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  1. England captain and coach Joe Root and Trevor Bayliss have warned standards must improve

    Trevor Bayliss warns England players they will be dropped and careers on the line if standards do not improve

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  2. Chelsea celebrate goal

    Huddersfield 1 Chelsea 3Antonio Conte's side back to winning ways as they breeze to victory

  3. Ashes To Ashes - Mitchell Johnson and Matt Prior, Melbourne, 2010

    Ashes to Ashes podcastMitchell Johnson and Matt Prior revisit England's huge 2010 Melbourne win - listen here

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  1. Mike Ford

    Mike Ford in pole position to replace Jim Mallinder at Northampton Saints

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  2. Man City's players celebrate their derby win

    Jose Mourinho questions 'behaviour' and 'education' of Man City stars after Manchester derby brawl

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  3. England cricket team

    Comment: England's cricketers are a product of their culture and time - turning to booze to let off steam is inescapable

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  1. Ashley Barnes - Burnley 1 Stoke City 0: Ashley Barnes scores late winner to send Sean Dyche's side into Champions League spot

    Burnley 1 Stoke City 0Ashley Barnes scores late winner to send Sean Dyche's side into Champions League spot

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  2. Guardiola and Man City players and staff members celebrate their win over United

    Pep Guardiola says Man Utd have to 'accept the defeat' and claims City's celebrations were not excessive

  3. James McArthur celebrates scoring Crystal Palace's second goal

    Crystal Palace 2 Watford 1Hosts out of drop zone after two dramatic late goals turn defeat into victory

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  4. Peter Stringer

    Peter Stringer interviewPlaying at 40, how he honed his passing skills and rejecting growth hormones as a child

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  1. James Anderson and Stuart Broad walk to the nets

    Comment: Ben Duckett pouring a drink over me was silly but trivial - questions over our team culture are unfair

    James Anderson
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    James Anderson
  2. England 

    Comment: If England cannot win this Test they must draw, because defeat means it all falls apart from here

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    Geoffrey Boycott
  1. Welsh rugby fans enjoy their pints - Time for us to call time on rugby's obnoxious 'eight-pint brigade' as number of drink-related incidents in stands rise

    Comment: Time for us to call time on rugby's obnoxious 'eight-pint brigade' as number of drink-related incidents in stands rise

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    Daniel Schofield
  2. Lingfield Park - Marlborough racing tips for Wednesday December 13

    Marlborough racing tips for Wednesday December 13

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  3. England cricket team

    Comment: England's cricketers are a product of their culture and time - turning to booze to let off steam is inescapable

    Paul Hayward
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    Paul Hayward
  4. England 

    Comment: If England cannot win this Test they must draw, because defeat means it all falls apart from here

    Geoffrey Boycott
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    Geoffrey Boycott

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  1. City celebrate win over United, a sumo wrestler does likewise in muted fashion

    Arsene Wenger: English football celebrations are much different to those in sumo wrestling

  2. Man City's players celebrate their derby win

    Jose Mourinho questions 'behaviour' and 'education' of Man City stars after Manchester derby brawl

  3. Gabriel Jesus and Pep Guardiola

    Manchester City hoping to tie down Gabriel Jesus with new long-term deal

  4. Sam Allardyce

    Sam Allardyce cancels Everton's Christmas party: 'They can socialise when we're in a very good position'

  5. Aaron Ramsey

    Aaron Ramsey injury tempts Arsene Wenger to return Arsenal to back four for West Ham trip

  6. Danny Ings - West Brom manager Alan Pardew keen on signing Liverpool's Danny Ings

    West Brom manager Alan Pardew keen on signing Liverpool's Danny Ings

  7. Manager Claude Puel during the Leicester City press conference

    Claude Puel defends his Southampton record ahead of return and says 'boring' reputation is unfair

  8. Jurgen Klopp and Mohamed Salah - Liverppol forward Mohamed Salah likely to be rested for visit of West Brom

    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp defends decision to substitute Mohamed Salah in derby, but admits he may be rested during festive period

  9. Mark Allen

    Managerless Rangers' January transfer activity to be led by former Manchester City academy director

  10. Chelsea celebrate goal

    Huddersfield 1 Chelsea 3: Antonio Conte's side back to winning ways as they breeze to victory

  11. James McArthur celebrates scoring Crystal Palace's second goal

    Crystal Palace 2 Watford 1: Hosts out of drop zone after dramatic late goals turn defeat into victory

  12. England captain and coach Joe Root and Trevor Bayliss have warned standards must improve

    Trevor Bayliss warns England players they will be dropped and careers on the line if standards do not improve

  13. Taulupe Faletau - Wales No 8 Taulupe Faletau out of Six Nations after tearing knee ligament

    Wales No 8 Taulupe Faletau out of Six Nations after tearing knee ligament

  14. Mike Ford

    Mike Ford in pole position to replace Jim Mallinder at Northampton Saints

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    Dartitis: The affliction all darts players fear ahead of World Championships 

  2. Welsh rugby fans enjoy their pints - Time for us to call time on rugby's obnoxious 'eight-pint brigade' as number of drink-related incidents in stands rise

