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• Ashes 2015: Peter Siddle and Mitchell Marsh leave Australia selectors to ponder what could have been

  22-08-2015 21:56
  
  Peter Siddle and Mitchell Marsh have taken centre-stage in Australia’s bowling – leaving England in a mess and the Aussie selectors to ponder what might have been.
  
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• Arsenal vs Coventry - Premier League LIVE: Champions raise the curtain on title defence as Frank Lampard's side return to the big time for the first time in 25 years

  21-08-2026 19:50 via dailymail.com
  
  Follow Daily Mail Sport's live coverage for the latest updates of the Premier League 2026-27 season curtain-raiser between defending champions Arsenal and promoted side Coventry City.
  
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• The SFA say qualifying for major tournaments is no longer enough...  haven't we heard that one before?

  21-08-2026 19:14 via dailymail.com
  
  SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell made it clear during the week when unveiling Sebastien Pocognoli that Scotland simply qualifying for tournaments is no longer enough.
  
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• Liverpool make improved Yankuba Minteh bid, Chelsea REJECT Leeds' Mykhailo Mudryk offer and Unai Emery fears Ollie Watkins: Transfer news and Premier League press conferences LIVE

  21-08-2026 19:08 via dailymail.com
  
  The Premier League returns today - and clubs are counting down the days to get their deals done before the transfer window shuts. All the latest updates are here.
  
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• Ex-British boxing champion Darren Barker shares heartfelt Ricky Hatton message as he sets off on epic 1,800-mile fundraising challenge

  21-08-2026 19:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Darren Barker has issued an emotional message about Ricky Hatton as he continues his inspiring 'The Longest Round' fundraising challenge, in memory of the boxing great.
  
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• College football star facing animal cruelty charges after witness claims she saw him repeatedly PUNCH his dog

  21-08-2026 18:49 via dailymail.com
  
  An incoming transfer is facing three misdemeanor charges ahead of the new college football season.
  
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• Celtic striker Camilo Duran shows Rangers midfielder Cammy Devlin what it REALLY means to bring 'attitude'

  21-08-2026 18:49 via dailymail.com
  
  Too often in Scotland, the concept of bringing a bit of attitude to a team tends to centre upon thundering into tackles, getting in the faces of the opposition, winding them up, needling them, 'leaving a mark'.
  
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• Jack Draper ruled OUT of US Open as former British No 1 continues to tackle problematic bone bruising injury in his arm which forced him to miss Wimbledon

  21-08-2026 18:47 via dailymail.com
  
  Jack Draper will miss the US Open in the latest blow to the former world number four.
  
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• Joe Root's second-coming as England Test captain starts with a bang at fortress Headingley - as dismal Pakistan made to pay by destructive hosts, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH

  21-08-2026 18:12 via dailymail.com
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH AT HEADINGLEY: The dressing-room kettle had not yet been switched on for tea on the third day of this first Test when England were celebrating a crushing victory.
  
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• England first Test ratings: Pace duo get top marks but who lands just a 4/10 for moment of madness in victory over Pakistan?

  21-08-2026 18:11 via dailymail.com
  
  Ben and Baz who? England got Joe Root's second captaincy era off to a flier with a walloping of Pakistan to quash any yearnings for Bazball. But who were the stars of the show and who flopped?
  
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• American owner Mark Ogren has pumped over £13million into Dundee United...is he getting bang for his buck?

  21-08-2026 18:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Having pumped north of £13million into Dundee United since taking control of the club almost eight years ago, Mark Ogren has hardly had much in the way of bang for his buck.
  
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• Chelsea plan to slash number of centre backs in Xabi Alonso's squad from NINE to five as part of Blues' summer fire sale

  21-08-2026 17:56 via dailymail.com
  
  Chelsea are progressing in slashing their number of centre backs before the summer window closes, with Xabi Alonso only interested in working with up to five in the coming season.
  
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• Chelsea REJECT Leeds' Mykhailo Mudryk offer, Unai Emery fears Ollie Watkins could go and Spurs pick FIVE captains: Transfer news and Premier League press conferences LIVE

  21-08-2026 17:28 via dailymail.com
  
  The Premier League returns today - and clubs are counting down the days to get their deals done before the transfer window shuts. All the latest updates are here.
  
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• George Russell takes Dutch Grand Prix sprint race pole in Zandvoort - ahead of fellow Brit Lando Norris

  21-08-2026 17:25 via dailymail.com
  
  Mercedes driver George Russell has claimed pole position for Saturday's sprint race in Zandvoort.
  
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• 'The whole team needs to find a solution,' says Ryan Naderi as Rangers wrestle with striking problem

  21-08-2026 17:19 via dailymail.com
  
  There have been moments in the past month when you might have believed that Derek McInnes smashed a mirror at some point across the summer.
  
