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Holland boss Ronald Koeman admits he would be tempted by the Barcelona job

Ronald Koeman has two years to run on his contract with the Dutch national side but has been linked with a return to the Nou Camp. He admits he cannot rule out a move to Barca.




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Chris Brown announces Australian concerts and is seeking visa to enter New Zealand

Chris Brown is scheduled to play in three concerts in Australia this year, but may not be able to play the Vector Arena show he has booked for December 18th in Auckland.




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Female Maori leaders say Chris Brown SHOULD be let into New Zealand

RnB artist Chris Brown has found new allies in Maori women leaders after they supported his plans to perform in New Zealand despite his conviction for assaulting ex-girlfriend Rihanna.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Markets will ride out the Corona Virus crisis

The recent stock market falls have been the worst since the financial crisis and, just as then, we are in new and sobering territory.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Why not get creative on savings? It's time for a bold and imaginative Budget

Rishi Sunak should stick with plans drawn up by his predecessor Sajid Javid, who was lining up a cut in income tax from 20p in the pound to 18p.




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RUTH SUTHERLAND: Good riddance to loathed taxes killing the High Street 

Far better if this short-term support becomes the first step on the road to fundamental reform of business rates, which are widely loathed and discredited, writes RUTH SUNDERLAND.




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RUTH SUTHERLAND: Coronavirus panic saw the nation's savings shredded in minutes 

RUTH SUNDERLAND: The terrifying collapse in share prices since the coronavirus started to spread worldwide is taking a vicious toll on the wealth of nations.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Coronavirus raises the potentially explosive problem of dodgy corporate debt

'It is not inevitable at this stage that the epidemic will trigger a meltdown, but if it does, the most likely transmission mechanism is a tsunami of corporate debt', says Ruth Sunderland.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND argues the Government should step in to rescue struggling aviation industry

RUTH SUNDERLAND: It hasn't helped that the first to hold out the begging bowl is Virgin, which is part-owned by US giant Delta and partly by billionaire Sir Richard Branson.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND says we must think about money, even when people's lives are in jeopardy

RUTH SUNDERLAND: How bad can it get? That's the question on the lips of investors, from the largest Wall Street operators to the most modest pension saver.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: A baptism of fire for Britain's financial big guns

As we enter one of the worst financial disasters this country has ever known, the two men in charge of saving the economy have been in their jobs for less than two months between them.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Save the airlines but don't let tycoons profit

RUTH SUNDERLAND: The airline industry can be accused of many sins. It is infested with brassy billionaires, such as the avaricious Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the founder of EasyJet (pictured).




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Rishi Sunak must fix the holes in his coronavirus safety net 

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Once again, the banks are in the dock, this time for letting down hundreds of thousands of firms in their hour of direst need.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Coronavirus could be the catalyst to a far fairer and better-functioning economy

Covid-19 should be the trigger for wholesale change. Once and for all, there must be a reckoning with the morally bankrupt moguls who put profits before the safety of their staff.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Don't turn Britain into a dividend desert

Logical thinking is one of the first casualties in situations of great stress, which must be the explanation for the way dividends are being demonised in the pandemic.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: This is one of mankind's darkest moments and we need nations to come together

Coronavirus must be beaten everywhere, or it is not beaten at all. If we can get the virus under control, the IMF reckons that world economy could start to recover by the end of this year - but that is a big if.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: West's great China dilemma

The Chinese economy is suffering badly from coronavirus and a draconian lockdown, but this is unlikely to curb its onward march for very long - and that should concern us all.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Let's dump Davos elitism

Even before coronavirus, the World Economic Forum was increasingly irrelevant and seen as a byword for the narcissism of an elite. The creed of globalisation is under challenge.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Furlough scheme should be extended

It was only ever meant to be a bridge to tide employers over a short-term loss of trade. And however much we might hope not, a wave of redundancies seems inevitable.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Why Britain MUST bail out Richard Branson - however mad it sounds for the taxpayers

RUTH SUNDERLAND COLUMN: If ministers let Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic crash into the ground, we will all be the poorer for it.




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RUTH SUNDERLAND: Yes, a slump is coming... but we can bounce back

RUTH SUNDERLAND: Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has injected a very welcome dose of hope into an atmosphere of almost unrelenting despair since replacing Mark Carney.




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England eliminated from Women's T20 World Cup due to Sydney rain  

England are out of the Women's T20 World Cup after their semi-final against India was called off without a ball being bowled.




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England all-rounder Chris Woakes withdraws from IPL season

Woakes was picked up by Delhi Capitals for £160,000 at the tournament draft in December but has opted to pull out in a bid to keep himself fresh for the international summer.




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Dominic Sibley confident of facing down Sri Lanka spin as England prepare for Test series 

PAUL NEWMAN IN COLOMBO: Dom Sibley begins the latest leg of his journey towards becoming an established Test opener confident he can adapt to the very different conditions in Sri Lanka.




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England's cricketers to keep distance from media in Sri Lanka as part of coronavirus precautions

There has been only one recorded case on the island to date but the squad are taking a proactive approach with all players and backroom staff provided with an 'immunity pack' for the Test tour




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England insist bowler Jofra Archer will not be allowed to play in the IPL even if he is fit

PAUL NEWMAN IN SRI LANKA: Sportsmail revealed that Archer was ahead of schedule in his recovery and was still hopeful of heading to India towards the end of the IPL in April.




