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Zlatan Ibrahimovic shows he is still in peak condition despite World Cup snub

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has proved he is still in the shape of his life, despite recently being snubbed by Sweden for the 2018 Russia World Cup. The iconic forward is ESPN's latest body cover star.




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Penguins pick England to pip Sweden in Saturday's World Cup fixture

A colony of penguins at an aquarium in Birmingham have picked England to win in their World Cup quarter final fixture against Sweden this Saturday.




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Steven Gerrard tipping England for revenge mission at World Cup

Steven Gerrard is confident England can beat Sweden in their World Cup quarter-final because they no longer have a maverick such as Zlatan Ibrahimovic.




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Pickford soaks up praise for man of the match display against Sweden

Jordan Pickford revealed on Saturday night that he injured his hand by accidentally hammering it against his knee in a moment of frustration during his man-of-the-match display




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Sweden U17s 1-3 England U17s: Young Lions dumped out of European Championship

ADAM SHERGOLD AT WHITEHALL STADIUM: England ended their Under 17s European Championship campaign on a winning note but it wasn’t enough to carry them to the quarter-finals.




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Zlatan Ibrahimovic chooses his favourite team of all time... and picks HIMSELF 11 TIMES!

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has played for European giants across the biggest leagues, including Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.




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Chelsea keeper Arrizabalaga curls in stunning set-piece during Spain training

Kepa Arrizabalaga, who is currently gearing up for Spain's Euro 2020 qualifier against Norway on Saturday night, enjoyed a break from his goalkeeping duties during training.




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Paolo Maldini confirms clause in Zlatan Ibrahimovic's AC Milan contract based on Champions League

The 38-year-old striker, who rejoined the club on December 27 in a surprise switch, will have his contract automatically extended for a season should Milan qualify for the Champions League.




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Johanna Konta knows she is up against an 'inspired' Petra Kvitova

Johanna Konta knows she faces an 'inspired' opponent in Petra Kvitova in the last 16 at Wimbledon on Monday. Czech sixth seed Kvitova has breezed into the fourth round.




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Comeback Queen! Konta produces inspired win against Kvitova to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals

MIKE DICKSON ON CENTRE COURT: It started with the Centre Court crowd tittering at the velvety baritone of umpire Nouni, and ended with them roaring Konta into the quarter finals.




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Tom Hiddleston joins Broadway co-star Zawe Ashton at US Open Tennis Championships in New York 

The actor, 38, looked enthralled as he watched Johanna Konta of Great Britain play against Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic on Sunday.




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Piers Morgan loses his cool after Nicola Sturgeon laughs at him

The Good Morning Britain host said MPs had tried to 'thwart the will of the people' who had voted to leave the EU in angry exchanges with the SNP leader today.




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Dominic Cummings thinks PM will thrive despite constant scandals

Dominic Cummings told Downing Street staff that Bill Clinton was more popular as he ignored the Monica Lewinsky scandal and concentrated on his political agenda instead.




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'They lost... suck it up': Piers Morgan rows with SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon over Brexit

Piers Morgan challenged Nicola  Sturgeon to 'suck it up' comparing her defeat in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum to Scotland's rugby loss to Japan yesterday.




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Jeremy Corbyn 'keeping in touch' with Nicola Sturgeon

Jeremy Corbyn said he last spoke to Ms Sturgeon around 10 days ago, insisting as leaders they had to speak regularly.




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ANDREW PIERCE: Why canny Ian Blackford isn't crying into his porridge 

ANDREW PIERCE: Ian Blackford, the SNP leader in Parliament, who comfortably retained his Highlands seat, is non-executive chairman of internet provider Commsworld.




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Mamadou Sakho sues the world anti-doping agency for £13MILLION over drug test blunder

Ex-Liverpool star Sakho, 29, was suspended from football in 2016 after testing positive for a fat-burning substance. But it later emerged that the substance was not on the banned list.




