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• Andy Murray pleased with singles comeback and is targeting Australian Open in January

  12-09-2019 23:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It was not just his recent award for having Britain's 'Rear of the Year' that was giving Andy Murray cause for celebration yesterday. He also added another tournament to his hectic schedule.
  
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• Golf news: Suzann Pettersen hits back at American Danielle Kang's 'crush Europe' jibe

  12-09-2019 23:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON AT GLENAGLES: They used to say that the Solheim Cup was like the 'Ryder Cup with lipstick.' These days, 'with stilettos' might be a better fit.
  
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• Manchester City hit Lugano for second-half six in Champions League thrashing

  12-09-2019 23:53
  Last 32, first leg: Lugano 1-7 Manchester CityMatch level at half-time before visitors pulled awayManchester City thrashed Lugano 7-1 in the first leg of their Champions League tie in Switzerland, after going in at the break level with their hosts.Nick Cushing’s side were eager to make amends for last season’s exit at this stage to Atlético Madrid, and dominated proceedings against the Swiss league runners-up at the Cornaredo Stadium. Continue reading...
  
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• Transfer news: Man City back plans for 'best of both' transfer window

  12-09-2019 23:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS WHEELER: Under the proposals put forward by City at a shareholders' meeting, the deadline for transfers involving foreign clubs would revert to the end of August.
  
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• Edwin van der Sar opens the door to Manchester United return once his time at Ajax is over

  12-09-2019 23:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Edwin van der Sar has opened the door to a future move back to Manchester United when his time at Ajax ends. The 48-year-old is chief executive with the Eredivisie champions.
  
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• Tottenham news: Kieran Trippier holds peace talks with Mauricio Pochettino after Atletico move

  12-09-2019 23:43 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The England right back asked his international colleague Harry Kane to pass on a message to Spurs boss Pochettino in the hope of a truce following the defender's move to Atletico Madrid.
  
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• How ex-Man Utd prodigy Ravel Morrison found his way back to Premier League

  12-09-2019 23:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  When Ravel Morrison left Ostersunds in the summer, even League Two sides thought he might be a realistic target. Salford owner Gary Neville sent him a message and asked him what he was up to.
  
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• THE SECRET SCOUT: Fulham starlet Steven Sessegnon is positive flying forward

  12-09-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Our scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week Sportsmail's Secret Scout looks at Steven Sessegnon.
  
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• Kyle high club! Rugby star Sinckler reveals his passion for the World Cup

  12-09-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS FOY IN MIYAZAKI: As the country's pre-eminent tighthead prop, the 26-year-old Harlequin is one of only two specialists in England's World Cup squad.
  
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• Football news: Stevenage back caretaker manager Mark Sampson following new FA investigation 

  12-09-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Stevenage have publically backed caretaker manager Mark Sampson after he found himself at the centre of a new FA investigation, as revealed by Sportsmail on Wednesday.
  
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• England stars Root, Stokes and Archer set to be rested from the Twenty20 series in New Zealand

  12-09-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Root, Stokes and Archer could all be rested from the Twenty20 series in New Zealand in November as England seek to manage their multi-format players through a punishing winter schedule.
  
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• Empty words from MPs won't get cricket back in our schools, only money will

  12-09-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Now the Ashes are, in effect, over, we are not hearing so much about cricket from this country's political class.
  
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• Ashes 2019: We needed an angry, cussed England but we got a day of wild abandon 

  12-09-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  IAN HERBERT AT THE OVAL: The Australians have demonstrated in recent years the art of salvaging pride when the long shadows of late summer are falling across The Oval.
  
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• Wales' Rugby World Cup stars aim to embrace culture in host nation Japan 

  12-09-2019 23:26 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Warren Gatland's squad arrived in Tokyo on Thursday and will soon travel down to Kitakyushu where they will train ahead of their opening game against Georgia in Toyota on September 23.
  
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• Nabil Fekir was viewed as a gamble Liverpool weren't willing to take but he has shone at Real Betis

  12-09-2019 23:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PETE JENSON: La Liga side Real Betis took a big gamble in the summer when they signed Nabil Fekir, a player who had been rejected by Liverpool because of a knee problem.
  