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Matt Parkinson creeps closer to England Test debut after taking four wickets in Sri Lanka warm-up

PAUL NEWMAN IN KATUNAYAKE, SRI LANKA: England were only facing an inexperienced Sri Lanka Cricket XI but Parkinson bowled with accuracy and varied his pace intelligently.




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Zak Crawley keen to take full advantage of unexpected England chance after composed performance

PAUL NEWMAN IN KATUNAYAKE: Crawley, 22, was again composed and classy on Sunday as he scored 91 in the first warm-up of England's Sri Lanka tour before getting out carelessly.




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Sri Lanka coach Mickey Arthur believes he could have England's number as he talks up great record

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY RICHARD EDWARDS: England may be on an upward Test curve after victory in South Africa, but in Sri Lanka they will be up against a coach who has their number.




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Chris Woakes snubs Indian Premier League as all-rounder looks to extend his England career  

Woakes, 31, was signed by Delhi Capitals for £160,000 in the IPL draft but pulled out last week when he realised he needed to 'get off the treadmill' and focus on England.




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England will ask Jack Leach to prove his fitness after the spinner's injury-hit winter

PAUL NEWMAN IN COLOMBO: Leach was named in England's team for their final warm-up game against a Sri Lanka Cricket President's XI and will have to prove he is over his calf injury.




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England's players could be STOPPED from featuring in this year's IPL due to coronavirus

The participation of England players at this year's IPL has been thrown into doubt due to fresh visa restrictions on foreigners entering the country due to coronavirus.




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Ben Stokes ruled out of England's warm-up match in Sri Lanka with an abdominal issue

Ben Stokes has been withdrawn from England's tour match in Sri Lanka due to an abdominal issue which team management insist is unrelated to Coronavirus concerns.




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England's Test Series against West Indies would not be played until December at the earliest

England's cricketers would not play any rescheduled Test series against West Indies in the Caribbean until December at the earliest, it has emerged.




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Do believe the hype: Dan Lawrence excelled for the Lions...now he's ready for the England call

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY PAUL NEWMAN: Expectations of Dan Lawrence were always likely to be great once he had scored a century in his second Championship appearance.




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England paceman Anderson vows to 'relish every single moment' when cricket season resumes

Not only is the 37-year-old fully fit after the broken rib that curtailed his tour of South Africa but he wants to ensure he makes the very most of what remains of his record-breaking career.




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England stars left nonplussed by talks they will be expected to take pay cuts up of to £200,000

England's star cricketers have been nonplussed by reports that they will be expected to take pay cuts of up to £200,000 as the game repositions its finances because of the coronavirus crisis.




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Coronavirus: Root fears player burnout if England try to squeeze more fixtures into hectic schedule

Joe Root has issued a warning about player burnout this winter as England's cricketers face a fixture pile-up caused by the coronavirus outbreak.




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Day of chaos and glory nobody will ever forget: A reprise of England's incredible World Cup triumph 

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Words were not enough, but the captains tried anyway. 'Extraordinary,' said Morgan. 'Gutted,' said Williamson. More or less everyone else was left speechless.




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Former England cricketer Paul Allott remembers his great friend and team-mate Bob Willis

PAUL ALLOTT: Bob would have been the last person to think of himself as an all-action hero, but it described my old friend better than he ever knew.




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Andrew Strauss admits he could have done more to avoid fall out between England and Kevin Pietersen

Sir Andrew Strauss has admitted to mistakes in the way he handled Kevin Pietersen during the dispute that was to ultimately tear one of the best of all England teams apart.




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How can England balance Test demands and the pursuit of World Cup glory when cricket resumes?

PAUL NEWMAN: If cricket returns this summer, one key proposal by the ECB is for the Test and white-ball sides to play at the same time to enable as much action as possible to take place. 




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Attack of the nerves! Joe Denly admits handing Zak Crawley his first England cap made him nervous

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: England batsman Joe Denly admits his nerves almost got the better of him during this winter's tour to South Africa when he presented Zak Crawley with his first cap.




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Ashley Giles insists England stars should be ready to play when cricket returns

Ashley Giles says England's players will have 'no excuses' for not being fully fit to start a truncated cricket season he still believes can take place later this summer.




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Tom and Sam Curran are driven by England Test dream during rare time apart during lockdown

The dream of becoming the first brothers to play Test cricket together for England since the Hollioakes is sustaining Tom and Sam Curran as they endure being apart during lockdown.




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ECB set to postpone England's West Indies Test series and cancel inaugural Hundred

EXCLUSIVE: The ECB are preparing to postpone England's Test series against West Indies, put back the Twenty20 Blast until later in the summer and cancel the inaugural Hundred.




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Who were the hardest batsmen to plan for? And will England lift the T20 World Cup?

Sportsmail columnists Nasser Hussain and David Lloyd answer your questions including who were the hardest batsmen to plan for and will England lift the T20 World Cup?




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Adil Rashid sets his sights on being part of England's World Cup title defence in 2023

LAWRENCE BOOTH: Rashid will turn 35 during the next World Cup in 2023 but with the tournament set for the spin-friendly pitches of India, he says he'd love to be involved.




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England bowler posts throwback picture in first Nottingham Forest shirt

Can you guess the England cricket star who posted a throwback picture of himself alongside his sister on Instagram? He's wearing his first Nottingham Forest shirt in the photo.




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England's white-ball series against Australia set to be pushed back to September

EXCLUSIVE BY DAVID COVERDALE: Eoin Morgan's side are scheduled to face the Aussies in three Twenty20s and three one-day internationals from July 3-16.