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Rolling report: Can top-ranked Clemson prevent Alabama from capturing a fourth national title in seven years? Follow all the action with Hunter Felt
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Louis van Gaal has admitted there have been times this season when Manchester United have left him ‘bored or angry’
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Fifa’s Ballon d’Or ceremony is undoubtedly overblown and overdressed but Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is a worthy winner of the annual award, now for the fifth time
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How the grandpa quarterbacks created playoff history
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Fifa’s Ballon d’Or ceremony is overblown and overdressed but Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is a worthy winner of the annual award, now for a record fifth time
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Louis van Gaal has admitted there have been times this season when Manchester United have left him ‘bored or angry’
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There will be no more than three all-Premier League ties in the fourth round of the FA Cup while at most five top-flight sides will be at home and nine could play away
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Arsène Wenger said before Arsenal travel to Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool on Wednesday that English clubs can afford big enough squads to cope with the winter fixture pile-up
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Steve McClaren is desperate to bolster his Newcastle United squad, especially with strikers, and is linked with a £10m bid for Swansea’s Jonjo Shelvey
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Reaction to the CAS decision to uphold Wada’s appeal against the AFL tribunal decision to clear Essendon players of doping has been mixed
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The USA captain has capped off a brilliant 2015 by taking home Fifa’s world player of the year in Zurich
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Despite wide acknowledgement that the league needs to cut down on head injuries and concussions, Trump said that more protection for players will ultimately harm the NFL
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Gifs that keep on givingGifs that keep on givingThe gifs that keep on giving: Neymar's skill, lacrosse attacks and camera tricksFeaturing a seamless BMX ride, some impressive upper body strength, anger issues, an unscheduled substitution, a biased referee and a new ball sport
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Forgotten storiesForgotten storiesThe forgotten story of ... Rex Sellers, the Indian-Australian leg-spinnerBorn in Bombay and raised in Gujarat, leg-spinner Rex Sellers took an unprecedented path to become Australia’s 230th Test cricketer
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The Chelsea manager as Tom Cruise, Engelbert Humperdinck and Mother Goose
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Jonny Bairstow speaks to the press on Monday ahead of England’s upcoming third Test match against South Africa on Thursday
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Aston Villa manager Rémi Garde speaks on Monday about signing players in the January transfer window as they seek to avoid relegation from the League
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Louis van Gaal gives his reaction on Saturday after Wayne Rooney scored an injury-time penalty winner
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Before the 2016 Fifa Ballon d’Or winner is announced , we take a look at some of the winners of its previous incarnation, the European Footballer of the Year
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Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger pays tribute to David Bowie on Monday. Wenger says he was a fan of Bowie’s music
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Ian Field leads the eventual winner Liam Killeen as they compete in the Elite Men’s Championship of the 2016 British Cycling National Cyclo-Cross Championships at Shrewsbury Sports Village
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