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• Women's Champions League: Manchester City thrash Lugano 7-1 in last 32 first leg

  12-09-2019 23:06 via bbc.co.uk
  Manchester City look certain to progress from the last 32 of the Women's Champions League as they thrash Lugano 7-1 in their first leg tie.
  
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• Kyle Sinckler ready to play two World Cup games in five days for England

  12-09-2019 23:00
  • Sinckler one of only two tighthead props in squad
  • England face Tonga and USA during the first weekKyle Sinckler has insisted he is relishing the prospect of playing two matches in five days at the start of England’s World Cup campaign, claiming he is well prepared to do so after his role with the British & Irish Lions in New Zealand two years ago.As one of only two tighthead props in England’s 31-man squad, Sinckler can expect to be involved against Tonga on 22 Sept
  
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• Tyson Fury trainer Ben Davison defends Rob McCracken over 'concussion' criticism

  12-09-2019 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  Tyson Fury's trainer Ben Davison joins fighters and pundits in defending Rob McCracken against criticism that he put Anthony Joshua's life at risk.
  
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• Veteran jockey Franny Norton hopes Sir Ron Priestley can be knockout hit in the St Leger 

  12-09-2019 22:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Veteran jockey Franny Norton believes he can land a knockout blow on his rivals and claim a first British Classic on Sir Ron Priestley in Saturday's William Hill St Leger at Doncaster.
  
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• Super League: Wigan win 26-8 to secure second - but top five place under threat for Tigers

  12-09-2019 22:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Wigan Warriors win for the 12th time in 13 games to finish second in Super League and leave Castleford sweating on a top five finish.
  
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• 'Nine surgeries, 20 concussions': Rob Gronkowski reflects on toll of NFL career

  12-09-2019 22:46
  All-Pro tight end retired in March after nine prolific seasonsGronkowski estimates he suffered 20 concussions in his life Former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, who announced his retirement in March, said in an interview that he absorbed about 20 concussions in a lifetime on the gridiron.Gronkowski, 30, told CBS News correspondent Reena Ninan that he would only allow a future son to play football after educating him about the suffering he endured during nearly a decade in the tren
  
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• BUMBLE AT THE TEST: England's batting line-up is flimsy and Tim Paine had a torrid time

  12-09-2019 22:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DAVID LLOYD AT THE OVAL:England's batting line-up is flimsy. At 130 for two, you would have thought it would be plain sailing for them, with most of the top order getting starts
  
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• Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Friday, September 13

  12-09-2019 22:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Friday's meetings at Salisbury, Sandown, Chester and Doncaster.
  
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• Ashes 2019: Gutsy Rory Burns silences his doubters

  12-09-2019 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: In a summer where Test openers have generally enjoyed the lifespan of a mayfly, Rory Burns has come dangerously close to spreading his wings.
  
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• Referees 'constantly learning' after four VAR errors in Premier League

  12-09-2019 22:31
  There have been four big VAR errors in the Premier League this season, referees manager Mike Riley has admitted.
  
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• Power Play: England falter after good fortune, but still have hope

  12-09-2019 22:19
  Geoff Lemon and Daniel Norcross describe a peculiar day at the Oval where England were put in to bat but could not seize the initiative.
  
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• Jos Buttler admits fatigue confusion after waking from lull to revive England

  12-09-2019 21:49
  • Buttler says it was nice to relax and have fun during unbeaten 64
  • Australia’s Mitchell Marsh reveals tragedy that led to slumpJos Buttler put confusing thoughts of fatigue to one side and decided to have some fun before the counterattacking half-century that has kept England’s heads above water in this final Ashes Test.Four wickets for Australia’s freshly recalled Mitch Marsh had threatened to ruin the opening day for Joe Root’s side, who after being asked t
  
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• Vivianne Miedema inspires Arsenal to winning return to Champions League

  12-09-2019 21:43
  • Fiorentina 0-4 Arsenal Women
  • Miedema scores twice in ItalyClinical first-half finishing from Kim Little and Vivianne Miedema, with the latter getting her second and Lisa Evans also scoring after the break, ensured Arsenal will host the second leg with a surely unassailable four-goal lead on their Champions League return.If there was a fear that Arsenal lacked European experience, their dominance here after an absence of five and a half years almost made it feel like time had stood
  
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• Ashes 2019: 'Hated' Mitchell Marsh the unlikely foe who ripped through England

  12-09-2019 21:39 via bbc.co.uk
  Mitchell Marsh was not supposed to rip through England but a man who says he is hated in Australia proves to be the hosts' unlikely foe at The Oval.
  
