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Floyd faces jail after being found asleep at wheel with BAC of .217Police in Scottsdale, Arizona say Patriots receiver Michael Floyd had a blood alcohol content of .217 when he was arrested for suspicion of DUI last week -
Chelsea target Bakayoko and Sidibé after $74m Oscar windfallChelsea were aiming to use the money raised by Oscar’s £60m move to China to reinforce in midfield and defence -
Is it time for the NFL to scrap the two-minute warning?The warning was introduced in the league’s early years to help teams manage the clock. But in the modern game it can be frustrating for fans and players
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The 100 best footballers in the world 2016 … Nos 100-41Led by Hernán Crespo, Faustino Asprilla and Javier Zanetti, our panel of 124 experts from 45 nations compiled a countdown of the greatest male players on the planet
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Conte targets Monaco's Bakayoko and Sidibé after £60m Oscar windfallChelsea were aiming to use the money raised by Oscar’s £60m move to China to reinforce in midfield and defence
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Leicester are struggling but Man City wrote the book on bad title defencesThe 2015-16 Premier League champions are only three points above the drop zone and should be aware how the 1936-37 and 1937-38 First Division seasons unfolded
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Mourinho 'too young to consider being a manager in China'The 53-year-old Manchester United manager said he wanted ‘to stay in most difficult place to win’
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Australia's Cooper Cronk crowned world's best rugby league playerMelbourne halfback Cooper Cronk has been named this year’s Rugby League Golden Boot winner for the world’s best player
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Chris Naumoff accuses FFA of 'lack of support' after heart condition diagnosisFormer Sydney FC player Chris Naumoff has accused the A-League club and the FFA of a lack of support after his diagnosis of a potentially fatal heart condition
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across the country
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Cavaliers mob Dellavedova on return to Cleveland as he finally collects NBA ringHe was forced to wait a little longer than his former team-mates, but Matthew Dellavedova has his hands on an NBA championship ring
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US PRO Rugby league insists it will not close over clash with governing bodyOwner tells players contracts will be terminated if agreement not reached with USA Rugby, which ‘categorically denies … allegations purported by PRO Rugby’
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Gifs that keep on givingGifs that keep on givingThe gifs that keep on giving: Lionel Messi, Ian Rush and dancing cricketersFeaturing a shot so good it went in twice, four fast feet, a tough tackle, mesmerising dribbling and Florent Malouda blasting a penalty over the bar
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Forgotten storiesForgotten storiesThe forgotten story of … Jeff Hall, the footballer whose death turned tide against polioIt took the sudden passing of the 28-year-old England right-back in 1959 to get typists, secretaries, clerks, schoolboys and the rock’n’roll generation pouring into clinics for inoculation
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Football's goals of 2016: our writers pick their favourites – video2016 was a great year for the little guy, with Leicester winning the Premier League, Chile winning the Copa América Centenario and Portugal drawing and boring their way to the European Championship. With that glut of football came a glut of great goals – here are some of our writers’ favourites of the year
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Tottenham's new stadium: the changing face of White Hart Lane – in picturesAs Spurs release new aerial pictures of their new stadium development, we take a look at how work has progressed over the past seven months
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Surfers face monster waves as Big Wave Tour hits Nazaré – in picturesWaves over 10 metres high, produced by an underwater canyon off the coast of Nazaré in Portugal, ensured some spectacular surfing as Australia’s Jamie Mitchell won his maiden Big Wave Tour event at the Nazaré Challenge
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The amazing world of sport in 2016 – video reviewFrom the good and the bad to the downright ugly, we take a look back of some of the best viral clips from the past 12 months
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Andy Murray wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year for third time – videoAndy Murray is announced as the winner of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award for 2016 at an award ceremony in Birmingham on Sunday night
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'Referees are protected like lions in the zoo', says Wenger after loss to Manchester City – videoArsenal manager Arsène Wenger complains that both of Manchester City’s goals against his side on Sunday should have been ruled out for offside and says ‘referees are protected like lions in the zoo’.
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Who's been naughty or nice at Newport CountyThere’s a range of expressions, as well as festive outfits, amongst the Newport County fans as they take on visitors Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup second-round replay at Rodney Parade
NBA Is the DeMarcus Cousins era over in Sacramento?