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Roy Hodgson orders Fernando Torres to stop making excuses
Roy Hodgson has told Liverpool's top players that the Anfield ownership saga is no excuse and they must take responsibility for the club's performance
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China fund raises finance to match Liverpool asking price
The China investment fund has sold $558m of shares in Morgan Stanley, which is equal to the amount of Liverpool's debt
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Efrain Juárez provides solace as Celtic fall at first hurdle
Celtic scored twice lost 4-1 to Sporting Braga in their Champions League qualifier
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Javier Hernández ignites United but Wayne Rooney stubbed out
Javier Hernández showed signs of his prodigious talent in Manchester United's 7-1 stroll in a friendly in Ireland, but Wayne Rooney flopped
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Chelsea's miserable pre-season form continues with defeat at Hamburg
Chelsea go into Sunday's Community Shield match with Manchester United short on confidence after their third successive friendly defeat
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Only one winner as Everton see off the challenge of their namesake
Jermaine Beckford and Diniyar Bilyaletdinov scored as Everton beat their Chilean namesakes
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Mark Hughes puts brakes on Steve Sidwell's move from Villa to Fulham
Steve Sidwell's move from Aston Villa to Fulham appears to have fallen through
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Portsmouth tell court that rivals wanted club to go under for TV cash
Portsmouth's Premier League rivals pushed for the club to be liquidated in mid-season in order to share the television money they were due, the high court heard yesterday
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'Midas of Liverpool' Roy Hodgson confident before home debut
Roy Hodgson is eagerly anticipating his first match in charge of Liverpool at Anfield, when his side face FK Rabotnicki in the Europa League
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Cesc Fábregas returns to Arsenal and the club pray it is permanent
Cesc Fábregas has returned to Arsenal but it is still not clear whether he will stay or move to Barcelona
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England's James Anderson is the real deal – a genuine swing bowler
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England's quick, agile breed have finally caught up in the field
David Hopps: Hard practice has consigned the days of missed chances and fumbles to memory
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Phillip Hughes joins Hampshire in quest for Ashes place
The Australian opener Phillip Hughes hopes four matches with Hampshire will help him overcome injury and win an Ashes place
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David Hussey hits double century for Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire
David Hussey hit an unbeaten 222 from 232 balls as Nottinghamshire made Yorkshire endure a chastening day
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Steve Harmison throws a wet blanket on festival atmosphere
Steve Harmison yesterday questioned the wisdom of staging championship cricket on club ground after a bried storm ended play
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Ben Ainslie's TeamOrigin cruising ahead of BMW Oracle in 1851 Cup
The match between Britain's TeamOrigin and BMW Oracle Racing again went in the British crew's favour
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Benchmarks for promotion raise Widnes hopes of Super League return
RFL imposes strict criteria for Championship clubs hoping to secure one of next year's Super League licences
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'Journeyman' Tiger Woods puts on brave face as he struggles for form
Tiger Woods insisted he has been 'playing great' on the eve of the Bridgestone Invitational in Ohio, but this season's playing statistics suggest he is struggling to find his best form
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Five to follow from Glorious Goodwood
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Casela Park ride referred to the BHA
Jockey Jason Behan and trainer Eamon Tyrell face five-year bans after the performance of Casela Park at Newcastle was referred to the BHA
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Gold-plated failure gives England no escape from the boo-boys