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• England batsman Jos Buttler delighted to deliver with unbeaten 64 after 'hard' Ashes series

  12-09-2019 21:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: Buttler, whose previous eight innings in this series had produced a best of 41, deposited Josh Hazlewood for three sixes to reach stumps on 64 not out.
  
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• Transfer news: Tottenham 'set to swap Christian Eriksen for Paulo Dybala'

  12-09-2019 21:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mauricio Pochettino saw his hopes of landing Juventus star Dybala, 25, falter over his £350,000-a-week wage demands and image rights.
  
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• Suzann Pettersen forced out of first Solheim Cup morning by illness

  12-09-2019 21:22
  • Norwegian says she is ‘fine’ but misses foursomes
  • Korda sisters to make history as first siblings in Solheim CupSuzann Pettersen’s propensity to create headlines at the Solheim Cup shows no sign of abating. Four years after being central to chaos over a concession in Germany and two on from having to withdraw from the meeting of Europe and the US at the 11th hour, the Norwegian undertook media duties at Gleneagles almost bereft of her voice. Pettersen did not reve
  
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• England news: Wayne Rooney backs Harry Kane to surpass his Three Lions tally in 'two or three years'

  12-09-2019 21:22 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Rooney scored 53 goals in an England shirt but the former Manchester United striker believes Kane, who already has 26 at the age of 26, will pass him sooner rather than later.
  
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• Cricket news: David Gower and Sir Ian Botham to make farewell appearance for Sky commentary team

  12-09-2019 21:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MIKE DICKSON: The Oval is no stranger to farewells, and this final Test will be the valedictory appearance of both David Gower (left) and Sir Ian Botham (right) on the Sky commentary team.
  
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• Dani Alves reveals he had the chance to return to former clubs Barcelona and Juventus

  12-09-2019 21:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Brazil star had opted for an emotional homecoming following a free transfer to Sao Paulo, and ultimately decided not to remain in Europe following his release from Paris Saint-Germain.
  
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• Transfer news: Sporting Lisbon 'to offer Bruno Fernandes new deal but may still sell the midfielder'

  12-09-2019 21:11 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Following failed attempts to leave the club this summer, Sporting are now ready to meet with Fernandes to discuss improved terms on a new deal, according to The Sun via A Bola .
  
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• Mitchell Marsh swings into Ashes groove to hush Australian naysayers | Geoff Lemon

  12-09-2019 21:03
  All-rounder is always a controversial pick but he swung the ball more than any bowler in the series to grab four England wicketsWhenever a team sheet appears featuring the name “Marsh” these days, you can hear a distant rumbling begin. It gathers pace across the Australian continent, growing in volume and intensity, as the voice of cricket followers swells into a storm of discontent. Bloody Marsh again, is the general tenor. How many times? What dirt does he have on the selectors? An
  
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• Tyson Fury reveals he had enjoyed a boozy build-up to heavyweight bout against Deontay Wilder

  12-09-2019 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The unbeaten British fighter makes his return to the ring on Saturday to take on Otto Wallin - and will hope victory in Las Vegas could pave the way to a rematch with the Bronze Bomber.
  
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• Jos Buttler top scores with 64 as England close on 271-8 on day one of fifth Ashes Test

  12-09-2019 20:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  PAUL NEWMAN AT THE OVAL: For a short, sweet spell Jos Buttler produced a passable imitation of Kevin Pietersen's famous innings here at the Oval in the greatest of all Ashes series.
  
