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Rodgers upbeat despite Europe exit

1:13pm Saturday 28th February 2015

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits their Europa League exit may yet prove to be a blessing in disguise.

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O'Connell: England better than ever

6:59am Saturday 28th February 2015

Paul O'Connell believes England's class of 2015 are the strongest he has faced in his career - more powerful even than Sir Clive Woodward's 2003 World Cup winners.

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McIlroy furious with performance

6:37am Saturday 28th February 2015

World number one Rory McIlroy spelled out his frustration after another bad day at the Honda Classic left him on the verge of an early exit.

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Video technology trials delayed

1:21pm Saturday 28th February 2015

Football's lawmakers have delayed live trials of video technology at matches for at least 12 months.

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India ease to nine-wicket win

11:14am Saturday 28th February 2015

India made light work of winning a third game at the Cricket World Cup, beating the United Arab Emirates by nine wickets in Perth.

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Black Caps cling on in Auckland

7:38am Saturday 28th February 2015

New Zealand edged to a one-wicket victory over fellow World Cup co-hosts Australia to claim the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy in a low-scoring thriller at Eden Park.

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Woakes eyes big scalp

6:45am Saturday 28th February 2015

England will get a double shot at redemption when they meet Sri Lanka in a World Cup clash that both teams are targeting to kick-start so far unconvincing campaigns.

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England women seal ODI series win

7:02am Saturday 28th February 2015

England women claimed a five-wicket win in their one-day international series decider against New Zealand in Lincoln.

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Attapattu wary of England seamers

6:51am Saturday 28th February 2015

Sri Lanka coach Marvan Atapattu believes England have one of the best "seaming attacks" in the world ahead of their World Cup clash in Wellington on Sunday.

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Lawes getting stronger - Mallinder

6:17am Saturday 28th February 2015

Courtney Lawes needs one more club game before he is ready to return to the England side, according to Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder.

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Cunningham proud of St Helens

6:16am Saturday 28th February 2015

St Helens coach Keiron Cunningham was proud of his side after they bounced back from their World Club Challenge drubbing to maintain their 100 per cent start to their Super League title defence.

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Astana to appeal if licence revoked

8:30pm Friday 27th February 2015

Astana have indicated they will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport if their licence is revoked.

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Van Gaal laments lack of goals

12:43pm Friday 27th February 2015

Louis van Gaal admits Manchester United have fallen behind Chelsea and Manchester City this season because they have lacked a prolific goalscorer.

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Mourinho: Take care of football

11:15pm Friday 27th February 2015

Jose Mourinho believes the credibility of English football is at stake if decisions like the one which saw Nemanja Matic banned and Ashley Barnes escape punishment recur.

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Final before December 18 - Blatter

2:39pm Friday 27th February 2015

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has insisted the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will finish no later than December 18 - a move which would protect English football's traditional Boxing Day games.

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Lancaster wants repeat performance

9:54am Friday 27th February 2015

Stuart Lancaster insists England's Cardiff heroics provide the blueprint for their assault on Ireland in Sunday's RBS 6 Nations title showdown at the Aviva Stadium.

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We'll miss Heaslip - Schmidt

2:08pm Friday 27th February 2015

Joe Schmidt has acknowledged Ireland must adapt their approach to cope without "big-game player" Jamie Heaslip in Sunday's RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam eliminator against England.

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Reds cleared of FFP breaches

4:57pm Friday 27th February 2015

Liverpool have been cleared of any financial fair play breaches by UEFA, but Hull have been fined 200,000 euros (£145,000).

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Federer and Djokovic clash in Dubai

7:51pm Friday 27th February 2015

The top two players in the world will contest the final of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships after contrasting semi-final victories on Friday.

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Rosberg tops timesheets

7:26pm Friday 27th February 2015

Nico Rosberg sent out an ominous warning to the rest of Formula One by setting the fastest time so far on day two of the final pre-season test in Barcelona.

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No slips from Saints

10:31pm Friday 27th February 2015

Champions Northampton moved 13 points clear at the top of the Aviva Premiership with a victory which surely ends Harlequins' hopes of reaching the top four.

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Delay Kiev plans, Toffees tell fans

8:21pm Friday 27th February 2015

Everton have advised fans to delay making any travel arrangements to next month's Europa League match against Dynamo Kiev.

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Mourinho 'thinking only of final'

1:00pm Friday 27th February 2015

Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho is focused only on Wembley and not the future as he refused to dwell on Nemanja Matic's two-match suspension which rules the midfielder out of Sunday's Capital One Cup final with Tottenham.

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De Gea hits out at LVG row "lies"

5:13pm Friday 27th February 2015

Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has dismissed speculation he has fallen out with manager Louis van Gaal.

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Alonso: I'm completely fine

4:34pm Friday 27th February 2015

McLaren's Fernando Alonso has told fans that he is well after crashing heavily in testing last weekend - but no decision has been taken on whether the Spaniard will compete in the 2015 Formula One season-opener in Australia.

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Van Gaal: Sunderland victory vital

4:02pm Friday 27th February 2015

Louis van Gaal cannot bear to think about failing to escape from the frantic "rat race" he is currently involved in.

