Hillsborough group condemn plans to bring back terracing

Proposals to bring back standing areas at football grounds in England's top two divisions have been blasted by the Hillsborough Family Support Group (HFSG).

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CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011: Pakistan into semi-finals after crushing West Indies

Pakistan became the World Cup’s first semi-finalists and set up a potential clash against India when they ruthlessly humiliated a desperately poor West Indies.

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Fred Titmus dies, aged 78

Former England off-spinner Fred Titmus has died following a long illness He was 78. Titmus played 53 Tests for England and captured 153 wickets.

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Manchester United join the race for Charlton's teenage defender Jenkinson

Manchester United have joined the race to land 19-year-old Charlton defender Carl Jenkinson, who has told the club he wants to leave at the end of the season.

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Port Vale's Exodus Geohaghon: Fans racially abused me - it made it worse that they were my own team's

Port Vale defender Exodus Geohaghon described his horror at being called a ‘n*****’ in a torrent of racial abuse from his own club’s fans.

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Frank Lampard fears England axe as Fabio Capello considers advanced role for Jack Wilshere

Frank Lampard is sweating on his England place for Saturday’s Euro 2012 qualifying clash against Wales. Fabio Capello is considering playing Jack Wilshere in an advanced role.

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Liverpool will reclaim former glories, says Damien Comolli

Liverpool's newly-promoted director of football Damien Comolli is confident there is now a structure in place at the Anfield club to take them forward in the future.

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Premier League ask clubs to agree to Arsene Wenger's calls for simultaneous kick-offs

The Premier League are to consider a plea by Arsene Wenger for the final three rounds of fixtures to kick off at the same time. He wants the run-in to follow the form of the final day.

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Jose Mourinho wants Premier League return

Jose Mourinho has reiterated his desire to return to the Barclays Premier League to tackle 'unfinished business'. The popular Portuguese coach left Chelsea in 2007.

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Russian racism shame as Roberto Carlos demands action for banana throwing incident

Roberto Carlos has demanded action against the racist fan who thrust a banana at him during a Russian league game. His call came on the same day football's governing bodies refused to get involved.

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Peter Crouch: We have to find a way to stop my Spurs mate Gareth Bale

Judging by developments in Hertfordshire and Cardiff, the Welsh seem rather more relaxed than their English rivals when it comes to preparing for Saturday's encounter.

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James Milner tells England: 'Keep it short'

James Milner has warned England that they must not become obsessed by long-ball tactics should Andy Carroll start in Wales. 'We should carry on as normal,' he said.

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Gareth Bale delivers warning to England ahead of Euro 2012 showdown

Gareth Bale is confident that Wales can cause an upset and beat England on Saturday. Wales are bottom of Group G having lost their first three ties but Bale is confident.

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England Under 21 contract extension interests Stuart Pearce

Stuart Pearce has been offered a new two-year deal as England Under 21 boss. He's also urged the FA and BOA to appoint the manager of the Great Britain football team for 2012.

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Everton blow as Louis Saha fears his season is over after ankle injury

Louis Saha expects to miss the rest of the season after suffering an ankle injury. 'I don’t know whether I will have this ankle problem for days, weeks or months,' he said.

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Tottenham go head-to-head with Arsenal for Oxlade-Chamberlain

Tottenham have stepped up their interest in 17-year-old Southampton starlet Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Coach Tim Sherwood made a personal check on the teenager.

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Fulham's Chris Baird handed Northern Ireland captaincy for 50th cap against Serbia

Chris Baird is to captain Northern Ireland in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Serbia to mark his 50th cap. The Fulham player made his debut in against Italy in 2003.

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France boss Laurent Blanc rubbishes claims of feud between Franck Ribery and Yoann Gourcuff

France coach Laurent Blanc insists there is no problem between Franck Ribery and Yoann Gourcuff despite there needing to be a third party present when they spoke.

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Republic of Ireland don't want England rejects, blasts Liam Lawrence

Liam Lawrence has slammed Jamie O'Hara and Jermaine Pennant for publicly 'juggling between Ireland and England', something he says the Ireland squad find insulting.

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Ian Poulter to go to extreme lengths to combat career-damaging allergies

Ian Poulter is doing all he can to combat his allergies - even to the extent of having no carpets in his new house in Florida. The Ryder Cup star suffers from asthma and hayfever.

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Sebastian Vettel to taste F1 glory - Jake Humphrey column

Jake Humphrey is the latest big name to sign for Sportsmail. Read the F1 presenter's first column previewing the 2011 campaign right here...

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Mark Webber warns lawmakers not to take away the purity of Formula One

Red Bull driver Mark Webber has warned Formula One’s rule makers they risk destroying the ‘purity’ of the sport after introducing a host of measures aimed to liven up races.

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Tiger Woods on the trail of more Disney magic

To borrow a phrase from nearby Disney, therefore, as far as Tiger Woods is concerned this is the place where magic lives. Boy, what he would give to cast one more spell.

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Thomas Waldrom: I'd be chuffed to get World Cup call from England

England are awaiting confirmation that Leicester's Kiwi No 8 Thomas Waldrom qualifies to represent this country before deciding whether to give him a World Cup chance.

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Reality check for Sir Chris Hoy and the Beijing heroes

Sir Chris Hoy received birthday messages from all around the world making it clear to him and his Great Britain team-mates that they face the fight of their lives for gold at 2012.

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Scottish football boost as SFA welcome whopping new TV deal worth �50million

The SFA have clinched a new broadcasting deal for Scotland international matches set to net the governing body a bumper �50million over four years.

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England captaincy verdict from seven men who led their country

England's fixation with the captaincy has bemused some foreign observers - even Fabio Capello. So, Sami Mokbel asked England captains of the past what it means.

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Mark Bowen's guide to Wales players who could face England

Former Wales assistant manager gives a run-down on Gary Speed's likely first choice XI for the sell-out Group G clash against England at the Millennium Stadium.

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Liverpool's Daniel Pacheco to move to Norwich on loan until the end of the season

Liverpool midfielder Daniel Pacheco, 20, is to join Norwich for the rest of the season on an emergency loan, subject to Football League approval.

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Sir Alex Ferguson slammed for undermining FA Respect campaign

Sir Alex Ferguson was accused of undermining the FA's Respect campaign by the regulatory commission which ruled on the United manager's disciplinary case.

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The new recruits from Desportivo Brasil - Manchester United's South American talent factory

While eyes were fixed on the Old Trafford directors’ box last Saturday, many would have missed the five Brazilian boys sitting six rows behind the watching Fabio Capello...

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CRICKET WORLD CUP 2011: Poor Matt Prior gives Ian Bell an opening

If Matt Prior was facing an audition for the all-important opener’s role against Sri Lanka in the World Cup quarter-finals, then it could be argued that he fluffed his lines.

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