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• Ashes 2019: England were loose, tired, sloppy and impatient

  12-09-2019 20:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASSER HUSSAIN AT THE OVAL: Australia opened the door for England here with dropped catches and a wicket off a no ball but they just could not force their way through.
  
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• Legal action by players should be the next step for online abuse | Eni Aluko

  12-09-2019 20:40
  If stadiums begin to be closed because of racist chanting, that could bring about the end of abuse for players in grounds at leastAt the end of last week the bookmaker Paddy Power published a tweet which contrasted the £10,000 fine given by the Football Association to Millwall in August for their fans’ racist chanting with the £50,000 fine imposed on Huddersfield Town for wearing an oversized sponsor’s logo on their kit in a pre-season friendly. I retweeted it, suggesting
  
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• Heavy sits the crown of captaincy on Joe Root after ugly half-century | Barney Ronay

  12-09-2019 20:32
  Root entered his own Bermuda triangle, once again, after passing 50 before getting out to a fearsome Pat Cummins ballTo receive one stump‑splaying, seam‑fizzing, late‑afternoon miracle ball from Pat Cummins might be considered a misfortune. To get two in five days starts to look like … well, what exactly?Bad luck for Joe Root, certainly, whose misfortune it was to face the opening ball of Cummins’s 15th over on the first day of this Oval Test. It was Cummins who ha
  
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• Rory Burns's displays suggest he could become successor to Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook

  12-09-2019 20:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT THE OVAL: In a summer where Test openers have generally enjoyed the lifespan of a mayfly, Rory Burns has come dangerously close to spreading his wings.
  
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• Ashes: Watch as Jos Buttler's fifty gives England a platform despite middle-order disintegration

  12-09-2019 20:18 via bbc.co.uk
  Jos Buttler's counter-attack gives England hope after a middle-order collapse on the first day of the final Ashes Test at The Oval.
  
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• Jos Buttler keeps England afloat after familiar collapse against Australia

  12-09-2019 20:03
  • Fifth Test, day one: England 271-8 v Australia
  • Buttler finishes first day unbeaten on 64Two contrasting half-centuries kept England afloat – just about – on an another engaging day of Test cricket. Joe Root dutifully grafted away without inspiration in the first half of the day, while Jos Buttler for the first time in the series unfurled some of his one-day magic in the final session. The upshot was that England finished the day on 271 for eight; Australia will not be t
  
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• Football League clubs who defy Rooney rule should lose points, says report

  12-09-2019 19:55
  • Study sheds doubt on clubs’ interviewing of BAME candidates
  • Kick It Out appoints Sanjay Bhandari as new chairFootball League clubs should be fined, or even docked points, if they fail to take steps to appoint a black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) manager, according to a report.The EFL requires its clubs to interview at least one BAME candidate when hiring a first-team coach after a change in regulations this summer. A version of the Rooney rule used in American sports, th
  
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• VAR: Four incorrect decisions fail to be overturned in Premier League

  12-09-2019 19:52 via bbc.co.uk
  Premier League clubs are told VAR failed to overturn four incorrect decisions in the first four rounds of matches this season.
  
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• Ashes 2019: England disappoint despite Root, Buttler half-centuries and strong start as Marsh takes four

  12-09-2019 19:32
  England were put in to bat on day one of the fifth and final Ashes Test and produced a disappointing effort after a strong start.
  
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• County cricket: Somerset beat Yorkshire, Lancashire promoted – as it happened

  12-09-2019 19:24
  Somerset returned to the Division One summit with victory over title rivals Yorkshire, while Lancashire sealed an immediate escape from Division Two 8.02pm BST It was the afternoon someone put a rocket-booster up county cricket, six games finishing with a day still to go. At Taunton, Somerset traced the outline of the championship on to their brows after wrapping up a 298-run win against Yorkshire who, set 426 to win, were bowled out for 127. Keshav Maharaj had become Yorkshire’s leading w
  
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• Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep to reunite with coach Darren Cahill next season

  12-09-2019 19:16 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The world No 6 said in a video posted Thursday on Twitter that 'Darren will be back by my side next season' and that she 'can't wait to finish what we started.'
  
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