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Marussia named on 2015 entry list

3:30pm Friday 27th February 2015

Marussia's return to Formula One has been approved by the sport's FIA governing body.

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Morgan demands improvement

6:55am Friday 27th February 2015

Eoin Morgan will lead England into their World Cup clash with Sri Lanka with a clear message to his players that they can not afford any more slip ups.

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Rosberg tops timesheets in Jerez

6:49pm Friday 27th February 2015

Nico Rosberg sent out an ominous warning to the rest of Formula One by setting the fastest time so far on day two of the final pre-season test in Jerez.

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Everton handed Dynamo Kiev test

12:37pm Friday 27th February 2015

Everton have been drawn against Dynamo Kiev in the last 16 of the Europa League.

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Pochettino eyes second Blues scalp

12:06pm Friday 27th February 2015

Tottenham must recreate the display that saw them to victory Chelsea on New Year's Day if they are to beat the Blues to the Capital One Cup, according to head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

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McIlroy recovers from early wobble

8:22am Friday 27th February 2015

A late run of form gave Rory McIlroy slight hope as his love-hate relationship with the Honda Classic continued on Thursday on his PGA Tour debut for the season.

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De Villiers stars in crushing win

10:58am Friday 27th February 2015

Another awe-inspiring batting display from AB de Villiers helped South Africa to a crushing 257-run World Cup Group B victory against West Indies in Sydney.

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Wenger: Loss hurts more than jibes

11:06am Friday 27th February 2015

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not immune to criticism, but feels "hurt" more by his team's defeats than what the pundits have to say or rants on social media.

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Mignolet: Still plenty to play for

12:42pm Friday 27th February 2015

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet insists their Europa League exit now focuses players' minds on what is required in the remainder of the season.

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Referee had 'a bad day' - Deila

6:20am Friday 27th February 2015

Ronny Deila gave a scathing analysis of referee Ivan Kruzliak's performance following Celtic's 1-0 defeat by Inter Milan in the San Siro which saw the Hoops exit the Europa League 4-3 on aggregate in the last 32.

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Rodgers dejected at shoot-out exit

6:20am Friday 27th February 2015

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers did not look for excuses after his side lost to Besiktas on penalties on their return to the Ataturk Stadium.

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Martinez hails Lukaku consistency

6:20am Friday 27th February 2015

Everton boss Roberto Martinez was full of praise for "natural finisher" Romelu Lukaku after the striker notched two more goals against Young Boys as the Toffees sealed their place in the Europa League last 16.

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Poch: Soldado miss a key moment

6:20am Friday 27th February 2015

Roberto Soldado's embarrassing mistake was the "key" moment in Tottenham's Europa League exit, but Mauricio Pochettino had no regrets about playing the misfiring striker ahead of Harry Kane.

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Robshaw desperate for silverware

6:57am Friday 27th February 2015

Chris Robshaw has revealed the painful aftermath of last year's RBS 6 Nations title misery is fuelling England's quest to lift the first piece of silverware of Stuart Lancaster's reign.

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Agassi: Murray will not let up

6:41am Friday 27th February 2015

Eight-time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi believes Andy Murray must find a way to keep his cool on the court, insisting Great Britain's number one is a "tortured perfectionist".

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Everton cruise to last 16

10:16pm Thursday 26th February 2015

Everton comfortably completed their progress into the last 16 of the Europa League as a Romelu Lukaku brace helped them beat Young Boys 3-1 at Goodison Park, sealing a 7-2 win on aggregate.

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Ten-man Celtic eliminated

8:14pm Thursday 26th February 2015

Celtic's Europa League campaign came to a frustrating end with a 1-0 defeat by Inter Milan at the San Siro after Hoops defender Virgil van Dijk was dismissed in the first half.

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Liverpool knocked out on penalties

9:03pm Thursday 26th February 2015

Liverpool lost their first European penalty shoot-out as Dejan Lovren was the only man to miss from the spot against Besiktas in Istanbul.

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End of the road for Spurs

8:09pm Thursday 26th February 2015

Roberto Soldado's embarrassing mistake paved the way for Tottenham's Europa League exit against Fiorentina.

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Plenty to ponder for McDermott

11:23pm Thursday 26th February 2015

Leeds coach Brian McDermott was happy with the win but not the performance as the Rhinos overcame their bogey team to maintain their 100 per cent start to the Super League season.

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Murray beaten by teenager Coric

12:59pm Thursday 26th February 2015

An out-of-sorts Andy Murray lost in straight sets to Croatian teenager Borna Coric to crash out of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday.

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Blues announce record-breaking deal

7:44pm Thursday 26th February 2015

Chelsea have announced The Yokohama Rubber Company Ltd as their shirt sponsor from next season in a five-year deal which is the Premier League leaders' largest commercial deal to date.

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Technical problems for British pair

6:49pm Thursday 26th February 2015

Britons Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button suffered technical issues on the first day of Formula One's final pre-season test in Jerez.

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Graves saddened by leak of document

7:20pm Thursday 26th February 2015

New England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Colin Graves has spoken of his 'personal disappointment and sadness' that a document drafted by chief executive Tom Harrison was leaked.

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