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Gareth Bale thinks Wales reaching European Championships could top 2016 heroics

Gareth Bale believes Wales reaching the European Championship next summer could trump the achievement of playing at Euro 2016. Wales ended a 58-year wait in 2016.




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Gogglesprogs Christmas special sees hilarious young TV critics give their opinions

Gogglesprogs - a spin-off of Gogglebox UK that features pint-sized pundits on the sofa offering their unique observations on everything from Strictly to Donald Trump's hair - is back for Christmas.




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Louisa Johnson champions self-love by posing in a TINY bikini and flaunting her 'bloated' stomach

Louisa Johnson took to Instagram on New Year's Day to share not one, but three images, prancing around in a bikini, despite claiming she felt 'bloated'.




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Myles Stephenson reveals his shocking weight loss after three weeks in hospital

The Rak Su star, 28, who suffered two broken ribs, internal bleeding and a ruptured spleen from the incident, took to Instagram to share a photo of himself.




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Jake Quickenden reveals he is keeping himself occupying during self-quarantine by 'watching PORN'

Jake Quickenden has revealed he is keeping himself occupied by watching lots of porn. The X Factor star said he was relishing the moments his girlfriend Sophie Church went downstairs.




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Cher Lloyd fears for her father as he is hospitalised twice during pandemic

The singer, 26, has revealed she is fearful for her father's health after he has been hospitalised twice during the coronavirus lockdown.




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Woman is hailed an 'icon' for editing the captions of Instagram pictures with bad ex-boyfriends

Rosie from Singapore edited the captions of several old Instagram photos with old flames to portray what was really happening behind the scenes with those guys.




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Pictured: Parents accused of keeping their five-year-old son in cage before scalding him to death

Azlin Arujunah and Ridzuan Mega Abdul Rahman, both 27, have been accused of abusing their son at their family home in Singapore three years ago.




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Australian petrol prices soar to the highest level since 2004 despite drop in crude oil prices

Unleaded petrol prices in Brisbane have soared to the highest level since November 2004 even though the benchmark price of crude oil has actually fallen during the past week.




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Terrifying pictures capture Blue Mountains mega-blaze as firefighters risk their lives to save homes

Photographs show the carnage on Saturday night as intense weather conditions propelled a mega-blaze covering 460,000 hectares from Gospers Mountain through to the Blue Mountains.




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Fears of coronavirus in baby in Northern Ireland as mother takes infant to hospital after China trip

The mother rushed the child to A&E at Altnagelvin Hospital in Londonderry on Thursday after informing medics who were awaiting their arrival.




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Quaden Bayles accepts offer to train with martial arts champion Chatri Sityodtong in Singapore

Martial arts champion and ONE Championship founder Chatri Sityodtong offered to fly Quaden and his family on an all-expenses paid trip to Singapore.




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STIRLING MOSS PICTURE SPECIAL: The most important moments of racing legend's life

Stirling Moss passed away in the early hours of Easter morning at the age of 90 with his wife Susie - having nursed him through a long battle with illness - by his bedside.




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Family is amazed to find a lost World War II dog tag hidden behind a mantelpiece 

The dog tag was discovered when a home in the Canberra suburb of Reid was undergoing renovations last year.




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I’m not convinced by Eddie Jones' decision to pick Ben Te'o and Manu Tuilagi against Italy

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: England supporters will be seriously excited by Eddie Jones’ heavyweight backline - but I am not sure Ben Te’o and Manu Tuilagi will strike the same fear into the Italians.




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March 29 is D-Day for £5bn Nations Championship revamp

EXCLUSIVE BY CHRIS FOY: March 29 is not just Brexit day for Britain, it is also deadline day for rugby's unions to sign up for the Nations Championship.




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Principality Stadium roof to be left open despite yellow weather warnings as Wales host Ireland

The Principality Stadium roof will be left open for Wales' Six Nations Grand Slam game in Cardiff against Ireland, despite yellow wind warnings set for Saturday.




