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Japan provided stunning respite with huge win: Sportsmail's pool stage verdict from Rugby World Cup

CHRIS FOY IN JAPAN: The World Cup quarter-final line-up has now been finalised after hosts Japan booked their place in the knockout stages with a barnstorming victory over Scotland on Sunday.




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Scottish Rugby Union chief Mark Dodson DOUBLES salary to £933,000 despite year of failure

Scottish rugby fans were left truly stunned after it was revealed that the SRU chief executive more than doubled his salary from £455,000 to £933,000. The news comes prior to the Six Nations kick-off.




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England's Six Nations squad for Scotland: Mako Vunipola returns with Tom Curry at number 8 still

Eddie Jones has made five changes to his England team for Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash against Scotland with Willi Heinz coming in for Ben Youngs at scrum-half.




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Italy 0-17 Scotland: Magnificent Stuart Hogg solo try earns Scots win

ROB ROBERTSON IN ROME: Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend believes the pressure has been lifted after his side 'zeroed' Italy in an emphatic Six Nations win in the Italian capital.




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Coronavirus UK: Team GB scare with athlete diagnosed with COVID-19 using same training facility

EXCLUSIVE: A Scottish Women's Rugby player being treated for coronavirus spent days training near to Team GB Olympians at their base in Loughborough before she was diagnosed.




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Coronavirus UK: Scottish Rugby Union chiefs to give £500,000 to struggling grassroots clubs

Scottish Rugby Union chiefs have set aside £500,000 to help clubs struggling in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak after suspending the domestic season until at least March 29.




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Ajax reveal classy ad in Spanish papers as they wish Frenkie De Jong good luck after Barcelona move

De Jong completed a big-money £65million move to the Spanish giants from Ajax in January and he will be officially unveiled as a Barcelona player on Friday.




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Matthijs de Ligt will form a three-man 'wall' alongside Chiellini and Bonucci for Juventus

Maurizio Sarri views Matthijs de Ligt as a key part of a three-man defensive wall at Juventus this season. The Dutch centre back is nearing the completion of his £63million transfer.




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Ryan Babel claims egos prevented Holland from winning 2010 World Cup final

The Dutch, managed by Bert Van Marwijk in 2010, were defeated in the final by Spain following an extra-time winner by midfield maestro Andres Iniesta in South Africa.




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Georginio Wijnaldum reveals Dutch pain at missing major tournaments

Georginio Wijnaldum admits Holland's recent absence from major tournaments has been 'painful' as they look set to end that exodus at Euro 2020 next summer.




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Thousands of Ajax and Feyenoord fans let off flares and chant at their teams' open TRAINING sessions

De Toekomst training complex in Amsterdam was like a scene from Armageddon as Ajax fans let their players know what the fixture means to them while there were similar scenes in Rotterdam.




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Holland and Liverpool star Gini Wijnaldum says he would leave the pitch if subjected to racist abuse

Holland and Liverpool star Gini Wijnaldum says he would walk from the pitch were he to be targeted with racial abuse, just as Ahmad Mendes Moreira was recently in a Dutch second division tie.




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Holland midfielder Gini Wijnaldum hits out at football racism in celebration with Frenkie de Jong

Holland midfielder Gini Wijnaldum backed up his powerful words on racism in football this week, by leading by example for his national team and making a visual statement.




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Locals blast Ed Sheeran's £3.7m 'mini-village' after he buys FOURTH neighbour's home for £875,000

The superstar musician's burgeoning domestic empire started in 2012, when he bought a modern farmhouse in the town of Framlingham.




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Ed Sheeran gets permission to build a 'party space' on his sprawling £3.7m 'mini-village'

It marks the latest addition to Sheeran's housing empire in Framlingham, Suffolk, which has ballooned in size after the pop star, 28, snapped up four of the surrounding properties.




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Ed Sheeran and wife Cherry Seaborn enjoy rare date night

Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn were enjoying a rare date night in London together on Tuesday.




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Stunning aerial image reveals the mini-village created by Ed Sheeran in just five frantic months 

After amassing an estimated £160million fortune, Ed Sheeran has set about creating his own extraordinary estate - dubbed 'Sheeranville' - in Suffolk.




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Jamie Foxx's friend Sela Vave 'is living at his California mansion'

Foxx, 51, was spotted leaving a Los Angeles nightclub hand-in-hand with Vave over the weekend, sparking rumours they were an item after Foxx split from Katie Holmes.




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Ed Sheeran builds football pitch on his estate - promising to switch off floodlights after midnight

Dubbed 'Sheeranville' the 16-acre Framlingham, Suffolk, pad has been growing month by month with the star snapping up five properties in the area for a total of £37 million.




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The Masked Singer Australia: Is The Unicorn La Toya Jackson?

She carved a name for herself as one of the famous Jackson siblings.




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Ed Sheeran wants to build boat-shaped 'prayer retreat' in his garden for 'weddings and christenings'

The building, reduced in size after a failed bid to build a chapel last year, would be set north of Sheeran's home in Framlingham, Suffolk. The plans were submitted by his father-in-law.




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Prince Harry and Ed Sheeran filmed video at Princess Eugenie's home

The Duke of Sussex and Ed Sheeran have shared a sneak peek inside Princess Eugenie's Ivy cottage home at Kensington Palace, after she loaned it to them for filming.




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Westlife's Mark Feehily launches album after paternity leave

The crooner, 39, is set to release Spectrum, an album featuring an Ed Sheeran written track, on Friday and said of the record: 'Spectrum feels more special that anything we've worked on before'




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Ed Sheeran reveals he shed FOUR STONE by running and cutting down on pies and booze

Ed Sheeran has shed four stone - and admits he did so because trolls branded him 'fat'.




