produced a stunning comeback to earn a point at home to Tottenham in the north London derby having been 2-0 down. 
  
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• Premier League news: Graeme Souness slams 'disgraceful' Granit Xhaka for giving away obvious penalty

  01-09-2019 20:05 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Graeme Souness has slammed Arsenal defender Granit Xhaka for giving away a clear penalty against Tottenham in the north London derby.
  
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• Jose Mourinho lays into Danny Rose after his mistake leads to goal

  01-09-2019 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Former Manchester United and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was not impressed by Danny Rose during the first half of the north London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham.
  
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• 'Sell Xhaka at half-time': Arsenal fans slam midfielder for rash challenge against Tottenham

  01-09-2019 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the Gunners already trailing following Christian Eriksen's early strike, Xhaka's two-footed lunge on Son Heung-Min saw Spurs awarded a penalty, which Harry Kane converted with ease.
  
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• Two of Arsenal's £180m attacking trio SCORE as Aubameyang and Lacazette aid Gunners comeback

  01-09-2019 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lacazette's fabulous finish in first-half stoppage time changed the course of the match, and Aubameyang's second-half equaliser completed the Gunners comeback from two goals down.
  
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• Aubameyang strike secures Arsenal comeback as Tottenham squander two goal lead

  01-09-2019 19:34
  Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang rescued a point for Arsenal as the Gunners fought back from two goals down in a breathless North London derby with Tottenham.
  
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• Tottenham news: Christian Eriksen could still leave in current transfer window, admitsPochettino 

  01-09-2019 18:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettinho has conceded that Christian Eriksen could still depart Tottenham with one day remaining of the European transfer window.
  
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• Arsenal vs Tottenham, Premier League LIVE: Follow the north London derby from the Emirates Stadium  

  01-09-2019 18:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It's one of the most eagerly-anticipated matches on the Premier League calendar and thismeeting of Arsenal and Tottenham is no exception. ADAM SHERGOLD has the action
  
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• Jamie Vardy hails Leicester's 'winning mentality' after Bournemouth victory

  01-09-2019 18:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jamie Vardy believes Leicester's unbeaten start to the season underlines their quality. The striker scored twice in Saturday's 3-1 win over Bournemouth as the Foxes rose to third in the Premier League.
  
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• Philippe Coutinho dons his lederhosen as he joins Bayern team-mates in gearing up for Oktoberfest 

  01-09-2019 18:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The whole Bayern Munich squad including Coutinho and fellow loan signing Ivan Perisic, took part in a photo call promoting Oktoberfest wearing the traditional lederhosen attire.
  
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• Jose Mourinho pays emotional tribute to friend Luis Enrique after the death of his daughter

  01-09-2019 18:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mourinho offered his condolences to Luis Enrique, following the news that his nine-year-old daughter, Xana, had passed away after a five month battle with a form of bone cancer.
  
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• Coco Gauff expected to sit out rest of the season and will return for next year's Australian Open

  01-09-2019 18:08 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Coco Gauff's ather Corey says that age restriction rules will see his daughter out of the spotlight for a while following her third round defeat to Naomi Osaka at the US Open.
  
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• Australia’s Steve Smith seizes second chance in Ashes tale of two redemptions | Matthew Engel

  01-09-2019 18:04
  Rather than being booed, Australia’s leading batsman should be saluted as a brave and decent cricketer for his stirring batting performances against EnglandFor tonight we’ll merry merry be,For tonight we’ll merry merry be, Continue reading...
  
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• Aston Villa news: John McGinn calls for team to move on after denied equaliser at Crystal Palace 

  01-09-2019 18:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  John McGinn insists he and his Aston Villa team-mates need to move on after being left 'extremely disappointed' by a controversial call which saw a late equaliser at Crystal Palace ruled out.
  
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• Charles Leclerc wins first ever Formula One race ahead of Lewis Hamilton in Belgian Grand Prix

  01-09-2019 17:54 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Charles Leclerc won his first ever Formula One race this afternoon after an assured performance in Belgium saw the 21-year-old hold off competition from Lewis Hamilton to secure victory.
  
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• Everton winger Yannick Bolasie bemoans people 'playing with my career like Lego'

  01-09-2019 17:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The 30-year-old Conga international has struggled to win favour with Silva since the Portuguese manager's arrival at Goodison Park last summer.
  
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• Women's Super League: Western Storm's Sonia Odedra takes brilliant to remove Suzie Bates

  01-09-2019 17:38 via bbc.co.uk
  Western Storm's Sondia Odedra takes a "brilliant" return catch to remove Southern Vipers opener Suzie Bates in the Women's Super League final at Hove.
  
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• Richarlison brace earns victory as Everton maintain perfect home record with win over Wolves

  01-09-2019 17:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DOMINIC KING AT GOODISON PARK: How appropriate that the man Neymar dubbed 'Golden Boy' should choose opponents wearing Old Gold to kick-start his season.
  
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• Richarlison at the double as Everton finally see off Wolves

  01-09-2019 17:25
  Marco Silva's men were pegged back twice by the visitors.
  
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• Belgian Grand Prix winner Charles Leclerc dedicates maiden victory to Anthoine Hubert

  01-09-2019 17:18
  Charles Leclerc registered the maiden win of his Formula One career after romping to victory at the Belgian Grand Prix.  Less than 24 hours after Leclerc's French motor racing contemporary, Anthoine Hubert, was killed at the Spa-Francorchamps venue, the young Monegasque driver delivered a dominant display to take the chequered flag in his friend's honour.
  
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• Arsenal unleash £180m trio as Aubameyang, Lacazette and Pepe start together for the first time 

  01-09-2019 17:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Gunners face North London rivals Tottenham on Sunday afternoon, and Emery has opted to start with his full-strength attacking trio in the fourth match of the season.
  
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