How landmark Everton compensation prevented Burnley record loss

The Clarets were debt free, with £41.65m cash in the bank, and enjoying their fifth successive season of Premier League football. Now they sit in the Championship relegation zone, with concerns over debt and the way the…

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Djokovic out of ATP Finals race after shock Paris exit along with No 1 Zverev

The 39-year-old, who also failed to make the 2017 edition due to a elbow injury, needed a run to the semi-finals to keep himself in with a chance of clinching a spot at the season-ending showpiece in Turin. Djokovic, a…

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England 'pretty optimistic' Smith will be fit to face Australia

Smith trained alongside his international team-mates for the first time since injuring his calf in Northampton's Premiership defeat to Leicester on October 24. Assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth gave the update to Sky…

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Bournemouth’s decision not to panic after their tough start is paying off

Their revered head coach, Andoni Iraola, had left in the summer and his replacement, Marco Rose, had not got off to a great start. Three defeats and three draws was all they had to show from their first six league…

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Sweeney demands discipline from card-happy England

During a miserable Six Nations campaign, England received eight yellow cards and one red across five matches, meaning they played 118 minutes - almost a game and a half of rugby - at less than a full complement. They…

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Wilder to fight Opetaia on Fury v Joshua undercard

The bout will serve as the co-main event for the long-awaited all-British heavyweight fight, with the WBA 'super' heavyweight title on the line at Cardiff's Principality Stadium. Unbeaten WBA 'regular' cruiserweight…

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Brady returns to Patriots as commentator for first time

The seven-time Super Bowl champion will serve as colour commentator for Fox Sports at Gillette Stadium for the first time when the Patriots face the Green Bay Packers, live on Sky Sports NFL from 9.25pm. Brady appeared…

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Rangers' McInnes eager for Penrice deal

The 27-year-old started like a train at Ibrox and has just kept going. A day after signing on loan from AEK Athens, in his first outing of the season, the left-back turned in a player-of-the-match display, scoring and…

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Is Hemp the best winger in the game right now?

All such placings were a fair reflection of their current status. But there was one glowing omission. Lauren Hemp, arguably the most in-form winger in the game right now, was curiously nowhere to be seen. It felt odd.…

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Why Man Utd's Roma comeback has echoes of Mourinho and Solskjaer

Nine games and almost eight weeks is an eternity to wait for a victory at a club of Manchester United's size. It didn't take Michael Carrick long to calm the mood. "It's one win, so we're not getting too carried away…

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