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• It used to be so different. As we're left scrapping for lower places in the Hockey World Cup, GER SIGGINS recalls how Ireland once went 12 years undefeated against the home nations - in front of sellout crowds

  21-08-2026 17:13 via dailymail.com
  
  An incredible invincible spell from Ireland in Hockey, that seems eons away from the modern incarnation of our national sides - but is a proud heritage nonetheless.
  
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• Argentina's World Cup stars LET-OFF without serious punishment for Falklands banner against England - as two of their players get banned for total of 17 matches over final fighting

  21-08-2026 17:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Argentina were condemned for their thuggish antics throughout the tournament, prompting FIFA to investigate their behaviour following the final whistle of last month's showpiece.
  
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• Sergio Garcia's stunning Masters meltdown prompted 'embarrassed' Saudis to pull funding from LIV Golf, bombshell new report claims

  21-08-2026 17:02 via dailymail.com
  
  At Augusta, the 2017 Masters champion drove his ball into a fairway bunker. Even before the ball had landed, he began to repeatedly hammer the turf with his driver, ripping out a chunk of earth.
  
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• Huge blow for US Open as world No 1 Jannik Sinner PULLS OUT with injury just days before the tournament

  21-08-2026 16:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The huge blow for organizers was announced in a statement on social media, in which the Italian wrote about the 'difficult decision' he had made alongside his coaching team.
  
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• Two Argentina stars are banned for total of SEVENTEEN MATCHES over World Cup final brawl - but escape serious punishment for Falklands banner against England

  21-08-2026 16:39 via dailymail.com
  
  Argentina were condemned for their thuggish antics throughout the tournament, prompting FIFA to investigate their behaviour following the final whistle of last month's showpiece.
  
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• Two Argentina stars are banned for total of SEVENTEEN MATCHES over World Cup final brawl - but players escape with just a fine for their Falklands banner against England

  21-08-2026 16:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Argentina's players have been handed huge historic bans for their violent conduct in the instigation of a brawl after losing the World Cup final against Spain last month.
  
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• Embattled WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks out about bitter culture war amid growing protests and calls for her to quit

  21-08-2026 16:09 via dailymail.com
  
  Cathy Engelbert has spoken out about the culture war engulfing the WNBA in recent weeks.
  
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• 'There were a lot of drugs': Sydney Swans stripper boss breaks her silence after dancer claimed she hung up during frantic 8am hotel lobby call then tried to smear her in WhatsApp group

  21-08-2026 15:43 via dailymail.com
  
  The dancer says her boss hung up when she called in distress. Her boss says she did everything by the book. Read both sides of the dispute as explosive WhatsApp claims emerge.
  
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• Andoni Iraola names Liverpool's new vice-captain as Alisson - but WON'T allow him to wear the armband on the pitch to combat Premier League rule

  21-08-2026 15:32 via dailymail.com
  
  Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has been the victim of Premier League rule-changes - as he has been named a vice-captain but is likely to never wear the armband.
  
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• Britain WILL make bid to host the World Cup in 2038 or 2042 as Andy Burnham eyes football tournament as chance to drive growth beyond London

  21-08-2026 14:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Football's biggest tournament has not been hosted in the United Kingdom since 1966, when England won the coveted prize under Sir Alf Ramsay at Wembley.
  
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• Jamal Musiala's collapse down to change of medication, reveals Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany - after neurologists cleared Germany star to play

  21-08-2026 14:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany has revealed that Jamal Musiala's two frightening on-pitch collapses were the result of a small change to his medication. 
  
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• Arsenal wonderboy Max Dowman, 16, collects his GCSE results and leaves £30,000-per-year school for Premier League stardom

  21-08-2026 14:17 via dailymail.com
  
  Premier League record-breaker Max Dowman has collected his GCSE results and is leaving school on the eve of his first season full-time as a professional footballer.
  
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• WNBA game is brought to an abrupt halt after SEX TOY is thrown onto the court to leave players stunned

  21-08-2026 13:50 via dailymail.com
  
  In a year where the WNBA seems to be drowning in a sea of controversies, an issue the league faced last season has reared its ugly head again.
  
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• NFL fans left divided after ESPN unveils new scorebug ahead of Super Bowl LXI

  21-08-2026 13:38 via dailymail.com
  
  A preseason game between the Raiders and the Texans marked the first game that ESPN produced this season, and when fans tuned in, they were greeted by a new-look broadcast.
  
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• Premier League's SEVEN big issues: IAN LADYMAN on why Arsenal might be less effective, flawed Liverpool, Newcastle freefall fears - and the two English players who MUST flourish

  21-08-2026 13:30 via dailymail.com
  
  IAN LADYMAN: Every manager in the game reaches a stage where old methods fail, players stop hanging on every word and the stresses and strains of the job simply become too much.
  
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