    Comment: Time for us to call time on rugby's obnoxious 'eight-pint brigade' as number of drink-related incidents in stands rise

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    Daniel Schofield
  3. Thomas Lemar 

    Chelsea aim to hijack Arsenal's January bid for £80m-rated Monaco star Thomas Lemar

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  4. Tyson Fury

    Tyson Fury cleared to set up Anthony Joshua fight after accepting backdated two-year drugs ban

  5. Manu Tuilagi

    Boost for Leicester and England as Manu Tuilagi prepares for comeback

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  6. Jamie George

    Jamie George: Saracens will use memory of record defeat to Clermont as motivation

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  1. City celebrate win over United, a sumo wrestler does likewise in muted fashion

    Arsene Wenger: English football celebrations are much different to those in sumo wrestling

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  2. Katie Taylor and Jessica McCaskill at the weigh-in

    Pioneering Katie Taylor makes more history as headline act at world title defence

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  3. Alexander Zhukov

    Russian Olympic president insists more than 200 athletes could compete at Pyeongchang 2018 despite ban

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  4. Perth, Australia

    Scyld Berry's Ashes postcardWelcome to Perth, where there is space aplenty and change afoot

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  5. Alastair Cook

    Scyld BerryCan Alastair Cook revive his ailing game to keep England's Ashes hopes alive?

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  6. Taulupe Faletau - Wales No 8 Taulupe Faletau out of Six Nations after tearing knee ligament

    Wales No 8 Taulupe Faletau out of Six Nations after tearing knee ligament

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Football
  1. City celebrate win over United, a sumo wrestler does likewise in muted fashion

    Arsene Wenger: English football celebrations are much different to those in sumo wrestling

  2. Man City's players celebrate their derby win

    Jose Mourinho questions 'behaviour' and 'education' of Man City stars after Manchester derby brawl

  3. Gabriel Jesus and Pep Guardiola

    Manchester City hoping to tie down Gabriel Jesus with new long-term deal

  1. Sam Allardyce

    Sam Allardyce cancels Everton's Christmas party: 'They can socialise when we're in a very good position'

  2. Aaron Ramsey

    Aaron Ramsey injury tempts Arsene Wenger to return Arsenal to back four for West Ham trip

  3. Danny Ings - West Brom manager Alan Pardew keen on signing Liverpool's Danny Ings

    West Brom manager Alan Pardew keen on signing Liverpool's Danny Ings

Rugby Union

  1. Taulupe Faletau - Wales No 8 Taulupe Faletau out of Six Nations after tearing knee ligament

    Wales No 8 Taulupe Faletau out of Six Nations after tearing knee ligament

  2. Mike Ford

    Mike Ford in pole position to replace Jim Mallinder at Northampton Saints

  3. Jamie George

    Jamie George: Saracens will use memory of record defeat to Clermont as motivation

  1. Welsh rugby fans enjoy their pints - Time for us to call time on rugby's obnoxious 'eight-pint brigade' as number of drink-related incidents in stands rise

    Comment: Time for us to call time on rugby's obnoxious 'eight-pint brigade' as number of drink-related incidents in stands rise

    Daniel Schofield
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    Daniel Schofield
  2. Manu Tuilagi

    Boost for Leicester and England as Manu Tuilagi prepares for comeback

  3. Peter Stringer

    Peter Stringer on playing at 40, how he honed his passing skills and rejecting growth hormones as a child

Cricket
  1. England captain and coach Joe Root and Trevor Bayliss have warned standards must improve

    Trevor Bayliss warns England players they will be dropped and careers on the line if standards do not improve

  2. Ashes To Ashes - Mitchell Johnson and Matt Prior, Melbourne, 2010

    Ashes to Ashes podcast: Revisiting Melbourne 2010, 4th Test, with Mitchell Johnson and Matt Prior

  3. England cricket team

    Comment: England's cricketers are a product of their culture and time - turning to booze to let off steam is inescapable

    Paul Hayward
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    Paul Hayward
  1. England 

    Comment: If England cannot win this Test they must draw, because defeat means it all falls apart from here

    Geoffrey Boycott
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    Geoffrey Boycott
  2. Alastair Cook

    Can Alastair Cook revive his ailing game to keep England's Ashes hopes alive?

  3. James Anderson and Stuart Broad walk to the nets

    Comment: Ben Duckett pouring a drink over me was silly but trivial - questions over our team culture are unfair

    James Anderson
    James Anderson

Tennis

  1. Johanna Konta

    Johanna Konta appoints Maria Sharapova's former coach Michael Joyce

  2. Felix Auger Aliassime is viewed by many as the 'next big thing' in men's tennis

    Rising stars of tennis: 'Off the charts' Felix Auger Aliassime fuelled not fazed by great expectations

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  3. Novak Djokovic adds Radek Stepanek 

    Novak Djokovic adds Radek Stepanek to his coaching team

Golf

  1. Rancho Mirage, CA, USA; Lexi Thompson reacts following her loss in a playoff against So Yeon Rryu during the final round of the ANA Inspiration golf tournament at Mission Hills CC