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Ed Sheeran pays himself £73.4million this year from the earnings of his Divide tour 

The singer, 28, is one of the most successful musicians on the planet and his big payday is thanks to the tour grossing $776million (£596million) worldwide.




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Ed Sheeran supports wife Cherry Seaborn during hockey training in Suffolk

The Shape of You hitmaker, 28, wrapped up warmly in a black patterned padded coat with a beanie hat and comfy-looking tracksuit bottoms.




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Ed Sheeran and his wife enjoy a meal at George Clooney's favorite restaurant in Venice, Italy

Ed Sheeran and his wife enjoyed a meal at George Clooney's favorite restaurant in Venice, Italy before the pop superstar popped into the kitchen to pose for a picture with the staff.




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Ed Sheeran takes a romantic stroll through Venice with his wife Cherry Seaborn

He recently announced he would be taking a breather from music after touring non stop since 2017. 




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Ed Sheeran enjoys a pint as he holidays in Venice

Ed Sheeran, 28, enjoyed some time off by relaxing in a bar in Venice while travelling with his long time love and wife Cherry Seaborn, 27.




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Tones and I sets sights on breaking Ed Sheeran's record of longest running No.1 artist in Australia

She went from busking in Byron Bay to topping the charts with her catchy tune Dance Monkey in just a matter of months.




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Channel Nine's Today show falls for a satirical fake news story about a man 'posing as Ed Sheeran'

The 'news story' about the case of mistaken identity was reported during the show on Thursday morning, with the Australian presenters giggling about the bizarre tale.




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'Triple Threat' Chocolate Brownies

What you want is a brownie that gets stuck to your teeth when eating it




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Ed Sheeran has developed a green thumb in isolation and is spending his time gardening

According to The Sun, the Shape Of You hitmaker has developed a passion for gardening during the lockdown as well as keeping chickens.




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Emma Watson: Harry Potter star slips into a white bikini in Mexico

The actress, 29, slipped into a white bikini as she enjoyed some sun-soaked downtime on a getaway to Cabo San Lucas in Mexico on Tuesday.




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Chord Overstreet wraps loving arm around model Amanda Pizziconi a year after split from Emma Watson

He's a Glee alum who dated superstar Emma Watson last year. But last Thursday, Chord Overstreet seemed to have moved on when he was spotted out for dinner with a model.




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Emma Watson looks stylish in a floral minidress as she parties in LA

Emma Watson looked effortlessly stylish in a floral ruffle minidress as she partied at The Bungalow in West Hollywood on Wednesday night.




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Emma Watson borrows oversized sweater and sweatpants from mystery man for breakfast in Venice Beach

The 29-year-old Parisian-born Brit looked like she had just rolled out of bed at Superba Food + Bread on Saturday




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Emma Watson reunites with Harry Potter co-star and onetime crush Tom Felton in South Africa

They were catapulted to fame almost 20 years ago when, as young children, they were cast as Hermione Granger and villain Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films.




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Emma Watson festive reunion with Harry Potter co-stars including Matthew Lewis and Tom Felton

The actress, 29, couldn't hide her delight as she posed for a snap alongside Tom Felton, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch and Bonnie Wright in a photo shared to Instagram.  




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Little Women shot that looks 'uncannily' like a scene from Sex and the City

American actress Cynthia Nixon, 53, sent fans wild when she pointed out a Little Women scene that looks 'uncannily' like one from Sex And The City.




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Emma Watson's mystery 'boyfriend' revealed as Leo Robinton who's a business owner from California

Emma Watson's new 'boyfriend' is a Californian business owner called Leo Alexander Robinton, MailOnline can exclusively reveal.




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Rand Paul makes bizarre 'joke' that Obama's opinion on same-sex marriage couldn't 'get any gayer'

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul, son of presidential candidate Ron Paul, mocked President Barack Obama's recent statements on gay marriage at an Iowa conference.




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Air Force erases drone strike data in Afghanistan war report just one day after Rand Paul's filibuster

The Air Force has erased data on drone strikes in Afghanistan from their most recent report that was released just one day after Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster on Wednesday.




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Senator Rand Paul tells Howard University it was the Democrats behind 'racism and Jim Crow'

Paul, an early contender for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, argued that the Republicans, not the Democrats, have historically protected black voters' interests.




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Rand Paul: Obamacare to include medical diagnostic codes for 'injuries sustained from a turtle,' 'walking into a lamppost,' 'injuries sustained from burning water skis'

Kentucky senator mocks Obama's U.S. health care overhaul, as new poll shows 54 percent of Americans don't support the Obamacare law




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Senator Rand Paul considering Supreme Court challenge to government monitoring of phone records

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul wants to bring a class-action lawsuit to the Supreme Court against the government's phone and Internet anti-terrorism surveillance programs




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Vogue profile casts Rand Paul's wife Kelley as 'secret asset' to winning political power

The profile describes the blonde and quick-witted Kelley as 'more than a pretty image-softener' for the 'famously dour' senator.




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Rand Paul says Bill Clinton is a 'predator' over Monica Lewinsky affair

Likely presidential candidate Rand Paul doubled down on comments his wife made in an interview with Vogue magazine: former President Bill Clinton is a 'predator' because of his affair with Monica Lewinsky




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'What you do on your cell phone is none of their damned business!': Rand Paul thrills libertarians and unites CPAC with anti-NSA stemwinder

Paul got the Conservative Political Action Conference's loudest applause -- by far -- and figures to be a major force in the 2016 presidential season.




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US intelligence community is 'drunk with power': Sudden GOP rock star Rand Paul wows college students at ultra-liberal UC Berkeley with an eye toward 2016

'No one should be allowed to invade your privacy' and NSA leaders are 'only sorry they got caught' snooping on Americans, he said to repeated applause from an audience of 400.