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Ireland and Wales set for full-blooded final World Cup warm-up game despite risk of late injuries

Ireland and Wales will smash into each other in the final World Cup warm-up of the summer, despite the lingering risk of cruel last-minute injuries. Both sides are almost at full strength for Dublin Test.




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Ireland 27-3 Scotland: Joe Schmidt's side pick up bonus point in opening Rugby World Cup game

Ireland delivered on their promise to hit form when it mattered most by stunning Scotland 27-3 with a bonus-point blitz to launch their Japanese World Cup quest in style.




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World Cup diary: South Africa flyer Cheslin Kolbe beckons new era of pint-sized wingers

SCRUM'S THE WORD: South Africa star Cheslin Kolbe has warned that a new wave of pint-sized wingers are ready to explode into life at the World Cup.




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Rugby World Cup: Steve Hansen hoping to secure famous double - with horse and the All Blacks

NIK SIMON IN TOKYO: Hansen owns a share of Nature Strip, who will run in the $14million sprint race in Sydney. Coach is focused on the All Blacks' quest for a third straight World Cup title.




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Ireland 19-12 Scotland: Sexton inspires hard-fought victory for hosts in Six Nations opener

RORY KEANE AT THE AVIVA STADIUM: Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend jumped to the defence of skipper Stuart Hogg for the incredible blunder which cost the visitors dear in Dublin.




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Trainer of Saudi Cup winner Maximum Security among 27 charged over the alleged doping of horses

More than two dozen people, including the trainer of champion Maximum Security, have been charged in a widespread international scheme to drug horses to make them race faster.




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Epatante is ready and relaxed to deliver a fourth Champion Hurdle for 40-year-old Barry Geraghty 

There is an irony that 20 minutes after Barry Geraghty thought that his Champion Hurdle hopes might have been dashed on the final Saturday in November a bright new chance emerged.




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Brian Hughes crowned champion jump jockey after season is brought to a standstill by coronavirus

It has been decided the 2019-20 titles should be awarded on the standings when the sport was shut down on March 17 with racing suspended due to the coronavirus.




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NHS charity receive £25,000 from all-weather champions

The beneficiary is SASH, charity for East Surrey Hospital and all the services provided by Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, local to Lingfield racecourse.




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Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden defends Cheltenham Festival go ahead despite coronavirus outbreak

The four-day Festival was staged as planned in front of 250,000 people, with additional hygiene measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic, and concluded on March 13. 




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Flat season set for a later finish with new one-off format to decide 2020 champion jockey

EXCLUSIVE BY MARCUS TOWNEND: A one-off new format to decide the 2020 champion Flat jockey is set to be drafted to take account of the pandemic disruption to the season.




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Amy Murphy reveals the secrets behind keeping a racing stable with 50 horses during lockdown

Newmarket trainer Amy Murphy says maintaining a routine has been key to keep a racing stable operating inside the COVID-19 shut down.




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ASK PETER SCUDAMORE: Eight-time champion Jump jockey answers your questions

There is no racing at present but there is still plenty to discuss and Sportsmail columnist Peter Scudamore is on hand to answer some important questions.




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Andrea Pirlo sues lookalike who pretended to be star for TWO YEARS to get free designer clothes 

Andrea Pirlo has sued a man who pretended to be the Italian footballer for two years in order to receive free clothes and jewellery.




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Daniele De Rossi pictured for the first time in Boca Juniors colours

Daniele De Rossi, who left Roma at the end of last season after they announced they would not renew his contract, donned his new club colours for the first time in Buenos Aires.




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Top Italian youth coach backs Manchester City's Phil Foden to be a 'champion'

Former Italy under-21 coach Luigi Di Biagio believes Manchester City's Phil Foden has everything it takes to be a 'champion' and will thrive under Pep Guardiola's tutelage.