    Golf's armchair vigilante squad disbanded with TMOs to replace viewer call-ins on rule infractions

  2. Harry Diamond

    Rory McIlroy retains faith in caddie Harry Diamond for 2018 career relaunch

  3. Tiger Woods - Tiger Woods hoping for 'bright future' after his Hero World Challenge return

    Tiger Woods hoping for 'bright future' after his Hero World Challenge return

Racing

  1. Lingfield Park - Marlborough racing tips for Wednesday December 13

    Marlborough racing tips for Wednesday December 13

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  2. Check out today's NAP

    Daily racing tips: Sign-up offers, NAP and NB for Tuesday, December 12

  3. GRUNDY IN ACTION RIDDEN BY PAT EDDERY

    Collateral damage when Peter Walwyn took a swing back at a stable lad

Formula 1
  1. Joey Dunlop, Isle of Man TT, 1996

    Vote for your favourite motorcycle racing hero 

  2. Michael Schumacher

    Michael Schumacher 'still fighting', says former Ferrari CEO  

  3. Nico Rosberg (centre) at the opening weekend of Formula E in Hong Kong

    Nico Rosberg 'definitely interested' in becoming latest F1 big name to get involved with Formula E

  1. Lewis Hamilton

    Lewis Hamilton: I'll get back to my best in 2018 after I stop partying

  2. The Mercedes win celebrate their fourth consecutive titles

    Formula One 2017 team ratings: who was top of the class and who must do better?

  3. The new F1 logo

    F1's new logo does not go down well with Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel

Galleries

  1. Lewis Hamilton's world title, Bolt's podium visit and Verstappen's birthday cake: 2017 F1 season best pics
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    Gallery: Lewis Hamilton's world title, Bolt's podium visit and Verstappen's birthday cake: 2017 F1 season best pics

  2. The worst-ever sporting rebrands 
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    Gallery: The worst-ever sporting rebrands 

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    Gallery: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2017 pictures - sunsets, bright lights and fan delight

  4. The Ashes history, in pictures: unforgettable images from cricket's oldest rivalry
    Gallery

    Gallery: The Ashes history, in pictures: unforgettable images from cricket's oldest rivalry

Cycling

  1. Bradley Wiggins

    'If I was in charge at British Rowing, I'd give Bradley Wiggins a crack,' says mentor James Cracknell

  2. Chris Froome - Chris Froome and Hannah Cockroft take top honours at SJA British Sports awards

    Chris Froome and Hannah Cockroft take top honours at SJA British Sports awards

  3. Mark Cavendish - Mark Cavendish confirmed for Tour de Yorkshire as 2018 route is revealed

    Mark Cavendish confirmed for Tour de Yorkshire as 2018 route is revealed

Sailing

  1. Emirates Team New Zealand are the reigning champions

    Sir Ben Ainslie won over by Team New Zealand's 75ft foiling monohull

  2. The Mercy trailer

    The Mercy trailer: an exclusive first look at Colin Firth's Donald Crowhurst biopic

  3. Land Rover BAR helmed by Sir Ben Ainslie

    Sir Ben Ainslie says four-time America's Cup winner Grant Simmer is massive coup for Land Rover BAR

Athletics

  1. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko gives a speech at the opening of a FAN ID for the 2018 FIFA World Cup

    Comment: Fifa miss chance to do what is right by standing by Vitaly Mutko, the man who turned doping into national industry

    Oliver Brown
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    Oliver Brown
  2. Mo Farah receives knighthood from Queen

    Watch: Mo Farah receives knighthood from the Queen at Buckingham Palace

  3. Mo Farah - Sir Mo Farah retains top level funding from British Athletics as he begins first marathon season

    Mo Farah eyes marathon glory after keeping top level British Athletics funding

Boxing

  1. Katie Taylor and Jessica McCaskill at the weigh-in

    Pioneering Katie Taylor makes more history as headline act at world title defence

  2. Tyson Fury

    Tyson Fury cleared to set up Anthony Joshua fight after accepting backdated two-year drugs ban

  3. Anthony Joshua may fight Joseph Parker as early as March at the O2 or possibly even a return to the Principality Stadium

    Anthony Joshua 'very close' to agreeing date to fight Joseph Parker

Opinion and analysis

  1. Welsh rugby fans enjoy their pints - Time for us to call time on rugby's obnoxious 'eight-pint brigade' as number of drink-related incidents in stands rise

    Comment: Time for us to call time on rugby's obnoxious 'eight-pint brigade' as number of drink-related incidents in stands rise

    Daniel Schofield
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    Daniel Schofield
  2. England cricket team

    Comment: England's cricketers are a product of their culture and time - turning to booze to let off steam is inescapable

    Paul Hayward
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    Paul Hayward
  3. England 

    Comment: If England cannot win this Test they must draw, because defeat means it all falls apart from here

    Geoffrey Boycott
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    Geoffrey Boycott
  4. James Anderson and Stuart Broad walk to the nets

    Comment: Ben Duckett pouring a drink over me was silly but trivial - questions over our team culture are unfair

    James Anderson
    James Anderson

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